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Time: 1:05 PM EDT Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, 10451 NEW YORK -- In his last two starts, CC Sabathia's pitches appear to be crisper coming out of his left hand. On Saturday, the Yankees hope Sabathia can turn in a third straight effective start when he faces the Oakland Athletics. Sabathia will reach 10 starts for the 16th time in his career, and in starts eight and nine, he allowed a combined two runs and nine hits in 11 2/3 innings. Before getting wins at Kansas City and Tampa Bay, Sabathia allowed 22 earned runs and 30 hits in 20 2/3 innings during his previous four starts. On Sunday, in a 3-2 win at Tampa Bay, he allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in five innings. He threw 95 pitches and matched a season high with six strikeouts while pitching to Gary Sanchez." I just think my stuff was a little bit crisper today," Sabathia said. "Sanchez did a great job behind the plate again. We got two-strike counts and even though they fouled a lot of pitches and ran my pitch count up a little we were able to finish when we needed to." Sabathia is 10-11 with a 4.61 ERA in 30 career starts against Oakland. With the Yankees, he is 7-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 15 starts against the Athletics. Last season, he allowed one run and three hits in six innings in an 8-3 win at Oakland on May 20. Sean Manaea was scheduled to pitch for the A's Saturday, but he pitched Friday after Kendall Graveman stayed behind to get his sore right shoulder checked out. Instead Jharel Cotton will make his eighth start Saturday after finding out Thursday, he was rejoining Oakland. This will be the first time he faces the Yankees. Cotton had mixed results during his first stint on the major league roster. He was 3-4 with a 5.68 ERA and a .282 opponents' batting average before being sent down to Triple-A Nashville on May 11." I worked on keeping the ball down, mixing my pitches, throwing in, getting better fastball command, that's about it right there," Cotton said Friday. Cotton posted a 7.36 ERA in his last two starts, but in the minors the right-hander was 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a .200 opponents' batting average in two starts. He walked one hitter in 12 innings there after walking 16 in his 38 innings with Oakland." You come to the big leagues like he did last year," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "You had a lot of success and then you have teams start to make adjustments to you and that's what longevity in the big leagues is all about. So you got to figure out what the next adjustment that you need to make and that's probably one of the areas he needs to concentrate on." He last pitched Sunday at Sacramento when he struck out nine and allowed three hits in seven innings of a 4-0 win. Saturday will be his first start in the Eastern Time Zone and he is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA in five road starts compared to the 4.95 ERA in seven career starts in Oakland. But regardless of where the game is being played, Cotton is excited to be back after a short trip to the minors." It feels good, he said. "It feels great. I can't stop smiling." The Yankees will be smiling if Sabathia pitches as well as Masahiro Tanaka did Friday, although they would prefer a win. Tanaka struck out a career-high 13 in 7 1/3 innings but Oakland opened the series with a 4-1 victory. The Yankees were held to five hits and scored their lone run on a sacrifice fly by Didi Gregorius in the ninth." We're not going to score seven, eight runs every night," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "We haven't had any big offensive outbursts lately but we'll get going again." Oakland won for the sixth time in nine games. Jed Lowrie had three hits, including the tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth off Tyler Clippard. He is 16-for-29 in his last seven games after going 4-for-31." It's great," Oakland left fielder Khris Davis said. "Somebody's got to hit .300. All year he's been our most consistent hitter, our best hitter."
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May 27, 2017 NEW YORK Oakland rookie Jharel Cotton held the Yankees hitless until Matt Holliday launched a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning that sent resurgent CC Sabathia and New York to a 3-2 victory Saturday. Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge was in the right spot for a pair of key catches to boost the AL East leaders, who won with just two hits. Sabathia (5-2) has won three straight starts for the first time since April 2013. The 36-year-old lefty pitched into the seventh and struck out nine. Dellin Betances escaped a second-and-third, one-out jam in the eighth, an inning that included the ejections of A's hitter Jed Lowrie and manager Bob Melvin for arguing strike three calls. Betances closed for his fifth save. Cotton (3-5) was promoted from Triple-A Nashville before the game. He began the season in the Athletics' rotation but was sent down to the minors May 11 to refine his game. Cotton's work on mixing his repertoire and throwing inside paid off. The 25-year-old righty hadn't come close to giving up a hit when he retired the first two batters in the sixth, yet he had thrown a lot of pitches. After Gary Sanchez walked, Holliday homered. He connected on Cotton's 105th delivery, sending a drive to nearly the exact spot where Frankie Montas was warming up in the Oakland bullpen for a 3-1 lead. Starlin Castro followed with a sharp single that finished Cotton, who struck out five and walked three in his 13th big league start. Cotton made his debut last September. The last pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Yankees all by himself was Hoyt Wilhelm in 1958 for Baltimore. In 2003, six Houston pitchers combined to no-hit the Yankees. Ryon Healy hit an RBI double with two outs in the sixth that made it 1-all and took third on the throw home. Trevor Plouffe then lofted a fly to shallow right that Castro chased back from his second base spot - the ball popped out of his glove, right into Judge's mitt. The 6-foot-7 Judge collided with beefy first baseman Chris Carter while swooping in to grab Chad Pinder's foul fly leading off the seventh. Judge's sunglasses went flying and Carter went down, but everyone was OK. The Yankees scored in the first on a walk, a hit batter and Castro's sacrifice fly. Josh Phegley homered off Sabathia in the seventh, pulling the A's to 3-2. TRAINER'S ROOMAthletics: 1B Yonder Alonso missed his third straight start because of a sore right wrist. Melvin said he hoped Alonso could play Sunday. Yankees: Closer Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) made 25 throws from 60 feet, his first baseball activity in two weeks. He said he felt fine after the workout and that he will throw again Sunday. ... Slumping 3B Chase Headley will get a day or two off. ''He's just frustrated and trying too hard,'' manager Joe Girardi said. UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Andrew Triggs (5-3, 2.77) is 1-2 with a 3.97 ERA in four May starts after going 4-1 with a 1.84 ERA in five April starts. Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (5-2, 3.35) has given up no more than three earned runs in his last eight starts.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 1:07 PM EDT Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5V1J3 TORONTO -- The Texas Rangers are looking for a good starting performance Saturday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays after injury limited their Friday night starter, A. J. Griffin, to 1 1/3 innings. The Rangers' bullpen has pitched 24 of the team's past 58 innings." We kind of need to get back to the run of quality starts," Texas manager Jeff Banister said after the 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays. "We've had a couple of outings where a couple of relievers didn't record an out." The Rangers could not have a better candidate to accomplish what is needed than the starter they send out Saturday: Yu Darvish. Darvish is 4-0 with a 2.54 ERA in his past six starts and is 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA in his regular-season career against the Blue Jays. He did take the loss to Toronto in Game 2 of the American League Division Series last year. The Blue Jays will counter with Marco Estrada, who is 2-0 with a 3.66 ERA in his past three starts. He is coming off a 12-strikeout performance over 7 2/3 innings in a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Sunday. In four career starts against the Rangers, Estrada is 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA, allowing 15 hits and striking out 16 in 24 innings. He is 3-2 with a 3.30 ERA for the season. Darvish (5-2, 2.83 ERA) is not expected to have to face Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki on Saturday. The infielders returned from the disabled list and both played Friday with Donaldson hitting a double and Tulowitzki taking two walks and hitting a single. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said he planned to give both a day off Saturday as they work their way into the lineup after being out since mid-April. The Rangers will put Griffin, who left in the second inning with an intercostal strain, on the 10-day list Saturday and Dillon Gee will be called up from Triple-A Round Rock. Gee will pitch out of the bullpen. The Blue Jays (22-26) are gradually digging out of an early-season hole and have won four games in a row. The Rangers (24-25), who had a 10-game winning streak May 9-19, have lost four straight. Second baseman Devon Travis, who hit his second career grand slam in the second inning Friday in extending his hit streak to 10 games, gushed about the return of Donaldson and Tulowitzki." Awesome, you can't explain the presence that those guys bring, not just to other teams but to guys in this clubhouse," said Travis, who also had a single and a double Friday. "When those guys step in the clubhouse and you see their names on the lineup card you know it's business, you can feel it, you can feel it in the clubhouse, you can feel it on the field, you can feel it in the crowd. We've got our team back; it's nice." The Rangers made the game close Friday when Rougned Odor hit a three-run homer with two out in the ninth against Joe Smith." I think the story more than anything else is 2-for-15 in run-scoring opportunities," Banister said. "Anytime you have that ratio, it becomes a challenge. Our bullpen is still in decent shape. We've got Darvish going for us (Saturday). We'll look for him to give us some length and see if we can't freshen up some of those arms out there in the bullpen."
