LOS ANGELES -- Josh Beckett and Adam Wainwright were both on their game in a pitching duel that exceeded all expectations.
Fred
Biletnikoff Raiders Jersey . Pinch-hitter Justin Turner delivered an RBI
single in the eighth inning off Wainwright, and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged
the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Thursday night in their first meeting since last
years NL championship series. Beckett pitched seven sharp innings in his
showdown with the Cardinals ace, who held the Dodgers hitless through five. Left
fielder Matt Kemp helped Beckett by throwing out a runner at the plate in the
seventh. Beckett scattered four hits, walked two and struck out four. The
right-hander has a 1.34 ERA over his last seven starts, a stretch that began
with his no-hitter in Philadelphia on May 25. His season ERA is 2.11 in 15
starts. "I knew it was going to be tough, but I dont think I deserve very much
of the credit," Beckett said. "My defence really picked me up tonight, and we
got a late run off of a pretty tough pitcher." Juan Uribe, just off the disabled
list after missing 34 games with a right hamstring strain, led off the eighth
with a single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Drew Butera before rookie
Miguel Rojas infield single put runners at the corners. Turner, batting for
reliever Brian Wilson, came through with his 20th RBI of the season. "I think
hes used to that. Hes gotten some big hits for us this year," Kemp said. "Hes
always ready to hit, and tonight he got the big hit. It was a battle today. It
was a battle of the pitchers -- two good pitchers going at it, and we had to
wait out Wainwright." Wilson (1-2) tossed a perfect inning and Kenley Jansen got
three outs for his 24th save. "Thats how playoff games usually are -- 1-0. When
we play them, its always two good teams going at it," Kemp said. "I think our
pitchers match up with their pitchers, and vice versa. Weve had some battles
over the years, and theyve gotten the best of us the last couple of years. But
hopefully we can grind it out and see them in the playoffs again this year." The
Cardinals won 97 games last season, five more than Los Angeles, and beat the
Dodgers in the NLCS. Wainwright won Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. This time,
Wainwright (10-4) took a hard-luck loss, giving up five hits while going the
distance for the 19th time in 201 regular-season starts. The right-hander was
runner-up to Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in last years NL Cy Young Award voting.
"I think one run would have been enough tonight the way he was throwing the
ball," said Cardinals second baseman Mark Ellis, a former Dodger. "He was
typical Wainwright. He has four above-average pitches and throws them wherever
he wants. He knows their lineup and how to throw those guys." Wainwright walked
his first batter, Dee Gordon, then retired 15 in a row before Rojas led off the
sixth with a clean single to left field. Beckett followed with a Texas Leaguer
to right, and Allen Craig made a diving catch with the outfield playing shallow
against the pitcher. Gordon followed with a bloop single to left, but
Yasiel Puig grounded into a double play. Puig, the NL player of the month for
May, is batting .242 with no homers, six RBIs and 25 strikeouts in 25 games
since his last home run on May 28 against Cincinnatis Homer Bailey at Dodger
Stadium. Craig hit a two-out double in the seventh, just beyond Puigs reach on
the right-field warning track, then tried to score on Jon Jays sharp single to
left. Kemp charged the ball and threw a perfect strike to Butera in front of the
plate for a sweep tag as Beckett thrust both arms over his head in jubilation.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny challenged the call by umpire Vic Carapazza, but
a replay review upheld the decision and the game remained scoreless. "I wasnt
surprised they sent him. Right there in the late innings, its do or die," Kemp
said. "I got a good jump on it, got to the ball quick and threw it. Butera made
a good tag and we got the out. Defence is just as important as offence. Defence
won us that game today." NOTES: Cardinals RHP Joe Kelly, on the DL with a left
hamstring strain thats sidelined him for 66 games, is scheduled to begin a rehab
assignment Friday with Triple-A Memphis. ... Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez
missed his third straight game with a sore right shoulder and had an MRI. ...
The Dodgers flight from Kansas City didnt arrive in Los Angeles until about 2
a.m. following their 5-4 win over the Royals, and manager Don Mattingly called
off batting practice. ... The Cardinals began a five-game stretch in which they
will face all three pitchers who have thrown no-hitters this season, including
Kershaw on Sunday and San Franciscos Tim Lincecum on Tuesday. ... The Dodgers
were 20-14 in Uribes absence. ... Adrian Gonzalezs RBI streak ended at seven
games, one shy of the L.A. Dodgers record shared by Puig, Tommy Davis, Reggie
Smith, Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green.
Jerry
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defence-- second only to Muhammad Wilkersons 10 1/2 -- in his sixth season with
the Jets. The 33-year-old outside linebacker was an unrestricted free agent.
Ronnie
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where his arraignment was postponed until Feb. 20 at the request of his lawyers.
They issued a statement saying he would be exonerated. Prosecutors then filed a
motion to increase Sharpers bail to $10 million and outlined details of
investigations involving him in Las Vegas, Tempe, Ariz.
http://www.raidersapparelsshop.com/jack-tatum-raiders-jersey-c-12/ .The McLaren MP4-30 was launched on Thursday, with chief executive Ron Dennis
saying it marks the start of a lengthy journey back to winning grands prix and
eventually world championships.McLaren, which hasnt won a grand prix since 2012,
will be using Honda engines for the first time since 1992, and has signed
two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to partner Jenson Button for the
upcoming season.The Oakland As remain on top of the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings,
the third consecutive week that the As have held top spot and the third straight
week that they have been one ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. Oakland has been
getting such remarkable pitching, in part from guys off the major league scrap
heap, that they have been hard to catch at the top of the list. The Milwaukee
Brewers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and San Francisco Giants round out the
Top Five. Making the Gillette Move of the Week, the Kansas City Royals jumped
froom 19 to 10 on the heels of an eight-game winning streak.
Bo
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climbed four spots, from 29 to 25. Heading the other way, pitching problems are
catching up to the Miami Marlins, who fall from 12 to 19, while the Chicago
White Sox drop from 16 to 20 and the slumping New York Mets sink from 21 to 25.
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