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Red Sox hope to enter break with another win 7h ago• 3 min read BOSTON -- Brian Johnson comes off the disabled list to get his latest shot at being Boston's No. 5 starter when he pitches for the Red Sox in Sunday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.With Drew Pomeranz and Steven Wright injured, Johnson, who had been working in the bullpen but is a career starter, got his chance and made two starts as June turned into July. After the second one, he suffered hip inflammation and he too went on the disabled list.Now he gets another chance as the Red Sox, coming off Saturday's dramatic 6-2 victory over the Jays, look for their record 67th win before the break and 12th win in 13 games after Xander Bogaerts hit a game-winning grand slam in the 10th inning.Johnson, 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in four games (two starts) against Toronto, will face Marcus Stroman, who was supposed to be the ace of the Toronto staff but is currently trying to salvage what he can from what started to be a lost season.At one point, Stroman was 0-5 with a 6.80 ERA (and a long stretch on the disabled list). But he has pitched well in two of his last three starts to get the ERA down to 5.90.The diminutive right-hander is 4-2 with a 4.19 ERA in 10 career starts against the Red Sox and 1-1 with a 3.26 in three games at Fenway Park.The Red Sox trailed 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, then tied it and won it before Bogaerts hit the first walk-off grand slam in extra innings since Hall of Famer Jim Rice on July 4, 1984, against the Oakland Athletics."A walk-off homer is different, a walk-off grand slam even more," Bogaerts said. "Running the bases, I didn't even remember I hit a homer, to be honest."I hit it real good, but I didn't expect for it to go out. But I knew I did hit it good and I knew it was at least a sac fly and we would have won." The Jays started Sam Gaviglio on two days' rest Saturday and had a one-run lead entering the ninth. Tyler Clippard quickly gave up the lead but pitched out of further trouble before Chris Rowley lost it in the 10th in his first game since being called up."Hey, I'm proud of our guys, man. We battled," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "I mean, naturally disappointing. You work so hard to get to that ninth inning and then back-to-back doubles. But Clip was in a jam and then he got out of it."The one time we finally get (Mookie) Betts out, we don't make the play. But gutted it out, great job, really by all of them. Gaviglio giving us the start on short rest. Yeah, it's tough, but we really couldn't mount much offense either. We get to their guys late. They're pretty tough." Toronto's Kevin Pillar left the game early after making a spectacular catch he turned into a double play but left the game with what was called a sternum injury."He's at the hospital getting checked out right now," Gibbons said.Mitch Moreland, who was unavailable for Boston (back), is 5-for-9 (.555), former Jay Steve Pearce 4-for-7 (.571) and Bogaerts, who doubled and scored the tying run in the ninth inning before delivering Boston's first walk-off grand slam since 2000 (Rico Brogna), is 10-for-26 (.385) with a homer off Stroman.Pearce has missed two games with a shin contusion but was on deck to pinch hit late in Saturday's game.While Pomeranz and Wright remain out, 11-game winner Eduardo Rodriguez went down with an ankle sprain Saturday."It looks bad (visually). (But) he was moving around," Boston manager Alex Cora said.
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Bogaerts, Holt help red-hot Red Sox enter break with win7m ago• 3 min read BOSTON Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a walk-off grand slam and drove in two runs, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Sunday to enter the All-Star break with their best record since 1949.Brock Holt also drove in two runs for the AL East-leading Red Sox (68-30), who own the major league's best record and have won 12 of their last 13 games.Boston All-Star Mookie Betts went 0 for 3, lowering his major league-leading batting average to .359, and fellow-All Star J. D. Martinez enters the break with 29 homers and an MLB best 80 RBIs.Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays (43-52). Toronto's dropped seven of 10 and fell to 3-10 against the Red Sox this season.Brandon Workman (2-0), the first of five relievers, struck out the only batter he faced in the fifth after starter Brian Johnson was pulled with the score tied.All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 30th save, his eighth straight season with 30 or more. Johnson gave up two runs in 4 2/3 innings.Jackie Bradley Jr.'s RBI double against Marcus Stroman (2-7) pushed Boston ahead 3-2 in the fifth, and he scored on Bogaerts run-scoring grounder off Stroman's foot.Holt's second RBI single made it 5-2 an inning later.Bogaerts, whose 10th-inning slam on Saturday gave Boston a 6-2 win, homered on the third pitch he saw, sending it completely out of Fenway Park over the Green Monster for his 16th of the season in the first. Holt's RBI single made it 2-0 in the inning.Hernandez's shot went over the Monster in the third.Stroman gave up four runs, three earned, on five hits in five innings.SPECIAL TIMESGoing to the All-Star game will have special meaning for Kimbrel, who is planning to take his 8-month-old daughter and his wife, Ashley, on the trip to Washington D. C.''Yeah, it is,'' said Kimbrel of his seventh All-Star selection in the clubhouse Sunday morning. ''It's been a busy day trying to get everything ready.'' Kimbrel's daughter, Lydia Joy, had two open-heart surgeries shortly after her birth, the second causing him to miss most of spring training.First-timer Mitch Moreland has a different reason with his 5-year-old son, Crue.''I think the biggest thing over the years is watching the Home Run Derby, the guys having their kids with them out on the field,'' he said. ''I'm looking forward to doing that with my son, my oldest, and I think he's looking forward to that, too.'' Lefty ace Chris Sale rounds out Boston's five All Stars.TRAINER'S ROOMBlue Jays: Placed CF Kevin Pillar on the 10-day disabled list with a sternoclavicular joint injury suffered making a diving catch and rolling over Saturday. . INF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was also placed on the 7-day concussion DL after sliding headfirst into first and colliding with Boston pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez's leg.Red Sox: DH Steve Pearce did some early-morning running on the field and was back in the lineup after missing two games with a bruised left shin from getting hit by a pitch on Thursday. . Rodriguez went on the 10-day DL with a sprained right ankle, opening a spot for Johnson, who was activated after a stint on the DL with left hip inflammation.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Open their post-break schedule with the first of three at home against Baltimore on Friday.Red Sox: Begin a three-game series in Detroit on Friday.
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Orioles, Rangers aim to go into All-Star break on good note 11h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- After splitting their opening two games, the last-place Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles look to enter the All-Star break on a high note entering their series finale Sunday at Camden Yards.Texas won the opener 5-4 before the Orioles bounced back with a 1-0 win Saturday.Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo extended his club record on-base streak to 50 games, adding further intrigue to the series."It's kind of taken on a life of its own with the entire team," manager Jeff Banister said. "The biggest thing is making sure he's ready to play." Left-hander Mike Minor (6-5, 4.56 ERA) is trying to provide Texas with the series win. He allowed just three earned runs or fewer in his past six starts. In his last outing, Minor was dominant, allowing two runs and two hits over 5 1/3 innings against the Red Sox.This will be Minor's 18th start this season and Banister wants to monitor his innings so he does not burn out before the end of the year."I believe in Mike, I believe in his ability, I believe he's going to be a tremendous starting pitcher in this league and continues to get better," Banister said. "So part of this is for short-term health, long-term care. If you do the math on the number of innings that he's pitched so far, project him out for where he would be, so the thing we don't want to get to in September where he's piled up so many innings that now you've got to shut him down."There is some merit to, if you draw back an out or two, an inning here and there, the pitch count is conservative, you quite possibly could make those starts." Minor is also trying to be more conservative with his pitch count so he can help the team in the long run."It's kind of hard to get through five, six innings, seven innings, with 90 pitches or under," Minor said. "The good thing is our bullpen is really good, we're solid back there. But I feel I should do my job and go six-plus every time ... I don't know if I understand the process. I see the process and what's happening." Orioles rookie Jimmy Yacabonis (0-0, 7.15 ERA) was expected to start the finale against the Rangers, but he came down with an illness Friday. As a result, the Orioles will likely make a game-time decision on the starter and could resort to a bullpen game.Even with the All-Star break looming, the Orioles will not use starters Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman out of the bullpen. Bundy was named the starter Friday night in Toronto when play resumes.The Orioles continue to look toward the future and promoted catcher Austin Wynns from Triple-A Norfolk. Wynns is hoping to make a big enough impression to stick around the major league club."My mindset is to just go about your business day by day, and just perform that day and just get your work in," Wynns said. "We won yesterday and we had a good All-Star break, too, but the mentality is the same. Just go about your business."
