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The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams and […]
The Rangers made one move on deadline day, sending utility infielder Josh Smith to Toronto for rookie reliever Adam Macko. Smith had been in Triple-A and Macko will begin his organizational tenure there as well. They made one other trade early last week, giving up a minor league infielder to get controllable middle reliever Chase Silseth and […]
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies outfielder Derek Hill, a strong defender and a clutch performer since arriving in a June trade, exited after crashing hard into the center-field wall in the top of the 11th inning of the club’s 10-4 extra-inning loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Hill, who had entered […]
Plenty of easy starts, but the streamer pool is infested with tough matchups and/or arms struggling a lot of late Source
The Boston Red Sox are clearly the hottest team in all of baseball. On Wednesday, Sonny Gray and his teammates took down the Chicago White Sox for their seventh straight win. Additionally, this is the team’s 30th win in their last 35 games. Boston dropped two of three games to the Washington Nationals in early […] The post Sonny Gray drops powerful message after Red Sox’s 7th straight win appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras exited Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox after just four innings. The change came in the top of the fifth inning at Fenway Park with Boston leading 2-0. “He’s a little under the weather,” interim manager Chad Tracy said following the Red Sox’s 4-0 win. “Feeling […] The post Why Red Sox’s Willson Contreras was removed from White Sox game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It’s Wednesday here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. It’s nice and cool in here. We’re all in a good mood. We’re glad for you to join the merriment. There’s no cover charge. Bring your own […]
The middle game of a three-game series with the Mariners in the Emerald City featured plenty of plunkings, a couple of ejections, and a crucial, late-innings home run in a 4-2 Seattle win. The, uh, “revamped” Tigers rotation has a couple of new faces in it, and one of those belongs to Drew Anderson. After […]
The Chicago Cubs swung a trade for veteran pitcher Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays at the MLB trade deadline. Chicago wanted to deepen its pitching staff for the stretch run ahead. Gausman has immense experience that can help this team. And it seems he’s already taken a liking to his new city. Gausman […] The post Cubs’ Kevin Gausman turns heads with honest Chicago-Toronto comparison appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tigers agreed to a minor league deal with starter Austin Gomber, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. He’ll report to Triple-A Toledo. Detroit also assigned righty reliever Andre Granillo to Toledo after he cleared outright waivers. Gomber was released from a minor league deal with the Braves earlier in the week. The left-hander is now on […]
Mariners 4, Tigers 2 Good night kisses: Julio Rodríguez, .40 WPA; Bryan Woo, .38 WPA Morning breath: Cole Young, -.14 WPA; Eduard Bazardo, -.08 WPA Game thread comment of the day: (answer: like, so sick.)
Well, outside of a rough stretch in June and an underwhelming trade deadline, this Braves team has been cruising in 2026 and has the second best record in baseball. They still probably need some bats to step up (Austin Riley, Sean Murphy, and Ronald Acuna, looking at you) and the emergence of at least one […]
After a rain delay that prevented the start of the game for an hour and then multiple lights failures causing brief stoppages, the Yankees looked like they were mostly still waiting for the game to start, even after it did. On the mound, Will Warren was coming of a scoreless outing against the Cubs in […]
That was unexpectedly fun, given the pitching matchup. The suddenly lukewarm Jays are 3.0 out of the third wildcard and a mere seven games below .500. It took a while to figure Hunter Brown out. A Jesus Sanchez walk and a reached on error by Kazuma Okamoto that was promptly erased by a double play […]
The Cincinnati Reds made the postseason last year, but they came into the MLB trade deadline this year knowing that was a pipe dream. They did move some pieces off the roster, trading Nathaniel Lowe and Caleb Ferguson before the deadline. While trading Elly De La Cruz may not have been the answer, the Reds […] The post Reds’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tigers traveled just a few hours down I-70 to take on Lindenwood in a preseason exhibition match on Wednesday night, defeating the Lions 3-1 in a performance that offered an encouraging first look at head coach Stefanie Golan’s squad. Missouri struck early, scoring twice in the opening 45 minutes to take a 2-1 lead […]
After a somewhat brief rain delay, the Cardinals were on the receiving end of another good start by Andre Pallante and he finally got some run support when the St. Louis bats woke up mid-game, but would it be enough to earn a victory? Spoiler Alert: YES. The New York Yankees starter Will Warren and […]
At long last the losing streak is over. It took a wild game, but the Nats are back in the win column thanks to some overdue clutch hitting and a bunt that will be remembered for years to come. This was a hard fought 11 inning win, but the Nats will take anything they can […]
Casey Mize allowed eight earned runs and nine hits over just 3⅓ innings during his first start with the San Diego Padres.
Box Score The highly-anticipated return of Kyle Harrison to the Milwaukee Brewers rotation went as well as anyone could have imagined. Through five innings, Harrison blew the doors off the Pirates hitters, allowing just one hit (a single) and striking out 10, including each of the last eight batters he faced. And then, as Harrison […]
After a poor first half of the season, the Boston Red Sox did a complete about-face. They went from being 10 games under .500 to being 11 games over .500 as the season reached a critical juncture. On Wednesday, the Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-0, completing a sweep of a three-game series. […] The post Red Sox make history not seen in 114 years appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Dallas Cowboys’ former legendary quarterback Troy Aikman almost became a professional baseball player instead of an NFL Hall of Famer, and it all came down to one phone call the night before the MLB draft. “When they called me, it was the night before the draft,” Aikman recalled on the Your Dark Companion podcast. “He […] The post “That Was the End”: Troy Aikman Reveals How a $200,000 Demand to Mets Buried His Baseball Career Overnight appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Twins are sending Joe Ryan for testing on his glute and back, manager Derek Shelton told reporters on Wednesday (link via Dan Hayes of The Athletic). He’s questionable to make his scheduled start on Sunday and might wind up on the 15-day injured list. Although it doesn’t seem like a huge concern, there has clearly […]
There is no sugarcoating it: this was a deeply unpleasant game. It didn’t look that way for most of it. Early on there was a charming, cheering, homer clanging off the foul pole from a most unlikely hitter, and later on the Phillies looked like they were in position for a walk-off thriller. But it […]
The Philadelphia Phillies aim to move on from the MLB Trade Deadline. But may need to roll without Derek Hill, following a scary MLB Injury collision against the Washington Nationals in the 10-4 loss. The center fielder attempted to pull off an outfield catch over the Citizens Bank Park wall. But instead he smacked head […] The post Derek Hill suffers scary collision during Phillies-Nationals clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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