The designation is retroactive to Thursday for the 25-year-old Massey, who is batting .217 with four home runs and 20 RBI through 60 games this season. In related moves, the Royals also selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Matt Beaty from Triple-A Omaha and transferred first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (right shoulder instability) to the 60-day injured […]
Continue readingThat was just one way Roberts described a three-run home run by Cody Bellinger that did more than tie a game in the bottom of the eighth inning. It just might have rescued the bid of the defending champions to win it all again. Bellinger electrified a to-that-point tense Dodger Stadium crowd with that blast, […]
Continue readingSAN FRANCISCO — Max Scherzer came charging out of the bullpen like he was being chased. He came on so strong there was some question as to whether he left early, a false start, as if he viewed his 14 years in the big leagues as simply a prelude to this moment. At some point […]
Continue readingMookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar outfielder, received an injection that helped alleviate the pain in his troublesome right hip, but he is not currently partaking in physical activity. Betts has a bone spur in that hip, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Friday. But the Dodgers hope to put off any surgical procedure — […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Rich Hill (L), rostered in 22% of ESPN leagues, Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles: At 41 years old, Hill looks like he is fantasy relevant again. The veteran lefty has lasted six or more innings […]
Continue readingMILWAUKEE — A.J. Pollock drove in eight runs and Matt Beaty drove in seven, with both players hitting early grand slams in a startling power show that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 16-4 on Sunday. Pollock homered twice and doubled while Beaty went 4 of 6 and scored three times. Their […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — It seemed as if Sunday’s finale, the seventh game in 10 days between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, would finally produce the first dud of this exhilarating matchup. The Dodgers led by six runs, and the Padres were down to their last nine outs, entering the final three […]
Continue readingSome years the World Series comes down to the most famous player on the roster, and some years it comes down to the least famous. If we knew which it would be this year, we could narrow our attention to that one part of the field. But the nature of baseball is just the opposite: […]
Continue readingAtlanta went with the same 28-player roster it had for its NL Division Series, with 15 pitchers and 13 position players. Wood missed a month of the shortened season because of a shoulder injury in his first start, though he returned in September, when seven of his eight appearances were in relief. Los Angeles is […]
Continue readingARLINGTON, Texas — Right-hander Mike Clevinger is on the 28-player roster for the San Diego Padres for the NL Division Series and starting Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing the first round of the playoffs. While Clevinger was among the 15 pitchers on the Padres’ roster released Tuesday, fellow starter Dinelson Lamet […]
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