The 29-year-old right-hander was 2-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 35 appearances out of the Chicago bullpen in 2023. Rucker is 5-2 with a 4.96 ERA and one save in 96 games (no starts) since making his debut with the Cubs in 2021. He has struck out 120 and walked 50 in 123⅓ innings. To […]
Continue readingCLEARWATER, Fla. — The car ride to meet Lyn and Garrett Reid is quiet, each mile taking Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Bellatti back 13 years, to the accident, the jail cell and the darkness. The Reids wait for his arrival. They pace and check their watches. They, too, are transported 13 years back, to the […]
Continue readingSuarez’s move to the 15-day injured list is retroactive to Wednesday. In 17 starts this season, Suarez is 2-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 97⅓ innings of work. In 15 straight outings since May 24, he lasted at least five innings, the longest such streak of his career. Suarez, 27, is 27-21 with a 3.29 […]
Continue readingDominguez, 28, was placed on the IL with a left oblique strain June 16. He completed rehab assignments over the weekend against the Toledo Mud Hens with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, throwing one scoreless inning Friday — he allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two — and another Sunday, striking out the side in […]
Continue readingAlvarado, 28, has posted a 1.38 ERA with six saves, 39 strikeouts and nine walks in 26 appearances (26 innings). Philadelphia is 20-6 this season in the games in which Alvarado has pitched. He was on the IL with the same injury from May 8 to June 8. The Phillies recalled right-hander Andrew Bellatti from […]
Continue readingThe 2022 World Series matchup is set. Starting Friday, the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies will clash for the Commissioner’s Trophy in a meeting of one league’s favorite and the other league’s biggest underdog. Under MLB’s new playoff format, the Phillies entered as the sixth and final seed in the National League but advanced all […]
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