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GAME PREVIEW
May 21, 2017 If there is anything that can stop, or even slow, Golden State on the way to its third straight trip to the NBA Finals, it hasn't been found yet by the three teams the Warriors have faced so far in the playoffs.On Monday, the short-handed San Antonio Spurs, injury-ravaged losers of the first three games of the Western Conference finals, will take one more shot at beating Golden State when the teams square off for Game 4 of their best-of-seven series.No team in NBA playoff history has come back to win a series after losing the first three games. The chances that the Spurs, with or without injured star forward and erstwhile MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard, can do so are monumental, at best.Leonard is a near-certainty to miss the contest due to an ankle injury. Fellow Spurs forward David Lee (knee) also could sit out.The Warriors rolled to a 120-108 win on Saturday behind 33 points from Kevin Durant, 17 of which came consecutively during the third quarter after the Spurs closed within 69-65. Golden State's wave and wave of talented players came alive when the Warriors were needed the most, and -- all the great coaching and proper preparation aside -- San Antonio just couldn't muster a meaningful response."For us to win, we have to play at a 10 level and they have to play at a 7," San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili said after the loss in Game 3. "We know it's going to be very tough. We don't know what's going to happen with Kawhi, so we have to be out there, compete, feel good about yourself, give everything you have, and if it's enough, great. If it's not, great, too." Golden State has now won all 11 games in this postseason -- it swept the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz before taking the first three games in the conference finals -- and has garnered victories in 26 of its past 27 overall contests."As players, you want to go out there and win as much as possible and play as great as you can," Durant said when asked about the Warriors' domination. "Whatever happens with the score happens. So, we leave that to the fans who feel upset. If you don't like it, don't watch it." About the only chance the Spurs would seem to have to extend the series past Monday to a Game 5 in Oakland on Wednesday would stem on some level of complacency by Golden State. If Stephen Curry's comments after Game 3 are to be believed, it's more likely that the Warriors will go for the knockout punch and their third straight series sweep in Game 4."I'm not surprised that we are up 3-0 -- our goal is to win every game we play," Curry said. "Obviously, sometimes it doesn't happen like that, but we've answered a lot of challenges throughout the course of the playoffs and learned a lot of lessons, obviously through winning."But against the Spurs, they challenge you no matter who is out there, and you've got to play well to beat them. So, we obviously know Game 4 is going to be even tougher, with the chance to close it out. They're going to go down swinging, so we have to really come in focused and with a lot of energy to get it done on Monday." San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said Sunday after the team's practice that he does not expect Leonard to play on Monday."It wouldn't make much sense," Popovich said. "If (Leonard) was unable to play yesterday, I don't think there's going to be a miraculous healing by tomorrow." If this is the end of the line for the Spurs, it has been a memorable -- if incomplete -- campaign. San Antonio is a team no opponent can take for granted, so writing off the Spurs is hard, even with these dire circumstances."I've been saying this the whole time -- the Spurs are not just going to lay down for us," Warriors acting coach Mike Brown said. "The building is going to be energized. The group is going to be ready to play, so we have to make sure that we come out and we play the right way."
