It feels like it could have been. The brawl fits into the timeline of the Seattle Mariners’ sudden turnaround from afterthought to wild-card contender, a surge that includes the team’s current 14-game win streak — the longest ever for a team heading into the All-Star break and one short of the franchise record set in […]
Continue readingARLINGTON, Texas — Julio Rodriguez and Ty France are headed to the All-Star Game, so they won’t be among the Seattle Mariners getting the break their manager says they need. Yeah, Scott Servais knows that time-off thing sounds a little funny. “It’s hard to say you need a break when you win 14 games in […]
Continue readingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So much for that water under the bridge. Just one day after Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo downplayed the fact that Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier had scooped up a scouting card that fell out of Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk’s wristband as “agua under the bridge,” fireworks erupted on […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Rich Hill gave the New York Mets the reliable start they were seeking. Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil took care of the rest. Alonso homered again, McNeil broke a tie with a pinch-hit, two-run double and the Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday in Hill’s successful debut. Acquired from […]
Continue readingTellez could be a designated hitter option for the No. 8 Blue Jays in the best-of-three series against the top-seeded Rays. Right-hander Jordan Romano was not included on the 28-man roster Tuesday. He has not pitched in a game since Aug. 28 because of a finger injury but threw batting practice Sunday in hopes of […]
Continue readingDJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit became the first players at the top of New York’s batting order to have five RBIs in the same game, and New York rocketed past the Toronto Blue Jays and into second place in the AL East with a 20-6 blowout Tuesday night that extended its winning streak to six. […]
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