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GAME PREVIEW
May 21, 2018 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two veteran coaches had a similar message for their teams on the eve of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night."It starts 0-0," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Game 4. "It doesn't matter if we won (the previous game) by one or 41." In fact, the Warriors did win Game 3 on Sunday by 41 points, 126-85, to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven.The margin of victory not only was the largest in Warriors postseason history, but the margin of defeat also was the biggest ever for a team that won 65 or more games in the regular season.Stephen Curry, who had missed 17 of his 20 3-point attempts in the first 10 quarters of the series, sent the Warriors' home crowd into a frenzy by making 4 of 5 in the second half Sunday en route to 35 points.It was a performance that brought back memories to Kerr of the Boston Celtics' Danny Ainge."I don't remember what I had for breakfast, but I remember what Danny Ainge said 30 years ago," Kerr warned. "They won a playoff game by 40, and he said, 'This is not the Tour de France. You don't start with a big lead because it's not based on time or how much you won by.'"It's the NBA, so it's 2-1 (in the series). So doesn't matter what happened (Sunday). We have to be ready for a great team that's going to come out like they did in Game 2, attacking, hair on fire and taking the force to us, and we have to be ready for that." The Rockets' margin of defeat Sunday was almost identical to the number of fewer points scored by Eric Gordon, P. J. Tucker and Trevor Ariza in Game 3 than in Game 2.Key members of the James Harden/Chris Paul supporting cast -- Gordon, Tucker and Ariza -- combined for 23-of-33 shooting and contributed 68 points to a 127-105 series-evening home win in Game 2.On Sunday, they went a combined 8 of 24 and 23 points in the blowout loss.Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni wasn't singling out anyone when he assessed the Game 3 performance."We didn't bring our best game," he observed. "But I'm hoping for the best (in Game 4). I hope we play great and them bad. Never know." The loss was the Rockets' fourth of the postseason. They rebounded with wins after each of the first three, romping by an average of 20.7 points.This time, they'll be up against a Warriors team that has won an NBA-record 16 straight playoff games at home.D'Antoni went as far as to say the pressure is on the Warriors, who would hand the home-court advantage back to Houston with a loss in Game 4."I hope so," Kerr reacted to his rival's statement. "We're much better when the pressure's on. He's right. We're at home, so if they win, they have home-court advantage. So, yeah, pressure's on us. It's kind of on them, too."
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GAME PREVIEW
Braves' McCarthy has proved tough to beat for Phillies 2h ago• 2 min read The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies have grown familiar with each other during the last eight weeks. Brandon McCarthy has enjoyed those meetings against the Braves' divisional rival.McCarthy (4-2, 5.05 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season against the Phillies on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series. It marks the Braves' 11th meeting against the Phillies this season, and Atlanta has won six of the first 10.McCarthy has been victorious in three of those meetings. McCarthy, a veteran right-hander, is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16 innings against the Phillies this season. He has a 6.53 ERA in his other six outings in 2018.The 34-year-old will try to keep the Braves in first place in the National League East. The Phillies, now 27-18, opened the series with a 3-0 win Monday night. Philadelphia is just 9-14 against the rest of the NL East this season, but Monday's win put the team just a half-game back of the Braves for first place.Atlanta, meanwhile, still has the chance for its fourth series win in as many tries against the Phillies in the season's first two months."When we walked in, I said it was like we just left," Braves manager Brian Snitker said Monday after his team arrived at Citizens Bank Park. "Seems like an abnormal amount of time for the first couple of months in the season." Snitker added that he sees similarities between the clubs, who have been some of the biggest surprises in baseball through two months."We both have young, athletic, good looking players," Snitker said. "I kind of looked at them (last year) and thought, that's what we're trying to get, young, athletic players. We've taken a step in the right direction." The Braves will be seeing Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez (4-4, 4.37) on Tuesday for the fourth time in 2018. Velasquez's starts against Atlanta have not gone as well as McCarthy's against Philadelphia.Velasquez, who has a 4.89 ERA in seven career starts against the Braves, has given up 13 earned runs in 12 2/3 innings (9.24 ERA) against the Braves this season. He surrendered six runs and seven hits in four innings the last time he faced them on April 29.Velasquez has been much better since that outing, however. In three starts in May, Velasquez has a 2.08 ERA, 1.038 WHIP and 10.9 K/9 rate. He struck out five and gave up just five hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in his last start."He did a good job mixing his pitches, stayed really composed," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters of Velasquez. "Maybe he did not look as crisp early on as he did his last outing and then it just started coming together for him. He found his rhythm, he found his confidence, he found his mojo and then he started attacking them."
