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Thursday July 31st, 2025: The Yankees hold on after beating the Rays 7-4. New York won 3 straight and ther sitting 2nd place in the AL East. So in the bottom 1st Bellinger hit a single toward center field and it sent Goldschmidt home from 2nd, 1-0. After that, Stanton hit a 2-run home that flew over the left center field wall and it got Bellinger home from 1st, 3-0. The Yankees capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits. In the bottom 3rd Slater reached fielders choice toward the shortstop which got Chrisholm home from 3rd but Dominguez was out at 2nd, 7-0. New York hit the ball effectively and picked up bases. Acquired walks and tallied homers. Kept strikeouts low and stranded nobody. Got runners home who were in scoring position. Moving to the bottom 7th Dominguez hit a grounder toward 3rd for an easy third out. New York had 8 hits with 15 total bases and snagged 7 RBI's. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 3. Keep note the Yankees made 1 hit since the 4th and were scoreless for the last four innings. Now late in this game their hit and scoring production was low. Guys they went scoreless in their final 5 innings and added 2 hits in the process. Started strong but fizzled out late. Now they tallied homers and drew walks. Moved the bases for the most part. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. Did a great job of keeping runners from scoring and no walks given up. No homers ethier. On the flip side they permitted bases and let up stolen ones. New York hit 1 double and moved to 60-49 record.

 







The Rays late surge was cut short and they lost 4-7 against the Yankees. Tampa Bay lost 3 in a row and their sitting 4th place in the AL Central Division. During the top 4th Armada hit a single toward right field and it sent Lowe home from 3rd, 1-7. Afterwards, Caninero delivered a sacrifice fly into left field and it brought Mor home from 3rd, 2-7. Three bats later DeLuca launched a single to center field and it drove Lowe home from 2nd, 3-7. Next, Walls hit a double to deep right field and it got DeLuca home from 2nd, 4-7. Tampa Bay ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 total hits. Tampa Bay in four had 5 hits with 7 total bases and secured 4 RBI's. Were struck out 3 times and stranded 2. 0 walks too. The Rays aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Stole bags and rarely stranded batters. They drove runners home who were set in position to score and kept strikeouts minimal. Now in the top 9th DeLuca struck out a Loaisiga sinker for the third and final out. Tampa Bay made 7 hits with 4 RBI's and picked up 10 bases. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 5. Now after the 4th inning their hit and scoring production was minimal. Their last 5 innings they tallied 2 hits with no scores. Tampa Bay late couldn't drive runners home who were set in scoring position and struck out chasing. No walks ethier. Luckily they stole bags and hardly stranded anyone. Also picked up a bunch of bases. Bullpen kept hits low and delivered quality strikeouts. Outside of that, they allowed walks and surrendered homers. Gave up stolen bags too. Now their bullpen had a rough go in the first three by letting 7 runs in but they weathered the storm by allowing 2 hits and no scores in the final five innings. Also they rarely stranded batters sin between. Let bags get stolen and they relquinshed walks. Not to mention they surrendered bases. The Rays were hit by 1 pitch, hit 3 doubles and dropped to a 54-56 record.











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BREAKING: The Yankees traded Jesus Rodriguez, Vrieling, Harber and De La Rosa to the Giants for Doval. Keep in New York added firepower to their bullpen. He'll deny hits and bases. He can limit homers and restrict runners who are set in scoring position. He does tend to allow walks. Doval this season allowed 32 hits, 20 runs, 16 wanted runs and 50 strikeouts. That includes 2 homers and 24 walks. Has a 4-2 record the mound with a 3.09 ERA.






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BREAKING: So Mike Yastrzemski is making hits and getting on base. He can also drive runner home who are set in scoring position. He'll hit homers and draw walks. He does strikeout hacking. Defensively, he can field grounders and pop up's. Yastrzemski this year has 38 bases, 74 hits, 8 homers and 28 RBI's. Including 47 walks, 86 strikeouts and a batting average of .231.








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BREAKING: The Red Sox traded James Tibbs, and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers for Dustin May. Now we all know how good Dustin May has been for the Dodgers but now he's on to a new team, where he can show his ability. First and foremost May is a strikeout juggernaut. Won't allow a lot of hits ethier. Now he has trouble when facing runners in scoring position and surrendered's bases. Give up homers too. May this season has 97 strikeouts, 97 hits, 56 earned runs and 69 bases. Allowed 16 homers and 43 walks. Has a 4.85 ERA.











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 BREAKING: The Marlins traded Jesus Sanchez to the Astros for Ryan Gusto. Ryan Gusto effectively strike batters out and restricts runners who are in scoring position. Too bad he gives up hits and bases. Gusto allows walks and let's homers fly. Gusto this season has 87 strikeouts, 28 walks and 13 homers given up. He's 7-4 on the mound, permitted 95 hits and surrendered 50 bases. Including 47 earned runs.








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BREAKING: The Phillies traded Abel and Tait to the Twins for Johan Duran. First off, Jhoan Duran sends most of his strikeouts in the inside corners, high in the zone or down and away. He does an excellent job of keeping hits low and denies base movement. Hardly allows walks and restricts runners that are set in scoring position. Home runs are rare by this Pitcher as well. So far Duran allowed 40 hits, 11 earned runs and 13 bases. Gave up 1 homer and threw 53 K's. Including a 2.01 ERA.






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BREAKING The Tigers traded Enrique Jimenez to the Twins for Chris Paddock. To be honest you have to like this move being made by Detroit. Especially since their already winning this year at a high level. 61 wins so far. He's a strikeout machine. Outside of that he walks batters and allows hits. Permitts base movement and struggles with runners who are set in scoring position. Allows homers too. Paddock this season threw 88 strikeouts, allowed 27 walks and 62 earned runs. That includes 118 hits and 66 bases. 18 homers given up. 








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BREAKING: The Phillies traded Hendry Mendez and Villoria to the Twins for Harrison Bader. We all know Harrison Bader has been a top dawg in this league for quite sometime. Solid base runner and makes quality hits. He can drive players home who are set in scoring position and hits homers. A good base stealer and draws walks. One concern is strikeouts because he goes down chasing. This season Bader has 31 bases, 70 hits and 12 homers. Along with 27 walks, 81 strikeouts and batting average of .258. Can't exclude his 10 stolen bases. On the other side he's a premium outfield defender. He saved ten defensive runs. Not to mention he can field grounders and pop up's. 





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BREAKING: The Mets traded Baez, Dohm and Elissalt to the Cardinals for Ryan Helsley. This move adds more bullpen strength going forward. Ryan Helsley will strike you out on the inside corners or down and away. He can limit hits and bases. Can takeaway walks and deny homers. Also does excellent at shutting runners down who are set in scoring position. He has more saves than blown ones. Helsley this season struck out 41 batters, allowed 36 hits with 12 earned runs. Gave up 14 walks and relquinshed 12 runs. Including a 3-1 record on the mound and an ERA of 3.00. Can't forget his 21 saves and 5 blown ones.







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Monday July 28th, 2025: The Diamondbacks get flattened by the Tigers 1-5. Arizona lost 3 in a row and their 5 games under 500. During the top 5th Thomas hit a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Arizona had a rough time making hits(3) and took no walks(0). Also poor base movement(3) and were caught stealing(1). Now they rarely stranded(2) batters but as I mentioned up above that's due to the lack of hits and and bases. At least they kept strikeouts low(3). Then in the top 8th Thomas buried a solo homer that flew over right field wall, 1-5. First run of the game. In the top 9th Del Castillo on 1st, Gurriel at bat hits a grounder toward the Pitcher who got Del Castillo out at 2nd and Torkelson at 1st for a double play. Arizona ended their day by earning 7 hits and snagged 10 total bases. Secured 1 RBI and and had 1 walk. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 5. Diamondbacks barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Hardly drew walks and showed poor execution with runners in scoring position. I mean at least they picked up a bunch of bases and rarely stranded players in between. Also hit a homer. Their bullpen was effecient in the strike zone but that was about it. They allowed walks and surrendered homers. Gave up too many hits and couldn't limit bases. Had trouble stranding runners who were in scoring position. Arizona was hit by a pitch once, Thomas had the teams only RBI and dropped down to a 51-56 record.







The Tigers dominated the Diamondbacks by snagging a 5-1 win. Detroit won 2 in a row and their home record moved to 34-21. So in the bottom 1st Torkelson hit a single toward shallow center field and it brought Jones home from 1st with Torkelson reaching 3rd on a Thomas throwing error, 1-0. Detroit ended this inning by scoring 1 run on 0 total hits. An inning later during the bottom 2nd Baez delivered a single to center field and it drove Ibanez home from 3rd, 2-0. The Tigers finalized this inning by scoring 1 run on 4 hits. Pushing to the bottom 4th Ibanez launched a solo homer that flew over over the left field wall, 3-0. Four bats later Vierling hit a double toward deep center field and it drove Dingler home from 2nd, 4-0. The Tigers aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits(7) and bases(12) earned. Hit a homer(1) and took walks(2). Kept strikeouts (1) low and hardly stranded(4) batters. Got runners home who set in scoring position(4 RBI's). Now in the top 6th starting Pitcher Melton threw a cutter to strikeout Perdomo and the sides retired. Melton got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts(5). Kept runners from scoring and restricted hits. Also shutdown bases with no walks allowed. So in the bottom 6th Dingler launched a solo home over the left field wall, 5-0. They've now hit 2 home runs in this game. The Tigers rallied 10 hits with 18 total bases and scored 5 RBI's. Gained 2 walks and hit 2 homers. Bullpen tossed 6 K's and stranded 5. Offensively, Detroit made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and they snagged bases. Earned walks and hit homers. Barley stranded batters in between and capitalized in scoring position. Now they did strikeout chasing and were scoreless in their final two innings. Keep note this team overall did excellent. Bullpen kept hits low and delivered quality strikeouts. They barley relinquished walks and stranded runners who were set in scoring position. Starting Pitcher Melton ended with a 4.50 ERA, Vierling had 1 RBI and they moved up to a 62-46 record.










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BREAKING: The Mariners traded Brandyn Garcia and Ashton Izzi to the Diamondbacks for Josh Naylor. First off, this trade gives the Mariners more room to add other key positions. Naylor can run the bags well and make quality contact on the ball. He can also draw walks and steal bases. Not to mention a solid home run hitter and drives players home who are set in scoring position. Now for defense he's an average player. Between Seattle and Arizona Naylor tallied 50 runs, 105 hits, 59 RBI's and a .565 batting average. Including 13 stolen bases and 11 homers. 






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BREAKING: The Blue Jays traded Khal Stephen to the Guardians for Shane Bieber. Keep note this deal is due to Clase getting suspended. Also Bieber is working his butt off to heal from Tommy John surgery. When Shane finally returns and starts pitching great again then Toronto would have to rely on him fully. So Shane Bieber will send strikeouts on the inside corners, outside the zone or down and away. He also denied hits and limited bases. Does excellent at stopping runners who are set in scoring position. All in all good move. Last season was when Shane Bieber played. He threw allowed 10 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs and threw 20 strikeouts. Also had a 2-0 record when on the mound. 











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Sunday July 27th, 2025: The Dodgers sustained a 3-4 loss against the Red Sox. Los Angeles lost 2 consecutive and their sitting 1st place in the NL West. By the way the Dodgers are 4-6 through 10 games. In the top 3rd Hernandez got walked on a ball four and it sent Ohtani to 2nd with Rojas reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Freeman got walked and it pushed Rojas home, 1-1. A bat later Pages delivered a line drive toward right field for the third out. Switching to the top 4th Conforto hit a solo homer that went over the center field wall, 2-1. Three bats later Rojas got walked. Minutes after Rojas stole 2nd. Following that play Mookie Betts buried a single toward shallow center field and it drove Rojas home from, 3-1. LA scored runs in back to back innings. The Dodgers had low hits(4) and stranded(5) players in between. Now they stole(1) a base and hit a homer(1). Took walks(5) and picked up bases(7). Also, the Dodgers found ways to get runners home(3 RBI's). Now in the top 7th Smith with two gone hit a foul ball to left field and sides retired. Keep note the Dodgers haven't scored since the 4th. In the end, during top 9th Edman with two gone hit a grou. L.A. wasn't making a lot of hits(7) on the ball and they struck out(6) swinging. Also Los Angeles late couldn't drive runners home who were set in scoring position(3 RBI's) and stranded(13) players in between. Despite that, L.A. rounded up a bunch of bases(13) and took walks(9). Stole bags(2) and tallied a homer(1). Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Hardly gave up walks as well. On the flip side the Dodgers let up a stolen bag and permitted a homer. Also the bullpen had a rough go due to their inability to stop runners who were set in scoring position. L.A. hit 3 doubles, starting Pitcher Dustin May threw 5 strikeouts in 5 innings and dropped to a 61-45 record.










The Red Sox rallied from a 2-run deficit to beat the Dodgers 4-3. Boston won 2 in a row and their sitting 3rd place in the AL East. During the bottom 1st Story hit a sacrifice fly into center field and it brought Anthony home from 3rd, 1-0. Boston ended this inning by scoring 1 run on 1 total hit. So in the bottom 5th Anthony hit a triple toward deep left field and it sent Toro home from 3rd, 2-3. A bat later Bregman delivered a 2-run homer over the left center field wall, 4-3. Midway into this game Cleveland made hard contact(5 hits) on the ball and it got runners on base(10). They acquired a homer and stole a base(1). Kept strikeouts(4) minimal and capitalized in scoring position(4 RBI's). Hardly stranded(3) players too. In the bottom 8th Refsnyder on 1st, Navaez at bat hits a grounder toward 3rd who got Refsnyder out at 2nd and Navaez at 1st for a double play. Keep in mind they e been scoreless for the last 3 innings. Now late in this game their scoring production was low. Guys they went scoreless in their final 3 innings. Started strong but fizzled out late. Hits were in-effective and rarely drew walks(1). Now they barley stranded batters in between and secured a bunch of bases(11). They got runners home who were in scoring position(4 RBI's). Bullpen shutdown batters by forcing swings and misses on quality strikeouts. Minimized the hits and stranded players in between. Don't forget they restricted runners who were set in scoring position. Now they gave up stolen bags and allowed walks. Let up a homer too. Boston recorded 1 triple, Bregman added 2 RBI's and they jumped up to a 57-50 record.












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Friday July 25th, 2025: The Brewers were defeated by the Marlins 1-5. Milwaukee is 21 games above 500 and their 1st place in the NL Central. In the top 4th starting Pitcher Freddy Peralta threw a curveball to strikeout Edwards and the sides retired. Firstly, Peralta struck batters out(8) on edge of the plate or on the inside corners. Kept hits minimal and stranded runners in scoring position. Now he did give up bases and allowed a homer. Permitted walks too. Moving to the bottom 4th Chourio buried a solo homer over that went over the center field wall, 1-1. This would be Chourio 's 17th home run of the year. Heading to the bottom 5th Ortiz would strikeout on a Quantrill cutter and the sides retired. Keep note the Brewers haven't scored since the 3rd. Milwaukee wasn't hitting(3) the ball all that well and drew no walks. They had trouble getting runners home who were set in scoring position (1 RBI). Also they rarely stranded batters in between but as I mentioned above that's due to the lack of hits. Now they hit a homer(1) and picked up bases(7). Strikeouts (4) were low as well. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Perkins struck out on a Faucher cutter for the third and final out. Milwaukee struck out chasing while earning very few hits(4). Their base production was poor and they stranded players in between. Milwaukee late couldn't drive runners home who were set in scoring position(1 RBI). Don't forget the Brewers went scoreless in their final five innings. At least they drew walks(3) and tallied a homer(1). Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Restricted hits too. However, the Brewers would give up walks and let a homer fly. Not to mention they had trouble stopping runners who were set in scoring position. Milwaukee hit 2 doubles, Chourio secured 1 RBI and dropped to 61-42 record.









The Marlins routed the Brewers by a final score of 5-1. Miami won 2 in a row and their sitting 3rd place in the AL East. During the top 3rd Stowers delivered a solo homer that went over the left field wall, 1-0. Pushing to the top 5th Stowers struck out on a Peralta fastball and the sides separated. Miami made hard contact(5 hits) on the ball and got on base(10). Hit a homer(1) and took walks(2). Even stole a base(1). Now they stranded(6) players in between and struck hacking(9). So in the bottom 6th relive Pitcher Josh Simpson came in for Quantrill and threw a slider to strikeout Yelich for the third out. Miami has kept Milwaukee scoreless for the last three innings. Quantrill before being relieved didn't throw a lot of strikeouts(4) but he did the next best thing, which was create pop up's and grounders. Limited walks and stranded players in between. Denied runners who were set in scoring position. He did allow a homer though. Switching to the top 7th Stowers who was the sixth batter in the lineup, got walked on a ball four and it sent Ramirez to 2nd with Edwards reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Lopez hit a double toward center field which got Stowers, Ramirez and Edwards home with Lopez reaching 3rd on a Pekins throwing error, 4-1. A bat later with one out Hicks hit a sacrifice fly into right field and it got Lopez home, 5-1. Miami finalized this inning by scoring 4 runs on 2 total hits. So Miami had low hits and they struck out swinging. Outside of that, they acquired a homer and took walks(6). They snagged a bunch of bases(10) and stole one. Also, the Marlins late found ways to get runners home(5 RBI's). Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. Kept runners from scoring and restricted hits. Also shutdown bases. Although, they allowed walks and permitted a homer. Miami tallied 4 doubles, Lopez earned 2 RBI's and moved up to a 49-53 record.










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Thursday July 24th, 2025: The Orioles get past the Guardians by a final score of 4-3. Baltimore lost 3 consecutive and their record fell to 3-8 through 11 games. During the top 1st Laureano delivered a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall and it brought Westbury home from 1st, 2-0. Two bars later Urias hit a double toward deep center field and it led O'Neil home from 1st, 3-0. Baltimore called this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 4 total hits. Now in the top 4th Jackson with two gone hit a pop fly to 2nd and the sides retired. Keep note the Orioles haven't scored a run since the 1st. Baltimore hit(5) the ball effectively and picked up bases(9). They hit a homer and kept strikeouts(3) low. Not to mention rarely stranded batters(4). Too bad they struggled with runners who were set in scoring position(3 RBI's). They started the game strong with 3 quick runs but fizzled out after. Switching to the top 7th Henderson hit a single toward right field and it brought Jackson home from 3rd, 4-3. This would be the Orioles first run since the 1st inning. The Orioles didn't have greatest hitting(8) performance and stranded players(9) in between innings. Outside of that they moved the bases(13) and drew walks(2). Not to mention they got runners home who were in position to score and kept strikeouts(5) minimal. Got a homer(1) to fly as well. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. They denied stolen bags and stranded players in between. Don't forget Baltimore caught Cleveland stealing once. Hits were minimal and they restricted runners who were set in scoring position. However, they gave up a lot of bases and relinquished walks. Baltimore hit 2 doubles, starting Pitcher Charlie Morton threw 7 strikeouts in 6 in half innings and they moved up to a 45-57 record.











The Guardians were defeated 3-4 facing the Orioles. Cleveland won 4 in a row and their sitting place in the AL Central. In the bottom 3rd Kean hit a solo homer that went over the right field wall, 1-3. Two bars later Ramirez hit a single to shallow center field and it put Martinez at 3rd. After that, Manzardo got walked on a ball four and it loaded the bases. Afterwards, Jones buried a sacrifice fly into left field and it drove Martinez home from 3rd, 2-3. Keep note this team originally trailed 0-3. Pushing to the bottom 5th Kwan sunk a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 3-3. This would be Kwan's 2nd homer of the day. The Guardians aggressive batting(5) resulted in a lot of hits and bases(11) earned. Took walks and hit homers(2). Hardly stranded players in between and got runners home who were set in scoring position(3 RBI's). Now they did strikeout(6) chasing. In the end, during the bottom 9th Kwan hit a grounder toward 3rd for the final out. Now late in this game their hit and scoring production was low. Guys they went scoreless in their final 4 innings. Started strong by scoring 3 quick runs between the 3rd and 5th inning but fizzled out late. They struck out(9) chasing as well. At least they hit homers and picked up a bunch of bases(13). Took a lot of walks(4) too. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Limited hits as well. Can't forget their ability to strand players in between. Although, Cleveland allowed homers and permitted walks. Struggled when facing runners in scoring position and surrendered bases. Cleveland is bmat 500 on the year, starting Pitcher Logan Allen tossed 4 strikeouts and fell to a 51-51 record.

 









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Sunday July 20th, 2025: The Giants late surge was cut short after losing a 6-8 loss against the Blue Jays. San Francisco lost 5 consecutive and their sitting 3rd place in the NL West. In the top 1st San Francisco broke the scoreless tie after Ramos hit a single toward center field and it brought Lee home from 2nd, 1-0. Shifting to the top 4th Yastrzemski with two gone struck out on a Berrios fastball and the sides retired. Keep note the Giants haven't scored since the 1st inning. San Francisco recorded low hits(4) and struggled with runners who were set in scoring position(1 RBI). No walks ethier(0). Luckily they picked up bases(5). Now look, they only stranded 1 batter but that should tell u how little they've gotten on base in between innings. Switching to the top 5th Knizer delivered a single to center field and it drove Chapman home from 2nd, 2-3. The Giants finally got their bats moving(6 hits). Switching to the top 6th Chapman rifled a 2-run homer that was sent over the right field wall, 4-7. First home run of the game. Three bats later Lee hit a single to center field which brought Wisely home and sent Knizer to 3rd but Lee would be out at 2nd, 6-7. The Giants ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits. In conclusion, during the top 9th Ramos with two batters gone hit a line drive toward center field for the third and final out. Keep note the Giants were held scoreless in their final three innings. San Francisco made quality contact(12 hits) and effectively ran the bags(18). Got a homer(1) and tallied walks(2). Even stole a base(1). Although, they stranded(5) players in between and struck out hacking(9). Couldn't execute late with runners in scoring position(6 RBI's). Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Hits were minimal too. Nevertheless, they let up homers and allowed walks. Had a rough go at taking bases away and late in the game they couldn't stop runners who were set in scoring position. San Francisco hit 3 doubles, Chapman recorded 2 RBI's and they dropped to a 52-48 record.











Barger, Guerrero and Bichette were combined for 6 RBI's which pushed the Blue Jays to an 8-6 win over the Giants. Toronto won 3 in a row and their standing 1st place in the AL East. During the bottom 1st Vladimir Guerrero Jr. buried a solo homer that flew over the center field wall, 1-1. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Bo Buchette hit a double into deep left center field which led Guerrero and Clemet home, 3-1. Toronto capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. Heading to the bottom 5th Springer buried a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 4-2. Five bats later Kirk hit a single to center field and it sent Bichette home from 3rd, 5-2. After that, Barger launched a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall and it led Kirk home home from 1st, 7-2. Toronto finalized this inning by scoring 4 runs on 4 total hits. This happen to be Toronto's 2nd home run of the day. The Blue Jays aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They acquired homers and took walks(5). Moved the bases(14) and capitalized in scoring position(4 RBI's). Kept strikeouts minimal as well. Now they stranded(batters in between but that was about it. Now in the bottom 6th Guerrero would bury a single toward left center field and it brought Springer home from 2nd, 8-6. Toronto had a tough hitting(9) performance and struck out chasing(7). Also stranded(5) runners in between. Outside of that, they picked up a bunch of bases(22) and hit homers(3). Drew walks(5) and drove players home who were set in scoring position(8 RBI's). Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts. Not to mention late in the game they shutdown runners who were set in position to score and stranded players in between. Too bad they allowed walks and let up a homer. Gave up hits and permitted bases. A stolen base was given up. Toronto secured 4 doubles, were caught stealing once and they moved to a 58-41 record.


 









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Wednesday July 11th, 2025: Guardians slid past the White Sox by a final score of 4-2. Cleveland won 4 in a row and their sitting 4th place in the AL Central. During the top 2nd Cleveland broke the scoreless tie after Scheennman buried a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. This would be Scheennman's 8th home run of the season. A bat later Martinez delivered a solo homer that went over the right field wall, 2-0. Cleveland off to a quick start by hitting a couple of homers. The Guardians ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. Pushing to the top 4th Scheenman with two gone hit grounder toward 1st for an easy third out. The Guardians didn't have greatest hitting performance and stranded players in between innings. Outside of that, they moved the bases(8) and hit homers(2). However, Cleveland is not drawing a lot of walks(1) and they stranded(1) a runner in scoring position(2 RBI's). They haven't scored since the 2nd inning. Heading to the top 6th Santana buried a 2-run homer that went over the center field wall, 4-2. First run since the 2nd inning. Moving to the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Logan Taylor Allen fired a fastball that struck out Slater and the sides split. Allen attacked the strike(5) zone and restricted hits(2). Denied base movement and put a hold on homers. Allen is also restricting runners in scoring position and he stranded 0 but that's because he's not allowing the offense to get going. So far Allen allowed no runs or hits and kept Chicago scoreless since the 2nd. They struck out chasing while earning very few hits(5). Hardly created walks(1) as well. Despite that, they hit homers(3) and rarely stranded(2) batters. They also picked up bases(15) and capitalized in scoring position(4 RBI's). Don't get me wrong their final three innings were without a run but late in this bout they scored when they needed to. Simple as that. Bullpen shutdown batters by forcing swings and misses on quality strikeouts(6). They held hits to a minimum and shutdown bases. They would stop runners in scoring position as well. Obviously they stranded very few but that's because Cleveland rarely allowed the Chicago offense to get going. With that being said, they gave up walks and let a homer fly. Cleveland hit 1 double, Santana earned 2 RBI's and they jumped up to a 44-48 record.








The White Sox fell to the Guardians 2-4. Chicago is last place in the AL Central and happen to be 6-18 when versing their division. In the bottom 2nd Chicago forced an early tie after Robert hit a 2-run homer that went over the left field wall and it brought Tauchman home from 1st, 2-2. Then in the top 3rd Smith threw a fastball to strikeout Jones and the sides retired. Smith showed efficiency in the strike zone(5) and denied hits(2). No walks(0) were permitted ethier. Now his flaws were allowing homers(2) and couldn't stop runners in scoring position. Gave up quiet a few bases(8) too. Shifting to the bottom 5th Montgomery would sink a pop fly to 3rd base for a quick third out. Offense had a tough hitting(1) performce and rarely rounded up the bases(4). Executing with runners in scoring position(2 RBI's) was rough as well. Guys, they haven't scored a run since the 2nd inning. Also they stranded 0 batters, which is usually good but in their case it shows poor base and hit movement. Luckily they kept strikeouts(4) minimal due to good vision and drew walks(2). In the end, during the bottom 9th Quero with two batters gone hit a grounder toward 2nd for the third and final out. White Sox weren't hitting(2) the ball all that well and rarely moved the bases(5). Chicago had trouble executing in scoring position(2 RBI's) and struck out hacking. Don't forget they were scoreless in their final 7 innings with 1 hit acquired. This offense was absolutely terrible and it's been like that all year. I would like to throw in that they stranded very little but that's because Chicago couldn't get on a base. As mentioned before. Hit a homer at least! Bullpen inside corners, on the edge of the plate, or through the middle(9 strikeouts). Too bad they surrendered homers and showed poor execution when facing runners in scoring position. Rarely stranded batters as well. Luckily they took away walks but that's about it. Chicago had 0 stolen bases, Robert tallied 2 RBI's and they dropped to a 31-63 record.


 








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Wednesday July 10th, 2025: The Cubs routed the Twins 8-1. Chicago snapped 2 straight losses and their sitting 1st place in the NL Central. So in the top 2nd Chicago broke the scoreless tie after Hoerner delivered a single to center field and it brought Swanson home from 2nd, 1-0. The Cubs ended this inning by scoring 1 run in 2 total hits. Then in the top 3rd Crow hit a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall, 3-0. The Cubs capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs in 2 hits. Midway into this game Chicago made hard contact(5) on the ball and it got runners on base(10). They rarely stranded(2) batters and kept strikeouts(1) in check. Capitalized in scoring position (3 RBI's) and hit a homer(1). An inning later during the top 4th Shaw hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it sent Kelly home from 3rd, 4-0. Keep note Chicago scored all four of their runs between the 2nd and 4th inning. So far this offense is moving at fast pace. Pushing to the top 5th Suzuki buried a single toward shallow left field. After that, Crow Armstrong got walked on a ball four and it put Suzuki at 2nd to load the bases. Next, Busch hit a single toward center field and it got Suzuki home, 5-0. A bat later Swnason launched a single toward left field and it drove Crow Armstrong home from 3rd, 6-0. Heading to the top 7th Crow Armstrong sunk a solo homer that went over the right center field wall, 7-1. In the top 9th Busch would bury a grounder toward the shortstop but during that process he still brought Suzuki home from 3rd, 8-1. The Cubs aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits(14) and bases(24) earned. They got runners home who were in position to score(7 RBI's) and hit a couple homers(2). Now they had their fair share of trouble when taking walks(1) and stranded(7) players in between. Struck out(6) chasing too. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. Bullpen shutdown batters by forcing swings and misses on quality strikeouts. Kept hits minimal and denied runners who were in scoring position. Not to mention they stranded batters in between and put restrictions on bases. On the flip side they surrendered a homer and permitted walks. The Cubs tallied 4 doubles, Crow Armstrong with Michael Busch were combined for 5 RBI's and they jumped up to a 55-38 record.
 







The Twins were steamrolled by the Cubs after losing 1-8. Minnesota's 2-Game win streak ended and their sitting 3rd place in the AL Central. On offense they had trouble making contact(1 hit) and rarely got on base(1). Were struggling with runners in scoring position(0 RBI's) as well. I mean at least they drew couple walks(2) and barley stranded(2) anyone. Transitioning to the bottom 5th Clemons hit a solo home run that flew over the right center field wall, 1-6. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Keirsey struck out on a Palencia fastball for the third and final out. So Minnesota had low hits(4) and they struck out swinging. They also stranded(9) runners who were in position to score(1 RBI) and hardly moved the bases(8). Outside of that, they drew walks(3) and hit a homer(1). Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. Also stranded players in between and shutdown walks. However, they were allowing homers and struggled against runners who were set in scoring position. They would permit hits and bases too. Overall just a bad day for the offense and the bullpen. Minnesota is 3 games under 500, hit 1 double and they dropped to a 45-48 record.









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Wednesday July 9th, 2025: The Brewers bounce back late to take a 3-2 win over the Dodgers in extra innings. Milwaukee won 4 in row and their sitting 2nd place in the NL Central. During the bottom 5th Bauer's from 3rd base scored on a the Catcher's throwing error, 1-1. It took them 5 innings to finally get on the board. Were scoreless through the first four. Then in the bottom 6th Turang with two batters gone delivered a fly ball to deep right field and the sides separated. They struck out(7) chasing while earning very few hits and bases. They stranded(4) some runners in scoring position(1 RBI). Now they drew walks(3) and stole bases(3). Pushing to the bottom 8th Yelich hit a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Look this offense hasn't scored since the 5th inning with only 2 hits acquired. Then in the bottom 9th Vaughn hit a single to shallow center field and it brought Collins home from 2nd, 2-2. Their first run since the 5th and they forced extra innings. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th Chourio hit a single to shallow left field and it sent Frelick home from 3rd, 3-2. So Milwaukee had low hits(8) and they struck out(10) swinging. Outside of that, they stole bases(4) and created walks(3). Also, the Brewers late found ways to get runners home(3 RBI's). Bullpen shutdown hits and restricted bases. Not to mention they struck batters out effectively and allowed no homers(0). Also, late in this game they stranded runners who were in scoring position. Although, they gave up walks and surrendered stolen bases. Starting Pitcher Quintana threw 4 strikeouts in 6 innings with only 2 hits given up, were caught stealing once and they bounced up to a 53-40 record.


 



The Dodgers in extra innings took a 2-3 loss against Brewers. L.A. lost 6 consecutive and their 4-7 through 11 games. So in the top 4th Freeman with two gone hit a grounder toward 2nd and th. e sides retired. The Dodgers were struggling to make contact(0 hits) and hardly got on base(0) let alone in scoring position(0 RBI's). Even if they did have have players in position it's not like they were capitalizing. Keep note they the Dodgers stranding(1) a lot because they barley did anything on offense. Also their hardly getting walks(1). However, they kept strikeouts minimal(2). Now in the top 5th Ruiz who was the fourth batter in the lineup hit a single toward center field and it sent Rojas to 3rd. After that, Ruiz stole 2nd. A bat later Outman got walked on a ball and it loaded the bases. Next, Ohtani got walked on a ball four and it sent Rojas home from 3rd, 1-0. Before this, they were scoreless through the first 4 innings. In the middle of the 7th inning Hernandez got walked on a ball four and it sent Rojas to 2nd. Keep in mind they brought Hye Seong Kim to run for Hernandez. Minutes later, Rojas stole 3rd with Kim reaching 2nd. Thereafter, Ohtani got walked on a ball four to load the bases. A bat or so later Betts hit a sacrifice fly to left field and it drove Rojas home, 2-1. Transitioning to the top 10th Edman struck out on a Trevor Megil fastball for the third and final out. Los Angeles had a difficult time making contact(5 hits) on the ball and rarely got on base(5). They struck out(7) constantly due to poor plate vision and stranded(10) in between. Luckily they drew walks(7) and stole bases(3). Now they did struggle with runners in scoring position(2 RBI's). Don't forget LA went scoreless in their final three innings. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. Put restrictions on hits and stranded players in between. Too bad they allowed bases and permitted walks. Stopping runners late who were in position to score was a problem. Freeman had 0 hits, starting Pitcher Glasnow delivered 3 K's with 2 hits allowed and they stumbled down to a 56-38 record.












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Tuesday July 8th, 2025: The Rays blew their early lead which led to a 2-4 loss against the Tigers. Tampa Bay lost 2 in a row and their sitting 3rd place in the AL East. So in the top 1st Aranda delivered a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. Tampa Bay capped this inning off by scoring 1 run in 1 total hit. Then in the top 3rd Tampa Bay extended their lead after Lowe hit a single toward right field and it pushed Aranda home from 2nd, 2-0. Offensively, they made solid hits early and kept strikeouts(4) low. Got runners home(2 RBI's) who set in position to score and drew walk(1). Hit a homer(1) as well. Moving to the bottom 6th Pepoit got Dingler to hit a grounder toward the shortstop who got Dingler out at 1st and Torkelson at 2nd for double play. Pepoit did most of their strikeout damage on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate or at the knees(6 strikeouts). He also put restrictions on hits. Too bad he allowed bases and gave up walks. Let up a homer and slacked against runners who were in position to score. So in the top 7th Diaz with two gone hit a grounder toward the shortstop and the sides retired. Keep note Tampa Bay is lacking in offensive production. They got 2 hits and haven't scored since the 3rd inning. In the end Caballero with two batters gone struck out on a Vest slider and the game ended. Now after the 3rd inning their hit and scoring production was minimal. Their last 6 innings they tallied 2 hits with no scores. Struck out hacking and as stated before they had trouble bringing runners home(2 RBI's). Stranded players in between and barely drew walks. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. Hardly allowed walks and relquinshed only a homer. Stranded players here and there with low hits given up. Unfortunately, they had a difficult time facing runners who were in scoring position and authorized bases. They would permit stolen bases too. Tampa Bay hit 1 double, stole 0 bases and they fell to a 49-43 record. 






The Tigers rallied from an early 2-run deficit to knock off the Rays 4-2. Detroit's win streak reached 5 straight and their sitting 1st place in the AL Central. During the top 4th Jack Flatherty threw a fastball to Thaiss who hit a line drive toward center field for a quick third out. Bullpen shutdown batters by forcing swings and misses on quality strikeouts(6). Too bad he permitted hits and surrendered bases. Allowed a homer and struggled against runners who set in scoring position. Now in the bottom 4th Torkelson buried a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-2. This inning ended with Dingler hitting a grounder toward the shortstop for a third out. Switching to the bottom 5th Keith who was the fifth batter in the lineup hit a single toward left field and it drove McKinstry home from 3rd, 2-2. Detroit evened the game after trailing 0-2. For Detroit they struck out chasing(5) while earning very few hits(3). Luckily they hit homer(1) and created walks(2). Got on base(6) and executed with runners who were set in scoring position(2 RBI's). Heading to the bottom 7th Keith launched a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall and it brought McKinstry home from 3rd, 4-2. Detroit scored all four of their runs between 4th and 7th inning. So Detroit had low hits(4) and they struck out swinging(11). Hardly took walks and homers were minimal(1). Stranded(6) players in between too. Outside of that, they picked up bases(10) and capitalized in scoring position(4 RBI's). Stole bases(3) too. Bullpen attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. They cut down walks and put a hold on homers. Stranded players in between while forcing pop up's or grounders. To make matters even better they limited runners late who were set up in scoring position. Detroit Keith had a 3 RBI day, relive Pitcher Vest threw 3 strikeouts in one inning and they moved up to a 59-34 record.






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Friday July 4th, 2025: The Reds rallied from an early 3-run deficit to beat the Phillies 9-6. Cincinnati won 2 in a row and their sitting 6th place in the wild card standings. Keep note the Reds are 1 game out of wild card spot. During the top 2nd Hinds reached a fielders choice toward the Pitcher, which led Stephenson to score while Steer was out at home and Marte got to 3rd on a Realmuto throwing error, 1-3. So far Cincinnati has acquired 1 hit with 1 total bases. They need to get moving and quick. Then in the top 3rd De La Cruz delivered a single toward deep right field and it led Friedl home from 2nd, 2-3. After that, Hats hit a double into deep right field and it brought McLain home from 3rd, 3-3. A bat later Steer sunk a double to left field which drove De La Cruz and Hays home, 5-3. Keep note this would Cincinnati's first lead after trailing 0-3. Their continued to extend after Marte hit a sacrifice fly into center field and it sent Steer home from 3rd, 6-3. The Reds capped this inning off by scoring 5 runs on 5 total hits. Cincinnati put the ball in play(6 hits) and drove players home(6 RBI's) off solid baserunning(8). Rarely stranded(2) players and drew walks(3). Transitioning to the top 4th De La Cruz reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it drove Esponal home from 3rd, 7-4. Switching to the top 5th Benson who was the fifth batter in the lineup hit a single to right field and it got Steer home from 3rd, 8-4. Afterwards, Espnial reached a fielders choice to left field which pushed Stephenson home from 3rd, 9-4. The Reds aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits(11) and bases(13) earned. Rarely stranded(5) players too. Now late in this game their hit and scoring production was low. Guys they went 4 innings with 0 hit and no scores. Started strong by scoring all 9 runs in the first five innings but fizzled out late. Struck out(12) quiet a bit as well. Luckily they got their runners home(9 RBI's) when they did. Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. I would like to add that Cincinnati's bullpen allowed 6 runs between the first six innings, but late in the game they held runners from scoring.They kept Philly scoreless in their last 3 innings. Outside of that, they relquinshed hits and bases. Even gave up a homer. Stranded a lot of players as well. Steer with De La Cruz each had a combined 4 RBI's, relive Pitcher Moll got the win and they moved up to a 46-42 record.








The Phillies in a close one suffered a 6-9 loss against the Reds. Philadelphia is 1st place in the NL East and their 5-6 through 11 in games. So in the bottom 1st Philadelphia broke the scoreless tie after Bohm hit a sacrifice fly to left field and it drove Turner home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Castellanos buried a 2-run homer that flew over the left center field wall, 3-0. Philly ended this inning by scoring 3 runs in 4 total hits. We now turn out attention to the bottom 3rd, where Castellanos reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and by doing so it got Schwarber home from 3rd, 4-6. In the bottom 4th Rojas was on 1st base, Schwarber at bat reached on a double play which got Rojas out at 2nd and Sosa at 3rd. Philadelphia hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. Hit a homer(1) and hardly stranded(4) batters. Kept strikeouts(2) low and got players home who were set in scoring position(4 RBI's) Although, they drew no walks. Heading to the bottom 6th Schwarber rifled a double to deep left field, which brought Marsh and Sosa home, 6-9. During the bottom 8th Harper got walked on a ball four and it sent Turner to 2nd with Marsh reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Bohm struck out on a fastball and the sides retired. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th The Phillies made excellent contact(1 hits) on the ball and got players on base(19). Ultimately late in this game they had trouble getting runners home. Philly went scoreless in their last 3 innings. Started strong but fizzled out late. Also, they couldn't force walks(1) and stranded(7) players in between. Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. Allowed 0 homers and no stolen bases. Now their bullpen had a rough go in the first five but they weathered the storm by allowing 0 hits and no scores in the final four innings. On the flip side throughout the entire game they permitted hits and surrenderd bases. Gave up walks too. Philadelphia hit 3 doubles, Castellanos had 3 RBI's and they dropped down to a 51-37 record. 










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Thursday July 3rd, 2025: The Marlins took care of the Twins by winning 4-1. Miami snapped their 2-Game losing streak and are sitting 3rd place in the NL East. In the bottom 1st Lopez reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it drove Edwards from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Ramirez launched a 2-run homer that flew over the left center field wall, 3-0. Two innings later in the bottom 3rd Sanchez delivered a single toward shallow center field and it sent Edwards home from 2nd, 4-0. Then in the bottom 5th Sanchez with two gone struck out on a changeup and the sides retired. Miami made good contact on the ball(5) and got runners home who were in position to score(4 RBI's). Picked up the bases(6) and hit a homer(1). they struck out(5) swinging drew 1 walk. In the top 6th Perez threw a fastball at Castro who hit a line drive to deep center field for a quick third out. Perez attacked the strike zone(7 strikeouts) and restricted hits(1). Shutdown bases(1) and denied runners who were set in scoring position(0 Runs Earned). Kept walks low as well. Don't forget Perez kept Minnesota scoreless and without hits for the first three innings. Heading to the bottom 8th Ramirez with two batters gone hit a line drive toward left field and the sides separated. They've been scoreless for the last 3 innings but tallied at least 3 hits in the process. Just can't get home right now. Marlins weren't hitting the ball all that well and struck out a lot. Walks were rare(1) Luckily they got on base(11) effectively and runners overall executed in scoring position(4 RBI's). Rarely stranded(3) players too. What's funny is Miami scored all 4 in the early going's of this matchup but late they slightly fizzled out. They were scoreless in their last 5 innings. Bullpen kept walks minimal and threw solid strikeouts. Bases were held pretty low and they stranded runners in scoring position. Hits were on a strain as well. Relieve Pitcher Anthony Bender gave up 2 hits, Ramirez recorded 2 RBI's and they jumped up to a 39-46 record.









The Twins were knocked off by the Marlins 1-4. Minnesota sits 3rd place in the AL Central and their 5 games under 500. Now in the top 4th France with two gone knocked a pop fly to 1st base for an easy third out. New York barely made hits(1) on the ball and they struck out swinging(6). They hardly moved the bases(1) and rarely drew walks(1). Not to mention getting runners home who were in scoring position was an issue(1 RBI). Switching to the top 7th Minnesota finally got on the board after Wellner rifled a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-4. Minnesota ended this inning by scoring 1 run on 3 hits. So in the bottom 7th Topa relived for Festa and delivered a slider that struck out Hill, with the sides retiring. Keep note David Festa before being relieved threw quality strikeouts(7) and rarely allowed walks(1). Too bad he gave up some bases and permitted a homer. Surrendered hits and showed poor execution when shutting runners down in scoring position. In the end, during the top 9th Wellner sunk a grounder toward 2nd for the third and final out The Twins were struggling to make contact(5 hits) and hardly got on base(9). Walks(1) were hard to draw and they struck out chasing. Left runners stranded(5) in scoring position (1 RBI) as well. Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone(8 strikeouts) by forcing batters to swing and miss. Did a great job of keeping walks minimized. Now their concerns were allowing bases and let a home run fly. Also had trouble when facing players in scoring position. Minnesota acquired 1 double, relive Pitcher Justin Topa had 1 strikeout in 1 innings and they fell to a 41-46 record. 







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Tuesday July 1st, 2025: The Blue Jays rallied from an early 2-run deficit to knock off the Yankees 12-5. Toronto won 3 consecutive and their sitting 3rd place in the AL East. Not to mention their sitting in that 2nd place AL wild card spot. So in the bottom 4th Toronto came within one after Springer nailed a solo homer that flew over the center field wall, 1-2. Five bats later Gimenez with two out delivered a 2-run homer over the center field wall, 4-2. Toronto has 2 home runs in four in half innings. Switching to the bottom 5th Springer hit a grounder toward 3rd and the sides retired. First and foremost Toronto had low hits(3). Outside of that, they rounded up the bases(9) and rarely stranded(1) players in between. Hit homers and drew a couple walks(2). Not to mention they got runners home who were set in scoring position(4 RBI's). Switching to the bottom 7th Barger reached on Catchers interference, which sent Heineman to 2nd on a Escarra fielding error and Gimenez reached 3rd to load the bases. After that, Clemet launched a single into left field and it brought Gimenez home, 5-4. A bat later Springer buried a grand slam home run that flew over the left center field wall, 9-4. Now in the bottom 8th Barger drained a single into right field and it sent Gimenez to 2nd with Luke's reaching 3rd to load the bags. Afterwards, Clemet was walked on a ball four and it sent Luke's home, 10-4. Toronto's lead continued to extend after Springer sunk a single to left center field while pushing Gimenez and Barger home, 12-4. Toronto scored 8 runs between the 7th and 8th inning. So throughout the game Toronto wasn't making much contact on the ball and struck out(6) chasing. Although, they picked up a lot of bases(17) and drew walks(6). Got runners home who were in position(12 RBI's) to score and hits homers(3). Rarely stranded(3) batters too. Strikeouts were low and they gave up a ton of bases. Even had a few errors and surrendered walks. However they still denied hits and shutdown homers(0). Stranded players who were set in scoring position. Starting Pitcher Gauseman allowed 6 hits in 5 innings, Springer had 7 RBI's and they moved up to a 47-38 record. 









The Yankees were steamrolled by the Blue Jays after losing 5-12. New York lost 2 straight and their 1st place in the AL East. During the top 1st the Yankees broke the scoreless tie after Dominguez hit a single to center field which brought Goldschmidt and Judge home, 2-0. In the top 4th Bellinger with two gone hit a fly ball toward deep center field for a quick third out. Keep note this would be the Yankees first score since the 1st inning. Midway into this game New York made hard contact(5 hits) on the ball and it got runners on base(7). They kept stikeouts(2) in check and earned walks(3). Now their scoring production(2 RBI's) had fizzled out. They're getting players on base but are struggling to drive them in. Don't forget they stranded(6) batters as well. Moving to the top 7th Stanton was safe at 1st base on a Clemet throwing error which led Bellinger home from 3rd, 3-4. A bat later Dominguez was safe at 1st base on a Guerrero fielding error and it drove Chrisholm home from 3rd, 4-4. Going to the top 9th Dominguez reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it drove Judge home from 3rd, 5-12. Yankees first score since the 1st. In the end, Volpe with two gone hit a pop fly to 2nd for the third and final out. New York showed poor execution in the hit(9) department and they had trouble executing with runners in scoring position(5 RBI's). Yeah, New York scored 5 runs but for most of the game they stranded a bunch of batters(11). Luckily they kept strikeouts(5) minimal and drew walks(7). Bullpen showed effecient execution in the strike zone(6 strikeouts) by forcing batters to swing and miss. Put a strain on most hits as well. Too bad they allowed walks and couldn't stop runners who in scoring position. Permitted homers too. New York hit 2 doubles, Fried in 6 innings relquinshed 4 earned runs and they dropped to a 48-37 record. 











