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The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Baltimore Orioles scored one run. If you enjoyed last night’s win for the Rangers over the Orioles, the teams were ready tonight to pretty much put on an encore performance before Corey Seager brought the house down. The Orioles got their run on one of those patented […]
It took seven innings, but the Tigers ended up with a blowout and a shutout against the Giants with an 8-0 win on Saturday. After dropping the first game in their series against the Giants, the Tigers were looking to pull even on Saturday evening. They would have the newly activated Jackson Jobe on the […]
From White Sox southpaw Hagen Smith to Red Sox shortstop Franklin Arias, these MLB prospects can meaningfully alter the postseason race.
Jac Caglianone was the first Royal to get 12 or more total bases in a game since Lorenzo Cain had his three-home run game against the Yankees on May 10, 2016 and the Royals won 6-3. It was also the first time a Royal had hit four extra-base hits in a game since Kendrys Morales’ […]
The Philadelphia Phillies are still fighting tooth-and-nail for an NL Wild Card spot. These five changes can help them lock down a postseason berth.
Go Rays!
The Toronto Blue Jays came out of the MLB Trade Deadline quiet. But looks like manager John Schneider doesn’t need pitching help. Not with Max Scherzer inching towards history on the mound. Scherzer threw his way into top 10 league history during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He tossed strikeout No. 3,516, placing […] The post Max Scherzer takes impressive step towards all-time strikeout record appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Right-hander Mike Clevinger has triggered an opt-out clause and has been released by the Pirates, per Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He’s free to sign with any team. Pittsburgh added Clevinger on a minor league deal shortly before Spring Training. He didn’t break camp with the team and opened the year at Triple-A Indianapolis. […]
To say the 2026 MLB trade deadline was a success for the Los Angeles Dodgers would be an understatement. Despite the best efforts of detractors around the baseball world, convinced that enough negative coverage would influence Andrew Friedman’s process, the Dodgers still added the biggest fish on the trade market, Tarik Skubal, and even fortified […] The post Dodgers’ biggest 2026 MLB trade deadline mistake appeared first on ClutchPoints .
PHILADELPHIA – Aaron Nola departed what turned into an unlikely pitcher’s duel with Max Scherzer Saturday after a line drive […]
The Boston Red Sox are looking forward to catcher Adley Rutschman joining the team and giving them an upgrade behind the plate. Catching up with Adley Rutschman after his rehab game with the WooSox pic.twitter.com/GcXjfhyIcK — Katie Morrison-O'Day (@KatieMo61) August 8, 2026 The Red Sox acquired Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles Monday at the trade […] The post Adley Rutschman provides injury update for Red Sox after rehab game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
With “OZZIE 13” spelled out across the pinwheels in center field, the number “13” shaded into the infield dirt right at the shortstop position, and chairs in front of the White Sox dugout down the third base line, the stage was set for Ozzie Guillén’s number retirement ceremony. Chuck Garfien opened the ceremony, welcoming former […]
Well, this could be awkward. The Mariners will take another step in the never-ending Hell that is the 2026 season. They lost last night, two solo homers to one. The lineup continues to look lifeless, and the pitching has been the worst in the majors for weeks now. This is a very bad baseball team […]
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies starter Aaron Nola tried to tough it out after taking a line drive that came off the bat of Toronto’s Jesús Sánchez at 104.8 mph to the right knee, ricocheting off his left ankle. He crouched behind the mound. He tried to walk it off. But after a few warmup pitches that […]
Boston squandered an early lead and repeatedly failed to capitalize with runners on base in a 7-3 loss to the Athletics at Fenway Park, falling one victory shy of its second 10-game winning streak of the season.The Red Sox, who tied a franchise record with 15 consecutive wins from July 3-22, jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning but couldn't build on it.
Veteran catcher Seby Zavala is joining the Tigers on a minor league deal, as reported by Evan Woodbery of MLive.com. Zavala has spent the past couple of months in the Mexican League after being released by the Dodgers. The 32-year-old Zavala went 1-for-2 with a walk and strikeout in his debut with Triple-A Toledo on […]
The Minnesota Twins tried to swing some blockbuster deals at the deadline. When you see the cost, you'll understand why they did not.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers look to snap their seven-game losing streak against Brandon Pfaadt and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. SATURDAY GAME INFO
The Red Sox are 27-4 in their last 31 games. It’s the most remarkable stretch of regular season baseball I’ve ever had the privilege to witness. So believe me when I say that I do not want to be the person talking about cyclosporiasis at the barbecue. But in light of the fact that that’s […]
The New York Giants took training camp to West Virginia this season, and while all the players showed up, most of the reporters were in and out. On the final day of training camp at The Greenbrier, there were four reporters left covering the team, with one of them being ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. That led […] The post What Giants’ John Harbaugh wants reporters to ‘brag’ about in their ‘columns’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It did not look like a good day for the Athletics as they prepared to play a Saturday afternoon game against the streaking Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The A’s had lost nine games in a row against the Red Sox and the home team was riding a 9-game winning streak. It took just […] The post Athletics’ Gage Jump makes Fenway Park history not seen in 98 years appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Justin Wrobleski was an All-Star this season but heads into Sunday with plenty of room for improvement after two forgettable starts in a row. Wrobleski allowed four home runs in each of his last two outings, matching his total from his first 17 games and 106 2/3 innings this season. Fellow left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez is […]
With the Los Angeles Dodgers on a seven-game losing streak ahead of Saturday’s outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team is looking for any form of momentum possible to find its footing again. Though Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been dealing with a nagging knee injury, he would take a step in the right direction […] The post Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani takes major step towards pitching return before Diamondbacks clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – DH Max Muncy – 3B Ketel Marte – 2B Mookie Betts – SS Lars Nootbaar – LF Kyle Tucker – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy Edman – […]
The Athletics faced the Boston Red Sox looking to even the series and force a rubber-game tomorrow. The A’s finally ended their nine-game losing streak, defeating the Red Sox 7-3. Starter Gage Jump turned in a terrific performance, the offense woke up against a good Red Sox pitcher and the bullpen sealed the deal, although […]