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08	August 2018

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The Arizona Diamondbacks didn�t waste any time breaking this game open.

Ketel Marte and Alex Avila each hit two-run homers and the Diamondbacks scored eight runs in the first three innings to power their way to a 9-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.

�We just did a good job of being aggressive in the zone Boone Logan Milwaukee Brewers Jersey ,� Arizona center fielder Jon Jay said. �You saw guys put some good barrels on balls and we were ready to hit right from the start.�

Marte�s blast capped a three-run first, while Avila�s shot in the third extended the NL West-leading Diamondbacks� advantage to 8-0.

Jay doubled in each of the first two innings, the second of which drove in two runs. The center fielder is hitting .340 in 13 games since being acquired June 6 from Kansas City in a trade.

�I feel very fortunate to have been traded here,� Jay said. �It�s a great group of guys who know how to go about their business. You can see why this team is successful.�

Staked to the early cushion, Zack Godley (8-5) won his third straight start. He gave up three runs � two earned � and four hits in six innings with five strikeouts and three walks.

�A lot of times it�s hard to pitch in games like this because you can lose your concentration with the big lead, but he kept making pitches,� Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.

Godley, though, said he didn�t feel any pressure in trying to hold the eight-run advantage.

�Heck Ryan Jensen Color Rush Jersey , I�ll take eight runs in the first three innings every time,� he said with a smile.

Avila finished with three RBIs as he also doubled home a run in the ninth. The veteran catcher entered the game hitting .109.

Chad Kuhl (5-5) lasted just two-plus innings and was lifted following Avila�s homer. Kuhl was tagged for eight runs and eight hits after allowing three earned runs or less in seven of his previous eight starts.

�I don�t think balls were coming out (of his hand) as they have for whatever that reason may be,� Kuhl said. �I just felt like tonight was a little bit different. They hammered balls over the plate. You just try your best to move on from this one.�

Kuhl was supposed to pitch Wednesday night against Milwaukee but the game was rained out after a delay of slightly more than two hours. Lovullo thought that might have worked in the Diamondbacks� favor.

�He had to reverse his game plan,� Lovullo said. �He thought he was starting against the Brewers and then he had less than a day to prepare for us. That�s difficult.�

Pittsburgh rookie Austin Meadows had three hits.

Daniel Descalso�s sacrifice fly brought home the game�s first run before Marte followed with his sixth home run into the right-field stands. Paul Goldschmidt singled in Jay in the second to make it 6-0.

Francisco Cervelli hit an RBI single in the fourth inning for the Pirates. Starling Marte doubled in a run and scored on Colin Moran�s sacrifice fly in the sixth.

The Diamondbacks have scored 35 runs in going 3-1 against Pittsburgh this season.

TRAINER�S ROOM

Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller (Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery) rejoined the team following four minor league rehab starts and is scheduled to be activated from the disabled list Monday to pitch at Miami. Miller was injured April 22, 2017, while facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. He will take the rotation spot of RHP Matt Koch, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno, while RHP Jake Barrett was recalled from the Aces to provide extra bullpen help and got the final out.

Pirates: RHP AJ Schugel (right shoulder discomfort) has started playing catch on flat ground at the team�s spring training facility in Bradenton, Florida. The reliever has been on the DL all season.

TIME TO MAKE UP

Wednesday�s rainout will be made up July 14 when the Pirates and Brewers play a traditional doubleheader starting at 12:35 p.m. ET.

UP NEXT

Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (6-5 Rasheem Green Color Rush Jersey , 3.48 ERA) is 1-2 with a 5.90 ERA in five career starts against the Pirates.

Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (4-5, 4.42) has won both starts with a 1.54 ERA since being activated from the DL on June 10. He missed two weeks with a sprained right ring finger.

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The Indianapolis Colts� second choice for head coach could turn out to be even better than the first. And Frank Reich has the Super Bowl championship gear to prove it.

Five days after New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels reneged on a deal to take the Colts� job, Ballard hired Reich, the man who outwitted McDaniels last week and helped lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960.

