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JP Sears faces Giants as Padres get a second look at left-hander
August 20 - JP Sears gets a second chance to make a good impression on the San Diego Padres. Acquired from the Athletics on July 31 as part of the six-player blockbuster trade that involved closer Mason Miller and former San Diego top prospect Leo De Vries, Sears will start for the Padres Wednesday night when they continue their four-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants. Sears (7-10, 5.12 ERA) started his first game with San Diego on Aug. 4 at Arizona and struggled, suffering a 6-2 defeat as he was touched for 10 hits and five runs over five innings. The left-hander went down to Triple-A El Paso the next day and won his only outing for the Chihuahuas, scattering six hits and allowing two runs over five innings in a 9-7 game on Aug. 12 against Triple-A Reno. The Padres hope Sears will perform better in his second stint for two reasons: Petco Park's tendency to suppress offense and his career numbers against San Francisco. He's 2-1 with a 1.82 ERA in four career starts, striking out 26 batters over 24 2/3 innings. He fired six scoreless innings against them on July 4 in an 11-2 win. After a series-opening loss on Monday, San Diego evened the series Tuesday night with a 5-1 victory, getting two hits and an RBI each from Manny Machado and Ryan O'Hearn. It scored in four different innings, taking advantage of a variety of Giants mistakes that included errors, bases-filled walks and hit batters. "It was hugely important for us to get back into the win column," said O'Hearn of the Padres, who open play Wednesday two games behind the Los Angeles Dodges in the National League West but in wild-card position. The Padres won without Jackson Merrill (ankle) and Jake Cronenworth (elbow). Merrill missed his second straight game and Cronenworth got the night off after being drilled by a Robbie Ray fastball in Monday night's 4-3 defeat. While San Diego now tries to put together a winning streak after snapping a four-game losing skid on Tuesday, San Francisco will attempt to clean things up after a sloppy showing. The Giants managed just four hits against four pitchers, striking out 12 times, and committed two errors for the third straight game. Shortstop Christian Koss' throwing error to start the bottom of the first led to an unearned run, while third baseman Casey Schmitt's wild throw after an infield hit led to an extra base and a run in the sixth. Reliever Carson Seymour could have escaped that inning with a double play ball but his throw to second for the force wasn't a good one, requiring Koss to make a great catch just to get an out as the Padres' final run scored. The Giants played without shortstop Willy Adames, held out with right side soreness. Manager Bob Melvin said it wasn't easy to get him out of the lineup. "It was a bit of a fist fight to talk him out of it," Melvin said. "He wants to play." Landen Roupp (7-6, 3.45) gets the start Wednesday night for San Francisco. He gave up five runs on five hits in three innings of the team's 7-6 loss Friday night against Tampa Bay. He did not figure into the decision. Roupp is 0-1 in six career appearances (three starts) with a 1.93 ERA against San Diego. --Field Level Media
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Behind Noah Cameron, Royals aim for 6th straight win in clash vs. Rangers
August 20 - Considering how well Kansas City rookie Noah Cameron has pitched at home, he might be the last person the Texas Rangers, and their struggling offense, want to face. After taking the first two of this four-game set, the host Royals, victorious in five straight games overall, will look to win their fifth consecutive home contest with Cameron on the mound Wednesday night against the Rangers. Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA) continues to make a case for AL Rookie of Year since making his major-league debut on April 30. The left-hander, who hails from nearby St. Joseph, Mo., has yielded two or more earned runs just four times in his 17 career starts. He's also 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts at home. On Friday, Cameron allowed his only run in the last three games there despite giving up six hits over 5 1/3 innings of Kansas City's 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. "He has a way of making pitches when he needs to," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. Now, Cameron will to help the Royals, trying to reach a wild-card position in the American League and 18-9 since July 20, improve to 8-1 on this 10-game homestand. And also move to 6-0 this season vs. Texas, which has totaled 42 runs and hit just 13 homers during its current 2-10 stretch. Corey Seager and Joc Pederson hit solo homers Tuesday, but those were half of the Rangers' four hits. "We got to come out and keep fighting," said Texas manager said Bruce Bochy, whose team has been outscored 25-10 in those five games vs. Kansas City this season. "It's always tough when you're going through something like this. We've got to find a way." The Royals, meanwhile, have 43 home runs during the last 27 games. During Tuesday's 5-2 win, Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed his 100th career homer in the eighth inning. Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski each homered for a second consecutive contest. At 25 years, 66 days old, Witt is the youngest Royal to reach 100 homers. He's also the fourth player ever with at least 100 home runs and 100 steals in his first four major league seasons. "To me, those are numbers," Witt told FanDuel Sports Network. "We've got to keep winning games and get to the playoffs." Witt is batting .407 during an eight-game hitting streak. He's 7-for-17 with two home runs vs. Texas in 2025. The Rangers announced that Jacob deGrom, Wednesday's scheduled starter, would have his turn in the rotation skipped due to shoulder fatigue. DeGrom is 10-5 with a 2.76 ERA in 24 starts during his resurgent season, and the Rangers' brass appears to be playing it safe with the veteran, considering his injury history. "The hope is to skip a start and then finish strong," Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young told the club's official website of deGrom's current situation. "Everything checked out great, just normal fatigue. This workload is the most he's had in a long time." The Rangers have not named an official starting pitcher for Wednesday's contest and could be in line for a bullpen game. Meanwhile, Seager is 6-for-12 with two homers in three games after going hitless in the previous four. -Field Level Media
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White Sox, Braves to conclude wild series
August 20 - It hasn't always been pretty, but this week's series between the visiting Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves has proved to be entertaining. The teams will meet again Wednesday night in the rubber match of a three-game series after Atlanta rallied from a six-run deficit to win 11-10 on Tuesday. Michael Harris II and Jurickson Profar each hit a two-run homer for Atlanta, which has won nine of its last 11 games. Profar has four homers in his last three games, while Harris is riding a 12-game hitting streak. Harris is batting .471 (24-for-51) with 10 extra-base hits and 17 RBIs during the streak. "He's been unbelievable," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Harris. "Just what he's doing, the consistency, and how he kind of found what he's doing has been awesome to see." Atlanta's win came after Chicago recorded season highs in runs and hits (19) in a 13-9 victory in the series opener on Monday. The White Sox scored 10 runs on Tuesday but fell short after the Braves rallied from a 10-4 deficit by scoring a total of seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Kyle Teel homered for the second straight game and drove in four runs for the White Sox, who lost for the fifth time in their last six games. "I thought we did a lot of good things," Teel said. "Hit the ball really well. And sometimes it just happens. I don't think anyone is happy about this. This stinks. You just have to think what's next. We have a game tomorrow, and that's what we are focused on." Atlanta will send right-hander Hurston Waldrep (3-0, 1.02 ERA) to the mound in the series finale against Chicago left-hander Martin Perez (1-2, 3.09). Waldrep continued to be impressive with six scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. He allowed two hits and struck out seven. The 23-year-old has allowed a total of two runs over three appearances (two starts) covering 17 2/3 innings since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 2. "He's a different guy than what I remember last year," Snitker said. "He's not having to pitch at 98 (mph) to be effective. His command's a lot better. There's a lot of really good stuff to like." Waldrep is set to make his first appearance against the White Sox. Perez, 30, returned from the 60-day injured list last Wednesday and allowed one run over 3 1/3 innings in relief during a 1-0 loss to Detroit. Making his first appearance since exiting his start on April 18 against Boston due to a flexor strain, Perez threw 40 of his 66 pitches for strikes. "I was so nervous in that first inning," Perez said. "I don't know if you guys see it. It was good to be back after almost four months, to be back on the mound and compete again." Ozzie Albies is 7-for-9 with two homers against Perez, who is 0-2 with a 9.69 ERA in three career starts vs. Atlanta. Chicago is monitoring the status of rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery, who is listed as day-to-day after sitting out Tuesday's game with soreness in his left side. --Field Level Media
