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TICKETSTICKETSMariners try to win series vs. Red Sox 2h ago• 3 min read BOSTON -- Their five-game losing streak over, the Seattle Mariners send seven-game winner Marco Gonzales to the mound against Red Sox ace Chris Sale in the deciding game of a three-game series at Fenway Park Sunday.The Mariners handed Boston left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez only his second loss in 11 decisions with Saturday night's 7-2 victory and now ask Gonzales to shake off his last start and butt heads with Sale in the finale.After allowing just six runs in 38 1/3 innings in his previous six starts, Gonzales yielded six and was reached for three home runs in losing to the New York Yankees in the Bronx Tuesday night.Sale has struck out 30 in 21 innings over his last three starts but is just 1-1 over that span. His team is just 8-8 in his 16 starts and he is 6-4 with a 2.74 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 102 innings in 2018.The skinny left-hander is 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 10 games, eight starts, lifetime against the Mariners.Gonzales will face the Red Sox for the first time. Boston is just 9-9 in games started by lefties this season.Mike Leake pitched eight shutout innings to avenge last Sunday's loss to the Red Sox and defeat Boston for the first time in his career. Closer Edwin Diaz, who hadn't pitched in a week, worked a shaky ninth and allowed two runs, but that couldn't taint the evening for the visitors, who took a 14-10 loss in the opener Friday."Unbelievable and really big for our ballclub for him to step up tonight," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "Exactly what we needed for someone to shut it down and steady it." Said Leake: "When you have a five-game losing streak, yeah, you want to end it." The Red Sox, who remained a game behind the losing New York Yankees atop the American League East, fell to 13-2 in Rodriguez's 5 starts.While Mookie Betts (illness) was out of the Boston lineup, both teams were without their shortstops Saturday night.Seattle's Jean Segura missed his third straight game with an arm infection, had it drained by a Boston doctor Friday and hopes to play Sunday."It was bad," Segura said before Saturday's game. "It was hurting me, especially when I was swinging. I couldn't extend my arm. It doesn't feel right when you swing and feel pinching, like somebody is trying to grab your bat. As a player, you don't want that feeling."If it feels good, I'll play. But you can't play around with an infection. I have to wait til it recovers." Boston's Xander Bogaerts, suffered a sprained left index finger diving into second base Friday night and sat out Saturday. He was due for a game off Saturday, anyway, and the hope and Betts will both play Sunday."How's Xander? He's day to day," manager Alex Cora said. "We'll see. (We'll) probably stay away from him tomorrow. We were looking for an off-day, and it just came up now. Hopefully he'll be ready to play on Sunday." After the game, Cora said he hoped both would be ready to play"They're going to show up early tomorrow, see where they at," Cora said. "So, we'll go from there." The Mariners, 3-4 against Boston in the last 10 days, remained three games behind the Houston Astros in the AL West.The current Seattle roster is hitting a combined .200 against Sale.Nelson Cruz is 8-for-26 (.308) with two homers and four RBIs against Sale, but Mike Zunino is 0-for-7. Kyle Seager is 1-for-16 (.063), Ryon Healy and Guillermo Heredia both 1-for-6 (.167) and Andrew Romine 3-for-14 (.214).Triston Casas, the Red Sox top pick in the recent draft, took batting practice in the same group of J. D. Martinez before Saturday night's game.
