Having just snapped their longest losing streak in 20 years, the Boston Red Sox will try to make it two in a row Tuesday night when they resume their
home-and-away series with the Atlanta Braves.
Sammie Coates Steelers Jersey . Watch the game live on TSN2 and TSN GO at 7pm et/4pm pt. The teams will finish off a
two-game set at Turner Field Tuesday night, then head to Fenway Park for two
more on Wednesday and Thursday. Boston picked up a much-needed 8-6 victory on
Monday to snap a 10-game slide, its longest since an 11-game skid from June
8-19, 1994. David Ortiz did most of the heavy lifting with a three-run homer
that tied the game in the fifth inning, then a sacrifice fly in the seventh to
put the Red Sox in front. Dustin Pedroia, who had been struggling along with
Ortiz, also drove in a pair of runs and finished 1-for-3. "In 10 games prior to
today, theres one RBI combined (from Pedroia and Ortiz)," said Red Sox manager
John Farrell. "Today there is six between the two. I think the outcome is
directly correlated to their performance. Thats not to put it all on them
because we had a lot of good at-bats all the way up and down the lineup today.
But them being in the middle of the lineup, their contributions are key for us."
The Red Sox used seven different pitchers to get the job done as starter
Clay Buchholz was pulled after only three innings as he allowed six runs and a
staggering eight walks. Braves starter Ervin Santana went five innings and was
also charged with six runs. "We know we still have the core of a winning team
here and were going to win," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said before
Mondays win. "But weve got to get there. Weve got to focus on today and just try
to start playing a little bit better first." Atlanta has split its last six
games overall and currently owns a two-game lead over Miami in the National
League East. The Braves will send veteran Aaron Harang to the mound for Tuesdays
game. Harang began the year with a 0.85 ERA through five starts, but he has gone
1-3 with a 6.11 ERA over his last five. He faced Milwaukee last week and gave up
four earned runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings for a no-decision. It was only
the second time in his last 10 starts that Harang gave up more than two earned
runs. Boston will counter with ace Jon Lester, who has yielded three earned runs
or fewer in eight of his 10 starts. Like Harang, Lester is coming off a subpar
outing as he gave up a season-high seven runs over the first two innings against
Toronto. "I dont think were excelling in any one area, but I do think we have
players capable of excelling and some of that is going to happen naturally,"
said Cherington. "There are other things that maybe you can do at some point to
try to make the whole thing a lot better. "What we believed this offseason, what
we believed in Spring Training, in terms of potential of this team, the position
were in with people in the clubhouse, the depth of the talent -- that hasnt
changed. We just have to perform. We have to find ways to perform better, and
thats going to come in a number of ways." Boston has won 15 of the last 20
meetings in the head-to-head series. Reds at Dodgers, 10pm et/7pm pt (TSN2)
Zack Greinke will try to keep the mound presence going for the Los Angeles
Dodgers when they resume a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday
from Chavez Ravine. Greinke has to follow two superb outings from teammates
Josh Beckett and Hyun- Jin Ryu when he makes his 11th start of the season.
Beckett started LAs current pitching trend with a no-hitter Sunday at
Philadelphia and retired 23 straight at one point. It was Ryus turn in Mondays
4-3 win over the Reds and he followed suit by retiring the first 21 batters he
faced until Todd Fraziers double in the eighth inning. Ryu came within six outs
of a perfect game and finished with three runs allowed across 7 1/3 innings. The
left-hander struck out seven and walked none, and also added an RBI and a run
scored. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly believed Ryu running the bases wore him
down. "That long inning hurt him," Mattingly said of Ryu. "It broke the momentum
for him. At the end of the night, we got the win." Kenley Jansen threw 1 1/3
scoreless innings of relief for his 15th save. Carl Crawfords two-run double
highlighted a three-run seventh inning and he finished with two hits for the
Dodgers, winners in three of four and eight of their last 13 games. The Dodgers
will also host Pittsburgh and Chicago (White Sox) on this 10-game homestand.
Greinke will try to pitch Los Angeles to its third straight win and he is 7-1 in
10 starts with a 2.01 earned run average. Greinke is coming off a no- decision
in Thursdays 5-3 loss to the New York Mets and he was tagged for three runs --
one earned -- in five innings. Greinke snapped his streak of 21 straight starts
allowing two runs or fewer. However, he has allowed two or fewer earned runs in
a record 22 consecutive regular-season starts since July 30, 2013, going 14-2
with a 1.76 earned run average in that time. He surpassed Roger Clemens mark of
21 from 1990-91. The right-hander is 3-0 in four home outings and has a 4-1
record to go along with a 2.62 ERA in eight career starts against Cincinnati.
Cincinnati opened a seven-game western swing with Mondays loss at Dodger Stadium
and Frazier was able to spoil the show with his hit in the eighth. Reds ace
Johnny Cueto was dealt the loss for surrendering four runs, one of which was
earned, and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Cueto was outdueled by Ryu and fell to
4-4 with his second straight loss after winning four straight decisions. After
Frazier doubled to start Cincinnatis late rally, Ryan Ludwick singled and
Chris Heisey followed with a sacrifice fly to put the visitors on the board.
