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The San Diego Padres had a happy flight from Denver to Mexico City after Gavin Sheets hit a three-run home run to cap a five-run ninth inning for the Padres against the Colorado Rockies, which resulted in a 10-8 win. San Diego took those positive vibes to Mexico City where they will play two games […]
I think 20 hits and six home runs against says it all. Thank you, next. Studs Wilyer Abreu (2-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI) You go down 4-0 after a single frame, what would you hope happens? A home run in the top of the 2nd could have been just what this team needed to turn […]
Doubles are cool. This was the major realization I came to half asleep on my couch after the Marlins offense recorded their third lead-off double in as many innings off of Giants starter Adrian Houser. In my groggy state, I continued to muse. Is it better to hit a lead-off double than a lead-off home […]
This morning, the New York Mets announced that today’s game with the Colorado Rockies has been postponed because of rain. Instead, the two teams will play tomorrow, Sunday, April 26, in a single-admission doubleheader. The first game will begin at 11:40 am with the second game following 30-45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1. […]
A’s 8, Rangers 1
The Detroit Tigers dropped their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, 9-8, in a walk-off on Friday night after building an early lead and sitting through a two-hour rain delay. On Saturday, they turn to right-hander Framber Montero to even things up in the Queen City against their NL foes. The 25-year-old hurler has been […]
Each day I drive to work, it’s a decent drive. 35 minutes one way doesn’t sound like much until you actually have to do it each time. During those drives, I listen to a lot of podcasts and yesterday, I caught the latest episode of “Phillies Therapy”. If you’ve listened to it, you know that […]
Worcester: L, 0-3 (BOX SCORE) The Mets pitching staff pulled off a fantastic bullpen game on the uninspired WooSox offense. Worcester got just two hits on the night on the six pitchers Syracuse marched out, which totally upstaged whatever goodwill the Worcester staff got by allowing just one extra base hit on the night. There […]
There’s something special about this Cubs team. Do you feel it? Utterly dominated by Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan for six innings, trailing 4-0 heading to the seventh, the Cubs cut that to 4-3 thanks in part to a triple (!) by Dansby Swanson. Then an Alex Bregman homer tied the game in the eighth, and […]
Everything about Grant Holmes just says reliever. The heavy fastball-slider usage, the pitches that seem to come and go, the 2 times through the order numbers, the stache, the long hair. Yet he’s grabbed 33 starts with Atlanta in the last 3 years. This year’s 2TTO numbers weren’t bad coming into this start. Though they […]
We are down to the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft and it has been something. The Cardinals were mostly applauded for their first round pick of Jeremiyah Love, were almost universally praised for their pick of Chase Bisontis in round two, and then round three came along. The meme’s and jokes flew when […]
Heading into Friday’s game, the Cardinals’ record stood at 14-10. Extrapolate that winning percentage over a full season, and we are looking at a 95-win pace! The Cardinals are back, let the good times roll! OK, a 95-win pace might be a little optimistic… Over at FanGraphs, their projection system actually likes the Cardinals LESS […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 1, Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) 0 — 10 inn. Runs were hard to come by in this one, as nobody scored until the Tides walked it off in the bottom of the 10th. Christian Encarnacion-Strand did the honors with a bases-loaded single to right to drive in Maikol Hernández and send the Tides […]
Four weeks into the season, the Yankees are riding high with the best record in the American League. Despite several key starters beginning the year on the IL, their rotation has been excellent and, even with a weeklong swoon, New York’s offense has scored the fourth-most runs in the league. The biggest area of concern […]
Dodgers broadcaster Rick Monday will be honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer during induction weekend, part of the 50th anniversary celebration of him stopping an American flag from getting burned on the field at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976. It’s been quite a baseball life for Monday, who was the […]
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Today’s Reflections I’m willing to do all I can to make things right! I closely read the stories from my usual group of writers. Nothing about the big story of the weekend, if not the week. I even read the national writers, thinking that someone may need one more story for the day. Nada. So […]
For nearly a month, the Rockies tried something you don’t see very often: They carried one left-handed reliever. If you’ve followed bullpens for a while, that probably jumped out to you the same way it did to me. You get used to seeing two, three, sometimes four lefties when you scan a roster. Different looks, different roles, different ways to navigate a lineup. That’s just how it’s always been. […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are wrapping up another week of games this weekend, so it’s time to see everyone’s picks for Player of the Week! I think my pick for this week has to be Landen Roupp. Roupp is quietly having a very good start to the season, and the team […]
Good morning Birdland, That felt good! We have been waiting for this Orioles offense, which is loaded with potential, to finally break out and show us their power. They did exactly that on Friday night, blasting six home runs as part of a 10-3 dismantling of the visiting Red Sox. It could not have gone […]
Meet the Mets It was good while it lasted. After winning two straight games, the Mets are back to their losing ways following a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies last night. Freddy Peralta faltered late in the game, as he is wont to do, and the Mets failed to get enough clutch hits to […]
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Omaha Storm Chasers (box)(F/5) This one lasted just long enough as the Mud Hens seized the lead in the bottom of the fifth, and then the game became official as rain washed out the rest of the day. Lael Lockhart Jr. was uncharacteristically wild in this one, walking four. He gave […]
The Atlanta Braves began the homestand on a high note and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. For the first time in 19 years, the Braves have now won four straight over the Phillies to open a season. It was a solid night from both the lineup and the bullpen, but once again, Michael Harris II […]
It’s more than fair to wonder whether Brayan Bello is on the verge of losing his spot in the starting rotation. Bello has been the Sox’ clear weak link, posting an ERA of exactly 9.00 after 5 starts this year. But with Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo currently on the shelf, Alex Cora says Bello […]
This really is getting ridiculous. It’s not really just that they’re losing everything right now. It’s how they’re losing the games. Unpreparedness from the manager and pitching coach last night when Michael Harris stepped to the plate. Mental errors by Trea Turner. A poor at bat by Bryce Harper in the ninth inning. There is […]