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GAME PREVIEW
Dodgers' Utley makes final visit to Philly to face former team 5h ago• 2 min read Chase Utley will play his final regular-season games in Philadelphia this week as the Phillies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series that starts Monday night.Utley, the former Phillies second baseman who helped the franchise win the 2008 World Series, announced earlier this month that he will retire at the end of the season. A six-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger winner in his 12 1/2 seasons with Philadelphia, Utley is certain to receive a raucous ovation."(Phillies) fans have always treated me great," the 39-year-old Utley told NBC Sports Philadelphia in 2017. "I obviously appreciate the way they've supported me over the years, even though I'm in a different uniform, they're still cheering for me." There is a slim chance that Utley could return to Citizens Bank Park as a player in the postseason if the Phillies and Dodgers match up in the playoffs. They both enter Monday in first place. The Dodgers (55-44) lead the National League West and the Phillies (55-43) are a game ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin (7-2, 3.15 ERA) will face Ross Stripling (8-2, 2.08) in the series opener.Eflin missed his final start before the All-Star break because of a blister, and he is pitching for the first time since July 9. The 24-year-old became a reliable arm in the rotation this season, and he allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his 12 starts.Eflin is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in three career starts against the Dodgers. He has surrendered seven home runs in 14 innings against Los Angeles, and the team has a 1.085 OPS against him. Eflin gave up two homers, five runs and seven hits in four innings against the Dodgers on May 30.That was before they had Manny Machado.The Dodgers acquired Machado from the Baltimore Orioles last week. The Phillies were also rumored to be close to landing the slugging shortstop but came up empty.Machado is off to a hot start with his new team, going 5-for-13 (.385) in his first three games. He went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in an 11-2 win over Milwaukee on Sunday."You throw a guy like that in our lineup that is already dangerous," Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp told MLB.com of Machado, "and it makes it even worse for the other team. He has good at-bats, every at-bat. He takes walks, hits the ball hard, and that trickles down and affects you." The Dodgers are 12-5 in July and will try to get another win behind Stripling.A first-time All-Star in 2018, Stripling won eight of his nine decisions since moving from the bullpen to the rotation in early May. The right-hander has a 2.01 ERA in 13 starts this season and notched 89 strikeouts in 76 innings in those games. Stripling threw six shutout innings against the San Diego Padres in his last start on July 12.Stripling beat Eflin and the Phillies on May 30, going seven innings and striking out nine while allowing one run. Stripling, who was born in the Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell, Pa., is 1-0 with a 3.77 ERA in four career appearances against the Phillies.
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GAME PREVIEW
Red Sox could pad division lead in series against Orioles 5h ago• 3 min read BALTIMORE -- The Boston Red Sox are in the driver's seat in the American League East and can further distance themselves atop the standings in a three-game series against the free-falling Baltimore Orioles beginning Monday at Camden Yards.The Red Sox remain one of the hottest teams in baseball after winning two of three against the Detroit Tigers during the weekend.Boston is 9-1 against Baltimore this season, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora is not taking anything for granted"There's a few good teams out there, that they're going to make it interesting in the second half," Cora said. "I still feel we can be better. We've still got some challenges in front of us. Just because we had a good first half of the season doesn't mean we're going to go all the way." The Orioles traded third baseman Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the All-Star break and the second half of the season looks even bleaker. Baltimore was swept in a three-game weekend series by the Toronto Blue Jays. Tim Beckham, who moved from third base to shortstop, had costly errors in each of the first two games before the Orioles allowed four runs in the eighth inning during Sunday's 5-4 loss.Baltimore is playing for pride at this point."The won-loss record is bad, but I think at the same time there's a lot of guys who are motivated to have a good second half and kind of right the ship as much as they can," Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo said. "Obviously for the team, but personally, too. Some of the younger players that are kind of fighting to establish themselves. As players, that's motivation in and of itself." Rick Porcello (11-4, 4.13 ERA) will start for the Red Sox in the opener. He struggled in his last outing, allowing eight runs and seven hits against the Blue Jays."I had a terrible night, that's for sure, but at the same time, our ballclub's playing real well right now," Porcello said after the loss to Toronto. "I'm not going to let one bad night affect what we're doing and keep moving forward." Porcello is 5-11 with a 4.86 ERA in 19 career starts against Baltimore. However, he posted a win against the Orioles on May 19.Boston will get a boost with the return of second baseman Brock Holt, who left Friday's game against Detroit with a bruised knee and was held out for the remainder of the series.Kevin Gausman (4-7, 4.33) will pitch the opener for the Orioles. He had an uneven first half of the season. In his last outing, he allowed five runs and 12 hits in five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.Gausman plans to do whatever he can to get the Orioles back on track despite being out of playoff contention and without their biggest superstar."I think you've just got to go out and compete," Gausman said. "I think everybody here has been embarrassed by how we've played this year in the first half and how far back we are, so we're playing for our pride."Our playoff hopes are done. It's about surviving and trying to build something going into next season. And obviously, we're going to have some different guys around here the second half than we had the first half. We'll adjust from that and see where it takes us." Gausman is 4-7 with a 4.25 ERA in 19 appearances (14 starts) against Boston. He also took the loss against the Red Sox on May 17.
