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Mets vie for split with Cardinals 3h ago• 2 min read NEW YORK -- On Wednesday afternoon, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said he hoped his team was ready to return to playing Cardinals-style baseball.A few hours later, a 7-3 victory by the Mets over the Cardinals left New York manager Terry Collins speaking optimistically about the possibility of his squad mounting a long-overdue run.The truth is both teams are running out of time entering the finale of a four-game series on Thursday at Citi Field. The Mets' Seth Lugo (4-2, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to oppose the Cardinals' Lance Lynn (8-6, 3.40) in a matinee matchup of right-handers.The Mets will be going for a split of the series after ace right-hander Jacob deGrom earned his seventh straight win by allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings Wednesday.Afterward, Collins said he hoped deGrom's performance could spark the Mets (42-50), who are 11 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the National League's second wild card and 14 games behind the first-place Washington Nationals in the NL East."We don't know when the streak's going to hit, when we're going to get going," Collins said. "Maybe it starts tonight. We got some big hits, we got a well-pitched game. Maybe we'll break out (Thursday) and the next five days we pitch very good." The Cardinals (46-48) failed in a bid to move to .500 for the first time since June 2. St. Louis is 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and eight games behind the Diamondbacks."Kind of been our aim, not necessarily to get to .500 (but) get to what looks like Cardinals baseball," Matheny said Wednesday afternoon. "And there's a level of expectations that should go along with that." The Cardinals will need a better performance out of Lynn and their defense than they got Wednesday, when Mike Leake gave up seven runs -- four earned -- while lasting just two innings. It was the third-shortest of his 221 major league starts. Leake likely would have gotten out of a four-run second inning unscathed if third baseman Jedd Gyorko had not thrown the ball away on a potential inning-ending double play.Lynn enters Thursday on a 13 1/3-inning scoreless streak. He won his second straight start last Saturday after scattering eight hits over 6 1/3 innings in the Cardinals' 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his previous outing, he tossed seven scoreless innings against the Mets in a 6-0 win at Busch Stadium on July 9.Lugo appeared in relief that day, allowing one run in three innings.Lugo earned a victory Saturday, when he gave up three runs over 6 2/3 innings as the Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3. At the plate, Lugo helped his own cause by hitting his first career homer, a solo shot in the third inning.Lynn is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA in eight career appearances (six starts) against the Mets. Lugo is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two career appearances (one start) against the Cardinals.
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Rosenthal late, Reyes hit in 9th lifts Mets over Cards 3-2 21m ago• 4 min read NEW YORK Jose Reyes once was one of the fastest players in baseball. Now in his 15th season, he may have lost a step or two.He was still speedy enough Thursday.Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal was late covering first base on a grounder by Reyes that turned into a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets over St. Louis 3-2.A leadoff walk and T. J. Rivera's single put runners on the corners with two outs. Reyes then hit a grounder up the first base line, and Matt Carpenter fielded it cleanly well behind the bag.Rosenthal (2-4) was slow to leave the mound, and Reyes easily beat him to the base with a headfirst dive.''I saw the first baseman playing way back and I said in my mind if you hit something there, you know, hustle to first base,'' Reyes said. ''When I saw the pitcher, he was standing on the mound for like two seconds and I said, man, it's going to be tough for him to beat me to first base.'' Carpenter never even made a throw. Rosenthal hurdled Reyes as they crossed paths.''I knew he was playing behind the bag. I got caught looking,'' Rosenthal said. ''It's a fundamental play, a PFP. If we expect guys to play defense behind us, we've got to do our part, too.'' Apparently, all the pitchers' fielding practice in spring training didn't pay off.''You got to get over. I turned and looked to throw and he's nowhere close,'' Carpenter said.Reyes' fourth career walkoff RBI gave the Mets a split of the four-game series.''If the pitcher gets off the mound right away I don't think he makes it,'' Mets manager Terry Collins said. ''But when you delay like that and you've got a guy that runs like Jose runs, who runs hard all the time, that's going to be a tough play.'' Addison Reed (1-2) pitched a perfect ninth.Tommy Pham drove reliever Erik Goeddel's 3-1 changeup into the lower deck in left field to give the Cardinals a 2-1 advantage in the eighth. It was Pham's 13th home run of the season and third against the Mets.Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores homered in the bottom half off Brett Cecil to tie it.On an oppressively hot afternoon, both starting pitchers did their part to keep the bats cool.A couple of hours before first pitch, Seth Lugo sat in front of his locker strumming a guitar adorned with the Mets logo, a relaxed look on his face.The right-hander took that vibe to the mound, keeping the Cardinals off balance with a dizzying curveball and hurling 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball behind a career-high 103 pitches.Lugo did not allow a hit until two outs in the fifth, when Greg Garcia lined a double into the right field corner.Lance Lynn allowed one run on three hits in six innings.Lucas Duda homered into the Cardinals' bullpen to lead off the second, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead and snapping Lynn's scoreless streak at a career-high 14 1/3 innings.It was Duda's 17th of the season and the 125th of his career, moving him ahead of Todd Hundley for sole possession of seventh place on the franchise's all-time home run list.After Carpenter worked a one-out walk in the sixth, Pham hit an RBI double.BULLPEN SHUFFLEThe Mets activated reliever Josh Smoker from the disabled list. The hard-throwing lefty had been out more than a month with a strained shoulder. He is 1-2 with a 7.45 ERA in 22 games. RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment. He was 0-1 with a 7.18 ERA in 29 games combined with San Francisco and New York.PUTTING ON THE SHIFTAsdrubal Cabrera, who began the season as the Mets' shortstop but moved over to 2B about a month ago to fill in for the injured Neil Walker, will begin taking grounders at 3B. Cabrera is expected to see action there when Walker returns, Collins said.Walker (partial tear of left hamstring) is set to begin a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Las Vegas and could be activated on Monday in San Diego. He will also take ground balls at third as well as at first base.''We've got to start to use a little bit of the versatility that those guys bring to give us a chance each and every day, perhaps adjust the lineup by moving those guys around a little bit,'' Collins said.Cabrera, a two-time All-Star, has played third only once in the majors. Collins believes the shift will also help his marketability.TRAINER'S ROOMCardinals: OF Randal Grichuk (lower back strain) was 1 for 4 with a three-run homer for Double-A Springfield on Wednesday night. Manager Mike Matheny said the Cards would make sure Grichuk was feeling good after the rehab game and decide where he goes from there.UP NEXTCardinals: St. Louis will open a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs. RHP Carlos Martinez (6-8, 3.36 ERA) faces RHP Jake Arrieta (9-7, 4.17 ERA) in the series opener. The Cardinals have lost Martinez's last five outings, despite three of them being quality starts.Mets: Oakland visits Citi Field this weekend for the first time since June 2014. LHP Steven Matz (2-3, 4.58 ERA) starts for the Mets, looking to avoid losing his third straight after being charged with seven runs while only retiring three Rockies batters on Sunday. The Athletics counter with rookie RHP Paul Blackburn (1-0, 1.83 ERA), who has lasted at least six innings in all three starts since making his debut earlier this month.