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:05 PM EDT Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA, 19148 PHILADELPHIA -- The top team in the National League heads east for a four-game series against a struggling opponent as the Colorado Rockies visit the Philadelphia Phillies starting Monday. Colorado rolls into the City of Brotherly Love with a 28-17 mark that is best in the NL, having won or tied each of its last seven series dating to three straight losses to the Washington Nationals from April 25-27. That includes taking two out of three from Cincinnati over the weekend, capped off by a 6-4 win on Sunday that saw four Rockies go deep, including starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who belted the first homer of his career. It has been the exact opposite lately for the Phillies, who have lost their last seven series since lifting their record to 11-9 on April 27. Philadelphia (15-26) hit another low on Sunday, dropping a 1-0 game at Pittsburgh that saw the game's only run score on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. It was the Phillies' 17th loss in the past 21 games, and they have scored more than five runs only once in their last nine contests. Several expected key Phillies contributors have struggled, including Odubel Herrera (.236/.289/.643) and Maikel Franco (.225/.286/.670). The two batted in the third and fourth slots for most of the first six weeks but recently were dropped into the No. 6 and No. 7 holes." At some point, players have to understand that you have to earn hitting up at the top of the lineup," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "You have to earn it. If you want to play, you have to hit. If you want to hit up in the order, you have to hit." For the series opener, Colorado will call up rookie Jeff Hoffman from Triple-A Albuquerque to make his second major league start of the season and his third appearance overall. On May 11, Hoffman (1-0, 5.40 ERA) picked up his first career win against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up three runs in 5 1/3 innings of a 10-7 win. He has made seven starts this season for Albuquerque, going 3-2 with a 3.46 ERA." Just part of the business," Hoffman told the Denver Post of popping up and back from Triple-A to the majors. "I had a good support staff around me, and they helped keep me in a good place, either here or down in Albuquerque." A former first-round pick (ninth overall) of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014, the East Carolina University product made six starts and eight appearances overall for the Rockies at the end of last season, going 0-4 with a 4.88 ERA, though he gave up seven runs on three different occasions. Hoffman will be facing the Phillies for the first time." He's coming along fine. His changeup has been good. He's throwing his curveball for strikes," Rockies director of pitching Mark Wiley told the Denver Post over the weekend. "But he's got some things that he has to improve on. His pitch sequences need to not be predictable." The Phillies will counter with Jerad Eickhoff (0-4, 4.53 ERA), who is still looking for his first win of the season. His last time out, he finished six innings for the first time in five starts, but he still took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers." He looked closer to himself than he has been for his past two or three starts," Mackanin said. In two career starts against the Rockies, both last year, Eickhoff went 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA.
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+156
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:05 PM EDT Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, 10451 NEW YORK -- Seven losses in 11 games may constitute a slump for the New York Yankees. Meanwhile, Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge are hardly slumping as New York opens a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at Yankee Stadium. Gardner and Judge helped the Yankees keep their longest losing streak of the season at three games when they contributed to a 3-2 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Gardner hit a two-run home run in the second inning off Chris Archer, and Aaron Judge compensated for a rare 0-for-4 (four strikeouts) with a memorable catch in right field. Thanks to those plays, the Yankees (25-16) improved to 4-7 since they won six straight May 2-8. Gardner heads into the series hitting .282 with eight home runs, 18 RBIs and 31 runs. All of his home runs have been hit since April 29, when he slugged two against the Baltimore Orioles. Starting with that game, Gardner is batting .359 (28-for-78) with 18 RBIs and 21 runs in his past 15 games while his on-base percentage has climbed 60 points to .379." It sounds a little crazy, but last year I was really inconsistent and just not at my best," Gardner said. "The first three or four weeks this season I wasn't any good, either. Here recently, I've been swinging the bat better." Judge is hitting .321, and his 15 homers lead the majors. He also is one of eight players in the American League with at least 30 RBIs, and his batting average has not been under .300 since ending April 28. Despite the quiet game, Judge is hitting .370 (27-for-73) in his past 20 contests." I wasn't doing it on offense," Judge said of his rough day Sunday, "so I had to do it on defense to help the team. That's what I'm getting paid to do out there, make plays." The Royals (18-25) were 10 games under .500 two weeks ago and got to five games under