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Having just snapped their longest losing streak in 20
years, the Boston Red Sox will try to make it two in a
row Tuesday night when they resume their home-and-away
series with the Atlanta Braves. Watch the game live on
TSN2 and TSN GO at 7pm et/4pm pt. The teams will finish
off a two-game set at Turner Field Tuesday night, then
head to Fenway Park for two more on Wednesday and
Thursday. Boston picked up a much-needed 8-6 victory on
Monday to snap a 10-game slide, its longest since an 11-
game skid from June 8-19, 1994. David Ortiz did most of
the heavy lifting with a three-run homer that tied the
game in the fifth inning, then a sacrifice fly in the
seventh to put the Red Sox in front. Dustin Pedroia, who
had been struggling along with Ortiz, also drove in a
pair of runs and finished 1-for-3. "In 10 games prior to
today, theres one RBI combined (from Pedroia and Ortiz),"
said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "Today there is six
between the two. I think the outcome is directly
correlated to their performance. Thats not to put it all
on them because we had a lot of good at-bats all the way
up and down the lineup today. But them being in the
middle of the lineup, their contributions are key for
us." The Red Sox used seven different pitchers to get the
job done as starter Clay Buchholz was pulled after only
three innings as he allowed six runs and a staggering
eight walks. Braves starter Ervin Santana went five
innings and was also charged with six runs. "We know we
still have the core of a winning team here and were going
to win," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said
before Mondays win. "But weve got to get there. Weve got
to focus on today and just try to start playing a little
bit better first." Atlanta has split its last six games
overall and currently owns a two-game lead over Miami in
the National League East. The Braves will send veteran
Aaron Harang to the mound for Tuesdays game. Harang began
the year with a 0.85 ERA through five starts, but he has
gone 1-3 with a 6.11 ERA over his last five. He faced
Milwaukee last week and gave up four earned runs on nine
hits in 5 1/3 innings for a no-decision. It was only the
second time in his last 10 starts that Harang gave up
more than two earned runs. Boston will counter with ace
Jon Lester, who has yielded three earned runs or fewer in
eight of his 10 starts. Like Harang, Lester is coming off
a subpar outing as he gave up a season-high seven runs
over the first two innings against Toronto. "I dont think
were excelling in any one area, but I do think we have
players capable of excelling and some of that is going to
happen naturally," said Cherington. "There are other
things that maybe you can do at some point to try to make
the whole thing a lot better. "What we believed this
offseason, what we believed in Spring Training, in terms
of potential of this team, the position were in with
people in the clubhouse, the depth of the talent -- that
hasnt changed. We just have to perform. We have to find
ways to perform better, and thats going to come in a
number of ways." Boston has won 15 of the last 20
meetings in the head-to-head series. Reds at Dodgers,
10pm et/7pm pt (TSN2) Zack Greinke will try to keep the
mound presence going for the Los Angeles Dodgers when
they resume a three-game series versus the Cincinnati
Reds Tuesday from Chavez Ravine. Greinke has to follow
two superb outings from teammates Josh Beckett and Hyun-
Jin Ryu when he makes his 11th start of the season.
Beckett started LAs current pitching trend with a no-
hitter Sunday at Philadelphia and retired 23 straight at
one point. It was Ryus turn in Mondays 4-3 win over the
Reds and he followed suit by retiring the first 21
batters he faced until Todd Fraziers double in the eighth
inning. Ryu came within six outs of a perfect game and
finished with three runs allowed across 7 1/3 innings.
The left-hander struck out seven and walked none, and
also added an RBI and a run scored. Dodgers manager Don
Mattingly believed Ryu running the bases wore him down.
"That long inning hurt him," Mattingly said of Ryu. "It
broke the momentum for him. At the end of the night, we
got the win." Kenley Jansen threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings
of relief for his 15th save. Carl Crawfords two-run
double highlighted a three-run seventh inning and he
finished with two hits for the Dodgers, winners in three
of four and eight of their last 13 games. The Dodgers
will also host Pittsburgh and Chicago (White Sox) on this
10-game homestand. Greinke will try to pitch Los Angeles
to its third straight win and he is 7-1 in 10 starts with
a 2.01 earned run average. Greinke is coming off a no-
decision in Thursdays 5-3 loss to the New York Mets and
he was tagged for three runs -- one earned -- in five
innings. Greinke snapped his streak of 21 straight starts
allowing two runs or fewer. However, he has allowed two
or fewer earned runs in a record 22 consecutive regular-
season starts since July 30, 2013, going 14-2 with a 1.76
earned run average in that time. He surpassed Roger
Clemens mark of 21 from 1990-91. The right-hander is 3-0
in four home outings and has a 4-1 record to go along
with a 2.62 ERA in eight career starts against
Cincinnati. Cincinnati opened a seven-game western swing
with Mondays loss at Dodger Stadium and Frazier was able
to spoil the show with his hit in the eighth. Reds ace
Johnny Cueto was dealt the loss for surrendering four
runs, one of which was earned, and four hits in 6 1/3
innings. Cueto was outdueled by Ryu and fell to 4-4 with
his second straight loss after winning four straight
decisions. After Frazier doubled to start Cincinnatis
late rally, Ryan Ludwick singled and Chris Heisey
followed with a sacrifice fly to put the visitors on the
board. Brayan Pena then singled and Skip Schumaker walked
one out later before Billy Hamilton stroked a two-run
double. The Reds had two runners on base in the ninth,
but Devin Mesoraco flied out to end the game. "Our silver
lining was we rallied late," Reds manager Bryan Price
said. "We have to hang tough. Weve played a lot of close
games, but unfortunately weve come out on the short end."