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GAME PREVIEW
Cardinals pitcher who overcame brain injury gets start at Reds 4h ago• 3 min read By baseball standards, the road that Daniel Poncedeleon traveled to the major leagues this season -- from Triple-A Memphis to St. Louis -- is relatively short.By any other measure, the route that Poncedeleon covered to make his first career start for the Cardinals on Monday night against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park was incalculably long and perilously uncertain. There was no road map, no easily navigable thruway to get there.Only 14 months after sustaining a life-threatening brain injury while being struck by a line drive in a Triple-A game, the right-hander will take the mound for the Cardinals in the first game of the three-game series.Every rookie's debut creates a memory for life for that player, but this first game will be all the more remarkable because of what the 26-year-old Poncedeleon overcame to make it happen."Talk about a comeback story," Cardinals interim manager Mike Shildt said before a 7-2 St. Louis loss Sunday to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. "We're in the process of one here, so it's only fitting that maybe he's a part of that. But, independently of that, it's pretty special. ... It's a good story. It's a great story, actually." Poncedeleon's 2017 season ended when he was struck in the head by a line drive off the bat of Iowa's Victor Caratini, who's now with the Cubs, last May 9. He needed emergency brain surgery and was hospitalized in Des Moines for three weeks before being allowed to travel to his Florida home to allow the brain swelling to subside and his head to fully heal.But Poncedeleon certainly worked his way to the majors this season. He has been one of the Pacific Coast League's best starters, going 9-3 with a 2.15 ERA in 18 games, including 17 starts. He was called up by St. Louis earlier this season but didn't get into a game.The Cardinals (50-49) could use a lift, whether it's from Poncedeleon or someone else. They fell into fourth place in the National League Central on Sunday by losing to the Cubs for the third time in the five-game series. St. Louis has dropped six of its last nine, even while replacing former manager Mike Matheny with Shildt in the process.The Pittsburgh Pirates (51-49) moved a half game ahead of St. Louis in the division by beating the Reds 9-2 on Sunday, finishing a dominating three-game sweep in which they outscored Cincinnati 27-5.The same old faces did the damage for the Pirates as Corey Dickerson went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, Gregory Polanco was 2-for-5 with three RBIs and Starling Marte and Sean Rodriguez each went 2-for-4, with all four homering off Matt Harvey (5-6).Harvey has been the Reds' best starter for the last six weeks, but he gave up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings after not allowing more than two earned runs in his previous five starts."I think probably his fastball was missing his spots, and Pittsburgh is a hot club and they took advantage of it," Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. "It (the sweep) is disappointing, but it's a long season, and you're going to have some times when you're not hitting on all cylinders." In the series, Dickerson was 8-for-16 with four homers, Marte was 5-for-15 with two homers and Rodriguez, who began the weekend with a .145 average, was 6-for-12 with two homers.The Reds, who made their managerial change in April by replacing Bryan Price with Riggleman, have lost four in a row since winning 21 of 31 from June 10 until July 14, a stretch in which they went 6-1-1 in eight series.To try to bounce back, Cincinnati will send right-hander Luis Castillo (5-8) to the mound for his fourth start already this season against St. Louis. He went 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA in the first three and is 0-3 against the Cardinals in four career starts. However, the Reds beat the Cardinals 8-2 in his last start against them on July 14, when he was lifted after five innings following a rain delay of nearly two hours.Two Cardinals pitchers will make their first career starts during the three-game NL Central series.With right-hander Carlos Martinez (oblique strain) on the 10-day disabled list, Austin Gomber (0-0), who has been used mostly as a lefty-on-lefty specialist, will start Tuesday night. He has a 3.77 ERA in 14 1/3 innings in 15 games this season.
