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Houston Astros’ Ronel Blanco no-hits Toronto Blue Jays
Blanco, coming off a modest 2-1 season in which he finished with a 4.50 ERA, ignited an Astros’ club that was coming off a four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees, giving Houston its first victory of the season and Major League Baseball its first no-hitter of the year. He threw 105 […]
Continue readingJuan Soto’s RBI single in 9th gives Yankees sweep of Astros
HOUSTON — Juan Soto had three hits capped by an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win Sunday that completed an opening four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. With the score 3-3, Gleyber Torres singled off closer Josh Hader (0-1) with two outs […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Seeking some steals in St. Louis
Winn led off Sunday’s spring training game against the Houston Astros, reaching via base hit in each of his three plate appearances, and he also stole a base. Winn, 21, has stolen 62 bases over the past two seasons in the majors and minors combined. Scott, hitting at the bottom of the lineup for the […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 8: Advanced stats to use for fantasy baseball
Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such “bubblegum card” numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there […]
Continue readingMLB spring training 2024: Teams, stars we can’t wait to see
More Teams. More Games. Shohei Ohtani wastes no time getting in the cage during his first batting practice session with the Dodgers. (0:22) After a busy baseball winter, spring is in the air again. The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $1.2 billion this offseason, landing the top two free agents in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. […]
Continue readingToronto’s Matt Chapman, Kevin Kiermaier win 4th Gold Gloves
Toronto, Texas and the Chicago Cubs tied for the high among clubs with three winners each, Rawlings announced Sunday. Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder Steven Kwan won their second Gold Gloves, along with Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson and left fielder Ian Happ and Arizona first baseman Christian Walker. First-time AL winners included […]
Continue readingWay-too-early 2024 MLB power rankings
Now that the Fall Classic is over, it’s time to turn our attention to 2024 — and we’re kicking that off with some way-WAY-too-early power rankings. Where do Texas and Arizona rank after their exhilarating World Series runs? Were the Braves and Dodgers hurt by their division-round knockouts? And where did the Orioles and Astros […]
Continue readingAstros manager Dusty Baker has said that he will retire
More Teams. More Games. Astros manager Dusty Baker comments on his future after Houston’s Game 7 elimination in the ALCS. (1:28) Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, he told USA Today on Wednesday, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper highlighted by a World Series win last season. […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2023: Questions for ALCS Game 7, NLCS Game 6
More Teams. More Games. Adolis Garcia‘s line-drive grand slam in the top of the ninth inning sends the Rangers and Astros to a Game 7 in the ALCS. (0:36) It’s elimination Monday in the championship series round of the 2023 MLB playoffs. First, the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to stay alive against the Philadelphia Phillies […]
Continue readingTexas Rangers outlast Houston Astros, take 2-0 ALCS lead
More Teams. More Games. Nathan Eovaldi strikes out two and forces Alex Bregman to a ground out to escape a bases-loaded no-out fifth inning. (0:39) HOUSTON — You hear it so often at playoff time that the words take on the form of the cliche: The team that wins the big moments wins in the […]
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