PHILADELPHIA -- Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said after Tuesdays game that he might be onto something.This came after he was reminded that Tuesdays ejection was the 51st of his career and sixth of 2016.Whatever he was trying to do -- whether he was really mad at first base umpire Alan Porter or trying to ignite a team that had lost 12 of 14 -- it worked.The Pirates won when trailing after eight innings for the first time since July 12, 2014 -- a stretch of 140 games.Sean Rodriguezs three-run, go-ahead home run gave Pittsburgh a 5-3 win over the Phillies.The win came at a much-needed time. Theyre not mathematically out of the playoffs just yet, though it would take an awful lot for them to catch the New York Mets or St. Louis Cardinals at this point. They entered Monday six games out of the final wild-card spot.They left Monday with -- finally -- a little bit of momentum.Weve been scratching and clawing every game, Hurdle said. If youre not in the dugout, you dont feel the angst sometimes. When your offense is scratching to score runs, they take the at-bats personal. They try to keep it professional, but they take them personal.For us to battle back like that, it just goes to show you the guys are still going to play, theyre still going to fight.The same can be said of the Phillies starting pitching staff. The offense has put up the lowest run totals in the league, but the organization has to be happy about the young starting pitchers as 2016 winds down.The bullpen, not so much. Jeanmar Gomezs blown save Tuesday was his fifth of the year and he now has a 5.21 ERA in 19 save situations at home this season. The bullpen was a strong suit earlier in the year. But the starters have been hung out to dry lately.Our entire bullpen hasnt really hung in there that well, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. 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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas is no closer to naming its starting quarterback after its first fall scrimmage, but one of the members of that competition is making a move.The three-man race between Shane Buechele, Tyrone Swoopes and Jerrod Heard is down to two competitors as Heard, a 10-game starter at quarterback last season, began practicing at wide receiver this week.Longhorns coach Charlie Strong praised Heards unbelievable attitude during the position switch and says the quarterback requested the move. Heard said he wants to try playing slot receiver because he wants to help the team win.Jerrod was battling for the quarterback position and he says to me, Coach, I can be the backup at quarterback, but I want to play, Strong recalled. So I said, OK, big boy, you tell me where you want to play. He said, Can I go play wide receiver? I said, Most certainly, you can.Heard threw for 1,214 yards, rushed for 556 yards and scored eight total touchdowns last season as a redshirt freshman. The highlight of Heards debut season came in his second career start, when he produced a school-record 527 total yards of offense against Cal.Strong said Heard is still getting reps at quarterback in practice, but he does exxpect his new receiver to make an impact as a receiver against Notre Dame in the season opener.dddddddddddd.Oh yes, without a doubt, Strong said. Hes an athlete.Strong hoped to pick his starting quarterback early in fall camp but changed his tune Saturday morning. The decision might have to wait another week or longer. Strong says hes waiting for strategic purposes; he doesnt want Notre Dame to know his plan.I just think next week would be too early for us, Strong said. Were still in the evaluation process. Im not just going to put it out there yet. I know you want to write about it. But I just know whos waiting on us, so they can see who they have to prepare for. Its about our opponent more than anything. 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