The Boston Red Sox became red-hot before the MLB Trade Deadline passed. Now they’ve added a new franchise-record following tying their longest winning streak ever nearly a week ago. But this latest mark Friday arrived in the 13-1 rout of the Athletics. USA Today baseball columnist Bob Nightengale outlined the newest accolade Boston hit. “That’s […]
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Some games answer questions. Tonight answered several. Payton Tolle went six innings against the A’s, struck out 14 batters, walked nobody, gave up two hits and one earned run on 84 pitches. The A’s were swinging at air from the first inning on. Henry Bolte struck out three times. Brian Serven struck out three times. […]
The White Sox are in agreement with outfielder Joey Wiemer on a minor league contract, relays Brooke Fletcher of Chicago Sports Network. He’ll report to Triple-A Charlotte as non-roster depth. Wiemer was released by the Nationals on Wednesday. The 27-year-old had been in Triple-A on an optional assignment since the middle of May. Wiemer was having […]
August 7: Fairchild cleared outright waivers, the Mariners announced. His transaction log at MLB.com indicates he elected free agency rather than accept an assignment to Tacoma. August 4: The Mariners announced several roster moves today, most of which were previously reported. They also reinstated infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the 10-day injured list. Outfielder Stuart Fairchild […]
Will Venable has made mistakes before, and certainly deployed strategies that seemed questionable on their face to many. But the advancement of the White Sox organizational process is such that 276 games into his managerial tenure, he had yet to make an error of the instantly viral, casual fans watching at home pointing aghast at the TV , national baseball podcasts devoting a segment to unpack it variety.
That, and Noah Schultz's night ended one out into Friday night's blowout loss to the Gu...
Detroit Tigers (56-59) vs. San Francisco Giants (48-67) Time/Place: 10:15 p.m., Pracle ParkSB Nation Site: McCovey ChroniclesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Keider Montero (8-6, 3.17 ERA) vs. RHP JT Brubaker (0-0, 3.17 ERA)
Home games on Friday nights mean the Philadelphia Phillies will ditch their usual red pinstripes and wear the blue City Connect jerseys. However, the Phillies will break routine tonight at the insistence of Bryce Harper. As fans throng Citizens Bank Park for the Alumni Weekend, Harper expressed his desire to stick to their signature red […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley was inducted onto the Phillies Wall of Fame Friday night. The only other organizational honor left […]
The Los Angeles Angels finally embraced reality at the 2026 deadline, dealing away seven big leaguers under interim general manager John Mozeliak in the club’s first true sell-off in years. Most of the return was defensible, headlined by acquiring Top 100 shortstop prospect Arjun Nimmala from Toronto for Jose Soriano. But the Angels’ biggest mistake […]
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The Minnesota Twins bolstered their pitching staff at the MLB trade deadline, but they opted to trust the offensive talent they already had at their disposal. And that included shortstop Kaelen Culpepper. The No. 29-ranked prospect is essentially being asked to help a team clinch a playoff berth in what is his first taste of […]
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Things are not going well for the Athletics. Hours after firing their long-time General Manager David Forst, the A’s dropped their ninth straight game on Friday night in Boston, getting blown out by the Red Sox 13-1 which also extended Boston’s winning streak to nine games. Let’s not let either streak hit double digits tomorrow. […]
The San Francisco Giants head back home to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. As of the time this is being written, the Giants have not yet announced a starting pitcher for tonight’s game. Good old element of surprise. Gotta love the consistency there. Anyway, you can head down […]
Go Rays!
The Dodgers (69-46) look to snap their six-game losing streak in the desert when they open a three-game series against the D-backs (61-55) Friday night. Roki Sasaki (5-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.30) makes his 20th start of the season for the Dodgers. Merill Kelly (8-9, 5.04 ERA, 1.49 WHIP) toes the rubber for the D-backs. Lineups […]
LSU football earned a previous 10-win prediction one year ago when Brian Kelly led the Tigers. But Kelly heads to the broadcast booth this fall after failing to achieve the expectations set out in the Bayou. Now Lane Kiffin replaces the since-fired head coach. Kiffin’s hire fuels new energy in Louisiana’s Death Valley. But it […]
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Things just continue to go from bad to worse for the San Francisco Giants. After selling off some of their assets at the trade deadline, they've now learned that Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman is likely to have season-ending surgery next week. He's been out almost six weeks due to a strained abdominal muscle, and was then diagnosed with a sports hernia. Matt Chapman is flying to Philadelphia to see a specialist on Sunday and expects to have season-ending surgery on Tuesday. ...
Football is back, baby! On Thursday afternoon, the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers squared off in the annual Hall of Fame Game, officially kicking off the 2026 preseason. The Cardinals were there to honor Larry Fitzgerald while the Panthers honored Luke Kuechly, and boy were we treated to one heck of a game. The over/under for this game was […]
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After yesterday’s shellacking at the hands of the deadline-selling Tigers during a series where they were outscored 4054 – 4, the Mariners limp into their 50th Anniversary Weekend to face the best team in the AL, the Tampa Bay Rays. We’re already brainstorming names for what we’ll nickname this potential debacle, in the grand tradition […]
We’re in for a major “old friend” alert Friday night as former World Series champion Braves pitcher Max Fried faces his former team for the first time as his second season with the Yankees nears the homestretch. On the Braves side, Tyler Mahle, acquired from the Giants ahead of the trade deadline, will make his […]
So the weather in New York City is currently atrocious. There’s a nasty weather system rolling through the area at the moment and it’s gotten to the point where the tarp is on the field and the New York Yankees have already announced that their series-opener against our Atlanta Braves will have a delayed start. […]
The Cleveland Guardians (57-59) recently dipped below .500 for the first time since May 5 and have slipped outside the playoff picture after losing 11 of their last 14 games. Franchise cornerstone Jose Ramirez is still nursing an injury and floundering in the batter’s box, the team ranks in the bottom-four in several offensive categories […]
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Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Max Muncy – 3B Ketel Marte – 2B Mookie Betts – SS Lars Nootbaar – DH Kyle Tucker – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Teoscar Hernandez – […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (59-57) will begin the first game of a six-game road trip tonight at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres (59-56). RHP Ronel Blanco (0-1, 7.36 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season for the Astros tonight opposite newly acquired LHP Robbie Ray (10-6, 3.08 ERA) and […]
Jaxson Dart is the New York Giants franchise quarterback and hence, he must be protected and that's why the team signed center Brenden Jaimes.
The New York Giants need to protect Jaxson Dart at all costs so getting more offensive line help is never a bad thing to do. Now, they’ve signed center Brenden Jaimes as a new depth piece for the unit.
According to Dan Duggan of The Athletic , the Giants signed free agent Jaimes in a spot where they are in need . John Michael Schmitz is probably ...
The Tigers announced they’ve activated Jackson Jobe from the 60-day injured list. Reliever Brenan Hanifee was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to open a spot on the pitching staff. Detroit had a pair of 40-man roster openings after trading Casey Mize and Gage Workman to San Diego. Jobe will slot into Detroit’s rotation. He’ll make his season debut tomorrow […]