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Monday June 30th, 2025: The Phillies defeated the Padres 4-0. Philadelphia won 2 in a row and their sitting 1st place in the NL East. In the bottom 2nd Stott delivered a grounder toward 2nd but in that process he got Kepler home from 3rd, 1-0. Now in the top 4th Wheeler threw a slider that struck out Sheets and the sides retired. Wheeler threw quality strikeouts on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate(5). Took away hits and bases too. Not to mention they restricted runners who were set in scoring position and allowed no walks. Then in the bottom 4th Philadelphia extended their lead after Marsh buried a single that went into shallow right field and it drove Stott home from 2nd, 2-0. Three bats later Turner hit reached an infield single toward the Pitcher and it sent Marsh home from 3rd, 3-0. Transitioning to the bottom 5th Castellanos nailed a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 4-0. Philadelphia hit(6) the ball effectively and picked up bases(8). They drew walks(6) and stole bases(2). Got runners home who were set in position to score(4 RBI's) and earned a homer(1). Kept strikeouts(3) minimal as well. So far this offense is connecting on all cylinders. Although, they did strand(7) runners in between. Switching to the bottom 8th Castellanos hit a grounder toward the Pitcher and the sides split. Keep note Philly hasn't scored a run nor got on base since the 5th inning. In conclusion, during the top 9th relive Pitcher Tanner Banks came in for Zach Wheeler and threw a sinker to Cronenworth who hit a fly ball into deep center field for the final out. Now late in this game their hit and scoring production was low. Look in their final three innings they tallied 0 hits with no bases or scores. Started strong but fizzled out late. Drawing walks late was tough and they stranded(7) players in between. Luckily the got their runners who were in scoring position home when they did. Philadelphia struck batters out(10) effectively and stranded players(7) in scoring position. Denied hits(7) and limited bases(8). Allowed no walks and 0 homers. Starting Pitcher Zack Wheeler in 8 innings tossed 10 strikeouts, Stott earned an RBI and they bounced up to a 50-35 record.












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Friday June 27th, 2025: The Pirates steamrolled the Mets by a final score of 9-1. Pittsburgh snapped 2 losses in a row and their 21-21 at home. So in the bottom 2nd Pittsburgh broke the scoreless tie after Triolo delivered single to left field and it brought Bart home 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Canario hit a double to deep right field and it sent Hayes home from 3rd, 2-0. After that, Pham reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it pushed Canario home from 3rd, 4-0. Pittsburgh closed this inning by scoring 4 runs. Offensively, Pittsburgh made a lot of hits(5) and kept strikeouts(0) low. Got runners home who set in position to score(4 RBI's) and rarely stranded batters(2). Moving to the bottom 5th Hayes who was the fifth batter in the lineup rifled a double into deep right field and it drove Reynolds home from 3rd, 5-1. Keep note this would be the Pirates first run since the 2nd. Pittsburgh by this point were moving the bases effectively(10) but they've struck out(5) a bit too much due to constant hacking. In the top 6th Isaac Mattson relived for Keller and threw a fastball to strike Vientos out. Keep note Keller before being relieved didn't throw a lot of strikeouts(4) and allowed some hits(5). Gave up a homer but he restricted runners who were set in scoring position and limited bases. Only walked 1 batter on top of that. Switching to the bottom 6th Kiner Falefa reached an infield single toward the shortstop. Following that bat, Kiner Falefa would steal 2nd base. Three bats later McCutchen hit a line drive into left field which got Laureano home and Sanchez reached 2nd on a Catcher's throwing error, 6-1.  Thereafter Reynolds buried a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall, 8-1. Pittsburgh scored 5 total runs between 5th and 6th innings. An inning later, during the bottom 7th Pham reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it got Canario home 3rd, 9-1.  Pittsburgh hit(11) the ball extremely well and ran the bags(18 bases) effectively. Hit a homer and took walks(5). They also capitalized with runners who were set in scoring position(9 RBI's). Now they stranded(9) players in between and struck out chasing(6).  Bullpen got betters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts(8). Did a great job of keeping runners from scoring and rarely allowed walks. Conceded hits as well. Now they gave up a lot of bases and permitted a homer. Pittsburgh hit 4 doubles, stole 1 base and jumped up to a 33-50 record. 












The Mets were routed 1-9 against the Pirates. New York is sitting 1st place in the NL East and their 2-Game win streak ended. Juan Soto during the top of the 4th launched a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-4. Took four in a half innings to finally score. Offense had a tough hitting(3) performance and rarely rounded up the bases(3). Rarely stranded(3) batters and kept strikeouts(3) low. Now they scored a run but it was off homer which means they didn't get players home who were in position. Heading to the middle of the 7th Lindoe with two gone hit a pop fly to 2nd base and the sides separated. The Mets haven't scored a run since the 4th inning. Their scoring production struggled early in the game and now late. Now in the top 9th Mauricio on 1st, Senger at bat hits a grounder toward the shortstop who got Mauricio out at 2nd and Senger at 1st for a double play. New York barely made hits(6) on the ball and they struck out(8) swinging. Stranded players in between and rarely got walked(2). Also, they had to ruble executing in scoring position(1 RBI). Luckily they hit a homer(1) and rounded up the bases(11). Bullpen stranded players in between and threw quality strikeouts. Too bad they Relinquinshed walks and surrenderd home runs. Also, they couldn't stop runners who were set in scoring position. The Mets tallied 2 doubles, Soto had 1 RBI and they dropped to 48-35 record.












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Wednesday June 25th, 2025: The Brewers held off the Pirates by a final score of 4-2. Milwaukee won 2 consecutive and their 2nd place in the NL Central. Don't forget Milwaukee won this 3-Game regular season series 2-1. During the top of the 6th Horwitz with two batters gone struck out on a slider and the sides separated. The Pirates were struggling to make contact(2) and hardly got on base(2) let alone in scoring position(0 RBI's). Even if they did have have players in position it's not like they were capitalizing. They struck out(9) consistently too. Now they did manage to draw walks(2). An inning later during the top of the 7th Pham belted a single into left field and it led Cruz home from 2nd, 1-4. First score of the day. Heading to the top of the 8th Horwitz nailed a double into right field and it got Frazer home from 1st, 2-4. In the end, during the top 9th Triolo hit a line drive to right field for a quick third out. Pittsburgh showed poor execution in the hit department and getting on base was sluggish. Struck out hacking and stranded players in between. Now late in this matchup they executed in scoring position but they wouldn't be in this mess playing catch up if Pittsburgh didn't start the first 6 innings without a score. They drew walks(3) and stole a base(1) as well. Strikeouts were low(5) but they still denied hits and shutdown bases. Also forced pop ups and grounders. Now late in the game they restricted runners who were set in position to score. Now understand if this bullpen didn't give up 4 runs in the early innings then their offense would probably be in a better position late. As I mentioned above it's tough to play from behind especially down 4. Permitted walks too. Misiorowski threw 8 strikeouts in 5 innings, hit 1 double and moved up to a 45-36 record.










The Pirates late surge wasn't enough and they suffered a 2-4 loss facing the Brewers. Pittsburgh lost 2 in a row and their last place in the NL Central. So in the bottom 2nd Durbin hit a single toward shallow center field and it sent Collins to 3rd with Turang reaching 2nd to load the bases. After that, Ortiz grounded out but during that process they got Collins home, 1-0. A bat later Haase drilled a double into shallow center field and it brought Turang home from 3rd, 2-0. Thereafter, Frelick reached a fielders choice toward 2nd and it pushed Durbin home from 3rd, 3-0. Milwaukee's lead continued to extend after Yelich delivered a single to shallow left field and it drove Haase home from 3rd, 4-0. Milwaukee ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 4 total hits. In the top of the 4th Misiorowski threw a fastball to strikeout Cruz and the sides retired. First and foremost Misiorowski did most of his a strikeout(6) damage on the inside corners or through middle. He limited hits(1) and restricted bases(1). Also denied runners who were in position to score. No walks or homers ethier. Now in the bottom 5th Hoskins with two gone hit a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. On offense Milwaukee had trouble making contact(4 hits) and they've been scoreless since the 2nd. So scoring production has dipped a bit. Outside of that, they kept strikeouts(4) low due to good vision and didn't strand(3) a lot. They also executed with runners who were set in scoring position(4 RBI's). Switching to the bottom 7th Yelich rifled a grounder toward the shortstop and the sides retired. Keep note Milwaukee hasn't scored since the 2nd inning of this game. Now late in this game their hit(6) and scoring production was low(4 RBI's). Guys they went 7 innings with 1 hit and no scores. Started strong but fizzled out toward the end. Luckily the got their runners who were in scoring position home when they did. Also drew walks. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts(13). Took away hits and put strain on bases. Late in this bout the bullpen did struggle when facing runners in scoring position after starting strong. Luckily their closer Trevor Megil allowed no hits or runs in the 9th to put this game away. On another note they gave up surrendered walks. Skenes in four innings tossed 4 strikeouts, tallied 1 double and they fell to a 32-50 record.







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Tuesday January 24th, 2025: The Blue Jays picked up a 10-6 win over the Guardians. Toronto is 3rd place in the AL East and their 6 games above 500. In the top 1st Clemet hit a double toward left field and it got Buchette home from 1st, 1-0. Two bars later Kirk delivered a single to right field and it brought Clemet home from 2nd, 2-0. Toronto ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Now in the middle of the 4th inning Straw safe at 1st base due to a Rodriguez fielding error and it led Springer home from 2nd with Straw reaching 3rd, 3-0. Offensively, Toronto made a lot of hits(6) and kept strikeouts(3) low. Got runners home who set in position to score and piled bases(7). Now they drew 0 walks. Moving to the top 5th Clemet was walked on a ball four. Two plays later Clemet would steal 2nd base. Next, Kirk who was the fifth batter in the lineup buried a single into shallow right field and it drove Clemet home, 4-0. Heading to the bottom 5th Lauer threw a fastball to Ramirez who hit a pop up toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Lauer got betters to swing and miss on wood strikeouts(5). Did a great job of keeping runners from scoring and never allowed walks. Forcing pop ups and grounders too. Stranded runners in between as well. Restricted hits(4) and denied bases(4) as well. Transitioning to the top 7th Springer reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it sent Guerrero to 3rd. After that, Schneider was walked and it led Guerrero to 3rd with Springer reaching 2nd for a bases loaded situation. A bat later, Clase launched a single to shallow center field which allowed Guerrero and Springer to score, 6-1. First run scored since the 5th inning. An inning later during the top 8th Guerrero reached a fielders choice toward the Pitcher and it drove Clemet home from 2nd, 7-4. Afterwards, Springer hit a grand slam home run that flew over the center field wall, 10-4. Toronto made quality contact on the ball(14 hits) and ran the bags(18 bases) while driving players home who were in scoring position(9 RBI's) Don't get me wrong Toronto still stranded(9) batters in between innings and struck out chasing(7) Firstly, this bullpen struck batters out on inside corner, at the knees or down and away. Stranded runners in between and rarely allowed hits. Outside of that, they surrendered walks and relinquished homers. Gave up a lot of bases and struggled late when facing runners in scoring position. They allowed all 6 runs between the 6th and 9th inning. Springer had 4 RBI's, stole 1 base and moved up to a 42-36 record. 










The Guardians lost 6-10 facing the Blue Jays. Cleveland stands 2nd place in AL Central and their one game above 500. During the bottom 6th Santana rifled a solo home run that went over the left center field walk, 1-4. Late into this game Cleveland made hard contact(5 hits) on the ball and it got runners on base(8). They kept earned walks(3) as well. Despite having 1 run on the board, they still had trouble executing in scoring position (1 RBI) and stranded(6) a quiet a few. It took 6 whole innings to get a run. Not to mention they struck out(6) one too many times Pushing into the bottom 7th Cleveland came within two after Thomas hit a 3-run homer over the left field wall, 4-6. So in the bottom 8th Jones nailed a sacrifice fly to center field but it still got Santana home from 3rd, 5-10. Switching to the bottom 9th Manzardo hit a solo homer over the left field wall, 6-10. In the end, Santana with two outs hit a pop fly to 3rd and the game ended. Cleveland's Offense had a tough hitting performce and struck out(7) due to bad vision. Overall just a lot of chasing really. Stranded(8) a ton of players too. Now they did manage to get runners home(6 RBI's) and drew walks. Beamed homers(3) and got runners home who set in position to score(6 RBI's). First and foremost the bullpen did most of their strikeout damage on the inside corners. They allowed hits and bases as well. Don't forget they trouble shutting runners down who were in position. Clevelandis 0-1 in this 3-game regular season series, Thomas connected with 3 RBI's and they fell to a 39-38 record.












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Thursday April 17th, 2025: The Diamondbacks defeated the Marlins by a final score of 6-4. Arizona's win streak reached 4 and their sitting 4th place in the NL West. Arizona in the top 1st broke the scoreless tie after Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly into right field and it led Carroll home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Smith hammered a solo homer run over the right field wall, 2-0. Arizona capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 1 hit. Now in the top 3rd Smith launched a double toward left field and it sent Perdomo home from 1st, 3-1. Then in the bottom 3rd starting Pitcher Rodriguez threw a slider at Connie who hit a foul ball toward 3rd for a quick out. Keep note Arizona's bullpen hasn't given up a run since the 1st inning. Arizona struck batters out(7) effectively and stranded players in scoring position. Allowed 0 walks as well. Too bad he gave up hits(5) and relinquished bases(7). They also stranded runners who were set in scoring position. Heading to the top 4th Carroll buried a single to shallow right field and it drove Tawa home from 2nd, 4-1. Two bats later Perdomo laced a single to center field and it brought Carroll home from 1st, 5-1. Firstly, Arizona recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Stranded some players in between innings as well(4). Outside of that, they moved the bases(8) and executed in scoring position(5 RBI's). Drew walks(3) and stole bags(5). An inning later during the top 5th Naylor hit a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 6-2. Switching to the top 8th Naylor took a strikeout and the sides retired. They've been scoreless since the 5th. Diamondbacks weren't hitting the ball all that well but they got enough to get on base and runners overall executed in scoring position(6 RBI's). What's funny is Arizona scored all 6 in the early going s of this matchup but late they slightly fizzled out. Drew walks(8) and stole bags(6). Now they stranded(10) players in between innings and struck out(13) swinging. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts. They stranded(15) batters in between innings and restricted runners late who were in position to score. However, they surrenderd hits and relinquinshed bases. Arizona hit 1 double, had 2 home runs and they moved up to a 12-7 record.









The Marlins in a close one suffered a 4-6 loss facing the Diamondbacks. Miami lost 2 in a row and their standing 3rd place in the NL East. Miami in the bottom 1st came within one after Wagaman hit a double toward deep right field and it sent Edwards home from 2nd, 1-2. So in the bottom 4th Brantley hit a single to left field and got Sanoja home, 2-5. Now in the bottom Meters who was the third batter in the lineup delivered fly ball to deep right field and it got Wagaman to 3rd. After that, Wagaman scored and Stowere reached 2nd on a wild pitch, 3-6. The Marlins aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits(9) and bases(11) earned. They also capitalized in scoring position(3 RBI's). Now they never drew walks(0) and stranded(8) players in between innings. Struck out(8) hacking as well. Transitioning to the bottom 7th Edwards got walked and it sent Conine home from 3rd, 4-6. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Edwards with two gone hit a grounder toward 3rd and the game ended. Miami hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. Took walks(4) as well. Now they struck out(16) one too many times and players late got stranded in scoring position(3 RBI's). Also in between innings Miami left their fair share of runners on base(15). Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. They denied hits and stranded players in between innings. Now at the beginning of the game their trouble was giving up 6 runs in five innings but in their last four they buckled down. Unfortunately, giving up that many runs can put your team in a bad advantage. Don't forget at one point in time they were trailing 2-6. Just a bad start. They did allow bases and gave up walks. They let bags get stolen and authorized homers. Miami secured 3 doubles, starting Pitcher Cabrera threw 6 strikeouts in four innings and the stumbled down to an 8-10 record.
 












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Wednesday April 16th, 2025: The Mets in extra innings took a 3-4 loss facing the Twins. New York through 11 games dropped to a 7-4 record and they lost 2 consecutive. During the top 5th Baty delivered a single to center field and it brought Taylor to 3rd. Two bats later Lindor was hit by a pitch and it sent Baty to 2nd with Taylor reaching 3rd to load the bases. Now Lindor on 1st, Soto at bat hits a grounder toward Edouard Julien who got Lindor out at 2nd for a double play. The Mets made excellent contact(5) on the ball and got players on base(6). Too bad their hardly drawing walks(1) and struggled with runners in scoring position(0 RBI's). Struck out(6) chasing as well. Also stranded(5) players in between innings. Now in the top 8th Alonso buried a double to left field and it brought Lindor home from 1st, 1-3. A bat later Winker hit a double to right field and led Pete Alonso home from 2nd, 2-3. Afterwards, Acuna reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it led Winker home from 3rd, 3-3. Keep note it took New York 8 innings to finally score. They tallied 3 runs on 4 hits. Pushing to the top 10th Nimmo with two gone hit a pop up toward 3rd for an easy third out. Keep in mind New York hasn't posted a hit or earned a run since the 8th. since the 8th inning. Offensively, New York made swings(10) on the ball which led to solid hits and they snagged bases(13). They recorded walks(3) too. Although, they struggled late with runners in scoring position. For the bullpen they delivered strikeouts on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate(12). Stranded(9) players in between innings as well. Now their concerns were giving up hits and allowing bases. Had trouble stopping runners who were set in position to score and surrenderd walks. New York had 3 doubles, relieve Pitcher Hangenman tossed 4 strikeouts and they fell to an 11-7 record.








The Twins in extra innings defeated the Mets 4-3. Minnesota won this 3-Game regular season series 2-1 and their sitting 4th place in the AL Central. In the top 4th Festa threw a sinker to strikeout Acuna and the sides retired. Festa did most of his strikeout damage on the edge of the plate, high in the zone or at the knees(5 strikeouts). He denied most hits(3) and restricted bases. Barley allowed walks(1) and shutdown runners who were set in scoring position. Stranded players in between while forcing grounders or pop ups. Pushing to the bottom 5th Bader hit a single to shallow left field and it drove Castro home from 3rd, 1-0. Minnesota would be the first team to break this scoreless tie. After that, Buxton launched a single to center field and it sent Bader home from 2nd, 2-0. To end this inning Minnesota scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Then in the bottom 6th Castro reached an infield single toward 1st and it got Jeffers home from 2nd, 3-0. Minnesota hit(7) the ball effectively and picked up bases(9). Don't forget they executed with runners who were in position to score(3 RBI's). Too bad they rarely got walks(1) and struck out hacking(7). Stranded(6) a bunch in between innings too. Switching to the bottom 9th Buxton with two gone suffered a strikeouts and the sides separated. Minnesota has gone three consecutive innings without a score. Not to mention this forced extra innings. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th??. So Minnesota had low hits and they struck out swinging. Stranded(9) a boat of players in between innings. Outside of that, they got on base(11) and drew walks(4). Also they executed late with runners who were set up in scoring position(4 RBI's). Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts(11). Also late in this game they put a strain on runners who were set in scoring position. However, they allowed hits and gave up bases. Permitted walks too. Minnesota hit 2 doubles, Festa threw 6 total strikeouts and they improved to a 6-12 record.


















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Friday April 11th, 2025: The Guardians routed the Royals by a final score of 7-0. Cleveland moved one game above 500 and their win streak extended to 4 in a row. During the bottom 4th Cleveland struck first after Arias hammered a 3-rum homer that flew over the right field wall, 3-0. An inning later during the bottom 5th Noel with two gone struck out and the sides separated. The Guardians made excellent contact(5) on the ball and got players on base(9). Capitalized with runners who were in scoring position(3 RBI's) and kept strikeouts minimized(3). Delivered a home run(1) ball as well. Now theyve only taken 1 walk. Then in the bottom 7th Manzardo struck out hacking and the sides retired. They've had only two hits since the 4th and their scoring production has dropped. Rarely getting on base too. To make matters worse they left quiet a few stranded(7) and their last score came in the 4th. In the bottom 8th Jones who was the second batter in the lineup delivered a double into right field. A bat later Arias crushed a single into center field and it got Jones to 3rd. Thereafter, Martinez smacked a sacrifice fly into center field and it brought Jones home, 4-0. The Guardians lead continued to increase after Kwan hit a single to shallow left field and it drove Hedges home from 3rd, 5-0. Then Ramirez was safe at 1st on an India fielding error and it led Rocchico home from 2nd, 6-0. Their lead kept extending after Santana distributed a single toward shallow center field and it sent Kwan home from 3rd, 7-0. Guards ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits. Cleveland got their bats active and they started capitalizing again with runners in scoring position. Moved the bases a little bit too. In the end, during the top 9th Tristan McKenzie relieved Hunter Gaddis and threw a fastball at Waters who hit a line drive to center field for an easy third out. The Guardians aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits(11)and bases(16) earned. They caused walks(4) and hit a homer(1). Don't forget they capitalized in scoring position(6 RBI's). Now they did strand(9) players in between innings and struck swinging(6). Bullpen did most of their strikeout(7) damage on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. They stranded(7) runners who were set in scoring position. Also reduced hits(5) and restricted bases(5). Although, they did walk a lot of batters which was their only downfall. Starting Pitcher had 4 strikeouts in four in half innings with 3 hits allowed, Arias delivered 3 RBI's and they bounced up to a 7-6 record.









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BREAKING: The Braves signed Spencer Strider to a 6 year $75 Million Dollar deal. Look, Spencer Strider has the ability to you strike you out anywhere he chooses. Doesn't matter inside the zone or outside the zone he'll get you chasing. He can also get you to hit pop ups or grounders. Not to mention Strider this season has limited hits and denied runners who are in scoring position. Hardly walks anyone and keeps homers low. Does a nice job of keeping players off base. Strider this year has 10 hits given up, 7 runs, 7 earned runs and 12 strikeouts. Allowed 2 homers and walked 2. 









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Tuesday April 9th, 2025: The Pirates squeak past the Cardinals in extra innings by a final score of 2-1. Pittsburgh gets back in the win column and their sitting last place in the NL Central. During the bottom 4th Bart with two gone hit a line drive into right field for a quick third out. The Pirates didn't have greatest hitting(0) performance and stranded(1) a player in between innings. Rarely got on base(0) and struggled with a runner in scoring position. Luckily they kept strikeouts low(0) due to good vision and tallied walks(2). This offense at some point has to get going. Then in the middle of the 7th inning Keller threw a slider to strikeout Pages and the sides retired. First off, Keller struck batters out on the edge of the plate or on the inside corners (5 strikeouts). Reduced bases(4) and restricted hits(3). Never gave up a walk and stranded(3) runners who in scoring position. Two innings later during the bottom 9th Rodriguez launched a pop fly to 2nd base for a quick third out. This forced extra innings. Moving to the bottom 12th Pittsburgh evened the score after Pham reached an infield single toward the Pitcher and got Hayes home from 3rd, 1-1. Now in the bottom 13th Reynolds took a walk and it put Kiner Falefa at 2nd. After that, McCutchen reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop which got Canario to 3rd and Reynolds to 2nd but Kiner Falefa was out at home. This of course loaded up the bases. A bat later Bart delivered a single to deep left field and it led Canario home, 2-1. The Pirates made 5 hits with 2 RBI's and took 9 walks. Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 11. Pittsburgh recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They stranded players in between innings while hitting pop ups and grounders. Now they took a lot of walks(8) and drove runners home who were in position to score. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Pirates were effecient in the strike(10) in zone and eliminated runners late who were getting ready to score. Look, I know they gave a run but let's be serious, Pittsburgh's bullpen shutdown most of their scoring chances. It took both teams 12 whole innings to finally score. Also Kept base and hit totals low as well. Starting Pitcher Keller threw 6 strikeouts, were caught stealing once and they jumped up to a 5-8 record.









The Cardinals in extra innings suffered a 1-2 loss facing the Pitates. St. Louis is two games under 500 and their back to back wins were denied. In the top of the 5th Saggese delivered a grounder toward 3rd for an easy third out. St. Louis's offense midway through had a poor hitting(2) performance and weren't running the bags(2) all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and no walks(0). Now they did manage to keep strikeouts minimal(3). Now in the bottom 5th Fedde threw a sinker at Tommy Pham who hit a grounder toward 3rd and the sides retired. For Fedde he denied hits(0) and shutdown bases(0). Also stranded(2) runners who were set in scoring position(0) while forcing batters to hit pop ups or grounders. Now he did give up walks(4) and his strikeouts(2) were in-effective. Now in the top 8th Contraras reached an infield single toward the Pitcher who got Saggese out at home and Winn got to the 2nd but the sides were separated. Offense is still looking bleak and no runs have been scored yet. Switching to the top 12th Walker hit a single to shallow right field and it brought Contraras home from 3rd, 1-0. The Cardinals tallied 7 hits and 8 total bases. Snagged 1 RBI. Bullpen delivered 10 strikeouts and stnesded 10. St. Louis wasn't making a lot of hits(7) on the ball and they struck out swinging. Not to mention they barely moved the bases(8) and stranded a bunch of runners in between innings. Struck out(8) chasing and rarely got walked. Now they got a runner home but throughout the game executing in scoring position was a lackluster. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts(10). They denied bases and restricted hits. Too bad they couldn't stop runners late who in position to score. St. Louis took 3 walks, Walker had an RBI and they dropped to a 5-7 record. 







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BREAKING: The Blue Jays sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a 14 year $500 Million Dollar deal. So Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Look, Vladdy effectively puts the ball in play and runs the bags well. He can also bring runners home who are set up in scoring position and does tremendous at drawing walks. Solid home run hitter and can steal bases. Although, he tends to strikeout a lot due to iffy plate vision. Defensively, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at 1st base does a great at fielding pop ups and grounders. So far this season Guerrero Jr. early this season has 4 runs, 12 hits, 4 RBI's and a batting average of .279. 10 strikeouts too. 









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Sunday April 2nd, 2025: The Pirates defeated the Rays by a final score of 4-2. Pittsburgh sits last place in the NL Central and they snapped their 4-Game losing streak. Pittsburgh in the top 2nd Friazer delivered a single to center field and it got Trolo home, 1-0. Moving to the top 5th Cruze hit a solo homer over the left center field wall, 2-0. Pittsburgh made positive hits on the ball and they rounded a bunch of bases. Got runners home who were set in scoring position and they drew walks. Kept strikeouts low too. Now they did strand some runners in between. Then in the top 8th Rodriguez would bury a single to right field and it led Sowinski home from 2nd, 3-1. Transitioning to the top of the 9th Cruz launched a sacrifice fly into center field and it got Kiner Falefa home from 3rd, 4-2.  Pittsburgh wasn't making a lot of hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Stranded players in between as well. Despite that, Pittsburgh forced walks and got runners home who were in position to score. Not to mention they racked up the base total. Pittsburgh struck batters out effectively and stranded players in scoring position. Denied the home run ball and restricted bases. Now they did allow some walks and a stolen base. Pittsburgh tallied 8 hits and snagged 13 total bases. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 4. Pittsburgh secured 3 walks, starting Pitcher Skenes threw 6 strikeouts in 7 innings and they moved up to a 2-5 record.







The Rays in a nail-biter suffered a 2-4 loss to the Pirates. Tampa Bay stands 1st place in the AL East and their 3-Game win streak ended. During the bottom 6th Lowe buried a grounder toward 2nd base but it got DeLuca home from 3rd, 1-2. The Rays were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base. Now they did keep strikeouts low and got a runner home who was set in position to score. Hardly stranded batters to(2). Their just not getting hits plain and simple. Two innings later DeLuca hammered a single to left field and it got Wells home from 3rd, 2-3. In the end, during the bottom 9th Morel with two batters gone lifted a fly ball into right field for an easy third out. Tampa Bay barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. They also had trouble executing with runners who were in scoring position and rarely got on base. Luckily they coughed up a few walks. Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. Stranded some runners in between as well. Now they allowed walks and struggled with runners who were set in scoring position. Gave up a homer too. Tampa Bay had 4 hits with 4 total bases and 2 walks. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 8. DeLuca earned 1 RBI, stole 1 base and dropped to a 4-2 record.









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Sunday March 30th, 2025: The Giants defeated the Reds 6-3. San Francisco sits 3rd place in the NL West and their one game above 500. In the top 4th Lee with two gone hit a line drive toward 1st base for a quick third out. Four innings in and the Giants have no hits or bases. Their simply having a tough time making contact in the ball. Now they kept strikeouts low(3) but that's not saying much to their struggling offense. Then in the top 5th Ramos hammered a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-0. First hit, base and run for the Giants.....geeze. Switching to the top 6th Lee hit a double to shallow left field and it got Fitzgerald home from 2nd, 2-0. A bat later Chapman delivered a a 2-run homer that was sent over the left field wall while getting Lee home, 4-0. The Giants increased their hits(only 4), not a lot of them but enough to at least get runners on base(12) and in scoring position(4 runs). Hardly stranded batters(1) as well. They have struck out a little bit though due to constant hacking(5). Now in the top 8th San Francisco extended their lead after Admaes lifted a sacrifice fly into center field for an easy out but in that process it got Fitzgerald home from 3rd, 5-3. Two bags later Ramos lifted a single to left center field and it got Lee home from 2nd, 6-3. The Giants had 7 hits and picked up 15 bases. Earned 6 RBI's too. Bullpen struck out 5 batters and stranded 2. San Francisco barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Had Barley drew walks too. Outside of that, they hardly stranded batters and executed with runners who were set in scoring position. Advanced the the bases as well. Tallied some homers as well. Bullpen threw quality strikeouts on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. Occasionally, through the middle. Denied hits and reduced runners who in position to score. They did give up a lot bases though. San Francisco stole 1 base, took 2 walks and moved up to a 2-1 record.



 





The Reds lost to the Giants by a final score of 3-6. Cincinnati is 2nd place in the NL Central and their back to back wins got denied. During the bottom 5th Steer buried a pop up toward 2nd base for a quick third out. The Reds were struggling to make contact(0) and never got on base(0) let alone in scoring position. Can't even draw a walk(0). The Reds are mostly hitting grounders and pop up's. Cincinnati struck out but overall it hasn't been an issue(4). An inning later during the bottom 6th Wynns hit a 2-run homer that flew over the left field wall and it brought Lux home from 2nd, 2-4. After that, McLain launched a solo homer over the center field wall, 4-3. Finally getting players home(2) and racking up bases(9). Also executing a little bit better with runners in scoring position(3) and kept strikeouts minimized(4). In the bottom 9th Candelario with two batters gone hit a grounder to 2nd base for a quick third out. The Reds secured 5 hits with 11 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 4. Cincinnati wasn't making a lot of hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Just couldn't score down the strech. Now they were excellent at base movement and barley stranded batters. Added some home runs to go along. Bullpen did most of their strikeout damage on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. Restricted hits too. Although, they had trouble standing runners who were in scoring position and allowed bases. Cincinnati secured 2 walks, starting Pitcher Martinez threw 5 strikeouts and they dropped to a 1-2 record.








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BREAKING: The Braves sign Alex Verdugo to a 1 year $1.5 Million Dollar deal. First off, Alex Verdugo does tremendous on making contact on the ball and gets runners who are set up in scoring position. Can run the bags well himself and nukes homers. Also he doesn't strikeout a lot ethier. Didn't generate many walks. Defensively, he's a reliable player when you need him out there. He'll field grounders and pop up's as well. That includes a strong arm. He's a had a few minor injuries but nothing too major! Verdugo last season had 74 runs, 130 hits, 61 RBI's and batting average of .233. Struck out 93 times and secured 49 walks. 










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BREAKING: The Red Sox sign Alex Bregman to a 3 year $120 Million Dollar deal. Firstly, Bregman does tremendous at making contact in the ball and gets runners home who are set in scoring position. He'll run the bags well and nuke homers. Now he does tend to strikeout a lot. Then on defense this guy can simply field pop ups or grounders. Just had a very strong arm. Bregman had 151 hits, 79 runs, 26 homers and struck out 86 times. Had 75 RBI's and a batting average of .260.









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BREAKING: The Tigers sign Jack Flaherty to a 2 year $35 Million Dollar deal. So Jack Flaherty does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, through the middle of the zone or down and away. Restarted hits and limited bases. Deiened runners who were set in scoring position and kept homers low. Didn't walk a lot ethier. Flaherty last season coughed up 52 hits, allowed 23 runs, 22 earned runs and 3.17 ERA. That includes 194 strikeouts and 13-7 record.






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BREAKING: The Braves signed Profar to a 3 year $42 Million Dollar deal. Now this past season Profar came up big for the Padres more often than not. He made solid contact in the ball and ran the bags effectively. He also got runners home who were set in scoring position and hit a bunch of homers. He can steal bases too. Now his only downfall in 2024 was the amount of strikeouts he suffered. On defense he did tremendous at fielding pop s and grounders. Last year he acquired 94 runs, 158 hits, 24 homers and 10 stolen bases. He also struck out 101 times and picked up 85 RBI's. Had a .289 in batting average too. 










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BREAKING: The Blue Jays sign Max Scherzer to a 1-year deal. Firstly, Max Scherzer does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate or through the middle. Diejee base and shutdown hits. Also restricted runners who were set in scoring position and kept homers limited. Hardly walked any batters too. Scherzer last year allowed 40 hits, permitted 20 runs, gave up 19 earned runs and 7 homers. 10 walks with 40 K's and a 2-4 record. 3.95 ERA.





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BREAKING: The Blue Jays sign Santander to a 5 year $92.5 Million Dollar deal. First off, Santander is a player who makes quality contact on the ball and runs the bags well. He can also get runners home who are set in scoring position and hits homers. Not to mention he'll steal bases if he needs to and he does it effectively. He'll steal bases occasionally. Now one negative to his offense his the consistent swing and miss strikeouts. On defense he simply does a tremendous job of fielding pop ups or grounders. Santander last season had 91 runs, 140 hits, 102 RBI's and 44 homers. Including 129 strikeouts and batting average of .235.








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BREAKING: The Giants sign Justin Verlander to a 1 year $15 Million Dollar deal. Firstly, Justin Verlander is a solid pitcher and has been throughout his career. He does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, down and away or off the edge of the plate. Last year he kept hits low and shutdown bases. Denied runners who were set up in scoring position as well. To be honest I like this move because we all know the Giants need help in their bullpen. Verlander last year allowed 98 hits, 56 runs,55 earned and 15 homers. Including 27 walks, 74 strikeouts and 5-6 record. Including a 5.48 ERA. 











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BREAKING: The Mets signed Juan Soto to a 15-year $765 Million Dollar deal. So Juan Soto is one the leagues best power hitters. Makes quality hits on the ball and gets runners home that are set in scoring position. Also ran the bases well. Now he did strikeout quiet a bit. On the other side he's an average player on defense. Juan Soto last year had 128 runs, 166 hits, 109 RBI's and a .288 batting average.










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BREAKING: The Dodgers sign Conforto to a 1 year $17 Million Dollar deal. Firstly, Conforto this past season did tremendous at making contact in the ball and got runners home who were set up in scoring position. He ran the bags well himself too. However, he tended to strikeout a lot. Last season Conforto had 56 runs, 104 hits, 66 RBI's and .237 batting average. Was struck out 118 times too. 




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BREAKING: The Dodgers resign Blake Trienen to a 2 year $22 Million Dollar deal. So Blake Trienen did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or down and away. Limited hits and did pretty good against homers. Trienen last season allowed 33 hits, 11 runs, 10 earned runs and 5 homers. That includes 56 strikeouts and 11 walks with a 1.93 ERA.













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BREAKING: The Angels get Jorge Soler from the Braves after trading Pitcher Griffin Canning. Firstly, this player does an excellent job of making contact on the ball and drives runners home who are set up in scoring position. He can effectively run the bases and hit homers. Not to mention he kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Outside of this, he's not good on defense. Plain and simple. Soler this year had 27 runs, 37 hits, 24 RBI's and a batting average of .243. That includes getting struck out 44 times and blasted 21 homers.









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BREAKING: The Yankees extend Gerrit Cole to a 9-year $324 Million Dollar deal. Firstly, Gerrit Cole struck batters out on the inside corners, in the edge of the plate or at the knees. At times through the middle. This past season he didn't allow a lot of hits nor did he give up a bunch bases. Limited runners in scoring position and barely allowed walks. Now he did give up the home run ball but nothing too major. Cole this season allowed 78 hits, 38 runs, 36 earned runs and 11 homers. Including 99 strikeouts. 






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BREAKING: The White Sox hire Will Venable to become the new manager. Keep note this is now the White Sox's 44th manager in their team history. Also the White Sox this year lost 100 plus games. Will Venable was a player for 7 years but has been a manager for the last 6. 




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BREAKING: The Reds after firing David Bell went along to hire Terry Francona. Keep note this is after the 2-Time World Series winner had stepped away from the game. Outside of that this man brought the Guardians to the Postseason back in 2022 and it was their first since 2020. Also managed Cleveland to a AL Central Division Championship and that happen to their first the 18 season. 








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BREAKING: The Giants fire Zaidi back on Monday and they have Buster Posey filling in. Well for starters he got fired because the Giants have missed the Postseason the last 5 freaking times! Then they end the 2024 season with a 1-6 loss to the Cardinals and they sit 4th place in the NL West Division. Now in the NL wild card standings they sit 7th place and they finished 42-38 at home. Went 38-43 on the road and 26-26 when versing the NL West. Poor winning production. Literally the last time San Francisco was great was in 2021 when they won the NL West and snagged 101 victories. Too bad that year they knocked out by the Dodgers in the NLDS. Luckily for the Giants they have a guy named Buster Posey who use to play for them and he won 3 World Series rings(2010, 2012 and 2014). Hopefully he can spread some light with this team next year or in the next few years. 










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Friday September 27th, 2024: The Tigers beat the White Sox by a final score of 4-1. Detroit is sitting in that 2nd place wild card spot in the NL and they won 6 in a row. Keep note the Tigers clinched their first postseason berth since 2014. So in the bottom 5th Ibanez was walked on a ball four and it sent Meadows to 2nd with Rodgers reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Rogers scored off a wild pitch, 1-0. A bat later Vierling launched a sacrifice fly to left field and it brought Ibanez home from 3rd, 2-0. The Tigers through five secured 4 hits with 5 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Stranded 5 and struck out 8 times. The Tigers offense had trouble making contact and they struck out constantly. Stranded players in scoring position despite 2 runs. Don't forget it took them 5 whole innings before recording their first runs. So by no means we're they effective at getting guys home. They did draw a few walks and moved the bases. Shifting to the bottom 7th Greene who was the fourth batter in the lineup hit a double to deep center field and it got Ibanez home from 3rd, 3-1. Afterwards, Vierling scored off wild a pitch and it sent Greene to 3rd, 4-1. Detroit ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. The Tigers picked up 4 hits and 11 total bases. Secured 2 RBI's too. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 3. Detroit had a difficult time making contact on the ball and stranded runners in between innings. Despite those minor mistakes, they capitalized late with players in scoring position and kept strikeouts to minimum. Drew a bunch of walks too. For the bullpen they would strike batters out on the inside corners, through of the middle of zone or up high. They eliminated most hits and shutdown bases. Rarely allowed walks too. Detroit hit 4 doubles, earned 7 walks and improved to an 86-74 record. 






The White Sox went down 1-4 against the Tigers. Chicago sits 5th place in the AL Central and they had back to back wins denied. In the top 4th Sheets with two gone hit a grounder toward 1st for an easy third out. Chicago in four secured 2 hits with 3 total bases and stranded 3. Struck out once as well. The White Sox were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Luckily they kept strikeouts low. Heading to the bottom 4th Crochet threw a sinker to Sweeny who hit a grounder toward the shortstop for a quick third out. In four pitched innings Crochet threw 6 strikeouts and allowed 3 hits. Just 1 walk as well. So Crochet struck batters out on inside corners or on the edge of plate. Denied hits and shutdown bases. Restricted runners who were set up in scoring position. Kept Detroit scoreless through four innings as well. Advancing to the top 6th the White Sox finally got on the board after DeLoach buried a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-2. During the top 9th Vaughn hit a fly ball toward deep right field for the third and final out. The White Sox secured 3 hits while gaining 7 total bases and picked duo 1 RBI. Bullpen stranded 10 to go along. Chicago recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They barely moved the bases and were slugglish in scoring position. Drawing walks was even more difficult to do. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Denied most hits as well. Outside of that, they allowed walks and gave up bases. Don't forget they had trouble late when facing runners in scoring position. Also moving forward they'll need to force more than 4 strikes. Chicago had 1 double, tallied 1 homer run and fell to a 39-121 record.










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Wednesday September 25th, 2024: The Phillies defeated the Cubs by a final score of 9-6. Philadelphia sits 1st place in the NL East and they avoided back to back losses. In the bottom 1st Turner buried a solo homer over the left center field wall, 1-0. Three bats later Stott hit a double to left center field which brought Castellanos and Harper home, 3-0. They scored 3 runs on 3 total hits. Then in the bottom 3rd Castellanos launched a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 4-0. Philadelphia in three recorded 5 hits and 14 total bases. Had 4 RBI's and struck out 3 times. Stranded 2 as well. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Tallied 2 home runs and kept strikeouts to minimum. Rarely stranded anyone too. Also capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position. Now in the bottom 4th Clemons hammered a solo home run over the center field wall, 5-3. During the bottom 5th Realmuto was walked on a ball four and it sent Stott to 2nd with Castellanos reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Marsh lifted a double to deep right field which led Stott and Castellanos home, 8-4. Philadelphia scored 5 runs between the 3rd and 5th inning. Heading to the bottom 7th Realmuto drained a single toward right center field and it pushed Stott home from 2nd, 9-5. Philly secured 13 hits and picked up 27 total bases. Gained 9 RBI's and 3 walks. The bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 6. The Phillies aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They also got runners home who were set up in scoring position. Hit some homers as well. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They kept hits to a minimum and stranded runners that were set up in position to score. Barley Walker anyone too. Now they permitted a few homers and let the base total climb. Philly hit 5 doubles, sunk 2 homers and bounced up to a 94-65 record. 






The Cubs lost 6-9 against the Phillies Chicago is sitting 5th place in the NL wild card standings and got back to back wins denied. Keep note their 6 games out of wild card spot. So in the top 3rd Chicago came within one after Homer delivered a 3-run homer that went over the left field wall while leading Bellinger and Paredres home, 3-4. Moving to the top 5th Cody Bellinger sunk a single into left field and it brought Swanson home from 3rd, 4-5. The Cubs through five acquired 5 hits with 8 total bases and picked up 4 RBI's. Offensively, Chicago made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and snagged bases. They executed in scoring position as well. Now they did strikeout quiet a bit. Now going to the top 6th Hoerner hit a solo homer that went over the left center field wall, 5-8. Be aware that Chicago scored all 5 of their runs between the 3rd and 6th inning. So in the middle of the 9th Swanson drove in a double that went toward left center field and it sent Alcantara home from 1st, 6-9. Too bad this inning ended with Paredres hitting a line drive to left field for the third and final out. The Cubs acquired 9 hits and snagged 16 total bases with 6 RBI's. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 6. Chicago had a difficult time making contact on the ball and they struck out chasing. Now Chicago got runners home for most of the game but late they had trouble executing. Despite that, they loaded up a bunch of bases. Chicago struck batters out effectively and stranded players in between innings. Outside of that, they allowed hits and gave up bases. Were slacking when facing runners in scoring position and authorized homers. Now they weren't allowing too many walks and kept stolen bases limited. Chicago secured 1 double, stole 1 base and staggered down to an 81-78 record.









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BREAKING: The Reds fired David Bell on Sunday. Keep note the Reds named there bench coach Freddie Benavides as the new interim Manager for the last 5 matchups. Well he's taken the Reds to the Playoffs once in his 6 years there. He simply lacks winning. Even now they're sitting 8th place in the NL wild card standings and happen to be 4-6 in there last ten. Also 39-42 at home and 37-41 on the road. Stands 4th place in the NL Central Division. This is all after extending his new contract back in 21. 











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Tuesday September 24th, 2024: The Rays against the Tigers lost 1-2. Tampa Bay is one game under 500 and their 4-Game win streak was snapped. So in the bottom 3rd Pepoit threw a changeup to strikeout Meadows for an easy third out. Pepoit in 3 threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 1. Allowed 0 hits and 0 bases. Pepoit struck batters out on the inside corners or down and away. He eliminated hits and denied bases. He gave up 1 walk and shutdown 1 runner who was set up in scoring position. Then in the top 4th Caminero with two gone hit a grounder toward the Pitcher for a quick third out. Tampa Bay In four had 1 hit and 1 total base. Stranded 1 and struck out 4 times. The Rays were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base. They also stranded their only runner who was set up in scoring position. Luckily strikeouts were low due to good vision. In the top 9th Lowe launched a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-2. In conclusion, Lowe struck out on a Jonathan Aranda changeup for the third and final out. Tampa Bay wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. They also stranded runners that were set up in scoring position and barely drew walks. Doesn't help ethier that they secured low base totals which is funny because they only left 2. Bullpen struck batters out on solid strikeouts and kept hits minimized. Denied a lot of bases too. Outside of that, they struggled late when facing runners in scoring position. They acquired 0 doubles, they're sitting 7th place in the AL wild card standings and they fell to a 78-79 record. 








The Tigers defeated the Rays 2-1. Detroit is sitting in that 3rd place AL wild card spot and they won 4 in straight. During the top 5th Skubal struck Siri out with a fastball and it retired the sides. Skubal through five tossed 6 strikeouts and stranded 2. Permitted 2 hits and gave up 2 total bases. Now Skubal did most of his strikeout damage on the edge of the plate or high in zone. At times he'll dot one on the inside corners. He reduced the hit total and eliminated most bases. They stranded a few that were set up in scoring position as well. Rarely walked anyone too. Switching to the bottom 5th Meadows was walked on a ball four and it sent Rodgers to 2nd with Sweeny reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Perez hit a double toward right field which brought Rodgers and Sweeney home, 2-0. The Tigers tallied 3 hits with 4 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. They struck out 6 times and stranded 5. Detroit's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Despite scoring 2 runs. At least they drew 4 walks. Heading to the bottom 8th Greene with two gone suffered a strikeout on Montgomery's fastball and the sides separated. Keep note the Rays haven't scored since the 5th. Detroit had 3 hits with 4 total bases and acquired 2 RBI's. Gained 4 walks as well. Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 2. Detroit throughout the entire game wasn't making a lot of hits nor did they get on base much. Struck out constantly as well. Luckily they executed late with runners in position to score and rarely stranded anyone. Drew walks too. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Shutdown bases too. Don't forget they also put a strain on runners who were in scoring position. They hit 1 double, were scoreless in their final 4 in a half innings and improved to an 83-74 record. 