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GAME PREVIEW
Rookie Soto injecting life into Nationals against Padres 23m ago• 2 min read WASHINGTON -- Rookie outfielder Juan Soto's impact on the Washington Nationals lineup was immediate.Soto hit a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw in the first at-bat of his first start and the Nationals rolled over the San Diego Padres 10-2 Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Washington's Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 2.20 ERA) opposes rookie Eric Lauer (1-2, 8.14) in the middle game of the series Tuesday night.Soto's long ball was contagious as Mark Reynolds hit two home runs and Bryce Harper connected for his National League-leading 14th."I thought as a team, we really swung the bat well," Harper told MLB.com. "Really jumped on them early and did the things we could to put some runs up there on the board. Of course, it started with that three-run homer by Soto. Got it going and we never stopped." The 19-year-old Soto -- Washington's No. 2 prospect -- was called up to be Washington's primary left fielder following a string of outfield injuries. He struck out as a pinch hitter Sunday in his first Major League at-bat, but on Monday night became the first teenager to homer since teammate Harper in 2012."It's exciting," Nationals manager Dave Martinez told the Washington Post. "It's uplifting. Here's a young man getting a chance to play in the big leagues at an early age. It pumps everyone up." Gio Gonazalez (5-2) allowed two runs on two hits over seven innings.The Nationals, who were swept by the Dodgers over the weekend, pounded out 15 hits, seven for extra bases.San Diego's Robbie Erlin (1-3) was gone after four innings and six runs in a spot start.If Soto is in the lineup Tuesday night, he will face fellow rookie Lauer, who will be making his sixth start and first against the Nationals.The left-hander allowed four runs over 4 2/3 innings, walking three and allowing six hits in his last start, versus the Pirates. That was a vast improvement over his previous effort in which he allowed six Cardinals' runs and didn't make it through the third.Through three innings against the Pirates the 22-year-old Lauer had allowed one baserunner."It should be a revelation for him: 'Oh that's how I pitch here -- aggressively,'" Padres manage Andy Green told MLB.com regarding Lauer's first trip through the order.Lauer's velocity improved from his previous start as well."I don't know why it was down," Lauer told MLB.com. "I don't think my velo is a huge factor, because I don't throw 97 (mph). As long as I'm making pitches, I don't care if it's 86 or 92." Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 2.20) goes for Washington. Hellickson's starts for the Nationals have been relatively short but sweet. He's allowed one earned run over his last three starts.His longest outing this season has been 6 2/3 scoreless innings and that came against the Padres on May 8, when he carried a perfect game into the seventh inning for a win. Martinez has generally opted to remove him after two trips through the opponent's batting order.In nine career starts versus San Diego, Hellickson is 3-4 with a 5.80 ERA.Wil Myers is 6-for-14 with two homers against Hellickson and Corey Spangenberg is 6-for-10. Eric Hosmer is 5-for-24 (.208).
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GAME PREVIEW
Cubs host Indians with 3rd straight win in sights 5h ago• 2 min read The Chicago Cubs will go for their third win in a row as they welcome the Cleveland Indians to open a two-game series on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.Chicago (25-19) returns home to begin a five-game homestand against the Indians and the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs are coming off a 4-2 road trip and have a chance to set a new high-water mark for the season at seven games above .500 with a win.Meanwhile, Cleveland (22-23) sits atop the American League Central despite a sub-.500 record. The Indians have dropped four of their past six games and have scored only one run in two of their past three.The series marks the Indians' first trip to Wrigley Field since the 2016 World Series. Cleveland won two of three games on Chicago's North Side to seize a 3-2 series lead, but the Cubs rallied with two wins on the road to win their first title since 1908.The teams met earlier this season in Cleveland, splitting a two-game series.Cubs right-hander Tyler Chatwood (3-3, 3.14 ERA) will make his ninth start of the season. Chatwood started the season 0-3 but has pitched bettere. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his past six outings.In four career games (three starts) against the Indians, Chatwood is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA. He has dodged trouble despite issuing 14 walks to go along with 14 strikeouts in 20 innings.Cleveland will counter with right-hander Trevor Bauer (3-3, 2.59 ERA), who will make his 10th start. The 27-year-old is coming off a masterful performance in which he struck out 10 during eight scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers. He allowed four hits and did not walk a batter.In two career games against the Cubs, Bauer has been nearly as dominant. He is 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA, allowing one earned run in 13 2/3 innings. He has given up eight hits, walked six and struck out 15.Behind Bauer, Melky Cabrera will mark his second game since joining the Indians. The veteran outfielder impressed his teammates in his debut as he threw out Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros as he tried to advance from first base to third base."That's how you introduce yourself to the team and get friends on your side real fast," Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis said to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I've been watching that for a long time. He still has a very accurate arm. I'm excited to see what he can bring to us." In the opposite dugout, Cubs manager Joe Maddon is eager to see Chatwood take another step forward since joining the team as a free agent during the offseason. He thinks Chatwood will improve along with starters Yu Darvish and Jose Quintana."They're going to continue on that path," Maddon said to the Chicago Sun-Times. "There is a break-in period, and there also was a bad-weather period. As their confidence goes, they're going to go."
