The Dodgers‘ Zack Greinke dominated last night at Marlins Park, allowing only one run in his eight innings of work and improved his record to 12-3 as the Dodgers beat the Fish 4-1. The Marlins‘ only run came on a first-inning homer by Giancarlo Stanton. Yasiel Puig, who went 0-5 last night, is in the middle of his first real slump, with only 7 hits in his last 42 at bats (.167) over his last 11 games. Nathan Eovaldi gave up three runs in his seven innings of work, only two of the runs were earned as the Marlins committed three errors behind him. They will finish off their four-game series today at 12:40 pm. Henderson Alvarez will toe the rubber for the Fish, while LA counters with Cy Young award candidate Clayton Kershaw.
Something to ponder, while on the subject of the Dodgers . . . As good as Yasiel Puig has been, and as good as Hanley Ramirez has been since returning from his injuries, starting pitching is the key for the Dodgers. Their one-two punch of Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw has been incredible. They will be scary in the playoffs. Check out their recent numbers:
Greinke Kershaw
Since July 8th July 2nd
Won - Loss record 8-1 6-3
Innings pitched 64 69
ERA 1.41 1.30
Strikeouts / Walks 51 / 13 56 / 7
Tomorrow night, the Marlins welcome the Colorado Rockies to South Florida. The scheduled pitchers for the series with the Rockies:
FRIDAY Yhoulis Chacin vs Tom Koehler 7:10 pm
SATURDAY Jeff Manship vs Jose Fernandez 7:10 pm
SUNDAY Jorge de la Rosa vs Jacob Turner 1:10 pm
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 407 runs in their 125 games, an underwhelming 3.26 runs per game. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 48-77 407
White Sox 51-74 467
Phillies 56-70 471
Giants 56-70 478
Nationals 62-64 482
In contrast, the Boston Red Sox (75-54) lead MLB with 649 runs scored and the Detroit Tigers (74-52) have plated 636. The Sox have played 3 more games than the Tigers.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Braves 4 Mets 1 (10 innings)
Chris Johnson’s three-run homer in the tenth inning was the difference. A costly loss for the Braves, who lost right fielder Jayson Heyward for at least the remainder of the regular season after suffering a broken jaw after being hit by a Jon Niese pitch.
Cardinals 8 Brewers 6
Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer. Allen Craig and Matt Holliday also connected long distance in the win.
Red Sox 12 Giants 1
Felix Doubront limited the Giants to one run and five hits in his eight innings of work. Stephen Drew homered with two men on, Will Middlebrooks connected with a runner aboard.
Padres 2 Pirates 1
Ian Kennedy gave up four hits in seven innings. Yonder Alonso drove in both runs for the Padres in the win.
Phillies 4 Rockies 3
Carlos Ruiz doubled in the tying run in the ninth inning and Michael Young’s single ended the contest.
Nationals 11 Cubs 6
Scott Hairston hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the seventh inning. Jayson Werth also connected long distance with two men on.
Reds 10 D-Backs 7
Shin-Soo Choo went 4-5 with three runs scored and three RBI.
Over in the American League,
Yankees 4 Blue Jays 2
Alfonso Soriano’s two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference in the game. Ichiro Suzuki hit his 4,000th base hit in the major leagues and Japanese league combined.
Mariners 5 A’s 3
Brendan Ryan went 2-4 with three RBI and Michael Morse and Brad Miller each homered.
Indians 3 Angels 1
Nick Swisher blasted a two-run homer and Justin Masterson improved his season record to 14-9.
Tigers 7 Twins 1
The Tigers scored four times in the seventh inning, and three more times in the eighth to defeat the Twins. Miguel Cabrera doubled home three runs, Torii Hunter drove in a pair of runs.
Orioles 4 Rays 2
Chris Davis homered, his MLB-leading 46th round tripper. Adam Jomes also connected long distance.