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Friday September 20th, 2024: The Rays shutout the Blue Jays 1-0. Tampa Bay is sitting 7th place in the AL wild card standings and they won 2 in straight. In the top 4th Alexander struck Horowitz out with a slider and the sides retired. Alexander in four threw 5 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits. No earned runs and kept walks low. Alexander denied hits and restricted bases. Not to mention he struck batters out on the inside corners or through the middle of the zone. Shutdown runners who were in scoring position while forcing pop ups and grounders. Moving to the top 6th Arnada hammered a solo homer over the right center field wall, 1-0. The Rays in six recorded 6 hits and acquired 11 total bases. Had 1 RBI and struck out 6 times. Tampa Bay made positive hits on the ball and they rounded a bunch of bases. Finally got a runner home as well. Now they did strikeout quiet a bit and stranded players in between. In the end, during the top 9th Hunter Biggie relieved for Jimenez and threw a curveball to Luke's who hit a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Tampa Bay ended their day by making 6 hits and got on base 11 total times. Secured 1 RBI and stranded 5. They were struck out 9 times to go along. For the bullpen they fired 11 K's and stranded 8. Authorized 5 hits and 5 total bases. The Rays were struggling to make contact and they struck out chasing. Despite that, they tallied a bunch of bases and executed late with runners in scoring position. Hardly stranded players as well. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and stranded palyers in scoring position. They reduced walks and kept hits to a minimum. Shutdown bases too. Although, they allowed 2 stolen bags. Tampa Bay hit 2 doubles, had. 1 home run and moved to a 76-78 record.













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INJURY UPDATE: Bo Bichette is out for year with a fractured middle finger. So Bo Bichett's injury occurred during a pregame workout back in Wednesday. Keep note Bichette originally missed three months with a calf strain and now this. Dude has been injury prone all year. Now Bo Bichett was fielding grounders but one of those balls pranced up and hit him on the top of his middle finger which was pushed into the joint. Despite his injury, Toronto is going to miss this player because of his ability to make quality hits and runs bags well. Kept strikeouts minimized too. So far Bichette this season has 4 home runs, 31 RBI's, 29 runs and 70 hits. Was struck out once and secured a .225 batting average. 



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Thursday September 19th, 2024: The Giants lose a tough matchup to the Orioles after going down 3-5. San Francisco is sitting 7th place in the wild card standings and they're 2-Game win streak came to an end. During the bottom 3rd Webb threw a fastball to Mullins who hit a line drive toward left field for a quick third out. Webb in the early innings threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 1 base. No runs allowed ethier. Webb did damage by striking batters out on the inside corners and high in the zone. He kept hits low and denied runners in scoring position. Gave up just 1 walk and rarely allowed bases. Then in the top 4th Conforto drilled a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it brought Encarnacion home from 1st, 2-0. Heading to the top 6th Bailey with two gone hit a line drive toward right field for an easy third out. San Francisco throughout six recorded 6 hits and snagged 9 total bases. Stranded 4 and struck out 5 times. Earned 2 RBI's as well. Keep note the Giants haven't scored since the 4th. San Francisco hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. Too bad at this time San Francisco was stranding runners in scoring position and they've been struck out quiet a bit. Now in the top 9th Schmitt hammered a single to deep right center field and it sent Wisely home from 2nd, 3-3. San Francisco throughout their day tallied 8 hits and picked up 11 total bases. Had 3 RBI's as well. For the bullpen they delivered 13 strikeouts and stranded 8. The Giants were struggling to make contact and they struck out hacking. They stranded runners in scoring position as well. Luckily they picked up a lot bases. San Francisco's bullpen as a whole sent most of their strikeouts on the inside corners or high in the zone. However they allowed hits and authorized bases. Struggled when facing runners in position to score. San Francisco finished the day with 1 home run, Webb threw 8 K's and fell to a 74-78 record. 







The Orioles defeated the Giants by a final score of 5-3. Baltimore is sitting 2nd place in the AL East and they snapped their 3-Game losing streak. So during the top 5th Eflin tossed a changeup at Yastrzemski who hit a line drive to 2nd and the sides retired. Eflin in five pitched innings threw 4 strikeouts and allowed 4 hits. Including 7 total bases given up and they stranded 4. For Eflin kept hits and bases to a low and eliminated scoring chances. Now don't kid yourself Baltimore wasn't effective in the strike zone but they forced a lot of grounders and pop ups. Including line drives. In the bottom 5th Santander struck out on a Webb cutter and it retired the sides. The Orioles in five had 4 hits with 8 total bases and struck out 8 times. Stranded 3 and gained 3 RBI's. Baltimore wasn't making a lot of hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Although, their racking up bases and drawing a few walks. Hardly stranded batters as well. Switching to the bottom 7th Mullins launched a single to right field and it sent Henderson to 3rd. After that, Santander was intentionally walked by relieve Pitcher Spencer Bivens and it loaded the bases. Unfortunately, this inning ended with Cowser sinking a grounder toward 2nd for the third out. Keep in mind the Orioles have remained scoreless since the 4th. In the end, during the bottom 9th Santander drilled a 2-run homer over the right center field wall and got Henderson home from 1st, 5-3. Baltimore secured 10 hits and snagged 14 total bases with 5 RBI's. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 7. The Orioles aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Drew walks and got players home that were set up in scoring position. Now they did strand runners in between and struck out chasing. For the bullpen they struck batters out on the inside corners and on the edge of the plate. Denied hits and shutdown runners who were set up in scoring position. Only flaw was the amount of bases given up. Baltimore rallied back from 2 down, hit 1 homer with 2 stolen bases and moved up to an 84-65 record. 














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Tuesday September 17th, 2024: The Dodgers late rally was cut short as they suffered a 9-11 loss against the Marlins. Los Angeles is standing 1st place in the NL West and their 2-Game win streak was snapped. Moving to the top of the 3rd Ohtani hit a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it pushed Feduccia home from 1st, 2-4. Few bats later Muncy hammered a a double to deep center field which led Freeman and Hernandez home, 4-4. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. They also capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position and strikeouts were a non factor. Switching to the top 4th Rojas buried a solo homer over the left field wall, 5-5. Transitioning to the top 5th Los Angeles came within one after Freddie Freeman drilled a sacrifice fly to left field and it sent Mookie Betts home from 3rd, 6-7. Dodgers offense was going toe to toe with Miami's offense. Quality hitting and solid base running. Three innings later during the top 7th Muncy drained a single into center field and it placed Freeman home from 2nd, 7-9. Switching to the top 9th Muncy hit a double to deep right field while leading Hernandez and Betts home, 9-11. In the end, Edman struck out on a Tinoco slider for the third and final out. The Dodgers acquired 12 hits and picked up 22 total bases. Including 9 RBI's and 2 homers. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. Los Angeles made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Added a few walks and a couple of homers. Although, LA stranded players late that were set up in scoring position and they struck out hacking. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. However, they lacked when facing runners in scoring position and allowed homers. Gave up a lot bases too. Ohtani hits his 48th home run, recorded 2 doubles and they dropped off to an 89-62 record. 







The Marlins slid past the Dodgers 11-9. Miami is sitting last place in the NL East and their 3-Game losing streak ended. So in the bottom 1st Sanchez reached an infield single toward 2nd and it brought Edwards home from 3rd, 1-0. Two bats later Bride launched a single to center field and it led Norby home from 3rd, 2-0. Then during the bottom 2nd Sanchez delivered a single toward left center field and sent Fortes home from 3rd, 3-0. After that, Burger reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it pushed Norby home from 3rd, 4-0. The Marlins aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Executed in scoring position and kept strikeouts low. Then in the bottom 3rd Lopez hit a solo home run over the left field wall, 5-4. Heading to the bottom 4th Sanchez sunk a double to deep right field and sent Norby home, 6-5. Four bats later Stowers hit a triple toward right field and it got Sanchez home from 2nd, 7-5. Keep note Miami scored a run in four straight innings and their bumped their hit total up to 11. In the bottom 6th Burger hit a grounder toward the shortstop but during that process it got Norby home from 3rd, 8-6. Two bats later Stowers recorded a double to right center field and it got Sanchez home from 3rd, 9-6. Jumping to the bottom 8th Burger would bury a 2-run homer that flew over the left center field wall and it got Pache home from 1st, 11-7. The Marlins capped their day off by snagging 15 total hits with 28 total bases and tallied 11 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 6. Miami put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. Too bad they were struck out chasing and stranded players in between innings. Took a lot walks as well. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and stranded runners late who were set up in scoring position. Unfortunately, they allowed way too many hits and gave up bases. Miami hit 5 doubles, gained 4 walks and moved up to a 56-95 record.













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Friday September 13th, 2024: The Mets blew out the Phillies by a final score of 11-3. New York is sitting in that 3rd place wild card spot and they won 2 in a row. During the top 4th Winker with two gone hit a fly ball to left field for an easy third out. The Mets through four had 0 hits with 0 total bases and stranded 2. They struck out 6 times as well. New York recorded low hits and struck out chasing. New York also stranded the few runners that they had in scoring position. Switching to the top 5th Taylor buried a single to left field and it sent Iglesias to 2nd. A bat later Alvarez launched a 3-run homer over the left field wall while leading Taylor and Iglesias home, 3-0. Four bats later Nimmo delivered a 3-run homer over the right field wall which brought Vientos and Lindor home, 6-0. They finally capitalized in scoring position while bumping their base(13) and hit(8) totals up. Then in the bottom 5th Quintana threw a sinker to Stott who hit a pop fly toward 1st base for a quick third out. Quintana through five pitched innings tossed 2 strikeouts and stranded 2. He permitted 2 hits and authorized 3 total bases. Quintana wasn't throwing a lot of strikeouts but he did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Limited hits and denied runners who were in position. During the top 6th Lindor hammered a double to center field and it brought Bader home from 2nd, 7-0. Then in the top 8th Bader hit a 3-run homer that flew over the left field wall while bringing Alvarez and Iglesias home, 10-0. The Mets capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits. Jumping to the middle of the 9th Pete Alonso hit a solo homer over that went over the center field wall, 11-0. New York had 14 hits with 28 total bases and snagged 11 RBI's. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 4. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. New York also executed with players that were set up in scoring position and barely stranded batters. Now they were struck out one too many times. The Mets were effecient in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. Kept base and hit totals low as well. New York hit 2 doubles, took 3 walks with 4 home runs and improved to an 81-66 record.





The Phillies get obliterated by the Mets after losing 3-11. Philadelphia fell to a 50-23 home record and their 3-Game win streak ended. In the top 3rd Nola threw a sinker to strike Vientos out and retired the sides. Nola in 3 allowed 0 hits and 0 bases. He threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 2. Gave up 2 walks as well. Nola denied hits and restricted bases. Not to mention he struck batters out on the inside corners and on the edge of the plate. At times he'd get you at the knees. He eliminated runners who were set up in scoring position and reduced walks. Shifting to the bottom 6th Turner drilled a fly ball into right field for an easy third out. Philly in six secured 3 hits with 4 total bases and struck out twice. The Phillies were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They did keep strikeouts low as well. Heading to the bottom 9th Marsh hit a 3-run homer over the right field wall which led Harper and Schwarber home, 3-11. In conclusion, Stott with two gone launched a line drive toward right for an easy third out. Philly had 4 hits and 8 total bases with 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 5. Philadelphia wasn't making hits in the ball and they struck out swinging. They also stranded runners who in position to score and barely drew walks. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Shutdown bases too. Although, they allowed way too many hits and gave up bases. They were even worse when facing runners in scoring position. Philadelphia launched 1 double, Marsh had 3 RBI's and they fell to an 88-59 record. 





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NEW DEAL: The Giants sign Matt Chapman to a 6 year $151 Million Dollar deal. Keep note this eliminates his last 2 years on his ongoing contract. Now Matt Chapman does a tremendous job of making contact and the bases well. He can drive players home who are set up in scoring position and nukes home runs. However, his one downfall this season is that he's striking out constantly. Has to limit that moving forward. Chapman this season has 91 runs, 130 hits, 69 RBI's and a batting average of .249. Also got struck out 150 times. 









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Tuesday September 10th, 2024: The Tigers obliterated the Rockies by snagging and 11-0 win. Detroit is two in a half games out of a wild card spot and they're 4th place in the AL standings. In the bottom 1st Meadows delivered a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. This happen to be Meadows 6th homer of the season. Then in the bottom 2nd Meadows got walked on a ball four and it sent Rodgers to 2nd with Jung reaching 3rd to load the bases. A bat later Greene hit a triple to deep right field which brought Meadows, Jung and Rodgers home, 4-0. Following this play launched a single to center field and it led Greene home from 3rd, 5-0. They scored 4 runs in 2 hits. Now in the bottom 5th Meadows on 1st base. Vierling at bat hits a line drive toward 3rd who got Meadows out at 2nd and Vierling out at 1st for a double play. The Tigers aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They executed with runners who set up in scoring position and drew walks. Also kept strikeouts to a minimum and wasn't standing many. Switching to the bottom 6th Sweeney buried a single toward deep right field and it pushed Jung to 3rd. After that, Sweeney on a wild pitch stole 2nd base. Thereafter, Jung and Sweeney scored on a Meadows single to center field, 7-0. Afterwards, Vierling launched a single to center field and it brought Meadows home from 2nd, 8-0. They're lead continued to increase after Carpenter sunk a sacrifice fly ball to center field and it led Greene home from 3rd, 9-0. It didn't stop there because two bats later Ibanez drilled a single to center field while leading Keith and Vierling home, 11-0. They capped this inning off by scoring 6 runs on 5 hits. In the top 7th Montero threw a curveball to Doyle in which he hit a grounder toward 3rd who got Tover out at 2nd and Doyle at 1st for a double play. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Limited hits and denied runners who were in position. In the end, relieve Pitcher Montero tossed a curveball to strikeout Beck for the third and final out. The Tigers had 10 hits with 11 RBI's and snagged 16 total bases. Stranded 5 and struck out 8 times. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and left 0 stranded. Detroit hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and drew walks. They didn't strand many ethier. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Denied hits and restricted bases. Shutdown players that were set up in scoring position and allowed no walks. Detroit had 7 walks, Meadows secured 3 RBI's with 1 homer and improved to a 74-71 record. 













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Friday September 6th, 2024: The Yankees shutout the Cubs by a final score of 3-0. New York is sitting 2nd place in the AL East and they snapped their 2-Game losing streak. In the top 3rd Aaron Judge hit a double to left field and it led Torres home from 2nd, 1-0. A bat later Wells hit a single toward left center field as it got Judge and Soto home, 3-0. Moving to the top 4th. The Yankees in four recorded 5 hits with 6 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. They were struck out 3 times and stranded 3. New York hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Tallied a few walks and hardly stranded anyone. Then in the bottom 5th Gil delivered fastball to Amaya who hit a grounder toward 3rd for an easy third out. Gil through five allowed 1 hit and 0 earned runs. Gave up 2 total bases and stranded 3. Also fired 5 strikeouts. Look, Gil did most of his strikeout damage on the insides corners and on the edge of the plate. Shutdown hits and restricted bases. Not mention he denied runners who were set up in scoring position. Switching to the middle of the 7th Soto with two gone launched a fly ball to left field for a quick third out. The Yankees were in a drought because their last run came in the 3rd and they haven't made a hit since the 4th. The Yankees ended with 7 hits and 8 total bases. Struck out 6 times and stranded 7. Also added 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and left 5 on base. Permitted 4 walks as well. New York recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They weren't moving the bases as effectively and stranded players in between. Now on the bright side they capitalized in scoring position and forced walks. Bullpen sent most of their strikeouts on the inside corners while forcing swings and misses over the plate. Reduced hits and eliminated bases. Don't forget they restricted runners who were set up in position to score. One flaw they had was the amount of walks given up. New York took 6 walks, Wells had 2 RBI's and they moved up to an 81-60 record.











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Wednesday September 4th, 2024: The Astros got demolished by the Reds after going down 5-12. Keep note the Astros starting Pitcher Arrighetti gave up 9 earned runs in the 1st inning and that's not how you typically want to start a game. Anyways, Houston is standing 1st place in the AL West and they're losing streak reaches 2 in a row. Houston finally got in the board in the top 2nd after Gamel hit a single to right field it drove Bregman home from 2nd, 1-9. Astros capped this inning off by scoring 1 run on 2 total hits. During the top 5th Altuve on 1st. Alvarez at bat hits a grounder toward the shortstop who got Altuve out at 2nd and Alvarez at 3rd for a double play. The Astros in five had 4 hits with 6 total bases and reeled in 1 RBI. Stranded 4 and struck out 5 times. Added 2 walks and 2 doubles. Houston recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Also stranded players that were set up in position to score and they've been scoreless since the 2nd. Luckily they drew a couple of walks and picked up some bases. Switching to the top 6th Dezenzo hit a single to shallow center field as it drove Dubon and Diaz home, 3-12. Thereafter, McCormick would bury a single toward shallow left field and pushed Gamel home, 4-12. Shifting to the top 7th Singleton hit a solo homer over the right field wall, 5-12. In the end, during the top 9th Salazar with two gone was struck out on a Suter slider for the third and final out. The Astros had 9 hits and picked up 13 total bases. Tallied 5 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. Houston wasn't making a lot of contact and they struck out consistently. They performed poorly with runners in scoring position and were scoreless their final two innings. Firstly, this bullpen allowed hits and bases. Not to mention they slacked when facing runners in scoring position and authorized walks. Permitted stolen bags as well. Now they were effective in the strike zone but that was about it. Houston hit 2 doubles, took 3 walks and plummeted to a 75-64 record.







The Reds flat out embarrassed the Astros by snagging a 12-5 win. Cincinnati is sitting 8th place in the NL and they're 8 games out of a wild card spot. Won 3 straight as well. Cincinnati in the bottom 1st jumped out to an early lead after Friedl hit a double to deep center field and it drove De La Cruz home from 3rd, 2-0. Two bats later France launched a single toward shallow left field and it led Friedl home from 2nd, 3-0. After that, Rosario delivered a double to shallow center field while getting France and Farley to score, 5-0. Following that big play, De La Cruz hammered a single to shallow right field with Rosario and Espinal coming home, 7-0. Few bats later Stephenson hit a single to center field which led De La Cruz and India home, 9-0. Cincinnati in one recorded 7 hits with 13 total bases and picked up 9 RBI's. Acquired 3 walks and 3 stolen bags. Including 3 doubles. The Reds aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They executed in scoring position and denied strikeouts. Stole some bases and drew walks. Along with adding a home run. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Stephenson drilled a single to deep right center field and it sent De La Cruz home from 2nd thus going up 10-1. The Reds offense in the first three innings are in fire. Great hitting and excellent base running. Moving to the middle of the 4th Martinez struck Dezenzo out on a changeup and it separated the sides. Martinez through four allowed 4 hits with 1 run and permitted a walk. That inckudes 1 earned run and 5 strikeouts. Stranded 4 as well. Look, Martinez did most of his strikeout damage on the edge of the plate, high inside and through the middle of the zone. Denied hits and shutdown runners who were set up in scoring position. I guess one slight flaw was the 6 bases given up. Heading to the bottom 5th Friedl buried a single to shallow center field and it pushed Rosario home from 2nd, 11-1. Afterwards, Steer woukd reach an infield single toward 3rd and it got India home from 2nd, 12-1. The Reds secured 14 hits and 22 total bases with 12 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 13 K's and stranded 7. Cincinnati hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and drew walks. Can't exclude their excellent base stealing. Now they did strand runners in between and struck out hacking. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They denied most hits and shutdown players that were set up in scoring position. Cincinnati stole 3 bases, had 5 walks with 5 doubles and jumped up to a 67-73 record.





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Monday September 2nd, 2024: The Dodgers picked up an 11-6 Victory, over the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles is sitting 1st place in the NL West and they moved a 37-31 road record. Now in the top 3rd Betts drilled a single to left field and it brought Taylor home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Freddie Freeman buried a 2-run homer over the left field wall, 3-0. LA in three had 6 hits and 13 total bases. Gained 3 RBI's and suffered 1 strikeouts. Stranded 3 too. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Strikeouts were limited and they executed in scoring position. Jumping to the bottom 5th Jack Flahtery threw a curveball to strikeout Carroll and retired the sides. Flahtery in five pitched 5 strikeouts and allowed 4 hits. Gave up 1 run and permitted 1 earned run. Including 1 walk. Jack Flahtery did damage by striking batters out on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate and at the knees. Denied hits and shutdown bases. Also restricted players that were set up in scoring position. Shifting to the top 7th Freeman launched a sacrifice fly to left field and it led Ohtani home from 3rd, 4-1. Keep note this would be Dodgers first score since the 3rd. Four bats later Smith delivered a single to center field which drove Hernandez and Betts home, 6-1. LA ended this inning by scoring 3 runs in 3 total hits. Now in the top 8th Betts hit a double to deep left field while leading Ohtani and Taylor home, 8-3. Afterwards, Freddie Freeman delivered a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall and got Betts home from 2nd, 10-3. Few bats later Edman smashed a single to center field and it drove Hernandez home from 2nd, 11-3. The Dodgers recorded 17 hits with 28 total bases and secured 11 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 8. Los Angeles made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in scoring position. Drew walks and kept strikeout minimized. They did strand some runners in between innings but that was about it. Bullpen threw a variety of strikeouts and for most of the game they reduced runners who were set up in scoring position. Now they allowed hits and gave up bases. Also let some walks go. Los Angeles had 2 home runs, stole 4 bases with 4 walks added and moved up to an 83-55 record.







 

The Diamondbacks suffered a 6-11 loss against the Dodgers. Arizona is standing in that 2nd place wild card spot in the NL and they're sitting 2nd in the West. During the bottom 3rd Carroll hit a grounder toward 2nd but in that process it got Suarez home from 3rd, 1-3. Now moving to the bottom 4th Del Castillo with two gone hit a pop fly to 3rd for a quick third out. The D-Backs through four recorded 3 hits with 4 total bases and struck out 4 times. Had 1 RBI and stranded 2. Arizona's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position. Now they did stay away from strikeouts. Heading to the bottom 7th Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly toward right field and it brought Suarez in from 3rd, 2-6. First run since the 3rd inning. After that, McCarthy who was the sixth batter in the lineup hit a grounder toward the Pitcher but during that process it drove Guillerme home from 3rd, 3-6. Then in the bottom 8th Suarez hit a solo homer over the left center field wall, 4-11. In the bottom 9th Bell lifted a single to right center field while leading Girchick and Carroll home, 6-11. In conclusion, Bell sunk a line drive hit toward left field for the third and final out. The D-Backs had 12 hits with 17 total bases and picked up 6 RBI's. Bullpen fired 5 strikeouts and left 8. Offensively, Arizona made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and snagged bases. Drew some walks too. Too bad they stranded runners in scoring position and struck out one too many times. Bullpen struggled when facing runners in scoring position and allowed walks. Also gave up bases and let hits pile up. To make matters worse they barely threw strikeouts. Arizona took 4 walks, hit 2 doubles and plummeted to a 77-61 record.












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Sunday September 1st, 2024: The Padres squeak away with a 4-3 Victory, over the Rays. San Diego is sitting in that 1st place wild card spot and they avoided back to back losses. The Padres would strike first in the top 4th after Merrill buried a 2-run homer over the center field wall and it brought Xander Boegaerts home from 1st, 2-0. After that, San Diego loaded the bases after Arraez was intentionally walked. A bat later Profar delivered a sacrifice fly to left field and it led Peralta home from 3rd, 3-0. The Padres through four made 4 hits while acquiring 7 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. That includes getting struck out 4 times and stranded 6. San Diego wasn't making much contact and they stranded runners in between innings. Despite that, they're executing in scoring position and kept strikeouts low to good vision. Moving to the top 8th Profar off a Solano sinker struck out swinging for a quick third out. Keep note they've been scoreless since the 4th and their last hit came in the 5th. Offense at this point in time simply fizzled out. An inning later during the top 9th San Diego regained their lead after Boegaerts hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it got Wade home while Machado reached 3rd off a Siri throwing error, 4-3. This happen to be the Padres first run since the 4th inning. The Padres recorded 6 hits and 9 total bases. Earned 4 RBI's as well. The bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 7. San Diego barely made contact on the ball and they struck constantly. Also stranded players in between innings and rarely got on base. However, they drove runners home late who were set up in scoring position and drew walks. Stole a few bases too. For the bullpen they struck batters out consistently and denied most hits. Stranded players late that were set up in scoring position and eliminated bases. Only real flaw was allowing walks. San Diego took 10 walks, stole 2 bases and improved to 78-61 record.




The Rays went down 3-4 against the Padres. Tampa Bay is sitting 7th place in the AL wild card standings and they're 7 games out of a playoff spot. In the bottom 5th Caballero launched a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. The Rays in five had 1 hit with 1 total bases and stranded 1. Struck out 4 times as well. Tampa Bay recorded low hits and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Not to mention they left a lot of players stranded in between. Outside of that, they limited strikeouts. Then in the bottom 6th Lowe hit a single to right field and it sent Diaz to 2nd with Siri reaching 3rd to load the bases. Afterwards, Caminero was hit by a pitch and it brought Diaz home, 1-3. Now Caminero was on 1st base. Lowe at bat hits a grounder toward the shortstop who got Caminero out at 2nd but during that process it still brought Diaz home and it sent Lowe to 3rd, 2-3. Thereafter, Brandon Lowe scored off a wild pitch, 3-3. Keep note this Rays team originally trailer 3-0. Jumping to the bottom 9th Walls with two gone on a Robert Suarez 101 mile per hour fastball suffered a foul tipped strikeout for the third and final out. The Rays accumulated 4 hits with 4 total bases and reeled in 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 12. Tampa Bay had a difficult time making contact on the ball and they barley got on base. They struck out consistently due to poor plate vision and struggled late with runners in scoring position. On the flip side they stoles some bases and forced walks. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They weren't allowing a lot of bases and shutdown most of the hits. Had trouble late when facing runners in scoring position and authorized walks. Tampa Bay had 6 walks, stole 2 bases and dropped down to 67-69 record.











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Friday August 30th, 2024: The Phillies got routed by the Braves after going down 2-7. Philadelphia is 45-25 at home and back to back wins got denied. During the top 2nd Suarez threw a sinker to Harris who hit a grounder toward 2nd and the sides retired. Ranger Suarez in two threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 0. Allowed 0 hits and no walks. Including 0 earned runs. Suarez denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and keeping hits low. Shutdown bases too. Not to mention he allowed nobody on base and kept walks limited. Moving to the bottom 4th Stott hammered a solo homer that was sent over the right field wall, 1-4. First run of the day. Shifting to the bottom 5th Turner with two gone hit a line drive toward center field for an easy third out. Philadelphia's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and they struggled with runners who were set up in scoring position. Now they picked up a lot of bases but that's about it. Jumping to the bottom 7th Realmuto drained a solo home run that flew past the left field wall, 2-7. This would be the Phillies first run since the the 4th. Also went three innings without a hit. In the end, during the bottom 9th Weston struck out on a Dylan Lee slider for the third and final out. The Phillies were struggling to make contact and they struck out one too many times. Executed poorly with runners in scoring position as well. Now they nuked a few homers and secured a bunch of bases. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on solid strikeouts. They couldn't stop runners from scoring and allowed walks. Not to mention Philadelphia let up home runs. Philly had 2 walks, stole 1 base and fell to a 79-56 record.







The Braves walk past the Phillies by a final score of 7-2. Atlanta is sitting in that 3rd place wild card spot and they avoided back to back losses. Now in the top 3rd Atlanta started the scoring first after Arcia buried a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. After that, Murphy drilled a solo home run over the left field wall thus going up 2-0. This would be back to back homers for the Braves. Then in the top 4th Laureano hit a grounder toward 3rd but in that process he brought Ozuna home, 3-0. Two bats later Murphy launched a grounder to 3rd but in that process cess they got Olson home, 4-0. The Braves aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They also executed in scoring position. Too bad they struck out consistently. Advancing to the top 6th Arcia on the fifth pitch he saw delivered a solo homer over the center field wall, 5-1. Fewbats later Urshela would bury a double toward shallow left field and got Murphy home from 1st, 6-1. Atlanta had 3 home runs on the day so far. Switching to the middle of the 7th Olson hit a double to deep right center field and it sent Ozuna home from 1st, 7-1. The Braves secured 9 hits with 21 total bases and snagged 7 RBI's. Bullpen pitched 10 strikeouts and stranded 7. Atlanta had a difficult time making contact on the ball and struck out a lot. Despite that, they got players home off excellent base running and drew walks. Hit a variety of home runs as well. They didn't strand ethier. Bullpen as a whole struck batters out effectively and limited most hits. They did tremendous at stranding runners in scoring position and denied walks. One flaw was the amount of bases given up and allowed a couple of homers. Atlanta hit 3 doubles, Lopez threw 6 strikeouts and they moved to to 74-61 record 










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Wednesday August 28th, 2024: The Guardians rallied back from a 2-run deficit to pick up a 7-5 win against the Royals. Cleveland is sitting 1st place in the AL Central and moved to a 41-23 record at home. The Guardians in the bottom 1st came within one after Naylor reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it brought Gimenez home from 3rd with Ramirez out at 2nd, 1-2. Then during the bottom 4th Brennan delivered a line drive hit to center field and the sides retired. The Guardians through four secured 2 hits with 3 total bases and picked up 1 RBI. Were sat down on 4 strikes and left 2 in base. Cleveland's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they stranded players in scoring position. Luckily they kept strikeouts low. Shifting to the bottom 5th Kwan drilled a single to shallow left field and it led Noel home from 3rd, 2-3. This inning came to end after Ramirez hit a grounder toward 2nd and the sides separated. This was Cleveland's first score since the 1st inning. Transitioning to the bottom 7th Bo Naylor launched a a solo homer over the right field wall, 3-5. Few bats later Josh Naylor hit a single to center field and it pushed Kwan home from 2nd, 4-5. After that, Brennan launched a single to shallow center field and it got Gimenez home from 2nd, 5-5. Noel who the next at bat blasted a single to left center field and it drove Naylor home from 2nd, 6-5. This would be the Guardians first lead of the day and they capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs in 6 total hits. Don't forget they scored 5 runs between the 5th and 7th inning. Now in the bottom 8th Gimenez hit a sacrifice fly ball into right field and led Thomas home from 3rd, 7-5. Cleveland had 13 hits with 18 total bases and picked up 7 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 8. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. They also executed late with runners in scoring position. Some negatives to their game was stranding players in between and struck out chasing. The Guardians bullpen was effecient in the strike zone and restricted runners late who were set up in scoring position. Now they did allow hits and gave up way too many bases. Walked a couple too. Naylor had 2 RBI's with 3 hits, took 1 walk and bounced up to a 76-58 record.






The Royals took a 5-7 loss against the Guardians. Kansas City is standing 2nd place in the AL Central Division and they're 2-Gane win streak came to an end. During the top 1st Massey who was the first batter in the lineup launched a a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-0. Two bats later Pasquantino buried a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 2-0. This would be their 2nd homer of the day. Heading to the top 3rd Witt hit a solo homer that was sent over the left field wall, 3-1. This is now their 3rd home run of the day. Kansas City in three recorded 5 hits with 14 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Struck out 4 times and stranded 3. The Royals aggressive contact resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Strikeouts were at a premium and they drove runners home who were set up in scoring position. We now turn our attention toward the top 6th, where Frazier drained a single to center field and it sent Melendez home from 3rd this gaining a 4-2 lead. Five bats later Garcia crushed a single to center field and it pushed DeJong home from 3rd, 5-2. Going to the top 9th Perez hit a fly ball to deep center field for the third and final out. Kansas City tallied 11 hits and reeled in 20 total bases. Recorded 5 RBI's. The bullpen delivered 8 strikeouts and stranded 10. Offensively, Kansas City made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and snagged bases. Drew a few walks as well. Now they struggled late with runners in scoring position and struck out consistently. For the Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Although, they struggled late when facing runners in scoring position and allowed a bunch of hits. Authorized bases too. Kansas City had 3 walks, Wacha threw 7 strikes and they plummeted down to a 75-59 record.










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Tuesday August 27th, 2024: The Reds lose a late lead and it pushed them to a 4-5 loss against the Athletics. Cincinnati is sitting 8th place in the NL standings and they're 8 games out of a wild card spot. Now in the bottom 4th France hit a single to shallow right field and it brought Stephenson home from 2nd, 1-0. Despite having the early lead, Cincinnati is having a difficult time making contact on the ball and they stranded runners in scoring position. Now they kept strikes to a premium but that was about it. Then during the bottom 8th Stephenson hit a single toward center field. Four bats later Smith got walked on a ball four and it sent Steer to 3rd to load the bases. After that, Espinal was walked on a ball four and it drove Stephenson home, 2-5. Switching to the bottom 9th Friedl hit a grounder to 1st but during that process it allowed De La Cruz to score from 3rd, 3-5. Keep note this would be the Reds first score since the 4th. Afterwards, Steer smacked a single into center field and it led Stephenson home from 2nd, 4-5. In the end, Rosario struck out on a Mason Miller fastball for the third and final out. Cincinnati recorded 11 hits with 14 total bases and picked up 4 RBI's. The bullpen tossed 11 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Reds aggressive contact resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Also drew a bunch of walks. Too bad they stranded runners that were set up in scoring position and struck out chasing. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Denied most hits too. Unfortunately, they struggled with runners in scoring position and allowed a bunch of bases. Gave up a few homers and walked a lot. Cincinnati took 6 walks, hit 1 double and fell to a 63-69 record.







The Athletics rallied back from a 1 run deficit to take a 5-4 win against the Reds. Oakland is sitting 10th place in the AL wild card standings and they're 5-5 in their last ten games. So in the top 5th Gelof hit a grounder toward 3rd base for an easy third out. Oakland wasn't making hits in the ball and they struck out swinging. They didn't even get on base yet which means their not getting runners in scoring position. Two innings later during the top 7th Oakland took their first lead after Schuemann buried a 2-run homer over the right field wall thus going up 2-1. This would be the A's first lead all game long. Two bats later Butler delivered a 2-run homer that was sent over the right center field wall, 4-1. Oakland capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs in 4 total hits. Heading to the middle innings of the 8th Gelof hammered a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 5-1. Oakland secured 8 hits with 18 total bases and snagged 5 RBI's. Bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 12. Look, for most of the game Oakland's hitting performance wasn't the best and they struck out constantly. They did strand some runners in between innings as well. Now they drew walks and executed in scoring position. More importantly they hit home runs. For the bullpen they permitted hits and relinquished bases. Authorized walks as well. Although, they shutdown runners that were in scoring position and denied homers. Don't forget they struck batters out effectively and stranded a bunch in between. The A's secured 3 homers, had 5 walks and jumped up to a 57-75 record.





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Monday August 26th, 2024: It took extra innings but the Phillies still prevailed by snagging a 3-2 win over the Astros. Philadelphia moved to a 43-23 record at home and they won 3 in a row. Now in the top 5th Wheeler tossed a sinker to Pena who hit grounder toward center field for a quick third out. Wheeler in five threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 5. Gave up 6 hits and permitted 7 total bases. That includes 2 earned runs given up. Wheeler did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, through the middle and high in the zone. He did allow hits and let a few runners home who were set up in scoring position. Relinquished bases and authorized hits. Heading to the bottom 5th Philadelphia finally got on the board after Brandon Marsh buried a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-2. This would be Marsh's 12th home run of the season. Switching to the bottom 6th Castellanos hit a single toward center field and it brought Harper home from 3rd, 2-2. Philadelphia through six acquired 7 hits and picked up 12 total bases. Had 2 RBI's as well. Struck out 6 times and stranded 6. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. They also executed in scoring position.They did strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. Shifting to the bottom 10th Bryce Harper hit a walk off single to right field and it broughtt Schwarber home from 2nd, 3-2. Philly made 9 hits in the ball and reeled in 15 total bases. Earned 3 RBI's as well. Bullpen tossed 8 K's and stranded 8. Philadelphia's hitting performance wasn't the best and they struck out hacking. Stranded players along the way as well. Luckily they capitalized late with runners in scoring position and snagged a lot of bases. Had some walks too. For the bullpen they struck batters out on the edge of the plate, inside the corners and high in the zone. Limited most of the hits and stranded runners late that were set up in scoring position. Philly hit 3 doubles, stole 1 base and improved to a 77-54 record. 





The Astros in extra innings suffered a 2-3 loss against the Phillies. Houston remains in 1st place in the AL East Division and fell to a 35-32 record on the road. During the top 4th Whitcomb delivered a double to deep left field which resulted in Meyers and Cardatini scoring, 2-0. The Astros in four recorded 6 hits and snagged 7 total bases. Were struck out 4 times and stranded 5. Had 2 RBI's as well. Offensively, Seattle made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and snagged bases. They got runners home who were in position to score and kept strikeout limited. Now they did strand some players in between innings but nothing too MAJOR! Jumping to the middle innings of the 7th Alvarez with two gone hit a grounder toward 1st base for an easy third out. Keep note the Astros haven't scored since the 4th. In the bottom 9th Josh Hader relieved Bryan Abreu and threw a sinker to strikeout Schwarber and the sides retired. This forced extra innings. Keep in mind Houston's bullpen kept the Phillies scoreless through their four innings. The Stros had 8 hits and got on base 9 times. Gained 2 RBI's to go along. The bullpen struck out 12 batters and stranded 10. Houston recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Also secured a small amount of bases. Doesn't help ethier that they slacked with runners in scoring position. Just stranded a lot. Now they did draw a couple of walks. Bullpen threw quality strikeouts on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate and through the middle of the zone. Kept hits at a premium and as well. Too bad they gave up a big amount of bases and allowed walks. Also, they struggled late with runners in scoring position. Houston hit a double, had 3 walks and dropped off to a 70-61 record.









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Friday August 23rd, 2024: The Reds lose an early lead and it sent them to a 5-6 loss against the Pirates. Cincinnati is sitting 8th place in the NL standings and are seven games out of a wild card spot. Now in the top 1st Cincinnati struck first after Stephenson buried a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-0. This happen to be Stephenson's 16th home run of the year. Then in the top 4th France drilled a sacrifice fly ball toward right field and it brought Stephenson home from 3rd, 2-0. A bat later Fairchild delivered a sacrifice bunt to the Pitcher and it got Steer home from 3rd, 3-0. The Reds in four made 6 hits with 11 total bases and snagged 5 RBI's. Were struck out 4 times and stranded 1. Cincinnati's offense made effective hits and got players home off excellent base running. Two bats later Espinal hit a single toward left field while driving Rosario and Fairchild home. Espinal was out at 2nd, 5-0. Heading to the top 7th India with two gone struck out on a Santana fastball and the sides retired. Keep note the Reds haven't scored since the 4th inning. The Reds made 9 hits while snagging 15 total bases and gained 5 RBI's. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 5. Cincinnati for most of the game had issues making contact on the ball and struck out one too many times due to bad vision. Remember in earlier stages of this game they did well in scoring position but after4th inning their offense fizzled out. They were held scoreless through their final five innings. So long story short they struggled late with players in position to score. Now they did draw some walks and acquired a lot of bases. Bullpen frustrated the Pittsburgh batters by forcing swings and misses off solid strikeouts. They kept hits low and weren't walking too many. Unfortunately, they slacked with runners in scoring position and gave up a lot of bases. Cincinnati had 2 doubles, stole 3 bases and dropped down to a 62-67 record.




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The Pirates rallied back from a five run deficit to pick up a 6-5 win over the Reds. Pittsburgh is 9th place in the NL standings and they sit seven in a half games out a wild card spot. They also have a 2-0 lead in this four game regular season series. Pittsburgh in the bottom 5th finally got on the board after De La Cruz delivered a double into shallow right field and it led Bart home from 3rd, 1-5. After that, McKinney hit a groundet to 2nd but it during that process it still brought Tellez home from 3rd, 2-5. Following that score Triolo reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it drove De La Cruz home, 3-5. Things only got heated from there because moments after Kiner Falefa launched a grounder to the shortstop and it sent Triolo home from 3rd, 4-5. The Pirates started this game trailing 5-0 but since then they've now cut it to one. The Pirates through five secured 4 hits with 5 total bases and picked up 4 RBI's. Struck out 3 times and stranded 1. Pittsburgh wasn't making much contact nor did they pick up a lot of bases. However, they executed with runners that were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts low. Now moving to the bottom 6th Pittsburgh forced a tie after Bart knocked a single to right center field and it pushed Cruz home from 2nd, 5-5. Few bats later De La Cruz crushed a sacrifice fly ball to center field and sent Bart home from 3rd, 6-5. This would be the Pirates first lead of the day. During the top 9th Davis Bednar relieved for Aroldis Chapman and threw a fastball at De La Cruz who hit a line drive toward left field for the third and final out. The Pirates recorded 9 hits and picked up 10 total bases. Earned 6 RBI's as well. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 6. Pittsburgh had trouble making contact and they struck out constantly. Outside of that they capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position and picked up a bunch of bases. Barely stranded any as well. For the bullpen they struck batters out by forcing swings and misses. They eliminated runners in scoring position and denied most hits. Now they did give up walks and allowed bases but that was their only real negative. Pittsburgh secured 3 doubles, stole 1 base and improved to a 61-67 record.












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The Rockies took a disappointing 3-8 loss against the Nationals. Colorado is sitting 12th place in the NL standings and they lost 2 consecutive. So in the top 4th Stallings was hit by a pitch and it sent Toglia to 2nd with Rodgers reaching 3rd to load the bases. Now Stallings on 1st. Jones at bat hits a grounder toward Garcia who got Stallings out at 2nd base and Jones at 3rd for a double play. The Rockies in four recorded 3 hits with 3 total bases and stranded 3. Struck out 4 times. Colorado's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position. At least they kept the strike total low. Switching to the middle of the 6th Colorado came within one after Doyle hammered a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-2. First home run of the day for Colorado. Shifting to the top 9th Stallings hit a 2-run homer that was sent over the right center field wall, 3-8. Two bats later Beck sustained a strikeout off an Adon slider for the third and final out. The Rockies secured 6 hits with 13 total bases and dialed in 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. Colorado had trouble in the hit department and they struck out consistently due to bsd vision. They stranded a bunch of runners that were in position to score and hardly drew walks. Now one of the positives were picking up a lot of bases. Now the bullpen forced a lot of strikeouts and stranded players in between. Too bad they gave up way too many hits and relinquished a bunch of bases. Colorado secured 1 stolen base, took 2 walks and dropped down to a 47-81 record.






Corbin threw 8 strikeouts in 6 innings and the Nationals blowout the Rockies 8-3. Washington won 2 in a row and they sit 11th place in the NL standings. Now in the bottom 3rd Washington struck first after Wood hit a single to center field which led Call and Gallo home, 2-0. Then in the bottom 5th Call with gone suffered a strikeout off a Quantril cutter and the sides retired. Keep note the Nationals haven't scored since the 3rd inning. The Nationals through five secured 2 hits with 2 total bases and struck out 4 times. Stranded 2 and snagged 2 RBI's. Washington is having a difficult time making contact on the ball and rarely got on base. Also they executed poorly with runners in scoring position. Luckily strikeouts were reduced and they drew a few walks. Heading to the bottom 6th Ruiz launched a double to left field and it got Abrams home, 3-1. A bat later Garcia hit a single to right field and it drove Wood home from 3rd, 4-1. After that, Tena who was the fifth batter in the lineup crushed a single into center field and brought Ruiz home from 3rd, 5-1. We now turn our attention toward the bottom 8th, where Tena hit a single to left field and it put Garcia at 2nd. A bat later Yepez drilled a 3-run homer over the left center field wall, 8-1. Washington attained 11 hits and picked up 16 total bases. That includes 4 walks and 4 stolen bases. Along with 8 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 12 strikeouts and stranded 4. Offensively, Washington hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. The Nationals also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and they stole bases. Drew some walks too. Granite, they did strikeout a lot due to constant hacking. The bullpen effectively struck batters by forcing swings and misses. Don't forget they denied hits and limited runners that were set up in scoring position. Although, they allowed one too many bases. Washington had 4 stolen bases, tallied 1 homer with 2 doubles and bounced up to a 58-70 record. 










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COMING HOME: The Astros sign relive Pitcher Hector Neris to a 2 year deal that'll be worth $17 Million Dollars. So Neris Hector this season has done a good job of striking batters out on inside corners or down and away. He's also one of those guys who can limit hit totals and restrict bases. Denys runners that are set up in scoring position and reduces homers. Keep note Neris left to Cubs earlier this year but is now headed back to the team where he won a World Series with(2022). Neris this season in Chicago threw 46 strikeouts, allowed 41 hits with 20 runs and gave up 19 earned runs. Including 4 homers given up and a 3.89 ERA. Along with an 8-4 record when on the mound. 





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OUT OF HERE: The Mariners fired their Manager Scott Servia and they named Dan Wilson the interim Manager. By the way Dan Wilson at one time was an All-Star Catcher in the MLB. Look, this firing comes due to the lack of winning and barely makes the postseason. For crying out loud Scott Servia has been managing this team since 2016 and during his 9 year tenure they've made the postseason once which was a 2022 wild card win over the Blue Jays but then got swept by the Astros 3-0 in the NLDS.  Don't forget this season they are currently sitting 6th place in AL standings with a 64-64 record. Not to mention their 7 games out of a wild card spot. 










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Wednesday The Orioles in a nail biting contest took a 3-4 loss to the Mets. Baltimore falls to a 37-26 record when playing on the road and they sit 2nd place in the AL East. Shifting to the top 5th Jimenez with two gone hit a grounder toward 2nd base for a quick third out. The Orioles through five recorded 0 hits with 0 total bases and were struck out 7 times. Stranded 0 to go along. Baltimore is having a difficult time making contact on the ball and weren't getting on base. They struck out constantly due to poor plate vision as well. For crying out loud the Orioles can't even draw a walk. Offensively their flat right now. Now during the top 6th Holliday was hit by a pitch and it placed him on 1st base. Afterwards, Slater hammered a 2-run homer over the right field wall and brought Holliday home, 2-2. This would be the Orioles first hit of the game. Also bumped their base total up to 4. Now in top of the 8th Rustchman with bases loaded hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field and got Cowser home, 3-3. Baltimore had 3 hits with 6 total bases and gained 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 8. The Orioles were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They struck out consistently as well. Now they didn't strand many but that's because they barely touched a base. Bullpen wasn't throwing a lot of strikeouts and they struggled when facing runners in scoring position. Allowed a bunch of bases too. Slater had 2 RBI's with 1 homer, stole 1 base and fell down to a 74-54 record.





