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7:05 PM EST |
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+119
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GAME PREVIEW
Strasburg looks to keep dancing as Nats host RockiesFLMOn paper it looks like a pitching mismatch when the Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies in the first game of the series on Tuesday night, after the scheduled Monday game was postponed due to storms in the nation's capital.Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg (12-4, 3.52 ERA) enters having won each of his past five outings. Rockies rookie starter Peter Lambert (2-1, 6.06) is winless in his past five games.Lambert was slated to pitch Monday. Strasburg moves up to take the spot of Erick Fedde.The Monday rainout will be made up Wednesday as part of a split doubleheader, with games at 1:05 and 7:05 p.m. ET. The series is slated to end on Thursday afternoon.Strasburg is 5-4 with 4.07 ERA in 10 career starts against the Rockies, and has not lost to them since 2016. Lambert will be opposing Washington for the first time in his brief career.Not only is Strasburg on a roll on the mound, having gone 9-1 with a 3.44 ERA over his past 11 starts, but he also made an impact with the bat his last time out. The 31-year-old right-hander hit a homer and drove in five runs in a 13-4 win at Atlanta on Thursday.When a Nationals player hits a homer, he has to dance in the dugout -- a tradition started by veteran Gerardo Parra when he arrived in May. Strasburg showed his moves after he went deep."To be honest, it was pretty nerve-wracking," Strasburg told reporters after the game. "I didn't really have anything. I'm not a big dancer to begin with." "Did he say when the last time he danced was?" Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who went on the 10-day injured list Monday due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot, asked reporters. "Stras isn't much of a dancer. His wedding might have been the last time he danced." In addition to his hitting and dancing, Strasburg gave up three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Braves -- the worst of his three July starts to date.Lambert remains winless since capturing victories in each of his first two major league starts in early June. His best outing since those two appearances came his last time out, when he held the San Francisco Giants to two runs on six hits in six innings during a no-decision on July 16."I was pretty comfortable out there," Lambert said, according to the Denver Post. "Especially after the last few days, my biggest goal was to get deep into this game to save our bullpen a little bit." The only damage against him occurred in the second inning, when Mike Yastrzemski hit an RBI double and then scored on a Joe Panik single."(Lambert's) fastball command was solid, and the use of the changeup, curveball, and slider was effective," manager Bud Black said, according to the Post. "The one pitch he'd like to have back would probably be the pitch to Yastrzemski that was up over the plate. But tonight was very encouraging." The game Tuesday will be a homecoming for former Washington regulars Ian Desmond and Daniel Murphy.Desmond was drafted by Montreal in 2004 before the franchise moved to Washington, and is the last player drafted by the Expos to be active in the majors. He had an Expos hat in his locker Monday before the game was rained out.Desmond, 33, played for the Nationals from 2009 to 2015, winning three Silver Slugger awards. Murphy was with Washington from 2016-18, capturing Silver Sluggers the first two years.--Field Level Media
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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7:07 PM EST |
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7/23/2019 7:07 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-177
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-1.5 (-113)
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Over 9.5 (+106)
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+163
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Under 9.5 (-117)
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GAME PREVIEW
Indians look to remain perfect vs. Blue JaysFLMThe Cleveland Indians will try to continue their dominance over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night when the teams meet for the second of a three-game series in Toronto.The Indians won the opener 7-3 on Monday night and have captured all five meetings between the teams this season, sweeping a four-game series in Cleveland back in early April.Overall, Cleveland has won eight of the past eight games.Right-hander Trevor Bauer (9-7, 3.67 ERA) will start for the Indians on Tuesday against Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-14. 