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Aug 20, 2017 PITTSBURGH Rookie running back James Conner set up Pittsburgh's winning fourth-quarter touchdown pass in the Steelers' 17-13 exhibition victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Conner, the former University of Pittsburgh star who overcame Hodgkin's lymphoma and a serious right knee injury to reach the NFL, broke off runs of 17 and 19 yards, leading to Bart Houston's 6-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter. Conner was greeted with an ovation on the third series of the game when he made his first carry. The third-round pick busted off three other runs longer than 10 yards and ended his NFL debut with 98 yards rushing on 20 carries. Matt Ryan led the Falcons to a touchdown in his only series and finished 4 of 6 for 57 yards. In two series during the preseason, Ryan, the 2016 NFL's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year, has gone 6 of 8 for 88 yards with a touchdown and a 123. 6 passer rating. Pittsburgh receiver Martavis Bryant played his first game more than 18 months. The NFL suspended Bryant in March 2016 for a second violation of its substance abuse policy. He also opened the 2015 season with a four-game suspension because of multiple violations of the league's substance abuse policy. Bryant, who is still in the process of being fully reinstated by the league, remains suspended, but is permitted to participate in all preseason activities - including practices and games. Steelers rookie Josh Dobbs targeted Bryant on the first play of the game, but the offense sputtered with consecutive three-and-outs. Dobbs, a fourth-round pick, was 10 of 19 for 70 yards with an interception. Bryant, who had two catches for 20 yards, later fumbled an end-around, but made up for it with a 23-yard reception on a drive that ended with a field goal. Tevin Coleman got the start at running back for the Falcons with Devonta Freeman previously ruled out with a concussion. But the Falcons' primary backfield focus was the competition for the third running back spot. Terron Ward, who ran for 48 yards against Miami, was strong again Sunday. He finished with nine carries for 37 yards and a touchdown. Ward ran for 151 yards in five games last season. Fifth-round pick Brian Hill rushed for 14 yards on seven carries. The former Wyoming product player also struggled in the team's first preseason game against Miami, gaining 10 yards on nine carries. Falcons first-round pick Takkarist McKinley made his NFL debut. The defensive end had surgery for a torn labrum and fractured right shoulder socket in March and was held out of the preseason opener. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound McKinley had 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss as a college senior last season at UCLA. He is expected to add punch to a pass rush that features Vic Beasley, who led the league with 15. 5 sacks in 2016. WIDE OUTS OUTPittsburgh's Antonio Brown and Atlanta's Julio Jones, two of the top receivers in the NFL, sat out Sunday. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin held out Brown for the second straight preseason game. Brown finished second in the league in receptions (106) and touchdowns (12) and fifth with 1,284 yards in 2016. Jones was held out for the second straight preseason game following offseason foot surgery. Jones, who has reported no problems in his recovery, has been limited in training camp. The two-time All-Pro caught 136 passes in 2015, second-most in NFL history, and finished with 1,409 receiving yards last season. ALSO MISSINGFreeman (concussion) was previously ruled out in what coach Dan Quinn described as a precaution. Quinn previously said the injury is not expected to be a long-term issue. Freeman, the league's highest-paid running back, has rushed for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. He caught a 15-yard touchdown pass in the Falcon's first preseason game. Tomlin held out quarterback Ben Roethlisberger out for the second straight preseason game. Backup Landry Jones also sat out with an abdominal injury. BIG PLAYSPittsburgh's Trey Williams returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo had two sacks. Pittsburgh's Jordan Dangerfield picked off two passes, while Quincy Mauger and Akeem King had interceptions for the Falcons. INJURY REPORTSteelers nose tackle Javon Hargrave left in the first quarter with a concussion, and linebacker Steven Johnson sustained a hamstring injury. UP NEXTFalcons: Host hosts Indianapolis on Saturday night. Steelers: Host Arizona on Saturday night. ---For more NFL coverage: http://www. pro32. ap. org and http://www. twitter. com/-NFL
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Mets look to build on win over Marlins 1h ago• 2 min read NEW YORK -- The New York Mets found a new look that worked Saturday night. The Miami Marlins hope to find their old form Sunday afternoon, when the two National League East rivals meet in the finale of a three-game series at Citi Field.Mets ace right-hander Jacob deGrom (13-6, 3.35 ERA) is scheduled to face Marlins left-hander Adam Conley (5-5, 5.32 ERA). New York snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday, when it scored seven runs in the sixth inning of an 8-1 victory.The win -- which five of the Mets' runs were scored by players who have spent of time at Triple-A Las Vegas this season -- came fewer than 24 hours after New York bid adieu to two more veterans, outfielder Curtis Granderson and catcher Rene Rivera. Granderson was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers late Friday night while Rivera was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs Saturday morning.Manager Terry Collins said Saturday afternoon he understands the teardown -- New York has traded six players since July 27 -- can be distracting, especially to young players unaccustomed to life in the clubhouse without respected veterans such as Granderson and Rivera. But Collins' expectations for the Mets (54-67) upon their arrival at the stadium haven't changed."I think there's always going to be a day where maybe there's so much going on that their attention's away from the game," Collins said Saturday afternoon. "We've got to get them back on the game and go back and play the game right."I don't care whose name's on the uniform -- this is the big leagues and you've got to go play and you've got expectations when you were a major league uniform. We've got to go out and play better." The Marlins will also be looking to play better after committing three errors during the Mets' big sixth inning. Miami committed three errors in an entire game just once this season prior to Saturday -- coincidentally, against New York on May 6."Sometimes that happens," Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton said. "Things get out of whack. It only takes a few mistakes to let a big league team take advantage of that." The loss was just the second in the last eight games for the Marlins (59-62), who were trying to move within one game of .500 for the first time since April 28."Learn from the mistakes that have already been done," Stanton said. "We have another (game) in 12 hours." DeGrom took the loss last Tuesday, when he gave up five runs over 7 1/3 innings as the Mets fell to the New York Yankees, 5-4. Conley earned the victory last Monday, when he allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings as the Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants, 8-3.DeGrom is 4-3 with a 3.46 ERA in 11 starts against the Marlins, whom he's faced more than any other opponent. Conley is 2-1 with a 1.98 ERA in eight games (six starts) against the Mets, whom he has also faced more than any other foe.
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Stanton hits 45th HR, Conley fans 11, Marlins beat Mets 6-4 24m ago• 2 min read NEW YORK Giancarlo Stanton hit his major league-leading 45th home run and Adam Conley struck out a career-high 11, leading the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday.Stanton connected for a three-run shot off Jacob deGrom (13-7) as the Marlins scored four times in the seventh inning for a 6-1 lead. Stanton had homered in six straight games before coming up short Wednesday night.Conley (6-5) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings. Brad Ziegler pitched the ninth for his sixth save.Yoenis Cespedes homered and hit an RBI double for the Mets, who have lost six of their last nine games. They fell to 6-15 on Sundays this season, including 2-9 at Citi Field.Conley improved to 3-0 in seven career starts against the Mets. He gave up Cespedes' 16th homer in the first and not much after that.The Marlins lefty managed to get out of a jam with runners on second and third base when he struck out deGrom in the second inning.Christian Yelich put the Marlins up 2-1 in the third with his second two-out RBI single of the afternoon.DeGrom, who came into the day with a 9-3 record and a 2.18 ERA in his last 12 starts, weaved in and out of trouble before he was chased off the mound during Miami's big seventh.The Mets righty, who gave up 10 hits, five runs and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings, allowed a pair of singles to Miguel Rojas and Dee Gordon before serving up Stanton's big blast to exit the game.Cespedes hit an RBI double in a three-run eighth.TRAINER'S ROOMMets: RHP Matt Harvey will start Monday for Double-A Binghamton. The 28-year-was put on the disabled list in June with a stress injury to the scapula bone in his right shoulder. He has had made two starts for Single-A Brooklyn, allowing two hits, one run, a walk and three strikeouts over four innings. Harvey was 4-3 with a 5.25 ERA in 13 starts before his setback.HE'S GOT A NAMEThe Mets announced they had acquired RHP Jacob Rhame as the player to be named to seal the deal that sent OF Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Rhame was selected by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2013 draft and was 0-2 with two saves, 55 strikeouts and a 4.31 ERA in 41 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He'll report to Triple-A Las Vegas.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Dan Straily (7-8, 3.80 ERA) starts the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Philadelphia. Straily is 0-4 in his last seven starts and has not won since July 7 at San Francisco. RHP Jose Urena (11-5, 3.61) will take the mound in the nightcap against the Phillies. Urena has gone 2-0 last three starts, allowing just four earned runs over 16 1/3 innings.Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman (5-5, 5.98) gets the nod Monday night for the opener of a four-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Gsellman makes his second start after returning from the disabled list Aug. 16, in which he received a no-decision in the Mets' 5-3 loss over the New York Yankees.
