Glasnow allowed two runs – one earned – and four hits in three-plus innings with three walks and two strikeouts. “Obviously, he wasn’t at his best, but he kept us in the game”. Pitching despite a bone spur in his elbow, he had been 0-5 in his past nine starts with an ERA of 4.73 (see full recap).
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“That’s just a matter of finishing at-bats”, Velasquez said.
With a runner at first and two out in the second, Ramiro Pena lofted a double to the left-center gap.
“Cesar came through for us”, Mackanin said of the three-hit afternoon by his second baseman.
Pirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) played catch before the game after leaving his rehab start Wednesday with Indianapolis after four innings because of a stiff neck.
Odubel Herrera had his second straight three-hit game for the Phillies after going 4 for 41 in his previous 11 games. It was his fourth home run as a professional after starting his career in 2013. Frazier’s homer made a victor of Pirates’ reliever Neftali Feliz, who is 4-0.
-There was a one-hour, 32-minute rain delay in the eighth inning.
“For the umpire to give a warning takes away your chance to show Jean you’re behind him”, Hale said. We talk about it with our pitchers.
Phillies: Franco replaced Blanco at third base.
The Pirates this morning placed right-hander Tyler Glasnow, the organization’s top prospect, on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder discomfort.
DeShields homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday. It was his first action since being removed from Friday’s game after being hit by a pitch in his wrist.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Arizona manager Chip Hale warned other teams on Saturday about plunking Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Jean Segura, who took exception to the latest pitch that hit him. Concussion tests done Saturday night and before the game Sunday were negative. In his last three starts, he has pitched six innings without walking a batter. The win pushed them to 51-47, two games back of the second NL Wild Card.
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-Pirates starters Jung Ho Kang, Francisco Cervelli, Andrew McCutchen, and Jordy Mercer were rested to combine with a day off Monday, although Kang and Mercer did come in as defensive replacements. The Pirates have rearranged their starting rotation to keep Liriano and Gerrit Cole on as close to five days of rest as possible during a stretch where they have four days off in a three-week span.
