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SAN FRANCISCO -- Hyun-JinRyu pitched for his country,Authentic Sean Lee Cowboys Jersey, doing anything he could from afar to lift spirits in South Korea after all the lives lost during a devastating ferry accident.Ryu stretched his road scoreless streak to 26 innings this season and 28 in all,Jerod Mayo Patriots Jersey, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday to avoid a sweep."Its just a really unfortunate situation," Ryu said through an interpreter of the ferry accident back home. "I have a very heavy heart today. I thought if I could just win today and pitch well maybe it would give them a little brighter side to think about. Thats why I went out there and tried to do the best I could."Ryu (3-1) struck out three and walked one on a season-high 112 pitches in seven innings, helping his club move into a tie with the Giants atop the NL West at 10-6. The Giants played their seventh straight one-run game, their most since eight in a row in 1910, according to STATS.YasielPuig returned to the Dodgers starting lineup and went 1 for 4 with a strikeout. He dropped a routine fly ball in right early on but recovered to throw out BrandonBelt at second. He then made a nice over-the-head catch on the next batter and a running grab in shallow centre in the eighth with a runner on second. He said the ball hit his thumb area on the play he missed,Authentic Brandon Carr Cowboys Jersey, and he didnt close his glove quickly enough.The Cuban star said before the game he will stay focused on baseball despite reports smugglers who got him out of his country threatened his life. He made two baserunning blunders in the season-opening series at Australia,Wholesale Jerseys China, then arrived late at Dodger Stadium for the home opener and was scratched.He vowed to remain focused on baseball and not the off-field issues "so those things that are happening dont torment me."TimFederowicz hit an RBI single in the second to put the Dodgers ahead, and AdrianGonzalez singled in a run in the fifth to chase MadisonBumgarner.Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to 12 games, adding an eighth-inning double.Former Giants closer BrianWilson gave up a leadoff double to EhireAdrianza but escaped the inning unscathed. KenleyJansen gave up a two-out RBI single to Adrianza before finishing for his fifth save.Ryu had surrendered a career-high eight runs in a career-short two innings against the Giants in the Dodgers home opener April 4."Kind of what we needed today for him to go seven and go back out there for the seventh," manager Don Mattingly said. "It worked out."With his bushy beard freshly shorn, Bumgarner (2-1) had a three-start winning streak against the Dodgers snapped with just his second loss in the past seven outings against Los Angeles. The left-hander allowed two runs, six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 4 1-3 innings but threw 99 pitches."Not a whole lot went in our favour. Im not trying to change anything," Bumgarner said. "That was some of the best stuff Ive had so far. Its been tough getting deep into games right now."Los Angeles played without shortstop HanleyRamirez, a day after he was hit by a pitch on the top of his left hand. The Dodgers said there is no fracture, and Ramirez said he had iced the hand eight times and planned to play Friday against Arizona to begin a 10-game homestand.NOTES: LHP ClaytonKershaw, on the DL with a strained muscle in his back,Brandon Gibson Patriots Jersey, threw breaking balls off the mound and added velocity from his previous session. A rehab assignment is yet to be scheduled, nor any further tests at this time, Mattingly said. Kershaw will continue to throw every other day. ... Giants SS BrandonCrawford was given an extra day off to rest his tender right hamstring. He was available to play and took ground balls before the game. ... CF AngelPagan didnt start because of knee soreness but appeared as a pinch-hitter. "He banged his knee into a wall a few days ago, so were giving him a break," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ... The Dodgers improved to 11-2 when they score first. Harrison, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Red Bull New York announced on Wednesday that the club has agreed to a deal with Belgian side Anderlecht that brings United States international midfielder Sacha Kljestan to Major League Soccer. New York completed the move by using the top spot in the MLS allocation order,Tony Dorsett Jersey, which the club acquired on Tuesday in a trade with the Montreal Impact. Kljestan made his international debut in 2007 and was a regular under former head coach Bob Bradley on his way to earning 46 caps. He was part of the team that reached the 2009 Confederations Cup final before losing 3-2 to Brazil,David Parry Colts Jersey, and he also took part in World Cup qualifying matches prior to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. This was an extremely complicated transaction that we worked on over the last few weeks,Ryan Schraeder Falcons Jersey, ssaid New York sporting director Ali Curtis. dd There were multiple variables that needed to be managed during the process. Ultimately, we were able to reach a point where we could bring Sacha aboard. I am elated to have Sacha join the club. We are confident that he will have a positive impact on the field, in the community, and with our fans. The 29-year-old Kljestan broke into MLS with Chivas USA in 2006, and he was voted to the MLS Best XI in 2008 after notching five goals and eight assists for Chivas. Kljestan moved to Anderlecht in 2010 and went on to feature in 90 games for the Belgian side,Cairo Santos Chiefs Jersey, including appearances in both the Champions League and Europa League. The Red Bulls will begin their 2015 MLS campaign at Sporting Kansas City on March 8. |
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