Martinez was at it again on Thursday night, pitching seven and one-third innings while giving up no runs in a 4-1 St. Louis win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jh.Peralta singled to left.
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A pair of two-run singles by Matt Carpenter and Yadier Molina were also key in the win, but let’s be real.
With their fifth victory in seven games, the Mets ensured they would reach the All-Star break with a winning record. Mark Reynolds was the next man up when Adams went down and he’s hitting.
Kang and Pedro Alvarez had RBI singles in the eighth for the Pirates, who have won seven of eight and 10 of 12.
Martinez and Moustakas will be making their first appearances at the event, and it may only be the first of a few to come in the future. “And then you start looking a little bit further… for the majority of the season, Matt Carpenter was one of the best players in the league”.
The Pirates scored in the first when Walker scored on Mercer’s fourteenth double of the season. Two outs later, Eric Campbell coaxed a walk.
The Miami Marlins will recall left-handed pitcher Adam Conley from Triple-A New Orleans to make his first major league start today against Cincinnati. So, you can’t prove intent, but certainly was a good spot for Jhonny [Peralta] to be in to be able to step on the bag and turn two.
Valencia hit a three-run blast to straightaway center field in the ninth off Brandon Finnegan.
In the all-Chicago matchup, the White Sox beat the Cubs 1-0 with J.B.
“That ball wasn’t hit that hard”.
Troy Tulowitzki now has the longest hitting streak in the majors this year, making it 21 straight games by going 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in Colorado’s 5-3 win over Atlanta.
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota pounded out 16 hits and overcame a shaky outing from right-hander Phil Hughes. He has given up one run or less in four of his last five starts, a stretch in which he has a 1.97 ERA and has struck out 38 batters in 32 innings. The Pirates have 10 home runs this month to the Cardinals’ four, 28 extra-base hits to the Cardinals’ 18.
The Pirates didn’t score until Andrew McCutchen homered in the ninth. Host #VoteMoose parties where you gather 3 or more people to text “A5” to 89269 or go to www.kcroyals.com/vote to #VoteMoose. If everyone could pitch and hit with power, here’s guessing they probably would.
The biggest drag on the offense has been across from Kang, on the right side of the field.
BALTIMORE – Danny Espinosa hit a three-run homer as a part of a four-run sixth inning that helped Washington beat Baltimore. Zimmermann, whose wife gave birth to a baby girl Friday morning, allowed two homers and four runs and nine hits.
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On the opposite end of the spectrum for the Pirates this year, we have seen some dismal play from outfielder Gregory Polanco at times, but Reynolds cautions patience with the Pirates youngster.