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Cruz leading Mariners' hot bats against Rays 19m ago• 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seattle's hot bats continue to keep them in the thick of the American League wild-card race, with Nelson Cruz leading the way."We are riding the boomstick right now," manager Scott Servais said after Cruz hit a two-run home run that proved the winning margin in a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.A night earlier, Cruz crushed a 482-foot home run that is the longest recorded ever at Tropicana Field. On Saturday, his home run was initially ruled a double, but replay showed that it cleared the fence and bounced back into play off a railing."They all count," joked Servais, who has seen Cruz hit 11 home runs since July 30, matching the most in the major leagues. "It hit just far enough. Nelly is hot, he's swinging the bat great and everybody else is contributing as well." The Mariners have won four straight games, including two against the Rays, who found their bats Saturday, scoring six runs after totaling nine in their previous 10 home games. Tampa Bay can gain confidence from their three home runs Saturday and a late rally that fell a run short, but each loss takes them farther out of postseason contention."The bats finally came alive," manager Kevin Cash said. "To me, that's the story of the game. We lost, and it stinks, but we needed to see some type of production, some type of positive performance from the offense, and I think we provided that." The Rays have lost eight of nine and 12 of 15, and they'll hope to rally Sunday around left-hander Blake Snell, whose last start was his first win in 16 starts this season. Snell is 1-6 with a 4.78 ERA, and his win Tuesday wasn't his sharpest outing, allowing seven hits and four runs in six innings. Snell faced Seattle in his second major league start in June 2016, lasting only 3 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits, though four of the five runs he allowed were unearned.The Mariners counter with righty Yovani Gallardo, who has struggled even more, with a 5-8 record and 5.84 ERA, highest among Seattle's starting rotation. He's been bounced to the bullpen and back to the rotation -- his numbers against the Rays aren't bad, with a 3-2 career record with a 4.71 ERA in seven starts. He's sharper still at Tropicana Field, with a 2-1 record and 2.82 ERA in four starts there.The Rays' six runs Saturday were their most in any home game since June 23, but it coincided with a rare off-night on the mound. They'll try to take the positive aspect of Saturday's loss with the hopes of more of the same Sunday."Tonight we hit a speed bump, but we will bounce back and overcome it," Cash said. "I think the most important part is that the offense put together an inning, put together some good at-bats and ultimately, put some runs on the board."
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Snell shuts down Mariners; Rays hit 2 homers in 3-0 win 5m ago• 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Blake Snell allowed only two hits in seven innings for his second consecutive win following a long drought, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Sunday.Kevin Kiermaier and Adeiny Hechavarria homered for the Rays, who snapped a four-game skid and won for the first time in six tries against Seattle this season.Snell, who ended a streak of 16 winless starts with a victory Tuesday at Toronto, gave up a leadoff single to Nelson Cruz in the second inning and another single to Robinson Cano in the eighth. The left-hander retired 12 straight during one stretch.Snell (2-6) struck out eight and walked two, winning consecutive starts for the first time in his career. Alex Colome pitched the ninth for his 36th save.Cruz's single extended his hitting streak to 12 games.Kiermaier led off the bottom of the first with a home run against Yovani Gallardo, his eighth of the season. It was the first home run since June 2 for Kiermaier, who missed 61 games with a broken hip.Hechavarria's third home run of the year, second since being acquired from Miami, came with a runner on in the seventh.Gallardo (5-9) gave up three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out six.PUT ME IN, COACHCruz, the Mariners' designated hitter, might be reduced to a pinch-hitting role during Seattle's upcoming interleague series at Atlanta. The slugger has been pleading with Scott Servais to play the outfield, but the manager says Cruz is too hot at the plate to take any risks. ''I'm not saying he couldn't show up out there, but right now the plan is to be available to pinch hit off the bench,'' Servais said. ''I say that now. Things could change by Wednesday, but I think we've got to be smart.'' Cruz leads the AL with 100 RBIs.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: After missing two midweek games with a stomach virus, 3B Kyle Seager is ''not 100 percent yet,'' according to Servais. Seager was given the day off. ... RHP David Phelps (right elbow impingement) will throw a simulated game in Atlanta before a determination is made about when to bring him off the disabled list.Rays: Rookie RHP Jake Faria, in the starting rotation since June 7, was placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to Aug. 17) with a left abdominal strain.UP NEXTMariners: LHP Andrew Albers (1-0) will make his second start of the season Monday night against Braves RHP Mike Foltynewicz (10-8) as a 12-game road trip continues with the first of three in Atlanta.Rays: RHP Chris Archer (8-7) faces Toronto RHP Chris Rowley (1-0) on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.---More baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Dodgers try for seventh straight victory, sweep of Tigers 1h ago• 2 min read DETROIT -- You can't accuse the Los Angeles Dodgers of not trying to make great greater.Los Angeles added Curtis Granderson to a team already in the midst of a potential season for the ages late Friday night and the veteran outfielder made it from New York, where he was with the Mets, to Detroit in time to be in the Dodgers' starting lineup.Granderson cold be back in there Sunday when Los Angeles tries for its seventh straight victory and a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.Granderson was slotted fifth in the order and placed in left field. He reached second on an error on his infield popup in the seventh inning, scoring the winning run on a line single to right by Adrian Gonzalez with two out."This obviously is a huge addition, a coup for us," Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. "Adding to what we already have."From everyone you talk to he's the consummate professional. He's a big-game player. He's been on the big stage throughout his entire career."(We got him) for his ability to come and hit right-handed pitching and play anywhere in the outfield. Potentially to come off the bench too if we need that obviously enhances our ball club." Granderson will share the corner outfield spots with rookie Cody Bellinger, Roberts said, with Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez playing center. Granderson is also capable of playing center, his new manager said, although Taylor will get the bulk of the time there.Andre Ethier is about to come off the disabled list, Roberts said."I think for us to see him as a bat off the bench is something we envisioned for Andre anyway throughout September and potentially the postseason,'' Roberts said. "So I don't (think) this addition of Curtis changes that." The Dodgers will start right-hander Kenta Maeda (11-4, 3.76 ERA) on Sunday in their final interleague game. Maeda has never pitched against the Tigers.Detroit counters with a pitcher Los Angeles was rumored to have interest in during July: Right-hander Justin Verlander (8-8, 4.11).Verlander was thumped for three home runs in a loss at Texas in his last start but is 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break.He has only faced the Dodgers once in his career, earning a win despite giving up five runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in six innings.Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus noticed the comments his players made after Friday night's 8-5 loss to the Dodgers, remarks about how confident Los Angeles looked."They're 50-something games over .500," Ausmus noted, "why wouldn't you be confident? They come to the ballpark expecting to win every single day."Even when they lose they come to the come to the ballpark expecting to win the next day. They should have confidence. The hard part is being confident when you're not winning." Newly acquired Dodgers right-hander Yu Darvish, pulled from his last start when his back tightened up, was placed on the disabled list Saturday. Left-hander Edward Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.Darvish will miss at least one start, with Brock Stewart likely to take his spot Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Roberts said Darvish could return next weekend.
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No hits till 6th: Verlander, Tigers top Maeda, Dodgers 6-1 20m ago• 2 min read DETROIT Justin Verlander and Kenta Maeda both took no-hitters into the sixth inning, but only the Detroit star was able to keep his outstanding performance going as the Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday.Verlander (9-8) allowed a home run to Curtis Granderson in the sixth. But shortly after his no-hit bid ended, the Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the inning against Maeda. The Los Angeles right-hander retired the first 15 Detroit batters before allowing five hits in the sixth.The homer by Granderson was one of only two hits off Verlander. He walked one and struck out nine in eight innings.Maeda (11-5) was pulled after the sixth inning and lost for the first time in seven starts.The Tigers snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the Dodgers.Verlander has pitched two no-hitters in his career. He retired the first 13 Los Angeles hitters, taming the team with by far the best record in the major leagues. He walked Yasiel Puig on a full count in the fifth, and Granderson's drive to right field an inning later hit the pole for a homer.The only other hitter to reach base against Verlander was Austin Barnes, who singled in the eighth.John Hicks lined a clean single to left-center to lead off the bottom of the sixth and break up Maeda's perfect game. Andrew Romine followed with a double, and Dixon Machado hit a two-run double that put the Tigers up 2-1.Justin Upton added a two-run homer later in the inning.Verlander, who has been the subject of trade speculation for several weeks, waved to the crowd as he entered the dugout after the top of the eighth.Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double in the eighth to make it 6-1.TRAINER'S ROOMDodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) is expected to pitch a three-inning simulated game Monday. ... 1B Cody Bellinger sat out after spraining his right ankle Saturday.UP NEXTDodgers: LHP Alex Wood (14-1) takes the mound at Pittsburgh on Monday night against RHP Gerrit Cole (10-8) of the Pirates.Tigers: Detroit has Monday off before hosting the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. LHP Matthew Boyd (5-6) starts the opener of that series against RHP Masahiro Tanaka (8-10).