Terms of the deal were not immediately available, but Reich is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. Colts officials posted a photo of Reich signing the deal on the team�s website.

The move ends a search that spanned 41 days, included two coaching announcements and the embarrassment of McDaniels changing his mind Tuesday night just eight hours after telling the Colts he�d take the job.

GOLF

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) � Ted Potter Jr. outplayed the world�s No. 1 player and held off everyone else Sunday to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National for his first victory since a broken ankle nearly ended his career.

Potter holed a chip from behind the green for birdie on the par-3 seventh hole to build a two-shot lead over Dustin Johnson, and no one got any closer the rest of the way. He finished with 11 straight pars for a 3-under 69 and a three-shot victory over Johnson, Phil Mickelson Christian Kirk Color Rush Jersey , Jason Day and Chez Reavie.

Potter was unflappable playing alongside Johnson, who next week completes one full year at No. 1 in the world. That changed when he tapped in for par on the 18th hole, and he choked back emotion of a week he won�t soon forget.

NBA

BOSTON (AP) � Paul Pierce used to walk onto the court at TD Garden and imagine seeing his number hanging from the rafters.

�The Truth� doesn�t have to dream about that day anymore.

The Celtics retired Pierce�s No. 34 following the Celtics� 121-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He became the 23rd person in franchise history to have his number or name enshrined by the Celtics organization.

The honor capped a 19-year career for Pierce, who was named NBA Finals MVP in 2008 when the Celtics captured their 17th championship.

After the game, Pierce, clad in a green plaid blazer, entered the court via the newly named Paul Pierce Players� Tunnel. The team said the tunnel, featuring Pierce�s signature, will serve as a reminder to current and future players of what �being a Celtic� means.

When his jersey was raised http://www.dolphinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-josh-sitton-jersey , Pierce was serenaded with chants of �Thank You, Paul Pierce!�

AUTO RACING

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) � Brad Keselowski opened Speedweeks, before he turned a single lap, as the 7-1 favorite to win the Daytona 500.

Now that he has the first victory of the season, Keselowski is shaping up to be a safe bet.

Keselowski led a 1-2 Team Penske sweep Sunday in the exhibition The Clash at Daytona International Speedway. The race marks the opening of Speedweeks and is the first chance for teams to show their offseason work.

Keselowski is one of the best restrictor-plate racers in NASCAR. Although he�s a five-time winner at Talladega in Alabama, his lone victory at Daytona International Speedway was in the 2016 summer race.

POMONA, Calif. (AP) � Brittany Force escaped serious injury in a wall-banging crash Sunday in the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

John Force Racing said the 31-year-old Top Fuel driver, the daughter of Funny Car great John Force Kentavius Street Color Rush Jersey , sustained no major internal injuries, but does have some bruising of the lungs and will remain hospitalized overnight as a precaution. The team said a CT scan was negative and an MRI showed subtle findings likely from previous injuries.

The defending season champion was racing against Terry Haddock in the first round of eliminations when her 11,000-horsepower dragster veered right just off the start, shot to the left � crossing in front of Haddock � and slammed into the left wall. It spun with the tangled parachute catching the nose and hit backward into the right wall, flipping on its side. It ended up back on what was left of the wheels when it finally skidded to a stop. She was taken to the hospital about the same time her father went out with an engine explosion.

HOCKEY

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) � Sabres forward Jack Eichel has a sprained right ankle and coach Phil Housley says it�s premature to rule out Buffalo�s leading scorer for the remainder of the season.

Housley said Eichel will miss four to six weeks, putting the player in a position to return in the final weeks of the season even though Buffalo might not have much to play for at that point. The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference standings and sit 19 points out of the playoff contention with 27 games left.

Eichel was hurt during the first period while attempting to play the puck behind the Bruins net. He was hecked from behind by Boston�s Matt Grzelcyk and fell awkwardly into the boards.

Eichel leads Buffalo with 22 goals and 53 points in 55 games in his third season since being selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft.

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