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The first few weeks of the season are over and the Phillies continue flirting with .500. They haven’t played well overall, which might lead some to feel like the beginning of the end is nigh. We all know that core groups go through a prime and a downturn, but no matter all the data that […]
Saturday’s game against the Rays was not pretty viewing for Yankees fans. The Yankees held two separate late leads against Tampa Bay, but couldn’t hold onto either. In the 10th inning, the Rays took advantage of the auto-runner and bunted the Yankees to death, eventually scoring twice in the frame to overtake the Yankees. With […]
Detroit Tigers’ starter Justin Verlander is eligible to be activated from the 15-day injured list on April 16, but Verlander and the Tigers will take their time before talking about a date for a return. The long-time ace and future Hall of Famer was moved to the injured list on April 4 with left hip […]
If you are going to sit there and tell me you have not been entertained by the St. Louis Cardinals so far this year, I would have to check your pulse. Whether it was JJ Wetherholt homering in his debut then walking off one game later, Jordan Walker sitting at the top of every offensive […]
Team News Ketel Marte ends Diamondbacks’ 7-game home run drought in leadoff at-bat vs. Phillieshttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ketel-marte-drought/3617527/ Gabriel Moreno reportedly headed for IL after D-backs’ 3-game winning streak ended by Phillies https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/gabriel-moreno-il-2/3617549/ It’s a girl! Pfaadt sports pink laces to help with gender reveal for brother’s family https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/brandon-pfaadt-pink-shoelaces-...
Toledo Mud Hens 3, St. Paul Saints 0 (box) Toledo’s pitching staff threw a two-hit shutout against St. Paul on Saturday, as the Mud Hens put up three runs in the fifth to secure the win. It wasn’t a high-offense day with just nine hits between both teams. Ben Malgeri and Gage Workman had multi-hit […]
During Saturday’s win in St. Louis, the Red Sox scored a season high seven runs. So with that established, let me stop and ask you a question: What player in a Boston uniform was most responsible for this offensive outburst? Perhaps it was Willson Contreras, who went 2-4 with 3 RBI against his former team. […]
We used to think of recruiting as soap operas for guys, but what would that make portal season? You can’t really take it too seriously until players commit. In the meantime, well, it’s soap opera city. Take Flory Bidunga. Louisville fans thought he was a lock to be a Cardinal, but according to Big Red […]
The Dodgers have opened up their second homestand on a strong note after a successful road trip where they averaged 8.67 runs per game and took five of six contests. While players such as Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman flourished over the six-game stretch, Max Muncy looked as if to be starting the season on […]
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Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 3, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 2 It was a very good night for Levi Wells, who retired the first 13 batters he faced. The 14th batter reached on an error by the rehabbing second baseman, Jackson Holliday. The 15th batter doubled, putting runners on second and third with one out in the […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are wrapping up another week of baseball today, which means it’s time to discuss our favorite highlights of the week! This week, I’m giving the honors to Rafael Devers’ three-run home run in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Philies! Devers faced off against Phillies starter Aaron […]
When the Colorado Rockies left Coors Field on Wednesday night they were on top of the world. They had started the week having avoided a sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday and proceeded to rattle off three more wins to sweep the usually dominant Houston Astros. It was the Rockies’ first […]
Jeimer Candelario is waiting for the phone to ring. He’s a fallen Angel. Pirates 4, Cubs 3. Edward Cabrera opposed Braxton Ashcraft. Both threw well enough, Ashcraft getting the upper hand this time around, with help from O’Neil Cruz, who had a Game. Two of the Cubs’ runs came in on groundouts, by Nico Hoerner […]
Meet the Mets Folks, the vibes: they are bad. The Mets dropped their fourth straight game yesterday after Kodai Senga got knocked around by the Athletics to the tune of seven runs in 2 1/3 innings against the Athletics. To be fair, the bats did subsequently show the most life they’ve shown in quite some […]
The majority of the New York Yankees’ wins early in the 2026 season have come due to their outstanding pitching. Yes, the offense has had its fine moments, including averaging well over seven runs a game in a series win over the Marlins to kick off April, but for the most part, it’s been an […]
Do the Phillies need to win this series at home to make you start feeling any better about them? Most people I know that follow the team are somewhat “blah” about the start the team has gotten off too, not caring that it’s just the beginning of the year still. They just want to see […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (6-8) BUFFALO 5, SYRACUSE 0 (BOX) Carl Edwards probably isn’t a starting pitcher. Nick Morabito had no hits. Ryan Clifford got the day off only to strike out in his lone at bat as a pinch hitter. It was a 5-0 loss. Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-2) BINGHAMTON 7, SOMERSET 6 / 10 (BOX) The Rumble […]
Hello, friends. Can we possibly make it a day without there being any bad Orioles injury news? Yesterday was not the day, with the O’s losing Adley Rutschman to the injured list due to left ankle inflammation before the game even began and then having Ryan Mountcastle exit the game early after having an awkward […]
Kentucky Basketball has reached out to Villanova transfer guard Bryce Lindsay as the Wildcats continue to evaluate options in the transfer portal. Lindsay, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard and Baltimore native, is drawing significant interest across the country. He told LeagueRDY that schools such as Louisville, St. John’s, North Carolina, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Alabama, Providence, […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 2-4 (7) and W, 9-5 (7) vs. Durham Bulls Game 1: LF Jasson Domínguez 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB3B Oswaldo Cabrera 0-3, 1 K2B Max Schuemann 0-1, 1 BB, 1 KCF Spencer Jones 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CSRF Yanquiel Fernández 0-3, 1 KDH Seth Brown […]
We’re three weeks into the season, and officially in our first stretch of the doldrums. The Yankees’ bats have gone completely unreliable over the course of a four-game losing streak, backed up mainly by Ben Rice and Giancarlo Stanton swinging solid bats and the rest of the lineup noodling around. Their latest attempt to break […]
NJ.com | Randy Miller: With the Yankees among the worst in baseball at ABS challenge successes, there have been a couple very significant liabilities in the season’s first two weeks. While Austin Wells has been quite good behind the plate, José Caballero has been dreadful at the review system while batting. After Cabby lost two […]
The game looked lost early for the Mariners on Saturday. It was not. The Astros were all over Luis Castillo from the jump. They lead 7-2 when they chased him in the fourth inning. Things felt final — some even called it final. But Cal Raleigh homered, Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Mariners offense roared […]
Mariners 8, Astros 7 Paper: Randy Arozarena, +.35 WPA Rock: Luis Castillo, -.54 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day: