It didn’t, and he calmly went to first base and then was knocked in on Chris Coghlan’s three-run triple. Nova never has faced the Cubs. Jaso is a former catcher with decent-not-great wheels, limited power, and a tendency to draw walks, so him hitting for the cycle against Jake Arrieta and the Cubs seems unlikely, to say the least. But Maddon is preparing his team for the postseason, deploying his relievers situationally, mixing and matching his regulars, pitching his starters. And here’s a really incredible nugget: Jaso is only the second player in baseball history to catch a flawless game (catching Felix Hernandez with the Mariners in 2013) and hit for the cycle. “Guys that don’t get a chance to play that often, they want to play and show what they’ve got”.
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The loss reduced the Pirates record to 77-80. Pittsburgh are 5-17 in their last 22 home games and the over is 11-4 in their last 15 Wednesday games while going 8-3-1 in their last 12 overall.
“I think it’s always important to have winning in play”, manager Clint Hurdle said.
But to win the World Series – and get the jewelry Lackey talks about – you still need some luck, good health and the guts to perform in those Big Boy Games. We had a goal to get to the playoffs. How that works out, time will tell.
In his most recent start, Taillon gave up three runs in five innings but didn’t get the decision as the Pirates came back to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – After playing one solid half for three straight games, the Chicago Bears are looking for a way to play a full four quarters. He retired the first two batters, but Rodriguez, Jaso and Freese doubled in succession, giving Jaso four RBIs in the game and the Pirates a 6-1 lead. Fowler followed with an RBI double off the wall in center.The start likely was the 39-year-old Vogelsong’s 13th and last of his 12th major league season, one in which he missed almost 2 1/2 months after being struck in the face by a Jordan Lyles fastball on April 27 against Colorado.
Gregory Polanco and Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs in the ninth.
Despite a career-high in doubles (24), Jaso saw his on-base percentage drop to.342 and was eventually supplanted at first base by a combination of prospect Josh Bell and utility-man Sean Rodriguez. This is due to Fox Sports picking this game up to be a nationally televised game. “It might not mean anything, but I’ve been on teams that have lost 100 games, so it’s kind of nice to be on the other end of the stick”.
Montero was adamant that his mentality is to win despite the fact that Cubs secured a playoff berth almost two weeks ago and that Maddon has used the subsequent time to rest his starters and employ his reserves to keep them sharp for the playoffs.
Cole will appeal the suspension.
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The fantastic Mets have lost three of those frontline starters – Matt Harvey (thoracic outlet syndrome), Jacob deGrom (nerve damage in his right elbow) and Steven Matz (bone spur in his left elbow) – and are still holding onto the first wild-card spot, which says something about this playoff field.