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TICKETSTICKETSDodgers, Mets headed in starkly different directions 2h ago• 3 min read NEW YORK - There's no better indicator of the different directions in which the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets are headed than the main topic of conversations following Saturday night's game, when the Dodgers were excited by the return of their Hall of Fame-bound ace and the Mets were pondering if the pitcher with the second-worst ERA in team history would have to start in place of the pitcher with the worst ERA in team history.The Dodgers will look to complete a sweep of the reeling Mets Sunday afternoon, when the two teams play the finale of a three-game series at Citi Field.The Dodgers hit a game-breaking grand slam for the second straight game Saturday, when Matt Kemp's pinch-hit blast off Robert Gsellman in the eighth inning provided insurance and then some in an 8-3 win. On Friday, Cody Bellinger snapped a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning grand slam off Zack Wheeler in a 5-2 victory.The big news Saturday for the Dodgers (40-35), who have gone 24-9 since May 17, was the return of ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw, who missed the previous three-plus weeks due to a lower back strain. Kershaw allowed two runs in three innings in his first start since May 31.Manager Dave Roberts said afterward he expected Kershaw to start again on Thursday or Friday."To not just have the mindset that I can keep going and know that at some point the plug is going to be pulled, that's got to be tough for the psyche," Roberts said of the famously competitive Kershaw. "But I think for me, for us, it's just more of having him out there is such a plus and just a boost for all of our guys." If the Mets (31-43), who have lost five straight and are 20-41 since an 11-1 start, are going to get a badly needed boost Sunday, they'll receive it from an unknown and unlikely source.Manager Mickey Callaway said Saturday night that Jason Vargas, who was scheduled to start Sunday, will be placed on the disabled list with an injury he suffered while doing conditioning work earlier this week.Callaway said the Mets have yet to decide who will start.Right-hander Chris Flexen will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace Vargas on the active roster and is a candidate to start.Vargas is 2-6 with an 8.60 ERA in nine starts this season and has a 9.38 ERA in 11 career starts with the Mets, for whom he also pitched briefly in 2007. Vargas' ERA is the highest for any Mets pitcher who has thrown at least 40 innings for the team.The second-highest ERA in Mets history belongs to Flexen, who has an 11.57 ERA in two appearances this season and an 8.05 ERA in 16 games (nine starts) dating back to last season. Flexen last pitched Thursday, when he got the final out of the Mets' 4-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies before being optioned to Las Vegas."We're going to see when guys come in (and) play catch," Callaway said. "Our bullpen's obviously thrown some innings and we're going to see how everybody's feeling when they come in (Sunday) and make that decision then." Another possibility to draw the start or to pitch extended innings in relief is rookie Tim Peterson.He last pitched Thursday, when he tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings against the Rockies and has a 1.17 ERA in five games. The only other Mets reliever to not pitch Friday or Saturday is closer Jeurys Familia.Whomever pitches for the Mets will oppose Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill (1-2, 4.99 ERA), who is scheduled to make his second start since coming off the disabled list last Tuesday, when he pitched against the Chicago Cubs.Hill, who missed a month with a blister on his left middle finger, didn't factor into the decision after allowing three hits over six scoreless innings in Los Angeles' 2-1, 10-inning loss.Hill is 1-2 with an 8.00 ERA in six career games (four starts) against the Mets. Neither Flexen nor Peterson has ever faced the Dodgers.
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TICKETSTICKETSIndians go for seventh straight win in series finale vs. Tigers 4h ago• 2 min read CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians will attempt to run their winning streak to a season-high seven games Sunday against the slumping Detroit Tigers in the final game of a three-game series.For the Indians, it's also the end of a nine-game homestand in which they've gone 6-2.The Tigers have lost four in a row and go into Sunday's game with a 3-9 record against the Indians this year. They're 6-28 since June 25, 2015.The staggering Tigers made a flurry of roster moves before Saturday's game, starting with activating pitcher Francisco Liriano off the 10-day disabled list. Liriano pitched four innings and took the loss Saturday in a 4-1 Cleveland victory.The Tigers also optioned infielder Ronny Rodriguez to Triple-A Toledo. They placed pitcher Johnny Barbato on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis. To replace Barbato on the roster, Detroit recalled right-handed pitcher Artie Lewicki from Toledo.The pitching matchup Sunday will be Detroit left-hander Matthew Boyd (4-5, 3.63 ERA) vs. Cleveland right-hander Adam Plutko (3-1, 5.04).Boyd will make his second start against the Indians this year. His first one was a good one. On April 10, the Tigers lost to Cleveland 2-1. Boyd worked seven innings, giving up one run and three hits with four strikeouts and one walk.Boyd comes into Sunday after a loss in his last start, 9-5 to Cincinnati on June 19. In that game, he pitched four innings, giving up five runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks. In six career appearances against the Indians, Boyd is 1-2 with a 1.78 ERA.Plutko's last appearance was a two-inning relief stint during the Indians' 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on June 16. In that game, Plutko pitched two innings, giving up one run and two hits with one strikeout and no walks.Plutko's last start was a 5-1 loss to the White Sox on June 12 in which he pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up five runs and eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks.Sunday will be Plutko's second career appearance against Detroit. He made a relief appearance against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2016, allowing three runs and three hits, including a home run, with one walk and one strikeout in two innings.Sunday was supposed to be Mike Clevinger's day to start, but Indians manager Terry Francona and pitching coach Carl Willis decided to tweak the rotation. Clevinger will instead pitch Monday in St. Louis. Corey Kluber, who's day to pitch would have been Monday, will now pitch Tuesday against the Cardinals."Somebody was going to get an extra day," Francona said. "Just talking to Carl, we felt like Clev's thrown 100 (or more) pitches in nine (of his last 10 starts). So giving him an extra day, we just thought it would help us more than anything. So that's why we changed it." Plutko will be backed by a Cleveland bullpen that is much improved since the additions of newcomers Oliver Perez and Neil Ramirez. Ramirez has a 2.57 ERA in 16 games, and in his nine appearances with Cleveland Perez has a 1.17 ERA."The reliever world can be very volatile, so when you hit on guys like that, it sure helps," Francona said.The Tigers, meanwhile, are trying to get their offense started. Detroit has scored three runs or less in four of its last five games, being outscored 29-12 in those games.
