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StubHubStubHubWhite Sox ace Rodon faces Tigers 2h ago• 2 min read Carlos Rodon has emerged as an ace for the Chicago White Sox. The American League Central Division rival Detroit Tigers will get a closeup look at the 25-year-old left-hander Wednesday afternoon.Rodon, who has posted a major-league best 1.27 ERA since the beginning of last month, will start the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park in Detroit.Rodon's 3-3 overall record is deceptive as he could have easily collected wins in each of his last six starts with better run support. He hasn't lost since June 30 but has just two wins since.Rodon has tossed at least six innings each time during that stretch while allowing two or fewer runs in all of them. He hasn't given up an earned run in two August outings, including an eight-inning gem against Cleveland on Friday. The White Sox won that game 1-0, but Rodon did not get a decision."He's throwing the ball really, really well," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said during the postgame press conference. "His off-speed, his breaking balls are working well. That front-door action also. ... Very focused. He's having fun, he's relaxed." Rodon has mostly relied on his fastball and slider this summer. He threw 38 sliders against the Indians.His season debut was delayed until June after undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery last September. While some other touted White Sox prospects have struggled at the major-league level, Rodon looks like the real deal. He is the biggest bright spot on an otherwise dreary season for the White Sox."Just the confidence is there. Just feel like you belong and you get your shoulder fixed, and you know there's no issue, nothing wrong," Rodon told MLB.com. "There's no doubt in your mind when you go out and I step on the mound that I'm healthy and I'm coming to compete. It's a big thing for anyone in this game to have that confidence when you step on the field, to say I can play with you guys." Rodon has a 2.61 ERA for the season and has limited opponents to a .187 average. He is 0-2 with a 7.31 ERA in three career starts against Detroit, but has not faced the Tigers this season.He'll be opposed by right-hander Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 3.98 ERA), who broke a personal four-game skid in his last start.Zimmermann didn't give up an earned run while lasting 6 1/3 innings against Minnesota on Friday, a game the Tigers won 5-3, earning a win for Zimmermann.Zimmermann has not fared well in two starts against the White Sox this season, surrendering nine earned runs in 9 1/3 innings, though he wound up with no-decisions.He's made 10 career starts against Chicago, posting a 5-2 record and 5.70 ERA.The White Sox lost nine of the first 10 games of the season series with Detroit prior to Chicago's 6-3 victory on Tuesday night. The win was highlighted by Ryan LaMarre's first major-league home run.Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire was irritated by what he felt was a lack of fundamentals during the early going. A botched rundown allowed a run to score in the first inning."We weren't pretty," he said. "We just had one of those Bad News Bears days." Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias suffered a deep thumb bruise and didn't play the last inning. He is questionable to play Wednesday.
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Davidson, Abreu homer as White Sox hold off Tigers, 6-59m ago• 2 min read DETROIT Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson each hit two-run home runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.Abreu and Davidson combined for six hits and drove in five of Chicago's runs. The White Sox have won two in a row after losing six of seven.The Tigers have lost nine of 12.Carlos Rodon (4-3) improved to 3-0 in his last seven starts, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk in eight innings. He struck out six in his seventh quality start.Trailing 6-3 in the ninth, the Tigers put their first two runners on, but Jeanmar Gomez struck out James McCann. White Sox manager Rick Renteria brought in Luis Avilan, and Victor Martinez loaded the bases with a pinch-hit single.Mikie Mahtook grounded into a forceout at second, allowing Nicholas Castellanos to score Detroit's fourth run, and Grayson Greiner's RBI single made it 6-5 with the tying and winning runs on base.Avilan got Victor Reyes to fly out to shallow center, earning his second save.Jordan Zimmermann (5-5) took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits, including the two home runs. Zimmermann struck out four while falling to 1-5 with a 5.85 ERA in his last six starts.The White Sox scored twice in the third. With one out, Nicky Delmonico's double put runners on second and third, and Yolmer Sanchez and Abreu followed with RBI singles.The Tigers loaded the bases with no one out in the bottom of the inning. Jose Iglesias made it 2-1 with an RBI single before Castellanos put Detroit ahead 3-2 with a two-run single.Davidson gave the White Sox a 4-3 edge with a fourth-inning homer, and Abreu's home run over the Chicago bullpen made it 6-3 in the fifth.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: OF Leury Garcia (hamstring) could be activated before Chicago's game on Friday against the Kansas City Royals.Tigers: RHP Artie Lewicki was placed on the 10-day disabled list before Wednesday's game and RHP Zac Reininger was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. Lewicki was scheduled to start Saturday in Minnesota, but the Tigers are now likely to use a bullpen game.WHITE SOX LIKE ZIMMERMANN'S STUFFThe White Sox are only 3-9 against Detroit this season, but they've had plenty of success against Zimmermann. In three starts, he is 0-1 with a 9.42 ERA in 14 1/3 innings.UP NEXTWhite Sox: Off on Thursday before starting a weekend home series with the Kansas City Royals. James Shields (4-14, 4.41) is scheduled to start Friday's opener for the White Sox against Jakob Junis (6-11, 4.82).Tigers: Travel to Minneapolis for a four-game weekend series with the Minnesota Twins. Francisco Liriano (3-7, 4.42) will pitch for Detroit on Thursday against Ervin Santana (0-1, 6.53).---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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StubHubStubHubPirates' Archer aims for another strong start vs. Twins 16m ago• 2 min read Chris Archer will be working on a full week of rest when he takes the mound Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up a two-game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.Archer, still settling in with his new team after being dealt by Tampa Bay ahead of the trade deadline, used the extended time off to work on his two-seam fastball. He is also incorporating a curveball into an arsenal that already includes a four-seamer clocking in at almost 95 mph this season as well as a solid changeup and a devastating slider."I'm using a full arsenal now instead of limiting myself to two, occasionally three," Archer told MLB.com.Archer went to the two-seamer early in his career but hadn't thrown it much over the last three seasons. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage is a big proponent of the pitch and Archer said he thinks it will make him a much more effective pitcher in the long run."It's been great," Archer said of his work with Searage. "I'm a big fan of his style of coaching. He brings a positive attitude every day, regardless of the outcome the night before. He tends to have a smile on his face, and the way he delivers messages, it's easy to digest. ..."As players, it's an everyday battle. This game is more mental than it is physical at this level. Him being the consistent positive energy and voice, it helps everybody." Archer (4-5, 4.36 ERA) has been solid if not spectacular since joining the Pirates, going 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA while striking out nine in two starts. He held the Rockies to two runs on five hits and a pair of walks while striking out three over five innings Aug. 8 to earn his first victory for Pittsburgh.He took the mound for that outing despite a bout with food poisoning that left him stuck in bed a day earlier."I felt good enough to pitch and went out there for the boys and gave it my all," Archer said.He struck out seven over 4 1/3 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) and two hits in a July 14 start against the Twins. In his April 20 start against Minnesota, Archer allowed four hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings, but did not get a decision in the Rays' 8-7 victory.He is 6-1 with a 1.96 ERA in nine career starts versus Minnesota.The Twins send right-hander Jose Berrios (11-8, 3.66) to the mound in search of a two-game sweep Wednesday.Berrios' last outing was one of his shortest of the season. He lasted four innings against Cleveland, allowing four runs on four hits with a career-high six walks."I was opening myself on my release," Berrios said through an interpreter. "I didn't feel strong enough to pitch a good game. It's just one of those weird things. Day games, it hasn't been good for me. But I'm still doing my routine normally like I do all the time." Minnesota manager Paul Molitor shuffled his outfield for the series opener Tuesday night, moving Max Kepler to center with Jake Cave moving to left and Eddie Rosario taking over in right."We thought here over the remaining weeks to try to give a few different looks at that combination, and they're all capable of playing all three outfield positions," Molitor said.
