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This was definitely more interesting than your average Tuesday night game between teams from different leagues. Things got chippy and heated at Fenway Park. Through all of the chaos, Cade Cavalli delivered one of the most dominant starts you will ever see. He struck out 13, walked nobody, allowed one hit and got an insane […]
Memphis Redbirds 10, Charlotte Knights 5The Knights (44-38) faceplanted out of the gate. Dustin Harris tried to set the tone with a solo shot to open the game, but that lead was gone and fast. Mason Adams got shelled for five runs in the bottom of the first, then two more in the second, and […]
The Twins jumped out to an early lead against Mike Burrows in the 1st inning. Two walks and a single set up Victor Caratini with the bases loaded, who earned a painful RBI after he was hit by the pitch, scoring Trevor Larnach. Ryan Kreidler tacked on a 2-run single, giving Joe Ryan and company […]
The Yankees were blown out by the Tigers tonight, dropping their sixth consecutive game in the process. The ugliest stretch of their season has dropped New York 2.5 games back of a red hot Tampa Bay team in the AL East. It leaves the Yanks with a 12-14 record since Aaron Judge’s most recent appearance. The three-time […]
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider revealed details of star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero’s injury after he was scratched Tuesday. Guerrero was originally in the Blue Jays’ lineup against the New York Mets on Tuesday, hitting third and playing first base. But he was a late scratch due to back tightness. The Blue Jays went […] The post John Schneider Reveals Details of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Injury appeared first on HEAVY .
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. There’s lot of cool in here. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage. BCB […]
There’s a baseball saying you may have heard: “you can’t walk off the island.” While it generally pertains to MLB’s international free agency system in reference to the Caribbean, the Braves lived their own version of it tonight in a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals: maybe some teams can walk their way to a win, […]
Mets 3 Blue Jays 0 Not only did we lose…..we were boring losing. It is hard to stay interested in a game where we only six hits (five singles and a double), spread out across the nine innings. Nolan McLean was very good in the starting role for the Mets, but we should have been […]
Matthew Liberatore teetered on the edge a few times, but at the end of the day gave the St. Louis Cardinals the outing they and he needed. The Cardinals offense finally came uncorked in the 4th inning to provide the runs to give St. Louis a win in Atlanta Wednesday night, but the late innings […]
Fear not, Los Angeles Dodgers fans.
The Mets are now 2-3 in the Andy Green era, after taking the second game of their three-game series with the Blue Jays, 3-0. Both teams had their shots early in this game, but neither team could capitalize. Over his first four innings, Nolan McLean allowed four hits and a walk, but all of those […]
The Yankees lost their sixth straight, 9-3 to the Tigers. I have to get that in the first graf (writer-speak for “paragraph”) or my ‘tors (blogtalk for “editors”) get grumpy with me. With that out of the way, let’s travel to the land of metaphor! Do you all know what the Franklin Expedition was? In […]
Right-hander Liam Hendriks joins the Triple-A Iowa Cubs from Mesa. Left-hander Aaron Bummer also joins Triple-A Iowa from Mesa. Third baseman Drew Bowser goes from High-A South Bend to Double-A Knoxville. In case you’ve forgotten, Bowser was a high school teammate of Pete Crow-Armstrong. Catcher Logan Poteet was promoted to South Bend from Low-A Myrtle […]
The Tigers took the second game of the series against the Yankees 9-3 with thanks to a dazzling start from Tarik Skubal. Start spreading the news… the Tigers were back in the Bronx for game two of their series against the Yankees, hoping to clinch the series win nice and early. It was going to […]
By hanging a seven spot in the third, the White Sox ended a seven-series losing streak on the road. The White Sox used one of their trademarked crooked numbers to open up what had been tight 1-1 game and coast over the remaining two-thirds of the game. A second consecutive victory at Camden Yards locked in a series victory, which they hadn't done on the road since taking two of three in San Diego at the very beginning of May. And by closing out June with a win, they secured their second cons...
Red Sox fans erupted after a Nationals pitcher shouted "Sit Down, Boy" at Willson Contreras during Wednesday's game, sparking heated reactions online. The post Red Sox Fans React After Nats Pitcher Yells ‘Sit Down, Boy’ at Willson Contreras appeared first on HEAVY .
The Athletics are in agreement with utility player Jack Winkler on a minor league contract, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction tracker. He has been assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Winkler backfills the upper minors infield depth which has been tested by a few injuries. Jacob Wilson and Zack Gelof have landed on the injured […]
Buoyed by another stellar outing by their ace and hopeful All Star Game starter, Cristopher Sanchez, the Philadelphia Phillies (48-38) blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates (43-43) by a score of 8-0 to even up the four-game series at the halfway point.Sanchez battled a blister on his throwing hand and still managed a no hitter into the […]
In Monday’s loss to the White Sox, it took Chicago until the 9th inning to score their eighth run of the game. Tonight, they only had to wait until the 3rd inning, as the Southsiders clobbered Orioles’ starter Trey Gibson en route to a 9-3 blowout of Baltimore. After only lasting four innings last time […]
Only one Max Muncy starts Tuesday. Tuesday game info
Viewership is in for the first New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game on Sunday Night Baseball this season, and it is marking a 15-year high for the Sunday-night series. From the bottom of the fourth inning, when the game was joined in progress by NBC, the game averaged 4.0 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.…
The news you never want to hear about a young, blossoming pitcher has struck Connelly Early, who left tonight’s start against the Nationals after four shutout innings. Here’s Chris Cotillo with the post: Good updates almost never follow a pitcher leaving a start with “elbow discomfort,” and given the way Red Sox injury news almost […]
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contereas was ejected — in his second straight game — after charging the mound against Washington Nationals ace Cade Cavalli.
With the off day tomorrow, the Mariners are using today as an opportunity to get a few dinged-up players some back-to-back days of rest: Dominic Canzone (hamstring) and Luke Raley (elbow) are both out of the lineup, and Canzone, at least, won’t be available off the bench. Randy Arozarena is also getting a breather. Not […]
Boston Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early exited Tuesday’s start against the Washington Nationals after four innings with an apparent injury.MassLive’s Chris Cotillo first noted that reliever Danny Coulombe began warming unusually early, suggesting something was amiss with Early despite the rookie cruising through four innings. He had held Washington scoreless through the first four innings […] The post Red Sox Rookie Connelly Early Exits Start vs. Nationals With Injury appeared first...