MLB News
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MLB: Skenes shrugs off velocity dip as Pirates wait on their ace
The radar doesn’t lie Two miles an hour. That is what Paul Skenes has shed off his fastball. Barely a rounding error on the page. A small earthquake when the arm in question belongs to one of the best pitchers of his generation. Pittsburgh’s phenom is riding through the first genuine rough patch of his…
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MLB: Braves outlast Yankees in 10 innings to avoid Bronx sweep
Atlanta avoids the sweep in New York Atlanta held firm. Late Sunday into Monday, the Braves edged the Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings to wrap up Sunday Night Baseball. The result saves them from being swept in the Bronx. Michael Harris II delivered the knockout blow. Leading off the 10th, the outfielder poked a single…
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MLB: Padres bash Houston with 4 home runs
San Diego puts Houston on the ropes San Diego rolled past Houston 7-2 overnight in Sunday Night Baseball at Petco Park. The Padres crushed four home runs in the game. They have now won 12 of their last 16 and are still within one game of a National League postseason spot. Fernando Tatis Jr. got…
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MLB: Red Sox summon Seth Martinez to steady the bullpen
Boston shuffles its pitching staff One loss, one quick fix. A day after their nine-game win streak finally ended, the Red Sox reshuffled the back of their bullpen. Right-hander Seth Martinez is coming up from Triple-A Worcester. To clear the spot, lefty Raymond Burgos heads back down to the same club. Small move on paper.…
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MLB: Rays edge Mariners to reach 70 wins first in the AL
Tampa Bay held off Seattle 3-2 to become the first American League team to 70 wins, even as Josh Naylor homered twice for the Mariners.
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MLB: Tolle blows away the Athletics with 14 strikeouts
Fourteen strikeouts Payton Tolle put on a clinic on the mound. The Boston left-hander punched out 14 Athletics hitters in just six innings. The only blemish was a solo home run he allowed to Tyler Soderstrom. The Red Sox were in control throughout. The win never really looked in danger, carried by the sheer force…
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MLB: Scherzer passes Walter Johnson as Blue Jays edge Phillies
Max Scherzer climbed past a Hall of Famer on the all-time strikeout list. Nathan Lukes settled the rest in the 11th. The Blue Jays walked out of Philadelphia with a 7-5 win.
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MLB: Waldschmidt walk-off homer sinks the Dodgers
A late hammer blow The Arizona Diamondbacks knocked off the Dodgers in Phoenix on Friday, 4-3. The man of the moment was Ryan Waldschmidt. The rookie launched a two-run homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning. It travelled 411 feet to deep left-centre. It was only his second career blast, and his first…
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MLB: deGrom snubs Braves trade, stays in Texas to face Baltimore
He ticked the box. Then said no. Jacob deGrom could have packed his bags for Atlanta. He stayed in Texas instead. At the deadline, the Rangers had a deal lined up to send him to the Braves, and the two-time Cy Young winner waved it off with his no-trade clause. End of story, per The…