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Reds' Castillo to face fellow rookie Newcomb of Braves 1h ago• 2 min read ATLANTA -- Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo came into the season with less of a prospect buildup than Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb, his mound opponent on Sunday in the series finale.It has been Castillo, though, who has fared a little better since both were called up from the minors in June.Castillo, coming off six scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Chicago Cubs, is 2-5 with a 3.39 ERA in 11 starts.Newcomb, a former first-round draft choice, is 1-7 with a 4.45 ERA in 12 outings and hasn't been able to maintain the promise of his first few starts."He's a young pitcher trying to learn on the job," Braves manager Brian Snitker said.Castillo seems to already have a handle on things, twice turning in scoreless starts of at least six innings and allowing just one run over eight innings in another.The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic allowed just two singles before leaving for a pinch hitter at Chicago and needed only 80 pitches while striking out seven and walking two."I think the main thing is to believe 100 percent in your pitches," Castillo said through a translator. "That's what I'm doing right now, trying to believe that I have really good secondary stuff and a really good fastball. I focus 100 percent to throw the pitch I want to throw in any count. I really believe in my pitches right now." Castillo, acquired from Miami over the winter in the Dan Straily trade, has allowed just 50 hits and struck out 66 over 66 1/3 innings while employing a four-pitch mix that includes the addition of a two-seamer last month."Of all the things he brings to the table as far as stuff goes, the thing that is the most important is the intangibles of makeup, the ability to compete and trust and have faith in his stuff," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He's willing to throw it over. He's willing to challenge good hitters in the strike zone with good stuff." Newcomb made the jump to the majors from Triple-A, rather than Double-A like Castillo, and posted a 1.48 ERA in his first four starts.The 24-year-old has struggled with control issues and high pitch counts since, though.After allowing just 18 hits and posting 21 strikeouts to eight walks over 24 1/3 innings in June, Newcomb had a 7.61 ERA in July and is at 4.32 for August.Newcomb, the prospect centerpiece of the 2016 trade that sent Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels, has walked 29 over 40 1/3 innings in his past eight starts.Newcomb showed better fastball command in his past two starts while ditching his slider, but he still had to pitch around four walks while allowing three solo homers at Colorado in a no-decision Tuesday.Reds shortstop Zack Cozart, batting .314, could miss his second straight game after suffering a bruised left shin when hit by a pitch Friday."His shin didn't respond (to treatment) as well as we'd hoped," Price said.X-rays weren't needed, but Cozart was still limping Saturday in the clubhouse as he wore a compression wrap on his leg.The Reds (53-71) won 11-8 on Saturday after a 5-3 victory over the Braves (54-67) on Friday and go for their first series sweep on Sunday since taking four games from St. Louis on June 5-8.
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Flowers' grand slam helps Newcomb, Braves top Reds 8-1 20m ago• 2 min read ATLANTA Tyler Flowers' grand slam broke open a close game in Atlanta's six-run fifth inning, Sean Newcomb earned his first home win and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday.Newcomb (2-7) allowed five hits in five scoreless innings for his first victory since June 27 at San Diego. The rookie left-hander improved to 1-6 in eight starts at SunTrust Park.The Braves led 2-0 before the big fifth against Reds reliever Drew Storen. Atlanta scored four runs in the inning before Storen got his first out. Brandon Phillips singled and moved to third on Freddie Freeman's ground-rule double. An intentional walk to Nick Markakis loaded the bases before Flowers' homer to left field.Phillips and Freeman each had three hits for Atlanta.The Reds were denied their first series sweep in Atlanta since 2009. Storen gave up six runs while getting only two outs.Matt Wisler allowed one hit in three innings. Phillip Ervin had a run-scoring single off Max Fried in the ninth for the Reds' only run.Strong defensive plays by Newcomb and Ozzie Albies kept the Reds from scoring in the third after loading the bases with one out.Albies made a leaping grab at second base of Joey Votto's liner for the second out. Adam Duvall then hit a slow grounder that bounced past Newcomb before the pitcher chased it down, falling to the ground. Still on the ground, Newcomb flung the ball on a bounce to Freeman at first base in time for the out.Cincinnati also left the bases loaded in the fifth, when Newcomb ended the inning on Scott Schebler's fly ball to shallow center field.Luis Castillo (2-6) gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in four innings. It was the shortest of the rookie's 12 starts with the Reds.TRAINER'S ROOMReds SS Zack Cozart was held out for the second straight day after he was hit by a pitch on his left shin Friday night. Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said he is ''optimistic'' Cozart can return Tuesday following Monday's off day. Price said Cozart is ''still quite sore.'' GRAND RECORDFlowers' grand slam was the ninth allowed by Reds pitchers this season, setting a team record.UP NEXTReds: RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 8.44 ERA) is scheduled to make his second straight start against the Cubs on Tuesday after giving up six runs over 5 2/3 innings in a 7-6 loss Wednesday.Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (10-8, 4.75) makes his first career start against Seattle when the Braves open an interleague series vs. the Mariners on Monday night.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Yankees' Gray to experience rivalry with Red Sox 37m ago• 2 min read BOSTON -- Sonny Gray gets officially introduced to the intensity of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry when he faces Boston in the finale of a three-game series at Fenway Park Sunday.And he has a chance to give his new team a huge series win and move the Yankees back to within three games of Boston atop the American League East.Gray, acquired from the Oakland A's July 31, received zero run support in his first two starts, both losses, got some backing in his first home start and defeated the New York Mets (and Jacob deGrom) last Tuesday."It was nice. The crowd was great," Gray said. "I was just trying to go out there and pitch my game, and not let anything from the outside affect my mindset and what I really wanted to do out there. It was a fun game overall. Any time you come away with the win, it makes it that much better." He comes into this game 7-7 on the season but 5-4 with a 1.88 ERA over his last nine starts -- the major league's second-lowest ERA since June 25.He faces reigning Cy Young winner Rick Porcello, who, riding his first real offensive support of the season, has turned 4-14 into 7-14 with three straight wins. After scoring 10 runs for him in his previous six starts, four in the last four, he has been backed by 27 runs his last three times out, winning each start.He has lost three times in three starts to the Yankees this season and is 7-8 with a 3.38 ERA lifetime against New York.Porcello induced two double plays and a triple play in the first five innings of his seven-inning outing in a 10-4 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday."He wasn't making a lot of mistakes in the middle of the plate, and he was controlling the count with everything," said Cardinals manager. "If he was missing, it was off the plate. He just had one of those days where everything was working.Gray defeated the Red Sox May 18 in Oakland, going six innings and yielding three runs. He is just 1-2 with a 5.16 ERA in four career starts against Boston, 0-1 with an 8.38 in two Fenway Park appearances.The Yankees rebounded from two crushing losses to their rivals in a span of six days by riding CC Sabathia (10-5, 3-0 against Boston) to a 4-3 win over Chris Sale (14-5) Saturday night."This team really fights," said manager Joe Girardi, who took the struggling Aroldis Chapman out of the closer role and got a save from Dellin Betances Saturday. "They do a really good job of turning the page." Chase Headley leads the Yankee hitters against Porcello, coming in 12-for-28 (.429) with a homer whole Jacoby Ellsbury is 12-for-34 (.353) with four solo homers. On the flipside, Aaron Judge is 1-for-7 (.143) and Aaron Hicks 4-for-21 (.190) but with two home runs.Mitch Moreland is 6-for-20 (.300) with four homers against Gray, while Hanley Ramirez is 3-for-8 (.375). On the negative side, Chris Young is 2-for-9 (.222) and Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. both 1-for-7 (.143).