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Marlins prepare to host Braves after suffering stinging loss 4h ago• 2 min read MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins were one strike from their fifth straight win on Sunday.Instead, closer Kyle Barraclough walked Tampa Bay rookie shortstop Willy Adames, who was recalled from Triple-A Durham just hours earlier and hitting just .209 after an 0-for-3 performance.The next batter, Rays pinch-hitter Daniel Robertson, lined a 94 mph fastball to left field, resulting in the first walk-off grand slam in franchise history and sending the Marlins to a crushing 6-4 loss."It's been fastball command," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Barraclough's issues of late, which also included a shaky save on Saturday.Somehow, after a brutal loss, the Marlins will try to gather themselves for their short trip home to Miami, where they will host the Atlanta Braves for a brief two-game series.Miami is in fourth place in the National League East, trailing the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies by 13 1/3 games.Atlanta, which has lost nine of 13 games, including a rain-delayed 6-2 defeat at the Washington Nationals on Sunday, is second in the NL East, one game behind the Phillies.The Braves, who are 5-2 against the Marlins this season, will start left-hander Sean Newcomb (8-5, 3.51 ERA) against Miami right-hander Jose Urena (2-9, 4.39).Newcomb was outstanding in May (5-0, 1.54) and solid in June (2-1, 2.67) but has struggled badly in three July starts (0-3, 9.75). He allowed just seven homers in his first 16 starts but has given up four long balls in the three July games."He has been falling behind in the count," a scout said of Newcomb. "That has negated his changeup and curve to a large extent." On a positive note for Newcomb, this will be a night game. He is 2-3 with a 4.79 ERA in day games this season and 6-2 with a 2.48 ERA in the p.m.Urena has also been better at night (2-4, 3.45 ERA) as opposed to day games (0-5, 6.31 ERA).In 12 career games against the Braves, including nine starts, Urena is 2-5 with a 5.47 ERA. This season, he is 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA in two starts.Newcomb, who broke into the majors last year, is 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA in four starts against the Marlins. This year, he is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against Miami.Despite Sunday's awful loss, the Marlins have won seven of their past 10 games, and they will get center fielder Cameron Maybin back into their lineup.Maybin, who homered Saturday, was ejected after he struck out looking in the fourth inning on Sunday. He is 5-for-11 in his past four games with two homers.The Braves, meanwhile, will likely be without second baseman Ozzie Albies because of tightness in his right hamstring. Albies, a 21-year-old rookie and a first-time All-Star, has hit .385 since June 17. The switch-hitter has hit 30 doubles and 20 homers so far this season."I think not pushing him ... that's one of those things where if he (blows out his hamstring) that could be a two-month thing," Braves manager Brian Snitker told ajc.com. "We will go day to day, let him get some treatment. We will see where we are in a day or two."
