If there was a clear sign that Graham DeLaet was over the flu that kept him bed-ridden for most of the week, it came in the form of a Wednesday night Tweet:
"After 4 days of being sick, doing some BBQing and drinking a cold beer.
Jacoby Brissett Patriots Jersey . The kid is back!" The second sign was evident at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday where
DeLaet fashioned a solid round of two-under 69. Despite seeing the 18 holes just
once before the tournament started, he played like a member. "I felt pretty good
this morning for the first time," said DeLaet. "I woke up and felt pretty normal
and went through my regular routine. I didnt really know exactly what to expect
out there because my preparation wasnt there but I played well." DeLaet started
well with a birdie on his first hole but his unfamiliarity with the course bit
him on the second. He played what he thought was a perfect tee shot but the line
was off and his ball ran through the dogleg into the rough, leading a bogey. He
rolled in a 25-footer on the sixth hole for another birdie and added two more on
10 and 11. Two bogeys on 14 and 17, along with a birdie on the 16th rounded out
his day. In addition to his health, the competitiveness was also back in DeLaet.
That was clear on the final hole when he was expecting better results from his
second shot which landed hard and bounced over the green. When he arrived at his
ball, he slapped his glove on his thigh, obviously upset that his shot wasnt
perfect. "I was a little disappointed to finish like that," he admitted. "I hit
two great shots on 18 and had to chip out of a tricky lie but I played really
well and Im happy with that. It was a good start." Thats the DeLaet that has
been so successful on the course, the DeLaet who equalled the course record at
Royal Montreal two weeks ago and the DeLaet who was hot after missing the cut at
the British Open. Hes feisty, determined. This is guy who says he likes to win
at everything, even when hes playing cards against his wife. On this day,
however, he gave a lot of credit to his other partner, caddie Julien Trudeau
whose pre-tournament reconnaissance he relied on several times throughout the
day. "I feel like Julien did a really good job," he said. "He was kind of
guiding me around on a couple of holes I didnt know the exact line but it was a
good day." Overall, DeLaet was on form missing just three fairways and hitting
13 greens on the day. Thats a good sign that his game that was heating up before
he fell ill, has remained now that hes better. "It was bad timing," he said of
the bug. "I was really starting to find my form the last couple of months.
Theres usually two or three times a year when you feel youre playing really well
and this was one of them, so bad timing. But it feels like I can kind of pick up
where I left off. This is DeLaets sixth major and after making the cut in the
British a year ago, hes missed in the next four including all three this year.
Hes on a good path towards ending that streak here. A good round on Friday will
most certainly make him feel a whole lot better.
Martellus Bennett Patriots Jersey . The halftime video session worked. The Rockets didnt make another 3, and were held
to a franchise-low in points in the second half of the Thunders 104-92 win.
Aaron Dobson Patriots Jersey . The top-seeded Wozniacki claimed a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Germanys Julia Goerges, while the
third-seeded Williams earned a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Russian veteran Elena
Vesnina. Wozniacki had lost three of her previous four matches against Goerges,
but four breaks of serve allowed the former world No. LOS ANGELES -- The
carousel in the Los Angeles Dodgers crowded outfield keeps spinning, and centre
fielder Andre Ethier wont be getting off anytime soon with the way he is
swinging the bat and playing defence -- especially after left fielder
Carl Crawford sprained his ankle. Ethier drove in the Dodgers first four runs
with a homer and a bases-loaded triple, and Zack Greinke tied a season high with
11 strikeouts in a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. But
the jubilation in the clubhouse was subdued after Crawford left the game in the
eighth inning with a sprained left ankle. He injured himself chasing down
pinch-hitter Chris Heiseys leadoff double into the left field corner. Crawford
said that he will have to go on the disabled list, although the club made no
such announcement. Ethiers season-high four RBIs increased his total to 25,
despite the outfield situation that had forced manager Don Mattingly to mix and
match with Matt Kemp, Crawford, Scott Van Slyke and right fielder Yasiel Puig --
the only constant in the bunch. Puig, who came in second in the NL with a .345
average and 38 RBIs, reached base safely for the 28th straight game. "Its
uncomfortable, and its a tough spot to be in," Ethier said. "I guess this is a
situation where too much of a good thing is not necessarily good. But youve got
to commend everyone for being professional and handling it as well as they can."
Kemp was not in the starting lineup for the fifth straight game -- his longest
such stretch without an injury since he became a regular in 2008. Mattingly and
his staff are waiting for the two-time Gold Glove centre fielder to become
comfortable enough in left field to play there on a regular basis alongside
Ethier. Kemp pinch-hit in the eighth and struck out. "I just keep telling Matt:
Lets go. Keep it going. Youre going to be needed, so just be ready for your
opportunity," said Ethier, Kemps teammate since 2006. Greinke (8-1) allowed
three runs, eight hits and no walks in 7 2-3 innings. The 2009 AL Cy Young Award
winner was lifted after giving up a two-run homer by Devin Mesoraco on his 104th
pitch -- ending Greinkes streak of 22 consecutive starts in which he had
alllowed fewer than three earned runs.
Lavelle Hawkins Patriots Jersey. It was the longest such streak since the dead-ball era. Kenley Jansen followed J.P. Howell
out of the bullpen and pitched a perfect ninth for his 16th save. Alfredo Simon
(6-3) threw 70 pitches in 3 2-3 innings, giving up five runs, five hits and four
walks after going 5-0 with a 1.05 ERA in his first five road starts. The
right-hander was the first Reds pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to win
his first five road starts of a season while allowing no more than five hits in
any of them. Simon retired his first two batters in the second before Ethier
drove the next pitch to right-centre for his third home run of the season. It
ended a drought of 83 at-bats since his previous long ball, a three-run shot
against Arizonas Mike Bolsinger on April 19 at Dodger Stadium. Ethier came up in
the fourth with three men on after a one-out intentional walk to
Adrian Gonzalez, and lined a 2-1 pitch into the right field corner for his first
triple of the year. Chone Figgins, starting at third base for the injured
Juan Uribe, capped the rally with an RBI single to make it 5-0. "Alfredos
strength really so far, beyond having very good stuff, has been to execute
quality pitches. And that got away from him a little bit in the fourth," Reds
manager Bryan Price said. "With Greinke pitching, we were in a position where we
couldnt give up a bulk of runs. But they had a big inning. And when Greinkes on,
thats a knockout blow." Roger Bernadina drove in Cincinnatis first run with a
fifth-inning single. For the first time in three games, a Dodgers starter gave
up a hit before the eighth inning. Todd Frazier -- whose leadoff double in the
eighth on Monday night broke up Hyun-Jin Ryus bid for a perfect game following
Josh Becketts no-hitter on Sunday at Philadelphia -- singled with one out in the
second. Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez was 1 for 4 with an RBI single in the
cleanup spot, after missing four games because of a sore left calf. NOTES: Reds
2B Brandon Phillips, 3 for 16 lifetime against Greinke, got the night off. But
he did bring Prices lineup card to home plate for the exchange with the umpires.
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