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Forsythe has 3 RBIs in Twins' 6-4 win over Pirates12m ago• 2 min read MINNEOLIS Logan Forsythe had three RBIs, the Minnesota bullpen tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings and the Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Wednesday.Oliver Drake, Gabriel Moya (3-0), Tyler Duffey and Taylor Rogers scattered five hits and struck out three before Trevor Hildenberger picked up his third save in four chances.Minnesota is 16-4 in its last 20 home games.Josh Harrison had three hits for the Pirates, who have lost three straight. Pittsburgh began the day five games out in the NL wild-card race.Forsythe's two-run single off reliever Edgar Santana (2-2) highlighted a three-run sixth as the Twins took a 5-4 lead. Bobby Wilson homered in the seventh.After allowing two runs in the second inning, Pirates starter Chris Archer retired 10 straight batters before giving up back-to-back singles, including an RBI by Jorge Polanco, to start the sixth, ending his day.Acquired from Tampa Bay July 31, Archer allowed four earned runs on six hits in five-plus innings. In his first three starts as a Pirate, Archer has allowed nine earned runs in 14 1/3 innings.Minnesota starter Jose Berrios allowed four runs - three earned - as he labored through 3 2/3 innings, his shortest start since April 29.After a 1-2-3 first, Pittsburgh had at least two runners on in three straight innings, with a two-run single by Gregory Polanco putting the Pirates up 4-2 in the fourth. Elias Diaz homered to start the inning.Berrios has allowed nine earned runs in 12 2/3 innings in three August starts.ROUGH DAYPittsburgh C Francisco Cervelli was hit by a pitch for a team-high 11th time in the second inning. One inning later, he fouled a ball off his foot - and took a minute to walk it off - before striking out on a called third strike at the knees. He briefly jumped up and down and said a few words to umpire Doug Eddings.In the fifth, Cervelli tagged Joe Mauer on what he thought was a third strike and took a couple of steps to the dugout. However, Eddings called it a ball, leading to another discussion.WEST IS SECOND BESTUmpire Joe West worked his 5,164th career game, passing Bruce Froemming for second all time. Bill Klem worked 5,375.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: CF Starling Marte missed the game with an illness. . SS Jordy Mercer, who left Tuesday's came with left calf discomfort, did not play. . Pittsburgh hopes to have RHP Chad Kuhl, out since June 26 with a right forearm strain, begin a throwing program during its seven-game homestand that starts Thursday. He's eligible to return Aug. 26.Twins: OF Robbie Grossman, on the disabled list since Aug. 6 with a right hamstring strain, will go to Triple-A Rochester on a rehab assignment. The plan is for him to DH Thursday, then play a couple of games in the outfield before being re-evaluated.UP NEXTPirates: Host division-leading Chicago to PNC Park on Thursday to begin a four-game seriesm with RHP Ivan Nova (7-6, 4.42) scheduled to start the opener.Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (0-1, 6.53) takes to the hill Thursday when Minnesota opens a four-game home series against Detroit.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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StubHubStubHubBrewers aim to keep pushing Cubs 3h ago• 3 min read CHICAGO -- If there was any chance that Milwaukee was just going to concede the National League Central Division title to the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers made it crystal clear that's not the case.After a victory fueled by home runs on Tuesday, the Brewers will look to shrink the gap separating themselves and the Cubs when the two teams wrap up a two-game series Wednesday at Wrigley Field.Milwaukee will enter the matinee with the chance to get to within a game of the Cubs after a 7-0 victory Tuesday. Ryan Braun homered twice and drove in four runs as Milwaukee jumped on Cubs starter Jose Quintana, who surrendered three of the four Milwaukee home runs.Meanwhile, the Cubs managed just three hits.The victory improved the Brewers to 4-8 this season against Chicago but came at a time when the Cubs are attempting to pull away from the rest of the division. With a victory on Wednesday, the Brewers will be right back in the thick of things. The two teams will face one another seven more times this season."What you get when you play a team head-to-head is more control," Brewers manager Craig Counsell told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Sunday. "You don't have to rely on someone else to beat them. (Control) is what you get. That's a good thing." Junior Guerra (6-7, 3.40 ERA) will take the mound for Milwaukee for Wednesday's series finale. Guerra won his first two starts in July but hasn't won since and has taken no-decisions in his last two outings. Guerra allowed five earned runs in 14 innings pitched in August and is 1-1 with a 1.74 ERA in eight career outings (five starts) against the Cubs.After Quintana couldn't keep the ball in the ballpark Tuesday, the Cubs will turn to Kyle Hendricks to try and tame the Brewers on Wednesday. Hendricks has been better of late after struggling all season with his mechanics and surrendering runs early in ballgames.The Brewers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Tuesday -- a trend that Hendricks (8-9, 4.02) will attempt to quickly reverse. Hendricks had won his previous two starts before taking a no-decision against the Nationals on Aug. 10 when he allowed two runs over six innings. Hendricks is 7-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 17 career starts against the Brewers.The Cubs will attempt to bounce back on Wednesday after failing to mount any offense against Brewers pitching. With the exception of the four runs that came on David Bote's walk-off grand slam on Sunday against the Nationals, the Cubs have failed to score in 17 of their last 18 innings of play.Given the chance the Brewers have to cut even deeper into their lead in the Central, the Cubs hope to discover some offense on Wednesday before beginning a four-game series on the road against the Pirates on Thursday.The Cubs did get encouraging news for their pitching future when Yu Darvish -- who has been battling triceps and elbow issues -- threw a 55-pitch simulated game on Tuesday. Darvish has been sidelined since May 23 but is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment as he prepares to return to the Cubs starting rotation."He looked totally involved," manager Joe Maddon told reporters. "He was absolutely competing out there, that's the word I used. He got upset with himself when he spiked one fastball, which I kind of liked. He looked really good and was not holding back."