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GAME PREVIEW
Dysfunctional Mets host Padres in race to NL basement 1h ago• 4 min read NEW YORK -- How much lower can the New York Mets sink?With three losses this week to the San Diego Padres, the answer will finally be to the very bottom of the National League.The Mets will begin a three-game series against the only team cushioning their fall to the bottom of the Senior Circuit on Monday, when the NL-worst Padres visit Citi Field.Mets ace right-hander Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.68 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Padres rookie left-hander Eric Lauer (5-6, 4.87 ERA).Both teams are coming off a rain-impacted first series following the All-Star Game. The visiting Padres split a doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, when San Diego won the opener, 10-2, before falling, 5-0, in the nightcap. The twinbill was caused by a rainout on Saturday.DeGrom's first start of the second half was pushed back when the finale of the Mets' three-game series against the New York Yankees was rained out Sunday night. The Mets fell to the Yankees, 7-6, on Saturday and are two games ahead of the Padres in the race to avoid the worst record in the NL.The rainout Sunday capped a weird-even-by-their-standards weekend for the Mets (40-56), who missed out on a chance to climb out of sole possession of last place in the NL East and into a virtual tie for fourth place with the Miami Marlins.The weekend began with Yoenis Cespedes coming off the disabled list, where he spent the previous nine weeks due to mysterious lower leg injuries and hitting a homer in the Mets' 7-5 win. But afterward, Cespedes told reporters he's been battling a calcification issue in both his heels, ailments that could require surgery that would sideline him well into next season.Cespedes didn't play Saturday, when the Mets traded closer Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a pair of low-level prospects and international slot money. On Sunday, John Ricco, one of the three executives filling the general manager's role following the health-related leave of absence for Sandy Alderson, said there was no disconnect between the team and Cespedes but that they didn't know if he'd go on the disabled list or play this week.If the Mets don't put Cespedes on the DL and rule him out of Monday's game, they would be playing with at least one man short for the third straight game. They held Familia out Friday and Saturday before trading him and did not use Cespedes even in a pinch-hitting role with the bases loaded in a one-run game in the ninth inning.Oh, and Ricco ended a 31-minute press conference by announcing right-hander Noah Syndergaard was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to hand, foot and mouth disease, a painful ailment most often associated with preschool children. The Mets think Syndergaard may have caught the illness while appearing at a day camp during the All-Star Break."Hand, foot and mouth, are you serious? Mets manager Mickey Callaway said prior to Sunday's postponement. "I guess it's very uncommon in adults, period. It's kind of odd. Maybe the first DL stint in Major League Baseball with hand, foot and mouth, I don't know. A record or something." The Padres (41-61), meanwhile, are simply enduring another routine season in their ongoing rebuild. San Diego, which is on pace for its eight straight sub-.500 campaign, dealt closer Brad Hand and rookie set-up man Adam Cimber to the Cleveland Indians last Thursday in exchange for top catching prospect Francisco Mejia."Where we're at in the standings, the second part of the year will be (about) looking at improvement from our club, looking at improvement from individuals and giving opportunities to guys that have some talent," Padres general manager A. J. Preller told reporters Thursday. "We'll see if we can find the next Brad Hand or the next Adam Cimber." DeGrom, who allowed a Mike Trout home run during an inning of work in the All-Star Game last Tuesday, didn't factor into the decision in his most recent start for the Mets on July 11, when he allowed five hits over eight scoreless innings in New York's 3-0, 10-inning win over the Phillies. It was the seventh time this season deGrom, who leads the majors in ERA, failed to earn the win despite allowing one run or fewer over at least seven innings.Lauer took the loss in his most recent start July 15, when he allowed five runs over two innings as the Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4. It was the shortest start for Lauer in 18 big league appearances.DeGrom is 3-1 with a 1.53 ERA in five career starts against the Padres. Lauer has never faced the Mets.
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GAME PREVIEW
Indians' Kluber returns to the mound to face sizzling Pirates 3h ago• 3 min read CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber's first start after the All-Star break will be anything but routine. He will be on the mound Monday night at Progressive Field as the Cleveland Indians host the red-hot Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.Kluber (12-5, 2.76 ERA) was given extended rest before and after the break to accommodate his right knee, which received an injection after his last start, an ugly 7-4 loss to the New York Yankees on July 12.Before the injection, Kluber's knee was bothering him for, in his words, "a few weeks," and his performance seemed to reflect that.In his first 14 starts this season, Kluber was 10-2 with a 1.99 ERA. However, in his last six starts he is 2-3 with a 5.03 ERA. It seemed clear that the balky knee was a contributing factor to the mediocre numbers, and Kluber suggested as much."If we looked at the data, there are some things that have changed," Kluber said. "I don't want to try to use it as an excuse or anything, but I think, if anything, it made it a little bit