NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez Jersey The final tally was three games without Carlos Beltran, a dozen minus Jose Reyes. An eternity, in other words, for the Mets and their manager.The Mets missed the type of production that Beltran showcased in Monday's 4-2 victory over the Cardinals, doubling twice, reaching base five times and scoring a run. They certainly missed the fluorescence of Reyes, who recorded his 44th multihit game in his return from the disabled list.Most of all, they missed winning ballgames."It's Mets Jose Reyes Jersey quite obvious what it means," manager Terry Collins said of the returns of his shortstop and right fielder. Cody Ross Jersey "That electricity just lifts the club."Playing the past 12 games without Reyes due to a strained left hamstring, and the past Ryne Sandberg Jersey three without Beltran due to illness, the Mets struggled to perform with any sort of consistency. They placed Authentic Chase Utley Jersey hitters in uncomfortable lineup spots, endured stunted rallies and dropped ever further out of Rangers Nelson Cruz Jersey playoff contention.All the while, they looked forward to the day when their missing players might return.That Phillies Cliff Lee Jersey day arrived Tuesday with all the subtlety of a freight train. If there was any doubt as to how much Reyes means to the Giants Cody Ross Jersey Mets, he proved it most dynamically with his glove in the eighth. After Bobby Parnell allowed the first two batters of the inning to reach base, Reyes made a diving stop of Jon Jay's infield Authentic Cody Ross Jersey single with one Authentic Carlos Pena Jersey out, likely preventing Authentic Jose Reyes Jersey a run from scoring. Four pitches later, Reyes turned a nifty inning-ending double play on Albert Pujols' ground ball up the middle, preserving a two-run lead."Without him back there, it could have been a different game," Parnell said."The two weeks that I was off, I Authentic Ryne Sandberg Jersey was taking ground balls, too," said Reyes, who was activated two hours before the game. "You don't always win games hitting. You play good defense, too."His good defense led to New York's first save situation since the Mets traded closer Francisco Rodriguez last week. Facing his former team, with whom he recorded 217 of his previous 293 career saves, Jason Isringhausen nailed down the final three outs for his first save with the Mets in more than 12 years."I knew it was going to happen this way," he said. Cubs Carlos Pena Jersey "As soon as they came into town, I knew I was going to have to pitch probably all three games. That's just the way it goes -- baseball gods, that's the way they do it."If the baseball gods have been watching over Citi Field the past three seasons, however, the Mets have hardly noticed. Poor play has led to decreased expectations around the team, prompting front-office personnel changes and Yankees Derek Jeter Jersey the current spate of Derek Jeter Jersey trade rumors. Continuing to insist that Reyes is going nowhere, the Mets have made no such guarantees for Beltran, Isringhausen and a host of others.Every move Beltran makes, then, Nelson Cruz Jersey carries with it insinuations and consequences. Plenty of scouts were in attendance to watch Beltran double with two outs in the first and third innings, walk to extend run-scoring rallies in the fifth and sixth, and single to cap a perfect night in the eighth. His walks preceded two-run doubles by Angel Pagan and Daniel Murphy, respectively, which several Mets noted was no coincidence.With Reyes and Beltran back in the fold, Cubs Ryne Sandberg Jersey Collins was finally able to slide Pagan back down to the fifth spot in the batting order, moving Daniel Murphy to cleanup and giving his lineup an extra measure of length. That Reyes and Beltran Authentic Brian Wilson Jersey finished a combined 5-for-8 with two walks and two runs scored was only a part of the equation; the Authentic Nelson Cruz Jersey rest of the team directly benefited from their presence."It all starts at the top," Murphy said, referring to Reyes."Everybody wants to play at the same level that he plays," Pagan said.The result was an uplifting victory, in a Carlos Pena Jersey game that seemed more lopsided than it was. Outside Phillies Chase Utley Jersey of a booming home run by Lance Berkman and an RBI single from pitcher Kyle Lohse, the Cardinals did little damage against Mets starter Dillon Gee, who won for the first time in more than three weeks. By Authentic Alex Rodriguez Jersey far their best rally occurred in the eighth, but Parnell -- with a healthy assist from Reyes -- squelched that opportunity."Overall, they just got a lot more hits than we did," Jose Reyes Jersey Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "They just pitched better and played better, hit better. Actually the score was a little misleading."What the Mets hope is Tuesday's victory can spark some sort of streak, some last-ditch effort to prove that this team is worth keeping intact. It may not work. In the coming weeks, in fact, the Mets may be forced to rediscover life without Beltran all over Chase Utley Jersey again.That's business, Authentic Derek Jeter Jersey they say. That's baseball. 