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Lewis Brinson Jersey , Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin picked a great year to have a great year.Corbin will be one of the most
coveted free agents in the majors this winter, and entering the market after a
career year is never a bad plan.He will bring a 10-5 record and a 3.06 ERA into
his 29th start of the season Friday in the second game of a four-game series
against Atlanta at Chase Field. The Braves will counter with right-hander Kevin
Gausman (9-9, 3.78 ERA).Article continues below ...Atlanta won the series
opener, although it was not easy. The Braves took a 4-0 lead in the fourth
inning, lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth on a Paul Goldschmidt
game-tying homer, and rallied for a 7-6, 10-inning victory to avoid a second
straight difficult loss. The Braves lost a six-run lead in the eighth and a
one-run lead in the ninth in a 9-8 loss to Boston at home on Wednesday.“I tell
you what it speaks to, the makeup of that team in there,” Atlanta manager Brian
Snitker said, nodding toward the clubhouse. “The resiliency. The fight. The
grit. It speaks volumes. After what we experienced (Wednesday) and to
potentially get your heart ripped out again … and those guys pulled off a
win.”The Braves increased their NL East lead to 3 1/2 games while the
Diamondbacks fell 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Colorado. The Diamondbacks
have lost five of six and will look to Corbin to turn it around.Corbin,
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http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-jt-riddle-jersey , is third in the NL with a career-high 214 strikeouts, trailing only Max Scherzer
and Jacob deGrom. Corbin is averaging 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, second
in the NL, and his 5.2-to-1 ratio of strikeouts to walks is third.About all he
has lacked this season is consistent run support.Those numbers probably would
have translated into more victories had he received more than an average of 4.04
runs per start. Corbin has turned it up down the stretch, having given up as
many as four runs only twice in his last 13 starts. Nine of those were quality
starts.Corbin was chosen to make his first Opening Day start this season, threw
a one-hit shutout in his fourth start and kept rolling. He recently tied Miguel
Batista’s team record for starters by going 11 consecutive starts without giving
up a home run. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said he was impressed by the
offseason commitment Corbin showed after going 14-13 with 4.03 ERA in 2017.“It’s
not a surprise to me — it is what he had in him,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo
said of Corbin’s year.“The type of offseason, work-wise, that he had was leading
me to believe he was prepared physically for the season. Emotionally is always a
wild card. You just don’t know where they are going from a mindset standpoint.
But fundamentally I knew that he was going to be locked in.“It was a big year
for him personally for a lot of different reasons. I know he wanted to
contribute to this team the best that he could. My conversations with him, they
seemed very directed and pointed toward a healthy year. When he was named the
Opening Day starter, I think it took him emotionally to a whole new
level.”Gausman
http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-j.-t.-realmuto-jersey , the fourth player taken in the 2012 draft, has pitched like it since joining the
Braves in a July 31 deadline deal with Baltimore, a trade that also brought
reliever Darren O’Day in exchange for a package of four minor league players and
international bonus pool money.After a few minor tweaks to his approach, Gausman
has posted a 4-1 record and a 1.66 ERA is six starts for Atlanta, including four
quality starts. He has given up as many as three earned runs only once. In 38
innings, he has given up 26 hits and has 26 strikeouts while holding opponents
to a .190 batting average.“They’ve made some adjustments,” Snitker said. “I
think they did something with the delivery. Our system, the game-planning, has
benefited him. He’s another one who has really fit in great here. He’s been
really, really good for us.”Gausman was 5-8 with a 4.43 ERA in 21 starts with
the Orioles, where he spent his previous five seasons.The Braves control him for
one more year before possible free agency.Gausman has never faced the
Diamondbacks.Corbin has made five quality starts in his last six
appearances
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Saturday in Los Angeles. He had 48 strikeouts against four walks in that
span.Corbin faced Atlanta in their first series this season, giving up six hits
and four runs in six innings of a 5-1 loss on July 15, the final game before the
All-Star break. Corbin was named to the NL All-Star team but did not pitch in
the game. He is 4-1 with a 1.69 ERA in eight career appearances (six starts)
against Atlanta. That is Corbin’s lowest ERA against any opponent he has faced
more than once. NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes is scheduled for his second heel
surgery in a few weeks, but the oft-injured New York Mets slugger says he can’t
yet predict how much he’ll be able to play next season.Cespedes had surgery Aug.
2 performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Wisconsin to remove bone calcification in
his right heel, the first of two operations expected to sideline the outfielder
for eight to 10 months. The procedure on his left heel is set for Oct. 23, five
days after his 33rd birthday.Because Cespedes’ status is uncertain, Mets chief
operating officer Jeff Wilpon says the team must plan in the offseason as though
the two-time All-Star will be unavailable.In his first comments to Mets
reporters since the initial surgery, Cespedes said Sunday through a translator
that he feels very good — even better than he expected at this stage. Cespedes
said he returned to Citi Field this weekend because he wanted to see his
teammates at the end of the season and be on hand for David Wright’s farewell
Saturday night.Cespedes has played in only 119 games over the past two seasons
after signing a $110 million, four-year contract. He batted .262 with nine
homers and 29 RBIs in 38 games this season.
