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The Boston Red Sox are shaping up to be sellers at the MLB trade deadline, with the likes of Aroldis […]
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The Boston Red Sox are shaping up to be sellers at the MLB trade deadline, with the likes of Aroldis […]
On paper, I think this was the toughest of this weekend’s matchups against the Milwaukee Brewers, who came into yesterday with the second best record in the Major Leagues. Brandon Woodruff took the mound for the Brew Crew (2-1, 2.59 ERA before today) while Merrill Kelly, who has not been great this year, was going […]
The San Francisco Giants have been arguably the worst team in the National League this year, but that doesn’t mean they’re stuck with a token All-Star. Instead, the team received a pair of selections on Saturday when the 2026 MLB All-Star rosters were revealed. One of those players was an obvious selection: second baseman Luis […]
The stage for Pete Crow-Armstrong was always going to be big. It’s hard not to be, when you’re the centerpiece of the 2021 trade that forced Cubs fans to say goodbye to the much-beloved Javy Baez. And when you’re an acronym before you’ve played a game in the major leagues. Or when rival fanbases relish […]
Following an 11-15 June, the Colorado Rockies kicked off July with three straight wins. They entered the Saturday holiday matchup with back-to-back 14+ run games. On a day that got a little wonky between injuries, weather delays, umpire injury delays, and more, the Rockies weren’t able to secure a fourth straight win, as the San […]
Fans of round numbers enjoyed Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s masterful performance to lead a second straight low-scoring win for the Dodgers against the Padres, this one finishing 3-0. It was with his 100th pitch that Yamamoto secured a 10th strikeout to wrap up seven scoreless innings—Yamamoto tied a career-high in punchouts and delivered his best outing against […]
Box Score Struggles with clutch hitting haunted the Milwaukee Brewers yet again, as they stranded nine runners on base on their way to a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Entering tonight’s game, the Brewers’ main focus was to get a deep outing from their starting pitcher and clean up the runners in scoring position. […]
Recap In the first inning, with two baserunners due to walks, Willson Contreras whaled a no-doubter to left and the Sox never looked back. The Sox had steady traffic on the bases, working some long at-bats and drawing six walks, three of which led to runs. They also benefitted from being hit by pitches (twice […]
Well the All-Star game selections were announced Saturday night and while these haven’t exactly been meritocratic, there were some funny ones (Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a 97 wRC+, for example). It’s a shame that Dylan Lee didn’t make the team, though there may be time yet as a replacement. Dylan is 6th in all of […]
The St. Louis Cardinals entered Wrigley Field with their bats warmed up and ready for action again as they jumped on the Chicago Cubs early again in a nationally-broadcast game Saturday night. Kyle Leahy was also solid in his effort to keep the Cubs at bay. JJ Wetherholt was one of the bats that carried […]
The Astros announced four roster moves today, including the somewhat surprising news that outfielder Jake Meyers has been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land. Outfielder Joey Loperfido has also been optioned to Sugar Land, while Houston has called up Zach Dezenzo from Triple-A and activated LaMonte Wade Jr. from the 10-day injured list. This marks the […]
Hopefully, you were celebrating Independence Day with family and friends by enjoying a cookout, watching fireworks, or doing just about anything but watching the New York Mets. The Atlanta Braves throttled the Mets 14-3 Saturday night in Atlanta, outplaying them in all facets in another ugly loss. New York’s lineup was its normal sleepy self […]
Giants 6, Rockies 4 Leverage index & box score Oh, Ray, can you see?: Robbie Ray, +0.14 WPA Strugglin’ Sullivan: Sean Sullivan, -0.27 WPA Graphics via FanGraphs. Game discussion comment of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
The Milwaukee Brewers rise to the top of the National League Central has felt steady rather than sudden. Earlier in the season, it looked like a promising stretch, the kind of run that can fade once the schedule tightens and opposing teams adjust accordingly. Now, it carries a different weight. This version of the Brewers [...]
We never really did a rundown of the first-half finishes for the full-season affiliates, so while we’re about 10 games into the second half, a quick look at how things ended up in the first half: Charlotte Knights 8, Memphis Redbirds 6As they say, you can’t stop the Charlotte Knights (46-40), you can only hope […]
First baseman Rowdy Tellez has cleared waivers and been sent to Triple-A, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. The Braves designated Tellez for assignment on Thursday. He has six years of MLB service time, so he can reject the assignment and choose free agency. Tellez was bumped off the roster in favor of shortstop Jim […]
Shelby Miller threw live batting practice in Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got all dirty against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 7-6. Starter Grant Kipp lasted four innings and gave up five runs on five hits. Three of those five hits were home runs, which accounted for all five runs. Kipp walked two and […]
With Chris Sale on the mound, the Braves were going for a much-needed win against the Mets with Chris Sale on the mound. Sale pitching is always comforting, but the Braves were unable to win a Chris Sale start in the month of June. Both Sale and Sean Manaea worked around a base hit in […]
Jesus Luzardo continued his good run of form with an Independence Day gem as the Philadelphia Phillies (50-39) cruised to a 6-1 victory in their series opener against the Kansas City Royals (35-54). Luzardo retired the first eight batters of the game, which included striking out the side in the second inning, before allowing an […]
The Yankees beat the Twins 5-2. They usually beat the...
The Yankees needed to, but lost instead 6-2 in the...
The Yankees are having major problems. Coming into this game,...
After two nights of being walked off, the White Sox reversed course, pushing to a 3-1 lead late and then locking the win up with zero drama. In the process, Sean Burke dazzled through six with a career-high strikeout night, Colson Montgomery celebrated a year since his debut by putting two of the three runs […]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made it to the list. He became the starting first baseman for the American League in the MLB All-Star Game. This is the sixth time the Toronto Blue Jays star has earned a spot. But just hours after the list was confirmed with multiple Jays players in starting positions, Vladdy announced to […] The post MLB All-Star Games: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Makes Tough Decision Amid Blue Jays Struggles appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Royals fell to the Phillies 6-1 after Michael Wacha allowed four runs on three homers in six innings. This was Wacha’s first start after being named a 2026 American League All-Star. While it was among his worst starts of the season, it wasn’t a terrible start overall. He even struck out 7! But the […]
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