作者pronius (爾尼)
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標題[外電] Markakis 的火熱棒子與精采美技幫助金鶯穿破白襪
時間Tue Aug 19 14:20:33 2014
小弟第一次翻譯外電，請多多指教 --- 金鶯隊右外野手Markakis往後慢慢地退，凌空一跳的有如空中抓小鳥般的精采美技，硬生 生沒收掉Conor Gillaspie 的超前分全壘打，保住金鶯隊七局前的領先。狠狠地撞在牆上 的30歲明星外野手Markakis，面無表情裝作什麼事都沒發生一樣，從全壘打牆前與隊友 Adam Jones小跑步回休息室。 即使外在看起來再怎麼含蓄的Markakis還是無法掩蓋他的光芒─即使扣掉今晚的精采表現 ，仍舊是金鶯隊的看板人物，持續地證明他在美聯東區領先的金鶯隊之頭號地位。有著單 場三安打包含第八局金鶯隊海灌五分其中的兩分炮，金鶯隊從白襪王牌Chris Sale中取得 系列首戰的勝利(8:2)。 今晚同時也靠著J.J. Hardy及Nelson Cruz陽春炮獲勝的71勝52敗金鶯隊持續拉開與排名 第二的洋基隊7.5場勝差。Markakis也成為本季聯盟第四位單場對Chris Sale有雙安的左 打者。 前6局幾乎無懈可擊的Bud Norris最後繳出7局失2分的優質先發。前6局19上18下的Norris 在第7局遇到了亂流。砸到首位打者後，Alexei Ramirez補上一支二壘安打。在驚滔駭浪 中解決接下來兩位打者後，最終還是遭到Avisail Garcia帶有兩分打點的一壘安打狙擊， 領先的分數僅存1分。此時Gillaspie擊出看似飛過右外野全壘打牆的深遠飛球，沒想到卻 被半路殺出程咬金的Markakis攔截，瓦解白襪隊的反撲並確保金鶯隊打完7局的領先。 Markakis同時也是炮聲隆隆的金鶯打線中的一員。首局首打席便擊出安打，而第5局擊出 單場第二安的Markakis被隨後的Steve Pearce二壘安打送回本壘。金鶯隊在第二局靠著 J.J. Hardy的陽春炮打破鴨蛋，而第5局從Sale手中掃出單局3安打，在Pearce本壘前遭到 觸殺後結束該半局。 普遍被公認為美聯賽揚獎熱門人選的Sale投完6局後退場。而驚人的是金鶯隊本季對他的 打擊率來到3成65，但其他隊卻只有1成83。 白襪隊的牛棚持續提油桶上班，從他們的前隊友Matt Lindstrom灌進5分，包含Schoop的 清壘二壘安打及Markakis的兩分炮。右投手Brad Brach接手Norris並繳出兩局無失分的好 表現，確保金鶯隊今晚的勝利。
Led by Markakis' bat and glove, O's top Sale Right fielder Nick Markakis ran, leaped and crashed into the wall, hitting the ground with a hard thud and robbing Conor Gillaspie of a go-ahead homer with a game-saving catch in the seventh inning. Then the 30-year-old Markakis -- after showing he had the ball -- nonchalantly got up, put his head down and trotted into the dugout alongside Adam Jones, as unassuming as possible. But even the reserved Markakis couldn't shun the spotlight on Monday, as the longest-tenured Oriole took center stage in the first-place O's latest win. Led by Markakis' highlight-reel worthy grab and three-hit night -- he blasted a two-run homer as part of a five-run eighth inning -- the Orioles blew past the White Sox and their ace, Chris Sale, with an 8-2 series-opening victory. "He's the rock," manager Buck Showalter said of Markakis, who became just the fourth left-handed hitter this season to put up a multihit effort off Sale. "He's as consistent a guy as you ever want to have. We've got a lot of guys who you know what you're getting when they walk through the door every day. Nick's one of those. I can't tell you how hard it is for a left-handed hitter to go up there and get two knocks off Chris Sale. You're going to get some things tested in your gut to hang in there." The Orioles (71-52) -- who also got solo homers from J.J. Hardy and Nelson Cruz -- are doing their best to ensure that no one else in the American League East hangs around. Winner of eight of nine series coming in, Baltimore extended its divisional lead to 7 1/2 games with Monday's win. "We go out there every day and play hard, one guy picks up the other, and we just feed off each other," said starter Bud Norris, who threw an impressive seven innings and was particularly dominant early. "It's a 25-man roster that's been getting the job done, and we are pretty excited about it." Norris, who allowed just one baserunner and needed 64 pitches through six innings, got into some trouble in allowing a leadoff hit batsman and Alexei Ramirez's double. He got the next two outs, then Avisail Garcia singled into right field to plate two runs and bring Chicago within one. Gillaspie looked poised to give the Sox the lead, drilling a ball over the right-field fence, but he was denied by Markakis' wizardry. "I didn't see a whole lot of it," Showalter said. "I saw the tail end of it and I said to myself, 'He caught that?' That was big. The score won't look like it, but obviously, that was a big play." Markakis was also at the center of the offense, opening the game with a single, and singling and scoring on Steve Pearce's double in the fifth. The O's, who got on the board with Hardy's leadoff shot in the second inning, tallied three hits off Sale in the fifth in a frame that ended on Pearce's out call at the plate. Sale, widely regarded as a strong candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, exited after six innings after the Orioles raising their batting average to .365 in two starts against him. The rest of baseball is batting .183 off him. "They've proven that over the last couple of years, they can hit the ball out of the ballpark," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of the Orioles. "They've got guys who can swing it. They're in first place for a reason. [Sale] wasn't necessarily on tonight, but they worked him over pretty good as far as getting him in situations. They have some guys that can hit some homers, and they did." The O's scored five runs off the White Sox bullpen, including a bases-clearing double for Schoop and Markakis' blast off former Oriole Matt Lindstrom. Righty Brad Brach took over for Norris and tossed two scoreless frames to put the finishing touches on the win. Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --
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