And as I’ve said in the past, the pitchers are in the lineup also.
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Jimenez yielded four earned runs over 12 2-3 innings in consecutive road wins over Toronto and the New York Yankees before permitting four in five innings without receiving a decision against Boston Tuesday. “He’s better, which is encouraging”, manager Buck Showalter said of Jones. “That’s a little bit more than you want to”. He matched his career-high with 12 strikeouts in a 12-2 win over the Phillies last Wednesday. That’s why even though the math says Baltimore is alive, the probability of another playoff appearance is less than one percent. Since the Orioles and Nationals shared a common day off Thursday, the game was rescheduled for then instead of a doubleheader on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Starling Marte points to Aramis Ramirez after he singled to drive in Marte against the Colorado Rockies in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, September 21, 2015, in Denver. Davis ended up at second base, and he later scored on Steve Pearce’s RBI-double.
Harper got three free passes that upped his season total to 118, passing Adam Dunn’s mark of 116 in 2009.
Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 0 – Robbie Ray pitched six innings of three-hit ball, A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the seventh, and Arizona won in Los Angeles.
Gonzalez takes the mound tonight after going 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA over his last three starts.
Washington pulled to within 2-1 in the fourth as first baseman Clint Robinson scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Lobaton.
The Orioles have committed the fewest errors in the majors, but they picked up two in the fourth. That allowed Machado to score (with a semi-dramatic play at the plate), and gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead.
“They’re playing”, Williams said.
“We’ve seen what he can do when healthy, and it’s pretty special”, Williams said. RHP Jordan Zimmermann could have been moved ahead of RHP Tanner Roark to pitch Thursday’s makeup game with Baltimore on normal rest, but has a stiff neck and will pitch Friday as planned.
The Nationals’ 2005 first-round draft pick has battled several injuries in his career, including a hamstring issue previous year that forced him into an exclusive pinch-hitting role in the postseason.
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Lackey (13-9) allowed only a first-inning homer by Jay Bruce during his 16th quality start in 16 outings at Busch Stadium.