after sweeping Baltimore from May 12-14. Kansas City dropped two of three to New York last week and two of three in Minnesota over the weekend, capped by a doubleheader split Sunday. Kansas City took the first game of the twin bill with a 6-4 victory when Brandon Moss homered twice and Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio each went deep. The Royals were unable to get the sweep as Ian Kennedy lasted two innings in his return from the disabled list, though it was more because Kansas City might need him Thursday if Nate Karns is unable to pitch due to fluid buildup near his elbow. Perez hit three homers in the doubleheader and drove in five runs. His next home run as a catcher will be No. 95, breaking the franchise mark set by Mike Macfarlane. Eric Hosmer also homered in the second game and had multi-hit games in both ends of the doubleheader. In his past 11 road games, Hosmer is batting .408 (18-for-49). New York right-hander Michael Pineda and Kansas City lefty Jason Vargas will be facing off for the second consecutive outing. In an 11-7 New York win on Wednesday, Pineda (4-2, 3.42 ERA) allowed four runs (three earned) and six hits in six innings. He is 4-1 with a 2.89 ERA in his past seven starts. Pineda is 4-5 with a 3.95 ERA in nine career starts against the Royals, and he has particularly struggled against Perez, Mike Moustakas and Hosmer. Against Pineda, Perez is 9-for-23 (.391) with two homers, Moustakas is 7-for-15 (.467) with two homers, and Hosmer is 6-for-20 (.300). Alex Gordon is 4-for-22 (.182) against Pineda but will not play since he is on the paternity list. Vargas (5-2) has a chance to reclaim the lead in the ERA race Monday night. Vargas saw his ERA rise to from 1.01 to 2.03 when he allowed six runs and seven hits in four innings on Wednesday." Vargy, for the most part, is going to give you a good five, six or seven innings, even on nights when he's not sharp," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "It was just one of those nights." Vargas saw a 15-game scoreless streak end, and he fell behind Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel (1.84) in the ERA race. Vargas is 0-6 with a 7.15 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts) against the Yankees, who are the only American League team he has not beaten. In the Bronx, he is 0-4 with an 8.34 ERA in five starts.
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:05 PM EDT Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md., 21201 BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins open a three-game series Monday at Camden Yards with both teams sitting at or near the top of their divisions. The Orioles put a 1-6 road trip behind them by taking two of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. The Twins beat the Royals on Friday before splitting a doubleheader on Sunday, which has created some challenges with their starting pitching. Minnesota will have another tough test against the Orioles, who are 15-4 at Camden Yards this season -- the best home mark in the majors. Baltimore, however, had a setback Sunday when third baseman Manny Machado was hit on the hand by a pitch from Toronto reliever Joe Smith in the eighth inning. Machado is expected to have X-rays as a precaution." It's always scary for any player," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "There's no fake drama after that like you get sometimes and some places. It was what it was. You're not trying to hit him." Baltimore also placed utility infielder Ryan Flaherty on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation Sunday. To fill the void, the Orioles recalled infielder Paul Janish from Triple-A Norfolk. Baltimore right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.52 ERA) takes the hill in the opener against Minnesota. Jimenez is having another uneven season that has jeopardized his spot in the rotation. He has 29 walks and 23 strikeouts in eight appearances, including seven starts. Jimenez, however, has been solid against the Twins over his career, going 5-3 with a 2.49 ERA in 11 appearances. The key for Jimenez is to find some consistency and go deeper into the games to take some of the pressure off the bullpen." Quite frankly, it seems like it's that way in all of baseball, all around the league," Showalter said. "Getting to the seventh inning is at an all-time low in Major League Baseball history right now. It's tough. (Jimenez) is capable of better." Twins manager Paul Molitor had held off naming a starter for the series opener against the Orioles until after the second game Sunday against the Royals. Minnesota played two doubleheaders in four days, putting a strain on the pitching staff. After the nightcap vs. Kansas City, the Twins announced that Phil Hughes, the Game 1 starter and loser, would be placed on 10-day disabled list due to shoulder discomfort. Hughes allowed five runs in four innings and served up three home runs. Hughes' injury created a roster spot, so the Twins plan to recall Kyle Gibson (0-4, 8.20 ERA) from Triple-A Rochester to start the opener in Baltimore." It's very frustrating," Hughes said. "I thought, hopefully, that a lot of this was behind me. So, to have this sprout up again is frustrating. Hopefully, it's a somewhat easy answer and something I can bounce back from." Hughes was 0-2 despite a 2.92 ERA in two starts for Rochester the past 10 days. He is 1-1 with a 3.58 ERA in five career starts against the Orioles. Rain is expected in Baltimore on Monday. If there is a postponement, the teams share a mutual off day Thursday.
