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GAME PREVIEW
Blue Jays' Montero returns to face Cubs 2h ago• 2 min read CHICAGO -- There will be a familiar face peeking out of the visitor's dugout as the Toronto Blue Jays make a rare visit to Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend series with the Chicago Cubs beginning Friday afternoon.Blue Jays catcher Miguel Montero, who won a World Series ring last year with the Cubs before leaving under fire after he criticized pitcher Jake Arrieta in June, will be on hand after rejoining Toronto this week following a stint on the disabled list.Now he could face Arrieta on Friday in the series opener.Montero's departure came after the Washington Nationals stole seven bases on Arrieta and the Cubs in a game in late June."It really (stunk) because the stolen bases go to me," Montero said after that game. "When you really look at it, the pitcher doesn't give me any time. ... My pitcher doesn't hold anybody on."It's tough because it doesn't matter how much work I put on footwork and throwing and everything, because if I don't get a chance to throw -- that's the reason they were running left and right today, because they know he was slow to the plate. Simple as that. "Montero was quickly gone after the outburst and eventually landed with Toronto.The Blue Jays activated Montero off the disabled list Wednesday after his recovery from a groin strain, and he went 0-for-3 on Thursday in his first major league action since Aug. 2. He made a rehab appearance at Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.He batted .286 with four home runs through 44 games with the Cubs but is hitting .077 in 14 contests since joining Toronto in July.The Blue Jays (59-62) are in a three-way tie for last in the American League East, but they are only three games under .500 following a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.The weekend visit is their second to Wrigley Field since interleague play began in 1997 and first since 2005.Blue Jays starter J. A. Happ (6-8, 3.63 ERA) has won three consecutive starts, allowing one run in each outing. Happ last faced the Cubs in September 2015 while with the Pirates, giving up two runs on eight hits in a 2-1 loss at Pittsburgh.The first-place Cubs (63-57), who lead the Milwaukee Brewers by one game in the National League Central, are coming off a four-game split with the last-place Cincinnati Reds.Arrieta (12-8, 3.73 ERA) recorded his sixth straight quality start Sunday at Arizona, allowing one run and three hits over six innings in a 7-2 victory. He is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA in eight starts since July 2."I knew it was just a matter of time," Arrieta told WSCR-AM this week. "I wasn't pitching the way I would've liked or the way I'd expect to perform. Some of that had to do with not executing, some of it had to do with a little bit of bad luck. Some just had to do with not being on top of my game." Arrieta makes his eighth appearance (seventh start) against the Blue Jays. He is 3-2 with a 5.45 ERA against Toronto.
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-127
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+115
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GAME PREVIEW
Cards look to build on series-opening win at Pittsburgh 1h ago• 2 min read PITTSBURGH -- Coming out of the opener of an important four-game National League Central series, the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates are upbeat going into the Friday rematch.The Cardinals (62-59) were happy with their come-from-behind, 11-7 win Thursday; and, even in the loss, the Pirates (58-63) found reason to think they have some momentum.St. Louis manager Mike Matheny liked what he saw in a 15-hit attack and the ability to shrug off an early 5-1 deficit, including batting around in the ninth."They keep coming," he said of his hitters. "This is the kind of offense, too, that no matter how they're playing, they're always going to be able to put a strong push like they did there at the end when we needed the extra cushion."I think we talked about it before: We've been able to put on some good offense early and then not add on. It was good (conversely Thursday) to see guys grind through the bats all the way through." The Cardinals began the ninth inning with a 7-5 lead but needed the four runs they scored, as Pittsburgh scored twice in the bottom of the ninth.That late rally gave the Pirates something to build on."I'm not going to sit here and say (we're) disappointed," said Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison, who was 3-for-5 with a homer. "We would have liked to win, yeah. Any time you lose like that, it's tough."You look at us in the ninth inning, we kept fighting, kept plugging. We're going to keep playing until the game's over. Nothing to hang our heads about. Just got to keep plugging." St. Louis and Pittsburgh are chasing the first-place Chicago Cubs in the division. The third-place Cardinals moved within 1 1/2 games of Chicago. The fourth-place Pirates, who keep flirting with a run toward contention only to fall back, have lost five games in a row and are 5 1/2 behind Chicago.Right-hander Trevor Williams (5-5, 4.19 ERA), scheduled to start Friday for Pittsburgh, has pitched better at home, where he is 4-3 with a 3.71 ERA in his past 17 starts. He also is keeping the ball in the park pretty effectively, allowing a homer in just three of his past 16 outings.His last time out, Saturday, Williams gave up four runs (three earned) in six innings in Pittsburgh's 7-2 loss at Toronto.Against the Cardinals, Williams is 1-0 with a 3.50 ERA in four career appearances.St. Louis will counter with right-hander Carlos Martinez (9-9, 3.56). He ranks in the top 10 in the National League in ERA, strikeouts (165) and opponents' batting average (.227). Martinez has registered four double-digit strikeout games.The Pirates might need to get to Martinez early. He has allowed 18 earned runs in 24 first innings."Finding his rhythm," Matheny said of Martinez's mission, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "We've got to keep tinkering with whatever it is. Going to have to keep making adjustments until he's sharp coming right (into) the game." Martinez pinpointed one area of concern."I need to focus, try a little bit harder to focus a little more, in the first inning," he said through a translator, according to the Post-Dispatch.
