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1958 – The New York Yankees even the series at 3-3 against the Milwaukee Braves as Hank Bauer hits his fourth home run to help New York to a 4-3 win in 10 innings. 2018 – The Braves are eliminated by the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLDS as Los Angeles rallies for a … Read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told that catcher Will Smith had undergone additional scans following his placement on the injured list last week, and that testing revealed a hairline fracture in Smith’s injured hand. The news makes it “doubtful,” in Roberts’ words, that he’ll play again during the regular season this year. More concerning … Read more
While this game had many inflection points, and at least a few scoring chances, I think the final score was largely determined by this fact: The Rays hitters could not figure out Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Their inability to create any sort of offense for five innings made this a very hard game to win, and they … Read more
Against one of the toughest, most complete teams in baseball, facing an old friend, a vintage Tamp Bay Rays performance of pitching, slick glove work, and timely hitting got the Rays their first August win. Rays jumped out with a much needed early lead. First batter of the game facing the former Rays Cy Young … Read more
There was a bit of a lull after the Kyle Finnegan trade, but Mike DeBartolo has struck again. He has traded Alex Call to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitching prospects Eriq Swan and Sean Paul Linan. The return is stronger than the one Kyle Finnegan received As @andrewcgolden reported, the Nationals are getting RHP … Read more
The Royals, for all intents and purposes, haven’t had many superstars during their 56-year existence. George Brett and Bobby Witt Jr. are about the list. Sure, there have been plenty of stars, but it takes a different level to be a superstar. However, there was a Major League team before the Royals which was absolutely … Read more
All eyes were on Shohei Ohtani, he was the opener for the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon against the Royals. But the story of the day was Seth Lugo and the Royals offense, as the Royals downed the Dodgers 9-5 to even the series and snap a 6-game losing streak and an 11-game home losing streak. … Read more
For a team reeling with nine consecutvie losses at home, the Dodgers are probably the last team you want to see on the schedule. The franchise has become the bullies in baseball, combining lavish spending with a smart front office to produce 100-win seasons in five of the last seven full years, including two four … Read more