6.26).Sanchez has not won since April 27, going 0-13 with a 7.99 ERA in the 15 starts since.He has pitched exactly five innings in each of his past three starts, against the Baltimore Orioles at home and on the road against the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.Sanchez allowed four runs in each of his past two outings."He has been pitching better," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo told reporters after the 5-4 loss in Boston on Wednesday. "I know four runs doesn't sound that great, but he kept us in the game. In a place like (Fenway Park), I thought he did a good job." Sanchez had been encouraged by his July 12 start against the Yankees."It's the first time I've seen my ball moving with that type of velocity," he said after the start. "I felt like the old me, so I'm pleased. ..."We did some things in my delivery that wasn't really me, that I look back on and I wish I would have found a little earlier. But I haven't pitched really healthy in two years (because of finger problems), so it's one of those things if my body feels good, I'm going to go out there and compete. I know all that other stuff will come, and that's what's happening." Sanchez allowed two runs over six innings in a loss at Cleveland on April 4, the Jays' first road game of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA in four career games (three starts) against the Indians.Bauer will be making his team-leading 23rd start of the season. He allowed three runs and five hits while striking out 10 in 6 2/3 innings Thursday in a win over the Detroit Tigers.He will be making his eighth career appearance (seventh start) against the Blue Jays. Bauer is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA against them. He is 1-2 with a 6.57 ERA at the Rogers Centre. He got the win against Sanchez on April 4 with seven hitless innings, walking six and striking out eight.Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez continued his resurgence at the plate in the series opener, going 2-for-4 with a double, a sacrifice fly and a stolen base.Over his past 23 games, Ramirez has five home runs, one triple, nine doubles, 19 RBIs and a .337 batting average (30-for-89). He has hits in 25 of his last 30 games."My confidence is always there regardless of the results," Ramirez told the media recently. "I just like to keep working, and I think that's what I focus on, my confidence and on the work that I put in and the results will show." The Indians are 13-3 in July while the Blue Jays are 7-11 for the month.Toronto is 18-31 at home and Cleveland is 26-20 on the road.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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7:10 PM EST |
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7/23/2019 7:10 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-127
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-1.5 (+132)
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Over 8.5 (-102)
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+117
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Under 8.5 (-108)
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GAME PREVIEW
Rookies take center stage as Mets host PadresFLMThe New York Mets and San Diego Padres enter Tuesday's contest a combined 14 games under .500. Good thing Pete Alonso and Chris Paddack will be there to liven things up.The two leading contenders for the National League Rookie of the Year get their last chance to square off against each other when the Mets host the Padres in the opener of a three-game series.Both teams were off Monday after concluding road series on Sunday. The Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in 12 innings. The Padres salvaged the finale of a three-game set by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1.Mets left-hander Jason Vargas (4-5, 4.25 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound against Paddack (6-4, 2.70).Of course, few at Citi Field will be there to see the battle between the 36-year-old soft-tossing Vargas and the 23-year-old fireballing Paddack. The main attraction should arrive when Alonso steps to the plate against Paddack in the resumption of an entertaining duel that began before they faced each other for the first time in San Diego on May 6, a few days after Alonso won the NL Rookie of the Month award."He's a great player, no doubt," Paddack told The Athletic at the time. "Does he deserve the (Rookie of the Month award)? Absolutely. But I'm coming for him."Do I wish it was me? Yeah. But the way I look at it is, do you want to be Rookie of the Month or Rookie of the Year? We'll see, man." Paddack won the individual battle May 6, when he not only earned the victory with 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the Padres' 4-0 blanking of the Mets but also struck out Alonso in his first two at-bats before inducing a groundout in the sixth."He's allowed to say what he wants," Alonso told reporters afterward. "He wanted me and he got me tonight, simple as that. It kind of fired me up and it was going to be a good matchup, and I didn't answer the bell." Fortunately for Alonso, he's created some distance from Paddack over the last two-plus months.With a franchise rookie-record 33 home runs and the Home Run Derby crown on his resume, Alonso is the clear front-runner for the NL Rookie of the Year. Paddack, who was sent to the minors for 10 days in June and slotted fifth into the Padres' post-All-Star Break rotation in order to limit his innings, has struck out 95 batters while allowing just 78 baserunners in 90 innings.But Paddack could make things interesting with more outings like the one he had last Wednesday, when he flirted with a no-hitter in a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Paddack allowed one run on one hit -- a leadoff homer in the eighth by Starlin Castro -- over 7 2/3 innings.Vargas earned the win last Wednesday, when he gave up three runs over six innings as the Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 14-4. He is 2-2 with a 4.80 ERA in five starts against the Padres.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:10 PM EST |
