|
Geregistreerd op: 11 Nov 2017
Berichten: 280
|
| OAKLAND, Calif. Colin Miller Jersey . -- Less than two months into his career, Jose Abreu is already the guy the Chicago White Sox want at the plate when the game is on the line. Abreu hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. "We realize what he is and how important he is to us," manager Robin Ventura said. "When you get in situations like that youre pretty glad hes up there. Thats what he means to us. You always feel like youre in a good spot if hes up there with guys on." Gordon Beckham homered on the first pitch of the game for the White Sox, who rallied against Oaklands bullpen to end a seven-game losing streak at the Coliseum. John Jaso and Josh Donaldson hit solo homers off Andre Rienzo for the Athletics, who were in line for a season-best seventh straight victory before the bullpen meltdown in the eighth cost Tommy Milone a chance at a win. Beckham and Conor Gillaspie started the rally with one-out singles against Fernando Abad (0-1), and Abreu greeted Luke Gregerson with a no-doubt drive to left field for his 15th home run of the season. "He has ridiculous power," Gillaspie said. "When he gets the ball up in the air like that its going to be tough for it not to leave. Hats off to him. The guy made a mistake and he took advantage of it." Abreu, a rookie slugger from Cuba, is the fourth player in major league history to hit 15 homers in his first 42 games, joining Wally Berger, Kevin Maas and Wally Joyner. "I got the opportunity to hit a good pitch," Abreu said through an interpreter. "All I was doing was trying to hit a ball in the air to bring the guy from third base. But I was able to get a good swing and a good pitch to hit." Gregerson was trying to make Abreu chase a pitch out of the strike zone but caught too much of the plate instead. "You try to make him fish, which he definitely does," Gregerson said. "I dont think it was really a bad pitch. It was just something he was ready for. He was looking for it. Weve been doing it to him the whole series, pound him in. It just stayed up a little too much. Any other day it could be a ground out to third base, we get a double play." Ronald Belisario (2-3) got four outs for the win and Matt Lindstrom pitched the ninth for his sixth save in nine chances. Milone was in danger of losing his spot in the rotation before pitching eight scoreless innings against Washington last Friday. He followed that up with another strong performance, allowing one run and five hits in six innings. But he ended up with a no-decision because of Chicagos late rally. The bullpen has been the one spotty area so far for the As, with eight of the teams 16 losses being credited to the relievers. The teams traded leadoff home runs, with Beckham going deep for his second career leadoff homer and Jaso answering with a drive on a 2-0 pitch from Rienzo for his third. Oakland went ahead when Donaldson led off the fourth with his ninth homer, a day after get his first day off of the season. But those were the only hits the As could manage in 6 1-3 innings against Rienzo. Milone got some help from his defence in the fifth. A perfectly executed relay from Yoenis Cespedes to Eric Sogard to Derek Norris caught Beckham trying to score from first on Gillaspies two-out double off the left-field wall. NOTES: The last time both teams led off the game with homers was Aug. 13, 2013, when Seattles Brad Miller and Tampa Bays Ben Zobrist did it. ... Beckham became the first White Sox player to homer on the first pitch since Ray Durham did it twice in 2000. ... Oakland OF Coco Crisp missed his seventh straight game with a strained neck but could return Friday. ... Both teams are off Thursday. Chicago starts a three-game series in Houston on Friday, while the As open a nine-game road trip in Cleveland. Nicolas Hague Jersey .com) - Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard notched a win, while second-seeded two-time champion Ana Ivanovic, third- seeded Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova and fifth seed Sabine Lisicki all exited the draw at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis event. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Jersey .C. Now hes squarely in the U.S. capital and helping the Washington Wizards playoff drive. John Wall scored 33 points, Gooden got 11 of his 21 in the final quarter and the Wizards overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 101-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. http://www.goldenknightsnhlshop.com/griffin-reinhart-golden-knights-jersey-c-7/ . "Its not done, but its a huge step," Hannover general manager Dirk Dufner said. Poor defending allowed the visitors to score in the second minute, when Leon Andreasens header from Christian Panders cross sent the ball inside the far post.With only one week left in the NFL season, the playoff picture in both conferences is almost complete. Five AFC teams have qualified for the post-season and five NFC teams are in the playoffs. TSN.ca breaks down all the qualification scenarios. AFC CLINCHED: New England (AFC East champion, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs), Denver (AFC West champion), Indianapolis (AFC South champion), Pittsburgh, Cincinnati DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Oakland) Denver clinches a first-round bye with: 1) DEN win or tie OR CIN loss OR CIN tie + IND win CINCINNATI BENGALS (at Pittsburgh) Cincinnati clinches AFC North with: CIN win or tie Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with: CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR CIN tie + DEN loss + IND loss or tie PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Cincinnati) Pittsburgh clinches AFC North with: PIT win SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (at Kansas City) San Diego clinches a playoff spot with: SD win OR SD tie + BAL loss or tie BALTIMORE RAVENS (vs. Cleveland) Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with: BAL win + SD loss or tie OR BAL tie + SD loss KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. San Diego) Kansas City clinches a playoff spot with: KC win + BAL loss + HOU loss or tie HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville) Houston clinches a playoff spot with: HOU win + BAL loss + SD loss NFC CLINCHED: Dallas Cowboys (NFC East champion), Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers DALLAS COWBOYS (at Washington) Dallas clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: DAL win + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB tie Dallas clinches a first-round bye with: DAL win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR DAL win + DET/GB tiie OR DAL tie + SEA loss + ARI loss OR DAL tie + SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB does not end in a tie DETROIT LIONS (at Green Bay) Detroit clinches NFC North with: DET win or tie Detroit clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: DET win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss + DAL loss or tie Detroit clinches a first-round bye with: DET win OR DET tie + DAL loss or tie OR DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs. Brandon Pirri Jersey. Detroit) Green Bay clinches NFC North and a first-round bye with: GB win Green Bay clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: GB win + SEA loss or tie SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St. Louis) Seattle clinches NFC West with: SEA win OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie OR ARI loss Seattle clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: SEA win + DET/GB game does not end in a tie OR SEA win + DAL loss or tie OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie Seattle clinches a first-round bye with: SEA win OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + GB/DET tie ARIZONA CARDINALS (at San Francisco) Arizona clinches NFC West with: ARI win + SEA loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: ARI win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie Arizona clinches a first-round bye with: ARI win + SEA loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + GB/DET tie CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA FALCONS CAR clinches NFC South title with win or tie, ATL clinches NFC South title with win Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' |
|
|