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Rizzo leads Cubs past Brewers 8-417m ago• 3 min read CHICAGO Anthony Rizzo homered, drove in three runs and stole two bases in his return to the cleanup spot, and the Chicago Cubs restored their three-game lead in the NL Central by topping the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Wednesday.Jason Heyward added three hits and two RBIs as Chicago bounced back nicely from its 7-0 loss to Milwaukee in the opener of the two-game series. David Bote had two hits, scored twice and made a terrific barehanded play at third base in his first action since he hit a game-ending grand slam in Sunday night's 4-3 victory over Washington.Kyle Hendricks (9-9) struck out eight in six-plus innings on his bobblehead day, providing a lift for the Cubs after Jon Lester and Jose Quintana struggled in recent starts.Wild card-leading Milwaukee had a chance to inch closer to Chicago, but instead lost for the fourth time in six games. Junior Guerra (6-8) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, and first baseman Eric Thames committed an error that helped set up a run.The Brewers also lost left fielder Ryan Braun and catcher Manny Pina to injuries. Braun departed with tightness on the right side of his rib cage, and Pina was pulled after he collided with Javier Baez while he was diving back to second in the seventh.Pina stayed in after the play and scored on Mike Moustakas' single. But Erik Kratz took over behind the plate in the bottom half of the inning.Rizzo, who had been leading off for Chicago, drove a 0-1 pitch from Guerra into the basket in left for a two-run shot in the first. The big first baseman also blooped a run-scoring single into center in the Cubs' three-run fourth, helped by a partly cloudy sky that made life difficult for each team all afternoon.The Brewers closed to 7-4 on Hernan Perez's RBI single in the seventh. But they wasted a chance for more when Travis Shaw popped out and Jonathan Schoop lined to left with the bases loaded, ending the inning.Albert Almora Jr. then led off the bottom half of the inning with a line drive into the bleachers in left. It was his first homer since June 28 and No. 5 on the year.MINOR MOVESThe Cubs acquired minor league outfielder Terrance Gore from Kansas City for a player to be named or cash. He was assigned to Triple-A Iowa.The speedy Gore is 0 for 11 in 49 major league games. But he has scored 14 times and swiped 21 bases.TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson is unlikely to return this season after he had shoulder surgery in September, according to manager Craig Counsell. ... RHP Zach Davies, who is coming back from an inflamed right rotator cuff and tight lower back, could make another rehab appearance after he starts for Triple-A Colorado Springs on Thursday.Cubs: There was no pregame word on the next step for RHP Yu Darvish, who threw about 55 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday. Darvish (triceps and elbow injuries) is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment.UP NEXTBrewers: Following a day off, RHP Freddy Peralta (5-3, 4.47 ERA) faces Cardinals RHP Luke Weaver (6-10, 4.66 ERA) on Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series in St. Louis. Peralta was tagged for seven runs in three-plus innings in a 10-1 loss at Atlanta on Friday night.Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (12-5, 3.89 ERA) pitches Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series at Pittsburgh. Lester is 0-3 with a 10.32 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break. RHP Ivan Nova (7-6, 4.42 ERA) gets the ball for the Pirates.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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StubHubStubHubMariners to spring Leake on Athletics 9m ago• 2 min read OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Seattle Mariners will try to capitalize on two pieces of good news even in defeat Tuesday night when they wrap up a key three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.Veterans Mike Leake (8-7, 4.11 ERA) of the Mariners and Brett Anderson (2-3, 4.53) of the A's are scheduled to duel in the series finale after Oakland used one-run wins Monday and Tuesday to increase their 1 1/2-game lead over Seattle to 3 1/2 in the American League wild-card race. The A's also crept to within one game of Houston for the AL West lead.The Mariners were able to get Robinson Cano immediately back into the swing of things in Tuesday's 3-2 loss after the standout infielder had missed 80 straight games on drug suspension.Cano returned as a first baseman for the first time in his career after he had played 1,995 games at second base and one game at shortstop. He'd also served as a designated hitter 48 times.After being showered in boos by the Oakland fans, Cano grounded out in the first inning before singling off A's starter Mike Fiers in the third. He later flied to center field and was the victim of a sensational catch by A's third baseman Matt Chapman on a foul pop fly.His 1-for-4 night dropped his season average to .286.The loss dropped Seattle farther behind Oakland in the wild-card race, but Cano nonetheless took time to applaud his teammates for keeping the club in the chase while he was sidelined for three months."I have to give them a lot of credit. They played so great," he said. "The goal is the same. We were all on the same page since the beginning of spring training. We all want to make it to the playoffs." Because of his suspension, Cano is not eligible for the postseason. And for a while Tuesday, it appeared staff ace James Paxton might be joining him on the sidelines.The left-hander was hit on the left arm by a Jed Lowrie line drive in the first inning, knocking him from the game.X-rays taken at the stadium were negative, and the injury was immediately labeled as a bruise.It's possible he won't even miss his next start.The Mariners will count upon Leake to prevent an A's sweep that would allow Oakland to catch up in the season series after Seattle had recorded 2-1 wins in each of the first three series this season.Leake pitched in two of those wins, allowing three runs in six innings in a 7-4 victory at Seattle in April and two runs (one earned) in 6 2/3 innings in a 3-2 win at Oakland in May.The veteran right-hander did not get credit for a win in either game, leaving him 1-1 with a 3.13 ERA in five career starts against the A's.Leake has not won since June 23, going 0-3 in his last eight starts. His ERA is a respectable 4.11 in those outings, and the Mariners have won half the games.Like Leake, Anderson went unrewarded when he pitched well in Oakland's 3-2 victory at Seattle in May after he had limited the Mariners to two runs in 6 1/3 innings.The left-hander has pitched brilliantly in his career against Seattle, going 8-4 with a 1.96 ERA in 17 games (16 starts).
