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His celebration matched the excitement coming from the Athletics’ bullpen in right-center field, where the 23-year-old’s ninth-inning homer landed to give Oakland a late lead it wouldn’t relinquish. The two-run blast revived the A’s, who had seen a four-run lead dissipate, spoiling another solid outing from starter Paul Blackburn. Pache’s first blast as an Athletic […]
CHICAGO — The way the Rays play, it’s sometimes easy to take the little things for granted. They typically don’t beat themselves with defensive mistakes. They run the bases efficiently. It’s not as innovative as the opener or as eye-catching as using 61 different players, but their knack for generally playing crisp, clean baseball helped […]
Welcome to the Guardians prospect update, where you’ll find news, promotions and standout performances, all year long. Espino unhittable in second start (April 16)No. 2 prospect Daniel Espino put on a show in the first game of Akron’s Saturday afternoon doubleheader against Reading, tossing 4 2/3 hitless innings, walking three batters and striking out seven. […]
CHICAGO — For the second day in a row, the White Sox beat the Rays, 3-2, on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Just like they did on Friday, the Sox won thanks to a short but effective outing from one of their young starters. After Dylan Cease did the job on Friday, Michael Kopech was […]
Keep track of the Cardinals’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. C Yadier Molina (general soreness)Expected return: Day to dayWhen Albert Pujols went out to warm up pitcher Miles Mikolas between innings on Friday, it provided some comic relief for the Cardinals. As it turns out, Pujols was doing it as a favor […]
Keep track of the Rangers’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. RHP Dennis SantanaSantana tested negative for COVID-19 when the Rangers left Toronto after Opening Day, but he was symptomatic April 14 and was given another test. After going through contact tracing protocols, no other players had to be placed on the list. […]
Welcome to the Twins prospect update, where you’ll find news, promotions and standout performances, all year long. Royce gets rolling (April 16)It was just a matter of time until Royce Lewis broke out in a big way at the plate, and the top Twins prospect did just that on Saturday with his first three-hit game […]
Carrasco K’s 8, has best outing as a Met
Keep track of the Mets’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. RHP Taijuan Walker (right shoulder irritation)Expected return: Week of April 25After their game on April 16, the Mets announced that Walker will throw a bullpen session on April 17. If all goes well, Walker will then make a rehab start during the […]
NEW YORK — When Sergio Alcántara’s ball cleared the fence in right-center, you could almost hear the sigh of relief that came from the D-backs dugout. Meanwhile, sitting alone in the Citi Field visitor’s clubhouse, right-hander Zac Gallen, who had started and thrown four shutout innings, saw it on TV and celebrated. The homer gave […]