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Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East 22m ago• 2 min read BOSTON Jackie Bradley Jr. tripled in two runs and singled in another, and Rick Porcello pitched six innings of a combined three-hitter to help the AL East-leading Red Sox beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and extend their margin over the Yankees to five games.The Red Sox won for the 14th time in 17 games, taking two out of three from New York for the second weekend in a row. The archrivals meet again in the first week of September for a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.Porcello (8-14) allowed all three New York hits, striking out four and walking three to win his fourth straight start. Three relievers provided a perfect inning apiece.Porcello has allowed two runs or fewer in all six career starts against the Yankees in Fenway Park. That's the longest such stretch for a Red Sox pitcher since at least 1913, the ballclub said.Sonny Gray (7-8) allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings. He lost for the fourth time in five starts to fall to 1-6 in nine road starts this season.Brett Gardner homered near the Pesky Pole for the Yankees, who had won five of their last six.Xander Bogaerts reached with one out in the second on a flare to right, then Mitch Moreland was retired on a diving catch by center fielder Aaron Hicks. After Sandy Leon singled to left, Bradley lined one to the triangle in center, scoring two and standing up into third.Bradley, the No. 9 hitter, drove in another run in the sixth. The bottom of the Red Sox order added two insurance runs in the eighth when Bogaerts walked, Moreland doubled and Leon drove them both in with a double down the right-field line.Caleb Smith walked Bradley and gave up a single to Brock Holt to load the bases before striking out Mookie Betts, getting Andrew Benintendi on a popup too shallow to score a runner and Hanley Ramirez on a comebacker.STRIKEOUTSAaron Judge struck out to end the eighth, extending his record of games with a strikeout to 37 in a row. Gray failed to fan a batter in an outing for the first time in his career.YANKEDFormer closer Aroldis Chapman made his first appearance since being demoted on Saturday and replaced by Dellin Betances. Chapman got the last out in the sixth and completed the seventh, allowing one walk while striking out two.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka threw on the field, mostly long toss, but also pitched on flat ground. Out since Aug. 10 with inflammation in his right shoulder, he's scheduled to come off the DL on Tuesday in Detroit.Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia will not make the trip to Cleveland with the team, instead remaining in Boston to work on ''baseball activities,'' manager John Farrell said.UP NEXTYankees: After an off-day on Monday, begin a three-game series in Detroit. Tanaka (8-10) will face Matthew Boyd (5-6).Red Sox: Open a four-game series in Cleveland, with Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3) scheduled to face Mike Clevinger (6-5).
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Orioles' Tillman tries to rediscover top form vs. Angels 8h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- Chris Tillman returns to the starting rotation for the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday in the series finale with the Los Angeles Angels. The question now is if he can find his old form in this spot start, something that's eluded him all season.Tillman will try to help the Orioles (60-63) win the rubber match of this three-game series with the Angels (63-60) on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards.Tillman (7.83 ERA) lost his spot in the starting rotation after going 1-7 in his first 15 starts and has pitched out of the bullpen twice since.He will go against Parker Bridwell (7-1, 2.88), the former Oriole farmhand who has flourished since Los Angeles acquired him from Baltimore on April 17 for a player to be named later and cash.Tillman hasn't given up a run in two short appearances out of the bullpen, and this will be his first start since Aug. 3, when he gave up seven runs in two innings versus the Tigers.He missed a month at the start of the season with arm issues and hasn't rediscovered his old form that earned him 16 wins last year and 56 over the past four seasons."Chris has a really good pedigree of pitching good baseball for the Orioles and he's done the things that we asked him to do to get back," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "We need him to pitch well for us to get to where we want to go." Bridwell has been a pleasant surprise since the Angels got him from the Orioles. This will be his 12th start (and 13th game) of the season, and he's given the injury-riddled Los Angeles starting rotation some much-needed help.Since the beginning of July, he is 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA over seven starts. He even beat his old team, allowing one run on six hits in seven innings as the Angels topped the Orioles 3-2 on Aug. 8 in Anaheim.If the Angels show the kind of power they have in the first two games, Bridwell could have a good chance to beat the Orioles again.Los Angeles entered this series ranked next-to-last in the American League in homers but the Angels banged out five in Friday's loss and added four more -- two apiece by Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena -- in Saturday's 5-1 victory."We've hit them out," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We haven't hit many all year. We haven't had the slugging percentage to the level we need it. It's good to see it come alive." Both teams will have a few injury questions heading into the series finale. The Orioles are hoping that Chris Davis will be able to return as he's missed the first two games with an unspecified illness.Welington Castillo also was sick and missed Friday but was a late add to Saturday's lineup and played.The Angels still are hoping that Cameron Maybin returns to the lineup Sunday or soon. He missed the first two games as his right knee hasn't felt right.Maybin and manager Mike Scioscia said the situation is day-to-day. It's the same knee that kept him on the disabled list from July 19 to Aug. 7 (an MCL sprain).Also, pitcher JC Ramirez, who came out of Saturday's start with irritation in his arm, will have an MRI exam on Monday. He was checked by the medical staff but they're going to do more testing.
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Maybin's pinch-hit RBI single lifts Angels over Orioles 5-4 37m ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE Pinch-hitter Cameron Maybin singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Kole Calhoun and Andrelton Simmons homered and the surging Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 Sunday.The Angels took advantage of nine walks to win the deciding matchup of a three-game series in which they hit 11 home runs.With the score 4-all in the eighth, Calhoun and Luis Valbuena drew walks from Brad Brach (3-4). With two outs, Maybin stepped in for Juan Graterol and delivered an opposite-field liner to right.Maybin missed the first two games of the series with a sore knee and was in a 5-for-27 funk since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 7.Cam Bedrosian (3-2) worked one hitless inning and Bud Norris got three outs for his 19th save.Calhoun hit a solo shot in the second inning, walked three times and scored three runs. Simmons' two-run homer put Los Angeles up 4-1 in the sixth.The Angels have won nine of 11 to move four games over .500 (64-60) for the first time since April 11.Chris Davis homered for the Orioles, who have lost eight of 12.Making his first start since Aug. 3, Baltimore's Chris Tillman allowed four runs, four hits and a career-high tying six walks in 5 1/3 innings.After going 16-6 last year, Tillman is now 1-7 with a 7.75 ERA. He was sent to the bullpen after a run of 14 straight winless starts.Facing his former team for the second time in 13 days, Parker Bridwell gave up four runs, two earned, and six hits in five-plus innings. Bridwell was traded to Los Angeles from Baltimore in April for cash and a player to be named.Bridwell took a three-run lead into the sixth, but a throwing error by second baseman Cliff Pennington led to a two-run single by Jonathan Schoop and an RBI double by Mark Trumbo.Adam Jones was forced to stop at third on the ground-rule double, and Keynan Middleton struck out Davis to end the inning.ROSTER MOVEThe Orioles placed RHP Miguel Castro on the bereavement list and recalled RHP Alec Asher from Triple-A Norfolk.TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: RHP JC Ramirez was feeling better after leaving Saturday's game with a strained forearm. He will see a specialist on Monday and will likely miss his next start.Orioles: Davis returned after missing two games with the flu. ... SS J. J. Hardy (wrist) will begin a rehabilitation assignment Monday with Triple-A Norfolk. He hasn't played since June 18.UP NEXTAngels: Tyler Skaggs (1-3, 3.63) returns from the bereavement list Monday to help Los Angeles launch a four-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers.Orioles: Wade Miley (6-10, 5.21 ERA) starts Monday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics, who split a four-game set with Baltimore last week.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Astros' Peacock continues breakout season versus A's 2h ago• 2 min read HOUSTON -- Houston Astros right-hander Brad Peacock continues his breakout season when he faces the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.Peacock (10-1, 3.30 ERA) has been reborn this season, thriving as a starter and long reliever for the Astros (76-47).He spent one season with the Oakland organization (he did not pitch for the Athletics in 2012) before joining Houston via trade Feb. 4, 2013. He has remade his delivery in part because of years of injury issues, and the results of his labor have paid dividends."It's been exceptional," Astros manager A. J. Hinch said. "Watching him evolve as a pitcher over the last couple of years has really come together this year with his ability to miss bats. He's had to change the way he pitches mostly out of health issues over the last couple of years."He's battled his control in the past. He's really found his niche in his delivery that synced up to where he can use the weapons that everyone loved from the beginning of him being a prospect to now him being arguably our most consistent pitcher this entire year outside of (Dallas) Keuchel."The strikeout numbers are real. It takes a lot to accumulate those kind of strikeout numbers with his strike-throwing ability which has improved, his wipeout breaking ball that he's come up with over the last six months, 12 months." Peacock is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA over four games (two starts) against the Athletics this season and 3-4 with a 4.25 ERA over 14 career appearances (11 starts) against Oakland.Right-hander Jharel Cotton (5-10, 5.92 ERA) will start the series finale for Oakland (53-70).He is 0-1 with a 3.48 ERA over two career starts against the Astros, with that loss coming in his only start against Houston this season: a 9-4 setback at Minute Maid Park on April 28 when he allowed six runs (three earned) on 10 hits and one walk with four strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings.After shifting super utility man Chad Pinder from right field to center in the eighth inning Friday night, Athletics manager Bob Melvin revealed plans to do so again in the future. Pinder served as a middle infielder last season before assuming some corner outfield duties this year."We also want to take a look at (Boog) Powell and certainly Rajai (Davis) will play against the lefties," Melvin said. "We'll get (Pinder) out there, I'm not sure when. It might be more in-game type moves like (Friday), but at some point in time we'll get him a start. I'm just not sure when."Center field is a little different dynamic in that you're dealing with both corner guys. Usually the guy in center is more of a speed guy. But he's done a really nice job in the corners, so as of right now we feel like we have two guys that can hold down the fort in center field at least to start."