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Machado homers, exits early in Orioles' 6-5 win over Texas9m ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE Manny Machado homered before making an early exit on a wet day, Adam Jones hit a three-run double and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Texas Rangers 6-5 Sunday.Machado was removed in the fifth inning by manager Buck Showalter after a 26-minute rain delay, presumably to prevent the All-Star shortstop from playing on a sloppy field. The last-place Orioles are currently entertaining offers for Machado, who is expected to be dealt before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.After being replaced by Jace Peterson, Machado sat in the dugout, wearing a sweatshirt and joking with his teammates.Machado is Baltimore's lone representative in Tuesday's All-Star Game. He has spent his entire career in Baltimore, but his contract expires after this season and the Orioles don't appear interested in locking him up with a long-term deal.In a matchup between two teams staggering into the All-Star break, Texas got a first-inning grand slam from rookie Ronald Guzman but quickly gave the lead away in losing for the seventh time in nine games.Machado ignited the comeback with his 24th homer, and Jones' bases-clearing double in the third off Mike Minor (6-6) put Baltimore ahead to stay.The game ended when Texas pinch-runner Carlos Tocci was thrown out at the plate on a double by Elvis Andrus. Running from first base, Tocci was tagged out by catcher Caleb Joseph following throws by right fielder Mark Trumbo and second baseman Jonathan Schoop.Tanner Scot (1-1), the first of four Baltimore relievers, earned his first big league win.Zach Britton, another Oriole supposedly on the trading block, worked the ninth for his fourth save, the second in two days.Texas broke on top when Miguel Castro issued three straight walks and Guzman sent a one-out drive over the right-field wall for his first career grand slam.It was 4-1 in the third when Joseph hit an RBI double and Jones doubled down the left-field line following a walk to Machado.Shin-Soo Choo homered in the seventh to get the Rangers to 6-5.STREAKYChoo opened the game with a walk, extending to 51 his single-season club record streak of games reaching base via a hit, walk or HBP. ... Texas' Delino DeShields went 0 for 3, stretching his hitless drought to 28 at-bats. ... Jones snapped a 1-for-16 skid with his third-inning double.TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: RF Normar Mazara was given the day off after hurting his hand Saturday night in the outfield.Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (back) was set to make his final rehab start Sunday for Triple-A Norfolk. ... INF Steve Wilkerson (oblique) and OF Craig Gentry (rib fracture) likely won't come off the DL before August, manager Buck Showalter said. ... RHP Andrew Cashner (neck strain) will be activated from the DL on Saturday or Sunday to face Toronto, Showalter said.UP NEXTRangers: The rotation after the All-Star break, beginning Friday against visiting Cleveland: Martin Perez, Bartolo Colon, Cole Hamels, Yovani Gallardo and Minor.Orioles: After the All-Star break, Dylan Bundy will start at Toronto on Friday night.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Mets, Nationals seek positive end to underwhelming first half 3h ago• 3 min read NEW YORK -- The New York Mets and Washington Nationals have accounted for the last five playoff berths earned by teams from the National League East.So suffice to say neither squad expected to be digging deep for a positive note to conclude the first half of the season, which they will be doing Sunday in the finale of a four-game series at Citi Field.Mets rookie Corey Oswalt (0-2, 6.75 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Nationals veteran Jeremy Hellickson (3-1, 3.47 ERA) in a battle of right-handers.The Mets earned their second straight win Saturday when Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer and Zack Wheeler pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in more than four years in a 7-4 victory.The Mets will end a pair of ignoble streaks if they can win a third straight game on Sunday. New York hasn't won a series since a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 18-20 and hasn't won three straight home games since a victory over the Miami Marlins on May 21 capped a four-game streak.Win or lose on Sunday, the All-Star break will provide a much-needed respite for the Mets (39-54), who hoped to return to the playoffs this year after losing 92 games last season. They reached the World Series in 2015 and made the NL wild card game in 2016 but fell out of contention by going 15-35 since May 22."I think everybody's trying to finish this half strong," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said following Saturday's game. "Take a few days off, reset and come back and try to be the team that we need to be, because we haven't been that." The same can be said for the Nationals (47-48), who have won the last two NL East titles yet need a win on Sunday to reach the All-Star Break at .500. Since falling out of first place June 12, Washington has gone 10-20, the second-worst record in the NL, to fall 6 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.On Saturday, the Nationals were forced to take solace in mounting a mini-comeback. Washington trailed 7-0 before closing within 7-4 on Matt Adams' two-run homer with two outs in the eighth, but Mets relievers Anthony Swarzak and Jeurys Familia retired the final four batters in order."Scored a bunch of runs late, Matt hits the home run," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "We fell short, but the guys didn't quit. They played hard, scored some runs late and hopefully (Sunday) we score runs early and often and we come back (Sunday) and win." Bryce Harper went 1-for-4 and is hitting .214. He is 3-for-13 in the series but also did not run out a grounder in Friday's 4-2 loss, something Martinez discussed with the slugger before Saturday's game."I've spoken to Bryce, and that's a conversation that will stay between Bryce and I," Martinez said.Oswalt took the loss despite pitching impressively in his third big league start Tuesday night, when he allowed three runs on just one hit -- a three-run double by opposing pitcher Aaron Nola -- over a career-high six innings as the Mets fell to the Phillies 3-1.Hellickson earned the win Tuesday, when he allowed two hits over five scoreless innings as the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. It was the 11th time in 12 starts this season Hellickson has lasted fewer than six innings.Oswalt has never faced the Nationals.Hellickson is 2-4 with a 7.40 ERA in nine career starts against the Mets. It is his highest ERA against any team he's faced more than five times.
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Murphy's big hit helps Nationals beat Mets 6-17m ago• 2 min read NEW YORK Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner each hit a two-run single in Washington's five-run seventh inning, helping the Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday.Matt Adams added two hits and scored a run as Washington salvaged a split of its four-game set against New York. A preseason favorite to win the NL East and contend for a World Series championship, the disappointing Nationals hit the All-Star break with a 48-48 record, good for third in the division.Jeremy Hellickson (4-1) pitched six crisp innings in his second straight win. The veteran right-hander allowed one run and two hits, struck out six and walked two.Jose Reyes drove in Michael Conforto with a fielder's choice in the second, tying it at 1, but Washington grabbed control in the seventh.Juan Soto and Anthony Rendon opened the inning with walks against Anthony Swarzak (0-2). Tim Peterson then came in and surrendered singles to Adams and Murphy, who came off the bench to hit for Michael A. Taylor.Jerry Blevins replaced Peterson with two out and runners on second and third. But he hit Wilmer Difo and Adam Eaton before Turner's single gave Washington a 6-1 lead.New York wasted a solid start by Corey Oswalt, who allowed two hits in five innings. The Mets got off to fast start this year, but hit the break last in the division with a 39-55 record, percentage point behind fourth-place Miami.WAITINGA steady drizzle delayed the start by 47 minutes.TRAINER'S ROOMNationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (right shoulder inflammation) pitched 5 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Class A Potomac. He allowed three runs, struck out seven and walked one. Strasburg has been on the disabled list since June 10.Mets: Yoenis Cespedes is scheduled to play five simulated innings in left field at the team's facility in Florida on Monday. Mets manager Mickey Callaway said the 32-year-old outfielder, who has been sidelined by a right hip flexor and strained quadriceps, could return as the designated hitter next weekend against the Yankees If he is able to play on consecutive days.MAKING MOVESThe Nationals recalled right-hander Trevor Gott from Triple-A Syracuse. Right-hander Austin Voth, who took the loss in his big league debut Saturday, was sent back to Syracuse.
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Marlins need a win over Phillies for second straight series victory 4h ago• 2 min read MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins aren't very good this year, but they still have a knack of beating big-time pitchers.The Marlins, in last place in the National League East with a 40-57 record, have this year beaten three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Philadelphia Phillies Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta and New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom.On Saturday, the Marlins beat Phillies first-time All-Star Aaron Nola (12-3).The Marlins won't face another All-Star pitcher on Sunday, but Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin has been one of baseball's hottest starters since June 1, going 6-0 with a 2.32 ERA during that span.Miami will counter with hard-throwing right-hander Jose Urena (2-9, 4.13 ERA), who has pitched better lately. In his past 15 starts, Urena has posted a 3.96 ERA. He is 1-3 with a 4.54 ERA in 10 games, six of them starts, against the Phillies.If the Marlins are able to win, they would enter the All-Star break having won two consecutive series against first-place teams, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Phillies.The Marlins got just four hits in Saturday's 2-0 win, but half of those came off the bat of veteran third baseman Martin Prado, who heaped praised on the pitcher he faced."Nola is becoming one of the best pitchers in the game," said Prado, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. "To be able to adjust and have good approaches against him is a tough task, but we took advantage of that first inning (two runs). He wasn't commanding his fastball (early), but he is a guy who, along the way, gets better." The same can be said for the Marlins, who started the season 5-17 but have been playing nearly .500 ball for half the season, which isn't bad given that this is a young team.Philadelphia (53-41), meanwhile, is in first place in the National League East, and the Phillies would love to head into the break having won this series.Eflin (7-2, 3.15) is a hard thrower with an average fastball of 94.6 mph, and he will be pitching four hours from home. The 24-year-old is a native Floridian from Orlando.A former first-round pick (No. 33 overall) of the San Diego Padres, Eflin is having a breakthrough season.Eflin is 0-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts versus the Marlins.The Phillies' offense, on the other hand, has struggled at times this year. They rank 21st of 30 major-league teams in runs.Philadelphia has scored just two runs in two games in this series, and the Phillies were also shut out by the New York Mets on Wednesday.Phillies president Andy MacPhail, who spoke to the media before Saturday's game, said he is nonetheless pleased with where his team is one game before the All-Star break, even if they are short a big bat or two on offense."I was hoping we would make meaningful and measurable progress this year," MacPhail said. "I think what we've done to this point exceeds meaningful and measurable progress."This is beyond my expectations. We are now prying open the window of contention for the first time in six years. Our stated goal from ownership is to sustain success and not be a one-and-out-type thing."
