Pirates ace Cole put on 60-day DL, season over

This will be Alfaro’s first major-league start.

Concerned about further injury by pitching longer than he did?

“In the first inning, I felt great”, Brault said.

The Pirates are 4-1 in their last five Thursday games, and 1-5 in their last six game fours of a series.

“I’m disappointed. There’s just not enough time to recover”, Cole said, via MLB.com. “It’s not what we needed”. He also walked and stole a base.

Phillies LF Tyler Goeddel singled in the second inning to snap an 0-for-21 streak. “I’ve been good with that”. He helped lead the Pirates to the playoffs as the team’s clear-cut ace and was expected to assume the same duties in 2016.

“They helped me keep my confidence and they encouraged me a lot”. The rookie got his second major league win in his eighth start, going six innings while allowing two runs on six hits to go with a trio of strikeouts and walks.

Cole had two of his strikeouts against Ryan Howard. He get one more season in the minors, in the Triple-A International League, next year.

“In 500, 550 at-bats, if you put a good 20 swings on the ball, especially in this park, then you can hit homers”, said Galvis, who had just 20 career homers entering the season.

There are still 16 games remaining before the curtain draws down on this season and the Phillies can start to plan for taking the next step forward.

Where Quinn plays and where he is in the order next year will be part of the conversation the Phillies have after the season. He had a.361 on-base percentage this season at Reading.

“He’s an exciting player to watch”, Mackanin said. “I don’t want to get carried away but it was nice to see”.

It was Gomez’s 65 appearance, tying a career high but Mackanin doesn’t think fatigue has been a factor in his recent loss of command.

Alec Asher held the Pirates to two runs over 6 1/3 innings but was stuck with a no-decision on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Cole allowed five runs in two innings in his first start off the disabled list.

Keyvius Sampson started and Blake Wood (6-3), Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias followed as the Reds posted their seventh shutout since the All-Star break. “He’s been well-rested. We haven’t used him more than three days in a row, maybe two or three times at most”.

In the top of the ninth inning Sean Rodriguez was called upon to pinch hit. After the season ended, Baseball America ranked Quinn the second-best prospect in the Phillies farm system after pitcher Trevor May, who is now a reliever for the Twins. Hitting right-handed, Quinn offers plenty of contact, while his left-handed swing flashes more power.

Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler homered for the Cubs, who lowered their magic number to three for clinching the division crown. He gave up two walks and a single, and a Freddy Galvis sac fly placed the Phillies in the lead.

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