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PREVIEW: Orlando City Hosts CF Montréal on Wednesday

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PREVIEW: Orlando City Hosts CF Montréal on Wednesday

Lions look for back-to-back victories at home

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City SC (10-5-8, 38 points) returns to Exploria Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 15, set to host CF Montréal (8-8-7, 31 points) in a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Coverage is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET on FOX35 PLUS.

The match, presented by Pepsi, will also be available to stream on LionNation TV in addition to being locally broadcast on FOX35 PLUS. The fixture will be transmitted on 96.9 The Game in English and Acción 97.9FM, 810AM in Spanish. Tickets are available here or by calling (855) ORL-CITY.

“First time against Montréal [this season]. Last year we played them a couple of times and we were successful in those results, but this year they have had some changes and we’ll try to organize our ideas and regroup after our last game,” Head Coach Oscar Pareja said ahead of the match. “We’re going in with the game plan in our hands and we’ll try to execute it and get a result. This is the repetition every week, it’s important and we know the importance of the match indeed.”

The Lions will look to add to a current three-game win streak against Wednesday’s opposition in all competitions, taking a pair of 1-0 victories from CF Montréal a year ago, the first of which took place in the Round of 16 at the MLS is Back Tournament and the latter late in the 2020 regular season behind a game-winner from Daryl Dike.

City will look to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat at Atlanta United on Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match saw the Lions’ season-best seven-game unbeaten run come to an end, while forward Tesho Akindele recorded his 200th MLS appearance.

Nani leads the Lions with nine goals this season, followed by Benji Michel with four. Mauricio Pereyra leads the side in assists with eight, followed by Nani with seven.

CF Montréal comes into the midweek after falling to Nashville SC this past Saturday at Stade Saputo in a 1-0 defeat. Walker Zimmerman scored the eventual game-winner in the match in the 66th minute of play.

Mason Toye leads Montréal with seven goals on the year, followed by Djordje Mihailovic with four. Mihailovic holds the team-high in assists with eight on the season.

Following Wednesday’s match, the Lions will embark on a three-game road trip beginning with a trip to Philadelphia to take on the Union on Sunday, Sept. 19 in a 4 p.m. ET kickoff at Subaru Park.

Outlaw Stops Torres in 2

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Outlaw Stops Torres in 2

Christian Carto makes Triumphant Return with 1st round KO; Wins by Morales, Hutchinson, Cruz, Gonzalez and Albright

 

PHILADELPHIA – Greg Outlaw stopped Edgar Torres in round two of their scheduled six-round welterweight bout in the main event of an action filled seven bout card in front of a near-capacity crowd at 2300 Arena.

 

The card was promoted by King’s Promotions.

 

In round two, Outlaw landed a booming uppercut that sent Torres on his back. Torres was able to get to his feet, only to eat a huge barrage of punches, for which was punctuated by another uppercut, and the bout was stopped at 1:47.

 

Outlaw, 145.7 lbs of Bowie, MD is now 9-1 with four knockouts. Torres, 145.2 lbs of Woodbridge, MD is 8-2-1.

 

Christian Carto returned after a 31-month layoff to comeback and take out Yeison Vargas in the opening round of their six-round bantamweight bout.

 

Carto looked quick under new trainer Bozy Ennis, and dropped Vargas with a hard combination. He ended things with a terrific left hook to the body that sent Vargas down for the 10-count at 2:53 of round one.

 

Carto, 120.3 lbs of Philadelphia is 18-1 with 14 knockouts. Vargas, 120.6 lbs of Cartagena, COL is 17-8.

 

Elijah Morales remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Kevin Davilla in a welterweight fight.

 

Morales, 145.3 lbs of Trenton, NJ won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 9-0. Davilla, 144.7 lbs of Lakeland, WA is now 5-9-3.

 

Kashon Hutchinson won a six-round unanimous decision over Andre Byrd in a welterweight contest.

 

Hutchinson dropped Byrd in the opening seconds of the fight.

 

Hutchinson, 145 lbs of Reading, PA won by scores of 60-53 on all cards and is now 9-5.

 

LeAnna Cruz made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Delaney Bailey in a bantamweight bout.

 

In round one, Cruz dropped Bailey. Cruz boxed smoothly over the next three rounds and won by scores of 40-35 on all cards.

