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Detroit Tigers (15-16) vs. Atlanta Braves (22-9) Time/Place: 12:15 p.m., Truist ParkSB Nation Site: Battery PowerMedia: Detroit Sportsnet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (2-1, 3.41 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (3-1, 1.93 ERA)
The Brewers came out hot in last night’s game but were unable to hold on for the series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Today’s rubber match pits veteran starter Brandon Woodruff against right-hander Michael Soroka. Woodruff, the longest-tenured member of the Brewers’ starting rotation, has been a steady presence through five starts. He carries a […]
The St. Louis Cardinals will continue their PNC Park party week on Thursday as Hunter Dobbins will get his first start for St. Louis this season and he will be up against a guy you may have heard of named Paul Skenes who gets the start for Pittsburgh. First pitch is scheduled for 11:35am central […]
The Cincinnati Reds will take on the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park in the series finale, a rubber match that will determine who claims the series victory. In it will feature former Red Michael Lorenzen on the bump for the Rockies, a mound he’ll share to start with lefty Andrew […]
Mets lineup Bo Bichette – 3BJuan Soto – DHMJ Melendez – LFMark Vientos – 1BBrett Baty – RFMarcus Semien – 2BCarson Benge – CFLuis Torrens – CRonny Mauricio – SS SP: Freddy Peralta (RHP) Nationals lineup James Wood – RFLuis Garcia – 1BDaylen Lile – LFCJ Abrams – SSJose Tena – DHJorbit Vivas – 3BNasim […]
Are you ready for 6+ hours of Orioles/Astros action? Well, too bad. You’re getting it anyway. Last night’s rainout has set up the Orioles’ first doubleheader of the season. They’ll play their regularly scheduled 12:35 game followed by the makeup game about half an hour after the first one finishes. Last season the Orioles played […]
It’s the first doubleheader of the season! After Wednesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather, the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will play twice today. It’s a split doubleheader, with the first game starting at 9:35 a.m. PT, and the second scheduled for 2:35 p.m. PT. So you get a two-game gamethread! Starting […]
Lucas Erceg has been…something less than good so far this year. When the Royals traded for him in 2024, he immediately became the team’s best reliever and locked down the closer role. More than that, though, he seemed like a shutdown reliever in the vein of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, and Greg Holland. It’s almost […]
Here are the lineups for game 1 of today’s double header against San Francisco. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Giants:
As you know, the collective-bargaining agreement between MLB owners and the MLB Players Association ends on Dec. 1, 2026. The last time such an expiration happened, five years ago, owners began a lockout on Dec. 1, 2021 that ran well into March and threatened the entire 2022 season. That didn’t happen, though Spring Training 2022 […]
As a result of last night’s rainout, the Houston Astros (11-19) and Baltimore Orioles (14-15) will play a traditional doubleheader today at Camden Yards. Game One: RHP Peter Lambert (1-1, 3.27 ERA) will make his 3rd start of the season as he takes on Orioles RHP Chris Bassitt (1-2, 6.75 ERA). Today will be Lambert’s […]
The month draws to a close with a Thursday matinee on getaway day where the Braves seek a sweep.
Wake up, friends, baseball starts early today! After struggling to break through in the first game of the series, the bats came alive in the second game for the Colorado Rockies as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds 13-2 on Wednesday. Now, with the series split, the Rockies aim for their second straight series win to […]
The Arizona Cardinals had seven draft picks in the 2026 NFL Draft and then followed it up with seven undrafted free agents. Over the next couple of days we will take a look at each of undrafted free agents to get to know them a bit, but also so they get their chance to show […]
This discussion comes off the heels of the Mariners win on Sonday night over the Cardinals. The game was noteworthy for Rob Refsnyder’s big pinch-hit home run in the top of the ninth, and the manner in which it came about. Refsnyder watched a pitch about three inches off the plate called for strike 2, […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, April 30, 2026, 12:35 p.m. ET Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet-PIT Pitching Matchup: Hunter Dobbins (season debut) vs. Paul Skenes (4-1, 2.48 ERA) The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home hosting the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at beautiful PNC Park. Please remember our Game Day […]
Some baseball nicknames are exaggerations. For George “Jumbo” Brown, his was more of a scouting report. Jumbo Brown was listed at 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, making him one of the largest players of his era and a pitcher whose size alone guaranteed he would be remembered. Long before modern strength programs, nutrition plans, and radar […]
As fans continue to digest the news of Rob Thomson’s dismissal as Phillies manager, at least one legendary member of the franchise isn’t wild about the idea of firing a manager so early in the season. Speaking to me on Monday, prior to Thomson’s firing, for my Hittin’ Season podcast, powered by WHYY, Hall of […]
Michael Harris II was seen favoring his ailing quad during last night’s win over the Tigers, and as such, it’s not surprising to see him get another breather in a short turnaround matinee game, especially given that Framber Valdez throws with his left hand. The absence of Harris is part of a wholesale rejiggering of […]
Red Sox Hit Piece Week rolls on, everyone! Today it’s Alex Speier, arguably the current dean of the Red Sox beat, who has a big piece diving into the ways that the relationship between Craig Breslow and Alex Cora slowly fractured over the past few years. The juiciest nugget in this one? “Breslow contemplated significant […]
Casey Schmitt is an anomaly. A player better known for his defense who has been decoupled from defense because the Giants just so happen to have players slightly better than him at his main positions but also because of his bat? On a team that famously cannot hit? How is this possible? A fluke of […]
Cincinnati Reds lefty Brandon Williamson exited Wednesday evening’s start against the Colorado Rockies after having thrown just 58 pitches across 3.0 IP. It was the latest in a series of frustrating starts for the 28 year old, who for the season has actually walked more hitters (20) than he’s struck out (19). After the game, […]
James Wood is 23 years old and after a disappointing finish to last season where he hit .223 with 7 homers after the break while striking out 105 times in 269 PAs, he's back to meeting high expectations. The early season is always full of wild variation (Currently a Nats team with Alex Call, Dom Smith, and Ildermo Vargas would be DESTROYING opposing pitching staffs) but Wood is the seventh best hitter in MLB by OPS+ and the 5th youngest in the Top 50*. He's a guy you build an offen...
The Mets announced a flurry of roster moves ahead of their 1:10pm series finale with the Nationals this afternoon in Queens. Luis Robert Jr., who has been sidelined with back issues since Monday, was put on the 10-Day Injured List retroactive to Monday with ‘lumbar spine disc herniation.’ In a corresponding move, Eric Wagaman, who […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (16-13) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on an Unroe RBI double. Gordon got the start and tossed 3.2 scoreless innings. The offense got another run on an […]