 Wysłany: Czw 10:54, 21 Lis 2013 Temat postu: Cole raised his batting average to .357 |
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| Gerrit Cole stars on mound and at plate as Pirates down Nationals
WASHINGTON, July 23 () -- Gerrit Cole allowed just two hits over seven innings and went 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate Tuesday in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-1 win over Washington.Cole (5-3) yielded a first-inning single to Bryce Harper and a third-inning solo homer to Wilson Ramos, but otherwise shut the door on the Nationals, retiring 15 of the final 16 batters he faced.The rookie right-hander issued one walk and struck out four as Pittsburgh won a third straight.Meanwhile, Cole raised his batting average to .357 (5-for-14) with a run-scoring single that capped a three-run second inning.Pedro Alvarez cracked a solo homer and Russell Martin went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the second-place Bucs, who came into the contest trailing National League Central-leading St. Louis by 1 1/2 games.Washington's Taylor Jordan (0-3) was hung with the loss,[url=http://www.christianalouboutin.co.uk]louboutin shoes[/url], surrendering five runs (four earned) on nine hits over 7 2/3 frames. |
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