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+121
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GAME PREVIEW
Orioles host Angels in key AL wild-card series 1h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- If the Baltimore Orioles are hoping to make a big move in the American League wild card race, they could have a chance to do so starting Friday against the Los Angeles Angels.That is the opener of a three-game series at Camden Yards as the Orioles (59-62) play 16 of their next 19 games at home, where the team has found much more success than away from Baltimore. The Orioles are 35-23 at home and 24-39 on the road.Baltimore is coming off a 4-6 West Coast trip against the Angels, Oakland and Seattle, and the Orioles are glad to be returning to Camden Yards only three games out of the second wild-card spot."We're headed back to Baltimore," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Wednesday after a 7-6 loss in Seattle. "It's been a long trip, and we have a chance to roll the dice the last six weeks, and that's what we hope to do -- compete with a chance to play in October. We're still engaged in it." The wild-card race is extremely tight in the American League. The New York Yankees and Angels hold the two wild-card spots, with seven teams within three games of the Angels (62-59) for the last spot."You can put as much importance on (the Baltimore series) as you want," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday after a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. "We need to win. We need to play our game every night." The Angels took two of three from the Orioles when the teams met in Anaheim last week.Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 4.70 ERA) will start for the Orioles on Friday, and Andrew Heaney, who had Tommy John surgery in July 2016, will make his season debut for the Angels.Hellickson has eaten up some innings and been effective at times since the Orioles acquired him from the Philadelphia Phillies last month, but he is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts with Baltimore. He has a 3-4 record with a 3.02 ERA in eight games (seven starts) vs. the Angels.Heaney pitched in only one game last year before the injury. On his rehab work in 2017, Heaney went 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA in three starts with Triple-A Salt Lake.Scioscia is very pleased to see 26-year-old left-hander returning."It is a remarkable recovery he went through with his rehab," Scioscia said. "It was so seamless; he feels terrific. You pay close attention to how he is feeling and how he is throwing. We are excited to give him the ball." In his only appearance vs. Baltimore, in 2015, Heaney allowed four runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.The Angels will need to make a move on their 25-man roster to open a spot for Heaney.Baltimore made a few roster moves Thursday. They reinstated outfielder Anthony Santander (a Rule 5 pick) from the 60-day disabled list. He had been on the DL all season with a right forearm strain.The Orioles also reinstated utility infielder Ryan Flaherty (right shoulder strain) from the 60-day DL.To open spots for those two, the Orioles optioned outfielder Joey Rickard to Triple-A Norfolk, and infielder Ruben Tejada cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Norfolk.
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Preview from The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
Mets gear up to face Stanton, Marlins 1h ago• 2 min read NEW YORK -- The good news for the New York Mets is they no longer have to worry about facing Aaron Judge this season. The bad news is Friday marks the first of six times they will have to deal with Giancarlo Stanton over the final six weeks of the 2017 campaign.The Mets will look to quiet the hottest hitter in the game Friday night when Stanton and the Miami Marlins arrive in New York for a three-game series at Citi Field.New York right-hander Chris Flexen (2-1, 7.02 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Miami left-hander Justin Nicolino (1-1, 4.56 ERA).The Mets enter Friday fresh off four consecutive losses to the New York Yankees, who swept the Subway Series for the first time since 2003 by earning a 7-5 win at Citi Field on Thursday night. The Mets (53-66) are at least 13 games below .500 for the first time since ending the 2013 season at 74-88.Miami was off Thursday following an 8-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Marlins (58-61) will try Friday to move within two games of .500 for the first time since they were 12-14 on May 3.Stanton's historic run hit the mildest of hiccups Wednesday, when he went 2-for-4 but saw his streak of games with a home run end at six, just two shy of the all-time record shared by Marlins manager Don Mattingly, Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and Dale Long.Stanton has a remarkable 23 homers in his past 36 games dating back to July 5 and leads the majors with a franchise-record 44 homers."What Giancarlo has been doing is just incredible," Mattingly said after Stanton homered in a 9-4 loss to the Giants on Tuesday. "He's right on a lot of balls. He's very dangerous right now." Nobody knows that better than Mets manager Terry Collins, whose pitching staff just "limited" Judge, the American League's home run leader, to two round-trippers in four games.Stanton has 32 homers in 102 career games against New York."Giancarlo, he's hurt us enough in the past to know that he can be so dangerous," Collins said Thursday. "We're going to try to be very, very careful with him." Flexen, a rookie making his fifth career start, will be the first line of defense against Stanton. The 23-year-old won his second consecutive start Sunday when he allowed two runs over five innings as the Mets beat the Phillies 6-2 in Philadelphia.Nicolino earned his first win as a starter in more than 15 months on Saturday, when he allowed two runs (one earned) over 5 1/3 innings as the Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3.The victory was Nicolino's first since Sept. 13, 2016, when he tossed two scoreless innings of relief in the Marlins' win over the Atlanta Braves, and his first as a starter since May 3, 2016, when he allowed four runs over six innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Flexen has never faced the Marlins. Nicolino is 0-1 with a 5.29 ERA in five career appearances (three starts) against the Mets.