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KANSAS CITY -- He won't take much credit for it, but outfielder Juan Pierre's recent hot streak has been a Authentic Starlin Castro Jersey reason the White Sox Authentic Jorge Posada Jersey opened the second half winning three of four games.In Monday night's 5-2 win over the Giants Freddy Sanchez Jersey Royals, Pierre led off the game with a triple Authentic Alfonso Soriano Jersey and scored, Cubs Alfonso Soriano Jersey and he drove in a run in a two-run sixth inning. His triple extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which he's hitting .409.So Authentic Cliff Lee Jersey why Authentic Mariano Rivera Jersey the recent surge?"I don't know. That's for y'all to figure out," Pierre said. "Just Starlin Castro Jersey finding holes, man, and trying to help the team win. I'm just trying to keep it as simple as that."In his past 18 games entering Tuesday's contest against the Jorge Posada Jersey Royals, Pierre went 29-for-75, raising his average from .248 to .276. In a series win in Detroit over the weekend, he went 6-for-15 with Twins Michael Cuddyer Jersey three runs and two RBIs. The highlight Yankees Mariano Rivera Jersey came on Saturday, when he went 4-for-5, with a run scored, an RBI and two steals.White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said Brian Wilson Jersey Pierre's hot play is not only noticeable, but having an impact. "He's fielding better, hitting better," Guillen said. "I think everything, he's gotten big hits for us lately. Every time Juan gets hot, this team looks a lot different."Pierre Authentic Michael Cuddyer Jersey went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Royals. Pitching helps White Sox reverse road woes KANSAS CITY -- After a 6-11 mark in road games to start the season, the White Sox seem to have turned around their Mariano Rivera Jersey traveling woes.Following Tuesday's game against the Royals, the White Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 road games and 20-14 in their Michael Cuddyer Jersey last Authentic Freddy Sanchez Jersey 34. For the season, Chicago is 26-25 on the road, compared to 21-25 at Authentic Johan Santana Jersey home."I don't know. I think it's just a pattern," second baseman Gordon Beckham said. "We started off kind of slow. Once Mets Johan Santana Jersey in a while that's going to come back, you're going to start playing Cliff Lee Jersey better on the road."Entering Tuesday's tilt, the White Sox pitching staff owned a 2.44 ERA in the team's previous 15 road games, giving up 39 earned runs in 143 2/3 innings pitched. The White Sox held the Tigers to just six runs over three games in their weekend series.The White Sox have won their last four road series, with a chance to make it five straight in Wednesday's finale at Kauffman Stadium. Santiago sent back to Double-A KANSAS CITY -- The White Sox optioned left-handed pitcher Hector Santiago to Double-A Birmingham on Tuesday night following the 4-2 loss to the Royals.The 23-year-old appeared in two games this season, making his Major League debut on July 6 against the Royals, throwing one scoreless inning. Santiago pitched a total of 5 1/3 innings, Freddy Sanchez Jersey allowing no runs and one hit while striking out two.The White Sox will activate starting left-hander John Danks on Wednesday for the finale of the three-game series against the Royals. Twin Cubs Starlin Castro Jersey bill set for Phillies Cole Hamels Jersey Twin Cities on Sept. 5 KANSAS CITY -- The White Sox now have a date to play their game with the Twins that was postponed on June 14 because of inclement weather.The teams will play a day-night doubleheader on Monday, Sept. 5 at Target Field. The originally scheduled game will begin at 1:10 p.m. CT, with the makeup game being played at 7:10 p.m.The Johan Santana Jersey White Sox are 1-7 against the Twins this season, including 0-2 at Target Field. Righty Kloess named Southern League POW KANSAS CITY -- White Sox Minor League pitcher Brandon Kloess was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the period ending July 17.Kloess, a 26-year-old right-hander, threw five scoreless innings in relief Alfonso Soriano Jersey for Double-A Birmingham, allowing just one hit.Kloess is 5-2 with a 2.15 ERA in 27 total relief appearances between Class A Advanced Winston-Salem, Triple-A Charlotte Yankees Jorge Posada Jersey and Birmingham.