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Jays aim to end skid vs. Angels 3h ago• 4 min read TORONTO -- The Los Angeles Angels ended their five-game losing streak Sunday.Next, they will be facing the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be trying to end a four-game losing streak of their own at the Angels' expense.The struggling teams will open a three-game series on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre.Home has not been particularly sweet for the Blue Jays. Their sloppy and embarrassing 9-2 loss that completed a four-game sweep by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday dropped their home record to 11-15."Wash it off, move on, day off tomorrow, show up Tuesday," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said after the game Sunday in which his team made four official errors and several other miscues. "We're obviously better than that. But we're in a bad stretch right now, we're not playing real good baseball in a bunch of different areas. Seen it before, will see it again, that's the nature of the beast." The Blue Jays (22-25) have lost five straight series at home and are three games below .500 for the first time this season.The Angels (26-21) have enjoyed playing on the road so far, going 14-4, but are 12-17 at home, including a just-completed 4-7 homestand.The game Tuesday is the beginning of a 10-game trip for the Angels.Shohei Ohtani, the Angels' double-threat pitcher/designated hitter, threw a career-best 7 2/3 innings on Sunday at Angel Stadium, limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to two runs and six hits, striking out nine and walking one in the 5-2 victory that ended the Angels' losing streak.The 23-year-old, a right-handed pitcher and a left-handed batter, is also hitting .321 with six home runs, five doubles and 17 RBIs in 84 at-bats and his games in Toronto will be as a DH."Right now, we're trying to see some parts of our club grow and get better, and he's very important to us as a pitcher and a hitter," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.The Angels will start right-hander Garrett Richards (4-2, 3.47 ERA) against Blue Jays left-hander J. A. Happ (5-3, 4.15).Richards will be making his 10th start of the season and fifth on the road in the opener on Tuesday. It will be his first start against the Blue Jays since Aug. 23, 2015, at Angel Stadium and his first start at the Rogers Centre since May 9, 2014.In seven career games (five starts) against Toronto, he is 2-3 with a 5.74 ERA. In five career games (three starts) at Toronto, he is 1-2 with a 5.12 ERA.Richards took the loss Wednesday against the Houston Astros after tossing a season-best seven innings and allowing two runs (both unearned) and four hits with one walk and four strikeouts. He has a 1.42 ERA in his past three starts.Happ is coming off his best start of the season on Wednesday when he allowed two hits, no walks and struck out 10 in a 5-3 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. That followed his worst start of the season on May 10 when he allowed 10 hits and seven runs to the Seattle Mariners in 3 1/3 innings.He is 1-6 with a 6.17 ERA in seven career starts against the Angels.After the loss Sunday, the Blue Jays sent shortstop Richard Urena to Triple-A Buffalo on option and will make a corresponding move Tuesday. Urena made two errors Sunday.The Angels put catcher Rene Rivera on the disabled list Sunday with right knee inflammation and called up catcher Jose Briceno, who was batting .261 with six home runs and 20 RBIs in 23 games at Triple-A Salt Lake City."Over the last couple years, we've seen a young catcher grow from a guy that you would consider a major league skill set of tools to a guy who is refined now to understand what he needs to do to help a pitcher through a game," Scioscia said.Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are saying all the usual things about their plight."We can't get too far ahead of ourselves," struggling Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "We can't focus too much on what's happened in the past. You've got to stay in the moment. You've got to stay for the day. As cliche as it sounds, you've got to take it one day at a time." "It's only May," Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson said. "Regardless, if we were playing a team that was in first place, had the best record in baseball, or a team that had the worst record in baseball, we still have to put ourselves in a position to win the series. It doesn't matter who the opponent happens to be." Neither veteran player distinguished himself Sunday. Donaldson made a costly error and made a few other poor defensive plays while going 0-for-3.Granderson was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He whiffed in the third inning with runners at second and third and one out and the infield back with the score 1-0 for Oakland.
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GAME PREVIEW
Mets look to extend win streak; Marlins try to halt skid 1h ago• 2 min read NEW YORK -- The little things that are finally going right for the New York Mets can't seem to stop going wrong for the Miami Marlins.The Mets will look to continue their winning streak and extend the Marlins' skid Tuesday night when New York hosts Miami in the middle game of a three-game series at Citi Field.Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler (2-3, 5.92 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Marlins left-hander Caleb Smith (2-5, 4.22).The Mets won their fourth in a row Monday night when they got timely RBI hits from Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilmer Flores and some strong defense in a 2-0 win over the Marlins.Flores doubled the Mets' lead immediately after Marlins third baseman Martin Prado misplayed Luis Guillorme's routine grounder in the seventh inning. Had Prado fielded the ball cleanly, there would have been two outs and a runner on second. Instead, Devin Mesoraco trotted home from third on Flores' pinch-single.The Mets (24-19) preserved the lead in the eighth inning when left fielder Brandon Nimmo made a sliding catch for the third out with a runner on third and in the ninth when the Marlins stranded a runner at second after shortstop Amed Rosario ranged deep into the hole for Lewis Brinson's grounder and nabbed a sliding Brinson for the final out.Defense helped the Mets out a day after they broke open a tie on back-to-back homers by Cabrera and Rosario in the seventh inning of a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks."To throw a shutout and win 2-0, defense is going to come into play," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Monday night. "And we made the big plays when we needed to. That third out right there at the end, that was unbelievable. What a play by 'Rosey.'"The Marlins (17-30) have lost three straight in three different ways. The Atlanta Braves routed Miami 8-1 on Saturday before scoring six runs in the ninth inning of a 10-9 victory on Sunday.Before near-misses in the eighth and ninth inning Monday, the Marlins squandered a prime offensive chance in the sixth inning when they loaded the bases with two outs before pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich struck out against the Mets' third pitcher of the inning, former Miami reliever AJ Ramos."Just got to do better, really, that's all it comes down to," Marlins first baseman Justin Bour said Monday night. "(When) it's the close games -- the low-scoring ones or the high-scoring ones -- we've just got to do a better job of stepping on the gas." Wheeler took the loss in his most recent start last Wednesday when he allowed six runs in four innings as the Mets fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1. Smith took the loss last Thursday when he gave up four runs in three innings as the Marlins were blanked by the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0.In eight starts against the Marlins, Wheeler is 3-1 with a 2.15 ERA -- his lowest ERA against any opponent he has faced at least five times. He victimized Miami in the only shutout and complete game of his career on June 19, 2014, when he tossed a three-hitter in the Mets' 1-0 win.Smith didn't factor into the decision in his lone previous appearance and start against the Mets on April 10, when he gave up three runs in five innings as Miami fell 8-6.
