January 8, 2019 5:14 PM PST
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants hope to continue an
increasingly improbable run to a playoff berth in the National League when they
host the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon on the second day of a three-game
series.On the same day that they appeared to raise the white flag when they
dealt Andrew McCutchen to the New York Yankees for two
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home run and Chris Shaw’s first major-league RBI to help beat the Mets 7-0 on
Friday night and inch within 6 1/2 games of first-place Arizona (74-61) in the
NL West.The win was the Giants’ fifth on a homestand that also has seen them
lose Buster Posey and Steven Duggar to season-ending injuries.Article continues
below ...The Giants, who remained eight games back in the race for the second NL
wild-card berth, haven’t given up hope, as was evidenced by the sight of Posey
and Pablo Sandoval, also out for the season following hamstring surgery, rooting
on the club on Friday.“He’s doing fine,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of
Posey, who underwent hip surgery Monday. “He’ll be rehabbing for a while. I know
he’s glad to get this part of it over, especially that first day or two, when
you’re in a lot of pain.”Shaw, promoted earlier in the day to fill McCutchen’s
vacated roster spot, eased a lot of the pain when he produced the Giants’ first
run in the seventh inning Friday.Then
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a catcher who had watched Nick Hundley do all the catching in the Arizona series
that ended Wednesday, came through with a memorable first major-league hit — a
homer off Mets reliever Robert Gsellman that triggered a six-run eighth
inning.The Giants are hoping for more of the same Saturday with left-hander
Derek Holland (7-8, 3.65 ERA) on the mound.The veteran is unbeaten in his last
seven starts, including a five-inning outing on Aug. 20 in New York in which he
limited the Mets to one run and four hits in a 2-1 win.Holland did not get a
decision in the victory, and has never beaten the Mets in his career, going 0-1
with a 3.27 ERA in two starts.He is scheduled to be opposed by fellow
left-hander Steven Matz (5-11, 4.36), who is winless in his last four starts,
having allowed 14 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings.Like Holland, Matz didn’t get
credit for a win when he pitched the Mets to a 6-3 home victory over the Giants
on Aug. 21. He gave up just two runs and two hits in five innings.Matz is 1-0
with a 1.64 ERA in two career starts against the Giants.After the Giants roughed
up the New York bullpen for six runs in the eighth inning Friday, the Mets
called for reinforcements that are expected to join the team in time for
Saturday’s game.Highly regarded reliever Eric Hanhold and minor-league mate Tim
Peterson were reported to be headed west Friday night and should be ready to go
when major-league rosters expand to 40 on Saturday.Hanhold, a hard-throwing
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos became an instant favorite with his new
team.Ramos had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, helping the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night in his first game
wearing red pinstripes.The Phillies, who remained two games behind first-place
Atlanta in the NL East, split a two-game interleague series with the major
league-leading Red Sox for the second time in three weeks.Ramos, the two-time
All-Star catcher acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31, made a big impact after
missing a month because of a strained hamstring. He hit his second career triple
and first in seven years leading off the bottom of the sixth inning, chugging
around the bases after his liner off Joe Kelly (4-1) to right-center took an odd
bounce off the wall.Ramos scored on pinch-hitter Scott Kingery’s sacrifice fly
to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead. He hammered a two-run double with two outs in
the seventh off Drew Pomeranz to extend the lead to 6-3 and scored on Maikel
Franco’s single.“It is a special day for me,” Ramos said. “I’ll remember it like
my MLB debut. I wanted to show everybody what I can do.”Ramos provided a huge
spark for a struggling offense, and also threw out Brock Holt trying to steal
second from his knees. He finished the night getting a cooler shower on the
field.“Tremendous performance,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. “He showed he
fits into our style of offense. He was a calming influence for our
bullpen.”Seven relievers combined to allow one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings for
Philadelphia. Tommy Hunter (4-2) earned the win by getting one out in the sixth.