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7/23/2019 7:10 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-140
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-1.5 (+113)
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+129
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GAME PREVIEW
Aces to duel as Tigers host PhilliesFLMA pair of aces will start at Detroit's Comerica Park on Tuesday. One of them may be shuffled to another team before his next outing.Philadelphia comes to town with right-hander Aaron Nola looking to bounce back from an unusually mediocre performance. The Tigers counter with left-hander Matthew Boyd, who might be making his last home start as the front office seeks a trade package for him.Nola gave up four runs, including three homers, over five innings in a 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Nola (8-2, 3.77 ERA) hadn't given up more than one earned run in his previous five starts. Nola is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in two career starts against Detroit.The Phillies' cleanup hitter gave himself and the team a confidence boost on Sunday. Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer in the 11th inning at Pittsburgh, allowing Philadelphia to squeak out a 2-1 win. That was his 21st homer this season but just the second in July."He's had bad luck," manager Gabe Kapler said to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "But this could do a lot for him. It really could. I think the confidence level will rise from him hitting a game-winning home run for us." The Phillies have won five of their last eight as they fight for a wild-card berth, if not the division title. Hoskins had gone hitless in four of his previous five games before his two-hit outing Sunday, including the long ball."Sometimes you need a reminder that you can do it, you can still do it," Hoskins said to the Inquirer. "I barreled a ball right at a guy early in the game. But it just doesn't feel the same when it doesn't get the job done. Hopefully it's big." Phillies shortstop Jean Segura left Sunday's game with a heel injury and his status for this week is questionable.Boyd (6-8) is considered the Tigers' best trade chip but he hasn't enhanced his value lately. He's given up between three and five earned runs in his last eight starts. His ERA has risen from 2.85 to 4.13 during that span.He's still piling up strikeouts, fanning 42 batters in his last four starts. Boyd will be facing Philadelphia for the first time in his career.Detroit's cleanup hitter also had a game-winning blast on Sunday. Nicholas Castellanos hit a solo homer in the 10th, giving his team a 4-3 win over Toronto. The Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak."I love these guys," Castellanos said to the Detroit News. "I love this team. We've been through a lot. The personalities on this team, they want to do good so bad because for a lot of them this is their first opportunity. The fact that they were jumping all over me and we're all smiling after a big win -- that's a good moment." The Tigers had won only one other game at home since June 8 prior to Sunday."It's been frustrating around here, especially at home," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "To finally come through and have a good ballgame here today, that's important. That's important that we start doing some of those things at home and get on a roll here. We needed it. We've been knocked down pretty good so far. That's a good win." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:10 PM EST |
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7/23/2019 7:10 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-161
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-1.5 (+105)
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+148
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GAME PREVIEW
Red Sox look to gain more ground on RaysFLMIf the Boston Red Sox are going to make up any ground in the American League East, the time is now.Third-place Boston moved to within one game of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays with a 9-4 win on Monday night in the first of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Red Sox face the Rays and the division-leading New York Yankees 13 more times between Tuesday and Aug. 4.On Tuesday, Boston will send out left-hander Chris Sale (4-9, 4.05 ERA) while Tampa Bay will counter with right-hander Yonny Chirinos (8-5, 3.29).With the Yankees leading the Red Sox by 10 games, any chance Boston has to make a push into a wild-card spot likely rides on Sale returning to the form that made him a first-round pick (No. 13 overall) out of nearby Florida Gulf Coast University in 2010.Sale pitched well in his last outing -- six shutout innings, 12 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Thursday -- but early July was a wreck for the lefty, whose streak of seven consecutive All-Star appearances ended this month.In starts against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 3 and the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 13, Sale was rocked for 16 hits and 10 runs in 10 