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Gordon breaks scoreless tie with HR in 12th, M's top A's 2-09m ago• 1 min read OAKLAND, Calif. Light-hitting Dee Gordon homered off Yusmeiro Petit in the 12th inning to break a scoreless tie and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.Jean Segura had four hits to help the Mariners closed within 2 1/2 games of the A's for the second AL wild-card spot.Seattle's Mike Leake pitched eight innings of two-hit ball with six strikeouts and one walk. Oakland's Brett Anderson went 7 2/3 without allowing a run in his longest outing since June 16, 2015.Nick Martini had three hits for the A's and Matt Olson added two. Oakland entered the day one game behind first-place Houston.Both teams squandered numerous scoring opportunities before Seattle scraped together two runs on one hit.After Petit (5-3) got leadoff man Denard Span to ground out, Mike Zunino walked. Gordon hit the next pitch over the right-field wall.Gordon's only other home run was a solo shot against Cleveland on April 1 in Seattle's third game of the season.James Pazos (3-1) retired one batter for the victory. Edwin Diaz pitched the 12th for his major league-leading 47th save in 50 opportunities.The Mariners had two on with one out in the in the ninth and 11th but failed to score. The A's stranded Olson at second in the 10th, then had two on in the 11th before Pazos got Khris Davis to strike out swinging.Olson singled leading off the 12th before Diaz struck out Stephen Piscotty, Marcus Semien and pinch-hitter Chad Pinder.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: James Paxton was placed on the disabled list with a forearm bruise, one day after the left-hander was struck by a line drive. Felix Hernandez, who allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings in his first career relief appearance, is likely to take Paxton's turn in the rotation. RHP Christian Bergman was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.UP NEXTMariners: LHP Wade LeBlanc (7-2, 3.80 ERA) pitches against the Dodgers on Friday in Seattle to begin a six-game homestand. LeBlanc is 1-7 in 11 career appearances against Los Angeles.Athletics: RHP Edwin Jackson (4-2, 2.48) faces the Houston Astros on Friday. Jackson's ERA is the fourth lowest in the American League since he joined Oakland on June 25.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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StubHubStubHubRed Sox aim to extend streak vs. Phillies 3h ago• 2 min read The Boston Red Sox have picked up their blistering pace in August.The Red Sox have won 11 of their first 12 games this month, pushing their record 51 games above .500 in the process at 86-35. Boston will try to extend its current winning streak to six games and sweep a two-game series from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.Right-handers Vince Velasquez (8-9, 3.98 ERA) and Nathan Eovaldi (5-4, 3.74) will square off on the mound.The Red Sox are on pace to win 115 games this season and are 17-5 since the All-Star break. They won Tuesday's series opener, 2-1, thanks to a pinch-hit homer from Brock Holt.The Phillies (65-53) are 1-2 against the Red Sox so far this season, but they've given up only five runs in the three games against the best offense in the majors.Velasquez has a 2.68 ERA in his last 10 appearances, but he lasted only four innings during his last start. The hard-throwing righty gave up four runs on six hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks last Wednesday. It accounted for just the second loss for Velasquez in the last two months."I'm kind of kicking myself in the butt for it, because I know I can execute those pitches," Velasquez told reporters after the outing in Arizona. "Sometimes you have a solid warm-up before and you have conviction in those pitches, and sometimes they just don't work." Velasquez has faced the Red Sox just once in his four-year big-league career. As a member of the Houston Astros, he gave up three runs and struck out seven batters in six innings against the Red Sox in 2015.Eovaldi, who the Red Sox acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the trade deadline, is also coming off a rough start.He gave up eight runs (four earned) on 10 hits in only 2 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles last Friday. It was a season-high in hits for Eovaldi, who avoided a loss in a game the Red Sox won 19-12.Eovaldi is making his fourth start for the Red Sox, his fifth major league team. The 28-year-old has made nine starts against the Phillies in his career, and he is 3-4 with a 3.51 ERA and 1.442 WHIP in those contests.Eovaldi is facing a Phillies offense that has struggled in the last week. The Phillies have scored just 16 runs in their last seven games (2.3 runs per game) and are 2-5 in that stretch, falling to second place in the National League East behind the Atlanta Braves."We look for pitches in the zone to drive, we're aggressive on those," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters after Tuesday's loss. "We try to be passive on pitches outside the zone. That leads to deeper counts and, in theory, it leads to opportunity to drive the baseball. It doesn't work out that way every night, because those guys over there are very good too." Philadelphia is hoping left fielder Rhys Hoskins can break out of a slump. Hoskins hit a solo homer, his 23rd of the season, Tuesday night. Hoskins was 1-for-27 in his last eight games entering the series.
