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fourth, when Stephen Vogt’s broken-bat comebacker glanced off Shoemaker’s hip.
“It felt pretty good. A little erratic with the location, but overall it felt pretty good,” Shoemaker said.
Former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reportedly were among those who could try to buy the team from Jeffrey Loria. Marlins officials would neither confirm nor deny the report. “I have no comment,” Loria said Wednesday.
Utility player Tyler Goeddel was claimed off waivers from the Phillies and optioned to Triple-A Louisville. Goeddel, 24, hit .192 in 92 games for the Phillies last season. The Reds also transferred right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (sprained pitching elbow) to the 60-day DL.
Entering Wednesday night’s game at Milwaukee, the Colorado bullpen has opened the season with 8⅓ scoreless innings of relief.
Outfielder Stephen Piscotty was struck by a ball three times in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Cubs. First, he was plunked on the arm by a pitch from Jake Arrieta. He then stole second and was struck on the other arm on a throw from catcher Willson
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Contreras. Then on his slide home, he was hit on his helmeted head on a throw by second baseman Javier Baez while scoring on an infield hit by Kolten Wong. “I’ve never seen that before,” Piscotty said. “Crazy.”
Right-hander Matt Garza, on the disabled list with a right groin injury, threw off a mound before batting practice Tuesday and could start a rehab stint at Triple-A early next week.
The team said it has sold 1.2 million tickets this season, a figure it didn’t reach in 2016 until July 4.
Pedro Guerrero, 60, was transferred out of the intensive care unit of his New York hospital Tuesday, one day after the former Dodgers slugger was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage. According to a source in contact with his family, Guerrero is able to shake his head and squeeze his hand in response to commands, a marked improvement from the previous night.
■ Emmanuel Burriss, who played last season for the Phillies, was suspended 50 games under the sport’s minor league drug program. It was the second positive test for a drug of abuse for Burriss, 32 and a utility player for Syracuse (Washington’s Triple-A team).
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Rasmus Ristolainen and Tyler Ennis scored goals, and Robin Lehner stopped 31 shots as Buffalo snapped Montreal’s five-game winning streak. Tomas Plekanec scored for the Canadiens, and Carey Price stopped 28 shots. Buffalo has already been eliminated from playoff contention, and Montreal had already secured the team’s fourth playoff berth in five years.
Justin Williams and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored as Washington wrapped up its second consecutive Presidents’ Trophy. The Capitals wrapped up home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. It’s their third Presidents’ Trophy in the past eight seasons. Vezina Trophy candidate Braden Holtby had 24 saves for the shutout.
Kris Letang, the team’s top defenseman and a three-time All-Star, will miss the entire postseason following surgery for a herniated disc in his neck. The expected recovery will take four to six months. Letang, 29, has not played since Feb. 21, a span of 20 games. He finishes with five goals and 29 assists in 41 games.
Anaheim on Tuesday recorded its 25th consecutive home regular-season victory over Calgary since Jan. 19, 2004, extending the longest such streak in NHL history.