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+121
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GAME PREVIEW
Rays host Mariners in matchup of slumping teams 31m ago• 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Seattle Mariners continue to hover at .500, which is enough to remain in the thick of the American League wild-card chase with 40 games to play.The Tampa Bay Rays, who host Seattle in the opener of a three-game series on Friday, are struggling to stay in the same conversation.Seattle (61-61) had Thursday off, after back-to-back wins over Baltimore to finish a 2-5 homestand. The Rays (60-63) have lost 10 of their last 13 after dropping three of four games at Toronto."That will put a few gray hairs on here," Mariners manager Scott Servais said while lifting his hat after a 7-6 win over Baltimore on Wednesday.Even as both teams scrap for wins, a three-game sweep would have either team back in postseason relevance, which is more than .500 baseball normally gives you in mid-August. A logjam of teams chasing the Los Angeles Angels for the final wild card are all close enough to play with added motivation -- though that hasn't helped either Seattle or Tampa Bay of late.Seattle will start right-hander Erasmo Ramirez against the team that dealt him away for reliever Steve Cishek last month.Ramirez is 4-4 with a 4.73 ERA this season. He is 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA in three starts since returning to Seattle, where he pitched from 2012 to 2014.Ramirez was sharp in his last outing, going six innings and holding the Angels to three hits and a single unearned run. If you go back to his earlier Mariners stint, he's 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA against the Rays.Cishek has been stellar since coming to the Rays, who acquired him and veteran relievers Sergio Romo and Dan Jennings before the non-waiver trade deadline.In nine games, he has yet to allow a run. He also has recorded nine strikeouts in nine innings.The Rays' bullpen has been one of baseball's best in August, but their sputtering offense has made that largely a moot point.In 13 games since Aug. 4, the Rays have totaled 23 runs. They are hitting .196 (82-for-419) overall and .105 (8-for-76) with runners in scoring position in those games."It's going to be frustrating until we figure out how to put something together," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said Thursday after a 5-3 loss in Toronto. "I wish I had an answer." Longoria was 2-for-3 Thursday but is hitting .196 (10-for-51) in his last 14 games since hitting for the cycle Aug. 1 at Houston. Before this slump, Longoria batted .361 (26-for-72) in his previous 18 contests.To face Ramirez, the Rays will turn to their own 27-year-old right-hander, rookie Austin Pruitt, who struggled in the bullpen much of this season but has pitched well since joining the rotation. In his last three starts, he has a 1.96 ERA (four runs in 18 1/3 innings).He still carries a 5.07 ERA for the season and a nicer looking 6-3 record. His only outing against Seattle came in relief and didn't go well, with three runs in 1 1/3 innings for a 20.25 ERA.
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+110
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GAME PREVIEW
Red Sox start Sale in opener vs. Yankees 30m ago• 3 min read BOSTON -- Chris Sale got his first look at the New York part of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry when he pitched for Boston last Sunday night in the Bronx.He noticed the difference from the days he pitched for the Chicago White Sox."You can feel it," Sale told WEEI this week. "People in New York have never been really nice to me, but they hate me now. I heard some pretty interesting things out in the bullpen last time warming up. I don't go to New York to make friends." On Friday night, Sale faces the Yankees for the fourth time this season, the third time at Fenway Park, as the rivals start another three-game series.The Red Sox planned ahead -- with good reason -- when they had Sale on target to pitch in all three series between the teams in a 23-day span.He is 4-2 with a ridiculous 1.18 ERA in 13 career outings (10 starts) against the Yankees. He is 0-1 against New York this year with a 1.19 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings.Sale limited the Yankees to a run on four hits and two walks while striking out 12 in seven innings during a no-decision Sunday.Sale, the American League Cy Young Award front-runner who is also being mentioned in the MVP talk, enters the game with a 14-4 season record and a 3.94 ERA. The Red Sox scored five runs in his four losses.Jordan Montgomery, who pitched a strong game against Sale on Sunday, allowing one run and two hits in 5 1/3 innings, will again face the Boston ace Friday night.The Red Sox held a 5 1/2 game lead on the Yankees after Boston's 3-2 win Sunday. Rookie Rafael Devers homered off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning, and Andrew Benintendi delivered the go-ahead single in the 10th.The Yankees are now four games back after sweeping four games against the New York Mets."These are really important games for us because the clock is ticking in a sense," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after his team's 7-5 win at Citi Field on Thursday night. "The season is, I'm not sure how many games we got, 40-something left, but they're really important." Boston's lead might had down to three games if the Red Sox didn't rally for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to complete a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Mookie Betts delivered the game-winning single in the ninth to give Boston a 5-4 victory.It was the Red Sox's ninth walk-off win of the season, tied for the major league lead.Now, the rivalry is renewed."Let's win," said infielder Eduardo Nunez, who along with Devers has invigorated the Boston offense. Nunez came over from the San Francisco Giants in a July trade. "They have a really good team, and they have good hitting and good pitching, but we do, too. We'll see how it goes." The teams play again in the Bronx Aug. 31-Sept. 4.Montgomery, a young pitcher whose innings are being watched, is 7-6 with a 3.94 ERA but hasn't won since July 25. In his past two starts, he has worked 10 1/3 innings and allowed just five hits and two runs, walking three and striking out 11.He has a pair of no-decisions against the Red Sox in his brief career.Like many opponents, the current Yankees have some ugly numbers against Sale.Aaron Judge is 0-for-7 with six strikeouts, Brett Gardner 2-for-16 (.125) and Gary Sanchez and Ronald Torreyes both 2-for-11 (.182). Aaron Hicks is 7-for-19 (.368) and Chase Headley 7-for-23 (.304) with two homers.No Red Sox hitter has more than six at-bats against Montgomery.Betts is 1-for-6 (.167).The Yankees will bring CC Sabathia off the disabled list to pitch Saturday game but won't have Luis Severino in the Boston series. Severino beat the Mets on Thursday.New York, which has been resting the struggling Chapman, had to use Dellin Betances to get the last three outs Thursday after a Curtis Granderson grand slam made it a two-run game in the ninth.