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StubHubStubHubYanks aim to take 13th straight home series vs. Rays 10h ago• 4 min read NEW YORK -- Toward the end of last week, there was some trepidation about New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. His velocity dipped all the way to 94 on one fastball and he wobbled through the ninth inning on Saturday in a downpour.On Tuesday, some of the trepidation was erased as Chapman closed out a pitching clinic by J. A. Happ and opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a stress-free 4-1 Yankees victory.Beating the Rays at home of late is not a new development for the Yankees, who can take their 13th straight home series from their American League East foes Wednesday night.The Yankees quickly opened the series with one of their shorter games of the year, wrapping up their 14th win in the last 17 home meetings with the Rays in 2 hours, 32 minutes. They did it because Happ allowed a hit in seven scoreless innings and Chapman needed only nine pitches to secure the final three outs."He was great," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Happ, who pitched a night after Luis Severino lasted four innings in an 8-5 loss to the Mets. "We needed it. We needed him to go out and give us some innings." The Yankees are 7-2 in their last nine games since a nightmarish sweep in Boston likely ended any hopes of winning the AL East. They got the stress-free night from Happ and Chapman after making extensive use of their bullpen in the previous eight games."I felt like he walked out there tonight with more confidence and a better feel of where the ball was going," Boone said of Chapman.The Rays tied a season-low with three hits, marking the fourth time and second time against the Yankees. Willy Adames hit a solo homer and is batting .480 (12-for-25) in his last seven games but the Rays have been held to two runs on nine hits in their last two games."It happens," said Rays left fielder Mallex Smith, who is hitless in his last 10 at-bats. "It's baseball. We'll turn around tomorrow and put something on them." Smith is not the only Tampa Bay hitter scuffling of late.Jake Bauers, who had a few big homers against the Yankees in Tampa Bay, is hitless in 13 at-bats and has one hit in his last 19 at-bats. Matt Duffy is hitless in his last 10 at-bats as is Kevin Kiermaier.A series loss by the Rays will extend the record at the current Yankee Stadium by any opponent.Masahiro Tanaka was originally slated to pitch, but when the Yankees put CC Sabathia on the disabled list Monday, they opted to slot Luis Cessa into the rotation and he will pitch Wednesday.Cessa will make his fourth start of the season for the Yankees when he gets recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre. He last appeared for the Yankees on Aug. 2 in Boston when he allowed five runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings in a 15-7 loss.On Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone cited Cessa's experience as a spot starter for why the Yankees opted for him over prospects Justus Sheffield or Chance Adams."We just feel like the best guy to slot in kind of on the fly like this is a guy that's been up to this up and down role the last couple of years," Boone said.As a starting pitcher this season, Cessa is 1-2 with a 3.14 ERA in three starts. One of those starts was July 25 in Tampa Bay when he allowed two runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings.This season in Triple-A, Cessa is 3-0 with a 2.55 ERA in five appearances. His last start there was Aug. 7 when Cessa allowed three runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings at Norfolk.Cessa is 0-3 with a 4.30 ERA in seven appearances (three starts) against the Rays.Jake Faria will make his 11th start of the season for Tampa Bay and first since missing 61 games with a strained left oblique. In two relief appearances spanning 6 2/3 innings since coming back, he has allowed one run on seven hits while throwing 68 and 43 pitches respectively."He's built up, I think he can probably go four or five innings," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We'll see how efficient he is." Faria's last start was May 22 against the Boston Red Sox when he was pulled after 2 2/3 innings due to the injury."His season, it's been probably a pretty trying season for him and he knows that there's some time left here to kind of fix some things, make some adjustment and finish strong going into the offseason," Cash said.The 25-year-old right-hander is 0-0 with a 6.43 ERA in two career starts against the Yankees. He pitched four innings in Tampa Bay's 5-3 win in New York on July 30, 2017, and three innings in the Rays' 9-6 win in New York on Sept. 28.
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StubHubStubHubOrioles go for season sweep of Mets 10h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles can complete a season sweep of the New York Mets when the teams conclude their 2018 interleague matchup Wednesday night at Camden Yards.Baltimore won both games against the Mets on June 5-6 at Citi Field. The Orioles also won the opener at home 6-3 on Tuesday night.The Mets, however, lost for just the second time in six games. Manager Mickey Callaway is trying to balance playing his veterans with getting a look at some younger players."We have to continue to talk with everybody and make sure they know the direction we're going in. It's tough to always keep everybody happy," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. "And if everybody is happy, you're probably not doing a very good job so you need to make sure they understand what we need to do as a team at the moment." Zack Wheeler (7-6, 3.82 ERA) is looking to replicate his performance against the Orioles earlier in the season. He held them scoreless over seven innings but did not get a decision in his first career appearance against them. The right-hander has been one of the Mets' most effective pitchers.In his last outing, Wheeler picked up the win against the Marlins when he allowed two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings. In that game, he extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings before Miguel Rojas managed a two-run homer in the seventh inning."I'm eliminating the big inning. Attacking guys, keeping guys off the base," Wheeler said. "When they do get on, get quick outs and eliminate the threats." Wheeler is 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA over his past five starts."He is aggressive toward the hitters and goes after them like he knows his stuff is better than them," Callaway said.The Orioles will counter with Dylan Bundy (7-10, 4.70 ERA). The right-hander struggled in his last start against the Red Sox when he allowed eight runs (seven earned) and eight hits with four walks and two home runs. His ERA has risen from 4.08 to 4.70 his last six appearances. Bundy has also given up 29 homers in his 22 starts."I can hit the corners when I want to. I've done it in the past," said Bundy, who did win his only career start against the Mets. "I just have to focus on it in my bullpens and get better for the next game." Baltimore has already started the youth movement and dealt infielders Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop, right-handers Kevin Gausman, Brad Brach and Darren O'Day and lefty closer Zach Britton prior to the non-waiver trade deadline."Overall, the past couple of weeks, I think we have a good ballclub," shortstop Tim Beckham said. "We have a very athletic ballclub and a bit more speed now. We just want to continue to get on base and continue to capitalize with runners in scoring position." Baltimore was able to add pitching depth by trading those veterans. Some of the more notable young players are Dillon Tate, Dean Kremer and Zach Pop."There's some good arms that came over in the deals that aren't here that might end up being bullpen pieces. I've got one we acquired who's got a chance to be a real good one who's not here yet." Mark Trumbo received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right knee and was back in the lineup for the series opener.