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Pirates aim to complete 4-game sweep of Brewers 2h ago• 2 min read PITTSBURGH -- The Milwaukee Brewers will hope to avoid a four-game series sweep when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park.The Pirates (47-48) will attempt to extend their winning streak to five games and pull within three games of the National League Central-leading Brewers (52-45)."I believed in the club when I don't know how many other people believed in the club," manager Clint Hurdle said of his Pirates. "We hadn't played good baseball. We had better baseball in us. We had to get it out." Despite Milwaukee's division lead shrinking to 1 1/2 games over the second-place Chicago Cubs, manager Craig Counsell remains confident."I think we're in first place still," Counsell said. "So, we're in a good spot. Let's open the calendar to July 21 and say we're in first place. We're happy and we're ready to go. The season is a test, it's a grind, it's long and it's filled with adversity. We're going through a little patch right now." Pirates right-handed starter Jameson Taillon (5-3, 3.06 ERA) could give Milwaukee more fits if he is able to duplicate teammate Gerrit Cole's performance from Wednesday. Cole allowed one run and struck out 10 in seven innings, winding up with a no-decision as Pittsburgh won 3-2 in 10 innings.Taillon will look to go deeper in the game after failing to reach six innings in his past two starts. In his most recent outing on Saturday, he allowed four runs on eight hits in five innings in a 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.Before that loss, Taillon won each of his previous two starts, pitching shutout ball for 6 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 29 and for five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 4.The Brewers will counter with right-hander Jimmy Nelson, who has won six of his past seven decisions. Nelson (8-4, 3.27) went 6 2/3 innings in his most recent start, allowing two runs on three hits in a no-decision against the Phillies on Saturday.In one start against Pittsburgh this season, Nelson pitched three perfect innings before a rain delay cut short his promising outing on May 5. Milwaukee ultimately lost that game 4-0.Each team would like to provide more run support than it did Wednesday.Brewers right fielder Domingo Santana was one of the few players to have an effective offensive outing, hitting a solo home run that gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning. He also set up Milwaukee's first run in the first inning with a leadoff double down the left field line.Santana went 3-for-5. The Brewers could use a similar hitting line Thursday."He's swinging the bat well," Counsell said. "The reason he's hitting (leadoff) is you want to try to get him up a lot. He got us started in the first inning with a double. ... And then the homer, (Juan Nicasio) is really tough on right-handed hitters, but Domingo's got that opposite-field power." Counsell wouldn't say if Santana would again bat leadoff Thursday.
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Polanco homers, Pirates beat Brewers 4-2 for 4-game sweep 1h ago• 1 min read PITTSBURGH Gregory Polanco homered, Chris Stewart added three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a four-game sweep of the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers with a 4-2 victory on Thursday.The Pirates have won 11 of 13 and moved within three games of Milwaukee in a division that's tightened up since the All-Star break. The Brewers have lost five straight, cutting their lead to one game over the idle Chicago Cubs.Polanco hit a solo shot off Jimmy Nelson (8-5) in the fourth inning, his ninth homer. Stewart scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on a single by Josh Harrison.Jameson Taillon (6-3) struck out a season-high eight in 5 1/3 innings. Felipe Rivero worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save.It was 2-all in the fifth when Stewart led off with a single and Taillon sacrificed. Harrison and Andrew McCutchen had RBI singles with two outs.Taillon and four relievers protected Pittsburgh's lead.Stewart singled home a run in the second. Brett Phillips hit an RBI double during a two-run fourth for Milwaukee.The Brewers have totaled just 13 runs while matching their longest skid of the season.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Matt Garza (4-4) starts for Milwaukee as its road trip continues in Philadelphia.Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (3-4) pitches when Pittsburgh visits Colorado.
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Reds hope to continue striking point home vs. D-backs 2h ago• 2 min read CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds are rebuilding around young pitching, and the mantra the organization has hammered home at all levels of the minor leagues is to throw strikes.Guys who do that consistently will get an opportunity at the big-league level. Guys who nibble won't.Right-hander Luis Castillo, who is scheduled to start the finale of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, is learning this lesson as well.After being promoted from Double-A, Castillo seemed reluctant to challenge major league hitters in the zone, leading to eight walks in his first 10 2/3 innings. But, as his confidence grew, so did Castillo's strike-zone command. He has walked six in his past 18 1/3 innings, with 22 strikeouts."This kid's jumping from Double-A," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He had a little bit of trepidation pounding the strike zone. When he gets on the plate and turns those counts from 1-0 to 0-1, he has a chance to really be sensational. He has a presence beyond his experience and years. I expect that will improve." Castillo is 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in five starts, twice being the victim of blown saves. On Thursday, he'll have a tall order against an Arizona club that just added slugging outfielder J. D. Martinez in a trade with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.Martinez, however, left his D-backs debut Wednesday with a left-hand contusion after being hit by a pitch. X-rays were negative and his status for Thursday's matinee finale was uncertain."Based on what (head trainer) Ken (Crenshaw) and the medical team has said, we feel like we're in pretty good shape," D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. "We'll see how it feels tomorrow. I took a deep breath. We're very excited to have J. D. here and thankful that it worked out." Right-hander Taijuan Walker (6-4, 3.61 ERA) will start for Arizona on Thursday. He lost his only career start against the Reds on July 8 after allowing five runs over five innings. Walker is 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in eight road starts this season. In his last four starts away from Chase Field, Walker is 3-0 with a 2.35 ERA.The D-backs (54-40) are off to one of the best starts in franchise history. But they've been scuffling a bit recently; they have lost 12 of 16 games, including a season-high five straight before they beat the Reds in the series opener.Cincinnati (40-54) had dropped five straight since the All-Star break by a combined 46-14 before earning a 4-3, 11-inning win on Wednesday night to set up Thursday's rubber game. The Reds are rebuilding around a very inexperienced pitching staff, and manager Bryan Price, a former pitching coach, challenged their toughness in a brief tirade after Tuesday's loss.Wednesday's win provided some relief."We were pulling out all the stops to win a good ballgame," Price said.