harder to constantly repeat the delivery the way that I would want to. My arm action has been the same. It's just the release point is lower." If there was a silver lining, it's that the knee flareup occurred on the eve of the All-Star break. Kluber, who would have been a candidate to start the All-Star Game, didn't pitch in the game, and manager Terry Francona set up the rotation so Kluber wouldn't pitch until the fourth game after the break, which is Monday night in Cleveland."I would have liked to have pitched in the All-Star Game," Kluber said. "But I think, obviously, the big picture, being healthy for the second half, is more important. With the timing of it and having a break, kind of being able to do this and get some down time, not necessarily miss time, miss starts, things like that, it seemed to make sense." Kluber will have gone 10 days between starts when he takes the mound against the Pirates, who have won nine in a row.In Kluber's last start, the loss to the Yankees, he pitched 7 1/3 innings but gave up six runs and eight hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. He also threw 114 pitches, his second-highest pitch count for a game this season.Monday's start will be Kluber's first career appearance against the Pirates. In three starts in interleague play this year, Kluber is 1-2 with a 6.14 ERA. His career record in interleague games is 13-6 with a 2.57 ERA.He will facing the hottest team in baseball as the Pirates are trying to extend their winning streak to 10 games after polishing off a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-2 victory. Corey Dickerson homered for the fourth straight game, giving him five homers in the span while Starling Marte ran his hitting streak to a career-high 15 straight games by homering.Dickerson went 4-for-5 and recorded 21 bases as the Pirates scored 27 runs in Cincinnati. Marte is batting .381 (24-for-63) with six homers and 15 RBIs during the second-longest streak in the National League this season, one game behind Atlanta's Freddie Freeman."The bats showed up," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Really, everything did, but the offense was out in front of things. We did some damage early today." The Pirates are on their first nine-game winning streak for the first time since June 20-30, 2013. They are seeking 10 straight wins for the first time since June 26-July 5, 2004.In the last 11 games, Pirates starting pitchers have combined to post an 2.80 ERA and Trevor Williams (7-7, 4.36) starts Monday.He, like Kluber, followed a strong start to the season with some bumpy performances of late.In Williams' first nine starts, he was 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA. However, in his last 10 starts, he is 2-5 with a 6.26 ERA and has pitched six innings or more in only two of his last nine starts.Williams' last start was a 2-0 win over Washington on July 11. In that game, he pitched five scoreless innings and gave up four hits with three strikeouts and three walks. Monday will be his first career start against Cleveland.Williams is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA in interleague play this year and 4-1 with a 2.05 ERA in his career in interleague games.
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A's add weapon with Familia as they head into Texas heat 4h ago• 3 min read ARLINGTON, Texas -- Newly acquired reliever Jeurys Familia arrived at his new home clubhouse on Sunday for his first game with the Oakland Athletics roughly an hour before the first pitch against the San Francisco Giants in game three of the Bay Bridge Series.Familia is likely to be plenty settled in with the Athletics as they head south to Arlington to begin a four-game series with the Texas Rangers on Monday at Globe Life Park.Oakland will send left-hander Brett Anderson (1-2, 6.08 ERA) to the hill in Monday's series opener while the Rangers will counter with left-hander Cole Hamels (5-8, 4.36).Familia got to the Athletics in the nick of time, adding a live, rested arm to an Oakland bullpen worn down from an 11-inning win over the Giants on Saturday. The A's acquired the former All-Star, who had 51 saves in 2016 and 17 this season, from the Mets on Saturday."We're two games into the (second half) and it feels like we've played 20 in a row," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said prior to Sunday's game.Familia (5-4) got his first taste of action for Oakland in the ninth inning of the A's 6-5 win against San Francisco on Sunday afternoon. He entered with the game tied at 5-5 and allowed one hit and struck out one in a two-inning stint, earning the win when Matt Chapman's single in the bottom of the 10th drove home Marcus Semien.Familia is a key addition to an A's bullpen that is a major league-best 39-0 this season when leading after seven innings."That's one of the reasons that you bring in an elite arm like (Familia's)," Melvin said. "It's not going to be every day that guys are available. It will be great to have him here, whether it's the eighth or seventh, whatever it may be." The Rangers are ready for Oakland after beating Cleveland 5-0 at home on Sunday afternoon to salvage the final game of the two teams' three-game series. Yovani Gallardo and three relievers allowed a combined five hits while Rougned Odor went 3 for 3 with a home run along with three RBIs and Ryan Rua added a two-run dinger in the victory.The outing was a complete reversal of form of Gallardo, who turned in his best start of the season. In his last start against the Red Sox on July 10, he allowed a season-high six runs on seven hits in a loss."I felt good -- I had command of all my pitches and could throw to both sides of the plate," said Gallardo, who allowed three of the hits in six solid innings. "With the heat today, I was able to attack the plate. Everything was working today, and I was able to get some quick outs. I was able to make the