He called that “unacceptable”, saying that his emotions had gotten the better of him after repeatedly answering the same questions about his struggles.
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White Sox: CF Austin Jackson was unavailable again because of pain in his left foot caused by turf toe or something similar, manager Robin Ventura said, adding he doesn’t think the injury will require a trip to the disabled list.
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This career-long history of professional success, combined with still-shimmering velocity numbers, only made it more befuddling that Harvey Day had transformed into Harvey Watch, a weekly referendum on whether he should be yanked from the starting rotation or if he would break out of this inexplicable funk. For the time being, expect Flores and Eric Campbell to split time at the hot corner.
The New York Mets right-hander struggled through his first 10 starts and both Harvey and Terry Collins cautiously described it as just a “first step” back.
Robles has served up four home runs in his past two outings.
The staggering part about Harvey’s woes was that Mets fans had never seen him be anything other than consistently brilliant. “He got what he deserved today”. “That was certainly what he did”. They’re also 4-1 in their last five games versus American League Central opponents, are 4-1 in their last five interleague games, and are 20-6 in their last 26 games versus a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. So when Harvey walked into the jaws of a meltdown in the seventh inning, issuing a leadoff walk to Adam Eaton followed by Jose Abreu’s single to left, the prophecy of failure already was being broadcast in the Dark Knight’s head.
CHICAGO (AP) – Travis Wood and three other relievers combined for seven ideal innings after starter Jason Hammel left with cramps, and Chicago held Los Angeles to one hit in a victory.
That came on Monday, and Harvey answered the bell in a big way. Melky Cabrera laid down a flawless sacrifice bunt, and suddenly Chicago had men in scoring position with one out for the incredibly risky Todd Frazier. “This was as bad of a series as you could possibly have, and there’s still no doubt in our minds that we’re going to push through this and figure it out and find a way to get back and win some ballgames”.
The former ace stopped speaking to the media in the process, repeatedly declining interview requests following the embarrassing blowout against Washington last Tuesday.
Quintana has lost his last four starts, during which Chicago has scored three runs with him on the mound.
The White Sox have lost 15 of 19 and are now only sit two games above.500.
“When we were winning, it seemed like a different guy every day”, third baseman Todd Frazier said.
“I don’t think he gave up any runs”, Sale said.
“This isn’t going to really mean anything unless I continue this”, Harvey said. He feels good about the way it went.
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The next test for Harvey will be this weekend in Miami. Would Harvey, in a scoreless game, lose his composure and make a couple of mistakes against a risky American League lineup? The Citi Field crowd gave the Dark Knight a nice hand; his abbreviated flawless game was growing in legitimacy up to that point.
