Forums » News and Announcements
League or the FA Cup. Claudio Ranieri will not be watching the
-
BALTIMORE -- Wade Miley will not look back fondly at his first start with the Baltimore Orioles. Air Jordan Scarpe Saldi .The left-hander took a line drive off his left calf and limped off the mound at the conclusion of a lackluster performance that contributed heavily to a 5-3 loss to. the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.Obtained in a trade with the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, Miley (7-9) allowed four runs and eight hits over five innings in his Baltimore debut.Obviously, I wish the results would have been a little better, he said. I had some jitters. After the first inning, everything kind of went away. But I just really didnt have good command tonight.The line drive that hit Mileys leg was turned into an out, thanks to a favorable rebound. Even more fortunate: It appears the injury was not serious.I dont think its a big concern at all, he said.The Orioles got solo homers from Mark Trumbo, Pedro Alvarez and Hyun-Soo Kim but were denied their first three-game sweep of Texas at home since 2000.Still, Baltimore beat Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels earlier in the series and kept a potent Rangers offense pretty much in check throughout.I was impressed with how well our guys pitched against them because thats a tough lineup to go through, manager Buck Showalter said. Thats the type of thing were going to have be able to do to get where we want to go.Texas received contributions from all three players it acquired before Mondays non-waiver trade deadline. Jonathan Lucroy homered in the second inning, Carlos Beltran singled in a run in the fifth and Jeremy Jeffress pitched a scoreless seventh.For those guys to go a new ballclub, the travel, and assimilating themselves into the clubhouse ... theyre professionals but anytime you make that move it can be a change, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. But it was nice to see theyre starting to perk up and do what they do. We saw tonight what this lineup can be capable of.Shin-Soo Choo came off the disabled list to get two hits and scored a run for the Rangers, who took back from Baltimore the distinction of owning the best record in the AL.Texas won the season series 4-3 and would have home-field advantage in the postseason if the teams finish with the same regular-season record and meet in the playoffs.Baltimore fell to 39-17 at home despite getting Trumbos major league leading 31st home run.A.J. Griffin (5-1) allowed three homers in 5 1/3 innings but won a second straight start following a six-game run without a victory. Sam Dyson, the fifth Texas pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his 23rd save.After Lucroy put the Rangers up 1-0, Ian Desmond added a run-scoring groundout in the second.Texas made it 4-0 in the fifth on RBI singles by Desmond and Beltran. Desmonds single bounced past first baseman Chris Davis, who was screened by Choo advancing to second, and Beltrans pop bounced off the glove of second baseman Jonathan Schoop in right field.Trumbo and Alvarez homered in succession in the bottom half, and Kim led off the sixth with his fourth homer of the season -- his first at Camden Yards.Back-to-back doubles by Adrian Beltre and Rougned Odor off Logan Ondrusek made it 5-3 in the eighth.SHORT HOPSRangers: Griffin has allowed at least one HR in eight straight starts. ... Texas hit a season-high six doubles.Orioles: Miley is the first lefty to start for Baltimore this season. ... The Orioles have hit back-to-back homers 12 times this season.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: Choo spent the minimum 15 days on the disabled list with lower back inflammation. It was his third stint on the DL this season.UP NEXTRangers: Martin Perez (7-7, 4.22 ERA) starts for Texas on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Houston. The Rangers are 9-1 against the Astros this season.Orioles: Baltimore starts a 10-game trip Friday night by facing former teammate Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.06) and the Chicago White Sox. Scarpe Jordan Ingrosso . Kiriasis and brakeman Franziska Fritz finished two runs in one minute 55.41 seconds -- a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Meyers and Lolo Jones, who likely bolstered her Olympic hopes by helping give USA-1 a huge push in the second heat. Scarpe Jordan a Poco Prezzo . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov. http://www.airjordanscontate.it/ ;. Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history.Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has suggested the nerves of the Premier League title race might be getting to Tottenham. Spurs head to Stamford Bridge on Monday Night Football with their championship hopes hanging by a thread, following last weeks disappointing draw at home to West Brom.League leaders Leicester, ahead by eight points with three Tottenham games to go, dropped two points in a draw with Manchester United on Super Sunday but Hiddink believes Spurs might not have the bottle to make up the ground. He said: They are now experiencing being at the top. Im not much into statistics, but its the first time in their history theyre now in the end competing for the Premier League title.In some players it might cause nerves. They might under-perform a bit. Leicester are fearless but some Spurs players might be affected by being on top and think what now?. Willian says the Chelsea players dont want Tottenham to win the league We shouldnt over-evaluate it in the sense its just Tottenham. We desperately like to win, then the next game.Chelsea skipper John Terry is set to return to the side for the clash - which is live on Sky Sports 1 - and Hiddink admits they have missed the centre-back. Jordan Scarpe Sconti. Guus Hiddink is relieved to have John Terry back available for Chelsea Of course we have, he said. What the club likes to have is competition and he will react with competition; dont touch my spot.Would we have done better with him in the team? Yes, that is the problem. I dont like to complain but, at the time, we didnt get through the Champions League or the FA Cup. Claudio Ranieri will not be watching the potentially title-deciding game Also See: MNF: Chelsea v Tottenham preview Leicester players to watch Spurs Why Pochettino is key Police warning ahead of derby ' ' '