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There was no late-night luck in Vegas for the Rockies. Sean Sullivan gave Colorado an encouraging first look in his major league debut, and Cole Carrigg delivered the swing that briefly looked like it might define the night. But the lead did not hold. The Athletics answered Carrigg’s three-run homer with four unanswered runs, including […]
From the jump, the Rays just didn’t have it tonight. In the bottom of the first, Trey Mancini roped a triple to right field with two outs to plate two Halos. 2-0 Anaheim before you got a chance to sit down with your popcorn. Again with two outs, the Angels got off the hook with […]
Saturday afternoon’s news surrounding the Atlanta Braves will likely be all about starting pitcher Spencer Strider. In Friday night’s loss to the New York Mets, Spencer Strider had to be removed from the game with right arm soreness, but it was apparent in the game that his velocity was down quite a few notches, and […] The post Spencer Strider’s Exit in Braves-Mets Game Sounds Alarm for Devastating Elbow Injury appeared first on HEAVY .
Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher Spencer Strider’s start against the New York Mets on Friday ended early after he exited in the fourth inning due to right arm soreness, with the team later confirming discomfort in both his shoulder and elbow. New York went on to defeat Atlanta 7-5 in the matchup at Citi Field. Strider’s […] The post Braves’ Spencer Strider exits Mets clash with arm soreness appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trent Grisham exited the New York Yankees‘ 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed it was a hamstring injury after the game.“Hopefully not too serious, but we’ll see how he wakes up tomorrow,” Boone told Meredith Marakovits of YES Network.Grisham suffered the injury rounding first base on a two-run single […] The post Yankees Manager Provides Update on Trent Grisham, Hints at Roster Move appeared first on HEAVY .
Trent Grisham exited the New York Yankees‘ 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed it was a hamstring injury after the game.“Hopefully not too serious, but we’ll see how he wakes up tomorrow,” Boone told Meredith Marakovits of YES Network.Grisham suffered the injury rounding first base on a two-run single […] The post Yankees Manager Provides Update on Trent Grisham, Hints at Roster Move appeared first on HEAVY .
Athletics 6, Rockies 4 Graphic via FanGraphs. He’s back: Lawrence Butler, +0.38 WPA Tough day in the bullpen: Zach Agnos, -0.39 WPA Game thread comment of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
The Athletics started their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies on the right foot, beating their NL West counterparts 6-4 thanks to some solid pitching and timely hitting. The win secures the team’s 34th win of the season and they remain in striking distance of a playoff spot and the AL West lead. They’re now […]
The Rockies provided a brutal injury update on Friday night. Manager Warren Schaeffer tells Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette that Chase Dollander is expected to require surgery to repair UCL damage in his elbow. The Rox haven’t finalized those plans yet, as Schaeffer indicated the righty has one more pre-operation appointment in the coming […]
The Mariners are finishing out their long road trip with an interleague set against the Nationals and things got off to a tough start with a two-hour-plus rain delay, their second of the season (glares in the general direction of Minnesota). Rain delays historically haven’t been kind to the Mariners, but today they overcame the […]
Only the Houston Astros this season could deliver angst and high drama after posting a whopping 9 runs in the first inning. What should’ve been a contest set on cruise control, quickly became a roller coaster affair, between dueling bullpens. Houston would hang on for a 10-8 win. Royals starter Luinder Avila […]
The Orioles announced that utility player Weston Wilson elected free agency. Baltimore designated him for assignment last week when they selected catcher Sam Huff onto the MLB roster. Wilson cleared waivers and was outrighted for the second time in his career, which allowed him to test the market. Wilson had spent the last two months on […]
The Yankees provide an update on their catcher, Austin Wells. According to Yankees beat writer Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, Yankees Manager Aaron Boone told Kirschner that, “they’ll also get through the weekend before deciding if they will activate Austin Wells or if he’ll need some rehab games”, reported Kirschner.Wells was put on the IL […] The post Yankees Insider Provides Update On Austin Wells appeared first on HEAVY .
The Mets welcomed the Braves to Citi Field with a 7-5 victory to open the series against the division leaders. The dynamic duo of Bo Bichette and Juan Soto went back-to-back in the first inning to give the Mets an early 2-0 lead against their rivals. After Nolan McLean labored in the second and Atlanta […]
On a drizzly night, the Twins managed (somehow) to win a battle of bumpy bullpens. (In bWAR for relievers, the Cards’ pitchers are ninth in MLB; the Twins’ are 29th.) Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Cards 1B Alec Burleson has a home run in each of his last three games; make it four. Heckuva hot streak. If […]
Every time Jacob Misiorowski takes the mound, baseball history seems to follow. The Brewers’ flamethrower added another chapter with a dominant complete-game shutout against the Phillies.In his first-inning strikeout of Kyle Schwarber, Misiorowski registered a velocity of 104.5 MPH. That broke his own record for the hardest pitch thrown by a starting pitcher. It also […] The post Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski Achieves Feat Rarer Than Perfect Game vs. Phillies appeared first on HEAVY .
The Minnesota Wild could land Vincent Trocheck in a recent mock trade, despite the offer looking weak for the New York Ranger. The post Vincent Trocheck Mock Trade to Wild Looks Weak for Rangers appeared first on HEAVY .
A loss in the first game of the season against the New York Mets was bad for the Atlanta Braves. The loss of Spencer Strider to right arm soreness during his start was worse. Strider’s departure after his fastball plummeted to 88-89 mph in the fourth inning overshadowed Atlanta’s 7-5 loss in Queens, N.Y. Friday […]
As part of Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ effort to help rebuild Detroit’s offensive line, he signed center Cade Mays to a three-year contract worth $25 million.Mays arrives in Detroit having already spent time with both the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants, during which he’s appeared in a total of 52 games (27 […] The post Lions’ Cade Mays Doesn’t Hold Back First Impressions Of Jared Goff appeared first on HEAVY .
On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers opened up a series with the White Sox in Chicago.They lost by a score of 8-2.Dodgers Legend Clayton Kershaw Makes PostAlso on Friday, Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw made a heartfelt post to Instagram that had over 8,000 likes in four hours.Kershaw wrote: “Where it all started for me. […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Clayton Kershaw Makes Heartfelt Post appeared first on HEAVY .
After a brutal road trip and a much-needed day off Thursday, the Red Sox returned to Fenway Park and delivered arguably their best home performance of the season, routing the Rangers 10-1 on Friday night.
Before the Royals took an at-bat in the first inning, they were down 9-0. Before the Astros took their second at-bat, the Royals had made it 9-5. Neither starter made it through the first inning, but the bullpens held it there until the eighth, when the Royals added 3 more to make 9-8. The Astros […]
Friday night’s game in Minnesota was a turning point of sorts for the St. Louis Cardinals after several roster moves one of which was the debut of Blaze Jordan. He contributed along with a bomb from Alec Burleson, but the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen would blow a lead late as the Minnesota Twins beat the […]
Mariners 10, Nationals 2 Doing shots during a rain delay: Dominic Canzone, .17 WPA Shotgun weddings during a rain delay: with apologies to Zack Littell for the rare non-Mariner goat WPA, Zack Littell: -.33 WPA Game thread comment of the day:
Yankees 5 Blue Jays 8 Well, that was a baseball game. It had everything. Life doesn’t get much better. I always say that my two favourite things are a Jays’ win and a Yankees’ loss, and when I can get both in the same game, that’s even better. Trey Yesavage was not good. 5 innings, […]