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May 27, 2017 TORONTO Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer that backed Marco Estrada, and the Toronto Blue Bays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 Saturday and matched their longest winning streak this season at five. Shin-soo Choo homered into the center-field party deck on the first pitch of the game from Marco Estrada, but Bautista hit a two-out drive in the fifth, his eighth home run in May after one in April. Estrada (4-2) allowed four hits in six innings to win for the third time in four starts. Aaron Loup got one out in the seventh, Ryan Tepera finished the inning and Joe Smith worked the eighth. Roberto Osuna threw a perfect ninth for his ninth save, completing a six-hitter. Darvish (5-3) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings. He had been 4-0 with a 2.54 ERA in six starts since losing April 18 at Oakland. Texas has lost five in a row for the first time this year. Choo hit his 21st leadoff homer, and his first this season. It marked the eighth time Estrada has surrendered a leadoff home run and the first time it happened on the first pitch. No. 9 Luke Maile walked and Devon Travis singled in the fifth, around Kevin Pillar's drive that was caught by center fielder Jared Hoying as he crashed into the outfield scoreboard. Bautista homered on a first-pitch slider. Texas made a pair of blunders on the bases in the sixth. Nomar Mazara was safe at first when shortstop Ryan Goins dropped an infield popup, but Mazara rounded first too far and was thrown out. The inning ended when Rougned Odor stumbled out of the batter's box after hitting a slow roller past the mound, and he was thrown out easily. TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: Texas claimed OF-1B Peter O'Brien from Cincinnati and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. To make room on the 40-day roster, RHP Tyson Ross was moved to 60 day DL. Ross, who has not pitched this season, can be activated on June 1. Blue Jays: 3B Josh Donaldson and SS Troy Tulowitzki did not play, a day after they were activated from the disabled list. UP NEXTRangers: RHP Andrew Cashner (1-4, 3.18) is winless in 18 road starts since Sept. 16, 2015, the longest active road winless streak among major league starters. Blue Jays: RHP Joe Biagini (1-2, 3.75) has allowed nine runs over his past two starts and 8 1/3 innings.
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Time: 2:10 PM EDT Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, MN, 55403 MINNEAPOLIS -- Ace Chris Archer got the Tampa Bay Rays' nine-game road trip off to a great start. Jake Odorizzi will try and follow suit on Saturday. Odorizzi (3-2, 3.14 ERA) will start the Saturday matinee contest against the Minnesota Twins, who will counter with rookie Adalberto Mejia (1-1, 4.96)." We've got a long trip," Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Friday's game. "Obviously you want to do whatever you can to win as many games as quickly as possible. It's always nice to put yourself in a position to where you start with a W for sure, and that's why we're excited with Arch." Archer did his part, allowing just one baserunner through the first six innings. He struck out 11 batters and Alex Colome earned a four-out save in Friday's 5-2 win." That was an awesome night for all of us, especially Arch the way he went after that team, and that's a good team over there," said Steven Souza, who hit one of three Rays homers in the game. Logan Morrison and Kevin Kiemaier each added two-run homers in the win. Morrison increased his team-leading totals to 13 home runs and 34 RBIs. The lefty-swinging first baseman is one off his homer total from all of last season and has been a big part in the middle of the Tampa Bay lineup." The damage that Lo Mo is doing and the big hits that he gets, he just gives a solid at-bat," Cash said. "You rarely see him early on here expanding out of the zone. He's patient waiting for his pitch. He's really been nice to be able to plug right in the middle of the lineup." Morrison has enjoyed hitting in Minnesota's Target Field. He has homers in four straight games against the Twins and has hit .409 with five homers in seven career games at Target Field. Morrison downplayed his impact, though, noting the team's struggles at times this year. Tampa Bay went to 26-25 with Friday's win and are 10-12 on the road." I absolutely take a lot of pride in that," Morrison said of leading the offense. "I'm hitting fourth. This team depends on me to drive in runs, get on base and score runs. Our record isn't good enough, so I haven't been good enough. That's the way I look at it. As a team we have to be better, but I have to be better too." Morrison homered against left-hander starter Hector Santiago on Friday and will see another lefty in Mejia. Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to make Saturday's start as the Twins designated left-hander Adam Wilk for assignment. Mejia returns after giving up three runs in 7 1/3 innings in his last major league outing on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. He earned his first major league win but had to be optioned back to Triple-A after the game since he was the 26th player for the doubleheader that day. Mejia returned to Rochester and got his routine work in, with the Twins likely recalling the rookie as soon as they needed another starter. Minnesota has juggled the fifth spot in its rotation as they search for reliability at the back end. Twins manager Paul Molitor said minor league coaches "really tried to emphasize to just make your pitches" with Mejia." Don't worry about who's in the box, this and that," Molitor added. "We'll give you a plan and just try to execute. Control what you can control and see how it plays out. I thought he was better at that last week." Mejia has never faced the Rays. Odorizzi hasn't enjoyed his starts against the Twins. Odorizzi is 0-1 with a 5.28 ERA in three career starts against Minnesota. The right-hander has settled in this season, though, and has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his five May starts. Odorizzi gave up two runs in six innings in his last outing, a no-decision at home against the Los Angeles Angels when he had a season-high eight strikeouts. Friday's loss snapped the Twins' four-game winning streak and continued their own lopsided ways. The American League Central leaders are 11-14 at home." I try not to overthink that," Molitor said. "It's a great trait for a young team to have, to kind of take your show on the road, and go out there and show that you're more than capable of competing and hopefully winning more than your share. I would love to see it translate home a little bit better. I can't explain why it hasn't gone quite as well here. It's just kind of timing more than anything, for me."
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May 27, 2017 MINNEOLIS After his torrid second half last season left him with 42 homers, Brian Dozier would be wise not to worry about his future totals. Minnesota's sturdy second baseman still has plenty of power in that right-handed swing. Dozier's tiebreaking two-run shot with two outs in the eighth inning followed a pitching change by Tampa Bay and spurred the Twins to a 5-3 victory Saturday afternoon over the Rays.''I think everything's working pretty well right now,'' Dozier said, smiling as he light-heartedly chided a reporter for raising the subject of home runs. ''I couldn't care less if I hit another one.''The AL Central-leading Twins were 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position until Dozier stepped in against Tommy Hunter with a man on third. He turned a 2-1 slider into a 426-foot drive for his seventh of the season . It bounced off the ribbon videoboard between the upper and lower deck in right-center for a rare opposite-field shot.''That ball was down-middle to down-middle-away, but Brian's strong enough that he can hit the ball out of the ballpark,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. After becoming one of only four second basemen in major league history to hit 40-plus home runs, Dozier set a rather unreasonable standard.''I think there's a good chance we'd all be happy if he hits 20-plus,'' manager Paul Molitor said, ''and that's just kind of the reality of it.''Cash swapped right-handed relievers, removing Danny Farquhar (2-2) so Hunter could face Dozier. The decision backfired, ending a streak of 16 consecutive scoreless appearances for Farquhar, who has actually been harder to hit for left-handers than righties.''It was what I wanted to throw. It was close to where I wanted it,'' Hunter said. ''He beat me.''Dozier then made a diving stop on Rickie Weeks' sharp grounder in the ninth inning to support Brandon Kintzler's 13th save in 14 tries, despite a two-out home run by Colby Rasmus. Eddie Rosario also went deep for the Twins, who are 12-14 at Target Field for the most home losses in the AL. Their 14-5 road record is the best in the majors. They out-homered the Rays, who lead the league in long balls this year. The Rays have hit 15 home runs in their last six games at Target Field. MEJIA MAINTAINSHaving embarked Friday on a stretch of 45 games in 45 days, the Twins needed rookie Adalberto Mejia to stick around and save some relievers. Mejia wasn't as effective as last weekend during the doubleheader against Kansas City when he earned his first career victory, but he struck out six and finished five innings with the game tied.''I like his stuff a lot,'' Molitor said. ''I still think that we're going to have to grow through some of the experience, but you would think that every time out there is a little bit educational for him.''Tyler Duffey pitched two scoreless innings and Taylor Rogers (2-1) followed with a perfect eighth inning for the win. ODORIZZI FIZZLESRays starter Jake Odorizzi had his share of trouble, too. He threw a season-high 118 pitches while failing to finish six innings for only the second time not for injury this year. He lost the lead twice, but he leads the majors with 21 no-decisions since the start of last season with 17 of them after yielding two earned runs or fewer. Odorizzi's trusty cutter was a big part of the problem.''It's kind of a frustrating day,'' he said, ''when I can't get that pitch over.''DICKERSON RESTSWith the lineup front-loaded with right-handers against the lefty Mejia, leading hitter Corey Dickerson had the day off for the Rays. Weeks, who reached each of his three times at-bat, took his spot as the designated hitter. SANO SITSTwins third baseman Miguel Sano sat for the first time this season, excluding the May 9 game for a Major League Baseball suspension. Sano pinch-hit in the seventh inning and struck out for the eighth straight at-bat. UP NEXTRays: RHP Alex Cobb (4-4, 3.82 ERA) will pitch the series finale, with seven-plus innings completed in each of his last two turns. Cobb hadn't accomplished that since Sept. 5 and 11, 2014, having missed 2015 and much of 2016 recovering from elbow-ligament replacement surgery. Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-4, 8.62 ERA) will make his second start Sunday afternoon since being recalled from Triple-A. He recorded his first win of the season earlier this week, despite allowing six runs in five innings at Baltimore.---More baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 2:10 PM EDT Venue: U. S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Ill., 60616 CHICAGO -- After rain forced the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers to scrap the first game of Friday's doubleheader, the teams will again try to play a twin bill starting Saturday afternoon. The revised schedule calls for the White Sox and Twins to play a straight doubleheader beginning with the originally scheduled game at 1:10 p.m. CT. The second game will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the opening contest. The White Sox (21-25) will go for their second win in a row after knocking off the Tigers (22-25) in Friday's series opener. Both teams spent more than 12 hours at the ballpark on Friday and likely will spend at least that long at Guaranteed Rate Field again on Saturday." They're long (days), but you don't realize how long they are until the day is over," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "In the midst of the games, you're not thinking about it too much." Left-hander Derek Holland (4-3, 2.47 ERA) is scheduled to start the first game for the White Sox. Holland has recorded seven quality starts in nine outings this season. He is 1-0 with a 2.73 ERA in five career starts against the Tigers. Detroit will counter with right-hander Buck Farmer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) opposite Holland in Game 1. Farmer, 26, will make his season debut after appearing in 32 games (eight starts) over parts of the past three seasons. He is 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA during his big league career, but he sports a 3.00 ERA in three relief appearances against the White Sox. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus could try to help Farmer by starting John Hicks at catcher in Game 1. Hicks was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Friday and knows Farmer well from the minor leagues." I know what he wants to do, and that helps both of us," Hicks told the Detroit News. "We have a comfort level with each other." Here, you have so much more information. I've already gone through (the White Sox) lineup and wrote down some information that I want. I've watched video on them so I have a visual of what each guy looks like and what their approach is going to be." In Saturday's second game, the White Sox will turn to right-hander Tyler Danish (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Danish will make his first big league start after appearing in three games out of the bullpen in 2016. He has a 27.00 ERA against the Tigers after giving up one run in one-third of an inning last season. The Tigers will turn to right-hander Michael Fulmer to oppose Danish in Game 2. Fulmer has posted nine consecutive quality starts to open the season and will try to increase the streak to double digits. The 24-year-old is 0-0 with a 4.08 ERA in three career starts against the White Sox. Back spasms forced White Sox second baseman Tyler Saladino to exit Friday's game during the fourth inning. His status is uncertain for Saturday's doubleheader. If Saladino is unable to play, second baseman Yolmer Sanchez could start in his place.
