Ex-Met Jason Vargas struggles as Phillies fall to Diamondbacks Jason Vargas is still helping the Mets, even though he’s no longer with the team. The former Mets starter, who was traded to Philadelphia before the trade deadline, allowed four runs in five innings in the Phillies’ 6-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. The defeat helped the…
DetailsNL Notes: Castellanos, Cubs, Padres, Richards, Pirates Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos is only about a week into his Cubs tenure, but Patrick Mooney of The Athletic (subscription link) wonders if the free agent-to-be will work his way into the team’s plans past this season. Castellanos has excelled at the plate over a rather small sample of…
DetailsStingy Frisbee fans 11 in latest shutout start San Francisco Giants right-hander Matt Frisbee set a career high in strikeouts over seven innings as Class A Advanced San Jose rolled to a 2-0 victory over Lake Elsinore. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190807&content_id=309795600&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsLatest On Luke Weaver, Taijuan Walker Right-hander Luke Weaver’s success over the first couple months of 2019 was among the most encouraging early season developments for the Diamondbacks. UCL and flexor pronator sprains cut Weaver down near the end of May, however, and he hasn’t taken a major league mound since. Finally, though, Weaver’s making…
DetailsGreene rides his wave to Whitecaps Riley Greene, the fifth overall pick in this year’s Draft by the Detroit Tigers, was promoted to Class A West Michigan after a strong July in the New York-Penn League. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190807&content_id=309791018&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBrett Gardner Expects To Play In 2020 As a soon-to-be 36-year-old and a pending free agent, Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner’s future looks uncertain beyond this season. However, unlike 39-year-old teammate CC Sabathia, Gardner isn’t planning to retire at year’s end, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post relays. Gardner unsurprisingly wants to continue his career…
DetailsEXPLORERS WALK OFF ON SAINTS WITH SAC FLY Sioux City 3, St. Paul 2 – Box Score The Sioux City Explorers walked off on the St. Paul Saints 3-2 with a sac fly from OF Sebastian Zawada in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Saints opened the scoring in the top of the first…
DetailsChris Davis’ freak-out on Orioles manager makes sense now BALTIMORE — Futile against the Yankees all season long in their own home, the Orioles turned on each other Wednesday night. A brutal, 14-2 loss to their chief AL East rivals, played in front of a sparse Camden Yards that featured primarily Yankees fans, hit a…
DetailsYuli Gurriel drives in eight runs as Astros destroy Rockies HOUSTON — With Houston’s powerful offense, there always seem to be men on base when Yuli Gurriel comes to the plate in the bottom part of the Astros order. On Wednesday, he found a way to send most of them home. Gurriel drove in a…
DetailsPete Alonso admission that could make Mets even scarier Pete Alonso’s second-half slump might be over. The Mets’ first baseman homered, for a third straight game, in Wednesday’s 7-2 win over the Marlins at Citi Field, the second time he has accomplished the feat this season. Alonso’s 37 home runs on the year are just…
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