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The concern felt by Giants management over the club's flimsy offense prompted Tuesday's acquisition of infielder Jeff Keppinger from the Houston Justin Morneau Jersey Astros.Keppinger, a .284 lifetime hitter spanning seven Major League seasons, will become San Francisco's primary second baseman, manager Bruce Bochy said. The right-handed-batting Keppinger, who's expected to join the team Wednesday, was obtained for Minor League right-handers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel.Though the Giants began Tuesday a season-high 15 games above .500 (56-41), which gave them a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Authentic Matt Garza Jersey Arizona in the National League West, Cubs Matt Garza Jersey general manager Brian Sabean believed Matt Garza Jersey that the lineup needed an upgrade, even if just an Authentic Josh Hamilton Jersey "incremental" one, in his words."Because," Sabean said, "without being Authentic Cole Hamels Jersey harsh, this group just isn't getting it done."San Francisco entered Tuesday ranked 14th in Authentic Mickey Mantle Jersey the NL in scoring.Sabean will keep trying to bolster the offense and indicated that he hasn't ruled out Giants Matt Cain Jersey adding players who are potential free agents after Rangers Josh Hamilton Jersey this season, who formerly were on his forbidden list. But Sabean noted Josh Hamilton Jersey that Authentic Nick Swisher Jersey the market for catchers and shortstops, positions where the Giants could use offensive improvement, is "almost nonexistent." He added that the overall supply of offensive "difference makers" is scarce.Bringing aboard Keppinger, Sabean said, "kind Yankees Mickey Mantle Jersey of takes a little Authentic Matt Cain Jersey bit of the pressure Authentic Justin Morneau Jersey off. But we'll still be on the phone to expand or lengthen this lineup any way we can because we think we need the help."The Giants also recalled first baseman-outfielder Brandon Belt, their top position-player prospect, from Triple-A Fresno. But Belt's promotion resulted mainly from first baseman Aubrey Huff's sore lower back and did not reflect an offensive overhaul, combined with Keppinger's impending arrival. Bochy explained that his desire to keep Pablo Sandoval at third base instead of moving him to first to replace Huff required Belt's return.Such thinking on the fly influenced the Keppinger trade. Sabean Mickey Mantle Jersey said that he Mets Ike Davis Jersey had discussed Keppinger with Houston general manager Ed Wade but balked at including a second player in the swap. Sabean said he then shifted Twins Justin Morneau Jersey his focus Cole Hamels Jersey to a "bigger" deal. But when shortstop Miguel Tejada strained his lower abdomen in Monday's third inning, Sabean knew the Giants needed another middle infielder and contacted the Astros about Keppinger."We revisited it Yankees Nick Swisher Jersey this morning and put in the second name," Sabean said.The presence of second baseman Bill Hall and Freddy Sanchez on the disabled list also spurred the Giants to action. They've been aware that they can't pin their hopes on the return of Sanchez, who's mending a dislocated right shoulder."You have to cover yourself," Bochy said.So San Francisco obtained a player who's similar to Sanchez. Keppinger, 31, hit .307 with four home runs and 20 RBIs in 43 games Authentic Ike Davis Jersey for Houston after recovering from a foot injury that Giants Buster Posey Jersey sidelined him until May 27. A quintessential contact hitter, Keppinger led the NL in at-bats-per-strikeout ratio in 2008 (19.1) and last year (14.3). He has played for the Mets, Royals and Reds besides the Astros."They have different skill sets, but the type of baseball they play -- they're gritty, they're grinding," said right-hander Sergio Romo, comparing Keppinger to Sanchez. "His approach to the game kind of fits us. He plays like he has nothing to lose. He's loose and confident. I think Ike Davis Jersey he's just another personality to add to the diversity of what makes this team."The Giants are believed to be responsible for the remainder of Keppinger's $2.3 million salary.Sosa, formerly a highly rated prospect who has weathered injuries and inconsistency through eight seasons in the Giants organization, was 5-2 with a 2.68 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) for Double-A Richmond and 3-1, 10.41 in 17 Matt Cain Jersey outings at Fresno. Stoffel, a non-roster invitee to Spring Training this year, was 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA in 32 Phillies Roy Halladay Jersey relief appearances at Richmond.
