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30 Sep 2018 at 05:44

WASHINGTON -- It might appear that the Philadelphia Phillies are playing out the string as the last-place club in the National League East. www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Jeff-Heuerman-Jersey/ .But that is not the case for manager Pete Mackanin, whose team will end a four-game series against the first-place Washington Nationals on Sunday in Washington. The Phillies are 63-79 after a 3-0 loss on Saturday night as Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer in the eighth.I am very patient. I dont have to be happy about the losses, Mackanin said.Mackanin has not hesitated to talk this weekend about his young pitchers and what September means when the club reports to spring training in February in Clearwater, Fla.Left-hander Adam Morgan will start Sunday for the Phillies. And while he is 2-9 with a 5.90 ERA, Morgan will take his place as one of several young pitchers who has faced the Nationals this weekend.Morgan is 0-2, 5.12 in three starts in his career against the Nationals, including a 2-1 loss at home on Aug. 31 when he gave up three hits and two runs in six innings with no walks and five strikeouts.Alec Asher started Thursday and went six innings and allowed no runs on two hits.Does he think about 2017?I just control what I can control. That is go out and compete to the best of my ability, Asher said. I am going to pitch to my strength.I am going back to being me, he said of last year. It is something to build on. I was a little bit of self-evaluation. It doesnt matter how hard you throw. If it is straight, they are going to hit it. (The change) has made a world of difference so far.Jake Thompson pitched into the sixth inning and gave up two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings on Friday.Right-hander Jerad Eickhoff started Saturday night and gave up no runs and five hits in six innings.That was a great pitching performance by him, Mackanin said. He mixed his pitches pretty well. He fought, he works hard. He was really good. I kind of expected him to be this kind of pitcher. He doesnt get rattled. He looks like hes out there to beat you.Thompson, Asher and Eickhoff were all acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers in July 2015 for veteran lefty Cole Hamels.Morgan had lost nine games in a row before he beat the Miami Marlins in his last start as he did not walk anyone while giving up a run and five hits.It feels good. I wouldnt say I lost confidence, Morgan told reporters after that win. You cant lose confidence, you cant lose that belief in yourself.While the Phillies have a young staff, Washington has mostly a veteran one and Gio Gonzalez will start Sunday for the Nationals. He is 10-9 with a 4.40 ERA and he has won at least 10 games in every year since 2010.Freddy Galvis of the Phillies has faced Gonzalez 33 times and is hitting .273 against him.Maikel Franco, a right-handed hitter, is batting .077 in 13 at-bats against Gonzalez and Cesar Hernandez is hitting .211 in 19 at-bats.The Phillies will certainly start right-handed hitting Tommy Joseph against Gonzalez. Joseph is 0-for-2 against the lefty and Ryan Howard, a left-handed swinger for the Phillies, is 0-for-11 against Gonzalez in the past five years.Fans and media always ask will it be good Gio or bad Gio who takes the mound.On Tuesday at home against the Atlanta Braves, it was bad Gio, as he allowed six runs and did not get past the fourth inning. He does have a 1.40 ERA in three starts against the Phillies this year.The Nationals need Gonzalez to step up after Stephen Strasburg left his start after 42 pitches on Wednesday and has a flexor mass strain.And right-hander Joe Ross has been on the disabled list since July with right shoulder inflammation, although he did throw 60 pitches in a simulated game Saturday at Nationals Park.I guess that extra confidence just knowing, not having to worry like hows it going to feel when I get out there. (I had) a little bit of nerves going out there today, Ross told reporters. I guess it was easier in a controlled environment, live BP.Feeling good, so hopefully I get to the next start or whatever opportunity I get to go throw. Nothings really on my mind but going out there and try and get outs. www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Chad-Kelly-Jersey/ . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Domata-Peko-Jersey/ . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Donald-Stephenson-Jersey/ . