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Jan 26 '18
WASHINGTON - Jason Hammel picked up another victory for the Chicago Cubs, and that part of his Friday afternoon was very satisfying. Jimmy Foxx Jersey . It was the length of his outing that frustrated the right-hander. Hammel pitched six-plus innings and Justin Ruggiano homered for the second straight game, leading the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Chicago was leading 4-1 when Hammel was pulled after Anthony Rendon hit his 92nd pitch for a leadoff double. "I would have liked to have stayed out there in the seventh," Hammel said. "I have no idea why I came out of the game. I honestly believe you learn how to pitch when you get to 100 pitches. If youre not allowed to reach that I think thats hurting you more than helping." Hammel has gone over 100 pitches in eight of his 17 starts, including his previous two outings. "All I can say is its frustrating, especially when you feel good," he said. "Quite honestly theres no reason for me to go back out there if Im just going to give up the runner and then (get) pulled." Manager Rick Renteria said of the move: "Go ahead and make a change there and not let him get into a situation." Neil Ramirez then struck out Ian Desmond before Wilson Ramos singled home Rendon to make it 4-2. Ramirez retired the next two batters to limit the damage. The Cubs broke it open in the ninth when Ruggiano singled in Darwin Barney and Starlin Castro added a two-run single. Ruggiano connected for a solo shot against Tanner Roark (7-6) in the third inning. He has seven RBIs in his last two games and is batting .444 (12 for 27) in his last seven games overall. "Hitters go through this every now and then," he said. "You get hot, seeing the ball well. Ive been doing some things mechanically to stay on top of what I want to do at the plate. Its good though, I dont want to lose it." Chris Coghlan had two hits and scored three times as the Cubs collected 14 hits in their fourth consecutive victory. Hammel was charged with two runs in his second consecutive victory against Washington. The 6-foot-6 right-hander allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings in a 7-2 victory over Roark and the Nationals on June 27 in his previous start. Hammel, who also had an RBI single in his latest victory, improved to 8-0 with a 3.11 ERA in 10 career starts against Washington. The first two Nationals reached in the fifth, but Hammel recovered from a 3-0 count to fan Roark attempting to bunt. "That was huge," he said. "I couldnt find the strike zone. I was overthrowing." Denard Span then grounded into a fielders choice and Bryce Harper struck out. Jayson Werth homered in his second straight game and added a double for the Nationals, who had won five in a row. Roark was charged with four runs and nine hits in seven innings in his second straight loss after a personal four-game winning streak. "They did what they did last time — base-hit me," he said. "Got beat." NOTES: Werth is 6 for 10 with two homers, three doubles and six RBIs in his last three games. ... Chicagos Nate Schierholtz, running from first on a pitch in the fourth, took a step past second base on John Bakers fly out to centre. When he didnt retouch second on his way back to first, the Nationals appealed and Schierholtz was called out. . The last time starters with identical records and ERAs with at least 15 starts squared off was August 15, 1974, when Jim Kaat of the White Sox opposed Baltimores Mike Cuellar. Both pitchers then were 13-9 with a 3.54 ERA. Pat Neshek Jersey . Nick Holden scored two goals and had an assist and the Avalanche held off the Nashville Predators 5-4 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Juan Samuel Jersey . -- The Oakland Raiders added a veteran presence to their young receiving group by signing free agent James Jones to a three-year contract Monday.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Atlanta Hawks just keep rolling on the road.They pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-98 Monday night and earn their seventh straight road victory for the first time in 21 years.They have been doing it by building double-digit leads on opponents floors.We really cant control the crowd and a lot of stuff, so we just go out there and do the best we can, said Al Horford, who had 16 points for the East-leading Hawks. Coach always stresses the importance of defending and rebounding, and I feel like weve been doing a good job of that.Paul Millsap scored 23 points, Jeff Teague added 20, and DeMarre Carroll had 17 points and eight rebounds in Atlantas fifth straight win overall and 19th in 21 games.Right now, Atlanta has unshakable confidence, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said.Not so for the Clippers, who fell to 7-10 against teams that currently have winning records.Defensively, we have no presence, said Chris Paul, who had 10 points and 10 assists before fouling out with 1:50 to play.Blake Griffin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Clippers, whose biggest lead of nine came at the start of the game. DeAndre Jordan added 15 points and 16 rebounds, and J.J. Redick had 14 points as the teams three-game winning streak ended.If we knew exactly what we need to address, Griffin said, hesitating to find the words. Its just not something we can snap our fingers and fix.Dennis Schroders driving layup gave the Hawks the games first double-digit lead, 82-72, early in the fourth. It came near the start of an 18-6 run that extended their advantage to 95-78, largest of the game. Schroder had seven points, Pero Antic five, and Millsap four in the spurt.We werent executing and making good decisions early, but our defence put us in a position where we could kind of hang around and keep it at six or eight, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. We made a little run at the end of the second quarter, then the defence maintained its place, and offensively we got into a little bit of a rhythm.The Clippers committed six of their season-high 21 turnovers in the fourth, when the Hawks had one. Atlanta shot 48 per cent from 3-point range, and the Clipperrs were held to 28 per cent. John Kruk Jersey. We missed a lot of open shots and were very lax with the ball, Rivers said. We lost the game because we turned the ball over and gave them easy shots. We were forcing a lot of passes.Griffin made one of two free throws to tie it 67-all late in the third before the Hawks scored 10 of the last 12 points to take a 77-69 lead going into the fourth. Carroll had six in the spurt. Griffin and Paul both picked up their fourth fouls in the quarter when the Clippers briefly led by two.The Clippers turnovers led to 23 points by the Hawks, who came in averaging 26.5 in four previous games.TIP-INSHawks: They had 13 steals. ... The last time they won seven straight road games was Nov. 17-Dec. 22, 1993. ... Their bench was 1 for 12 from the field in the first half. ... Atlanta has won eight straight against West foes, equaling their streak from Oct. 31-Nov. 18, 1997. ... They snapped a three-game skid against the Clippers at Staples Center. ... They won the season series 2-0, having taken a three-point victory at home less than two weeks ago.Clippers: Former Laker Dennis Rodman sat behind the teams bench. ... They shot 50 per cent from the field in the opening quarter before dipping to 36 per cent in the second. ... Informed that he remains Atlantas franchise assists leader with 3,866, Rivers joked, Atlanta has not had a lot of good players. Rivers played for the Hawks from 1983-91 at the start of his NBA career.SHOOTIN SCHRODERSchroder had all seven of his points in the fourth after going 0 of 4 in the first half.Its great for him as a young player to stick with it, Budenholzer said. Hes a very confident young man, and he made some big plays. He also did well defensively. Were trying to do it as a team, and different guys at different moments are finding ways to help us.SEARCHING CLIPPERSLike Griffin, Jordan cant quite put his finger on why the Clippers struggle against the NBAs best teams especially defensively.You see it in spurts of us having the right tools to be a defensive team, Jordan said. Then theres times where we look like we dont know what were doing.UP NEXTHawks: Host Memphis on Wednesday.Clippers: Host Lakers on Wednesday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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