Braves Could Place Dansby Swanson, Nick Markakis On IL The NL East-leading Braves have seen their advantage over the second-place Nationals dwindle a bit over the past couple weeks. At 61-43, the Braves still own a 5 1/2-game cushion, but it appears their lineup is about to take two notable hits. The club could lose…
DetailsLatest On Yankees, Marcus Stroman The Yankees’ pitching staff turned in its latest dud Friday, continuing what has amounted to a week-long series of hideous performances. Dating back to last Sunday’s loss to Colorado, New York has surrendered 64 runs in six games – including a combined 29 in a pair of shellackings in Boston…
DetailsGore bounces back for Sod Poodles After one of his worst starts as a professional, top Padres prospect MacKenzie Gore bounced back with 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Double-A Amarillo’s 2-1 win over Springfield on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190726&content_id=309449032&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGiants Rumors: Sogard, Watson, Cardinals The Giants’ surge up the standings this month has turned them from surefire trade deadline sellers to potential buyers. To that end, the Giants have “inquired” about Blue Jays infielder Eric Sogard, Jon Morosi of MLB.com tweets. Considering the 33-year-old Sogard is a pending free agent, acquiring him would be…
DetailsGio Gonzalez Exits With Shoulder Tightness The Brewers announced that left-hander Gio Gonzalez exited his start against the Cubs on Friday with shoulder tightness. That’s a potentially ominous development for a Milwaukee club already down two starters, Brandon Woodruff and Jhoulys Chacin, because of injuries. The 33-year-old Gonzalez only just returned from his own IL…
DetailsYankees and James Paxton get demolished by Red Sox BOSTON — James Paxton was awful, Andrew Cashner smothered the Yankees’ bats for five frames, Gleyber Torres was too cool in the field and, in the eighth inning of a lopsided loss, Luke Voit made a terrible base-running mistake. Other than those developments, everything went very…
DetailsStone-cold robbery by Marlins prospect In what could be the catch of the year, Marlins prospect Stone Garrett made a leaping grab to rob a homer before flipping over the wall in Double-A Jacksonville’s 3-1 loss to Biloxi on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190726&content_id=309445960&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsLatest On Marlins’ Trevor Richards Marlins right-hander Trevor Richards has surfaced as a trade candidate in advance of next week’s deadline, but he’s now changing roles. Richards will shift to the Marlins’ bullpen, and fellow righty Elieser Hernandez will take his spot in the Marlins’ rotation, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com relays. That could make Richards…
DetailsRodriguez shines in bounce-back start Top Orioles prospect Grayson Rodriguez tied his career high with 10 strikeouts over five scoreless frames as Class A Delmarva edged Charleston, 4-3, on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190726&content_id=309442132&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsZack Wheeler victorious in what could be his final start as a Met Zack Wheeler gave the Mets enough in his return from the injured list. Now, will the Mets be offered enough to part with him? In what may go down as the final Mets start for the former prized prospect, Wheeler showcased his…
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