SAN FRANCISCO — After seven games as a San Francisco Giant, center fielder Juan Perez already leads the team in outfield assists.
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MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins were savoring a rare victory, thanks to pitcher Jose Fernandez’s latest gem. A team official attempted to engage the rookie in a discussion as highlights of his performance began showing on the clubhouse television.
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(Reuters) – Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 triumph against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Scherzer blew through the Orioles line-up with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run in six innings, as he drew level with St Louis pitcher Adam Wainright (10-3) on 10 wins for the campaign. He is, however, the first starter to open a season 10-0 since Roger Clemens completed the feat for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1997. …
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Matheny not amazed by Molina’s numbers
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After winning three games in a row heading into Sunday‘s action at Citi Field, the Chicago Cubs paid the price for their success as regular closer Kevin Gregg needed a day off. That meant manager Dale Sveum had to find a different reliever to protect a 3-0 ninth inning lead and a victory for starter Matt Garza, so he turned to former closer Carlos Marmol.
That proved to be a very bad idea.
The first batter Marmol saw was former teammate Marlon Byrd. He promptly homered to spoil the shutout and make things interesting. Marmol then walked Lucas Duda and allowed a single to John Buck to put the tying runs on base. See where this is headed? Chicago Tribune Cubs reporter Paul Sullivan sure seemed to.
Walk to Duda. Visit from Bosio. Think you know this one by heart.
— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) June 16, 2013
Next, Mets skipper Terry Collins actually attempted to do Marmol a favor by having Omar Quintanilla sacrifice the runners into scoring position, but the erratic right-hander would have none of it. On his 1-1 pitch to the recently recalled Kirk Nieuwenhuis, he gave it all away on a walk-off three-run homer .
It was a no doubter, by the way, off the facing of the upper deck. Mets win 4-3.
Predictable? Perhaps. But certainly no less brutal.
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COMMENTARY | The St. Louis Cardinals own baseball’s best record and look to be the most well-rounded team in all of MLB. There are several reasons why the team is the best in baseball.
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MIAMI — St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn didn’t have much on Saturday — unless you count the support he received from the best offense in the National League and an airtight bullpen.
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Frustrated by a lack of playing time and multiple efforts to be released from his contract, Miguel Olivo walked out on the Marlins during last night’s game against the Cardinals. As a result, he was placed on the restricted list today without pay. Olivo opened the season as a backup to Rob Brantly, but he…
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Friday night was a thrilling night for baseball in the state of Ohio.
We’ll start in Cincinnati where the Reds played host to the Milwaukee Brewers in a low-scoring division battle. Starting pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Kyle Lohse weren’t exactly dominant throughout — especially Arroyo, who allowed 12 hits in seven innings — but kept the opponents off the board and their teams in the game. That type of game would end up benefiting Milwaukee as they received a game-tying home run from Martin Maldonado in the eighth that ultimately sent us to our 111th extra-inning game this season .
Once there, a familiar hero emerged for the hometown Reds as outfielder Jay Bruce connected for his fifth career game-ending home run .
”I told somebody earlier it never gets old,” said Bruce, who has 11 homers. ”I hit homers, but walk-offs are completely different. They’re a little sweeter, especially this one because of yesterday.”
In case you’re wondering what yesterday means, the Reds dropped a tough one to Chicago Cubs in 14 innings at Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon. A second straight gut punch would have been a lousy feeling, but Bruce made sure that didn’t happen with his latest walk-off. Reds win it 4-3 .
Meanwhile, in Cleveland: Not long before Bruce’s game-ending blast, fans at Progressive Field in Cleveland were also going crazy as their Indians pulled out a 2-1 win over the visiting Washington Nationals. Tied at one entering the bottom of the ninth, Drew Stubbs reached with a one out single. Michael Bourn followed with a single of his own, allowing Stubbs to advance to third. After Bourn stole second to take the double play out of order, Jason Kipnis pulled one hard on the ground that first baseman Adam LaRoche fielded cleanly and came up firing to home. It was a bang-bang play at the plate — literally and figuratively — but Stubbs, who was off immediately on contact, got in ahead of the tag.
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COMMENTARY | About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth. These magnificent creatures came in all different shapes and sizes, were mostly carnivores or herbivores, and as suggested by the film “Jurassic Park” would probably not have meshed well with modern-day humans. But due to a dramatic shift in their environmental surroundings, these native animals went extinct.
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