The Braves sat around a rain delay for upwards of two hours on Friday night and then embarrassed themselves in an absolute beatdown at the hands of the division rival Phillies, 13-0. Facing a Phillies lineup that scored 1 run over 27 innings against the Astros, Bryce Elder got torched for the third start in … Read more
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is quickly approaching on July 31. As June begins, it’s evident that the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen could use some help. Entering Tuesday, it has a 4.65 ERA this season, good for 25th in MLB. Let’s examine some affordable trade options the Phillies should consider at the deadline. Jake Bird, … Read more
The Philadelphia Phillies were outscored 32-12 in their final three games after winning 10 of their last 12 to end the month of May. Entering June, the club has decided to shake up its rotation and bullpen. Mick Abel, who made his MLB debut on May 18, will be recalled from Triple-A before the Phillies’ … Read more
The 2025 Braves don’t make much sense offensively — they’ve sometimes had an extremely slappy approach, sometimes they’ve seemingly gone back to what they’ve done for the past half-decade, and sometimes they appear discombobulated or stuck in between. I’m not going to guess at what exactly was going on tonight, but it also doesn’t matter, … Read more
DENVER — Taijuan Walker made his return to the Philadelphia Phillies rotation on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. However, manager Rob Thomson made clear on Wednesday that Walker starting again once injured teammate Aaron Nola returns is not in the plans. Nola was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a sprained right … Read more
Well… at this point we could probably start just reposting the same recap for every home game the Rays play at the house of horrors some call George M. Steinbrenner Field. It would go something like this: “Rays drop another game at home and fail to score behind just (Insert number hits less than 5) … Read more
Another series opener at home after a big series win on the road. These are the games meant to be won on momentum. Playing winning baseball in front of the home faithful. For the Rays so far this year, that has not been the case. Red shirts and caps filled the stands at George Steinbrenner … Read more
Coming off a competitive series against the New York Mets, Washington fell short in a close battle to Philadelphia yesterday to start off a three-game series. MacKenzie Gore produced another quality start, while C.J. Abrams and Nathaniel Lowe carried the offense. However, Washington’s bullpen problems continue as Kyle Finnegan gave up two runs in the … Read more
Thursday night’s game had it all — including a near three-hour rain delay — but the Atlanta Braves won a thriller over the Phillies, 4-2, in 11 innings to pick up their first series win of the year. It was more of the same offensive for Atlanta, which scored one run through 10 innings against … Read more
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo López underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right shoulder on Tuesday. Fortunately, there was no structural damage. He will be reevaluated in July and shut down from throwing until then. Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery today turned out to be a cleanup. No structural damage. He’ll be shut down until he’s re-evaluated … Read more