Dahl hit .210 with four homers and 18 RBIs in his 63 games with the Rangers, who signed the 2019 National League All-Star for $2.7 million last winter. He was coming off right shoulder surgery then, and Colorado didn’t offer him a contract. The 27-year-old Dahl missed all of June for Texas with rib cage […]
Continue readingThat said, there are indeed several batters with a better chance for playing time over the final two months, though they don’t happen to be in spots worth featuring for Sunday. Some examples are Andres Gimenez (Cleveland), Brent Rooker (Minnesota), Carter Kieboom (Washington), Sergio Alcantara (Cubs) and Rodolfo Castro (Pittsburgh). Sunday’s pitching slate is underwhelming, […]
Continue readingThe Cubs and Cardinals open the slate with a Friday matinee in Wrigley Field followed by the remaining 13 contests played under the lights. The marquee matchup features Blake Snell and the Padres visiting Queens to take on Jacob deGrom and the Mets. It’s also Shohei Ohtani night with the unique twist the Angels are […]
Continue readingANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols homered twice to pass Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list in a 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Pujols hit No. 661 in the fifth inning to break the tie with Mays, then connected again in his next […]
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