ST. LOUIS Cardinals starter John Lackey Darius Hodge Jerseys was brilliant through five innings in his Game 1 start in the National League Division Series against the Cubs.
Like, working-on-a-no-hitter brilliant. And then that dream ended, when Addison Ru sell laced a clean single up the middle to start the sixth.
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Ru sell didn't come around to score, though he did get to third base and was almost able to trot home. With two outs, Dexter Fowler hit a towering fly ball deep to right field, but Randal Grichuk hauled it in while standing at the wall.
In fact, no Cubs came around to score at allas .
The defense was outstanding behind Lackey. Third baseman Matt Carpenter Stanley Morgan Jerseys made a nifty play in the second inning. Center fielder Jason Heywardmade a diving catch in the third and first baseman Stephen Piscottymade a nice pick on a low throw later that frame. Mark Reynolds, who took over for Piscotty at first (Piscotty stayed in Hakeem Adeniji Jerseys the game in the outfield),turned a first-to-second double play toend the seventh.
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There have been only two no-hitters in MLB postseason history, of course. Don Larsen threw his famous perfect game for the Yankees against the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series, and Phillies ace Roy Halladay threw a no-no in Game 1 of Philadelphia's 2010 NLDS against the Reds.
St. Louis broke open a tight game in the bottom of the eighth against Cubs starter Jon Lester and reliever Pedro Strop. Thomas Pham hit a long pinch-hit solohome run off Lester, and Vernon Hargreaves III Jerseys Piscotty launched a two-run shot off Strop.
The Cardinals will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series Saturday at Busch Stadium (5:30 p.m. ET, TBS).
Sporting News Media's Tom Gatto contributed to this report.
ST. LOUIS Cardinals starter John Lackey Darius Hodge Jerseys was brilliant through five innings in his Game 1 start in the National League Division Series against the Cubs.
Like, working-on-a-no-hitter brilliant. And then that dream ended, when Addison Ru sell laced a clean single up the middle to start the sixth.
MORE: |
Ru sell didn’t come around to score, though he did get to third base and was almost able to trot home. With two outs, Dexter Fowler hit a towering fly ball deep to right field, but Randal Grichuk hauled it in while standing at the wall.
In fact, no Cubs came around to score at allas .
The defense was outstanding behind Lackey. Third baseman Matt Carpenter Stanley Morgan Jerseys made a nifty play in the second inning. Center fielder Jason Heywardmade a diving catch in the third and first baseman Stephen Piscottymade a nice pick on a low throw later that frame. Mark Reynolds, who took over for Piscotty at first (Piscotty stayed in Hakeem Adeniji Jerseys the game in the outfield),turned a first-to-second double play toend the seventh.
MORE:
There have been only two no-hitters in MLB postseason history, of course. Don Larsen threw his famous perfect game for the Yankees against the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series, and Phillies ace Roy Halladay threw a no-no in Game 1 of Philadelphia’s 2010 NLDS against the Reds.
St. Louis broke open a tight game in the bottom of the eighth against Cubs starter Jon Lester and reliever Pedro Strop. Thomas Pham hit a long pinch-hit solohome run off Lester, and Vernon Hargreaves III Jerseys Piscotty launched a two-run shot off Strop.
The Cardinals will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series Saturday at Busch Stadium (5:30 p.m. ET, TBS).
Sporting News Media’s Tom Gatto contributed to this report.
Key arrivals Logan Wilson Jerseys : LHP J.A. Happ, RHP Drew Storen, SHP Pat Venditte
Key departures: LHP Mark Buehrle, LHP David Price, C Dioner Navarro, OF Ben Revere
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Best-case scenario: They score a million runs. It turns out that J.A. Happ really did discover something in Pittsburgh as he went 7-2 with a 1.85 ERA in 11 starts last year, and is now better than the pitcher who went 19-20 with a 4.39 ERA in three years with the Blue Jays in his first stint in Toronto. Losing Dioner Navarro as his catcher has no effect on Marco Estrada, who remains excellent. Drew Storen isnt mentally broken and thrives in a new city after having been jerked around so much in Washington. Playing on artificial turf for a full year doesnt destroy Troy Tulowitzki. Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion dont start showing signs of age. Josh Donaldson has another MVP season. The Blue D'Ante Smith Jerseys Jays pound their way through the American League East, and the playoffs, and its 1993 all over again.