Seranthony Dominguez got four outs for his 13th save in 16 chances.“It was a
collective group effort from the bullpen,” Hunter said.Down 3-0, the Phillies
rallied in the fourth against Nathan Eovaldi. Ramos hit an RBI double off the
top of the fence in right and Nick Williams scored on Odubel Herrera’s RBI
groundout. With two
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second baseman Holt positioned in shallow right to tie it at 3.Eovaldi allowed
three runs — one earned — and seven hits in five innings during his fourth start
for the Red Sox.“We’ll take 7-2 on any road trip during the season,” Red Sox
manager Alex Cora said. “We went through a tough stretch and to do what we did,
I’m proud of them.”Phillies starter Vince Velasquez lasted only 2 1/3 innings,
allowing three runs, four hits and four walks. Velasquez ran into trouble in the
third when he walked Eovaldi with one out and hit Andrew Benintendi with a
pitch. Holt reached on an infield single and Mitch Moreland lined a three-run
double to left-center that skipped past Herrera and cleared the bases.Velasquez
was pulled after he walked J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts to load the bases
again. Hector Neris entered and escaped the jam by retiring Jackie Bradley Jr.
on a shallow fly to right and striking out Rafael Devers.REPLAY HELPDevers
appeared to score the go-ahead run in the sixth when he came around from second
base to cross the plate after pinch-hitter Steve Pearce was ruled safe on a
close play at first following a grounder to second. But a video review showed
first baseman Justin Bour stayed on the bag as he stretched to catch a wide
throw from Cesar Hernandez.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez is
slated for a rehab start Monday for Double-A Portland. Rodriguez has been on the
disabled list since July 15 with a right ankle sprain. … 2B Ian Kinsler is
expected to return Friday from a strained left hamstring.Phillies: C Andrew
Knapp was sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to make room on the roster for Ramos
after he came off the disabled list.UP NEXTRed Sox: After an off day, LHP Brian
Johnson (3-3, 3.95 ERA) starts Friday night vs. Tampa Bay.Phillies: Starters for
Thursday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets haven’t been announced. Zach
Eflin (8-4, 3.57) is expected to be recalled from Triple-A to start one of the
games.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants hope to continue an
increasingly improbable run to a playoff berth in the National League when they
host the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon on the second day of a three-game
series.On the same day that they appeared to raise the white flag when they
dealt Andrew McCutchen to the New York Yankees for two
prospects [url=http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-wilmer-flores-jersey]Wilmer
Flores Jersey[/url] , the Giants (68-68) used Aramis Garcia’s first major-league
home run and Chris Shaw’s first major-league RBI to help beat the Mets 7-0 on
Friday night and inch within 6 1/2 games of first-place Arizona (74-61) in the
NL West.The win was the Giants’ fifth on a homestand that also has seen them
lose Buster Posey and Steven Duggar to season-ending injuries.Article continues
below ...The Giants, who remained eight games back in the race for the second NL
wild-card berth, haven’t given up hope, as was evidenced by the sight of Posey
and Pablo Sandoval, also out for the season following hamstring surgery, rooting
on the club on Friday.“He’s doing fine,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of
Posey, who underwent hip surgery Monday. “He’ll be rehabbing for a while. I know
he’s glad to get this part of it over, especially that first day or two, when
you’re in a lot of pain.”Shaw, promoted earlier in the day to fill McCutchen’s
vacated roster spot, eased a lot of the pain when he produced the Giants’ first
run in the seventh inning Friday.Then
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a catcher who had watched Nick Hundley do all the catching in the Arizona series
that ended Wednesday, came through with a memorable first major-league hit — a
homer off Mets reliever Robert Gsellman that triggered a six-run eighth
inning.The Giants are hoping for more of the same Saturday with left-hander
Derek Holland (7-8, 3.65 ERA) on the mound.The veteran is unbeaten in his last
seven starts, including a five-inning outing on Aug. 20 in New York in which he
limited the Mets to one run and four hits in a 2-1 win.Holland did not get a
decision in the victory, and has never beaten the Mets in his career, going 0-1
with a 3.27 ERA in two starts.He is scheduled to be opposed by fellow
left-hander Steven Matz (5-11, 4.36), who is winless in his last four starts,
having allowed 14 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings.Like Holland, Matz didn’t get
