PHILADELPHIA -- Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and drove in all four Atlanta runs to back Julio Teherans strong pitching as the Braves beat the Philadelphia
Phillies 4-2 Friday night.
Nick Bonino Jersey . Freemans three-run homer was caught by Philadelphia play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy, who was
broadcasting the game from centre field along with analysts Matt Stairs and
Jamie Moyer, both former Phillies. Teheran (7-5) allowed two runs -- one earned
-- and six hits in seven innings. He struck out nine, walked none and retired
his final seven batters for Atlanta, which had lost six of 10 beginning with
Philadelphias three-game sweep at Turner Field last week. Craig Kimbrel pitched
a scoreless ninth for his 23rd save in 27 chances. Ben Revere had three hits,
including a triple, for the Phillies, who have lost five of seven. The Braves
jumped on Kyle Kendrick in the first inning thanks to Freemans three-run drive.
Freemans RBI double in the second boosted Atlantas lead to 4-0 before Kendrick
settled down. Kendrick (3-8) tossed a season-best eight innings, giving up four
runs and nine hits with eight strikeouts and two walks. But the early damage was
too much to overcome for Philadelphias sagging offence, which entered ranked
11th in the NL in batting average at .241. The Phillies scored three runs or
fewer for the 39th time this season and dropped to 7-32 in those games. The
Phillies scored twice in the fourth on Jimmy Rollins RBI groundout and
Marlon Byrds RBI single. They threatened in the eighth against reliever
Jordan Walden, placing runners on first and second with two outs, but Walden
fanned Ryan Howard on a 97 mph fastball to end the inning. Philadelphia put a
runner in scoring position in the ninth. Byrd drew a leadoff walk, but Kimbrel
struck out Cody Asche before John Mayberry Jr. flied out to the wall in
left-centre. Domonic Brown, out of the starting lineup for the second straight
day and third time in five games, struck out as a pinch-hitter to end the game.
Gerald Laird replaced Evan Gattis behind the plate for the Braves after the top
of the first. Gattis struck out swinging in the first and left the game due to
back spasms. Laird went 1 for 3 with a double. NOTES: Philadelphia placed
catcher Carlos Ruiz on the seven-day DL with concussion-like symptoms. Ruiz was
hit in the head by A.J. Ramos pitch Thursday against Miami. . The teams play a
day-night doubleheader Saturday, with Atlanta RHP Ervin Santana (5-5, 4.15 ERA)
facing RHP Roberto Hernandez (3-6, 4.41) in the opener, followed by RHP
David Hale (3-2, 2.72) against Philadelphia RHP Sean OSullivan in the nightcap.
OSullivan will be making his first start of the season after getting called up
from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Marc-Andre Fleury Jersey . MLB.com reported that the Dodgers locked the left-hander in for one year at $10 million with up
to $4 million in incentives.Its obvious Maurice Mann is no fan of feel-good
movies. The script had been followed to the letter. After a successful career in
the CFL, Mann won the 100th Grey Cup at home in his final game, then walked off
the field for the final time as a champion. With a plot twist worthy of The
Usual Suspects, the 32-year old receiver has decided to re-shoot the final scene
and return to action. Hell suit up for the Toronto Argonauts Saturday night in
Regina for a game against the Roughriders. How did this happen? It started out
when the receiver was spotted by the staff at recent Argo home games. "They saw
me at a few of the games and said Mo, you look good, you look to be in shape"
Mann told TSN 1050. "I said I am in shape, coach. So when the injury bug hit, I
was there and sent an e-mail or two." Head coach Scott Milanovich says it was
general manager Jim Barkers brainwave to bring back the six-year veteran. "It
was Jims idea a couple of weeks ago when we started having injuries," Milanovich
told TSN 1050. "It made a lot of sense to me and you almost question yourself
why hasnt Mo been around? Hes been great, you just hope he can keep his wind up.
Hes been staying in great shape and I expect hell play well." The coach is happy
with what hes seen at practice. "He looks good," continued Milanovich. "It looks
like he hasnt missed a beat. He looks like hes been through training camp and
hes running well, hes catching the ball well. Weve been moving him around
position-wise trying to fit him in where we may need the help and thats probably
been the challenge for him, is having us give him a definitive position that hes
going to be in." Mann is listed on the depth chart as the x position, or the
wide receiver on the boundary side. He has moved around during the week and will
likely move inside on ooccasion.
Evgeni Malkin Jersey. John Chiles, who is usually in that spot, made the trip, but is a game-time decision with a leg
injury. If Chiles cant go, hell join Chad Owens, Jason Barnes and Andre Durie on
the sidelines, meaning the Argos would be down four quality starting receivers.
Perhaps the best person to ask about the progress of Mann is quarterback Ricky
Ray, who played with the receiver not only during the Grey Cup run in Toronto,
but for three seasons in Edmonton. "Weve had the injury bug, its nice to have a
guy youre familiar with coming back into the lineup," said Ray. "The good thing
is that he has a good basis for the terminology in the offence that were doing
and obviously, we have a lot of game experience together, so for me, I feel
pretty comfortable with having him out there and we have a lot of past
experiences to build off of." Mann is comfortable with the offence and the
terminology, but admits a lot has changed in the last year and four games.
"Scott (Milanovich) is a mad scientist," joked the receiver. "Even though Marcus
(offensive coordinator Marcus Brady) is running it, theres a lot of new things
in terms of the offence, but its pretty similar and Im pretty comfortable
already because I have a great teacher in (receivers coach) Jason Maas, who is
keeping me seven hours after practice to learn everything possible about what I
need to see, and where I have to be." Seeing Mann in double blue will evoke
memories of the Argos 31-26 win over the Riders in Regina in 2012, the game most
point to as the turning point in their championship season. On that day, the
Seaside, California native hauled in seven passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Repeating those numbers would be a long shot at best, but with his return to the
lineup, Mann has demonstrated that nothing is impossible.
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