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MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Shoemaker, Matt

RHP Matt Shoemaker gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks in six-plus innings but got the loss Friday against the Mariners. "I thought Shoe started off with great velocity, really good command," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "No doubt the fastball was in good zones early. He pitched a really good ballgame for us, gave us a chance to win. Maybe a couple pitches here and there where he didn't quite get where he wanted to, especially to (Mariners SS Brad) Miller, but we'll take that outing from Shoe."

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MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Richards, Garrett

RHP Garrett Richards will start Saturday against the Mariners. Richards has thrown a quality start in each of his past seven starts at Angel Stadium, going back to last season. He is 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 14 career games (six starts) against Seattle.

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MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Navarro, Efren

INF/OF Efren Navarro started in left field and batted leadoff Friday against Seattle. It was his third start in the leadoff spot, in which he's hitting .083 (1 for 12) with an on-base percentage of .083. He has batted leadoff, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth, and played first base, left field, right field and designated hitter.
 


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MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Aybar, Erick

SS Erick Aybar (tight left hamstring) had to leave the June 26 game. He is listed as day-to-day.

He has 11 hits in his last 27 at-bats, which follows a 1-for-27 slide. His 72 hits rank third best among shortstops in the American League.

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MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Weaver, Jered

RHP Jered Weaver (inflamed hip) played light catch Friday. He's expected back sometime in mid-July.

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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Walker, Taijuan

RHP Taijuan Walker gave up one run on seven hits in seven innings to earn a victory over the Angels Friday night. Walker struck out six and did not walk a batter. Walker has not walked a batter in his last three starts. "Probably just trusting his stuff," Mariners C Mike Zunino said when asked about Walker's improved control. "When you can trust throwing in the zone and filling the strike zone up, it helps in a variety of ways. Guys know you're going to be in the strike zone and they're going to be swinging a little bit more. He's getting a lot of quick outs, which helps his pitch count. He can attack guys like that; hitters have to make the adjustment, not him." The only run Walker allowed came on a first-inning home run by CF Mike Trout.

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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Happ, J.A.

LHP J.A. Happ will start Saturday against the Angels. Happ has lost each of his last three starts, compiling in ERA of 6.08. He is 0-3 with a 9.82 ERA in three career starts against the Angels.

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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Cano, Robinson

2B Robinson Cano is hitting .333 (10 for 30) with five runs, three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs in his past eight games. He's now hitting .246, and has been over .300 only once all season (.304 on April 25).

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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Trumbo, Mark

OF Mark Trumbo played in his first game at Angel Stadium Friday since he was traded by the Angels to the Diamondbacks following the 2013 season. "It's a fun day, sure," Trumbo said before taking the field Friday. "There's a lot of emotions, but I'm excited I get a chance to play in a familiar place. ... Being traded in the offseason was a lot easier than in-season. It's not the easiest thing in the world." Trumbo, who was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Mariners June 3, went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk on Friday.

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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Iwakuma, Hisashi

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (strained lat muscle) will make his next rehab start on Tuesday for Triple-A Tacoma against Las Vegas. The next course of action will be determined after his Tuesday start.

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MLB Note - San Francisco Giants Cain, Matt

RHP Matt Cain came through his final injury-rehab start in good shape Thursday night and likely will be activated from the disabled list next week. He is tentatively scheduled to make his first start of the season July 2 at Miami. Cain, who had been bothered by a strained flexor tendon in his right arm, likely will replace RHP Tim Hudson in the Giants rotation.

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MLB Note - San Francisco Giants Broadway, Michael

RHP Mike Broadway was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento for the second time this season Friday, this time to replace LHP Jeremy Affeldt, who was placed on the disabled list. Broadway made his Giants debut during his earlier big-league stint, during which he allowed just one run in 4 2/3 innings. He was far less effective Friday night, giving up four hits and two runs in 1 2/3 innings in the Giants' 8-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Scherzer, Max

RHP Max Scherzer, Friday's starter, dominated the Phillies with eight innings of two-run ball to lead the Nationals to a 5-2 win. After throwing a no-hitter and a one-hit shutout in his previous two outings, Scherzer was perfect through 5 1/3 innings against the Phillies before allowing a double. Over his last three starts, Scherzer is 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA, 33 strikeouts and one walk. On the season, he's 9-5 with a 1.79 ERA. "He was really good again," Nationals manager Matt Williams said postgame. "Complete comfort and dominance."