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TICKETSTICKETSDiamondbacks-Pirates Preview 4h ago• 2 min read The adjustments have come both ways and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Austin Meadows is doing better at them than opposing pitchers.Through the first three games of a series against Arizona that concludes Sunday at PNC Park, Meadows has gotten the better of Diamondbacks pitching. Despite going 0-for-4 Saturday, he's 5-for-13 in the series with a run, a walk and a stolen base.In fact, Meadows told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that pitchers are only adjusting to him "a little bit" after his early success."They're throwing a little more of their off-speed early in the count for strikes," he said. "For me, it's just going out there and having the same mentality I did when I got here. Having that fastball-first mentality and adjusting to certain things and staying in my zone and not swinging at their pitches." Meadows, 23, a 2013 first-round draft pick who is healthy after injury setbacks, started on fire after his call-up from Triple-A Indianapolis on May 18, but going from .409 to .330 is probably just leveling off to something closer to what he can maintain.He has made 25 starts -- he batted leadoff Saturday in a 7-2 Pirates loss -- divided among all three outfield spots. He has hits in 20 of the 25 starts, including 12 of the past 14, with six doubles, two triples, five homers, 11 RBIs, 14 runs and five stolen bases.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle expects that opposing teams will use whatever resources they have to try to shift the advantage to the pitchers."We've seen a punch-back already," said Hurdle, who doesn't sound as if he expects opponents to fully solve Meadows any time soon."If you're not impressed by Meadows' at-bats, you need to go watch another sport right now," he said.Pittsburgh (36-40) has lost four straight and five of six. Arizona (43-33) has won three in a row, five of six, and will go for a four-game series sweep Sunday.Arizona right-hander Clay Buchholz (1-1, 2.94 ERA) is scheduled to face Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams (6-4, 4.00).Buchholz has three no-decisions in a row. His most recent start last Sunday was one of the Diamondbacks' most frustrating losses.He allowed one earned run in 5 2/3 innings and Arizona went into the ninth inning with a 3-1 lead before the New York Mets came back against closer Brad Boxberger to win 5-3."We got some very solid pitching, and Buccholz handed it off to the bullpen," manager Torey Lovullo said.Buchholz was subdued but "felt pretty good for the most part." Buchholz has been strong on the road with no wins to show for it -- 0-1 with a 2.12 ERA and a .180 average against in three starts.He is 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA in two career starts against the Pirates.Williams is coming off a gem. He pitched seven one-hit, scoreless innings and struck out seven Monday in a 1-0 win over Milwaukee. It was his first win since May 15.Against the Diamondbacks, Williams is 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA in three career starts. That includes a 13-8 road loss on June 12 when he gave up six runs (one earned) in the first inning and two in the third.
