Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes pitched his first career complete game on Sunday, throwing eight stellar innings of one-run ball against one of baseball’s best lineups — the Philadelphia Phillies — to drop his ERA to an outstanding 2.44 for the season. He was efficient, dominant and allowed just four total baserunners with zero extra-base … Read more
Devers was 3-for-4 with the home run and two RBI.
Ronald Acuña confirmed this week what he has said numerous times. “I want to be here for my whole career”, Acuña said in his welcome back press conference. I would love for the universe to make that happen. Do you think Ronald Acuña Jr will be a Brave his entire career? Or at least until … Read more
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals fell to the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-1 (OT), Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. With the win, the Hurricanes take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. LINEUP Logan Thompson (4-1-0, 2.23 GAA, .923 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Capitals. Frederik Andersen (3-1-0, 1.57 GAA, .936 sv%) … Read more
Braves Franchise History 1925: The Boston Braves release Stuffy McInnis. He will sign with the Pirates and hit .368 in 59 games while playing in his fifth World Series. 1953: The Braves play their first game since moving to Milwaukee and defeat the Reds, 2-0. 1954: Hank Aaron makes his major league debut for the … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Jacob Fowler’s goaltending numbers at Boston College just pop. This season the sophomore went 25-7-2 with a 1.63 goals-against average, a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts. He won the Hockey East conference’s Goaltender of the Year award for the second season in a row, and was a runner-up for … Read more
@Capitals/X Less than two full days after he tied the all-time mark in Goals Scored with a pair of goals at Capital One Arena, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to take sole possession of the NHL record during the second period of the Caps’ Sunday matinee against the New York … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the New York Islanders, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena in New York. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 895, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the leader on the NHL’s all-time goals list (more here) in the loss. The defeat drops the Capitals’ record to 49-19-9 (107 points) … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals rallied to down the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-3, Thursday night at Capital One Arena in the District. Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie Wayne Gretzky with 894 career goals. The victory improves the Capitals’ record to 49-18-9 (107 points) on the season. LINEUP Charlie Lindgren (17-12-3, 2.66 GAA, .899 sv%) got the … Read more
Photo: @NHLPR Alex Ovechkin notched his 888th career goal as the Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, Thursday night at Capital One Arena in the District. The victory improves the Capitals’ record to 46-15-8 (100 points) on the season. The Capitals have earned 100 or more points in 10 of the last 14 82-game seasons, … Read more