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MILWAUKEE (AP) ¡ª Gio Gonzalez is getting
« on: April 17th, 2019, 9:48am »
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comfortable with his new team.The left-hander pitched six smooth innings on his 33rd birthday and Jesus Aguilar hit a three-run homer in the Milwaukee Brewers¡® 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.Manny Pina also had a three-run shot and Aguilar finished with four RBIs as he reached 103 for the season. Gonzalez¡¯s stellar showing helped the Brewers boost their lead for the top NL wild card to three games over St. Louis Cam Bedrosian Jersey , which lost to Atlanta earlier.The Brewers also moved within 2½ games of the first-place Cubs in the NL Central. Chicago lost 9-0 at Arizona.Gonzalez (9-11) was acquired in a trade with Washington on Aug. 31 in an effort to bolster the Brewers¡¯ starting rotation. He has picked up a victory in two of his three starts with Milwaukee, and the Brewers have won all three games.¡°It¡¯s been easy to play with these guys because they make you feel welcome,¡± Gonzalez said. ¡°There¡¯s no added pressure. Just go out there and play the best you can.¡±He allowed just two hits Wednesday ¡ª both singles ¡ª while striking out five and walking two.Reds right-hander Matt Harvey (7-9), a pitcher the Brewers nearly acquired a few weeks ago before a proposed deal fell through, gave up Aguilar¡¯s game-changing home run.Aguilar, however, said his infield hit in the first inning for his 100th RBI set up his big night.¡°I was thinking about the RBI almost every night,¡± he explained. ¡°After that, I¡¯m good. It was an unbelievable feeling. When I get that 100, I¡¯m a new guy.¡±A leadoff walk to Gonzalez put Harvey in trouble in the third inning. Christian Yelich reached on a one-out infield hit when no one covered first base on a bouncer fielded by Harvey.Aguilar followed with a high drive into the right-field bleachers, his team-leading 33rd home run of the season, to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead.Milwaukee broke open the game in the sixth on a three-run homer by Pina, who worked a 13-pitch at-bat, finally belting a hanging slider from Harvey into the left-field bleachers. Domingo Santana tripled and Mike Moustakas was intentionally walked before Pina¡¯s ninth homer of the season extended the lead to 7-0.The Reds had a conference on the mound during the long at-bat http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , but it didn¡¯t bother Pina.¡°I was so focused, man,¡± he said. ¡°After they gave an intentional walk to Moose, I was like, I need to do something this at-bat. He threw me pitches inside, outside, changeups, fastballs, sliders.¡°He¡¯s kind of tight. I knew he was going to hang any pitch and that¡¯s the pitch I hit for a homer.¡±Harvey was not happy with his outing, which dropped him to 1-3 with a 6.39 ERA in six career starts against the Brewers. He allowed seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.¡°The whole start was not good,¡± he said. ¡°I have to be better.¡±Corey Knebel, Junior Guerra and Freddy Peralta finished up for Milwaukee, each pitching one inning in the combined two-hitter.CHASE STILL ONBrewers manager Craig Counsell has not given up on catching the Cubs for a division title.¡°We¡¯ve got nine games to go,¡± Counsell said. ¡°We¡¯ve got plenty of baseball left. There are going to be some great moments. There are going to be plenty of tough moments. That¡¯s all still ahead of us.¡°We¡¯re just ready for it to happen. We¡¯ve put ourselves in a great position to enjoy the last 10 days of the season.¡±The Brewers have six road games remaining (three vs. Pittsburgh and three vs. St. Louis) and the final three at home (against Detroit).Milwaukee ended its homestand with a 3-3 record against the Pirates and Reds.TRAINER¡¯S ROOMBrewers: CF Lorenzo Cain was not in the lineup after being taken out of Tuesday¡¯s game with a right ribcage injury. Counsell said he wanted to be cautious with Cain Blake Parker Jersey , who ranks fourth in the NL in batting average (.30 . The Brewers are off Thursday and Cain will be reassessed before Friday¡¯s series opener in Pittsburgh. ¡°I definitely don¡¯t want to miss a game,¡± Cain said. ¡°They told me that I¡¯m not looking myself up there right now.¡± Santana got the start in right field ¡ª his first game as a starter since June 12 ¡ª and Yelich moved to center with Curtis Granderson in left. Infielder Travis Shaw was back in the lineup after being hit by a pitch Tuesday and leaving the game with a bruised right knee.UP NEXTReds: LHP Cody Reed (0-2, 4.32 ERA) will make his fifth consecutive appearance as a starter as Cincinnati opens a four-game series in Miami. He posted a career-high 10 strikeouts in five innings against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, allowing no runs and two hits in a game the Reds lost 1-0.Brewers: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (14-8, 3.54 ERA) opens a three-game set in Pittsburgh. He has lost his last three starts, including a 3-2 defeat (allowed three hits, two runs) against the Pirates on Sunday. He is 2-6 with a 4.04 ERA in 11 career starts vs. the Pirates. KAZUHIRO NOGI/Getty ImagesThe Cincinnati Reds may be entering the sweepstakes for Florida Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, Fancred's Jon Heyman reported Monday.According to Heyman, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are in the hunt for the 2018 All-Star and a third team—the Reds—is "making a push." He added Cincinnati might be hesitant to part with their three top prospects,Hunter Greene, Nick Senzel and Taylor Trammell.Jon Heyman JonHeymanReds are indeed very much in Realmuto mix. Cincy prospects Hunter Greene, Nick Senzel and Taylor Trammell are thought of interest to Miami, though Reds likely prefer not to include any of those 3. Possibility vet catcher Tucker Barnhart could be included in potential deal as wellThe New York Mets were in hot pursuit of Realmuto earlier in the winter.According to SNY'sAndy Martino, the Marlins offered to trade Realmuto for Noah Syndergaard http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , but the Mets turned Miami down. New Yorksigned Wilson Ramos to atwo-year, $19 milliondeal to eliminate the need for another veteran catcher.The Reds have finished with a losing record in each of the last five seasons, but they're clearly itching to return to the postseason.CincinnatiacquiredYasiel Puig, Alex Wood and Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers in December. The team landed Sonny Gray earlier this month from the New York Yankees and then negotiated a three-year, $30.5 million extension with the right-hander.Although Tucker Barnhart was a Gold Glove winner in 2017, Realmuto would be a clear upgrade behind the plate.Realmuto hit 21 home runs, drove in 74 runs and finished with a .484 slugging percentage in 2018. His 4.8 WAR ranked first among all catchers, perFanGraphs.Even if they were unwilling to includeGreene, Senzel or Trammell, the Reds could makeJonathan India the centerpiece of the trade. India ranks 51st among MLB.com'stop 100 prospects.Throwing Barnhart into the deal would also provide the Marlins with a ready-made replacement who they might be able to flip later. Barnhart is signedthrough 2022, which would provide Miami with long-term cost control and plenty of time to see his trade value rise.
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