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GAME PREVIEW
Taillon, Pirates host Reds 3h ago• 3 min read The last time Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon faced the Cincinnati Reds, only a third-inning single by the opposing pitcher prevented him from throwing a no-hitter.The Pirates probably don't need Taillon to be nearly that good when they face the Reds on Tuesday in the first game of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park, but they are hoping he can be a streak stopper.The Pirates had won eight of nine after beating the San Diego Padres on Thursday in the first game of a four-game series at PNC Park, but they dropped the next three games to fall out of first place in the National League Central. They've lost four of their last seven.Taillon (2-3), who has a 1.98 ERA in 13 2/3 innings this month, won't be taking on Tyler Mahle this time -- Mahle's single represented the Reds' only hit when they lost to the Pirates 1-0 on April 8 as Taillon struck out seven and walked two.But Taillon will match up against a familiar face in newly acquired Reds right-hander Matt Harvey, the former New York Mets ace who is being eased into the Cincinnati rotation. Harvey lasted four innings in each of his first two starts with Cincinnati, and the Reds won both games.Harvey didn't allow a run in his first Reds start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 11, then gave up three runs and seven hits in four innings of what became a 6-3 Cincinnati victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday."Unfortunately, I came out after the fourth ... I took a peek at how many pitches (77) I had," Harvey said. "It had creeped up pretty good. Other than that, I was pretty happy the way I finished." The Reds could use some more innings from Harvey this time, especially after losing three of four to the Chicago Cubs last weekend and five of seven overall since winning six in a row -- a run that included a four-game sweep of the Dodgers in Los Angeles."As the (Giants) game went on, he had some 1-2 counts where they got hits and you've got to put them away when you've got two strikes on them," Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. "It just wasn't there." Taillon dealt with a lacerated finger during his last start but still pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two solo home runs, during a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday."After my warmups, it wasn't even a thought the rest of the day," Taillon said.Harvey is 1-1 with a 5.46 ERA and six homers allowed in 28 innings in five career starts against the Pirates but will be seeing new Pittsburg center fielder Austin Meadows for the first time. The 23-year-old Meadows, one of the Pirates' top prospects, made his major league debut last weekend against San Diego and went 5-for-11 (.455) with one homer and two RBIs."A lot of emotions, running around the bases and hearing the fans cheer," Meadows said of hitting his first career homer Sunday. "It was a special moment." Meadows might want to get some tips about facing Harvey from Josh Harrison, who is 5-for-8 (.625) against him with two RBIs. Josh Bell is 3-for-6 (.500) with a homer, but Jordy Mercer is 0-for-8 (.000) and Gregory Polanco is 2-for-9 (.222).Taillon is 2-2 with a 4.23 ERA in eight career starts against the Reds, giving up 47 hits in 44 2/3 innings. Jose Peraza (8-for-13, .615), Scooter Gennett (8-for-22, .364) and Billy Hamilton (7-of-20, .350, 2 homers, 6 RBIs) hit him well, but Joey Votto (3-for-19, .158), Eugenio Suarez (2-for-15, .133) and Scott Schebler (1-for-13, .077) do not. Adam Duvall is 6-for-22 (.273) with two homers and four RBIs.The Pirates are 11-11 on the road and the Reds have lost 18 of 25 at home. The Pirates took three of four from the Reds on April 5-8 at PNC Park.
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Rays will try to slow down Red Sox's power 4h ago• 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays get back to having a traditional starting pitcher on the mound, but they'll do so Tuesday night against the best hitting lineup in the majors as the Boston Red Sox come to town.Boston (32-15) went into Monday night's games just percentage points behind the Yankees for the American League East lead, with the best team batting average (.270) and the most home runs (68) in all of baseball.Red Sox sluggers Mookie Betts and J. D. Martinez are tied for the major league lead with 15 home runs each, becoming the first pair of Boston players ever to both get to 15 home runs in the first 50 games of the season."The two guys I thought were at that pace, they never did it: Manny and David," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora, referring to Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. "It's fun to watch." The Rays are surprisingly within a game of .500 at 22-23, and they've done so despite enough injuries to their starting rotation that they've tried all kinds of innovations to traditional pitching approaches. Reliever Sergio Romo started each of the last two games -- this after 588 relief appearances to open his career -- and pitched well, getting three outs Saturday and four on Sunday without allowing a run or a hit.What was expected to be a grueling 11-game, 10-day road trip turned out to be a 7-4 swing for the Rays, who won six straight before Sunday's loss to the Angels."We have to carry the momentum a little bit," manager Kevin Cash said. "The off day comes (Monday), hopefully that doesn't slow us down. Get excited, get back to the Trop. We've played tight ballgames against Boston. We have to find how to win those tight ballgames." Boston is 7-3 against Tampa Bay this season, and six of those seven wins have come by a single run. The two teams won't play again after this series until August, when they wrap up the season series with three games at Fenway and three at Tropicana Field.On Tuesday, the Rays will have to contend with Red Sox ace Chris Sale (4-1, 2.29 ERA), who pitched a hard-luck gem against Tampa Bay on opening day, allowing one hit in six scoreless innings of what ended up a 6-4 Rays victory.Sale has dominated the Rays in recent years -- for his career, he's just 8-5 with a 3.10 ERA, but last year he was 4-1 with a 2.66 and in 2016, he was 2-0 with a 1.69, putting him at 6-1 with a 2.15 ERA since the start of 2016. He's averaging right around 1.5 strikeouts per inning in his career, with 152 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay.The Rays are back to a traditional starter they can expect to make it out of the second inning, though Jake Faria (3-2, 5.20) wasn't able to do that the last time he faced the Red Sox. In April, he lasted just 1 2/3 innings, giving up eight earned runs on five hits and five walks, so his season ERA against Boston is still 14.29; for his career, it's 6.14.His last outing, Faria lasted only 4 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on four hits with four walks, so control remains a focal point as he tries to get back to the dominant pitching he opened his major league career with last season.
