The early returns certainly look good for the Baltimore Orioles. For the Boston Red Sox, it looks a lot like last season. Boston fell to their second-ever 0-3 start at Fenway Park and their first since 1948 as Trey Mancini and Austin Hays hit two-run doubles during a seven-run third inning that carried the Orioles […]
Continue readingBaseball 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 bubble-gum-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 were […]
Continue readingCatcher Yadier Molina, 38, the longest-tenured active Puerto Rican-born major leaguer, will wear No. 21 during the St. Louis Cardinals’ doubleheader vs. the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario and pitcher José Berríos would also be able to wear No. 21 that day, with both St. Louis and Minnesota having an […]
Continue readingIn the opener, Miguel Andujar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees. Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi Garcia in the second inning of […]
Continue readingThe 2017 AL MVP was injured in a collision at home plate in the fourth inning of the 15-6 win that was the Astros’ last tuneup before their opener on Friday against Seattle. The team said he is listed as day to day. Altuve hit .298 with 31 homers and 74 RBIs in 124 games […]
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