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  • October 19, 2018
    导出博客文章LOS ANGELES -- The maturation of Julio Urias is coming along quickly for the Los Angeles Dodgers.The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to even the series between NL division leaders.Urias (5-2) pitched better at home than the last time he faced the Cubs. The left-hander made his second career start in Chicago on June 2 and gave up six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in five innings while serving up three homers.This time, he allowed six hits and tied a career high with eight strikeouts and two walks. He is 4-0 in six games (four starts) since the All-Star break.He kept getting stronger and executing better, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Theres a quiet confidence. Hes being more aggressive. Early on, he was trying to understand the major league strike zone. He can trust his stuff and be more aggressive in the strike zone.The defense backed Urias with two double plays.It gives me a lot of confidence, he said through a translator. A couple starts ago I started picking up my confidence. In the beginning I felt strange. Now I feel like I belong here and thats the biggest difference.Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his 38th save a day after allowing a run on a wild pitch in the ninth in a 6-4, 10-inning loss.I didnt have a lot of hours of sleep last night, letting my teammates down, Jansen said. I got to figure out how to be aggressive all the time out there.The Cubs four-game winning streak ended behind the shortest outing of the season from Jason Hammel (13-7). He gave up three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings.Jason wasnt happy when I took him out. He didnt want to go, but I didnt see things straightening out, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Im not concerned about him and its not a lack of confidence in him.Hammel was coming off a poor performance against Colorado, allowing a season-high 10 runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings of an 11-4 loss. He remained winless in nine career games (six starts) at Dodger Stadium.Joe and I talked after the game about it but its not a topic for discussion in the newspapers, Hammel said. Theres nothing wrong with me mechanically. Im fine.The Cubs rally in the seventh came up short. They got to 3-2 on pinch-hitter Jason Heywards RBI single off reliever Pedro Baez.Heyward got caught stealing, and Baez walked Dexter Fowler and Kris Bryant before getting Anthony Rizzo on an inning-ending grounder.Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead in the third on RBI singles by Chase Utley and Justin Turner. Utleys hit was the third straight given up by Hammel to start the inning.Seager tied the game at 1 in the first, giving him the most homers by a Dodgers shortstop in franchise single-season history. He broke the old mark of 22 set by Glenn Wright in 1930.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: RHP John Lackey (right shoulder strain) will throw a bullpen session on Monday in Chicago.Dodgers: OF Scott Van Slyke wont play again this season. Hes on the DL with right wrist irritation after being out nearly two months earlier in the season with low back irritation. He doesnt have the range of motion he needs to contribute, manager Dave Roberts said. ... LHP Clayton Kershaw (mild disc irritation) will face hitters in a simulated game on Tuesday in Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga or Arizona.ALMOST HOME ADVANTAGEChicago fans are making the Cubs feel almost like home at Dodger Stadium. They chanted MVP, MVP after Kris Bryants game-winning home run in the 10th inning Friday. They cheered when Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully rattled off statistics about the Cubs impressive August performance during a preview of Saturdays game shown on the videoboard. The team has seen similar partisan crowds around the country this season.Theyve been so loud that if we turned our backs to the crowd, Maddon said, we couldnt tell if it was a home game or an away game.HEARING VINCubs fans in Chicago will get a brief chance to hear Scully wax poetic on Sunday. Comcast SportsNet Chicago will carry the live audio of Scullys broadcast during the third inning of the series finale. The 88-year-old Hall of Fame announcer is retiring at seasons end after 67 years in the booth for the Dodgers.The people in Chicago are in for a treat, Maddon said. After we get done with our games, I watch the Dodgers and listen to Vin on my iPad. Hes one of the great ones, like Red Barber, Dick Enberg and Ernie Harwell. Hes transcended the memories of baseball.AT THE TURNSTILESThe announced attendance of 49,522 pushed the Dodgers over the 3 million mark for the fifth consecutive year and made them the first team in the majors to top that number this season.UP NEXTCubs: LHP Jon Lester (14-4, 2.81 ERA) is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA in two career starts at Dodger Stadium. The team is 7-0 in his last seven starts.Dodgers: RHP Brock Stewart (0-2, 11.25) makes his third career major league start after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday. He last pitched on Aug. 19 against Albuquerque, allowing four hits in five scoreless innings. Ketel Marte Jersey . LUCIE, Fla. Jorge De La Rosa Jersey . 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Striker Roy ODonovan can see another Central Coast win on the horizon but has implored his A-League side to cork their chronically loose defence.ODonovan can see marked improvements as the Mariners gradually adjust to the philosophy of new coach Paul Okon, evidenced by a strong first half against Newcastle last weekend.Yet the Gosford-based side have retained their tendency for silly errors as they hunt for a second win this campaign - and a first clean sheet since April 2015.ODonovan was perplexed by elements of the clubs off-season recruitment prior to Tony Walmsleys sacking, namely the decision to sign just one experienced defender in Jacques Faty after conceding 70 goals on their way to last seasons wooden spoon.Were still making the same mistakes by and large as last season as a team, ODonovan told AAP.Defensively, we tend to give away goals pretty easily every week - we havent kept a clean sheet in a long time.Thats a really big problem, something that wasnt dealt with last year at the end of the season with the signings that were made.We conceded 70 goals last year yet we only signed Jacques Faty as a defensive replacement.Jacques is a good player, but one player doesnt make a defence.ddddddddddddThat, for me, was very strange.But weve had new coaches come in and theyve changed things around defensively to make (the whole team) more of a solid unit.But at this moment in time, its still not perfect.The Mariners will be short in central defence against Perth on Thursday night, with Liam Rose suspended and both Faty and Jacob Poscoliero injured, meaning captain Nick Montgomery could be shifted back.In attack, Connor Pain, Fabio Ferreira and Blake Powell have pace to burn and ODonovan described the front third as the last piece of the puzzle..In the final pass, the final cross, we havent been as fluent as we can be, he said.Were only seven games in but hopefully it clicks sooner rather than later and some team gets a real taste of what were all about.The other side of the coin is were seven games in and weve only had one home game.Im not going to count Canberra (2-0 loss to Wellington) as a home game because it never felt like one.Six away games and six points - its not a bad starting point. 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