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May 27, 2017 CHICAGO Tyler Danish's first major league start turned into a terrific day for the right-hander and his family. Danish worked around six walks while pitching five innings in his first big league win, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.''You dream as a kid to pitch in the big leagues and to get my first win on my first career start, it's special,'' Danish said. ''I'm glad my mom (Charlotte) was here and I'm glad she got to enjoy that. It was a very special day and something I'll always remember.''Danish, who made three relief appearances last year in his first stint in the majors, allowed three hits and struck out six.''I think a little bit of nerves, obviously you don't want to allow six (walks) every game, but I felt like I made good pitches when I needed to,'' he said. Chris Beck, Anthony Swarzak, Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson each followed with a scoreless inning, with Robertson finishing the four-hitter for his sixth save in seven chances. Detroit wasted a solid start by Michael Fulmer (5-3), who allowed nine hits in his first complete game of the season. The Tigers were shut out for the fourth time this season, stranding 12 runners and striking out 15 times. The White Sox jumped in front when Tim Anderson scored on a double play in the fifth, and then added two more in the eighth. Leury Garcia hit an RBI triple and scored on Jose Abreu's single. The Tigers have lost five of their first six games of an 11-game trip played over 10 days. They are scheduled to play 17 games in 16 days.''We had plenty of runners on base,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''We're just not coming up with the big hit. At some point, we will. It will break the ice and we'll be fine.''Detroit put three runners on in the seventh against Swarzak and failed to score. Alex Avila and Miguel Cabrera struck out with runners on first and second. After Victor Martinez walked to load the bases, Justin Upton ended the inning with a strikeout. Fulmer struck out four and walked one. The right-hander pitched seven innings of one-run ball in his previous start against Houston, but got the loss.''Everything was good. Just unlucky,'' Fulmer said. ''Had a lot of soft contact today and low pitch count early on. (Until) the eighth inning, I didn't give up a hard-hit ball all day. I was happy where I was at.''If the offense isn't scoring runs, I can't give up any runs. That's all on me.''NEW GUYTouted prospect Luis Robert threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Cuban countryman Abreu on the day he signed a minor league contract with the White Sox. The deal includes a $26 million bonus for the 19-year outfielder. KINSLER OUTThe Tigers placed Ian Kinsler on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. Outfielder JaCoby Jones was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to fill the roster spot. He started the first game in center field. Kinsler sat out five games because of the same injury this month. He has a .239 batting average, four home runs and 11 RBIs in 41 games this season. Also, the Tigers acquired the contract of pitcher Arcenio Leon and Chad Bell was optioned to Toledo. Bell pitched 2 1/3 innings on Friday. Pitcher William Cuevas was designated for assignment. Leon spent the 2016 season in the Mexican League before signing as minor league free agent last fall. WAKEUP CALLJones said he got the call to replace Kinsler at 2:30 a.m. and walked into the clubhouse about two hours before first pitch.''I was actually sleeping. The phone rang about 10 times,'' he said. ''It's been a rocky road for the first couple of months. Hopefully, I can get it together and help the Tigers win some games.''Jones hit .150 with one home run and four RBIs over 16 games to start the season in Detroit. TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: The White Sox placed INF Tyler Saladino on the 10-day disabled list with back spasms, and recalled OF Adam Engel from Triple-A Charlotte. Engel made his major league debut as a pinch runner in the eighth and scored on Garcia's triple. White Sox manager Rick Renteria said Saladino will be evaluated further and set no timetable on his return. UP NEXTTigers: RHP Buck Farmer will make his first start of the season in the second game. Farmer has appeared in 32 games over three MLB seasons, including eight starts, and is 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA. White Sox: LHP Derek Holland (4-3, 2.47 ERA) will be looking for his eighth quality start in 10 outings this season.
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Time: 4:05 PM EDT Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, D. C., 20003 WASHINGTON -- The East Coast road trip doesn't get any easier Saturday for the San Diego Padres, who fell to 9-18 away from home with a 5-1 loss on Friday night to the Washington Nationals. After facing Max Scherzer on Friday, the Padres get to contend in the late Saturday afternoon shadows with right-hander Stephen Strasburg (5-1, 3.28 ERA), who will make his seventh career start against his hometown Padres. Strasburg, a former San Diego State standout and the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2009, is 5-1 with a 3.50 ERA in six career outings against the Padres." As effective as any one-two (starters). Most people who have a one don't have a two," Padres manager Andy Green said Friday of Scherzer and Strasburg. Scherzer went 8 2/3 innings and allowed just three hits with 13 strikeouts in the win Friday." On any given day, they are dominant starters. Every team wants a challenge," Green said. "We get two of the best pitchers in the game in the next two days." Strasburg has limited experience against current San Diego hitters. Infielder Erick Aybar is 2-for-9 (.222) against Strasburg. Washington bench coach Chris Speier is filling in for manager Dusty Baker, who is in northern California for the Saturday high school graduation of his son, Darren. Baker will miss all three games of the series against San Diego." Dusty is doing what he should do," said Speier, who said players and managers sacrifice a lot of family events during a long season. The former big league shortstop said he thinks the Nationals are doing more defensive shifts this year than last season, when he joined Baker in Washington." I want my pitchers to be confident with it," Speier said of the shifts. "All of our pitchers have the ability not to have it." Speier has been around the game nearly his whole life and doesn't see shifts going away." It does work more times than not," he said. San Diego's starter on Saturday will be left-hander Clayton Richard (3-5, 4.31 ERA), who tossed his fourth career complete game in his last start on Sunday against Arizona. He allowed one run and five hits with six strikeouts. Richard is 1-3 in 10 career games, with six starts, against Washington. He has a 3.56 ERA in 43 innings and has given up 16 walks with 27 strikeouts. Richard will face a Washington team that leads the National League in hitting at .274 and has a league-high 74 homers, including homers Friday by Trea Turner, Michael A. Taylor and Bryce Harper." It is definitely a challenge," Richard said Friday. "It seems like this year we have run into a lot of good offenses. You really have to focus pitch-by-pitch." The Nationals have three of the top hitters in the league in first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (.362), right fielder Harper (.340) and second baseman Daniel Murphy (.316). They have combined for 37 homers, and third baseman Anthony Rendon has nine. Harper hit his eighth two-strike homer on Friday. He entered the day tied with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Eric Thames of the Milwaukee Brewers for the major league lead in that category with seven, according to the Nationals." You have to try and get each of them out," Richard said. "You have to sell out to the guy who is in the box." How does a team prepare for an opponent it does not face often?"There are not as many adjustments," said Richard, who said that is not the case against divisional foes. "We have to trust the scouting report and go off that." Zimmerman and Murphy got the night off Friday so both should be in the lineup Saturday. Speier has been impressed with the leadership of Murphy and his defense since he came over from the New York Mets after the 2015 season." He is always willing to speak to anybody about hitting," Speier said of Murphy.