1/3 innings as he was saddled with two losses.Sale took the defeat in his lone start against the Rays this year after allowing four runs (two earned) in seven innings with eight strikeouts and three walks on April 28 at home.In 19 career appearances (17 starts) against Tampa Bay, Sale is 9-6 with one save and a 2.94 ERA in 116 1/3 innings and has yielded just 76 hits while striking out 169.Chirinos won his only start against Boston this season, allowing just two hits and no runs in eight innings in a 5-1 win on June 7. He struck out six and walked two.The Venezuelan righty has made five appearances (three starts) in his career against the Red Sox and is 1-1 with a 2.88 ERA.The Rays' struggles continue, but manager Kevin Cash is primarily concerned with his club's offense.Spark plug Kevin Kiermaier (thumb) is on the injured list, and Yandy Diaz left Monday's loss with one strike remaining in the game after fouling a pitch hard off his left foot.Austin Meadows doubled in the eighth Monday to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games, but other than Travis d'Arnaud, who had two hits and drove in the club's first run with a double in the eighth, there has been precious little for the Rays to be excited about when batting recently.From a pitching standpoint, Cash opted to use position player Michael Brosseau, who started at second base and had two hits, to work the ninth inning after the Rays scored three times in the eighth."It's a tough decision," Cash told reporters of pitching a position player in the final frame. "The grand slam, (getting the deficit to) four runs was the mark. ... We went into the game knowing our pitching was really taxed." Brosseau's appearance didn't sit well with some of the Boston players."That's not something fans want to see, but it is what it is," outfielder Andrew Benintendi said during the Red Sox's radio postgame show. "But I know a few guys in here who weren't happy about it." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:20 PM EST |
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7/23/2019 7:20 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+193
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+1.5 (-102)
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-211
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GAME PREVIEW
Improving Royals look to slow down Acuna, BravesFLMThe Kansas City Royals will look for a way to slow down outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. when they make a quick stop in Atlanta for a two-game series against the Braves.The opening game features a pair of veteran left-handers. The Royals will send Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.52 ERA) against Atlanta's Dallas Keuchel (3-3, 3.58) on Tuesday.Acuna went 2-for-4 on Sunday and has reached base in 27 consecutive games. His on-base streak dates to June 19 and is the longest active stretch in the majors. He was 8-for-17 in the just-completed four-game series against Washington and now has hits in 14 of his last 15 games.Acuna hit a 424-foot homer on Sunday, giving him 24. He recently surpassed 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season, only the 22nd time that has happened in franchise history. Hank Aaron did it six times. Acuna now has a chance to join the 30-30 club, which has only happened four previous times, most recently by Ron Gant in 1990 and 1991.The Braves are coming off a four-game split against the Nationals. Atlanta entered Monday leading the NL East by 6 1/2 games over Washington and 7 1/2 over Philadelphia."We need everybody," said third baseman Josh Donaldson, who has 23 homers, of the second half of the season. "It's going to take 1 through 25, maybe 1 through 35 depending on the situation. But everybody is key to our success." Kansas City has won seven of 10 games since the All-Star break but dropped two of three over the weekend against the Cleveland Indians. The Royals tried to rally with two late runs on Sunday, only to fall short 5-4.Royals right fielder Jorge Soler went 3-for-3 on Sunday and has reached base safely in 18 consecutive games. He has 27 home runs on the year and has driven in 11 runs in 10 games since the break.Duffy broke a career-long nine-start winless streak the last time out when he beat the White Sox 7-5 on Wednesday. He limited Chicago to two runs on six hits over six innings and struck out five. It was his fourth quality start in the last five outings.He has made one career start against the Braves, on May 15, 2016, working three scoreless innings with five strikeouts and only one hit.Duffy has not faced a National League team this year. He was 1-1 with a 5.56 in two such starts in 2018 and is 7-5 with a 3.45 in 19 appearances (16 starts) against the National League in his career."We're getting to the point where we're gaining confidence again," Duffy said. "Guys are playing great. The offense is doing a great job of going up there every time and having good at-bats. We're just kind of following them. As a staff just trying to grab the baton and run with it." Keuchel is coming off a loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday. He allowed five runs (four earned) in 5 2/3 innings and surrendered a pair of home runs.Keuchel will make his ninth career start against Kansas City. He is 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA against the Royals. Keuchel made two starts against Kansas City in 2018 and did not allow a run in 12 innings, striking out 11.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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8:10 PM EST |