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TICKETSTICKETSOrioles go for unlikely sweep of Braves 3h ago• 2 min read The Baltimore Orioles go for their first series sweep of the season against an unlikely opponent.The O's, who entered the weekend with the worst record in the American League, will try to take three straight from the Atlanta Braves, who began the series tied for the best record in the National League. Atlanta has been swept only once this season.Baltimore will send right-hander David Hess (2-3, 4.82 ERA) against Atlanta's Brandon McCarthy (5-3, 4.89) on Sunday at SunTrust Park.Baltimore has found its offense in Atlanta, scoring 17 runs in the first two games. Mark Trumbo had a grand slam Saturday and Chris Davis returned from an eight-game hiatus to hit a home run Friday and drive in three runs Saturday."I feel a lot better," said Davis, who entered the series hitting .150. "I feel like I'm getting there, starting to get that calm and easy feel. It feels good to contribute to two wins." Baltimore had lost eight of its last 10 games entering the series, but their two losses in the previous series against Washington had been by three or fewer runs."We have been playing better, more like we need to play and how to play," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "I'm happy that they are getting their turn. The mood and the effort, that's been on-going, but how much of that can you take? You worry about that because nobody is happy about losing." Hess will be making his eighth start and has made quality starts in four of them. He's received an average of 4.10 runs in support. But his last victory came on May 25 against Tampa Bay.The rookie will be making his first career start against Atlanta. He has started seven games this season and has struggled in the last two outings.He allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings against Washington on Tuesday and five runs in 3 1/3 innings against Boston on June 12. His last four starts have reaped two losses and two no-decisions.McCarthy was on the verge of losing his spot in the rotation, but received a reprieve when rookie Mike Soroka had to be placed on the disabled list for the second time with shoulder soreness. Otherwise, he would likely have been moved to the bullpen.McCarthy threw 5 2/3 innings in his last start against San Diego on June 15 and allowed two runs. In 14 starts, McCarthy has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 10 games.McCarthy has made 10 career appearances (eight starts) against Baltimore and compiled a 2-2 record with a 4.28 ERA. He has not faced the Orioles since 2014.Atlanta would like to see McCarthy pitch deeper in the game in order to give the bullpen a break. Luke Jackson, Sam Freeman and Peter Moylan have pitched the last two days and are likely unavailable. Concern remains about closer Arodys Vizcaino, who has complained of right shoulder soreness and hasn't pitched in six days.Vizcaino has suffered shoulder issues this season and had a cortisone injection this week."It's one of those spots in the year with him," manager Brian Snitker said. "We went through it a couple times with him last year. There are times he's going to have to be down, just to get him through the year."
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TICKETSTICKETSCardinals-Brewers Preview 4h ago• 4 min read MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Braun will be back in the starting lineup Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers wrap up their four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park.Braun left the team ahead of their scheduled game in Pittsburgh Wednesday morning to get an injection on his right thumb -- a process he undergoes every few months after a nerve issue in the thumb robbed him of his power in 2014.Braun returned to the team Thursday ahead of the series opener against St. Louis but despite being ready and available, according to manager Craig Counsell, Braun has yet to appear in a game since coming back."Ryan is doing fine, he's doing great," Counsell said Saturday before the Brewers' 3-2 loss to the Cardinals. "I just think that if we can give him more time, great, that works out for both of us in that perspective. He'll play (Sunday)." With Braun sidelined, Eric Thames has seen most of the action in left field, a move that allows Counsell to keep hot-hitting Jesus Aguilar at first base.Putting Thames in left also allowed the Brewers the flexibility to option slumping outfielder Domingo Santana to Triple-A Colorado Springs Saturday morning.The 25-year-old Santana hit 30 home runs in a breakout 2017 campaign but with his playing time limited after Milwaukee added Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich during the offseason, Santana hasn't made the most of his limited opportunities. He was batting .249 with three home runs, 17 RBIs and a .667 slugging percentage while going more than two series without a start."We need to get Domingo going," Counsell said. "At some point, we're going to need Domingo. We'd both prefer he'd be rolling and clicking when that time comes. It's tough to do when you're not playing that much."Eric and 'Aggie' are playing well. We're trying to find ways to get them both in the lineup. That's a factor in this." To replace Santana on the active roster, Milwaukee recalled infielder Brad Miller from Colorado Springs. That move could help the Brewers address another troubling situation: The season-long offensive struggles of shortstop Orlando Arcia.Arcia is batting .201 with a .234 on-base percentage this season but has remained in Counsell's starting lineup on a regular basis because of his stellar ability on defense and because the Brewers lacked other viable options.Eric Sogard has struggled at the plate this season, too, batting .146 with a .255 OBP. Counsell prefers to keep Jonathan Villar at second base, where he moved after Arcia was promoted two years ago and Tyler Saladino, who performed well enough after joining the team in May for the Brewers to send Arcia to Triple-A is out indefinitely with a serious ankle sprain."Brad has played all over the field," Counsell said. "He played a lot of shortstop for a while, then he played a lot of second base, then a lot of first base. So, he has moved around in different years, but it's been a while since he played shortstop." One thing that has been constant for Milwaukee this season is right-hander Jhoulys Chacin.As has been the case for most of his career, Chacin has been especially effective at home this season where he's posted a 2.31 ERA in six starts at Miller Park.Overall, he's made a team-leading 16 starts this season and is 6-2 with a 3.18 ERA. He's held opponents to a .231 average and a 1.24 WHIP while striking out 66 in 87 2/3 innings."He's pitching," Counsell said. "He's got some cunning and some craftiness out there, as well as good stuff." The Cardinals will be trying to get a split of the series after Yadier Molina hit two homers Saturday. The Cardinals dropped the first two games by committing four errors Thursday and allowing a game-ending homer to Aguilar Friday.Molina has five homers in his last six games and guided Miles Mikolas through 6 2/3 strong innings."What he's doing behind the plate is willpower," St. Louis Mike Matheny said. "Being able to handle pain and discomfort. He's smarter at the plate. He has such a great idea, and he's dangerous, obviously. It's hard to say, if he kept playing, where he'd be right now in the home run column and a number of others." Right-hander Luke Weaver gets the nod for the Cardinals as they try to build momentum after snapping a three-game losing streak.Weaver will be looking for his first victory since May 11 when he threw five shutout innings in a 9-5 victory at San Diego. In seven starts since that outing, Weaver is 0-4 with a 4.46 ERA and has allowed four runs in each of his last three starts while recording only one out past the fifth inning.He's 2-2 with a 4.41 ERA in six career starts against the Brewers with a 2-2 mark and 3.68 ERA in four starts at Miller Park, where he lasted four innings and took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits in an 8-3 loss on May 28.
