OAKLAND – The Blue Jays will send three representatives to the All-Star Game on
July 15 in Minneapolis.
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manager John Farrell of the Boston Red Sox announced that Jose Bautista would be
his starter in right field as voted by the fans. For Bautista, its a fifth
All-Star selection, all in a row. Hes the American Leagues starting right
fielder for the fourth consecutive season. Bautistas hitting .300/.423/.529 in
83 games. His 60 walks and on-base percentage of .423 are the best in baseball.
Bautista, for the second time, was the leading vote getter. “Its great to have
the support and I feel thankful and appreciative of all the votes,” said
Bautista. “Its nice to know that people are paying attention and theyre watching
you succeed. To just know that people are paying attention and watching is
always a pleasure to me. It takes a lot to sit in front of your computer and
vote or go to the stadium and fill out ballots and take up some of your time. Im
always thankful for that.” Edwin Encarnacion receives his second All-Star honour
and second consecutive. He was picked by Farrell, a managers selection.
Encarnacion, as of Sunday, is baseballs leader with 70 RBI. His 26 home runs are
second only to the White Soxs Jose Abreu (27). He will not appear in the
All-Star Game due to a right quadriceps strain. Left-hander Mark Buehrle is a
players selection and makes his fifth career All-Star appearance and his first
since 2009. He was the starting pitcher for the American League in 2005, the
same year his White Sox went on to win the World Series. Buehrle is 10-6 with a
2.60 ERA this season. He was selected by his peers in the players vote.
“Obviously that means a lot because guys around the league are kind of paying
attention and recognize what youre doing out there on the field; that means a
lot,” said Buehrle. “Even if the manager selects you its obviously great but if
the players select you its a little bit more.” Last season a Blue Jays team that
would end up with 74 wins sent four players to the All-Star Game (Bautista,
Encarnacion, Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar).
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for the Rangers when star pitcher Yu Darvish was scratched from his scheduled
start with stiffness in his neck. Fill-in Scott Baker gave up three hits over
six innings and Chris Gimenez hit a tiebreaking two-out RBI single in the sixth
off Phil Hughes.
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sing. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Michael Brantley gets to head home celebrating a
game-winning hit instead of dwelling on a rare error. Brantley atoned for a
dropped fly ball by hitting a two-run single in the ninth inning off new Oakland
closer Jim Johnson that helped the Cleveland Indians salvage a split of a
day-night doubleheader with a 6-4 win over the Athletics in the nightcap
Wednesday. "Its just a never-die attitude, never quit, always picking each other
up and always fighting to the end," Brantley said. "What we did tonight was fun.
It was special, and hopefully well use that momentum to keep going."
Scott Kazmir (1-0) pitched 7 1-3 scoreless innings against his former team in
his Oakland debut to help the As win the opener 6-1. They appeared to be on
their way to a sweep when they took a 4-3 lead into the ninth with help from
Brantleys dropped fly ball. But Johnson allowed back-to-back singles to
Ryan Raburn and Nick Swisher to open the inning. After a one-out walk to
Carlos Santana loaded the bases, Brantley grounded a single to right field to
give the Indians the lead. "Any time you can win a game its always great, but
especially in a doubleheader," said Mike Aviles, who homered earlier in the
game. "Last thing you want to do is get on that plane after losing two."
David Murphy added a sacrifice fly to end Johnsons night to a chorus of boos.
Johnson also allowed two runs in the ninth inning to take the loss on opening
night and is 0-7 with a 7.94 ERA in 17 games against the Indians. More
importantly for As fans he has lost twice since taking over from Grant Balfour
as closer. "We should be 3-0 and I take responsibility," Johnson said. "But if I
sulk or pout its not going to do anyone any good. I have to be better."
Cody Allen (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and John Axford got
three outs for his second save. The As had taken the lead when Brantley dropped
a fly ball in left-centre that allowed Josh Donaldson to reach second and ended
a club-record streak of 247 games in the outfield without an error. "They both
called it at the same time," manager Terry Francona said. "Probably the most
conscientious guy on the field is kicking himself. For him to get a hit like
thaat was really great.
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on Brandon Moss single that made it 4-3. The teams played the earliest
doubleheader in baseball history following the first rainout in Oakland since
May 5, 1998, on Tuesday night. The previous earliest doubleheader came on April
7 in 1971, 74 and 96, according to STATS. Kazmir started the day off on the
right note for Oakland, allowing three hits and no walks in 7 1-3 scoreless
innings. He signed a $22 million, two-year contract in the off-season to replace
All-Star Bartolo Colon in the rotation. Kazmirs importance in the rotation only
grew when projected opening day starter Jarrod Parker was lost to a
season-ending elbow injury and starter A.J. Griffin opened the season on the
disabled list. "You always want to make that good first impression and thats
what he did," catcher Derek Norris said. "If he had any type of pressure on his
shoulders to do something good I think thats pretty much eliminated."
Alberto Callaspo hit a two-run homer for the Athletics. Corey Kluber (0-1)
failed to make it out of the fourth inning and lost for the first time in 13
starts since June 27. He gave up five runs and eight hits in 3 1-3 innings. He
was hurt by a nearly five-minute replay delay in the second inning. The disputed
play came with runners on first and third and one out when Josh Donaldson hit a
grounder to third. Carlos Santana threw home and umpire Mark Wegner ruled that
Gomes tagged Norris before he touched home. As manager Bob Melvin challenged the
call but the ruling stood after a review of about 4 minutes, 45 seconds, because
there was no conclusive evidence to overturn it. Kluber allowed an RBI single to
Lowrie after the delay to fall behind 3-0. "By that point it was apparent I was
searching and I dont think that had anything to do with it," Kluber said. "That
being said, I thought it took way too long. It took away from the flow of the
game and thats what they are trying to avoid." NOTES: Brantleys previous error
came on June 3, 2012, against Minnesota. ... The Indians won a replay challenge
in the second game when replay showed Nick Punto missed the tag on Aviles on a
steal attempt of second base. Cleveland failed to score after the challenge.
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