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May 27, 2017 WASHINGTON Stephen Strasburg dominated San Diego with a career-high 15 strikeouts while allowing three hits over seven innings as the Washington Nationals beat the Padres 3-0 on Saturday. Strasburg (6-1) singled and scored Washington's first run on Bryce Harper's RBI grounder in the third inning. Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer for the second consecutive game. San Diego's lineup offered little resistance against Strasburg the day after Max Scherzer dominated the Padres with 13 strikeouts in Washington's 5-1 win. Strasburg struck out the side in the third and sixth and had at least two in the first six innings. The right-hander previously struck out 14 batters twice including his Major League debut on June 8, 2010. He set a personal best by setting down Franchy Cordero in the seventh. Matt Albers pitched the eighth and Koda Glover the ninth for his fifth save. Clayton Richard (3-6) followed up his complete-game victory over the Diamondbacks on May 21 by allowing three runs and 10 hits over six innings. One out after Anthony Rendon's leadoff single in the sixth, Taylor drove a pitch over the wall in center field for his fourth homer of the season. Washington has won two straight and five of six. San Diego is 5-13 since May 9. Strasburg registered his third win in as many starts. The San Diego native is 6-1 with a 2.93 ERA for his career against his hometown team. He also matched the Padres' hit total thru five innings. After moving to third base following his leadoff single in third, Strasburg beat a throw home from first baseman Yangervis Solarte for a 1-0 lead. San Diego loaded the bases with one out in the first following a single, a throwing error by first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and Cory Spangenberg's four-pitch walk. Strasburg ended the threat by striking out Austin Hedges on three pitches. The Padres had two singles in the sixth, but Strasburg recorded strikeouts for the final two outs. Washington pitchers finished with 17 strikeouts. TRAINER'S ROOMPadres: OF Manuel Margot was placed on the 10-day DL on Saturday retroactive to May 25 with a strained right calf. San Diego's primary center fielder left Wednesday's game with calf soreness and was in a walking boot ahead of Friday's series opener. Cordero was called up from Triple-A El Paso. The outfielder made his Major League debut by striking out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. Nationals: 2B Daniel Murphy was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game. Chris Speier, serving as acting manager with Dusty Baker away this weekend to attend his son Darren's high school graduation in California, said Murphy was dealing with an illness but was available if needed. UP NEXTPadres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (4-4, 5.74) is 2-4 with a 10.94 ERA in six road starts this season. Nationals: RHP Joe Ross (2-0, 5.32) allowed one run and five hits over eight innings on May 23 against Seattle for his second victory.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 4:05 PM EDT Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA, 19148 The Reds are currently going the right way during an up-and-down first two months of the season. They're looking to get back to .500 with their fourth win in five games as they face the Phillies on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Phillies, meanwhile, are trying to salvage the series and some wins in what has been a forgettable month of May. The Reds were 5-2 winners in the series opener Friday night. The win pushed the club to 23-24, and they have not been .500 since May 16 when they were 19-19. Bronson Arroyo will be on the mound for Cincinnati, looking to shake off a string of back-to-back tough outings. Arroyo, 40, has combined to surrender 11 earned runs and 17 hits in his last two starts against the Cubs and Rockies. He didn't make it out of the sixth inning in either outing. In his last start, Arroyo gave up four home runs to the Cubs, who tagged the righty for six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings." He's a big part of the culture here in our clubhouse," Reds manager Bryan Price told MLB.com of Arroyo after his last start. "It's a challenging game. It's unforgiving. It doesn't even respect the best of people or the best of pitchers and players. I just have a lot of optimism with him because he knows how to pitch and he's been a winner." The veteran will be faced by 26-year-old Jerad Eickhoff. The Phillies are just 1-8 in games started by Eickhoff (0-5, 4.70 ERA) this season, and the right-hander has not received much run support in either of his last two starts. In his last start, Eickhoff gave up four runs on nine hits against Colorado, though the majority of damage against him came from an RBI blooper and a seeing-eye single." I executed pitches. I was doing my job," Eickhoff told MLB.com. "It was out of my control. I thought I was in a good spot, but they did a good job putting enough on it to put it where the guys weren't." Eickhoff has gone six innings in both of his last two appearances, allowing two earned runs to the Rangers and four against the Rockies. He has 12 strikeouts in those 12 innings, but the Phillies have scored just one run in both games. Scoring runs has been a major problem for the Phillies in the last two weeks. Philadelphia has not scored more than three runs in a game since beating the Pirates 7-2 on May 19. In their last 14 contests, the Phillies have averaged 2.9 runs per game. Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said there was a team meeting after Friday's loss as his squad looks for answers." We need to step it up. We're better than this. I know we're better than this," he said. "We've just got to start playing as aggressive as we can and take it to the other team. Be aggressive at the plate and pound the strike zone."
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May 27, 2017 PHILADELPHIA Tommy Joseph knew he was about to get soaked - and he couldn't wait for it. The Phillies first baseman hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth, leading Philadelphia to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He was mobbed in between first and second base by his excited teammates, who emptied water bottles over his head.''I've seen players run away from it, but I was ready for it,'' Joseph said. ''I wanted to enjoy every bit of it. It was really fun.''It was his second game-ending hit in three days after leading Philadelphia to a 2-1 extra-inning win over Colorado on Thursday.''Works for me,'' he said. Cesar Hernandez and Michael Saunders also connected for the Phillies, who won for just the third time in the last 13 games. Hector Neris (2-2) pitched a scoreless ninth inning, capping another impressive performance by Philadelphia's bullpen. Edubray Ramos, Pat Neshek, Joaquin Benoit and Neris combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Jerad Eickhoff, stretching the bullpen's scoreless streak to 19 2/3 innings.''They come in and it's that feeling like they've got it locked down,'' Eickhoff said. ''It's everything you want.''Zack Cozart went 4 for 4 with a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which had won three of four.''Cozart has impressed all of us,'' Reds manager Bryan Price said. ''It was a real good game except for the outcome.''Aaron Altherr led off the ninth with a single to center, snapping a string of 12 straight Phillies batters retired. Altherr went to second on a wild pitch and scored on Joseph's 2-2 single up the middle off Michael Lorenzen (3-1). After a slow start, Joseph has upped his average to .255 by hitting .329 in his last 21 games. Seven of his eight homers have come this month.''Right now, he looks like the hitter I was hoping he would be,'' Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. ''If he continues this, he's going to have a heck of good year and help us win a lot of games.''The win came on the heels of Mackanin's team meeting following Friday night's 5-2 setback against the Reds that made it 21 losses in 26 games for Philadelphia. The manager was looking for more intensity from his club and thought he got it. Joseph, though, said the Phillies just played better together.''We have a great team,'' he said. ''It's a matter of playing great as a team, and we were able to show that today.''Reds starter Bronson Arroyo was hurt by the long ball again. The 40-year-old right-hander surrendered three home runs, making it 12 in his last five starts. It also upped Arroyo's league-leading total to 18 homers allowed. Hernandez hit a leadoff drive in the first. Saunders' upper-deck drive to right with one out in the second tied it at 2. Joseph's eighth of the season made it 3-2. Arroyo left after allowing five hits in five innings. The Reds tied it in the sixth on Scooter Gennett's double to right off Eickhoff. Mackanin lifted Eickhoff after the at-bat, guaranteeing the 26-year-old right-hander would remain winless. Eickhoff is 0-5 in 10 starts this season. WALK THIS WAYThe win was Philadelphia's fifth walkoff victory of the season, matching its total from all of last season. Joseph became the first Phillies player to record two walkoff hits in three games since current coach Juan Samuel did it in 1985. COZART COASTINGCozart tied his career high with four hits while extending his hitting streak to 10 straight games. He is hitting .405 with three homers and 11 RBIs during the streak. Cozart also has reached base safely in 19 straight games. MOVING UPArroyo moved into seventh place on the Reds' all-time list of games started with his 275th start for the club. UP NEXTReds: RHP Scott Feldman (3-4, 3.99 ERA) takes the mound on Sunday afternoon. He struck out a season-best nine in Monday's 5-1 win over Cleveland. Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin (0-2, 5.36 ERA) makes his first-ever start against the Reds.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 4:05 PM EDT Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Mass., 02215 BOSTON -- Two pitchers who have combined for exactly two major league wins face each other when Rob Whalen makes his Seattle Mariners debut against the Boston Red Sox's Brian Johnson in Game 2 of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Saturday. Whalen, acquired by Seattle from the Atlanta Braves last Nov. 28, is 1-2 with a 6.57 ERA in five career games, all starts and all with the Braves in 2016. He was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday while the Mariners were in Washington in the middle of this eight-game road trip. Johnson, being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket for the second time this season, is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA in two big league starts, picking up a win over the Toronto Blue Jays on April 18 -- when he went five innings and allowed four runs." We've seen a gradual increase in stuff overall," Boston manager John Farrell said Friday, before his team won its fifth game in a row. "There's been better crispness, there's been consistent strike throwing, there's been the ability to put guys away with the breaking ball -- a slight uptick in velocity." I think more than anything, the two years that Brian, in his own journey, has gone through, he's coming out the back side of it, regaining the form that was a good-looking left-handed pitcher a couple of years ago in spring training -- the elbow injury, some of the off-field things that he's worked through." Johnson didn't have Tommy John surgery but did miss last season with an elbow injury. He has also battled anxiety and was a victim of a carjacking." He's in a much better place right now," said Farrell. Johnson comes back to Fenway having delivered quality starts his last four times out at Pawtucket, going 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA. Whalen, recalled for the second time this season, was 0-2 with a 4.09 ERA in four starts at Tacoma, but did throw a complete game and did not allow a home run in 22 innings. He walked 10 and struck out 18." I'm extremely excited," he said Friday. "The one day I came up here and didn't get to throw was a little disappointing. But (general manager) Jerry (Dipoto) promised there'd be opportunities here when I got traded. That's all I can ask for." I've been feeling healthy. My time in Triple-A, the numbers might not look good, but I felt I was getting better every start. Starting to shake that rust off a little bit." Whalen will be the 12th starting pitcher and 43rd player to work for the Mariners this season -- both major league highs for a club that has had a rough ride and has lost six of the last seven, including Friday night's 3-0 defeat at Fenway Park. Having 12 starting pitchers in the first 49 games is ... well, too many." We're not looking for him to throw seven shutout innings," manager Scott Servais said. "I'll take it ... but keep us in the ballgame. Do what he does. Good slider. Good curveball." Whalen arrived at Fenway Park early Friday so he could look around." I've been wanting to come to this park since I dreamed of playing baseball," he said. "I'd always been a low-key Red Sox fan growing up. So it's really cool to be here. The history here is amazing. To take the mound is going to be really cool." After Friday night's game, the Red Sox announced they were sending reliever Ben Taylor back to Pawtucket to make room for Johnson.