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Semien, Cotton send Athletics past sloppy Astros 3-2 7m ago• 1 min read HOUSTON Marcus Semien wound up with a Little League home run when Houston kept throwing the ball away, Jharel Cotton pitched well into the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Astros 3-2 Sunday.A day after the AL West-leading Astros turned six double plays, their defense quickly fell apart. Boog Powell led off the game with a single and Semien followed with a grounder in the hole that shortstop Alex Bergman threw into right field trying for a forceout at second base.Semien, who was credited with an infield hit, never stopped running. The relay from right went to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez, and his throw to third skipped into left field, allowing Semien to score easily on the two errors.The A's got their other run in the sixth on a passed ball by Juan Centeno.Cotton (6-10) yielded four hits and two runs 6 2/3 innings for his first win since June 23. Blake Treinen allowed one hit in two scoreless innings for his seventh save.Brad Peacock (10-2) pitched into the sixth.
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Upstart Twins looking for another win vs. Diamondbacks 7h ago• 3 min read MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins have seemingly been written off a few times this season, particularly when the team's own front office decided to trade left-handed starter Jaime Garcia and All-Star closer Brandon Kintzler before the trade deadline.Another win against Arizona on Saturday and Minnesota is not just surviving. The Twins are thriving.Minnesota has won three straight games and is in a tie for the second wild-card spot in the American League entering Sunday's series finale against the Diamondbacks."It's been an interesting month," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We've had some changes. We've had to overcome some lesser play at times and still try to find ways to respond, and they've done that."We talked about it during the mini winning streak that we were winning games in different fashion. Whether that's Ervin stepping up after having a little bit of a rough start, or the offense having different guys contributing. I do know that it gives us a lot better feeling when the lineup's clicking from top to bottom. We really have been getting a lot of nice production from the bottom three, four guys." Minnesota made Arizona's Zack Greinke work on Saturday and eventually broke through for a five-run fourth inning. Twins right-hander Jose Berrios controlled the D-backs on the way to seven scoreless innings.Arizona, which had been led by a big offense, only had two hits."I know we're a pretty good offensive team, and we usually bang the ball around with anybody, but it didn't happen today," manager Torey Lovullo said. "I thought we hit a number of balls hard throughout the course of the day. We couldn't get anything rolling. Good approach. I was satisfied with that." The D-backs still hold their own wildcard spot in the National League, but they are 14-20 since the All-Star break."We haven't been playing that good for more than several weeks, but we should turn it around and play better at the tail end," Greinke said. "I think we're better than we've been playing -- I feel like it's been a month and a half at least. It's been a while where we've played .500 ball or under .500 ball. It would be nice to start doing better." The Twins are drawing confidence off beating good pitching, such as Arizona's Zack Godley on Friday and Greinke on Saturday."To have a good night against a pitcher of Greinke's caliber is definitely a confidence builder," said Joe Mauer, who had three hits on Saturday. "So hopefully we can keep it going, and the guys are playing really well right now." Molitor added: "Win a couple games back-to-back against a really good team and hopefully come out tomorrow and have a chance to sweep the series." Bartolo Colon (4-10, 6.70 ERA) starts for Minnesota on Sunday. The D-backs had waited to announce their Sunday starter until after Saturday's game. Robbie Ray has been on the concussion disabled list since July 28 and fill-in Anthony Banda had been optioned to Triple-A.Arizona scratched right-handed starter Braden Shipley from his last minor league start in case he was needed, but made the decision to go with left-hander T. J. McFarland (4-4, 4.14 in 32 relief appearances) as Sunday's starter.Lovullo waited until the first two games in Minnesota had finished before deciding if they could afford a bullpen game with McFarland as the starter. Shipley was activated from Triple-A and will be available out of the bullpen.Lovullo said McFarland, who will be making his first major league start since July 1, 2014 with Baltimore, will be able to last about 60 pitches on Sunday. McFarland has faced the Twins three times in his career with a 6.75 ERA but he's never started a game against Minnesota.McFarland might not have to face Twins slugger Miguel Sano, who left Saturday's game with left lower leg shin soreness."We tried to protect him with the DH role tonight, but obviously it's bothering him," Molitor said. "You can see how he ran down to first base. We got him out. We're going to get some tests on him in the morning and see how he's doing." Colon is 0-2 with a 3.42 ERA in four career starts against the D-backs. He's coming off a five-inning, three-run loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday in which he gave up three solo homers."No, fastball; that's what they all looked for," Colon said through an interpreter after the game. "Obviously those three home runs were fastball. But other than that, my off speed they couldn't hit it tonight."
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Rosario hits slam in 9-run 1st as Twins rout D-backs 12-5 16m ago• 1 min read MINNEOLIS Eddie Rosario hit a grand slam in a nine-run first inning and the Minnesota Twins routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Bartolo Colon (5-10) allowed four runs over six innings for his third win in five decisions since being signed by the Twins. The 44-year-old righty became the 18th pitcher in major league history to defeat all 30 teams.Arizona lefty T. J. McFarland, making his first start since July 1, 2014, was chased after getting only one out and allowing run-scoring hits to Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler and Chris Gimenez. McFarland (4-5) also walked two batters and was charged with seven earned runs, raising his ERA in August to 14.34.
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Indians try to cap big trip with sweep of Royals 25m ago• 2 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Cleveland Indians' formidable 11-game, four-city trip ends Sunday against the Kansas City Royals.It featured stops in Tampa Bay, a makeup game in Boston, a doubleheader in Minnesota and three games at Kauffman Stadium.Cleveland won eight of the first 10."That's why we go day-to-day," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Other than lining your underwear up, it's day-to-day. I just think it can look daunting, and there's no reason to think like that. Just show up and play, and you know, do the same thing tomorrow." The first-place Indians, who lead the American League Central by six games over Minnesota and 7 1/2 over Kansas City, have outscored their opponents 54-19 on the trip. They are a season-high 15 games above .500."We're on a roll right now," said Trevor Bauer, who started and won Saturday night in the 5-0 shutout of the Royals. "I don't think anyone is doing anything abnormal. We're all just pitching how we can pitch."It's not like anyone is just on this unconscious roll. This is how we can pitch. Staying healthy is one thing, and executing pitches and all of the things that go into success, you know, got to continue doing that. The work you put in between starts, staying on routine, stuff like that. But, I don't think anyone in here is surprised at what we're doing right now." While the Indians are steamrolling opponents, the Royals are going backward. A nine-game winning streak in late July, lifted them to seven-games above .500, but have lost 13 of 19 since July 31.The Royals' rotation has a 5.99 ERA in August."It's just a run they're in," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "I don't feel like it's fatigue. These guys train for this. They've done it their whole careers. Most of them are veteran guys. They've been through it many times. It's just a bit of a slump, like hitters go in slumps; pitchers go in slumps, too, a little bit." The Royals, who entered the series 5 1/2 games behind the Indians, visit Cleveland next weekend for a three-game series."When any team is playing a team in their division that they're chasing and they're in a position to have a couple of series pretty close together where you have the opportunity to close the gap and unfortunately the first two games we did the opposite," said Jason Vargas, who absorbed the loss Saturday."We still have a lot of good baseball in us. We've got a lot of talent in this room. We all know when we get going and we put good runs together, we're pretty hard to beat." Jason Hammel (5-9, 4.74 ERA) will start the series finale for the Royals. He has pitched well against the Indians this season, going 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two starts. He has limited them a .178 batting average.After beginning the season, 1-6 with a 6.18 ERA, Hammel is 4-3 with a 3.89 ERA since June 1. He, however, does not have a victory in his last five home starts (0-2).The Indians will start right-hander Danny Salazar, who is 2-0 with a 1.39 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break.Salazar is 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA over 11 2/3 innings against the Royals this year.Eric Hosmer hits well against Salazar (13-for-32) with three home runs and eight RBIs. Lorenzo Cain is 10-for-28 while Mike Moustakas is 7-for-29 with two home runs and five RBIs.
