The St. Louis Cardinals announced Wednesday that first baseman Willson Contreras has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Infielder Jose Fermin is up from Triple-A Memphis to take his spot on the roster. Manager Oli Marmol confirmed to the team’s beat that Contreras is done for the season (via Jeff Jones … Read more
Aug 24, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (13) celebrates with shortstop Carson Williams (77) after hitting a grand slam against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn ImagesNathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images As this season rounds into the final … Read more
The Rays took a large early lead, Rays pitchers gave back most of it, but then instead of completely falling apart the team rallied to pull out the win. For 6 beautiful innings we enjoyed the kind of game we haven’t gotten to enjoy in a long long time. They scored seven runs in the … Read more
The Braves — well, really, Sean Murphy — outhomered the Cardinals 2-0 in this game, but rather than a laugher, Friday night’s win ended up being a 6-5 squeaker in which no team scored after the third inning. The Braves were aided by a late streak of eight straight outs-at-the-plate on harmless fly balls by … Read more
Last night’s loss kicked off the post-Rizzo and Davey era. Now the team is looking for their first win in this new era. To do this, they will need to knock off a Cardinals team that has been very good at home this season. The lineup for tonight is an odd but explainable one. It … Read more
You heard it here folks: Jac Caglianone made his big league debut, and the Royals scored 10 runs. Was he the catalyst? Not really—he was the only player on the team not to get on base, actually, going 0 for 5 with multiple hard hit balls. But maybe his presence inspired the Kansas City bats, … Read more
On a weekend in which the 25-20 Royals will honor their past, their present and future takes the mound. Cole Ragans gets the start in the first game against the cross-state rival St. Louis Cardinals (24-20). Ragans is coming off a few short starts in a row; he has not exceeded five innings since April … Read more
After one of their worst performances of the season, the Nationals will look to bounce back. The 10-0 loss which saw Erick Fedde throw a complete game shutout is the type of defeat that wounds players pride, so I expect to see the offense come out swinging. Alex Call is also back in the Nats … Read more
The good news is that the Atlanta Braves are currently on a bit of a roll, as they’ve won four straight games and are looking to pick up their second series victory in a row in order to make this a truly successful homestand. The bad news is that Spencer Strider’s not making the start … Read more
Jake Irvin is set to be the Nationals number 2 starter this season after a promising 2024 campaign. While he struggled in the second half, Irvin was a rock in the Nats rotation, throwing a team high 187.2 innings last season. However, his stuff did not look the same in his outing against the Cardinals … Read more