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For a brief, hopeful moment in the early goings of 2016, it looked like the Minnesota Twins might be able to dig themselves out of their 0-9 hole. Four consecutive victories—a sweep of the Angels and a win over the Brew Crew—harbored hope for a comeback. Byung-Ho was launching massive Park-bangs and even professional wrestlers […]
As is often the case with a Thursday day game, there aren’t as many stories out there as those quotas get filled by game previews and recaps. Even with that, Jaylon Thompson profiled Michael Massey and his newfound positional flexibility: With the help of Royals massage therapist Nicky Stoyles, Massey looked to incorporate different techniques […]
Welcome Jackson Heiden, Contributor In 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers hired Jeff Levering as the newest member of their broadcast team. On September 23, 2017, I was outside listening to the Brewers Radio Network, helping my father re-side the house, when Travis Shaw hit a two-run walk-off home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 10th […]
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s hard to believe it, but we are actually approaching the one-fifth point of the season. It’s no longer easy to just blame issues on a small sample size, and we’re starting to have a good idea of who the real contenders this season might be. The NL seems to be faring […]
Meet the Mets For the seventeenth time in their last twenty games, the Mets lost, as they let a late comeback go to waste in a 5-4 loss to the Nationals. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Athletic, Lohud Luke Weaver, who blew the Mets’ late lead […]
Chad Tracy sits at .500 after his first few games as interim Red Sox manager. The vibes are bleak around the team following the firing of Alex Cora, the third-winningest manager in franchise history, with an insufficient roster that has more than struggled out of the gate. We’ve talked at length about the Cora decision, […]
Though they have yet to lose a series, the Atlanta Braves had a chance at a sweep spoiled in Thursday afternoon’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The Braves jumped out to an early lead, and a strong start from Bryce Elder put them in position to complete the sweep. However, things unraveled late. Atlanta’s […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 5-4 (10) vs. Buffalo Bisons SS George Lombard Jr. 1-3, 2 BB, K, CS, picked off — antsy on the basepaths, but on base three times in Triple-A debutCF Spencer Jones 1-5, 3 KRF Yanquiel Fernández 2-5, RBI, K3B Oswaldo Cabrera 2-3, 2 BBDH Seth Brown 0-4, BB, 3 K1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 2-5, […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (16-13) GAME 1: SYRACUSE 7, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 (BOX) Jack Wenninger bounced back very nicely from a relatively bat outing in his previous start, as he struck out seven, walked one, gave up just four hits, and didn’t allow any runs in five-and-two-thirds innings. By the standards of minor league pitching development, […]
Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers are back on the road this weekend, as they’ll take a trip through D.C. and St. Louis to visit the Nationals and Cardinals for three games apiece. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-baseball sports, the Brewers, […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. If you were looking for a perfect six-hour encapsulation of the Orioles’ 2026 season so far, look no further than yesterday’s doubleheader against the Astros. The opener of the twin bill showcased how gloriously high the Birds’ potential can be when everything is clicking…and then the second game harshly reminded us […]
The Detroit Tigers return to Comerica Park to host the Texas Rangers on Friday after a 4-5 interleague swing that concluded with a 5-2 victory in the finale against the Braves in Atlanta on Thursday to prevent a sweep. This weekend’s series opens up a six-game homestand that has the Boston Red Sox coming to […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Marcus Stroman* and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches the seventh no-hitter of his major league career, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Marcus Stroman*, Rudy Meoli, Paul Carter. Today in history: *pictured.
The word “dilemma” refers to a situation in which a difficult choice must be made, often between two or more undesirable options. I see the topic of Catchers on the boards and marvel at how many points of view there are. Pages is unplayable because of his (lack of) offense. Herrera is unplayable because of […]
As a new month dawns, the Phillies find themselves back to winning ways. A trip to Miami is up next. Onto the links. Phillies news: Nothing is new under the sun, including winning both games of a doubleheader on walk offs. But it’s been a while. Don Mattingly is making his mark on the team. […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates just got swept by the St. Louis Cardinals and have dropped to 16-16 on the season. What looked like a great start to the season has quickly gone sour, so here are my top 3 concerns/takeaways from the four game series. 1. The pitching struggles The season started with the pitching looking […]
You never want to lose heading into an off-day, but something tells me the Yankees didn’t have too bad of a flight back home. Though a shutout loss to the Rangers left a sour final note as the Bombers headed to New York, the setback still left them with a stellar 7-2 record on a […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Andy Pettitte, you’ve got company; Max Fried is making a case for himself as the Yankees pitcher with the best pickoff move. Fried’s skills were on display when he picked off Josh Jung in the fourth inning of Monday’s 4-2 win against the Rangers with a delayed motion (video in article). […]
Aston Villa had a disastrous first leg of their UEL semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest on Thursday night. Not only did they lose at the City Ground 1-0, but midfielder Amadou Onana suffered a fresh injury. Onana had just been passed fit, after missing out on last weekend’s loss to Fulham, with a minor knee […] The post Aston Villa Team News vs Tottenham: Amadou Onana, Alysson appeared first on The Sports Bank .
If you had told me before the series that James McCann would throw out runners in two of the three games, that would have told you all you needed to know about how it would go for the Diamondbacks. Arizona’s starting pitching skid continued on Thursday, as the once red-hot Michael Soroka unraveled against Milwaukee’s […]
The Arizona Complex League starts on Saturday, so there’s some movement in anticipation of that. The Iowa Cubs also got some (probably) temporary reinforcements. Right-hander Vince Velazquez has elected free agency. Right-hander Jace Beck was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Knoxville. Outfielder Jeury Ramirez was promoted from the Dominican Summer League Cubs-Red to Iowa. […]
The Twins finally found the solution to their bullpen: just score enough that they can’t ruin it. Byron Buxton did everything he could, and this time, the rest of the lineup was able to deliver the key hits they’ve been lacking these past two weeks. It was a pitcher’s duel early, with both teams only […]
Nine straight sinkers to Bryson Stott before his game-tying triple that led to the Phillies 3-2 walk-off win earlier in the day. Seven straight splitters to Kyle Schwarber before he ripped a two-out, game-tying double that eventually led to another Philly win in 10 innings — the first time an MLB team has walked-off twice […]
Gwinnett Stripers 9, Charlotte Knights 5Shane Smith, battered last time out, gave Charlotte (14-16) what they needed with two scoreless. He surrendered only one hit, two walks, and three Ks. Of course, the good times didn’t last long. Enter Chase Plymell, and cue the disaster reel. Three singles, then a meatball grand slam in the […]
In Game 1 of the most important series of Mizzou Softball’s year, the Tigers couldn’t find an answer for back-to-back SEC Pitcher of the Year Karlyn Pickens losing 3-1 against No. 9 Tennessee on Thursday at Mizzou Softball Stadium. The Lady Vols have proven all year that they are no easy task. For starters, No. […]