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Anderson helps Miami score 8 in 5th to overtake Phils, 10-56m ago• 2 min read MIAMI Brian Anderson hit a three-run homer in an eight-run fifth inning, and the Miami Marlins overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5 Sunday.Miami totaled eight hits in the fifth against three pitchers. Cameron Maybin homered and singled in the inning, and Justin Bour had two singles, with his second hit driving in the final two runs for an 8-5 lead.The rally lasted so long Phillies first baseman Carlos Santana headed for the dugout after the second out, apparently thinking the inning was over. Instead Miami scored four more runs.The Marlins began the day with the worst record in the NL East, but they took the series against the division-leading Phils and have gone 21-18 since June 5.Cesar Hernandez hit a bases-loaded triple during a five-run fourth for Philadelphia.Miami's comeback against Enyel De Los Santos began with Maybin's solo homer. Following consecutive singles, Anderson also homered. Miguel Rojas hit a two-out, two-run single off Edubray Ramos (3-1) to put the Marlins ahead 6-5. Bour drove in two more runs against Adam Morgan.It was the most runs scored by the Marlins and allowed by the Phillies in an inning this season.Anderson had three hits, giving the rookie 109 at the break. He also has 49 RBIs.The Marlins totaled 15 hits. The last was a pinch-hit single by rookie pitcher Pablo Lopez for his second career hit.PITCHING LINESDe Los Santos, making his second big league start, was charged with five runs in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander was recalled before the game from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start for Zach Eflin, who went on the disabled list with a finger blister.Ramos was charged with three runs, and his ERA rose from 1.11 to 1.93.Miami starter Jose Urena allowed five runs and departed after throwing 42 pitches to get through the fourth, matching his shortest outing this year. He came into the game with the worst run support of any NL starter, but for a change his teammates came to the rescue.Four Miami relievers combined for five hitless innings. Elieser Hernandez (2-5) threw a scoreless fifth.REVERSALSAfter initially being ruled out, Miami's J. T. Realmuto reached in the third inning on an infield hit thanks to a replay reversal. Before the next pitch, De Los Santos picked him off.UP NEXTPhillies: On Monday, Rhys Hoskins will become the first Phillies player to compete in the Home Run Derby since Ryan Howard in 2009. Philadelphia comes out of the All-Star break Friday at home against San Diego.Marlins: RHP Dan Straily (3-4, 4.29 ERA) is scheduled to start when Miami returns from the break Friday at Tampa Bay.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Yankees, Indians conclude competitive season series 2h ago• 3 min read CLEVELAND - The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will play for the seventh and final time in the regular season Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.It is a season series that has been dominated by the Yankees, who are 5-1 in the series and have outscored Cleveland 36-26.If you count the last three games of the American League Division Series last year, the Yankees have won eight of the last nine games against Cleveland."They keep coming at you. They give you no chance to catch your breath," Indians manager Terry Francona said.The Yankees have won two of the first three games and Cleveland held on for its lone win on Friday. The Yankees held on for a 5-4 victory Saturday decided when Austin Romine scored on two errors on a routine double in the seventh inning.On Sunday, right-hander Trevor Bauer, who was selected to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his career, will try to help the Indians salvage the final game of the series.A 17-game winner last year, Bauer (8-6, 2.23) has been even better this season as he has blossomed into one of the top starters in the American League.His 2.23 ERA is tied with Boston ace Chris Sale for second in the AL. He's third in strikeouts (168), third in innings pitched (129 1/3), tied for fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (11.7), and sixth in opponents' batting average (.206)."It's amazing how he holds his stuff," Francona said. "You look at his pitch count, 110, or whatever. He can be his own reliever. He's turned into one of the better pitchers in the league, and that's exciting." The indestructible Bauer -- in seven years in the majors he has appeared in 151 games, pitched 858 innings and thrown 14,449 pitches and never spent a day on the disabled list -- has thrown 100 or more pitches in each of his 19 starts this season. His high is 127.Bauer's last start, a no decision in a 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati on Tuesday, was his best of the season: eight scoreless innings on three hits, with 12 strikeouts and four walks.Sunday will be his second start against the Yankees this year. His first was a 5-2 loss on May 5 in which he pitched six innings, allowing just two hits, but four runs, with eight strikeouts and three walks.Bauer's last loss came on June 13. In five starts since then he is 3-1 with a 1.01 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a .192 batting average and averaging 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings.In two starts against New York last year he was 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA. In nine career starts against the Yankees he is 3-5 with a 4.06 ERA.Bauer's mound opponent Sunday will be Masahiro Tanaka (7-2, 4.68), who hasn't lost a game in three months. Tanaka's last loss came on April 17.In 10 starts since then he is 5-0 with a 4.12 ERA and a .214 opponents' batting average.Tanaka's last start was a no-decision on June 10 against Baltimore, when he pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks. It was Tanaka's first start since June 8. He was on the 10-day disabled list for a month with mild strains of his left and right hamstrings after getting hurt while running the bases against the New York Mets.Tanaka's last appearance against the Indians was a beauty, a 1-0 victory in Game 3 of last year's ALDS in which he pitched seven scoreless innings on three hits, with seven strikeouts and one walk.In four career starts against Cleveland in the regular season Tanaka is 1-2 with a 4.63 ERA.One Cleveland hitter Tanaka hasn't faced is catcher Francisco Mejia, who was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday and will be the DH Sunday.
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Brantley's homer lifts Indians to 5-2 win over Yankees7m ago• 3 min read CLEVELAND Michael Brantley homered leading off the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians headed into the All-Star break with a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday to split their four-game series.One of six Cleveland players who will be in Washington for Tuesday's All-Star Game, Brantley broke a 2-2 tie by belting a pitch from Chad Green (5-2) into the seats in right for his 12th homer. The Indians added two more runs in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Yan Gomes and Green's wild pitch.Carlos Carrasco (11-5) earned his first win in relief since July 19, 2014. The right-hander was available after pitching only five innings in Wednesday night's 19-4 blowout of Cincinnati.Cody Allen struck out two in the ninth and got his 20th save in 21 opportunities, but Cleveland's win ended with the Indians worrying about Edwin Encarnacion.Cleveland's cleanup hitter homered in the fourth inning, but had to leave in the eighth after being hit on the right hand by a pitch. The Indians did not have immediate word on Encarnacion's condition.Neil Walker homered for the Yankees, who enter the break 29 games over .500 and have the majors' second-best record. However, the Yankees are trailing the scorching Boston Red Sox in the AL East.Aaron Judge struck out three times against All-Star Trevor Bauer, and Giancarlo Stanton fanned twice for New York.Bauer held the Yankees in check for seven innings, limiting the Bronx Bombers to two runs and seven hits. The right-hander will not pitch on Tuesday at Nationals Park unless the game goes to extra innings and Houston manager A. J. Hinch runs out of arms.New York's Masahiro Tanaka was just as good, allowing two runs and six hits in his second start since coming off the disabled list. He's unbeaten in his last 11 starts stretching back to April 17.The Indians are familiar with Tanaka, who pitched seven shutout innings and beat them in Game 3 of last year's Division Series.The right-hander's tantalizing split-finger fastball, which appears to be a fastball before dropping before it reaches the plate - can make the most disciplined hitter look foolish.''It's a tough pitch, man, because you don't really see spin,'' Indians manager Terry Francona said. ''At least with a breaking ball you can see spin. It can make your hair fall out right in the batter's box.'' Tanaka coasted through three innings before Encarnacion tied it 2-2 in the fourth with home run No. 22, a shot onto the pedestrian plaza in left.Brantley walked leading off, and after Tanaka struck out Jose Ramirez looking, Encarnacion jumped on his first pitch.Walker gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead by connecting for his third homer in the fourth, a shot to right that ended an impressive run by Bauer.According to the Indians, Bauer made seven consecutive ''quality'' starts with eight or more strikeouts in each while allowing no homers, baseball's second-longest such streak since 1920. Pedro Martinez had a run of eight straight.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: C Gary Sanchez homered for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and played seven innings in the first game of his rehab stint. Sanchez, who has been out since June 25 with a strained right groin, is expected to be activated for the first game following the break.Indians: LHP Andrew Miller is pitching at Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. The former All-Star has been out with inflammation in his right knee, but he's progressed to the point where he can pitch in games. He's expected to pitch for both the Clippers and Double-A Akron in the next week. Francona was encouraged by Miller's recent workout on the mound at Progressive Field. ''That back leg was back up in the air again,'' Francona said. ''It was really exciting to watch that.'' UP NEXTYankees: Open a three-game series at home with the Mets on Friday.Indians: Start the season's second half Friday at Texas.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Diamondbacks could go into break with sweep of Braves 4h ago• 2 min read ATLANTA -- Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin is headed to his second All-Star Game. Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran is stuck on two selections and needs more consistency to make it back in the future.The current All-Star and the former All-Star are mound opponents as the Diamondbacks and Braves finish their three-game series on Sunday at SunTrust Park before heading into the break.The Diamondbacks (53-43) have held the Braves (51-42) to one run while winning the first two games and are going for a sweep after being swept in a three-game series last year at Atlanta.Corbin (6-3, 3.09 ERA) is unbeaten in seven career starts against the Braves, going 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA. Teheran (6-6, 4.47) hasn't been as dominant against the Diamondbacks, but he is 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA in seven career outings.Corbin made the All-Star Game for the first time in 2013, taking the loss for the National League at Citi Field in New York after working one inning and allowing the American League a run.The biggest setback of Corbin's career came late the next spring training. He hurt his elbow and needed Tommy John surgery.It's the perseverance that his recovery required that makes this All-Star selection so heartwarming for the 28-year-old Corbin."The first one was exciting because it's obviously the first one, so I'll always remember that one," he told reporters after his selection was announced. "But the journey that I've gone through -- being out for a year and a half -- and being able to come back and get back to myself, it's special, so I'll remember that. I'm excited. It's going to be a fun time for my family and everybody. Just looking forward to it." Pitchers who start the Sunday before the All-Star Game are usually excused from pitching, but Corbin insists that he will be ready to go."I think we're OK with it," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told media members. "We're asking that if he goes and throws, that it's for one inning, and they promised us that would be the case." Corbin hasn't won since June 5 at San Francisco, but he has just one loss during the six starts since and posted a 0.95 ERA in one three-game stretch.Teheran hasn't made the All-Star Game since 2015 and he has had another up-and-down season. His last outing was encouraging, though.Regaining the feel for his slider, the 27-year-old from Colombia was in control after a long first inning in a no-decision against Toronto, retiring 13 of the last 15 batters he faced."Whenever I have the feel for my slider, I know I'm going to throw it more than 30 times and I'm going to have a good game," Teheran said afterward. "When I don't have my slider, it's a different game."I've got to battle with my fastball and my other pitches. It's hard to pitch without your best pitch." Teheran has held Arizona All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to 2-for-17 so far, but Corbin has been just as successful against Atlanta's two hitters headed to Washington.First baseman Freddie Freeman is 1-for-13 against Corbin and right fielder Nick Markakis is 2-for-12.