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D-backs aim to get on track against Brewers 1h ago• 2 min read MILWAUKEE -- His team's current lack of production notwithstanding, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo doesn't think there needs to be wholesale changes to his players' offensive preparation.The Diamondbacks managed just three hits Monday night as they opened a three-game series at Milwaukee with a loss -- their fifth in a row and 11th in their last 12 games."We feel very strongly about the program we have," Lovullo said after a 4-2 loss Monday. "It worked 11 days ago. It's just one of those unfortunate situations when we haven't been executing offensively."We've been talking about the mistakes we made the previous night. We've talked about being ready for velocity, waiting for a pitch, the techniques and habits these guys have every single day when they go out there ... they work hard to perfect their swing." Lovullo admits that velocity has been an issue for his hitters this season, and it's something opponents are taking advantage of."Velocity is beating us at times and the rest of the league is paying attention to that," Lovullo said. "I think at times we need to do a better job of hitting the fastball." They didn't do a good job of it last time they faced Jhoulys Chacin, Milwaukee's scheduled starter for Tuesday. He held Arizona to just a run on two hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings last week in Phoenix."He pitched beautifully," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said after that outing.Chacin isn't who Brewers fans had in mind when the team went into the offseason looking to bolster its starting rotation but more than a quarter of a way into the season, the veteran right-hander has been just as good as some of the bigger-name pitchers available last winter and has out-performed several other options the Brewers were believed to have interest in.He got off to a slow start with Milwaukee, posting a 6.59 ERA through his first two outings. He's been on a roll ever since and takes the mound Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks having gone 3-0 with a 2.58 ERA over his previous seven starts.Chacin's slider has been his best pitch throughout his career and because of its ability to induce ground balls, made Chacin an attractive fit for the Brewers. It took Chacin a little while to get the pitch going this year and now that it's finally working for him, he's seeing results."He's really doing what he's always done, in my mind," manager Craig Counsell said. "He just got off to a little bit of a slow start with his fastball and slider." Matt Koch gets the nod for Arizona. The right-hander took the loss in his last outing -- also against the Brewers -- surrendering eight runs on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings, including four home runs."When you give up four homers, the defense can't really help you on those," Koch said. "I've got to keep the ball down and keep the ball on the ground so they can." It was a blip on the radar of what has been an otherwise strong season so far for the 27-year-old, who had held opponents to three runs or fewer in each of his first five starts this season.
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Struggling Rangers look to pick up pieces against Yankees 1h ago• 3 min read Texas general manager Jon Daniels affirmed his belief in the Rangers' coaching staff on Monday, giving the coaches a vote of confidence even as the team flounders at the bottom of the American League West standings.The Rangers, 10-5 losers to the New York Yankees at home on Monday night, are now 18-31 on the season and have won just seven of 24 games at Globe Life Park. Texas will get another chance to get on track at home when it hosts the Yankees in the middle contest of a three-game series on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.The Yankees will send right-hander Domingo German (0-1, 4.26 ERA) to the mound on Tuesday while Texas will counter with left-hander Cole Hamels (2-4, 3.48).Daniels said prior to Monday's game that the coaches aren't to blame for the way he set up the club in the offseason when he opted against chasing big free agent signees while trying to rebuild the Rangers from within.Texas was also blindsided with injuries over the first month and a half of the season and quickly fell off the pace established by division front-runners Houston and Los Angeles."From a coaching staff perspective, what we constantly talk about is just the development of our young players, some of which are going well and some of which are not," Daniels said. "At the end of the day, it's up to the players to go out and execute." With Yankees first baseman Greg Bird's return to the roster just days away, New York general manager Brian Cashman will have to make a decision soon about keeping Tyler Austin with the big-league club.It seemed likely that Austin would be sent down to Triple-A Scranton once Bird was ready to rejoin the Yankees, but Austin has made the most of his chances, going 6 for 11 with three home runs and seven RBIs in his three games prior to Monday's win.Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Austin's play has been one of the keys to the team's hot start."Tyler Austin is an important part of what we're doing right now and obviously another huge day for him to get us going with a couple long ones," Boone said Monday prior to the Yankees' game at Texas. "He's playing great. He's done a great job all year. He's been a part of us winning games and hopefully that continues." German will make his third start of the season (and eighth appearance) in Tuesday's middle game of the series and will pitch on extended nine days' rest. He did not record a decision in his most recent outing at Oakland on May 12 despite allowing a career-high six earned runs, including five in the fourth inning that that snapped a personal 15-inning scoreless stretch.German has never faced the Rangers.Hamels returns to the hill after being scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday at Chicago because of neck stiffness. Tuesday's start will be his 10th of the season.Hamels has a 1-2 record over his last five starts and has compiled a 2.73 ERA over that span. He made his most recent start on May 11 at Houston, allowing no runs and just one hit in six innings of work and did not allow a runner to reach third base.Hamels will make his first start against New York since June 29, 2016, a 7-1 Rangers' victory in Arlington. He is 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA in four regular-season starts in his career against the Yankees.
