Using all of the field, doing some nice things

Collingwood have made their pitch to Michael Hurley, joining several AFL clubs in waiting for the banned Essendon defenders decision.Hurley is contracted to the Bombers for the 2017 season but has become the most in-demand player on the market.The Magpies this week followed Western Bulldogs and St Kilda in going public with their desire to sign Hurley.Several other clubs are also interested in the 26-year-old.There remains a chance the disillusioned defender will recommit to the Bombers, having skipped this season as part of doping sanctions.Hes had a bit of think time. Im sure well become more aware of that over the coming weeks, Buckley said on Tuesday.Were really keen on him. He hasnt said no.Were really sensitive and understanding of the position he finds himself in with his current club.Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge echoed Buckleys thoughts, saying everyone should be sensitive to the Bombers plight.I wont be saying any more publicly (on Hurley), he said.Because I just think its a little bit disrespectful to Essendons situation.Adam Treloar and James Aish were both traded to Collingwood last year after nominating it as their club of choice, with the young midfielders impressed by a range of factors.Buckley didnt reveal what carrots the Magpies used while selling the club to Hurleys manager Paul Connors.Its up to the individual to work out what mix hes looking for. Buckley said.The Magpies offloaded a future first-round draft pick to secure Treloar in 2015, with Buckley conceding that will make it harder to agree on a suitable trade for Hurley.Theres sensitivities around that, we value all of our players but our job is to give the club the best chance of success, he said.We want the best talent to come to us.Bombers coach John Worsfold has expressed confidence throughout the year that Hurley will recommit.Essendon midfielder David Zaharakis, who has played alongside Hurley since they were children, is unsure of the backmans plans.Hopefully he makes a decision in the next one or two weeks Zaharakis told radio station RSN927.It is difficult, you dont want to put pressure on. Dylan Strome Jersey . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. 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They went 5-2 on a trip that began in Baltimore.Im really proud of our guys. We have a small margin of error these days and weve responded by playing well, manager A.J. Hinch said.McHugh (8-10) gave up three runs in five innings, ending an 0-4 rut in his last five starts. Ken Giles closed for his fifth save.Gerrit Cole (7-9) allowed five runs in five innings. He has a 6.07 ERA through five August starts.Pittsburgh has lost five of six.Ive been trying to look at approaches and maybe see how I can use my stuff better. I thought today there were some good steps in the right direction: some good sliders, some good curveballs for strikes, he said.Miss over the plate, and Im getting punished. Thats the bottom line, he said.Gattis homered in the second, connecting after a single by Correa.We did a pretty good job of executing some at-bats, Hinch said. (Cole) has some really good stuff and we stayed enough inside the strike zone. Gattis delivers the big blow. I think that relaxed the dugout a little bit.Correa reached on an infield single in the fourth and scored on a triple by Marwin Gonzalez.George Springer singled to begin the fifth and Alex Bregman followed with a double, setting up sacrifice flies by Jose Altuve and Correa for a 5-1 lead.ddddddddddddJordy Mercer homered in the Pittsburgh third.The Pirates closed to 5-3 in the fifth on RBI singles by Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco.Polanco, who hit two home runs Tuesday, tripled home Marte in the seventh.Hes continued to find a way to plate runs for us. Using all of the field, doing some nice things, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.It speaks to his mentality to hit the ball hard where its pitched. Hes not just up there trying to yank or drill something into the water. Hes up there trying to do some damage, trying to hit the ball hard and hes been doing it quite frequently lately, he said.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Correa was back at shortstop a day after making an early exit because of an illness. Hinch said roughly half of the Astros roster is currently sick.UP NEXTAstros: Following a day off, Houston will begin a three-game series at home against Tampa Bay on Friday. After allowing one run through seven innings in his last outing, RHP Mike Fiers (9-6, 4.48) will try to repeat that performance against Tampa Bay.Pirates: Will travel to Milwaukee for the start of a four-game series against the Brewers on Thursday. RHP Chad Kuhl (3-1, 3.62) will look to bounce back from his first major league loss. ' ' '