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Preview from The Associated
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-204
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GAME PREVIEW
Dodgers strive to stay hot in series vs. Tigers 9h ago• 2 min read DETROIT -- It's a homecoming of sorts for manager Dave Roberts when his sky-flying Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Detroit Tigers for a weekend inter-league series beginning Friday night.Roberts was selected by the Tigers out of UCLA in the 28th round of the 1994 amateur draft.He moved slowly but steadily through the Detroit organization but an indication the Tigers didn't have him at the top of their prospect list might have come in 1996.After hitting .303 for Lakeland of the Florida State League in 1995, Detroit assigned Roberts to the Visalia Oaks of the California League, a co-op team at the time, for the 1996 season.Detroit traded Roberts to the Cleveland Indians in 1998 along with right-hander Tim Worrell for utility player Geronimo Berroa without him ever playing in a major league game for them.But the Tigers started Roberts on a path that has taken him to being the manager of the team with the best record in baseball.Los Angeles is 85-34 and hasn't lost a series since June 5-7 after Yasiel Puig hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.The Dodgers have won 50 of their last 59 games despite not having ace Clayton Kershaw, best known in Detroit as being the guy who threw to catcher Matthew Stafford, current quarterback for the Detroit Lions."When you look at what we've done, certainly every time (opposing teams) see us on the schedule they're going to bring their best," Roberts said. "Absolutely I think that our guys have set the bar for the league, and rightfully so." The Dodgers will have lefty Rich Hill (8-4, 3.44 ERA) pitching for them. The University of Michigan product, 37, will be pitching on the Tigers' University of Michigan fan night.Hill has only started twice against Detroit in 17 career appearances but is 2-0 with a 3.42 ERA against them. He did strike out eight while pitching seven scoreless inning against Detroit for Oakland last year."It's been an unbelievable year for them," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of the Dodgers. "I don't know if I was ever around a team that was that hot for that long. It seems like they're getting it from a bunch of different places, too. They've lost their best pitcher, and they continue to do it." Detroit will have Jordan Zimmermann, Michael Fulmer and Justin Verlander working the series.Zimmermann (7-9, 5.62 ERA) has had an off-on year for Detroit, mostly off. Zimmermann, 31, hasn't faced the Dodgers as a member of the Tigers but with Washington he made eight starts against Los Angeles and was 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA.Detroit brings a 53-67 record into the game and its staff ERA of 5.08 is second-worst in the majors after 28 runs in a three-game sweep by the Texas Rangers. Zimmermann is one of three Tiger starters who have a propensity for serving up home runs. Fulmer has, too, in recent outings and Verlander was dusted for three dingers in his start.The Dodgers expect to activate first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (herniated disc) for the series, in which Roberts will have use of a designated hitter in each game.Roberts thus won't have to move first baseman Cody Bellinger back to the outfield until next week. Gonzalez didn't burn it up on his rehab assignment, going 5-for-26 with a home run in eight games.
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+108
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Phillips faces Reds as Braves' third baseman 42m ago• 2 min read ATLANTA -- Brandon Phillips' first games for the Atlanta Braves against his former Cincinnati Reds teammates during early June came with plenty of emotion and a small dose of controversy.Phillips received a heart-felt standing ovation from Cincinnati fans his first time up in appreciation for his 11 standout seasons with the Reds, and the three-time National League All-Star showed his love back.Phillips, though, did voice his displeasure that his former team had quickly given his No. 4 to Reds newcomer Scooter Gennett.Now there is something else to get used to as the Reds and Braves start a weekend series Friday at SunTrust Park.Phillips, a four-time Gold Glove winner, is no longer Atlanta's second baseman.The 36-year-old veteran was moved to third base when the Braves brought up 20-year-old second base prospect Ozzie Albies from the minors at the beginning of August.Phillips wasn't thrilled about having to play a position he had no experience at. He made the move, though, without public complaint and has adapted quickly to the hot corner.Phillips, who is batting .282 and is 19 hits short of 2,000 for his career, has played 14 games at third base without an error. He has made several dazzling defensive plays while continuing to be a key part of the Atlanta lineup in the No. 2 spot of the order."He's just been playing really, really good," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "I'm just amazed at how good he plays third base. He's a really good infielder, but just to go over there and having never played it, how good he's done has been phenomenal." The Braves (54-65) and Reds (51-71) come into the weekend games at SunTrust Park off high-scoring victories on Thursday that gave them splits of four-game road series. The Braves slugged four homers in a 10-4 victory at Colorado, while the Reds blew a nine-run lead but recorded a 13-10 victory over the Cubs in Chicago.The Braves won two of the three games at Cincinnati earlier this season.Atlanta will pitch 42-year-old knuckleball veteran R. A. Dickey in the series opener Friday night against 23-year-old right-hander Sal Romano, the first of three rookies scheduled to start for the Reds over the weekend.Dickey (8-7, 3.89 ERA) has allowed 13 homers in 12 home starts, but he is 6-2 with a 3.30 ERA in the new Atlanta ballpark.Dickey, who is 2-5 with a 4.59 ERA on the road despite a strong outing at St. Louis on Sunday, walked five and allowed four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision at Cincinnati. He is 1-2 with a 4.82 ERA in five careers games against the Reds.The hard-throwing Romano (2-5, 6.05 ERA) has made eight starts but just one quality start. He allowed three hits and a run over six innings in a victory against the Miami Marlins on July 23."I just have to take bits and pieces from every game and get better as the season goes on," said Romano, who is working on a changeup. "I need to be able to have a three-pitch mix up here in order to be successful." It is Hank Aaron Heritage weekend, and the Braves will wear throwback uniforms from 1974, when the Hall of Fame slugger broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.Homer No. 715 came in the Braves' home opener after Aaron tied the record on Opening Day in Cincinnati.