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StubHubStubHubIndians seek emphatic sweep of Reds 2h ago• 3 min read On the field, the Cleveland Indians can't stop winning -- they have won four in a row and nine of 11, and they're growing their American League Central lead on an almost daily basis.They're certainly running away from the intrastate rival Cincinnati Reds, outscoring them 18-4 in the first two games of their series.Off the field, it's a different story. And it's one the Indians hope doesn't lead to issues in the postseason, where they're looking to make another deep run.The Indians easily took care of business for the second night in a row Tuesday, taking a six-run lead in the second inning and cruising to an 8-1 victory over the Reds behind ace Corey Kluber. The right-hander gave up one run over seven innings to improve to 15-6 for the season and 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his career against the Reds.Now, the Inidians will send out rookie right-hander Shane Bieber (6-2, 4.24 ERA) on Wednesday to try to sweep the three-game series in Cincinnati. He's never faced the Reds before, but has this going for him: Since losing the first two games of the season series, the Indians' offense has outscored the Reds 37-8 while winning the last three.But even as they coast toward the finish line and await the AL playoffs, the Indians must be wondering if they'll be 100 percent physically. They've already lost center fielder Leonys Martin, possibly for the rest of the season with a life-threatening bacterial infection, and now All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer has unexpectedly gone on the disabled list with a small stress fracture in his right fibula.Bauer, 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA, was struck in the back of the right leg by a batted ball Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, but a postgame exam didn't find any issues. He was expected to make his next start as scheduled.But after being reexamined, he was placed on the 10-day disabled list with no definite return date known. Manager Terry Francona told reporters Tuesday that Bauer will meet with Dr. Jason Genin, one of the team's physicians, to map out a rehabilitation program.Francona doesn't want any of his other pitchers to try to think they have to make up for Bauer's absence."You have to do your job the best way you can ... that's how you handle something like that," Francona said. "That's why we preach (to) play the game the right way. Show up and play today's game because you don't know what's in store for tomorrow. Do the best you can, and (it's) next man up." That next man up right now is Bieber, who will make only his 12th career start Wednesday. He's been impressive, pitching 6 2/3 shutout innings in his last start Friday against the White Sox, and allowing two runs in 12 1/3 innings over his last two outings.Bieber will go against right-hander Robert Stephenson (0-1, 6.75), who will make his second start for the Reds this season and 21st in the majors after going 6-0 with a 1.23 ERA in his final seven starts for Triple-A Louisville.Stephenson gave up three runs and three hits in four innings of an 8-0 Reds loss to the New York Mets last Wednesday. But the Reds organization likes him so much that the team is staying with a six-man rotation in part to see what he can do.The last-place Reds, who looked to be turning around their season less than a month ago, dropped their third in a row and 10th in 14 games."We're running into a bit of a buzz saw," Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. "We're in a rough patch right now but we'll come out of it. You go through these times and you just hope it's sooner rather than later."
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StubHubStubHubGausman, Braves host Marlins 1h ago• 2 min read The Atlanta Braves are hopeful that newly acquired starter Kevin Gausman can continue to build on his last start. If so, the right-hander may be a key piece for the team's success as it heads down the stretch for the playoff driveGausman (6-9, 4.27 ERA) will be opposed by Miami Marlins right-hander Jose Urena (3-12, 4.74) in the finale of a four-game series at SunTrust Park. The Braves have won the first three games of the series and lead the season series 11-3."I was excited to get him and I thought we had going on was going to be a big plus for him," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "I've always loved his arm. He's been very impressive in his first two starts." Gausman was acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline to bolster the starting rotation. The right-hander worked exclusively from the stretch in his last start, his first at SunTrust Park, at the suggestion of pitching coach Chuck Hernandez."My last bullpen, I was working on staying closed a little longer," Gausman said. "It was just something that felt really good in my bullpen. So, Chuck was like, 'You can pitch out of the stretch the whole game if you want to.' I told him I was going to take it into the game and see how I like it." Gausman used the technique to limit the hard-hitting Milwaukee Brewers to one run and struck out eight. In his two starts with the Braves, Gausman is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA.Urena has been the rock in the Miami rotation. He will be making his team-leading 24th start. He has suffered from the lowest run support of any starter in the major leagues at 2.79. Only four starts this season has he left the game with more run support than runs allowed and he has allowed three or fewer runs 12 times. He allowed four runs in five innings in his last start against the New York Mets.Urena will be making his 14th career appearance and 11th start against the Braves. He has a lifetime record of 2-6 with a 5.91 ERA against Atlanta. He has faced them four times this season, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA.Perhaps Urena will have an answer for Atlanta rookie Ronald Acuna Jr., who has hit a leadoff homer in each game in the series. Acuna has homered in five straight games.The Marlins are waiting to see when third baseman Miguel Rojas can play again. He left with a left ankle contusion in the second game of Monday's double-header and did not play Tuesday."It didn't sound like it was overly serious," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "That doesn't mean it's a one-day thing or something. We'll find out what really happens." Atlanta learned Tuesday it could still get Brandon McCarthy back by the end of the year. The big right-hander has been on the disabled list since June 28 with a right knee tendinitis. Whatever he decides after testing the knee over the next few weeks, McCarthy has decided to retire at the end of the season.McCarthy was acquired from the Dodgers in the trade that sent Matt Kemp to Los Angeles. He is 6-3 with a 4.92 ERA in 15 starts this season. If healthy, McCarthy could provide experience in the rotation or in long relief.
