That made him perhaps the best-rested player when the teams returned to the field barely 12 hours later. And it showed.Urena and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and the Marlins bounced back from their marathon loss to beat Tampa Bay 3-0.J.T. Riddle singled, tripled and homered.”There is a little bit of a hangover. I’m not going to lie,” Riddle said. ”You play 16 innings like that, and you come in eight hours later and have to
play again, the body doesn’t feel the greatest. But it’s part of your job.”While both teams were dragging, Urena looked fresh in his first outing since June 20, when he was sidelined by right shoulder impingement. He pitched five
scoreless innings and struck out six before departing for a pinch hitter after
throwing 78 pitches.”Everything was good,” Urena said. ”I felt I could go longer, but I haven’t thrown that much the past 12 or 13 days.”Drew Rucinski (4-1) pitched two scoreless innings for his second win in the series. Brad Ziegler pitched around a walk in the ninth to earn his 10th
save.The Marlins took the series and went 5-5 on their longest homestand of the year. The Rays lost for only the third time in the past 12 games.Riddle’s RBI triple in the sixth put the Marlins ahead. The ball appeared catchable, but sailed over the head of center fielder Kevin Kiermaier near the
wall.Riddle added his fifth homer in the eighth.Three Rays – Kiermaier, Daniel Robertson and Jake Bauers – started after playing all 16 innings Tuesday. They went a combined 0 for 11.”Urena pitched well,” manager Kevin Cash said. ”He kind of changed his approach a little bit, started throwing fastballs in to the lefties and away to
the righties. That has generally not been his M.O.”TANTRUMWhen the Rays’ Carlos Gomez returned to the dugout after striking out in the second inning, he took three swings at a cooler Tony Romo Jersey , and the resulting thuds could be heard throughout the ballpark.”He squared it up pretty good, it sounded like,” Riddle said.Gomez then punched another cooler, which sent cups flying over the dugout railing.Despite all that solid contact, Gomez is batting only .195.”When I’m angry, I’m not thinking really well,” he said. ”If they fine for me this, I’ve got enough money to pay.”Gomez said he was upset because he was hit by a pitch during the at-bat, and the umpire blew the call. He was jeered in subsequent at-bats by the crowd of
7,572.UP AND DOWNAfter using nine pitchers Tuesday, the Rays called up right-hander Ryan Weber from Triple-A Durham as reinforcement. Weber (0-1) allowed two runs in five
innings and was optioned after the game back to Durham.”I knew I was coming up to get the team innings, and that’s what I did,” Weber said. ”I kept the pitch count low so they could keep running me back out
there. That’s all I could have asked for.”TRAINER’S ROOMRays: RHP Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) felt fine after a rehab start and could rejoin the rotation as early as Monday against the Tigers. … LHP Vidal
Nuno (right hamstring strain), who earned the victory Tuesday and contributed
two hits before he was hurt, went on the 10-day disabled list. … RH Wilmer Font
(right lat strain) was transferred to the 60-day DL.Marlins: OF Lewis Brinson (left hip inflammation) Dak Prescott Cowboys Jersey , batting only .186, was placed on the 10-day disabled list. … 3B Martin Prado (left hamstring) and 1B-OF Garrett Cooper
(bruised right wrist) are expected to be activated for the upcoming series at
Washington. … Miami recalled LHP Dillon Peters from Triple-A New Orleans.UP NEXTRays: Following a day off, the Rays play a three-game series at the Mets, with RHP Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98) expected to start.Marlins: RHP Pablo Lopez (1-0, 3.00), who beat the Mets in his major league debut Saturday, is scheduled to start Thursday when Miami opens a four-game
series at the Nationals.Miami is 6-16 against Washington since the start of 2017.”We’ve had our trouble with those guys,” manager Don Mattingly said. ”They’ve beat us up pretty good the last couple of years.”—OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics fans will get a chance to see their new record-tying pitcher in person for the first time Saturday when right-hander
Edwin Jackson takes the mound against the Cleveland Indians.The 34-year-old Jackson (0-0, 1.50 ERA) made history Monday when he pitched a 5-4 win for the A’s at Detroit.Oakland became Jackson’s 13th team in his 16-year career, allowing Jackson to tie a former member of the A’s, Octavio Dotel, for most major league franchises
in a career.Jackson did not get a decision in his A’s debut despite allowing just one run and six hits in six innings. He has, however Broncos Cheap Jerseys , had a lot of success against the Indians in his career.Jackson has pitched 15 times, 13 as a starter, against Cleveland in his career, going 9-1 with a 2.76 ERA.The nine wins are the fifth-most for an active Indians opponent, trailing just Justin Verlander (20) and three players he can tie with a win Saturday —
Zack Greinke (10), David Price (10) and Rick Porcello (10).The .900 winning percentage is the second-best among active pitchers with five or more career decisions against the Indians, trailing only another former
A’s pitcher, Gio Gonzalez (6-0).Jackson admitted thoroughly enjoying Monday’s comeback effort.“It’s a lot of fun pitching in games like that, kind of the new guy and wanting to set a good first impression,” he said.Jackson could have a similar feeling Saturday as it will be his first home game as a member of the A’s. He has pitched two previous games in Oakland, both
as a visitor, going 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA.The veteran will be backed by an A’s team that has won five in a row and 11 of its last 13. The A’s also won eight of their last nine against the Indians
dating back to 2016.Not surprisingly, given his 15 previous years in the majors, Jackson has a significant history against several members of the Indians, including Yonder
Alonso Authentic Nick Chubb Jersey , who has gone 7-for-16 (.438) with two doubles and two home runs against his fellow ex-San Diego Padre.Alonso also is no stranger to Oakland, having represented the A’s in the 2017 All-Star Game, after hitting 22 home runs in 100 games, before getting dealt to
the Seattle Mariners.The 31-year-old credits A’s manager Bob Melvin for helping him get the three-year, $24 million contract he received from the Indians in free agency
over the winter.“It’s always nice to come back here,” Alonso said Friday. “They gave me a huge opportunity that I’m really thankful for.”Cleveland will counter on the mound Saturday with rookie right-hander Adam Plutko (4-1, 4.65), who has never faced the A’s.Like Jackson, Plutko is coming off a successful outing against Detroit, allowing two runs and six hits in six innings in a 12-2 win last Sunday.He’ll find himself having to deal with one of the hottest hitters in all of baseball, Oakland second/third baseman Jed Lowrie, who contributed a home run to
Friday’s 3-1 win in the series opener.Lowrie has four singles, three doubles and three home runs in his last five games..
