Bart slugs his way through AFL opener Top San Francisco Giants prospect Joey Bart mashed two homers and drove in three runs to lead Scottsdale to a 5-4 win over Mesa in the first game of the AFL season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190918&content_id=310816680&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsSeth Lugo gets it done for Mets in first at-bat of 2019 DENVER — Seth Lugo figured extended duty was almost a certainty for him Wednesday given the Mets’ schedule. But Lugo couldn’t have anticipated it unfolding in quite this manner. In addition to recording the final six outs in the 7-4 victory over the…
DetailsPhillies Will Pursue Realmuto Extension In Offseason Although the Phillies are hanging in the National League wild-card race as time runs out in the regular season, it seems fair to say this year hasn’t quite gone according to plan for the club. After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight time in 2018, the Phillies…
DetailsCraig Kimbrel Nearing Return WEDNESDAY: The Cubs expect Kimbrel to return Thursday or Friday, according to Maddon (via Wittenmyer). MONDAY: Winners of five consecutive games, the Cubs have sizzled over the past several days as they attempt to earn their fifth straight playoff berth. A few of those victories came in blowout fashion, which means…
DetailsHealth Notes: Hill, Pham, Nats, Padres Let’s check in on a few notable health situations from around the majors… Dodgers southpaw Rich Hill’s strained left MCL looked like a possible season-ender when it happened last week, but the 39-year-old will manage to rejoin the club before the playoffs. The plan is for Hill to take…
DetailsNoah Syndergaard didn’t make Mets look good for caving to him DENVER — To point out that a personal catcher didn’t lead to Noah Syndergaard’s personal best would be putting it too politely even for Thor’s liking. Even after an exciting, 7-4 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, which kept the…
DetailsYankees’ memorable night lacks champagne party — for now In what might have been his final start at Yankee Stadium, CC Sabathia got a standing ovation from the crowd as he walked off the field and was greeted by his teammates in front of the dugout in an emotional scene. What the retiring lefty couldn’t…
DetailsPoll: AL Cy Young Favorite We’re obviously not going to see a repeat Cy Young winner in the American League this year. Rays left-hander Blake Snell took home the award a season ago, but his output has fallen off somewhat since 2018, and he just returned from a several-week absence anyway. There’s another Ray, right-hander…
DetailsThe Mets saved Mickey Callaway from himself again DENVER — Either it’s better to be lucky than good, or Mickey Callaway is playing intergalactic chess while the rest of us are stranded in Candy Land. Been away this entire roller coaster of a Mets season? You could’ve just watched Wednesday’s game and grasped their primary…
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Howie Kendrick Is Still Killing The Ball It was June 11 that I wrote a piece titled “Howie Kendrick Is Killing The Ball.” At that point in 2019, the veteran National had quietly been one of the majors’ most effective hitters of the season. Kendrick was then the proud owner of a .333/.376/.604 line with…
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