lingzi
1454 posts
|
TORONTO —Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow rebounded from the shortest start of his career with a strong outing Wednesday. Aaron Hernandez Authentic Jersey . But even better news for the right-hander was avoiding injury after being struck by a line drive in Torontos 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Morrow suffered only a contusion on his right shin after limping off the field in the seventh inning and could make his next scheduled start in one week. “Fortunately, we were able to, no pun intended, dodge a little bit of a bullet there,” Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. “He does have a contusion on the outside of the right shin. X-rays at this point were negative.” Morrow (6-3), who allowed six runs last Friday in Texas in two-thirds of an inning, pitched 6 1/3 innings while allowing four hits, a run while striking out eight. He was supported by four solo home runs, as Edwin Encarnacion, Rajai Davis, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus all went deep against Orioles starter Jason Hammel (6-2). Casey Janssen pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Torontos aggressive swings on Hammels breaking balls left the right-hander suspicious and asking questions. “Honestly, with the fastball command, when youre not locating your fastball, youre going to give up some home runs there,” said Hammel, who allowed a season-high nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. “But the swings they were taking on the breaking stuff, it was pretty amazing to me. I dont think you can take swings like that, not knowing theyre coming. I dont know. Thats all I can say.” Baltimores Adam Jones was 0-for-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch to have his hitting string end at 20 games. Morrow was assisted off the field, not putting any weight on his right foot, after Wilson Betemits single hit off his leg. “It hurt a lot,” Morrow said. “My foot was numb and then felt like it was swelling up. I guess theres a nerve in there that it hit or something. Luckily it hit the muscle on the side of my shin. If it hit a half an inch over it could have been a different story.” “I thought there was something wrong when he couldnt even put his foot down,” said second baseman Omar Vizquel, who had two singles and has 2,850 in his career to pass Brooks Robinson for 43rd place on the all-time list. Morrow feels he will be able to make his next start that is scheduled for next Wednesday. “Yeah, Im standing on it and moving around on it okay,” he said. “Its just a bruise and well keep working on it. And it should be all right. We have the two days off (in the schedule) in between and that should help a lot.” The Orioles (29-22) have lost five in a row and had only four hits on Wednesday against four Blue Jays pitchers. Toronto (27-24) is 4-5 in the season series. “I think a lot of it had to do with Morrow,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “No one doubts his stuff and his ability to pitch. Hes got great stuff, you can see why hes so well thought of.” Morrow gave up a run in the second on a single by Ryan Flaherty off the glove of shortstop Yunel Escobar. It scored Mark Reynolds who walked with one out and took third on a single by Betemit. “I came in the game with a little chip on my shoulder after the last time,” Morrow said. “And then of course we needed this one to sweep them to get back in the race.” Encarnacion tied it with a leadoff homer in the home second, his 17th of the season with 12 of them at Rogers Centre. Davis led off the home third with his third homer of the season on a 1-0 pitch. He showed bunt on the first pitch and it came inside and sent him to the ground. Lawrie led off the fourth with his fourth homer of the season to stretch Torontos lead to 3-1. It was 4-1 after Rasmus extended his hitting streak to seven games with his sixth homer of the season with one out in the fifth. “Four swings of the bat really the difference tonight,” Farrell said. “We got four fastballs on the plate and the guys did a tremendous job on them.” After a leadoff single in the third, Morrow recorded 11 outs in a row until he hit Jones with a pitch with two out in the sixth. “The whole time I was just thinking attack the strike zone.” Morrow said. “And attack it with my good stuff.” Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 17,754. ... Blue Jays second baseman Kelly Johnson, who is playing with a sore hamstring, did not start Wednesdays game. It was planned do that Thursdays off-day would give him two days off in a row. ...The Blue Jays are 12-14 on the road after their 1-5 trip to Tampa Bay and Texas. ...Hammel entered the game with a 2.78 earned-run average, sixth in the American League. ...Vladimir Guerrero, signed recently to a minor-league contract by the Blue Jays, was 1-for-5 with an RBI for the single-A Dunedin Blue Jays in their 4-3 loss Wednesday to Lakeland. ...The Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday with Henderson Alvarez (3-4, 3.56 earned-run average) to face Clay Buchholz (4-2. 7.19 ERA). Stevan Ridley Womens Jersey . Fernandez-Castano first won this event in Milan in 2007. His biggest previous victory came at last years Singapore Open. The Spaniard hit a solid shot out of the rough following an errant tee shot and birdied the final hole of the Royal Park I Roveri course outside Turin, finishing at 24 under with a 64. Aaron Hernandez Youth Jersey .” There were no smiles or slaps on the back among the more than 30 Nittany Lions who huddled outside the schools football facility Wednesday morning. http://www.nflpatriotsfansshop.com/john-hannah-jersey/ . Louis Blues have signed forward Ty Rattie, the club announced Friday. Tom Brady Jerseys .J. —Fredy Montero came off the bench in the second half to score his fifth goal of the season, giving the Seattle Sounders a 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday. Tom Brady Red Jersey . Chicago is not only a gaudy 38-10 overall, it improved to 10-4 on the season without reigning MVP Derrick Rose by using a torturous defense to stymie Dwight Howard and the Magic during a 85-59 rout in Orlando on Monday.LONDON—Female Formula One test driver Maria de Villota was conscious in a hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a collision with a team vehicle during a testing session at an airfield in England on Tuesday. De Villotas team, Marussia F1, said her car hit the racing outfits support truck at the end of her first run at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire, north of London, at 8:15 a.m. GMT. It was the first time the 32-year-old Spanish driver, who joined the Russian-owned team this season, tested the MR-01 car. “Since Marias arrival at the hospital … this morning, she has been receiving the best medical attention possible at the hospital,” Marussia said in a statement. “Maria is conscious and medical assessments are ongoing. The team will await the outcome of these assessments before providing further comment. “The teams first priority at this time is Maria and her family.” De Villota had been taken by ambulance to the major trauma centre following what police called “a low-speed accident,” where the test driver apparently crashed into the stationary team vehicle as she came to the end of a run at the straight-line test session. An ambulance spokesman said De Villotas injuries were life-threatening and she was treated by paramedics at the scene before being moved to the nearby Addenbrookes Hospital. Wes Welker Pink Jersey. De Villota is the daughter of former F1 driver Emilio de Villota and joined Marussia as a test driver in March, becoming the sports first full-time female driver since Italian Giovanna Amati with the Brabham team in 1992. De Villota had previously tested for Renault and had racing experience in Spanish F3 and the Daytona 24-Hour race. Fellow drivers and former world champions Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso expressed sympathy and support for De Villota in messages on Twitter. Ferrari driver Alonso, the current F1 drivers standings leader and a Spanish compatriot, tweeted: “I just got home and found out (about) Marias accident, we called the family and hopefully we will know more soon ! All my energy with you!” McLarens Button wrote: “Terrible accident for Maria de Villota, Marussia F1 team test driver. My thoughts are with Maria and her family at this very difficult time.” Marussia started in Formula One as Virgin Racing in 2010. It rebranded as Marussia for the start of the current season after Russian sports car manufacturer Marussia Motors bought a controlling stake. It has yet to pick up a point this year ahead of this weekends British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The teams race drivers are Timo Glock of Germany and Charles Pic of France. ’ ’ ’
|