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Rendon, Anthony

2B Anthony Rendon was placed back on the 15-day disabled list before Friday's game with a left quadriceps strain. Rendon missed the first 52 games of the season with a left knee sprain as well as a left oblique strain. After a breakout season in 2014, Rendon has struggled to stay healthy. He is hitting .290 with five RBIs in 18 games. The Nationals selected the contract of INF Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Syracuse to fill Rendon's spot.
 


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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Burriss, Emmanuel

INF Emmanuel Burriss had his contract selected to take the place of 2B Anthony Rendon on the roster. He was hitting .278 with three homers for Syracuse.

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Harper, Bryce

OF Bryce Harper (right hamstring soreness) was not in the starting lineup on Friday for the second straight game. According to manager Matt Williams, Harper underwent an MRI and results were negative as Harper is being considered day-to-day

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Span, Denard

OF Denard Span was scratched before Friday's game because of a back spasm. OF Matt den Dekker was inserted into the starting lineup to take his place and slugged a two-run home run. Span came into the game hitting .301 this season.

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Escobar, Yunel

3B Yunel Escobar left Friday's game after being hit by a pitch on the left hand in the top of the first inning. He stayed in the game to run the bases before being removed mid-inning. He is considered day-to-day.

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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Johnson, Reed

OF Reed Johnson (left calf strain) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on Friday. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list April 29. He underwent surgery May 2 to repair a ruptured tendon. He was on crutches in the Washington clubhouse before the May 8 game.

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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Morgan, Adam

LHP Adam Morgan is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Morgan is coming off his major league debut in which he threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball to beat the Cardinals. Morgan was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley as the Phillies' rotation battles injury.

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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Harang, Aaron

RHP Aaron Harang, Friday's starter, allowed five runs (four earned) in six innings to lose his seventh straight start, the longest losing streak of his career. "I just made some dumb pitches," Harang said. "You can't go out and give up three 0-2 hits in a game. I know better than that. It's frustrating for myself to put (my teammates) in that situation. For me, my standards, that's unacceptable." After posting a 1.93 ERA in his first 10 starts, the 37-year-old has a 6.56 mark in his last six outings.

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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Revere, Ben

OF Ben Revere hit his first career pinch-hit home run in the Phillies' 5-2 loss. Of his three career home runs, two have come against the Washington Nationals. Revere was not in the starting lineup despite entering with a .384 batting average since June 3, third-best in the major leagues.

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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Brown, Domonic

OF Domonic Brown went 1-for-4 with an RBI double on Friday night, delivering the first run against a Nationals starting pitcher in 48 innings. However, Brown made a baserunning blunder to end the game and also committed an error in right field. "Two misplays out there might have cost us the game," Brown said. "I've got to play better. I'm trying to do whatever for my team. I make that play nine times out of 10, but I've got to keep moving forward. I've got to make that play."

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MLB Note - St. Louis Cardinals Lackey, John

RHP John Lackey worked in and out of trouble all night, permitting 11 baserunners (eight hits, three walks) and just two runs. Lackey, who walked three and fanned five, gave up just one hit in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position, keeping St. Louis in the game so that it could steal it at the end. Since absorbing a 10-run pounding June 8 in Colorado, Lackey has allowed just five runs in his last 22 innings.

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MLB Note - St. Louis Cardinals Wacha, Michael

RHP Michael Wacha will get the call Saturday night in the series' middle game, looking to rebound from perhaps his worst start of the season. Wacha took a pounding in a 9-2 loss Sunday at Philadelphia, allowing five runs over five innings. It will be his first start of the year against Chicago; he's 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA in four career starts against the Cubs.

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MLB Note - St. Louis Cardinals Garcia, Jaime

LHP Jaime Garcia (groin cramp) is on schedule to make his next start Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox, according to general manager John Mozeliak. Garcia left Wednesday night's 6-1 win in Miami in the eighth inning after limping home on a base hit. He had thrown just 90 pitches in seven innings and could have easily worked through the eighth had he not been required to leave.

