The Jacksonville Jagaurs have made another big offseason transaction Ty Sambrailo Jersey , releasing wide receiver Allen Hurns. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news Tuesday morning:Jaguars are releasing WR Allen Hurns, per source. Strong market expected for him.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 20, 2018The Jaguars also saw star wideout Allen Robinson sign with the Chicago Bears last week, so the tenure of the two-headed "Allen" receiving monster ends in Jacksonville. Hurns and Robinson each had 1,000-yard seasons in 2015, but both have dealt with injuries over the last two years, and will look to regain their Pro Bowl forms on new teams.Robinson tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2017 season Wil Lutz Jersey , but Hurns wasn't able to step up in his absence. He finished 2017 with just 39 catches for 484 yards and two touchdowns - all extremely similar totals to 2016.Hurns did step up his game in the playoffs, though. He caught seven passes for 92 yards and helped the Jaguars reach the AFC Championship Game - where they barely lost to the defending Super Bowl winner New England Patriots, 24-20.Schefter also reported that the Jaguars released tight end Marcedes Lewis, who had spent his first 12 seasons with the franchise. The soon-to-be 34-year-old is one of the few quality tight ends left in the free agent market, so he could find a home very shortly.The Jaguars owned the NFL's second best defense in 2017, so they turned towards addressing the offensive side of the ball in free agency. Gone are Robinson and Lee, while star offensive guard Andrew Norwell was signed to a five-year Ray Lewis Jersey , $66.5 million contract.Jacksonville also signed former Indianapolis Colts speedy wideout Donte Moncrief to a one-year contract, then re-signed Marqise Lee to a four-year deal worth $38 million. Quarterback Blake Bortles will have a new set of weapons to complement star running back, Leonard Fournette.Most of the NFL's top free agents have signed already, so Hurns won't be unemployed for long. The only question is if he'll get a big contract, or if it'll be a short-term "prove it" deal.
SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Andy Green says make nothing of the statistic. The only thing that’s important is that the Padres will be going for a series win Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park.
But here’s the stat. The Padres lost Friday night’s series opener to the Pirates — marking the 18th time in the last 19 series that the Padres have lost the opening game in the series.
Saturday night they held onto a 4-3 win to improve to 14-5 in the second game of their last 19 series. Going into Sunday, they are 11-7 in the third game.
“I don’t put much into that first game of a series statistic,” Green said Saturday. “I think it’s just one of those things that you don’t make too big a deal out of. The goal is to win the series and we have Tyson (Ross) on the mound for the rubber game.”
The right-handed Ross (5-5 Bruce Irvin Jersey , 3.32 earned run average) will be opposing Pittsburgh right-hander Jameson Taillon (5-6, 3.96 ERA) in Sunday afternoon’s rubber match.
The 32-year-old Ross has been the Padres most reliable pitcher this season. The Padres are 11-5 when he starts (including a 7-2 record over his last nine starts), although they have failed to score a run for him the last three times he has started.
Ross has not allowed more than three runs in his last nine starts and he has gone five or more innings in his last 11 starts. Over his last two outings, Ross has allowed three runs on nine hits and six walks in 13 innings. And his ERA over those past nine starts is 3.08.
Ross has already made one successful start against the Pirates this season. On May 18 in Pittsburgh, Ross held Pittsburgh to two runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts over six innings to get credit for the win in a 3-2 Padres victory.
Sunday will be Ross’ seventh career appearance against the Pirates. In six previous starts, Ross has a 2-2 record and a 3.24 ERA. Another thing Ross has going for him Sunday is Petco Park. He has a career 2.91 ERA in the Padres’ downtown home in 53 games (44 starts).
Taillon, 26 Delano Hill Jersey , will be facing the Padres for the first time this season although he will be making his third career start against the Padres. He has a 1-0 record with a 1.26 ERA over 14 1/3 innings in his first two outings against the Padres. He shut out the Padres on three hits and two walks over eight innings in 2016.
Like Ross, Taillon will also be making his 17th start of the season. After starting the season 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA in his first three starts, Taillon has gone 3-6 with a 4.87 ERA in his last 13 starts. But he has won each of his past three road starts, giving up four runs in 21 innings.
The biggest plus for Taillon Sunday could be the sunlight. He is 9-2 with a 2.87 ERA in 17 career day games and 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA in five daylight starts on the road.
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