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White Sox hope Castillo benching lights fire vs. Orioles 6m ago• 2 min read Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria tried to send a message to his team by benching veteran catcher Welington Castillo after he did not run out a pop fly in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles.On Tuesday night, the Sox skipper will see how his players respond to his no-nonsense maneuver. Chicago has lost 11 of 15 and Renteria wants to prevent bad habits from seeping into a team that is rebuilding around a talented young core.Chicago (13-31) will try to avenge Monday's 3-2 loss when it hosts Baltimore (15-32) for the second game of a four-game set."There's one way to do it," Renteria told reporters when describing his requirement for good hustle. " ... For me, it's really simple, and people might like it, not like it. I've got to do this so that everybody understands what we're trying to do here. We're not done with what we're trying to do, and for (Castillo), I know he felt bad about it." Orioles shortstop Manny Machado will look to stay hot after blasting a 411-foot home run halfway up the left field bleachers in the series opener. About 20 reporters crowded around Machado before the game with questions about his future.The 25-year-old phenom is due to become an unrestricted free agent next season and could be a trade candidate before July 31."I try to keep it simple," Machado said, according to the Orioles' official website. "I've got one mindset, which is to play baseball -- go out and leave it all on the field, and after that, I can't control any of (the outside noise). I try to be the best player I can possibly be once I step on that field." White Sox right-hander James Shields (1-4, 4.88 ERA) will make his 10th start of the season. The 36-year-old is searching for his first victory since March 29 against the Kansas City Royals, but he has pitched well during May.In his most recent outing, Shields allowed one run and three hits in 7 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers. He walked three and struck out eight. It marked the second time in the past four starts that he has held opponents to one run.Shields is 11-8 with a 3.90 ERA in 27 career starts against the Orioles. The only teams he has posted more victories against during his career are the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays (12 apiece). However, he struggled badly against Baltimore in his most recent matchup, allowing eight runs in 1 1/3 innings in 2016.Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman (3-3, 3.88 ERA) also will take the mound for the 10th time this season. The 27-year-old former first-round pick will try to bounce back from an ugly performance Thursday in which he gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox.In three career appearances (one start) against the White Sox, Gausman is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA. This will mark his first start against Chicago since April 30, 2016, when he allowed three runs (two earned) and four hits in six innings.
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Detroit manager Gardenhire continues trip back to Minnesota 2h ago• 2 min read Even though a 4-2 loss started Detroit's visit on a sour note, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire was happy to be back in Minnesota.Gardenhire managed the Twins from 2002 through the 2014 season. Before his 13 years at the helm, he spent the 1987 season as a player in Minnesota's minor league system and then became a minor league coach in the organization. He was added to the big league staff in 1991 and remained the team's third-base coach until he was promoted ahead of the 2002 season."It was really good to see him today," said Paul Molitor, who played for the Twins from 1996 to 1998 and joined Gardenhire's coaching staff in 2014 before replacing him as manager. "I couldn't be more happy that he has got the opportunity over there with the Tigers. He did so much in this community and for this organization."Gave me a chance to get back in the big leagues as a coach in 2014. I can tell by seeing some of the reports and watching some of the highlights that these guys are playing really hard for him, which is not unexpected." After Minnesota fired him, Gardenhire spent two seasons out of the game before returning as a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks last year."It's always going to be in your history and in your blood," said Gardenhire, who still has a home in the Twin Cities area. "I love this place. This organization showed me as much respect as you could get as a coach, player and manager."So you know what, I've always loved this place and it'll never go away. But now I have a job to do with my Tigers boys and it's to whip their butts." The Tigers couldn't get it done in the series opener and they return for Game 2 of the series having lost four in a row and five of their last six.Left-hander Matthew Boyd gets the start for Detroit and is coming off a stellar performance at Seattle, where he had a career-high nine strikeouts.Boyd (2-3, 3.19 ERA) has six quality starts in eight turns through the rotation already this season along with a team-leading 1.06 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 48 innings."Matthew Boyd ain't a secret," Tigers outfielder Nick Castellanos said. "Cat's out of the bag." Things haven't gone nearly as well for Twins starter Lance Lynn.Signed to a one-year contract late in spring training, Lynn has struggled out of the gate for Minnesota and takes the mound Tuesday looking to bounce back after lasting a season-low three innings against his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals.Lynn was charged with three runs, four hits and four walks while striking out five in the Twins' 7-5 loss. He has posted just one victory this season and his team has only won in two of his starts."He's aware it's been a struggle so far," Molitor said. "Sometimes, subconsciously or consciously, you're trying too hard to get back on track. Pitching against the Cardinals (last Wednesday) was something he was probably looking forward to, but it didn't work out particularly well."