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StubHubStubHubUnhealthy Astros host surging Rockies 1h ago• 3 min read HOUSTON -- One name after another rolled off the tongue of Astros manager A. J. Hinch, whose injury report reads more like something coming from a football coach.Perhaps the most important update provided by Hinch was the one regarding outfielder George Springer because it appears that Springer will be the first of the six Astros on the 10-day disabled list to earn reinstatement.Springer, sidelined by a left thumb sprain, participated in a series of running, throwing, and hitting drills before the Astros (73-47) suffered their ninth consecutive home loss, a 5-1 setback to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.Springer is eligible for reinstatement on Thursday. The Astros are optimistic he'll be available to play when they open a critical three-game weekend series at the Oakland Athletics."He's going to do everything that he needs to," Hinch said of Springer. "He already threw the bases, he ran the bases, he's going to hit on the field. It's Tuesday, so that's a good sign."And then he'll do it again (Wednesday). We have an off day Thursday and hopefully, he'll be ready to go on Friday." Right-hander Gerrit Cole (10-5, 2.75 ERA) starts Wednesday for the slumping Astros in the series finale versus Colorado. He suffered his third consecutive loss Friday at Minute Maid Park, allowing four runs on six hits over 7 1/3 innings against the Mariners.Cole is 3-1 with a 2.56 ERA over five career starts against the Rockies. He did not factor into the decision on July 24 after surrendering two runs on five hits and one walk with nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in an 8-2 Astros victory in 10 innings at Coors Field.Left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-4, 3.94 ERA) will start for the Rockies (64-55) on Wednesday. Anderson faced the Astros and Cole in that July 24 game at Coors Field and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings. He did not get a decision in that game, which was his only career appearance against Houston.Anderson is 0-1 with a 3.44 ERA in three interleague starts this season, and this will mark the first interleague road start of his career.Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado was back in the starting lineup for the first time in four days on Tuesday, but he also was at someplace other than the hot corner for the first time this season. Following consecutive pinch-hitting appearances against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, Arenado served as the Rockies' designated hitter Tuesday and finished 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Arenado departed in the fifth inning Friday night with right shoulder soreness.Arenado continued a throwing program prior to the game and reported improvement over how he felt throwing pregame Sunday."It's always good to have that option to get Nolan in there," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "It's hard not writing his name in the lineup. It becomes pretty consistent to be able to do that; to not do it the last couple days was a little bit different. But we were able to do it; we'll see about (Wednesday). Hopefully, we'll be able to get him in the field. He's gaining on it. He's getting better." Said Arenado: "Yeah, I didn't like it at all. A little nerve-wracking, just watching the game and not playing a part except for hitting. You just get nervous for the guys. You just want to win so you kind of get antsy. I just feel like I want to do something else other than hit and help out." The Rockies are just one game behind the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
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StubHubStubHubCardinals seek eighth straight win in game vs. Nationals 2h ago• 2 min read For the St. Louis Cardinals, it was another night of gaining ground in two races. For the Washington Nationals, it was another night where opportunity slipped away, much like their season.St. Louis' 6-4 win over the Nationals Tuesday night gave the Cardinals a season-high seven-game winning streak, putting them 10 games over .500 for the first time all year at 65-55. Along with losses by the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, the Cardinals pulled within four games of Chicago for first place in the National League Central and within a single game of the Phillies for the second wild-card spot.St. Louis will try to keep its roll going Wednesday night when it tries to clinch its sixth straight series win in Busch Stadium against fading Washington.At the time where they need to play their best baseball, the Nationals are playing closer to their worst baseball. Their sixth loss in eight games dropped them to 60-60. They trail first place Atlanta by eight games in the NL East and are six games out of the second wild-card spot with 42 games remaining.The bullpen let Washington down mightily in walk-off defeats Sunday night and Monday night. Starter Gio Gonzalez took the blame off the bullpen Tuesday night by digging a 5-0 hole before recording the fourth inning's first out.While the relief corps worked a credible four innings after Gonzalez departed, a wave of injuries and ineffectiveness has left manager Dave Martinez wondering what he's getting when he pulls the starter."It's tough when you have your closer, your setup guy, your seventh-inning guy all beat up," he said. "We just have to keep battling. These other guys, they all have to step up." The best solution might be getting a long, quality outing from the starter. That means Jeremy Hellickson (5-2, 3.54 ERA) will have pressure on him to provide length while keeping the hot Cardinals' offense off the board.Hellickson's last outing Friday was unusual. He was working on a no-hitter when he was pulled after 5 2/3 innings against the Cubs, but still settled for a no-decision as he walked four and was charged with two runs in an eventual 3-2 loss.Hellickson has not faced the Cardinals this season, but in five career starts against St. Louis, Hellickson is 2-2 with a 4.13 earned run average, allowing a whopping eight homers in 32 2/3 innings.The Cardinals have been clearing the fences with regularity of late, clouting 16 homers during their winning streak. Even Tuesday night's starter, John Gant, mixed in a two-run shot in the second inning for his first major-league hit after 30 at-bats."Pleasantly surprised, obviously," St. Louis interim manager Mike Shildt said of Gant's blast. "He's a good athlete and he's taken some good BPs, but that's BP." Rookie left-hander Austin Gomber (2-0, 3.45) gets the call for the Cardinals, fresh off a 7-0 win Friday night in Kansas City. Gomber pitched five innings in that game, allowing just four hits and a walk while fanning three in his third start. He will face the Nationals for the first time.
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StubHubStubHubRoyals getting look at Lopez vs. Blue Jays 1h ago• 2 min read KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Marco Estrada is on the backend of his career at 35 years old.He will become a free agent after this season, earning $13 million in 2018 with the Toronto Blue Jays.Jorge Lopez is 25 years and just beginning his career with the Kansas City Royals, who obtained him as part of the trade July 27 that sent third baseman Mike Moustakas to the Milwaukee Brewers.The right-handers are the probable starters Wednesday for the third contest of a four-game series.Lopez is replacing Burch Smith in the rotation. This will be Lopez's third big league start. He went 0-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 10 relief appearances earlier this season with the Brewers and was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts in 2015 with Milwaukee.Estrada is 5-9 with a 4.84 in 20 starts. This will be his 271st career game and 182nd start. He has a 60-61 record with a 4.12 ERA since breaking into the majors in 2008 with the Washington Nationals.Estrada took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in an Aug. 4 start at Seattle before giving up a one-out double to Mitch Haniger. That was the only hit he allowed before being removed after issuing a walk to lead off the eighth.In his last start on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Estrada took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings, while striking out six.Estrada is 1-2 with a 3.26 ERA in three career starts against the Royals, allowing seven runs on 17 hits and five walks with 11 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings. He is 0-2 with a 3.29 ERA in two starts at Kauffman Stadium.Smith failed to make it out of the second inning in a 7-0 loss Friday to the St. Louis Cardinals. He permitted five runs on six hits, including homers to Matt Carpenter and Paul DeJong, and was pulled after 46 pitches in 1 2/3 innings.He is 1-1 with a 6.82 ERA in 16 home appearances, but has a 7.87 ERA in two Kauffman Stadium starts. He is going to be the bullpen.The Royals want to take a look at Lopez the final six weeks of the season."We want to see what we have," Royals manager Ned Yost said.He pointed out Lopez is coming off a good outing. In his last start for the Storm Chasers, Lopez pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while allowing three hits, walking one and striking out seven.The Blue Jays beat the Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night to even the series at 1-1. Toronto had scored only four runs in their previous four games. Kevin Pillar hit a two-run go-ahead homer with two out in the eighth. Danny Jansen hit a solo shot, his first big league home run in his second game.Blue Jays starter Ryan Borucki was pulled after four innings with a blister on his right foot, but is hopeful he would not miss his next start.The Blue Jays (54-65) are 11-13 since the All-Star break.The Royals lost for the 10th time in 12 games and are 2-6 on this homestand with two games remaining. They are 47 games below .500 at 36-83 with 43 games left.
