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The NFL announced a multiyear marketing deal with Pizza Hut on Wednesday, one
day after the league and Papa John¡¯s said that they mutually agreed to cut ties.
The league¡¯s relationship with Papa John¡¯s frayed last year when the pizza
maker¡¯s founder John Schnatter criticized NFL leadership over national anthem
protests by players.
The Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John¡¯s says it will remain in football
through marketing deals with 22 of the league¡¯s 32 teams.
Pizza Hut said its marketing partnership with the NFL will begin with the
league¡¯s April 2018 draft in Arlington, Texas, just miles from the pizza
restaurant¡¯s headquarters in Plano.
Pizza Hut is owned by Yum Brands Inc.
In an interleague matchup between
two offensively challenged last-place teams, a pair of runs was plenty for the
Miami Marlins against the light-hitting Baltimore Orioles.
Jose Urena became the latest pitcher to raise his win total and lower his ERA
against the Orioles, pitching eight innings of three-hit ball in a 2-0 victory
Friday night.
It was the eighth straight loss for the Orioles, their longest skid since
July 2011. The Orioles have dropped 15 of 17 overall and 10 straight at home,
scoring only 14 runs.
¡±We¡¯ve got some people that we know are capable of a lot better just aren¡¯t
able to produce right now,¡± manager Buck Showalter said. ¡±There¡¯s a lot of
positive things being said before the game, and it just seems when we get into
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Urena (2-8) struck out four and walked one in his longest and most efficient
outing of the season.
¡±He¡¯s a strong kid, and honestly if we had a bigger lead I would¡¯ve sent him
back out,¡± manager Don Mattingly said. ¡±He could¡¯ve finished that.¡±
Urena, who started for Miami on opening day, is 2-1 in June after an 0-7
start.
¡±That was pretty good,¡± he said of his 112-pitch performance. ¡±I tried to
attack the batters in the zone. That was the plan.¡±
Kyle Barraclough worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Lewis Brinson hit two triples for the Marlins, who have won four of five.
¡±We just keep scratching and clawing,¡± right fielder Brian Anderson said.
¡±Our pitching has been great.¡±
Baltimore¡¯s only hit over the first six innings was a single by Corban
Joseph, recalled from Double-A Bowie before the game. The Orioles rank last in
the AL in runs and batting average, and the trend continued in their eighth
shutout loss.
Kevin Gausman (3-6) opened the game by throwing six straight pitches out of
the strike zone. He only gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings, but it was two too
many.
¡±Any runs our pitchers give up is magnified because we¡¯re struggling so much
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Showalter said.
Gausman is 0-4 in six starts since May 11.
Miami went up 1-0 in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Anderson. In the
sixth, JT Riddle hit a two-out single and Brinson delivered his second
triple.
That was the extent of Miami¡¯s offense. The Marlins came in tied for last in
the NL in runs.
Now in his third season, Brinson hit two triples in his first 88 big league
games before doubling that total in Game 89. He became the eighth Marlins player
to hit two in game.
DAVIS BENCHED
Orioles 1B Chris Davis has essentially been benched in the wake of a
season-long slump.
Davis is batting .150 with four home runs, 15 RBIs and 86 strikeouts in 52
games. He hasn¡¯t played since Monday, and there¡¯s no telling when he will be
back in the lineup.
¡±Chris is continuing with some things that he¡¯s working on,¡± Showalter
said.
PLENTY OF MOVES
Marlins: Reinstated RHP Brett Graves from the 60-day DL; transferred LHP
Chris O¡¯Grady to the 60-day DL; placed LHP Caleb Smith on the bereavement list;
optioned RHP Ben Meyer to Triple-A New Orleans; and recalled RHP Merandy
Gonzalez from Double-A Jacksonville.
Orioles: LHP Richard Bleier was placed on the DL and will likely require
season-ending shoulder surgery. In addition, Baltimore recalled LHP Tanner Scott
from Triple-A Norfolk; selected the contract of INF Corban Joseph from Double-A
Bowie; optioned right-hander Yefry Ramirez to Norfolk; and designated lefty D.J.
Snelten for assignment.
TRAINER¡¯S ROOM
Marlins: 3B Miguel Rojas left in the sixth inning after a pitch hit him on
the left hand and ricocheted to his face. ¡ INF Garrett Cooper (wrist) is
participating in all baseball activities and live batting practice. ¡ LHP Chris
O¡¯Grady (shoulder) threw a bullpen Thursday.
Orioles: INF Tim Beckham (groin strain) began his rehab assignment at third
base with Bowie, going 0 for 2 with a walk.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Former Oriole Wei-Yin Chen (1-3, 6.13 ERA) makes his first
appearance at Camden Yards since 2015 on Saturday afternoon. The lefty made his
big league debut with Baltimore in 2012.
Orioles: Alex Cobb (2-8, 7.23) is 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in four career starts
against the Marlins.
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