Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw will start Friday at Miami after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a herniated disk. He still ranks among the NL leaders with an 11-2 record, 1.79 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, three shutouts and an historically good 16.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio (145 strikeouts and nine walks in 121 innings). He struck out just two batters while walking four in the process.
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Puig’s homer was his first with Los Angeles since the Fourth of July against Baltimore and the fans appreciated his efforts by honoring him with a standing ovation as he crossed home plate.
“They were really happy”, he said. Like the Rays, a first-place finish is out of sight for the Mets, but they still stand an excellent chance of overtaking the Cardinals to secure a postseason berth. “I hit it pretty high so I was more concerned with if it was fair or foul”.
LOS ANGELES: The Dodgers are calling up De Leon from Triple-A Oklahoma City to make his major league debut.
Following his Saturday outing, Kershaw said, “I think I’m pitching in four or five days”.
Scully, the 88-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster, is retiring at season’s end after a record 67 years in the Dodgers’ booth. He struck out the side in the sixth to finish with a flourish. “That’s how he pitches – attacking hitters, pounding the strike zone”.
“That was the inning I executed all my pitches”, he said, “so I was excited”.
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The 24-year-old was taken in the 24th-round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
De Leon fielded the ball but made a wild throw past first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, allowing Amarista to score.
The presence of Clayton Kershaw also helps to provide some sense of stability for a Dodgers rotation that has dealt with an nearly incomprehensible amount of injuries this season. He was promoted to Class-AA Tulsa past year. It helps that it’s September, and we’ve got a lot of guys out there in the bullpen.
In his debut, JDL went six innings (86 pitches) and allowed four runs, all earned. Toronto’s offense has taken three losses in the last five games, averaging just 4.2 runs per game behind some solid starts from the rotation.
Roberts was asked who his favorite Puerto Rican player is.
“He’s swinging too hard when we need to put the ball in play”, Washington manager Dusty Baker said.
Assuming the Dodgers are able to get by their first-round opponent (as the standings now sit, the Dodgers would square off against the Washington Nationals in the NLDS, with the Cubs playing the victor of the wild-card game), their chances of bouncing the Cubs depend heavily on stealing at least one game when Jake Arrieta is on the mound.
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“It’s going to be my dream”, he said.