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TICKETSTICKETSBalanced Astros look to win rubber match against Royals 2h ago• 3 min read HOUSTON -- It was yet another example of what the Houston Astros look like when their lineup depth flashes, their fourth win in their final at-bat this season offering a glimpse of potential even when everything didn't quite fall into place.As the Astros (51-27) near the halfway point of the schedule on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, they recognize fully that they will require more wins like the one they recorded on Saturday to keep pace in the chase for the best record in the American League.They were handcuffed by a scuffling pitcher for seven innings before the bottom third of their order helped complete a game-tying rally in the ninth.And, while Houston failed to walk it off in the 11th, the bottom third of its order generated just enough traffic for the heavy hitters to come to bat in the 12th and secure the 4-3 victory.Designated hitter Evan Gattis, batting seventh, produced the game-tying RBI with his sacrifice fly in the ninth inning following an 0-for-3 start to his evening. Marwin Gonzalez, batting eighth, walked in both of his final two plate appearances after recording three strikeouts against Royals starter Ian Kennedy. By churning out quality plate appearances, the job was easier up top."We're at our best when those guys are doing something at the bottom," Astros manager A. J. Hinch said. "That takes a lot of pressure off the top of the order or the middle of the order to have to do it every time. That's why we think we have a complete team." Right-hander Gerrit Cole (8-1, 2.59 ERA) will start the series finale for the Astros in the rubber match. Cole did not factor into the decision in his last start, a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, after allowing four runs on three hits and five walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings.He made his lone start against the Royals on July 21, 2015, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings in a 3-2 loss at Kauffman Stadium when he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Right-hander Jason Hammel (2-8, 4.88 ERA) gets the starting nod for the Royals. Hammel is 2-2 with a 2.85 ERA over nine career appearances (eight starts) against the Astros, including a 1.74 ERA over his last three starts. He hasn't pitched at Minute Maid Park since 2014.Hammel, who issued a season-high four walks in his previous outing, has issued two or fewer walks in 11 of 15 appearances this season and is tied for fifth in the American League with 37 starts with two or fewer walks since the start of 2017. His four walks against the Texas Rangers snapped a 37-start streak of walking three or few batters dating back to May 29, 2017.After delivering at the plate and in the field for the Royals (23-53) in the opener, right fielder Rosell Herrera had a quiet night on Saturday, going 0-for-4 with a walk. Claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on June 2, Herrera was recalled from Triple-A Omaha last Sunday and has worked to show the defensive range and offensive versatility that could make him an asset as the Royals take extended looks at some of the younger players on their major league roster."He's athletic, he's fast," Royals manager Ned Yost said of Herrera. "He seems to swing the bat OK from both sides. It's only been a week. There's a lot to like looking at him on a short look."
