Teams usually don’t call opposing pitchers on it because their pitchers are doing it too.
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Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6) will look to continue his string of solid outings Sunday in the finale of the three-game series with the Astros. The 3.4 runs that Houston’s pitchers allow per home game makes them the top AL staff at home.
Zack Greinke allowed a home run to Luis Valbuena in the second inning, giving Houston a 2-0 lead, but then recovered to retire his next 11 batters faced.
Rollins’ single in the fourth inning ended the Dodgers’ streak of 13 innings without a hit.
Jansen, who has converted 24 of 26 save opportunities this season, isn’t anxious about the bullpen despite its recent struggles.
Marwin Gonzalez hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth scoring Carlos Correa, and tying the game at 2-2. Maybe I got Charley Steiner’d, but it definitely didn’t look like a homer off the bat.
Luke Gregerson gets the win on the mound as he shut down the Dodgers in the 10 inning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers remain in first place in the NL West, though they have dropped a season-high five straight games.
Going into this season, Mike Fiers was known more than anything for throwing the fastball that shattered Giancarlo Stantons face. In his three starts with the Astros, Fiers has gone 1-0 with a 0.43 ERA (1ER/21IP) and 19 strikeouts.
“I can’t say we hit a bunch of balls on the nose”, Mattingly said. I dont think hed want to hurt anybody. So, there’s a sense of urgency.
“It feels like we’re not swinging the bats great right now”, Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said.
2B Chase Utley recorded his first hit with the Dodgers on a ground-rule double to right field in the fifth inning.
Right-hander Kendall Graveman pitched six shutout innings, while first baseman Mark Canha hit a three-run triple in a seven-run, seventh-inning rally, leading the Oakland A’s to victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. McCullers hasn’t pitched since August. 18 against Arkansas. Ellis double, passed ball and wild pitch.
Fiers, who threw 134 pitches in the Astros’ 3-0 victory, was acquired last month from the Milwaukee Brewers before the trade deadline.
Gomez reached third on a sacrifice fly before ending the inning when he was caught trying to steal home.
During this undefeated stretch, Kershaw has not yielded a run in five starts, recorded two complete games and struck out 72 while walking seven.
Gomez almost tied the game in the eighth inning, but a towering would-be solo shot off Kershaw hooked just wide of the foul pole in left field.
The Dodgers are 16-5 in their last 21 during game 3 of a series and 36-17 in Kershaws last 53 starts.
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Greinke allowed just three hits and three runs while striking out five with no walks. It was also Houston’s first no-hitter since June 2003, in which they needed six players (Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel, and Billy Wagner) to achieve the feat against the New York Yankees at the Yankee Stadium. Feldman is 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA in six starts since a stint on the disabled list after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