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Rangers look to keep rolling vs. White Sox 44m ago• 2 min read ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers are getting offense from everywhere in their bid to remain in the American League playoff race.The struggling Chicago White Sox are getting it from one player with a bright future.Rookie Nicky Delmonico has reached base in 13 of his first 14 games heading into Friday's game against a Texas team that's trying to extend a winning streak to five after a 9-8 victory Thursday in the opener of the four-game series.Delmonico, who has primarily played in the outfield, was the first player in team history to reach base in his first 13 games. The streak ended when he went 0-for-4 on Thursday.While there are no playoff hopes for the White Sox, losers of five straight, Delmonico is certainly providing hope for Chicago."He's a young man (who has) worked on a whole lot of things," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "He's mature. He's got it. I call it the 'it' factor. There's something about him. He's a baseball player that's got skillsets that can apply in practical terms." Delmonico flashed that "it" factor Wednesday night when he became only the second White Sox player since 2006 to record a multi-homer game in his first 13 contests, joining teammate Jose Abreu. He also recorded three three-hit games in his first 14 starts."I'm glad he started well," Renteria said. "You can't expect that kind of pace in terms of homers and all the things he's doing is something that you're going to see all the time. But it's there with him to be a consistent major league baseball player, I think." Chicago would love to see some consistency from Friday starter James Shields (2-4, 5.90 ERA). Shields is 1-4 with a 7.27 ERA over his last 10 starts, including 0-3 with a 7.54 ERA over his last seven.The good news for Shields is that he has had success against the hot-hitting Rangers, going 7-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts. In his last nine turns against Texas, he is 5-1 with a 1.63 ERA.While Shields is trending in the wrong direction, Texas right-hander Andrew Cashner (7-9, 3.32) is going strong.He's 3-1 over his last four starts; and, since the start of July, he's 4-2 with a 2.27 ERA. That's the fifth-lowest ERA in the American League in that span.Cashner has had no success against the White Sox, though. He has faced Chicago three times (one start) in his career but is 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA.But, with the way the Texas offense is going, Cashner doesn't have to be perfect. The Rangers have scored at least six runs in six of their last seven games, reaching double figures twice. The hot offense isn't just a week-long trend either, as the Rangers have scored at least four runs in 16 of their last 17 games.That has breathed life into their playoff hopes."Everybody is doing their job," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. "Everybody is seeing pitches. We're all having good team at-bats, and we're wearing out a lot of pitchers. That's when we play the best, and that's why we're playing the best (baseball) of the season."
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Frustrated Astros look to get back on track vs. A's 8m ago• 2 min read HOUSTON -- Astros manager A. J. Hinch spoke with obvious frustration in the aftermath of another Houston loss on Thursday, the 13th setback in 19 games for top team in the American League.Hinch focused his ire on the umpiring after the Astros took their sixth shutout loss on the season and fourth since July 26, this one a 4-0 defeat to the Diamondbacks.If his team can generate some wins, it was a diatribe that would be worth the effort and the fine Hinch is certain to incur.The Astros look to regain momentum over the final six games of their homestand, starting Friday night when the Oakland Athletics visit Minute Maid Park in the opener of a three-game series.Following the Thursday loss, Hinch said, "I've always said to worry about yourself, to worry about your team, to go compete the best you can and then you walk out there and they don't have to throw strikes to get you out, it's ridiculous. I know we're not supposed to talk about the umpires; these guys are good men. But honestly today to have the 27th out taken away, we play with 26, it ain't fair. It's not right, it's not fair."I'm tired of it. I'm tired of our guys getting taken to task for knowing the strike zone, and that's not the reason that we lost today. That's not the reason that we've had a tough week, but it's garbage when you start getting at-bats taken away from you."We'll take it on the chin when we get beat, but this is an accumulation of a weeklong feeling that we've gotten the wrong end of these strike zones. Again, that's a separate issue." Hinch and the Astros (74-47) would experience less frustration if Dallas Keuchel delivers a sharp outing.Keuchel (10-2, 2.77 ERA) is 1-2 with a 7.27 ERA in four starts since returning from the disabled list July 28. After allowing eight runs against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 8, Keuchel bounced back by allowing a run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings in a 2-1 win at Texas on Sunday.Keuchel is 4-3 with a 2.56 ERA over 16 career appearances (14 starts) against Oakland, including a pair of 7-2 victories on April 14 and April 30 in which he allowed two earned runs on seven hits and four walks with 16 strikeouts over 14 2/3 innings.The Athletics (53-68) will counter with Sean Manaea (8-7, 4.59 ERA). The left-hander is 1-2 with a 2.13 ERA over seven career appearances against the Astros. He is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts this season against Houston.Manaea is 0-2 with a 17.55 ERA in August. He allowed six runs and six hits in one-third of an inning on Aug. 11 in a 12-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.Oakland completed a nine-game homestand with a 3-6 record following a 7-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. The Athletics have dropped 10 of 12 games against the Astros this season.Spiraling toward a third consecutive season outside of playoff contention, the Athletics have again turned to youth down the stretch. That makes for a challenge for everyone involved, particularly in a division where the remaining four teams are battling for postseason berths."You want guys to know we play 27 outs here, no matter what the score is," Athletics manager Bob Melvin told the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. "Even if you lose, you want (the opponent) to remember that you never give up."
