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Tampa Bay Rays (78-66) at New York Yankees (81-63) (Sports Network) –
James Shields aims to follow up his best outing of the season on Saturday, as
the Tampa Bay Rays try to stay in the postseason hunt in the middle test of a
three-game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Andrew Luck Womens Jersey . Shields won for
the sixth time in seven decisions on Sunday with a marvelous two-hit shutout of
the Texas Rangers. He also struck out eight without walking a batter and
improved to 14-8, while lowering his ERA to 3.71. “Right about after the
seventh, I was pretty locked in on finishing,” Shields said. “I wanted to get
early outs there in the eighth inning. I wanted to finish the game today. These
guys did a great job of taking the lead, and first and foremost, you have to
give it to the defense today.” Shields beat the Yankees two starts ago, but is
just 7-13 lifetime against them with a 4.52 ERA in 25 starts. New York,
meanwhile, will welcome righty Ivan Nova back to the rotation. Nova has been
sidelined since Aug. 21 with inflammation in his right rotator cuff and is 11-7
with a 4.92 ERA. Nova lost to the Rays the last time he faced them, but owns a
4-1 ledger against them with a 3.05 ERA in seven starts. Tampa helped itself out
in Fridays opener, as David Price went seven innings, B.J. Upton hit a solo
homer, and the Rays rolled to a 6-4 win. Price (18-5) allowed two runs on five
hits with two walks and six strikeouts in his first start since Sept. 2, while
Fernando Rodney recorded the final five outs to notch his 43rd save of the
season. Desmond Jennings, Ben Zobrist and Elliot Johnson had an RBI apiece for
the Rays, who managed just six total runs in their previous series—a
three-game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles. With Fridays win, Tampa
Bay pulled within three games of New York and Baltimore for the final AL wild
card spot. “We played better offensively, thats what it came down to,” said Rays
manager Joe Maddon. “Weve been pitching well enough to win games. We finally got
the hits.” CC Sabathia (13-6) gave up four runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings
and dropped his third straight decision. His last win came on Aug. 24 at
Cleveland. “Im just not making pitches,” Sabathia said. “Tonight I had two
strikes a couple of times and I couldnt make the pitch to get out of the
inning.” Alex Rodriguez belted a two-run, eighth-inning homer for the Yankees
and Curtis Granderson had a leadoff shot in the fifth. Derek Jeter went 2-for-5
and passed Willie Mays for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time hits
list. New York and Baltimore, which fell to the Oakland Athletics on Friday,
remain tied for the AL East lead. Tampa has won 10 of its 16 meetings with the
Yankees this season, but is just 3-4 in the Bronx. Baltimore Orioles (81-63) at
Oakland Athletics (83-61) (Sports Network) – Baltimore left-hander Zach Britton
tries to bounce back from his first loss in more than a month on Saturday when
the Orioles continue a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at the
Coliseum. Britton had won four straight starts before losing to New York on
Sunday. He allowed five runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings of that one, as he
fell to 5-2 on the year to go along with a 4.72 ERA. Britton has faced the As
three times and is 1-1 with a 6.62 ERA. Oakland, meanwhile, will counter with
righty Jarrod Parker, who has won three of his last four decisions. Parker beat
the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday, limiting them to a run and four
hits in seven innings to run his record to 10-8, while lowering his ERA to 3.56.
“They were aggressive as well, so I tried to get early contact, early outs, and
it translated into going deep in the game,” Parker said. Parker and Tommy Milone
both have 10 wins, giving the As two rookies with at least 10 wins for just the
second time in Oakland history and first since 2009, when Brett Anderson
compiled 11 and Trevor Cahill racked up 10. “Its an accomplishment, obviously,
but I dont think were done,” Parker said. “Im not done.” Parker was beat up by
the Orioles back on July 27, but did not get a decision, despite Baltimore
reaching him for six runs in five innings. On Friday, Milone pitched into the
seventh inning, Yoenis Cespedes hit a two- run homer and Oakland eked out a 3-2
win. Milone (13-10), who has won four of his last five starts, was charged with
two runs—one earned—on six hits over 6 1/3 frames. The lefty walked two
and struck out a pair. “Thats the kind of game weve seen him pitch all year,”
said Athletics manager Bob Melvin. “He bends a little but doesnt break. It was a
big-time performance out of him.” Jonny Gomes hit a go-ahead, fifth-inning RBI
single for the AL Wild Card- leading Athletics. They have won seven of eight
overall and sit three games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West.
Joe Saunders (2-2) gave up three runs on seven hits over six innings in the
loss. He walked two and fanned six. “Milone pitched a great game. He made some
big pitches when he needed to,” Saunders said. “We had our chances and just fell
a little bit short.” Chris Davis hit a solo homer for the Orioles, who were
coming off a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore could have grabbed sole
possession of the AL East lead with a victory, but instead remained tied atop
the division with the New York Yankees, who lost to Tampa Bay earlier Friday.
New York and Baltimore are also tied for the ALs final wild card spot. Prior to
this series, the As and Os split six meetings this season—all in Baltimore.
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