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September is officially here! We have a month left in the MLB season and a short window to bolster your rosters to secure those fantasy baseball championships. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with another edition of our WW rankings series with our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 23—August 31 through September 6—in […]
DENVER—In the bottom of the seventh inning, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz decided to introduce Luis De León to major league baseball. His introduction lasted five batters and produced two runs for the Colorado Rockies. Those two runs broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Rockies a 4-2 win over the Orioles before 16,334 at Coors […]
When I wrote a book on Orioles history more than a quarter-century ago, I couldn’t summon information with just a couple of clicks. Believe it or not, I managed. (Note from John: The Bird Tapes grew out of a shoebox filled with microcassettes containing old interviews with former Baltimore Oriole players, managers and executives. The […]
1918 In a season-ending doubleheader (the 1918 season ended early because of World War I) at Detroit, Buck Weaver rapped out eight hits in 10 at-bats. The Sox would lose the games, 11-5 and 7-3. Weaver went 5-for-5 in the first game and 3-for-5 in the second. He had two doubles among his eight hits. The 1918 […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Football When you thought it might have been over, there’s always more. Per Eli Hoff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, current Missouri defensive tackle Sterling Webb has filed for a temporary restraining order against the University of Missouri, the institution he will be suiting up […]
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner (unlocked): The Yankees took a calculated risk in offering Trent Grisham the $22 million qualifying offer last winter, and you could make a fair argument the gamble hasn’t paid off. Grish has been the worst center fielder in baseball by OAA and the slowest at the position as well. He’s […]
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The New York Yankees lineup has become notoriously lefty-heavy, and right fielder Spencer Jones, who is establishing himself as an everyday player in his first season in the big leagues, is another southpaw. However, Jones’ righty/lefty splits isn’t that debilitating for the Yankees to the point that they need to put him in a platoon. […] The post Yankees’ Aaron Boone reveals what’s behind Spencer Jones’ success vs. lefties appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Baltimore Orioles have reached the point where opportunity and urgency are inseparable. They sit at 69–70, 1.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League Wild Card, with 23 games remaining. The Texas Rangers share Baltimore’s record and own the head-to-head tiebreaker, so the Orioles are effectively chasing two clubs. A 7–3 […] The post Fatal flaw that will doom Orioles’ AL Wild Card chances appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Chicago Cubs were just four innings away from pulling within six games of the Milwaukee Brewers and adding some intrigue to the final two battles of this divisional series, but their biggest bugaboo in August popped up on Sept. 1. An alarmingly fragile bullpen once again broke in half, as The North Siders blew […] The post Cubs’ Daniel Palencia wants the ‘ball tomorrow’ after tough outing vs. Brewers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Fans of the Los Angeles Angels have to be excited for the franchise’s future after Arte Moreno, owner of the team for 23 years, finalized the sale of the team to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment — owner of proud champion franchises in the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, the English Premier League’s […] The post Mike Scioscia shares stance on Angels’ direction after sale appeared first on ClutchPoints .
One thing about aces is that while they’re usually the best card, in some rare games, they’re the lowest. That’s what happened Tuesday in Pittsburgh, when reigning Cy Young winner Paul Skenes faced off against three-time All-Star and one-time pitching WAR second-place finisher Logan Webb. By the bottom of the third inning, Skenes had given […]
PHOENIX — Jesús Luzardo continued his strong stretch of starts. The left-hander allowed only one run on a solo home run to Jordan Lawlar in a 7-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Chase Field in Phoenix. The Phillies, winners of six straight, now have a one-game lead over the Chicago Cubs […]
The 19-year-old phenom went 2-for-3 with a walk and his 18th SB homer. His 82 South Bend RBI in 78 games is the team's record. And he played 39 games in Myrtle Beach to start the season.
The White Sox (73-65) rebounded from Monday’s rough loss to the Astros (70-69), defeating Houston behind South Side ace Sean Burke. The righthander earned his eighth win of the season. Despite getting off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first, Burke battled through his 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit while […]
In the perfect showing of how fast things can change in the big leagues, the Milwaukee Brewers bounced back from a 17-3 defeat to the Chicago Cubs on Monday with a 9-4 victory on Tuesday to even up the three-game series to start the week. The Brewers chose to conserve their bullpen on Monday and […] The post Brewers’ Antonio Senzatela joins interesting company with 10th win of 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Outhomering the Dodgers five to zip, the Cardinals had no trouble controlling this game right from the jump in a 13-8 blowout win. For the first time since joining the Dodgers, Eric Lauer delivered a bad enough start at home that helps illustrate why he was available in the first place, ready to be scooped […]
The St. Louis Cardinals did not forget to ship their bats to Dodger Stadium as they began their west coast trip Tuesday night. I know this because the sound of Cardinals bats hitting balls was everywhere in Los Angeles as they hammered the Dodgers mercilessly, but LA didn’t roll over and just let the Cardinals […]
With a new page of the calendar turned and facing an opponent that would have given them fits two months ago, the Philadelphia Phillies (79-60) continued their ascendancy in the National League playoff hunt with a 7-1 masterclass against the Arizona Diamondbacks (73-67) to push their winning streak to six games. On a night that […]
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks fans have plenty to say after the club dropped its three-game series to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, with many pointing to outfielder Corbin Carroll’s current slump at the plate. It’s no secret the All-Star is having a tough time offensively, and Tuesday’s loss came with a 0-for-4 night with three […]
Angels owner Arte Moreno has agreed to sell the team to billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, reports Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times. It’s a stunning and out-of-the-blue development. Moreno explored a sale of the Angels a few years ago but wound up pulling the team off the market. As […]
Just a day ago, Ketel Marte was asked whether he had a message for the Arizona Diamondbacks fans. Trying to hold back his emotions, the second baseman only nodded, indicating ‘No.’ Now that the D-Backs have decided to start him against the Philadelphia Phillies as a DH on Monday, one message did come from his […] The post Ketel Marte Rushes Out Toward Stands After His HR Ball Strikes Grounds Crew Member appeared first on EssentiallySports .
After finding themselves on the wrong side of the most home runs hit by a Chicago Cubs team in franchise history on Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers fought back in a major way on Tuesday, securing a 9-4 victory thanks to 13 hits by Christian Yelich, Joey Ortiz, and company. Discussing how his team was able to […] The post Pat Murphy believes Brewers’ ‘committed’ attitude will prevail appeared first on ClutchPoints .
One game separates the Texas Rangers from the Houston Astros with 23 games remaining in the 2026 season, but the standings understate the challenge. The Astros own the season tiebreaker after winning nine of 13 meetings, so Texas must finish ahead rather than merely pull even. The Seattle Mariners remain five games back. The Rangers […] The post Fatal flaw that will doom Rangers’ chances of winning AL West appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Nimmo drove in 5 runs, MacKenzie Gore allowed 1 run over 5 1/3 innings, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-5 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field. Texas improved to 69-70 and moved within one game of the first-place Houston Astros, who lost 5-1 to the Chicago White Sox. […]
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