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MLB Note - St. Louis Cardinals Holliday, Matt

LF Matt Holliday (quad) will start running next week to accurately gauge his progress from the injury that sidelined him June 8 at Colorado. If Holliday shows the progress the Cardinals are looking for, he could start a rehab assignment and perhaps return from the 15-day DL on the team's final road trip before the All-Star break. Holliday is hitting .303 with three homers and 26 RBIs.

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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Arrieta, Jake

RHP Jake Arrieta probably deserved a better fate Friday night after retiring 17 of the last 19 men he faced and leaving a 2-1 lead to the bullpen, which coughed it up right away and then lost it in the 10th. Arrieta lowered his career ERA against St. Louis to 1.48, third lowest among all pitchers who have started at least five games against the Cardinals. Arrieta also singled in the sixth, his first hit in 28 at-bats, dating back to last year.

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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Roach, Donn

RHP Donn Roach will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to start Saturday night's game. A former San Diego farmhand, Roach is 7-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 14 starts this year, allowing just 91 baserunners over 82 2/3 innings. Roach has fanned just 33 batters, but gets almost all his outs via a sinker that induces numerous grounders. He pitched in 16 games for the Padres last year, going 1-0 with a 4.75 ERA in 30 1/3 innings.

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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Bryant, Kris

3B Kris Bryant (flu-like symptoms) returned to the lineup Friday night after departing Thursday's game with the Los Angeles Dodgers before the third inning. Bryant batted third and went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning that gave Chicago a short-lived lead. Since being recalled from Iowa on April 17, Bryant has started every game.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Guerra, Deolis

RHP Deolis Guerra was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace RHP Rob Scahill (forearm) in the bullpen. Guerra was promoted to the major league level for the first time in his 10-year professional career.

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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Wada, Tsuyoshi

LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (shoulder) will have his turn in the rotation skipped Saturday. Wada left Monday night's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning with what was believed to be cramping. He was able to play long-toss Wednesday, but apparently couldn't recover in time to make the start. It's not known yet if Wada will need to go on the 15-day DL.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Mercer, Jordy

SS Jordy Mercer put together his second multi-hit game in a row Friday, going 3-for-5 with two doubles that included the walk-off winner. Mercer is hitting .257 in June and has raised average to .225 after he hit .192 through the first two months of the season.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Melancon, Mark

RHP Mark Melancon walked one and struck out one batter in a scoreless 10th inning to pick up his first victory of the 2015 season. Melancon has pitched scoreless outings in each of his last 21 appearances, dating back to May 11.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates McCutchen, Andrew

CF Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and two runs scored. McCutchen is hitting .329 (26-for-79) in June with seven doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs and 10 runs scored.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Scahill, Rob

RHP Rob Scahill was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right forearm tightness. Scahill gave up the game-winning home run to Cincinnati 2B Brandon Phillips in Pittsburgh's 5-4, 13-inning loss Thursday. RHP Deolis Guerra was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.

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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Lambo, Andrew

1B/OF Andrew Lambo (plantar fasciitis) was moved to the 60-day disabled list to create room for Guerra on the 40-man roster. Lambo was placed on the disabled list May 4 and has been unable to begin working at a potential return.

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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Marimon, Sugar Ray

RHP Sugar Ray Marimon was promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett as RHP Brandon Cunniff was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Marimon is in his third stint with the Braves this season and has allowed eight runs in 8 1/3 innings this season.

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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Grilli, Jason

RHP Jason Grilli gave up the game-winning run on two hits and a walk in 1/3 of an inning to fall to 2-4 on the season. Grilli, who saved 33 games for the Pirates in 2013, faced his former team for the first time since he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels last year after posting a 4.87 ERA and blowing four saves.

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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Uribe, Juan

3B Juan Uribe went 2-for-3 with a home run Friday, his fourth of the season. He hit his third home run with Atlanta since he was acquired by the Braves May 26, but his first since May 31.
 


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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Perez, Eury

CF Eury Perez went 2-for-5 Friday, the only player besides Uribe to collect multiple hits. Perez started in the outfield for the seventh time of the eight games he's played since he was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett June 18 and has hit .296 (8-for-27) in that span.