The Mets defeated  the Orioles by a final score of 4-3. New York wins this 3-Game regular season series 2-1 and their half a game back from a wild card spot. Keep note New York is sitting 4th place in the NL standings. So the Mets started the scoring first after Lindor drilled a solo homer over the right center field wall, 1-0. This happen to be Lindor's 24th home run of the season. Moving to the top 4th starting Pitcher Manaea threw a sinker to strikeout Henderson for an easy third out. Manaea in four tossed 6 strikeouts and allowed 0 hits. That includes 0 bags given up and no earned runs. Manaea did a lot of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate and high in the zone. He also kept hits low and denied bases. Not to mention they allowed 0 runners to get in scoring position. Then in the bottom 5th Martinez reached a fielders choice toward 3rd base and it brought Bader home with Vientos getting tagged out at 2nd, 2-0. After that, Pete Alonso was walked on a ball four and it sent Nimmo to 2nd with Martinez reaching 3rd to load the bases. Afterwards, the inning came to an end after Marte struck out on a Colin Selby curveball and the sides retired. Heading to the bottom 6th Bader hit a grounder to 3rd base and the sides separated. The Mets in six acquired 5 hits and snagged 8 total bases. Earned 2 RBI's and stranded 7. Struck out 3 times and tallied 4 walks. New York made positive hits on the ball and they rounded a bunch of bases. They reduced the strikeout total due to good plate vision and drew walks. Although, they're stranding a lot of runners who are set up in scoring position. Transitioning to the bottom 7th New York would get on the board after Vientos buried a solo homer that flew over the center field wall thus going up 3-2. New York scored 1 run on 1 total hit. In the end, during the bottom 9th Winker delivered a walk-off solo home run over the left center field wall, 4-3. The Mets recorded 8 hits and picked up 17 total bases. Secured 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 12 strikeouts and stranded 3. Look, the Mets offense had trouble making contact and stranded quiet a bit in between innings but they picked up a lot of bases and executed late with runners in scoring position. Strikeouts were a non factor too. Bullpen denied most bases and kept hits low. They also stranded players late who were in position to score. Don't forget they struck batters out on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate and high in the zone. Manaea tossed 9 strikeouts in seven innings, got hit by a pitch twice and moved up to a 66-61 record.



 




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INJURY UPDATE: AJ Minter is out for the year with a hip injury. Look, AJ Minter is another huge loss to this Braves bullpen and team as a whiole. Don't forget they have other players on long IL's. Including Austin Riley who's out with a fractured hand and won't be back till probably the postseason. Minter has been struggling with a left hip impingement. This is going to derail his whole season because he'll need surgery. Braves losing a player who can deny hits and limit bases. He can also shutdown runners that are set up in scoring position and takes away the home run ball. Not to mention he gets batters swing and miss off solid strikeouts. Minter this season allowed 24 hits, 10 runs, 10 earned runs and 6 homers given up. Including 35 strikeouts and a 2.62 ERA with a 5-4 record. 








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Tuesday August 20th, 2024: The Guardians in extra innings got past the Yankees by a final score of 9-5. Cleveland is sitting 1st place in the NL Central Division and they snapped their 3-Game losing streak. During the top 2nd Naylor reached a fielders choice toward 2nd base and it brought Schneemann home, 1-2. Then in the top 3rd Cleveland tied the game after Schneemann drilled a single into shallow right field and it led Noel home from 2nd, 2-2. Advancing to the middle innings of the of the 4th Rocchio hammered a solo homer that was sent over center field wall thus going up 3-2. The Guardians have scored in three straight innings. Heading to the top 5th Rocchio was walked on a ball four and placed Naylor on 2nd with Schneemann reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Kwan with two gone hit a line drive toward center field and the sides retired. The Guardians through five acquired 5 hits and reeled in 9 total bases. Picked up 3 RBI's and stranded 10. They were sat down on 3 K's and tallied 7 walks. Offensively, Cleveland hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and barely struck out. Can't exclude their ability to draw walks. Granite, Cleveland did strand players in between innings but outside that nothing too bad. Moving to the top 7th Rocchio drained a pop fly to 1st base for an easy third out. Keep note Cleveland fizzled out offensively because they've secured only 1 hit since the 5th and were scoreless in their last three innings. Jumping to the bottom 9th Cleveland forced extra innings after Emmanuel Clase relieved Cade Smith and threw a cutter to Torres who hit a fly ball into center field for quick third out. Keep in mind this bullpen wasn't throwing a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which was forcing pop ups and grounders. So in the top 10th Rocchio was able to reach a bunt single toward the Pitcher and it sent Naylor to 3rd. Three bats later Ramirez was intentionally walked by the Pitcher and it loaded the bases. Afterwards, Ramirez on 1st. Naylor at bat hits a grounder toward the shortstop who got Ramirez out at 2nd base and Naylor at 3rd for a double play. Cleveland has been scoreless for the last 6 innings. We now move to the top 12, where Thomas delivered a double toward deep right field and it got Schneemann home from 2nd, 4-3. First score since the 4th. Few bats later Ramirez crushed a single toward center field and sent Thomas home, 5-3. Thereafter, Fry drilled a triple into center field while leading Freeman, Ramirez and Kwan home, 8-3. Following that score Noel reached an infield single to 2nd base and it got Fry home, 9-3. The Guardians scored 6 runs on 5 total hits. The Guardians ended with 12 hits and 19 total bases. Picked up 9 RBI's and 14 walks. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 12. Cleveland made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well. Also drew a bunch of walks and stole some bases. Now throughout this game Cleveland struggled in scoring position but when it was time to they capitalized late. Stranded a lot of runners in between innings as well. For the bullpen they did tremendous at stranding runners in scoring position and shutdown most hits. Too bad they allowed a bunch of walks and permitted bases. More importantly they hardly tossed any strikeouts and moving forward Cleveland has to be better in that department. Cleveland stole 3 bases, hit 2 doubles and improved to a 73-52 record.







The Yankees took a 5-9 loss against the Guardians in extra innings. New York drops 2nd place in the AL East Division and it powered the Orioles into 1st. Keep note the Yankees are now holding that 1st place wild card spot. Now in the bottom 1st Juan Soto who was the second batter in the lineup hit a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-0. A bat later Aaron Judge delivered a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 2-0. This would be back to back homers for New York. Transitioning to the bottom 4th the Yankees forced a tie of their own after Volpe launched a double into deep center field and it drove Trevino home from 1st, 3-3. This happen to be Volpe's 46th RBI on the season and it's the Yankees first scored run since the 1st. New York in four had 4 hits with 11 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Stranded 4 and struck out once. Earned 3 walks as well. The Yankees offense wasn't doing much in the hit department but they still picked up a lot of bases and executed in scoring position. Also drew a few walks and secured a couple of home runs. Not to mention they kept strikeouts to a minimum. Don't get me wrong the Yankees did strand some players in between innings. Switching to the bottom 8th Volpe smashed a grounder toward the shortstop and side departed. New York's offense is seemingly struggling. The Yankees were held scoreless in their last four innings with no hits since the 6th. If contact was made then it was usually pop ups and grounders. Now in the bottom 11th Cabrera with 2 men on launched a fly ball to deep center field for an easy third out. The Yankees have now been scoreless for the last seven innings. Shifting to he bottom 12th Aaron Judge hit a double to deep center field which drove home Torres and Cabrera, 5-9. In conclusion, Verdugo with two gone blasted a grounder to 1st base for an easy third out. The Yankees concluded their night by adding 7 hits and secured 16 total bases. Had 9 walks and 5 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 12 strikeouts and stranded 20. New York had a difficult time making contact on the ball and for most of the game they struggled in scoring position. Trust me when I tell you the Yankees stranded way too many batters while hitting a bunch of pop flys and grounders. Despite that, they still picked up a lot of bases and and drew walks. Stole a couple of bags and kept strikeout to a bare minimum. Trust me when I tell you the Yankees stranded way too many batters while hitting a bunch of pop flys and grounders. Their bullpen struck batters out on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate and high in the zone. Unfortunately, they struggled late when facing runners in scoring position and allowed a bunch of hits. They gave up stolen bags and let the walks pile up. Not to mention they relinquished a bunch of bases. New York had 2 stolen bases, launched 3 doubles and dropped down to a 73-53 record.









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Monday August 19th, 2024: The Diamondbacks picked up a 9-6 Victory, over the Marlins. Arizona is standing in that 2nd place wild card spot and they snapped their 3-Game losing streak. In the top 3rd Smith was walked and it sent Gurriel to 2nd with McCarthy reaching 3rd to load the bases. A bat later Del Castillo delivered a grand slam home run over the center field wall, 4-0. Moving to the top 5th Joc Pederson smashed a solo homer over that flew over the right field wall thus going up 5-1. Arizona in five secured 3 hits with 9 total bases and snagged 5 RBI's. Were rung up twice and stranded 5. That includes 2 home runs and 5 walks. First and foremost the Diamondbacks were struggling to make contact. Outside of that, Arizona executed with runners that were set up in scoring position and picked up a lot of bases. Strikeouts were a non factor due to good plate vision and they sunk a few a homers. Added walks as well. One negative I guess was the amount of stranded players in between innings. Turning to the middle innings of the 7th Del Castillo hit a single toward right field while bringing in Gurriel and Pederson, 7-4. This would be the Diamondbacks first run since the 5th and they capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Now things only intensified an inning later during the top 8th after McCarthy drilled a 2-run homer that was sent over the right center field wall and got Carroll home from 1st, 9-4. This happen to be Arizona's 1st homer of the game. Arizona had 8 hits and reeled in 17 total bases. Secured 9 RBI's as well. Bullpen struck out 7 batters and stranded 6. Firstly, the D-Backs offense throughout the game wasn't making much contact. Despite that, they still got attached to a lot bases and kept strikeouts minimized. Drew a bunch of walks too. However, they stranded guys in between. For the bullpen they did most of their strikeout damage on the inside corners or down and away. Also when it was time to they stranded runners in scoring position. Some faults for this bullpen was the amount of bases and hits given up. Del Castillo earned a 6 RBI night, had 6 walks and improved to a 70-56 record.





The Marlins late surge got stalled and they suffered a 6-9 loss against the Diamondbacks. Miami got back to back wins denied and they sit 11th place in NL standings. Now Nick Fortes during the bottom 3rd hammered a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-4. Now jumping to the bottom 5th Edwards hit a grounder toward 2nd base but during that process it led Stowers home from 3rd, 2-5. During the bottom 6th Hill crushed a single to right field and it put Sanchez to 3rd. After that, Norby was able to reach a fielders choice toward 3rd which allowed Sanchez to score and Hill was out at 2nd, 3-5. Two bats later Stowers launched a single into center field it led Norby home from 3rd, 4-5. The Marking in six made 9 hits while snagging 12 total bases and acquired 4 RBI's. Were struck out 4 times and stranded 5. Miami hit the ball extremely well and they got players on base. Not to mention they capitalized with runners that were in position to score and strikeouts were non existent. Although, they did strand batters in between innings but other than that they've been solid offensively. So heading to the bottom 9th Fortes sunk a sacrifice fly ball into right field and it drove Lopez home from 3rd, 5-9. Afterwards, Edwards smashed a double toward deep right field and it pushed Stowers home from 1st, 6-9. Unfortunately, this inning came to end after Bride hit a pop fly toward the shortstop for the third and final out. The Marlins recorded 12 hits with 17 total bases and reeled in 6 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 4 strikeouts and stranded 8. Miami made positive hits on the ball and they rounded a bunch of bases. Too bad Miami stranded runners late who were in position to score and they struck out constantly. Bullpen for most of the game denied hits while forcing pop ups and grounders. Despite that, they barely threw strikeouts and permitted a bunch of bases. Doesn't help ethier that they slacked when facing runners in scoring position and relinquished a lot of walks. Couldn't stop the home runs ethier. I guess one good thing was their ability to strand players in between innings. Miami hit 2 doubles, Fortes and Edwards were combined for 4 RBI's while falling to a 46-79 record. 






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INJURY UPDATE: Austin Riley out 6 to 8 weeks after sustaining a fractured right hand in a Braves 3-1 Victory, over the Angeles back on Saturday. So Austin Riley's injury occurred in the 1st inning after his tight hand was hit by a pitch. Keep note the Pitchers fastball traveled at 97 mile per hour. This is major loss for the team moving forward. This team is losing a player who can make solid contact on the ball and effectively runs the bases. He was able to drive in runners that were set up in scoring position and delivered home runs. Drew walks as well. Now Riley's one downfall was the amount of times he was struck out. Defensively, Riley on 3rd base does a tremendous job of fielding pop ups and grounders. If needed to he can tag you out. Austin Riley this season has 109 hits, 63 runs, 56 RBI's and 19 homers. Including 37 walks and 118 strikeouts. Not to mention a batting average of .256 and an OPS of .783.









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Saturday August 17th, 2024: The Mariners got dropped after sustaining a 2-7 blowout loss against the Pirates. Seattle is sitting 5th place in the AL standings and they've lost 5 consecutive. Keep note the Mariners are 5 games out a wild card spot. During the top 2nd Seattle evened the score after Robles hit a single to shallow left field and brought Hanigar home from 3rd, 1-1. Now advancing to the top 4th Rivas launched a pop fly toward 1st base for an easy third out. The Mariners in four secured 6 hits with 6 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Stranded 5 and struck out 5 times. 0 walks to go along. Offensively, Seattle made positive hits on the ball and picked up some bases. However, they've struck out consistently and stranded runners in scoring position. By the way Seattle hasn't scored since the 2nd. Moving to the middle innings of the 5th Poloanco drilled a double into deep right field and it sent Rodrigues home, 2-3. Jumping to the bottom 5th Castillo tossed a changeup to strikeout Cruz and the sides retired. Castillo in four in a half innings threw 5 K's and stranded 1. Relinquished 2 hits and gave up 2 total bases with 3 earned runs. Look, starting Pitcher Luis Castillo effectively struck batters out by forcing swings and misses. He also limited hits and reduced the base total. Denied walks as well. Unfortunately, he allowed a few homers and struggled with runners that were set up in scoring position. Heading to the top 9th Rodrigues on a German splitter suffered a strikeout for the third and final out. ??. Seattle's offense all game long had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out chasing. Look, Seattle was held scoreless in their final four innings and they stranded a bunch of runners. Luckily enough they were able to pick up bases. For the bullpen got batters to swing and miss off solid strikeouts. Kept hits low as well. Too bad they struggled with runners in scoring position and allowed a lot of bases. Seattle stole 1 base, hit 1 double and fell to a 63-61 record.







The Pirates steamrolled past the Mariners after securing a 7-2 Victory. Pittsburgh is 9th place in the NL standings and they won 2 straight. By the way Pittsburgh is 6 games out of a wild card spot. In the bottom 1st Kiner Falefa hit a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-0. Then in the bottom 4th Seattle regained their lead after Tellez buried a 2-run homer over the right center field wall and got Cruz home from 2nd, 3-1. So switching to the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Bailey Falter on a fastball struck out Raley. Keep note this would be Falter's last time in the mound before being relieved moments later by Kyle Nichols. Speaking of Kyle Nichols to end this inning he delivered a slider to strikeout Garver and the sides separated. In 5.2 innings Falter tossed 8 strikeouts and gave up 2 earned runs. Allowed 2 runs and permitted 8 hits. Bailey Falter did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners and at the edge of the plate. We now turn our attention toward the bottom 6th, where Bart hit a double into left center field. Two bats later De La Cruz rifled a single toward right field which led Bart home and got De La Cruz to 2nd off a Raley throwing error, 4-2. Pittsburgh scored 1 run on 2 total hits to end this inning. Going to the bottom 7th Bart blasted a double into deep right center field and it pushed Kiner Falefa home from 1st, 6-2. After that, Tellez hit a double to left field and it sent Bart home from 2nd, 7-2. The Pirates through seven recorded 7 hits and 17 total bases. Gained 5 RBI's and hit 3 homers. Along with stranding 6 and struc Pittsburgh effectively put the ball in play and got runners on base. They also executed with players who were set up in scoring position and drew walks. Hit quiet a few home runs and hardly stranded anyone. Now they did strikeout out a lot due to bad plate vision. ??. Pittsburgh wasn't turning in a lot of hits and they struck out one too many times. Outside of that they barley stranded anyone and capitalized in scoring position. Also reeled in a bunch of bases. Bullpen did tremendous at striking batters out on the inside corners and high in the zone. Forced quiet a few pop ups and grounders too. Don't forget they kept the hit and base totals reduced. Can't exclude their inability to restrict runners who were in scoring position. Pittsburgh secured 3 doubles, stole a base and moved up to a 58-64 record.












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Friday August 16th, 2024: The Yankees shutout the Tigers by snagging a 3-0 Victory. New York is standing 1st place in the AL East Division and they won 3 in a row. During the top 1st Stanton was walked on a ball four and sent Soto to 2nd base with Torres reaching 3rd to load the bases. A bat later Verdugo crushed a sacrifice fly ball into left field and it brought Torres home, 1-0. Now in the top 4th Trevino buried a grounder toward 1st base for an easy third out. New York through four recorded 1 hit with 1 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Were struck out 3 times as well. Struck outThe Yankees were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base. Not to mention they stranded a few runners in scoring position. Speaking of scores New York hasn't posted a run since the 1st. However, their drawing walks and kept strikeouts neutralized. Switching to the middle innings of the 5th Peraza on the first pitch delivered a solo homer over the left field wall thus gaining a 2-0 lead. This would be the Yankees first run since the 1st. Moving to the bottom 6th Gerritt Cole fired a fastball to strikeout a Detroit batter and retired the sides. Cole in six threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 5 while giving up 4 total bases. Allowed 4 hits and 2 walks. Gerritt Cole who is the Yankees starting Pitcher did tremendous at striking batters out on the inside corners and kept hits low. Shutdown bases and eliminated runners that were set up in scoring position. Heading to the top 8th Aaron Judge launched a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 3-0. This would be Aaron Judge's 301st career homer. Transitioning to the bottom 9th relieve Pitcher Clay Holmes delivered a sinker to McKinstry who hit a line drive toward right field for the third and final out. New York ended their night with 5 hits and 14 total bases. Recorded 3 RBI's and stranded 5. The bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and left 7 stranded. Gave up 5 hits and relinquished 5 total bases. Look, New York all game long had trouble making hits and struck out hacking. They did strand some players in between as well. Now to positive side of things. The Yankees picked up a lot of bases and even stole one. Added a few homers to go along and when they needed to New York executed in scoring position. For the bullpen they efficiently struck batters out by forcing a bunch of swings and misses. They limited most runners that were set up in scoring position and shutdown bases. Denied contact as well. New York stole 1 base, launched 2 doubles and improved to a 73-50 record.










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Friday August 15th, 2024: The Athletics knocked off the Mets by a final score of 7-6. Be aware the A's had to rally back from a 5-run deficit. Oakland is back in the win column and they avoided back to back losses. Now in the top 4th Andujar was walked by the Pitcher while putting Cameron on 2nd base and Schuemann reached 3rd to load the bases. Afterwards, Bleday drilled a grand slam home run, 4-5. A's acquired 4 runs in 3 hits to close this inning out. Moving to the top 5th Brown hit a single to center field and got Gelof to 3rd. Thereafter, Geolof scored and Brown got to 2nd off a wild pitch, 5-6. The A's In five made 8 hits with 12 total bases and snagged. 5 RBI's. Struck out twice and stranded 9. Oakland put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts to a minimum due to good vision and drew walks by working the count. Although, Oakland did strand players in between innings. Heading to the top 6th Nevin hit a grounder toward 2nd but during that process it allowed Bleday to score from 3rd, 6-6. Two bats later Brown buried a single that went into right field and drove Langeliers home from 3rd, 7-6. This would be the Athletics first lead of the day. Oakland  had 12 hits with 17 total bases and reeled in 6 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 8 strikes and stranded 10. Oakland made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. Don't forget they worked the count and it led to a lot of walks. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. For crying out loud they held New York scoreless in their final 5 innings. This was after allowing six runs to score between the 2nd and 4th inning. Anyways, the Athletics were effecient in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. Shutdown a vast majority of hits as well. Unfortunately, they permitted a bunch of bases and relinquished walks. A's are 15 games out of a AL wild card spot, secured 11 walks and improved to a 52-70 record.







The Mets in a close one suffered a 6-7 loss to the Athletics. New York is 2 games out of that 3rd place wild card spot and they sit 4th in the NL standings. So in the bottom 2nd McNeil hit a double to deep right field and placed Alonso on 3rd. After that, Alonso scored and McNeil reached 3rd off a wild pitch, 1-0. Then in the bottom 3rd Vientos delivered a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it brought Lindor home from 1st, 3-0. Seven bats later Torrens launched a single into deep left field which brought Alonso and Martines home, 5-0. Mets capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs in 3 hits. Switching to the bottom 4th Vientos drained a solo homer over the right field wall, 6-4. New York had 6 hits and rounded up 11 total bases with 6 RBI's tallied. Were sat down on 3 strikeouts and stranded. Firstly, New York made positive contact in the ball. They also picked up a lot of bases and kept strikeouts low. Not to mention they executed with runners who were set up in scoring position. Transitioning to the bottom 7th Torrens drained a line drive hit toward the shortstop and the sides retired. Keep in mind the Mets haven't scored since the 4th. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Alvarez with two gone hit a line drive to center field for an easy third out. The Mets acquired 9 hits with 16 total bases and secured 5 RBI's. Bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 10. New York's offense didn't have the best hitting performance and they struck out chasing. Hit quiet a few grounders and pop ups as well. Also stranded a bunch of runners that were set up in scoring position. Now they did manage to force walks and picked up a lot of bases. The bullpen got batters to swing and miss over the plate off quality strikeouts. Kept Las Vegas scoreless in their last 3 innings and stranded a bunch but besides all that, they still allowed hits and gave up bases. Also had trouble restricting runners who were in scoring position and permitted a bunch of walks. The Mets attached 5 walks, tallied 1 stolen base and dropped down to a 62-59 record. 









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Wednesday August 14th, 2024: The Twins suffered a rough 1-4 loss against the Royals. Minnesota back in the loss column and they sit in that 2nd place wild card spot. The Twins during the bottom 4th came within one after Santana delivered a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-2. Two bats later Jeffers with two gone struck out off a Cole Ragans fastball and the sides retired. The Twins in four recorded 2 hits with 6 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Went down on 4 strikes as well. Minnesota wasn't making a lot of contact but they rounded up the bags and kept strikeouts minimized. Barley stranded any runners and executed early with players in scoring position. Heading to the bottom 8th Lewis blasted a single into shallow center field and it placed Margot on 2nd. After that, Santana buried a fly ball toward deep center field and it sent Margot to 3rd. It's just unfortunate that this inning came to end after Perez drained a grounder at the Pitcher for a quick third out. Keep note the Twins haven't scored since the 4th. In the end, during the bottom 9th Wallner hit a grounder toward the Pitcher for the third and final out. Minnesota made 7 hits with 11 total bases and picked up 1 RBI. Bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Twins were struggling to make contact and struck out swinging. They also stranded a lot of runners that were set up in scoring position. One positive was their ability to pick up bases. For the bullpen they struck batters out high inside the zone and stranded players in between. Although, they couldn't reduce the bases and hit totals. Doesn't help ethier that they couldn't stop runners who were in scoring position. Minnesota hit 1 double, had 0 walks the whole game and plummeted to a 67-53 record.






The Royals handled the Twins by snagging a 4-1 Victory. Kansas City is sitting that 3rd wild card spot and are 4-6 in their last ten games. The Royals in the top 2nd would strike first after Isbel hit a grounder toward the Pitcher but during that process it allowed Dejong to come home from 3rd, 1-0. An inning later during the top 3rd Witt drilled a solo homer over the left center field wall, 2-0. This would be Witt's 2nd homer of this series. Advancing to the top 5th Perez launched a line drive toward 3rd base for an easy third out. The Royals in five made 7 hits while acquiring 11 total bases and struck out twice. Stranded 5 and added 2 RBI's. Kansas City effectively put the ball in play and picked up a lot of bases. They reduced the strikeouts due to good vision. Too bad they struggled with runners who were set up in scoring position and stranded a bunch. We now turn our attention toward the top 6th, where Dejong lifted a solo homer over the left field wall thus going up 3-1. This was the Royals first run since the 3rd. In the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Cole Ragans utikized a fastball to strikeout Jeffers and the sides separated. Ragans in 6 threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 4 batters. Also allowed 9 total bases with 1 earned run. Look, Cole Ragans did a lot of his strikeout damage on the edge of the plate and restricted runners that were in scoring position. He kept hits low as well. Now his only real fault was the amount of bases given up. Switching to the middle innings of the 7th Pasquantino hammered a double into shallow left field and Garcia home from 3rd, 4-1. The Royals secured 11 hits and added 19 total bases. Gained 4 RBI's as well. The bullpen struck out 8 batters and stranded 6. Kansas City made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position to score. Don't get me wrong Miami still stranded batters in between innings and struck out quiet a bit. The Royals were effective in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. They denied most hits too. Unfortunately, they permitted a bunch of bases. Kansas City took 4 walks, stole 2 bases and improved to a 66-55 record.










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Monday August 12th, 2024: The Guardians rallied back from a 3-run deficit to take a 9-8 Victory, over the Cubs. Cleveland is sitting 1st place in the AL Central Division and they won 3 striaght. During the bottom 4th Cleveland came within two after Naylor drilled a single into right center field and it brought Kwan home from 2nd, 1-3. A bat later Cleveland jumped ahead after Noel pounced a 3-run homer over the left field wall, 4-3. This would be the Guardians first lead. Moving to the bottom 5th Kwan drained a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and got Hedges home from 1st, 6-3. Four bats later Fry hit a single that went to left field and it led Ramirez home from 2nd, 7-3. The Guardians through five had 7 hits and picked up 13 total bases. That includes 7 RBI's and stranded 0. Sat down on 3 strikeouts. Offensively, Cleveland hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts minimized due to good vision. Heading over to the bottom 7th Noel buried a solo home run that was sent over the left center field wall, 8-3. Transitioning to the bottom 8th Cleveland leaped ahead thanks to Noel hitting. A single to shallow left field and allowed Ramirez to score from 3rd, 9-8. The Guardians secured 11 hits with 21 total bases and scooped up 9 RBI's. The bullpen threw 8 K's and stranded 9. Cleveland effectively hit the ball and got players home off excellent base running. Added a couple of home runs. Not to mention they barley stranded any runners as well. They did strikeout constantly but that was about it. Bullpen aggressively struck batters out by forcing swings and misses. Limited hits and stranded a bunch of runners. Unfortunately, they allowed one too many bases and struggled when facing players in scoring position. Let up some walks as well. Cleveland took 2 walks, hit 3 homers and jumped up to a 70-49 record.








The Cubs late rally was stalled and it led to an 8-9 loss against the Guardians. Chicago is standing 3rd place in the NL Central and are. So the Cubs in the 1st inning started the scoring after Happ hammered a 2-run homer over the right center field wall and drove Amaya home from 1st, 2-0. Advancing to the top 4th Crow-Arnstrong delivered a solo homer that was sent over the right field wall this gaining a 3-0 lead. The Cubs in four recorded 5 hits with 11 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Drew 4 walks and stranded 6. Struck out once as well. Chicago put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision and drew walks. Now they did manage to strand some players. Moving to the top 7th Paredres was placed on 1st base after being hit by a pitch and it sent Suzuki to 2nd base with Happ reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Hoerner was able to reach an infield single at the shortstop and it pushed Happ home, 4-8. This was their first run since the 4th. Following that big play Swanson smacked a double into deep left field which got Paredres and Suzuki home with Swanson getting on 3rd off a Rocchio throwing error, 7-8. We now turn our attention toward the top 8th, where Wisdom launched a double toward left field and pushed Happ to 3rd. Afterwards, Suzuki who was the fourth batter in the lineup blasted a sacrifice fly ball into center field and got Happ home from 3rd, 8-8. The Cubs have scored 5 combined runs between the 7th and 8th inning. In the end, during the top 9th Crow Armstrong took a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Emmanuel Clase's cutter for the third and final out. Chicago ended their night by adding 9 hits and reeled in 17 total bases. Including 8 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 6 strikeouts and left 1 runner stranded. For most of the game Chicago executed with runners who were in position to score and enforced a lot of walks. It's just unfortunate that Chicago hardly made contact on the ball and they struck out consistently. Look, this offense down one in the 9th inning just couldn't capitalize in position. For the bullpen they struck batters out swinging and kept the walk total low. Now they were sluggish when it came to shutting runners down in scoring position and permitted a bunch of hits. Couldn't reduce the bases and let some home runs go over the wall. Chicago had 7 walks, recorded 2 doubles and dumped down to a 59-61 record.









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Sunday August 11th, 2024: The Astros obliterate the Red Sox after snagging a 10-2 Victory. Houston is sitting 1st place in the AL West and they won 5 in a row. Now in the top 3rd Alvarez was placed on 1st base after being hit by a pitch while sending Altuve to 2nd and Dubon to 3rd to load the bases. A bat later Dubon scored off a wild pitch and it pushed Altuve on 3rd, 1-0. Moving to the bottom 4th starting Pitcher Brown tossed a fastball to strikeout Yoshida and the sides retired. Brown in three threw 5 K's and allowed 2 hits with 2 total bases. Stranded 1 as well. Brown has been forcing batters to swing and miss off solid strikeouts. More importantly he kept hits low and limited base totals. Along with stranding Boston's only runner that was set up in scoring position. So Alex Bregnan during the top 5th crushed a 3-run homer over the left center field wall, 4-0. After that, Alvarez cranked a solo home run and sent it past the center field wall, 5-0. Six bats later Meyers hit a single into right field and it brought Pena home from 2nd, 6-0. The Astros through five recorded 9 hits with 15 total bases and snagged 4 RBI's. Struck out 5 times and stranded 5. Houston made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Some flaws were getting struck out because so far they've been chasing quiet a bit and stranded a few. Switching to the top 6th Diaz creamed a double into deep center field while getting Alvarez and Bregman home, 8-0. Afterwards, Pena slugged a 2-run homer over the left field wall, 10-0. The Astros secured 13 hits and picked up 25 total bases while snagging 9 RBI's. Bullpen threw 13 K's and stranded 3. Houston made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Don't get me wrong Miami still stranded batters in between innings and struck out chasing. Jumping to the bullpen they kept hits and bases to a low. Eliminated scoring chances and effectively struck batters out. Houston hit 3 doubles, smacked 3 home runs and jolted up to a 62-55 record.







The Red Sox get manhandled by the Astros after going down 2-10. Boston is sitting 4th place in the AL wild card standings and they trail two in a half games out of a playoff spot. Heading to the bottom 6th Duran was walked and put Hamilton on 2nd. Thereafter, Abreu with bases loaded took a walk which got Raefael home and sent Duran to 2nd with Hamilton reaching 3rd, 1-10. Few bats later Yoshida delivered a single into center field and it drove Hamilton home, 2-10. The Red Sox acquired 6 hits with 6 total bases and picked up 2 RBI's. Were sat down on 9 strikes and stranded 3. Boston's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Jumping to the bottom 9th Wing suffered a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Shawn Dubins fastball for the third and final out. Boston made 6 hits with 6 total bases and reeled in 2 walks. Earned 2 RBI's as well. The Red Sox were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base. Executed poorly with runners that were set up in scoring position and struck out one too many times due to consistent hacking. The bullpen allowed way too many hits and gave up a bheavy amount of bases. Struggled when facing runners in scoring position and let up walks. Now a few positives were their ability to strand some players in between innings and struck batters out by forcing constant hacks. Boston lost 3 in a row, were caught stealing a base and bumped down to a 61-55 record.






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BREAKING: The Diamondbacks traded cash options to the Marlins for Josh Bell. Now Josh Bell brings his solid hitting and excellent base running to the Marlins. He can also read pitches and if the right one comes he'll blast it for a home run. Bell will drive runners home who are positioned to score. Now one real negative on offense is that he strike out quiet often due to persistent hacking. Defensively on 1st base he records outs which involve tagging or snagging fly balls and grounders. Bell has 102 hits, 43 runs, 54 RBI's and a batting average of .239. Along with 18 homers and struck out 82 times.








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Friday August 9th, 2024: The Guardians in this bout took a 2-4 loss against the Twins. Cleveland is standing 1st place in the AL Central and they lost 5 in a row. In the top 5th Kwan drained a fly ball into right field for an easy third out. The Guardians through five made 2 hits with 2 total bases and stranded 1. Struck out 7 times and drew 2 walks. So Cleveland so far had a rough time making contact and they struck out repeatedly due to constant chasing. Not to mention they hardly had runners in scoring position and the one time Cleveland did they stranded him. Doesn't help ethier that they rarely got on base. Then finally in the top 7th Cleveland would get in the board thanks to Rocchio creamed a 2-run homer that was sent over the right field wall, 2-3. In the top 9th Rocchio took a strikeout off reliever Johan Duren's cutter for the third and final out. The Guardians closed out their day by snagging 5 hits and tallied 8 total bases with 2 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 4. Cleveland all game long had a difficult time in the hit department and they weren't racking up a lot bases. They were struck out constantly and executed poorly when getting runners in scoring position. Bullpen wasn't good in the strikeout department because moving forward they need to throw more than 5. I mean got some grounders and pop ups but still. Allowed a bunch of hits and showed no base restrictions. Slacked when facing runners in scoring position as well. Cleveland stole 1 base, gained 2 walks and flopped down to a 67-49 record. 







The Twins defeated the Guardians by a final score of 4-2. Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in this 3-Game regular series and they sit 2nd place in the AL Central Division. During the bottom 1st Lewis hit a grounder toward Schneemann but in that process it got Margot home from 3rd, 1-0. Now jumping to the bottom 2nd Minnesota extended their lead after Santana delivered a solo home run over the left field wall, 2-0. Now transitioning to the top 4th starting Pitcher Ober threw a cutter toward Thomas who hit a grounder at 3rd for an easy third out. Ober in four threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 1. Allowed 3 hits and gave up 7 total bases. Over did tremendous at striking batters out on the inside corners and through the middle of the zone. Simply forced a lot of swings and misses. He limited hits and shutdown a runner that set up in scoring position. Now he did give up some bases but that's about it. Heading to the bottom 4th Jeffers on a high fastball launched a solo homer that flew over the left field wall thus going up 3-0. Keep note this would be the Twins 2nd home run of the afternoon. Switching to the middle innings of the 6th Thomas with two gone blasted a fly ball to deep right field and the sides retired. The Twins throughout the 6th record 6 hits and tallied 14 total bases. Snagged 3 RBI's and got sat down on 2 strikeouts. Stranded 3 to go along. Minnesota made positive hits on the ball and got players home off excellent base running. Also capitalized in scoring position and reduced strikeouts. Stranded very few as well. Advancing to the bottom 7th Farmer who the third batter in the lineup pelted a sacrifice fly ball into right field and it drove Kepler home from 3rd base, 4-2. Minnesota acquired 8 hits with 17 total bases and picked up 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 6. Minnesota wasn't making very many hits but they made enough to round up the bags and kept strikes minimized. Of course they executed well with runners in scoring position and barely stranded anyone. Their bullpen on the other hand struck batters out effectively and forced a lot of swings and misses. Restricted players that were set up in position to score and put a strain on hits. Eliminated most bases too. Minnesota was walked 3 times, Ober delivered 9 K's and moved up to a 65-50 record.












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Thursday August 8th, 2024: The Padres walked away with a nail biting 7-6 win over the Pirates. San Diego is tied for 2nd place in the NL West and they won 5 in a row. So Machado in the top 1st hit a 2-run homer over the left field wall and it brought Profar home from 1st, 2-0. Then in the top 2nd Peralta crushed a 2-run homer that was sent over the right field wall and it led Merrill home from 1st, 4-0. San Diego already had a 2 home run day up to this point. Now in the top 6th Merrill with two gone struck out off an Ortiz slider and the sides retired. San Diego in six made 4 hits with 10 total bases and struck out 3 times. Including 4 RBI's. Stranded 2 as well. The Padres weren't making much contact on the ball but they kept strikeouts low and effectively moved the bases. Didn't strand many ethier. Here's the thing though.....San Diego was hot the first two innings but since then they've completely fizzled out. Late in this game they were having trouble with runners in scoring position because they've been scoreless for the last 4 innings. They've had 1 hit since the 2nd as well. Switching to the top 9th Higashioka reached a fielders choice to Kiner-Falefa and it got Merrill and Boegaerts home while Kim was out at 2nd on a Cruz throwing error, 6-5. This was the Padres first run since the 2nd inning. Thereafter, Arraez delivered a double that flew into deep right center field and got Higashioka home, 7-5. The Padres made 7 hits with 14 total bases and snagged 6 RBI's. Bullpen attained 7 strikeouts and stranded 9. Firstly, San Diego to end their day barely made hits on the ball and they had their struggles with runners in scoring position. Keep note they were held scoreless from the 3rd inning to the 8th. It wasn't until late in the 9th when they started getting runners home. For the bullpen San Diego forced pop ups and grounders. Also got batters to chase off solid strikeouts being thrown. by Stranded quiet a few in between innings. Although, they slacked late when facing runners in scoring position. Don't forget they kept Pittsburgh scoreless from innings 1 to 5 but allowed 6 runs between the 6th and 9th. San Diego stole 1 base, Machado and Peralta were combined for 4 RBI's while improving ving to a 64-52 record. 






The Pirates in a close one suffered a tough 6-7 loss against the Padres. Pittsburgh is four games out of a NL wild card spot and they lost 4 consecutive. During the bottom 5th Kiner-Falefa with two batters gone blasted a foul ball toward 3rd and the sides separated. The Pirates secured 4 hits with 4 total bases and were struck out 3 times. Stranded 4 to go along. Pittsburgh midway into this bout had a poor hitting performance and they hardly got players on base. Hit a lot of pop ups and grounders as well. Stranded runners in scoring position too. Luckily they reduced the strikeout total. An inning later Cruz belted a single into deep center field and it drove Reynolds home from 2nd, 1-4. Three bats later De La Cruz creamed a single to right center field and it helped pushed Tellez to 3rd. After that, Tellez scored from 3rd and De La Cruz got to 2nd off a wild throw, 2-4. It doesn't end there because moments after Bae reached an infield single toward the Pitcher and sent De La Cruz home from 2nd, 3-4. Pittsburgh ended this inning by scoring 3 runs on 5 hits. Moving to the bottom 7th Pittsburgh would take their first lead after Bart smashed a 2-run homer over the center field wall and sent Cruz home from 1st, 5-4. Heading to the bottom 9th Tellez launched a single into shallow left field and it sent Bart home from 2nd, 6-7. Unfortunately, two bats later De La Cruz suffered a fastball strikeout off reliever Robert Suarez for the third and final out. Pittsburgh recorded 12 hits while picking up 16 total bases and acquired 5 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 6 batters and stranded 5. Pittsburgh effectively put the ball in play and capitalized late with runners who were set up in scoring position. Secured a couple of walks too. Now they did strikeout quiet often due poor plate vision. The Bullpen did a fairly good job keeping San Diego scoreless for pretty much most of this game but slipped up late in the 9th by allowing players to score. Now they got batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts. Stranded a lot in between innings as well. Pittsburgh is sitting 6th place in the NL wild card standings, took 3 walks and dropped off to a 56-58 record. 














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Monday August 5th, 2024: The Giants moved past the Nationals after securing a 4-1 win. San Francisco is 7th place in the NL wild card standings and they moved back to 500. So in the top 1st Fitzgerald delivered a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-0. This would be Fitzgerald's 11th homer of the year. Then in the top 3rd Chapman drilled a 3-run home run that flew over the left field wall, 4-0. San Francisco scored 3 runs on 2 total hits. l Now in the top 6th Bailey with two gone struck out off a Patrick Corbin sinker and the sides retired. The Giants through six gained 7 hits while snagging 14 total bases and earned 4 RBI's. Stranded 3 and got sat down on 6 strikes. San Francisco did tremendous at making contact on the ball and executed with runners that were set up in scoring position. Picked up a lot of bases and hardly stranded anyone. However, San Francisco managed to strikeout a bunch due to constant chasing. Jumping to the bottom 8th relive Pitcher Taylor Rodgers came in for Ryan Walker and fired sinker to Call who hit a fly ball into right field for the third out. This bullpen doing a great job of forcing pop ups and grounders. Got batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts as well. The Giants tallied 9 hits and snagged 17 total bases with 4 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 9. San Francisco didn't make many hits and from the 4th inning all the way to the 9th they had trouble executing in scoring position. They were effecient with runners in the first three innings but fizzled out. Stranded some players in between as well. They did tally a few homers and drew some walks. For the bullpen they limited hits and shutdown runners who were in position to score. Not to mention they struck players out on a variety of strikeouts. San Francisco added 2 doubles, Chapman gained 3 RBI's with 1 home run and they bounced up to a 57-57 record.







The Nationals got handled by the Giants after losing 1-4. Washington is sitting 10th place in the wild card standings and their 2-Game win streak came to an end. During the bottom 4th Blankenhorn launched a grounder toward 2nd and the sides separated. The Nationals in four recorded 1 hit with 1 total bases and picked up 2 walks. Struck out 4 times and stranded 3. Now Washington had a tough time in the hit department and they rarely got on base let alone in scoring position. Stranded the few that they had as well. Luckily they weren't struck out too many times and drew a couple walks. Going to the bottom 6th Wood would deliver a single that was sent into right center field and brought Ruiz home from 2nd, 1-4. First run scored all game long. Heading to the bottom 9th Abrams off a Doval slider struck out chasing for the third and final out. Washington ended their day by adding 6 hits and picked up 8 total bases. Struck out 11 times and stranded 9. Earned 1 RBI as well. The Nationals for most of the game struggled to put the ball in play and struck out due constantly due to poor vision. Abandoned runners in scoring position as well. One positive was their ability to pile up bases. For the bullpen they weren't stopping runners in the beginning but for the final 6 innings Washington eliminated scoring opportunities and struck batters effectively. Just forced a lot of late swings. Now they allowed way too many bases and gave up a few walks. Let some homers fly over the wall too. Washington sunk in 2 doubles, were scoreless in their final three innings and shot down to a 51-62 record.











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Friday August 2nd, 2024: The Cubs squeak by the Cardinals after picking up a 6-3 Victory. Chicago is 9th place in the NL wild card standings and happen to be five games out of playoff spot. In the bottom 2nd Crow Armstrong hit a single into right field and brought Hoerner home from 2nd, 1-0. A bat later Bethancourt blasted a 3-run homer over the right center field wall, 4-0. Then Busch who was the seventh batter in the lineup crushed a solo home run that was sent over the right field wall, 5-0. The Cubs in two had 6 hits and snagged 14 total bases with 5 RBI's. Stranded 1 and struck out twice. Chicago early made effecient contact on the ball and picked up a bunch of bases. Got runners who were in scoring position and kept strikeouts reduced. Rarely stranded anyone too. Jumping over to the bottom 7th Busch with batters gone hit a fly ball into deep center field for an easy third out. To be honest at this point of the game Chicago's offense has gone a bit stale. They've made 1 hit since the 2nd. Along with being scoreless for the last five innings. Rotating over to the bottom 8th Suzuki planted a double into deep center field. Two bats later Suzuki got to both 3rd base and home plate off a Leahy throwing error, 6-3. Chicago picked up 8 hits and tallied 17 total bases. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Cubs thoughtout the day weren't making a lot of contact on the ball and struck out due constant chasing. Don't forget Chicago recorded 2 hits since the 2nd inning. Now some huge positives is that Chicago rounded up the bases and capitalized in scoring position. Did quiet well in the home run department too. Bullpen effectively struck batters out as they got them to swing and miss. The Cubs restricted bases and limited the hit total. Although, they gave up way too many walks and that can't happen next time. Literally all 9 of their walks given up had cut their four run lead down to two at one point. Chicago hit 1 double, stole 1 base and moved up to a 54-58 record.








The Cardinals took a 3-6 loss during yesterday's matchup with the Cubs. St. Louis is sitting 6th place in the NL wild card standings and are two games out of playoff spot. Lost 2 in a row as well. Now in the top 3rd Contreras got walked and it put Siani on 3rd while getting Winn to 2nd base. After that, Goldschmidt was placed on 1st base and it got Siani home, 1-5. Moving to the top 5th Contreras struck out on a slider that was thrown by reliever Tyson Miller and the sides retired. Shifting to the top 8th Nootbaar was sent to 1st base after being walked on a ball four and put Arenado on 2nd while Burleson reached 3rd to load the bases. Thereafter, Tommy Pham would be walked and it allowed Burleson to come home while getting Arenado to 3rd, 2-5. Two bats later still with bases loaded Donovan took a walk and it led Arenado home with Nootbaar clinging to 3rd, 3-5. St. Louis did a nice job of working the count and drawing walks. They had 9 walks up to this point. Generating to the top 9th Contreras launched a grounder toward 1st for a quick third out. St. Louis went hitless in their final six innings. The Cardinals ended their day by planting 4 hits with 4 total bases and recorded 3 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 6 strikeouts and left 3. St. Louis's offense throughout the day had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. One positive was their ability to draw walks. For the bullpen they got batters to swing and miss as they sent strikeouts on the inside corners or at the edge of the plate. Reduced most of the hits and kept walks down. Too bad they struggled when facing runners in scoring position and permitted a bunch bases. Goldschmidt secured his 43rd RBI and fell to a 56-54 record.