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Preview from The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:10 PM EDT Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays, winners of their last three series, will welcome the Los Angeles Angels to Tropicana Field for a four-game series starting Monday. The Angels (23-23) are in the second stage of a 10-game road trip after losing two of three in a weekend series against the New York Mets. They were able to salvage the series finale by hitting four home runs in a 12-5 win at Citi Field on Sunday. The Rays (23-23) have climbed back to .500 and are in the thick of the American League East race after winning six of their past nine games. They have found recent success as a power-hitting team, crushing 13 home runs in the past six games and getting offense throughout the lineup. Tampa Bay beat the New York Yankees on Friday and Saturday before falling 3-2 on Sunday." When you win two games, you want to win the third," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "I'm the last person that needs to say that, they know that. But we're playing good baseball right now, there's no doubt about it." Right hander Jake Odorizzi will try to continue a recent run of quality starts from Rays pitchers. In his latest outing, he earned a win against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, throwing six innings of four-run ball. Odorizzi (3-2, 3.16 ERA) has struggled in his four career starts against the Angels, going 0-3 with a 6.98 ERA. Perennial MVP candidate Mike Trout is 4-for-6 against Odorizzi, and he is not alone. Ben Revere (4-for-6) and Andrelton Simmons (4-for-7, five RBIs) also have given the right-hander difficulty. Trout is batting .362 (17-for-47) with four home runs and 10 RBIs at Tropicana Field"He's the best player in the game. Period," Odorizzi told MLB.com about Trout. "They're a good lineup. Every team is a good lineup here, so we'll find out what they all entail (Monday) when (pitching coach Jim) Hickey talks to us. But before that, I've faced them before, and they're a lot of the same guys. I've just got to go and pitch my game and not make mistakes, and I just need to be efficient with my pitches." The Angels will send right hander JC Ramirez (3-3, 3.97) to the mound. Ramirez is just 1-3 in his past seven starts, but he has been able to go deep into games and has gotten through seven innings in his past two starts. Ramirez didn't factor into the decision in his last start, but he gave up just two runs in seven innings against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday." I used my fastball a lot more," Ramirez said after the game. "I'm pitching for contact now. It's nice to have strikeouts, but it's better when you go deep in the games. I threw seven innings with 85 pitches, and that's really good for me." Ramirez has made two career appearances against the Rays, both in relief, without giving up a run. Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols missed all three games against the Mets with a sore hamstring, and his status for Monday was uncertain. The teams are set to meet for the first time this season. Tampa Bay won the 2016 season series 4-3.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:10 PM EDT Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202 CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds hope to get injured starting pitchers Homer Bailey, Anthony DeSclafani or Brandon Finnegan back at some point this summer. Until then, the Reds will attempt to stay afloat with a revolving door of young arms and, for now, an eight-man bullpen. So far, it has been a struggle. Fortunately for Cincinnati, heading into a four-game, home-and-home interleague series with the Cleveland Indians that begins Monday at Great American Ball Park, scoring is not a problem. While the pitching is in disarray, the Reds' everyday lineup is strong, beginning with Billy Hamilton at the top and continuing through myriad hitters with gap power in Joey Votto, Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler. Manager Bryan Price doesn't necessarily think the Reds are a product of the recent upward trend in power numbers throughout baseball but rather a collective skill set in their lineup, which has home run potential throughout." It's a popular discussion that guys are trying to lift the ball," Price said Sunday. "I don't know how many guys we have on our team that try to lift the ball. The power is great. But it's not just the homers, it's the extra-base hits." Coming out of spring training, we were optimistic that we could score runs and have a batting order that top to bottom is strong. I think it's reflective in our team's success offensively." Cincinnati (20-23) scored 22 runs in the weekend series against the Rockies but lost two of three when Colorado scored 26. The Rockies hit four homers in a 6-4 victory on Sunday. Now, the defending American League champion Cleveland Indians come to town for two games beginning Monday night. The Indians (23-19) are beginning to look like a World Series contender again, coming off a