Fische » Offensive guard Kyle Long got into a fight at practice Wednesday.

When the Bears left for Friday’s preseason game against the Giants http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/ben-powers-jersey-cheap , Long wasn’t with them, Patrick Finley of the reports.There was no word for the reason, something reporters surely will ask coach Matt Nagy about after the team’s second preseason game.But if it’s punishment for ripping off teammate Jalen Dalton’s helmet and swinging it at Dalton repeatedly before throwing away the helmet, it seems a bigger punishment would be for Long to play in the game.The Bears tossed Long from practice Wednesday, and Nagy later called Long’s actions “disappointing.”“It’s all that kind of stuff where we’re more mature than that,�? Nagy said. “I know that I personally expect more from us.”The Bears aren’t expected to play many starters tonight, and running back Saquon Barkley is among the players sitting for the Giants.
The Tampa Bay Rays finished the second-best homestand in their history Iman Marshall Jersey , with a much easier path between now and the All-Star Game as they try to claw their way back into wild-card contention.

Tampa Bay (41-40) went 8-1 at Tropicana Field, finishing a grueling stretch of 16 games against the New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals and going 10-6 in those games to rise back above .500.

Now the Rays have a stretch of 16 straight games against teams with losing records, including a three-game series at the Miami Marlins (34-51) starting Monday.

The Rays have dominated with their patchwork pitching staff, allowing a total of seven runs in their last six games, with five wins and a 1-0 loss. They took three of four from Houston to close out the homestand and hope to continue the success to take some positive momentum into the All-Star break.

“The fact that we have been winning and everyone has been coming together at clutch moments has been great,” said outfielder Mallex Smith http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/trace-mcsorley-jersey-cheap , who had a late solo home run in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Houston. “We’ve been jelling as a team. We’ve been feeding off one another. It seems like someone new coming through at the right time every day.”

Next for Tampa Bay is Nathan Eovaldi (2-3, 4.08 ERA), who played for the Marlins from 2012 to 2014 and will almost certainly fare better than his only career appearance against his former team. In June 2015, he played there with the Yankees and gave up nine hits and eight earned runs in less than an inning, leaving after two outs with a 108.00 ERA to show for it.

Eovaldi has shown promise since returning from Tommy John surgery — his last start against Washington lasted six innings and he gave up no runs, one and and two walks with nine strikeouts.

The Marlins will answer with Wei-Yin Chen, who knows the Rays from his days with the Baltimore Orioles. He has started 21 career games against Tampa Bay David Montgomery Jersey , more than any other opponent, and posted a 5-6 record with a 3.72 ERA.

That’s considerably better than his overall numbers this year — he’s 2-5 with a 6.14 ERA, though his last start was solid. He limited Arizona to one run and five hits in six innings last week. Against Tampa Bay last year, he pitched well, holding the Rays to two runs and two hits in six innings.

The in-state rivals will meet again right after the All-Star break for three more games, but the extended run against lesser opponents is something the Rays must dominate if they want to get back into wild-card contention.

Even after winning eight of nine games, Tampa Bay is still 11 games behind Seattle for the second AL wild card. Still http://www.bearscheapstores.com/riley-ridley-jersey-cheap , being 42-41 after opening the season 1-8 isn’t bad, especially considering the injuries they’ve dealt with and the talent traded away since the end of last season.