CLEVELAND — Entering the game Friday night
Authentic Christian McCaffrey Jersey , both the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays had just 29 games left in the regular season, but had yet to play each
other.The teams finally got together on Friday and the Indians won 3-0. After
the game, the Indians acquired third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Toronto
Blue Jays.On Saturday night, the Indians and Rays will meet for the second time
this season, at Progressive Field. Although they hadn’t played each other until
Friday, that doesn’t mean they aren’t aware of one another.Article continues
below ...“They are in the (American League) East. That’s a good division, and
they’ve held their own,”Indians manager Terry Francona said of the Rays. “They
are doing it in an unconventional way. It’s unconventional now, but they’re not
doing it with smoke and mirrors.”The Rays have blazed a new trail in starting
pitcher usage by using a relief pitcher to start many of their games, and having
a true starting pitcher take over in the second or third inning.“They’ve got a
lot of good arms, and (manager Kevin) Cash and his staff have done a really good
job of getting their guys to buy in,” Francona said.Cash, who played for
Francona when he managed Boston, and coached on his staff in Cleveland before
being hired to manage the Rays
Baker Mayfield Jersey Elite , remains very close to Francona, and the two buddies will send two impressive young pitchers to the mound on Saturday.For the
Rays, it’s left-hander Blake Snell, who has become a strong Cy Young Award
candidate, which means he, not a reliever, will pitch the first inning — and as
many innings thereafter as he can handle.Snell (16-5, 2.05), is second in the AL
wins and ERA, and his opponents’ batting average of .179 also ranks second. In
his last start, Snell shut down Boston’s powerful lineup, beating the Red Sox
9-1 on Aug. 26. He pitched six innings and allowed two runs and just two hits,
with eight strikeouts and two walks.Snell’s Cy Young candidacy has been steadily
building since midseason, and it’s reflected by his numbers. In his last 16
starts
http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-tre_davious-white-jersey , he is 12-2 with a 1.45 ERA. In his last 10 starts, he is 8-1 with a 1.25 ERA,
and in his last five starts, he is 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA.His last start against
the Indians came Aug. 10, 2017, a 4-1 Tampa Bay win in which Snell did not
figure in the decision, despite holding Cleveland to one run and four hits in 6
1/3 innings. In two career starts against the Indians, Snell is 0-1 with a 2.08
ERA.Snell’s mound opponent is rookie right-hander Shane Bieber (8-2, 4.52), a
control artist who in 79 2/3 innings has struck out 83 and walked just 15.
Bieber’s last start came Aug. 26, a 12-5 victory over Kansas City in which he
pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and six hits, with seven strikeouts
and no walks.Bieber, who has never faced the Rays
http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-christian-mccaffrey-jersey , has had less success in the second half of his rookie season than the first
half. In his first seven starts, he was 5-1 with a 3.53 ERA. In his last seven
starts, he’s 3-1 with a 5.70 ERA.The Indians added a significant player on
Friday, when they acquired Donaldson from the Blue Jays in exchange for a player
to be named at a later date. Donaldson has been on the disabled list since May
29 due to a left calf strain. He began a rehab assignment in Class-A Dunedin on
Tuesday, appearing in two games.Donaldson is a three-time All-Star who was the
American League MVP in 2015. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Houston Astros aren’t
putting up big numbers with their injury-depleted lineup. But the World Series
champions are making up for that with a couple of timely home runs.Tyler White
hit a two-run drive in the eighth inning and the Astros pulled off a late rally
for the second straight game, beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on
Tuesday.The win followed the Astros’ 3-1 victory Monday night in which Marwin
Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth.This time, the AL West
leaders again trailed 1-0 when Gonzalez doubled and White hit a high, arching
shot to left field off Ray Black (1-1).“It’s not easy to win games in the eighth
and ninth,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “We kind of make a habit of it every
now and then, but different guy every day.”Houston has hit 13 home runs in its
last eight games. The Astros have won six of seven and the Giants have lost four
of five.“I was trying to put a good swing and then I saw it went up in the air
to left field,” White said. “It was a good moment.”And it followed an anxious
moment.On an 0-2 pitch, White was brushed back by a high 96 mph fastball from
Black, who topped 100 earlier in the at-bat.“That’s always scary,” White said.
“He let one get away a little bit
http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/baker-mayfield-jersey , you just have to calm yourself down because it’s little bit scary. You just have
to look for a good pitch to hit on the next pitch, and that’s what I was
doing.”Joe Smith (4-1) struck out the only two batters he faced in the seventh
for the win. Hector Rondon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 13th save in 16
tries.Astros starter Dallas Keuchel gave up one run and three hits in six
innings, striking out five and walking two.Giants starter Madison Bumgarner
pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and three walks while
striking out seven. He is 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA in six career starts against
Houston.“It’s hard to take when you get that kind of pitching,” Giants manager
Bruce Bochy said.“Give them credit; they beat two of our hottest relievers.
Lightning hit us twice. Black has been lights out. That was the first hit he
allowed since his debut. He had a 1-2 count and made a mistake. He missed his
spot. It looked like it was right down the middle.”D’ARNAUD’S DAYGiants INF
Chase d’Arnaud left the game with a bruised left knee after fouling a ball of
himself in the fourth. He hit an RBI single in the second.“He’s day-to-day,”
Bochy said. “I’m guessing he’ll be fine with the day off (Wednesday).”TRAINER’S
ROOMGiants: 1B Brandon Belt, on the DL with a hyperextended right knee since
July 26, is ramping up baseball activities and could be activated for next
week’s series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Monday, Bochy said.UP
NEXTAstros: After a day off, the Astros and RHP Justin Verlander (11-6, 2.19
ERA) will open a series at home against Seattle. He has won just two of his last
eight starts, posting a 3.54 ERA over that stretch.Giants: LHP Andrew Suarez
(4-7, 4.60) with make his 20th career start Thursday in a series opener against
the Pittsburgh Pirates at home.
