LOS ANGELES -- The Pittsburgh Pirates resume their chase in the National League wild-card race when they clash with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of their three-game series Saturday at Dodger Stadium.Pittsburghs Gerrit Cole (7-7, 2.94 ERA) will face Los Angeles Brandon McCarthy (2-2, 3.00 ERA) as the Pirates try to catch the Miami Marlins for the second wild-card spot. The Pirates closed to within a game of the Marlins after beating the Dodgers 5-1 on Friday behind home runs by Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer.The Dodgers (64-51), who lead the wild-card race, remain a game back of the San Francisco Giants for the top spot in the National League West.Cole will be looking to bounce back from a 7-3 setback to the Cincinnati Reds last Sunday, particularly since he has experienced much success against the National League West. Cole, who starred at UCLA, is 13-3 in 19 career starts against the NL West, including wins in his last four decisions. Cole is 5-3 with a 2.93 ERA in eight starts on the road this season.Against the Dodgers, Cole is 3-0 with a 4.32 ERA in four career starts. At Dodger Stadium, Cole is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA.Joc Pederson leads the Dodgers with a .500 batting average in only four at-bats.McCarthy had trouble locating his fastball in Sundays no-decision against the Boston Red Sox. McCarthy walked five for the second straight outing, threw two wild pitches and allowed two runs on hits in 3 2/3 innings. In his last three starts, McCarthy is 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA.McCarthy and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt worked on his mechanics this week and believe they solved some of his problems.We feel confident, and he feels confident, to make that start on Saturday, manager Dave Roberts said.McCarthy will need a solid performance to cool off the Pirates, who have defeated the Dodgers in five of their six meetings this season. McCarthy will also need to slow McCutchen, who has feasted on Los Angeles pitching.McCutchen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Friday, is 8-of-16 (.500) with two homers in his last seven games at Dodger Stadium. McCutchen is hitting .412 with three home runs and six RBI in five games against the Dodgers, four of those Pittsburgh wins.Andrew had a very solid game, got a good swing off of the plate. Good to see, manager Clint Hurdle said. Hes worked hard, he had some good swings (Friday), liked the way he swung the bat, liked the way he attacked the zone to drive the ball.Any time a player can square up a ball here at Dodger Stadium and get it out to the opposite field it gets your attention. The ball doesnt carry well here at night.In four games against the Pirates, McCarthy has a 1-2 mark with a 4.74 ERA with 15 strikeouts and seven walks. He hasnt faced them since July 3, 2014, when he was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.Although he hasnt given up any home runs, the Pirates are hitting .321 against him. Air Max 97 Have a Nike Day For Sale . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1. Air Max 97 Shanghai . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. http://www.outletairmax97.com/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Air Max 97 Fake For Sale .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. Air Max 97 Ultra 17 Silver Bullet .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Joe Chealey scored 24 points and the College of Charleston rolled to a 76-61 victory over Davidson on Sunday.Chealey shot 6 of 14 from the field, made three 3-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws. Jarrell Brantley added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Charleston (6-3). Cameron Johnson chipped in 15 points.Jack Gibbs scored 23 points and Peyton Aldridge had 21 points to lead Davidson (5-2), which had its four-game win streak snapped. The Wildcats shot just 20 of 59 from the field for 34 percent.dddddddddddd Will Magarity added eight points and 10 rebounds.Davidson led 47-36 with about 15 minutes remaining. Charleston used a 25-4 run and led 61-51 with five minutes to go. Brantley scored nine points, and the Wildcats missed 11 field goals during the stretch. ' ' '
