Just when you are thinking this team doesn’t have it, when you’ve been complaining to your friends that we’d seen the best of Kameron Misner, that Brandon Lowe was yesterday’s news, that the return of Josh Lowe would add nothing, you have a game like this one. It had everything you’d want to see as … Read more
One strike away. That’s how close Ryan Pepiot was, not once but twice, to escaping the sixth inning unscathed on Wednesday night in Toronto. Instead, one 0-2 pitch turned a night of promise into another gut-punch loss for the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk, down to his final strike, launched a three-run homer that flipped … Read more
My last two recaps have come at the start of home stands. Thank you to our managing editor Danny Russell for allowing me to recap the start of a road trip, where the magic will happen this season. Before the game, we learned that Yandy Diaz would not be accompanying the team to Toronto because … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays trailed 6-0 in the sixth inning and appeared to be down and out in Wednesday night’s affair with the Boston Red Sox. That changed quickly.
The Atlanta Braves are looking to turn around their poor performance thus far in away games as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays who have had a start to the season that may have surprised some fans. The Blue Jays are currently in first place in the AL East in a division that is … Read more
The struggling Atlanta Braves went north of the border to take on the AL East leading Toronto Blue in a matchup that did not look too promising. Marcell Ozuna was out due to hip inflammation and the Braves trotted out a lineup that looked like it was one half of a split squad game. Grant … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1, Sunday night at Capital One Arena. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 50-21-9 (109 points) on the season. The Capitals have now lost seven of their last 10 games. The Blue Jackets outscored the Capitals 11-1 in their weekend set. LINEUP Charlie … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals were steamrolled by the Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-0, at Nationwide Arena on Saturday afternoon in the opener of the home-and-home series on back-to-back days between the two teams to fall to 50-20-9 (.689 points percentage) this season. Washington has already clinched the top seeds in both the Metropolitan Division and … Read more
Cole Ragans had a strong outing, and the bullpen mostly held up, but the Kansas City Royals were unable to produce enough offense as they were defeated 3-2 this afternoon by the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee drew first blood with their second batter of the game. Jackson Chourio quickly went down 0-2 against Ragans but battled … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets got a massive boost when captain Boone Jenner was able to return from a shoulder injury he suffered during training camp. We’re now starting to see how massive that boost was in more ways than one. Jenner has been the model of consistency in his approach to the game as a … Read more