JVSportsTalk Recap: 8/5/22

Dodgers Honor Vin With Rout of Padres; Cardinals Rally Past Yankees

• The Los Angeles Dodgers were able to pay tribute to the late Vin Scully in their first home game since his death on Friday night, and then honored him with an 8-1 rout of the San Diego Padres.
• Tony Gonsolin pitched five scoreless innings to earn his 13th win, as the Padres were held to just four hits.
• The win extends the Dodgers NL West lead to 13.5 games in the first meeting since Juan Soto, Josh Bell, and Brandon Drury joined the Padres.
  
• Gonsolin struck out six and allowed three of the four hits, overcoming a 30-pitch first inning.
  
• The Dodgers broke out with four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a two-run double from Hanser Alberto.
  
• Chris Taylor returned from the injured list with a two-run double, while Cody Bellinger added one of his own.
  
• Sean Manaea suffered his sixth loss after allowing eight runs on 10 hits over four innings.
  
• The St. Louis Cardinals were able to rally late, as Paul DeJong continues his surge since his return from the minors with a two-run double in the eighth for a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees.
  
• Nolan Arenado and Tyler O'Neil scored for the Cards on another big hit from DeJong.
• All four of his hits since returning from Triple-A have been for extra bases. 
  
• Clay Holmes gave up the big hit on this night, suffering his third loss.
  
• Andre Pallente got his fifth win after going four scoreless innings in relief, giving up three hits and two strikeouts while throwing 65 pitches.
  
• Ryan Helsley got his 10th save, getting Matt Carpenter to ground out in the ninth after the former Cardinal got a standing ovation in the first inning.
  
• The Cardinals have won a season-high five straight, despite getting just four hits in this one.
  
• They have also won six straight home games, sending the Yankees to their third straight loss, and staying in a tie atop the NL Central.

Other key scores saw Nick Gordon score the winning run in the 10th to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Dylan Cease went six strong innings in the Chicago White Sox's 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Trey Mancini homered twice to power the Houston Astros past the Cleveland Guardians, 9-3. The Tampa Bay Rays drew 13 walks, which is a franchise record, as they topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-3. Dean Kremer pitched in to the seventh as the Baltimore Orioles shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0. The Atlanta Braves tagged Taijuan Walker for six earned runs in a 9-6 win against the New York Mets. Kyle Gibson retired the first 18 batters he faced, while Kyle Schwarber gave up one run over eight innings in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-2 home win against the Washington Nationals. Eric Lauer went seven innings to pitch the Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1. And Taylor Ward had the go-ahead RBI in extras to give the Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 road win over the Seattle Mariners.

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Confirms His Return in 2023

• Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera cleared the air on Friday, confirming that he will return for his 21st season in 2023.
• The 39-year-old had indicated that he could be done after this season, but after news took off on that, he had to shut it down quickly. 
• He has always wanted to finish out his contract, which is fully guaranteed through the 2023 season.
• The future Hall of Famer joined the 3,000-hit, 500-home run club earlier this season.
• Cabrera, along with Albert Pujols, was invited to the All-Star Game in Los Angeles by commissioner Rob Manfred last month.
• As of July 8th, he was hitting .308, but he has since hit .131 with three extra-base hits over 21 games.
• That does not take away what the former MVP and Triple Crown winner has done, and he continues to rack up the hits for the lowly Tigers.

Dodgers Place Clayton Kershaw on Injured List

• The Los Angeles Dodgers are giving veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw some rest, placing him on the 15-day injured list on Friday with lower back pain.
• This news comes one day after he left his start on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants with that issue.
  
• Kershaw had an MRI and X-Ray done on Friday, but the official results of those were not specified. 
  
• Manager Dave Roberts could not give a specific timeline for his return, but he is hoping it will be a short rest.
  
• The team was able to activate Chris Taylor off the IL and recalled pitcher Reyes Moronta. 
  
• Kershaw is 7-3 this season with a 2.64 ERA, getting the start for the National League in the All-Star Game.
  
• He has dealt with back issues for much of his career, spending time on the injured list earlier this season with inflammation in a pelvic joint.
  

Reds' Pitcher Hunter Greene Lands on IL

• The Cincinnati Reds placed young pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strained right shoulder.
• The 22-year-old was dealing his last time out, striking out eight over six scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins.
  
• The severity of the injury and when specifically he suffered it is not yet known.
  
• His last four starts had been the best stretch of his rookie season, posting a 2.70 ERA and 29 strikeouts with just eight walks over 23.1 innings.
  
• The move was announced before their series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, as they also recalled pitcher Ryan Hendrix from Triple-A Louisville. 
  

Twins Designate Tyler Duffey For Assignment

• The Minnesota Twins made a tough move on Friday, deciding to designate relief pitcher Tyler Duffey for assignment. 
• ​The team will move on to pitcher Cole Sands to take over in the bullpen, as he was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul.
• Duffey is a former fifth-round pick in the 2012 MLB Draft and debuted at the major league level in 2015.
• His rookie season was his most promising, posting a 3.10 ERA as a starter.
• Although, he went on to struggle, causing a move to the bullpen, as he had a 6.33 ERA over 133 innings the next three years.
• He found a groove as a reliever, posting a 1.88 ERA in the shortened 2020 season and then a 3.18 ERA last season.
  
• This season sees him with a 4.91 ERA with eight home runs against him in just 44 innings.
  

Flames Sign Jonathan Huberdeau to Eight-Year Extension

• The Calgary Flames locked in their newest addition in a big way early Friday, giving forward Jonathan Huberdeau an eight-year contract extension.
• The deal was reportedly finalized late Thursday night, but announced on Friday.
  
• Huberdeau will make $84 million throughout the contract, this after getting traded from the Florida Panthers in the Matthew Tkachuk deal last month.
  
• The Flames are moving on to another big scorer in Huberdeau, who is coming off a season with 30 goals and 85 assists for 115 points.
  
• The 29-year-old was drafted in 2011 and has spent his entire 10-year NHL career with the Panthers.
• In that time, he has 198 goals and 415 assists for 613 points in 671 games.
  
• He ended his time with the Panthers as the franchise's leader in games, assists, and points.
  

Predators Give Yakov Trenin Two-Year Deal

• The Nashville Predators have locked in forward Yakov Trenin with a two-year contract, doing so late Friday night.
• The deal is worth $3.4 million, this after going through arbitration.
  
• The 25-year-old posted 17 goals and 24 points to go with 33 blocked shots and 191 hits in 80 games.
  
• All of those numbers set career highs for him, as he was just one of six NHL players with at least 191 hits and 17 goals last season.
  
• The forward added 13 points in his rookie campaign back in the 2020-2021 campaign, along with three goals in four playoff games.
  
• Trenin was drafted with the 55th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, and has played 146 career games since debuting in the 2019-2020 season.