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#1 Posted : Thursday, November 08, 2018 1:45:16 PM(UTC)
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DENVER — The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/phillip-lindsay-jersey , both coming off series losses, begin a key four-game series Monday in the tight National League West.The Rockies dropped the rubber game of their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Sunday. The defeat trimmed the Rockies’ lead over the Dodgers to a half-game in the division. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks lost Sunday for the 11th time in 16 games, yielding six runs in the ninth inning and losing 9-5 to the Atlanta Braves.The Diamondbacks remained 2 1/2 games behind the Rockies and are second, three games behind in the race for the second NL wild-card spot.Article continues below ...German Marquez (11-9, 4.05 ERA) will start for the Rockies against Zack Godley (14-8, 4.51).Marquez is 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his past five home starts, four of which the Rockies have won. He has piled up 25 strikeouts in his past two starts, including 11 on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants when he gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings and won as the Rockies triumphed 6-2.In his past eight starts, Marquez is 3-1 with a 2.24 ERA with 13 walks, 72 strikeouts and 38 hits allowed in 56 2/3 innings. Opponents are batting .189 against Marquez in that stretch with a .539 OPS.He’s 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in four starts against the Diamondbacks this year and 1-4 with a 4,72 ERA against them in 11 games (10 starts).Godley has never lost to the Rockies. He’s 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA against them in two starts this season and 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA against them in seven games (five starts).Godley has pitched five innings in three of his past five starts Womens Phillip Lindsay Jersey , including Monday against San Diego when he allowed two hits and four runs and took the loss as the Diamondbacks fell 6-2. But in his previous start on Aug. 29 at San Francisco, Godley allowed two hits and one run in season-high 7 2/3 innings and was the winner in Arizona’s 3-1 victory,Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, who was rested Saturday night, was 5-for-41 and hitless in 15 consecutive at-bats when he when he belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning on Sunday, his first home run since Aug. 24.“Obviously, it stinks that we couldn’t win, but it felt good that I was able to hit a ball hard there,” Arenado said. “We can’t let this game affect us. We know we got a big series coming up here with the Diamondbacks. Losing’s never fun, but when you have big games coming up — which we put ourselves in that position, — it’s easier to move on.”The Diamondbacks are 7-5 against the Rockies this year and 4-2 at Coors Field.Arizona outfielder David Peralta was not in the lineup Sunday but singled home a run as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. He injured his left ankle running out a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning Saturday night.“David kind of banged up his ankle,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters before Sunday’s game. “He was lunging at first base. It’s nothing that’s going to prolong things Cheap Kerryon Johnson Jersey , as I’ve been told. He could have played today. I want to protect a little bit of that bump and a bruise and also get him ready for that Colorado series.”With good reason, considering the damage Peralta has done against the Rockies and at Coors Field. He’s hitting .450 (18-for-40) against the Rockies this season in 10 games with a 1.213 OPS, five doubles, two homers and nine RBIs. And in 26 career games at Coors Field, Peralta is hitting .354 with a .923 OPS, six doubles, one triple, three homers and 15 RBIs. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill thought about it for brief moment.The St. Louis outfielder gave strong consideration to flexing his muscles for the Busch Stadium crowd following his solo home run in the 10th inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.“I decided that might be a little too much,” O’Neill said.The son of Terry O’Neill, an award-winning Canadian body builder in the 1970s, Tyler was stripped of his jersey top and undershirt by jubilant teammates seconds after he crossed home plate with the Cardinals’ 11th walkoff win of the season.O’Neill’s two-out drive allowed St. Louis to retain its hold on the final wild card spot in the NL. The Cardinals began the day 1 ½ games ahead of Colorado. They started three behind Milwaukee for the top wild-card slot.Yadier Molina also homered for the Cardinals, who won for the fifth time in six games. San Francisco has lost three in a row.O’Neill hit his ninth homer http://www.lionscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-kerryon-johnson-jersey , connecting off Mark Melancon (0-3) to give the Cardinals their club record eighth walkoff homer of the season.“I’ve had a couple walkoffs in my minor league career, but nothing comes close to being in a pennant race and finishing it off for the guys,” O’Neill said.O’Neill came into the game in the seventh inning as part of a double switch.“He’s a powerful guy, the ball just jumps off his bat,” manager Mike Shildt said. “He’s a threat every time he steps into the box.”Carlos Martinez (8-6) pitched two scoreless innings. He wriggled out of a second-and-third, one-out jam in the 10th with a pair of strikeouts.Adam Wainwright, making his third start for St. Louis since elbow inflammation put him on the disabled list, gave up four earned runs on eight hits over 6 1-3 innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.“I didn’t think I had as crisp a cutter or fastball, but I located well,” Wainwright said. “I had a good breaking ball going.”Shildt indicated that Wainwright would get another start, most likely in the season-ending series next weekend in Chicago against the Cubs.Molina tied it with a two-run homer off Dereck Rodriguez in the seventh inning. It was Molina’s 19th home run, but only his second at home.Aramis Garcia Authentic Kerryon Johnson Jersey , who had four hits, gave the Giants a 3-2 lead with a two-run single off Wainwright in the seventh.Rodriguez, the son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez, gave up four runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out two and walked one.“I felt like I threw a good game,” Rodriguez said. “I felt like I battled out there.”Joe Panik had three hits and drove in a run for the Giants.TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: INF Kolten Wong was held out of the lineup as a precautionary measure. He left Friday’s game with a sore hamstring and is listed as day-to-day.“(He’s) in pretty good shape,” Shildt said.UP NEXTRHP Miles Mikolas (16-4, 3.01) will face LHP Andrew Suarez (7-11, 4.24) in the final game of the three-game series on Sunday. Mikolas is 16-0 when receiving two or more runs of support. Suarez is 3-2 with a 2.67 ERA in his last five starts.
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