Throughout his time with the Red Sox
Robert Woods Jersey Elite , Eovaldi has proved he is more than capable of putting together quality starts, as he conceded zero earned runs in five starts
for Boston.In his career at Minute Maid Park, he has given up six earned runs,
four of which came in the June meeting with the Astros.One concern the Red Sox
could have about Eovaldi is his record after more than six days of rest, which
sits at 5-9 in 27 starts.If he can shake off the rust and retire Houston's
sluggers in order to start the game, he should settle into a rhythm and hand the
Red Sox a similar outing to the one he produced at Yankee Stadium.However, if
Houston's bats wake up in the opening third of the game, Boston manager Alex
Cora will be forced to go to his bullpen fast and end up stuck in a tricky
rotation situation with David Price already struggling.Which Houston Bats Will
Wake Up?Only three Houston players recorded two or more hits at Fenway Park,
with Springer leading the ball club with three base knocks.One of the reasons
why the Astros hit .188 in the first two games of the ALCS was the 15 walks they
were issued, with Bregman drawing six of them.Altuve's struggles at the plate
didn't help Houston's offensive rhythm either, as the second baseman went
1-for-8 in Boston.At some point, a handful of players in the Houston lineup are
going to break out at the dish
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surroundings.Springer, who has an 11-game postseason hitting streak, needs to be
the catalyst at the top of the order, but he's going to need either Altuve or
Bregman to bust out a clutch hit in order to take full advantage of having
runners in scoring positions.David Dermer/Associated PressIf Bregman continues
to reach base by way of walks, Yuli Gurriel has the opportunity to be the
breakout star of the Houston lineup.He has two hits in nine at-bats in the ALCS
with one home run and three RBI.The 34-year-old was one of Houston's top hitters
in September, when he recorded 10 multiple-hit games in the final month of the
regular season.The first baseman carried that form into the postseason, as he
has one hit in four of the five games he's started.With his team in need of a
wake-up call at the plate, Gurriel will drive in at least two runs and set the
tone for the bottom half of the order to make contributions while keeping the
Boston pitching staff out of a rhythm. Follow Joe on Twitter,
JTansey90.Statistics obtained from Baseball Reference. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The
Milwaukee Brewers used their power to put the Pittsburgh Pirates on the ropes.
Some heads-up baserunning — and more than a little help from the mistake-prone
home team — pushed the Brewers closer to the club’s fifth playoff berth in
franchise history.Christian Yelich, Travis Shaw and Mike Moustakas all hit
homers and Milwaukee scored three times on one wild pitch in the sixth inning to
break it open as the Brewers cruised to a 13-6 victory on Sunday.Yelich finished
2 for 3 to boost his batting average to an NL-leading .322 as Milwaukee won for
the third time in four games to bolster its chances of reaching the postseason
for the first time since 2011.The Brewers (89-67) hold the top NL wild-card spot
and remained 2½ games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, as
well as two games ahead of St. Louis, which has the second wild-card position.
Both rivals also won Sunday.“We won the series. We put ourselves in a good
spot
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eliminated from playoff contention when the Cardinals beat the Giants.Yelich’s
hit his 32nd home run of the season in the second — a three-run blast off Nick
Kingham (5-7) — and Shaw followed two batters later with a towering shot that
bounded over the right-field seats and into the Allegheny River to give
Milwaukee a quick six-run lead.“Jumping out against them is huge,” Shaw said.
“We haven’t had much success against them. So, to build an early lead was big.
They responded, we responded right back. Pretty good day overall for
everybody.”Moustakas, acquired in a midseason trade with Kansas City, added his
28th homer of the season, eight of them with Milwaukee. Corey Knebel (3-3)
picked up the win in relief after starter Wade Miley failed to record an out
during a rocky fifth inning after the Pirates drew within 7-4. Knebel struck out
the next three batters and the Brewers were back in control.“That’s a big inning
(from Knebel),” Counsell said. “It stops their momentum. They certainly had it
at that point. They were feeling good and right back in the game.”WHOOPSWhen the
Brewers weren’t knocking the ball around PNC Park, the Pirates were more than
happy to help. Milwaukee scored five runs in the sixth with the ball leaving the
infield just once. Poor pitching and comical defense by the Pittsburgh did most
of the hard work.The Brewers loaded the bases off Pittsburgh reliever Steven
Brault, who was then replaced by Michael Feliz with two outs.Feliz walked in a
pair of runs
Alex Smith Jersey Elite , and three more Brewers scored when his wild pitch skipped toward the Milwaukee dugout. Jesus Aguilar trotted home, Ryan Braun
raced in behind Aguilar, and when the throw from Pittsburgh first baseman Josh
Bell got away from Feliz covering the plate, Orlando Arcia scored all the way
from first to make it 12-4.“Never seen that,” Arcia said. “Once the wild pitch
started and once I noticed that Braun was scoring too, I figured I had to be
ready to see where the throw was, in case it was a bad throw, which it happened
to be.”Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle simply called it a “bad baseball
play.”“Whether there’s confusion or lack of effort or a combination of it going
on there? I’m not sure,” Hurdle added.SAYING GOODBYEPittsburgh shortstop Jordy
Mercer and second baseman Josh Harrison hit consecutive two-run doubles during a
four-run outburst in the fifth. Two of the team’s longest-tenured players exited
to loud ovations when they were removed in the eighth in what was likely their
final appearance at PNC Park as a member of the home team.Mercer will become a
free agent in the offseason, and the team is likely to decline the $10.5 million
club option on Harrison, a two-time All-Star. Both were vital parts of
Pittsburgh’s run to three straight playoff appearances from 2013-15. On the day
the Pirates were officially eliminated from postseason contention in 2018, they
tried to drink in the moment.“It shows the game is going to go on with or
without you
http://www.washingtonredskinsteamonline.com/alex-smith-jersey ,” Harrison said. “It’s cool for me and him to see it through with each other.
Could be worse. Could be here by ourselves, either him or me or in that aspect.
It’s cool to have somebody who was my first friend when I got here see it
through with me.”TRAINER’S ROOMBrewers: CF Lorenzo Cain went 2 for 5 in his
return to the lineup. Cain missed two games and was limited to pinch-hitting
duty on Saturday night with an intercostal strain in his ribs.Pirates: CF
Starling Marte was removed after experiencing tightness in his left calf while
running down the first-base line in the fourth inning. … C Francisco Cervelli
(gastrointestinal discomfort) should return to the lineup in Chicago on Monday.
… RHP Edgar Santana is scheduled to undergo tests on Monday after exiting Friday
night’s game with tightness in his right arm.UP NEXTBrewers: Head to St. Louis
for a pivotal three-game series with the Cardinals, who occupy the second
wild-card spot. Chase Anderson (9-8, 3.93 ERA) starts on Monday against Jack
Flaherty (8-8, 3.08).Pirates: Begin a four-game series in Chicago on Monday
against the Cubs. Jameson Taillon (13-9, 3.24) faces Chicago’s Cole Hamels
(9-10, 3.90).
