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in Diamondcraft - Registration Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:13 amby Cl11234566 • 420 Posts
HOUSTON -- Robinson Cano had wondered what would happen if rookie James Jones started getting on base consistently for the Seattle Mariners. His suspicions were confirmed Tuesday night. Cano and Kyle Seager had three RBIs apiece, Jones added two more and a seven-run sixth inning propelled the Mariners to score a season high in a 13-2 win over the Houston Astros, giving Seattle its second straight game scoring in double digits. Cano drove in two runs to give Seattle the lead in the first and hit the first of the five doubles in the sixth inning that tied a franchise mark and pushed the lead to 10-1. Jones three hits included a triple. The rookie, who hits in front of Cano, has seven hits in the first two games of this series. The Mariners won the opener 10-4. "I was telling Howard (Johnson), the hitting coach: Weve been winning games and hes not getting on base," Cano said. "Watch how many runs were going to score when he starts getting on base. And look what happened the last two days." Manager Lloyd McClendon has been impressed with the Jones progress. "Hes getting a lot of big hits for us, hes hitting left-handers, hes running the bases well," McClendon said. "Ive been very pleased. He continues to get better every day." Hisashi Iwakuma (6-4) went six innings, giving up a run on seven hits while striking out seven as the Mariners improved to eight games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2009 season. Seager doubled and hit a solo homer in the ninth as the Mariners also set a season-high with 18 hits. Jarred Cosart (8-6) tied a season-high by allowing six runs on nine hits with four walks in 5 2-3 innings to end a four-game winning streak. "A lot of pitches up in the zone," manager Bo Porter said. "When he was on the streak that he was on, he was really finishing his breaking ball and inducing weak contact, but today, there were just a lot of pitches up in the zone." Darin Downs relieved Cosart and allowed five consecutive hits, with four doubles. All of the Mariners runs in the sixth came with two outs to mark the first time theyve had six straight run-scoring hits with two outs in an inning in franchise history, according to STATS. Its also the first time theyve scored at least 10 runs in consecutive games since June 19-20, 2012. Jose Altuve had two hits for his MLB-leading 36th multihit game and Matt Dominguez drove in a run for Houston. Jones singled in his first two at-bats to give him a hit in six straight plate appearances. He had an RBI in the second and his second one in the seventh made it 11-1. Domingo Santana, Houstons eighth-rated prospect by Baseball America, went 0 for 4 in his major league debut after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday. Santana reached on an error in the seventh inning and scored on a ground-rule double by fellow rookie Kike Hernandez. Santana is the last of the players from the 2011 trade with the Phillies for Hunter Pence to reach the majors, joining Cosart, Jon Singleton and Josh Zeid. Cano hit a two-run double with two outs in the sixth inning to chase Cosart and push the lead to 5-1. Downs came in and was greeted with three straight doubles: by Seager, Logan Morrison and Mike Zunino to score three more. Michael Saunders followed with a run-scoring single before Dustin Ackley doubled off the left field wall to extend the lead to 10-1. Endy Chavez drew a leadoff walk before consecutive singles by Jones and Cano made it 1-0 in the first. Jones scored on a groundout by Seager to make it 2-0. Altuve and Presley singled in the first for Houston before Dominguez cut the lead to 2-1 with his two-out single to centre field. Ackley snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a single with one out in the second and scored on a single by Jones to make it 3-1. Ackley tied a season-high with three hits. 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Jason deVos, TSN Soccer Analyst Twitter: @jasondevos Top Four: 1) Chelsea 2) Man City 3) Arsenal 4) Liverpool Relegation: 18) West Brom 19) Leicester City 20) Burnley Gareth Wheeler, TSN 1050 Soccer Analyst Twitter: @WheelerTSN Top Four: 1) Arsenal 2) Man United 3) Chelsea 4) Man City Relegation: 18) Aston Villa 19) Leicester City 20) Burnley Kristian Jack, TSN Soccer Analyst Twitter: @KristianJack Top Four: 1) Chelsea 2) Man City 3) Man United 4) Arsenal Relegation: 18) Burnley19) Swansea 20) West Brom Noel Butler, TSN 690 Soccer Analyst Twitter: @TheSoccerNoel Top Four: 1) Chelsea 2) Man City 3) Tottenham 4) Arsenal Relegation: 18) Burnley 19) Swansea 19) Leicester Luke Wileman, TSN Soccer Analyst Twitter: @LukeWileman Top Four: 1) Man City 2) Man United 3) Chelsea 4) Liverpool Relegation: 18) Crystal Palace 19) QPR 20) Burnley Read more from Luke Wileman here throughout the year as he contributes a regular column to TSN.ca on Major League Soccer as well as the Barclays Premier League. 