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Teheran sharp in 6-plus innings, Braves beat Arizona9m ago• 2 min read ATLANTA Julio Teheran pitched six-plus scoreless innings, and the Atlanta Braves used a four-run third inning to beat Patrick Corbin and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Sunday.It was a needed confidence boost before the All-Star break for Atlanta, which had lost eight of 10 and began the afternoon second in the NL East after leading the division for nearly six weeks.Teheran (7-6) allowed four hits and three walks, striking out six, before Jesse Biddle replaced him with one out in the seventh and stranded two runners.Arizona has lost 10 of 16, but it began the day leading the NL West by one-half game.The Diamondbacks headed home with their 17th series win with a minimum of three games, tied for the most before the All-Star break in club history. They also matched last year's franchise record with 53 wins at the season's halfway mark.Corbin (6-4) extended his winless streak to seven starts after he gave up six hits, four runs and one walk in six innings. The left-hander struck out three, a season low.The Braves went ahead 4-0 in the third. Johan Camargo singled and scored from first on Dansby Swanson's double down the third-base line. Swanson advanced to third on Teheran's bunt and scored on Ozzie Albies' infield single.Albies advanced to third on his single when third baseman Jake Lamb threw errantly to first. Albies then scored on Freddie Freeman's double, and Freeman scored on Nick Markakis' bloop single.Preston Tucker's pinch-hit homer in the seventh off Randall Delgado put the Braves up 5-0. John Jay homered off Dan Winkler in the eighth to make it 5-1.Teheran pitched around a leadoff double by Daniel Descalso in the third and a leadoff single by Paul Goldschmidt in the fourth.He gave up a leadoff single to A. J. Pollock in the seventh, but quickly picked him off. Teheran's day ended after he gave up a double to Lamb and issued a walk.DIFFERENT RESULTCorbin began the day 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA in five career starts and two relief appearances against Atlanta, but he couldn't overcome the 31-pitch fourth.BATS BACKThe Braves led the NL in runs scored for most of the season before dropping to fourth in the last two weeks. They had hit .188 with runners in scoring position over the previous 10 games.Freeman entered with one hit in 13 career appearances against Corbin, but won his battle in the fourth. He is hitting .350 in 120 at-bats against left-handers, the second-best average in the majors by a left-handed batter.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Return from the All-Star break Friday to begin a three-game home series against Colorado.Braves: Start a three-game series at Washington on Friday.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Bell's double in 10th gives Pirates 5-game sweep of Brewers7m ago• 2 min read PITTSBURGH Josh Bell hit a game-ending two-run double in the 10th inning to send the Pirates to 7-6 victory over the Brewers on Sunday, giving Pittsburgh a five-game sweep of Milwaukee and its sixth straight win overall.With rain falling, Gregory Polanco and Colin Moran singled to put runners on the corners for Bell, who drove a pitch from Dan Jennings (3-3) into the right-center field gap. The relay throw beat Moran home but trickled through the legs of catcher Erik Kratz.Brett Phillips drove in four runs, including an RBI single in the 10th off Pirates reliever Tanner Anderson (1-0).The Pirates scored twice in the ninth off Milwaukee closer Corey Knebel. Pinch-hitter David Freese tied the game with an RBI triple to right. It was Knebel's second blown save of the season, while Jennings' blown save in the 10th was his first.Phillips hit a bases-loaded triple in the eighth to give the Brewers a three-run lead. Starling Marte had an RBI single in the eighth for Pittsburgh.Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings, but his throwing error allowed pitcher Joe Musgrove to reach base ahead of Corey Dickerson's homer, which was the only damage against him.Musgrove threw a career-high 106 pitches over his 7 2/3 innings. He allowed five runs on seven hits, walked four and struck out five.TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: C Manny Pina (left biceps strain) and OF Ryan Braun (back strain) will be eligible to return from the disabled list after the All-Star break.Pirates: 2B Josh Harrison left the game with left hamstring discomfort. He pulled up running out a ground ball in the fifth inning. ... There is ''concern'' that C Francisco Cervelli (post-concussive symptoms) might have to move out from behind the plate, general manager Neal Huntington said. Cervelli went on the seven-day disabled list Saturday without a timetable for his return.UP NEXTBrewers: Have not announced a starter for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the activation of LHPs Wade Miley and Brent Suter from the disabled list this week, Milwaukee has six starters on the active roster.Pirates: RHP Jameson Taillon (6-7, 3.91) is scheduled to start the second half at Cincinnati on Friday. Taillon held opponents to a .196 average over his last two starts.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Verlander faces Tigers for first time 4h ago• 2 min read HOUSTON -- After compiling 380 starts over 12-plus season with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will face his former team for the first time on Sunday at Minute Maid Park.Verlander (9-4, 2.05 ERA) built a Hall of Fame resume while pitching for the Tigers, winning 183 games and earning Rookie of the Year (2006), Cy Young, and American League Most Valuable Player (both in 2011) honors in a Detroit uniform. He famously mulled a trade to Houston (64-34) at the waiver deadline in 2017, making a last-minute decision that ultimately yielded the one thing that was missing from his time in the Motor City: A World Series championship."It's going to be interesting," Verlander said. "I think it'll be a little different. I can already tell I feel a little differently about it than a normal start, but it's not the same as if it would have been at Comerica (Park). That's something a little different, but I'm looking forward to it."I think once I'm out there it's going to be business as usual but right now I can tell I feel a little differently about it. I know these guys so well, a lot of them I still text with most of the guys. That's not something I normally do with teams that I'm going against. We'll see if I have a little more nerves Sunday morning than maybe for a typical regular-season start. But once I step on the mound, it's game on." Left-hander Francisco Liriano (3-5, 4.74 ERA) will start the series finale for the Tigers.Liriano did not factor into the decision in his last start on Monday at Tampa Bay after allowing seven runs on eight hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings.He is 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA over three career starts against the Astros, for whom he spent part of the 2017 season following his acquisition from Toronto at the non-waiver deadline. Liriano last faced the Astros on July 6, 2017, allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts over six innings in a 7-4 win at Rogers Centre.Detroit right fielder Nick Castellanos recorded his 35th multi-hit game of the season in the Tigers' 9-1 loss on Saturday, finishing 2-for-4 and bumping his season hit total to 115. He is tied for the third-most hits prior to the All-Star break in franchise history, with Ian Kinsler (2014), Magglio Ordonez (2007), and Ivan Rodriguez (2004) each reaching that benchmark.Castellanos has been the bright spot for a struggling Tigers' offense, one that entered Saturday with a major-league high 12 shutout losses.Castellanos scored the lone run for Detroit (40-57), coming home on a James McCann double after his leadoff single in the sixth set the table. That he continues to produce even while opposing pitchers exercise caution is a credit to his skill."It's pretty amazing that he's still getting hits; he does get pitched around," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "That's when he gets himself in trouble trying to force it because he knows he needs to hit. But he's a good hitter, he's a really good hitter. He's got length to his swing, he can get to a lot of balls, and when they make a mistake he hits it pretty hard." The Astros are going for their 10th win in 13 games after Josh Reddick and Evan Gattis hit solo homers off Michael Fulmer Saturday.
