导出博客文章PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have sent pitcher Shelby Miller to Triple-A
Reno, a move that he said he saw coming.Ive been struggling up here for a while,
Miller said in the Arizona clubhouse Thursday. Im surprised I stayed up here
this long.Miller has been a major disappointment after the Diamondbacks got him
in an offseason trade with Atlanta for outfielder Ender Inciarte, 2015 No. 1
overall draft pick Dansby Swanson and top pitching prospect Aaron Blair.We just
have to find a way to get him back to pitching the way he can, manager Chip Hale
said.The right-hander is 2-9 with a 7.14 ERA. He was on the disabled list with a
finger injury and worked in the minors to find his form. After some progress in
is return, Miller had another rough night last week in a 13-6 home loss to San
Diego. After blanking the Padres for three innings, he gave up five runs in the
fourth when Arizona had a 4-0 lead.His stuff was good at times, good enough to
win here, Hale said. He just couldnt put it together, so hell go down there,
work on it and pitch his way back to the big leagues.Immediately after giving up
so much to get Miller, the Diamondbacks penciled him in as the No. 2 starter
behind Zack Greinke. But the team stumbled out of the gate and finds itself in
last place in the NL West (38-52), 19 games behind first-place San Francisco.I
told him were not going to be the team that we envisioned without him being who
Shelby Miller can be, Hale said. That was my message.Hale said left-hander Edwin
Escobar would be called up from Reno to take Millers roster spot. Escobar will
work out of the bullpen, Hale said, and Zack Godley will be recalled from Reno
to start Tuesday against Toronto.Miller said he pored over videos of his
pitching during the break and said he saw some differences between this year and
last.The biggest thing is to get back to maybe a little bit simpler and not so
much forcing things and trying to make a perfect pitch, he said. I think thats
when mechanics come easier and everything kind of flows and feels free.
Hopefully I can get to that point and get back up here.Hale said Millers
mechanics seem the same as they were last season.The mental side of it is just
really hard to deal with, Hale said. When you dont have success, it festers and
it gets worse.Hale called it a disappointing move for us to make as coaches.We
feel like were here to make them better, make them better ballplayers and
pitchers, he said, and weve dropped the ball with him.Miller said he had no idea
how long hed be gone.It could be the rest of the year, it could be a couple of
weeks, who knows, he said.Hale said Miller would have to earn his way back, like
any other player.Its a performance-based game, Hale said.The Diamondbacks also
dont have Greinke, who they signed to a six-year, $206.5 million contract in the
offseason. Hes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique.Arizona is
home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
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fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday
night. NEW YORK -- The second game of the four-game series between the New York
Mets and Washington Nationals will determine whether the Mets have a chance of
catching the Nationals atop the National League East by the All-Star break.It
might also decide the NLs starting pitcher for Tuesday nights All-Star Game.A
marquee pitching matchup will take place Friday night at Citi Field, where Mets
right-hander Noah Syndergaard will oppose Nationals right-hander Stephen
Strasburg. New York won the series opener Thursday, when Wilmer Flores hit a
go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Mets wild 9-7 victory.The
Nationals raced out to leads of 4-1 and 6-4, only to watch the Mets storm back
both times in a game in which the teams combined to hit eight homers, the most
in Citi Field history.We fought back, they fought back, Nationals manager Dusty
Baker said. Probably a heck of a game to watch, but a terrible game to lose.The
Mets (47-38) are three games behind the Nationals (51-36) in the NL East. New
York has cut Washingtons lead in half over the past eight days.With the next
three games, weve got to do everything we can to get as close as we can heading
into the break, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Its a big series for us.Runs
should be at a premium Friday, when Syndergaard and Strasburg square off against
each other for the first time. The two pitchers are a combined 20-3 with a 2.56
ERA and 246 strikeouts -- 123 apiece.While Syndergaard (9-3, 2.41 ERA) has
become a cult hero in New York thanks to his long blonde hair and dry wit on
social media, the stoic Strasburg (11-0, 2.dddddddddddd71 ERA) will be the one
looking to make history on Friday. If Strasburg does not lose, he will become
the first starter to reach the All-Star Break with at least 10 wins and no
losses since Dave McNally went 13-0 prior to the All-Star Game in 1969.Each
pitcher has at least two intangibles working in his favor in the drive for the
All-Star Game start. Both will obviously be available to pitch on three days
rest Tuesday, which means there wont be any concerns over their ability to open
the game with an inning or two.Syndergaard is the ace of the defending NL
champions, which means his manager is the one leading the NL All-Star team.
Strasburg, meanwhile, is from San Diego, where the All-Star Game will be played,
and he played in college at San Diego State under late Padres legend Tony
Gwynn.The Mets and Nationals may have some injury news to report Friday. New
York right-hander Matt Harvey, who learned during an examination Thursday that
he has symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome, is expected to decide by the end of
the weekend if he will undergo surgery.The Nationals played a man down Thursday
due to first baseman Ryan Zimmermans absence because of undisclosed soreness.
Baker said the team may have to make a roster move Friday in order to get back
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