ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have interviewed interim manager Brian Snitker and
three coaches for the full-time job heading into 2017.
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From China .Snitker met with president of baseball operations John
Hart and general manager John Coppolella earlier this week. Hart and Coppolella
also spoke with bench coach Terry Pendleton, first-base coach Eddie Perez?and
third-base coach Bo Porter?about the job.Hart and Coppolella are expected to
begin the process of interviewing candidates outside the organization after the
season ends Sunday.Snitker said the interview was his first, for any position,
in 40 years with the Braves.He managed 20 years in the minor leagues, worked
seven years as third-base coach under Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox and was in
his third Triple-A stint when the Braves promoted him to replace Fredi Gonzalez
on May 17.When Snitker took charge, Atlanta had the majors worst offense and a
shaky pitching staff. It took until late September for Atlanta to no longer have
the majors worst record.The Braves are 57-65 under Snitker and had won 10 of 11
before Fridays loss to Detroit. They still have the fewest home wins in the
majors, 29, in their final season at Turner Field.Pendleton, Perez and Porter
confirmed Saturday to The Associated Press that they have been interviewed, but
they declined to give details.Pendleton, a Braves assistant coach for 15 years,
was the 1991 National League MVP and a major reason why Atlanta went from worst
to first and advanced to its first World Series that year.Perez, the MVP of the
1999 National League Championship Series, played 18 of his 20 seasons in
Atlanta. Hes in his 10th year as a coach.Porter, in his second year as an
Atlanta coach, managed the Houston Astros to a 121-203 record in 2013-14.
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Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was
busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie Max Kepler
continued to show promise for the future of the Minnesota Twins, though the
present-day struggles led to one member of the team being traded away.Kepler
continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two
RBI as the Minnesota rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday
night.The teams were squeezing in a make-up game from a May 9 postponement with
Minnesota in the middle of a homestand and Baltimore heading for a weekend
series at Toronto.Following the game, the Twins traded Eduardo Nunez, the teams
lone All-Star representative this year, to the San Francisco Giants for Triple-A
left-hander Adalberto Mejia.The Twins are a great organization and made me feel
like at home, Nunez said. But at the end of the day, its business, baseball. You
go wherever is best for you and the team. The Giants want me and Im going to go
there and do my best.Minnesota had lost three in a row and was coming off a
disappointing two-game sweep at home to the Atlanta Braves in a matchup of two
teams with the majors worst records.Kepler hit his 11th home run off reliever
Odrisamer Despaigne (0-2) leading off the sixth inning to tie the game 2-all
after Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez lasted five innings in his first start
since July 8. Kepler had an RBI double as part of a four-run seventh.Kepler
played in nine April games, hitting .167 before being sent back to Triple-A. He
was recalled on June 1 and has 38 RBI in his past 49 games. Kepler has eight
home runs in 22 July games.I like how hes making adjustments to how hes being
pitched, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. People try to tie him up inside. He
got a little cutter in there that was fairly in there pretty good, but he pulled
his hands through and was able to hit the ball out of the park. Hes doing well
overall.For his first go round here, were just looking for continued
improvement.Minnesotas Ryan Pressly (5-5) combined with two other relievers to
allow just two hits the final three innings.Keplers work negated an effective
spot start by Jimenez, who allowed one run and five hits and struck out eight in
his first appearance since a 1-1/3 inning start on July 8. Jimenez had been in a
bit of limbo with the Orioles since being ousted from the starting rotation with
a 7.38 ERA.Baltimore kept Jimenez off the mound in games, though. He nnever
pitched out of the bullpen but did spend three days on the paternity leave list.
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to be out there and be with my teammates, Jimenez said.Adam Jones homered on the
first pitch of the game for the Orioles, who head to play the Blue Jays with a 1
1/2 game lead over Toronto in the AL East.We thought tonight was a big game,
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. Well think tomorrow, well think the day
after that and the day after that and the day after that. .. Im just proud that
people deem it important to beat us. We think every game is important.PLAYS AT
THE PLATEMinnesota was able to keep the game close in the fourth by throwing two
runners out at the plate. Chris Davis singled and Mark Trumbo doubled to open
the inning.Davis was thrown out trying to score from third when Eduardo Escobar
fielded a grounder from Jonathan Schoop and threw to catcher Juan Centeno. Pedro
Alvarez followed with a single to right, but Kepler threw home to get Trumbo for
his fifth assist in 58 games.ROSTER MOVETo replace Nunez on the active roster,
the Twins recalled infielder Jorge Polanco from Triple-A Rochester.In three
previous stints in Minnesota this season, Polanco hit .231 with three doubles, a
home run and four RBI in 13 games. He was hitting .276 with nine home runs and
39 RBI in 75 games for Rochester.Interim general manager Rob Antony said Escobar
will likely get the first chance to take Nunezs spot at shortstop.TRAINERS
ROOMTwins: 3B Trevor Plouffe (fractured left rib) took batting practice on
Thursday. Twins manager Paul Molitor said Plouffe could possibly start a rehab
assignment on Friday.UP NEXTOrioles: Baltimore follows its one-game stop in
Minnesota with RHP Kevin Gausman (2-7, 3.77 ERA) taking the mound. Gausman
earned just his second win in 17 starts in beating Cleveland in his last outing
with seven scoreless innings. The Blue Jays will start RHP Marco Estrada (5-4,
2.94).Twins: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-8, 5.40) opens the weekend home series against
the Chicago White Sox, who counter with LHP Jose Quintana (8-8, 2.97). Nolasco
is coming off his shortest start of the season when he allowed six runs and six
hits in two innings against Boston.
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