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May 27, 2017 BOSTON Brian Johnson had quite a turnaround in his second time on Fenway Park's mound. Johnson pitched a five-hitter in his first big league appearance at Fenway, and the Boston Red Sox stretched their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. The 26-year-old left-hander became the first Red Sox pitcher to throw a shutout in his first Fenway start since Pedro Martinez on April 11, 1998. In Johnson's first start in Fenway - his fourth as a professional - he sustained a season-ending facial fracture when he hit by a line drive while pitching for Class A Lowell in 2012.''The last time I walked off the mound here was 2012 and I made two pitches,'' Johnson said. ''Today I went nine innings. Today was pretty cool.''Johnson left Triple-A for a little over a month last season to get treatment for an anxiety issue.''Obviously with some stuff that I've been gone through in my career, it's an awesome feeling'' he said. But despite the stellar outing, Johnson was optioned back to Triple-A after the game.''That's the reality of the game,'' Red Sox manager John Farrell said. ''We had a chance to congratulate him and yet option him back to Pawtucket, with David Price coming here Monday.''Brought up from the minors for the start, Johnson (2-0) gave up five singles, struck out eight and walked none. His only previous big league starts were at Houston on July 21, 2015, and at Toronto on April 18 this year. Johnson was helped by a semi-leaping catch by center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. at the wall in the sixth, Bradley's diving grab of Nelson Cruz's sinking liner in the ninth and Bradley's game-ending running catch of Kyle Seager's drive. Xander Bogaerts' RBI single triggered a three-run first inning and Bradley hit a two-run homer in the sixthShut out for the second straight day, Seattle has lost seven of eight.''Their guy threw the ball over the plate. He threw strikes,'' Mariners manager Scott Servais said. ''I won't take anything away from what he did, but we're not swinging the bat very well.''Rob Whalen (0-1) gave up five runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in his Mariners' debut, his first big league start since Aug. 23 for Atlanta. He is Seattle's 12th starting pitcher, the most in the major leagues. Andrew Benintendi and Sandy Leon also had RBI singles in the first, when the Red Sox had two batters hit by pitches, two walks and two runners thrown out on the bases - Dustin Pedroia at third for the first out and Hanley Ramirez at the plate for the last. SWEEPThe Red Sox can complete their second straight three-game sweep and a 6-0 homestand with a win in the finale Sunday. Boston took three from Texas before Seattle came in. TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: RHPs Hisashi Iwakuma and Felix Hernandez, both on the DL with right shoulder inflammation, threw bullpen sessions. Hernandez said he ''felt really good.''... LHP James Paxton (strained forearm) is set to come off the DL and pitch at home Wednesday. Red Sox: Pedroia was back at second base after getting Friday off to rest his sore left knee and not play on a wet field. He was hit by a pitch on the right forearm his first time up and went 1 for 3. ... 3B Pablo Sandoval, on the DL with a sprained right knee, was expected to play nine innings Saturday night in a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket. Farrell didn't rule out that he could be activated next week. UP NEXTMariners: RHP Christian Bergman (1-2, 6.30 ERA) gave up 10 runs and 14 hits over four innings in a 10-1 loss Tuesday at Washington. Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (3-4, 4.35) has gone at least six innings in eight of nine starts.
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Time: 4:10 PM EDT Venue: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wis., 53214 MILWAUKEE -- Things are going good these days for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will try to extend their winning streak to seven games Saturday when they take on the Brewers in Milwaukee. Arizona rallied late Friday night and has now won 10 of its last 11 and 13 of 16 to stay within a game of first-place Colorado in the NL West." It's been fun," said veteran catcher Chris Iannetta, whose game-tying home run in the ninth inning set the stage for the Diamondbacks' go-ahead 10th. "This is the way baseball should be. It's not always going to happen but the way we're playing the game right now is the way you want to play the game. You want to play hard, you want to hustle, you want to pitch and play good defense. That's what we're doing." Arizona stands a good chance to keep it going Saturday as Zack Greinke (6-2, 2.82 ERA) takes the mound. He's won each of his last four starts and five decisions in a row overall. The right-hander has been absolutely dominant this month, posting an 0.66 WHIP and striking out 12 in his last outing while allowing four hits over 8 2/3 innings against the White Sox." Everything was pretty good and that's what really made it good -- that everything was working well for the most part," Greinke said. "They hit my curveball pretty good even though it felt good coming out of my fingers, but they took their best swings on that pitch." On top of that, some of his best performances have come at Milwaukee's Miller Park, where he played for the Brewers from 2011 until mid-2013 and is 16-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 27 career appearances, including 26 starts. Greinke hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 12 2/3 innings against a former team. That doesn't bode well for a Milwaukee offense that has scored just nine runs in its last four games and has dropped a season-high five in a row overall." Our team is showing heart," first baseman Eric Thames said. "But everything that can go wrong -- knock on wood; I don't want anybody to get hurt or anything -- is going wrong. We're hitting balls hard right at guys, tough calls are going the opposite way. But that's the way it goes. You have to kind of wear it and wait for the game to change." Like Greinke, Brewers right-hander Chase Anderson (2-1, 4.25) will also be facing his former team Saturday. Acquired from the Diamondbacks prior to last season, Anderson posted a 1.12 ERA through his first four outings of 2017 but has struggled since, posting a 7.30 mark in his last five starts and allowing a season-high six earned runs in his last outing Sunday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field." I just got a little out of whack with my mechanics this month," Anderson said. "I've been forcing a couple of things, working too hard. Not letting my body do what it's supposed to do." I'm not attacking like I was in April. I'm trying to, but when you feel like you're fighting yourself sometimes, it's hard to do that because you don't want to throw it down the middle of the plate. I'm just trying to get my mechanics smoothed out, work on that and get back on track." In two previous outings against Arizona, Anderson is 1-0 with a 3.37 ERA.