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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Cunniff, Brandon

RHP Brandon Cunniff was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain. Cunniff was pitching with pain for the previous two weeks and aggravated the injury against Washington Thursday. RHP Sugar Ray Marimon was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.

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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Perez, Williams

RHP Williams Perez was removed from Friday's game after he was hit in the left foot with a line drive. He was placed in a walking boot as a precaution and x-rays came back negative. He is questionable for his next start.

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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Gallardo, Yovani

RHP Yovani Gallardo will make his 16th start of the season Saturday in the second game of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday. He is 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his past six starts. He has not allowed an earned run in three of his past four starts and enters Saturday with a string of 15 runless innings. He is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in one career start against the Blue Jays when he was with the Milwaukee Brewers. This will be his first start at Rogers Centre.

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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Fielder, Prince

DH Prince Fielder hit his 12th home run of the season and the 300th of his career Friday in the first inning of the 12-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Prince and his father, Cecil (319), each have at least 300 career homers that makes them the second father-son combination to do so, following Bobby (332) and Barry Bonds (762).
 


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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Rosales, Adam

INF Adam Rosales appeared as a pitcher for the first time in his career Friday. He pitched the eighth inning of the 12-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and allowed a home run to OF/INF Danny Valencia, who entered the game as a pinch hitter. "I just threw all straight balls," Rosales said. "I didn't put anything on them."

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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Martinez, Nick

RHP Nick Martinez matched his career high when he allowed eight earned runs in the 12-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He allowed nine runs overall and equaled his career high by allowing nine hits (sixth time) in his six innings. He has thrown at least six innings in 12 of his 15 starts this season. "I fell behind a lot of guys," he said. "The key part was falling behind. I was just trying to find the strike zone (in the first inning)." The Blue Jays had a 7-2 lead after three innings. "At that point it was just try to go as deep in the game as you can and try not to leave the bullpen out to dry," he said. "That's about the only good thing I did today."

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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Harrison, Matt

LHP Matt Harrison (back surgery) joined the Rangers in Toronto and threw a bullpen on Friday. He will throw another light session Sunday and then will continue his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Round Rock with a start on Wednesday. He could rejoin the Rangers on July 3.

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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Boyd, Matt

LHP Matt Boyd had his contract purchased from Triple-A Buffalo Friday and he will make his major league debut Saturday against the Texas Rangers in the second game of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. The 24-year-old was 6-1 with a 1.10 earned-run average in 12 starts at Double-A New Hampshire and 1-1, 2.25 ERA, in two starts with Buffalo. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2013 draft from Oregon State. "He was dominating at Double A and a couple starts at Triple A he's been really good," manager John Gibbons said. "So why not? Give him a shot, let him run with it and see where it goes." Boyd is filling the spot in the rotation that was occupied by RHP Aaron Sanchez (strained right lat) before he went on the disabled list and for three starts by RHP Scott Copeland, who was returned to Buffalo after his third start. LHP Rob Rasmussen, who pitched the ninth inning Friday in the 12-2 win over Texas, was optioned to Buffalo to make room for Boyd.
 


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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Travis, Devon

2B Devon Travis (left shoulder inflammation) was 1-for-4 Friday in the 12-2 win over Texas after he was reinstated from the disabled list Friday and INF Munenori Kawasaki was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Travis, 24, went on the disabled list May 17. "It was a long six weeks for sure," he said. "Felt like six months." He batted .186/.280/.209 with one RBI in going 8-for-43 in 11 minor league rehabilitation games with Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo. Travis, who was obtained in an offseason trade with the Detroit Tigers, started the season strong, batting .325/.393/.625 with six homers and 19 RBIs in April. His shoulder began to bother him after it was hit by a bat-hop grounder and he batted .185/.241/.315 with one homer and seven RBIs in May before going on the DL. INF Ryan Goins filled in for him at second and now will revert to a utility role. "Ryan did a great job for us but it's good to see Devon back," manager John Gibbons said.

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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Kawasaki, Munenori

INF Munenori Kawasaki was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo Friday to make room for 2B Devon Travis, who was reinstated from the disabled list, where he had been since May 17 with inflammation in the left shoulder. Kawasaki has been on the shuttle between Buffalo and Toronto all season. In 12 games with the Blue Jays, he is batting .200 (3-for-15) with one RBI.