 

Cruz, 115.3 lbs of Allentown, PA is 1-0. Bailey, 116.9 lbs of Largo, FL is 0-4.

 

Julian Gonzalez stopped Ronny Arana in the opening round of their scheduled four-round junior lightweight contest.

 

Gonzalez landed a vicious combination that hurt Arana, and the fight was stopped at 1:20.

 

Gonzalez, 129.2 lbs of Readin, PA is 4-0 with four knockouts. Arana, 129.5 lbs of New York is 0-2.

 

Quadir Albright scored a 2nd round stoppage over debuting Humberto Camareno Jr. in a scheduled four-round junior welterweight bout.

 

In round one, Albright dropped Camareno with a left hook. In round two, Albright continued to batter Camareno until the fight was stopped at 2:26.

 

Albright, 142.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 3-0 with three knockouts. Camareno, 142.5 lbs of Mt. Vernon, WA is 0-1.Out

 

King’s Promotions returns to 2300 Arena on Saturday, November 20th

Red Sox reinstate left-handed pitcher Martín Pérez from COVID-19 related injured list

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Red Sox reinstate left-handed pitcher Martín Pérez from COVID-19 related injured list

Boston returns right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort to Triple-A Worcester roster

 

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today reinstated left-handed pitcher Martín Pérez from the COVID-19 Related Injured List. To make room on the active major league roster, the Red Sox returned right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort to the Triple-A Worcester roster.

 

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

 

Pérez, 30, was placed on the COVID-19 Related Injured List on August 30. The left-hander is 7-8 with a 4.88 ERA (58 ER/107.0 IP) in 31 appearances (22 starts) for the Red Sox this season. He made one rehab appearance with Worcester, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout and one hit allowed Sunday against Lehigh Valley.

 

Ort, 29, made his major league debut last night against the Seattle Mariners, pitching one-third of an inning with one walk and one hit allowed. The right-hander leads Triple-A East pitchers in saves, having converted 18 of 20 opportunities while posting a 3.12 ERA (15 ER/43.1 IP) with 59 strikeouts, 20 walks, and four home runs allowed for Worcester.

Padres sign LHP Ross Detwiler to Major League contract

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Padres sign LHP Ross Detwiler to Major League contract

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres have signed left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler to a Major League contract, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced today. To make room on the active 28-man roster, right-hander Shaun Anderson was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.

 

The 35-year-old southpaw went 2-1 with a 4.96 ERA (25 ER, 45.1 IP), 1.24 WHIP and 56 strikeouts over 46 games (five starts) this season with the Miami Marlins. In his 41 relief appearances, he posted a 2.87 ERA (12 ER, 37.2 IP) while holding opposing batters to a .196 (27-for-138) average. Detwiler began the season with a 0.96 ERA (1 ER, 9.1 IP) in April and did not allow a run over his final 10 appearances (8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 11 SO) with the Marlins before being designated for assignment on September 7th.

 

Originally selected by the Washington Nationals in the 1st round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Missouri State University, the 13-year Major League veteran has a 29-49 career record with a 4.58 ERA (366 ER, 718.2 IP) and 471 strikeouts in 270 games (100 starts) between the Nationals (2007, 2009-14), Texas Rangers (2015), Atlanta Braves (2015), Cleveland Indians (2016), Oakland Athletics (2016), Seattle Mariners (2018), Chicago White Sox (2019-20) and Marlins (2021).

 

Detwiler will wear No. 45.

Dodgers reinstate Kenley Jansen

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Dodgers reinstate Kenley Jansen

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated right-handed pitcher Kenley Jansen from the paternity list and optioned right-handed pitcher Mitch White.

 

Jansen, 33, returns after missing two games and he is 2-4 with a 2.43 ERA (16 ER/59.1 IP) and 32 saves this season for the Dodgers. He has converted 11 straight saves, posing a 1-0 record with a 1.29 ERA (3 ER/21.0 IP) and 26 strikeouts in that span. In his 12-year career with the Dodgers, he is 35-26 with a 2.39 ERA and 344 career saves. He is the franchise leader in saves and ranks 14th all-time in the category.

