“And that’s cool. I’m not going to make an excuse why I did what I did. Next time, I will be better and will be in my spot”. “Definitely have to go watch some more video and see how everybody likes to work”. The right-hander was coming off a poor performance against Colorado, allowing a season-high 10 runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings of an 11-4 loss. Quintana (11-9) allowed a run and five hits and struck out eight.
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Kenley Jansen pitched a ideal ninth for his 38th save a day after allowing a run on a wild pitch in the ninth in a 6-4, 10-inning loss. Maddon said. “We beat up on the Mets during the season, we go (into the playoffs) and we can’t even touch them”. “We battled against the best team in baseball and found a way to win ballgames”.
Los Angeles secured their MLB-leading 13th shutout of the season and survived a six-game homestand against two of the top teams in baseball in the Cubs and Giants.
It became hard to hear Bryant inside the visiting clubhouse, because teammates chanted “MVP!” and sung along with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre as “Nuthin But a G Thang” played on the sound system.
San Diego’s Clayton Richard pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Padres past Miami 1-0. Aroldis Chapman struck out two in the 10th to earn his 10th save. Stewart is 0-2 and has allowed 14 runs on 16 hits including five homers in nine frames.
Pressed into duty like so numerous Los Angeles youngsters have been in 2016 due to injury, at 24 years old, Stewart now has his first big league hit.
Cubs fans in Chicago will get a brief chance to hear famed Dodgers announcer Vin Scully wax poetic.
The Dodgers led 3-1 in the fourth when a run scored when Howie Kendrick grounded into a double play.
Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead in the third on RBI singles by Chase Utley and Justin Turner.
Angels 3, Tigers 2 • Kaleb Cowart hit his second career home run and C.J. Cron added an RBI single as Los Angeles won at Detroit.
Mets 12, Phillies 1: Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run homer, Kelly Johnson had a pinch-hit grand slam and Noah Syndergaard pitched two-hit ball over seven innings for NY. Chad Bettis (10-7, 5.29) starts against the Nats for the second time this month – he allowed two runs in three innings on August 16.
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Trevor Cahill leaves the field during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. That small sample size has been deceiving, however, as he has dominated three separate levels of the minor leagues this season, going 9-3 with a 1.68 ERA in 20 starts. Louis Coleman (right shoulder fatigue) is on rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City and has tossed scoreless innings in three rehab games there and with the rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers.
On his fourth pitch of the game, Hammel served up an 85 miles per hour slider to Corey Seager that he crushed to center field, tying the game up at one. Then with two out, Heyward hit a low line drive that first baseman Gonzalez lunged to his right to catch. Next he will face hitters. Soler starts in right field while Ben Zobrist plays left field behind Jason Hammel.
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Closer Kenley Jansen pitched a ideal ninth inning with one strikeout for this 39th save, ensuring that the Dodgers would remain two games ahead of the second-place San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