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TICKETSTICKETSA's draw bead on road series win over White Sox 6h ago• 2 min read The Oakland Athletics will go for a series victory when they face the Chicago White Sox in the finale of a four-game set Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.Oakland (40-37) rallied for a 7-6 victory Saturday to post its second win in the past three games against the White Sox. The A's have won six of their past seven games and have started a 10-game road trip with an impressive record of 4-1.Meanwhile, Chicago (25-51) is sliding quickly in the opposite direction. The White Sox have lost nine of their past 10 games and dropped to 7-16 in one-run games after Saturday's defeat.Oakland has enjoyed its recent visits to Chicago's South Side, winning eight of its last 13 games at the ballpark.The latest win came thanks in large part to the heroics of outfielder Nick Martini, who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake and attended White Sox games as a kid. Martini singled in the go-ahead run for his first big league hit Saturday, and he figures to have another contingent of family and friends in the stands on Sunday to support him.Martini was called up from the minors before Saturday's contest and promptly appeared in his fourth big league game."I told my family immediately," Martini said when asked about getting the call to the majors. "I was like, 'Hey, I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend. Everybody was super-stoked." The A's will turn to right-hander Paul Blackburn (1-1, 8.03 ERA), who will make his fourth start of the season. Blackburn has posted a 4-2 record with a 4.06 ERA in 13 career starts. He never has faced Chicago.The White Sox will counter with left-hander Carlos Rodon (0-2, 4.41 ERA), who also will make his fourth start of the 2018 season. The 25-year-old was sidelined for the first couple months of the season because of a biceps injury.Rodon allowed two earned runs in each of his first two starts before giving up four earned runs in his most recent outing. He is 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA in three career starts against the Athletics.One bright spot for the White Sox is shortstop Tim Anderson, who has homered in back-to-back games. His latest blast cleared the wall in right field and marked his 13th home run of the season."He's seeing the ball very well, obviously," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "Having some good at-bats, getting some pitches he can handle and he's obviously driven a few balls out of the ballpark." Anderson, who turned 25 on Saturday, has focused more on delivering power to all fields."The more I grow, the better hitter I become," Anderson said. "I'm going to keep working." For Oakland, closer Blake Treinen has converted 14 consecutive save opportunities. In his last 21 appearances, he has a 0.73 ERA.
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TICKETSTICKETSColon goes for history as Rangers face Twins 3h ago• 3 min read Bartolo Colon goes for a spot in the history books Sunday afternoon when he takes the mound at Target Field where the Texas Rangers will face the Minnesota Twins.Colon (4-4, 4.91) snapped a tie with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and became the winningest pitcher from the Dominican Republic earlier this week and should he earn a win Sunday, he would tie Nicaragua native Dennis Martinez for the most by a pitcher from any Latin American country."Now that I've won the 244, I see that it's close to Dennis Martinez, but with health and enough time, I'm ready to be able to pass him and be the first Latin with more wins," Colon said through a translator after snapping out of a five-game funk against the Kansas Royals on Monday "I feel happy, of course, to pass a Hall of Famer, the first Dominican in the Hall of Fame." Colon is 11-8 with a 3.78 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) against the Twins. Last season he was 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA in 15 starts for the Twins.Colon is pitching in Minnesota as a visitor for the first time since July 16, 2005 at the Metrodome when he pitched the Los Angeles Angels.The Latin American record is a big deal for not just the 45-year-old Colon but also for his teammates."They've wanted to get this win for him for some time now," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "It's just incredible to watch. He's such a humble guy. No real fanfare whatsoever. Kind of just a great humility." The Rangers have been one of baseball's hottest teams of late.They stretched their season-best winning streak to seven games Saturday as Adrian Beltre and Robinson Chirinos homered in 9-6 victory. With a win Sunday, the Rangers would clinch their second consecutive series sweep -- and their second of the season, overall.They may need to do it without first baseman Joey Gallo, who left the game in the third inning after stretching a double. Banister said Gallo had been "battling some soreness" the last few days."We played him at first base to try to alleviate some of that today, but it seemed to come back and get him a little bit," Bannister said. "We'll reassess him and see where he is tomorrow." The Twins have dropped three straight games after Eddie Rosario homered and drove in four runs Saturday.Right-hander Jose Berrios (7-5, 3.38) will try to keep Texas' brooms at bay.Berrios earned a no-decision but was magnificent in his last outing, holding the Red Sox to a run on five hits while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings Tuesday.He's only allowed one run in each of his last two outings and gave up two in the start before that. Over his last seven outings, Berrios is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA.Berrios won his only start against Texas, allowing five runs and five innings in a 6-5 victory Aug. 6. He also is 0-3 with a 6.23 ERA in four starts against teams from the AL West.Should Berrios struggle Sunday, the Twins will have a fresh arm in the bullpen. Minnesota's bullpen covered 7 1/3 innings Saturday after Jake Odorizzi recorded just five outs.The team plans to summon right-hander Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Rochester, where he has a 1.27 ERA in 17 outings this season.To make room for Busenitz on the roster, Minnesota optioned 23-year-old starter Fernando Romero to Triple-A. The right-hander is 3-3 with a 4.38 ERA and has a 7.54 ERA over his last five starts."His starts, while they haven't been horrific or horrendous or any of those type of things, it just looks like it's been a little more laborious for him," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "Some of the things that a young pitcher goes through, I think it's time to reset him. There's obviously some things maybe that I don't want to be too transparent about that I think he needs to work on. I'm sure he'll get back to work."