credit for a win when he pitched the Mets to a 6-3 home victory over the Giants
on Aug. 21. He gave up just two runs and two hits in five innings.Matz is 1-0
with a 1.64 ERA in two career starts against the Giants.After the Giants roughed
up the New York bullpen for six runs in the eighth inning Friday, the Mets
called for reinforcements that are expected to join the team in time for
Saturday’s game.Highly regarded reliever Eric Hanhold and minor-league mate Tim
Peterson were reported to be headed west Friday night and should be ready to go
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later after the Mets dealt Neil Walker to the Brewers last September.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos became an instant favorite with his new
team.Ramos had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, helping the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night in his first game
wearing red pinstripes.The Phillies, who remained two games behind first-place
Atlanta in the NL East, split a two-game interleague series with the major
league-leading Red Sox for the second time in three weeks.Ramos, the two-time
All-Star catcher acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31, made a big impact after
missing a month because of a strained hamstring. He hit his second career triple
and first in seven years leading off the bottom of the sixth inning, chugging
around the bases after his liner off Joe Kelly (4-1) to right-center took an odd
bounce off the wall.Ramos scored on pinch-hitter Scott Kingery’s sacrifice fly
to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead. He hammered a two-run double with two outs in
the seventh off Drew Pomeranz to extend the lead to 6-3 and scored on Maikel
Franco’s single.“It is a special day for me,” Ramos said. “I’ll remember it like
my MLB debut. I wanted to show everybody what I can do.”Ramos provided a huge
spark for a struggling offense, and also threw out Brock Holt trying to steal
second from his knees. He finished the night getting a cooler shower on the
field.“Tremendous performance,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. “He showed he
fits into our style of offense. He was a calming influence for our
bullpen.”Seven relievers combined to allow one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings for
Philadelphia. Tommy Hunter (4-2) earned the win by getting one out in the sixth.
Seranthony Dominguez got four outs for his 13th save in 16 chances.“It was a
collective group effort from the bullpen,” Hunter said.Down 3-0, the Phillies
rallied in the fourth against Nathan Eovaldi. Ramos hit an RBI double off the
top of the fence in right and Nick Williams scored on Odubel Herrera’s RBI
groundout. With two
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Bautista Jersey[/url] , pinch-hitter Carlos Santana ripped an RBI single past
second baseman Holt positioned in shallow right to tie it at 3.Eovaldi allowed
three runs — one earned — and seven hits in five innings during his fourth start
for the Red Sox.“We’ll take 7-2 on any road trip during the season,” Red Sox
manager Alex Cora said. “We went through a tough stretch and to do what we did,
I’m proud of them.”Phillies starter Vince Velasquez lasted only 2 1/3 innings,
allowing three runs, four hits and four walks. Velasquez ran into trouble in the
third when he walked Eovaldi with one out and hit Andrew Benintendi with a
pitch. Holt reached on an infield single and Mitch Moreland lined a three-run
double to left-center that skipped past Herrera and cleared the bases.Velasquez
was pulled after he walked J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts to load the bases
again. Hector Neris entered and escaped the jam by retiring Jackie Bradley Jr.
on a shallow fly to right and striking out Rafael Devers.REPLAY HELPDevers
appeared to score the go-ahead run in the sixth when he came around from second
base to cross the plate after pinch-hitter Steve Pearce was ruled safe on a
close play at first following a grounder to second. But a video review showed
first baseman Justin Bour stayed on the bag as he stretched to catch a wide
throw from Cesar Hernandez.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez is
slated for a rehab start Monday for Double-A Portland. Rodriguez has been on the
disabled list since July 15 with a right ankle sprain. … 2B Ian Kinsler is
expected to return Friday from a strained left hamstring.Phillies: C Andrew
Knapp was sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to make room on the roster for Ramos
after he came off the disabled list.UP NEXTRed Sox: After an off day, LHP Brian
Johnson (3-3, 3.95 ERA) starts Friday night vs. Tampa Bay.Phillies: Starters for
Thursday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets haven’t been announced. Zach
Eflin (8-4, 3.57) is expected to be recalled from Triple-A to start one of the
games.