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. A roundup of the past weeks notable boxing results from around the world:Saturday at Trenton, N.J.Mario Barrios?W12 Devis Boschiero Junior lightweight title eliminator Scores: 120-107 (three times) Records: Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs); Boschiero (39-5-1, 21 KOs)Rafaels remarks: You might have seen more action had you watched a test pattern or the Yule Log instead of this absolutely horrible fight, one of the single worst bouts in recent televised boxing history. On paper, it was a prospect (Barrios) stepping up to face a decent fringe contender (Boschiero). In the end, it was mind-numbing.Barrios, 21, of San Antonio, was entirely ineffective, but he won easily by shutout decision because Boschiero, a 34-year-old former junior lightweight world title challenger from Italy, was so much worse. How bad was it? According to CompuBox punch statistics, neither fighter landed a single punch in the first round - the first time that has ever happened in thousands of fights CompuBox has tracked during its 31-year history. The fight did not get much better from there, because it was one redundant round after another, as Barrios threw a lot of punches that didnt land and Boschiero, well, just did not throw many punches at all, as he was totally unwilling to engage. The only interesting moment of the fight, if you lasted that long to see it, came in the 12th?round, when Barrios scored a knockdown.According to CompuBox, they combined to miss 878 punches. Barrios landed 77 of 848 punches for a woeful nine percent connect rate. Boschieros punch stats were historically bad, as he landed 23 punches (an average of 1.9 per round) of 130 (18 percent). For perspective on just how bad Boschiero was, lets take a brief look at just one fight in particular, Antonio Margaritos 10th-round knockout of Sebastian Lujan in 2005. In that fight, Margarito threw and landed more punches in four different rounds than Boschiero did in the entire fight, including landing 65 of 140 punches in the 10th?round.Despite the horrendous fight, the 6-foot Barrios, who held an eight-inch height advantage, claimed the No. 2 spot in a sanctioning bodys rankings and moved a step closer to a mandatory world title shot at the 130-pound belt held by Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs).Initially my game plan was to work the jab and see what would open him up, but as the rounds went by, he didnt seem like he was going to come at me, Barrios said. He just didnt seem to want any action. It was pretty frustrating. I came out to put on a show for the fans, and unfortunately it seemed like my opponent was just trying to survive. I can try to press the fight all I want, but if he doesnt want to fight, its not going to happen.This was my first 12-round fight, and it felt good to get the experience. I was just hoping for more intense action.Said Boschiero, who is unbeaten in Italy but 0-5 outside his home country: I had trouble finding my range tonight. He was tougher to hit then I expected.Eddie Ramirez?W10 Jessie Roman Junior welterweights Scores: 99-91 (twice), 98-92 Records:?Ramirez (14-0, 9 KOs); Roman (20-3, 9 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Ramirez, 23, of Chicago, took command of the fight from the outset and cruised to the decision against Roman, 25, of Garden Grove, California. While Ramirez let his punches flow and landed many clean shots, Roman did not do much and rarely landed anything with authority.The one time Roman did land solidly was in the fourth round. After Ramirez went on the attack and was landing, Roman came back with a hard left hook that stunned Ramirez. But overall it was Ramirezs sheer volume of punches and regular connects that carried that day in a solid performance.According to CompuBox punch statistics, Ramirez landed 283 of 856 blows (33 percent) and Roman, far less active, connected with 137 of 467 punches (29 percent).I felt like I was in control and like I was getting hit a lot less than he was, Ramirez said. He came out of the ring a bloody mess, and my face feels good. I was prepared, because I had a really long training camp. Ive been ready to fight since mid-June. I was just in great shape. He did catch me with a couple of clean hooks when I let my defense down. That was my fault, but it was nothing that hurt me very bad.Fighting on ESPN is like a dream come true. As an amateur, I always envisioned myself on this network. So this feels like a great accomplishment, and Im leaving with a lot of new fans tonight.Roman was fighting for the first time in 11 months and said the rust worked against him.I gassed out a little bit in the end. I havent fought in a year, and I think some of my struggles tonight were due to that, Roman said. My timing was off a little bit tooo. www.broncosrookiestore.com/Customized/ . He was landing a lot of combinations, but he never hurt me. Im only 25, and I want to keep active.? If I can do that, I feel that I can beat a lot of fighters at 140 pounds.Saturday at Lemoore, CAJose Ramirez? TKO4 Tomas Mendez Junior welterweights Records:?Ramirez (18-0, 13 KOs); Mendez (21-8, 14 