SAN DIEGO -- Other than one bad pitch, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood had
a pretty good night.
Shaq Lawson Jersey . Wood came within five
outs of pitching his first career shutout before allowing Carlos Quentins
pinch-hit, two-run home run, and Chicago held on to beat the San Diego Padres
3-2 Saturday night. Wood (5-4) hit an RBI single and Luis Valbuena homered for
the Cubs, who bounced back from an 11-1 loss Friday night. Wood allowed two runs
and three hits in 7 1-3 innings, struck out three and walked two. "I felt good
all game," Wood said. "I made a bad pitch there to Quentin. I wanted a cutter
in, but didnt quite get it all the way in there and he got through it. But other
than that everything was working pretty good all game." Quentin, who missed the
previous four games with a groin injury, hit an 86 mph pitch an estimated 405
feet off the left-field facade with one out in the eighth to chase Wood. Quentin
has five career pinch homers and two in one week. Yasmani Grandal was aboard on
a one-out walk. Other than that, "my fastball was locating down and I got some
quick outs there," Wood said. "All in all, no complaints other than one pitch,
but thats going to happen." Quentin also hit a two-run, pinch homer last
Saturday at Colorado. He hurt his groin on Sunday and hadnt played until
Saturday nights appearance. "Thats a hard thing to do to pinch-hit -- one of the
hardest roles in our game to come off the bench without playing and go step in
the batters box against pitcher and hit a home run," manager Bud Black said.
"That is hard to do and he has done it twice in a week. "When Carlos does that,
that is what we expect," Black said. "He is a dynamic offensive player and our
team changes." Problem is, the Padres havent seen much of Quentin this year. He
missed the first 39 games after starting the season on the disabled list with a
bone bruise in his left knee. "He makes us better," Black said. "Hes arguably
our best offensive player each and every night he is in the game." Valbuena
extended his hitting streak to eight games when he drove an 88 mph fastball from
Billy Buckner into the right field seats with one out in the sixth. It was his
third. Nate Schierholtz doubled to right with two outs. The Padres intentionally
walked Darwin Barney to get to Wood, who singled up the middle to drive in
Schierholtz. Valbuena also scored in the fourth, reaching on a walk, advancing
on Welington Castillos single and coming in on Schierholtzs base hit.
Hector Rondon pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances. Buckner
(0-1) started in place of Andrew Cashner, who is on the disabled list with a
sore right elbow. Buckners contract was purchased earlier Saturday from Triple-A
El Paso. He allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out four
and walked three. NOTES: In a pregame ceremony, the Padres honoured first
responders involved in fighting last weeks wildfires. The players and coaches
formed two lines in the outfield and greeted the first responders as they walked
in from the warning track. ... Cashner played long toss for the first time since
going on the disabled list, retroactive to May 15. Cashner will throw again
Sunday. . RHP Tim Stauffer pitched well enough in Fridays win over the Cubs to
earn another start. It will come on Wednesday at Arizona. . Newly acquired LHP
Troy Patton, acquired from Baltimore in Saturdays trade for C Nick Hundley, will
complement LHP Alex Torres in the bullpen. He should arrive in San Diego on
Sunday. . Cubs OF Justin Ruggiano could rejoin the team on the road trip; hes
been on the DL since April 24 with a strained hamstring. Ruggiano played
consecutive games in Triple-A Iowa on Thursday and Friday. . Padres RHP
Ian Kennedy (2-6, 3.79) faces Cubs RHP Jason Hammel (5-2, 2.91) in Sundays
series finale.
Richie Incognito Jersey . "What do they think
theyll get out of Marte," he asked. In words, maybe not much. At the plate,
enough to keep Pittsburgh in the hunt for a second straight playoff spot.
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Russians rallied after losing the first set to beat Hingis and Flavia Pennetta
2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday night. NEW YORK -- Jaromir Jagr of the New Jersey
Devils, Manny Malhotra of the Carolina Hurricanes and Dominic Moore of the New
York Rangers are the finalists for the NHLs Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The
league awards the trophy annually to "the player who best exemplifies the
qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Jagr, a Hart
Trophy winner back in 1999, had another strong season with New Jersey at the age
of 42. The Devils named the right-winger as the team MVP in 2013-14 after he led
the club in assists (43), points (67), plus-minus (plus-16), game-winning goals
(six) and shots (231). Malhotra, 33, was the Vancouver Canucks Masterton nominee
in 2011-12 after returning from a serious eye injury. Refusing to believe his
NHL career was over last fall, Malhotra signed a professional tryout agreement
with the Charlotte Checkers, Carolinas Ammerican Hockey League affiliate, on
Oct.
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a free agent with the Hurricanes four weeks later. He appeared in 69
regular-season games, assumed a leadership role as an alternate captain and
ranked second among all NHL players in face-off percentage (59.4 per cent).
Moore, 33, returned to the NHL this season after taking a leave of absence in
the spring of 2012 in order to care for his wife, Katie, after she had been
diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer. Katie passed away at the age of 32
in January of 2013. Moore established a charity in her name, and resumed his
career as an integral part of a Rangers team that earned 96 points and a
second-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. A US$2,500 grant from the
Professional Hockey Writers Association awarded annually to the Bill Masterton
Scholarship Fund in the name of the Masterton Trophy winner.
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