NEW YORK (AP) — Gerry Davis will add to his record number of postseason games umpired by serving as crew chief for the AL wild-card game
between the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.Davis is set to make his
144th postseason appearance in Wednesday’s winner-take-all game. He’ll be at
second base
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Layne and Mike Winters will be crew chiefs for the division series.Barrett’s
crew will handle the series between the NL wild-card winner and Milwaukee, and
Cederstrom gets Atlanta versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Layne’s crew will
oversee Cleveland against Houston
http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-erick-aybar-jersey , and Winters’ group will get the other ALDS.Miller will be at second base for
Tuesday’s game between Colorado and the Chicago Cubs, with Chris Guccione behind
home plate. CHICAGO (AP) — A little rain cut short Michael Kopech’s anticipated
big league debut Tuesday night. Couldn’t damper his spirits, though.Eddie
Rosario led the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory, but not before Kopech pitched
two scoreless innings in a rain-shortened start and gave Chicago a glimpse of a
potentially promising future.“It was a dream come true,” Kopech said. “It was
everything I thought about since I was a little kid. I was pumped.”The game was
tied at 2 before Minnesota pushed across three runs in the ninth. Jake Cave was
thrown out when he tried to score from second on Mitch Garver’s pinch-hit
single
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center field.Jorge Polanco tacked on a two-run single as Minnesota won for the
sixth time in eight games. Trevor May (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the
victory, and Taylor Rogers got three outs for his second save.The 22-year-old
Kopech, one of baseball’s top pitching prospects, struck out four of the 10
batters he faced before a 52-minute rain delay. Luis Avilan came in for the
White Sox when the game resumed.“I’m a little bummed out,” Kopech said. “I
wanted to go a little deeper in the game. I didn’t realize my pitch count (52)
was as high as it was.”Kopech figures to have plenty of chances in the
future.“It wasn’t a tough decision. You worry more about the individual and the
length of his career
Eduardo Escobar Jersey ,” said bench coach Joe McEwing, who filled in for manager Rick Renteria the second straight night. “It was nothing but positives
for Michael Kopech tonight.”Leaning heavily on his blazing fastball, Kopech
allowed three hits, hit a batter and walked none. The right-hander was acquired
in the December 2016 trade that sent ace left-hander Chris Sale to the Boston
Red Sox, and the White Sox are counting on him to be a prominent figure in their
rebuilding project.Nicky Delmonico and Yoan Moncada homered for
Chicago.Minnesota grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Logan Forsythe and Jake Cave
singled off Avilan with one out. After Robbie Grossman’s RBI single against
Jeanmar Gomez
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attempt.Moncada tied it at 2 with a solo drive off Gabriel Moya in the
seventh.Twins right-hander Jose Berrios allowed one run and four hits in five
innings. He is winless in his last three starts.“There was a lot of energy
here,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “The Sox fans are very well aware of
(Kopech) and the future. I thought he handled it pretty well.”MORE TESTS FOR
RENTERIARenteria will return to Chicago on Wednesday and undergo further
testing, according to the team. The 56-year-old Renteria experienced
lightheadedness and was hospitalized before Monday night’s 8-5 victory over the
Twins in Minnesota.“He sounds good,” said McEwing, who spoke with Renteria
before Tuesday’s game. “He’s a very tough individual.”AUSTIN IS SORRYTwins first
baseman Tyler Austin apologized for his father’s recent “embarrassing” tweets
criticizing New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird. The Yankees opted to keep
Bird instead of Austin
Eddie Rosario Jersey , who was traded for pitcher Lance Lynn on July 30.TRAINER’S ROOMTwins: RHP Ervin Santana (sore right middle finger) will
undergo an MRI on Wednesday, but Molitor said “it’s becoming less likely he’s
going to play the rest of the season.” The organization has a $1 million buyout
option on his $14 million contract for next season.White Sox: INF Jose Abreu
underwent outpatient surgery on his lower abdomen after complaining of
discomfort upon his arrival to the ballpark. He could resume baseball-related
activities in two weeks. … OF Leury Garcia will be sidelined for three to six
weeks after an MRI showed a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. OF Ryan
LaMarre was recalled from Charlotte and RHP Tyler Danish was sent to the
Triple-A club.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Kyle Gibson (7-9, 3.51 ERA) will take a career
6-3 record and 2.77 ERA against the White Sox into Wednesday’s game.White Sox:
LHP Carlos Rodon has been on a roll of late – 3-0 record, 1.41 ERA and .148
opponent batting average over his last six starts.