Worst-case scenario: They score a million runs. They give up 2 million runs.
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Big question: If the pitching doesnt pan out, but the lineup performs as expected to keep the Blue Jays in contention, do they have the nece sary pieces to make the kind of trade deadline splash that they did last year when they acquired David Price? If not, how short-sighted was it for Toronto not to aim higher over the winter, Noah Spence Jerseys raising the payroll minimally instead of recognizing the baseball fever that last years team generated and what that could do for the bottom line if sustained? Keep in mind that Price didnt just leave Toronto, he went to Boston. The Yankees brought back almost an identical roster to the one that led the Jays by eight games last July. The Rays look better. The East is a monster, and if all of Torontos pitching calls dont work out, theres going to be a lot of questions asked of management.
Dont forget: The Blue Jays were 15-28 in one-run games last year, which suggests that if upgrades to the bullpen work out, it could be enough to make everything click for a repeat as division champions.
Five crazy-sounding words you can talk yourself into not sounding so crazy: Kevin Pillar, baseballs biggest bargain.
Over-the-top proclamation to regret later: The Blue Jays will get back to the playoffs, but only as a wild card, and running into an opponent with a legitimate ace and a deep bullpen in a one-game scenario will be their undoing.
2015: 93-69, first place in American League East
Key arrivals Logan Wilson Jerseys : LHP J.A. Happ, RHP Drew Storen, SHP Pat Venditte
Key departures: LHP Mark Buehrle, LHP David Price, C Dioner Navarro, OF Ben Revere
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Best-case scenario: They score a million runs. It turns out that J.A. Happ really did discover something in Pittsburgh as he went 7-2 with a 1.85 ERA in 11 starts last year, and is now better than the pitcher who went 19-20 with a 4.39 ERA in three years with the Blue Jays in his first stint in Toronto. Losing Dioner Navarro as his catcher has no effect on Marco Estrada, who remains excellent. Drew Storen isnt mentally broken and thrives in a new city after having been jerked around so much in Washington. Playing on artificial turf for a full year doesnt destroy Troy Tulowitzki. Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion dont start showing signs of age. Josh Donaldson has another MVP season. The Blue D’Ante Smith Jerseys Jays pound their way through the American League East, and the playoffs, and its 1993 all over again.
Worst-case scenario: They score a million runs. They give up 2 million runs.
FANTASY POSITION RANKINGS: | | | | | | |
Big question: If the pitching doesnt pan out, but the lineup performs as expected to keep the Blue Jays in contention, do they have the nece sary pieces to make the kind of trade deadline splash that they did last year when they acquired David Price? If not, how short-sighted was it for Toronto not to aim higher over the winter, Noah Spence Jerseys raising the payroll minimally instead of recognizing the baseball fever that last years team generated and what that could do for the bottom line if sustained? Keep in mind that Price didnt just leave Toronto, he went to Boston. The Yankees brought back almost an identical roster to the one that led the Jays by eight games last July. The Rays look better. The East is a monster, and if all of Torontos pitching calls dont work out, theres going to be a lot of questions asked of management.
Dont forget: The Blue Jays were 15-28 in one-run games last year, which suggests that if upgrades to the bullpen work out, it could be enough to make everything click for a repeat as division champions.
Five crazy-sounding words you can talk yourself into not sounding so crazy: Kevin Pillar, baseballs biggest bargain.
Over-the-top proclamation to regret later: The Blue Jays will get back to the playoffs, but only as a wild card, and running into an opponent with a legitimate ace and a deep bullpen in a one-game scenario will be their undoing.
The color brown inspires many le s-than-flattering mental images: UPS trucks, dirt and, worst of all, the Cleveland Browns.
But the Padres are bringing the brown back, and in the proce s, bringing sexy back.
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Earlier this year, the Padres revealed that the team would take the field in brown and gold in the 2020 season. Some skepticism followed: Brown? The color of the poop emoji?
Since the early '90s, San Diego has been easing blue into its uniforms until a total blue overhaul in mid-2000s. It also has dabbled in orange, yellow and other shades of brown since then.
Since the team's inception in 1969, the Padres have featured brown in some way. While it was a secondary color, it has made a return to prominence in their jerseys.
