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For so many reasons, the San Diego Padres should have won. The San Francisco Giants were coming off a road trip in which they lost all six games, the Friars had one of their aces on the mound in Randy Vásquez and San Francisco had the rookie Trevor McDonald making his 2026 debut. It all […]
First Pitch: 5:45 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: Federal Baseball The Twins start their road trip in Washington, and will face the Nationals 2022 first round pick, RHP Cade Cavalli. On the mound for the Twins will be Taj Bradley. Today’s Lineups […]
The Houston Astros have announced the following moves to the active roster: Alexander will slide into a bullpen desperate for fresh arms. He last pitched April 30th, so he is capable of giving the team multiple relief innings if needed. Harris was 7×31 (.226) with the Astros with a .286 OBP and .576 OPS. Weiss, […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Athletics: Let’s talk about it.
Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Andrew Abbott, LHP Jameson Taillon has had some good starts this year, some bad, some middling. The last one, last Wednesday in San Diego, was really good — seven innings, three runs, six strikeouts. Last year against the Reds, he made two starts, throwing 13.1 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 36 Cubs 3, Reds 2: Michael Busch walks it off Cubs vs. Reds, Tuesday 5/5, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Tuesday 5/5, 6:40 CT
The Texas Rangers have placed infielder Josh Smith on the injured list with a right glute strain, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled infielder Justin Foscue. Smith, who took over at second base this season for Marcus Semien, has gotten off to a difficult start […]
So, it’s come down to this. With the 2026 Braves’ haven’t-lost-a-series-yet streak on the line, it’s up to Bryce Elder and his teammates to win tonight, and then hopefully win tomorrow as well to keep it rolling. Elder started off the season in exciting fashion, with three stellar starts and one hiccup. Since then, there […]
5pm CT on ESPN2. I very much would like to type a long anti-Louisville rant, so as to get you fired up for this game, but this season has beaten us half to death with a sack full of doorknobs, and I just don’t have it in me anymore. Luke Smith, however, is still human […]
The Red Sox have promoted pitching prospect Dylan Brown from Low-A Salem to High-A Greenville, as was first reported by Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com. Brown, who turns 22 next month, was Boston’s eighth-round pick (238th overall) in last summer’s draft out of Old Dominion. The left-hander received an at-slot $229,000 signing bonus but did not … Continue reading "Red Sox promote pitching prospect Dylan Brown to High-A Greenville"
Dodgers minor league right-hander Patrick Copen had a strong 2025 season, and started his 2026 season on a heater. On Tuesday, Copen was named Texas League pitcher of the month for April after a strong start for Double-A Tulsa. Copen had a 0.96 ERA, 2.72 FIP, and 3.69 xFIP in five starts for the Drillers, […]
The Yankees offense is flying in the first three games against Orioles. They scored 27 runs across that trio of contests, tallying 37 hits include eight home runs. The standout performer in the third game was Jasson Domínguez — getting a chance to carve out a spot on the big league roster with Giancarlo Stanton […]
The Nats are coming off a quiet offensive series against the Milwaukee Brewers, scoring just 4 runs in 3 games. After 2 straight losses, a strong pitching performance from Zack Littell held down the fort for a gritty 3-2 victory in the finale. Washington has kept themself in striking range of .500, and has another […]
Just a day after getting two of their best hitters back, the Brewers received some unfortunate news on the pitching front: left-hander Angel Zerpa will undergo Tommy John surgery, shelving him for the rest of the 2026 season and likely the start of 2027, too. Zerpa, 26, was acquired from the Royals back in December, […]
Texas Rangers lineup for May 5, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Elmer Rodriguez for the Yankees. The Rangers have a game in New York this evening, and have a weird looking lineup. The lineup: Carter — CF Seager — SS Jung — 3B Pederson — […]
Rally caps. That’s a baseball thing, when you’re behind in the late innings and need some offense and serious leather in the field to get the game turned around before the last out. The good news is that as the Hokies passed the halfway point, they started to win. A Chance to Get Somewhere, Post […]
After a disastrous 2025 season, Mitchell Parker knew he had to change a lot. That point was driven home even further when the former rotation mainstay was sent to the minors on March 13th. Coming off a season where he posted a 5.68 ERA, Parker had to become a new pitcher to stick around in […]
The Pirates will be down pitcher Chris Devenski for the first two games of the Diamondbacks series and manager Don Kelly for one after Major League Baseball suspended Devenski for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against the Reds. The league announced the moves, which are accompanied by […]
Former Detroit Lions nose tackle DJ Reader has reportedly agreed to terms to join the New York Giants. Per Ian Rapoport, it’s a two-year, $12.5 million deal for Reader, as the 31-year-old defensive lineman becomes the latest to leave the Lions this offseason via free agency. Reader had spent the last two years in Detroit, […]
The Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park Tuesday in a much better place than when they left it. Rob Thomson began last week at the helm of a struggling 9-19 team that had suffered a 10-game losing streak and had lost 11 of 12. Dave Dombrowski reacted and replaced Thomson with his new bench coach, […]
Cincinnati Reds righty Chase Burns is fresh off a brilliant outing Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In it he pitched through a career-best 7.0 IP, held the Bucs scoreless, and lowered his season ERA to a tiny 2.20. He owns a 201 ERA+, 1.024 WHIP, and is striking out a wonderful 10.1 batters per 9 […]
I asked y’all in the FEED about who has impressed you so far this season and the LL hive mind did not disappoint! Thanks to everyone who weighed in. Since there were many similar answers, I’m going to start with the top three players that were named and then I’ll break it down a bit […]
Six years ago, I embarked on a Star Wars Day tradition, diving into the historical archives to discuss the close relationship between the New York Yankees and arguably the most famous villain in science fiction history, the Evil Empire. That year, I looked at the term itself, and sought to find when it was first […]
Through five innings, Mizzou softball had a 2-0 lead over Auburn and appeared ready to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. But that dream quickly fell back to reality as the opposition piled on six runs in the final two innings. The Tiger offense couldn’t respond as Mizzou fell 6-2 in the opening round […]
Inspiration. In the game thread on 1 May, there was some doubt about the sustainability of the Diamondbacks’ performance (16 wins, 14 losses before the game started). The game was close, with the Diamondbacks losing by one run. For whatever reason, the Diamondbacks are not pitching well in the first inning. With my optimistic viewpoint, […]