But the right-hander was promptly optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after the game. After running into trouble in the third inning, he rebounded to allow just two baserunners over his final three innings.
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“He took it well, professionally”, Mackanin said.
I will be attending the Tigers game tonight so because I’ll be leaving early, let’s get these picks in a bit sooner than usual.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Adam Morgan, right, walks…
Short on healthy starters and long on overworked bullpen horses, the Phillies used a strong start from Buchanan and some night-long passion to run a winning streak to four before 20,148 in Citizens Bank Park. “It’s kind of becoming a broken record”.
Karns also made an impact at the plate as he scored the game’s only run with a leadoff home run to start the third inning.
After shutting down the Rays to the tune of eight scoreless innings with five strikeouts on Sunday, Estrada now holds a 1.67 ERA over his last six outings with 27 strikeouts and 10 walks during that stretch.
Gutierrez’s opposite-field shot off Neftali Feliz (1-3) was the second grand slam of his career and the second pinch-hit grand slam in Mariners history.
Are there any signs of the Tampa Bay Rays breaking out? Tampa Bay’s James Loney stepped on the bag and fired home for the potential inning-ending doubleplay.
“I really wasn’t sure if it was going out”, Karns said. If you’re exclusively looking for wins the rest of the way, this isn’t the play for you.
Cesar Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a triple, double, two RBIs and a run scored. One of the best pitchers in college baseball in 2014, Nola spent four years at Louisiana State University, sweating out a stellar career in the thick heat deep south. Then Blanco beat out an infield single to score Galvis to make it 2-0. “I wanted to keep them off the board, and they got a three-spot”.
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, left, celebrates with catcher Cameron Rupp, …
Then after Nola, yes Nola, singled in the fifth for his first major league hit, Odubel Herrera grounded one to first… and didn’t run. But when pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer punched an RBI single to right to trim the Phils’ lead to 5-3, Mackanin called for Jake Diekman.
“There wasn’t a lane and run him over, ” Francoeur said. There’s no malicious intent.
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Tim Beckham, left, throws to first to…
Tampa Bay lost for the 10th time in its past 12 road games. Tended to by trainers for dehydration during the game, he was finally pulled after five innings. He walked as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Mackanin said his elbow has been bothering him, and he aggravated the injury with a hard throw from third in the sixth inning.
The Rays needed to make a move to bring Steven Souza off the DL, and Sizemore was the casualty.
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In fact, the home run by Karns was the first hit by an AL pitcher in over four years, since July 3, 2011, when Zach Britton homered for the Baltimore Orioles against the Atlanta Braves.
