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The A’s optioned rookie righty Kade Morris back to Triple-A Las Vegas before tonight’s game against the Brewers. They recalled Joey Estes for his first MLB look of the season. Morris, one of the organization’s better pitching prospects, came up for his MLB debut over the weekend. He started Saturday’s game in Houston and was rocked for […]
Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran had allowed just one hit and no walks in his last six innings pitched. He had not blown a save through his first 22 appearances of the 2026 MLB campaign. Unfortunately, in this sport, dominance can evaporate in an instant. The superb right-hander imploded in the ninth inning of Tuesday […] The post Phillies closer Jhoan Duran’s save streak comes to a screeching halt vs. Blue Jays appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Byron Buxton kicked the game off with a homer, his 19th of the year, to put the Twins up 1-0. Taj Bradley had a really rough start again, as Dillon Dingler tied the game in the bottom of the first with a solo homer of his own. Then, in the 2nd, Riley Greene hit a […]
It was a magical Tuesday night in the Southside for the Chicago White Sox and rookie outfielder Braden Montgomery. Making his MLB debut, Montgomery wrapped up the game with a walk-off home run to send the Atlanta Braves home as losers.The home run itself would not be the first hit of Montgomery’s young career. It […] The post Chicago White Sox Rookie Braden Montgomery Makes Historic List in Debut appeared first on HEAVY .
Ben Rice is quickly becoming a fan favorite in the Bronx, and for good reason. The New York Yankees first baseman is having an unbelievable breakout season. The star first baseman has been arguably the team’s best player outside of Aaron Judge, and he’s helped the team navigate the sudden absence of their star outfielder. […] The post Yankees’ Aaron Boone sounds off on Ben Rice’s dugout gesture appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Few things are more satisfying for the Colorado Rockies than trouncing the Chicago Cubs, and tonight, they got to bask in the glow of the Cubs flying the L as the Rockies hit their way to a 7-3 win. Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之) gave the Rockies five good innings with the bullpen sealing the deal […]
The Toronto Blue Jays lost the first game of their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. But on Tuesday, Brandon Valenzuela ensured that same outcome didn’t happen again. Toronto found themselves down 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth inning. But then Myles Straw scored on a wild pitch from Philadelphia closer Jhoan Duran. With […] The post Blue Jays’ Brandon Valenzuela walks off Phillies with clutch hit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Storms moving through southeastern Michigan delayed the start of the opener of a three-game home series against the visiting Minnesota Twins, who’d swept the Tigers in a frustrating four-game series in April. Well, the Tigers got a fair amount of revenge on Tuesday night as homers flew fast and furious over various fences for both […]
The Atlanta Braves are hit with concerning injury news, with star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. leaving Tuesday night’s contest against the Chicago White Sox with an apparent lower-body issue. The Braves announced that the former National League Most Valuable Player experienced a hamstring issue in the middle of the game at Rate Field in Chicago, […] The post Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. leaves game with concerning hamstring injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Dbacks dropped the series opener in Miami on Tuesday 10-6 as the Arizona pitching was unable to keep any momentum this whole game long. The Dbacks offense would score, and then the pitching would immediately cough the lead right back up. The offense would come back, and then the pitching would give the lead […]
The Atlanta Braves lost the first game of their series with the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Tuesday. Braden Montgomery hit a walk-off home run in his MLB debut to send the Braves packing. In the game between Atlanta and Chicago, Ronald Acuña Jr. had to exit the game with a hamstring injury after appearing […] The post Atlanta Braves Manager Makes Ronald Acuña Jr. Statement After White Sox Game appeared first on HEAVY .
The New York Yankees watched Jazz Chisholm Jr. turn hostile chants into the loudest swing of Tuesday night’s matchup vs. the Cleveland Guardians. The veteran infielder answered the crowd with a tie-breaking home run at Progressive Field, giving New York the lead for good in a tight road win. Chisholm stepped in during the eighth […] The post Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr responds to ‘overrated’ chants before massive home run appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Rockies 7, Cubs 3 Leverage index and box score Graphics via FanGraphs. He’s still Good, man: Hunter Goodman, +0.15 WPA Rea’d out: Colin Rea, -0.32 WPA Game thread comment of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
No major leaguer forgets his debut, and that will especially be true for Braden Montgomery.
On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves opened up a series with the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Illinois. They lost by a score of 6-5. Austin Riley finished with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts. The Braves have been the best team in the MLB, but continue to have problems at third base […] The post Future Hall Of Famer Atlanta Braves Must Consider Trading For appeared first on HEAVY .
5,000 light years from BirdlandBut I’m still preachin’ the TridentLong-gone, uptight years from BirdlandAnd I’m still watchin’ it with ’em Years from the land of the BirdAnd I am still feelin’ dispirit5,000 light years from BirdlandBut I know we still hear it Goms named itGoms made itGoms heard itThen played itWell-stated! Birdland-It happened down in Birdland […]
The Chicago White Sox continued their youth movement when they called up one of their top prospects in Braden Montgomery. He made sure to end his MLB debut in style. Montgomery stepped up to the plate trailing 5-4 to the Atlanta Braves with a man on third and two outs in the bottom of the […] The post White Sox’s Braden Montgomery ends MLB debut with walk-off homer appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Aroldis Chapman was warming up in the top of the ninth inning with the Red Sox down a run just in case he was needed for the bottom half of the frame; but with the way this offense has performed all season, that felt like ownership drawing up World Series parade routes for the fall, […]
The New York Yankees received an update on Jasson Dominguez that should excite fans Tuesday night. The outfielder showed progress during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, giving the organization another encouraging sign as it monitors his return. Dominguez went 3-for-3 with a walk through the first six innings at PNC Field. The 23-year-old also […] The post Yankees fans will be fired up by this Jasson Dominguez update from Scranton appeared first on ClutchPoints .
We’re back with a new Breaking T shirt, featuring Milwaukee’s star backstop. In Monday night’s wild 15-14 victory, William “Wild Bill” Contreras hit what at the time looked like a put-away three-run homer in the 10th inning, giving the Crew a 14-10 lead (though it would ultimately take them 12 innings to score the deciding […]
The Atlanta Braves started a series against the Chicago White Sox after a 5-1 run at home where they took two of three from the reigning AL champ Blue Jays and swept the Pirates who at the time had scored the fourth most runs in MLB. This matchup was going to be fun because it […]
The Rays were the kings of the two-out rally on Tuesday night in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Tampa Bay put Payton Tolle to the test early when Yandy Díaz lined a single to right, Junior Caminero followed by smoking a ball to the wall in center, and suddenly Tampa Bay had runners […]
Since taking over as the new head coach of the New York Giants, John Harbaugh has been crafting a new culture around one of the NFL’s oldest franchises. A Super Bowl Champion with a reputation for being a player’s coach, Harbaugh has made it his mission to get his new team on the same page, […] The post John Harbaugh hilariously reveals the Giants’ No. 1 question asker appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Las Vegas Ballpark continues to be the gift that keeps on giving for the Milwaukee Brewers’ offense. A day after an absolutely bonkers series-opening 15-14 victory over the Athletics, the Brewers got back to it, with Jackson Chourio launching a home run right in his very first at-bat of the contest. After a single […] The post Brewers’ Jackson Chourio keeps homer party going in Vegas series vs A’s appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Don’t look now—but the Kansas City Royals officially have themselves a win streak. The Royals secured their third consecutive win (and fifth of their last six games) with a gutsy, impressive come-from-behind 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers. The first few innings of the game were not particularly kind to the Royals. Texas starter and […]