Phillies got their offense jump-started. Aaron Nola took care of the rest.Nola pitched six scoreless
innings
Yasmani Grandal Jersey , Maikel Franco and Cesar Hernandez homered, and the Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Saturday night.The Phillies had been
shut out in their previous two games and went 18 consecutive innings without
scoring at Petco Park, dating back to last season, before they put two on the
board in the first inning.“Anytime you are able to jump on the opposition early
with a guy like Aaron Nola on the mound it gives you a lot of confidence,”
manager Gabe Kapler said.Nola (13-3) struck out five, gave up four hits and
lowered his ERA to 2.28 as the Phillies moved one game ahead of second-place
Atlanta in the NL East.Franco blasted a 2-0 fastball from Walker Lockett (0-3)
into the second balcony of the Western Metal Supply Co. building in left field
in the fourth inning to put the Phillies up 3-0.Hernandez hit his career-high
10th homer in the fifth, and Carlos Santana followed with an RBI groundout to
score Rhys Hoskins
http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-joc-pederson-jersey , making it 5-0 and chasing Lockett. The rookie allowed five runs in 4 1/3
innings.“I think the story of the game for him is when he was ahead in the
count, he won the at-bat,” Padres manager Andy Green said of Lockett. “When he
was behind in the count, they won the at-bat.”The Phillies went ahead in the
first on Nick Williams’ RBI triple and Asdrubal Cabrera’s run-scoring
double.“We’re playing as a team, we’re playing as a whole,” Nola said. “Guys are
coming up clutch throughout the whole team.”The Padres got their only run in the
seventh after reliever Austin Davis surrendered a triple to Cory Spangenberg and
a walk. Victor Arano came in and allowed Manuel Margot’s sacrifice fly before
retiring the next two batters.Tommy Hunter and Seranthony Dominguez blanked the
Padres the rest of the way.“I think our starting pitching has taken real steps
forward from where they were at the beginning of the season, and maybe the
bullpen has been even better than we thought it was going to be
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Diego.TRAINER’S ROOMPadres: Wil Myers, on the 10-day disabled with a left foot
contusion, will play third base Sunday during a rehab assignment at Single-A
Lake Elsinore. Myers was an All-Star first baseman in 2015 and began this season
as an outfielder.“I don’t think we’d ask him to play third base in the minors if
we had absolutely no intention of him ever manning that position in the big
leagues,” Green said.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Jake Arrieta (9-6, 3.11 ERA) starts
Sunday’s series finale. He pitched eight scoreless innings in his previous
start, a no-decision.Padres: Rookie LHP Joey Lucchesi (5-6
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(AP) — The rebuilding Chicago White Sox have extended manager Rick Renteria’s
contract.General manager Rick Hahn declined to give specifics Wednesday other
than the extension goes past 2019, when Renteria’s original three-year deal was
set to end.Renteria is 129-195 in two seasons with the White Sox, including
62-100 this year. Prior to being hired, he managed the Chicago Cubs to a 73-89
record in 2014.Hahn said Renteria, 56, is a great fit with the young White
Sox.“We felt at the time we hired him he was the right guy to begin the early
processes of this rebuild and then stay with us through the time we think we’re
able to contend for championships
Sandy Koufax Jersey ,” Hahn said at the general managers’ meetings. “On the front end, on the rebuild part, at the core, he’s a teacher. … As we
eventually move into a phase where we’re ready to win and have a roster that’s
capable of winning championships, we believe he’s the right guy in terms of the
culture he’s created and the accountability he’s created and the ability to
steward a championship-caliber club.”The White Sox haven’t had a winning season
since 2012. They last made the playoffs in 2008, losing to Tampa Bay in the AL
Division Series.