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Cuthbert, Escobar lead Royals to 7-4 victory over Indians 14m ago• 2 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. Cheslor Cuthbert homered and drove in three runs, Alcides Escobar also had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.Cam Gallagher also drove in a run for the Royals, who finally got their bats going after scoring just once in the first two games of the series. Kansas City piled up 12 hits and six runs off Cleveland starter Danny Salazar (5-6), and finished with 15 hits for the day.Jason Hammel (6-9) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk in six innings to win for only the second time since June 19. The Royals' right-hander had been 1-3 with six no-decisions during that span.Kelvin Herrera gave up a run against the bottom of the Indians' order before finishing the game.Escobar and Gallagher gave Kansas City the lead with run-scoring singles in the second, but Cleveland pushed ahead on Francisco Lindor's third-inning homer and Austin Jackson's sacrifice fly in the fourth.Cuthbert, giving All-Star third baseman Mike Moustakas a day off from the field, knotted the game again when he sent a pitch from Salazar screaming over the bullpen in left.Then, everything came unraveled for the Indians' starter in the fifth. Salazar gave up a trio of singles, the last two with two outs, before Cuthbert's two-run single off Zach McAllister made it 6-3.It was the shortest start for Salazar since May, and his first loss since facing Kansas City on May 27. It also ended a five-game tear since returning from the disabled list for shoulder soreness, a stretch in which Salazar had allowed only five total runs.The Indians still finished 8-3 on their four-city road trip.TRAINER'S ROOMRoyals: C Salvador Perez (right intercostal strain) continued with fielding drills and batting practice as he targets a return Tuesday or Wednesday. ''He's making progress and we'll just see,'' manager Ned Yost said. ''He's had no setbacks, which is good. We'll just keep ramping it up.'' Indians: RHP Corey Kluber tested his sprained right ankle with a short bullpen session. Kluber was hurt covering first base Friday night and it's uncertain whether he will start Wednesday against Boston. Cleveland manager Terry Francona would not speculate about who would start in Kluber's place.UP NEXTThe Indians head home for four games against Boston starting Monday night, then welcome the Royals to town for three games. Kansas City has a day off before a series against the Rockies, and several players said they hope the weather cooperates for them Monday to see the eclipse.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Maddon will keep eye on standings while Cubs play Jays 1h ago• 2 min read CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon admits that he pays attention to the standings.And the close National League Central race has been one to watch.Chicago leads Milwaukee by two games and St. Louis by 2 1/2 after Saturday's 4-3 victory over Toronto."It's tight, it's good, it's interesting," Maddon said. "It's good for baseball. I want to believe it's going to bring out the best in us too."It's been an up-and-down season, no question, but the battle-testedness from the last couple seasons should help us right now." Maddon wants to see his club more consistently win series. The Cubs (65-57) go for the series sweep against the Blue Jays (59-64) on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.After finishing the first half of the season 43-45 and trailing the first-place Brewers by 5 1/2 games, the defending World Series champions have gone 22-12 after the All-Star break."It's that time of the year -- sink or swim now," Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "We just have to keep going and keep playing good baseball, and I think we are." With catcher Willson Contreras on the disabled list with a hamstring injury, the Cubs claimed catcher Rene Rivera off waivers from the New York Mets on Saturday. He is expected to join the team as soon as Sunday."He's a very good defensive player, very good reputation, and he's got some pop too," Maddon said. "That veteran presence, the depth it provides, is all good stuff." Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.45 ERA) is scheduled to start Sunday. He threw six scoreless innings Tuesday against Cincinnati in his last start, tying his longest shutout outing of the season. He has faced Toronto once, giving up four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings on Sept. 10, 2004."That game was one of my better ones because I got stronger in those later innings," Hendricks said. "My last three innings felt much better, much more under control. Getting stronger as the game goes is always a good sign." For Toronto, right-hander Marco Estrada (5-8, 5.09 ERA) will take the mound. He allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay for his shortest outing since June 30. Estrada is 6-1 with a 3.62 ERA in 17 career appearances, including nine starts, against the Cubs.Estrada was claimed on revocable waivers by an undisclosed team last week, according to MLB.com, but ended up staying with Toronto."I felt OK," Estrada told MLB.com after his last start. "I did make some good pitches, and they just found a way against me. It's just one of those teams that has my number and I haven't been able to figure them out." Toronto leads the all-time series against Chicago 8-6."We've been fortunate to have over the last couple years our fans travel well," Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar said. "This is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them as well, seeing their team play at Wrigley Field against the defending World Series champs. It is an electric atmosphere to play in."
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Cubs sweep Blue Jays with wild 6-5 victory in 10 innings 6m ago• 1 min read CHICAGO Alex Avila capped Chicago's three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Cubs swept the Toronto Blue Jays with a wild 6-5 victory on Sunday.With two outs and the bases loaded, Avila lined a base hit into right field against Roberto Osuna (3-4). Ben Zobrist scored easily and Javier Baez slid in safely just ahead of the throw from Jose Bautista.Avila threw his arms in the air when it was over, then was mobbed by happy teammates near first base. The improbable rally also included two batters reaching on swing-and-miss strikeouts, and Kyle Schwarber scoring on a wild pitch.Toronto grabbed the lead with two runs in the top of the inning on Kevin Pillar's RBI single off Koji Uehara, and Norichika Aoki's bases-loaded loaded walk against Justin Wilson (4-4).
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Rangers' improving Griffin to face White Sox 1h ago• 2 min read ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's no coincidence that the Texas Rangers started to make their way back up in the wild-card standings about the same time right-hander A. J. Griffin came off the disabled list.Griffin (6-3, 5.07 ERA) has made three starts since coming off the disabled list Aug. 3 because of a left intercostal strain. Griffin has pitched well since coming off the DL. He's 2-1 in those three starts with a 3.38 ERA and opponents are batting just .198 against him.Griffin will look to continue that trend Sunday when the Rangers face right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (6-10, 4.67 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox in the final of their four-game series. With a win, the Rangers can wrap up the homestand 8-2 after their 17-7 win over the White Sox Saturday.Griffin is eager to see if he can keep the momentum going for himself and the Rangers."That was our goal the whole year," Griffin said. "It didn't go the way we wanted it to at the beginning, but I feel like we're coming together as a team right now. I feel like we're playing with good energy and we're executing. Everyone knows their roles, and we're doing a lot better job of just playing complete baseball." He is coming off a 93-pitch start against Detroit on Tuesday in which he allowed one run on five hits in five innings in a 10-4 Texas victory. The 93 pitches are the most Griffin has thrown since his return to the rotation, and he feels like he's getting stronger."I've felt pretty good so far," he said. "For the most part I feel like we've done a pretty good job of keeping guys off balance and sticking to strengths and just executing pitches. I feel like it's been going pretty well. They're being a little careful with me on the pitch count so I've got to get deeper in the game on a few less pitches and keep that in mind and keep trying to execute. When I do that good things happen, and I can go deeper in the game." Griffin has faced the White Sox just once, that coming in 2013 when he allowed four runs in 7 1/3 innings when he was with Oakland.Like Griffin, Gonzalez will enter his Sunday start pitching well. He's 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA over his last two starts. He's also familiar with the Rangers, having made six starts against Texas with a 2-3 record and a 4.54 ERA.Gonzalez may not have infielder Yoan Moncada helping him defensively or at the plate Sunday. Moncada, who homered in the series opener Thursday for the first road homer of his career, missed Saturday's game because of shin splints. There's a chance he could sit out Sunday's game, too."He's been playing with it for a couple of days," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. "He was feeling it enough like it would impede him a little bit." Moncada, who was the club's top prospect before getting called up July 19, isn't too concerned about the issue."It's not something that you have to be concerned about," Moncada said.
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Gonzalez pitches 6 scoreless, White Sox hold off Rangers 3-2 20m ago• 2 min read ARLINGTON, Texas Miguel Gonzalez escaped early trouble and pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers 3-2 Sunday.Texas dropped 2 1/2 games behind the Twins and the Angels for the AL's second wild-card spot. The Rangers finished a 10-game homestand 7-3, but split the four-game series against Chicago.Gonzalez (7-10) pitched out of one-out, bases-loaded jams in both the second and third innings. After allowing singles to the first two batters in the fourth, Gonzalez retired the last nine batters he faced.Juan Minaya recorded his second save, both in the last three games, despite giving up Rougned Odor's two-run homer with two outs in the ninth.Chicago capitalized on the Rangers' stranding runners by scoring all three runs in the fourth inning against A. J. Griffin (6-4).Omar Narvaez stretched his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single and Tyler Saladino followed with a two-run double. Saladino had only six RBIs in his 53 previous games this season.Gonzalez tied his season high with six strikeouts, and gave up four walks and four hits, all singles. He's 2-0 in his last three starts, allowing two runs in 20 innings.The Rangers left 10 runners on base. They had scored 29 runs in the series' first three games, and 51 in the previous five.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: INF Yoan Moncada didn't play for the second straight game because of shin splints. Manager Rick Renteria said he hoped Moncada could play in both games of Monday's doubleheader.Rangers: 3B Joey Gallo (bloody nose and swollen upper lip) and RHP Matt Bush (bruised right knee) both left the game in the eighth inning after colliding while chasing a popup. Bush's head slammed into Gallo's nose. Both were being evaluated under Major League Baseball's concussion protocol. ... LHP Jake Diekman, recovering from surgery for ulcerative colitis, was scheduled to make his second rehab appearance for Double-A Frisco on Sunday night.UP NEXTWhite Sox: Host Minnesota in a Monday doubleheader to begin a five-game series. LHP Carlos Rodon (1-4, 4.00 ERA) is the scheduled first-game starter, with RHP Carson Fulmer coming up from Triple-A Charlotte for his first major league start in the second game. Fulmer was 0-2 in 11 relief appearances for the White Sox last season, and is 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA for Charlotte.Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels (8-1, 3.48) will be seeking his fifth straight win on Monday night when Texas visits the Angels for a four-game series.