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Thursday August 1st, 2024: The Royals knocked off the Tigers by a final score of 7-1. Kansas City is sitting in that 3rd place wild card spot and they won 4 in a row. In the top 1st Kansas City got off to solid start after Pasquantino delivered a 3-run homer that was sent over right field wall, 3-0. This would be Pasquantino's 69th RBI of the season. During the top 5th Urshela on 1st. Kreidler at bat hits a grounder Colt Keith who got Urshela out at 2nd for a double play and the sides retired. The Royals through five picked up 4 hits while snagging 7 total bases and struck out 3 times. Gained 3 RBI's and stranded 1. Kansas City barley made hits on the ball but they made enough to get runners on base and executed with players that were set up in scoring position. Strikeouts were held to a minimum and didn't strand a lot. Moving to the bottom 6th Seth Lugo fired a fastball to Malloy who hit a fly ball into deep center field for an easy third out. Lugo in six tossed 2 strikeouts and stranded 3 with 4 hits given up. Gave up 1 earned run and held the Tigers scoreless since the 4th. Starting Pitcher Seth Lugo wasn't throwing many strikeouts but he did the next best thing which was forcing batters into pop ups and grounders. He kept hits low and put a strain on bases. Switching to the top 7th Kansas City extended their lead after Fermin blasted a single to right field and drove Massey home from 2nd thus going up 4-1. This was the Royals first run since the 1st inning. We now head to the middle innings of the 8th, where Witt launched a solo home run that flew over the left center field wall, 5-1. A bat later Pasquantino with two batters gone lifted a home run over the right field wall, 6-1. Royals at this point just scored in back to back innings. Heading to the top 9th Witt sunk a double into deep right center field and it led Isbel home from 1st, 7-1. Kansas City secured 10 hits with 21 total bases and picked up 7 RBI's. Bullpen fired 4 strikeouts and stranded 4. The Royals throughout the day made positive hits on the ball and got players home off excellent base running. Strikeouts were a non factor for them due to good plate vision and rarely stranded batters. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of K's but they forced pop ups and grounders. More importantly they shutdown runners who were in position to score. By the way moving forward Kansas City needs to throw a higher variety of strikes. Also stranded a few and limited hits. Restricted most of the bases as well. The Royals hit 3 home runs, stole 2 bases and jumped up to a 61-49 record. 





The Tigers got routed by the Royals after going down 1-7. Detroit is 8 games out a AL wild card spot and they lost 4 straight. So in the bottom 4th Madris drilled a sacrifice fly ball into left field and brought Keith home from 3rd, 1-3. The Tigers in four recorded 2 hits with 2 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Stranded 2 and struck out twice. Detroit on offense had trouble making contact and hardly got on base let alone scoring position. Despite scoring once. Stranded a few runners too. Now they reduced strikeouts. Then Urshela in the bottom 7th with two gone belted a grounder toward 3rd for a quick third out. This offense has been scoreless from the 4th inning to the 7th. Bouncing over to the bottom 9th Ibanez who was the fifth batter in the lineup hit a fly ball at the shortstop for the third and final out. The Tigers planted 4 hits and added 4 total bases with 1 RBI. Bullpen delivered 3 strikeouts and left 5 on base. This offense was sluggish from the start of the game to the end. I mean it was a struggle to make contact and rarely got on base. Not to mention they stranded whatever runners they could get in scoring position. One positive they can take is they limited the strike total. The bullpen had a difficult time throwing strikeouts and they couldn't turn away hits. Authorized a lot of bases and struggled to stop runners in scoring position. Detroit surrendered a couple home runs to go along. The Tigers acquired 2 walks, starting Pitcher Montero rifled 3 strikeouts in 7 innings and dropped down to a 52-58 record.








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BREAKING: In a 6 player trade the Padres landed Tanner Scott. Now with Tanner Scott does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners and at times off the edge the plate. He also doesn't allow a lot of hits and restricts bases. He can strain runners that are in scoring position and limits home runs. This guy all around is very effective when in the mound. I guess one negative is the 27 walks given up this year. Scott this season has given up 19 hits, 10 runs, 6 earned runs and 2 homers allowed. Including 53 strikeouts and a 1.18 ERA. Along with a 6-5 win/loss record. 
















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BREAKING: The Padres traded Robby Snelling, Mazur, Pauley and Jay Beshears to the Marlins. In return San Diego got Bryan Hoeing. Look, the Padres got a player who is effective in the strike zone and doesn't allow many hits. Forces a lot of swings and misses too. Not to mention he can shutdown players that are in position to score and limits base totals. He won't walk many and rarely gives up home runs. In 2021 and 2024 he hasn't given many players a chance to hit homers accept 2023 where he accumulated 13. He'll also force batters into pop ups and geounders. Hoeing this season permitted 29 hits, 10 runs, 9 earned runs and 2 homers. That includes 26 strikeouts and 9 walks with a 1-2 record on the mound. Along with a 2.61 ERA. 








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HUGE NEWS: The Dodgers traded Thayron Lizanzo and Trey Sweeney for Jack Flahtery. Firstly, Flahtery get his batters to swing and miss as he sends his strikeouts on the inside corners, below the knees or down and away. Also does a great job of stranding runners in scoring position and reduces bases. Doesn't walk many ethier. He does tend to give up hits and lets home runs fly. Flahtery in 2024 conceded 83 hits, 38 runs, 35 earned runs and 15 homers. That includes 19 walks and a 133 strikeouts with a 2.95 ERA. Along with a 7-5 record on the mound.







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Tuesday July 30th, 2024: The Orioles picked up a 6-2 Victory, over the Blue Jays. Baltimore improved to a 33-25 record when at home and they avoided back to back losses. Now in the bottom 1st Baltimore drew first blood after Santander blasted a double into left field and brought Henderson home from 1st, 1-0. This would be Santander's 70th RBI of the season. Two innings later in the bottom 3rd Urias planted a solo homer over the right center field wall thus going up 2-0. Afterwards O'Hearn drilled a 2-run homer over the shallow left field wall, 4-0. The Orioles in three had 7 hits with 11 total bases and were struck out once. Stranded 2 as well. Including 4 RBI's. Baltimore offensively is effectively putting the ball in play and they rounded up the bases. Hardly stnrsded anyone and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. So in the bottom 4th Urias crushed a single that flew into center field and drove Mullins home from 2nd, 5-1. We now turn our attention toward the top 5th, where starting Pitcher Burnes struck out Springer with a beautiful slider to retire the sides. Burnes through five delivered 7 strikeouts and gave up 2 hits with 2 bases allowed. Burnes got a lot of swing and miss attempts. Most of his strikeouts were at the edge of the plate, toward the knees or down and away. He shutdown a vast majority of runners who were set in scoring position and limited hits. Only allowed 1 run.... that's it! He restricted bases too. In the bottom 7th Mountcastle suffered a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Jose Cuas's fastball and the sides retired. Baltimore slightly a little sluggish because at this point of the game they haven't had a hit or a score since the 5th. Heading to the bottom 5th Baltimore's lead extended after Santander buried a home run that was sent over the right center field wall, 6-1. Baltimore ended their night by adding 11 hits and rounded up 18 total bases. Earned 6 RBI's to go along. Bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 7. Throughout the night Baltimore did a quality job in the hit department and effectively ran the bases. Executed fairly well with runners in scoring position and drew some walks. Added a few homers to go along. Now they did strand a few players in between innings and struck out quiet a bit. Bullpen put a strain on hits and eliminated most bases. Shutdown runners who were in position to score as well. Not to mention the Orioles found ways to strike batters out inside the corners and at the edge of the plate. Baltimore secured 1 double, stole 1 base and jumped out to a 64-44 record.






The Blue Jays get plastered by the Orioles after losing 2-6. Toronto is sitting 9th place in the AL wild card standings and are 8 games out of a playoff spot. Kirk in the top 4th hammered a sacrifice fly ball into center field and it led Guerrero home from 3rd, 1-4. The Blue Jays in four recorded 2 hits with 2 total bases and gained 1 RBI. Took 5 strikeouts and stranded 3. The Blue Jays were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They struck out constantly due to chasing. Jumping to the top 7th Toronto finally got back in the board after Varsho hit a double toward deep right field and got Berroa home from 2nd, 2-6. This would be their first score since 4th inning. Their last hit also came in the 4th. Transitioning to the top 9th Berroa with two gone took a strikeout off reliever Seranthony Dominguez's fastball for third and final out. The Blue Jays recorded 5 hits with 6 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. For the bullpen they tossed 6 strikeouts and and stranded 8. Toronto's offense throughout the game had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Let's not forget they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Just stranded a bunch of runners while knocking pop ups and grounders in between innings. Bullpen did a good job in the strikeout department as they forced batters to swing and misses over the plate. Stranded some runners in between as well. However, they had a difficult time stopping runners in scoring position and let the hit total pile up. Conceded bases and allowed walks. Not to mention this bullpen contain home runs. Toronto earned 1 double, recorded 1 stolen base and dropped down to a 50-58 record.











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BREAKING: The Yankees traded a trio of prospect players to the Miami Marlims and in return they got Jazz Chrisholm Jr. Keep note Chrisholm will be playing at 3rd base. Now Chrisholm is a real solid hitter at the plate and can drive runners home who set up in scoring position. He runs the bags aggressively and if given the right pitch he'll blast a homer. Not to mention he draws walks and steals bases. Although, he strikes out a lot due to persistent chasing. Another worry is can Chrisholm stay healthy because that certainly plays a big factor on if this trade was worth it. He has a shoulder, hamstring, ankle and other health concerns in 2021. Including a toe injury back in 2023. Occasionally he'll have deficiencies in focus. Now moving to the defense he can field pop ups and grounders in the outfield and at times makes an amazing catch. Robbed a few home runs too. Jazz Chrisholm so far in 2024 has 99 hits, 53 RBI's, 49 runs and a combined .582 batting average between playing for Miami and now the Yankees. Also secured 23 stolen bags and hit 15 homers with 109 K's under his belt. 











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MOVING ON: The Orioles traded 3 prospect players to the Rays and in exchange they got Zach Eflin. Zach Eflin coming to Baltimore means more depth in the bullpen. Now he's bringing his ability to strike batters out at an effective rate and doesn't walk many. Now he does tend to allow a lot hits and gives up bases. Also has a tough time shutting runners down that are set up in scoring position. Let's home runs fly as well. Eflin in 2024 allowed 125 hits, 58 runs, 53 earned runs and 15 homers. Including 94 strikeouts(832 K's in his career) and is 6-7 on the mound. Along with a 4.11 ERA. 








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Sunday July 28th, 2024: The Rays rallied back late to snag a 2-1 Victory, over the Reds. Tampa Bay is four games out of a wild card spot and they won 2 in a row. Now during the bottom 5th Rortvedt drilled a fly ball toward deep center field for a quick third out. The Rays had 0 hits and were scoreless in their first five innings. Took 3 strikeouts under their belt and stranded 2. Gained 1 walk too. Tampa Bay is having a horrendous day in the hit department and secured 0 bases. Not to mention they stranded a couple runners. Now they did manage to draw a walk and reduced the strikeouts due to good vision. Transitioning to the bottom 8th Paredres drew a walk and it loaded the bases. Three bats later Caballero scored from 3rd base off a wild pitch, 1-1. It took the Rays 8 innings to finally score. Afterwards, Palacios got walked on a ball four and it led Lowe home from 3rd, 2-1. Now in the top 9th relieve Pitcher Pete Fairbanks came in for Clevinger and tossed a changeup to strikeout Benson which cleared the sides. The Rays picked up 3 hits with 3 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 7. Tampa Bay had some struggles in the hit department and rarely got on base. They were struck out one too many times as well. Now some positives was their ability to execute late with runners in scoring position and drew walks. Stole bases too. For the bullpen they were able to strike batters out effectively by causing a bunch of swings and misses. Also minimized hits and limited bases. More importantly they stranded runners that were in position to score. Although, they gave up way too many stolen bases. Tampa Bay earned 4 stolen bases, picked up 4 walks and powered up to a 53-52 record. 





The Reds blow a late lead and it led to a 1-2 loss against the Rays. Cincinnati is six games out of wild card spot and they lost 2 straight. So in the top 2nd Wynns hit to single into center field which allowed Fairchild to score from 2nd base and Espinal was tagged out at home, 1-0. Then in the top 4th inning Fairchild with two batters gone suffered a strikeout off a Uceta changeup and the sides retired. The Reds in four had 4 hits with 4 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Were struck out 7 times and stranded 3. Cincinnati's offense had a difficult time making contact in the ball and hardly got on base. Also did excellent at stealing bags. Now don't forget they did execute with a runner in scoring position back in the 2nd inning but they haven't had score since which told me they are starting to fizzle out with players in position. Stranded a few and struck out chasing. Moving to the bottom 7th starting Pitcher Hunter Greene used his fastball to force Rortvedt into hitting a grounder toward 3rd base for an easy third out. Greene in seven struck out 5 batters and allowed 2 hits. Gave up 2 bags and stranded 5. No runs given up ethier. Look, starting Pitcher Hunter Greene did tremendous at striking batters out on the inside corners, through the middle of the zone and at the edge of the plate. He also eliminated runners that were set up in scoring position and put a strain on bases. Let's not forget he forced a lot of pop ups and grounders. Heading to the top 8th Steer with two gone and a man on 3rd hit a fly ball toward deep center field for an easy third out. Keep note Cincinnati hasn't scored a run since the 2nd and their last hit came in the 6th. Cincinnati throughout their day recorded 6 hits and added 6 total bases. That includes 1 RBI. Bullpen threw 8 strikes and stranded 7. The Reds couldn't make a lot of contact in the ball and they barely got on base. Doesn't help ethier that they struck out constantly and struggled with players in scoring position. I guess one good thing was their ability to steal bases. The bullpen had in the beginning of this game held Tampa Bay scoreless for a long time. It wasn't until the 8th and 9th innings when they started letting runners in position score. Outside of that, they struck batters out on the inside corners and at the edge of the plate. Occasionally they'll fit one up high. Cincinnati denied most hits and shutdown a vast majority of bases. Stranded quiet a few as well. Too bad they let up a lot of stolen bases. Cincinnati had 5 stolen bases, lost to the same team on back to back days and flipped down to a 50-54 record. 









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Saturday July 27th, 2024: The Rays blast past the Reds after snagging a 4-0 shutout win. Tampa Bay is sitting at 500 and happen to be 4 games out of a wild card spot.  So in the bottom of the 3rd Siri would reach a fielders choice toward the shortstop and it brought Mead home from 3rd, 1-0. Then during the bottom 5th Jackson buried a solo home run over the left center field wall, 2-0. A bat later Diaz crushed a solo homer of his own and sent it over the right field wall, 3-0. This would be back to back homers of the afternoon. After that, Lowe creamed a double into deep left field and it led Rosario home from 2nd, 4-0. The Rays ended five by adding 8 hits and picked up 18 total bases while earning 4 RBI's. Stranded 6 and were sat down on 4 strikeouts. Tampa Bay early on made effective hits on ball and got players home off solid base running. Kept strikeouts minimized due to good plate vision and drew a couple of walks. Now they did strand some runners in between. Moving to the top 6th starting Pitcher Littell delivered a splitter to Freidi who knocked grounder toward 2nd base and the sides separated. Littell tossed 5 strikeouts and held Cincinnati scorless for seven innings. Look, Littell did his fair share of striking out as he got batters to swing and miss. He reduced the base and hit totals as well. Even if contact was given up it was usually pop ups and grounders. Not to mention he restricted runners in scoring position. Heading to the bottom 8th Siri planted a grounder at 2nd base for a quick third out. By this point of the game this offense had no hits or bases since the 5th inning. Transitioning to the top 9th Collin Poche relieved for Kevin Kelly and fired a fastball at Candelario who hit grounder toward 2nd for a quick third out. Tampa Bay's offense finished with 8 hits and 18 total bases. Gained 4 RBI's and stranded 7. Bullpen tossed 5 K's and left 5 stranded. Allowed 4 hits and gave up 4 bags.  The Rays started the first five innings on fire it seemed like but after from the 6th inning on they completely zoned out. Literally they made no hits in the ball and were scoreless in their final four innings. Stranded quiet a few players in between inningd. Luckily they executed with runners in scoring position and limited strikeouts. For the bullpen they eliminated most hits and shutdown a vast majority of bases. Found ways to strain runners in scoring position as well. Don't forget they forced a bunch of pop ups and grounders. However, they weren't nearly as dominant in the strike zone like their starting Pitcher was. Tampa Bay had 4 doubles, added 2 home runs and plopped up to a 52-52 record.
















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BREAKING: The Phillies traded two prospect players to the Angels and in return they got Estevez. Now Philadelphia is adding more beef to their bullpen by adding Estevez. This player does tremendous at forcing batters to chase off quality strikeouts and hardly allows home runs. He can reduce base totals and eliminates runners that are in position to score. Very effecient closer in this league and a good move Philly. Estevez this year coughed up 20 hits, 10 runs, 9 earned runs and 3 homers. Had 32 strikeouts and a 1-3 record on the mound. 








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Friday July 26th, 2024: The Guardians knocked off the Phillies by picking up a 3-1 win. Cleveland is 4-6 in their last ten games and avoided 2 straight losses. Now in the middle innings of the 1st Fry hit a single into center field and brought Martinez home from 2nd, 1-0. Then in the top 4th Naylor knocked a bunt toward the Pitcher and it led Gimenez home from 3rd, 2-0. Two bats later Martinez crushed a single toward left center field and drove Rocchio home from 2nd, 3-0. The Guardians through four recorded 7 hits with 7 total bases and scored 2 RBI's. Stranded 6 and struck out twice. Offensively, Cleveland made positive hits on the ball and got players on base. More importantly they executed with runners that were set up in scoring position and minimized strikeouts due to good vision. So in the bottom 6th Lively threw a changeup to Marsh which forced him to hit a grounder to 2nd base for an easy third out. Lively through six tossed 6 strikeouts and allowed 7 bases. Stranded 5 and gave up 1 run. Now Lively did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or down and away. Occasionally he'd dot one off the edge of the plate. He kept hits low and eliminated runners in scoring position. However, he did allow bases to pile up a little bit. Heading to the top 8th Naylor with two gone sustained a strikeout off reliever Jose Alvarado's sinker and the sides retired. By this point of the game Cleveland had 1 hit since the 6th and were their last run came in 4th inning. The Guardians throughout their night racked up 9 hits and added 9 total bases. That includes 3 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 7 strikeouts and stranded 8. Cleveland late in bout fizzled out completely. They had a difficult time putting the ball in play and hardly got players on base. For crying out loud they snagged 2 bases since the 6th and were scoreless in their last 5 innings. Also struck out consistently due to bad plate vision and somewhat slacked with runners in scoring position. Getting on base was also a struggle. Luckily their bullpen shutdown players that were in position to score and limited hits. Along with striking batters out on the inside corners or going down and away. Now they did manage to let up some bases in the process. Cleveland stole 2 bases, Naylor earned his 25th RBI of the season and they rocketed up to a 62-41 record. 






The Phillies during last night's meeting against the Guardians carried a 1-3 loss. Philadelphia fell to a 37-16 record when playing at home and lost 2 consecutive. During the bottom 5th Stott who was the first batter in the lineup launched a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-3. The Phillies in five had 3 hits and snagged 7 total bases with 1 RBI. 1 home run and struck out 6 times. Stranded 5 with 2 walks. Philadelphia for the most part had a tough time making contact on the ball and hardly capitalized in scoring position. They also struck out one too many times due to constant chasing. At least they rounded up bases and drew a couple walks. In the bottom 9th Wilson suffered a foul tipped strikeout off an Emmanuel Clase slider for an easy third out. The Phillies ended their night by adding 6 hits and picked up 10 total based. Gained 1 RBI as well. Bullpen threw 8 K's and stranded 9. Philadelphia for majority of the game had trouble putting the ball in play and they struck out a bit too much. Doesn't help ethier that they had a tough time executing in scoring position. At least they picked up bases in between innings. The bullpen got struck batters out effectively and denied most hits. Also they weren't giving up a lot of runs and limited some bases but they allowed players to run up the score in earlier innings. In other words they finished the game strong but started rough. Philly recorded 1 double, Stott picked up 1 RBI with 1 homer and fell to a 64-39 record. 










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BREAKING: The Phillies trade Seanthony Dominguez and Pache to the Orioles for Austin Hays. So Austin Hays on offensive end does tremendous at making contact in the ball and runs the bags aggressively. He can also drive runners home that are set up in scoring position. Now he has taken a dunk in the home run department and strikes out quiet often. Defensively, Hays does a great job fielding pop ups and grounders. Not to mention he's base saver. Keep note he has 13 defensive runs that have been saved. In 2024 Hays has 40 hits, 14 RBI's, 18 runs and .255 batting average. Including 3 home runs and 40 strikeouts. 



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ON THE MOVE: The Mariners traded Hopkins, Smith and another player to be revealed later on for Randy Arozarena. Firstly, Randy Arozarena is a solid power hitter who makes effective contact and runs bases effectively. He'll also drive runners home that are set up in position to score and knocks homers. Let's not forget he does a quality job stealing bases too. Although, he tends to strikeout a lot due to constant chasing. On defende he simply fields pop ups and grounders. Occasionally he'll make a home run save. Arozarena this season planted 74 hits, 45 runs, 37 RBI's and .211 batting average. Along with 16 stolen bases and 15 home runs. He's been struck out 101 times as well. 







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Thursday July 25th, 2024: The Orioles in extra innings squek past the Marlins by a final score of 7-6. Baltimore is sitting 1st place in the AL East and snapped their 3-Game losing streak. So in the middle innings of the 1st Santander drilled a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. An inning later during the top 2nd McCann drained a single into left center field and it brought Closer home from 2nd, 2-0. Jumping over to the top 3rd O'Hearn was placed on 1st base after drawing a walk. A bat later Mountcastle crushed a single into center field and put O'Hearn on 2nd to load the bases. After that, Coswer delivered a 3-run homer over the center field wall this going up 5-0. We now turn our attention toward the top 4th, where Norby launched a solo homer and sent it over the right field wall, 6-0. The Orioles in four had 6 hits with 15 total bases and snagged 6 RBI's. Were struck out twice and stranded 2. Baltimore effectively put the ball in play and got players on base. They also capitalized with runners that were set up in scoring position and barely stranded anyone. More importantly they limited the strikeouts due to good plate vision. Moving to the bottom 7th Burnes delivered a slider to strikeout Rivera for a quick third out. Burnes threw 5 strikeouts and allowed 5 hits with 4 batters stranded. Starting Pitcher Burnes did an excellent job of getting batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts. He also kept hits low and shutdown runners who were in scoring position. Now he did give up bases but that was it. In top 10th Mountcastle blasted a single toward right field and drove Westburg home from 3rd while Mullins got tagged out at home, 7-6. The Orioles recorded 15 hits and snagged 22 total bases with 7 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 8. Baltimore made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Don't get me wrong Miami still stranded batters in between innings and struck out chasing. For the bullpen they eliminated most of the hits and effectively struck batters out. Now they gave up bases and allowed runners late to capitalize in scoring position. They're even lucky they stopped players on base in bottom 10th. Baltimore acquired 2 walks, hit 3 home runs and jumped up to a 61-41 record. 






The Marlins rally was cut short as they suffered a 6-7 loss against the Orioles. Miami is sitting last place in the wild card standings and their 3-Game win streak was stopped In the bottom 5th Fortes suffered a strikeout off a Burnes curve ball and the sides retired. Miami through five made 2 hits with 2 total bases and stranded 3. Were sat down on 4 strikeouts as well. The Marlins were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They did manage to keep strikeouts low due to excellent plate vision but that was about it. Then finally in the bottom 6th Miami would get in the board after Bell rifled a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-6. Switching over to the bottom 8th Miami once again got on the board after Edwards crushed a single to shallow right field and it led Fortes home from 2nd, 2-6. Few bats later De La Cruz creamed a double into left field and got Edwards home from 1st, 3-6. In the bottom 9th Burger got to 1st base by drawing a walk and got Brujuan to 2nd while sending Gordon to 3rd. Afterwards, with bases loaded Chrishopm was safe at 1st base off a Henderson fielding error and it sent Gordon home, 4-6. A bat later Edwards knocked a sacrifice fly ball into left field and got Brujuan home from 3rd, 5-6. Following this play Bell lifted a single to deep center field and it got Burger home from 2nd, 6-6. Then during the bottom 10th Gordon struck out off Perez's sinker for the third and final out. Miami had 9 hits with 14 total bases and picked up 6 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 6 K's and stranded 5. Miami didn't make much contact on the ball struck out consistently due to poor vision. Luckily they rounded up the bases and executed late in scoring position. Look, they just couldn't score in 10th inning or through first five but from the 6th on they were on fire. Bullpen dominated the strike zone because they got batters swinging and missing. They did strand some in between innings as well. Here's the thing though, they struggled to stop runners that were set up in position to score and let up too many hits. Miami ended their day with 2 doubles, stole 1 base and fell to a 37-66 record. 











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Tuesday July 23rd, 2024: The Guardians sneak away with a 5-4 win over the Tigers. Cleveland tied this 3-Game regular season series at 1-1 and snagged 2 consecutive victories. So in the bottom 3rd Kwan drilled a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-0. An inning later during the bottom 4th Noel creamed a solo homer over the left field wall this going up 2-2. The Guardians in four made 6 hits with 13 total bases and picked up 2 RBI's. Stranded 6 and struck out 4 times. Cleveland's offense midway through made excellent contact on the ball and got players home off quality base running. Also strikeouts were minimized. Now they did slightly strand runners in between innings but outside that nothing too bad. Then moving to the bottom 5th Cleveland regained the lead after Ramirez crushed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 3-2. We now turn our attention toward the bottom 6th, where Martinez belted a sacrifice fly ball into center field and it brought Freeman home from 3rd, 4-2. A bat later Ramirez hit a single into right field and it led Scheemann home, 5-2. Cleveland's capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Jumping to the top 9th Emmanuel Clase relieved for Scott Barlow and fired a 100 mile per hour cutter to Rogers who planted a fly ball into right field for a quick third out. The Guardians ended their night by making 10 hits and piled up 23 total bases. Including 5 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 7 strikeouts and stranded 5. Cleveland made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Padres were effecient in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. Kept hits eliminated for most of the game too. However, they let the base total pile up. Cleveland secured 3 walks, earned 3 home runs and improved to a 60-40 record.







The Tigers lose a tough 4-5 nail biting matchup against the Guardians. Detroit is 6 games out of a wild card spot and lost 2 in a row. During the middle innings of the 5th Keith blasted a grounder toward the Pitcher for an easy third out. The Tigers through five had 4 hits and snagged 9 total bases with 2 RBI's. Stranded 3 and struck out once. Now Detroit had a tough time making contact on the ball but made enough to round up the bases. Kept strikeouts to a minimum as well. They did manage to keep strikeouts low due to good plate vision and didn't strand a whole bunch. Transitioning over to the top 7th Detroit came within two after Rogers buried a sacrifice fly ball that was pelted into right field while bringing Urshela home and sent McKinstry to 3rd base, 3-5. Following that play McKinstry stole home off a Gaddis throwing error, 4-5. This would be the Tigers last run of the game. Detroit throughout the day recorded 6 hits with 13 total bases and picked up 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 10. Look, all game long the Tigers had issues putting the ball in play and they struck out consistently due to bad vision. Also struggled with runners that were set up in scoring position and stranded quiet a few. Now they did rack up bases but nothing extreme. Bullpen effectively struck batters out on the inside corners and didn't give up too many walks. Now they allowed contact and couldn't limit the base total. More importantly they slacked when facing runners in scoring position. Detroit picked up 3 walks, gained 1 homer and fell off to a 50-52 record.















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Saturday July 14th, 2024: Eight home runs lifted the Athletics to a huge 18-3 blowout win over the Phillies. Oakland won the 2-Game regular season series 2-1 and sit last place in the AL West. During the top 4th the Athletics jumped ahead after Rooker drianed a 2-run homer that was sent over the center field wall, 2-1.  Oakland in four made 3 hits with 7 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Stranded 1 and were struck out twice. The A's had a rough time making contact but they made just enough to round up the bases and kept strikeouts low due to good plate vision. Did pretty well with players set up in scoring position too. Then an inning later during the top 5th Butler launched a 2-run homer over the center field wall this going up 4-1. Keep note this would be the A's 2nd homer of the afternoon. Now the Athletics lead would extend during the top 6th after Rooker drove in a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall, 6-1. Two bats later Brown delivered a solo home run and sent it over the right field wall, 7-1. We now turn our attention toward the top 7th, where Butler pelted a 2-run homer over the left field wall, 9-3. Later on Rooker planted a sacrifice fly ball to right field and it brought Bleday home from 3rd, 10-3. Heading to the middle innings of the 8th Brown delivered a solo homer over the right field wall, 11-3. After that, Butler who was the fifth batter in the lineup crushed a 2-run homer over the right center wall, 13-3. Guys! This was the A's 7 th homer of the day. We extend into the top 9th where Brown lifted a single to shallow center field and it drove Bleday home, 14-3. Thereafter, Gelof with bases loaded rifled a homer over the left center field wall, 18-3. The A's recorded 15 hits with 43 total bases and secured 18 RBI's. Bullpen threw 5 K's and stranded 1. The A's effectively put the ball in play and got players home off excellent bad running. They managed to keep the strike totals low and they capitalized in scoring position. Not to mention they were dominant with the home run ball. Drew walks thanks to solid plate vision. Now they did strand players in between but outside of that they played flawlessly. Bullpen got batters out off quality strikeouts while forcing swings and misses. They minused the hits and stranded runners in scoring position. I guess one little negative the amount of bases given up. The A's tallied 5 walks, Butler earned 6 RBI's with 3 homers and moved up to a 37-61 record. 








The Phillies got routed by Athletics after getting blown out 3-18. Philadelphia is sitting 1st in the NL East and fall to 5-5 in ten games. In the bottom 1st Philadelphia struck first after Turner drilled a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0. Now jumping to the bottom 5th Schwarber blasted a grounder toward 2nd base and the sides retired. Philly through five had 4 hits and recorded 6 total bases with 1 RBI. Stranded 3 as and got struck out twice. Philadelphia weren't making much contact on the ball but they picked up some bases and strikeouts were limited due to excellent plate vision. They did strand a couple runners and hardly executed in scoring position. Switching to the bottom 6th Stott hit a sacrifice fly ball into left field while driving Harper and Bohm home off a Andujar throwing error, 3-7. Not the strongest game for Philly today. So in the bottom 9th Pache with two batters gone struck out on a fastball that was thrown by relive Pitcher Ferguson and the sides retired. Philly throughout their day had 4 hits and snagged 9 total bases with 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 1. Philadelphia had a horrible day hitting the ball and they struck out off constant chasing. They performed poorly with runners in position score. At least they moved the bases. Their bullpen wasn't throwing too many strikeouts and they allowed a large amount of bases. Hits were like a water stream and let up walks. More importantly they slacked when facing runners in position. Philly gained 1 walk, had 2 doubles and dropped off to a 62-34 record.














  



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Saturday July 13th, 2024: The Giants suffered a rough 2-4 loss against the Twins. San Francisco is four games out a playoff spot and dropped to a 4-6 record in ten bouts. During the bottom 4th San Francisco came within one after Yastrzemski was able to reach an infield single that went to the shortstop and brought Comforto home from 3rd, 1-2. The Giants scored 1 run in 2 total hits to end the inning. Now moving to the bottom 5th San Francisco forced a tie after Ramos drained a single into shallow center field and it led Soler home from 3rd, 2-2. The Giants in five made 7 hits while snagging 9 total bases and scored 2 RBI's. Were sat down on 7 K's and stranded 5. Offensively, San Francisco did tremendous at putting the ball in play and got runners off excellent base running. They also capitalized with runners that were set up in scoring position. Now they did strand some runners in between innings while knocking a few grounders and pop ups. Not to mention they struck out a lot due to constant chasing. In the end, during the bottom 9th Yastrzemski with two gone hit a grounder at the shortstop for the third and final out. San Francisco closed the day with 8 hits and snagged 12 total bases with 2 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 7 batters and stranded 10. The Giants started the early parts of this game pretty well but fizzled out in the later innings. Throughout the day they weren't making much contact on the ball and struck out swinging. Keep note San Francisco tallied 2 hits in their final four innings. Stranded a lot of runners and slacked in scoring position. One positive was their ability to get on base. Bullpen did a decent job getting batters to swing and miss of quality strikeouts. Too bad they couldn't stop runners who were in position to score and allowed walks. More noticeably they gave up hits and struggled to stop base running. At least they stranded players in between innings.....but then again they were probably scoring until the 3 outs came. Something to think about. The Giants tallied 2 doubles, were walked 1 time and fell to a 46-50 record. 







The Twins knocked off the Giants by a final score of 4-2. Minnesota moved to a 27-23 road record and they sit 2nd place in the AL Central Division. In the top 4th Wallner pelted a double into right field while getting Jeffers home from 2nd and sent Wallner to 3rd off a Yastrzemski fielding error, 1-0. Two bats later Wallner from 3rd base scored and got Santana to 2nd off passed ball, 2-0. Minnesota in four had 1 hit with 2 total bases and picked up 2 RBI's. Were struck out twice and stranded 3. The Twins were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base. Stranded a couple runners in between innings as well. Deposit low base running they did manage to capitalize in scoring position and kept strikeouts minimized due to good plate vision. Jumping to the top 6th Minnesota moved in front after Santana hit a solo home run over the left field wall this going up 3-2. We now turn out attention toward the middle innings of the 9th, where Lamach hit a single to right field while getting Castro to 2nd base and put Vasquez on 3rd to load the bases. Afterwards, Lamach on 1st. Jeffers at bat launched a ground out double to the shortstop who got LaMach out at 2nd but Vasquez scored in the process, 4-2. Minnesota tallied 10 hits with 14 total bases and scored 4 RBI's. Defensively, their bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and left 6 on base. San Diego made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Twins were able to strike batters out on through the middle of the zone, off the edge of the plate and up high. For the most part they kept hits at bay and didn't give up too many walks. Shutdown runners that were in position. Now they did manage to allow bases though. Minnesota recorded 5 walks, starting Pitcher Woods Richardson threw 7 strikeouts and jumped up to a 54-41 record.





 













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Thursday July 11th, 2024: The Dodgers drop to 4-6 in their last ten games and lost 4 consecutive. Now during the top 5th Gavin Lux creamed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-2. Los Angeles in five tallied 4 hits with 1 RBI and suffered 8 strikeouts. Stranded 5 too. LA wasn't making much contact but they go enough to get players on base. They manage to struggle with runners in scoring position and struck out a lot due to consistent hacking. Then in the middle of the 8th inning Pages crushed a single into left field while getting Hernandez to 2nd base and sent Freeman to 3rd to the load the bases. Afterwards Pages on 1st base, Rijas at bat hit a line drive toward the shortstop who got Hernandez out at 2nd for a double play. In the top 9th Taylor was on 1st base. Hernandez at bat blasted a grounder toward the shortstop who got Taylor out at 2nd for a double play.  LA throughout their day recorded 5 hits and picked up 9 total bases with 1 RBI. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 10. The Dodgers were struggling to make contact and remained hitless since the 5th. They also slacked with runners who were set up in scoring position and struck out constantly. Just bad plate vision overall. Not to mention they were scoreless in their last four innings and hardly got on base. One positive to LA's game was that they drew walks. Bullpen had trouble eliminating hits and coughed up a bunch of bases. They lacked when facing runners in scoring position and gave up walks. Luckily they did strand batters in between and threw quality strikeouts. Look, they got forced Philly into a lot swings and misses. LA hit 1 double, were walked 5 times and dropped down to a 55-39 record. 






Nola's 9 strikeouts day lifted the Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Dodgers. Philadelphia sweot this 3-Game regular season series and won 3 straight. In the bottom 1st Philadelphia would strike first after Turner blasted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. Now moving to the bottom 2nd Marsh delivered a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 2-0. This was Philly's 2nd home run of the day. Philly in two added 6 hits on 12 total bases earned and snagged 2 RBI's. Were sat down on 4 K's and stranded 5. Philadelphia early made some solid hits on the ball and got players home off off excellent base running. Now they were slightly struck out due to constant hacking and stranded a couple batters on base. Shifting to the top 4th Nola tossed a changeup to Taylor who hit a grounder toward 3rd base for an easy third out. Nola through four threw 5 strikeouts and allowed 4 total bases. Stranded 5 on bases and kept the Dodgers hitless in their last two innings.  So Nola struck batters out in on the inside corners, off the edge of the plate or down and away. Also kept hits to bare minimum and limited bases. More importantly he stopped runners that were set up in scoring position. Dodgers have been scoreless in the first four innings. Moving to the bottom 6th Marsh hit a triple at deep right field and brought Castellanos home from 1st, 3-1. A bat later Rojas rifled a single to left field and got Marsh home from 3rd, 4-1. We now turn our attention to the bottom 8th, where Kyle Schwarber drilled a home run that went over the right field wall this going up 5-1. The Phillies capped off their day by making 10 hits and added 21 total bases. Bullpen struck out 11 batters and stressed 8. Offensively, Philadelphia hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and got walked a few times. Now they did strikeout a lot due to constant chasing and stranded batters in between. For the bullpen they did damage in the strike zone as they got batters to swing and miss. They held hits low and stranded runners in scoring position. Denied base grabbing as well. However, they allowed a lot of walks. Philly gained 4 walks, Nola improved to 11-4 on the mound with 3 homers tallied and moved up to a 61-32 record.















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Monday July 1st, 2024: Martinez and Alvarez were combined for 6 RBI's which pushed the Mets past the Nationals by a final score of 9-7. New York is sitting at 500 and took a 1-0 lead in four game regular season series. So in the bottom 5th Thomas with two batters gone hit a grounder at the shortstop for a quick third out. The Mets in five had 4 hits with 5 total bases and struck out 6 times. Left 3 on base as well. New York's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Switching to the top of the Vientos crushed a single to shallow left field and it led Bader home from 1st, 1-2. Two bats later New York jumped ahead after Alvarez drenched a double to left center field which allowed Taylor and Vientos to score, 3-2. New York started getting hits on the ball and got players on base. Started executing with runners in position. Got K's a little limited to after going down 3 times since the 4th. Now in the top 10th Martinez drilled a 3-run homer over the center field wall while leading Bader and Lindor home, 6-3. Afterwards, Alvarez drianed a triple toward to deep right field and got Taylor home from 2nd, 7-3. Moments after that, Iglesias delivered a 2-rungomer that flew over the center field wall which got Alvarez home from 3rd, 9-3. The Mets throughout their night recorded 12 hits and picked up 23 total bases with 9 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 6 batters and stranded 8. New York made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Don't get me wrong New York still stranded batters in between innings and struck out chasing. For the bullpen they let up way too many hits and and stop bases. They also couldn't shutdown runners that were set up in position to score. Let Washington walk a few times too. New York hit 3 doubles, stole 2 bases and jumped out to a 41-41 record.






The Nationals late surge was stopped in extra innings as they went down 7-9 against the Mets. Washington is standing 4th oace in the NL East and lost 2 straight. During the bottom 3rd Ramirez blasted a single into shallow center field and brought Abrams home from 2nd, 2-0. A bat later Menseas hit a single toward center field and got Thomas home from 3rd, 2-0. The Nationals planted 6 hits with 9 total bases and picked up 2 RBI's. Had 0 strikeouts and stranded 3. Washington put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Now shifting to the top 4th Gore tossed a fastball to strikeout Taylor for an easy third out. Gore threw 6 strikeouts with 4 total bases allowed. Gave up 3 hits and stranded 3. So starting Pitcher Mackenzie Gore delivered strikeouts on the inside corners, high in the zone and off the edge of the plate. He kept hits to a minimum and shutdown bases. Restricted runners in scoring position too. Then in the bottom 8th Washington notched a tie after Menseas crushed a double to shallow right field and it allowed Winker home from 1st, 3-3. Shifting to the bottom 10th Winker rifled a double to shallow left field and pushed Young 2nd, 4-9. Then Vargas who was the sixth batter in the lineup laced a double into right field which placed Winker and Abrams home, 6-9. Things only got more intensified after Washington came within two as Ruiz belted a single through center field and pushed Vargos home from 2nd, 7-9. Too bad a play later Garcia with two gone struck out off a Tyler Jay splitter and sides retired. The Nationals scored 4 runs on 3 hits. The Nationals ended their night by placing 11 hits in the ball and got in base 14 times. Earned 7 RBI's as well. Bullpen had 13 strikeouts thrown and left 7 on a bag. Washington effectively put the ball in play and kept strikeouts in check. Not to mention they had effective base running and executed with runners in scoring position. Now they did strand runners in between. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss off solid strikeouts. They limited the walk rate stranded batters. Although, they had trouble stopping runners who were in scoring position and gave up a few home runs. More importantly they coughed up hits and and couldn't limit base totals. Washington earned 3 doubles, Menseas recorded 3 RBI's and dipped down to a 39-45 record.













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Wednesday June 26th, 2024: Arrighetti threw 10 strikeouts and the Astros snagged a 7-1 blowout win over the Rockies. Houston is sitting 5th place in the wild card race and won 7 in a row. Houston started the scoring first during the bottom 4th after Diaz hit a single toward right field and brought Altuve home from 3rd, 1-0. Then in the bottom 5th Jose Altuve crushed a single that flew into left field and it led Salazar to scored 2nd, 2-0. Houston planted 5 hits with 6 total bases and tallied 2 RBI's. Were struck out twice and stranded 3. Including 3 steals. Houston made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Strikeouts were minimized due to good vision and hardly stranded players. Had a few good steals to go along. Now moving to the top 7th Arrighetti tossed a slider to Stallings who hit grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Arrighetti in 7 threw 10 strikeouts and allowed 5 bases. Along with giving up 3 hits and stranded 3. Permitted 0 walks too. Look, Houston's starting Pitcher Arrighetti did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or off the edge of the plate. We now move to the bottom 7th, where Salazar hit a sacrifice fly ball into center field and brought Dibon home from 3rd, 3-0. A bat later Altuve reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop it led Pena home from 3rd base, 4-0. To make matters even better Bregnan would reach a fielders choice at 3rd base which allowed Loperfido to score and Altuve was out at 2nd off a Rodgers throwing error, 5-0. Following this score Diaz creamed a single into deep center field and got Bregnan home from 3rd, 6-0. Stros scored 4 runs in 4 hits. Jumping to the bottom 8th Pena hit a single to deep right field and brought Dubon home from 2nd, 7-1. The Astros throughout their day made 11 hits while snagging 14 total bases and recorded 6 RBI's. Bullpen stranded 4 batters and struck out 14. Houston made solid hits on the ball and got players home off quality base running. They also capitalized in scoring position and barely struck out due to excellent plate vision. Now they stranded a few in between but that was really it....negative wise. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss off solid strikeouts. Kept hit and base totals low. Houston secured 3 doubles, stole 3 bases and jumped up to a 40-40 record.






The Rockies got plastered by the Astros after going down 1-7. Colorado is standing last place in the NL West and they lost 3 straight. Doyle in the top 8th delivered a sacrifice fly ball that flew into center field and it pushed Jones home from 3rd, 1-6. Took 8 innings to score! The Rockies through eight had 4 hits with 7 total bases and struck out 12 times. Left 4 on base and secured 1 walk. So Colorado barley made any contact on the ball and struck out a lot due to constant chasing. More importantly they struggled to execute with runners in position to score. Stranded quiet a few as well. Luckily they moved the bases but that's about it. So in the top of the 9th Toglia with two gone belted a grounder toward the shortstop for a quick third out. The Rockies ended their day by piling on 4 hits and tallied 7 total bases with 1 RBI acquired. Bullpen tossed 5 K's and stranded 7. Colorado's offense had a poor hitting performance and they struck out one too many times due to consist hacking. Also lacked with runners in scoring position and stranded some in between. One real positive here was their ability to move the bases. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts and they allowed bases to pile. Not to mention they couldn't stop the hits and struggled with runners in position to score. Nonetheless, they stranded batters in between and allowed 1 walk. The Rockies hit 3 doubles, Doyle snagged 1 RBI and they fell off to a 27-53 record. 














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Tuesday June 25th, 2024: The Yankees late rally was stopped as they suffered a 7-9 loss to the Mets. New York is 0-1 in this 2 game regular season series and lost 2 in a row. Yankees finally got on the board come the top 5th after Soto delivered a home run that was sent over the right center field wall, 1-6. The Yankees through six planted 3 hits with 6 total bases and secured 1 RBI. Gained 5 walks and were sat down on 9 strikeouts. New York's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and they struck out swinging. Stranded a bunch of batters in scoring position. Although, New York drew walks off good plate vision and picked up a few bases. Shifting over to the top 7th Aaron Judge cranked a double that flew into left field and got Voloe home from 3rd, 2-9. This would be the Yankees first run since the 5th. So switching over to the middle of the 8th Wells rifled a single at center field and it led Rice home from 2nd, 3-9. Afterwards, Grisham who was the in the batter in the lineup got to 3rd base and sent Wells to 2nd off a Mets wild pitch. A bat after Juan Soto was walked on a ball four to load the bases. Following that Aaron Judge buried a grand slam home run, 7-9. Judge at this point of the game had 2 hits, 1 home run and 5 RBI's. The Yankees ended with 7 hits and tallied 14 total bases. That includes 7 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 3 strikeouts and stranded 6. The Yankees were struggling to make contact and were struck out due to constant chasing. Stranded a bunch in between as well. With that being said, New York drew a alot of walks and picked up bases. It wasn't till late in the game when New York started capitalizing in scoring position. Bullpen had a difficult time throwing strikeouts and they struggled with runners in position to score. Also permitted one too many bases and allowed home runs to fly. However, this bullpen held the Mets scoreless in their last three innings. The Yankees ended their night by hitting 1 homer, snagged 1 double and dropped down to a 52-29 record.




Peterson threw 8 strikeouts and the Mets secured a 9-7 Victory, when facing the Yankees. New York is one game above 500 and they won 2 consecutive. In the bottom 1st Taylor blasted a single toward left field while driving Lindor home from from 2nd and Alonso was out at home himself, 1-0. An inning later in the bottom 2nd Viantos crushed a solo home run over the left center field wall, 2-0. After that, Bader launched a solo homer of his own and sent over the left field wall, 3-0. 2 home runs to start the first two innings. Moving to inning 4 Vientos hammered a solo home run that flew over the right center field, 4-0. Four bats later Nimmo creamed a home run that went past the right the field and got McNeil home from 1st, 6-0. The Mets in four made 7 hits with 20 total bases and tallied 6 RBI's. 4 walks to go along and had 0 strikeouts. New York made quality contact and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Don't forget they barely stranded players and strikeouts were low. Drew walks as well. Jumping over to the bottom 6th Nimmo was able to reach an fielders choice toward 2nd base while getting McNeil home and Bader was sent to 3rd off a Torres fielding error, 7-1. Then the Mets lead continued to extend after Martinez creamed a double that was sent into deep center field and brought McNeil home from 3rd base, 8-1. To make matters even better New York furthered their lead as Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly ball into center field but during that process it allowed Nimmo to score from 3rd, 9-1. Mets bumped their hits total up to 11 and snagged 25 bases. Also executed with runners that were set up in scoring position. Heading to the top 9th relief Pitcher Garrett threw a splitter to strikeout LaMahieu for the third and final out. The Mets finished with 12 hits and racked up 26 bases. Tallied 9 RBI's as well. New York made effective hits in the ball and players got home off excellent base running. Strikeouts were held in check off solid plate vision. Now they stranded players in between which was their only real fault. For the bullpen they did a lot of their strikeout damage on the inside corners or off the edge of the plate. They also kept hits to a minimum. Unfortunately, they allowed a bunch of walks and Gave up bases. Not to mention they allowed runners late to execute in scoring position. The Mets planted 4 home runs, stole 2 bags and jumped up to a 38-39 record.
















