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in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:36 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
TORONTO -- A dominant performance from Carlos Carrasco gave the Cleveland Indians their longest winning streak in nearly 65 years.Carrasco struck out a season-high 14, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis hit solo home runs and the Indians matched a franchise record by winning their 13th consecutive game Thursday night, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.Manager Terry Francona said Carrasco pitched his heart out.Thats a good lineup and he really pitched well, Francona said.Clevelands streak is the longest by any team this season, and the longest for the Indians since they won 13 straight in August 1951. Cleveland also won 13 in a row in 1942.Its the longest streak by an AL team since Oakland won 20 straight in 2002.The Indians went 22-6 in June, the best single month in team history.It feels great, Carrasco said. Weve played really hard and we need to continue that. Everything is coming together.Indians starting pitchers are 10-0 during the streak, and Cleveland has outscored its opponents 80-26.We expect to win every night we step on the field, Davis said. Weve just got to keep that mindset and not worry about everything else.Still, Francona doesnt want his players getting too excited.You turn the page pretty quick, he said. If you start taking time to sit back and evaluate (what happened) two weeks ago, then tomorrow might not be so good.Coming off a four-hit shutout victory at Detroit, Carrasco (4-2) allowed one run and three hits in 7 1/3 innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time since April 13 and 19. The right-hander was sidelined from April 25 to June 2 with a strained left hamstring.No doubt about it, it was Carrascos night, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. He was on.Carrascos career-high in strikeouts is 15, set last Sept. 25 at Kansas City. Against Toronto, he struck out four straight in the third and fourth innings, then fanned six straight in the sixth, seventh and eighth.Bryan Shaw replaced Carrasco after Darwin Barney ended the strikeout streak with a double. Shaw struck out pinch hitter Russell Martin, walked Ezequiel Carrera, then fanned Josh Donaldson to end the inning.Cody Allen got the last three outs for his 17th save.Davis hit a leadoff shot off R.A. Dickey in the second and Kipnis hit a one-out drive in the third.They ran into a few that didnt do much, Dickey said.Dickey (5-9) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. The knuckleballer has allowed six home runs in his past two starts, all of them solo shots. He is 0-6 with a 5.14 ERA in eight home starts.Donaldson provided Torontos only offense with a two-out solo homer off Carrasco in the fourth.FAN CLUBToronto struck out 10 or more times for the 24th time this season. They did it 28 times in all of 2015. The Blue Jays finished with 17 strikeouts, their most since fanning 17 times against Texas on July 18, 2014.STILL STREAKINGKipnis extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games.FAMILIAR FACESCleveland and Toronto met for the first time since longtime Indians employee Mark Shapiro took over as president of the Blue Jays last November. Shapiro also hired former Cleveland colleague Ross Atkins to serve as Torontos GM. Shapiro was with the Indians for 24 years before joining Toronto.TRAINERS ROOMIndians: OF Michael Brantley (right shoulder) continues to hit in the cage and do soft toss drills without pain, manager Terry Francona said. Brantley, who is not with the team, resumed hitting drills earlier this week after setbacks in May and June.Blue Jays: Prior to the game, LHP Brett Cecil was activated off the 15-day DL and RHP Ryan Tepera was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Cecil missed 42 games with sore left triceps. Cecil relieved Dickey and pitched a perfect eighth. ... SS Troy Tulowitzki got the day off.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Josh Tomlin (9-1, 3.32) starts for Cleveland in a Canada Day matinee on Friday. Tomlin is 1-0 with a 5.19 ERA in three career starts against Toronto.Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (6-4, 5.33) has allowed 38 earned runs in his past eight starts and has lost three of his past four decisions. Derrick Kindred Jersey . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Kenny Moore II Jersey . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007. http://www.cheapcoltsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-reggie-wayne-jersey . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Whoelsale China Colts Jerseys . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Whoelsale Colts Jerseys . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Joey Logano has won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.Its Loganos third pole in 16 Cup races at MIS, and the previous two times he won the pole, he also went on to win the race. That includes his victory at Michigan in June.In fact, three of the last four race winners at Michigan also took the pole -- Logano this year, Matt Kenseth last August and Jeff Gordon in August of 2014.Obviously starting up front here is an advantage for sure when you talk about track position and safety on restarts, being how crazy it is with the low-downforce package on restarts, Logano said. Having the first pit stall is probably the most important of all that.Logano won Friday with a lap of 201.698 mph in his No. 22 Ford. Jimmie Johnson was second in qualifying for Sundays race, followed by Denny Hamlin.Logano has won 17 poles in his Cup career and three in 2016.Johnson won twice early this season but has only two top-10 finishes in his last 10 races, so his strong showing in qualifying was encouraging.All signs are pointing toward progress being made and Im very excited about that. I just want to thank everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for their long hours and all the time theyre putting in to get a little better in all areas, Johnson said. Its not juust one thing.dddddddddddd We have to look at everything globally and everybody in all departments is finding a way to bring a little bit more, and its showing up. I think all four Hendrick cars showed a lot of speed today.Alex Bowman will start a career-best sixth after posting the best non-restrictor-plate qualifying effort for the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 car this year. Bowman is substituting this weekend for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will miss his sixth consecutive race while being treated for a concussion.Bowman, who was left without a full-time ride when Tommy Baldwin Racing made a driver change in mid-January, started 20th and finished 26th at New Hampshire last month in substituting for Earnhardt before four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon filled in the next four races.I hope it opens some eyes, Bowman said. Ive sat on the couch most of the year. This is my seventh time racing this year. ... Its been a rough year -- obviously not what I expected or where I wanted to be -- but everything happens for a reason and maybe the reason was for me to be here and get into this thing.ESPN staff writer Bob Pockrass and The Associated Press contribu
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