Boone’s message on Stanton’s night: ‘I hope they saw his at-bats’ It took longer than anyone could have anticipated for Giancarlo Stanton to make an impact on the Yankees this season, but he delivered — twice — in a 7-5 win over the Astros on Saturday night in The Bronx. Stanton’s year had been defined…
DetailsYankees’ Zack Britton had to sweat it out in old role but prevailed The Yankees are one of just four teams to have not used a pitcher on three straight days, which meant Aroldis Chapman wasn’t available to them on Saturday night. Instead, Aaron Boone went with Zack Britton to close their 7-5 win over…
DetailsMets’ Pete Alonso has shot at bunch of rookie homer records CHICAGO — Pete Alonso is moving fast toward multiple rookie records. By blasting his 26th homer in Saturday’s first inning, the Mets first baseman tied Darryl Strawberry’s franchise rookie record for homers in a season. Alonso also broke Cody Bellinger’s NL rookie record for…
DetailsAaron Hicks: My shoulder pain is gone after cortisone shot Aaron Hicks returned to the lineup after missing two games with a right shoulder problem that required a cortisone shot Thursday. “I feel good, shoulder feels good. Better than it was [Thursday]. I think it was the shot and now it’s gone,’’ said Hicks, who…
DetailsRookie call-ups could put your fantasy team over the top On the heels of yet another set of successful minor league call-ups, this time in the form of Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez and Marlins pitcher Zac Gallen, fantasy baseball owners should already be looking ahead to the next wave. Acquiring proven talent for the second…
DetailsRobert mashing way into Barons history Top White Sox prospect Luis Robert homered for the third straight game and went 3-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs scored as Double-A Birmingham cruised past Chattanooga, 11-2, on Saturday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190622&content_id=308377448&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsDodgers Could Place David Freese On Injured List Dodgers infielder David Freese is dealing with a knee issue that may require a stint on the injured list, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com was among those to report. The 36-year-old Freese has been an important cog this season for the first-place Dodgers, having slashed a tremendous .308/.407/.592…
DetailsPitcher Notes: J. Hicks, Phillies, Astros, Padres, A’s The latest on a slew of major league hurlers… Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks is dealing with right triceps tendinitis, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets. Hicks will undergo additional tests Sunday. One of the last things the Cardinals need is a long absence for the…
DetailsSAINTS RALLY, WALK OFF ON RAILCATS St. Paul 4, Gary SouthShore 3 – Box Score The St. Paul Saints rallied from a late deficit and walked off on the Gary SouthShore RailCats for a 4-3 win. All the action went down late after both teams were scoreless in the first five frames. In the sixth…
DetailsMay strikes out career-high 14 for Drillers Dodgers No. 3 prospect Dustin May recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings before Double-A Tulsa walked off with a 2-1, 10-inning win over Amarillo. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190622&content_id=308375896&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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