Crazy Rebel(l)s
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16.04.2019 05:30
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Samardzija had a simple game plan against the Atlanta Braves that helped him earn a much-needed win and moved the slumping-but-still-surviving San Francisco Giants closer to first place in the NL West.Just made them hit it to (shortstop Brandon) Crawford mostly, Samardzija said, referring to his Gold Glove teammate.The plan couldnt have worked out much better for Samardzija or the Giants.Sparked by a handful of defensive gems by Crawford, Samardzija and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter, and San Francisco beat Atlanta 7-0 on Friday night.Samardzija (11-9) had an uneven outing and had to pitch out of two early jams to win for only the fourth time since May 30. He got plenty of help from Crawford, who threw out a runner at third in the first inning, snared a liner to end the second with the bases loaded then made a nifty bare-handed grab to throw out Dansby Swanson to end the sixth.I like getting groundballs so Im glad that (Samardzija) feels confident in me to make those plays for him, Crawford said.Samardzija allowed seven hits, walked three and struck out six. He also doubled and scored in the fourth.Atlanta failed to score in the first after putting runners at second and third with one out. The Braves also came up empty after the first three batters reached base in the second, then ran themselves out of another opportunity in the fourth when Jace Peterson was called out after getting hit by the ball on pitcher Joel De La Cruzs single.Rocky start but he did a great job of getting out of those jams, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Samardzija. He just kept his concentration and his poise. Saved the game probably at that point for us.Angel Pagan homered while Brandon Belt, Denard Span and Buster Posey added two hits apiece for the Giants. San Francisco scored six runs on two-out hits and benefited from three Atlanta errors.Freddie Freeman had two hits for Atlanta, one day after taking a hard fall while flipping over a railing chasing a foul ball.Hunter Strickland and Cory Gearrin retired three batters apiece for San Francisco.The Giants benefited from the Braves shaky defense to give Samardzija an early cushion.San Francisco had four consecutive two-out hits off De La Cruz (0-7) in the first inning following a throwing error by Atlanta shortstop Swanson.We go up early and its a whole different game, really, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. We just couldnt score and it looked like (Samardzija) got locked in pretty good.San Francisco went up 5-0 in the second on Pagans ninth home run, three batters after Gorkys Hernandez reached on second baseman Petersons fielding error.Belt, who had an RBI single and scored in the first inning, doubled in Posey in the fifth.The Braves couldnt keep up.NO HELP FOR THE PITCHERDe La Cruz remained winless after allowing seven runs in four innings but he cant shoulder all the blame for his record. The Braves have failed to score in five of the eight games started by the right-hander and he is receiving just 1.3 runs of support per start. I thought he threw the ball OK but (your teammates) make some miscues and you need to get the next guy out and he wasnt able to do that, Snitker said. It wasnt real good, really.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Freeman showed no lingering effects after hurting his back during Thursdays game in Arizona. Freeman doubled in the first inning and reached on an infield single in the fifth.Giants: Outfielder Hunter Pence was held out after straining his right hamstring a day earlier. Pence is hopeful of returning to the lineup Saturday.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (6-5) faces the Giants for the second time this season Saturday night. Foltynewicz, who beat San Francisco on May 30, is winless in his last two starts overall.Giants: RHP Jake Peavy (5-9) returns to the rotation for the first time since being demoted to the bullpen following the trade for Matt Moore on Aug. 1. Peavy last started on May 30 against Washington. Nike Shox Outlet Cheap . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Cheap Nike Shox Shoes . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. 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PHILADELPHIA -- Most coaches prefer a quiet crowd when one of their players are shooting free throws, figuring the calm can only help the players concentration on converting the unguarded 15-foot shot.Not Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown, however. When Sixers rookie center Joel Embiid shoots free throws at the Wells Fargo Center, Phillys hometown fans have developed a custom of chanting Trust the process! as the big man readies himself for the freebies. And Brown is all for it.I do [like it], Brown said before the Sixers 112-108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. I do. You know, I think we need something like that in this city and Im not frowning upon that. We want to have some fun.Of course, the chant has a hint of sarcasm the Philadelphia faithful is known for. Embiid became the face of former 76ers general manager Sam Hinkies reign over the team when Philadelphia went 37-199 in three seasons while it stockpiled young assets -- like the former No. 3 pick out of?Kansas?-- that it had to wait to see mature into contributors.With 9:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, Embiid went to the line with the Sixers trailing by one. Sure enough, the Trust the process! chants echoed through the arena and Embiid hit both shots to briefly recapture the lead for his team. Embiid shot 3-for-5 from the line overall, below the 77.8 percent mark he came into the game connecting on.After everything that Philadelphia has been through the past few seasons, Brown sees the chant as nothing but a positive for his slowly improving 4-13 team.I think its all good, Brown said. Im personally at a stage that you get -- and I say this in a positive way -- youre sort of numb to scrutiny. Youre numb to taking the massive amounts of hits that were all -- and I say it ppersonally, with the team -- you feel hardened.dddddddddddd. You just got another layer of armor. And so the fans standing, the fans on us, the fans with us -- I see our world clearly and were not blinking.Were not going to veer to the right or the left. And when the crowd gets going with the process and Joel anoints himself Trust the process, theres a side of it, I say, Good for the crowd, good for Joel, and none of us are going to take ourselves too serious.Helping things is Embiids stellar rookie season that featured another fine output Sunday with 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. The momentum behind his rookie of the year campaign only continues to build after he missed the past two seasons with multiple foot surgeries.How many times do you see over our past few years where somebody is going to go stalk somebody down, like?LeBron [James], in open court at 7-2, at 275 pounds and bat it off of the board and then look at the crowd ... and want Philadelphia to stand up, and Philadelphia stands up? Brown said, recalling a block Embiid had on James the last time the Sixers hosted the Cavs. And hell pound, pound [with his dribble and then] dunk. And hell flex and hell go to the line and Philadelphia stands up.And there is a confidence that I love because its also mirrored by talent. Theres a toughness that this city demands -- its Philadelphia -- that I just think this city is going to wrap their arms around him the more he plays. Hes still like a gangling 20-something-year-old to me ... And that doesnt cloud his mojo, his swagger, his attitude and I love it. I love it. Its what our program needs. ' ' ' |
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