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Shortstop Ezequiel Pena was promoted to Low-A Myrtle Beach from the ACL Cubs Iowa Cubs Rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader on Saturday. Knoxville Smokies The Knoxville Smokies defenestrated the Birmingham Barons (White Sox), 6-2. Connor Schultz pitched four innings and gave up just one run on three hits. The one run came on a […]
India’s T20 Leadership Set for a Major Change? Indian cricket could be on the verge of another significant leadership transition. According to multiple reports, the BCCI and national selectors are… Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma in Fray to Succeed Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I Captain Read more
The Minnesota Twins are fighting hard to keep in step with their peers in the AL Central standings, and it did not help whatsoever that they suffered an 8-6 loss to a division rival in the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. This most recent defeat dropped them to 29-35 on the season, although the […] The post Twins manager says the quiet part out loud about Byron Buxton appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Andy Robertson has joined Tottenham after leaving Liverpool, giving Spurs one of the Premier League’s most experienced left-backs on a free transfer. The move is striking because Robertson spent nine years at Anfield and became closely linked with Liverpool’s strongest era under Jürgen Klopp. For Tottenham, this is not only a defensive signing. Around transfer […] The post Robertson joins Spurs as betting shifts appeared first on The Sports Bank .
The past couple weeks have not been kind to the Padres. They now have a season-high five-game losing streak after being swept in today's matinee series finale in Philadelphia. It's their third four-plus game skid of the season and second in as many weeks, as they've dropped nine of ten. Six of those have come […]
Shohei Ohtani has been excellent for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season… just in a way that fans aren’t used to seeing. In prior seasons, Ohtani has been an excellent hitter who is also really good when he steps on the mound. However, most fans saw that Ohtani’s skill as a hitter was better than […] The post Why Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani isn’t playing vs. Diamondbacks appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Jack Perkins will make his first start of the season for the A’s on Friday. The second-year righty will go opposite Peter Lambert to kick off a weekend series with the Astros. Manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com this week that Perkins will be part of the rotation. The A’s have lost Aaron Civale […]
Ketel Marte punctuated the Arizona Diamondbacks’ series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in grand fashion. Marte called game on the Dodgers on Thursday, as he hit a walk-off home run to give the D’backs a 3-2 victory over the reigning World Series champions at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. With the score tied at 2-2 […] The post Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte walks off Dodgers with moonshot home run appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Charlotte Knights 11, Durham Bulls 6Another night, another double-digit outburst for Charlotte (32-28). The Knights wasted zero time as Braden Montgomery and Caden Connor drew back-to-back walks to open the first, Korey Lee watched strike three, and Dustin Harris promptly laced a single to plate Montgomery. 1-0, Knights. Durham answered in the bottom half, but […]
The Dbacks were able to split the series with the Dodgers Thursday night thanks to some late inning heroics from none other than Ketel Marte and some terrific pitching from Ryne Nelson and the bullpen. The Dbacks offense was stymied once again for 7 innings until Corbin Carrol hit a home run in the 8th […]
In a game that featured a rain delay in the middle of it, the Royals prevailed in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins, 8-6. After losing their first three games of their current road trip, the Royals have won three out of their last four, including their last two. Josh Rojas, called up earlier […]
Not a pitch was thrown with the Dodgers trailing, and yet they found themselves on the losing end of a 3-2 matchup, all thanks to a walk-off solo shot from Ketel Marte off Tanner Scott. Justin Wrobleski did his part by delivering six scoreless innings, but the offense was underwhelming without Shohei Ohtani, and a […]
On Thursday night, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts decided to shake up the lineup order in the final game of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Typically over the past few seasons, the Dodgers have utilized Shohei Ohtani as the leadoff hitter. But Roberts switched it up, instead deploying Mookie Betts to lead […] The post Dodgers’ Dave Roberts explains eye-opening Mookie Betts lineup decision appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Albert Ramirez retained his interim WBA light heavyweight title with a win over Lerrone Richards, but just barely, and in the minds of many, maybe not even deservingly. Ramirez was frustrated and annoyed all night fighting Richards, who has been largely out of the spotlight since 2021, with just one fight of real note in […]
The Atlanta Braves announced several moves on Thursday morning, most notably adding a new catcher to the mix. The club acquired catcher Austin Wynns from the Los Angeles Angels and selected him to the major league roster. In addition, fellow catcher Chadwick Tromp was designated for assignment, outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. was optioned to Triple-A […]
Prince Night at Target Field included some back-and-forth scoring, some back-and-forth circus baseball, and a rain delay. If the production crew didn’t play Purple Rain during the delay, then they should be fired. Seth Lugo faced off for the Kansas City Royals against the Minnesota Twins’ bullpen to start off this contest. Everything kicked off […]
The New York Mets’ nightmare 2026 season continues. They might be coming off a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, but they are still in dead last in the NL East with a 27-35 record. This season has not even come close to going according to plan for the Mets, with injury woes […] The post Mets rumors: Insider calls Bo Bichette trade ‘highly unlikely’ before deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Perhaps Brayan Bello saw it coming, so he let it loose with his words following his brutal start in an 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Before getting sent by the Red Sox to Triple-A Worcester, the 27-year-old pitcher had some blunt words about his situation. Boston has tried using openers in front […] The post Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello’s blunt message before getting optioned appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been playing some really good baseball over the last few games. While they haven’t been as dominant as their peers in the NL West, they’ve been steadily humming along and waiting for their time to break out. They are also waiting for some of their key stars to make their season […] The post Diamondbacks’ Corbin Burnes makes raw admission after injury setback appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trailing 6-1 in the seventh inning and in serious danger of falling into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for last place in the National League Central, the Chicago Cubs (33-30) rattled off what fans hope is a season-rejuvenating rally. The North Siders cut into the deficit in the eighth inning via an Ian Happ […] The post Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong caps off crazy 9th-inning comeback with walk-off hit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rangers are re-signing reliever Josh Sborz to a minor league contract, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. He’d been granted his release earlier in the week. Sborz pitched parts of four MLB seasons with Texas between 2021-24. While he had a mostly nondescript 4.86 earned run average across 150 regular season innings, he […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks both lost key players for the rest of their series finale matchup at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. During the fifth inning of the National League West rivalry showdown, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, who recently had an injury scare, hit a grounder that went past the […] The post Max Muncy, Ildemaro Vargas leave Dodgers-Diamondbacks after collision appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The hope going in was that momentum would continue, propelling the Astros to a series win and consecutive victories. Unfortunately, no one told Ryan O’Hearn and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates. O’Hearn would be a constant thorn in the side of this rubber match. Pirates 5 Astros 1. The scoring opened with […]
On Wednesday morning, Colorado Rockies fans were greeted with good news: Rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield had been named Major League Baseball’s National League Rookie of the Month for May. The 26-year-old Rumfield—obtained this offseason from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed pitcher Angel Chivilli—led National League rookies in virtually every offensive category […]
The A’s couldn’t finish off the sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. They imploded late, blowing a three-run lead in the ninth to ruin the chance at leaving Chicago with three wins.. A strong start from their young starting pitcher paired with four home runs wasn’t enough to overcome a bullpen collapse at […]
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