Brayan Pena then singled and Skip Schumaker walked one out later before
Billy Hamilton stroked a two-run double. The Reds had two runners on base in the
ninth, but Devin Mesoraco flied out to end the game. "Our silver lining was we
rallied late," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We have to hang tough. Weve
played a lot of close games, but unfortunately weve come out on the short end."
Cincinnati has lost three in a row since winning three of four games, and will
send Alfredo Simon against Greinke Tuesday night. Simon is 6-2 with a 2.31
earned run average in nine starts and is 5-1 in the past six decisions. He won
his second straight start in last Wednesdays 2-1 victory at Washington and
delivered seven innings of one-run ball. Simon struck out six and walked one for
the second straight start. He has 14 Ks over that span. The right-hander has
been strong on the road this season, winning all five assignments, and will make
his first career start against the Dodgers. He has allowed one run in 2 1/3
innings of relief (2 games). LA lost four of seven meetings with the Reds last
season. Cincinnati has lost its last two series at Dodger Stadium.
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Sabres in Buffalo.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jordan Hill did it at both ends of the
court Sunday night against the Orlando Magic, putting together his own personal
highlight reel in a season during which there havent been many of those for
himself or the Los Angeles Lakers. Hill had a career-high 28 points along with
13 rebounds in his first start in over nine weeks and the Lakers beat Orlando
103-94, sending the Magic to their ninth straight loss. "Youve got to be ready
because you never know when your number will be called to step in there in the
starting lineup," said Hill, who got the news that he would start from coach
Mike DAntoni at the morning shootaround. "Just went out there and played hard,
playing aggressively and played my game. I felt like nobody could stop me. "My
mindset out there was that nobody could keep me off the offensive boards and
nobody could keep me from the rim." Nick Young scored 26 points off the bench,
helping the Lakers end a four-game skid. Pau Gasol had six points in 18 minutes,
and sat out the second half after feeling nauseous and dizzy. A Lakers
spokesperson said after the game that Gasol would spend the night in a hospital
for observation. Steve Nash, who had 11 assists in 19 minutes off the bench
Friday night against Washington after missing the previous 15 games because of
chronic nerve damage in his back, did not play. The 40-year-old two-time MVP has
been limited to just 11 games all season because of his condition. Xavier Henry,
who was back in the lineup for just nine games after missing 28 because of a
bone bruise on his right knee, was sidelined again after tearing a ligament in
his left wrist in the loss to the Wizards. He will be re-examined Monday. The
Lakers (23-46) have to go no worse than 8-5 the rest of the way to avoid tying
the 1974-75 squad for the worst record since the franchise relocated from
Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960-61. But eight games on their remaining
schedule are against teams that currently are over .500. "Were playing for
pride," Hill said. "I mean, were still the Lakers. Were definitely one of the
top organizations in the league, if not the best. So we have to take a stand for
ourselves. We cant quit and weve got to keep fighting." Orlando point guard
Victor Oladipo, the second overall pick in the draft, had 21 points and 10
assists in his eighth career start while Jameer Nelson missed his third straight
game with a sore left knee. Aaron Afflalo scored 18 points for the Magic, one
night after they lost 89-88 at Utah on a 3-pointer by Trey Burke with 1.
Heath Miller Steelers Jersey. 6 seconds remaining. "They had some bigs that were playing extremely aggressive at the
rim," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. "I think Hill had an impact on the game
with his energy and effort. It was through dunks, offensive rebounds, rolling to
the rim and putting the ball back in. He gave his team some edge tonight." The
Magic have lost 23 of their last 24 road games — the only exception a 101-90 win
against Philadelphia on Feb. 26. "Were not building for next year yet," Vaughn
said. "Weve still got some games to go, but what I do see is our guys getting
better." The Lakers led throughout the second half, but never led by double
digits. Orlando got as close as 83-80 on a 15-footer by Afflalo, but the Lakers
converted 13 of 14 free throws over the final 5:18 to put it away. Youngs
3-pointer was their only field goal during the final 8 minutes. Hill, making his
first start since Jan. 17, paced Los Angeles to a 55-48 halftime lead with 14
points and six rebounds. The Lakers converted seven Orlando turnovers into nine
points during the first 5:03 and took a 25-17 lead on a four-point play by
Young, his franchise-record fifth of the season and eighth by the team — also a
franchise best. "Rest definitely helped a lot," said Hill, who missed six games
earlier this month because of a sore right knee. "I felt like I could jump over
the gym, jump over anything. I just felt more mobile and was able to move
quicker. I was definitely able to get up and get rebounds and move my feet on
defence." NOTES: Orlando faced Los Angeles in the NBA finals just five years
ago, losing in five games. But the Magic are 39-113 since the start of last
season after firing Stan Van Gundy and trading three-time Defensive Player of
the Year Dwight Howard to the Lakers — and are one of only four teams that have
a worse record than the Lakers this season. ... A loss Tuesday night at home
against Portland would give Orlando two double-digit losing streaks in the same
season for the third time in the franchises 25-year history. It also happened
last season and in 2003-04. The Magic have seven of those streaks altogether.
... The Lakers failed to sell out for the sixth time. ... The Magic fell to 0-30
on the road when trailing after three quarters. ... This was the Magics final
road game against Western Conference opponents. They were 0-15. ... The Magic,
who came in 0-33 when they get outrebounded, won the battle of the boards 46-34.
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