Yankees at Orioles, September 2-4 – The Yankees’ chance of winning the American League East are slim as they are in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the division-leading Blue Jays and also 5.5 in back of the Red Sox.
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Jimenez lasted one-third of an inning when he last started against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 12.
“He’s been unbelievable”, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said about Grilli.
“I was in shock when it happened and I was happy two minutes later because I was coming to an organization where I feel really comfortable and to a group of guys that I have good relationships with”, said Navarro, who hit.210 with six home runs and 32 RBI in 85 games with Chicago.
BALTIMORE (AP) – Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter considered taking Matt Wieters out of the game after the catcher took a hard foul ball off his mask in the fifth inning.
Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista hit home runs and Marco Estrada allowed just one run over seven-plus innings to help the Blue Jays post a fourth straight win.
The Orioles have dropped four of five and not only are facing their largest deficit in the division this season, but they dropped two games behind the second-place Red Sox in the East. Shortstop J.J. Hardy had two of Baltimore’s four hits Monday, matching his total from his previous eight games combined. After losing the opener 5-1, the Orioles will look to gain more ground in the series finale Wednesday.
PROGRESS FOR KERSHAW: Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took a big step toward a return by throwing two solid innings during a simulated game at Dodger Stadium. “We just got to play ball games”. “We’ll bounce back tomorrow but, shoot, he’s been fantastic”.
Despite a sore left hamstring Saunders would continue that dominance with a double and a two-run homer in the seventh that tied the game 3-3. Zach Britton recorded his 39th save of the season out of 39 attempts, staying ideal on the season.
RED SOX 9, RAYS 4: In Boston, Rick Porcello became the majors’ first 18-game victor and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings to lead Boston. That ended Grilli’s streak of 13 games (13 innings) without allowing a run.
“I was able to locate a little better”, Estrada said. It was deflating and a tough way to see Ubaldo’s night go, but I don’t think it made his ruined his game. The Minnesota Twins don’t represent the most formidable of opponents, but they came to play and that showed in the overall tightness of the three-game series. “I gave us what I had tonight, which wasn’t a ton but it was enough to keep us in the ballgame”.
The Orioles fell behind early but rode fifth-inning homers from Manny Machado and Steve Pearce to a 3-1 lead.
Baltimore’s Pedro Alvarez, who got a rare start against a left-hander, managed two hits against Happ and is 6 for 12 in his career against him.
Happ worked 6.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits and two walks, burned by the two home runs. “I made some good pitches and he laid off them”.
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The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the second on a two-out, RBI single by Kevin Pillar. In his 25 games and 17-4 record this year, Happ holds a 3.19 ERA with a 1.15 WHIP in 155.1 innings.