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Brewers' Anderson, fresh off DL, faces Rockies 2h ago• 2 min read DENVER -- Chase Anderson will be reinstated Sunday and start for the Milwaukee Brewers, who hope he regains his pre-injury form and bolsters their rotation in the final six weeks of the season.The appearance against the Colorado Rockies will be Anderson's first for the Brewers since June 28, when he suffered a left oblique strain while swinging the bat.Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (11-7, 3.74 ERA) starts opposite Anderson (6-2, 2.89) in the rubber match of the three-game series.Anderson made rehab starts on Aug. 8 with Class A Wisconsin, throwing 47 pitches in 3 1/3 innings, and Aug. 13 with Triple-A Colorado Springs when he threw 67 pitches in 4 1/3 frames."We feel like we're past health concerns with this," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "So our decision is do you have him make another (rehab) start so that in his first game, he possibly could go into the eighth inning? That's the decision. We're probably saying that's not a possibility tomorrow, but that he's ready to pitch." Anderson, 29, is 3-3, 4.92 in 11 career starts against the Rockies, including a no-decision in his only start against them this year on April 6 at Miller Park where he allowed one run and three hits in six innings of a 2-1 Milwaukee loss.This has been a breakthrough season for Anderson. In 90 1/3 innings, he has allowed 73 hits -- only eight home runs -- with 27 walks and 85 strikeouts. He has limited opposing hitters to a .224 average."Chase has thrown 100 good innings for us and important innings and probably has pitched as well as anyone that we have," Counsell said. "We're hoping he can get back to that form quickly, and (he) certainly strengthens our rotation." Asked to explain Anderson's success this season, Counsell said: "The curveball's better. He's throwing harder. His cutter's a better pitch. There's a couple of places that he's improved. It's not just one. And I also think he's in a good place experience-wise where he's kind of got those two full seasons under his belt, it's really close to three coming into this year. And I think that's put him in a spot to have everything kind of click for him." Freeland, 24, will face the Brewers for the first time. He was reinstated Tuesday after missing one start while on the 10-day disabled list with a left groin strain and did not figure in Colorado's 4-3 loss against Atlanta.Freeland gave up four hits and three runs in six innings and left with the game tied at 3. In 12 starts at Coors Field this year, Freeland is 6-4, 3.31. He leads major league rookies in wins and ERA, and is second in innings (127 2/3) and opponents batting average (.266)."What I like about Kyle is he pitches aggressively," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "He sets the tone for the at-bat. When he's locating the fastball and the slider gets in good spots, he's going to have a good game. I know he doesn't back down. His intent is to attack. That's what I like about Kyle. I think that's always a good plan from a pitching standpoint to be the aggressor and go after hitters." Colorado leads the National League wild-card race by one game over Arizona and is 4 1/2 ahead of Milwaukee.
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Aguilar homers twice as Anderson, Brewers beat Rockies 8-4 7m ago• 2 min read DENVER Jesus Aguilar homered twice, Chase Anderson won in his return from the disabled list and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Sunday for their sixth victory in seven games.Keon Broxton drove in two runs and Jonathan Villar added three hits as the Brewers remained two games behind first-place Chicago in the NL Central. They climbed within 2 1/2 games of Arizona for the second NL wild card - and are just 3 1/2 back of Colorado, which holds the league's top wild card.Anderson (7-2) allowed one run and two hits in five effective innings. He threw 73 pitches in his first start since straining his left oblique on June 28. The right-hander struck out four, walked three and hit two batters with pitches.Aguilar tied it in the second with a homer off starter Kyle Freeland (11-8), and the Brewers added a run on Ryan Braun's sacrifice fly in the fifth and another on pinch-hitter Neil Walker's RBI single in the sixth.Aguilar connected again in the seventh, a two-run shot off reliever Tyler Chatwood, for his 14th homer of the season and the second multihomer game of his career.One night earlier, Aguilar launched a pinch-hit homer against All-Star closer Greg Holland to put Milwaukee ahead with two outs in the ninth.Pinch-hitter Eric Sogard had an RBI groundout in the eighth and Broxton hit a two-run single in the ninth.Mark Reynolds hit his 26th homer and drove in three runs for the Rockies, who lost for the third time in four games. Carlos Gonzalez added three hits and an RBI.The Rockies scored twice in the ninth off reliever Jeremy Jeffress and had two more in scoring position. Corey Knebel struck out pinch-hitter Mike Tauchman for his 26th save.Freeland, who was born in Denver, allowed four hits and three runs - two earned - in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked five.Colorado committed four errors and finished its homestand 3-4.ROSTER MOVESWith Anderson coming off the disabled list, the Brewers optioned right-handed rookie Brandon Woodruff to Triple-A Colorado Springs. Woodruff is 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in three major league starts. He allowed a run in 4 2/3 innings against the Rockies on Saturday. ''He did a nice job in his first three starts,'' manager Craig Counsell said. ''We won't need a fifth starter until September. He will be back in September and we will see how he figures in the mix.'' TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: Jett Bandy (cracked rib) was on the field throwing and will try to resume hitting this week. Counsell said the catcher could return in September.Rockies: Ian Desmond (calf) ran the bases and will go out on a rehab assignment soon, manager Bud Black said.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Zach Davies (14-6, 4.26 ERA) faces San Francisco's Chris Stratton on Monday as the Brewers begin a three-game series against the last-place Giants at AT&T Park. Davies has a 2.52 ERA on the road this season.Rockies: After an off day, RHP Jon Gray (5-2, 4.74) takes the mound against Kansas City LHP Danny Duffy on Tuesday as the Rockies begin a three-game set against the Royals. Gray is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA in three August starts.---More baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Phillies ready to close out road swing in San Francisco 44m ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO -- The Philadelphia Phillies will go for a series split, but will have to do so against left-hander Madison Bumgarner, when they wrap up a four-game set Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.The Phillies got a three-run homer from Rhys Hoskins and a pinch-hit grand slam from Ty Kelly in a wild 12-9 win Saturday night after having lost the first two games of the road series.The win was the Phillies' first on a seven-game trip that ends Sunday."Hopefully we can take the momentum from tonight and win a game tomorrow and feel good going home to start a new series," Hoskins said afterward.The Sacramento native thrilled an estimated 35-40 family members and friends who made the 100-mile trek from the California state capital to see him play. Hoskins admitted growing up a Giants fan.He has homered in four of his first 10 major league games.In order to avoid a sixth loss on their Western swing, the Phillies will have to deal with Bumgarner, who appears to have regained his All-Star form after missing nearly three months following a dirt-bike accident in April.Bumgarner (3-5, 2.99) has gone 3-1 in his last five starts, allowing only eight runs in 32 innings.He is 4-3 with a 3.60 in nine career starts against the Phillies.Bumgarner will be facing a Phillies team that entered play Saturday with the worst batting average in the majors (.225) against left-handed starters.With his team down 12-4, Giants manager pulled catcher Buster Posey from Saturday's game in order to have him a bit fresher for the series finale.The Giants rallied without three starters to score five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. They brought the potential tying run to the plate before Phillies closer Hector Neris had to be summoned to slam the door, striking out Carlos Moncrief for his 14th save."It was fun to watch," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the improbable ninth. "There was a lot of energy in the dugout and the fans were getting into it. You love the fight. We get the tying run up after being down 12-4. That's something." Having Posey available on Sunday figures to benefit the Giants. He has hit safely in 21 straight games against the Phillies.The visitors will counter Sunday with rookie right-hander Ben Lively (1-4, 3.80), who hasn't won since limiting the Giants to one run on four hits in seven innings in his major league debut in June.The 25-year-old has pitched six times since then and gone 0-4 despite never allowing more than four runs in any start.Like the Giants, the Phillies went to their bench early and often in Saturday's game and were rewarded not only with Kelly's grand slam but also an RBI double by Pedro Florimon.The Phillies also were able to give hot-hitting catcher Jorge Alfaro a rest of sorts, moving him to first base. He extended his hitting streak to seven games, including all six games he's played this season, with a second-inning single.