MINNEAPOLIS -- For 11 of his 22 seasons in the Major Leagues, Bert Blyleven was a member of the Minnesota Twins.It was the franchise that drafted him out of high school in 1969, and called him up for his Major League debut on June 5, 1970, making him the youngest Mets David Wright Jersey player in the big leagues that season at the age of 19.But even though he had pitched in only 21 games in the Minors, Blyleven fit right in from the start, joining a club that featured future Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew, as well as perennial All-Stars such as Jim Kaat, Jim Perry, Tony Oliva and Luis Tiant.Blyleven credited Killebrew, whom he will join in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. on Sunday, for helping him with his transition to a big league environment at such a young age."Being Lan Kinsler Jersey a rookie pitcher, Harmon treated me like one of the guys," Blyleven said. "It was really neat. More like a son than a teammate because I was so young."Blyleven excelled in his first season, winning 10 games and posting a 3.18 ERA in 27 games, including 25 starts. He even proved he belonged in his first big league start against the Washington Senators, allowing a leadoff homer to Lee May before settling down to throw seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.And in just his 21st career appearance, he tied an American League record by striking out the first six Angels batters he faced before ultimately striking out eight of the first Authentic Joe Mauer Jersey 10 batters he faced.It simply didn't take long for the 6-foot-3 right-hander with the big curveball to make his mark in Minnesota, helping the club win the division in his first season before being swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series."I was very fortunate to come up at such a young age," Blyleven said about his first season. "But not only having guys like Harmon Killebrew but future Hall of Famers like, you know, Rod Authentic Lan Kinsler Jersey Carew on that ballclub. Hopefully, one day Tony Oliva also."But another guy that I feel one day hopefully will be in the Hall of Fame was a guy that I looked up Kosuke Fukudome Jersey to was Jim Kaat. Their staff was Jim Kaat, Luis Tiant -- possible Hall of Famer Rangers Lan Kinsler Jersey -- Dave Boswell and Jim Perry, who won the Cy Young in 1970, my first year. So I had the opportunity to really feed off of a lot of guys -- Stan Williams, Ron Perranoski out in the bullpen. I was very fortunate to Pablo Sandoval Jersey come up in an organization like the Twins that had the leaders that they had." 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He also had the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the AL in '71 and '73, and had his best season yet in '73 when he Authentic Roy Halladay Jersey won 20 games Nick Swisher Jersey for the first and only time Phillies Ryan Howard Jersey in his Authentic David Wright Jersey career, and was Joe Mauer Jersey also named an All-Star.But before Blyleven was able to pick up career win No. 100 -- he was at 99 wins with a career 2.80 ERA and 1,402 strikeouts -- he was traded to the Rangers during the 1975 season amid a feud with the front office.Blyleven continued to be one of the top pitchers in baseball while bouncing around the league with the Rangers, Pirates and Indians, before finally rejoining the Twins during the 1985 season as part of a trade that sent four players to Cleveland.He had a big year in 1985, leading the AL in complete games, shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts to finish third in the balloting for the AL Cy Young Award for the second straight season.But it was two years later when Blyleven helped the Twins accomplish something they'd never done before, as he was part of the 1987 squad that captured the World Series over the Cardinals in seven games.Blyleven was already 36 by