WASHINGTON -- Washingtons Ian Desmond took a substantial lead off third base in the seventh inning of a tie game, wondering whether St.
Anaheim Ducks
T-shirts . Louis pitcher Michael Wacha might leave a changeup in the dirt.
"I was just kind of anticipating," Desmond explained later. Sure enough, Wacha
threw a wild pitch that bounced away from catcher Yadier Molina, who compounded
the problem with a throwing error as Desmond charged home, leading to a second
unearned run on the play. That was enough to propel Gio Gonzalez and the
Nationals to a 3-1 victory Friday night, ending their eight-game losing streak
against the Cardinals. "I saw it bounce off a little bit. I said, Weve got to
take a chance here," Desmond said. "And fortunately for us, it worked out." Said
Nationals manager Matt Williams: "You never see a ball get away from Yadi.
Ever." Thats because Molina has won six consecutive NL Gold Glove awards. But
his miscue fit, somehow, with this series so far. A night after the Nationals
made three errors -- they initially were charged with four, but one was changed
to a hit Friday -- in an 8-0 loss, it was the Cardinals turn to be sloppy. St.
Louis finished with three errors, two coming in the pivotal seventh inning. A
pair of singles and an error by third baseman Matt Carpenter -- who dropped
Wachas throw of Danny Espinosas bunt -- loaded the bases with no outs. "I
stretched before I saw where it was going and ended up missing it. It was a good
throw. I should have caught it," Carpenter said. "But it tipped off my glove and
ended up being the difference in the game." Wacha struck out Nate McLouth and
got Jose Lobaton to hit a roller that led to a forceout at home. But with pinch
hitter Zach Walters up, Wachas pitch darted to his catchers right. "Just spiked
a changeup," Wacha said. Molina tried to make an underhand toss to Wacha, but
the throw -- which did not appear in time to beat Desmond, anyway -- was
off-target. It went into the Cardinals dugout, allowing Espinosa to score, too.
"Im just trying to make a play," Molina said. "I threw it away. My fault."
Desmond shouted and punched the air, a 1-1 game suddenly 3-1. "Desi made the
decision instantly to get toward the plate," Williams said. "He read it
correctly." Wacha (2-1) gave up five hits and one earned run. On Sept. 24, in
his ninth career start, Wacha no-hit the Nationals until there were two outs in
the ninth inning, when Ryan Zimmermans infield single ended the bid. This time,
Washington had three hits by the third, when Anthony Rendons solo shot came off
a first-pitch 74 mph curveball. Gonzalez (3-1) allowed one run and four hits in
seven innings, retiring the last 11 batters he faced. He had seven strikeouts
and one walk as Washington beat St. Louis for the first time since Game 4 of the
teams 2012 NL division series. "It was one of those games that we needed. We
needed to bounce back," Gonzalez said about Friday. "We needed something like
this. It put us back together. Now we go from here, one game at a time."
Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard came on for the eighth and needed 26 pitches
just to get one out. With runners on second and third, and No. 3-4 batters
Matt Holliday and Allen Craig coming up, Clippard was replaced by Drew Storen.
"Youve got two great hitters right there, guys in scoring position," Storen
said. He was the closer back in October 2012, when he let the Cardinals erase a
7-5 deficit with two outs in the top of the ninth of Game 5 to win 9-7. But this
time, Storen got Holliday on a popup in foul territory, then Craig on a
groundout, before Rafael Soriano shook off a comebacker that hit his leg and a
walk in the ninth to earn his fourth save. "A good win. Theyre a tremendous
team. Theyve gotten the best of us in the past," Rendon said. "But were trying
to change that." NOTES: Nationals CF Denard Span (7-day DL, concussion) is
expected to be in Washington for Saturdays game. ... In the third game of the
four-game series, Nationals RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-0, 5.27 ERA) will start
against Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn (3-0, 4.00).
Andrew
Cogliano Ducks Jersey Authentic .ca. Mr. Fraser, I think everyone would
like to hear your opinion on what sort of suspension Zac Rinaldo should get. His
comment after the game of I changed the whole game, man.
Ryan
Getzlaf Ducks Jersey .com) - A pair of Eastern Conference rivals will meet
on Saturday as D.
http://www.hockeyducksauthority.com/sami-vatanen-ducks-jersey-c-7/ . Kansas City became the first team in baseball history to win four extra-inning
games in a single postseason on Friday, as Alex Gordon crushed a leadoff homer
in the 10th and Mike Moustakas added the deciding two-run blast in the Royals
8-6 win.NEW YORK -- Miguel Olivo has been released by the Los Angeles Dodgers
after his fight in the dugout with Triple-A Albuquerque teammate Alex Guerrero.
The team announced the move Thursday in a two-sentence statement that made no
reference to the brawl during a game Tuesday at Salt Lake. Olivo was placed on
the suspended list the next day by the Albuquerque Isotopes. The veteran
catchers release reduces the Dodgers roster to 39 players. The Dodgers had said
Guerrero is recovering from reeconstructive surgery on his left ear and will
remain in a Salt Lake City hospital for a couple of days.
Sami
Vatanen Ducks Jersey. Olivo has displayed a hot temper on the field
before, charging at Jose Reyes and missing with a wild punch during a dustup
between the Marlins and Mets in the 2007 season. The 35-year-old catcher
appeared in eight games for the Dodgers this month, his 13th season in the
majors. He was paid $110,000 in the minors and $800,000 while with the
big-league club.
Cheap NFL
Jerseys Wholesale
Jerseys Wholesale NFL
Jerseys Jerseys From
China Wholesale NFL
Jerseys Cheap NFL
Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
