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Mariners, Blue Jays set rosters for wild-card series

The Mariners will carry 12 pitchers and 14 position players for the best-of-three series, which begins in Toronto on Friday afternoon. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET. Infielder Santiago Espinal made Toronto’s roster despite not playing since Sept. 21 because of a strained left oblique, while outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. did not. […]

Philadelphia Phillies CF Brandon Marsh hits IL with sprained ankle

The move was made retroactive to Wednesday. Marsh suffered the injury when he crashed into the wall while trying to catch a home run by the Cincinnati Reds’ Jonathan India on Tuesday in the Phillies’ 11-4 victory. To fill his roster spot, the Phillies claimed outfielder Bradley Zimmer off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. […]

Toronto Blue Jays’ Teoscar Hernandez put on IL with oblique injury

Hernandez was pulled from Wednesday’s 6-4 win over the Yankees with left side discomfort, and an MRI revealed the strain. “You never know with obliques but I don’t think it’s as bad as we thought it would be,” manager Charlie Montoyo said before the Blue Jays concluded a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. Hernandez grounded […]

September in MLB brings the All-Beverage Team, Siri vs. Alexy and a 3-2-5-4-2-8-6 double play

So, with assistance from the Elias Sports Bureau, here are The Quirkjians for September. Sept. 1 The starting pitching matchup in the Braves-Dodgers game featured Max Fried against Max Scherzer. On the same night, Max Kranick started for the Pirates. The last time there were three starting pitchers with the first name Max was 1943 […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

Because of the limited options available, I included a pair of hurlers that are rostered in more than 50% of ESPN leagues. Otherwise, everyone else is widely available. Ranger Suarez (L), rostered in 40% of ESPN leagues, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies: Suarez has been lights out since joining the Phillies’ rotation. Over seven starts, […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

Here are the players in great spots to finish the week on a strong note. As always, everyone listed is available in a majority of ESPN leagues. Tanner Houck (R), rostered in 19% of ESPN leagues, Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians: Houck has yet to be trusted to work more than five frames, and […]

Triston McKenzie perfect into 8th inning against Detroit Tigers, strikes out 11 in Cleveland Indians’ win

DETROIT — Indians starter Triston McKenzie retired the first 23 Detroit batters in order before Harold Castro lined a single to right with two out in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat the Tigers 11-0 Sunday. “It was a pretty good fastball, but I didn’t get it past him,” McKenize said. “So it wasn’t good […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

A pair of NL Cy Young award contenders top the card with Max Scherzer visiting the Mets and Freddy Peralta taking the hill in Pittsburgh. Elsewhere, there are some intriguing options for those needing to squeeze another start or two onto your Week 18 ledger while there is the usual array of bats for hire. […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

Official announcements of pitching plans have been slower than usual since the break. One reason for this is that teams are beginning to monitor pitching workloads after last season’s abbreviated campaign. While some delays are the result of teams still waiting to be sure that injured hurlers are truly ready to return from the IL, […]

Cleveland Indians send struggling outfielder Óscar Mercado to minors

Struggling in exhibition play, Mercado was optioned to the team’s depth camp on Sunday, continuing his slide after a promising rookie season. Mercado entered spring training as the favorite to win the starting job in center field, but the 26-year-old has continued to have problems at the plate and the Indians want him to get […]

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