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+129
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+1.5 (-150)
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-140
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GAME PREVIEW
Brewers look to solve Suarez, stubborn RedsFLMThe Cincinnati Reds may reside at the bottom of the National League Central, but they are giving the Milwaukee Brewers some difficulties of late, especially when Eugenio Suarez is at the plate.Suarez was the difference for the Reds on Monday in the opener of a three-game series. The Brewers hope they can keep the third baseman from sending pitches over fences and getting big hits Tuesday night in Milwaukee when the teams play the 15th game of their season series.The teams have won seven games apiece with the Reds winning the past four. Suarez hit two-run homers in the seventh and ninth innings Monday night as the Reds overcame blowing a three-run lead to win 6-5.The ninth-inning homer off Jeremy Jeffress gave Suarez 26 this season and nine in his past 17 games. Seven of his 26 homers have come against the Brewers."We get to see him every day," Reds manager David Bell said of Suarez. "He's just turning himself into such a good player and a good hitter. There's no question, no hesitation on his part to ever want to be up in a big spot like that. He believes in his ability, and he wants to be the guy in that position." Suarez has done well against each of the top three teams in the division. He is hitting .388 with five homers against the first-place Chicago Cubs and .278 with two homers against the Cardinals, who moved a half-game ahead of Milwaukee into second place Tuesday.The Brewers hope to rebound from losing when carrying a lead into the ninth for the first time in 49 such games this year. They also hope to play with more available bench options after Ryan Braun missed Monday's game to attend the funeral of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs and rookie Keston Hiura was a late scratch due to a sore quad.The Brewers are 5-2 in their past seven games after a 2-8 stretch, and Mike Moustakas and Christian Yelich are wielding hot bats. Moustakas is batting .313 (15-for-48) during a season-high 12-game hitting streak. Yelich is batting .429 (18-for-42) during an 11-game hitting streak.A day after losing ace Brandon Woodruff for approximately six weeks due to a strained left oblique, the Brewers will start Zach Davies (8-2, 2.79 ERA). Davies ranks fifth in the NL in ERA and has an 0.77 ERA (two earned runs, 23 1/3 innings) in his past four outings.Davies told reporters of Woodruff, "He's been flat-out dominating for a good portion of this year, and even in the games that are not his best, they are still good 'grind' games when he gives the team a chance to win. I think the starting staff knows the shoes that need to be filled." Davies last pitched on Thursday, when he allowed one run on five hits in seven innings with three walks and no strikeouts in Milwaukee's 5-1 win at Arizona.The 26-year-old right-hander is 3-3 with a 4.02 ERA in 12 career starts against the Reds. He allowed six runs over three innings in his last appearance against Cincinnati, a no-decision on May 22.The Reds own a 3.70 ERA from their starters and will hope Tanner Roark (5-6, 3.97) can deliver a solid start. Roark has a 7.16 ERA in his past three outings, and he allowed two runs on five hits in five innings in a no-decision against St. Louis last Thursday.Roark is 5-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 11 career appearances (10 starts) against Milwaukee. He is 1-0 with a 4.24 ERA in three starts against the Brewers this season.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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-123
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-1.5 (+126)
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GAME PREVIEW
White Sox aim to net another win over MarlinsFLMThe visiting Miami Marlins will look to stop a four-game losing streak when they continue their interleague series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.With left-hander Caleb Smith set to start for Miami, the Marlins like their chances to return to the win column."We always have confidence when we have (Smith) out there," Marlins third baseman Brian Anderson told reporters. "It seems like every time he's out there, he's giving us a quality start and he's going deep into games for us. Any time he's out there, we're definitely confident. Offensively, we know we just have to put a couple (of runs) up and play good defense behind him." Smith (5-4, 3.47 ERA) started to find a groove to begin July, pitching six innings in each of his first two starts of the month. Although he was less efficient in his most recent outing, scattering two runs in five innings against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, Smith is poised to reverse course."You always want to go deeper into games," said Smith, who has yet to oppose the White Sox in his career. "My mindset whenever I start the game is to finish the game, every time. My pitch count got up there (vs. the