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Lamb homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Reds 12-2 to win series 22m ago• 3 min read CINCINNATI Jake Lamb didn't know about Arizona's late pitching change until an hour before the game. His two homers made it a moot point.Lamb hit a pair of three-run homers , and Patrick Corbin pitched into the eighth inning during an emergency start on Thursday, leading the Diamondbacks to a 12-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.Arizona stabilized itself by taking two of three in the series. The Diamondbacks had dropped eight of nine heading into the set, falling behind Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot.''It seems like our offense is starting to heat up again, which is good,'' said Corbin, who pitched a season-high 7 1/3 innings.Lamb homered in the first inning off Luis Castillo (1-3) and again in the ninth for a career-high six RBIs. Gregor Blanco and Ketel Marte added two-run shots as the Diamondbacks concluded a wacky series.They won the opener 11-2 while getting outfielder J. D. Martinez in a trade with Detroit. A day later, Martinez got hit on the left hand by a pitch in his Diamondbacks debut and left with a bruise. He didn't play in the finale.Scheduled starter Taijuan Walker was scratched after his wife, Heather, went into labor early Thursday morning. Corbin (7-9) was moved up a day and wound up with his first victory since June 16. The left-hander had gone 0-3 in his previous five starts.Corbin got a phone call informing him of the switch just as he was about to fall asleep.''It took me longer to fall asleep,'' he said. ''It's a different feeling when you're pitching the next day.'' Corbin gave up seven hits, including Eugenio Suarez's homer. The left-hander pitched out of a bases-loaded, no-outs threat in the fourth to hold the lead.''I'm so proud of the guys fighting through very difficult circumstances in the last few games,'' manager Torey Lovullo said . ''Nobody did better than Patrick Corbin.'' Suarez homered again off J. J. Hoover in the eighth. Cincinnati fell to 1-6 since the All-Star break - all at home. The Reds allowed 10 or more runs in four of them.''The problem is clear,'' manager Bryan Price said. ''Unfortunately, we've given up double figures in runs in four of these games. That's the constant thing. We need to pitch better. It's a worn-out record. I'm tired of talking about it.'' ANOTHER NEW LOOKLovullo went with a different batting order for the second game in a row, giving his reserves a chance to play in a day game coming off an 11-inning night game. ''In this case we've got guys who have been sitting on the bench watching and they're fully energized,'' he said.GOTCHA AGAINBilly Hamilton doubled in the first inning and was thrown out by catcher Chris Iannetta while trying to steal third. It was the second time in two games that Hamilton was caught stealing. He's been caught seven times and has stolen 40 bases, most in the majors.GOING, GOING ...The Reds have given up 166 homers, the most in the majors. They're on pace to break their major league record of 258 allowed last season.STREAK BUSTEDPaul Goldschmidt went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts, ending his hitting streak at 11 games. It also ended his road hitting streak at 17 games, one shy of the Diamondbacks record.DIAMONDBACKS MOVEWalker was placed on paternity leave, and RHP Matt Koch was recalled from Triple-A Reno. Lovullo will rearrange his weekend pitching plans with Walker gone, and he might use Koch to start one game.TRAINER'S ROOMDiamondbacks: Martinez was out of the lineup with the bruised hand, sustained in his second at-bat on Wednesday night. ''A crazy 24 hours,'' he called it while headed to get treatment on Thursday morning.Reds: SS Zack Cozart got a day to rest. He missed time last month because of a strained right thigh that is not fully healed.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Arizona opens a three-game series Friday against visiting Washington. The Diamondbacks lost two of three at Nationals Park in May and are 3-7 against the Washington during the last two seasons.Reds: Homer Bailey (2-3) faces Jose Urena (7-4) when the Reds open a home series Friday against Miami. Bailey makes his sixth start since returning from elbow surgery. He gave up eight runs in four-plus innings of a 14-4 loss to the Nationals last weekend.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Jays avoid Sale, face Fister in series finale vs. Red Sox 1h ago• 2 min read BOSTON -- The struggling Toronto Blue Jays may well have dodged a bullet when the Boston Red Sox announced this week that ace Chris Sale was not going to pitch the series finale Thursday.Because Doug Fister had to work in relief during a 16-inning loss to the New York Yankees last Saturday, the Red Sox shuffled their pitchers. They brought Brian Johnson up to pitch Tuesday night, moved Fister from Tuesday to Sunday and Sale from Thursday to Friday, when Boston opens a road trip against the Angels in Anaheim.Sale has faced the Blue Jays twice this season, allowing no runs and just eight hits, with two walks and 24 strikeouts. That raised his career record against Toronto to 5-2 with a 1.68 ERA (he is 5-0 with a 1.39 ERA against the Angels).Anyway, Thursday's matinee belongs to Fister, who has appeared four times in a Red Sox uniform and gone 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. He will face Francisco Liriano, who left his last start with neck stiffness but passed all tests during the week and was pronounced ready to go for Thursday on his regular day."He threw a bullpen and felt really good, so that's great news," Toronto manager John Gibbons said Tuesday before officially naming Liriano on Wednesday.Liriano is 1-1 against the Red Sox this season and 4-4 with a 5.44 ERA in eight career starts against Boston. He will try to get the last-place Blue Jays a split of the four-game series and a 3-4 record on a trip that moves on to Cleveland for the weekend.Fister has also made eight starts against Toronto, going 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA.On Thursday, he hopes to follow the lead of Johnson and Drew Pomeranz, who gave the Red Sox strong starts in wins Tuesday and Wednesday after a Monday night loss.The Red Sox have played 67 innings in six games over five days and seem to be enjoying it."I think the number of innings, hours we've played, has been a little bit of a rallying point," Boston manager John Farrell said Wednesday after a 5-1 victory. "Our roster is out of balance with extra pitchers; we're able to rotate guys through. We're going to have a little different look tomorrow, just to maybe conserve physically with some guys."It's been, no matter how long, or how many innings it's going to take, we'll play it right through to the end. Tonight, the fact that it's less than three hours, it felt like it was halftime. This was a good win tonight." Dustin Pedroia, who has been on fire, especially with two outs and runners in scoring position, is 7-for-17 (.412) lifetime against Liriano. Hanley Ramirez weighs in at 3-for-8 (.375). Chris Young is 2-for-9 (.222) and Mitch Moreland's only hit in five at-bats against the left-hander was a home run.Jose Bautista is 7-for-17 (.412), Josh Donaldson 4-for-6 (.667) and Kendrys Morales 8-for-25 (.320) with three homers and five RBIs against Fister. Russell Martin is 1-for-9 (.111), Ezequiel Carrera 2-for-9 (.222) and Justin Smoak 3-for-15 (.200) against the veteran right-hander.
