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PITTSBURGH -- Ike Davis made his first home run with the Pittsburgh Pirates a memorable one. Jarrad Davis Lions Jersey . Davis became the first player to hit grand slams for different teams in the same April, and Neil Walker had a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Pirates twice overcame deficits to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Monday night. Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 before Davis fourth-inning homer off Mike Leake. Davis hit a game-winning, ninth-inning slam off the Reds J.J. Hoover on April 5 for the New York Mets, who traded him to the Pirates on Friday. According to STATS, no player previously hit slams for different teams in the same April. Davis became just the third to hit slams for different teams against the same opponent in the same year, following Ray Boone in 1953 and Mike Piazza in 1998. "We knew thats what he was capable of doing when we traded for him," Walker said. "As a left-handed hitter in this ballpark, I can envision him hitting more balls over that Clemente Wall in right field. This is just the start." Leake said he made a good pitch and gave credit to Davis, his former college teammate at Arizona State. "I broke his bat and he still hit it out," Leake said. "Thats how strong he is." With nobody out, Davis was just trying not to kill a rally rather than trying to hit a grand slam. "I wanted something up because I know Mike has a good changeup and sinker so I didnt want to ground into a double play," Davis said. "I was just looking for something I could hit into the outfield, either get a sac fly, base hit or, hopefully if I hit it good enough, a homer. I was just trying to get the ball in the air." The Pirates were behind 5-4 before Andrew McCutchens leadoff homer in the eighth against Manny Parra. Walker got the winning hit off Hoover (1-2) after consecutive one-out walks to Russell Martin and Andrew McCutchen followed by Pedro Alvarezs popout. "Its totally on me," Hoover said of the loss. "I hung a curveball on 1-2 count to Walker when I was trying to bury it in the dirt and I left it up a little bit where he could handle it. And you cant walk guys and expect to have good results." Jared Hughes (1-0) pitched a scoreless, two-hit ninth for the win after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. "Im in Indianapolis yesterday and in Pittsburgh today getting a win," Hughes said. "Thats pretty cool." Cincinnati had taken a 5-4 lead in the eighth when Brandon Phillips and Todd Frazier singled off Francisco Liriano, Jay Bruce hit an RBI double against Justin Wilson and, after an intentional walk to Ryan Ludwick, Devin Mesoraco hit a run-scoring single. McCutchen and Walker each had three hits for the Pirates, while Mesoraco, Phillps and Frazier had three hits each for Cincinnati. Mesoraco has a hit in all 10 games hes played this season and is batting 541. Liriano gave up five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in seven-plus innings. Leake allowed eight hits in seven innings. NOTES: Boone, playing for Cleveland and Detroit, hit slams against the St. Louis Browns in 1953. Piazza, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, hit slams against Arizona. ... Pirates LHP Wandy Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day DL with right knee tendinitis, opening a roster spot for Hughes. ... Reds LHP Aroldis Chapman is tentatively scheduled to throw batting practice Wednesday, the first time he will face hitters since sustaining facial fractures March 19 when he was hit by a line drive during a spring training game. The closer had a 45-pitch bullpen session Sunday. . Cincinnati RHP Johnny Cueto (1-2, 1.50) faces Pittsburgh RHP Edinson Volquez (1-0, 1.71) on Tuesday night. Michael Roberts Jersey . On Friday night, after a long rain delay, he was scratched from his scheduled start. Jarrad Davis Womens Jersey .C. - Goodyear has warned teams that increased speeds at Charlotte Motor Speedway will put a heavy emphasis on the right front tires in Saturday nights race a€” a potentially key development for drivers trying to advance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.TEMPE, Ariz. - This week on his weekly national radio appearance, Arizona coach Bruce Arians was asked about the possibility of benching quarterback Drew Stanton.That was the dumbest damn question Ive ever heard in my life, Arians told reporters Wednesday.The truth is, there are no options.Rookie Logan Thomas is considered a long-term project with a rocket, but erratic arm. The other quarterback is Ryan Lindley, Arizonas No. 3 at the position last season who was beaten out by Thomas in training camp and was picked up off San Diegos practice squad when starter Carson Palmer was hurt last month. Theres nobody out on the street, either, to come in and save the day.With Stanton at the controls, the Cardinals have lost two in a row to slice their lead in the NFC West to one game over Seattle. Arizonas offence went 28 consecutive possessions without a touchdown before getting one late in last weekends 29-18 loss at Atlanta.The pressure is new to Stanton, who hadnt taken a regular-season snap in four years before Palmer injured his shoulder early this season.For me, its a learning experience every time I step out on the field, he said. Ive only got a handful of starts under my belt, but at the same time I feel like Im progressing. The biggest thing is not letting these mistakes grow and really cost us out there, but learn from them and move on and hopefully dont repeat them again.Despite their two losses, the Cardinals (9-3) still are tied for the best record in the NFL going into Sundays home game against Kansas City (7-5). Stanton is 3-3 as a starter.Hes had two rough games, Arians said, but the guys around him havent played very well.Against Seattles punishing defence two weeks ago, Stanton completed 14 of 26 for 140 yards with one interception and was sacked seven ttimes. Michael Roberts Lions Jersey. Wide receiver Jaron Brown dropped a pass in the end zone. Against Atlanta last Sunday, he was 24 of 39 for 294 yards, many of them coming on that late seven-play, 80-yard scoring drive. He was intercepted twice.The Falcons game was a failure all around, Arians said, a listless performance by just about everyone. He has not yelled at his players this week, though.I dont want to single guys out, but we had some guys who had been playing at a very, very high level get blocked by backups, Arians said. We had guys not getting open in times where they shouldve, and not tackling. Just turn on the tape and watch the tape. The tapes embarrassing enough.It hasnt helped that Arizonas running game has been awful, compiling 64 yards in 40 carries against Seattle and 35 yards in 11 carries at Atlanta.Running back Andre Ellington, already with foot and hip problems, sustained a hip pointer (in the other hip) and didnt practice on Wednesday. Neither did two starting linemen, left tackle Jared Veldheer and right guard Paul Fanaika, with ankle injuries. If Fanaika cant go, last years first-round draft pick Jonathan Cooper would start at one of the guard spots. Cooper, coming back from a broken leg, lost his job in training camp and only recently has seen any playing time.Stanton and the rest of the offence will welcome back Larry Fitzgerald, the eight-time Pro Bowl receiver who missed the last two games with a bruised knee.Larry brings a ton of passion, and hes also a big playmaker, Arians said. Hell probably catch a couple of those high balls. Hes not dropping the one in Seattle, thats for sure. ... But, the passion and the energy, and an All-Pro player, thats hard to replace.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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