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Cole, Astros open two-game set vs. Giants 3h ago• 2 min read HOUSTON -- Despite their perch atop the American League West, the Astros remain in search of consistent production from a few spots in their lineup, with left field representing a concern.With Jake Marisnick optioned to Triple-A Fresno and Derek Fisher landing on the 10-day disabled list with gastrointestinal discomfort, opportunity has again knocked for Tony Kemp. A fifth-round pick by the Astros in 2013, Kemp has found himself wedged between the majors and Fresno, excelling at the latter level while lacking the chance to stick with the Astros. He had compiled 175 plate appearances over 76 games and two seasons before his recall last week, and with some competitive at-bats and defensive handiwork, Kemp is raising eyebrows again."This is not new; he just hasn't done it at this level because we haven't given him the opportunities," Astros manager A. J. Hinch said. "I applaud him for his patience, it's been a tough road for him overperforming Triple-A and not getting an opportunity here."He sees some at-bats that are open for him, he's coming up putting up really good at-bats. You contribute like that on defense and all of a sudden you see yourself in a more regular lineup. Really good first impression of this season even though we've come to except some athleticism and good at-bats from him." Right-hander Gerrit Cole (4-1, 1.75 ERA) will start for the Astros (30-18) when they open a two-game interleague series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Cole leads the AL in strikeouts (93) and strikeouts per nine innings (13.6). He is coming off his worst outing of the season, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over a season-low five innings against the Los Angeles Angels, a game Houston won 5-3.Cole is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA over six career starts against the Giants. He faced San Francisco twice last season, allowing a season-high-tying seven runs on 10 hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings in a 13-5 loss on June 30 before twirling six innings on July 24 in a 10-3 victory at AT&T Park. Cole surrendered two runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in that outing.Giants rookie left-hander Andrew Suarez (1-3, 4.88 ERA) will start on Tuesday. Suarez, making his first career interleague start, has allowed nine earned runs over his last 10 innings and two starts, suffering consecutive losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds in the process.The streaky Giants (24-24) have won five of eight following a six-game losing streak that came on the heels of being a season-high four games over .500. Their offense helped salvage a split of their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies over the weekend, with first baseman Brandon Belt and shortstop Brandon Crawford leading the way to 18 runs in consecutive wins.Belt clubbed his fifth home run in seven games in a 9-5 victory on Sunday and has a slash line of .324/.412/.608 with five homers and 15 RBIs over 19 games this month. He leads the Giants in home runs (11) and bWAR (2.3) this season. Crawford has rebounded from an awful opening month with a .444/.462/.639 slash line this month plus 16 RBIs in 19 games. Crawford entered May with just three RBIs over the first 27 games, and more strikeouts (28) than total bases (27).
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Cardinals' O'Neill carries HR streak into game vs. Royals 8m ago• 2 min read Tyler O'Neill is muscling his way into the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup, one homer after another.The outfielder figures to be back in there Tuesday night for the middle game of a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium, aiming to homer in his fourth straight game.O'Neill's three-run shot Monday night in a 6-0 blanking of Kansas City enabled him to become the third Canadian-born rookie to go deep in three straight games. If he goes on to match the careers of the other two - Joey Votto and Jeff Heath - it's a safe bet few in the St. Louis organization will complain.Acquired from Seattle last year in a trade for left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales, O'Neill clouted 13 homers for Triple-A Memphis before hitting his first MLB bomb Saturday against Philadelphia. Number two came Sunday, followed by a towering 388-foot shot to right-center field in the third inning Monday that capped a four-run uprising."Not many guys can let a ball travel like that," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said of O'Neill's power. "You watch a call carry like that to right field ... not many people have that." The 23-year old O'Neill clouted 87 homers the last three years while gaining a little more control of the strike zone. O'Neill fanned 438 times in that span but also increased his walk rate to around 10 percent in 2016 and 2017.His recent surge has enabled Matheny to give slow starters like Marcell Ozuna and Dexter Fowler extra days off to figure things out. Ozuna returned to the lineup Monday night, breaking an 0-for-23 skid with an RBI single in the third inning and going 2-for-3 with a walk.Fowler was off on Monday, and Tommy Pham could get a rest day before this series is over. Pham, who has been the Cardinals' best player this year, is 0-for-8 with six strikeouts in the last two games and has seen his average dip 40 points in the last 10 days.St. Louis (26-19) will try to clinch a series victory behind Luke Weaver (3-3, 4.37), who's coming off his best outing of the year, albeit in a loss. Weaver held Philadelphia to a run and four hits in seven innings, but the Cardinals couldn't solve Vince Velasquez and eventually lost 6-2.It will be Weaver's first career outing against the Royals (14-33). If it goes anything like Miles Mikolas' first career game against Kansas City on Monday night, St. Louis will be fist-bumping in the middle of the diamond. Mikolas authored his first career shutout, fanning nine in a four-hitter.Tasked with stopping the Royals' three-game losing streak is veteran right-hander Jason Hammel (0-5, 6.28). He ate a 5-3 loss Wednesday to Tampa Bay, ceding 10 hits and five runs in six innings with no walks and two strikeouts.Hammel has struggled for most of his career against the Cardinals, going 4-6 in 13 starts with a 5.51 ERA. He is one of three Kansas City starters sporting ERAs of more than 6.00, which explains a minus 90 run differential through just 47 games."I don't sit and lament," Royals manager Ned Yost said to mlb.com. "We just go at it every day. Keep going until we get better."
