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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was in the clubhouse relaxing when his bullpen put the finishing touches on the teams third come-from-behind win in three days.With their relievers pitching so well lately, the Pirates are ready for a four-game series with NL rival St. Louis beginning Monday.Adam Frazier tripled in the tying run with one out in the sixth, then scored on an infield single to lift the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.Four Pittsburgh relievers combined to retire the final 12 batters, extending the bullpens scoreless streak to 32 2/3 innings.The guys in front had to deal with some traffic today and they stayed focused on making the next good pitch, Hurdle said after the Pirates seventh win in nine games. They all just stayed within themselves, kept their composure and competed with the skills that they had. It worked out well for us.Hurdle wasnt around to see it on the field. He was ejected in the bottom of the sixth for arguing balls and strikes.The As scored twice in the second but managed only one run the rest of the way, despite getting men on base in five of the final six innings.A.J. Schugel pitched out of a one-out jam in the sixth with runners on the corners. Neftali Feliz retired three straight in the seventh after giving up consecutive singles. Tony Watson got a double play to end the eighth following a one-out single by Yonder Alonso before Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 24th save, preserving Francisco Lirianos first win in more than five weeks.When you have one of those days when you dont have your `A game, its nice to know that the bullpen is going to do a great job, said Liriano, who allowed three runs and six hits with two strikeouts and one walk. Theyve done a great job the last couple of years and this year, too.David Friese hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco added two RBI as the Pirates completed the three-game sweep in their first visit to the Oakland Coliseum since 2010.Liriano (5-8) pitched five innings to win for the first time since May 24. The lefty had lost five straight games before beating the As to help extend Pittsburghs winning streak to four.Billy Butler had an RBI double and scored for Oakland. The As have lost four straight after winning the opener on this five-game homestand.We got derailed again this series, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. Its frustrating but no more for me than anyone else.John Jaso had two hits for Pittsburgh to snap a 0-for-10 skid. Jaso was also hit by a pitch in the fifth before Polancos two-run single.Friese, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth, homered off John Axford in the eighth.BAKED McBRIDEMatt McBride was called up from Triple-A Nashville to replace injured Oakland backup catcher Josh Phegley on the roster but didnt arrive at the Coliseum until shortly before first pitch. He started and batted eighth, going 1 for 2 in two plate appearances before getting lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: OF Andrew McCutchen took the day off to rest his sore left heel. McCutchen was injured while sliding into home plate on a wild pitch Friday.Athletics: Reliever Francisco Rodriguez left the game with a right shoulder strain after facing one batter in the eighth. He is scheduled to have an MRI. . Phegley was placed on the disabled list with what team officials are calling a right knee strain. Melvin said its possible that Phegley will require surgery.UP NEXTPirates: Jonathon Niese (6-6) takes a four-game losing streak into Monday afternoons start in St. Louis. The lefty has a 5.32 ERA on the road this season.Athletics: Right-hander Kendall Graveman (3-6) pitches the series opener in Minnesota on Monday. Graveman has allowed two runs or less in six of his previous eight starts. Adidas Hu Trail NMD . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Adidas NMD R2 Donna . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. http://www.scarpebasketsaldi.it/donna-wings-horns-x-adidas-nmd-r2-primeknit-nere-rose-rosse-rosa.html . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Nere Bianche Adidas NMD R2 Uomo Donna Saldi . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Adidas Gazelle Uomo Bianche . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Adam Conley missed out on all those fun military-related activities with his Miami Marlins teammates. After all, he had a game to pitch.He wound up leaving Fort Bragg Field with the memory of a lifetime -- a victory in front of thousands of cheering troops.Conley pitched six strong innings and the Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Sunday night in a game played in a temporary ballpark on a U.S. Army post.I know, for me, this has been my favorite place to ever pitch in my life, Conley said. This is the most memorable place Ive ever pitched. ... An absolute honor that it falls on my day and that I get to start here.J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in two runs and Christian Yelich also finished with two RBI. He and Realmuto had run-scoring singles during a two-run fifth.Martin Prado added an RBI single in the seventh to help the wild card-contending Marlins earn a split of the four-game series and win the first regular-season game -- in any sport -- held at an active military installation.This game was played at a ballpark built from scratch in less than four months at the sprawling Army post thats home to 55,000 service members, including the famed paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division.Conley (5-5) allowed four hits in the Marlins best outing by a starter in a week. In Miamis previous five games, each starter allowed at least four earned runs and none finished the sixth.Matt Wisler (3-8) had six strikeouts for the Braves, giving him 15 in his last two starts, but he allowed three earned runs in six-plus innings.It was just, two strikes, he couldnt put a guy away, interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said.Realmuto led off the ninth with a towering homer to center field off reliever Tyrell Jenkins to put the Marlins up 5-0.They pulled within 1 1/2 games of the NLs second wild card and improved to 4-8 against the last-place Braves -- a mark thats still their worst against an NL East opponent. Two of those wins belong to Conley, who threw eight innings in a 3-0 win over Atlanta on June 22 in Miami.The Braves scored two runs in the ninth off A.J. Ramos on Erick Aybars RBI double and A.J. Pierzynskis sacrifice fly before Ramos struck out Jace Peterson to end it.In a joint effort from Major League Baseball and the players association, an overgrown golf course was cleared outt and transformed into a major league-caliber field surrounded by temporary stands that were packed by 12,582 service members -- most of whom cheered and chopped for the local favorite Braves.ddddddddddddThe bad part is, we lost the game, Snitker said. The good part is, its something Ill never forget the rest of my life.Looking rather comfortable in such a setting, Wisler breezed through the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth.Adeiny Hechavarria led off with a triple off the fence in center, then scored two batters later on Realmutos single to right that fell in front of a diving Nick Markakis. Prado then singled to center and Yelich followed with his RBI single to right that scored Realmuto.Prado made it 3-0 with his RBI single in the seventh and Yelich added a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Jenkins an inning later.HE SAID ITEarlier in the day, players from both teams took part in several military activities, including a parachute-packing exercise and some special operations that Pierzynski was asked about.His response: Were not allowed to tell you. Well have to kill you. (He was joking.)HE DID ITNew Marlins reliever Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect eighth, then did a hands-on-his-hips dance as he came off the field and the Rednex song Cotton Eye Joe blared on the loudspeaker.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: 1B Justin Bour was out of the lineup a day after injuring his right ankle on a play at first base.Braves: IF Gordon Beckham went 2 for 2 with a double in a rehab start late Saturday night with Single-A Carolina, which plays 80 miles northeast of Fort Bragg in Zebulon. Beckham has been out since June 2 with a strained left hamstring.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Tom Koehler (6-7. 4.45 ERA) faces the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series. Hes lost two straight starts and has given up at least four earned runs in each.Braves: RHP Joel De La Cruz (0-1, 4.50 ERA) makes his second career start in the first game of a three-game series at Philadelphia. He gave up three runs in seven innings of a 3-0 loss to Cleveland on June 29.---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/joedy-mccreary Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap China Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Jerseys From China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Stitched Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Online Cheap NFL Black Jerseys ' ' '
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