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Smoaked: 2 HRs, sun help Blue Jays shade Red Sox 8-6 2h ago• 3 min read BOSTON Steve Pearce blooped the ball to the edge of the outfield grass, and Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt was there.He planted his feet. He raised his arm to catch it.But something wasn't quite right.Holt lost the ball in the sun, allowing it to glance off his glove for a two-run single that tied the game as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from an early deficit to take the lead for good and hold on to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Thursday.''As weakly as I hit it, I didn't'' expect it to fall, said Pearce, who had three hits. ''When you put the ball in the air, sometimes (the fielder) just can't do it. Day game, clear sky. It was a great time for it.'' Ryan Goins followed with a two-run single to give the Blue Jays the lead. Justin Smoak homered twice, but it was a 140-foot duck snort that turned things around and allowed Toronto to leave Boston with a split in the four-game series.''I don't care how hard it's hit, it's a two-RBI knock. Then Goins comes right behind me, keeps things rolling,'' said Pearce, whose team lost nine of the first 10 games of the season and haven't been above fourth place since. ''We've had a lot of things going against us, so it's nice to finally have something go for us.'' Dustin Pedroia had three hits, including a three-run homer, while serving as designated hitter on a 90-degree day at the end of a grinding homestand. Including the 15-inning game on Tuesday with Toronto, the AL East-leading Red Sox played 76 innings in about 144 hours - the equivalent of 8 1/2 games in six days.But it was the sun more than the heat that was the problem, especially for the right fielders and anyone else who tried to field a popup.''During day games it's always pretty bad for the right side of the field - second basemen, right field,'' Holt said. ''It was one of those balls that wasn't really high enough where I could do anything to move myself and maneuver myself to get that out of the sun. ... I tried to stay with it as long as I could and unfortunately couldn't make the play. So that one's on me.'' Dominic Leone (2-0) earned the win. Toronto starter Francisco Liriano got just five outs, allowing three runs in the second, but the Blue Jays came back with four in the third to take a 5-3 lead against Doug Fister (0-4).Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 24th save.Smoak has 26 homers and 62 RBIs this season. His previous career highs were 20 and 59.''We still have 2 1/2 more months left in the season so I just try to keep my head down and keep going,'' he said.Smoak's RBI single in the sixth gave Toronto a 7-3 lead, then Pedroia's homer in the seventh made it a one-run game. Smoak added his second homer in the ninth.Mookie Betts had two hits and two RBIs for Boston.FOR STARTERSLiriano gave up three runs - two earned - five hits and a walk, striking out one. He gave up back-to-back doubles to Xander Bogaerts and Sandy Leon, and Betts scored two with a single to give Boston a 3-1 lead in the second.But the Blue Jays came back with four in the third, when Fister walked four batters and also gave up run-scoring singles to Pearce and Goins. Fister allowed six runs, seven hits and four walks, striking out three in 4 1/3 innings.SELF DEFENSEGoins ended the fifth inning when he raised his bat to protect himself from an inside pitch and wound up grounding it back to reliever Fernando Abad. Home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman signaled a fair ball, Abad made the casual throw to first, and Hanley Ramirez, seemingly confused, paused before stepping on the base. Goins remained on his knees in the batter's box, smiling, long after the rest of the players cleared the field.TRAINER'S ROOMBlue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez left Wednesday night's game with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.Red Sox: Leon was hit in the left foot by Russell Martin's foul tip in the fourth inning. The training staff came out to look at it, and the Boston catcher remained in the game.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Marco Estrada (4-6) faces Trevor Bauer (7-8) in the opener of a three-game series against Cleveland.Red Sox: Chris Sale (11-4) will start the opener of a three game series against the Angels, facing Ricky Nolasco (4-10).
