Stars und Sternchen! » Frank Clark Jersey

HOUSTON — Even at this advanced stage of the season Julio Urias Jersey , with the Astros having long ago cemented their reputation as a dominant road team, their success away from Minute Maid Park remains stunning.On Wednesday, riding the coattails of third baseman Alex Bregman and his historic performance, the Astros capped another winning road trip with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers that completed a three-game series sweep. Combined with a series win in Boston last weekend, Houston finished 5-1 on its penultimate road trip of the regular-season schedule.The Astros will open a nine-game homestand, their final one of the season, Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks with left-hander Dallas Keuchel (11-10, 3.59 ERA) on the mound.Article continues below ...The Astros (92-54) have posted four consecutive winning road trips, producing a .714 winning percentage (20-8) during that stretch.Houston improved to 52-22 on the road with a seven-game trip remaining against the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles to close the regular season. En route to winning the World Series last year, the Astros finished 53-28 on the road.“Just a great road trip for us,” said Bregman, who reached 100 RBIs and 100 runs this season in the victory and became the first third baseman in league history to post 30 home runs and 50 doubles in a season. “Some tough travel to deal with http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , but at the end of the day we grinded through it and found a way to win games. That’s what this team is all about.”Keuchel is 3-3 with a 4.00 ERA in six career starts against the Diamondbacks. He did not pitch during the three-game series at Chase Field the first weekend in May, a set the Astros dropped.Of note beyond the starting pitching matchup in the series opener is the recent work turned in by rookie right-hander Josh James, who is vying for a spot on the postseason roster after three impressive performances.James appeared out of the bullpen twice during the road trip, logging 5 2/3 innings while allowing two runs, three hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.James made his big-league debut Sept. 1 during a start against the Los Angeles Angels.“I know he’s fresh since we’re kind of using him in extended periods,” said Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole, who picked up the win Wednesday, of James. “But for a guy that’s been starting for a long time and then to be thrown into the fire in some extremely competitive games in Boston and (Detroit) … it’s a lot of maturity, it’s a lot of composure.”Left-hander Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.18 ERA) will make his 21st start of the season for the Diamondbacks (77-70). He is 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA in two starts this month, totaling 16 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings. Ray is 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA in four starts against Houston.The Diamondbacks continued their recent tailspin with a 10-3 loss at the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, falling to 3-9 in September.Arizona was alone in first place in the National League West on Aug. 31 but dropped the final three contests of a four-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They fell into third place at the close of that series Sept. 2 and Chris Taylor Jersey , after spending 110 days in first, are a season-high 4 1/2 games behind the Rockies with the loss. DENVER (AP) — Jon Gray found a way to dispense with all the traffic on the bases.Pitching out of trouble when he had to, Gray threw six scoreless innings, Tony Wolters had a two-run double and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Sunday for their sixth win in seven games.“I’m just taking more pride when those situations arise,” said Gray, who struggled at times last season to contain the big inning. “I just feel like we’re making really good pitches when it comes to crunch time.”Trevor Story and Ian Desmond also had RBI singles for the Rockies, who won three of four against the Phillies for their second series win of the season and first at home.Bryce Harper drew a leadoff walk in the Phillies eighth and has reached base safely in all 21 games to start the season.The Phillies got a two-out RBI single from pinch hitter J.T. Realmuto in the ninth and had two runners when Wade Davis retired Cesar Hernandez on an infield groundout.Gray (2-3) allowed one hit in six innings, a double by Maikel Franco in the fourth. He struck out five and walked four in winning his second in a row after losing his first three decisions.Carlos Estevez, Scott Oberg and Davis finished up with an inning apiece.“We didn’t a whole lot of great stuff today,” said the Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon, who had three hits and walk. “Tony Wolters got some really good hits, outside of Jon Gray just dominating. I felt like he went out and shut them down. He kind of put us on his back and won the game for us.”Timely pitching and a baserunning gaffe by the Phillies helped him get out of trouble in the fourth http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , when Rockies second baseman Garrett Hampson had two errors, and he leaned on his arm again in the fifth when he issued consecutive one-out walks before retiring Andrew McCutchen and striking out Hernandez.“I just had to settle down, take a breath and get back to what I had been doing,” Gray said. “I’m just going right at them now, attack and make good pitches and let them get themselves out. The mistakes are not going to come from me.”Jerad Eickhoff (0-1), making his first start of the season after beginning the year on the 10-day injured list with a right lat strain, allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out eight and walked four, including two in the Rockies’ three-run sixth.“There was a lot of positives,” Eickhoff said. “I can think of one or two negative things that affected the game in a pretty big way. But those are things I can control, I can adjust. It’s a really positive thing to build on, for sure.”Three consecutive two-out singles in the third gave the Rockies the lead. David Dahl started the string, advanced on Nolan Arenado’s single and came home on the hit by Story Ross Stripling Jersey , who extending his hitting streak to 10 games. It’s his fourth career hitting streak of 10 or more games.Colorado added three runs in the sixth. Eickhoff issued consecutive walks to start the inning and Desmond followed with an RBI single. Wolters drove in two more with a double that rolled to the wall in right-center field. Wolters was thrown out trying to reach third.The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes because of rain.CAUGHT IN A RUNDOWNA baserunning mistake cost the Phillies a prime scoring opportunity in the fourth. Hernandez reached on Hampson’s fielding error and one out later, Hampson dropped Story’s toss to what looked to be a double play grounder. But Hernandez apparently didn’t see Hampson drop the ball and wandered off the base toward third.Story quickly retrieved the loose ball to start a rundown that ended in Hernandez being tagged out trying to get back to second. “It is ultimately my fault,” Hernandez said through a translator. “I know better. I should’ve stayed on the base until I was 100 percent sure if I was out or safe. I just assumed I was out. It’s a learning experience for me, and hopefully it won’t happen again.”TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (0-2, 11.00 ERA) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday and start the series opener against the Washington Nationals. Anderson has been on the IL since April 7 with left knee inflammation. … INF Daniel Murphy has begun a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque, playing seven innings and getting five at-bats. He was placed on the injured list April 1 after breaking his left index finger diving for a groundball in the second game of the season. Murphy, a free agent acquisition, signed a two-year deal with Colorado on Dec. 21.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Jake Arrieta (3-1, 2.25 ERA) is slated to start the series opener at the New York Mets on Monday night.Rockies: No official announcement has been made but it is anticipated that LHP Tyler Anderson (0-2, 11.00 ERA) will be reinstated from the injured list and start Monday night against Washington.