NEW YORK (AP) – Curtis Granderson and Kelly Johnson each homered and drove in three runs, powering the New York Mets to a rout of the Colorado Rockies that completed a four-game sweep Thursday. “It was the first time I didn’t have my split and I don’t think the slider was good”. “That’s what’s important”.
Since acquiring lefthander David Price for three lefthanded pitching prospects, the 29-year-old has stabilized the rotation.
Still, starter R.A. Dickey cautioned against any premature celebrations. “I get some comments on the street too”.
The UNDER is 10-2-1 in the past 13 series meetings while the low side has cashed in 33 of Toronto’s past 59 games. Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Neil Walker started the outburst with a triple and ended it with a first-pitch RBI single off reliever Tyler Lyons.
“It was one of those games”, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “He deserved that”.
Minnesota will head to Ohio to start a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians starting Friday night with Mike Pelfrey (5-7) taking the mound for the Twins against Cody Anderson (2-3) at 6:10 p.m. “The way they hit the ball is just unbelievable”.
In their 10-game winning streak, the Jays haven’t allowed more than three earned runs per game. “But it’s a very professional team in there, guys are really focused now”. Others will point to a midseason brawl, a huge come-from-behind win, or an addition to the roster.
The Yankees? They were probably just excited to get to face him again. “Like, am I really not going to pitch this long?”
A week later, the Yankees are looking up at Toronto from second place, their seemingly comfortable lead squandered, and wondering how they could have fallen so far, so fast. When Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in the first inning, it was the first time since last Tuesday that the Yankees had more than two runs in a game without the help of extra innings. They’ve hit multiple homers in 14 of those 23.
Infielder/outfielder Chris Colabello, whose three-run homer in the first inning, got things going on Wednesday, said the team understands the reality.
The two watched video of Loup this season and compared it to previous years, eventually identifying some problem areas.
“A lot of balls in the middle of the plate”, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
“You’ve got to be able to execute and for the most part that’s what I did”.
The Jays third baseman went 2-for-3 with a double and two walks and he made a terrific sliding play to his backhand at the foul line behind third base. They went 9-17 in August, 2014.
On July 26 against the Seattle Mariners, he surrendered a walk-off homer to Franklin Gutierrez in the 10th inning, on July 31 versus the Kansas City Royals he gave up an infield single to Eric Hosmer and then he waited and he waited and he waited.
The 17-year-old says she’s been a supporter for years, but believes the people fanning the flames of excitement in the city right now are just as likely to create a negative atmosphere down the road. Tulowitzki and Martin are getting rest days, while Encarnacion is dealing with a finger problem that will cause him to miss his fourth straight game.
Jesse Chavez moved up a day to start in place of AL ERA leader Gray, who was scratched because of back spasms.
Proper-hander Bo Schultz changed Buehrle within the eighth.
