Mired in fourth place in the AL Central, Detroit dealt starter David Price to Toronto and closer Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh the day before the non-waiver trade deadline.
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Houston Astros’ Lance McCullers delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Houston.
The Los Angeles Angels were unable to overcome a tough start by C.J. Wilson on Tuesday night against the Houston Astros.
Marco Estrada (8-6) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 2-3 innings. Rookie Kyle Schwarber added an RBI single in the ninth for the Cubs, who won for the third time in four games to climb within two games of San Francisco for the final NL wild-card berth.
“It is a weight off my shoulders”, Singleton said. 171 over 15 games and sporadic at-bats. “It was tough missing the first two games, but today is a new day, and I’m in there”. “I can take a deep breath after tonight’s game”. “Just got to keep it up”.
Tuivailala is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA and didn’t allow a run in his last eight appearances covering eight innings, with seven strikeouts in that span. McCullers logged seven innings and needed just 99 pitches to do so, allowing one run on five hits without issuing a walk in a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Still, manager Mike Scioscia isn’t using his absence as an excuse. What some fail to realize is that in addition to a strong team, what makes the Royals so great is their lights out bullpen. He had good stuff tonight. “That’s exactly what we were hoping to get out of him, to have another arm like that in our rotation is going to be huge”.
Trout remained in the game, lining a single to left in the fifth, crushing a grand slam to right field in the sixth and singling to center in the eighth. He was playing third base for the first time since 2011 because Carlos Correa took over at shortstop while he was injured.
Houston’s Altuve had an RBI single in the second, drove in two runs in the fourth inning and tacked on another two with a double in a four-run sixth to make it 10-5.
“He’s a special guy, he’s gifted”, Trout said. He became the first Cubs pitcher to strike out 14 since Mark Prior had 16 on September 30, 2004.
While the Yankees have been hot, the Blue Jays might be even hotter as the team elected to trade Jose Reye and prospects to the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
The momentum shift dovetailed nicely with McCullers’ efficiency.
“This has been a fun run so far to get to this point”, manager A.J. Hinch said.
“We’ve continued to fight on and prove that we deserve to be here”, Castro said. DeJesus is expected to fill in center field for Trout in Wednesday’s game against the Astros, while Murphy will play in left field. He has been a revelation since making his debut, going 5-3 with a 2.48 ERA over 13 starts. Trout was available as a defensive replacement but did not participate in batting practice. Outfielder Matt Joycewas placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list after colliding with Erick Aybar on Sunday.
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Lowrie hasn’t played since April 27 because of a torn ligament in his right thumb.