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May 27, 2017 MILWAUKEE Chase Anderson took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped the Arizona Diamondbacks' five-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory on Saturday. Anderson (3-1) struck out a career-high 11. The 29-year-old right-hander also walked three and threw a career-high 114 pitches. Nick Ahmed broke up the no-hitter with a sharply hit ball up the middle to start the eighth that deflected off second baseman Eric Sogard's glove. On Aug. 16, 2015, Ahmed blooped a single to right-center leading off the eighth inning for the Diamondbacks' first hit against Atlanta's Shelby Miller. Jett Bandy hit a three-run double off Zack Greinke (6-3) in the fourth. Jesus Aguilar homered and Domingo Santana added a run-scoring single in the sixth to drop Greinke to 16-3 all-time at Miller Park. Anderson was drafted by Arizona in 2009 and pitched for the Diamondbacks in 2014 and 2015 before Milwaukee acquired him in a trade last year. He had already thrown a career high number of pitches before returning to the mound in the eighth, and Ahmed quickly chased him. Sogard was shifted to the first-base side but raced to the left side of second to try for the grounder. Rob Scahill relieved Anderson after the hit, and Anderson received an extended standing ovation from the 29,746 at Miller Park. The celebration began afterward, when his teammates dumped two coolers on top of him after the game. At the start, it appeared Greinke would be more likely to throw a no-hitter. He was perfect the first time through the lineup on 29 pitches, but ran into trouble in the fourth after Sogard's flare fell in shallow left field for a double. Greinke loaded the bases and then, with two outs, Bandy hit a bases clearing double over Yasmany Tomas' head in left field. That would be all the offense that Anderson would need as he mixed a sharp breaking ball to complement his mid-90s fastball as mid-afternoon shadows crept across Miller Park's diamond. Anderson's bid at his first no-hitter ended at the same point of the game his previous best effort did. Anderson took a no-hitter into the eighth on May 17, 2016 against the Cubs before Ben Zobrist broke up the bid with a double. It didn't look promising from the outset for Anderson, who walked the first two batters of the game before settling down to retire the next 10 straight. He walked Jake Lamb in the fourth, but that would be all until Ahmed's at-bat. ZACK AND CHASEGreinke holds a special place in Brewers history, coming to Milwaukee in a trade in 2011 and leading the franchise to its first National League Championship Series since 1982. But since then, the franchise has been in a full scale rebuild, jettisoning Greinke in 2012 to the Los Angeles Angels for prospects, including Jean Segura. Greinke signed with Arizona before the 2016 season. A few weeks after Arizona signed Greinke, the Diamondbacks dealt Anderson to Milwaukee, receiving Segura as part of the package. TRAINER'S ROOMDiamondbacks: RF David Peralta got a day off as part of a season-long 11-game road trip. Brewers: With LF Ryan Braun (strained left calf) on the 10-day DL, the Brewers have opted to keep an additional pitcher on the staff for now. That means a combination of Hernan Perez, Eric Thames and Nick Franklin will man the position. UP NEXTDiamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (4-4, 4.40 ERA) will pitch in the finale of this four-game set. Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (2-3, 4.20) will make his 10th start of the season.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 4:10 PM EDT Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 CLEVELAND -- The Kansas City Royals have had trouble scoring runs this season, but they will go into their game in Cleveland on Saturday fresh off one of their most impressive offensive displays of the season. On Friday night, in the first game of their three-game series, the Royals trailed 4-0 after three innings, but scored six unanswered runs over the last six innings in a 6-4 win over the Indians. Kansas City pitchers held Cleveland hitters scoreless on three hits over the final six innings. Coming into the game the Royals were last in the American League in 10 offensive categories, including batting average, runs, hits, doubles, slugging percentage and on base percentage. However, Kansas City's hitters are starting to show some signs of life. The win Friday was the third time in their last 16 games that the Royals came back from a deficit of four or more runs to win a game." It was a great comeback. Down by four, but the guys found a way to come back and win it," manager Ned Yost said. Cleveland's pitching staff was expected to be among the best in the American League this year. That prediction has been half right. Indians relievers lead the American League with a 2.29 ERA, but their starting pitchers are last in the league with a 4.98 ERA. Closer Chad Allen is averaging 13.7 strikeouts per nine innings with a 2.29 ERA, and he is tied for the league lead with 13 saves. Andrew Miller is 3-0 with an 0.72 ERA. Miller is averaging 12 strikeouts per nine innings and opposing batters are hitting .145 against him. Manager Terry Francona loves the durability and the availability of his relief corps." I love our 'pen," Francona said. "They take a lot of pride in being available. They all want to take the ball." Struggling right-hander Danny Salazar (3-4, 5.55 ERA) will start for Cleveland on Saturday. In four starts in the month of May, Salazar is 1-2 with a 7.50 ERA. Opposing teams are hitting .311 against him in those four starts, during which he has allowed eight home runs in 18 innings. Salazar's penchant for giving up home runs could be a problem for him against a Royals team that has hit 15 in its last seven games. Salazar last faced the Royals on May 5, a 3-1 loss at Kansas City in which Salazar gave up two runs on eight hits, with seven strikeouts and two walks. In 13 career starts against Kansas City, Salazar is 7-6 with a 3.63 ERA. The Royals will counter with Jason Vargas, who is 5-2 with a 2.30 ERA that ranks third in the American League. Like Salazar, Vargas has been struggling in recent starts. In his last two outings, he is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA. In a start against Cleveland on May 6, Vargas pitched six scoreless innings on four hits, with six strikeouts and two walks. In 14 career starts against the Indians, Vargas is 6-3 with a 4.33 ERA.
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May 27, 2017 CLEVELAND Alcides Escobar hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth, Mike Moustakas homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Saturday. Kansas City, an AL-worst 20-27 entering Saturday, has won two straight this weekend against the Indians. Jason Vargas (6-3) allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Kelvin Herrera worked the ninth for his second save in two days and No. 11 on the season. Cleveland right-hander Danny Salazar (3-5) allowed four runs, three earned, in 5 1/3 innings. Royals manager Ned Yost and first baseman Eric Hosmer were ejected by plate umpire Bill Welke in the first inning. They were thrown out for arguing after it was ruled that Hosmer failed to check his swing and struck out with the bases loaded and no outs. Kansas City loaded the bases with one out in the sixth. Alex Gordon hit a tying RBI single off Boone Logan, which brought Nick Goody out of Cleveland's bullpen. Escobar sent a line drive to the left side of the infield, but shortstop Francisco Lindor couldn't make a leaping grab. The ball rolled into left-center field, scoring two runs. Moustakas, who was 3 for 4 with a walk, added a leadoff drive in the ninth for his 13th of the season. Salvador Perez put Kansas City ahead with a sacrifice fly in the first, but Lindor's one-out homer tied the game in the bottom half. Jason Kipnis put Cleveland in front with an RBI single in the third. Kipnis narrowly missed a grand slam in the fourth when his drive to the right-field seats was ruled foul. The call was upheld after a crew chief review. Kipnis popped out on the next pitch and fired his bat to the ground, breaking it into several pieces. Kansas City loaded the bases on an error, a hit and a walk to start the game. Hosmer tried to check his swing on a 1-2 pitch, but third base umpire David Rackley ruled he went around. Hosmer was ejected after shouting and waving his hand at Rackley. Yost was tossed soon after he came on the field. TRAINER'S ROOMRoyals: LHP Brian Flynn (broken ribs) began a minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha. Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (strained lower back) is expected to start Thursday against Oakland. He was placed on the 10-day DL on May 3. UP NEXTRoyals: LHP Danny Duffy held the Indians to one run in 6 2/3 innings, but got the loss at Kauffman Stadium on May 7. Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin hasn't won since beating the Royals on May 6 when he allowed one run in seven innings.
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Time: 4:10 PM EDT Venue: Marlins Park, Miami, FL , 33125 MIAMI -- The slumping Miami Marlins, who are 17-29 and have lost 21 of their past 28 games, earned the respect of the Los Angeles Angels in Friday night's opener of a three-game series." They have a pretty deep lineup, especially for the National League," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said after the Marlins pounded out an impressive 8-5 win. "We had trouble getting through it." Game two is set for Saturday afternoon at Marlins Park. The Angels will send right-hander JC Ramirez (4-3, 3.81 ERA) out to face an unusual Miami lineup that features slugger Giancarlo Stanton batting second. Ramirez, who will be making his 12th appearance and ninth start of the season, has only faced the Marlins once in his career. But that was a whole different animal. It was back in 2013, when Ramirez was a reliever for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he fired two scoreless innings against Miami. On Saturday, Ramirez will face a Marlins lineup that is suddenly clicking. Stanton was only moved to No. 2 in the order on Tuesday -- a desperation move by Miami manager Don Mattingly. On Friday, though, it worked as Dee Gordon, Stanton and Christian Yelich -- the first three batters in the reworked lineup -- each had three hits. Each of those three batters had one extra-base hit as well. The 4-5-6 hitters also did well as Marcell Ozuna had two RBIs, Justin Bour hit a three-run homer, and JT Realmuto hit a solo shot. Stanton, who had been batting fourth, seems fine with the move up the batting order." It's a little adjustment," Stanton said. "I've got to get ready to hit sooner in the first inning. But I also know I'm going to batting in the first inning 100 percent." At the end of the day, it's just two spots (up), but I think it will pay dividends in the late innings and in close games. There are some innings where I get cut off when I'm fourth." Stanton said it is too early to tell if he is getting better pitches to hit batting behind Gordon. But Stanton said his main concern is to move Gordon once the Marlins' leadoff batter gets on base." If he gets a good jump (on a steal attempt), see if it is a good ball to hit," Stanton said. "I did my job (on Friday). I've just got to make sure I move him over. That's all I'm worried about." I want to get a pitch I can drive. If it bloops over an infielder, and Dee scores, that's good, too." While the Angels wrestle with Miami's batting order, they will also try to get to Vance Worley (0-1, 6.75 ERA), who made his Marlins debut last week in a 6-3 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Signed as a free agent by the Marlins on April 4, Worley did not impress against the Dodgers, allowing three runs in four innings. This will be Worley's first career start against the Angels. Ramirez may have a slight edge over Worley due to recent history. Ramirez is 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA in his past six starts.
