Beitrag Mi 12. Feb 2020, 10:37

after a walk to Cabrera and a single by Fielder

TORONTO -- Jonathan Schoop made sure the Orioles left Toronto the same way they arrived: as the first-place team in AL EastSchoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and Baltimore ended a season-worst five-game losing streak, beating the Blue Jays 6-2 Sunday to reclaim the division lead.We came here in first place and we going to try to maintain it, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Its going to be tough.Troy Tulowitzki hit his 18th home run on Chris Tillmans first pitch in the Toronto fourth, a drive off the facing of the fourth deck. Tulowitzki left in the eighth, two innings after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tillman.Manager John Gibbons said Tulowitzki suffered a broken thumb. The Blue Jays will wait for the swelling to go down before deciding whether to place him on the disabled list.A little sore, it obviously got me pretty good, Tulowitzki said. Its blown up.Tulowitzki said he could still play defense but could not grip a bat after being hit.Adam Jones hit his 20th homer later in the 12th, a three-run shot that helped the Orioles avoid a three-game sweep and moved them a half-game ahead of the Blue Jays.We outlasted them, Jones said. They grinded, we grinded. Good game to go into an off day, a much-needed win.Baltimore next hosts Texas for three games starting Tuesday.Mychael Givens (8-1) worked one inning for the victory as the Orioles won for the first time in six games at Toronto.Weve had a tough stretch lately but its good to get out of here with a win, Tillman said.Five Baltimore relievers combined to pitch 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Orioles got their 26th bullpen win, the most in the majors.Pedro Alvarez walked to begin the 12th and moved up on a balk by Franklin Morales (0-1). One out later, Schoop lined a single for his third hit of the game.After J.J. Hardy walked, Jesse Chavez replaced Morales. Jones greeted Chavez by homering on the first pitch.The Blue Jays, who overtook the Orioles by winning the first two games of the series, finished July with a record of 16-8.Toronto opened the scoring in the second when Russell Martin doubled and scored on Devon Travis groundout.Baltimore tied it in the seventh, ending Aaron Sanchezs streak of 19 shutout innings. After Chris Davis walked and Mark Trumbo doubled, Alvarez hit an RBI groundout and Matt Wieters followed with a sacrifice fly.Sanchez, who is unbeaten in 17 starts since April 22, allowed two runs and four hits in seven inningsTillman gave up two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.HOT OFF THE GRILLIBlue Jays RHP Jason Grilli struck out 13 of the 33 batters he faced in July.MANAGERIAL MILESTONEWith his 1,399th victory, Showalter tied Wilbert Robinson for 28th on the all-time managerial wins list.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: Josh Donaldson started at DH after leaving Saturdays game in the eighth with a sore hamstring. He came on at 3B in after Darwin Barney moved to SS to replace Tulowitzki in the eighth.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (3-3, 3.46) starts Tuesday against Rangers RHP Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.09). Bundy is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts since joining the rotation.Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (8-4, 4.92) starts the opener of a four game-series at Houston. Stroman went 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in five July starts after going 1/3 with a 7.76 ERA in June. Viktor Tikhonov Jersey .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Derek Stepan Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. https://www.cheapcoyotes.com/1138z-ilya-lyubushkin-jersey-coyotes.html . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. Ilya Bryzgalov Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Arizona Coyotes Shirts . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. DETROIT -- Victor Martinez tried to be patient, hoping it was only a matter of time before his bat would start to look like a major threat again. Now, hes downplaying whats been a terrific July so far. "Been more lucky I think," Martinez said. "Ive been definitely putting good swings, putting good at-bats, and finally balls have started falling." Martinez extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI double in the second inning, and the Detroit Tigers went on to a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Martinez also drew a bases-loaded walk in the first, when the Tigers scored five runs to break the game open early. The Tigers scored four runs before making an out when their first six hitters reached base off Texas rookie Justin Grimm (7-7). Grimm held Detroit to two runs in 6 2-3 innings in a May outing, but the right-hander didnt fare nearly as well this time. "We didnt know much about him (in May), and we were taking pitches, he was getting ahead in the count," Detroit outfielder Torii Hunter said. "This time we just had a different attack plan, and went out there and we swung the bats, and we got him early." Doug Fister (7-5) allowed two runs in the fourth but was otherwise sharp for Detroit. Hunter, Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta and Austin Jackson had two hits apiece for the Tigers, and Martinez improved his average in July to .438. Martinez got off to a slow start after missing all of 2012 with a knee injury, but his season average is up to .261 now. "I think the biggest key is these teammates Ive got. Theyve been sticking with me," he said. "I really believe that when Im healthy, I can really help this team win ballgames." Detroits Miguel Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly for his 95th RBI of the year. A.J. Pierzynski homered and had three hits for the Rangers. Jackson and Hunter started the bottom of the first with back-to-back doubles for a 1-0 lead, and after a walk to Cabrera and a single by Fielder, Martinez drew a walk to force in a run. Peralta followed with a two-run double to make it 4-0. After Andy Dirks struck out, Alex Avilas single scored Martinez. Jackson led off with a single in the second, aand after advancing to third on a single by Hunter, he scored on Cabreras flyout.dddddddddddd One out later, Martinez doubled to left. The relay home appeared to beat Hunter, but the Detroit baserunner got his hand in with a nice slide. "Ive been doing that for a while," Hunter said jokingly. "Thats just athletic ability, instincts. Everybodys not born with it, Im sorry." Grimm allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 3 1-3 innings. Just when the right-hander appeared to be settling in finally, he had to come out of the game in the fourth because of a sore right forearm. "Well have to see, but that was his last start before the break, so well have some time to get him OK," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. Fister allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out five. Texas scored twice in the fourth on a solo homer by Pierzynski and an RBI single by Jurickson Profar. But the Rangers left the bases loaded that inning and never got a better chance to get back in the game. Detroit was coming off a heated 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox in which reliever Luke Putkonen and manager Jim Leyland were ejected amid a bench-clearing altercation in the sixth inning. Leyland was more than ready to move on Friday, and the Tigers wasted little time delighting the home crowd in this matchup of the teams that have represented the American League in the World Series for the last three years. Bruce Rondon, Detroits hard-throwing rookie reliever, came on to replace Fister and got four straight outs. He fanned Nelson Cruz on a 100-mph fastball to end the Texas seventh. Drew Smyly relieved Rondon and got four outs for the Tigers, and Joaquin Benoit came on in a non-save situation and struck out Cruz with men on first and third to end it. NOTES: Fielders dribbler up the third-base line in the seventh resulted in a rare infield single for the Detroit slugger, in part because of a defensive shift. ... Texas 3B Adrian Beltre had his hitting streak snapped at 13 games. ... The Rangers signed LHP Sal Mendez, their 40th-round draft pick this year. ... Detroits Max Scherzer (13-0) takes the mound Saturday night against Derek Holland (7-4) of Texas. ' ' '