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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Rasmussen, Rob

LHP Rob Rasmussen was returned to Triple-A Buffalo Friday to make room for LHP Matt Boyd, who was called up to make the start Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Rasmussen was called up from Buffalo Monday and made one appearance for one inning, allowing one hit in the ninth inning Friday of the 12-2 in over the Rangers. He has a 2.93 ERA in 21 games, including one start, at Buffalo.

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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Pillar, Kevin

OF Kevin Pillar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the 12-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday to extend his hitting streak a career-best 10 games. He has hit safely in 18 of 22 games in June. He is batting .444 on his hitting streak (16-for-36). He also made a diving catch on a bloop by Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre in the sixth inning.

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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Encarnacion, Edwin

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion had two home runs, including his seventh career grand slam, in the 12-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. It was his third multi-homer game of the season and the 20th of his career. He was 3-for-5 with five RBIs on the game.

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Miller, Justin

RHP Justin Miller returned to the minor leagues a changed man Friday. After all, he had a major league win under his belt. Miller was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque so the club could activate RHP Rafael Betancourt from the disabled list. Miller did well in his brief stay with the Rockies, compiling a 2.08 ERA in four innings. But the highlight had to be Thursday's one shutout inning, for which he was rewarded with the win when the Rockies rallied from a late deficit.

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Betancourt, Rafael

RHP Rafael Betancourt was activated off the disabled list Friday and immediately demonstrated he was ready for a return to action, pitching a perfect seventh inning in the Rockies' 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants. The veteran right-hander hadn't pitched since June 7, when he had to be treated for a sinus infection and vertigo. After a one-inning stint in the minors, the Rockies deemed him fully healthy and ready to resume his set-up duties.

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Arenado, Nolan

3B Nolan Arenado had his second two-home run game in four days Friday night during the Rockies' 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants. The first, a three-run shot, allowed him to extend his best-in-the-bigs hitting streak to 13 games. The second, a solo blast, capped a four-RBI performance that ran his season total to 64, three more than he'd totaled last season. The multi-homer game was the fourth of his career.

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Gonzalez, Carlos

RF Carlos Gonzalez finally got to swing a bat in game action Friday night after having been relegated to late-game, defensive-replacement status for three straight days. He blooped the first pitch he saw into right-center field for a single, then grounded a slow roller through a rotated infield in the next inning. Little did he know, the best was still to come. After a hard-hit single in the sixth inning, Gonzalez belted a go-ahead double in the seventh and a triple in the ninth, completing the fourth five-hit game of his career. He also had one May 6 of this season against Texas.
 


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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies De La Rosa, Jorge

LHP Jorge De La Rosa has been using a combination of bandages and superglue to keep a cut on his left middle finger closed between starts. But he has trouble gripping a baseball with a bandage on his pitching hand, and Major League Baseball doesn't allow a pitcher to take the mound with superglue on his finger, so it was only a matter of time of time before the injury, which initially occurred on May 21, caused him problems in a game. That happened Thursday, when De La Rosa had to be pulled in the sixth inning because he was bleeding on the baseball. After closer examination Friday, the Rockies believe the cut will be healed in the next four days, allowing the left-hander to make his next scheduled start at Oakland.

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Rusin, Chris

LHP Chris Rusin pitched well for the Chicago Cubs in his only previous visit to AT&T Park, where he will face the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. The minor-league call-up surprised the Giants that day, shutting them out on three hits over seven innings in a 1-0 win. He will be no mystery this time around, having already made five starts for the Rockies this season. He has struggled in June (7.25 ERA) and on the road (1.76 WHIP).

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MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Bettis, Chad

RHP Chad Bettis allowed a home run for the third consecutive start Friday night. The solo shot produced just one of three runs he allowed in six innings, which was good enough to get him his fourth win of the season. That's the great thing about pitching for the Rockies. Even when you give up two runs to allow the opponent to tie the game, as he did in the sixth inning Friday against the San Francisco Giants, you know the offense can rebound in its very next at-bat. Bettis managed to finish six innings for the sixth time in his last nine starts.

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