The team also announced a new military-themed jersey, which it will wear on Sundays at home in 2020.
Last night, we brought back the brown. Today and on every home Sunday during the season, we proudly represent our military, and here is how we will honor them for every game!
San Diego Padres (@Padres)
It's a fitting change for a truly new era of Padres baseball. While 2019 ended in a 70-92 record, the team boasts tons of young talent Fernando Tatis Jr. andChris Paddack, to name a couple. It also has big-ticket free agents like Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado, and it just hired Jayce Tingler to guide the ship in 2020.
Padres continue to take Ws before the season even starts
Padres Nation (@NationPadres)
Today is a day most of us have waited for for years, for some more than a decade, and I have no doubt itll be Jason Croom Jerseys great. Regardle s of the uniform design itself, the team has FINALLY Returned to brown and thats what really matters. When we glance at a TV well know its the Padres
HJ Preller (@HJPreller)
Congratulations, San Diego, on making brown uniforms a great look.
The color brown inspires many le s-than-flattering mental images: UPS trucks, dirt and, worst of all, the Cleveland Browns.
But the Padres are bringing the brown back, and in the proce s, bringing sexy back.
SN’s FA RANKINGS:
Earlier this year, the Padres revealed that the team would take the field in brown and gold in the 2020 season. Some skepticism followed: Brown? The color of the poop emoji?
Since the early ’90s, San Diego has been easing blue into its uniforms until a total blue overhaul in mid-2000s. It also has dabbled in orange, yellow and other shades of brown since then.
Since the team’s inception in 1969, the Padres have featured brown in some way. While it was a secondary color, it has made a return to prominence in their jerseys.
The team also announced a new military-themed jersey, which it will wear on Sundays at home in 2020.
Last night, we brought back the brown. Today and on every home Sunday during the season, we proudly represent our military, and here is how we will honor them for every game!
San Diego Padres (@Padres)
It’s a fitting change for a truly new era of Padres baseball. While 2019 ended in a 70-92 record, the team boasts tons of young talent Fernando Tatis Jr. andChris Paddack, to name a couple. It also has big-ticket free agents like Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado, and it just hired Jayce Tingler to guide the ship in 2020.
Padres continue to take Ws before the season even starts
Padres Nation (@NationPadres)
Today is a day most of us have waited for for years, for some more than a decade, and I have no doubt itll be Jason Croom Jerseys great. Regardle s of the uniform design itself, the team has FINALLY Returned to brown and thats what really matters. When we glance at a TV well know its the Padres
HJ Preller (@HJPreller)
Congratulations, San Diego, on making brown uniforms a great look.
For a timeWednesday, longtime Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling was one of many tri-state area residents who became trapped or displaced by the exce s rain Eric Allen Jerseys and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida.
Sterling was stuck on River Road in Edgewater, N.J., following the completion of the Yankees' game against the Angels in Anaheim on Wednesday night.
It wasn't until Ricky Ricardo, the Yankees' Spanish-languageplay-by-play announcer, answered his phonethat Sterling was rescued and guided to safety.
Our own is a hero? Indeed, he told on today' Brian Westbrook Jerseys s how he rescued a stranded John Sterling after last night's Yankees game.
WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660)
As Ricardo detailed, he left the stadium after Sterling to finish up his postgame duties, only to make it to Broadway in his Jeep before Yankees color commentator Suzyn Waldman called Ricardo to let him know of Sterling's predicament and where Sterling, 83, was trapped.
"Suzyn asks, 'Where are you?'I say, 'Well, I'm working my way acro s upper Manhattan to get over to the George Washington Bridge, to get to Jersey,'" Ricardo . "I say, ' Miles Sanders Jerseys OK, Suzyn, Im on my way, I know where Sterling lives, I'll figure out where he's at and see what I can do.'"Ricardo eventually made it to Sterling through the Patrick Johnson Jerseys darkne s and deep waters. After navigating several closed or flooded roads, he helped guide Sterling to safety with the help of several North Jersey police departments in what Ricardo described as "a jigsaw puzzle."
He also said Sterling was "understandably shell-shocked"by the incidentbut was ultimately all right.
The Yankees were off Thursday. Theyopen a series with the Orioles at home on Friday.
