MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Timberwolves say centre Ronny Turiaf is out
indefinitely with a bruised right knee.
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Turiaf had an exam Thursday that revealed the bone bruise. He was hurt in the
fourth quarter of the Timberwolves 104-91 win over Indiana on Wednesday night.
The 6-foot-10 centre has been starting in place of Nikola Pekovic, who is out
with bursitis in his right ankle. Turiaf appeared in 23 games, 10 starts, for
the Wolves this year. He averaged 4.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in
20.9 minutes per game.
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night, they showed that stellar defence and a little small ball can get the job
done too. With pinch-runner Kevin Pillar aboard after Dioner Navarro opened the
bottom of the ninth with a single, Anthony Gose dropped down an excellent bunt
along the first-base line.
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worked with top pros and I could have made my own program.PHILADELPHIA --
Buddy Carlyle had a memorable return to the big leagues. Now, he and his New
York Mets teammates would like to get some rest. David Wright had an RBI single
with two outs in the 14th inning and Carlyle, who was called up as an emergency
arm prior to the game, tossed three scoreless extra innings to lead the Mets to
a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second straight marathon
game between the teams. New York needed 5 hours, 32 minutes to win this one
after losing to the Phillies 6-5 in a 14-inning game Friday night that took 5:23
to complete. "It feels good just coming back," said Carlyle, who has spent the
majority of his 16-year professional career in the minor leagues. "Its a lot of
work to get back. I wasnt sure if Id get another opportunity to play at the
major league (level). It just feels good to contribute." Carlyle (1-0) last
pitched in the major leagues in 2011 and last earned a victory on June 25, 2008.
He was in El Paso, Texas on Friday night pitching for the Mets Triple-A Las
Vegas club when he received a call at 11 oclock summoning him to Philadelphia
after New York used eight pitchers on Friday. The right-hander said he slept
"maybe a couple of hours" before boarding a 6 a.m. flight, arriving at Citizens
Bank Park at 2:30 for the 3:05 scheduled first pitch. The Phillies and Mets have
played 37 innings in three games with two more still to play in the rare
five-game series. The Mets went without a hit in extra innings until Wrights
knock off Antonio Bastardo (3-3). Bastardo walked Ruben Tejada to start the
14th, and Tejada went to second on Juan Lagares sacrifice bunt. After
Daniel Murphy popped out, Wright lined a single to left to score Tejada.
"David Wright was in a big spot and got a big hit," Mets manager Terry Collins
said. Carlos Torres worked out of a jam in the bottom of the 14th to earn his
second save in three chances. The Phillies put runners on first and second with
no outs, but Torres struck out Ben Revere, got Jimmy Rollins to pop out and
struck out Chase Utley. "The only thing we know is we won, dont ask me how,"
Collins joked. "There are a lot of tired bodies out there." Carlyle, who
travelled much of Saturday just to make the game, knows he isnt the only tired
one. "Probably every pitcher is just as exhausted as I am," he said. Tejada had
three hits, includding a homer, with two RBIs for the Mets, who won their fourth
in five games.
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three-run homer for Philadelphia, which tied the game in the ninth on
Domonic Browns RBI single. Phillies reliever Jeff Manship pitched four hitless
extra innings, striking out six, and wouldve come out for the 14th but he
strained his right quadriceps trying to beat out a grounder in the 13th. It was
the second at-bat for Manship, as Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg was limited to
just one bench player and was trying to preserve Philadelphias bullpen. "I was
feeling real good pitching," Manship said. "Its definitely an outing to build
on, but its just frustrating the way it ended. I was going to do anything I
could to get a hit there." Brown singled off Jeurys Familia, who blew his first
save in his second opportunity. But then both teams had trouble generating
offence. Carlyle didnt allow a hit in the 11th or 12th. Browns ninth-inning hit
prevented Mets starter Jacob deGrom from earning his first career victory.
DeGrom has pitched well in all four of his starts, owning a 2.42 ERA, but is
0-2. He was in line for the win after striking out 11 in 6 1-3 strong innings
before Familia blew the save. The Mets were in control of the game with a 4-0
lead until Howards homer in the seventh. Bobby Abreu and Lucas Duda had RBI hits
in the first to help the Mets jump to a 2-0 lead. Tejada put New York in front
3-0 with a rare show of power, clearing the fence in left for his third career
homer in 1,342 career at-bats. New York tacked on a run in the sixth on Tejadas
single. All of four of the Mets early runs came off Kyle Kendrick, who is 1-10
over his last 18 starts dating to Aug. 11. Kendrick allowed eight hits while
striking out five and walking two. Howards homer gave him 1,000 career RBIs. He
reached the milestone in 1,230 games. Curtis Granderson broke an 0 for 22 skid
with a ninth-inning single. NOTES: Reid Brignac went 0 for 5 with four
strikeouts. ... To make room for Carlyle, the Mets sent starter Rafael Montero
to Triple-A. ... Lagares was a late scratch from the starting lineup due to a
strained rib cage. Chris Young led off and started in centre in his place. ...
Former Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
... Mets LHP Jonathon Niese (3-3, 2.74) opposes Phillies LHP Cole Hamels (1-3,
4.43) at 1:35 Sunday.
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