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Saturday June 22nd, 2024: The White Sox picked up a huge 5-1 win against the Tigers. Chicago snapped their 3-Game losing streak and are last place in the AL Central. So the White Sox in the top 4th would strike first after Dejong sunk a single toward shallow center field and brought home Robert from 3rd, 1-0. Two bats later Lopez drained a double that flew into shallow right field while bringing home Dejong from 2nd, 2-0. Chicago in four made 6 hits with 2 RBI's and racked up 8 total bases. Were struck out 3 times and stranded 4. So the White Sox effectively put the ball in play and executed with runners who were set up in scoring position. Had effective base running as well. Strikeouts were also held in check due to good vision. Now an inning later during the middle of the 5th Vaughn who was the sixth batter in the lineup crushed a single that went into left field and it led Beninintemdi home from 3rd, 3-0. Chicago bumped their hits up to 9 and picked up 11 total bases. We now turn our attention toward the bottom 5th, where Thorpe threw a fastball to Keith who hit a fly ball into deep left field and the sides retired. Thorpe in five threw 5 strikeouts with 2 hits allowed and gave up 4 bases. Also stranded 5. Starting Pitcher Thorpe struck batters out on the inside corners and denied a lot of contact. Forced quiet a few grounders and pop up's as well. Not to mention he limited base totals and shutdown runners in scoring position. Now shifting to the top 6th Lee delivered a solo home run that flew over the left field wall this gaing a 4-0 advantage. Keep note this would be Chicago's first home run of the game. Few bats later Sosa stepped up and launched a single to center field and got Lopez home from 2nd, 5-0. The White Sox ended with 12 hits and snagged 17 total bases with 5 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 7. Chicago made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Padres were effecient in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. Kept base and hit totals low as well. For the bullpen they got batters to swing and miss off solid strikeouts. Restricted runners that were set in scoring position. Now they gave up some bases and allowed a lot of walks. Chicago stole 2 bases, hit 2 doubles and moved up 21-57 record. 




The Tigers suffered a disappointing 1-5 loss against the White Sox. Detroit got back in the loss column and they sit 4th place in the AL Central. Urshela in the bottom 6th with batters gone hit a grounder toward 2nd base for an easy third out. Detroit through six had 2 hits with 4 total bases and were sat down on 5 strikeouts. Stranded 5 as well. Including 4 walks. Detroit's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. One positive was that they worked the count to draw some walks but that's about it. Then in the bottom 8th finally got on the board after Canha hit a grounder at Sosa but in that process Verling got home from 3rd, 1-5. It took Detroit 8 innings to finally score......damage has already been done. Now in the bottom 9th Verling with two gone suffered a strikeout off reliever Michael Kopech which forced the 3rd and final out. Detroit throughout their day had 5 hits while acquiring 8 total bases and earned 1 RBI. Bullpen delivered. The Tigers hardly made any contact on the ball and struck out constantly due to chasing. Although, they picked up some bases and drew a lot of walks. Bullpen did most of their strikeouts damage on the inside corners, through the middle of the zone and off the edge of the plate. Stranded runners in between as well. However, they allowed hits and let the base total pile. They were struggling to stop runners in scoring position. Detroit planted 3 doubles, had 6 walks and dropped off to a 35-41 record.












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Friday June 21st, 2024: The Diamondbacks walked away with a 5-4 win over the Phillies. Arizona is back at 500 and won 2 in a row. So in the top 2nd Arizona would strike first after Gurriel hit a solo home run over the left field, 1-0. An inning later Moreno drilled a homer that flew over the center field wall and got Carroll home from 2nd, 3-0. A bat later Pederson crushed a homer run over the center field wall this going up 4-0. Keep note this was the teams 3rd homer of the day. Moving to the middle of the 4th Perdomo hit a fly ball toward deep center field for an easy third out. The Diamondbacks in four recorded 5 hits with 15 total bases and stranded 2. Had 4 RBI's and got struck out 3 times. Arizona made quality contact and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Kept strikeouts to a minimum as well. Advancing to the top 8th Perdomo blasted a single into shallow right field which allowed Alexander score and Perdomo reached 2nd off a Castellanos throwing error, 5-3. So in the bottom 9th Paul Sewald relieved for Ryan Thompson and threw a slider to Schwarber who was forced into hitting grounder to left field for a quick third out. In the bottom 9th The D-Backs throughout their night made 9 hits while snagging 19 bases and secured 5 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 6 strikeouts and stranded 6. Arizona throughout the day didn't make a lot of contact but they racked up base totals and worked the count for quality walks. Also capitalized with runners in scoring position. Now they struck out quiet a bit and stranded runners in between. Bullpen kept hits minimized and struck some batters out. Now they did struggle with runners that were set up in scoring position but closed out when they needed too. Gave up a few walks as well. Arizona took 4 walks, hit 2 doubles and jumped up to a 38-38 record. 




The Phillies suffered a disappointing 4-5 loss to the Diamondvacks. Philadelphia is sitting 1st place in the NL East and lost 2 straight. Now in the bottom 3rd Philadelphia came within two after Schwarber delivered a 2 rum homer that deer past the test field wall, 2-4. Shifting to the bottom 5th Turner with two gone belted a grounder at the shortstop and the sides retired. The Phillies in five secured 4 hits with 8 total bases and picked up 2 RBI's. Were struck out 3 times and stranded 3. Philadelphia had some trouble putting the ball in play but they got enough to move the bases and minimized the strike totals. Also couldn't execute with runners in scoring position. If hits were made then it was usually pop ups or grounders. Jumping to the bottom 7th Schwarber who was the seventh batter in the lineup was walked which sent Marchand to 2nd and it got Dahl to 3rd base. A bat later Turner with bases loaded reached an infield single toward 2nd base and it brought Dahl home, 3-4. Then in the bottom 8th Castellanos drained a solo homer over the left field wall, 4-5. Unfortunately, this would be their run scored moving forward. The Phillies ended their night by placing 7 hits on the ball and snagged 15 total bases with 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 6 K's and left 9 on base. Philly walked 4 times, stole 2 bases and fell to a 49-36 record. 














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Wednesday June 19th, 2024: Hendrick's 8 strikeouts pushed the Cubs past the Giants by a final score of 6-5. Chicago is 3 games beneath 500 and won 2 straight. During the top 4th Hendricks fired a slider that forced Chapman to strikeout on a foul tip and the sides retired. Hendricks in four threw 7 strikeouts with 0 hits allowed and gave up 1 walk. 0 bases to go along. So Hendricks got batters to swing and miss off numerous strikeouts. He also kept hits low and shutdown bases. More importantly he rejected runners who were set up in scoring position. Now moving to the bottom 4th Happy crushed a home run over the center field wall, 1-0. A bat later Swanson delivered a solo homer of his own over the right field wall thus going up 2-0. Afterwards, Crow Armstrong was able to reach an infield single toward the Pitcher which allowed Busch to get home and it sent Crow Armstrong to 2nd on a Chapman throwing error, 3-0. Jumping to the bottom 6th Crow Armstrong launched a pop fly to 2nd base and sides quickly retired. The Cubs in six made 8 hits and acquired 16 total bases with 2 RBI's tallied. Were sat down on 7 strikes and stranded 6. Chicago didn't make a lot of contact but they got enough to rack up the bases. On the downside they haven't scored since the 4th and they've struck out due to consistent chasing. Stranded runners in between and hardly capitalized with runners in scoring position. An inning later during the bottom 7th Swanson hit a single into center field which brought home Bellinger and Hoerner while Morel reached 3rd, 5-1. After that, Morel found home plate off a Flores fielding error, 6-1. The Cubs throughout their day acquired 11 hits with 4 RBI's and added 20 bases. Bullpen threw 11 K's and left 7 on base. Chicago made quality contact on the ball and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Cubs were effecient in the strike zone and kept hits to a minimum. Now they held San Francisco scoreless through the first five innings but late they started struggling with runners that were set up in scoring position. They allowed an abundance of bases and gave up walks. Chicago stole 3 bases, recorded 3 doubles and improved to a 36-39 record. 






The Giants late rally was out on hold after taking a 5-6 loss to the Cubs. San Francisco lost the regular season series 1-2 and they're half a game out of a playoff spot. Now in the middle of the 5th Yastrzemski with two gone belted a grounder toward 2nd base for an easy third out. The Giants made 0 hits with 0 total bases and were struck out 8 times. Stranded 3 as well. The Giants midway through were struggling to make hits on the ball and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They were sat down on solid strikeouts during to constant swing and misses. This offense has to get going at some point. Just flat at this moment in time. Moving to the top 6th Ramos with no outs reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and brought Estrada home from 3rd, 1-3. This was the Giants first run of the afternoon! Transitioning to the middle of the 8th Slater who the seventh batter in the lineup was walked on a ball four while sending Chapman to 2nd base and got Baily to 3rd. Thereafter, Soler with bases loaded cranked a grand slam home run that flew over the left field wall, 5-6. Heading to the top 9th Bailey launched a grind ball at 2nd base for the third and final out.The Giants hit the ball 6 times and scored 5 RBI's on 10 total bases. Bullpen tossed 11 strikeouts and stranded 8. So San Francisco wasn't making much contact on the ball yet they got enough to round up the bases and executed late with runners in scoring position. Did a great job forcing walks too. However, they struck out due to consecutive hacking and stranded a lot of batters. Bullpen struck batters out at a high rate and held Chicago scoreless in their last two innings. Although, they gave up hit and base totals. Along with showing struggles to eliminate runners that were in scoring position. San Francisco picked up 1 double, Soler had 4 RBI's with 1 homer and fell to a 36-39 record. 





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INJURY UPDATE: Anthony Rizzo on Sunday during a Yankees 3-9 loss to the Red Sox suffered a hand injury that'll keep him out for the next 4-6 weeks. So Anthony Rizzo's in the 7th inning tried to beat a grounder but in that process he would bang into the Pitcher and landed oddly on his hand. Moments after he was scene in a lot of pain. This season Rizzo has 59 hits, 32 runs, 8 homers and 28 RBI's. Including a .223 batting average. 



















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Sunday June 16th, 2024: The Mariners knocked off the Rangers by a final score of 5-0. Seattle is sitting 1st place in the AL West and win 3 in a row. Now in the bottom 4th Seattle struck first after Raley hit a double into deep right field and got Haniger home from 2nd, 1-0. An inning later during the bottom 5th Rojas who third batter in the lineup crushed a double toward deep left field. A bat later, Rojas scored from 2nd off a wild pitch, 2-0. The Mariners recorded 4 hits and scored 1 RBI on 7 total bases. Stranded 5 and got 3 batters walked. So Seattle for most of this game had a difficult time making contact on the ball and and barely racked up bases. Also had some struggles with runners in scoring position. Despite a two run lead. They were sat down on constant swings and miss strikeouts. However, they did a nice job of working the count because it led to a couple of walks. Then in the middle of the 6th Gilbert delivered slider to Seager who knocked a grounder to 1st base for an easy third out. Gilbert in six threw 6 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits. Gave up 3 bases and stranded 2. Look, starting Pitcher Gilbert minused hit and base totals. More importantly he rejected runners if they were in scoring position. Not to mention he struck batters out high in the zone and off the edge of the plate. Jumping over to the bottom 7th Locklear who was the first batter in the lineup blasted a solo home run over the left field wall, 3-0. First run since the 5th. Transitioning to the bottom 8th Canzone dropped off a single toward left center field and brought Bliss home from 2nd, 4-0. Seattle scored 2 runs on 1 total hit. To conclude this bout in the top 9th relief Pitcher Austin Volt came in for Gilbert and threw a slider to Seager who hit a grounder toward 1st base for quick third out. Seattle throughout the day picked up 6 hits while snagging 12 total bases and scored 3 RBI's. Stranded 6 and were struck out 12 times. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits with 2 left on base. By the way their starting Pitcher/bullpen allowed 0 hits from the 5th inning to the 9th. Seattle's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance but they still made enough to mount base and capitalized in scoring position. Now their other struggles were getting struck out consistently due to a lot of hacking. Seattle was walked 4 times, stole 1 base and improved to a 43-31 record.















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Thursday June 6th, 2024: Kikuchi threw 6 strikeouts and the Blue Jays picked up a 6-5 win over the Orioles. Toronto is two games beneath 500 and are last place in the AL East. In the top 3rd Rutschman blasted a grounder toward Kikuchi for an easy third out. So Kikuchi struck batters out on the inside corners, up high in the zone and off the edge of the plate. Occasionally, he'll get you outside the zone too. He kept hit and base totals low. Now if he did give up co tact it was usually pop ups and grounders. Even if runners were in position he was able to shut them down. Now in the bottom 3rd Guerrero hit a 3-run homer over the right field wall while getting Clement and Jansen home, 3-0. Then in the bottom 4th Kiner Falefa drilled a single toward shallow right field and it got Varsho home from 2nd, 4-0. Toronto's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they've hit a lot of grounders and pop ups. Now they kept strikeouts to a minimum due to good plate vision and executed with runners who were set up in scoring position. Jumping to the bottom 6th Clement knocked a single to left field which brought Varsho and Turner home, 6-1. Blue Jays throughout the day made 7 hits with 6 RBI's and got walked 5 times. 
Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 3. Toronto rarely made hits in the ball and stranded a couple but outside of that they capitalized with runners that were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts minimized. Also ran the bags extremely well. Bullpen on the other hand got batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts. Kept hits low and denied runners in scoring position. Along with adding pop ups and grounders. Blue Jays had 1 double, stole 1 base and moved up to a 30-32 record. 





The Orioles took a nail biting 5-6 loss against the Orioles. Baltimore is 7-3 in ten games and sit 2nd place in the AL East. In the top 4th Hays with two gone was struck out by a Kikuchi changeup and the sides retired. The Orioles were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. They've been struck out due to constant chasing and were scoreless in their first four innings. Now in the bottom 5th Povich delivered a pitch to Bo Bichette who cranked a line drive at right field for an easy third out. So starting Pitcher Povich did tremendous at limiting base totals and denied most hits. He also forced quiet a few grounders and pop ups. Although, he's having trouble eliminating runners in scoring position and threw very little strikeouts. Moving to the middle of the 6th Rutschman crushed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-4. Look, the hit totals were still low and they're not capitalizing with runners in position. They've been struck out consistently as well. Luckily they got the bases moving but that's about it. Heading to top 8th Rutschman drianed a 2-rum home run over the right field wall and got Westburg home, 3-6. An inning later in the top 9th Baltimore got within one after O'Hearn drove in a 2-run homer over the right field wall and got Hays home, 5-6. Keep note all their runs were off homers. Baltimore had 6 hits and got 5 RBI's. Including 16 total bases. Bullpen tossed 4 K's and stranded 6. Baltimore all game long had a difficult time making contact on the ball and struck out frequently. Hardly executed with runners in position. However, they racked up the base totals and cranked a couple homers. Bullpen wasn't effective in strike zone and allowed bases. More importantly they struggled with restricting runners in scoring position. Walked a lot of batters too. With that being said....they kept hits to a minimum. Baltimore recorded 1 double, earned 3 homers and fell.off to a 39-22 record. 













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INJURY UPDATE: Ronald Acuna is now out for the year after tearing his ACL in a Braves 8-1 win over Pirates on Sunday night. Now in the 1st inning Ronald Acuna was leading off 1st base and as he started running toward 2nd he fell straight to the ground. He was seen in tremendous pain and clutched immediately at his leg. This team is losing a player who makes quality contact on the ball and can drive runners home who are set up in sockring position. He's an effective base stealer and runs the bags well. Acuna this year has 4 homers, 15 RBI's, 47 hits, 38 runs and 16 stolen bases. Including a .246 batting average. 







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Monday May 20th, 2024: Braves lose their lead and it led to a 5-6 loss against the Padres. Atlanta is 5-5 in ten games and they sit 2nd place in the NL East. So in the bottom 1st Olson cranked a single to deep right field and brought Acuna home from 3rd, 1-0 Two bats later Harris blasted a single into shallow left field and got Albies home, 2-0. Then in the bottom 5th Olson would drill a solo homer over the right field wall, 4-0. Keep note this was back to back homers for the Braves. The Braves in three tallied 8 hits with 14 total bases and gained 5 RBI's. Including 2 home runs. Were struck out 5 times and stranded 6. Atlanta made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. Although, they've been struck out quite often during to bad vision. During the bottom 7th Short with two gone hit a foul ball to right field and the sides retired. So this far into the game and the Braves are still making solid contact in the ball but their struggling with runners who are set up in scoring position and they continue to strikeout constantly. Don't forget they've been scoreless since the 3rd. In the bottom 9th Kelenic with two gone hit a fly ball toward left field for an easy third out. The Braves made 12 hits with 20 total bases and were scoreless in their final 6 innings. Scored 5 RBI's as well. Bullpen struck out 5 batters and left 5. Atlanta made quality contact and ran the bags well but they late into the game they had trouble executing with runners in position to score and suffered a bunch of strikeouts. Bullpen had it going in the early innings but ultimately fizzled out late. They started by giving up hits and allowed one too many bases. Also doesn't help that they were a lackluster when trying to stop runners in scoring position. To make matters worse they hardly struck any batters out. At least in between innings they forced a few grounders and pop ups. The Braves had 2 doubles, were walked 3 times, starting Pitcher Lopez threw 4 strikeouts and they fell off to a 27-17 record.





The Padres rallied back from a 4 run deficit to take a 6-5 win over the Braves. San Diego is sitting at 500 and their 2nd place in the NL West. Now in the top 4th Cronenworth suffered a swinging strikeout and the sides retired. San Diego had 2 hits with 4 total bases and got struck out 3 times. Stranded 1 as well. The Padres were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Now strikeouts were low due to great plate vision. An inning later during the top 5th Merill rifled a grounder ball toward 2nd and it led Machado home from 3rd, 1-5. They are still slacking in the hit department and barely get on base. Even when they do have runners in it's not like their executing or anything. Now things would start to change come the top 8th after Cronenworth belted a single to center field whike bringing in both Kim and Tatis, 4-5. A bat later Machado hit a double into left center field which allowed Cronenworth and Profar to score, 6-5. This was the Padres first lead. Padres throughout the day had 10 hits with 12 total bases and scored 6 RBI's. Bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 12. San Diego put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts to a minimum due to good vision. Look, it's not how start a game but it's how you finish. Bullpen dominated the strike zone as they got batters to swing and miss. They also shutdown runners that were in scoring position. The Padres recorded 2 doubles, Cease who was their starting Pitcher tossed 5 K's and improved to a 25-25 record.











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BREAKING: The Rangers traded a minor league Pitcher to the White Sox and in return they got Robbie Grossman. Here in 2024 Grossman's base and hit totals have low. He's also struck out chasing and barely got runners home. To make matters worse Grossman is an effective base stealer and even that's struggling. So far in 2024 Grossman made 15 hits with 6 runs, 4 RBI's, 0 home runs, 21 strikeouts and batting average of .205. Throughout his career though, he has 419 RBI's, 66 stolen bases, 90 home runs, 914 hits and a .243 in batting average. 

 









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INJURY UPDATE: The Angels will be without Mike Trout for the rest of the year due to knee surgery. So Mike Trout was injured during a 5-4 loss to the Parts back in July. He played a nine inning game back in Monday so it's hard to tell when the injury actually happened. His season ends with a 17 runs, 24 hits, 14 RBI's and 6 stolen bases. Including 10 homers and his batting average is .220. 








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INJURY UPDATE: Trevor Story is out for the year due shoulder surgery. Trevor Story's injury occurred in the 4th inning during an 8-6 loss to the Angels in Friday. Story off a Trout hit made a diving stop but fell flat on his shoulder. Keep note they're losing a guy who could make solid hits on the ball and drive runners home that are set up in position to score. Also plasters home runs. Be aware his his homers are usually 14 and up but with his injury it'll be a lot lower this year. Now he struck out a lot due to constant hacking. Story ends his season with 1 run, 7 hits, 0 home runs, 4 RBI's and 9 strikeouts. That includes a .226 batting average. 













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BREAKING: The Red Sox sign Ceddanne to an 8 year $50 Million Dollar deal. So Rafael does a tremendous job of making contact on the ball and can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. He can run the bags fluently as well. Now he does tend strikeout chasing. On defense he does good job fielding pop up's and grounders. Rafael this season has 6 runs, 8 hits and 6 RBI's. Including a .186 in batting average. 












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Friday April 12th, 2024: The Giants suffered a rough 1-2 loss against the Rays. San Francisco are four games beneath 500 and they sit 4th place in the NL West. During the top 3rd Lee rifled a single into shallow center field. A bat later Lee reached 3rd base off the Catchers throwing error. Afterwards, Lee scored from 3rd base because the Catcher couldn't hold on to the pitch, 1-1. Moving to the top 5th. The Giants in four made 4 hits while gaining 5 bases and scored 1 RBI. Got struck out 4 times and stranded 4. San Francisco was struggling to rack up hits but they got enough to get players on base. Strikeouts weren't as bad ethier. Too bad they slacked with runners with in scoring position. Moving to the bottom 5th Winn fired a splitter that struck out Rosario for an easy third out. Winn through five tossed 6 strikeouts and allowed 6 total bases. Stranded 7 as well. Winn was replaced by reliver Landen Roupp after pitching 5 innings. Winn did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or down and away. Now Winn gave up some hits and allowed bases. Luckily he shutdown runners who were in position to score. Despite two run given up. The last time Winn permitted a hit and run was back in the 3rd. So in the top 9th Lee with two gone buried a line drive to left field for a quick third out. The Giants throughout the night made 6 hits with 7 total bases and scored 1 RBI. Bullpen struck out 9 batters and stranded 8. So the Giants all game long had trouble putting the ball in play and barely got players on base. To make matters worse they struggled in scoring position and struck out hacking. Their bullpen got batters to swing and miss as they sent strikeouts on the inside corners or going down and away. They also kept hits low and restricted bases. Not to mention they held the Rays scoreless in their last five innings. Granite, they allowed 2 runs but that was earlier in the game. Since then they found ways to limit runners who were in position. Relieve Pitcher Walker ended with 3 strikeouts, Winn fell to 0-3 on the mound, hit 1 double and fell to a 5-9 record.





The Rays during last night's outing knocked off the Giants 2-1. Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series and are two games above 500. In the bottom 2nd Caballero hit a single toward right field which sent Rosario to 2nd base and got Ramirez to 3rd. Two bats later Diaz with bases loaded was walked and it got Ramirez home, 1-0. An inning later during the bottom 3rd Rosario blasted a triple that flew into right center field and brought Ramirez home from 1st, 2-1. The Rays in three had 5 hits with 7 total bases and scored 2 RBI's. Were struck out 3 times and stranded 5. Tampa Bay early made quality hits on the ball and got players home off excellent baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. They did manage to strand a few. Shifting to the bottom 7th Palacias hit a line drive to right field and the sides retired. The Rays offense by this point in time stalled out. They've made no hits nor got on base and haven't scored since the 3rd. They struck out frequently due to poor vision. The Rays tallied 6 hits and got on base 7 times. Were sat down on 10 K's and recorded 2 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 8 strikes and left 9. Tampa Bay's offense had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Let's not forget they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out chasing. For the bullpen they contained hits and limited bases. More importantly they restricted runners in scoring position. They also struck batters out through the middle of the zone up high and off the edge of the plate. By the way they kept San Francisco scoreless through their final 6 innings. Although, this bullpen allowed 3 stolen bases. Tampa Bay crushed 1 double, bullpen walked 6 batters and they improved to an 8-6 record.















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INJURY UPDATE: The Guardians along with the Braves lose Spencer Strider and Shane Bieber to Tommy John surgery after spraining their UCL's. Firstly, these injuries have been due to the pitch clock which speeds them up. Now both Pitchers do a lot of their strikeout damage on the inside corners or down and away. Granite, this past season they both allowed contact and gave up runs. More importantly they each allow home runs and let's bases pile. Key word LAST YEAR! This year before getting hurt they kept base and hit totals low while shutting down runners in scoring position. Were still effective in the strike zone by forcing swings and misses. Kept homers to a minimum too. Between the two they allowed 20 hits, 7 runs, 7 earned runs, 4 homers and 32 strikeouts. 
















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Wednesday April 10th, 2024: The Phillies knocked off the Cardinals by a final score of 4-3. Philadelphia won this 3-Game regular season series 2-1 and sit 2nd place in the NL East. In the top 1st Realmuto off a solid hit made it safely to 1st base on a Stott fielding error and it brought Schwarber home, 1-0. Few bats later Bohm blasted a single to center field and it led Realmuto home, 2-0. Moving to the top 5th Harper with two gone hit a fly ball toward center field and the sides retired. Keep in mind Philly hasn't scored a run since the 1st inning. Philadelphia in five recorded 1 hit with 1 total base and scored 1 RBI. Were sat down on 6 K's as well. Now the Phillies weren't hitting the ball all that well and barely got runners on base. They were struggling with runners who were in position to score and struck out chasing. Then during the top 6th Marsh zipped a single toward left field and got Realmuto home thus going up 3-2. A bat later Castellanos buried a single that went into right field and led Bohm home from 3rd, 4-2.  Philadelphia had their fair share of issues making hits and they were struck out constantly due to bad vision. They lacked in scoring position as well. At least they racked up base totals. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Limited hits and denied runners who were in position. Unfortunately, they gave up a lot of bases. Phillies improved to a 6-6 record.







The Cardinals suffered a 3-4 one run loss against the Phillies. St. Louis is one game under 500 and stand last place in the NL Central. During the bottom 2nd Herrera creamed a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-2. An inning later Donovan rifled a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 2-2. This was the Cardinals 2nd homer of the day and they rallied back from two runs down. Now Lynn in the middle 4th delivered a cutter toward Stott who hit a fly ball to deep center field for an easy third out. Lance Lynn through four tossed 5 strikeouts and allowed 1 hits. Stranded 3 as well. So Lance Lynn struck batters out on the inside corners and through the middle of the zone. Just a lot of swing and miss attempts being handed out. Now he also kept hit and base totals low. More importantly he shutdown runners who were in scoring position. Despite giving up two runs. Keep note Lynn held Philadelphia scoreless through their last three innings. So in the bottom 6th Herrera pelted a fly ball at center field for a quick third out. Look, the Cardinals were scoreless through their last three innings. St. Louis in six made 3 hits while acquiring 9 total bases and scored 2 RBI's. Were struck out 3 times and stranded 3. The Cardinals weren't making many hits but they still tallied bases and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. They stranded runners in scoring position as well. We now move to the bottom 8th, where Arenado crushed a single toward shallow center field and got Contraras to score, 3-4. This would be the Phillies first run since the 3rd.  St. Louis barely made contact on the ball and executed poorly with runners in scoring position. Stranded quiet a few and went scoreless in their last three innings. The things they did well at was keeping strikeouts low and rounded up the bases. Their bullpen got batters to chase as they sent strikeouts through the middle of the zone, inside the corners and off the edge of the plate. Kept hits to a minimum as well. Now they allowed bases and couldn't restrict runners who were in position to score. Not to mention they stranded a bunch. St. Louis dropped down to a 6-7 record. 


















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Saturday April 6th, 2024: Yamamoto threw 8 strikeouts and it pushed the Dodgers to a 4-1 win against the Cubs. LA is back in the win column and they tied this 3-Game regular season series at 1-1. Yamamoto in the bottom 3rd fired a fastball at Busch who hit a grounder toward 2nd for an easy third out. Yamamoto through three fired 6 strikeouts and allowed 3 hits with 5 bases given up. Including 2 RBI's. So Yamamoto struck out most of his batters on the inside corners and kept hits limited. Held bases in check and rarely walked any batters. Not to mention hes shutting down runners that are in scoring position. Now in the top 4th Rojas with two gone was struck out on a Wicks fastball and the sides retired. The Dodgers through four made 4 hits with 5 total bases and got struck out 6 times. Stranded 5 as well. LA's offense had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. During the top 5th Ohtani who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a single toward left field and sent Barnes to 2nd. Three bats later Barnes scored from 2nd base off a wild pitch, 1-0. After that, Muncy drilled a single that flew into deep right field and brought Hernandez home from 2nd, 3-0. This would snap the Dodgers four scoreless innings. Shifting to the top 7th Hernandez off relief Pitcher Jose Cuas slider suffered a strikeout and the sides went their separate ways. The Dodgers improved their hitting and rounded up the bases but they've been scoreless for the last two innings and strikeouts mounted due to bad vision. 8 hits, 9 bases and 9 strikeouts. Heading to the middle of the 8th LA extended their lead after Rojas buried a single to right center field and it led Taylor home from 2nd, 4-0. LA capped their day off by making 9 hits and got on base 10 times. Also earned 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 15 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Dodgers didn't make much contact on but got enough to get runners on base and capitalized in scoring position. With that being said.....they stranded batters in between innings and struck out hacking. Their bullpen struck batters out constantly and restricted runners who were in scoring position. Let's not forget they kept hit total to a minimum. It's just unfortunate that they permitted bases. LA was walked 4 times, blasted 1 double and pounced up to an 8-3 record. 






The Cubs took a rough 1-4 loss against the Dodgers. Chicago's 5-Game win streak was snapped and they are tied with the Reds for 3rd place in the NL Central. Moving to the bottom 5th Cody Bellinger hit a fly ball to left field and the sides retired. Chicago in five planted 3 hits and were sat down on 8 strikes. Gained 5 total bases and stranded 6. Keep note Chicago has been hitless since the 2nd inning. Look, the Cubs offense had trouble putting the ball in play and rarely got runners on base. Even if they did have players on a bag it's not like they where executing in scoring position. They were struck out chasing and stranded a few. Eventually, the Cubs would get on the scoreboard in the bottom 9th after Mastrobuoni blasted a grounder to 2nd base but during that process it still brought Swanson home from 3rd, 1-4. The Cubs throughout their day had 7 hits while snagging 10 total bases and picked up 1 RBI. Bullpen tossed 14 K's and left 9 on base. Chicago all game long had trouble hitting the ball but still got enough to move the bases. Now they were struck out consistently due to poor vision and stranded batters in between innings. They also had their fair share of struggles trying to capitalize in scoring position. Bullpen was very much effective as they struck batters out through the middle of the zone, inside corners and off the edge of the plate. They also stranded a few players and kept hits low. Too bad they couldn't limit scoring opportunities and allowed bases. The Cubs hit 3 doubles, were walked 3 times and dropped off to a 5-3 record. 

















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Thursday April 4th, 2024: The Mets during yesterday's outing took a 3-6 loss to the Tigers in extra innings. New York remains winless on the season and sit 4th place in the NL East. Now Alvarez in the bottom 3rd cranked a double toward deep left field while getting Alonso and Lindor home, 2-0. Later on Bety in the bottom 5th crushed a single that flew into left field and got Alonso home from 2nd, 3-0. The Mets in five had 6 hits with 7 total bases and stranded 6. Got sat down on 5 strikeouts and secured 3 RBI's. New York made solid contact on the ball and got players home off excellent base running. Granite, they've struck out chasing due to bad vision and stranded runners in between innings. Going to the bottom 6th Lindor with two gone hit a line drive to 2nd base and the sides retired. At this point the Mets have some agreed a bit on offense. They've been held without a hit and a score since the 5th inning. During that process they also stranded 8 players on base. In the bottom 9th Alonso on 1st, Alvarez at bat hits a grounder toward the Pitcher who got Alonso out at 2nd base and Alvarez at 1st for a double play. This would force extra innings. I'm the end, during the bottom 11th Pete Alonso ofd a Miller fastball suffered a foul tipped strikeout for an easy third out. New York ended their day by planting 6 hits and gained 7 total bases. That includes 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 10. The Mets put on a poor hitting performance and hardly got players on base. Remember New York hasn't had a hit nor a score since the 5th inning. They were stuck out constantly due to bad vision and couldn't execute in with runners in scoring position. Now if bags were tallied then it was usually by walks but those don't count as a base....so. Stranded one too many as well. Bullpen on the other hand was pretty dominant in the strike zone as they got struck batters out through the middle of the zone, off the edge of the plate or going down and away. They also left quiet a few players on base and for most of the game kept the Tigers from making a lot of hits. Unfortunately, they allowed bases to pile up and walked a bunch of batters. The Mets stole 2 bases, got walked 8 times and dropped down to an 0-4 record.




The Tigers rallied back from an early three run deficit to snag a 6-3 win over the Mets in extra innings. Detroit is still undefeated and they took a 2-0 lead in this 4-Game regular season series. During the top 6th Ibanez delivered a sacrifice fly ball that went into right field and brought Meadows home from 3rd, 1-3. Keep note before this run Detroit was scoreless in their first 5 innings. The Tigers had 3 hits with 3 bases snagged and got struck out 3 times. That includes 1 RBI. Detroit's offense by this point in time were having trouble in the hit department and rarely got runners on base. Not to mention they can barely get runners on base and stranded quiet a few. Now they kept strikeouts to a minimum. An inning later during the top 7th Urshela who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a single toward center field. Four bats later Urshela was sent to 3rd base and McKinstry got to 2nd on passed ball due to the Catcher not holding on to the ball. After that, Urshela scored from 3rd base off a wild pitch, 2-3. The Tigers have scored in back to back innings. Now shifting to the middle of the 8th inning Greene launched a solo home run over right field wall, 3-3. The Tigers got their bats moving a little bit after making good contact(5) and rounded up the bases(8) Also they started capitalizing with runners in scoring position. Although, their strikeout total has risen due to constant hacking and stranded a few runners in between innings. We now turn our attention toward the top 10th, where Ibanez drilled a fly ball that flew into right field and the sides retired. Keep note Detroit has been scoreless with no hits since the 8th. So heading to the top 11th Detroit broke the tie after Keith smacked a double into deep left field and got Greene home from 2nd, 4-3. The Tigers capped off this inning by scoring 3 runs on 4 hits. Detroit throughout their day made 9 hits and got on base 13 times. For the bullpen they struck out 11 batters and stranded 14. Offensively, the Tigers weren't making a lot of contact but they got enough to round up the bases and capitalized in scoring position. Now they struck out a bunch thanks to consistent chasing and stranded batters in between innings. Their bullpen limited hits and kept baserunning low. Can't exclude their ability to shutdown runners who were in scoring position while getting batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts. Now a few negatives were allowing walks and permitted stolen bases. The Tigers hit 1 double, were walked 5 times and improved to a 5-0 record.






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BREAKING: The Giants signed Blake Snell to a 2 year $62 Million Dollar deal. So Blake Snell does most of his strikeout damage through the middle of the zone, going down and away or off the edge of the plate. Occasionally he'll dot one on the inside corners. Now he tends to give up hits and allows bases. There is also times where he struggles with runners who are in scoring position and flgibes up walks. Snell this past year allowed 115 hits, 47 runs, 45 earned runs and a 171 strikeouts. Including 99 walks and finished 14-9 on the mound with a 2.25 ERA. 








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Tuesday April 2nd, 2024: The Brewers knocked off the Twins by a final score of 3-2. Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in this two game regular season series and remain undefeated. In the bottom 2nd Milwaukee would strike first after Chirino blasted a single into shallow right field and got Hiskins home from 3rd, 1-0. An inning later during the bottom 3rd Yelich planted a solo homer over the center field wall 2-0. Few possesions later Wallner knocked buried a double toward left field and brought Hoskins home from 2nd, 3-0. The Brewers through three had 6 hits and snagged 10 total bases. Were struck out 3 times and left 6 on base. Milwaukee effectively put the ball in play and ran the bases well. They also executed with runners that were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Now here and there they did strand some runners in between innings. In the bottom 7th Yelich with two gone hit a pop fly toward 3rd base for an easy third out. So at this time the Brewers offense fizzled out since the 3rd inning. Milwaukee tallied just 1 hit and 1 total base. Strikeouts(6) managed to creep up as well due to poor vision. Milwaukee made 7 hits and gained 11 total bases. Including 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 5. Now in the first three innings Milwaukee was on fire but toward the later parts of the game they completely fazed out. Hits were in effective and they struggled in scoring position. Straned batters and struck out constantly. At least they tallied bases and drew walks with a good eye. Keep note they were held scoreless in their final 6 innings. Can't forget their ability to steal bases. Their bullpen stuck batters out effeciectly and limited bases totals. Kept hits low and stranded a few. Milwaukee secured 1 homer, hit 1 double and moved up to a 4-0 record.








The Twins suffered a difficult 2-3 loss against the Brewers. Minnesota is sitting 3rd place in the AL Central Division and sit at 500. So in the middle of the 4th inning Wallner crushed a sacrifice fly ball that flew to right field and got Krilloff home, 1-3. Minnesota in four places 3 hits with 3 total bases and secured 1 RBI. Got struck out 4 times and and standed 3. The Twins for the most part had trouble making contact on ball and rarely got players on base. Even if they did get in base it's not like their capitalzing in position. Despite there 1 run. Now they they've kept strikeouts to a minimum due to good eyesight and only stranded a few(again back to my point the only reason they weren't stranding many is because they lacked bases). Now moving to the top of the 7th Vazquez blasted a line drive out at left field but got Correa home, 2-3. The Twins haven't made it easy on themselves all game long. Making contact was still a struggle and rarely got on base. To make matters worse they still struck out thanks to constant chasing and barely showed execution with runners in position. Granite, they have 2 runs but are just lacking offensively. In the end, during the top 9th Santander delivered a grounder at 2nd base for an easy third out. The Twins recorded 3 hits with 3 total bases and scored 2 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 9. Minnesota for this whole game had a tough time in the hit department and hardly got runners on base. Struggled in scoring position and struck out frequently due to bad vision. Remember Minnesota went scoreless through their last 5 inmings. Their bullpen found ways to contain hits and took away scoring opportunities. Now they allowed bases and walked batters. Let up a few stolen bags as well. Minnesota's starting Pitcher Varland ended with 4 strikeouts in four innings and dropped down to a 2-2 record.



















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Friday March 29th, 2024: The Mets against the Brewers went down 1-3. New York suffered their first loss to start the season and they stand 2nd place in the NL East. During the bottom 2nd New York gained the early advantage after Marte drilled a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0. Two innings later during the bottom 4th McNeil with two gone hit a fly ball toward center field for an easy third out. The Mets through four had 1 hit with 4 total bases and got struck out 4 times. Stranded 0 batters and was walked once. New York's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Keep note they've been scoreless for the last three innings. Approaching the bottom 7th Marte blasted a fly ball into deep right field for a quick third out. Look, the Mets haven't had hit or score since the 2nd inning. This offense is simply flat and they've been striking out consistently. Now in the bottom 9th Lindor hit a ground ball toward the shortstop for an easy third out. The Mets throughout their day made 1 hit and gained 4 total bases with 1 home run. Posted 1 RBI as well. Bullpen fired 7 strikeouts and left 6 on base. New York all game long had trouble making hits and rarely got on base let alone in scoring position. They also struck out a lot due to constant hacking and stranded runners in between. For their bullpen they got batters to swing and miss off quality strikeouts. Stranded players in between as well. Too bad they permitted hits and gave up bases. To make matters worse they couldn't shutdown runners who were in position. Mets had 2 walks, Quintana threw 4 strikeouts and dropped off to a ln 0-1 record.







The Brewers took an impressive 3-1 Victory, over the Mets. Milwaukee picks up their first win of the new season and sit 2nd place in the Central. In the top 3rd Contrares who was the third batter in the lineup suffered a strikeout off a Quintana sinker and the sides retired. The Brewers in three tallied 2 hits with 2 total bases and suffered 2 strikeouts. Got walked once and with 1 steal. So Milwaukee wasn't making much contact on the ball and was struggling to get runners on base. They couldn't even get into scoring position. Luckily they kept strike total low due to good vision. Then an inning later during the top 4th Yelich delivered a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 1-1. The Brewers recorded 4 hits and bumped their base totals to 7. That includes 3 strikeouts under their belt and left 3 on a bag. Milwaukee still had some trouble in the hit department but got enough to round up more bases. Moving to the middle of the 5th Milwaukee broke the tie after Contrares belted a sacrifice fly ball into right field and it brought Monsterio home from 3rd, 2-1. Milwaukee has now scored in back to back innings. The Brewers capped off this inning by scoring 1 run on 2 total hits. Shifting to the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Wendy Peralta fired a fastball that struck out Nimmo and the sides retired. Peralta threw 8 strikeouts with 1 hit allowed and gave up 1 earned runs. Inclueing a home run. Peralta struck batters out on inside corners, high in the zone and off the edge of the plate. He also shutdown hits and limited bases. More importantly he restricted runners that were set up in scoring position. We now turn our attention toward the top 7th, where Turang hit a bunt single at the Pitcher and it got Bauers to 3rd base. A bat later Chourio was able to reach a fielders choice to 2nd base and it got Bauers home, 3-1. The Brewers planted 8 hits and earned 12 total bases. Including 3 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 1 batter. Milwaukee put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. Now the Brewers were sat down on consistent strikeouts and they stranded runners in between innings. Luckily for this offense they scored when they needed to and the Mets couldn't. Jumping to the bullpen they kept hits and bases low and eliminated scoring chances. Also, in their final seven innings they allowed 0 hits and 0 scores. Let's not forget they struck batters out on the inside corners, high in the zone and off the edge of the plate. Milwaukee was walked 3 times, hit 1 double and moved up to a 1-0 record.























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Thursday March 27th, 2024: The Tigers shutout the White Sox 1-0. Detroit starts the new MLB season with a big win. Now in the top 3rd Ibanez delivered a sacrifice fly ball toward center field and it got Baez home from 3rd, 1-0. Detroit scored 1 run on 2 total hits. We now turn our attention toward top of the 5th inning Torkleson with two outs hit a fly ball that flew into center field for an easy 3rd out. Detroit in five made 5 hits on the ball and stuck out 6 times. Stranded 6 too. The Tigers offense wasn't making a lot of contact and struggled to get runners home who were setup in scoring position. Doesn't help ethier that struck out swinging and were scoreless through their last two innings. Moving to bottom of the 6th Skubal fired a fastball which forced Lopez into hitting a line drive toward center field and recorded out nujber 3. Skubal in six threw 6 K's and allowed 3 hits with no scores. Including 0 runs. Skubal did an excellent job of striking batters out and stranded runners that were in scoring position. He kept hits low and minimized the bases. In the end, during the bottom 9th Foley relieved Chafin and beamed a sinker to strikeout Robert for the final out. Offensively, Detroit had trouble making hits and stuck out constantly. To make matters worse they went six scoreless innings from the 4th to the 9th. Now they ran the bags effectively but that was mainly it. For their bullpen they stienck batters out consistently and shutdown runners who were in position. Keep note they stranded 3 batters all game long which isn't a lot but with that being said....as a whole they kept Chicago hitless through their final five innings. The Tigers made 6 hits with 3 batters left on base and got struck out 11 times. Stranded 7 as well. The bullpen beamed 11 K's and stranded 3 batters with 3 hits allowed. Gave up 3 bases too. Detroit was hit by 1 pitch, secured 1 stolen base and improved to a 1-0 record.



 










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BREAKING: The Yankees sign Gerritt Cole to a 9 year $324 Million Dollar deal. Firstly, I know Gerritt Cole is happy that he doesn't need Tommy John surgery but on the flip side he's gonna to miss a lot of time. Now I'll tell you one thing....with Cole not on the mound Chicago loses a strikeout machine and someone who can limit both hits and bases. Don't forget he'll strike you out on inside the corners or down and away. Occasionally, he'll dot one off the edge of the plate and through the middle. He gets his batters to swing and miss. Also, restricts runners that are in position to score and keeps the home run total low. Last season Cole permitted 20 hits, 8 earned runs, 2 homers and 27 strikeouts. Including a 15-4 record on the mound with a 2.63 ERA. 













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BREAKING: The Padres traded Thorpe, Zavale, Iriarte and Wilson to the White Sox for Ace Dylan Cease. So Dylan Cease does a tremendous job of getting to swing and miss. He does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or going down and away. He can restrict hits and limit bases. Not to mention he'll eliminate runners that are set up in scoring position and minuses the home run. Overall, just a quality Pitcher to have. Cease last year struck out 214 batters with 18 hits, allowed 14 runs, 13 earned runs and 1 homer. Also went 7-9 on the mound. 










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BREAKING: Matt Chapman signed a 3 year $54 Million Dollar deal with the Giants. So Matt Chapman has the ability to put quality contact on the ball and can drive runners home who set up in scoring position. He also runs the bases effectively and cranks homers. Not to mention he keeps strikeouts low due to good vision. Now he rarely steals bags. Defensively, he can field pop ups and grounders. More importantly he has a strong and accurate arm. He's a gold glove winner for a reason! Chapman last season posted 122 hits, 66 runs, 54 RBI's, 17 homers, 4 stolen bags and a .240 batting average. That includes 8 strikeouts under his belt. 















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BREAKING: The Rays sign Amed Rosario to a 1 year $1.5 Million Dollar deal. Now first off Rosario has the ability to put quality contact on the ball and drives runners home that are set up in scoring position. He can run the bases effectively and steals a lot. Not to mention he earns extra base hits. Too bad this past season he was struggling to hit home runs and struck out due to constant hacking. Now in the defensive side he's a liability. Literally one the leagues worst defenders. Rosario ended last year with 134 hits, 70 runs, 58 RBI's, 99 strikeouts, 6 homers, 15 stolen bases, 39 extra base hits and .283 batting average. 




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BREAKING: The Twins in a three player swap traded Noah Miller to the Dodgers and in return they received Manuel Margot. By the way Margot has $10 Million Dollar salary this year which is part of a $19 Million Dollar deal that he signed with the Tampa Bay Rays. That includes a $12 Million mutual option in 2025 with a $2 Million Dollar buyout. Look, if Tampa Bay doesn't exercise his option than they have to pay LAD $2 Million more for their Glasnow situation. So Manuel Margot has the ability to put quality contact on the ball and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Also a solid base stealer. Now usually he has great run production on the bases and can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position but last year Margot wasn't as effective in ethier of those departments. Even his home run totals were bad. Margot last year recorded 39 runs, 82 hits, 38 RBI's, 1 strikeout, 4 homers and .264 batting average. Including .686 OPS. 


















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BREAKING: The Milwaukee Brewers resigned Woodruff to a brand new 2 year deal. So Woodruff does most of his strikeout damage down and away or off the edge of the plate. He can also shutdown runners who are in scoring position and restricts bases. Keeps the home run total low as well. Unfortunately, Woodruff had shoulder surgery this month and he's expected to miss the entire season. Woodruff last year permitted 40 hits, 17 runs, 17 earned runs, 9 home runs, 74 strikeouts and a 2.28 ERA. That includes a 5-1 record on the mound. 







