LeMahieu helps Rockies win 1st game after Tulowitzki trade

Dependable pitching was no problem for the Philadelphia Phillies in their first game after trading All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon to Washington.

Bridich was surprised at how fast negotiations heated up for Tulowitzki on Monday night, going from “zero to 60 in a matter of minutes” and leading the Rockies to pull Tulowitzki out of their game against the Chicago Cubs in the ninth.

Lester went eight strong innings, yielding just two runs on five hits while striking out 14.

“I think he’s got to get tougher”, O’Dowd said. “Wherever I hit, it really doesn’t matter”.

“Tonight is about Tulowitzki”, Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said.

Williams (3-8) allowed four runs and matched a season-high by giving up 10 hits in 4 2-3 innings.

Toronto came in batting.

Despite all this, Toronto presents a more attractive option for near-term success than Tulowitzki’s old stomping grounds of Denver.

Jeanmar Gomez pitched the seventh, Luis Garcia worked the eighth and Giles finished.

“That’s definitely nice to get him out of the NL West”, Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said. I’m hurt. Tulo’s been the one guy who has been by my side ever since I was in (Single-A) Asheville.

“There are certain games that stand out where I have to throw as deep as I can”, he said. He credited Papelbon for preparing him for the role.

Slugger Jose Bautista, who left Tuesday’s game in the ninth with cramps in his right hamstring, was the designated hitter Wednesday. The three prospects that the Rockies acquired in the deal included Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman and Jesus Tinoco, according to Sports Illustrated.

Hunter Strickland retired three batters for the win, his first since September 27, 2014. Toronto second baseman Devon Travis sat out the game with irritation in his left shoulder.

“It’s not lost on us the type of impact and type of effect Troy’s had on this organization”, Bridich said.

Eric Hosmer had two doubles to continue his torrid hitting since the All-Star break.

“I figured one of the umpires must have saw that”, Gibbons said.

Darin Ruf, Asche and Andres Blanco followed with consecutive doubles.

Reyes will fill the void left by Tulowitzki by bringing his.

Tulowitzki hit his second double of the night and his third RBI in the sixth, driving in Goins for a 6-0 Blue Jays lead. Tulowitzki was assigned the locker that once belonged to Reyes. Tulo didn’t take long to recognize that the idea that he wouldn’t be consulted every step of the trade process, especially one that takes place over isolated, uneventful phone calls over the span of weeks or even months before finally coming together from scratch in a matter of hours.

DIAMONDBACKS 8, MARINERS 2: Welington Castillo homered twice off Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, including a two-run shot in the first inning, and Arizona won its fifth straight.

Butler, 3-7 with a 4.82 ERA, struck out four and walked three. He went at least seven innings in all six starts of July and has given the team the chance to win. He’s 2-0 in four career appearances against Toronto.

Lester may not have a great record on the season (6-8), but his 3.26 ERA (earned run average) and 136 strikeouts compared to just 32 walks are both fantastic.

The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a three-run deficit to clinch an unlikely 10-7 win over the Oakland Athletics.