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Tigers rough up Verlander in 6-3 win over Astros11m ago• 2 min read HOUSTON John Hicks hit one of Detroit's four home runs off Justin Verlander, and the Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.Verlander (9-5) allowed a season-high six runs on six hits, striking out 12, as he lost his third straight decision.This was Verlander's first time facing his former team since being traded to Houston last year. Verlander won 183 games as a Tiger from 2005-2017.Verlander struck out 10 of the first 15 batters he faced but was hurt by the long ball.Hicks connected in the second inning, a two-run shot to left center. In the fourth, Jeimer Candelario blasted the first pitch he saw into the Astros' bullpen, making it 4-2.Detroit padded its lead in the sixth with a pair of solo shots by Niko Goodrum and Jim Adduci.The Tigers had scored just five runs in the last four games.It was the first time Verlander has given up four homers in a game since June 26, 2016, against Cleveland.Francisco Liriano allowed one run in three innings before leaving with lower back tightness. Drew VerHagen (1-2) came in and allowed one run on two hits in three innings.Yuli Gurriel scored two runs and hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the Astros. The defending World Series champions head into the All-Star break at 64-35.CLIMBING THE RANKSWith his dozen strikeouts, Verlander passed Bob Feller (2,581) and Warren Spahn (2,583) to move into 26th in major league history with 2,588 in his career. Next is Tom Glavine (2,607).TRAINER'S ROOMTigers: Leonys Martin (hamstring) is expected to play Monday, Wednesday and Thursday with Triple-A Toledo.Astros: There is still no rehab plan for Carlos Correa (back stiffness). Manager A. J. Hinch said Correa is not doing anything aggressively on the field that warrants a plan to send him out.UP NEXTTigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (4-8, 4.76 ERA) will open up the second half for Detroit against Boston. In his last start, Boyd allowed five runs on four hits and struck out eight in six innings.Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (7-8, 3.75 ERA) will open up the second half for the Astros against the Angels. In his last three starts, Keuchel is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Royals aim for series win over White Sox before all-star break 4h ago• 2 min read CHICAGO -- Burch Smith had hoped to go deeper into his first major league start of the season and his first in five years when he took the mound earlier this week.But considering the arm issues that have hampered the Kansas City Royals right-hander throughout his baseball career, Smith is doing what he can to impact the team's depleted starting rotation the best he can.Smith (0-0, 5.83 ERA) will get his chance to take another step forward on Sunday when the Royals wrap up the first half of the season against the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City will attempt to capture its first series victory since the end of May in the matinee at Guaranteed Rate Field.Smith, a Rule 5 pick, received a no-decision when he pitched 3 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins before reaching his 71 pitch limit, 52 of which went for strikes. Smith will make the first start against the White Sox of his career."The plan was to get ahead and stay ahead. I think we did a pretty good job of executing that game plan," Smith told reporters after his outing when he allowed four runs and seven hits while striking out four."A couple of pitches I'd like back, a couple of curveballs that were a little too hittable. I also wish I could have gone deeper in the game so the bullpen didn't have to cover so many innings. But fairly pleased with the way it went." Royals manager Ned Yost, who is down to Danny Duffy -- the lone healthy starter from the opening-day roster -- liked what he saw."He did a really good job with the balls-to-strikes ratio, was ahead in the count," Yost told reporters. "He was throwing strikes, which you wanted to see." Saturday's 5-0 victory was just the Royals' second in their past 14 games and snapped Chicago's meager two-game winning streak. Duffy pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed four hits while striking out eight to set Kansas City up for the series victory on Sunday.Lucas Gilolito (5-8, 6.59) will start for the White Sox. He is in search of his first victory since June 22. Giolito has only one win in his past six outings and has struggled this month when he has allowed nine runs in his two starts in July.Giolito is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in four career starts against the Royals.The White Sox may be without second baseman Yoan Moncada, who left Saturday's loss in the fifth inning with a right knee bruise after he collided with Paulo Orlando in a rundown on a pickoff play. He is listed as day to day.According to the team's official website, x-rays were negative after Moncada was helped off the field.Like the rest of his teammates, Moncada's first half hasn't gone as well as he hoped when the season started. But like others within the organization, the young talent is hoping for better things in the second half."It hasn't been as good as I wanted it to be," Moncada told reporters on Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. "But it hasn't been as bad as you can think. It has been a challenging first half, but I've been learning a lot and working. I think the second half is going to be much better."
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Moncada, Palka spark White Sox to 10-1 rout of Royals7m ago• 1 min read CHICAGO Daniel Palka and Yoan Moncada each homered and Lucas Giolito tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 10-1 victory over the struggling Kansas City Royals on Sunday.Moncada was 3 for 3 with a walk and three runs scored a day after leaving a game with a bruised right knee. Palka also had three hits and two RBIs while Tim Anderson and Kevan Smith each hit a two-run double as Chicago pounded out 13 hits.Adalberto Mondesi homered leading off the eighth for the Royals, who are 2-11 in July.In the final game before the All-Star break, Kansas City decided to go with a bullpen day. The relievers were no match for Giolito (6-8). The right-hander allowed just two hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking three.After Giolito worked out of his only jam in the top of the first with an assist from the defense - Jorge Bonifacio was thrown out trying to score from second on a single to left with one out - Palka's two-run blast off starter Burch Smith (0-1) gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead.The lead grew to 4-0 in the third as Abreu scored on a wild pitch and Leury Garcia followed with an RBI single against left-hander Brian Flynn. Chicago then broke the game open with a five-run fifth against left-hander Enny Romero. Moncada, who was hit in the knee by a pick-off throw on Saturday, started things with a lead-off homer. Anderson and Smith each had a two-run double to make it 9-0.Moncada doubled and scored in the sixth to make 10-0 before Mondesi's homer off Jeanmar Gomez broke the shutout.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: RHP Nate Jones (strained forearm muscle) will travel to Triple-A Charlotte during the All-Star break and throw live batting practice on Tuesday.UP NEXTRoyals: LHP Danny Duffy (4-8, 4.59 ERA) will pitch the opener of a three-game series with Minnesota on Friday night.White Sox: RHP James Shields (4-10, 4.43 ERA) takes the mound Friday night for the start of a three-game series at Seattle.
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Rays missing Ramos in series finale vs. Twins 10h ago• 3 min read MINNEAPOLIS -- Wilson Ramos will not be in the Tampa Bay Rays' starting lineup Sunday when the wrap up the first half against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.Tampa Bay's catcher was removed from the Saturday's 19-6 win after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring while running out a groundout in the sixth inning.He was supposed to be the American League's starting catcher in the All-Star Game Tuesday but will now sit that contest out because of the injury and is getting replaced as the starter by Kansas City's Salvador Perez."I was very excited to participate in that game," Ramos said. "Now, I'm very sad. I worked really hard to make that team. But I will be there with my family and get some time there." Ramos is batting .297 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs this season. He is hoping a few days of rest will allow him to avoid a trip to the disabled list and be back on the field next Friday when the Rays open the second half against the Miami Marlins."Hopefully it gets better soon," Ramos said. "I still have half a season left It's better to miss one game than two months. Just have to be smart, do my rehab well and come back strong." Avoiding Ramos could good news for right-hander Fernando Romero who will return from Triple-A Rochester and get the start for the Twins.Romero went 3-3 with a 4.38 ERA through his first 10 big league starts but was demoted June 23 after allowing four runs on four hits and a pair of walks over six innings in an 8-1 loss to the Texas Rangers.The move wasn't as much about his performance as it was about the Twins' immediate need for fresh bullpen help at the time. The 23-year-old took the news in stride."It's just something that happens in baseball," Romero said. "At some point you're not waiting for it, but all you have to do is handle the situation and get back to work. I'll be back as soon as possible. As soon as they give me the chance again, I'll get it back." He's pitched well since the demotion, allowing just three runs while striking out 15 with seven walks in three starts spanning 18 2/3 innings. Overall, he has a 2.04 ERA with Rochester this season.He gets the start after right-hander Aaron Slegers landed on the disabled list Saturday with inflammation in his right shoulder. Slegers told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that the shoulder wasn't an issue last Tuesday when he was tagged for five runs over just 1 1/3 innings.Instead, he noticed something while playing catch ahead of the his previously scheduled start Sunday and decided to mention the issue to the team's medical staff.So, with Slegers out, Romero is headed back."I don't know if that was a front-burner as far as options we were considering," Twins manager Paul Molitor said, "But the way it worked out, that's the way we're going to go." Rays manager Kevin Cash plans to turn to his bullpen for the series finale with right-hander Ryne Stanek getting his 12th start as an "opener".Stanek (1-2, 1.93 ERA) has gone unscored upon in 22 of his 27 appearances this season including four of six this month. In his "starts" he is 0-1 with a 1.08 ERA while totaling 16 2/3 innings and striking out 21."He's taken to that role," Cash told the Tampa Bay Times. "I think he enjoys going up there knowing he has that ball for an inning or two and he's making the most of it when he attacks and pounds the strike zone and then opens up." Stanek struck out a pair and didn't allow a run in his one inning against the Twins on Friday when he faced Eduardo Escobar, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler.