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Twins, Diamondbacks open interleague series 38m ago• 3 min read MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins had gone six games without a starter recording an out in the sixth inning and had seen plenty of losses pile up at home to the Cleveland Indians when 6-foot-10 right-hander Aaron Slegers took the mound for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.Slegers then dazzled for six innings and changed the viewpoint for Minnesota heading into this weekend's three-game interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.The Twins start the series against Arizona with their top two starters in line as they try to break through in the American League wild card. Minnesota begins Friday one game behind the Los Angeles Angels for the second wild card in the AL."It was much-needed for Aaron to come up here, given the circumstances," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said. "I'm not sure he knows all that's transpired between us and that particular team (Cleveland) on this field here, but he did a nice job of trusting himself. He threw a lot of strikes. To go as long as he did and pitch as effectively as he did, it was just, I think, a big boost for everybody."He won a lot of respect for a lot of people in that clubhouse tonight." Arizona is also challenging for the playoffs, owning one wild-card spot in the National League after a 4-0 win in Houston on Thursday.Two prime pitching matchups will be featured in the next couple of games. Minnesota All-Star right-hander Ervin Santana (12-7, 3.28 ERA) will start Friday against Arizona's Zack Godley (5-5, 2.95), and Minnesota's Jose Berrios will face Arizona's Zack Greinke on Saturday.Bartolo Colon will start the third game for the Twins, but Arizona is unsure of its Sunday starter."We have some candidates that we're walking through," manager Torey Lovullo told MLB.com. "We still haven't made that final decision. Sunday is TBA. We want to get to it as soon as possible so we can let everyone prepare for what they're going to do." Santana is coming off a five-inning no-decision against Detroit in his last outing as he gave up four runs (two earned) on Sunday. Santana is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in four career starts against the Diamondbacks.With their ace on the mound and finally getting a win against the Indians at home, Minnesota can turn the page to Arizona."It's the old 1-9 is better than 0-10 kind of deal, so we'll take it," Molitor said of playing Cleveland. "Hopefully these guys get a good rest, and you don't have long before you have to get back at a new team." The Twins lost the first game of Thursday's doubleheader 9-3 but came back to win 4-2 in the nightcap behind Slegers' strong performance and Max Kepler's go-ahead homer in the seventh inning."Most definitely," outfielder Byron Buxton said of the nightcap being a big win. "After that first game, we just told ourselves not to press and not worry about anything. Just come back out there and play the game the right way and play it hard and whatever happens, happens." Arizona also felt beating Houston on Thursday was important after back-to-back losses."You don't want to call it a must-win, but this is a good team -- the type of team that we would face if we get into the playoffs -- and they got us the last two nights," Daniel Descalso told MLB.com after hitting an inside-the-park homer in the game.Godley has established himself as an important figure in the Diamondbacks' push for the playoffs. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA over his last four starts. Godley hasn't faced Minnesota in his 53-game career.