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BREAKING: The Angels get Girchuck and C.J. Cron from the Rockies and in return they had to give up Madden and Albright. So both players can effectively put the ball in play and runs bags well. Keep note though, Cron didn't make a lot of hits this past year and wasn't nearly as effective at base running. He's usually a solid hitter and great runner. More importantly they can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. Get homers to fly too. Now Girchuck tends to strikeout chasing but Cron rarely does due to good vision. Defensively, they each have strong arms which means they can stop you from stealing bases. Can field pop ups and grounders too. They are both combined for 189 hits, 103 runs, 28 home runs, 81 RBI's, 161 strikeouts and a batting average of .515. 


















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NEW HOME: The Giants ink Jordan Hicks to a 4 year $44 Million Dollar deal. First and foremost Jordan Hicks has that effective strikeout factor. He can throw strikes through the middle of the zone, inside the corners and off the edge of the plate. He'll get you down and away as well. More importantly he gets most his batters to swing and miss. Now Hicks can also limit base and hit totals while restring runners that are set up in scoring position. Rarely permits home runs. Here's the thing though......Jordan Hicks has a variety of injuries. Here's a prime example.....in 2019 and 2022 Hicks was hurt three different times. Hicks last year threw 81 strikeouts, allowed 57 hits, gave up 30 runs, 24 earned runs, 4 homers and a 3-9 record on the mound. Had a 3.29 ERA to go along. 









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NEW HOME: The Yankees acquired Clayton Andrews for the Brewers and in return they gave up Quezada. So Clayton Andrews in his first year wasn't throwing a lot of strikeouts but he kept base and hit totals low. Look, even if contact was given up then it was usually pop ups and grounders. He can also restrict runners who are set up in scoring position and minimized home runs. Andrews this past year threw 4 strikeouts, 10 hits, 11 runs, 10 earned runs, 3 homers and 27.00 ERA. That includes an 0-1 record on the mound. 













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NEW DEAL: The Astros sign Jose Altuve to a 5 year $125 Million Dollar deal. So a few things about Jose Altuve.....one hes a power hitter who can put quality contact on the ball and effectively runs the bases. He can also nuke home runs and steal bags. Although, he strikesout chasing. Defensively, he does a tremendous job of fielding of pop ups and grounders. Also, has a strong and accurate arm. Altuve gained 76 runs, 112 hits, 51 RBI's, 14 stolen bags, 17 homers and a batting average of .273. Now in the Postseason Altuve earned 4 home runs, 6 RBI's and 1 stolen base. Including a batting average of .286.




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BREAKING: The Giants sign Jorge Soler to a 3 year $42 Million Dollar deal. So Jorge Soler can effectively put the ball in play and will drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. He runs the bases extremely well and nukes homers. Soler rarely steals bases too. Now he does tend to strikeout a lot due to consistent chasing. Defensively, he does a great job of fielding pop ups and grounders. He also has strong and accurate arm. Soler last year recorded 77 runs, 126 hits, 75 RBI's, 36 home runs, 1 stolen base and a batting average of .250. That includes a .853 in OPS and was struck out 141 times.












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BREAKING: The Giants get Ethan Small from the Brewers for cash. So Ethan Small is a solid locator on the mound. He spotted most of his strikeouts outside the zone up high or down and away. He'll occasionally dot one on the outside corners. Keep note he doesn't throw many strikeouts but he'll force you to knock pop ups and grounders. Now Small does a great job of minusing hit and base totals. He can also limit homers and shutdown runners who are in scoring position. Small last year permitted 9 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 1 homer and 6 K's. Including an 11.25 ERA. 











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BREAKING: The Rays sign Phil Maton to a 1 year $6.5 Million Dollar deal. Keep note Phil Maton won a World Series ring with the Astros back in 2022 when they defeated the Phillies 4-2. Now what makes Maton so good on the mound his ability to get batters to swing and miss as he fires his strikeouts off the edge the edge of the plate or down and away. He doesn't give much contact on the ball and  restricts runners who set in scoring position. He'll limit home runs and eliminate bases. Although, his only problem is walking batters. Maton allowed 49 hits, 27 runs, 22 earned runs, 6 homers, 25 walks and 74 strikeouts. Along with a 4-3 record and finished with a 3.00 ERA. 








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BIG DEAL: The Royals ink Bobby Witt Jr. to an 11 year $288 Million Dollar deal. So Bobby Witt does a tremendous job of putting contact on the ball and can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. Runs the bases effectively and can steal. Unfortunately, he'll consistently strikeout chasing. Defensively, Witt can field pop ups and grounders. Has a strong arm and accurate as well. Witt gained 97 runs, 177 hits, 96 RBI's, 49 stolen bags and 30 home runs. He also earned a batting average of .276 and was struck out 121 times. 









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BREAKING: The Brewers have signed Jakob Junis to a 1 year $17 Million Dollar deal. Remember this signing comes after Milwaukee lost their Pitcher Corbin Burnes. Look, Junis can strike you out on the inside or outside corners. Occasionally he'll have you going down and away. Junis can also limit base and hit totals. More importantly he'll shutdown runners who are set up in scoring position. Homers are rarely allowed as well. Don't forget Junis only allowed 7 homers in both 2020 and 2021. Junis last year threw 96 strikeouts, permitted 42 runs, 37 earned runs and a 4-3 record. Including a 3.87 ERA. 





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BREAKING: The Dodgers have resigned Clayton Kershaw to a brand new deal. By the way Kershaw is expected to miss the entire first half of the 2024 season with injury. He'll be ready rock in the second half. First off, Clayton Kershaw will force his batter to swing and miss. He delivered his strikeouts off the edge of the plate or down and away. Sometimes he'll spot one inside the zone going up high. Now he doesn't permit a lot of bases and he'll restrict players who are set up in scoring position. Although, Kershaw gives up home runs and allows contact. Kershaw last season allowed 100 hits, threw 137 strikeouts with 39 runs, 36 earned runs and 19 homers. That includes a 13-5 record and a 2.46 ERA.





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BREAKING: The Phillies got Michael Rucker from the Cubs for cash considerations. So Michael Rucker throws strikeouts on the inside zone going up high and through the middle. He can limit hits and shutdown players in scoring position. He'll minus the home run total as well. Unfortunately, Rucker permits a lot of walks. Rucker last season tossed 40 strikeouts with 22 runs, 22 earned runs, 6 homers and an ERA of 4.91. Along with 19 walks and finished 2-1 on the mound. 





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BREAKInG: The Twins ink Carlos Santana to a 1 year deal that'll be worth $5.25 Million Dollars. So Carlos Santana can effectively put the ball in play and get runners home who are set up in scoring position. He runs the bags aggressively and nukes homers. Too bad he strikesout hacking more often than not. Then on defense he's a first baseman which means he can field pop ups and grounders. Makes good tag outs and has a strong arm. Santana last year posted 81 hits, 45 runs, 53 RBI's, 23 home runs and a 2.40 ERA. 



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BREAKING: So the White Sox and Mariners agreed in a multiple player trade. Gregory Santos will got to Seattle for Berroa, DeLoach and 64th pick in the MLB draft. So Gregory Santos will get his batters to swing and miss. He delivers his strikeouts through the middle of the zone or down and away. He doesn't give give up a lot up hits and when he does its usually pop ups or grounders. He can limit base totals and restrict home runs. More importantly Santos will shutdown runners who are set up in scoring position. Santos threw 66 strikeouts, permitted 69 hits, 29 runs, 25 earned runs, 2 homers and a 3.39 ERA. Finished 2-2 in the mound. 










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BREAKING: The Athletics traded Jonah Cox to the Giants for Ross Stripling. So Ross Stripling has the ability to get batters to swing and miss. Simply throws his strikeouts on the inside corners or down and away. He can also limit runners who are set up in scoring position and restricts base totals. Now usually he doesn't allow a lot contact but these last two years he's given up quiet a few. More importantly he let's home runs fly. Last season Stripling allowed 104 hits, 54 runs, 53 earned runs, 20 homers and 70 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched. Including an 0-5 record on the mound and a 5.36 ERA.











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BREAKING: The Orioles got Corbin Burnes from the Brewers after trading Joey Ortiz, Hall and the 34th pick of the 2024 draft. Remember Corbin Burnes is a Cy Young winner. Burnes is such an effective Pitcher when he step on the mound. He can get batter to hack by striking them out on inside corners, off the edge of the plate or down and away. Granite, he give a lot of contact but he can restrict runners who are set up in scoring position and limits bases. Now usually he doesn't permit home runs yet these last two years he let up 45 combined. Also has a problem walking batters. Burnes last year went 10-8 on the mound while throwing 200 strikeouts, gave up 141 hits, 77 runs, 73 earned runs and finisher with a 3.39 ERA.








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BREAKING: The Guardians traded Amed Rosario to the Dodgers for Noah Syndergaard. So Noah Syndergaard in my mind brings a lot to the table wherever he lands. Noah Syndergaard will strike you out on the inside zone through the middle or off the edge of the plate. Simply gets his batters chasing. He can limit base totals and eliminate runners who are in position to score. Now Syndergaard does give up a lot of hits and allows home runs. Syndergaard last season allowed 104 hits, 65 runs, 64 earned runs, 22 homers and 56 strikeouts. That includes a 2-6 record on the mound and secured 6.50 ERA. 












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BREAKING: The Cardinals sign free agent Kenyan Middleton. First off, Kenyan Middleton can strike you out on the inside zone up high or down and away. Occasionally, he'll dot in through the middle of the zone. He simply gets batters to swing and miss. To make matters even better Middleton can limit base totals and shutdown runners that are set up in scoring position. He'll restrict contact as well. Middleton went 2-2 on the mound and threw 64 strikeouts, allowed 40 hits with 20 runs, permitted 19 earned runs, gave up 8 homers and finished with 3.38 ERA.




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NEW LANDING SPOT: The Padres signed Wandy Peralta to a 4 year $16.5 Million Dollar deal. So Wandy Peralta is one of the leagues most effective pitchers. He gets batters to chase by sending strikeouts going down and away or occasionally on the inside corners. It also helps that he doesn't give up contact and restricts bases. He can limit runners who are set up in scoring position. Keeps the home run total low as well. Peralta last year allowed 38 hits, 19 runs, 17 earned runs, 7 homers and 51 strikeouts. Including a an ERA of 2.83. Also, in 63 games he finished 4-2. 





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BREAKING: The Dodgers have signed James Paxton to a 1 year $7 Million Dollar deal. Keep note the Dodgers reconstructed Paxton's deal due health reasons. Despite all that, Paxton sends his strikeouts off the edge the plate, on the inside corners or going down and away. Also, these last three years Paxton has done a tremendous job of keeping contact low and doesn't allow a lot of bases. Don't forget Paxton from 2016 to 2019 gave up 519 hits. Has calmed down since. He'll shutdown runners that are set up in scoring position as well. Now he doesn't necessarily let up home runs but last season he allowed quiet a few. Look, he permitted 18 homers last year and 46 between the 2018-2019 season. Paxton threw 20 K's, allowed 93 hits, 51 runs, 48 earned runs, 18 homers permitted and finished with an ERA of 3.46. That includes a 1-0 record in three games. 




















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BREAKING: The Guardians sign Tyler Beede to a minor league deal. Keep in mind Tyler Beede spent his entire 2023 season in the Japan league, where he earned a 3.99 ERA. So Tyler Beede will get batters to swing and miss as he sends his strikeouts on the inside corners or off the edge of the plate. Now Tyler Beede doesn't allow a lot of hits but if any are given up then its usually pop ups and grounders. Not to mention Beede can shutdown runners that are in scoring position and will limit base totals. Hardly gives up home runs too. Beede with Yomiuri Giants allowed 51 hits, 5 home runs, 36 strikeouts and let up 23 runs. Including 22 earned runs permitted.





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BREAKING: So the Tigers have signed minor league player Colt Keith to a 6 year $82 Million Dollar deal. Again this guy played two seasons in the minors. In that time he effectively put the ball in play and got runners home who were in scoring position. He can aggressively run the bases and if given the right pitch he'll nuke a home run. Occasionally, he'll steal. Look, he doesn't strikeout a lot due to solid plate vision but last year he went down one too many times off constant swings and misses. Keep note Keith in 2021 was struck out 66 times and then 42 during 2022. Keith last season hit the ball 155 times, added 27 homers, 101 RBI's, 3 stolen bags and a batting average of .306. 






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NEWS BREAK: The Twins re-signed Byron Buxton to a 7 year $100 Million Dollar deal. First and foremost Byron Buxton does a tremendous job of planting hits on the ball while driving runners home who are in scoring position. He can blast homers and steal bases. Unfortunately, he strikesout consistently off bad plate vision. Then on defense hes a great center fielder and acquired sixty-eight defensive runs. Too bad he was limited with injuries. Buxton this past season snagged 49 runs, 63 hits, 42 RBI's, 17 home runs and secured a batting average of .207. 

















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BREAKING: The Twins in a five player trade sent Jorge Polonco to the Mariners. Now Polanco can put quality contact on the ball and gets runners runners that in are in position to score. He can blast home runs as well. Not to mention he can doesn't strikeout a lot due to good vision. His defensive skills are fielding pop ups and grounders. Polanco last year turned in 77 hits, 38 runs, 48 RBI's, 14 home runs and a batting average of .255. Was struck out 88 times. 







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BREAKING: The Angels have signed Aaron Hicks to a new 1 year deal. That Angeles adding more depth to their team after getting Aaron Hicks who use to be a former Yankee, Twins and Orioles player. So Aaron Hicks makes good deliveries on the ball by planting solid hits and will drive runners home that are in scoring position. Also runs the bases aggressively and occasionally he'll steal. Every now and then if given the right pitch Hicks will hammer a home run. Now Aaron Hicks doesn't strikeout swinging due to quality plate vision. Literally is two bad years in terms of K's was in 2018 with 111 and 109 in 2022. First off, on defense Aaron Hicks can play 3 different outfield positions. Hicks is known for his strong defensive play. Hicks last year had 35 runs, 55 hits, 31 RBI's, 8 homers and a batting average of .253. Including 6 stolen bases and was struck out 69 times. 










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BREAKING: The Blue Jays signed Justin Turner to a 1 year $13 Million Dollar deal. So Justin Turner on the offense hits the ball extremely well and can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. Also, he effectively runs the bases and nukes homers. Now usually he doesn't get struck out a lot but last year he went down chasing. He was K'd 107 times in 2016 and then 110 in 2023. Every other year it was 90 or less. Defensively, as a 3rd baseman Turner can field grounder or pop ups and has a strong arm. More importantly he fast reflexes and solid agility. Last season Turner acquired 154 hits, 86 runs, 96 RBI's, 23 home runs and a batting average of .276.










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BREAKING: The Athletics have signed Alex Wood to a 1 year deal. So Alex Wood will get you to chase as he sends his strikeouts on the inside corners, off the edge of the plate or going down and away. Now some seasons he'll allow hits but last year he rarely gave up any and shutdown runners who were in position. Not to mention he can limit homers and restrict bases. Keep note I'm glad Wood is going to the A's because lord knows they need help everywhere including their bullpen. Wood is currently 5-5 on the mound with 98 hits given up, 52 runs allowed, 47 earned runs, 74 strikeouts and an ERA of 4.33. 9 homers were let loose as well.

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BREAKING: The Twins have signed Matt Bowman to a minor league deal. So Matt Bowman does a tremendous job of getting batters to swing and miss as he strikes you out going down and away. He doesn't allow a lot of contact and restricts runners who are set up in scoring position. Can limit base totals as well. Unfortunately, his stats last year took a major decrease after having season ending Tommy John surgery. Bowman in 3 games went 0-0 and threw 3 strikeouts. Including a 9.00 ERA. 















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BREAKING: The Yankees in a seven player trade off with the Padres got Juan Soto and Trent Grisham. The Padres got Michael King Brito, Vasquez Thorpe. Including Higashioka. So Juan Soto does a tremendous job of putting the ball in play and will drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. He can also run the bags effectively and hit home runs. He can steal bases to. Although, he consistently strikesout swinging. Be aware he rarely gets K'd accept for last season and during the 2019 year. Then on defense he does a nice job of fielding pop ups and grounders. Last year Soto had 156 hits, 97 runs, 109 RBI's, 35 homers and a batting average of .275. He was also struck out 129 times. To add on the Yankees got Trent Grisham who can plant quality contact on the ball and runs bases effectively. He can also drive runners home that are in scoring position and aggressively steals bags. Too bad he consistently strikesout chasing. Now on defense Grisham does a solid job of fielding pop ups and ground balls. Grisham last year had 93 hits, 67 runs, 50 RBI's, 13 homers and a .198 in batting average. Including 15 stolen bags.











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BREAKING: The Rangers sign David Robertson to a 1 year deal. Now David Robertson is a real solid pitcher when on the mound. Firstly, he can strike you out on the inside corners, off the edge of the plate or down and away. He can limit hit and base totals as well. To add on hell shutdown runners that are in position to score and doesn't give up a lot of home runs. Robertson last year went 6-6 on the mound while throwing 78 strikeouts and let up 58 hits. Including 28 runs and 22 earned runs with 7 homers. Finished with a 3.03 ERA as well.











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BREAKING: The Diamondbacks sign Joc Pederson to a 1 year $12.5 Million Dollar deal. So Pederson effectively puts the ball in play and will drive runners home that are in scoring position. He can also run the bases and knock home runs. He'll steal too but rarely. However, Joc Pederson tends to strikeout a lot due consistent chasing. Then on the other hand Pederson got amplified in center field when it comes to reading and routing off bats. Not to mention he has a strong arm but is a little inconsistent with his accuracy. Pederson in 2023 secured 84 hits, 59 runs, 51 RBI's, 22 career steals, 15 homers and a batting averaging of .235. He also got struck out 89 times.











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The White Sox have inked John Brebbia to a 1 year deal for this upcoming season. So John Brebbia does a tremendous job of limiting the hit total and can shut runners down that are in scoring position. Look, even if contact is made it's mostly grounders and pop up's. So John Brebbia does a tremendous job of eliminating the hit total and can shut runners down that are in scoring position. Look, even if contact is made it's mostly grounders and pop up's. Also, Brebbia restricts bases and denys home runs. More importantly he'll get you to chase as he sends his strikeouts down and away or on the inside the corners. Last season Brebbia allowed 31 hits, 21 runs, 17 earned runs, 6 homers and 47 strikeouts. Including an ERA of 3.59.




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UPDATE: The Angels have inked Robert Stephenson to a 3 year $33 Million Dollar deal. Keep note Stephenson used to play for the Tampa Bay Rays. So Robert Stephenson is a great locator on the mound which allows him to strike you out going down and away or off the edge of the plate. He also doesn't give up hits and if he does then it's mostly pop ups and grounders. He can limit runners in scoring position and keeps the home run total low. Stephenson in 2023 finished 3-4 on the mound while throwing 77 strikeouts and allowed 30 hits. Gave up 20 runs and 18 earned runs. Gave up 8 homers and had a 3.10 ERA. 









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BREAKING: The Astros sign free agent closer Josh Harder to a 5 year $95 Million Dollar deal. Don't forget in 2023 Harder play d for the Padres. So Josh Harder going to the Astros is huge moving forward. Dude is a solid pitcher on the mound. He can strike you out through the middle of the zone or on the inside corners. To make matters even better Josh Harder can limit hit totals and stop runners who are in position to score. Doesn't give up a lot homers and will shutdown bases but occasionally he'll walk you. 30 walks this past year. Harder last year went 2-3 on the mound while throwing 85 strikeouts with 32 hits allowed and let up 11 runs. Including 8 earned runs and 3 homers. 













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 UPDATE: The Yankees ink Marcus Stroman to a 2 year that guarantes him $37 Million Dollars. So first things first Marcus Stroman will get you to chase by sending strikeouts on the inside corners or going down and away.  Also another a good thing about Stroman is his ability to limit base totals and can restrict runners that are set up in scoring position. Hardly allows home runs as well. However, he does give up contact on the ball but other than that this is a great pick up by the Yankees. Stroman in 2023 with the Cubs went 10-9 on the mound while throwing 119 strikeouts and allowed 120 hits. Including 60 earned runs and 9 homers given up. Finished with a 3.95 ERA as well.















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COMING TO CHI TOWN: The Cubs sign Japanese player Shots Imanaga to a 4 year $53 Million Dollar deal. So this player does give up contact and bases. Although, more often than not if hits are allowed its usually pop ups and grounder. He can struggle at times with runners who are in position and let's homers fly. Allows walks too. Despite all that, he can do solid strikeout damage through the middle of the zone, inside the corners and off the edge of the plate. Simply, he puts his batters in swing and miss moments. Doesn't let up bases totals ethier. Imanaga in the minors through 3 years is 23-13 on the mound with a couple of shutout innings, earned 1,021 total strikeouts and walked 280 batters. Including a 2.69 ERA with 914 hits given up and  372 earned runs.










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TRADE UPDATE: The Giants traded DeSclafani and Mitch Haniger to the Mariners. In return the San Francisco received Robbie Ray. Now Robbie Ray coming to the Giants will add more depth to the bullpen. Ray does most of his strikeout on the inside corners or through the middle of the zone. Occasionally he'll go down and away with rare walks allowed. Although, Robbie Ray does give up hits and allows bases. Now for Seattle's side of the trade they have Mitch Haniger who is a simple power hitter. He can put the ball in play effectively and round up the bases while driving runners home at a high rate. He's definitely a home run hitter and steals bags like nothing. Just be aware that he goes down on a lot of strikes. Seattle didn't just add a solid offensive player but a Pitcher as well. They secured DeSclafani which is a nice addition I think. He can strike you out through the middle of the zone or on the inside corners. Not to mention he can limit the home run total. Literally the most homers given up was between 2018-2019 where he let up 40 combined. Granite, he does give up contact but more often than not it's usually pop ups and grounders. Throughout the course of Robbie Ray's career he racked up a 74-71 record with 1,505 strikeouts, 188 home runs, 541 earned runs, 1,082 hits and an ERA of . Keep in mind Robbie Ray in 2023 allowed only 4 hits and 3 earned runs with 3 K's. As for Mitch Haniger he recorded 27 runs, 44 hits, 28 RBI's, 6 home runs and a batting average of .209. Including 65 strikeouts. Then you got DeSclafani who ended 2023 with a 4-8 record in 99.2 innings pitched, threw 79 strikeouts, allowed 105 hits, 59 earned runs, 15 homers and an ERA of 4.88.





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UPDATE: Sean Manea is headed to the Padres in a four team trade. Now Manea does most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or going and away. This guy gets a lot of batters to swing and miss at the plate. Unfortunately, he gives contact on the ball and doesn't operate well with runners in scoring position. Let's the base totals climb as well. By the way Manea hasn't given up many homers this year but overall he'll let up quiet a few. All and all though this is still a good move for both the Padres and Manea. Manea this season gave up 104 hits, 68 runs, 58 earned runs, 14 home runs and 128 strikeouts. 



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BREAKING: The Giants sign right hand Pitcher Cameron Cotter to a minor league deal. Keep note Cotter went to College at NC State for two years before going to the minor leagues where he'd play for High Point, San Jose and Eugene. Cameron Cotter on the mound doesn't allow much contact on the ball and he'll limit runners that are set up in scoring position. Look, if hits are given up then its mostly pop ups and grounders. He can also restrict base totals and keep home runs low. Not to mention Cotter does majority of strikeouts through the middle of the zone or down and away. Cotter has 9 strikeouts and a 1.5 ERA. Gave up 5 homers while allowing 12 earned runs and threw 55 strikeouts. 











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BREAKING: Angles sign Zach Plesac to a 1 year $1 Million Dollar deal. So Zach Plesac is effective on the mound when he wants to be. He can strike you out on the inside corners, through the middle or off the edge of the plate outside the zone. He simply gets his batters to swing and miss on almost every pitch he throws. Not to mention he usually let's up hits but this past year he found ways to limit that total and home runs were a non factor.Eliminated players who were set up in position as well. However, he has some injury issues. Plesac last season went 1-1 on the mound while throwing 14 strikeouts with 37 hits given up and let 3 homers slide. Including a 18 earned runs. 














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TRADE UPDATE: So the Cardinals traded Caballero to the Rays for Andrew Kitttredge. First off, Andrew Kitttredge is so effective when on the mound. He'll do most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, down and away or off the edge of the plate. At times Kitttredge will catch you through the middle. Now Kitttedge does give up contact but most of the time he force you into hitting fly balls or grounders. Kitttredge these past two seasons allowed 27 hits combined. Not to mention he does an excellent job of stranding runners in position to score and keeps the base totals low. 11 scores given up between 2022 and 2023. In 2023 Kitttredge went 2-0 on the mound while throwing 10 strikeouts and allowed 12 hits with 4 runs given up. Including 1 home run and 4 earned runs. 















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FREE AGENT SIGN: The Mets sign Harrison Bader to a 1 year $105 Million Dollar deal. Keep note Bader originally played for the Cardinals until he was traded to the Yankees for Jordan Montgomery and cash options. Then in the same 2023 year he went to the Reds but was waived. He was waived by both New York and Cincinnati. So Harrison Bader is a real solid offensive player that can make quality contact on the ball and get runners home who are set up in scoring position. More importantly Bader run the bases well himself and if given the right pitch he'll hit home run. Bader can also steal bags effectively. However, he tends to strikeout chasing. Then on defense he's one of the leagues best. He simply does a great job of fielding pop ups or grounders and can rob homers. Along with a strong arm. Bader this past year recorded 44 runs, 64 hits, 40 RBI's 7 home runs and a batting average of .232.







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Thurday September 14th, 2023: The Twins earmed a 10-2 against the White Sox. The Twins remain in 1st place in the AL Central and are seven games above 500. In the top 2nd Julian was walked on a ball four and it sent Walter's to 2nd with Jefferes reaching 3rd to load bases. A play later Lewis hit a grand slam home run over the left field wall, 4-0. The Twins capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs on 4 total hits. Going to the top 3rd Wallner blasted a single towards left field and it brought Correa home from 2nd, 5-0. Minnesota through three recorded 5 hits and scored 5 runs o  8 total bases. They struck out 4 times as well. The Twins hit the ball extremely well and got players home off great baserunning. One negative is the swing and miss strikeouts. We now transition into the middle of the 4th, where Kepler crushed that was sent to center field and got Lewis home from 2nd, 6-0. Shifting to the bottom 4th starting Pitcher Ober delivered a slider to strikeout Farner and retire the sides. Ober in four threw 5 strikeouts and gave up 3 hits with 3 total bases allowed. He stranded 3 to go along. Ober struck batters out swinging on the inside corners or through the middle. He also kept hits to a minimum and bases were rare. Heading to the top 9th Correa creamed a double towards right field and led Kriloff home from 2nd, 7-2. Minnesota gained 14 hits and acquired 18 total bases with 10 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 13 strikeouts and stranded 6.  The Twins scored 4 runs in the 9th to put this game away for good. For Chicago they started to get going in the 5th inning after Andrus buried a 2-run homer. Each team made quality contact and with consistency they advanced the bags. Now don't get me wrong both struck out frequently due to chasing and stranded players in between. Minnesota just executed better with runners in scoring position and the White Sox didn't. Minnesota was walked 4 times, hit 2 doubles and improved to a 77-70 record.




The White Sox got hammered by the Twins after going down 2-10. Chicago trails this four game series 0-1 and suffered their 91st loss of the year. Chicago finally got in the board during the bottom 5th after Andrus buried a 2-run shot that flew over the left center field wall, 2-5. The White Sox nabbed 5 hits and gained 8 total bases with 2 RBI's added. They were sat down on 6 K's and left 3 stranded. Chicago started making contact and were rounding up the bases. Unfortunately, their lacking with runners in position and struck out constantly.  In conclusion, during the top 9th Andrus zipped a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy third out. Chicago hit the ball 13 times and attached 10 total bases while scoring 2 runs. Vaughn recorded 2 RBI's with 1 homer, they hit 1 double and dropped off to a 56-91 record.





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Wednesday September 13th, 2023: The Giants rally back to take a 6-5 win over the Guardians in extra innings. San Francisco is 5th place in the NL wild card standings and are half game out of a playoff spot. During the bottom 1st Esteada on 1st, Maties at bat hits a single to right field and got Slater to score with Estrads reaching 3rd off a Laureano fielding error, 1-4. Five innings later during the bottom 6rh Dejong with two gone blasted a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy third out. San Francisco hit the ball 5 times and gained 6 total bases. They were sat down on 5 K's and stranded 6. Offensively, the Giants made quality hits and ran the bags well but they can't seem to drive players home and struck out chasing. Moving to the bottom 7th Flores crushed a single into right field and it led Estrada home from 3rd, 2-5. Shifting to the bottom 8th Bailey who was the third batter lineup pounced a single to right field and sent Pederson to 3rd. Afterwards, Davis creamed a 3-run homer over the left field wall while leading Bailey and Pederson home, 5-5. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th Wade delivered a sacrifice fly into left field and drove Bailey home from 3rd, 6-5. San Francisco earned 12 hits and scored 6 runs on 17 total bases. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 8. I got to say both teams aggressively put the ball in play and placed runners on base. Some of their miscues were the consistent swing and miss strikeouts and stranded players. When it comes down to it the Giants. So on the bullpens side they struck batters out on the inside corners going down but in the process they let up hits and were struggling to restrict bases. Luckily for SF they terminated players late who were in scoring position and Cleveland couldn't. San Francisco hit 2 doubles, were walked 5 times and jumped up to a 75-71 record.





The Guardians blow two leads and it led to a 5-6 loss against the Giants in extra innings. Cleveland is sitring 2nd place in the AL Central and trail the Twins by 7 in a half games back. In the top 1st Ramirez Five bats later Arias got to 1st off a Tyler Freeman throwing error while getting both Gimenez and Naylor  home, 4-0. The Guardians score 4 uns on 3 total hits.  Then in the top 2nd Naylor blasted a single to right field and it brought Kwan home from 1st, 5-1. The Guardians theough two recorded 6 hits and snagged 10 total bases with 5 RBI's. Including 2 strikeouts and stranded 3. Cleveland is effectively hitting the ball and getting players home off excellent baserunning. They kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Going into bottom 4th starting Pitcher Logan Taylor Allen fired a slider that forced Slater into hitting a fly ball towards right field for a quick out. Allen through four threw 5 strikeouts and let up 5 hits with 6 bases. He standed 6 as well.  Logan Taylor Allen struck batters out swinging on the inside corners going down and forced a couple grounders. Granite, Allen gave up bases and allowed hits but he shut runners down who were in position. In the bottom 9th relieve Pitcher Emmanuel Clase came in for Sam Hentges and beamed a cutter that struck Flores out to  force extra innings. Cleveland tallied 3 doubles, took 1 walk and fell off to a 69-78 record.








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Friday September 8th, 2023: The Diamondbacks pick up a 1-0 win when versing the Cubs. Arizona won three consecutive and took a 2-0 lead during this four game series. Now in the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Zach Gallen tossed a pitch to Tauchman who hit a line drive towards the shortstop for an easy third out. Gallen in six delivered 7 strikeouts and let up 1 hit with 1 bases given up. He also left 2 stranded. First off, this a pitching duel at the moment. Gallen would strike players out swinging on the inside corners up high and minimized contact. Didn't allow many bases ethier. Then in the top 7th Thomas would strikeout off a Merryweather fastball and the sides seperated. Arizona tallied 2 hits and snagged 2 total bases. They have 6 K's under their belt and stranded 2. The Diamondbacks offense can't seem to make hits on the ball and their barely getting runners on base. Even with the few guys on base it's not like their capitalizing. Not to mention they struck out consistently due to bad vision. Shifting to the top 8th Carroll crushed a single into right field and got Gurriel home from 2nd, 1-0.  For most of this matchup Arizona had a tough time in the hit department and rarely did they get on base. Let's not forget they struck out swinging amd stranded players in between. Although, Arizona was lucky because they executed late with a runner in scoring position. So Arizona's bullpen struck batters out on the inside corners going down and eliminated runners who were in position. Including hit restrictions and didn't allow too many bases. Gallen threw 9 strikeouts with 3 hits allowed, were walked twice and jumped up to a 74-68 record.





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Wednesday September 6th, 2023: The Giants get dropped 2-8 against the Cubs. San Francisco lost six in a row and moved down to 500. Now during the top 4th Matoes with gone belted a grounder towards 2nd for a quick third out. The Giants through four hit the ball 4 times and gained 7 total bases witb 3 strikes under their belt. They stranded 3 as well. Here's the funny thing, San Francisco wasn't getting a lot hits but they made enough to get runners on base. The Giants even kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Their only problem is poor run production. We now jump to the top 7th, where Schmitt blasted a double to deep right center field and led Matos home from 1st, 1-7. Two plays later Bart crushed a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and drove Schmitt home from 3rd, 2-7. The Giants scored 2 runs in 2 total hits. In the end, during the middle of the 9th inning DeJong off a Luke Little slider would strikeout swinging for the games final out. Keep in mind Luke Little was a reliver for Daniel Palencia.  San Francisco reeled in 10 hits and got on base 14 total times while scoring 2 runs. On defense their bullpen tossed 7 K's and stranded 5. The Giants sit 6th place in the NL wild card standings, hit 4 doubles and dropped off to 70-70.




The Cubs handle the Giants after snagging an 8-2 win. Chicago earned four wins in a row and sit 2nd place in the NL wild card standings.   During the bottom 1st Suzuki hit a double towards deep right field while getting Swanson, Hoerner and Happ home, 3-0. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Cody Bellinger would drive a double to deep right field and it got Happ home from 2nd, 4-0. Few bats later Madrigal pounced a single that flew into center field and it brought Bellinger home from 2nd while sending Swanson to 3rd, 5-0. The Cubs in three  recorded 6 hits and snagged 9 total bases with 5 RBI's added. Chicago stranded 3 and struck out 0 timee. Offensively, Chicago early made quality contact and constructively drove runners home. Also, they ran the bags with efficiency. Not to mention they minimized strike totals due to good eye sight. Heading to the bottom 4th Amaya drilled a solo homer over the left center field wall, 6-0. The Cubs hitting attack continues to get stronger by the inning and they were scoring at will off great baserunning. Then in the bottom 6th Chicago's lead woukd extend after Morel creamed a single that went into left field and got Tauchman home from 3rd, 7-0. The very next inning in the bottom 7th Bellinger delivered a solo home run that was lifted over the right field wall, 8-2. Chicago secured 11 hits and scored 8 runs on 21 total bases. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and left 6. Each team recorded a ton of hits and advanced bases. The downsides were a few swing and miss strikeouts and stranded players in between. However, Chicago capitalized with runners who were in position and San Francisco didn't. Both of these bullpens did a decent job of striking batters out on the inside corners or through the middle of the zone. Let's not forget they also gave up hits and allowed bases to pile up. Luckily for Chicago they eliminated run production better than the Giants did. Chicago took 2 walks, Bellonger rang in 2 RBI's with 1 homer and improved to a 76-64 record.









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Monday September 4th, 2023: Stanek gets carted off the field with an ankle injury, the Astros secure a 13-6 win against the Rangers. Houston during this three game series took a 1-0 lead and gained their 78th win of the year. During the top 4th Abreu with two batters gone hit a foul into the Catcher's for an easy third out. The Astros through four recorded 2 hits and snagged 3 total bases. They also stranded 3 and struck out once. Houston struggles to make contact and they barely got on base. They can't even execute with runners who were in scoring position. Only positive is they kept strikeouts low. An inning later going to the top 5th Pena knocked in a single that flew into right field and brought Diaz home from 3rd, 1-3. Afterwards, Alvarez who was the sixth batter in the lineup was walked on a ball to help load the bases. Following that play Bregman creamed a single through center field while leading both Pena and Alvarez home, 3-3. Houston bumped their hit total up to 5 and acquired 6 bases. Heading to the top 6th Altuve  delivered a solo homer over the left center field wall and Houston regained the lead, 5-4. Keep note this would be back to back homers for Houston. We now turn our attention towards the middle of the 7th, where Tucker blasted a single towards left field and got Bregman to 2nd while Alvarez reached 3rd to help load the bases. A play later Abreu would be walked in a ball four and it sent Alvarez home, 6-5. The Astros capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs in 5 total hits. Houston piled up 16 hits and added 33 total bases while scoring 13 runs. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 7. A nice piece of hitting by both teams and they advanced the bases. They also left runners and struck out swinging. The one biggest differences is that Houston capitalized with players who were in position and Texas didn't. Now for each Bullpen they executed inside the strike zone, wheather it was in the corners, up high or through the middle. Both allowed hits and gave up bags as well. At the end of the day Houston was more effective at eliminating runners and Texas wasn't. Houston secured 6 walks, Altuve hammered 2 RBI's with 2 homers and they moved their record to 78-61.


Heaney pulled in the 5th and the Rangers get dropped by the Astros after losing 6-13. Texas had back to back wins denied and suffered their 61st loss of the year. Seager in the bottom 1st drilled a 2-run home run over the right field wall, 2-0. This was Seager's 27th homer and 83rd RBI of the year. Then during the bottom 3rd Garver lifted a single towards center field and drove Garcia home from 2nd, 3-0. Going into the bottom 6th Seager would bury a solo homer that traveled over the center field wall, 5-5. This was Seager's 2nd home run of the day and 28th on the year. The Rangers in six attaached 6 hits and nabbed 16 total bases. Including 6 strikeouts and stranded 4. Texas hit the ball extremely well and rounded up the bases while executing in scoring position. Unfortunately, they were struck out chasing. Jumping to the top 9th Smith buried a solo homer that was sent over the right center field wall, 6-13. This was the Rangers first score since the 6th. To end this inning Garcia would pounce a grounder to 3rd for the final out. The Rangers throughout the day secured 9 hits and notched 21 total bases with 6 RBI's tallied. Bullpen threw 3 strikeouts and stranded 8. They were walked 4 times, Heaney threw 1 K while giving up 5 hits with 3 earned runs and fell off to a 76-61 record.








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Sunday September 3rd, 2023: The Padres joust the Giants by picking up an impressive 4-0 win. San Diego snagged three victories  in a row and won this four game series 3-1. In the bottom 1st Soto would pounce a 2-run home run over the left field wall and it led Tatis home from 1st,  2-0. Two bats later Boegearts blasted a double towards left center field and brought Machado home from 1st, 3-0. Then in the bottom 3rd Manny Machado would hammer a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 4-0. The Padres in three hit the ball 6 times and scored 4 runs on 13 total bases. They were sat down on 3 K's and stranded 2. San Diego put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Shifting to the middle of the 6th starting Pitcher Seth Lugo delivered a pitch that forced Pederson into hitting a fly ball towards deep left field to retire the sides. Lugo in six tossed 6 strikeouts and gave up 3 hits with 4 bases allowed.  Seth Lugo struck batters out swinging on the inside zone and kept hits to a minimum. He restricted base totals and shut runners down who were in position. In conclusion, during the top 9th relieve Pitcher Josh Hader came in for Scott Barow and fired a fastball that struck Hanigaer out for the final out of the day. San Diego planted 10 hits and got 4 runs to score on 17 total bases. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 8. That includes 4 hits and 4 bases allowed. San Diego made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen they were effective from the start of the game to the end. The Padres were effecient in the strike zone and eliminated runners who were getting ready to score. Kept base and hit totals low as well. Lugo threw 6 K's while moving to 6-6 on the mound, were walked once and moved up to a 66-73 record.












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Friday September 1st, 2023: The Rays lose a late lead and suffered a 2-3 loss to the Guardians. Tampa Bay suffered their 53rd loss of the season and their three game win streak was snapped.  During the top 1st Randy Arozarena buried a double towards left field and got Lowe to score, 1-0. Then in the middle of the 2nd Pinto drilled a double to deep left field and led Aranda home from 3rd, 2-0. Shifting to the top 5th Diaz crushed a grounder to 3rd for an easy out. The Rays through five recorded 2 hits and scored 2 runs on 4 total bases. They stranded 2 and struck out twice. Offensively, Tampa Bay had tough time  hitting  the ball and they barley got runners on base. Their run production stalled out in the 2nd after scoring  in back to back innings. One positive is the strikeouts were low due to good vision. In the end, during the top 9th Aranda who had two batters out delivered a grounder towards the Pitcher for the final out. Tampa Bay acquired 5 hits and tallied 7 total bases with 2 RBI's. Their bullpen fired 6 strikeouts and stranded 6. Tampa Bay notched 2 doubles, they were walked 4 times and stumbled down to a 82-53 record



The Guardians rally late to take a 3-2 Victory, over the Rays. Cleveland during this three game series took a 1-0 lesd and are five games under 500. The Guardians in the bottom 3rd would inch closer to Tampa Bay's lead after Calhoun blasted a sacrifice fly ball to left field and drove Straw home from 3rd, 1-2. Going into the bottom 6th Laureano off a Glasnow pitch would strikeout swinging to retire the sides. Keep in mind the Guardians havent scored a run since the the 4th. The Guardians through six gained 4 hits with 5 total bases and added 1 RBI. Cleveland was steuck out 6 times and stranded 3. Cleveland's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Heading to the bottom 7th Arias would pounce a single into left field and got Gimmenez to score from 3rd, 2-2. A bat later Naylor creamed a solo home run that flew over the right center field, 3-2. This was the Guardians first lead of the game. The Guardians ended with 8 hits amd scored 2 RBI's while snagging 10 total bases. Bullpen tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 6. Some good hitting and effective baserunning for each team.  Also, they both struck out swinging and in between innings they stranded players. However, it was the Guardians late who capitalized with runners in position. Speaking of the bullpen they each dominated the inner parts of the strike zone with a couple going outside the plate. They did fairly well in the hit department too but in the process they gave up some bases. To cap this off Cleveland found ways to restrict runners in position and Tampa Bay didn't. Cleveland stole 2 bags, relief Pitcher Morgan moved to 5-2 on the mound and pushed their win/loss record to 65-70.





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Thursday August 31st, 2023: The Marlins cruised past the Nationals by picking up a 6-1 Victory, over the Nationals. Miami moved back to 500 and are 3-7 in ten games. In the top 1st De La Cruz would bury a double towards deep left field and brought Arraez home from 2nd, 1-0.  During the top 4th Sanchez on 3rd base, Arraez at bat would reach a double play towards the 2nd baseman who got  Hampson out at 3rd while Sanchez scored, 2-0. The Marlins in four recorded 6 hits amd scored 1 run with 8 total bases tallied. They were sat down on 8 strikeouts and stranded 6. Offensively, Miami hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. They also drove runners home who were set up in scoring position and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Shifting to the top 5th Grisham who was the third batter in the lineup drilled a 3-run homer over the right field wall, 5-0. Then in the middle of the 9th Burger would pop a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 6-1. Miami attached 13 hits and secured 21 total bases while adding 6 RBI's.  Bullpen threw 2 strikeouts and stranded 7. Miami made quality contact and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in position. Don't get me wrong Miami still stranded batters in between innings and struck out chasing. Jumping to the bullpen they kept hits and bases to a low and eliminated scoring chances. Now don't kid yourself Miami wasn't effective in the strike zone but they forced a lot of grounders and pop ups. Chisholm gained 3 RBI's with 1 homer, hit 2 doubled and jumped up to a 67-67 record.










The Nationals fall to the Marlins after going down 1-6. Washington dropped two games in a row and sit 4th place in the NL East. The Nationals in the bottom 5th would cut into the Marlins lead after Abrams blasted a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and it led Alu home from 3rd, 1-5. Washington hit the ball 3 times and snagged 4 total bases with 1 RBI acquired.  Washington also sranded 4 batters and struck out once. The Nationals had their difficulties in the hitting portion and they hardly got players on base. Even if they have runners in position their not capitalizing. Although, they managed to minimize strikeouts due to a good eye. In conclusion, in the bottom 9th Smith with two gone planted a grounder towards 2nd for quick third out. The Nationals nabbed 3 hits and recorded 1 run on 4 total bases. On the other hand their bullpen tossed 2 strikeouts and left 4 stranded. Washington had a tough time racking up hits and they barely got runners on base. In other words they failed to drive runners home. Their one good thing was low strikeouts  Now for the bullpen they struggled to  limit hit totals and gave up a ton of bases. That includes poor execution when facing players who were in scoring position. One positive was their solid strikeout performance. Washingron was walked twice, hit 1 double and sunk down to a 62-73 record.





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Wednesday August 30th, 2023: The Cubs snuck away with a 3-2 win against the Brewers. Chicago sits 2nd place in the NL wild card standings and won two in a row. The Cubs would strike first in the bottom 1st after Happ hit a double into deep right field and it brought Tachman home from 2nd,1-0. Two bats later Dansby Swanson crushed a sacrifice fly ball towards left field and led Hoerner home from 3rd, 2-0. Cubs scored 2 runs in 2 total hits. Shifting to the bottom 4th Madrigal would pounce a fly ball into deep right field for an easy third out. The Cubs in four hit the ball twice with 3 total bases added and were struck out 5 times. Despite scoring two runs, Chicago was struggling to put the ball in play and barely got runners on a bag. They struck out swinging while Chicago's last run came in the 1st.  Staring Pitcher Kyle Hendricks in the top 6th fired a pitch that forced Canha into hitting a grounder towards 3rd for a quick out. Hendricks threw 5 strikeouts with 4 hits allowed and gave up 4 bases. Stranded 6 as well. Kyle Hendricks agitated the Cubs batters by striking them out in the inside corners  down low or through the middle of the zone. He also kept hits to a low while shutting down base and run production. We now move to the bottom 8th, where Bellinger was able reach an infield single towards the Pitcher and sent Tauchman home from 3rd, 3-2. The Cubs turned in 3 hits and scored 3 runs on 4 total bases. Bullpen rifled 8 strikeouts and stranded 10. Nethier team hit the ball much but they made enough to get players on base. They also struck out frequently due to poor vision. Although, it was Chicago who got the most runs home when it was needed. Now each bullpen found ways to minimize hits and limited base totals. They also executed well inside the strike zone. At the end of the day Chicago late restricted run production. Chicago is trails Milwaukee by three games, they were walked twice and moved ahead to a 71-62 record.






The Brewers got taken down by the Cubs as the final result showed a 2-3 loss. Milwaukee lost two in a row and they sit 1st place in the NL Central.  During the top 3rd Contreras blasted a single towards right field and it got Yelich home from 2nd, 1-2.  An inning later during the the middle of the 5th Frelick struck out hacking off a Hendricks changeup to retire the sides. The Brewers through five recorded 4 hits and tallied 4 total bases with 1 RBI attached.  They went down on 5 strikes and stranded 6.  Offensively, Milwaukee didn't make much contact and they hardly got players on base. Even with runners in position they weren't capitalizing. Their last run was two innings ago in the 3rd and they struck out frequently due to bad vision. Now Paguero in the bottom 7th would relieve starting Pitcher Brandon Woodruf and tossed a pitch that made Madrigal launch a grounder to 2nd which forced the sides to seperate. Woodruf held Chicago scoreless from the 2nd inning all the way to the 7th. Woodruf six innings delivered 8 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits with 2 earned runs. Brandon Woodruf dominated the inner parts of the strike zone, wheather it was through the middle up high or in the corners. Woodruff found ways to hold off hits as well and barely gave up bases. Jumping to the middle 9th Santana reached a fielders choice towards Thompson who got Taylor out at 2nd for games final out.  Milwaukee ended their day by snagging 5 hits and acquired 5 total bases with 2 RBI's. As for the bullpen they beamed 9 strikeouts and stranded 5. Mikwaukee took 5 walks, stole 2 bases and left with a 74-59 record.









