Those are the teams the Cardinals need to win in order to establish themselves as the clear front-runners of the National League Central.
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Kang lined two hits into left field Friday, including a single vs. Cardinals starter Lance Lynn in the third to drive in Gregory Polanco to tie the score at 2-2.
After Neil Walker had singled in the home half of the 14th, it was time for Andrew McCutchen to seize the victory.
CLEVELAND – Oakland scored three runs in the eighth inning and snapped its three-game losing streak while ending Cleveland’s four-game winning streak.
Rays 3, Astros 1: Brandon Guyer homered and Tampa Bay beat Houston.
With the Brewers leading 2-0 and with two outs in the seventh, replacement third baseman Hernan Perez misfielded an Alex Guerrero grounder, allowing the Dodgers to get a man on base.
Twins 8, Tigers 6: Brian Dozier hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to cap a seven-run rally and give Minnesota the win.
Walker: “In that particular instance when the ball’s hit like that, the ball moved a lot off of Jordy’s bat from left to right”.
The Pirates have won 10 of 12 to reduce that deficit to 3 1/2 games, the smallest it’s been since May 24. This is just Martinez’ third season, and the first in which he has pitched over 100 innings and posted a sub-4.00 ERA. 301 with seven homers and 31 RBIs for the AL Central leaders.
All-Star Dee Gordon stole three bases, scored both runs, and broke the Marlins record for hits before the All-Star break with 119. The upcoming four-game series beginning on Thursday is crucial for both teams and could impact the hunt for October.
The 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place Tuesday night at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.
Martinez and Moustakas will be making their first appearances at the event, and it may only be the first of a few to come in the future.
Burnett has a 1.66 ERA in his last six starts. Tulowitzki’s RBI put the Rockies ahead 4-0 in the second inning.
Nationals manager Matt Williams said Max Scherzer will pitch on Sunday, and he will not be allowed to pitch in the All-Star Game. Mercer, instead of worrying about Wong, turned his attention to Carpenter, who had reversed his field, and fired to third baseman Kang, who tried to tag a diving Carpenter.
He received a platelet-rich plasma injection and will not throw for three weeks before getting examined again.
The deal includes a $24 million player option for 2016-17, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because James has not yet signed the contract. “We’re going to see greatness from him for years to come”. Martinez has the best ERA of any of the pitchers and the best WAR, a stat useful in comparing pitchers and hitters, of any of the five NL players.
Randal Grichuk is 10 for 24 in his last seven games against Pittsburgh.
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Game One at PNC Park, Carlos Martinez holds the Pirates scoreless through 7.1 innings. He was the 2nd overall pick of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. The 28-year old has agreed to a four-year deal worth $60 million. 249 average last season. Otherwise he’s struck out four or five in each of his outings.