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Surging Orioles try for four-game sweep of Rangers 2h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles, suddenly looking like a dangerous team again, can complete their first four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards since 2014 on Thursday.The Orioles bats have come alive during the series, as Baltimore has outscored Texas 25-4 over the first three games. After dealing with injuries for much of the season, Baltimore is finally healthy and getting key contributions from almost the entire roster."First time really the last three or four days where we've gotten our bullpen in order, where we've got the way the pieces we hope they fit and the starters get you through the fifth, sixth and seventh inning," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "You can make some things work there because you keep people out of harm's way and are able to put them in positions to be successful." Texas manager Jeff Banister is confident his team's recent struggles on offense won't send the Rangers into a tailspin. However, he is fully aware the Rangers need to start hitting to have any chance of staying the postseason race."We have to continue to believe in our offense," Banister said. "That's a challenge for us right now. It's been a bit of a stretch where one run has been the case for us and it's coming off solo shots. We have to find a way to string some at-bats together with baserunners and come up with big hits in those situations. I think those guys are staying competitive in the batter's box. It's just a situation where we are not able to get the barrel to the pitches we need to hit." Banister hopes Cole Hamels (4-0. 3.05 ERA) can pull the team out of its recent slide. The left-hander has not allowed a run in 21 consecutive innings -- the longest active streak in the majors.In his most recent outing, Hamels allowed four hits with five strikeouts and a walk over 7 2/3 innings in a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. He was making his fourth start since coming off the disabled list after recovering from an oblique strain."We are just trying to get in a rhythm," Hamels said. "We are right where we want to be. That was kind of the plan from the beginning of the season. It didn't happen that way, but we have a team where if we are comfortable and confident, we can win a lot of ballgames." Hamels is 1-3 with a 4.32 ERA in five career starts against Baltimore, including 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in two outings at Camden Yards.Baltimore left-hander Wade Miley (4-8, 5.40 ERA) has been trending in the opposite direction. In his outing Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, Miley lasted only 4 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits, including two homers, with four walks and four strikeouts.Miley had a 2.82 ERA in his first 11 starts, but he has a 10.19 ERA in his past eight outings. His 1.80 WHIP is among the worst in the American League. Miley also has struggled against Texas over his career, gong 1-5 with a 5.75 ERA in seven starts."I definitely feel better about my delivery, but you've got to keep working and fine-tune things," said Miley, who has lost four of his past five decisions.
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Orioles hit 4 HRs, beat Rangers 9-7 to complete 4-game sweep 24m ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones both homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat Cole Hamels and the Texas Rangers 9-7 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis also went deep for the Orioles, who trailed 5-1 in the fifth inning before coming back to hand Hamels (4-1) his first loss in 10 starts this season.Baltimore hit 10 home runs in the series and outscored Texas 34-11.The Orioles' four-game winning streak is their longest since a six-game run in early May, and it puts them within three games of .500 (46-49) for the first time since July 4.Miguel Castro (2-1) worked the sixth for Baltimore after starter Wade Miley allowed five runs over five innings.Mike Napoli homered for the Rangers, whose five-game skid matches their season high.Adrian Beltre had two hits for Texas and has 2,985 for his career, tied with Sam Rice for 31st place on the all-time list.Hamels brought a 21-inning scoreless streak into the game and extended it to 24 - third-longest of his career - before Schoop homered in the fourth.Jones and Trumbo connected in the fifth, and Hamels was lifted after Baltimore used three straight singles to pull even in the sixth. Jones greeted Jeremy Jeffress with an RBI double, and Schoop capped the uprising with a two-run single for an 8-5 lead.Davis homered in the seventh, and the Rangers scored two in the ninth off Zach Britton.Hamels gave up seven runs, along with a season-high nine hits and three home runs.Beltre singled in a run for Texas in the first inning, and Carlos Gomez made it 2-0 with an RBI double in the fourth.Napoli hit his 21st home run with two on in the fifth.DIEKMAN RETURNSTexas LHP Jake Diekman threw his first bullpen session since undergoing surgery to remove his colon in January. Diekman, who has pitched in 283 games over five years, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis as a child. A flare-up of the condition led to offseason surgery.''Pretty crisp early on,'' manager Jeff Banister said. ''Fatigued in the middle of it. That's to be expected. I saw a lot of joy in a guy that hasn't been on a mound in a long time.'' HOT STUFFThe Orioles skipped batting practice, not because they scored 22 runs in the previous two games but because the heat index was around 102 degrees.''It didn't make a whole lot of sense,'' manager Buck Showalter said.TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: RHP Keone Kela (4-1, 2.64 ERA in 30 games) was activated from the DL. He had been sidelined since June 27 with a sore right shoulder. To make room on the roster, Texas designated INF Pete Kozma for assignment. Kozma hit .111 with two RBIs over 28 games.Orioles: Rule 5 OF Anthony Santander (right forearm strain) is expected to begin a rehabilitation assignment next Thursday. He hasn't played this season.UP NEXTRangers: RHP Yu Darvish (6-8, 3.45 ERA) starts Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay. He's 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA and 40 strikeouts in five career starts against the Rays.Orioles: The Houston Astros, who own the best record in the AL, come to town for a three-game series. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-5, 7.01 ERA) starts the opener Friday night.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Tigers' Fulmer opposes Royals' Duffy 4h ago• 2 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals will close out their four-game series Thursday with a premier pitching matchup.Right-hander Michael Fulmer, the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year and a plumber in Oklahoma during the offseason, will start for the Tigers.The Royals will counter with left-hander Danny Duffy, who missed five weeks with an oblique strain before returning just prior to the All-Star break. Duffy has held left-handed hitters to a .188 batting average this season.Duffy (5-6, 3.51 ERA) is very familiar with the Tigers. He is 5-7 with a 3.84 ERA against Detroit in 18 outings, including 16 starts. He is 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA vs. the Tigers since the start of the 2015 season."I've played against this division so much that you really can't bank on a certain team and how you do well against them," Duffy said. "Obviously, I've fared well against them at times and I've had a couple of rough starts, but that goes for every team."(I will) go in and do my homework, like I always do, and keep it simple." He said he does not feel the need to alter anything against the Tigers."I'm just going to keep doing what I do and pitch to my strengths," Duffy said. "If I've got to change anything up, I'll adjust during the game." The Royals rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off, 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday, snapping Detroit's four-game winning streak. Alex Gordon's sacrifice fly scored Brandon Moss with the winning run."Tomorrow we'll come back and we'll try to win the series," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We've got Michael Fulmer going and they've got Danny Duffy going, who is also very good."We didn't win tonight, but it was a good baseball game. Overall, there were a lot of good things that happened for us despite the fact we lost the game." The Tigers have won five of their past seven against the Royals. If they win Thursday, it would be their third consecutive series victory over the Royals. Kansas City has had problems winning within the American League Central, losing 23 of 37 games.The Royals picked up a game on division leader Cleveland, which lost at San Francisco. Kansas City trails the Indians by two games in the Central, and the Tigers are five games out, so the series finale will be an important game."All of them are," Duffy said. "It's obviously a pivotal time in the season, but I take all the games extremely seriously. I'm not going to put any extra emphasis on this one, but I do know what's at stake." Fulmer, who has won his past four starts, is 2-2 with a 2.29 ERA in five career starts against the Royals. Fulmer (10-6, 3.06 ERA) beat the Royals on June 29 at Comerica Park, yielding three runs (two earned) on seven hits with seven strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings. He is 0-2 in two career starts at Kansas City.Eric Hosmer is 4-for-16 with a home run off Fulmer, while Alcides Escobar is 1-for-14 (.071) and Salvador Perez is 1-for-12 (.083).Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez is 12-for-35 (.343) with three home runs and six RBIs against Duffy, while Justin Upton is 4-for-11 with two home runs. Miguel Cabrera is hitting only .219 (7-for-32) with three doubles vs. Duffy, but he also has drawn nine walks.