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Hoskins homers again, Phillies beat Giants 5-2 22m ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered again and Pedro Florimon contributed with his bat and arm, sending the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Sunday.Hoskins connected for a solo drive in the ninth inning, making him the first Phillies player in at least 100 years to hit five home runs in his first 11 major league games.Florimon had a two-run single off Hunter Strickland (2-3) to cap a three-run eighth inning that made it 4-2. Florimon also had an RBI double off starter Madison Bumgarner in the second, then made a sparkling defensive play in left field to throw out Buster Posey at the plate in the bottom half of the inning.Adam Morgan (2-1) retired three batters to win, a day after throwing just one pitch and getting the victory.Hector Neris pitched 1 1/3 innings for his 15th save. He struck out Pablo Sandoval with the bases loaded to end the eighth after hitting Buster Posey in the back with a pitch, then fanned Denard Span with two on in the ninth to end it.The Phillies won the season series against the Giants for the first time since 2011.Bumgarner allowed one run and four hits in six innings. He stayed in despite taking a sharp line drive off his left shin in the second inning by Nick Williams - earlier this month, Williams hit Mets ace Jacob deGrom in the triceps with a line drive, forcing him from the game.The Phillies trailed 2-1 going into the eighth. Hoskins and Franco hit consecutive one-out singles before Jorge Alfaro tied it with an RBI single. After Williams singled to load the bases, Florimon slapped a 1-2 pitch into right field.Posey had two hits and an RBI, extending his hitting streak against the Phillies to 22 games. Kelby Tomlinson scored a run and Ryder Jones doubled and scored for San Francisco.TRAINER'S ROOMGiants: 2B Joe Panik (concussion symptoms) continues to make steady progress and could come off the disabled list in time to join San Francisco on its upcoming road trip that begins Friday in Arizona.UP NEXTPhillies: The team gets an off day before hosting Miami in a doubleheader Tuesday. RHP Dan Straily (7-8, 3.80 ERA) pitches in the first game while RHP Jose Urena (11-5, 3.61 ERA) goes in the nightcap.Giants: RHP Chris Stratton (1-2, 4.91 ERA) faces Milwaukee on Monday.
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Baker resting Murphy as Nationals end series with Padres 45m ago• 2 min read SAN DIEGO -- Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker looks at Sunday's four-game series finale with the San Diego Padres with an eye toward the future.Washington is running away with the National League East and is making plans for October. Baker is doing just that by resting second baseman Daniel Murphy for the second consecutive day."I just thought it would be better," Baker said. "I could see him, he wasn't moving real smoothly the last couple of days. Although he kind of waddles, anyway." So Howie Kendrick, who has played well in the outfield, is back at second again. What Baker has learned in his second season with the Nationals is that he's more cognizant of his players' well-being."Part of my job is to notice personality changes, physical changes and to see the difference between one day to the next," Baker said. "Last year Murph was new to me. I didn't know what kind of signs to look for."Murph isn't going to come and tell me (he wants a day off). I'm going to have to go to him and kind of tell him, not ask him, because Muph wants to play. I just thought he should take some time off and he agreed with me." Murphy is expected back when the Nationals open a three-game series with the Astros on Tuesday. So Murphy, who is 1-for-7 on the road trip, will get three days of rest."He is just kind of sore this time of year," Baker said. "He does a lot of squatting at second base and he hits out of a crouch last year." Baker has the luxury of giving significant players a blow while enjoying a double-digit lead. While he would love for the Nationals to win and split the series on Sunday, what's sweeter is refreshed ball players."What happens when you slow down, the concentration is such that you are taking good pitches and swing at pitches out of the zone because your concentration isn't the same," Baker said.Gio Gonzalez (11--5, 2.49) gets the nod for Washington. The southpaw, who is 2-2 with a 4.30 ERA lifetime against the Padres, is looking for his fourth straight win.Gonzalez was stellar his last time out when throwing six innings of scoreless ball when beating the Los Angeles Angels. He carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning."He pitched his butt off," said the Angels' Cameron Maybin to MLB.com after breaking up Gonzalez's no-hitter with an infield single. "You got to tip your hat to him. It's about more than just throwing the ball. It's about pitching, and he did a great job." The Padres will counter with Dinelson Lamet (7-4) and he's been keen of late, too. He's aiming for his fifth straight win in his first appearance against the Nationals.Padres manager Andy Green said there's no mystery to Lamet's success."Do the same thing," Green said. "I don't think you're looking for any major change or any departure for him. Attack, attack aggressively, and attack with your two plus pitches. Be willing to throw anything at any point in time."
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Gonzalez, Nationals beat rookie Lamet, Padres 4-1 13m ago• 1 min read SAN DIEGO Gio Gonzalez allowed only five singles and struck out eight as he almost got through the seventh inning to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.The NL East-leading Nationals won three of four against the Padres.Gonzalez (12-5) settled in after giving up an unearned run in the first inning on two singles and a throwing error by shortstop Wilmer Difo. The left-hander retired 15 of his last 18 batters, including eight straight until allowing a single to Manuel Margot with two outs in the seventh. Manager Dusty Baker decided Gonzalez had gone long enough after 121 pitches and replaced him with Joe Blanton, who struck out Jabari Blash to end the inning.The left-hander walked only one.Sean Doolittle struck out the side in the ninth for his 11th save.Daniel Murphy drove in two runs for the Nationals, who took advantage of rookie Dinelson Lamet's struggles.Lamet (7-5) labored through 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and three hits while walking a season-high six and striking out eight. He walked three in the third inning, when Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to tie it at 1. Consecutive walks loaded the bases with two outs before Lamet struck out Anthony Rendon.Lamet struggled again in the fifth, when the Nationals scored twice. Alejandro De Aza beat out a bunt for a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Murphy's one-out single to right. Buddy Baumann relieved Lamet with two outs and allowed Adam Lind's RBI double to center.Murphy hit a sacrifice fly in the third.UP NEXTNationals: After a day off, RHP Tanner Roark (9-8, 4.70 ERA) is scheduled to open a three game series at Houston, which will counter with RHP Charlie Morton (10-5, 3.69)Padres: After a day off, LHP Clayton Richard (6-12, 4.84) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis, which will counter with RHP Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.05).---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Pirates, Cardinals to play series finale in Williamsport, Pa. 1h ago• 3 min read WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Now for something different.There's still a good, old-fashioned story line to the finale of the four-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, teams trying to chase down the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.Pittsburgh (59-64) lost the first two games despite strong comebacks, then held on for a 6-4 win over the Cardinals (63-60) Saturday at PNC Park.Sunday morning, however, the teams are scheduled to travel about 200 miles to Williamsport, Pa.The teams will play in the MLB Little League Classic at night after spending some time during the day taking part in activities celebrating youth baseball, including a meet-and-greet with players from the ongoing Little League World Series.It might be a thrill not just for the youth players, but for the pros who participated in Little League growing up."That's when it wasn't a job," St. Louis' Randal Grichuk, who played in the LLWS in 2003 and '04 with the Lamar National League team from Richmond, Texas, told MLB.com."It was all about winning and having fun and going out to dinner after the game. A lot of the parents are involved. It formed a love of the game for me. It formed a passion. I love playing." Pittsburgh's John Jaso has slightly different memories -- though still fond -- of playing Little League in California."It wasn't too big on winning or losing, performance out there," Jaso told MLB.com. "It was just a lot of fun -- almost like playing for that snow cone at the end of the game."I'm excited about going to Williamsport, for sure. Just being around all those kids and allowing those kids to be around us is going to be cool for both sides. It's a cool opportunity for all of us to take advantage of this opportunity to let the kids get close and let them see what big league life is kind of about -- and for us to remember what being a kid and playing this sport is all about, too." The teams went with a slightly modified lineup Saturday -- St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and Pittsburgh third baseman David Freese and shortstop Jordy Mercer didn't start. That's an indication that the clubs plan on going with a regular lineup in Williamsport rather than what is typically seen on Sunday games.Right-hander Mike Leake (7-11, 3.88 ERA) is scheduled to start the series finale for the Cardinals.Leake is 10-5 with a 3.33 ERA in 31 career starts against the Pirates. That is more wins than he has against any other club.Right-hander Ivan Nova (10-10, 3.77 ERA) starts for the Pirates.Nova has lost his past four decisions since back-to-back wins last month.In has most recent outing, Tuesday at Milwaukee, he took a loss in a 3-1 game when he allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings.The Pirates sent Nova ahead to Williamsport on Saturday as a precaution, while Leake remained with the Cardinals."The key is to keep the guys fresh," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said of the decision with Nova. "If we played longer (Saturday) night, there could have been some different challenges." Nova, who has spent much of his career in the American League, is 0-1 with 2.25 ERA in his only career start against St. Louis, when he threw a 78-pitch complete game but still took the loss in the Cardinals' 2-1 win April 17 at Busch Stadium.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2017 The Associated
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GAME RECAP
Bell powers Pirates past Cards 6-3 in Little League Classic 14m ago• 1 min read WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. Josh Bell homered and drove in four runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in the Little League Classic on Sunday night.The teams played at renovated Bowman Field, a minor league ballpark located 5 miles from where the Little League World Series is taking place. Sitting in the front rows were admiring Little Leaguers who got to mingle with the big league stars earlier in the day, part of a Major League Baseball initiative to celebrate youth baseball.After the final out of the first regular-season game in Williamsport, the Pirates shook hands on the field as usual after a victory. And then, in a nod to Little League baseball, both teams lined up at home plate and shook hands with each other, throwing in some hugs and high-fives to finish off a feel-good day.
Game
Recap from The Associated
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