The Pittsburgh Pirates have a long, storied history. Andrew McCutchen may not have the championship success of his peers, but there’s little question that he ranks among the franchise’s all-time legends. Cutch secured that thinking on Sunday, moving into a tie with Roberto Clemente on the club’s all-time home run leaderboard. With the Pirates in … Read more
Boy has the Nationals offense has been explosive lately. They scored 10 runs in the first inning last night, including nine before they got an out. That historic onslaught gave the Nats their fourth win a row. Today they are looking for the sweep with Mitchell Parker on the mound. After a fantastic start to … Read more
At some point, there are just too many good hitters on the Atlanta Braves roster to continue to do this over-and-over. But today is not that day. Bryce Elder had a rough start to the day. After getting an immediate ground ball to start the game, Rafael Devers lined a double right off the top … Read more
Generally when I write a recap I settle on a key storyline. A particular position player with a few clutch hits. An impressive pitching start. A key defensive play that became a turning point. Today, however, I’m not sure where to start. Should we talk about the first complete game by a starter since 2021 … Read more
For most of the year I’ve harped on the Royals’ inability to hit for any kind of power. In case you’ve missed it, they’re actually doing quite well in terms of batting average. They could do better in OBP, but the real problem is that almost all of their hits are singles. Today both teams … Read more
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Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani started off Friday’s World Series rematch with some fireworks. Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers hosted Judge’s New York Yankees for the opener of their three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Judge got the party started with one out and the bases empty in the top of the first inning. Dodgers starting pitcher … Read more
The Nationals are riding high after a 9-3 extra inning win clinched a series victory in Seattle. Now they go to the desert to take on the Diamondbacks. The Snakes have been struggling recently, but they have a dynamic offense and their three best starters are lined up to face the Nats. For the first … Read more
Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves are back at home to face Boston. It’s Friday night, the Atlanta Braves are back at home and they’ve got to deal with the Boston Red Sox. Both of these teams are under .500 and disappointed with their current position in the standings, so … Read more
Houston native Shane Baz was rolling — until he wasn’t. Baz was cruising through the first four frames with the aid of a first inning lead by way of a Yandy Diaz sacrifice fly. Two more Rays runs came in the fourth and fifth from Chandler Simpson walking, stealing second and third base, and scoring … Read more