“We’re not out of any game”.
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Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2: Kris Bryant doubled twice and Ben Zobrist had three hits as Chicago jumped on Arizona ace Zack Greinke for three runs in the first to drop him to 0-2.
“Great series”, Bochy insisted.
GIANTS: 1B Brandon Belt, 27, agreed to a $72.8 million, five-year contract that starts in 2017. After the first inning Sunday, Cueto got a taste of that optimism. “You just have to keep your head up and keep battling, and thankfully the hitters came out and supported me”.
Good news: Matt Kemp leads the team with nine hits, three home runs and 10 runs batted in to go along with a. 360 batting average.
Hunter Pence’s sacrifice fly later in the sixth inning scored Panik to increase the San Francisco lead to 9-6 and completed the scoring.
Astros 6, Brewers 4: Colby Rasmus hit two home runs and a sacrifice fly. “They’re a tough group”.
Adding to the indignity, Cueto slipped while running to back up home on Justin Turner’s RBI single, tweaking his lower back and knee.
“At that point in time, it’s a flawless situation to bring your closer into the game”, Kluber said. “There’s some good mojo in this clubhouse”. “It’s cool to know I had a bunch of them, but that’s not what’s on my mind”.
Stripling went 7⅓ innings, then left after his 100th pitch on a rainy Friday night. After pelting leadoff hitter Chase Utley in the leg, Cueto allowed five hits and five runs.
Bumgarner allowed 1 run and 6 hits in 6 innings with one walk.
The second home run was exactly that – the second home run of backup infielder Ehire Adrianza’s career (first since 2013). Clayton Kershaw was efficient, allowing only four hits and needing just 91 pitches in his eight innings, walking one and striking out five.
Second baseman Joe Panik had the go-ahead hit in the sixth and credited Cueto for keeping this one respectable. Posey said that made a big difference, and Cueto settled into an easy groove.
In May, Kluber had a chance to beat the single-game strikeout record of 20 – held by Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson – when he had 18 against the Cardinals entering the ninth inning of a 2-0 game.
Closer Kenley Jansen pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the 10th for his second save.
Thompson had two hits for the Dodgers (4-3), who had opened the season with three consecutive shutout wins over the San Diego Padres before surrendering a total of 26 runs to the Giants.
Stripling’s feelings weren’t hurt, even though the Dodgers eventually lost the game.
“I thought it was important that we answered back”. They play every pitch and play every inning.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Eugenio Suarez drove in three runs with a single and a homer, and ace-by-default Raisel Iglesias made another solid start as Cincinnati handed Pittsburgh its firt loss.
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As we saw in last season’s postseason appearance and opening series against the New York Mets, a lack of offense kept the team from winning key games no matter how good Kershaw – or any other pitcher on the mound for that matter – delivered on a nightly basis. After having run out of healthy outfielders during Saturday’s 10-inning win over the Giants, the Dodgers acquired INF/OF Zach Walters and OF James Ramsey from the Cleveland Indians for cash. 2B Micah Johnson was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, arrived from a delayed flight late in the game and immediately played. Naturally, the reaction to this move ran the gamut from from shock and disappointment on one end and schadenfreude on the other end.
