SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are costing themselves crucial late-season wins by missing scoring opportunities.Two
straight shutouts by the San Francisco Giants and Arizona dropped into a
first-place tie with Colorado in the NL West.Pinch-hitter Gorkys Hernandez
singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning
Mike Matheny Jersey , lifting the Giants to a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.“We’ve got a long way to go. We can’t win it today and we can’t win it
tomorrow,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “We’ve got to play good baseball for
another 30-plus days. Our guys are battle-tested. They’re smart, they’re
aggressive, they’re tough, and I want them to remember that.”Steven Duggar
scored the deciding run moments after what looked like a potentially serious
injury. Duggar stayed in the game after making a headfirst slide back into
second on Nick Hundley’s single after he initially rounded second. Duggar was
seen testing his bruised left shoulder, which will be re-evaluated Wednesday.“I
was out there, he was in pain,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He said, ‘I’m staying
in this game.'”Going back to Sunday’s 5-2 win against Seattle, the Diamondbacks
have gone 23 innings without scoring
http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-red-schoendienst-jersey , shut out for the seventh time this season.San Francisco earned its 12th shutout
and extended its winning streak to four games.“All we can do right now is just
kind of put our head down and try to go win today,” ace pitcher Madison
Bumgarner said. “… We’re not going to look behind, we’re not going to look
ahead. We’re going stay focused on that day and then see where we’re at at the
end of it. It’s no secret a lot of stuff has to go right and a lot of stuff has
to go wrong.”Brad Ziegler (1-6) walked Duggar with one out, taking the loss for
his first decision since returning to the Diamondbacks in a trade from Miami
before the deadline.Will Smith (2-2) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the win.Arizona’s
Nick Ahmed was thrown out at home to end the eighth as he tried to score from
first on pinch-hitter David Peralta’s single to deep center.Diamondbacks
reliever Archie Bradley allowed consecutive one-out walks in the eighth then
manager Torey Lovullo turned to Andrew Chafin one out later and he retired
Brandon Crawford on a groundout with runners on second and third.Arizona failed
to take advantage of a break in the seventh when Giants left fielder Austin
Slater flubbed a lazy fly ball by Jon Jay then slid on his backside trying to
retrieve the ball for a three-base error.Bumgarner and Arizona righty Clay
Buchholz each pitched seven scoreless innings with nothing to show for it —
another pitcher’s duel a day after San Francisco’s Chris Stratton and Patrick
Corbin.Bumgarner allowed four hits, five strikeouts and four walks. He has
surrendered three or fewer runs in 13 of his 16 starts, but had nothing to show
for this one. He was coming off eight strong innings in which he gave up one
earned run to beat the Mets last Thursday.Buchholz has allowed only one run over
his last three starts and 23 innings.Ketel Marte doubled to start the fifth but
the D-backs couldn’t convert, then Arizona loaded the bases in the sixth and
Paul Goldschmidt was thrown out at home by third baseman Evan Longoria.San
Francisco has played at least one one-run game in each of its last nine
series.ON REVIEWJoe Panik thought he had a two-out double in the third when the
play went to review and was overturned in just less than two minutes. He was
thrown out at second by center fielder A.J. Pollock and credited with a
single.TRAINER’S ROOMDiamondbacks: 1B coach Dave McKay was OK after he took a
ball to the head during batting practice when it ricocheted about 75 feet off
the protective L screen, according to Lovullo. … Arizona recalled INF/OF
Christian Walker from Triple-A Reno to add right-handed hitting depth on the
bench and optioned RHP Matt Andriese to Class-A Visalia. Andriese, who also will
work out at the team’s Salt River Fields facility, will be stretched out to
start and the D-backs didn’t want to take innings from any potential September
call-ups who need innings at Triple-A.Giants: C Buster Posey is scheduled to
return to the Bay Area on Thursday from Vail
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and is already up and moving around. … RHP Jeff Samardzija is scheduled for a
second opinion on his inflamed pitching shoulder Wednesday from Dr. Tim McAdams
at Stanford.UP NEXTArizona 13-game winner righty Zack Godley (13-7, 4.59 ERA) is
5-0 with a 4.05 ERA over his last seven road starts and will be opposed in the
series finale by standout Giants rookie Dereck Rodriguez (6-1, 2.30 ERA). The
right-hander makes his second start since coming off the DL from a strained
right hamstring. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Cox, a former Los Angeles Angels
pitching prospect and the brother-in-law of Mike Trout, has died. He was 24.The
Angels disclosed no further details Wednesday in a statement issued on behalf of
Trout and his wife, Jessica Cox.“Aaron Cox was a tremendous son, brother, and
brother-in-law
http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-chris-carpenter-jersey ,” the Cox and Trout families said in a statement. “He had a deep love for his
family, and a passionate dedication and commitment to his friends. As our
families grieve together, we will also celebrate the memories, the laughter, and
the love we each shared with Aaron in the short time we had him.”Cox was a
19th-round draft pick by the Angels in 2015. He attended Millville High School
in New Jersey and Gannon University.Cox spent parts of three seasons in the
Angels’ system, including 11 games this season with Class-A Inland Empire. He
retired from baseball earlier this summer.Trout had been away from the Angels
this week due to a personal family matter. The two-time AL MVP is on the
disabled list with an injured right wrist.