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Premier League has given flexibility to their referees for when to use Vanishing Spray for free kicks from deep lying areas. Next up, heres to faking and fawning disappearing from the Beautiful Game. Read more from Noel Butler here throughout the year as he contributes a regular column to TSN.ca on the Barclays Premier League as well as features on the Montreal Impact for TSN Radio 690. Kristian Jack Breakout Player: Nemanja Matic, who will thrive alongside player of the year Cesc Fabregas. Story: Louis van Gaals first season at the helm of Manchester United Louis Van Gaal arrives at Manchester United where it was no longer just belonging to Sir Alex. The failure of David Moyes means the bridge between the old boss and the new boss is considerably longer than it was in April. That is the first thing he has going for him. It is not the last. Van Gaal has arrived at Old Trafford where there is finally a feeling of a badly needed fresh start. Gone are Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra and if the 63-year-old is to complete a successful overhaul, players such as Anderson, Nani, Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley, Rafael and Javier Hernandez will likely follow over time. Van Gaal has already stamped an identity on United in his short time, something badly missing under Moyes. The team looks set to play a 3-4-1-2 system against many opponents, one backed by senior members of the club who have been more than happy so far in pre-season. All indications show that an improvement is coming but for a team thhat finished last season seventh on 64 points after eight successive years in the top two, just how much they need to improve could well be the biggest burning question in the entire league.dddddddddddd Van Gaal, unlike Moyes, is not inheriting a champion. Moyes inherited a flawed team but, when they under performed, the fingers pointed at the Scotsman. This season, the players have no such excuse and little expectations. 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Individuals at the club during their North American pre-season tour told me the squad was "a shambles" under David Moyes - "nice man, but in over his head." There was little communication or role definition. Failure under a void of leadership shouldnt surprise. The early reports under van Gaal are overwhelmingly positive. The players have already bought into to a proven winner, and someone not afraid to change the mold/set-up within the team, or Uniteds training facilities at Carrington. Its a cultural shift that they hope will manifest itself on the field. Its difficult for any team to bounce back from seventh place to win a title. Without the distraction of European football, United should be able to remain fresh with a tight squad rotation to maximize points in league play. An easy start to the season (Swansea, Sunderland and three promoted clubs) certainly helps the new manager and allows for any late signings before the transfer window closes to settle before the meat of the schedule comes about. Van Gaals 3-5-2 formation looked to be dynamic while going undefeated on their North American tour. The squad still has holes and needs reinforcements at centre-back, on the wings and in central midfield. That being said, a proper set-up, approach, and excitable talent remaining in the squad bodes well for a bounce-back. Listen to Gareth Wheeler on TSN 1050 Toronto throughout the year as he weighs in on all of Torontos biggest sports issues. Check TSN.ca/soccer regularly as he writes exclusives on the Barclays Premier League. Jason deVos Story: Can Jose Mourinho lead Chelsea to the title? Last season, Mourinho often referenced the fact that his team was not "ready to be champions" yet, and that 2014-15 would be their year. Some saw this as an excuse – a means to take pressure off of his players last season – but others felt that Mourinho genuinely believed this. Count me as being in the latter camp. Chelsea managed to finish third last season, even without a proven goal scorer leading the line. Samuel Etoo, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba were insufficient in Mourinhos eyes, so the manager swooped to sign Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid. While Costas stock dropped after a poor showing for Spain in the World Cup, he is still expected to score plenty of goals for a Chelsea side high in creativity. The central midfield addition of Cesc Fabregas could prove to be decisive for Chelsea. If Fabregas and Nemanja Matic can form a strong partnership in the middle of the park, it will free up the likes of Oscar, Eden Hazard and Andre Schurrle to create or score chances up front. New signing Felipe Luis and Cesar Azpilicueta will likely flank Gary Cahill and John Terry at the back and with either Petr Cech or the returning Thibault Courtois in goal, Chelsea will once again be defensively resolute. In fact, expect them to have the leagues best defensive record, as they did last season. It will be at the other end of the pitch where Chelseas fortunes are determined. Hazard scored 14 goals for Chelsea from midfield last season, but if a midfielder sits atop their scoring chart at the end of the year, Mourinho will have failed. This puts a tremendous amount of pressure on Costa to remain healthy and on form, but that is a small burden to bear when one is chasing the biggest prize in English football. Read more from Jason deVos here throughout the year as he contributes a regular column to TSN.ca on the Barclays Premier League as well as exclusive Major League Soccer and Soccer Canada insight. ' ' '
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