He was a first-round pick by the Royals in 2014 out of TCU and pitched as a reliever in the World Series later that season. Philadelphia won the last two games of the three-game series after an 0-4 start. The Orioles improved to 6-0 and remain the lone unbeaten team in the major leagues. After a 108 year championship drought, the last thing Cubs fans need is an excuse and they just got one.
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REDS 2, PIRATES 1 Jay Bruce hit an RBI triple in the ninth inning and host Cincinnati capped a strong season-opening homestand, beating Pittsburgh. If you decide to knock one back, there’s no shame in asking for an Old Style chaser. The Braves (0-5) also lost right-hander Dan Winkler, who suffered a fractured right elbow while throwing a pitch in the seventh.
Meanwhile, Giancarlo Stanton homered to cap a seven-run second inning against Steven Matz as Miami handed the touted rookie his first regular-season loss, 10-3.
The blooper into short center scored Anthony Rendon, who singled for his third hit of the game, and went to third on a double by Bryce Harper.
Joey Votto went 2-for-4 for the Reds (5-2). “When someone’s hitting, we’re all in the box with him”.But this is a good team and as has been discussed elsewhere, they do have the depth to deal with an injury like this.ATHLETICS 2, MARINERS 1: Coco Crisp hit a two-out homer in the 10th inning to help Oakland overcome a dominant outing from Seattle ace Felix Hernandez and beat Mariners at Seattle to sweep the three-game series.
Chris Young (0-2) allowed nine hits and six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Much was made over the implications of the offseason removal of the ball-turned-postseason relic, which traveled 419 feet in giving the Cubs a 6-4 lead in their eventual Game 4 win over the Cardinals.
Chris Narveson (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out two in relief. The southpaw was ultimately charged with two runs on one hit and five walks, while striking out five. He gave up eight hits and struck out six without issuing a walk.
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Finnegan turned the ball over to Caleb Cotham, who issued a walk to load the bases and was promptly removed in favor of Tony Cingrani. Keuchel (1-1) left with two outs in the sixth with a career high-tying six walks, including an intentional pass to Ryan Braun in the fourth.
