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The Rays had high expectations for Griffin Jax when he was acquired at last year’s trade deadline. After some poor batted ball luck but mostly good results to finish the 2025 season, Jax has gotten off to an uneven start in 2026. While it is unfortunate that he has allowed runs to score in four […]
After a frustrating 1-0 extra innings loss in game one of this series, the Detroit Tigers sent their ace to the mound looking to even things up. Tarik Skubal was very good, the Tigers beat up on Brayan Bello to build an early lead despite squandering some chances, and the bullpen was nails. It was […]
I mean, what can you even say? Ten straight losses in ten straight losses, which is bad, no good, terrible, pick whichever word or phrase from the thesaurus you would like. The bats have looked better the past two days, with the Mets netting 14 hits yesterday and seven today, but no one diehard enough […]
The Twins frustrated in all the predictable ways today, with eleven runners left on base and a leaky bullpen squandering a quality start from Taj Bradley. With a 4-2 lead in the seventh, Minnesota’s pen gave up one run in each of the following innings to cough up the lead and hand the series over […]
The Mariners will look to avoid dropping another series to the Rangers. The second game of the second series between the Mariners and Rangers begins Saturday at 4:15 p.m. on FOX. The Mariners were swept in Arlington last week. Then they swept the Astros over four games in Seattle. Then they were swept by the […]
The St. Louis Cardinals will follow up a 9-run outburst Friday with a Saturday night game against the Houston Astros. Andre Pallante will start the game for the Cardinals while Lance McCullers Jr. will take the mound for the Astros. With Friday’s victory, St. Louis is now 11-8 on the season while the lowly Astros […]
The Houston Astros (8-13) will play the second of a three-game series with their former division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals (11-8), tonight at Daikin Park. RHP Lance McCullers Jr (1-0, 5.87 ERA) will make his fourth regular season appearance for the Astros tonight opposite the Cardinals and starter RHP Andre Pallante (1-1, 4.80 ERA). TONIGHT’S STARTER: RHP […]
The San Diego Padres saw their win streak finally come to an end against Los Angeles Angels’ ace José Soriano last night. It was an unfortunate end to the winning streak, but not entirely unexpected. With the best pitcher in baseball so far this season on the mound for Los Angeles versus knuckleballer Matt Waldron, […]
We are treated to one of the better pitching matchups we will see all year between Chris Sale and Cristopher Sanchez tonight, as the Braves go for another series win, this time in Philadelphia. Join us and discuss the game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Saturday, April 18, 7:15 p.m. EDT Location: Citizens Bank […]
Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners Saturday, April 18, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / FOX) T-Mobile Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP George Kirby Today’s Lineups RANGERS MARINERS Brandon Nimmo – RF J.P. Crawford – SS Corey Seager – SS Cal Raleigh – C Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – CF Jake […]
PROVO, Utah — Iowa State achieved a landmark series victory this weekend at Gail Miller Field in Provo, Utah, winning two out of three games against BYU to secure the program’s first-ever series win on the Cougars’ home grounds. The weekend was highlighted by a historic offensive display on Thursday, where the Cyclones broke the […]
Prior to tonight’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters that injured shortstop Ha-Seong Kim is likely to participate in a simulated game on Thursday and has been taking batting practice. He is recovering from a broken wrist suffered after falling on ice prior to Spring Training. Kim, who the […]
It’s a strategy familiar to anyone who follows baseball. Middle innings, team rallying, left-handed hitter comes up. The team on defense sends in a left-handed reliever. The batting team counters with a right-handed pinch-hitter. That was the scenario in the bottom of the sixth on a sunny, but chilly Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The […]
So… that was fun! The Orioles got shut out for seven innings, gave up a grand slam, and still won. The bottom of the lineup was pivotal in that monster eighth inning: Leody Taveras had a big walk in a key situation, outfielder Weston Wilson doubled with the bases lodaed, and Jeremiah Jackson hit the […]
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The Royals will probably win another game this year, but you’d be forgiven if you doubted it. Royals fans were hoping for a different result from the previous six games, and it was different, alright, just not the way they hoped. The Royals were blown out in New York. The Yankees hit four home runs […]
Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and George Kirby for the Mariners. The Rangers look to make it two in a row against the Mariners and three in a row overall. Josh Smith gets a day off. The lineup: Nimmo — RF […]
The St. John’s Red Storm got three runs in the top of the ninth to pull off the comeback 6-5 win over the UConn Huskies baseball team in game one of a doubleheader at Elliot Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view […]
Their overall record is still fine, but the Yankees have struggled of late. Even a lot of their wins have required comebacks or them holding on for dear life over the final couple outs. That included Friday night’s series-opening win over the Royals. On Saturday afternoon in the Bronx, the Yankees finally played a laugher. […]
Detroit Tigers (10-10) vs. Boston Red Sox (8-11) Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Fenway ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (2-2, 2.22 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (1-1, 6.14 ERA)
Unfortunately, pleasurable though being on the winning side of a blowout may be, the rules say you have to start the next game all over again at 0-0. That’s a bad break for the White Sox, who had about as many hits last night as they’d had in a normal week over the past four […]
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Some news on the day for the Phillies, not all of it good. The Duran injury is one that is an issue, but he hasn’t had many leads to protect anyway! They can linger, so they’ll likely take their time on it. Otto Kemp has done almost nothing with the big league team, so they’re […]