three-game sweep at Houston. On Monday night, Reds right-hander Scott Feldman (2-4, 4.29 ERA) will face Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin (2-5, 6.86). Feldman is 2-3 against the Tribe with a 3.02 ERA in six career starts. Tomlin, meanwhile, beat Cincinnati on May 19, 2016, to win a sixth consecutive game. He is 2-2 with a 4.55 ERA against the Reds in five career starts. Cincinnati hopes to have shortstop Zack Cozart back in the lineup after he sat out the Sunday game due to a lingering issue with his left wrist." We're just trying to pay attention to it," Price said. "He should be good to go (Monday). We're pretty optimistic about that. Just paying attention to fact that it has been bothering him a little bit, and we're addressing that." The Reds have won or split 11 of the past 19 series with the Indians, including eight of the past 11. It has been a different story the past two seasons, however, with the Indians winning five of six in 2015 and all four games last year en route to the American League pennant. The Indians hope to get some good news on Monday as well with ace Corey Kluber set to throw a bullpen session. If all goes well, he would make a rehab start on Thursday. He landed on the 10-day disabled list on May 3 due to a lower back strain. Cleveland's offense is getting hot just in time to face in-state rival Cincinnati. Yan Gomes went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and five RBIs on Sunday to help complete the sweep of the Astros." It's nice to have him in a spot where he's dangerous," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He feels good about himself. Today was one of those days. If you can get a couple guys doing that, it really helps."
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:35 PM EDT Venue: SunTrust Park, Atlanta, GA, 30339 ATLANTA -- At least it won't be snowing when the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates meet for the second time this season. The clubs begin a four-game series on Monday in Atlanta, where temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s. When they met in early April in Pittsburgh, the players were bundled in coats and ski caps to deal with temperatures in the 30s and the occasional slow flurry. Pittsburgh swept that three-game set, but all the games were close. The Pirates won two times by one run, one in 10 innings, and the other by two runs. The opening game on Monday features Atlanta right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (2-4, 4.10 ERA) against Pittsburgh right-hander Gerrit Cole (2-4, 2.84). Foltynewicz has won his last two starts and is starting to live up to high expectations. He beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing three runs in six innings. He faced the Pirates on April 7 and admitted he let the weather affect him. That night, he threw 91 pitches and left after 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks. It was the latest frustrating start against Pittsburgh for Foltynewicz, who is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates. Cole won his last start, beating Washington on Wednesday when he limited the Nationals to one run over seven innings. It was his first victory since April 14, ending a streak of five winless starts. Cole has a 1.98 ERA over his past seven starts and has been charged with two earned runs or fewer in each of those games. However, he has received one run or no runs in support in five on his nine starts." He followed his game plan effectively," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said after Cole's last start. "The game plan set up before the game was to work efficiently, first-pitch strikes, and create weak contact. Textbook, followed from start to finish." Cole went six innings against the Braves on April 9 and did not figure in the decision. He allowed three runs in six innings and struck out four. Cole has never lost to the Braves, going 3-0 with a 2.25 in five career starts, striking out 29 in 30 innings. The two clubs are in a similar place as the season reaches the one-quarter mark. Atlanta is 18-23 and is in second place in the National League East. Pittsburgh is 20-24 but in last place in the NL Central. Atlanta has won three of five games since All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman sustained a wrist injury that will keep him out for 10 weeks. The Braves won two of three against NL East-leading Washington over the weekend, though the Nationals won 3-2 on Sunday." Freddie's loss is a big loss," outfielder Matt Kemp said. "We can only control what we do now, which is to continue to play good baseball, I'm proud of the guys for responding the way they have the last five games. Got to keep going." Kemp has reached base in 25 consecutive games, matching the best streak in the major leagues this season. Pittsburgh has won six of its past eight games, including a 1-0 win over the Phillies on Sunday that saw Chad Kuhl and four relievers combine to strike out nine batters. The Pirates got the lone run when David Freese was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth inning.