Padres). They fouled off a lot of pitches. I walked two guys. You can't stay in games long if you do that." The White Sox, winners of three of their past four after sustaining a seven-game skid to start the second half, also are looking for length from their starting pitcher.Right-hander Dylan Covey (1-5, 5.83) is set to return to the rotation after making successive relief appearances on the heels of a disastrous July 13 start at Oakland, when he allowed six runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning.Covey, who hasn't faced the Marlins in his career, is 1-0 with a 2.20 ERA in three home starts this season. The White Sox would welcome a similar outing as they continue a season-high, 10-game homestand."There's still a lot to be done," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. "We're taking huge strides forward. As these young men continue to grow into who they are who they're becoming, and we continue to add pieces that the organization has from within, we're going to be on solid footing." Guaranteed Rate Field unveiled a different look during Monday's series opener, a 9-1 Chicago victory that saw the White Sox smack four home runs to back a complete-game four-hitter from righty Ivan Nova. During the All-Star break, the White Sox installed protective netting extending to both foul poles.Each major league club extended netting to the end of each dugout entering the 2018 season; taking additional measures was at franchises' discretion."We are always focused on the ballpark experience for our fans, and, of course, safety is a big part of that consideration," White Sox vice president for communications Scott Reifert told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Research into this step goes back months, but (chairman) Jerry Reinsdorf and (Illinois Sports Facility Authority chairman) Manny Sanchez talked about this in mid-June and quickly agreed that extending the protective netting was the right step to take for the ballpark and our team."The game changes, the fan experience constantly changes and we need to evolve, as well." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
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+137
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+1.5 (-134)
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-149
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GAME PREVIEW
Astros, nearing full health, out to seal series win over A'sFLMFollowing a 47-game absence courtesy of a left hamstring strain, Astros utility man Aledmys Diaz made his triumphant return Monday at Minute Maid Park, slugging a three-run home run as Houston ran roughshod over the visiting Oakland Athletics in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.The bigger picture for the Astros is what Diaz and his return represent.Houston, up to a season-best 28 games over .500 following the 11-1 victory, has done far better than tread water while overcoming the absences of Jose Altuve, George Springer, Diaz and Carlos Correa, who is slated to return from a broken rib on Friday when the Astros open a three-game interleague road series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Correa has been sidelined since May 27.For the first time in more than two months, the Astros are on the brink of being whole again. The lineup card Houston manager A. J. Hinch filled out Monday against the Athletics provided a snapshot of just how close his team is to normalcy."We've had to go through a lot of different guys, some that we expected to be here, some that we didn't," Hinch said. "We've seen the emergence of a middle-of-the-order bat in (rookie Yordan) Alvarez. Our bench players have had to play a little bit more regular. We've had a lot of good things go for us."We've worked really hard to continue the winning ways and a good mindset, and it's a credit to the players for just playing the game today and worrying about the injuries and what names are in the lineup later." Houston left-hander Wade Miley (8-4, 3.25 ERA) will start Tuesday as the Astros look to extend their winning streak to seven games. He is 5-2 with a 1.61 ERA over seven career starts against the Athletics, including a 1-1 mark with a 1.54 ERA over two starts this season.Miley has just one loss over his past eight starts, limiting batters to a .189 average in that span. He has allowed more than three earned runs in only two starts this season.Right-hander Mike Fiers (9-3, 3.61 ERA) will start as the Athletics attempt to square the series.Fiers is 7-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a .197 opponents' batting average over his past 13 starts dating back to his May 7 no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The winning streak is a career best.The 34-year-old veteran is 1-2 with a 6.15 ERA over five career starts against the Astros, for whom he went 21-19 with a 4.59 ERA in 70 appearances (67 starts) from 2015-17.For Oakland, the only benefit of the lopsided loss was that a handful of regulars were replaced after things got out of hand. With the Athletics in dogged pursuit of both the Astros in the American League West and a postseason spot possibly via the wild card, unexpected rest is a welcome surprise.Shortstop Marcus Semien and first baseman Matt Olson were pulled in the middle of the fourth inning after two plate appearances. Third baseman Matt Chapman was lifted an inning later. If fresher legs for the remainder of this series are born of this blowout, the Athletics will take them."If there is any bright side to it, we rested some of the guys early in the game that have been playing quite a bit," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.--Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