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TICKETSTICKETSAnother Coors newcomer to start for Marlins against Rockies 5h ago• 3 min read DENVER -- In the rubber game of their series Sunday, the Miami Marlins for the third straight game will start a pitcher against the Colorado Rockies who has never taken the mound at Coors Field.The Marlins' hope is that left-hander Caleb Smith (5-6, 4.03 ERA) replicates the effort of Trevor Richards and not Wei-Yin Chen.The latter wasn't hit hard Friday night but gave up nine hits and seven runs in four innings, and the Rockies romped 11-3. On Saturday, Richards allowed three hits and one run in six innings in Miami's 6-2 victory.Smith received a no-decision Monday at San Francisco, allowing four runs and six hits and throwing 88 pitches in four innings in Miami's 5-4 victory. Smith allowed two hits and one walk in seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in his only start against the Rockies on April 29 in Miami.Smith has limited opponents to a .221 average and in 76 innings has allowed 62 hits with 87 strikeouts and 32 walks."He's been pretty good," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Smith, who turns 27 next month and was acquired in a November deal with the New York Yankees. "He's been a nice surprise for us. He's a guy with a lot of swing-and-miss without having huge velocity. But they don't see the ball that well."He's got a good little breaking ball. He's got a good changeup. And everything works off his fastball. He's not really a young, young guy. He's a guy that's been a little bit more polished, a guy that we're really more willing to just keep putting him in there, not worrying about his innings (limit) or things like that. Early in the year, we were trying to find out is he a reliever, is he a starter, but he's been pretty solid for us out of the rotation." German Marquez (5-7, 5.20) will start for the Rockies. He won for the first time in four starts Tuesday against the New York Mets when he gave up four runs in six innings in Colorado's 10-8 victory. He's 0-2 with a 5.23 ERA in two starts against the Marlins, including April 28 when he gave up three runs (one earned) in six innings in Colorado's 4-1 loss.The Rockies are 7-8 in starts by Marquez, who is 2-4 with a 7.45 ERA in eight starts at Coors Field this season.The Marlins broke a three-game losing streak Saturday and are 4-4 on a three-city road trip that ends Sunday. They scored at least six runs for the first time in a 10-game span, which they last accomplished June 11 in a 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants.The Rockies had their four-game winning streak end Saturday as they dropped to 4-2 on a homestand that ends Sunday. Bryan Shaw gave up a grand slam in the seventh inning to J. T. Realmuto, a line drive that just cleared the wall in right field and put the Marlins ahead 6-1.It was the career-high-tying eighth home run Shaw has allowed this season and the first grand slam he has yielded.In a major-league leading 41 appearances, Shaw has a 7.57 ERA. He has been scored upon in 11 of his past 16 appearances, a stretch in which he has a 13.15 ERA in 13 innings while allowing 29 hits, including five homers.A free agent after last season, Shaw signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Rockies, who envisioned him working in a setup role. That may be changing.Scott Obert (back strain) and Mike Dunn (rhomboid strain) are scheduled to make rehab appearances Saturday and Monday and if all goes well, they will join the Rockies on Tuesday in San Francisco and be activated the following day. That would pave the way for Shaw to pitch earlier in the game in lower-leveraged situations."We might have to take a step back with Bryan going forward, if we get some of our guys back," Rockies manager Bud Black said.