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:05 PM EDT Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Ill., 60613 CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs will go for their fifth win in the last six games when they open a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. Despite the Cubs' recent success, manager Joe Maddon is not satisfied. He is looking for an error-free performance from his team, which is 22-20 on the season and 11-10 at Wrigley Field." We've done better on this homestand, but we're still not playing our best baseball," Maddon said. "If we're not fundamentally where we need to be, that's where my focus is. More than anything, I want to see us play that championship-caliber defense. That's what's going to get us back there." San Francisco (19-26) knows a thing or two about championships, but this season has not gone according to plan. However, the Giants have won seven of their past nine games as they head north from St. Louis to meet the Cubs. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he was encouraged after watching his team win two games over the weekend." We're leaving here feeling pretty good," Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Trust me." Perhaps nobody feels as good as Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player enters the series with three home runs in his past three games and eight home runs in his past 18 games. Bryant hit in the No. 3 spot for the first time this season on Sunday in the Cubs' 13-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, and he went 3-for-3 with two homers and four runs." I'm on board," Bryant said. "I like it. I've been used to hitting second, but I guess my favorite spot would be (third)." The reconfigured lineup had Ben Zobrist batting leadoff and Kyle Schwarber in the No. 2 spot in the order. Zobrist hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, and Schwarber had an RBI single in the sixth. Right-hander John Lackey (4-3, 4.37 ERA) will start for the Cubs on Monday. The 38-year-old has won three decisions in a row after opening the season with a 1-3 record. He has walked five and struck out 23 in his past 23 1/3 innings. Lackey will face the Giants for the first time this season. In his career, he is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts against San Francisco. One of those starts came last year, when Lackey received a no-decision despite limiting the Giants to one earned run on one hit in five innings. San Francisco left-hander Ty Blach (1-2, 4.15 ERA) will make his sixth start of the season and the eighth start of his career. The 26-year-old was the Giants' fifth-round pick out of Creighton in 2012. Blach is coming off his first win of the season, when he limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to one run in seven innings on Tuesday. Since joining the rotation on April 25, he is 1-2 with a 4.15 ERA. He has walked 10 and struck out 11 in 34 2/3 innings as a starter. The Cubs never have faced Blach, but many of their hitters have enjoyed success against southpaws this season. Bryant is hitting .379 (11-for-29) with four home runs and 10 RBIs against left-handers. Meanwhile, Albert Almora Jr. could earn a start based on his .393 average (11-for-28) with two home runs and five RBIs against southpaws. For the Giants, Eduardo Nunez is hitting .333 (5-for-15) with one RBI against Lackey.
