Just as they’re supposed to, the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of the worst team in baseball on Tuesday night. Los Angeles’ potent lineup led the way as the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-7, in Denver. Both teams recorded 14 hits in the game, but the Dodgers were the ones to benefit from hitter-friendly … Read more
While the Nats won last night, there was a scary moment in the fourth inning. On an emergency hack, Josh Bell lined a foul ball directly into the Nationals dugout. Unfortunately the ball caught Keibert Ruiz on the side of his head. Ruiz immediately exited the game. After the game, manager Davey Martinez said that … Read more
If there is one positive about the Atlanta Braves this this year, it is that if they face a quality opponent not from the NL West, they typically do pretty well (10-6 vs non NL West teams with a .550 or better W% this year.) They also are now 4-0 against the rival Mets this … Read more
You know the overall season vibes have shifted considerably when the Rays are in position to sweep the top team in a league for the 2nd straight weekend, and it’s dissapointing when they fail to do so, having to settle for merely a series win and a winning homestand. However that’s the new standard the … Read more
I know it seems obvious in hindsight, but the Royals badly needed some extra offense coming in to this season. Oh, wait. We knew that even before the season started? And I wrote a whole piece suggesting potential trades? Well, how about that? I wonder if any of those trades would still look good? First, … Read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter/pitcher Shohei Ohtani seems comfortable at the mound again. Ohtani made his second start this season in Sunday’s home game against the Washington Nationals. He struck out second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe in consecutive at-bats to end the first inning and allowed no runs on 18 … Read more
As is often the case, the Nationals are playing their best baseball against some of the best teams. The Nats have played a lot of the top teams tough, especially the ones that are not in the NL East. After a hard fought loss on Friday, the Nats evened the series with a 7-3 win … Read more
I’ve done game coverage twice in the span of a few games now, and these lineup posts have been amusing. In the series finale against the Mets, the Braves used the same lineup as in the middle game of the series. Doing so gave Drake Baldwin back-to-back starts for the first time in close to … Read more
The Rays are hosting the Detroit Tigers in the second game of this weekend’s three-game matchup, looking to secure the series victory after last night’s offensive-driven win. Ryan Pepiot takes the mound for the Rays, wearing sweet Devil Rays-themed New Balances. He worked a scoreless first, striking out Wenceel Perez to end the inning. Brent … Read more