German chases win No. 13 as Yanks face TwinsFLMYankees right-hander Domingo German will aim for a major league-high 13th victory and the New York Yankees will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak since mid-June when they face the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.German (12-2, 3.38 ERA) has won each of his past three starts since returning from the injured list. In that stretch, he has allowed just 12 hits and three runs over 18 innings while striking out 18 in victories over the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.He has a 1-0 record and 1.54 ERA in three career appearances (one start) against Minnesota. The win came in a May 5 start at Yankee Stadium. German allowed one run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 4-1 victory, finishing with seven strikeouts and three walks.Minnesota will counter Tuesday with right-hander Kyle Gibson (9-4, 4.02), who has allowed a total of six earned runs over his past four starts. He is coming off a 6-3 victory over the Oakland A's on Thursday during which he gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings while striking out seven and not walking a batter.Gibson is 1-6 with a 6.50 ERA in nine career starts against the Yankees, who after Monday's loss are still an impressive 21-9 against Minnesota since 2015.German has allowed 15 home runs in 88 innings this season, but he didn't allow any in the earlier start against the Twins. Minnesota belted five homers Monday night in a series-opening, 8-6 victory, including four in four innings against CC Sabathia.It marked the eighth time this season Minnesota has hit five or more home runs in a contest, tying the major league single-season mark set by the 1977 Boston Red Sox. The Twins lead the majors with 187 home runs and are on pace for 306 homers, which would shatter the single-season record of 267 set in 2018 by the Yankees."I know they're capable of having nights like that, and if you make mistakes, this is a team up and down the lineup that can hurt you with the long ball," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "You've got to be precise. Just not quite enough tonight." Catcher Mitch Garver hit two of Minnesota's homers to give him 19 for the season. He has three multi-home run games this year. Jorge Polanco, Nelson Cruz and Max Kepler also homered."We have an unbelievable lineup," Garver said. "Really, one through nine anybody could do it on any given night. Today just happened to be our day, and it clicked." The Yankees got a two-run homer from DJ LeMahieu and solo shots from Luke Voit and Gio Urshela as two teams came within one home run of tying the Target Field single-game record."That's what playoff baseball is going to be like," Garver said. "Both teams were throwing punches. One team scores and the other team scores right behind them. Incredible game." Despite all the long balls, the highlight and turning point of the game came on a defensive play in the top of the first inning when Minnesota turned the 13th triple play in team history.After LeMahieu and Aaron Judge walked, Edwin Encarnacion hit a hard grounder to third baseman Luis Arraez, who leaped on third base and then spun and hit Jonathan Schoop at the second base bag. Schoop then rifled a throw to first baseman Miguel Sano to finish the play."Obviously it gets us out of the inning in a spot when we're not in the best situation," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "But it also provides a spark energy-wise and gets everybody going. ... It was a big moment in the game." --Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
Jones, D-backs look for another win vs. lowly O'sFLMArizona Diamondbacks right fielder Adam Jones said Monday afternoon it would be only business when facing his former team.Turns out, business is good.Jones went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI Monday night in Arizona's 6-3 victory to open a three-game series in Phoenix against the Baltimore Orioles, who had been Jones' team for the past 11 seasons.His postgame message was the same."Business. It's business," Jones, hitting .272 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs in 91 games, told reporters. "You gotta do it the right way. I'm just trying to handle business and grind it out. The most important thing is the win." Arizona moved back over .500 at 51-50, in the midst of a crowded wild-card chase in the National League with the trade deadline coming up on July 31. Results in the next several games could determine whether the Diamondbacks will buy, sell or stand pat at the deadline, but Arizona needs to make hay in this series against the team with the worst record in baseball."At this point in time, we know it's a hard deadline," Jones said. "Let's talk business. There are six, seven teams battling for the second (National League wild-card) playoff spot. The next week for teams is very important. We helped ourselves by getting a W."And we need to handle our business. The biggest thing I said this morning