then, but was David Wright Jersey still an effective pitcher -- especially in the postseason -- going 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA, including a 2.77 ERA in the World Series. It gave Blyleven his second World Series title after he won a championship with Pittsburgh in 1979."Of course, as a baseball player, being part of World Series championships -- those are No. 1," Blyleven said. "The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates and then 1987 here in Minnesota, where I currently am at and broadcast for the Twins. Those are, as a player, those are things you hold on to the rest of your life."Blyleven then left the Twins again after the 1988 season, when he was traded to the Angels. He would finish his career in Anaheim near where he grew up in Garden Grove, Calif.He tried out for the Twins in 1993, but didn't make the squad, and retired after winning 287 games with a Cubs Kosuke Fukudome Jersey 3.31 ERA, 242 complete games, 60 shutouts and 3,701 strikeouts.The Dutch-born right-hander won 149 of those games with the Twins with a 3.28 ERA, and was honored on Saturday when his number 28 was retired by the franchise.Now, he'll go into the Hall of Fame on Sunday as a member of the Twins for his long and storied career, and he considers it his biggest accomplishment."Going into the Hall of Fame is higher than winning a World Authentic Kosuke Fukudome Jersey Series," Blyleven said. "It is the ultimate. You are in a fraternity that is so small, and so, Authentic Pablo Sandoval Jersey I guess, nationally recognized. All of a sudden it is Bert Blyleven Major League pitcher to Bert Blyleven Hall of Fame Major League pitcher. 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off left-handers, drilled Angels of Anaheim Kendry Morales Jersey a leadoff double against Dodgers southpaw Hong-Chih Kuo. Torres advanced to third on Mike Fontenot's sacrifice bunt and waited there as Pablo Sandoval drew an intentional walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Emmanuel Burriss, who stole second base while drawing a pickoff throw. In the vast majority of such Authentic Torii Hunter Jersey situations, runners trapped in that fashion would be thrown out. But Burriss reached second base safely with a headfirst slide underneath Angels of Anaheim Jered Weaver Jersey first baseman James Loney's high relay."That's an out we can get," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "It's not quite a catch-and-throw with a tie game, a runner at third, and James has got to peek. It's still a big out we don't get."That prompted a two-out intentional walk to Cody Ross that loaded the bases but set up a potential force play at all of them. Belt defied the lefty-versus-lefty percentages by lining Kuo's first pitch inside the left-field line to score Torres and Burriss.Bochy said that he had faith in Belt's ability to produce."Brandon gives you a good at-bat. He has discipline up there and, more than likely, he's going to put the ball in play," Bochy said. "The thing I liked about him, he was aggressive. That's always a good sign for a young kid. Sometimes they're a little tentative, but he wasn't."That made a winner of Madison Bumgarner (5-9), who lasted eight innings and surrendered three runs and four hits -- all in the third inning. Receiving more than three runs of support for the first time in a home game, Bumgarner retired the final 16 batters he faced.Bumgarner believed that the pitches he threw in the third inning were just as good as the pitches Authentic Kendry Morales Jersey he threw in the other seven innings, which Authentic Zack Greinke Jersey all were perfect."I felt just as strong at the end as I did early on, which was nice," he said.The Giants lengthened their National League West lead over second-place Arizona to 4 1/2 games and extended their winning streak against Los Angeles to six Torii Hunter Jersey games, their longest since July 19-Sept. 26, 1969.The only unwelcome development for the Giants was the discomfort that Sandoval Authentic Jered Weaver Jersey felt Angels of Anaheim Torii Hunter Jersey in his right quadriceps muscle, which forced the third baseman's departure in the seventh inning. Sandoval aggravated his quad in the fifth inning while sliding into second base but stayed in the game long enough to make a nice diving stop of Aaron Miles' sharp grounder leading off the seventh. Sandoval also contributed his 16th RBI of the month with a fifth-inning single that erased Los Angeles' 3-2 lead.
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