adjustment needed during the game." Anderson was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list July 8 and is 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in two starts since his return. He was 0-2 with a 7.63 ERA in four starts before he was placed on the DL May 19 with a strained right shoulder. He was signed by the A's to a minor league contract March 19 and began the season at Triple-A Nashville.Anderson had a no-decision in his most recent start, a 4-3 A's win at San Francisco on July 14. He is 1-4 with a save and a 6.02 ERA in 11 games, including eight starts, in his career against Texas and has not faced the Rangers since June 16, 2015, when he had a no-decision for Los Angeles in a 3-2 loss at Texas.Hamels will make his 20th start of the season in Monday contest. He leads qualifying Texas starters in starts (19) and ERA (4.36) and despite getting the win in his last outing (on July 13 at Baltimore), has gone 1-2 with a 9.53 ERA in past four starts to see his season ERA rise from 3.41 to 4.36, highest since April 24.Hamels is 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA in nine games, all of them starts, in his career versus Oakland, recording quality starts in 5 of 9 outings. He has faced the A's twice this season, once in Oakland and once in Arlington, going 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA with five walks and 16 strikeouts.
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Struggling Brewers look forward to series with Nationals 1h ago• 3 min read MILWAUKEE -- So much for momentum.The Milwaukee Brewers led the Central by 1 1/2 games on July 8 but has dropped nine of their last 11 and they will be 3 1/2 games out of the top spot Monday when they open a three-game series with the Washington Nationals at Miller Park."We got our butts kicked (Sunday) but it's one game," manager Craig Counsell said. "We'll come back tomorrow. It was a bad game but it's a new series tomorrow with Jhoulys (Chacin) on the mound. We'll be ready to go." Chacin went five innings his last time out, holding the Pirates to a run on two hits over five innings in a 6-2 loss at PNC Park and will be trying to earn his first victory since June 21.Getting Jesus Aguilar back in the lineup could help Chacin's cause. Aguilar, whose 25 homers are tied for the league lead along with St. Louis' Matt Carpenter and Colorado's Nolan Arenado sat out Sunday's debacle against the Dodgers because of a sore hamstring."He had some cramping (Saturday) night," Counsell said. "I was actually targeting Wednesday for a break, but we'll give it to him (Sunday)." Not having Aguilar in the lineup is a big loss for Milwaukee's offense, which has been frustratingly inconsistent all season but especially during the recent slump.The Brewers are averaging 3.63 runs per game and 3.1 in their losses, though many of those have come in late innings when the game was already out of reach.True to that trend, offense was an issue Sunday in the series finale against Los Angeles. The Brewers put two runs on the board in the opening inning only to be shut out the rest of the way.Not having Aguilar Sunday also hurt Milwaukee defensively. With him unavailable and Eric Thames still on the disabled list with a sore right hamstring, Counsell had to use Ryan Braun at first base for just the 17th time this season.Braun had gotten extensive work at the position during spring training as Milwaukee tried to ease an outfield logjam after acquiring outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich. But his own injury problems, along with Aguilar's breakout campaign have limited Braun's opportunities to get comfortable there.The lack of work was obvious Sunday as Braun was charged with one error and misplayed another ball that led to a four-run inning."It's out of need, for sure," Counsell said. "He hasn't been over there much and it caught up with us today a little bit." Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez likely wouldn't mind if the Brewers offense waits at least one more day to figure itself out. He's 0-4 with a 6.51 ERA over his last eight starts but has held his last two opponents, the Marlins and Pirates, to just two runs while striking out a combined eight batters in 11 innings."He looked real good," Washington manager Dave Martinez said after Gonzalez's six-inning effort against the Pirates July 11. "That's the Gio that I know." Gonzalez was originally slated to make his second half debut Saturday against the Braves but was pushed to Monday when that contest was rained out.The Nationals won't be getting closer Sean Doolittle back during the Brewers series. Out since July 7 with a pinched nerve in his foot, he'll be out at least a few more weeks after an MRI revealed a stress reaction in the bridge of his left foot.Doolittle was off to a great start before the injury, converting 22 of 23 save opportunities while posting a 1.45 ERA in 37 1/3 innings of work."He's really bummed out about it, and I am too," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "He's going to be missed, but this is the reason we went out and got (Kelvin) Herrera. We got qualified guys who can close." The Nationals acquired Herrera from Kansas City to close games in Doolittle's place but he has allowed five runs in 10 2/3 innings since joining the team while Ryan Madson and Brandon Kintzler have struggled in their own late-inning roles, as well."At this point in the season, with everything that's going on, to not be able to help, it's a really frustrating feeling," Doolittle said. "I want to be there with my guys. I feel like I'm placing a burden on the bullpen by not being with them. The challenge is going to be harnessing that energy and throwing it into whatever rehab I can do." The Nationals head into Milwaukee coming off a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday when Bryce Harper homered and Adam Eaton collected three hits.
