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Gerardo Reyes was an unexpected star for the San Diego

in General Discussion Fri Apr 26, 2019 3:06 am
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PHOENIX (AP) — Padres.Reyes http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , called up earlier Friday and inserted into a tie game against Arizona, earned a victory in relief in his major league debut as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 2-1.Manny Machado homered and Chris Paddack limited Arizona to three hits over 5 1/3 innings.In addition to his home run, Machado made a fine defensive play on a sharp grounder up the third base line late in the game. Fernando Tatis doubled, knocking in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and NL-West leading San Diego won its third straight and fourth in five games.“It’s great to be a part of this group. Something special,” Paddack said. “It’s very cool, the energy with this group of guys.”Paddack allowed one run and struck out five. Reyes retired two quality hitters in David Peralta and Adam Jones.“He’s not scared. We saw that in spring training,” Padres manager Andy Green said of Reyes. “Love his temperament. No fear putting him in the game in that situation.”Three Padres relievers held the Diamondbacks hitless over 3 2/3 innings, including Kirby Yates‘ scoreless ninth for his National League-leading eighth save.Arizona has lost three in a row and four of five.Luke Weaver (0-1) retired nine straight from the fourth to the seventh inning before giving up back-to-back, one-out doubles to Wil Myers and Tatis. Myers scored as Tatis just missed a home run, his drive hitting the base of the right field fence.Weaver lasted 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits, with eight strikeouts and two walks.“I was able to attack and stay aggressive,” Weaver said, calling his outing his best of the season http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , so far.Machado homered to the opposite field, into the right-field seats, on a 2-2 pitch. It was his fourth home run of the season.But his defense in the bottom of the eight on Carson Kelly’s grounder was still being talked about after the game.“That left side of the infield just makes me smile,” Green said. “San Diego fans are going to enjoy that hopefully for a very long time. He makes it look so easy.”Jarrod Dyson’s hustle helped the Diamondbacks tie the game in the third. He made it to second base for a one-out hustle double, and scored on Peralta’s two-out single.“Offensively we never really got the line moving. We really never got into a rhythm,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “It seemed like when we had good approaches to Paddack, he made pitches to finish us off and we never could get into sync with him.”PITCHER MOVESRight-hander Pedro Avila, who started Thursday night’s game for San Diego, was optioned to Double-A Amarillo on Friday. Right-hander Reyes was brought up from Triple-A El Paso, and he fanned Jones for his first big league strikeout.“Very glad I could help the team get this win,” Reyes said in Spanish. “I felt really comfortable and I just want to keep doing that.”CUP TOURThe CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy made its way to Chase Field on Friday night to promote the upcoming North American soccer championship tournament that will predominantly be played in U.S. venues in June and July. One of those stadiums is nearby State Farm Stadium, which will host a semifinal match on July 2.TRAINER’S ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker threw a bullpen session Friday in his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery almost a year ago.UP NEXTLHP Matt Strahm (0-2, 7.04 earned run average) is scheduled to start for the Padres in the third game of their series. Arizona counters with RHP Merrill Kelly (1-1, 2.57). CARLSBAD Chris Young Jersey , Calif. (AP) — Andrew Friedman knew he was getting a player who didn’t hustle all the time when he traded for Manny Machado. Still, the Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations was willing to acquire the four-time All-Star infielder because his good points outweighed the bad.“He got booed in Baltimore three weeks before we traded for him,” Friedman said Tuesday at the general managers’ meetings. “It’s not like it was a secret. I think it’s never a fun thing to watch, at least from my perspective and vantage point, but I do think it’s important to dig further into that, and I think there are times when guys do that and they don’t really care. And I think there are other times where guys do it and they really do care, and by care I mean the effort they put into their work, the type of teammate they are, and Manny checks all those boxes.”Machado is among the top two free agents on the market along with outfielder Bryce Harper after a 3½ -month stay with the Dodgers. The 26-year-old was acquired from the Orioles in mid-July and took over the shortstop job that opened when Corey Seager tore an elbow ligament in late April that required season-ending surgery.Machado hit .273 with 13 homers and 42 RBIs in 66 games, and the Dodgers won their second straight NL pennant. He hit .227 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 16 postseason games, including .182 (4 for 22) with three RBIs in the five-game World Series loss to Boston.He kicked Milwaukee first baseman Jesus Aguilar near the ankle as he jogged out a groundout during the NL Championship Series, leading to a $10,000 fine, and was criticized for a pair of hard slides into Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia Cam Bedrosian Jersey , prompting Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich to call Machado “a dirty player.”Machado stood at home plate watching a fly ball in Game 3 that bounced off a wall and became a 368-foot single, spiked Boston first baseman Steve Pearce in Game 4 and fell to a knee striking out against Chris Sale in Game 5, ending the Dodgers’ second straight World Series loss.“So would I rather see more effort as I’m watching? Of course. I think anyone would say that,” Friedman said. “But I think that in and of itself isn’t as critical of a dynamic as it would be if he didn’t care, if he didn’t put in the work, didn’t put in the effort, and that in our 3 1/2 months of being around him was really strong.”Friedman would not say how he would fill the void if Farhan Zaidi, the Dodgers general manager and No. 2 baseball operations official for the past four years, left for San Francisco.“We’ll talk about that if it happens,” Friedman said.Hours later, the Giants announced Zaidi as their new president of baseball operations.Friedman said he is confident the Dodgers will reach a new agreement with Dave Roberts, their manager for the past three seasons.“The conversations have been pleasant and they have been ongoing,” Friedman said.

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