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Dozier's grand slam in 10th gives Twins 11-7 win over Rays7m ago• 5 min read MINNEOLIS Brian Dozier hit a grand slam in the 10th inning on Sunday to give the Minnesota Twins an 11-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays and cap a testy, back-and-forth finish that featured four lead changes from the bottom of the seventh on.Jake Cave singled to start the 10th against Matt Andriese (2-4), the ninth pitcher for the Rays, and moved up on a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt. Manager Kevin Cash ordered two intentional walks to load the bases for force-out possibilities and brought left fielder Joey Wendle in for a five-man infield. Dozier squashed the strategy with his 16th home run of the season and the fourth walk-off win for the Twins.Alan Busenitz (3-0) got the last four outs for the Twins, who headed into the All-Star break with a 9-2 record on their season-long homestand, which followed a 1-8 road trip. The Rays totaled 47 hits over the last three games of the four-game series but won only once.Wendle's two-out single in the ninth off Trevor Hildenberger stretched out a game the Twins took control of in the bottom of the eighth on Eddie Rosario's two-out RBI single after Joe Mauer tied the game with a bases-loaded walk. The Twins were denied a second score on Rosario's hit when Cave was thrown out at the plate. The call was reviewed and upheld, though tough-to-tell replays appeared to reveal Cave's foot sliding underneath Jesus Sucre's tag.Sucre hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth for the Rays, who led 4-1 until the seventh inning on a steamy afternoon with even steamier exchanges between the two teams.Robbie Grossman, who had an RBI single in the second inning off de facto starter Ryne Stanek, started the seventh with a single against Adam Kolarek. With two outs and two on, Rosario sneaked a single into left field to cut the deficit to 4-2.Dozier greeted Diego Castillo with an RBI single by beating out a deep ground ball to third, and first baseman C. J. Cron's relay throw back to third skipped past Daniel Robertson for an error that let the Twins tie the game.Then Dozier made Castillo flinch for a balk call, taking an animated jog down the line to the plate in hand-clapping celebration of the go-ahead run.TEMPERS, TEMPERSEduardo Escobar was batting during the balk. Two bench-and-bullpen-emptying arguments later, Minnesota's third baseman was ejected for his role in the shouting matches that were profane but stayed punching-and-shoving-free.After Robertson yelled at Escobar to return to the box after stepping out, Escobar started toward him with his own choice words and angry gestures. That brought everyone in uniform to the infield for the first not-so-cordial summer gathering, with pitcher Chris Archer the most obviously upset at Escobar from the Rays' side. Archer was on the mound Saturday when Rosario unsuccessfully tried to lure him into a balk.Escobar struck out after the crowd was dispersed, and as the Rays infielders ran by him to the dugout he resumed airing his grievances. That triggered the second bench clearing and the first career ejection for Escobar. Sucre and Twins utility man Willians Astudillo, who was pitching on Saturday when Carlos Gomez admired a home run against him, shouted and gestured at each other during that scrum. Cash was an active participant in the yelling, too.MOUND MOVESStanek took his 12th turn as the opener, the role the Rays have employed 19 times this season since creating it to maximize matchups for their relievers. This was the first time in 11 uses the opener has allowed a run. Cash sent Hoby Milner, who arrived right before game time after being acquired in a trade with Philadelphia the day before, in for the third inning.Twins manager Paul Molitor made an unorthodox pitching move, too, summoning closer Fernando Rodney with one out in the fifth to replace starter Fernando Romero. Rodney retired both batters he faced, but his early appearance forced Hildenberger into ninth-inning duty after allowing Sucre's double in the eighth.RAYS GET THE ROLLSAll eight Rays batters in the second inning hit ground balls that headed toward second base, first base or in between at varying speeds and heights. Five of them went for singles and the Rays scored three times.WILSON WINCINGThe Rays waited to place catcher Wilson Ramos on the disabled list, but Cash said he's bracing for an extended absence because of the pulled left hamstring that will cost him his first starting assignment at the All-Star game. Cron played first base instead of designated hitter so he could be the emergency catcher behind Sucre.TRAINER'S ROOMRays: 3B Matt Duffy was scratched from the original lineup because of a sore right ankle he twisted during a swing in the game the day before as a precaution. Wendle played second base, and Robertson moved to third. Then Duffy pinch-hit in the eighth. He beat out an infield single, stole second base and scored the tying run.Twins: RHP Ervin Santana pitched for Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, allowing four hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. Manager Paul Molitor said it's ''very possible'' Santana will make another rehab start before joining the rotation, about 6 1/2 months after surgery on his middle finger.UP NEXTRays: With LHP Blake Snell on his way to Washington for the All-Star game, the rest of the team has a four-day break before beginning a series against Miami at home, where they've won 14 of their last 15 games. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (3-4, 4.59 ERA) pitches for the Rays on Friday, and RHP Dan Straily (3-4, 4.29 ERA) takes the mound for the Marlins.Twins: While RHP Jose Berrios joins the American League All-Star team, the rest of the team has four days off before starting a series at Kansas City. RHP Kyle Gibson (4-6, 3.42 ERA) will pitch the opener, opposite Royals LHP Danny Duffy (5-8, 4.59 ERA).---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Reds aim for sweep; Cardinals play first game after managerial change 3h ago• 3 min read It might not translate into a playoff push, but no team in the National League is playing better baseball at this point than the Cincinnati Reds.Cincinnati will look for its 22nd win in 31 games Sunday when it tries to polish off a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in each team's final game before the All-Star break.The Cardinals (47-46) will have a new manager on the bench Sunday after firing Mike Matheny late Saturday night and naming bench coach Mike Shildt the interim manager. The organization also dismissed hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller.Matheny, 47, had managed the Cardinals since 2011 and led the franchise to the playoffs four straight years from 2012 to 2015 and to the National League championship in 2013. Shildt, 49, managed for eight years in the minor leagues before joining the Cardinals' major league staff in 2017."These decisions are never easy, but we felt that a change in leadership was necessary as the team prepares to enter into the second half of the season," Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said.At 43-52, the Reds still fit the profile of seller rather than buyer. They are well behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, although they're creeping closer to leaving the cellar they've occupied all season.And at this point, Cincinnati players sound as though they'd prefer the status quo instead of leaving for contenders. A day after All-Star second baseman Scooter Gennett voiced his preference for a contract extension that management seems willing to talk about, closer Raisel Iglesias told mlb.com that he hopes to be around when the Reds are fortifying their roster for a run at the postseason."I've been through this rebuilding process, and I feel like we're getting closer," he said through an interpreter. "I would like to be part of this team when we become a really good team." For the last month, Cincinnati has been really good, marrying effective starting pitching with typically explosive offense. Reds starters have the fourth-best ERA in the NL in the last 30 games, a marked difference from the first 65 games, which saw them regularly fail to keep the team in games to give the hitters a chance to overcome deficits.That's what happened Saturday, when the Reds trailed 2-0 before scoring in each of the last four innings to post an 8-2 win. While Luis Castillo didn't get a win, he did minimize damage in the fourth and fifth innings to keep the game close.Cincinnati will give the ball to Anthony DeSclafani (4-1, 4.43 ERA) on Sunday. The right-hander is coming off his best performance since returning from the disabled list in June, shackling Cleveland on five hits and a run in seven innings on Monday night in a 7-5 win at Progressive Field.DeSclafani's first win this year came at St. Louis' expense. He scattered 10 hits in five innings on June 10 in a 6-3 verdict that started Cincinnati's surge. In eight career outings against the Cardinals, DeSclafani is 5-1 with a 2.30 ERA, going 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA in three starts at Busch.He'll be opposed by unlikely All-Star Miles Mikolas (10-3, 2.65), who has been the paragon of consistency in St. Louis' rotation. After receiving his first All-Star invitation on July 8, Mikolas celebrated two nights later with a 14-2 win at the Chicago White Sox, checking them on three hits and two runs for six innings with one walk and six strikeouts.Mikolas owns two April wins over Cincinnati, 6-1 and 9-2 victories in which he sailed through seven innings in each game.The Cardinals could use another game like that to avoid falling to .500 before their break, especially after firing their manager.
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Cardinals win in interim manager Shildt's debut6m ago• 2 min read ST. LOUIS Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler homered to give interim manager Mike Shildt a win in his first game as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Sunday.Shildt took over for Mike Matheny, who was fired late Saturday after six-plus seasons at the helm.Tommy Pham broke out of a 0-for-20 slump with a two-run, go-ahead single for the Cardinals, who snapped a six-game home losing skid.Cincinnati, which had won four of five, is 35-26 since beginning the season 8-27.John Gant (3-3) picked up the win with four hitless innings of relief. He struck out four and walked two.Carpenter began the game with a first-pitch homer, his fifth leadoff home run of the season and 20th of his career. Fowler added a solo shot in the second off Anthony DeSclafani (4-2) for a 2-0 lead.Pham erased a 3-2 deficit with a two-run single that highlighted a four-run outburst in the fourth. It was Pham's first hit since July 5. He entered the game in the second inning after starter Harrison Bader left with a knee injury.Adam Duvall tied the game for the Reds with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the fourth. Jose Peraza then put his team in front with a single off the leg of starter Miles Mikolas.DeSclafani alowed six earned run on five hits over 3 1-3 innings.Mikolas, who is headed to the All-Star game, surrendered three runs on six hits over four innings in his shortest outing of the season.Matheny was dismissed after Saturday's 8-2 loss. He fashioned a 591-474 mark in six-plus seasons. The Cardinals made the playoffs in each of his first four seasons but failed to reach the postseason in the last two.A Gold Glove catcher, Matheny played for the Cardinals from 2000-04.Reds outfielder Jesse Winker extended his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games with a third-inning single.TRAINER'S ROOM:Reds: RHP Homer Bailey allowed four earned runs in six innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Friday. Bailey is 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA in six minor league appearances. He was put on the disabled list June 2 with right knee inflammation.Cardinals: OF Harrison Bader left the game in the second inning after suffering a knee injury while running out a hit to right field.UP NEXTReds: Cincinnati begins the second half on Friday against Pittsburgh. Right-hander Tyler Mahle (7-7, 4.02) will get the start.Cardinals: St. Louis travels to Chicago for a four-game series against the Cubs after the break.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Likely Story: Rockies infielder hot facing Mariners 12m ago• 3 min read DENVER -- Colorado shortstop Trevor Story will try to continue his hitting surge and help the Rockies sweep the Seattle Mariners before participating in his first All-Star Game.Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-3, 3.76) will start against Mike Leake (8-6, 4.26) with Anderson coming off three outstanding starts and Leake trying to rebound from back-to-back poor outings.The Rockies' 4-1 win Saturday night assured them of winning five straight series for the first time since 2014. Those five series wins have all come against teams with winning records. The Rockies (50-45) have won 11 of their past 14 games at Coors Field, where they have improved to 22-23.Story went 2-for-4 Saturday to extend his hitting streak to a season-high tying nine games, eight of which have been multiple hit games. He's hitting .293 with a .906 OPS along with a team-leading 27 doubles, 19 home runs and 67 RBIs, which is tied for the team lead.On June 1, Story was hitting .237 with 66 strikeouts in 211 at-bats, an average of one strikeout every 3.20 at-bats. But Story is hitting .371 dating from June 2 with 35 strikeouts in 151 at-bats, an average of one strikeout every 4.31 at-bats."I think there's been a commitment to a shorter swing with two strikes," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "I think there's been a commitment to looking to go the other way. There's been a commitment to putting the ball in play. And there's been a big commitment to cutting down on strikeouts."So when you do those things, you're going to hit the ball. And with Trevor's strength, you're going to hit the ball with authority. That's what's shown up in the last couple months. We've seen a great progression from a year ago until now. We've seen it become All-Star caliber because of what he's doing." Anderson is 2-0, 0.41 ERA in his past three starts, a stretch in which he has allowed nine hits and one run in 22 innings with seven walks and 25 strikeouts. He allowed six runs over five innings in his only previous start against the Mariners.For the first time this year, the Mariners (58-38) have lost three straight series, two against the Rockies. Seattle is 13-6 in games started by Leake, who has thrown seven or more innings in seven starts, including three eight-inning outings. However, he has thrown just four innings in each of his past two starts, going 0-2, 9.00 in those games, both against the Los Angeles Angels."Some teams you match up (with) better than others," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "The Angels are not a great matchup for him because they're a low fastball hitting team so it can be a little bit more challenging."He's got a sinking fastball, cuts the fastball, has a curveball, slider. He's got a repertoire of pitches, but he still has to locate those pitches pretty well." Leake is 2-2 with a 5.60 ERA in five starts against the Rockies.Story will fly to Washington after the game and experience being a National League All-Star."It means the world me," Story said. "That's been one of my goals since I was a kid is to be an All-Star. It hasn't really set in yet. I think until we get there, I just kind of focus on the day-to-day here." There will be one more game to do that. The third-place Rockies are 2 1/2 games behind, the closest they have been to first place in the NL West since June 9 when they also trailed by that margin. And that shortly after Story began to get hot."If you control your effort in the batters' box, if you're committed to shortenting your swing, you'll see the ball a little bit longer," Black said. "You won't commit early. And that's what Trevor's doing. He's not looking for certain pitches. He's just looking for the ball. And I think with the confidence that he's gained from the success of the two-strike approach and the shorter swing as he gets deeper in the count, that just adds to the momentum that he's building as an offensive player."