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Royals get first of 10 remaining chances to beat Indians 2h ago• 3 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the next 15 games, the Kansas City Royals should have a clear vision of whether they are truly postseason contenders.They play six of their next nine games against the defending American League champion Cleveland Indians, who lead the AL Central.The nine other games are all against postseason wannabes: the Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins.The Royals and Indians open a three-game series Friday at Kauffman Stadium in the first of 10 remaining games between the teams.Kansas City manager Ned Yost said he is shooting to win the division, not be a wild-card team in October. With so many games left against the Indians, including four in September in Cleveland, the Royals cannot afford to slip up against them at home."I think we all realize over the last couple years that's kind of how the schedule works out now, where that last month you really play a lot of teams in your division," Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said. "I think it's something we all realize is something that still has to happen. When you have the ability to control your own destiny, you feel you have a shot as a team. Your goal is to be on top of the division at the end of the year. We still have that in our sights because it's extremely possible." The Royals will be rested for the series after a day off Thursday while the Indians played a doubleheader at Minnesota. The Indians split the two games and are a half-game up on the Royals."They're huge series, just because of how good they are as a team," Hosmer said. "So if you go in there and win a series against a team like that, not only are you gaining ground in the standings but you're gaining a lot of momentum as well. It's a huge deal for your confidence as a team, especially the caliber of arms they have over there." The Indians will start AL Cy Young Award candidate Corey Kluber (11-3, 2.71 ERA) on Friday. Right-handers Trevor Bauer and Danny Salazar will be the Indians' starters for the final two games."If you go in there and take two of three and, say, beat a guy like Kluber on the mound, it can do a lot of good for your team," Hosmer said.Hosmer is 14-for-50 (.280) with three home runs and 13 RBIs off Kluber."He's unbelievable. He really is," Hosmer said. "He's just really identified himself as one of the top guys in this game. Especially down the stretch of crunch time, he always seems to step up for his team."That's part of the big leagues, man. If you want to win a division, you've got to go through a guy like that, and we realize that. We know it's going to be a tough challenge, but that's why we all sign up to play, for moments like that." Right-hander Ian Kennedy (4-8, 4.80) will oppose Kluber in the first game. On paper, it appears to be a mismatch.Kennedy hasn't won in 10 home starts this season, going 0-5 with a 5.43 ERA. He is winless in his past 14 Kauffman Stadium starts since beating the Twins on Aug. 20, 2016.That matches the franchise record for consecutive winless home starts, held by Mac Suzuki (1999-2000) and Glendon Rusch (1997-98). It is not a record Kennedy wants.Some Royals hitters have done well against Kluber.Melky Cabrera is 27-for-56 (.472), while Mike Moustakas is 17-for-37(.459) with one home run.Moustakas' next home run will be his 36th this season, tying Steve Balboni's club record.After a slow start, the Indians are back in control of the division primarily because of their strong starting pitching."I don't think you get too satisfied in the middle of August," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "I think we're trending in the right direction. But I think with those types of things, you just show up every day and keep plugging away or the trend can go the other way, until you're done. But it does feel better."When you show up and you feel like you're going to get a pretty well-pitched game, that helps everybody. Some of it goes to our pitchers' work ethic. Our pitchers don't seem to tire as you get into August, September. I think that helps a ton."
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Brewers begin tough trip at Colorado 2h ago• 3 min read DENVER -- The Milwaukee Brewers, hoping their second-half woes are behind them, will begin a formidable 10-day, nine-game trip Friday at Colorado.After three games against the Rockies, the Brewers will continue playing National League West foes, with stops at San Francisco and Los Angeles.The starters Friday are Milwaukee's Matt Garza (6-6, 4.38 ERA) and Colorado's German Marquez (9-5, 4.13).The Rockies (67-54) and Arizona Diamondbacks (67-54) are tied atop the National League wild-card race, with the Brewers (63-59) sitting 4 1/2 games behind. Milwaukee has won four straight, a winning streak preceded by a six-game losing streak.The Brewers went into the All-Star break with a 5 1/2-game lead in the NL Central but has since gone 13-18 to slip a game behind the Chicago Cubs. Since the break, the Brewers are 4-11 on the road.The Brewers and Rockies began the season at Miller Park, with Colorado winning three of four games. The Brewers are 12-13 against the NL West and 4-7 against the Rockies, Giants and Dodgers.The Rockies have lost seven of their past 10 games overall but are 37-23 at home. The Dodgers, quite simply, are a juggernaut at a major-league-best 85-34. And while the disappointing Giants have the second-worst record in the NL, the Brewers are 22-36 all-time in San Francisco and last won a series there in 2010. So Milwaukee's trip won't be easy."There's a challenge every single night," Brewers manager Craig Counsell told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It's, 'Play a good game.' I think if we play a good game, we have a really good chance to win. That's how you look at it."The schedule is something totally out of our control. It's in front of us the next day. The schedule says, 'Be here. This is who you're facing.' That's how you have to treat it." Garza is 2-5 with a 6.10 ERA in seven career starts against the Rockies and 0-3 with an 8.82 ERA in three starts at Coors Field.The Brewers are 9-9 in games started this year by Garza, who won his last start 7-4 Sunday against Cincinnati while giving up five hits, five walks and four runs (three earned) in 5 1/3 innings. Garza has not pitched six innings in any of his past six starts.Marquez's four-game winning streak ended Sunday at Miami, where he allowed seven hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings as the Rockies fell 5-3. Colorado is 12-8 in starts by Marquez, who is 5-0 with a 2.72 ERA in his past seven starts at Coors Field and 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in one start against Milwaukee last year.Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds will be facing his former team this weekend.In his one season with the Brewers in 2014, Reynolds hit just .196 with 22 homers and 45 RBIs in 130 games. However, the 34-year-old veteran has been a difference-maker this year in his second season with the Rockies.In December, Colorado signed Ian Desmond to a five-year, $70 million contract to play first base. On Feb. 1, the Rockies signed Reynolds to a minor league contract, with the intent of having him provide right-handed power off the bench.However, Desmond opened the season on the disabled list with a broken left hand and is on the disabled list again with a right calf strain. He has played just 65 games, more in left field than at first base.Reynolds, meanwhile, is hitting .280 with 25 homers, 80 RBIs and an .880 OPS in 113 games."The thing I'm most proud of is I took advantage of an opportunity," Reynolds said. "I don't wish ill on anyone, but unfortunately Desi got hurt and I was able to kind of cement myself in the lineup."I remember I first talked to (manager) Buddy (Black) when I signed, and I told him, 'I know the situation. My main goal is to make it hard on you to take me out of the lineup.' And I'm really proud of myself that I was able to stay consistent and produce, and like I said, take advantage of the opportunity I was given."
