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Continue readingWebb pitched his second complete game this season, and pinch hitter Michael Conforto delivered a two-run single in the eighth inning to lift San Francisco over the Padres 2-1. The game marked Webb’s 24th quality start this season — tops in the majors, according to the Giants. Webb, whose first career complete game was a […]
Continue readingNearly 2,800 miles separate Petco Park from Citi Field, but it often felt as if the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets were adjoined, connected — spiritually — through their expensive rosters and their disappointing outcomes, perceived cautionary tales by their sport’s frugal owners. This weekend, they seem very different. While the Mets […]
Continue readingA fair number of MLB teams look a little different than they did just a week ago. With the 2023 trade deadline behind us, there are some faces in new places — and others in familiar ones, most notably Justin Verlander, who returned to Houston in the biggest deal on deadline day Tuesday. Mets teammate […]
Continue readingPitching is at the forefront of fantasy managers’ minds this weekend, from those traded to new teams during the past week making their debuts in their new digs, to prominent names returning from the IL, to a scorching-hot duo drawing soft matchups: Justin Verlander, who won the 2022 (and 2019) AL Cy Young Award while […]
Continue readingThe San Diego Padres, rumored to potentially be in sell mode only days earlier, pulled off a trade that addressed two of their most glaring needs on Tuesday morning, acquiring left-handed-hitting first baseman Ji Man Choi and longtime starting pitcher Rich Hill from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the teams announced. The Pirates receive first baseman Alfonso […]
Continue readingANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Pirates rookie Henry Davis became the first major league player to […]
Continue readingMcCutchen, whose move was retroactive to Thursday, is out with right elbow inflammation. Hayes, who had just been activated from the IL on Thursday, is still dealing with lower back inflammation. They will miss a minimum of 10 days but four of those are over the All-Star break. McCutchen, the 2015 NL MVP with Pittsburgh […]
Continue readingThe Pirates recalled right-handed pitcher Cody Bolton from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Reynolds, 28, had not played since Monday’s 8-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. In 68 games, Reynolds has racked up a team-high 72 hits and 40 RBIs, also leading qualifying Pirates in batting average (.279). He has eight home runs, three […]
Continue readingReynolds hit .262 with 27 homers and 62 RBIs in 145 games last season, when Pittsburgh finished with a 62-100 record. In Reynolds’ four years with the team, the Pirates are 211-335 for a .386 winning percentage. Reynolds, who turns 28 in January, likely would be an attractive trade option for a contender looking for […]
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