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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite a chest contusion that necessitated a postgame X-ray and CT scan http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-a...ccaffrey-jersey , New York Mets starter Zack Wheeler was not about to call it a day after a 91-mph comebacker hit him square in the midsection.Wheeler gave up a two-run home run to Max Muncy three pitches after he was hit by Justin Turner’s comebacker in the fourth inning but he still went seven sharp innings to lead the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday.The CT scan was considered more of a precaution, according to Mets manager Mickey Callaway, and the X-ray was negative. A positive was yet another impressive outing from Wheeler, even if he did allow three earned runs, ending his run of eight consecutive outings with two earned runs or less.Callaway considered the comebacker to the chest and the Muncy home run to be connected.“It definitely can (be),” Callaway said. “You’re kind of rattled a little bit and he had some trouble catching his breath for a second. It can definitely come into play, but he settled down and finished the game. He was a little tight at the end of the game so it was a good thing he was out of pitches.”Wheeler was unavailable for comment afterward as he was off getting his scan before the team boarded its cross-country flight back to New York in advance of Thursday’s off day.Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger homered for the playoff-contending Dodgers, who lost for third time in their past 12 games. Los Angeles finished with three hits.Wilmer Flores had a pair of RBI singles and Amed Rosario got three hits for the Mets, who went 5-4 on their road trip to Wrigley Field, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Rosario had a hit in all eight games he played on the trip to tie a career-best hit streak. He had 17 hits in the eight games.“Basically, what I am doing is that I am trusting myself more,” Rosario said through an interpreter. “What I am doing right now is working on putting the ball in play. That’s bringing the success right now.”Wheeler (10-7) retired the first 11 batters before Justin Turner hit a liner in the fourth inning that struck the pitcher. The exit velocity on Turner’s ball was clocked at 91 mph.Wheeler got a visit from the Mets’ medical staff before Muncy went deep. Overall http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com...mayfield-jersey , he allowed three runs and three hits, striking out nine and walking two.It was the first time Wheeler gave up more than two earned runs since July 14. He is 8-1 with a 1.86 ERA over his last 10 outings and has gone seven innings in six of his last seven starts.“These guys (the Dodgers), obviously they are swinging hard, trying to put it over the fence,” Callaway said about Wheeler’s liberal use of his breaking pitches. “You have to not allow them to sit on one speed. If you were just throwing al fastballs and sliders, or fastballs and changeups, you’re going to have a rough night. Mixing in a curveball gives a little more separation speed wise.”Flores singled home a run in the fourth and another in the fifth. Austin Jackson and Rosario also had RBI singles.Muncy hit his 32nd home run and Bellinger connected off Wheeler for his 22nd.“I was kind of just going based off what I’d seen on him in his past games,” Muncy said of hitting against Wheeler. “When he gets a guy on first he likes to go with his changeup. Then I took a chance and it paid off for me. He left it up in the zone. If he’d have left it down in the zone I probably wouldn’t have hit it but he made a mistake and that was probably one of the only mistakes he made all day.”Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2) gave up five runs on 11 hits over six innings with no walks and eight strikeouts.PLAWECKI SENT FOR CT SCANWheeler was not the only Mets player to receive a postgame CT scan. Catcher Kevin Plawecki also got one on his ribs after he was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning by Dodgers pitcher Pat Venditte.Like Wheeler, Plawecki’s scan was considered a precaution before the team boarded its flight to New York. With catcher Devin Mesoraco dealing with next and back discomfort after injuring himself on a swing Monday, getting another catcher to Citi Field this weekend is likely.