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TICKETSTICKETSPadres short on arms for series finale against Giants 6h ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Diego Padres will put a franchise-record streak on the line with an overworked bullpen Sunday afternoon when they wrap up a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants.The Padres will be looking to split the series in a game matching rookie right-handers Eric Lauer (3-4, 5.47 ERA) of the Padres against Dereck Rodriguez (2-1, 4.56) of the Giants.Lauer has pitched well in his last two starts, allowing three runs in 11 2/3 innings, but he has failed to pitch into the seventh inning in either, which could become an issue Sunday.The Padres were forced to turn Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Giants into a bullpen affair after scheduled starter Jordan Lyles experienced tightness in his right forearm during warmups.Five regular members of the bullpen, including emergency starter Matt Strahm, combined to throw 133 pitches, one day after Padres manager Andy Green used five relievers, including two of the same guys, to secure a 6-2 victory.Green admitted the rotating-relievers thing, which included using three in the same inning Friday night for the first time this season, has been a bit dizzying."It's more a matchup thing," he explained of his three trips to the mound in the same inning. "It didn't necessarily work. We ended up giving up a run. I liked the way it played up to that point." By allowing three, two and five runs in the first three games of the series, the Padres extended their streak of allowing five or fewer runs on the road to 13 consecutive games.Lauer worked five innings in an earlier start against the Giants this season, allowing three runs. He did not get a decision in a game in which Green went to the bullpen four times.The 23-year-old survived a shaky start in the April 30 outing, allowing a single to Gorkys Hernandez, a triple to Andrew McCutchen and a double to Buster Posey in the first three batters.It was his only previous matchup with the Giants.The Giants, meanwhile, have struggled out of the bullpen in the series after Mark Melancon came on to complete Madison Bumgarner's shutout with a scoreless ninth in Thursday's 3-0 victory.San Francisco relievers have allowing five runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings in the last two games, and have proved especially vulnerable in the ninth inning, giving up three insurance runs that padded San Diego's 6-2 victory Friday, and letting the Padres back in the game with two runs in Saturday's 5-3 outcome.The Giants are playing the series -- and at least the next month -- without closer Hunter Strickland, who broke a finger on his pitching hand earlier in the week.Rodriguez will try to give the Giants' bullpen a break in the series finale. But like Lauer, he has failed to give his club depth in his starts this season, averaging 4 2/3 innings in his five outings.He has posted a win and a no-decision in his last two starts despite allowing five runs and 14 hits in 11 2/3 innings. Rodriguez has never faced the Padres.
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TICKETSTICKETSPhillies on the brink of mopping up against Nationals 5h ago• 2 min read WASHINGTON -- Having already won their first series at Nationals Park since April 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies will go for the sweep of Washington on Sunday night.Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta (4-6, 4.08 ERA) faces Nationals right-hander Jefry Rodriguez (0-0, 4.66).Pivetta was drafted by the Nationals in 2013 and went to the Phillies in 2015 as part of the Jonathan Papelbon trade.After struggling for three straight starts -- giving up 13 runs in 14 innings -- Pivetta allowed two runs and four hits in 7 1/3 innings of a no-decision against the St. Louis Cardinals last time out, striking out a career-high 13 batters."That's some of the best stuff I've seen him have all year," catcher Andrew Knapp told mlb.com. "The curveball was electric." Pivetta got 11 swings and misses with the curveball."It was nice to have it back," Pivetta told mlb.com. "It all started with my delivery. I was staying up through it, not trying to rush too much and it worked out." It his first start -- and second big-league appearance -- the 24-year-old Rodriguez picked up a win against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. He allowed five runs, four hits and three walks in five innings.Rodriguez and Satuday's losing pitcher, Erick Fedde, are filling in for injured starters Stephen Strasburg and Jeremy Hellickson.The Phillies have outscored the Nationals 17-5 in the fist two games of the series. On Saturday, Maikel Franco had four hits and Carlos Santana homered to back Aaron Nola in a 5-3 victory."That was just a tremendous all-around baseball game," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said of Franco. "It's so interesting how we've been looking for him to be not just a hitter but a defender and a baserunner and an all-around athlete." Franco drove in a run and scored twice, including the go-ahead run when he scored just ahead of the tag on Jesmuel Valentin's sacrifice fly.The Phillies, who have won six of seven, pounded out double-digit hits for the second day in a row in Washington."They have a lot of patient hitters," Fedde said of the Phillies. "I think that's what makes it tough. Guys aren't swinging at bunch of junk, so you have to attack them." The Phillies have now won four straight series for the first time since May 2016 and are 2-0 in what will be a stretch of 10 games against the Nationals and the New York Yankees.Anthony Rendon homered and Daniel Murphy had a two-run single for Washington, which has lost three of four while scoring nine runs."Look, I've got all the confidence in the world we're going to start hitting," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "We'll start scoring some runs. Right now, the bullpen is a little beat up. We've got to get them going again." Rendon is doing his part. In his las 15 games, he is batting .382 with seven doubles, two homers and 12 RBIs.Hellickson (right groin strain) will make a rehab start Sunday for Class A Potomac and then is expected to rejoin the Nationals' rotation.Hernandez said first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (right oblique strain) is about a week from beginning a rehab assignment.
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