The Tennessee Titans will have a long wait between picks in the NFL draft.
After trading up to acquire Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans in the first round and Boston College outside linebacker Harold Landry in the second
round
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The Titans didn't get a third-round pick Friday because they sent it to the Oakland Raiders in a trade that enabled them to add Landry. They sent their
fourth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in the Evans deal, which also netted
them an additional sixth-round selection.
They took Landry with the 41st overall selection and aren't scheduled to pick again until No. 162. They also have two sixth-rounders.
The Titans could use some more depth at safety and in the receiving corps.
LOS ANGELES — The Pittsburgh Pirates are undecided on a starter for Wednesday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and volunteers might
be hard to come by.
The Dodgers’ offense is coming off a productive June when they hit 55 home runs, most in a calendar month in franchise history. And at the start of July,
they look even better.
First the Dodgers crushed the Pirates on Monday to the tune of 17 runs and 21 hits. On Tuesday it was six home runs, including back-to-back homers from Joc
Pederson and Max Muncy to lead off the game. Muncy went deep twice and has 20 on
the season.
So with scheduled starter Joe Musgrove headed to the disabled list with a finger infection
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Right-hander Clay Holmes (0-0, 2.25 ERA) is expected to make his first start of the season for Pittsburgh on Wednesday. He has pitched in two games for the
Pirates this season, and he threw two hitless, scoreless innings in his most
recent appearance June 24 against Arizona. He has never faced the Dodgers.
The Dodgers’ Rich Hill (1-3, 4.68) will make his fourth start since coming off the disabled list because of a blister on the middle finger of his left
hand.
On Friday, Hill faced the Colorado Rockies and gave up one run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts. He threw 110 pitches in that
game
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“I was really pleased with the consistency of the flight of the ball,” Hill said after his last outing, according to the Los Angeles Times. “The way the
curveball came out of my hand, the consistency of that. Everything really came
together tonight.”
Hill is 3-2 lifetime against the Pirates with a 3.25 ERA over nine starts, although he is a far different pitcher than the first time he squared off
against them in 2006.
Holmes faces a major challenge against the Dodgers’ potent offense. When Matt Kemp went 5-for-5 with a homer on Monday, it gave him a hit in eight consecutive
at-bats.
Also homering for the Dodgers on Tuesday were Yasmani Grandal
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The Dodgers’ run-scoring onslaught has left the Pirates reeling. Not only did the Pirates’ bullpen absorb five innings Monday, it was called on for three more
innings Tuesday. Tuesday’s starter, Ivan Nova, allowed seven runs on nine hits
in his five-plus innings.
“We’ve been a little short on the front end of things, which has provided some complications on the bullpen,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said
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The Dodgers will see their 10-game homestand come to an end Wednesday, but their Southern California stay is just beginning. Next up is a “road trip” to
Anaheim and San Diego, before three more home games to close out the first
half.
The Pirates are 2-3 on their six-game tour of Southern California, having faced the San Diego Padres before arriving in Los Angeles. They are 4-4 on their
nine-game road trip, which also included a stop in New York to face the
Mets.
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