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StubHubStubHubPadres' Erlin hopes to impress vs. Angels 14m ago• 2 min read SAN DIEGO -- Left-hander Robbie Erlin views himself as a starting pitcher.The question is, do the San Diego Padres?Clearly, the Padres are holding pitching auditions these days, and Erlin is one of the five starters in the rotation. But will he remain there when Eric Lauer comes off the disabled list and Bryan Mitchell returns from an assignment that is as much about rebuilding as rehabbing?And the Padres could also look at a couple other younger prospects over the final 40 games of the season.As for Erlin, the Padres like the 27-year-old who returned this season after having Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery in 2016. Thus far, however, they like him more as a reliever, where he has a 2.05 ERA in 27 appearances out of the Padres bullpen -- often as the long man.Wednesday night, he will be making his fifth start of the season as the host Padres attempt to avoid being swept by the Los Angeles Angels.After struggling in his first two starts -- 12 runs (11 earned) allowed on 14 hits in a total of seven innings -- Erlin has pitched very well in his last two starts. He has allowed five runs (three earned) on nine hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over 10 innings on the road against the Cubs and the Brewers.But Erlin wasn't exactly invited to make those starts. They came by way of injuries to Lauer and Luis Perdomo.However, opportunity is knocking. If Erlin can keep pitching better than the younger arms the Padres are auditioning -- Walker Lockett was returned to Triple-A El Paso after three ineffective starts and Tuesday's starter Brett Kennedy is 0-2 with an 11.00 ERA after his second major league outing Tuesday -- he could force the Padres to alter their thinking.Erlin will take a four-pitch mix -- sinker, four-seam fastball, changeup and slider -- into his first career outing against the Angels and 30th career start.The Angels will counter with right-hander Felix Pena on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Pena has faced the Padres once before, as a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2016 at Petco Park. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning.Overall, Erlin is 2-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 69 2/3 innings this season. He has allowed 30 runs (26 earned) on 61 hits and eight walks with 57 strikeouts. He has a 0.990felix penaWHIP and a .241 opponents' batting average.Pena is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA in 11 games (nine starts). He has worked 43 2/3 innings, allowing 24 runs on 44 hits and 17 walks for a 1.397 WHIP and a .256 opponents' batting average. Pena is 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA in three road starts this season compared with a 0-2 record and a 6.52 ERA in eight games (six starts) at Angels Stadium this season.He didn't figure in the decision in his last start against Oakland on Friday in Anaheim, when he gave up three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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StubHubStubHubGiants hope to complete sweep of Dodgers 22m ago• 3 min read LOS ANGELES -- A benches-clearing incident and another late-inning victory by the San Francisco Giants figures to add plenty of pep to Wednesday night's series finale at Dodger Stadium.The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig and the Giants' Nick Hundley did some arguing and a little shoving in the seventh inning Tuesday, with both players getting ejected. Each team then used some new-found energy to score runs in the final two innings, with the Giants pulling off a 2-1 victory.The starter in charge of leading the Giants toward a three-game sweep on Wednesday will be left-hander Derek Holland, who finally earned a victory last week after going winless over his previous 10 appearances, which included six starts and four relief appearances.Now Holland (6-8, 3.97 ERA) will try to win a game in consecutive appearances for the first time this year.Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu will train his focus on consecutive victories in due time. Wednesday will be his first appearance on the mound since May 2, when he lasted just 1 1/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ryu has been on the disabled list with a left groin strain.To accommodate Ryu in the rotation, the Dodgers orchestrated a pitching-staff shuffle, moving both Ross Stripling and Kenta Maeda to the bullpen. The double move also allowed Alex Wood to return to the rotation from the DL on Tuesday.Ryu does not figure to have a lot of time to ramp into his old form. He was 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA when he was injured, and more of the same will likely be expected as the Dodgers make a late-season playoff push. The club simply has too many starters at the ready if Ryu falters.A benefit to Ryu's return is that the presence of Stripling and Maeda in the bullpen will help a group that has been down on its luck in recent days. During the last four games of the Dodgers' current five-game losing streak, opponents have scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning against the bullpen.Manager Dave Roberts is keeping the faith when it comes to his relievers, who are operating without Kenley Jansen. The right-hander could be back by the end of August after experiencing an irregular heartbeat."Right now, the results haven't been there," Roberts said. "We're all frustrated." Holland was in the same position as Stripling and Maeda in July when his move to the bullpen happened. In order to accommodate the return of Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija, Holland drew the short straw and became a reliever despite a 3.26 ERA over his previous six starts.He is back to being a starter and ready to face a Dodgers team he has never beaten in four career starts. He is 0-3 against Los Angeles with a 6.38 ERA.Three of those starts came this season, and he is 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA against the Dodgers in those games. His most recent start against Los Angeles was on June 15, when he allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits in five innings and took the loss in a 3-2 Dodgers win.In more evidence of how fickle the win stat is for starting pitchers, his victory Friday came despite giving up more earned runs than he allowed in any of his previous 14 appearances. He gave up five runs (four earned) and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings, but got the win in the Giants' 13-10 victory over Pittsburgh."I can't say enough about what he's doing for us," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said about Holland, according to nbcsports.com. "His stuff is good and he's mixing it up well. He's been really good with his command and stuff." Ryu is 4-6 in 13 career starts against the Giants with a 3.36 ERA.
Game
Preview from The Associated
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