“That would probably make sense,” Callaway said. “We have a day off (Thursday) so we have time to evaluate the situation. But we might need to do that.”TRAINER’S ROOMDodgers: RHP Kenley Jansen is not expected to travel to Colorado this weekend after a team cardiologist recommended he not pitch at altitude after suffering an irregular heartbeat episode in Denver last month. . RHP Ross Stripling (lower back inflammation) threw 34 pitches in a simulated game, plus more in the bullpen Authentic Baker Mayfield Jersey , and is expected to come off the disabled list Saturday at Colorado.UP NEXTAfter an off-day Thursday, Mets LHP Steven Matz (5-11, 4.20 ERA) is scheduled to open a three-game series at Citi Field against the Phillies. Matz is coming off a career-best 11 strikeouts Saturday at San Francisco. After an off-day Thursday, Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (6-5, 2.40) will open a three-game series at Colorado where he is 9-4 in 20 career starts with a 4.65 ERA. MIAMI (AP) — It’s been a month since the Philadelphia Phillies won a series, and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara made sure that drought continued.Alcantara pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning in his second career start, Austin Dean drove in a pair of runs and the Marlins beat the Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night.Alcantara (2-0) allowed three hits, walked two and struck out six. His ERA, over 12 innings this season, dropped to 0.75.“You’re talking about a guy who can be a top of the rotation guy,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.The Phillies swept a four-game set from the Marlins from Aug. 2-5, and have lost 18 of 28 games since — with no series wins in any of their last nine opportunities. They remained three games behind Atlanta in the NL East race Greg Joseph Jersey Elite , after the Braves wasted a 7-1 lead and lost 9-8 earlier Wednesday to Boston.“We set out to win every baseball game,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. “And our pleasure or our disappointment hinges on how we perform, and not really what Atlanta’s doing.”Jose Bautista had a pinch-hit double and eventually scored on Asdrubal Cabrera’s flare into left field in the eighth, but the Phillies mustered nothing else.Derek Dietrich scored both Miami runs, the first when Dean hit into a fielder’s choice in the second, the other on Dean’s single to center in the fourth. Both of those runs were charged to Phillies starter Nick Pivetta (7-11), who gave up three hits and two runs in four innings.“Their starting pitcher did a tremendous job,” Pivetta said. “But at the end of the day, I was the guy who gave up two runs, so it’s on me.”Drew Steckenrider allowed a walk and a single with one out in the ninth, but finished off his fourth save with a pair of strikeouts.Alcantara walked Carlos Santana to lead off the game, walked Roman Quinn to lead off the eighth http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey , and issued no other free passes. He was still reaching 98 mph in the seventh inning, then got himself out of a little situation in the seventh to preserve what was then a 2-0 lead.Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro, who had singled twice off Alcantara and had three hits on the night, got plunked in the left arm when a fastball from the Marlins rookie sailed up and in. Alfaro wasn’t amused, took a long stare toward Alcantara as he walked to first.But Alcantara wasn’t rattled, and fanned Wilson Ramos on three pitches to end the inning with his 2-0 lead intact. The Marlins let him hit in the bottom of the seventh, then sent him back out for the eighth — pulling him only after the walk to Quinn.That runner didn’t hurt Miami. Santana lined out to second baseman Starlin Castro, Quinn got caught 30 feet off the bag and the Phillies went from having the leadoff runner aboard to having the bases empty with two out.“Everything was working tonight,” Alcantara said.Lewis Brinson had two hits for the Marlins, continuing his strong return after missing two months with a right hip injury. Brinson was hitting .154 when he got hurt; he’s now up to .201, after going 8 for 18 since coming back.TRAINER’S ROOMPhillies: 3B Maikel Franco returned to Philadelphia to have his sore right wrist examined by a specialist. Franco is expected to rejoin the team later this week, and didn’t play in any of the three games in Miami.Marlins: JT Riddle (sore left wrist) remained sidelined Authentic Greg Joseph Jersey , and Miguel Rojas started again at shortstop in his place. The Marlins hope Riddle can play Friday in Pittsburgh.SCOREBOARD WATCHINGThe Boston-Atlanta game was early Wednesday, which meant the Phillies could watch it in their clubhouse before taking the field in Miami. “We’re focused on our club right now but we were certainly watching,” Kapler said.MSD STRONGThe Marlins and Phillies both met with a couple of the survivors from the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School before the game. Former Phillies star Jimmy Rollins signed some autographs, and players from both sides handed out bats and batting gloves as gifts.UP NEXTPhillies: Off Thursday, then RHP Aaron Nola (15-4, 2.23) starts at the New York Mets and LHP Steven Matz (5-11, 4.20) on Friday.Marlins: Off Thursday, then RHP Dan Straily (5-6, 4.13) starts at the Pittsburgh Pirates and RHP Chris Archer (4-7, 4.56) on Friday.