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Royals rout Tigers 16-4, set season highs for runs and hits 20m ago• 2 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. Brandon Moss drove in four runs, Mike Moustakas had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals routed the error-prone Detroit Tigers 16-4 on Thursday night.Eric Hosmer and Whit Merrifield homered for the Royals, who moved within 1 1/2 games of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. The 16 runs and 19 hits were season highs for Kansas City.Detroit committed three errors in the Royals' four-run first inning, when only one run was earned. It was the most errors the Tigers have made in an inning since May 1, 2010.Michael Fulmer, the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year, threw 37 pitches in the first. The heat index was 107 when the game started.Fulmer (10-7), who had won his previous four starts, was removed after facing 18 batters. He retired only eight, and eight scored. It was the shortest outing of his career.Hosmer hit his 14th homer in the four-run third, a prodigious 444-foot shot. Merrifield homered in a four-run sixth off Chad Bell.Moss, who had three hits and two RBIs in Wednesday's victory, drilled a two-out, two-run double to right-center in the third. Alex Gordon doubled home Moss to chase Fulmer.Danny Duffy (6-6) was staked to an 8-0 lead, but struggled to make it into the sixth inning. Ian Kinsler had a two-run double for Detroit in a three-run fifth.Duffy faced three batters in the sixth and gave up three hits and a run, on Miguel Cabrera's single. With Victor Martinez coming to the plate and two runners on in an 8-4 game, Mike Minor replaced Duffy and retired all three batters he faced.The Royals expanded their lead with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Hosmer and Salvador Perez each hit an RBI single, and Moustakas had a sacrifice fly.The Royals sent 10 batters to the plate in a four-run eighth, highlighted by Moss' two-run single.Duffy gave up nine hits, walked none and struck out four.ROMINE IN RIGHTAndrew Romine made his first career start in right field. He has started at every position but pitcher and catcher this season for the Tigers.CALL CHANGEDOfficial scorer David Boyce's call Sunday has been overturned by Major League Baseball. Instead of giving Lorenzo Cain a game-ending single against Texas, it was changed to an error on Rangers right fielder Shin-Soo Choo.TRAINER'S ROOMTigers: LHP Daniel Norris (left groin strain) will make a second minor league rehab start to get his pitch count up to around 90.Royals: RHP Nathan Karns had season-ending thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in Dallas. The Royals are optimistic he will be ready around spring training. . Manager Ned Yost said closer Kelvin Herrera, who has been battling a sore throat and a fever, was feeling ''a little better, a little stronger.'' UP NEXTTigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez starts the series opener Friday at Minnesota. He is 5-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 20 career appearances against the Twins, who counter with All-Star RHP Ervin Santana.Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy tries to snap a 12-start winless drought at Kauffman Stadium when he faces the White Sox on Friday. Ex-Royals RHP James Shields will be the Chicago starter.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Braves face tall task in trip to Dodger Stadium 1h ago• 2 min read LOS ANGELES -- The Atlanta Braves have had a tough schedule of late, and it is about to get harder.Atlanta faces the sizzling Dodgers -- winners of 11 straight -- for four games starting Thursday night in Los Angeles, where the Braves even struggled at times during their run of 14 consecutive National League East Division titles."I think the baseball gods are due to slow them down a little bit," Braves manager Brian Snitker said.The Braves are 134-197 at Dodger Stadium since moving to Atlanta in 1966 and have lost 12 of their past 15 games there, postseason included.Los Angeles has won four straight National League West titles, but these Dodgers have far surpassed the in-season success of any of those teams.The Dodgers are a major-league-best 66-29 thanks to a franchise-record 31 wins in 35 games after sweeping a two-game interleague series against the White Sox in Chicago.The 11-game winning streak follows a 10-gamer in June. The Dodgers have a plus-181 run differential."We've really hit our stride," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.The Dodgers have been hot since starting 9-11."To say this is a five-week thing I don't think is fair to the team," said third baseman Justin Turner, who leads the majors with a .372 batting average.The Braves (45-48) had gone 5-4 against playoff-bound teams Houston, Washington and Arizona to get to .500 before being swept in a three-game home series by the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs."There is still fight left in us," Braves catcher Tyler Flowers said.Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 3.84 ERA) will start the series opener for the Braves in his first California outing since taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning June 30 at Oakland.The 25-year-old right-hander will be facing a team that hardly resembles the rebuilding A's, though.Foltynewicz, who hasn't pitched against the Dodgers previously, has won his last four decisions and allowed more than three runs only once in eight starts since May.The Dodgers, though, have averaged 5.4 runs per game at home and the Braves have lost 26 of their past 32 road games against the NL West.The Braves will have to face left-handers Clayton Kershaw (15-2, 2.07 ERA) and Alex Wood (11-0, 1.56 ERA) in the series, but at least it won't be in the first game.The Dodgers starter in the series opener is right-hander Brandon McCarthy (6-3, 3.38 ERA). Los Angeles has won each of McCarthy's past five starts, but the 34-year-old veteran has failed to pitch five innings in two of them and allowed four runs over 4 2/3 innings in his most recent start at Miami.McCarthy, who is 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA at Dodger Stadium, has made one previous start against the Braves, giving up three runs over 6 1/3 innings at Arizona in 2014 while with the Diamondbacks.The Dodgers' 11-game winning streak matches one in 2006. The last time the franchise had two double-figure streaks in the same season was 1955, when the Dodgers won their only World Series in Brooklyn.