 

White, 25, pitched two scoreless innings last night, striking out one. He is 1-3 with a 3.74 ERA (19 ER/45.2 IP) and 48 strikeouts in 20 games for the Dodgers. He has spent parts of the season with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 3-0 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER/35.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts in 10 games. The former second rounder out of Santa Clara University is 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA (19 ER/48.2 IP) in 22 career MLB games.

Pirates Roster move

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Pirates Roster move

The Pirates have placed RHP David Bednar on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to 9/11) with a right oblique strain.

 

Bednar has gone 3-1 with three saves and a 2.18 ERA (57.2ip/14er) in 58 appearances this season. Entering today’s action, his 58 appearances are the most among National League rookies (third in MLB) and his 2.18 ERA is the second-lowest among all Major League rookie relief pitchers behind Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase (1.46).

 

Bednar has made 10 consecutive scoreless appearances (11.1ip) and has produced a 0.83 ERA (32.2ip/3er) in his last 30 games, dating back to June 18.

 

RHP Enyel De Los Santos has been recalled to take Bednar’s spot on the active roster.

 

De Los Santos was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Monday (9/13).

 

In 26 relief appearances with the Phillies this season, De Los Santos posted a 1-1 record, a 6.75 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 28.0 innings of work (13.5 strikeouts per 9.0ip ratio).

 

He also made 10 appearances with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he posted a 2.70 ERA (13.1ip/4er) and 24 strikeouts.

 

De Los Santos will be wearing uniform #62.

White Sox place Ryan Tepera on injured list, recall Jace Fry from Triple-A Charlotte

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White Sox place Ryan Tepera on injured list, recall Jace Fry from Triple-A Charlotte

CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series opener vs. the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox placed right-handed pitcher Ryan Tepera on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to September 11) with a right index finger laceration and recalled left-handed pitcher Jace Fry from Class AAA Charlotte.

 

Fry, 28, is 1-4 with a 2.39 ERA (10 ER/37.2 IP), 0.96 WHIP, .147 (19-129) opponents average, two saves and 56 strikeouts in 32 relief appearances with Charlotte in 2021. He also has made two relief appearances with the White Sox, going 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA (3 ER/2.0 IP).

 

Tepera, 33, is 0-2 with a 2.88 ERA (19 ER/59.1 IP), 21 holds, two saves and 72 strikeouts between the Cubs and White Sox this season. Tepera was acquired from the Cubs in exchange for minor-league left-hander Bailey Horn on July 29.

Orioles roster moves

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Orioles roster moves

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

 

Recalled RHP Marcos Diplán from Triple-A Norfolk.

 

Selected the contract of INF Pat Valaika from Triple-A Norfolk.

 

Placed LHP Tanner Scott on the 10-day Injured List (left knee sprain).

 

Placed INF Jorge Mateo on the 60-day Injured List (right lumbar inflammation).

Yankees roster moves

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Yankees roster moves

Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:

 

Signed RHP Sal Romano (#68) to a Major League Contract.

 

Designated RHP Brooks Kriske for assignment.

 

Additionally, RHP Domingo Germán commences a rehab assignment today with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

A’s select RHP Acevedo from Las Vegas; designate RHP Smith for assignment

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A’s select RHP Acevedo from Las Vegas; designate RHP Smith for assignment

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s selected right-handed pitcher Domingo Acevedo from Triple-A Las Vegas and designated right-handed pitcher Burch Smith for assignment, the club announced today.

 

Acevedo joins the A’s for the second time this season as he made his Major League debut earlier this year. He was selected on June 21 and pitched in three games, all against Texas (3.0 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 so, 2 hr). The 27-year-old right-hander was optioned to Las Vegas July 3 and was designated for assignment July 30 when the A’s acquired Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison from Washington. Acevedo did not allow a run in 11 of his last 12 appearances with the Aviators (0.73 ERA) and was 2-0 with nine saves, a 2.48 ERA and .186 opponents batting average in 30 relief appearances overall at Triple-A.

 

Smith was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and .280 opponents batting average in 31 relief appearances with Oakland. He posted a 2.93 ERA over his first 11 games but has a 6.75 ERA in 20 games since then. Smith was on the A’s Opening Day roster but was on the injured list from April 4 to May 8 with a strained right groin. He was acquired from San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2020 and went 3-1 with a 4.72 ERA in 37 relief appearances in two seasons with Oakland.

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