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Short-handed Nats aim to keep rolling vs. Padres 1h ago• 3 min read SAN DIEGO -- The Washington Nationals will settle in for their Friday game with the San Diego Padres after absorbing yet another injury.Washington reliever Ryan Madson landed on the disabled list before the Nationals beat the Padres 2-1 on Thursday. He is the latest key player to go down for the Nationals after Bryce Harper injured his left knee last week."Nobody really talks about it," manager Dusty Baker said of the Nationals' walking wounded. "I know it's corny, but it's next man up." Washington, in addition to Harper, is without outfielders Jason Werth, Adam Eaton, Ryan Raburn and Brian Goodwin."We thought we were deep in the outfield," said Baker, who has used 13 outfielders this season. "Now I think they might call me back to play." Plus, shortstop Trea Turner is absent."When you get your bench guys playing (every day), (it) makes your bench weaker than you're used to," Baker said. "But if you are here, you are here to play. I'm going to try and put you in a position to succeed, and everybody has had a hand in our success so far. Our confidence level is outstanding, and we are finding ways to win games." Wilmer Dilfo has hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games while filling in for Turner.Howie Kendrick, who came over from the Philadelphia Phillies last month, hit two homers Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels after winning the Sunday game against the San Francisco Giants with a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning. He had a double Thursday in the series opener against the Padres."Our secondary guys have filled in admirably and probably done more than we expected," Baker said. "We haven't lost a whole bunch even without our regulars being with us."Whoever is coming up has performed well. And our veterans, guys that have been here awhile, have made them feel welcome, made them feel like they are an important part of the team -- which they are. All of them performed well." Even with the big names off the marquee, the National League East-leading Nationals remain impressive."They still have Daniel Murphy in there, they still have (Anthony) Rendon, still have (Ryan) Zimmerman," Padres manager Andy Green said. "For some teams, that's as good as it gets."Now they usually have more length than that, but Difo has played well for them at shortstop, and Mike Taylor has played a good center field. They are really good -- and we're getting the teeth of their rotation." Max Scherzer (12-5, 2.25 ERA) will take the mound for Washington on Friday. The Padres stared down the two-time Cy Young Award winner earlier this season, and Scherzer was dominant. He finished one out shy of a complete game, allowing a run on three hits and striking out 11.Scherzer, who is 3-2 with a 2.34 ERA in nine lifetime starts against the Padres, has surrendered four runs over 14 innings in his past two starts when facing them.San Diego will counter with Luis Perdomo (6-7, 4.95). He has gone at least six innings in his past five starts, although he lost Sunday when he allowed five runs and four hits over six innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.He has split two decisions against the Nationals, amassing a 3.46 ERA in two starts."It comes down to pitching to both sides of the plate for him," Green said. "It's working the sinker into lefties and doing the same for righties. Location is big for him."When he starts to pitch in the outer lane and he intends for it to stay there, it needs to stay in the outer lane. I think one of his bigger problems is going outer lane and the pitch leaks back into the inner lane. Sometimes he gets away with it, but that can be the pitch that gets hit the most."
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Giants look to continue success against Phillies 2h ago• 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants will seek to continue their run of improved play since the All-Star break when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on the second night of a four-game series Friday.The Giants ran their record in baseball's second half to 15-18 with a 5-4 victory over the Phillies in the series opener Thursday night.The .455 winning percentage since the All-Star Game is far superior to their .378 mark (34-56) in the first half, but still a far cry from .547 pace (87-75) that earned the Giants a wild-card playoff berth in the National League last season."Yeah, I think it's a lot of progress," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Thursday after the win. "We're not just trying to play .500, but we are playing a lot better." The Giants' improved record has come despite the efforts of Friday's starter, left-hander Matt Moore (3-12, 5.71 ERA), who hasn't won in six starts since the All-Star break. The Giants have lost five of those six games, including the last four.Moore is coming off one of his better outings of the season, having limited the Washington Nationals to two runs in seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday. The Giants went on to lose 6-2 in 11 innings.The second-year Giant has never beaten the Phillies, going 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA in three starts.Moore will take the mound with the majors' 20th-worst ERA among pitchers with 10 or more starts. One of the 19 with a worse ERA will be his pitching counterpart Friday, Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin (1-4, 5.76).Unlike Moore, who has been consistently subpar all season, Eflin's high ERA is mostly a result of three terrible outings in May in which he was crushed for 30 hits and 22 earned runs in 15 innings.He was demoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after the third of the troublesome starts on May 28, and he has pitched better since returning to the Phillies earlier this month. He has gone 1-1 in two starts, allowing just six earned runs in 12 1/3 innings.Eflin has never beaten the Giants, going 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA in two starts.The Phillies were inches away from a big inning that might have turned Thursday's game in their favor before Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson turned a potential RBI single by Tommy Joseph into a rally-killing double play with a diving stop in the fifth inning.Philadelphia scored on the play to cap a three-run uprising, but the Phillies never scored again in the one-run defeat."We're in so many games," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin lamented afterward. "We're just falling short, but it's nice to see that we're in a lot of games. We don't get blown out a whole lot. We'll get there." The loss was the Phillies' fifth straight. Nine of their last 19 games have been decided by one run.
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