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Preview from The Associated
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Copyright
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:10 PM EDT Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX, 77002 HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros experienced a relatively carefree run to the best record in baseball, but they encountered some tumult over the weekend in the form of a sweep by the Cleveland Indians and the loss of two key cogs to injuries. After a rare bad weekend, the Astros look to get back on track Monday night in the opener of a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers. The Astros (29-15) placed catcher Brian McCann on the seven-day concussion disabled list on Sunday. One day earlier, left-hander Dallas Keuchel landed on the 10-day DL with a pinched nerve in his neck. In the span of 48 hours, Houston lost its staff ace and primary backstop, altering the course of its seven-game homestand, which began with three losses to the Indians. Keuchel will miss his first turn in the rotation on Monday, with right-hander Brad Peacock (2-0, 1.10 ERA) filling in. Peacock, 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA over two career starts against the Tigers, will make his 13th appearance and first start of the season. Peacock has toggled between starter and long reliever since joining the Astros via trade from the Oakland Athletics on Feb. 4, 2013, starting 46 of his 72 career games. He was a starter down the stretch last season, going 0-1 with a 3.65 ERA over five starts after joining the rotation on Sept. 6 against the Indians. In that game, he allowed only one run on five hits, but he lasted just 3 2/3 innings. How effectively Peacock can pitch in his first start this year remains to be seen. He has worked a season-high two innings in relief four times this season, tossing a season-high 39 pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in a 6-4 victory on April 23." It just depends on how efficient he is," Astros manager A. J. Hinch said of a potential innings limit for Peacock. "I knew going in (Friday) night that this was possible, so we wanted to get him an inning, almost like a bullpen session prior to his start." Whatever he can give us, he's going to give us. I'll let him go as long as he can as (long as) he's effective. We feel like he's managing his workload given that he hasn't started since spring training. That's part of his role on this team is to be prepared for something like this." Right-hander Michael Fulmer (5-1, 2.72 ERA) will get the start for Detroit. Fulmer did not face Houston last season en route to winning American League Rookie of the Year honors. Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez will return from paternity leave in time for the series opener, a roster change that will cause a domino effect on the lineup. Miguel Cabrera will reclaim his normal position at first base and bump Alex Avila either to the bench or behind the plate. It seems probable that the lefty-hitting Avila will start at catcher against Peacock as James McCann takes a reserve role. Cabrera went 3-for-4 on Sunday in Detroit's 5-2 home loss to the Texas Rangers. It was his second game back after missing three with a mild oblique strain. Of concern for Detroit: With the Tigers losing late Sunday at Comerica Park, they won't arrive in Houston until deep in the night." This is our third three-city road trip in a row," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said, "so it isn't anything new. The tough part of this one is the late arrival." We'll get in real late to Houston, real late to Chicago on Thursday night/Friday morning. Then we have a doubleheader Friday. So, that will be the hardest part, the sleep aspect on getaway days." Detroit went a combined 8-10 on its two previous three-city road trips.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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Press, All Rights Reserved.
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 9:40 PM EDT Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz., 85004 PHOENIX -- The Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks are at the top of their games heading into the opener of their three-game interleague series at Chase Field on Monday. It remains to be seen if the loss of the designated hitter will slow the White Sox, who won the final three games of a four-game weekend series in Seattle by outscoring the Mariners 26-3. The Diamondbacks were riding a five-game winning streak before losing 5-1 in San Diego on Sunday. Arizona (26-19) leads the majors in home games (26) and home victories (18). The White Sox (20-22) are 12-14 in a major-league-high 26 road games. Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke (5-2, 3.09 ERA) will face White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (3-4, 4.29 ERA) in the opener of the three-game series. Each team has had some fun at the plate recently. Chicago pounded Seattle 16-1 on Saturday and 8-1 on Sunday. Arizona scored eight runs in the first inning of a 10-1 victory over the Padres on Friday, then scored five in the first inning of a 9-1 victory on Saturday." We ask for guys to be ready," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "We want to kind of put pressure on the defense and the opposition as quickly as possible. You start to play downhill baseball that quickly, it becomes a challenge for the opponents. White Sox right fielder Avisail Garcia became the third player in franchise history to produce four extra-base hits and six RBIs in a game when he had two homers and two doubles Saturday. He joined Robin Ventura and Pat Seerey. Even after going 0-for-3 on Sunday, Garcia has a slash line of .350/.393/.599 with eight homers and 34 RBIs." That's kind of been Avi all year long, pretty consistent," White Sox manager Rich Renteria said. Garcia has four multi-hit games in his last six contests, during which he is 11-for-26 with nine RBIs. Arizona third basemen Jake Lamb had four hits, including two homers, and seven RBIs in the first two games of the San Diego series. Lamb leads major league third basemen and major league cleanup hitters with 36 RBIs. He is tied for second among major league cleanup hitters with 11 homers. Greinke has won his last four decisions over five starts, four at home, and is 4-0 with a 2.82 ERA in six home starts. He had a string of five consecutive quality starts end in a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in his last appearance, when he gave up four runs in 6 2/3 innings on Tuesday. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his start before that, a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Greinke is 7-10 with a 4.14 ERA in 26 games, 23 starts, against the White Sox, but he has own faced them since 2012. He has not lost to them since 2009. Gonzalez has not won since April 24, when he gave up two hits and an unearned run in eight innings of a 12-1 home victory against the Kansas City Royals. He has given up 34 hits and 19 runs (18 earned) in his past four starts covering 23 1/3 innings (6.94 ERA). He is 1-3 with a 4.88 ERA in five road starts. Gonzalez has made one career start against Arizona. He wasn't involved in the decision after giving up five hits and two runs in seven innings of a 4-3 loss on Aug. 13, 2013, while with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Press (AP).
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EDT Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, 37203 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It has turned into a battle of attrition in the Western Conference Finals. One more loss and the Anaheim Ducks will have until September to rest. One more win and the Nashville Predators clinch their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. Saturday night's 3-1 defeat to the equally shorthanded Nashville Predators put Anaheim in a 3-2 hole, requiring it to win Game 6 Monday night in the cauldron of noise known as Bridgestone Arena. In their second elimination game of the postseason, the Ducks edged Edmonton 2-1 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals on May 10. This time, the Ducks will have to go without 30-goal scorers Rickard Rakell and Patrick Eaves. Both stayed back in Orange County with lower-body injuries. Goalie John Gibson also has a lower-body injury, which knocked him out of the last two periods of Game 5. Gibson said after the game he would play in Game 6, but coach Randy Carlyle was more cautious when the team arrived late Sunday afternoon in Nashville, saying Gibson would be reevaluated in the morning. Regardless, Carlyle is confident his team can bring the series back to Anaheim for Game 7 Wednesday night, and why not? After all, the Ducks snapped the Predators' 10-game home playoff winning streak in Game 4 Thursday night with a 3-2 overtime decision." We have won in Nashville before, and there is no reason we cannot go into that building and win on Monday," Carlyle said. It was at Bridgestone where Anaheim played its best game of the series in Game 4, outshooting Nashville 14-2 in the first period and 36-33 for the game. But that was with a healthy Rakell, whose blistering slapper initiated scoring that night. Of course, the Predators can be excused for having zero sympathy for the Ducks' injury issues. Consider that they won Game 5 with their top two centers, Ryan Johansen (compartment syndrome surgery in left thigh) and Mike Fisher (undisclosed injury), on the shelf, and have played the entire series without Craig Smith (undisclosed) and Kevin Fiala (fractured leg). It's not known if Fisher or Smith will be available Monday night, but Nashville didn't exactly look like a team searching for answers with all those guys out of action. Pontus Aberg drew back into the lineup and scored the winning goal just over midway through the third period for his first playoff goal, while Frederick Gaudreau played well defensively and had a winning record on faceoffs, going 10-4 in his first playoff match. Gaudreau became the team's 18th forward to play in the postseason, tying an NHL record. Aberg and Austin Watson, who sealed the outcome with an empty-netter in the last minute, are the 16th and 17th Predators to score goals in the playoffs. It was the latest example of how depth is driving this team to heights it's never reached before." Whatever 20 guys we have going out there, we're fully confident in the group we have going," Watson said. "For guys like Freddie Gaudreau to come out and play the way that he did, for guys to just step up and maybe take on some more minutes, that was a huge win for us tonight."
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