A lot to cover, but let’s start with the good news. The Braves have clinched their ninth win in a row…a great run, yet, unfortunately, timing is off after missing playoff contention for the first time since 2017. The win wasn’t exactly pretty, as you could see by the updates , Ozzie Albies fractured the … Read more
The Atlanta Braves took on the Washington Nationals in search of securing a four game series sweep. Hurston Waldrep took the mound looking for a rebound from a forgettable start against the Astros where he surrendered eight earned runs. The Braves came up to bat first and Profar and grounded out, but Matt Olson stated … Read more
This Sunday afternoon, the struggling Rays are looking to avoid the sweep in Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati. Today’s series finale was headlined by Shane Baz, who has had his ups and downs; however, he has been better since dropping the slider and adding the cutter. On the other side, Brady Singer would get the … Read more
The Atlanta Braves took on the New York Yankees tonight and the key was clearly that the offense had to show up since the Yankees’ bats have been on fire all season long. With Spencer Strider on the mound, the Braves had a legitimate shot to win if their bats showed up. Strider did not … Read more
The Royals were riding high last August. They just wrapped up a series win in Cleveland and were right in the thick of the division race, clawing back from being 10 games back at one point. They were off to Houston, a team they swept with ease way back in April. The offense was rolling; … Read more
In the top of the third inning, down 1-0, Drew Waters stepped to the plate against Dylan Cease. He singled to right. John Rave came to the plate and laced a double into the gap in right center, Waters scored from first. That flipped the lineup back over and gave the Royals’ top three hitters … Read more
The Nationals’ offensive struggles in June have been well documented, but it hasn’t just been a month-long or even season-long struggle for them to score; it’s an issue that stems back several years now. 2021 was the last time the Nats ranked in the top half of the league in offense, with them being on … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Any aspiring Calder Cup championship team needs a game-breaker, and the Abbotsford Canucks have one in Linus Karlsson. The 25-year-old forward will surely be atop the priority list for the Charlotte Checkers as they prepare to face the Canucks in the Calder Cup Finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series … Read more
The Washington Nationals offense is middle of the pack this season, but it does not feel mediocre. It is either lighting the world on fire and jumping on teams, or sleep walking through innings. There is no in between, and last night the bad Nats offense showed up. It was the offense where they allow … Read more
After a win last night, we hoped this could be the start of a solid winning streak for the Nats. However, those hopes were dashed in a 5-2 defeat to the Braves. It looked a lot like many other recent losses. The Nats were in the game for the most part, but always a step … Read more