was I need to give this team 100 percent of me. I can't worry about the past." Merrill Kelly (7-9, 3.77 ERA), Arizona's starter on Tuesday, wouldn't mind revisiting the past. He is coming off one of his best starts of the season, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday."It seemed like he was in command of every pitch he threw," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said of Kelly. "When he's in the strike zone, he's east-west and he's top-bottom. He can do it all. Right now he's in a really good spot." Kelly, a 30-year-old rookie who pitched the past four years in South Korea, has been a mainstay of the D-backs' rotation, but he is 0-3 in his past six starts. He received a no-decision against the Brewers last week.He will be opposed Tuesday by fellow right-hander Dylan Bundy (4-11, 5.28 ERA), who is coming off the 10-day injured list after recovering from right knee tendinitis. He struggled before the time off, including a disastrous one-inning outing in which he gave up seven runs against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 12.Bundy has yielded 17 runs in 17 innings in his past four starts."Just talked to (Bundy)," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde told reporters before Monday's game. "Feels good and should be good to go." Bundy will have to contend with, among others, Arizona's Ketel Marte, who has five consecutive two-hit games.Baltimore's Renato Nunez hit his team-leading 23rd home run of the season Monday night, and Hanser Alberto also homered as part of his three hits off Arizona left-handed starter Robbie Ray. Alberto is batting a major-league-best .409 (52-for-127) against lefties.Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini went 0-for-4 Monday night but has two two-homer games in his past five outings."I feel really good," Mancini said. "I feel like myself again. My timing is back. I'm starting to trust myself and trust my hands again." Orioles reliever Branden Kline, who pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings Monday, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after the game.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
Giants' Bumgarner, Cubs' Darvish square offFLMA pair of four-time All-Stars pitching their best ball of the season clash Tuesday night when the Chicago Cubs visit the San Francisco Giants in a duel of hot clubs.The Giants made it nine wins in their last 10 games and went over .500 for the first time this season with a 5-4 victory Monday in the opener of the three-game series.Every win so far on the Giants' 4-1 homestand has been by one run.San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner (5-7, 3.65 ERA) will seek to extend a five-start unbeaten streak when he faces the Cubs' Yu Darvish (3-4, 4.46), who takes a 12-inning scoreless streak since the All-Star break into the contest.While his name has been floated daily in trade rumors, Bumgarner has gone 2-0 with a 1.55 ERA in his past five starts, striking out 34 in 29 innings.He has dominated the Cubs in his career, going 9-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 13 starts, and this time he faces a Chicago team that has struggled of late against left-handed pitching."We've been terrible," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said recently of his offense's woes against lefties. "If you look at the overarching, overall numbers, they're not good, and we have to be better at that." The Cubs didn't help their numbers against lefties on Monday, getting mowed down for two innings by recently demoted Drew Pomeranz, who struck out four of the six batters he faced after being sent to the bullpen. Chicago is hitting .242 against lefties, which ranked 13th among the 15 National League teams.The Giants are so flush with lefties, they sent one to the minors on Monday even though he had pitched effectively in his major league debut a day earlier.Expecting a tight series and having seen his bullpen carry a heavier-than-usual load in a four-game set against the New York Mets that featured three extra-inning affairs, Giants manager Bruce Bochy thought his staff would benefit more from having righty reliever Sam Coonrod available, rather than a guy who wouldn't be ready in this series, Sunday starter Conner Menez."It wasn't a case of him doing anything wrong," Bochy told reporters Monday of Menez. "He threw a very nice ballgame. But we still need some help in the 'pen. We've been using those guys so much. This gives us another arm." The Giants won a battle of bullpens in the series opener, outscoring the Cubs 3-1 in the final four innings after the San Francisco relief corps took over with the visitors holding a lead.Having been involved in a pitchers' duel with Noah Syndergaard in his last start, Bumgarner gets another tough opponent in Darvish, who has shut out each of his past two opponents for six innings apiece.In wins over Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, Darvish allowed just four total hits and one walk while striking out 15.The 32-year-old has faced the Giants just once in his career, and that went well. He threw a 4-1 win for the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Francisco in September 2017, blanking the Giants on three hits over seven innings.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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