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West rivals Mariners, A's clash 4h ago• 2 min read OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two American League West rivals riding winning streaks open a three-game series Tuesday night when the Seattle Mariners visit the Oakland Athletics.The clubs have met six times already this season, all in Seattle, with the Mariners capturing each three-game series 2-1.The Mariners are coming off a 4-2 homestand that featured bookend walk-off wins on Tuesday and Sunday, both in 11 innings.Jean Segura ended Sunday's game -- the Mariners' third consecutive win -- with a single in the 11th, but Mitch Haniger came through twice earlier with big hits, including one that ended Francisco Liriano's no-hit bid in the seventh inning.Haniger then homered in the ninth to rally the Mariners from behind and force extra innings, setting the stage for Segura."The heart that this club has is pretty, pretty impressive," Seattle manager Scott Servais gushed afterward. "These guys, they just keep battling through adversity, one thing after another. We've had some injuries, we've got some guys out, guys hobbling around out there. ... It really says a lot about this team. These guys really, really enjoy playing with each other and they feed off of each other, which is a great thing to see." The Mariners played Sunday without slugger Nelson Cruz, out with a sore foot. He is expected back for the Oakland series.A San Francisco Bay Area product, Haniger often has been at his best in front of family and friends in Oakland. In seven career games in Oakland, he's hit .321, with two doubles, a triple and two home runs in just 28 at-bats.He has never faced right-hander Trevor Cahill, the A's scheduled starter in the series opener.Cahill (1-2, 2.79) has gone 5-4 with a 3.48 ERA in 13 career starts against the Mariners.He'll be opposed by Mariners veteran right-hander Mike Leake, who 12 years ago was an A's draft pick out of high school. The right-hander opted for college at Arizona State, after which he was picked in the first round by the Cincinnati Reds.Leake (4-3, 6.00) faced the A's earlier this season, allowing three runs and seven hits in six innings. He did not get a decision in a 7-4 home win.He's never won at Oakland in his career, going 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA in two starts. Overall, he's 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA in four starts against Oakland.Leake served up home runs to Khris Davis and Matt Chapman in the earlier meeting this season.It's likely he'll miss Davis this time around, as might all Mariners pitchers in the series, after the A's chief power source strained a groin running out a grounder in Sunday's 9-2 win at Toronto."He didn't feel a pop, which is encouraging," A's manager Bob Melvin reported afterward. "But typically, those things aren't one or two days." Melvin went on to add Monday that a trip to the disabled list is likely. A decision will be made before Tuesday's game.The A's went on to complete their four-game sweep of Toronto despite losing Davis, capping an impressive 7-3 trip that started off against the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.Oakland will take its four-game winning streak into a 10-game homestand that includes visits by the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays.
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Road warrior Bettis to start for Rockies vs. host Dodgers 7h ago• 2 min read LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are not completely out of options when it comes to the starting rotation, it just appears as if they are.The Dodgers will head into Tuesday's home game with "TBD" still listed as their starter, a vacancy created by a myriad of injuries this season.The Colorado Rockies have no such question mark, with Chad Bettis (4-1, 3.27 ERA) prepared to shine on the road yet again. All four of Bettis' victories have come on the road this year and his 1.83 ERA away from Denver was the fourth-lowest road ERA in the National League heading into play Monday.Nearly two months into the season, the National League West rivals met for the first time Monday with the Rockies moving into sole possession of first place with a 2-1 victory.Whoever starts for the Dodgers will have a tough act to follow after rookie Walker Buehler gave up just one run on two hits over seven innings, staying in the game despite getting hit by a 108-mph comebacker in the back of the ribs on his right side.It was merely the latest injury scare for the Dodgers, who have had trouble staying healthy in all areas of the roster. The rotation has been particularly hard hit with three-fifths of the Opening Day starting staff now on the disabled list. The trio consists of Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill and Hyun-Jin Ryu.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did say Monday that right-hander Brock Stewart will be added to the roster on Tuesday, and although he seems the likely candidate to start, Roberts would not confirm it.Perhaps the Dodgers just want to give an introspective Rockies offense one more thing to think about. The Rockies had a .395 slugging percentage Monday that was just 22nd in baseball despite the fact that half of the team's games are played in the thin air at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Their team OPS of .703 was 23rd in baseball.It has allowed opponents to be careful with somebody like Nolan Arenado, who entered play Monday batting .331 but only had 19 extra-base hits nearly two months into the season."Nolan's taking what they are giving him for sure," Rockies manager Bud Black said, according to the Denver Post. "You can tell they are pitching really tough, down and away. It's a steady diet of down and away, and breaking balls away." The frustration appeared to boil over Monday night when Arenado struck out and started to rage in the dugout, throwing his helmet, breaking his bat, tossing a bucket of candy and taking his tirade in the tunnel back toward the clubhouse.The Dodgers can relate to the overall frustration. They not only saw their four-game win streak come to an end Monday, they lost their fifth consecutive home game."Unfortunately the bats at home, we couldn't get any production," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the loss to the Rockies. "We just couldn't get the hits to score more runs than they did."
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** IMPORTANT
NOTE ** All service picks revealed 20
minutes after each game starts for 100% transparency.
Services cannot fabricate, alter, hide, or delete any picks
nor can records or units be tampered with or forged on CapperTek.
Services cannot fabricate, alter, hide, or delete any reviews
on their service profile on CapperTek. |
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