“That’s a unsafe lineup so it was important to be around the plate and not put runners on with walks to start a rally”.
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The Dodgers, who lead the majors in batting average and slugging percentage since the All-Star Break, hit five doubles and used three Pittsburgh errors to win a game that did not see a 1-2-3 inning until the bottom of the eighth.
Joc Pederson: 3-for-5 with a homer, double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. The Giants lost 8-7 to Baltimore.
Kenley Jansen entered the game with two outs in the ninth with the tying run on deck and he promptly struck out Gregory Polanco for his 35th save of the season. “He gave us length today and that was huge”.
“This was a solid team win, Anderson had problems locating his pitches and we jumped on him”, said Harrison.
The Pirates, who had 10 hits to go with 11 walks, tied a franchise record by leaving 18 men on base. Meanwhile, the Dodgers scored in every inning from the first through the sixth.
“They were out there. We couldn’t get them in”, manager Clint Hurdle after an 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. “I don’t think we were doing anything but fight, scratch, claw our way back in the game by getting guys in”.
The Dodgers have been nearly impossibly injured when it comes to their starting rotation: Clayton Kershaw, Scott Kazmir, Alex Wood, Brandon McCarthy, Bud Norris, and Hyun-Jin Ryu, have all missed time this season for the Los Angeles starting rotation.
Andrew McCutchen singled on a 1-2 Stripling pitch bringing home the first run of this game.
A groin injury sidelined Hill for all of June as well so he has made just two big league starts since the end of May, discounting the five-pitch effort. “Be the boy in the bubble or something?’ It’s crappy, but the small silver lining was that I got out there, not for very long, but hopefully I’ll come in [Monday], feel better and pitch better next time”. I’ve done everything I can to get out there and get ready. “I need to take some time and get the body right. Whatever that takes, however long it takes”.
Felipe Rivero pitched the seventh inning allowing a hit but striking out two Dodgers.
McCarthy was forced from his start after 1 2/3 innings on Saturday with right hip stiffness.
The Dodgers have their starting pitchers set for Tuesday and Wednesday when they begin a seven-game trip in Philadelphia, but have holes to fill after that.
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brock Stewart throws to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles.
Urias put down a sacrifice bunt to first baseman John Jaso, and Howie Kendrick broke home from third. Cervelli returned to the lineup after missing two games with left wrist discomfort. Los Angeles 3B Justin Turner missed his second consecutive game with a bruised hand, but Roberts does not feel he is a candidate for the disabled list.
Right-hander Bud Norris (strained back muscle) made a rehab start with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday night. He walked five batters in each of his starts against the Colorado Rockies (Aug. 2), the Boston Red Sox (Sunday) and the Pirates. The 23-year-old rookie made his Major League Baseball debut (5IP/3ER) against the Dodgers on June 26, outdueling Clayton Kershaw in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 victory.
Mets 3, Padres 2 • Wilmer Flores drove in the winning run when rookie second baseman Ryan Schimpf made a wild throw to home plate in the 11th, and host NY brushed off two stunning homers to stop a four-game slide.
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Anderson made his first start of the season for Los Angeles after spending 4 1/2 months rehabbing from arthroscopic back surgery to fix a bulging disk in March. It explains why McCarthy has gone from a promising return (two scoreless outings in his first three starts) to a suspect one.