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Braves end Dodgers' 11-game winning streak with 6-3 victory 10m ago• 1 min read LOS ANGELES Mike Foltynewicz and the Atlanta Braves finally cooled off the sizzling Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-3 victory Thursday night that snapped their 11-game winning streak.The Dodgers had won 31 of their last 35 games but could not overcome another shaky start by Brandon McCarthy (6-4), who was bothered by a blister and could be headed to the disabled list.Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run homer for the Braves, who jumped out to a 6-1 lead after four innings against McCarthy. Foltynewicz (8-5) allowed three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking two.Rex Brothers, Arodys Vizcaino and Jim Johnson held the Dodgers scoreless over the last 2 2/3 innings.Johnson closed for his 22nd save, helped by a splendid defensive play from Johan Camargo. With two runners on, the second baseman ranged into the outfield and made a difficult, twisting catch of a popup almost directly over his head for the final out.
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New Yankees get another shot at Mariners 3h ago• 2 min read SEATTLE -- Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and the Chicago White Sox suffered a three-game sweep against Seattle last weekend.Those three players will get another crack at the Mariners this week, only this time as members of the New York Yankees, who open a four-game series Thursday at Safeco Field.Frazier, a third baseman who was a two-time National League All-Star, and right-handed relievers Robertson and Kahnle were acquired by the Yankees on Tuesday night in exchange for reliever Tyler Clippard and three prospects.Robertson succeeded Mariano Rivera as the Yankees' closer in 2014 before signing with the White Sox after that season."Those are all guys that can come in here and help us accomplish what we're trying to accomplish," Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner told The New York Times.Frazier hit a career-high 40 homers last season for the White Sox but has struggled in 2017, batting .206 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs. He could play first base for the Yankees, who will be without Greg Bird until at least September after he underwent foot surgery Tuesday. On Wednesday against Minnesota, Frazier struck out as pinch-hitter and was hit by a pitch.Robertson (4-2, 2.70 ERA, 13 saves) and Kahnle (1-3, 2.50 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 36 innings with the White Sox) should help shore up a Yankees bullpen that has 18 blown saves, the most in the majors. Kahnle made his New York debut in a 6-1 loss Wednesday, pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the trade should send a message to his players."It should tell them, 'Hey, we're in this,'" Girardi told The Times. "We need to continue to play and play hard and play better than what we've done. But it should be a pick-me-up in there in a sense, like, hey, there's a lot of people who believe in this club." The Yankees are scheduled to start right-hander Luis Severino (5-4, 3.40 ERA) in the series opener Thursday against Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez (5-3, 4.20).Hernandez, who spent nearly two months on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, has won his past two starts. He is 10-6 with a 3.13 ERA in 20 career starts against the Yankees. Hernandez has not faced New York this year.Severino is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in one previous start against Seattle, last year.While the Yankees (48-45) currently hold the second and final wild-card berth in the American League, the Mariners (48-48) are one of several teams still in playoff contention.Seattle just completed a six-game trip to Chicago and Houston in which it went 5-1 to get back to the .500 mark. Closer Edwin Diaz earned saves in all five victories."For us, coming out of the (All-Star) break and starting off like this is huge," Mariners catcher Mike Zunino told The News Tribune of Tacoma. "We're recharged. Everyone is all in for this second-half push. Hopefully, we can keep this going and make a run at this thing."
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Severino, Gardner lead Yankees to 4-1 win over Mariners 19m ago• 3 min read SEATTLE Luis Severino pitched around trouble to throw seven shutout innings, Brett Gardner hit a solo home run off Felix Hernandez and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday night.Severino (6-4) was overpowering when he needed to be, striking out six and getting his fastball to flash triple-digits on the stadium scoreboard even in the seventh inning. He allowed eight hits, but was outstanding when in trouble. Severino pitched out of jams in the first, second and most notably the fourth inning when Seattle had runners at the corners with no outs and was unable to score.Gardner took advantage of the one mistake by Hernandez (5-4), driving a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats with one out in the sixth. Other than that, Hernandez was as good as he's been in 2017, striking out a season-high nine and pitching at least seven innings for the second time.Aaron Judge added a broken-bat RBI single in the eighth inning. It was just his fourth hit in 29 at-bats since the All-Star break. The Yankees added a pair of runs in the ninth with two outs on Robinson Cano's throwing error, allowing Didi Gregorius and Todd Frazier to score.Three of New York's four runs were unearned.It was a vintage performance by Hernandez, all the way down to the lack of run support - a staple of his career with the Mariners. Hernandez has always pitched well against New York, and he was successful staying on the edges with his fastball, getting the Yankees to chase offspeed pitches out of the zone.But he paid for the one mistake he made. Hernandez left a fastball in the middle of the plate, and Gardner smacked his 16th home run of the season.The Mariners left eight runners on base in the first five innings, including failing to score in the fourth inning with runners on first and third and no outs. Mitch Haniger popped out on the infield and Jarrod Dyson's shallow flyball failed to get Kyle Seager in from third. Mike Zunino walked to load the bases, but Severino got a groundout from Jean Segura to end the inning.Cano had an RBI double in the ninth.FIRST AT FIRSTChase Headley made his first start of the season at first base, moving across the diamond after the acquisition of Frazier. Headley had appeared in four games this season at first base and 14 total in his career.ROTATION CHANGESeattle will put right-hander Yovani Gallardo back into the starting rotation in the series finale on Sunday against the Yankees. The Mariners optioned Sam Gaviglio to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and recalled right-handed reliever Max Povse. Gallardo had a 0.79 ERA working out of the bullpen. He was 3-7 with a 6.30 ERA in 14 starts prior to his move to the bullpen in June. Seattle will still need to make a roster move when newly acquired reliever David Phelps joins the team. Phelps, who was acquired from Miami for four prospects, is expected to arrive on Friday.UP NEXTYankees: CC Sabathia (8-3) is tied for the team lead in victories. He'll be making his 16th start of the season and is coming off six shutout innings in a win over Boston in his last start.Mariners: Andrew Moore (1-1) is looking to bounce back from giving up three home runs in his last start against the White Sox.