It was lost in the shuffle after the Paul Toboni hire was reported, but James Wood hit a major milestone yesterday. With a two home run game, Wood reached 30 home runs on the season. His pursuit of 30 bombs may have ground to a halt in the second half, but eventually he got there. … Read more
All of the sudden, the Braves are an absolute juggernaut when they play on Sundays. After what seems like a few seasons of struggling with Sunday games, the Braves have now won 6 times over the past 7 games that finished on a Sunday. Its a nice course reversal from earlier this season, as ending … Read more
It was a rough day down on the farm for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates — due in large part to pitching — as each starter from Gwinnett down to Augusta gave up at least three earned runs, putting their respective teams in an early hole. Regardless, let’s dive into what went down. (58-75) Gwinnett Stripers … Read more
(51-71) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (65-56) Memphis Redbirds 6 •Jesús Bastidas, DH: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, .375/.419/.675 •Carlos Rodríguez, RF: 1-for-4, .264/.332/.353 •Luke Waddell, 2B: 2-for-4, .278/.382/.363 •JR Ritchie, SP: 3.1IP 4H 5ER 5BB 3K Frustrating night all around as JR Ritchie struggled to put away hitters, and with his command just a bit in one … Read more
The Kansas City Royals couldn’t stop hitting home runs as they demolished the Chicago Cubs 8-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The game started interestingly when leadoff man Adam Frazier hit a flyball deep down the right field line. I heard somebody yell “CAN OF CORN” on the broadcast a second before the ball clanked … 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
Just as they’re supposed to, the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of the worst team in baseball on Tuesday night. Los Angeles’ potent lineup led the way as the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-7, in Denver. Both teams recorded 14 hits in the game, but the Dodgers were the ones to benefit from hitter-friendly … Read more
Today, the Royals took on the Rangers in Texas, hoping to come away with a sweep to get back on track after their worst week of the season. The Royals are coming off a 0-6 stretch where they were swept by the Yankees and the Athletics and needed a bounce-back series to get the season … Read more
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels were all tied at one apiece headed into the top of the ninth. The Angels ran out their closer, Kenley Jansen, to try and keep the game tied headed to the bottom of the ninth. Jansen was rudely greeted by Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who homered on the … Read more
With the completion of Thursday’s MLB slate, the theme of the day was much of the opposite of the previous two days. Stellar starting pitching performances were the stories of the day both Tuesday and Wednesday, but Thursday was mainly about the home run ball. Here are three stars from Thursday’s action around the diamond. … Read more