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May 27, 2017 MIAMI Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 16th homer, and the Los Angeles Angels reached the .500 mark for the 12th time this season by beating Miami 5-2 Saturday. Trout's first-inning homer into the beer garden in left field was estimated at 443 feet, which pleased a fair portion of the crowd at Marlins Park.''Hate Fish Love Trout,'' read a sign held by an Angels fans. J. C. Ramirez (5-3) limited Miami to an unearned run in seven innings and benefited from excellent defense. Bud Norris, who tweaked his right knee and left Friday's game after throwing only three pitches, gave up a homer to Marcell Ozuna in the ninth. Cameron Maybin put the Angels ahead to stay in the third when he tripled and scored on Andrelton Simmons' groundout. Maybin also singled, stole two bases and scored three times. Simmons had an RBI double and was robbed of a homer by left fielder Ozuna. Luis Valbuena hit a two-run single. Trout struck out twice but also reached on an infield single, raising his average to .342. Los Angeles improved to 26-26. The Marlins were trying for their first two-game winning streak since April 23 but instead fell to 7-15 at home, worst in the majors. Vance Worley (0-2), pitching his second game of the year, allowed two hits and two runs and likely earned another start. Miami scored in the first when shortstop Simmons threw the ball into the stands on a two-out grounder with a runner on. SUZUKI'S WOESIchiro Suzuki grounded out pinch-hitting for Miami with two on to end the seventh. He is 4 for 29 (.138) as a pinch hitter and is hitting .148 overall in 61 at-bats. DEFENSEThe Marlins loaded the bases with two out in the fifth, but catcher Martin Maldonado picked Dee Gordon off first base to end the threat. Gordon was initially ruled safe before the call was reversed by a replay review. ... Maldonado scrambled to field Christian Colon's topper, then spun and threw him out, and Simmons went deep in the hole to field Giancarlo Stanton's grounder and throw him out. ROSTER MOVEBefore the game, the Angels reinstated RHP Mike Morin (neck) from the disabled list and optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Triple-A Salt Lake. TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: Maldonado, who hurt his thumb on a tag at the plate Friday but stayed in the game, was back in the lineup after X-rays were negative. ... Maybin (right knee) was back in the lineup after missing one start. ... RHP Cam Bedrosian (groin) faced hitters for the first time since going on the DL when he pitched Saturday in extended spring training. He's expected to soon begin a rehab assignment. UP NEXTAngels RHP Matt Shoemaker (4-2, 3.97), who has won his past three starts, is scheduled to pitch in the series finale Sunday against RHP Jose Urena (2-2, 3.08).---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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Time: 2:10 PM EDT Venue: U. S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Ill., 60616 CHICAGO -- After rain forced the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers to scrap the first game of Friday's doubleheader, the teams will again try to play a twin bill starting Saturday afternoon. The revised schedule calls for the White Sox and Twins to play a straight doubleheader beginning with the originally scheduled game at 1:10 p.m. CT. The second game will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the opening contest. The White Sox (21-25) will go for their second win in a row after knocking off the Tigers (22-25) in Friday's series opener. Both teams spent more than 12 hours at the ballpark on Friday and likely will spend at least that long at Guaranteed Rate Field again on Saturday." They're long (days), but you don't realize how long they are until the day is over," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "In the midst of the games, you're not thinking about it too much." Left-hander Derek Holland (4-3, 2.47 ERA) is scheduled to start the first game for the White Sox. Holland has recorded seven quality starts in nine outings this season. He is 1-0 with a 2.73 ERA in five career starts against the Tigers. Detroit will counter with right-hander Buck Farmer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) opposite Holland in Game 1. Farmer, 26, will make his season debut after appearing in 32 games (eight starts) over parts of the past three seasons. He is 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA during his big league career, but he sports a 3.00 ERA in three relief appearances against the White Sox. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus could try to help Farmer by starting John Hicks at catcher in Game 1. Hicks was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Friday and knows Farmer well from the minor leagues." I know what he wants to do, and that helps both of us," Hicks told the Detroit News. "We have a comfort level with each other." Here, you have so much more information. I've already gone through (the White Sox) lineup and wrote down some information that I want. I've watched video on them so I have a visual of what each guy looks like and what their approach is going to be." In Saturday's second game, the White Sox will turn to right-hander Tyler Danish (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Danish will make his first big league start after appearing in three games out of the bullpen in 2016. He has a 27.00 ERA against the Tigers after giving up one run in one-third of an inning last season. The Tigers will turn to right-hander Michael Fulmer to oppose Danish in Game 2. Fulmer has posted nine consecutive quality starts to open the season and will try to increase the streak to double digits. The 24-year-old is 0-0 with a 4.08 ERA in three career starts against the White Sox. Back spasms forced White Sox second baseman Tyler Saladino to exit Friday's game during the fourth inning. His status is uncertain for Saturday's doubleheader. If Saladino is unable to play, second baseman Yolmer Sanchez could start in his place.
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Time: 7:15 PM EDT Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, 90012 LOS ANGELES -- A pair of right-handers will take the stage in the second game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. Chicago's John Lackey (4-4, 4.82 ERA) will oppose Brandon McCarthy (4-1, 3.76) after the Dodgers (29-20) took the opening game Friday in a 4-0 win behind another standout performance by Alex Wood. Wood (6-0) dominated with a two-hitter in five shutout innings and extended his string of scoreless innings to 25 1/3. Wood, who has won his last five games, struck out eight, walked two and hit a batter. He threw 91 pitches, 59 strikes." I definitely feel confident right now, for sure," said Wood, who is 10-2 in 20 career games (15 starts) at home. "But at the same time, like I say every week, the consistency of my stuff has been there, and that's kind of where my confidence is coming from. I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and give us a chance to win every time out and keep going from there." Lackey, who has experienced success against the Dodgers, will attempt to slow them again offensively. In his career against Los Angeles, Lackey is 6-4 with a 1.73 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). However, he wasn't so fortunate the last time they met. Lackey was on the losing end of a 2-0 decision on April 12 at Wrigley Field as McCarthy tossed a four-hit shutout in six innings, striking out four, walking three and capturing the win. It was the only setback for the Cubs during their three-game set with the Dodgers. Lackey, who is making his 10th start this season, will try to rebound from his last start when he allowed five runs in seven innings in a 6-4 setback to the San Francisco Giants on May 21. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Lackey. The key for many teams has been getting to Lackey early. Lackey has an ERA of 8.00 in the first inning this season and 4.15 from the second inning. In four career games against Chicago, McCarthy is 1-1 with a 1.47 ERA. Some of the Chicago players admitted that they believe the Dodgers are more improved than last year's squad that took the Cubs to six games before they won the National League Championship Series." They've got a good team. They've got a good team pretty much every year," said Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, the losing pitcher in Friday's setback. "Obviously, what (Clayton) Kershaw does year in and year out the guy that goes against him has to be lights out to win a game. The way Alex is pitching this year that pretty much adds another dominant starter to their rotation. Their bullpen has been tremendous." They've added some pieces, they've got a couple of young guys in the lineup and they're a good club year in and year out. They're a little bit better all around. They're a team we're going to have to compete against."
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Time: 7:15 PM EDT Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15212 PITTSBURGH -- Where will Andrew McCutchen be Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a weekend series against the New York Mets at PNC Park?The Pirates are trying everything they can think of to get the center fielder and former National League MVP untracked. McCutchen was benched for a couple of games in Atlanta at the end of a road trip this week, then Friday night was moved to sixth in the lineup -- the first time as a starter he has been slotted lower than fourth. His usual spot is third. McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a solid one-out single up the middle in the seventh inning of the Pirates' 8-1 loss to New York. On one hand, it was one of just six Pirates hits. On the other, it only boosted McCutchen's average from .203 to .205, and there is no telling if it might have been the start of something positive. For his part, McCutchen isn't balking at the move. Far from it." I was cool with it," he said. "Different experience for me, but I understand where this could help me get things going. I discussed it with (manager Clint) Hurdle and I wasn't opposed it at all. I was, like, 'Let's go, man. I'm ready. Whatever we've got to do, let's do it.'"In fact, McCutchen wonders if the move down the lineup might relieve some pressure after he stranded several runners before he was given the two days off from starting." Three-hole sometimes can be one of those spots where you feel like you've got to produce and deliver, come through, especially early in the game or middle of the game," McCutchen said. "I've had plenty of opportunities the last few series, runners in scoring position, and it might have put a little added pressure on me." I feel like I've got to do a little more. I think being a little further down the lineup is going to help me be able to not put pressure on myself." The Pirates' scheduled starter Saturday, Gerrit Cole (2-5, 3.36 ERA), has been the victim of poor run support much of the season. But in his 11th and most recent start Monday, it was on him. Cole allowed five runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings in a 5-2 loss at Atlanta. Perhaps coming back to PNC Park will help. The right-hander is 1-1 at home with a 1.67 ERA in four starts. For New York, right-hander Zack Wheeler (3-2, 3.74 ERA) is more of a road specialist. He is 13-6 with a 2.84 ERA in 32 career starts on the road, where he has won six of his past seven starts. This season, he is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA in three road starts. Wheeler has been arguably the Mets' most consistent starter, but that comes with a future asterisk. After missing two seasons following Tommy John surgery, Wheeler has a 125-inning limit this season. He is already at 43 1/3, or more than a third of the way to his limit, on Memorial Day weekend. How well he holds up and how well he does, including Saturday's game, could induce the Mets to lift or extend his limit." What we try to do is establish a target, and then we constantly re-evaluate," general manager Sandy Alderson told Newsday last weekend. "And that's what we'll do in his case."