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Padres limp into San Francisco to face Giants, Bumgarner 3h ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO -- Left-hander Madison Bumgarner is scheduled to make the first home start since his infamous dirt bike accident when the San Francisco Giants open a four-game series against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin is slated to get the ball for the Padres to open a series of the bottom two teams in the National League West.The Padres won two of three against the Giants when they met last week in San Diego.That series included Bumgarner's return from the disabled list Saturday night following a nearly three-month absence that resulted from his off-day mishap in Colorado.The staff ace allowed four hits in seven innings against the Padres, but two hits went for home runs that produced three runs.Bumgarner (0-3, 3.18 ERA) left a 3-3 game that night, getting a no-decision that kept him winless in five starts this season.He's 10-8 with a 3.38 ERA in 30 career games (29 starts) against the Padres.The Giants' fortunes have taken a turn for the better since leaving San Diego on Sunday.First, they won two of three from the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians, with one victory coming in walk-off fashion and the other a product of a three-run rally in the eighth inning Wednesday."We haven't had a lot of special moments; you have to savor them when you have them," Giants manager Bruce Bochy gushed over Wednesday's win. "Great game today. These last two games (were) the kind of magic we used to have, so it's good we recreated that." About an hour after the game, while many of the players were on their way home, MLB.com announced that one of the Giants' fan favorites, third baseman Pablo Sandoval, had agreed to a minor league deal with the club after being released by the Boston Red Sox.Sandoval reportedly will play at Triple-A Sacramento.The Giants could use a boost from Bumgarner in another area. Following a 530-game sellout streak that was the longest in National League history, San Francisco sold out only one of their three games in the Cleveland series.The Padres flew into San Francisco on Wednesday night after hitting rock bottom in a three-game flame-out in Colorado. An 18-4 drubbing on Wednesday completed a blowout series in which the Padres were outscored 36-17."You learn what you can from these moments," San Diego manager Andy Green said. "We flush these games. We move on and we show up ready to win a baseball game (Thursday)." Chacin opposed Bumgarner in San Diego and experienced the same result as his counterpart. He also received a no-decision after allowing three runs.The 29-year-old has gone 3-2 in his last six road starts, a stretch that began with a 12-4 win at San Francisco in April.Chacin (8-7, 4.33) is 7-6 with a 3.40 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) against the Giants.
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Madison Bumgarner loses in first home start since April 12m ago• 3 min read SAN FRANCISCO Jhoulys Chacin outpitched Madison Bumgarner, Cory Spangenberg hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning that chased MadBum from his first home start in more than three months and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Thursday night.Bumgarner (0-4) struck out five and walked one over 6 1/3 innings, taking his home mound for the first time since spraining his pitching shoulder in an April 20 dirt bike accident. The 2014 World Series MVP is winless after six 2017 starts.Hunter Renfroe came off the disabled list and hit an early two-run homer to help back Chacin's third straight winning decision. Wil Myers added a run-scoring double in the eighth as San Diego bounced back from an embarrassing 18-4 rout by the Rockies on Wednesday at Coors Field.Chacin (9-7) allowed two runs on four hits, struck out four and walked one in six innings.Bumgarner received a warm welcome in his return, then went 1-2-3 in the first on 11 pitches, a pair of flyball outs to left and a strikeout. Then he surrendered a leadoff double to Jabari Blash to start the second, followed by Renfroe's homer just inside the left-field foul pole.The left-hander and 2014 World Series MVP pitched at AT&T Park for the first time since April 13. He was injured on a day off in Colorado, suffering a sprained AC joint in the shoulder and bruised ribs. He made his return to the big league mound nearly three months later in a start last Saturday at San Diego.Bumgarner also allowed two home runs Saturday, so this marked the first time in his career he has surrendered multiple longballs in consecutive outings during a single season.San Francisco fell to 0-6 in his starts, having given the ace just 10 runs of support.The Giants wasted Denard Span's leadoff double in the fourth, stranding him at third with three straight outs after his hit. Span hit an RBI single the next inning that scored Gorkys Hernandez, aboard on a base hit. Eduardo Nunez singled home Span to tie the game at 2.San Francisco loaded the bases against Brad Hand with two out in the eighth, but Buster Posey flied out to right.Brandon Maurer allowed two singles in the ninth but finished for his 20th save. San Diego has won 15 of the last 20 meetings in the rivalry dating to last year's All-Star break.TRAINER'S ROOMPadres: C Austin Hedges, who went on the seven-day concussion disabled list Tuesday after taking a ball off the mask last Friday against the Giants at Petco Park, has what is considered a mild concussion. He just completed three days of hour-long sessions of vision training - ''It's really cool,'' he said - because the main symptom he is experiencing is an inability to perceive the moving baseball. He felt far better Thursday and took some swings. He plans to catch a few bullpens before being eligible to return next Tuesday. ... OF Manuel Margot was placed on the paternity leave list.Giants: Nunez returned to the lineup playing third after he sat out Thursday's series finale against Cleveland with a tender left hamstring that has bothered him off and on this season.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Trevor Cahill (4-3, 3.14 ERA) tries to win consecutive starts for just the second time this season after beating the Giants on Sunday his last time out. He is 3-1 with a 2.16 ERA and 41 strikeouts over his last six starts.Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (4-11, 4.86) lost to the Padres on Sunday in his first outing after the break, but is 7-3 with a 3.68 ERA lifetime against San Diego.---More baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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