Cincinnati has lost three in a row since winning three of
four games, and will send Alfredo Simon against Greinke
Tuesday night. Simon is 6-2 with a 2.31 earned run
average in nine starts and is 5-1 in the past six
decisions. He won his second straight start in last
Wednesdays 2-1 victory at Washington and delivered seven
innings of one-run ball. Simon struck out six and walked
one for the second straight start. He has 14 Ks over that
span. The right-hander has been strong on the road this
season, winning all five assignments, and will make his
first career start against the Dodgers. He has allowed
one run in 2 1/3 innings of relief (2 games). LA lost
four of seven meetings with the Reds last season.
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Diego Costa headed in Gabis corner seven minutes from
time to secure victory ahead of the return match in
Madrid on March 11. "We know that at Madrid it will be
another game, which will also be important and very
difficult," Milan coach Clarence Seedorf said. MIAMI --
In a rookie season filled with impressive outings, Jose
Fernandez may have come up with his best. The 21-year old
All-Star allowed one hit and struck out nine in seven
innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 7-0 victory over
the Washington Nationals on Friday night. "I think
tonight was probably the best," Marlins manager Mike
Redmond said. "Watching the way he commands his pitches
against a great lineup. He really was in complete control
tonight. It seemed like he could do whatever he wanted to
up there with his pitches." Fernandez (11-6) retired the
first 14 batters before walking Adam LaRoche in the
fifth. "It was the first time that it came through the
mind actually that I had a chance to throw a perfect game
or a no-hitter," Fernandez said. He didnt allow a hit
until the sixth with one out when pinch-hitter Zach
Walters hit a dribbler up the third-base line for a base
hit in his first big league at-bat. "Its a tough way to
lose it, but its fine," Fernandez said. "The funny thing
is he came on as a pinch-hitter so I looked back to see
how he was hitting and I saw all zeroes on the board so I
said, Its this guys first time in the big leagues. This
movie came to my mind, Perfect Game, when they send a
pinch-hitter in. I was trying to make a good pitch, but
what can you do about it?" Third baseman Placido Polanco
didnt have a play on the slow roller that went about 70
feet and was hoping it would roll foul, but the ball
stayed on the infield grass. "I had no idea where it was
and everyone yelled, Run, Forrest, run," Walters said,
referring to the movie "Forrest Gump." Fernandez
acknowledged Walters after he reached safely. "He gave me
a smile when I was at first," Walters said. "I tried not
to smile back." The Nationals dugout also enjoyed the
moment. "We all got a good laugh out of that, he breaks
up a no-hitter with a big smash, his first hit was a
swinging bunt," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said.
"But hell take it." Fernandez, who lowered his ERA to
2.23, is expected to have one more start on Wednesday at
home against Atlanta before he is shut down for the
season. He has a 170-inning limit placed on him and he
has thrown 165 2-3 innings. "Im thinking about being a
bat boy after that," Fernandez said. &"Really I was going
to ask if I can be a bat boy for some games because I
dont imagine myself just sitting in the dugout, I need to
do something.dddddddddddd Im the guy thats always moving
around and need to do something. I dont know, its going
to be fun. Its going to be different and well see what
happens." Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in three
runs for the Marlins, Logan Morrison hit an estimated
467-foot home run, which is the longest in Marlins Park
history, and drove in two runs, and Chris Coghlan had
three hits. "(Jose) brings so much excitement to the
ballpark and this team and you can just tell the guys
really feed off of that and I think you saw that in the
offence," Redmond said. "It was fun to watch." Stanton
hit a two-run single in the first inning and Polanco
followed with a sacrifice fly to give Miami an early 3-0
lead against Dan Haren (8-13). Stanton walked in the
third and scored on a two-run home run by Morrison to
deep right-centre field for a 5-0 lead. "It felt like I
hit a rubber ball, nice and easy," Morrison said. Haren
lasted just three innings and allowed five runs and six
hits. He was coming off another short outing as he
pitched 2 2-3 innings and allowed seven runs in a loss to
the New York Mets on Aug. 31. "Im at a loss for words,"
Haren said. "The way my season is going, two starts in a
row where I cant get out of the fourth inning, I have no
explanation for it. I feel terrible about it from a team
standpoint and personally I dont feel good about it
either." Stantons home run in the eighth completed the
scoring. NOTES: Fernandez is 8-0 with a 1.19 ERA in 14
starts at home. ... Nationals CF Denard Span, who is on a
17-game hitting streak, was a late scratch to the lineup
with tightness in his groin. "My groin tightened," Span
said. "Its day-to-day for right now. Ill get some
treatment on it the next couple days and see how it
goes." ... The longest home run previously hit at the
stadium was Stantons 462-foot blast on May 21, 2012 off
Colorados Jamie Moyer. ... Nationals LHP Ross Detwiler
will throw a bullpen session over the weekend with hopes
of returning at some point this season. ... Washington
RHP Tanner Roark (4-0, 1.19 ERA) will take the mound on
Saturday and face Miami RHP Nathan Eovaldi (3-5, 3.40
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