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Royals on roll heading into series with Tigers 2h ago• 3 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the All-Star break began, the Kansas City Royals owned the worst record in the majors at 27-68.The industry joke was all the Royals needed was a 41-game winning streak to get back to .500.The Royals will not see anything close to .500 this season and probably will not be able to avoid 100 losses, but they did register their first series sweep of the year, taking three straight from the Minnesota Twins to match their longest winning streak of the season.They will try to extend that on Monday when they open a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium."We needed it," Kansas City catcher Drew Butera said of the sweep. "I think the four days (break) did us well. We kind of regrouped ourselves both physically and mentally. We have a good team. We haven't been playing the way we should have been, having the results we should have been. This was nice to come back and get the second half on the right foot and hopefully get on a little roll here." Butera hit an inside-the-park homer to break a tie in the seventh inning in the 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to conclude the sweep. It was the first inside-the-park home run by a Royals catcher since Brent Mayne did it twice in 1991."It doesn't hurt, does it?" Royals manager Ned Yost said of winning three straight. "When we left for the All-Star break, I got the boys together and said, 'look, go home, enjoy your four days, catch your breath, relax, breath deep, breath out. Just relax and be ready to get back after the break and compete.'"And they've done a wonderful job. I'm really pleased. I think our offense is really starting to come back around. I think our bullpen has been really good these here last few days. I think our starting pitching has been really good. I'm happy that we came off the break, exactly the way we wanted to with three wins." The Royals will face another struggling team in the Tigers, who are 17 games below .500 and dropped two of three to the Boston Red Sox. The Tigers were held to five hits, struck out 10 times and lost for the eighth time in 10 games.Left-hander Francisco Liriano, a familiar face, will start the opener for Detroit. He is 3-5 with a 4.67 ERA in 15 starts this season. In 79 innings, he has allowed 66, walked 45 and struck 63, while yielding 42 runs, only one unearned.He went 6-7 with a 5.66 ERA in 18 starts and 20 relief appearances last season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. He has a career record of 105-104 with a 4.17 ERA with six clubs.Liriano last pitched on July 15 in a no-decision against the Astros, coming out after three innings with tightness in his back. He gave up a run on one hits and three walks, while striking out three.Liriano has faced the Royals 22 times, including 19 starts, in his career. He is 8-5 with a 4.03 ERA, allowing 51 earned runs and striking out 93 over 114 innings.He is 1-0 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts this season against Kansas City.In nine career starts and one relief appearance at Kauffman Stadium, Liriano is 4-3 with a 3.40 ERA.Mike Moustakas has only a .158 batting average, 3-for-19 with no home runs, against Liriano. Alex Gordon is 8-for-34, 235. Salvador Perez is 4-for-12, .333, with a home run and three RBIs vs. Liriano. Alcides Escobar is 5-for-26, .192, with one RBI.The Royals will counter with rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer, who will be making his second career start. Fillmyer's other start was a 7-4 loss to the Boston on July 8 when he allowed four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.While the Royals are familiar with Liriano, this will be Filmyer's first time to face the Tigers.Overall, he is 0-1 with a 3.45 ERA in five appearances.
Game
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Press (AP).
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