WASHINGTON — Daniel Murphy returns to Nationals Park on Thursday after helping the Chicago Cubs gain some breathing room over the
Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.Murphy
Youth Leonard Fournette Jersey , who was acquired from the Nationals on Aug. 21, had three hits, including a home run, as the Cubs beat the Brewers 6-4
to snap a two-game losing streak and increase their lead in the National League
Central to four games.Chicago is 11-5 in a stretch of 23 games in 23 days and
manager Joe Maddon said he’s proud of the way his team is handling it.Article
continues below ...“I don’t sense fatigue, the energy is good, pregame is good,
talk in the dugout good
http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/leonard-fournette-jersey-cheap ,” Maddon told mlb.com. “Normally at this time of the year, you feel more of that
(fatigue). I think our ability to manipulate lineups and keep guys fresh helps.
I think they know how to react.”Ironically, the other player Washington traded
Aug. 21 — Matt Adams — homered twice Wednesday night to lead the Cardinals to a
7-6 win over the Nationals in the rubber game of that series. The Cardinals
remain 4 1/2 games behind Chicago in the Central and are second in the wild-card
race, two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the final spot.The
Nationals continued the selloff they began Aug. 21 when they traded pitchers Gio
Gonzalez and Ryan Madson last week. Meanwhile, the Braves and Phillies are
slumping. Both have played sub-.500 baseball since Aug. 15, but so have the
Nationals (9-10), failing to gain much ground.Washington (69-71) dropped the
final two games against St. Louis as late rallies fell short.“We gotta finish
some comebacks
Youth Myles Jack Jersey , we really do,” Martinez said. They jump out to a 5-0 lead. Our guys don’t quit. it’s tough.”Martinez was speaking hours after general
manager Mike Rizzo was asked during a session with reporters if his rookie
manager — formerly the Cubs bench coach — would be back next season.“I haven’t
considered any other scenario,” Rizzo responded, later praising his manager’s
handling of the team.Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks (11-10, 3.37 ERA) opposes
right-hander Stephen Strasburg (7-7, 4.09) on Thursday night.Hendricks got a win
last time out when he held the Phillies to a run on six hits in six innings
Sept. 1. He was 3-1 with a 3.41 ERA in August and got a no-decision against
Washington on Aug. 10, when he allowed two runs in six innings.In his
career
http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/myles-jack-jersey-cheap , Hendricks is 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six starts versus Washington.The Nationals
have won all three of Strasburg’s starts since he returned from a cervical nerve
impingement. Last time out, he picked up the win against Milwaukee when he
allowed two runs on five hits over six innings, with seven strikeouts and two
walks. It was his best outing since his return.“His velo’s back plus the first
few innings he was lights out,” Martinez told mlb.com after the game. “That’s
the Strasburg that we’ve seen in the past. So hopefully he’s got it now and he’s
good, and in five days we see that same Stras.”Strasburg is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA
in five regular-season starts versus the Cubs. In last year’s divisional playoff
series, he was 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA after allowing two unearned runs over 14
innings. He threw seven shutout innings to win Game 4 in Chicago.Strasburg will
try to stop the recent home run barrage against Washington pitchers, who have
surrendered eight in the past two games.“The home runs have really killed
us
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York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is swinging a bat again.According to
Coley Harvey of ESPN.com, the slugger took 50 swings??5 of which were to hit the
ball off the tee??rior to New York's Monday game against the Oakland Athletics.
It was the first time Judge has swung since he suffered a chip fracture of his
right wrist when he was hit by a pitch on July 26."It's moving in the right
direction. It's definitely a big step," Judge said. "We're just excited and kind
of on track with what we're going to one day accomplish. So I'm excited for the
progress we're making so far."Judge said he didn't feel pain while swinging, and
manager Aaron Boone suggested he could be accelerating toward a return to the
field with this progress."Once we get through this weekend, and if he continues
to graduate, then you start really thinking about a possible timeline about
maybe getting back
http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/yannick-ngakoue-jersey-cheap ," Boone said.Harvey noted there is no official timetable since the original plan
was for him to return in three weeks after the injury. It has been more than
five weeks, and Judge won't have the option of minor league rehab games with the
minor league regular season over.This progress comes at a time when the Bronx
Bombers are 7.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the American League East and
running out of realistic time to make a charge. However, they are still
comfortably in the playoff picture at 4.5 games ahead of the Athletics for the
top wild-card spot and 10 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners should Oakland
make a charge.New York has weathered Judge's setback with Giancarlo Stanton at
designated hitter, and the trade acquisition of Andrew McCutchen provides
important depth in right field.Still, Judge's return to the lineup will make New
York all the more dangerous in the postseason. The reigning American League
Rookie of the Year and Silver Slugger winner has appeared in 99 games this
season and is slashing .285/.398/.548 with 26 homers and 61 RBI.