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Time: 7:15 PM EDT Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX, 77002 HOUSTON -- When the Astros placed ace left-hander Dallas Keuchel on the 10-day disabled list on May 20, manager A. J. Hinch was hopeful that Keuchel would miss just one start and could resume his exceptional pitching in short order. With Keuchel (7-0, 1.84 ERA) set to return on Saturday in the second game of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles (25-21), Hinch now faces a decision borne of rotation maneuvering that came while Keuchel was sidelined. Right-hander Brad Peacock delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings while making a spot start for Keuchel, and Hinch is taking that performance into consideration as he maps out his likely rotation when Houston (33-16) visits Minnesota next week." I'm still contemplating the thought of him making a start in Minnesota," Hinch said of Peacock. "We're not going to do anything with the rotation in this series. The next decision that we have is in the Minnesota series on the road. He's still under consideration for a start there but no determination has been made because I don't know if I'm going to need him (this series)." We're trying to be smart about rest for our rotation. I'm even considering giving everybody an extra day. All of that's on the table and we'll have a determination at the end of the weekend." If Peacock does get a second start, he could bump right-hander Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.40 ERA) to the bullpen or, as Hinch noted, simple provide the other starters additional rest. How Keuchel, 2-2 with a 3.18 ERA over five career starts against Baltimore, performs will have some influence on any forthcoming decision. Left-hander Wade Miley (1-2, 2.59 ERA) will start for the Orioles. Miley is 2-1 with a 3.99 ERA over seven career starts against the Astros, suffering that loss last season while posting a 6.28 ERA over three starts with the Orioles and Mariners. The Orioles are facing a rotation change of their own, with right-hander Alec Asher (1-2, 2.17 ERA) scheduled to replace Ubaldo Jimenez in the rotation on Sunday. Jimenez has struggled of late, going 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA over his last three starts. Asher, meanwhile, has pitched effectively this season, particularly out of the bullpen, where he is 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA over nine appearances." I think he's deserving of the opportunity," Showalter said of Asher. "He's presented himself well since we had him in the spring, his start up here, and out of the bullpen. The challenge is it takes guys who've pitched well out of our pen but we've been challenged trying to figure out a way to get a little deeper into games. It doesn't matter who we've got in the bullpen if we don't." Jimenez has worked out of the bullpen previously in his career; this shift in roles isn't at all foreign to him. That experience made the decision easier for Showalter." That's a big part of it," Showalter said. "He's got a history of going down there, coming back and pitching well. So, we'll try that." It's been a challenge for him. It's not like every time he's pitched it's been poor but we're trying to figure out a way to get him going."
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Time: 9:10 PM EDT Venue: Coors Field, Denver, Colo., 80205 DENVER -- Adam Wainwright will try to continue his domination over the Colorado Rockies and his success at Coors Field when the St. Louis Cardinals try to even their series on Saturday. The Rockies walloped the Cardinals 10-0 in the series opener on Friday night. It was Colorado's most lopsided win and St. Louis' most lopsided loss of the season. Wainwright (4-3, 4.81 ERA) will be opposed by rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland (5-2, 3.31), who will face the Cardinals for the first time. Wainwright is 9-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 14 games (10 starts) against the Rockies. That is the lowest all-time ERA against the Rockies among opposing pitchers. He has beaten them more times than any other team outside the National League Central. At Coors Field, Wainwright is 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA in five games (four starts). While winning his past two starts, Wainwright has allowed one run and nine hits in 13 1/3 innings for a 0.68 ERA. In his first seven starts of the season, Wainwright was 2-3 with a 6.37 ERA." The last couple starts I think was a culmination of getting some of the timing in my delivery back in a better place," Wainwright said. He said he "was leaning out with my leg" while trying to get it farther down the mound, which caused his arm to drag and his pitches to rise." But more than anything," Wainwright said, "is finding the correct intensity to go with every pitch. I had gotten to a point where I sort of sacrificed stuff for trying to be more fine on the corners. I went at a higher intensity level before." What I've learned in this game is you've got to be a good self-evaluator or not be a very good player. Those first few starts, I had decent stuff, which wasn't translating. I'm thinking, 'All right, why is it that when I get runners on, I've been throwing 93-94 (mph), but nobody's on, I've been throwing 87, 88, 89?'"There needed to be more of a middle ground, almost towards that top end kind of intensity level all the time." Wainwright said he also dropped the speed of his signature curveball "pretty dramatically" a couple starts ago." So what that allowed me to do," Wainwright said, "is get hitters out of that in-between spot where they could sit in the middle and just react one way or the other because the cutter was two miles off the fastball and the breaking ball was close enough to the cutter that they could kind of sit there." Freeland ranks second in the majors and first in the National League with a 63.5 ground ball percentage. In his last start Sunday at Cincinnati, Freeland gave up four runs (three earned) in 5 2/3 innings with five hits and posted his second consecutive win in Colorado's 6-4 victory. The Rockies are 7-2 in Freeland's nine starts. Colorado right fielder Carlos Gonzalez went 0-for-4 in Friday night's romp over the Cardinals, but Gonzalez has come out of his early-season slump that saw his average dwindle to .188 on May 10 with two homers and seven RBIs in 30 games. Gonzalez, who has raised his average to .250, has at least one hit in 13 of his past 15 games. He went 15-for-33 (.455) in the eight-game hitting streak that ended Friday and included three doubles, two homers, five RBIs and seven runs." It's nice to see my bat get going to help the club," he said. "It's all about timing. I can go into batting practice and hit bomb after bomb everywhere, but I'm trying to put that swing into a game. You want to get that (front) foot down and let your hands go to work and be on time. When I'm able to do that, good things happen." I'm more ready to hit. I got back to being aggressive. They were throwing me a lot of balls, so when they throw you a lot of balls, you start to take more. You start to walk more, also you start to take a lot of good pitches."
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Time: 10:05 PM EDT Venue: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA, 94107 SAN FRANCISCO -- A team that struggles to hit at AT&T Park will encounter a pitcher who has been near-perfect at home when the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants meet for the second time in their three-game series Saturday night. The Braves scratched out just seven hits and two runs (one unearned) on Friday night, but it was enough to post a 2-0 victory, their sixth straight win in a series opener. The victory was just the Braves' second in their last six games in San Francisco, a stretch during which they've scored only 11 runs. They've never seen Giants left-hander Ty Blach during that run, which is probably a good thing. The second-year starter already has established quite a record at home. Blach (2-2, 4.10 ERA) has pitched well in all four of his home starts this season, allowing just five runs and 17 hits in 26 innings. When three relief outings are added in, Blach's home ERA (1.59) is the fifth best in baseball this season among pitchers who have made at least four home starts. Remarkably, the Braves will be seeing a left-handed starting pitcher for just the fourth time all season. They've gone 2-1 with an impressive .299 batting average against lefty starters in the small sample size. Atlanta had the lefty going Friday night, and he was the difference in the game both on the mound and at the plate. Jaime Garcia combined with three relievers on a four-hit shutout, and he produced the game's only runs with an RBI single on which a throwing error allowed a second baserunner to score." I expect that," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Garcia's pitching, not his hitting. "It's good to see him coming around." Seeking a second straight win to start a nine-game trip, Snitker will go with right-hander Mike Foltynewicz, who enjoyed his last visit to San Francisco. The 25-year-old swept the Giants in two games last season, including a 3-1 victory at AT&T Park in August in which he allowed just one run and five hits in 7 2/3 innings, his second-longest outing of the season. Foltynewicz (3-4, 3.86) enters the game on a bit of a roll, having won his last three starts while allowing a total of just five runs. He hasn't had a bad start on the road all season, having compiled a 2.55 ERA -- the 14th best in baseball -- in five outings, including four starts. Foltynewicz will see a Giants team that's struggling offensively. The shutout in Friday's series opener was their fifth of the season, and they've been held to six runs during their four-game losing streak. He's 2-1 with a 3.42 ERA in four career starts against the Giants. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy was expecting more from his team than he got in Friday's loss." We're in this offensive struggle right now," Bochy noted after the opener of his team's six-game homestand. "I thought we'd come home and gets some rips in, but it didn't happen. Their guy was good." One Giant who got his rips in Friday night was third baseman Eduardo Nunez, who had two of the team's four hits while extending his hitting streak to 12 games.
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NOTE ** All service picks revealed 15
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