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Ramirez, 23, of Avenal, California, was a 2012 U.S. Olympian and is one of boxings top prospects. Top Rank is moving him slowly and steadily, and hes promising enough that a Hall of Fame trainer runs his corner.He thoroughly dominated Mendez, 31, of the Dominican Republic, in the main event of UniMas Solo Boxeo Tecate card. Ramirez nearly blasted Mendez out in the opening round, as he scored three knockdowns and had referee Jack Reiss on the verge of stopping the fight. In the first minute of the bout, Ramirez knocked Mendez down twice. Ramirez was all over him from the opening bell and driving him back with solid punches before dropping him to his back with a left hook to the chin. Then he floored him again with another left hand to the chin. With about 45 seconds left in the round, Mendez hit the deck again, unable to take a powerful combination of a left hand to the body followed by a left to the head. He surprisingly made it out of the round and continued to take a pounding. Finally, in the fourth round, Ramirez hurt Mendez badly yet again with a left to the body, and after whacking him around the ring for a bit longer, Reiss stepped in and waved off the fight at 53 seconds.Mendez should be commended for his big heart to last as long as he did, while Ramirez banked another win in an offensive-minded performance and will keep climbing the ladder.Andy Vences?W8 Moises Delgadillo Junior lightweights Scores: 79-73, 78-74, 77-75 Records: Vences (16-0, 10 KOs); Delgadillo (17-15-2, 8 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Vences, a 25-year-old prospect from San Jose, California, put in a solid night of work, as he methodically ground out a clear decision win over Delgadillo, 28, of Mexico, who lost his fourth fight in a row.The quicker Vences displayed a good jab, which he used to control the fight, and mixed in some nice right hands and combinations. He basically did as he pleased but could not put away his overmatched opponent, as he went the eight-round distance for his second consecutive fight.Saturday at San Mateo, CACesar Juarez TKO8 Albert Pagara Junior featherweights Records:?Juarez (18-5, 14 KOs);?Albert Pagara (26-1, 18 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Upset alert! Juarez, 24, of Mexico, came into the fight having lost two decisions in a row and was supposed to be easy picking for Pagara, 22, a bright prospect from the Philippines. But not so fast.Two fights ago, Juarez challenged Nonito Donaire for a vacant junior featherweight world title in December, and the blazing slug fest was a fight-of-the-year contender. Then Juarez dropped a split decision to journeyman Giovanni Delgado in March. Early on, it appeared as though Pagara would notch a quick victory when he dropped Juarez with a flush left hook in the first round. But, as he did against Donaire, he survived the knockdown and showed tremendous resiliency and mounted a big comeback.By the seventh round, Juarez was hammering Pagara and had him in trouble. Pagara was still shaky when the eighth round began, and Juarez went on the attack, immediately driving him into a corner and down to the mat with a barrage of punches from both hands. Pagara got partly to his feet but pitched forward and fell face first on the mat, and referee Edward Collantes waved off the fight at 15 seconds, sending Juarez and his corner into a wild celebration. It was a really big upset. Pagara went to the hospital to be checked out and for a precautionary CT scan, but he was released soon after and given a clean bill of health.Jason Pagara?TKO3 Abraham Alvarez Welterweights Records:?Pagara?(39-2, 24 KOs); Alvarez?(21-10-1, 10 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Pagara, 24, of the Philippines, is the older brother of main event loser Albert Pagara. Jason Pagara is close to a mandatory title shot against the winner of the July 23 junior welterweight title unification fight between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol. He stayed busy with the expected easy win over Alvarez, 28, of Mexico, who dropped to 4-9 in his last 13 fights.Pagara, who won his 12th?fight in a row since a decision loss in 2011, was cruising along until he flattened Alvarez with a right hand. Alvarez nearly got to his feet but fell down again as referee Michael Margado waved off the fight at 55 seconds. Cheap Authentic Jerseys China NFL Hoodies Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Hoodies Wholesale NFL T-shirts Cheap Jerseys 2020 Stitched Jerseys Stitched Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Camo China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Store Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale NFL Hoodies Nike NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 



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