Rangers 3 Astros 2
Elvis Andrus hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to drive in the winning run. The Rangers have won 18 out of their last 22 games.
White Sox 5 Royals 2
Dayan Viciedo blasted a grand slam for the Sox, who have now won a season-high five consecutive games. KC is headed in the other direction, having lost four in a row and seven of their last nine.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Diamondbacks @ Reds 12:35 pm
Trevor Cahill vs Mat Latos
Dodgers @ Marlins 12:40 pm
Clayton Kershaw vs Henderson Alvarez
Nationals @ Cubs 2:20 pm
Stephen Strasburg vs Travis Wood
Rockies @ Phillies 7:05 pm
Chad Bettis vs Kyle Kendrick
Braves @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
Paul Maholm vs Joe Kelly
Pirates @ Giants 10:15 pm
Jeff Locke vs Matt Cain
Over in the American League,
Blue Jays @ Yankees 1:05 pm
JA Happ vs Andy Pettitte
Twins @ Tigers 1:08 pm
Andrew Albers vs Justin Verlander
White Sox @ Royals 8:10 pm
Jose Quintana vs James Shields
In news from around baseball, Ichiro Suzuki reached the 4,000 hit mark in his professional career. Jim Caple looks at Ichiro up close:
Jayson Heyward suffered a broken jaw yesterday after being hit with a pitch. David Schoenfield of ESPN examiness the possible ramifications of this injury:
The Braves are counting on a return to form by Dan Uggla after eye surgery. Here’s the story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What pitcher holds the all-time major league record for hitting batters with a pitch? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
News from the gridiron . . .
Keep your eyes on UM freshman wide receiver Stacy Coley. Here’s the Palm Beach Post story:
UM expects bigger crowds at home games this season.
The Herald’s Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have the latest scoop from the University of Miami:
Here’s David Neal’s report from FIU:
In Dolphin and NFL news, the Dolphin’s Jonathan Martin is not your typical offensive lineman. Here is the Miami Herald’s coverage:
In other Dolphin news, Dimitri Patterson is the new starting cornerback after Richard Marshall was released. The Herald was out at camp with Patterson:
Here is Armando Salguero’s daily Dolphin report from the Miami Herald:
The Dolphins’ fourth preseason game is Saturday night at the Seven Names Stadium against the Tampa Bay Bucs. Channel 4 in Miami will handle the telecast, game time is 7:30 pm. The Fins close out their preseason games on Thursday, August 29 against the New Orleans Saints here at home at 7:30 pm.
The Fins open the regular season in Cleveland against the Browns on Sunday, September 8.
Here is this week’s preseason schedule:
TONIGHT
New England Patriots @ Detroit Lions 7:30 pm
Carolina Panthers @ Baltimore Ravens 8:00 pm ESPN
FRIDAY
Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers 8:00 pm CBS
Chicago Bears @ Oakland Raiders 10:00 pm NFL Network
SATURDAY
Buffalo Bills @ Washington Redskins 4:30 pm NFL Network
Cleveland Browns @ Indianapolis Colts 7:00 pm
NY Jets @ NY Giants 7:00 pm
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Miami Dolphins 7:30 pm Channel 4
Kansas City Chiefs @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7:30 pm
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars 7:30 pm
Cincinnati Bengals @ Dallas Cowboys 8:00 pm
St. Louis Rams @ Denver Broncos 8:00 pm CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ Tennessee Titans 8:00 pm
San Diego Chargers @ Arizona Cardinals 10:00 pm NFL Network
SUNDAY
New Orleans Saints @ Houston Texans 4:00 pm FOX
Minnesota Vikings @ San Francisco 49ers 8:00 pm NBC
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with news from all around the league:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What pitcher holds the all-time major league record for hitting batters with a pitch?
The “Big Train”, Walter Johnson, hit 205 batters during his major league career.
Behave yourselves, and always remember that tomorrow will bring us a brand new day.
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