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acquired Melancon a few days later from Pittsburgh.THE
acquired Melancon a few days later from Pittsburgh.THE
in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:57 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
For the first time in living memory -- and possibly the first time in Wimbledons history -- British men have taken up residency on Centre Court every day from the opening afternoon through to the middle Saturday.Andy Murrays third-round match against Australias John Millman today takes that sequence to six days, with three appearances there for him. James Ward, Liam Broady, Marcus Willis and Dan Evans have also all played on the show court.Murray will be looking forward to this showing with some confidence, too. After a decade or so on the tour, the world No.2 has a perfect record against Australian opponents with 17 victories from 17 encounters. No wonder he says he loves Aussies.Its a run that began in February 2006, when he defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the San Jose final, and a sequence that the Briton will be confident of extending when he plays Millman for a place in the last 16 at Wimbledon.He might even end up playing another Australian in the next round, too, as if he progresses he would play either Nick Kyrgios or Spains Feliciano Lopez.At this stage of the French Open, Murray the Aussie-slayer had already played a couple of five-setters. But here at the All England Club he has won both of his matches -- against Britains Liam Broady and Taipeis Yen-Hsun Lu -- in straight sets, and conceded a total of just 15 games.Murray has had a perfect start to this tournament -- hes in a much better position now than he was before playing his third-round match in Paris, John Lloyd, a past Australian Open finalist and a former Great Britain Davis Cup captain, told ESPN. Hes just where he wants to be.Since Lendl and Murray reformed their partnership, the world No.2 has looked more composed on his way to winning all seven of his matches -- five at Queens and two at Wimbledon.He hasnt been doing any of the negative stuff, Lloyd observed. I havent noticed any tactical or technical changes in Murrays game since Lendl came back. Murray has continued playing aggressively.One of Murrays 17 successive victories against Australians came against Millman at a hard-court tournament in Brisbane, Millmans home city, in 2012.Millmans level that day -- he took a set off Murray in a best-of-three-set encounter -- impressed the Scot.And Millman has played some decent tennis during this Wimbledon, including taking out Frenchman Benoit Paire, the No.26 seed, in the second round, with that performance inspired by the news he will represent his country at the Olympics.For the first time at Wimbledon, Millman is through to the last 32. Murray, by contrast, has never lost before this stage of the competition.Its going to be great, said the world No.67. Its what you dream of, playing on the biggest courts against the biggest players. I feel I deserve to be there.The third round at Wimbledon is uncharted territory for me, but we start at zero-all, he said. I have never been one to go out with an intimidated mindset before I play the game. Stitched Nike MLB Jerseys . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. MLB Jerseys 2020 Online . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. https://www.mlbjerseys2020.com/ . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. MLB Jerseys From China . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. WASHINGTON -- Production from the top of the order and rookie pitcher Reynaldo Lopez fueled an early lead for the Washington Nationals. Then a relay throw saved the day for the NL contenders.Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, Lopez pitched seven innings for his first major league win and the Washington Nationals held off the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday night.Trailing 7-1 entering the eighth, Atlanta scored one run in the eighth and four in the ninth against the bullpen. Mark Melancon came on after the Braves scored twice in the ninth and recorded the final three outs for his 33rd save.Erick Aybars two-run double against Melancon pulled the Braves within one. With no outs and Freddie Freeman on deck, Aybar tried for third base and was thrown out by shortstop Danny Espinosa, who relayed the cutoff toss from center fielder Ben Revere.The Braves challenged the call, but replay upheld the ruling.The game-saver was a relay that you work on all the time from Ben to Danny, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. If (Danny) had a lesser arm, it would have been a runner on third.Trea Turner had three hits, including a homer and one of Washingtons three triples. Revere had the other two and drove in a run for the NL East leaders.The Nationals played their fifth straight game without injured right fielder Bryce Harper and first without former closer Jonathan Papelbon, who was released before the game to make room on the roster for Lopez (1-1). The right-handed Lopez allowed one run and five hits.It was a great performance, Baker said. We didnt want to blow that.Rob Whalen (1-1) surrendered six runs and six hits over five innings in his third big league start. The Braves have lost three of four.Lopez, one of Washingtons top prospects, didnt pitch five full innings in either of his previous big league starts, and this start opened with a thud. Freeman put Atlanta up 1-0 in the first with his 23rd home run, matching his career high. Lopez kept Atlanta scoreless fromm there while dancing out of occasional trouble.ddddddddddddIts an incredible feeling especially since Im trying to help the team get a playoff spot, the rookie said of his first win.Baker said Lopez would probably get another start, but wouldnt commit.Washington took a 2-1 lead in the first with Turners leadoff triple and Murphys towering drive down the right-field line.Turner homered during a two-run third inning and scored his third run in the fifth on Reveres second triple.Papelbon was 2-4 with a 4.37 ERA and 19 saves this season. He labored in July and only pitched 2 2/3 innings after his final blown save on July 26. The Nationals acquired Melancon a few days later from Pittsburgh.THE NEW GUYRHP Jason Hursh made his major league debut in the sixth inning one day after day after he called up from Triple-A Gwinnett. The reliever allowed one run on three hits with one strikeout.WERTH STREAKINGJayson Werths sixth-inning single extended his on-base streak to 42-games. Werth owns the longest active streak in the majors and is one game behind Ryan Zimmermans club record of 43 set in 2009.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Chris Withrow, on the DL since Aug. 8 with right elbow inflammation, had an MRI that showed no ligament damage. The right-hander will begin throwing Tuesday. ... The Braves recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned RHP Akeel Morris to Double-A Mississippi before the game.Nationals: Harper had an MRI for his lingering neck issue, general manager Mike Rizzo announced Saturday. It was clean, so thats good news, Rizzo said, adding there are no plans to place Harper on the DL for now. The 2015 NL MVP last played Aug. 6.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Tyrell Jenkins (2-2, 3.92 ERA) allowed only two runs in 18 innings over his last three starts.Nationals: RHP Tanner Roark (12-6, 2.88 ERA) is 4-1 with a 1.84 ERA in career starts against Atlanta. ' ' '
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