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Story's homer lifts Rockies past Mariners 4-35m ago• 1 min read DENVER All-Star Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with his 20th homer, and the Colorado Rockies completed a series sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.Story worked the count to 2-2 against Nick Vincent (3-2) before hitting a drive over the wall in left-center for a dramatic finish to a game played through steady rain. It was the first career game-ending hit for Story, who tossed his helmet to the ground after rounding third and was showered with ice water and popcorn by his teammates as he stepped on home plate.Colorado (51-45) heads into the All-Star break on a roll, winners of five in a row and 10 of 12.Seattle (58-39) has dropped four straight and seven of nine.Scott Oberg (4-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.The Mariners grabbed a 3-2 lead on Dee Gordon's two-out RBI single off Jake McGee in the seventh. But the Rockies tied it in the bottom half when Ian Desmond tripled and scored on Chris Iannetta's sacrifice fly.Colorado left-hander Tyler Anderson pitched six innings of five-hit ball, settling down after a slow start.Seattle opened the game with three straight singles. Mitch Haniger drove in Gordon with a base hit, and Denard Span made it 2-0 with a two-out RBI double.Colorado rallied in the third, aided by Haniger's error in right. He bobbled Nolan Arenado's two-out RBI single, allowing Charlie Blackmon to come home from third with the tying run and Arenado to take second. Mike Leake then fanned Carlos Gonzalez to end the inning.Leake was charged with an earned run and six hits in six innings.TRAINER'S ROOMRockies: A day after missing a game because of tightness in his lower back, 2B D. J. LeMahieu was back in the starting lineup. ''His (pregame) swings were aggressive, no apprehensions,'' manager Bud Black said. ''Mentally he feels good about where he is so he's back out there.''
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Improved A's, Giants look for series win 10m ago• 3 min read The Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants will head into the All-Star break in significantly better shape than a year ago.First though, there is the matter of concluding the first part of the "Bay Bridge" series Sunday afternoon when the Giants host the Athletics at AT&T Park.Last season, the Giants were 34-56 at the break, their worst mark at the unofficial halfway point since reaching the break in 2008 at 40-55. This year, the Giants enter their final game before the break at 50-47 after not getting their 50th win until late-August last season en route to losing 98 games.The Giants also are 5-4 in a stretch where they play 25 of 27 against winning teams and are seeking to improve to 11-0-2 in their last 13 series since April 8-10 despite hitting just five homers since the start of July.San Francisco opened the series with a 7-1 victory but failed to clinch the series victory by leaving 11 runners on in a 4-3 loss on Saturday.Rookie Steven Duggar drove in two more runs while Buster Posey also went 2-for-4. Duggar is 8-for-25 (.320) in his first five games while Posey is 10-for-29 (.345) in his last six games despite dealing with right hip inflammation that will keep him out of the All-Star game."He's been playing with it. You could tell. All of you can tell," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy told reporters recently. "It's bothering him. He's been a warrior through this and had missed some time. The break will serve him well." Things were not going much better for the Athletics at this point a year ago. They reached the break at 39-50 and it was the third straight season they hit it with at least 50 losses and 10 games under .500.This year the Athletics are 54-42 after pinch-hitter Mark Canha hit the go-ahead two-run homer off Tony Watson in the seventh inning Saturday.Oakland is 14-4 in its last 18 games and 20-6 in its last 26 games since June 16 while totaling 39 homers in the hot stretch that has put them in the wild-card race and has management thinking about buying and not selling before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline."It's a team effort," Oakland third baseman Matt Chapman told reporters after a game in Houston on Thursday. "We're deep. One through nine, guys off the bench, there's no letup in our lineup. I think we have one of the best lineups in all of baseball. We're confident in that." Second baseman Jed Lowrie did not start but entered as a pinch hitter after sustaining a leg contusion colliding with right fielder Stephen Piscotty Friday. Lowrie is batting .323 (30-for-93) in his last 26 games and remains day-to-day.The third pitching matchup in the six-game season series which resumes next weekend in Oakland features a pair of young left-handers as Oakland's Sean Manaea opposes San Francisco's Andrew Suarez.Manaea is 8-6 with a 3.44 ERA and is on a nice roll in his last seven starts by going 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA while holding opposing hitters to a .217 average.It is a similar performance to how he began the season.After starting out 4-2 with a 1.03 ERA in his first six starts, Manaea hit a speed bump by going 1-4 with a 7.18 ERA in his next six outings.Manaea last pitched Tuesday in Oakland's bizarre 6-5 11-inning loss at Houston when he allowed three runs on seven hits in four innings in a game that ended with catcher Jonathan Lucroy making a throwing error on Alex Bregman's tapper in front of the plate.He is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two career starts against the Giants, though both were across the bridge in Oakland.Suarez also is hoping to keep a good streak going. He has allowed two runs or less in six straight outings while posting a 2.00 ERA in those games.Overall, he is 3-5 with a 3.75 ERA in the first 15 starts of his career and the Giants are 6-9 in those games. He allowed one run on three hits in six innings and took a no-decision Monday against the Chicago Cubs in a game decided by Pablo Sandoval's 11th-inning single.
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Piscotty homers to keep A's rolling in 6-2 in over Giants10m ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO Stephen Piscotty homered for the fifth time in nine games, and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday.Sean Manaea allowed two runs in six innings for his fourth consecutive win. All-Star second baseman Jed Lowrie walked and scored in his return to the lineup following a scary collision in right field two nights earlier for Oakland. Matt Chapman added two hits.The surging A's have won nine of 12 and are 21-6 since June 16, the best record in the majors during that stretch.All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford had two hits for the Giants, who lost a home series for the first time since dropping two of three at AT&T Park to Arizona from April 8-10.Piscotty singled in Jed Lowrie in the fourth against starter Andrew Suarez (3-6) then homered off Reyes Moronta in the sixth. It is Piscotty's 12th this season and fifth this month, all of them coming since July 7.Piscotty's hit in the fourth was the first of three consecutive RBI singles off Suarez. Matt Olson and Matt Chapman also drove in runs while Jonathan Lucroy added a sacrifice fly to put Oakland up 4-1.Manaea (9-6) gave up five hits, including Chase d'Arnaud's second home run this season in the sixth. Manaea retired seven of the final eight he faced.Ryan Buchter struck out the side in the seventh. Lou Trivino and All-Star closer Blake Treinen retired three batters apiece to complete the five-hitter.Suarez allowed four runs in five innings.TRAINER'S ROOMAthletics: Lowrie had been nursing a bruised bone and calf bruise in his left leg after colliding with Piscotty in right field. . OF Matt Joyce (lumbar strain) received an epidural shot for his sore back. RHP Daniel Gossett (strained right elbow) began a throwing program.Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of right shoulder inflammation. It's Samardzija's third stint on the DL this season. IF Kelby Tomlinson was called up from Triple-A Sacramento and started at second base.UP NEXTAthletics: Return to the Coliseum to host the San Francisco in a three-game series beginning Friday. It's the first time since 1986 that the A's have played six consecutive games against the same team.Giants: Head across the Bay to play three games in Oakland. No rotation has been announced for the series.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Lester faces Padres looking to keep Cubs in first 23m ago• 2 min read SAN DIEGO -- The mythical first half of the season ends at Petco Park Sunday afternoon with the hottest pitcher in the National League facing the coldest team.Left-hander Jon Lester will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres trying to keep his team atop the National League Central going into the All-Star break.Lester (11-2, 2.45 ERA) will be paired against left-handed Padres rookie Eric Lauer (5-5, 4.40).The Cubs (54-38) Saturday night moved into sole possession of their division lead with a second straight win over the Padres (40-58) while the Milwaukee Brewers were losing a second straight game in Pittsburgh. Sunday will mark only the third time this season that a day has dawned with the Cubs in sole possession of the NL Central lead.Lester has the responsibility of keeping them there when he makes his 19th start of the season.Not only is Lester 11-2, the Cubs are 15-3 when he starts a game.Lester goes into Sunday tied for third in the National League in wins and second in winning percentage. He is fifth in earned run average, ninth in opponents' batting average (.221), fourth in home ERA (1.98) and first in ERA while pitching in day games (1.90).On top of that, Lester is 10-2 with a 2.15 ERA over his last 15 starts. He was the National League Pitcher of the Month for June for going 5-0 with a 1.13 ERA and last week was named to play in the All-Star Game for the fifth time, and the second time on the National League side.Lester is 2-1 with a 2.97 in his first five starts against them. This will be just his second start at Petco Park. On Aug. 22, 2016, he allowed the Padres one run on five hits over six innings at Petco. Additionally, his last three outings against the Padres have all been rated quality starts.The 23-year-old Lauer will be facing the Cubs for the first time in his career. His record is a bit deceiving. Lauer has come on strong over his last eight starts since posting a 7.67 ERA in his first seven Major League outings.Since the start of June, Lauer is 4-2 with a 2.33 ERA. He has allowed one run or fewer in six of his last eight starts -- his line for his last eight starts being 16 runs allowed (12 earned) on 47 hits and 16 walks with 36 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings.Last Tuesday, Lauer held the Dodgers to one run on four hits and two walks over 8 2/3 innings. He was one out away from a complete-game shutout when Max Muncey homered. He set career-highs in distance and with eight strikeouts."There's some value," manager Andy Green told the San Diego Union Tribune, "to letting him experience the emotion of letting him go back out in the ninth inning and feeling what it's like to strive for a complete game." But Lauer's second straight win was the only game the Padres have won so far in the seven-game homestand that takes them into the All-Star break.The Padres have lost four in a row. They are 3-10 in July and are 6-20 since pulling to 34-38 on June 15.
