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The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks last night 1-0 in a Paul Skenes gem, but it was Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds that made the history. Reynolds went-2-for-4 in the game, giving him 1,000 hits for his career. It also makes him just the fifth Bucco to go for 1,000 hits, 200 doubles and 140 […]
SNY | Phillip Martinez: Some news broke late last night, with the Yankees scratching Ryan Weathers from this scheduled start this afternoon. Weathers was apparently dealing with a nasty stomach virus. “I pitched, then went home and pretty much threw my guts out for several hours,” the starter said. “I thought I just had food […]
Editor’s Note: (re-publishing this Aaron Judge Jedi bobblehead post today, to honor #MayThe4th. It originally ran in April of 2018, as the first Star Wars movie in 13 years was set to premiere) May the 4th be with you today. If you’re attending the opener of the New York Yankees‘ next home stand, then this Aaron […] The post The Aaron Judge Jedi Bobblehead You Didn’t Know You Needed appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Baseball is undoubtedly a team sport. In fact, I would argue it is the most intensely team-based sport among the major North American sports. Unlike leagues like the NFL or NBA, collecting a few stars on a baseball team can only make a marginal difference. If you have any doubt, baseball history is replete with […]
Arizona’s cursed season has added one more injury-caused expletive. Coach Chip Hale announced Wednesday night that sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey is done for the remainder of the season The right-hander is dealing with “soft tissue stuff” in his throwing shoulder that caused him to leave his last start Saturday at Kansas after two innings, making […]
Despite a good number of quality at-bats and a surplus of hits to generate traffic, the Colorado Rockies (14-23) left too many men on base as the New York Mets (14-22) continued to heat up with a 10-5 victory. A cold night for Lorenzen After delivering an incredible start his last time out against the […]
Well the Braves finally lost a series, losing a 3-game series to the Mariners in Seattle, with a one-run loss and a two-run loss. It is pretty impressive that this far in the season, it took a lot to go wrong for them to lose a series by two small-margin losses like this. On Monday, […]
It was an interesting game at times tonight, though often not in the good interesting way for Kansas City. Regardless of the oddities, the bats just never did very much and the winning streak ends at five. Cole Ragans exiting the game early, which was the biggest event of the game possibly in the short […]
There was reason to be optimistic heading into tonight. Will Warren has been outstanding early this season and the Yankee offense has been humming. Warren has been stingy with issuing walks and has kept the ball in the yard, while the bats have been posting crooked numbers on the regular. Conversely, there was a very […]
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in for a while. We always have a seat for a friend, new or old. There’s no cover charge. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage. BCB After […]
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the New York Yankees scored one run. After much consternation over the last few days (weeks? months? years?) about the offense, the Rangers had a few ingredients going for them tonight that left us with a better taste in our mouths. For one, they had Nathan Eovaldi on […]
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 7, Charlotte Knights 6The Knights (17-18) nearly won their fourth in a row to move above .500, but they fell short, as the Jumbo Shrimp offense heated up late. Knights reliever Tyler Gilbert, 32, served as the opener in this game, and he performed admirably. Gilbert delivered two shutout innings to give […]
The first nine Nationals hitters of the game were retired, and it felt like it would be another game where the offense would struggle. However, the Nats were able to flip some sort of crazy switch and put an absolute beating on the Twins. They scored 15 runs in a game where 6 Nats hitters […]
The Mattingly-resurgent Philadelphia Phillies (17-20), they of “8-2 in last ten games” fame, removed another monkey off their backs as they defeated lefty, Jeffrey Springs, and the Athletics (18-18) by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday night, their first victory against a left-handed starter in 11 tries this season. It was Zack Wheeler’s first home […]
The Detroit Tigers had one goal in mind on Wednesday evening: salvage one win from a three-game home series against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn’t meant to be, though, as the Crimson Hosiery completed the sweep with a 4-0 shutout victory. Making the start for the Tigers tonight was Jack Flaherty, whose troubles have […]
For the second consecutive game, the Orioles jumped ahead with three-runs in the first inning. Unfortunately, for the second consecutive game, Baltimore failed to hold its early lead. The Birds gave three back in the first, but Brandon Young found his groove. The offense kept its foot on the gas, and Young delivered a quality […]
The Red Sox look like a totally different team the last few days, or at least the one playing with real momentum. The Tigers certainly didn’t amid a .500 start and the loss of Tarik Skubal for two to three months. The latest victory showed progress in all areas of the game for the Red […]
Right-hander Vince Velazquez has rejoined the Iowa Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs embargoed the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 3-2 in 11 innings. Charlie Barnes pitched the first five innings without allowing a run. Barnes allowed four hits, walked one and struck out four. Luke Little pitched the two extra innings. He let the automatic runner […]
Well, there’s a tall man on a tall moundPlaying in a tall, crowded park,Starting clean through three, mowing through the whole line;You know his aim is sharp as a shark.But there’s more ballgame and more innings:D.C. bats will all adjust,And they’ll homer deep and they’ll line doubles,And who’ll remember when this game wasn’t bust? Oh, […]
This one stings. The Athletics had the lead for the majority of the game in Philadelphia this evening but a late-inning rally by the Phillies sunk the A’s as they dropped their second straight contest and their third in the last four games. Now back at .500 the team has got to get a win […]
Today’s Lineups PIRATES DIAMONDBACKS Oneil Cruz – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Brandon Lowe – 2B Ketel Marte – 2B Bryan Reynolds – LF Corbin Carroll – RF Ryan O’Hearn – RF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Nick Gonzales – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Marcell Ozuna – DH Lourdes Gurriel – LF Spencer Horwitz […]
Bryan Woo sat in the Mariners media room a week ago, adrift. Normally thoughtful, eloquent, and precise in postgame interviews, Woo’s responses were disjointed, starting sentences and trailing off, as he searched for answers to questions posed by the media about his back-to-back rough starts – answers he didn’t have. The last thing he said, […]
Pittsburgh Pirates, vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, May 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ Broadcast: 93.7 KDKA The Fan, Sportsnet Pitching Matchup: Paul Skenes (4-2, 3.18 ERA) vs. Michael Soroka (4-1, 4.70 ERA) The Pirates continue their road trip, traveling out west to face the Diamondbacks in a three-game series at Chase Field […]
It’s not May baseball in Colorado without the annual snowstorm that pops up. Denver woke up to a winter wonderland and one of the biggest May snowstorms in a long while. As a result of the ongoing weather today, the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets resume their series with the second game but at […]
Mets lineup Juan Soto – LFBo Bichette – SSMJ Melendez – RFMark Vientos – 1BBrett Baty – 3BMarcus Semien – 2BCarson Benge – CFFrancisco Alvarez – DHLuis Torrens – C SP: Freddy Peralta – RHP Rockies lineup Edouard Julien – 2BMickey Moniak – DHHunter Goodman – CTJ Rumfield – 1BTyler Freeman – RFTroy Johnston – […]