For a timeWednesday, longtime Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling was one of many tri-state area residents who became trapped or displaced by the exce s rain Eric Allen Jerseys and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida.
Sterling was stuck on River Road in Edgewater, N.J., following the completion of the Yankees’ game against the Angels in Anaheim on Wednesday night.
It wasn’t until Ricky Ricardo, the Yankees’ Spanish-languageplay-by-play announcer, answered his phonethat Sterling was rescued and guided to safety.
Our own is a hero? Indeed, he told on today’ Brian Westbrook Jerseys s how he rescued a stranded John Sterling after last night’s Yankees game.
WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660)
As Ricardo detailed, he left the stadium after Sterling to finish up his postgame duties, only to make it to Broadway in his Jeep before Yankees color commentator Suzyn Waldman called Ricardo to let him know of Sterling’s predicament and where Sterling, 83, was trapped.
“Suzyn asks, ‘Where are you?’I say, ‘Well, I’m working my way acro s upper Manhattan to get over to the George Washington Bridge, to get to Jersey,'” Ricardo . “I say, ‘ Miles Sanders Jerseys OK, Suzyn, Im on my way, I know where Sterling lives, I’ll figure out where he’s at and see what I can do.'”Ricardo eventually made it to Sterling through the Patrick Johnson Jerseys darkne s and deep waters. After navigating several closed or flooded roads, he helped guide Sterling to safety with the help of several North Jersey police departments in what Ricardo described as “a jigsaw puzzle.”
He also said Sterling was “understandably shell-shocked”by the incidentbut was ultimately all right.
The Yankees were off Thursday. Theyopen a series with the Orioles at home on Friday.
Withplayoff hopes already entering baseball's second half, the Padres are sure-to-be sellers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
As such, there are plenty of names percolating on the hot stove. But most rumored deals involve outfielder Justin Upton, who was acquired by the Padres as part ofan ill-fated offseason overhaul that hasn't produced asintended. Darious Williams Jerseys
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Among the teams most interested in Upton, whose contract expires after Los Angeles Rams Jackets the season, are the Orioles and Astros, .
Upton, 27, has15 home runs and 49 RBIs and his batting at a.252/.331/.426 clip this season.
Baltimore, which trails the Yankees in the AL East by four games, would do well to add Upton's bat to its lineup that already features sluggers Adam Jones, Manny Machado and Chris Davis. Afterdepartures ofNick Markakis and Nelson Cruz in the offseason, Jones is the only everyday Orioles outfielderwith more than three home runs this year.
Houston has emerged as Baltimore's main competitorforUpton's services, the Fox report said.
Trailing the Angles by one game for first in the AL West, the Astros could stand to add a veteran bat to the Grant Haley Jerseys lineup to better complement theirrotation, which has become an embarra sment of riches. Houston's loaded prospect base would make it easy to draft an enticing offer.
Upton's prescience could also help to le sen the blow ofGeorge Springer's absence until he makes his return from injury in another month.
Withplayoff hopes already entering baseball’s second half, the Padres are sure-to-be sellers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
As such, there are plenty of names percolating on the hot stove. But most rumored deals involve outfielder Justin Upton, who was acquired by the Padres as part ofan ill-fated offseason overhaul that hasn’t produced asintended. Darious Williams Jerseys
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Among the teams most interested in Upton, whose contract expires after Los Angeles Rams Jackets the season, are the Orioles and Astros, .
Upton, 27, has15 home runs and 49 RBIs and his batting at a.252/.331/.426 clip this season.
Baltimore, which trails the Yankees in the AL East by four games, would do well to add Upton’s bat to its lineup that already features sluggers Adam Jones, Manny Machado and Chris Davis. Afterdepartures ofNick Markakis and Nelson Cruz in the offseason, Jones is the only everyday Orioles outfielderwith more than three home runs this year.
Houston has emerged as Baltimore’s main competitorforUpton’s services, the Fox report said.
Trailing the Angles by one game for first in the AL West, the Astros could stand to add a veteran bat to the Grant Haley Jerseys lineup to better complement theirrotation, which has become an embarra sment of riches. Houston’s loaded prospect base would make it easy to draft an enticing offer.
Upton’s prescience could also help to le sen the blow ofGeorge Springer’s absence until he makes his return from injury in another month.