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GAME RECAP
Cubs sweep Padres with 7-4 win7m ago• 2 min read SAN DIEGO Jon Lester won for the eighth time in nine starts, Jason Heyward drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs swept the San Diego Padres with a 7-4 win on Sunday.The Cubs jumped to a 5-0 lead after two innings against rookie left-hander Eric Lauer, who came within one out of his first complete game in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous start.It was more than enough for Lester (12-2), who struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. The All-Star lefty allowed three runs and six hits while improving to 10-1 in his last 12 starts.Lester was selected for Tuesday's showcase in Washington by the players' vote, but he won't be on the active roster due to Sunday's outing.The 34-year-old Lester carried a 7-1 lead into the sixth inning before getting into a jam. He hit Freddy Galvis with the bases loaded, forcing in a run. James Norwood then came in and got Austin Hedges to pop out before walking pinch-hitter Carlos Asuaje, bringing home another run.Manuel Margot then flied out to right, ending the inning.Pedro Strop surrendered Hunter Renfroe's seventh homer in the seventh, but Justin Wilson got three outs before Brandon Morrow pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.Chicago closed out a 4-2 road trip to San Francisco and San Diego and opened a 2 1/2-game lead over slumping Milwaukee in the NL Central.Christian Villanueva also homered for San Diego, hitting his 19th of the season in the fourth. Villanueva had two hits and scored twice.Lauer, meanwhile, was in trouble early and often. He faced seven batters and threw 37 pitches in the first inning, when Javier Baez and Addison Russell hit RBI singles and Ben Zobrist drove in a run on a groundout. Heyward hit a two-run single in the second.That was it for Lauer (5-6), who allowed five hits, struck out three and walked one.The Cubs added an unearned run in the fourth, when the Padres committed three errors.David Bote drew a leadoff walk, stole second and took third on catcher Hedges' throwing error. He scored on Anthony Rizzo's sacrifice fly. Kris Bryant then beat out a dribbler for an infield single and reached third on consecutive errors by Hedges and right fielder Renfroe. Bryant was stranded when Heyward popped up to shortstop.Bryant brought in a run in the sixth when he was hit by a pitch by Adam Cimber with the bases loaded.MAKING MOVESBote was promoted from Triple-A Iowa when the Cubs placed outfielder Albert Almora Jr. on the family medical emergency list before the game.UP NEXTCubs: Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 3.92 ERA), who beat the Padres on Saturday night, is scheduled to start Thursday night as the Cubs open the second half against the St. Louis Cardinals.Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (7-8, 4.43 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday night at Philadelphia.
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Dodgers, Kershaw go for series win vs. Angels 10h ago• 2 min read LOS ANGELES -- An injury-marred first half for a pair of clubs will end Sunday after the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers face off in the last of six interleague games between the clubs.The Angels showed promise early, while the Dodges have been much improved of late. And starting pitching injuries affected both clubs. Sunday's starting pitching matchup is an indication of the current state of both teams.The Dodgers had four of their five season-opening starters on the shelf at one point, including Clayton Kershaw (3-4, 2.61 ERA), who went to the disabled list twice. Kershaw is back now and will start Sunday's first-half finale. The left-hander is 6-2 lifetime against the Angels with a 2.42 ERA over 10 starts.The Dodgers are back as a team as well, going 36-15 since May 17 and 26-12 since the start of June. The winning ways actually started with pitchers like Kershaw and Rich Hill on the disabled list, not to mention Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Ryu.Kershaw, Hill and Maeda all are back and pitching well, while Ross Stripling turned a role as a replacement starter into his first All-Star nod. The Dodgers will head into the last game of the first half just a half game out of first place in the National league West."It's time to go; It's a great feeling," Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said, according to mlb.com. "I'm using first place as my motivation every time I go out there. Everybody was saying how terrible the Dodgers' team is this year. Just use that as motivation." The Angels are not feeling optimism as much as the Dodgers are these days, although a 5-4 victory in 10 innings on Kole Calhoun's go-ahead home run off Jansen on Saturday sure helps.Angels starter Garrett Richards was just lost for the season with an elbow injury that will require Tommy John surgery. Rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani is back from the disabled list, but only as a hitter as his own elbow injury has halted his pitching schedule.The Angels rotation is so in flux that they have not even named a starting pitcher for Sunday. They likely will go with right-hander Deck McGuire in the final game before the break. McGuire has made just two starts and five big league appearances this season.How bad have injuries been for the Angels? They have placed a major league leading 22 players on the disabled list and their 14 players currently on the DL also leads baseball. They have used the DL 25 times, second most in baseball.And pitching injuries aren't the only problem. A lack of lineup continuity has put the Angels in the bottom third of baseball with runners in scoring position."If you look at some of the internals, most of it's been positive as far as the process you'd like to see," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "The results have obviously not been there. There's not one sugar pill you give to the whole offense."
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Hernandez hits Dodgers' 129th homer in 5-3 win over Angels6m ago• 2 min read LOS ANGELES Yasmani Grandal homered, Enrique Hernandez hit a solo shot on his first pitch in the seventh inning for the go-ahead run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-3 win over the Angels on Sunday to gain a split in the Freeway Series.Each team won three games in the season series, with four decided by one run.The Dodgers ended the first half with a National League-leading 129 homers, tying their record for the most homers before the All-Star break set in 2000. All-Star Max Muncy leads the team with 22.The Dodgers (53-43) head into the break atop the NL West by a half-game over Arizona.The Angels continue heading in the opposite direction. They fell to 49-48 and are 14 games behind the AL West-leading Astros.All-Star Kenley Jansen retired the side in the ninth for his 27th save a day after serving up a 10th-inning homer to Kole Calhoun in the Dodgers' 5-4 loss.The Angels' Jefry Marte blasted a three-run homer on his first pitch from Clayton Kershaw to tie the game 3-all in the fourth. Justin Upton led off with an infield single to Kershaw and Ian Kinsler followed with a single to set up Marte's fourth homer of the season.The Dodgers led 3-0 in the second. Grandal homered, Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Kershaw helped himself with a two-out RBI single.Kershaw didn't figure in the decision, allowing three runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of his fifth start since coming off the disabled list. He struck out eight and walked four on 108 pitches, the most he's thrown since working under restrictions in his first four outings back.Kershaw escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first. He retired seven in a row before the Angels got to him in the fourth.Kershaw gave up a two-out walk to All-Star Mike Trout in the seventh and was replaced by Kenta Maeda (7-5), who got out of a bases-loaded situation by striking out Kinsler.Maeda had one strikeout in one-third of an inning.Taylor Cole (0-2) took the loss, allowing one run and three hits in two innings. He struck out one.Trout was 2 for 10 in the three-game series. He walked twice Sunday, extending his franchise record for walks in the first half to 84.Angels starter Deck McGuire gave up three runs and four hits in three innings. He struck out two and walked two.Marte and Matt Kemp of the Dodgers snapped their bats in two over their knees in frustration after striking out to end the first and fifth innings, respectively.UP NEXTAngels: Resume play on Friday with a three-game series in Anaheim against the World Series champion Astros.Dodgers: Open the second half Friday at Milwaukee to begin a 10-game trip. LHP Clayton Kershaw and LHP Rich Hill are slated to start sometime in the three-game series against the Brewers.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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