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Monday August 28th, 2023: The Angels sustained a disappointing 4-6 loss to the Phillies. LA is sitting 6th place in the AL wild card standings and fell to 31-35 on the road. The Angels would strike first in the top 1st after Regnifo blasted a single towards right field and it brought Schanuel hone from 3rd, 1-0. The Angels scored 1 run on 3 total hits.  Then in the top 4th Drury who was the sixth batter in the lineup with bases loaded hit a single to ceter field while leading Schanuel and Girchuck home, 3-1. The Angels in four recorded 7 hits and scored 3 runs on 8 total bases. They were struck out 5 times and stranded 7. Los Angeles found ways to make quality hits and they agressissively ran the bases. Not to mention they executed well with runners in scoring position. Although, they struck out consistently due to poor vision. Three innings later Moniak would cream a single to left center field and it led Drury home from 3rd, 4-5.  In conclusion, during the top 9th Regnifo planted a grounder towards the shortstop for a quick third out. LA notched 11 hits and got 4 runs to score with 14 total bases. Their bullpen on the other hand tossed 8 K's and stranded 10. So check this out, LA hit the ball extremely well and advanced the bases. At the end of the day they couldn't drive enough runners home. That includes a ton a K's under their belt due to repetitive hacking. Jumping to the bullpen they did fairly well in the hit department while dominating the inner and outer parts of strike zone. Unfortunately, they were insufficient when facing runners in scoring position. Los Angeles were walked twice, they hit 1 double and fell to a 63-69 record.




Turner recorded 3 RBI's with 2 homers added and the Phillies earn a 6-4 win against the Angels. Philadelphia is 7-3 through ten games and won three in a row. During the bottom 1st Turner drilled a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-1. The Phil's scored 1 run with 1 hit added. Shifting to the bottom 4th Bryce Harper launched a 2-run homer over the right field wall, 3-3. Philadelphia ended the 4th by scoring 2 runs. Pushing to the bottom 5th Philly would jump ahead after Turner mounted a 2-run home run that was lifted over the left field wall, 5-3. The Phillies through five nabbed 4 hits and tallied 13 total bases with 5 RBI's acquired. Offensively, Philadelphia wasn't making much contact but got enough to get runners on base and capitalized in scoring position. However, they struck out chasing. Then in the bottom 8th Marsh blasted a single to right field and drove Bohm home from 2nd, 6-4. The Phil's snagged 7 hits while adding 17 total bases and scored 6 RBI's. Bullpen fired 8 strikeouts and stranded 10. The Phillies scored 5 total runs between the 4th and 8th inning to take a then 6-4 lead. Now I know 7 hits isn't a lot but it was just enough to get players on base and they capitalized well with runners who were set in scoring position. Keep in mind they also struck out hacking and stranded players in between innings. For the bullpen they gave up hits and allowed a lot of bases but late they shut runners down who were in position. Solid day for the offense. Philadelphia took 6 walks, blasted 1 double and secured a 73-58 record.













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Sunday August 27th, 2023: The Angels against the Mets go down by a final score of 2-3. LA's two game win streak came to abrupt end and dropped off to their 68th defeat of the year. Going to the middle of the 5th Brandon Nimmo with two gone crushed a line drive towards center field for a quick third out. Los Angeles in five hit the ball once while snagging 1 total base and struck out 7 times. They stranded 3 to go along. The Angels had a difficult time in the hit department and they hardly got players on base let alone in scoring position. Let's not forget they struck out chasing as well. Shifting to the top 7th Wallach with bases loaded hit a grounder towards 1st base and it got Girchuck home from 3rd, 1-1. Transitioning to the bottom 7th starting Pitcher Griffin Canning fired a pitch to Ortega who hit a line drive towards center field for an easy third out. Canning in seven tossed 9 strikeouts and allowed 5 hits with 5 total bases. He left 5 stranded as well. Griffin Canning was able to strike batters out on the inside corners or in the middle of the zone. Now he did give up some hits and bases but since the 4th inning he's done a tremendous job of shutting runners down in scoring position. We now transition to the top 8th, where Regnifo creamed a solo home run over the right center field, 2-1. The Angels secured 4 hits and tallied 2 RBI's while gaining 7 total bases. On defense their bullpen delivered 11 K's and left 9 stranded. To be honest LA didn't hit the ball all that well but they got enough to get runners on base and struck out a lot. Also, they were insufficient late when it came to driving runs home. Moving forward they just need to be better offensively. Jumping to the bullpen they allowed a ton of contact and gave up quiet a few bases in process. Including poor execution when facing runners in scoring position. Although, they did execute in the strike zone and forced grounders. The Angels took 3 walks, their six games under 500 and staggered off to a 61-68 record.





Smith and Peterson tossed a combined 10 strikeouts and the Mets gained a 3-2 Victory, over the Angels. New York finished this three game series 1-2 and snapped two consecutive losses in a row. In the top 4th starting Pitcher David Peterson delivered a pitch that forced Renfroe to reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop who got Girchuck out at 2nd to retire the sides. David Peterson through four fired 5 strikeouts and gave up 1 hit with 1 total base allowed. found ways to strike batters out in the inside the corners or through the middle of the zone. Not to mention he kept base and hit totals to a minimum. Then during the bottom 4th Alvarez reached an infield single towards 2nd and it brought McNeil home, 1-0. First run of the day after four innings. Heading to the bottom 6th Alvarez off a Canning fastball would strikeout swinging to retire the sides. The Mets secured 5 hits with 5 total bases gained and scored 1 run. Also, they stranded 5 and were sat down on 8 strikeouts. Offensively, New York is doing a nice job of putting the ball in play and getting players on base yet they seem to struggle with runners who are set up in position to score. That includes an array of strikeouts due to poor vision. Keep note their last run was posted back in the 4th. Jumping to the bottom 8th Alonso launched a double that flew into left center field and it led Lindor home from 2nd, 2-2. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Ortega would blast a walk off single towards right field and drove Locastro home from 3rd, 3-2. The Mets recorded 9 hits and scored 3 runs on 10 total bases. For the bullpen they threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 5. New York put the ball in play well and got players home off excellent baserunning. Granite, they struck out hacking and stranded guys but overall they this offense played hard and didn't flinch. For the bullpen they had an agilierating day by forcing batters to strikeout swinging and eliminated runners who were in position. They also minimized hits. I guess the one negative for the Mets is the amount of bases given up. The Mets were walked twice, Pete Alonso drove in 2 RBI's with 1 homer tallied and pushed their record to 60-71.





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Friday August 26th, 2023: A stale offense leads the Blue Jays to a tough 2-5 loss when playing the Guardians. Toronto is two games out of a playoff spot and sit 4th place in the wild card standings. Springer in the bottom 2nd buried a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. The Blue Jays capped this inning off by scoring 1 run. Jumping to the bottom 5th Bichette off a Biebee slider would strikeout swinging and the sides retired. The Blue Jays through five hit the ball 5 times and snagged 10 total bases with 1 RBI acquired. Toronto was sat down on 4 strikeouts and stranded 2. Toronto made quality contact on the ball and effectively moved the bases but they struggled with runners who set up in scoring position and struck out hacking. Shifting to the bottom 6th Guerrero would pelt a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 2-4.  In the end, during the bottom 9th. Toronto made for 6 hits and piled in 14 total bases while scoring 2 runs. Their bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 4. Toronto was walked twice, latched 2 doubles and fell to a 70-59 record.







Laureano records 3 RBI's with 1 homer and the Guardians earn a 5-2 win against the Blue Jays. Cleveland is seven games under 500 and took a 1-0 lead during this three game series. During the top 3rd Cleveland would force a tie after Naylor drilled a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-1. An inning later during the top 4th Laureano blasted a 2-run homer over the right center field wall and got Gonzalez home from 1st, 3-1. The Guardians recorded 5 hits and scored 3 runs on 12 total bases. Offensively, Cleveland hit the ball extremely well and got players home off excellent baserunning. Although, they've been struck out a few times due to consistent chasing. Then in the middle of the 6th Laureano belted a double to left field and it brought Gonzalez home from 2nd, 4-1. Going into the top 8th Cleveland would extend their lead after Gimenze crushed a solo homer that was lifted over the right field wall, 5-2.  Cleveland rounded up 8 hits and gained 20 total bases with 5 RBI's added. The Bullpen tossed struck out 9 batters and stranded 6. Now Cleveland scored their first four runs between the 3rd and 6th inning with a dagger coming in the 8th off a Gimenez homer. For Toronto their only runs were in the 2nd and 6th. As you can see both teams were fairly even. Both hit the ball well and placed runners on base while striking out consistently due to bad vision. Let's not forget they also stranded players in between innings. However, it was Cleveland who executed best when it came to driving players home and Toronto was poor in that department. Going to the bullpen they did a decent job of keeping hits low and each capitalized in the strike zone wheather it was on the inside corners or through the middle. Also, each bullpen gave up bases. For the Cleveland they were able to shut runners down and Toronto failed to the same. Cleveland took 2 walks, hit 3 doubles and improved to a 61-68 record.











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Thursday August 23th, 2023: The Red Sox cruise past the Astros by picking up a 17-1 win. Boston is 5th place in the wild card standings and won two in a row. In the top 1st Verdugo who was the first batter in the lineup blasted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. An inning later during the top 2nd Abreu drilled a 2-run home run over the right center field wall and it brought Reyes home from 3rd, 3-0. This is now back to back home runs in back to back innings. Next, Devers with 1 out hit a single towards center field while driving in both Wong and Urias, 5-0. The Red Sox scored 4 runs on 6 hits. The Red Sox secured 8 hits and scored 5 runs with 15 total bases tallied. Boston struck out twice and stranded 3. Boston showed early aggression by making quality contact and they ran the bases effectively. Let's not forget they also executed with runners who were set up in scoring position. They kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Shifting to the top 3rd Urias launched a double to right field and it led Reyes home from 2nd, 6-0. This run almost didn't count but the outfielde umpire saw a Houston player touch the ball with his glove before it went into foul territory. Boston ended this inning by scoring 6 runs and added 4 hits. The Red Sox scored a run or more in three striaght innings. Not to mention they have 11 hits and 19 total bases with 7 RBI's. Going into the top 6th Devers hit a line drive out towards center field and the sides retired. Boston has been scoreless for the last three innings from the the 4th to the 6th. The Red Sox have unfortunately fizzled out. Boston is still knocking in quality hits and getting runners on base but they've been struck out due to consistent chasing and stranded players in between innings. Heading to the bottom 7th starting Pitcher Bryan Bello delivered a pitch that forced Diaz to hit a fly ball towards shallow 2nd for an easy third out. Bello in seven tossed 4 strikeouts and allowed 9 hits with 12 total bases. He stranded 10 as well. Bello has done an excellent job of striking batters out on the inside corners or through the middle of the zone. Although, Bello is giving up hits and bases but he's also shutting runners down who were in position. We now move to the top 8th, where Abreu slapped a single to right field and got Reyes to score from 2nd, 12-1. Boston scored 2 runs to cap this inning off. Then in the middle of the 9th Reyes lifted a sacrifice fly ball into center field and got Refsnyder hme from 3rd, 14-1. The Red Sox recorded 4 runs on 5 hits. Boston planted 24 hits and secured 36 total bases while scoring 17 runs. Bullpen delivered 7 K's and stranded 11. Now the Red Sox started this game on the right foot after scoring 11 runs in the first three innings. As for Houston their only run came in the 5th. Each offense made solid contact on the ball and and put runners on base. That includes a few swing and miss strikeouts over the plate and at times they stranded guys. The only difference is Boston drove in more runners who were set up in scoring position and Houston didn't. Don't get me wrong.....both bullpens were giving up hits and allowed bases like crazy but in the end Boston was able to limit run production and Houston struggled to do so. Can't forget to mention they were both equally effective in the strike zone. Boston was walked 6 times, Duvall along with Yoshida gained 2 RBI's with 1 homer and jumped up to 68-60 record.







The Astros get knocked off in a bug way by the Red Sox after going down 1-17. Houston fell to that 3rd place spot in the wild card standings and lost two in a row. During the bottom 4th Pena with two gone lifted a fly ball into center field for a quick third out. The Astros nabbed 4 hits and snagged 5 total bases with 4 K's under their belt. They left 6 stranded as well. Houston had a rough time in the hit department and they hardly got players on base. Even with  guys on a base their not capitalizing. They've also gone down on quiet a few swing and miss strikeouts. Switching over to the bottom 5th Alex Bregman creamed a single that flew into right center field and brought Dubon home from 2nd, 1-11. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Tucker would bury a line drive towards left field for an easy third out. Houston hammered 10 hits and tallied 13 total bases with 1 RBI tallied. Houston got walked 3 times, Bregman drove in 2 runs while adding 1 homer and fell to a 72-57 record.









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INJURY UPDATE: Due to needing elbow surgery Manuel Margrot will miss the next 3 to 4 weeks of baseball action. This forced Tampa Bay to re-call Arenda from triple A. Margot this season has 64 hits, 30 RBI's, 3 home runs and a .249 batting average. Including 8 stolen bags. To me I think Tampa Bay is going to miss his presence. Margrot is a solid power hitter who can put the ball in play and can get runners on base or drive them home. Margrot can also steal bases.

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Wednesday August 23rd, 2023: The Twins in extra innings take a 7-8 loss to the Brewers. Minnesota during this gane two game series fell to 0-2 and are three under 500. In the top 1st Solano hit a single to left center field and it sent Julian to 3rd off a Yelich throwing error. A bat later Correa would blast a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and drove Julian home, 1-0. The Twins scored 1 run on 3 total hits. Jumping to the top 3rd Lewis delivered a 2-run homer that flew over the left center field wall and brought Correa home from 1st, 3-2. The Twins in three recorded 5 hits with 8 total bases acquired and scored 3 runs. Minnesota was struck out twice and stranded 2. Offensively, the Twins early put the ball in play effectively and got players home off excellent baserunning. Now strikeouts were a non-factor as well due to good vision.  Moving to the top 4th Taylor buried a 2-run shot that was lifted over the left field wall, 3-5. To end this inning Minnesota scored 2 runs with 2 hits added. Then in the bottom 5th starting Pitcher Kenta Maeda launched a pitch that made Contreras hit a grounder to 3rd for a quick out. Maeda tossed 6 strikeouts and gave up 4 hits with 8 bases allowed. Despite giving up 3 runs, Kenta Maeda has done a great of striking batters out on the inside corners or going down at the knees. Kenta Maeda also kept hits to a premium and held Milwaukee scoreless between the 4th and 5th innings. I will say one negative is the amount of bases given up. Heading to the middle of the 7th Farmer creamed a solo home run that lifted over the center field wall, 6-3. Switching over to the top 10th Jefferes reached an infield single towards the Pitcher and it led Gallo home from 3rd, 7-6. Minnesota placed 10 hits and nabbed 21 total bases with 7 RBI's tallied. Bullpen fired 9 strikeouts and stranded 7. Lewis finished his day by nabbing 2 RBI's and 1 home run, they were walked 4 times and staggered down to a 65-62 record.





The Brewers in ten earn an 8-7 win over the Twins. During the bottom 1st Monsterio drilled a single towards deep left field while getting both Canha and Contreras home with Monsterio  out at 2nd, 2-1. Milwaukee scored 2 runs on 2 total hits. Two innings later in the bottom 3rd Contreras who was the first batter in the lineup hit a solo home run over the right center field wall, thus tying the game at 3-3. We now transitioning to the bottom 4th, where Caratini launched a grounder that was sent to 2nd for an easy third out. Milwaukee through four hit the ball 4 times and snagged 8 total bases with 3 RBI's. They were slso sat down on 4 strikes and stranded 2. The Brewers weren't making a lot of contact but got enought to get players on base and executed with runners who were set up position. Don't forget Milwaukee scored 3 runs between the 1st and 3rd innings. The Brewers would finally inch within one during the bottom 6th after Adames slapped a 2-run homer over the center field wall and drove Santana home from 1st, 5-6. Eventually, this game would go to extra innings after Santana in the bottom 9th with two gone struck out hacking and the sides seperated. Flopping to the bottom 10th Santana at 2nd base, Adames at bat hits a single towards center field and brought Santana home while Adames reached 2nd off a Taylor fielding error, 7-7. Three bats later Tyrang was able to reach an infield single to the shortstop and drove Adames home from 3rd, 8-7. Mikwaukee throughout the day secured 11 hits and scored 8 runs on 21 total bases. On the other hand their bullpen delivered 10 K's and left 7 stranded. Each offense hit the ball extremely well and effectively rounded of the bags. They also struck out swinging and stranded a few. At the end of the day Milwaukee late got runners home and Minnesota failed to do the same. On the bullpen side they both executed well inside the strike zone and forced queit a few grounders and pop ups in the process. However, each one gave up a bunch of hits and struggled to minimize base totals. Luckily for Milwaukee they stopped players late who were in position and Minnesota  didn't.  Milwaukee took 4 walks, Adames racked up 3 RBI's with 1 homer tallied and jumped up to a 70-57 record.













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Monday August 21st, 2023: The Cubs hang on by a thread after gaining a 7-6 Victory, over the Tigers. Chicago is currently sitting 2nd place in the NL wild card standings and won three ganes in a row.  In the top 2nd Caldlerio off a grounder was safe at 1st on a Torklseon throwing error and it brought Swanson home, 1-0. A bat later Suzuki reached home plate off a wild pitch, 2-0. The Cubs scored three runs on 2 total hits. Shifting into the top 4th Suzuki pounced a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 4-0. The Cubs in four hit the ball 3 times and snagged 7 total bases with 4 RBI's tallied. They were also struck out 4 times and stranded 1. Chicago didn't make a lot contact but made enough to get players on base and executed in scoring position. Although, their consistently chasing over the plate and its leading to strikeouts. Heading to the top 8th Happ planted a lead off triple towards center field. Now Bellinger who was next at bat hit a single to right field and led Happ home, 5-2. We now turn our attention to the top 9th, where Madrigal creamed a double that flew into left field and got Marorbouni home from 2nd, 6-5. The Cubs scored 2 runs on 3 total hits. Chicago planted 9 hits and scored 7 runs on 17 total bases. On defense their bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and left 9. First off, Chicago scored four runs between the 2nd and 4th inning with a Madrigal double coming in the 9th to take a much needed 6-5 lead. That includes Detroit who secured 6 runs between the 6th and 9th. Keep note Detroit tied this bout at 5-5 in the 8th after trailing 5-2.  Now each team put the ball play well and agressissively rounded up the bases. Let's not forget they also struck out chasing and stranded runners in between innings. However, the one thing that seperated both teams was Chicago was able to capitalize with runners in scoring position late and Detroit failed to do the same. As for both bullpens they gave up hits and allowed a lot of bases while dominating the inner parts of the strike zone. Unfortunately, Chicago's bullpen late shut runners down and Detroit did the exact opposite. The Cubs took 2 walks, Suzuki drove 2 runs in with 1 home attached and jumped up to a 65-59 record.






The Tigers sustain a 6-7 loss to the Cubs. Detroit their 68th defeat of the year and are eleven game under 500. Going to the bottom 5th Greene with two gone blasted a grounder towards 2nd for an easy third out. Detroit through five recorded 2 hits with 3 total bases tallied and struck out 4 times. They stranded 5 as well. The Tigers offense was struggling to put contact on the ball and they hardly got runners on base let alone in scoring position. They struck out hacking as well.  Then in the bottom 6th Carpenter who was the second batter in the lineup crushed a solo home run that traveled over the right field wall, 2-4. This would be back to back homers for the Tigers. Jumping over to the bottom 8th Baez drilled a double towards shallow right field while leading both Torkleson and Carpenter home, 4-5. After that, McKinstry pelted a single that flew through shallow center field and got Vierling home from 3rd, 5-5. Transitioning into the bottom 9th Vierling with two batters out drilled a single to left field and it allowed Torkleson to come home from 2nd, 6-7. Unfortunately,  this inning came to an abrupt end after Meadows dialed up a fly ball that was sent to deep left field for the final out of the night. The Tigers tallied 11 hits and notched 30 total bases with 6 RBI's added. Bullpen delivered 6 K's and left 6 stranded. The Tigers were walked 4 times, Torkleson recorded a 1 RBI with 1 homer earned and dropped down to a 57-68 record.






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Sunday August 20th, 2023: Sosa recorded 3 RBI's with 1 home run and the White Sox earn a 10-5 win over the Rockies. Chicago during this three game series went 1-2 and earned their 49th win of the year.  Vaughn in the top 2nd buried a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-0. Then in the top 3rd Vaughn hit a single to right field and it got Benitendi to 2nd. Benetendi after that, would steal 3rd base.  Followimg that big play Benetendi off a Catcher throwing error would score, 2-0. The White Sox in three recorded 6 hits and scored 2 runs on 9 total bases. They were struck out 3 times and stranded 3. Chicago in this matchup made an early statement. They hit the ball efficiently and advanced the bases while capitalizing with runners in scoring position. The White Sox also kept the strike totals low due to good vision. During the top 7th Remillard who was the fifth batter in the lineup crushed a double towards left field and led Sheets home from 3rd, 3-5.  Going to the top 8th Moncada drilled a double to deep right field while sending Robert and Benetendi home, 5-5. Five bats later Chicago regained their lead after Colas hit a double to left center field while bringing in both Moncada and Vaughn, 7-5. In this inning alone the White Sox scored 7 runs but between the 7th and 8th they recorded a combined 8. The White Sox turned in 14 hits and nabbed 24 total bases with 10 RBI's gained. On defense their bullpen rung in 11 strikeouts and stranded 7. First and foremost Colorado scored 5 runs between the 3rd and 5th inning after trailing 2-0. Including Chicago who added 7 runs in the 8th to regain their lead which made it 7-5 at that time. Anyways, each team hit the ball effectively and rounded up the bases. Also, they stranded runners in between innings and struck out hacking. However, the one difference between the two was Chicago executed late with runners in position and Colorado didn't. For the bullpens they gave up a lot of hits and allowed a ton of bases but at the end of the day Chicago late shut runners down in scoring position and Colorado failed to do same. Don't forget Colorado at one time had a 5-3 lead. Chicago was walked twice, stole 1 base and moved up to a 39-75 record.









The Rockies lose a late two run lead after sustaining a 5-10 loss against the White Sox. Colorado in this three game regular season set outscored Chicago 30-16 and their back to back wins came to an end. The Rockies in the bottom 3rd would answer after Blackman drilled a solo homer over the right center field wall, 1-2. Shifting to the bottom  4th Togila on a grounder was safe at 1st base off a Remillard(2BM) throwing error and it sent Montero home while getting Castro to 2nd, 2-2. Colorado through four snagged 4 hits with 7 total bases tallied and scored 2 RBI's. Offensively, the Rockies weren't getting a lot of hits but made enough to get players on base and executed in position. Although, they've stranded some runners in between innings and struck out chasing. An inning later during the bottom 5th Castro planted a single that flew into center field while leading  both Jones and McMahon home, 5-2. Colorado bumped their base total up to 13 with 8 hits added. In the end, during the bottom 9th. Colorado offense added 9 hits and scored 5 RBI's with 9 total bases. For their bullpen they tossed 9 strikeouts and left 4 stranded. The Rockies were walked 3 times, Castro secured 2 RBI's and fell off to a 48-76 record.






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Thursday August 17th, 2023: Menseas drove in 5 RBI's amd the Nationals earn a 10-7 win over the Red Sox. Washington has won two in a row and sitblast place in the NL East. During the bottom 3rd Menseas hit a grounder and it brought Downs home from 3rd off Debers bubbling the ball for a throwing error, 1-1. During the bottom 4th with two gone Vargas blasted a fly ball towards shallow right field and the sides retired. The Nationals in four hit the ball twice with 2 total bases and went down on 3 strikeouts.  They also stranded 3. So far Washington is having a tough time in the hit department and they barely got runners on base. One positive at the moment is they kept strikeouts low. Moving to the bottom 5th Menseas launched a double that flew into left center field while leading both Call and Downs home, 3-1. Two bats later Garrett crushed a double towards left center field and got Menseas home from 3rd, 4-1. The Nats scored 5 runs to cap off the inning. Washington bumped their base total up to 10 with 6 hits added. We now jump to the bottom 6th, where Menseas drilled a double to left field while bringing Downs and Thomas home, 8-1. Transitioning to the bottom 8th Garrett got Abrams home from 3rd after hitting a single towards right field, 10-7. The Nationals secured 10 hits with 15 total bases and scored 10 runs. They delivered 11 strikes and stranded 5. Washington rounded up quality contact and effectively got players on base while driving runners home who were set up in scoring position. Remember they blew this game open in the 5th after scoring 5 straight runs.  Bullpen did there fair share of strikeout damage on the inside corners yet they allowed one too many hits and let up bases. However, they executed late when it came to eliminating players in scoring position. Washington nabbed 5 doubles, walked 5 times and went up to a 55-67 record.





The Red Sox against the Nationals suffered a 7-10 loss. Boston lost this three game series 1-2 and sustained their 58th defeat. The Red Sox in the top 3rd would strike first after Casas buried a solo home run over the center field wall, 1-0. Keep in mind Boston hasn't scored a run since the 3rd. Then in the top 5th Urias off a Patrick Corbin sinker would strikeout swinging and sides seperated. The Red Sox through five recorded 4 hits and scored 1 run on 7 total bases. They were struck out 5 times and stranded 2. Boston wasn't getting a ton of hits but made enough to get players on base. Although, their struggling to drive in runners and struck out swinging. Heading to the top 7th Casas was walked by relief Pitcher Robert Garcia while sending Reyes to 2nd and Duvall reached 3rd to load the bases. Two bats later Urias creamed a grand slam home run that traveled over the center field wall, 5-9. Boston ended this inning by scoring 6 runs on 4 total hits. This is after trailing 9-1. In the end, dueing top 9th Trevor Story hit a line drive towards 2nd for a nice third out. Boston turned in 11 hits and attached 21 total bases with 7 RBI's tallied. Bullpen struck out 6 batters and stranded 7. Now I want to get this out the way....the Red Sox infielders and outfielders all season have racked up a ton of throwing and fielding errors. I mean their letting easy grounders get past them and can't catch pop ups. Doesn't help that the bullpen blows games as well. Boston late got their bats moving by effectively putting the ball in play and got runners on base. Don't get me wrong they got runs in but struggled to score between the 8th and 9th innings. We call it crunch time situations. Also, they were struck out hacking. For the bullpen they were domiante the inside parts of the strike zone but performed poorly when facing guys in position. That includes a lot of hits and a ton of bases given up. Boston was walked twice, hit 1 double and dropped to a 63-58 record.





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Friday August 18th, 2023: The Braves gained a 4-0 shutout win against the Giants. Atlanta took a 1-0 lead during this three gane series and sit 1st place in the NL East. In the bottom 1st Olson reached a fielders choice towards the shortstop and it got Acuna home, 1-0. Two bats later Rosario blasted a single to center field and it brought Olson home from 2nd, 2-0. The Braves scored two runs on 4 total hits. An inning later in the bottom 2nd Olson drilled a double that was lifted into left center field and it led Harris home from 3rd, 3-0. The Braves through two hit the ball 6 times and snagged 3 RBI's on 9 total bases. They were struck out twice and stranded 4. Atlanta early made quality contact on the ball and got players home off excellent baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. During the top 3rd starting Pitcher Spencer Strider fired a fastball that made Esterda hit a fly ball out to deep right field and the sides retired.  Strider in three delivered 6 strikeouts and gave up 0 hits with 0 total bases. Strider early struck batters out on the insode the zone going down and away or through the middle. Also, Strider kept hits low and minimized the bases. Now moving to the bottom 6th Harris would crush a single towards center field while leading Murphy home from 3rd, 4-0. This was the Braves first score since the 2nd. Atlanta recorded 10 hits and scored 4 runs on 14 total bases. Bullpen tossed 13 strikeouts and stranded 4. Braves offense made solid hits and effectively ran the bags while executing with runners in scoring position. Don't get me wrong they stranded players in between innings and struck out chasing. Not to mention they were shutout from the 3rd to the 5th. Still an effective day. As for the bullpen they didn't allow a lot of hits and kept bases to a minimum. Also, they shut runners who were in position and dominated the insode the zone with excellent strikeouts. The Braves left 12 runners on base, were walked 5 times and improved to a 79-42 record.








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Monday August 14th, 2023: The Astros against the Marlins sustained a disappointing 1-5 loss. During the top 4th Singleton would blast a fly ball towards the shortstop for an easy third out. Houston in four recorded 3 hits and snagged 3 total bases with 1 K under their belt. They stranded 3 as well. The Astros on offense were having a tough time in the hit department and they rarely got runners on base let alone in scoring position. One positive for Houston is they kept strikeouts low due to good vision.  Three innings later during the top 7th Altuve hammered a double that flew through deep left field and got Pena home from 3rd, 1-2. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Tucker hit a ground ball to 1st for a quick third out. Houston reeled in 8 hits and scored 1 run on 9 total bases. On defense their bullpen threw 2 strikeouts and stranded 3. Houston got walked 5 times, stole 1 base and fell off to a 68-52 record.






The Marlins knock off the Astros by securing a 5-1win.  Barti in the bottom 3rd buried a a double towards center field and it brought Fortes home from 2nd, 1-0. Three bats later Berti would score from 2nd off a passed ball, 2-0. Then in the bottom 5th Berti drilled grounder to 1st base and sides the retired. Keep note Miani hasnt scored  since the 3rd. Miami theough five hut the ball 3 times and acquired 5 total bases.  They were sat down on 4 K's and stranded 1. Miami was struggling to make contact and they barely got players on base. That includes poor run production and they struck out swinging. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 3rd, where Soler launched a solo home run over the left field wall, 3-1. To cap this inning off Miami scored 3 runs on 3 total hits. Miami racked up 7 hits  and attached 18 total bases with 5 RBI's tallied. Bullpen tossed 2 strikeouts 5 strikeouts and left 10 stranded. This bout was fairly even for both teams. Not a lot of hits were made but it was enough to get runners on base. Not to mention they were sat down a few swing and miss strikeouts. At the end of the day Miami got runners home when necessary and that's what seperated the two teams. For for the bullpens they were decent in the strike zone while giving  up a bunch of hits and bases. Unfortunately, one team executed well with runners in position and the other didn't. Marlins bullpen gave up 5 walks, they hit 2 doubles and moved their record to 63-57.



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Sunday August 13th, 2023: The Guardians handled the Rays by a final score of 9-2. Cleveland sits 2nd place in the AL Central and trail the Twins by four in a half games. In the top 1st Gimenzez drilled a solo home run that flew iver the center field wall, 1-0. Then during the top 2nd Arais buried a 2-run home run that went over the left center field wall and brought Brennan home from 1st, 3-0. Cleveland scored 3 runs on 4 total hits. Miving to the top 3rd Gonzalez delivered a double towards deep left field and drove Calhoun home from 1st, 5-0. The Guardians scored 2 runs on 2 toral hits. Cleveland in three hit the ball 9 times and scored 6 runs in 17 total bases. The Guardians offense put the ball in play and capitalized well with runners in scoring position. Not to mention they ran the bags effectively and kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Shifting to the top 4th Gimenze reached an infield single towards the mound and got Kwan home from 1st while Gimenze was sent to 3rd off a Diekman throwing error, 7-1. Cleveland ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 3 hits. Jumping over to the middle of the 5th Gimenze planted a single to right field and led Naylor home from 1st, 9-1. So far the Guardians have scored a run in every inning. The Guardians attached 15 hits and piled up 26 total bases while scoring 9 runs. Bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and left 6 stranded. Cleveland made quality contact on the ball and got runners home off excellent baserunning. They also capitalized with players who were in position to score. However, they did strikeout swinging and stranded some guys. Overall great day. For the bullpen they gave up hits and bases but they effectively shut runners down in scoring position. They also dominated the strike zone. Cleveland was walked twice, stole a base and jumped up to a 57-52 record.








The Rays suffered a 2-9 loss against the Guardians. Tampa Bay is sitting 2nd place in the AL East Division and trail the Orioles by three games. Going into the bottom 3rd Diaz would plaster a single into center field and got Basabe home, 1-3. Transitioning to the bottom 4th Mead with two gone blasted a line drive towards the shortstop for an easy third out. Tampa Bay  through four recorded 4 hits and snagged 5 total bases with 1 RBI. The Rays have come out flat on the offensive end. Tampa Bay is struggling to hit the ball and their barely getting players on base. Also, poor run production and utilized a few grounders. One positive is the their solid vision because they were rarely striking out.  We now turn our attention towards the bottom 6th, where Ramirez launched a sacrifice fly ball to center field and got Arozarena to score, 2-9. The Rays acquired 7 hits and scored 2 runs in 10 total bases. Bullpen threw 10 K's and stranded 6.Tampa Bay recorded hits and got players on base yet they struggled with runners in position. Kinda hard to win when you post only 2 runs. Also, they struck out frequently which didn't help ethier. As for the bullpen they were flustered all day today. They couldn't limit hits and allowed a bunch of bases. They were unable to eliminate runs as well. Only positive for them was the strikeouts. Tampa Bay took 1 walk, bullpen allowed 5 doubles and dropped off to a 71-49 record.





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Sarurday August 12th, 2023: The Mets get obliterated by the Braves after going down 3-21. New York suffered three losses in a row and are 2-8 through their last ten. During the bottom 5th Vientos off a Wians sinker suffered a strikeout and the sides retired. New York through five recorded 2 hits with 2 total bases and struck out 7 times. They stranded 5 as well. So far the Mets offense is looking very sluggish. New York is struggling to make hits and they hardly got runners on base. Can't score with players in position and struck out chasing. Three innings later Vigelback would cream a 3-run homer that flew past the right field wall, 3-13. New York recorded 6 hits and snagged 10 total bases with 1 RBI tallied. Bullpen threw 8 K's and left 7.  The Mets were so far disengaged with this game today! They hit the poorly and rarely got runners on base let alone in scoring position. Not to mention they struck out a lot. Literally their only runs came in the 8th and don't let those 10 bases fooly because they struggled. As for the bullpen they struggled immensely in this matchup. They gave up way to many hits and allowed a bunch of bases while being a lack luster when facing players in position. Tough day on both ends. I guess one positive was the strikeouts. New York hit 1 double, were walked 4 times and fell off to a 52-65 record.



Wians fired 9 K's in seven innings and the Braves snag a 21-3 win against the Mets. Atlanta during this three game regular season series outscored New York 28-3 and took a 2-0 lead. Riley in the top 1st hit a single to right field and got Acuna home from 3rd, 1-0. The Braves scored 1 run on 1 total hit. We now move to the top 2nd, where Lopez buried a single that was lifted into left center field and it brought Rosario home from 3rd, 2-0. Shifting to the bottom 3rd starting Pitcher Allen Wians  forced McNeil to hit a grounder for a quick third out. Wians in three threw 4 strikeouts and gave up 0 hits with 0 total bases  Allen Wians struck batters out swinging on the inside corners. He also limited hits and minimized the base total. Transitioning into the middle 4th Lopez blasted a single that flew into left field and got Harris home from 1st, 3-0. Two bats later Albies crushed a single that was sent towards right center field while leading Lopez and Harris home, 5-0. The Braves through hit the ball 7 times and scored 5 runs on 9 total bases. They left 5 and were sat down on 3 K's. Atlanta put the ball play and drove players home off excellent baserunning. They kept strikeouts low due to solid vision but here and there theyve stranded some guys. Now in the middle 6th Olson would pounce a 3-run home run that went over the center field wall while bringing both Acuna and Riley home, 8-0. Olson this season now has 101 RBI's and 40 home runs.  Atlanta capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs in 1 hit. The Braves lead would  extend in the top 7th after Acuna launched a single that landed in right field and got Harris home from 2nd, 9-0. Atlanta scored 3 runs on 3 total hits to end this inning. In the top 8th Olson blasted a homer to left field, 12-0. Then in the top 9th Albies hit a single towards deep left field while bringing home both Pillar and Lopez, 15-3. The Braves planted 22 hits and acquired 45 total bases while scoring 21 runs. As for the bullpen they tossed 9 strikeouts and stranded 8. First off, this game got so out of hand that the announcers started talking about banana splits. They were more intrigued with the fans than the game. Anyways, the Braves hit the ball agressissively and rounded up bases while getting runners home who were set up in scoring position. They did great with the home run ball as well. Although, they did strikeout swinging and in between innings they stranded players. Still a great day though. Bullpen was pretty much effective all game long. They struck batters out at a high rate and shut runners down in scoring position. Atlanta didn't give up many hits but they allowed some bases. The Braves coiled in 5 doubles, blasted 6 home runs and improved to a 75-41 record.





















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BREAKING: Well Josh Naylor is going to be out for the next 3 to 6 weeks due to an oblique strain. Keep in mind Naylor this season has 110 hits, 79 RBI's, 15 home runs and a .306 batting average. This team is going to miss Naylor because of his ability to make solid contact and can you on base and drive you home. 












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Thursday August 10th, 2023: The Rays got thumped against the Cardinals after going down 2-5. Tampa Bay has lost two in a row and dropped their 48th game of the season. Going into the bottom 5th Mead off a Libertore sinker would strikeout swinging for an easy third out. The Rays hit the ball twice and tallied 2 total bases with 6 K's under their belt. They stranded 1 as well. Tampa Bay early on were struggling to make contact on the ball and they hardly got players on base let alone in scoring position. The Rays also got struck out due to consistent chasing and planted some grounders. Heading to the bottom 9th Franco belted a triple towards deep right center field and got Diaz home from 1st, 1-5. Afterwards, Franco from 3rd base would score off a wild pitch, 2-5. Tampa Bay piled up 4 hits and acquired 2 runs on 6 total bases. Bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 6. First and foremost the Rays only two runs would come in the 9th. Overall they couldn't hit the ball and rarely got runners on base. They also struck out swinging. Overall just an tough day.....especially for the star guys.  As for the bullpen they struggled to hold hits and gave up a ton of bases while performing poorly with runners in position. Don't get me wrong they stranded some guys and delivered quality strikeouts. Tampa Bay hit 1 triple, took 1 walk and staggered down to a 69-49 record.







The Cardinals hold off the Rays by snagging a 5-2 Victory. St. Louis wins thus three game series 2-1 and snagged their 51st Victory of the year.  In the bottom 3rd starting Pitcher Matthew Libertore fired a slider that struck Diaz out and the sides retired. Libertore in three tossed 4 strikeouts and allowed 1 hit with 1 total base. Stranded 1 as well. Libertore is showing solid execution by striking batters out on the inside corners and kept hits to a minimum. Libertore didn't give up to many bags ethier. During the top 4th Knizer buried a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and got Arenado home from 1st, 2-0. Knizer's hit streak reaches 8 games in a row. The Cardinals through four recorded 5 hits and scored 2 runs on 10 total bases. They stranded 3 and were sat down on strikes. St. Louis hit the ball well and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. However, they've struck out swinging. Now in the top 6th Burleson would bury a single towards shallow center field and it brought Nolan Arenado home from 1st, 3-0. Shifting to the top 7th Edman on 1st with Motter on 2nd, Nootbaar at bats reaches a fielders choice towards the shortstop who got Edman out at 2nd with Nootbaar getting on 2nd off a Frnaco throwing error and got Hays home from 3rd, 4-0. We now turn our attention to the top 9th, where Edman hit a solo homer over the right field wall, 5-0.  The Cardinals packed up 11 hits and snagged 20 total bases with 5 RBI's. For the bullpen they threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 2. St. Louis scored all 5 runs between the 4th and 9th inning. The Cardinals hit the ball great today and  ran the bags efficiently while capitalizing in scoring position. A couple flaws were that they struck out chasing and stranded runners in between innings. This offense usually does a good job of jumping out to solid leads early. Now the bullpen did a great job of limiting hits and kept bases to a minimum. Not to mention they shut runners down in position and were ferocious in the strike zone. Knizer recorded 2 RBI's with 1 homer and improved to a 51-56 record.








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Wednesday August 9th, 2023: The Orioles against the Astros got dropped by a final score of 2-8. Baltimore dropped their 44th game if the sesson. In the bottom 4th Hays who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a 2-run homer that was lifted over the right field wall and got Mintcastle home from 1st, 2-3. Baltimore scored 2 runs on 2 total hits. Shifting to the top 5th starting Putcher Jack Flaherty delivered a slider to strikeout Pena and the sides retired. Flaherty through five tossed 7 strikeouts with 6 hits given up and allowed 10 total bases. He stranded 7 as well. Jack Flaherty agitated batters by striking them out in inside corners or going down away. He would force pop ups and grounders as well. However, Flaherty needs to find better ways to limit hits and not allow so many bases but he's eliminating runners in scoring position after holding Houston scoreless in their past three innings. Don't forget Flaherty started this game rough after giving up three runs between the 1st and 2nd innings. Jumping to the bottom 6th Westburg hit a fly ball towards left field for a quick third out. Baltimore recorded 5 hits and tallied 2 runs with 10 total bases. They stranded 6 and struck out 5 times. The Orioles weren't turning in a lot of hits but made just enough to get players on base. Unfortunately, their struggling with runners in scoring position and struck out chasing. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Santander off relief Pitcher Kendall Graveman's curveball suffered a swing and miss strikeout to retire the game. Baltimore planted 7 hits and got 2 runs to score on 12 total bases. Bullpen drove in 12 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Orioles didn't hit the ball all that great but nabbed enough to get runners on base. They just couldn't capitalize with guys in position they struck out swinging  Don't forget Baltimore was held scoreless on two seperate occasions.....1st through the 3rd and then 5th to the 9th. For the bullpen they couldn't stop runners from scoring late while giving up hits and bases. Despite their hiccups, they punched out by forcing swings and misses and in between inning they stranded their fair share. This bullpen is usually good in late game situations but not tonight. Baltimore stole 1 bag, they were walked 5 times and dropped to a 70-44 record.




Bregman and Altuve were combined for 5 RBI's while the Astros gained an 8-2 win over the Orioles. Houston gains their 66th win of the regular season. The Astros would strike first in the top of 1st after Tucker hammered a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought Altuve home from 1st, 2-0. Houston scored 2 runs on 2 total hits. An inning later during the top of the 2nd Altuve hit a single towards left field while leading Dubon and Abreu home, 3-0. During the top 4th Altuve off a Jack Flaherty fastball suffered a foul tipped strikeout for an easy third out. The Astros in four hit the ball 5 times and scored 3 runs on 8 total bases. They were also sat down on 5 K's and stranded 4. Offensively, Houston was able to make quality contact and they effectively moved the bases. Not to mention they executed with runners who were set up in scoring position. Although, they did strikeout swinging. Heading to the top 7th Bregman on 1st, Tucker at bat hits a grounder towards the shortstop who got Bregaman out at 2nd and Tucker at 1st for a double play.  The Astros offense is in a real struggle right now. Houston is getting hits and placing players on base yet they continue to strikeout swinging and were stranding runners. Remember their last score came in the 2nd. Going to the middle of the 8th Altuve crushed a single that was shifted into right field whike getting both Pena and Dubon to score, 5-2. The Stros scored 4 runs on 2 total hits. We now turn our attention towards the top 9th, where Pena hit a single to right center field and got McCormick home from 2nd, 8-2. Houston piled up 11 hits and added 8 runs on 16 total bases.  As for the bullpen they squeezed in 9 strikeouts and stranded 10. First off, Houston was off to a hot start between the 1st and 2nd inning after scoring a combined 3 runs. Now  Houston hit the ball well and placed runners on base effectively. They also executed late with runners in position. Unfortunately, they cooled down from the 3rd inning to the 7th. What's funny is  the hits were fine and they ran the bags efficiently.....but for a brief period of time they stranded guys and struck out a bunch. Luckily for them they added daggers in the 8th and 9th inning by scoring a total of five runs. As for the bullpen they found ways to limit hits and shut runners down in scoring position. Granite, they gave up bases but overall they stayed sharp and domianted the strike zone. Houston was able stral a base, gained 5 walks and jumped up to a 66-49 record.













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Tuesday August 8th, 2023: The Phillies hold off the Nationals by snagging an 8-4 Victory. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in this four gane series and won three in a row. The Phillies during the bottom 3rd came within one after Schwarber blasted a 2-run homer over the right field wall, 2-3. A bat later Alec Bohm would drive a solo home run past the left field wall, 3-3. Philadelphia scored 3 runs on 3 total hits. Going to the bottom 4th Kyle Schwarber crushed a 3-run home run that was sent over the left field wall, 6-3. This was Kyle Schwarber's second homer of the day and Philadelphia took their first lead. Philadelphia through four recorded 7 hits with 6 RBI's added and rounded up 17 total bases. Philly was sat down on 5 K's and stranded 2. The Phillies got their bats moving by placing solid hits and runners scored off good baserunning. Philadelphia also struck out one too many times due to repetitive chasing. Heading to middle of the 6th inning starting Pitcher Zach Wheeler delivered a fastball that forced Rutherford to hit a fly ball towards center field for an easy third out. Wheeler fired 6 strkeouts and gave up 7 hits with 14 total bases added. He also stranded 5. Zach Wheeler aggravated Washington batters by forcing strikeouts on the inside corners or through the middle. Now since giving up 3 earned runs, Wheeler allowed 1 hit with 1 base between the 4th and 6th inning. As of right now he's hardly facing runners in scoring position. We now jump over to the bottom 6th, where Cave drilled a 2-run home run that traveled over the center field wall, 8-3. Philly ends their day with 11 hits and tallied 8 RBI's on 23 total bases. As for the bullpen they tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 4. Philadelphia simply hit the ball well and got players on base while capitalizing in scoring position. Despite their positives, they did strikeout a lot and left players on a bag in between innings. For their bullpen they struck batters out on consistent basis. Along with shutting runners down who were in position. Philly as a whole hit 4 home runs, Schwarber gained 5 RBI's with 2 homers added and bounced up to a 62-52 record.




The Nationals in game one of this double header series suffered a 4-8 loss to the Philies. Washington drops their 64th game of the year and sits 11th place in the wild card standings. Ruiz in the top 2nd buried a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. Then in the top 3rd Thomas belted a 2-run homer that went past the left field wall, 3-0. The Nationals in three secured 6 hits and scored 3 runs on 13 total bases. They were struck out 4 times and stranded 2. Washington put quality contact on the ball and were executing with players who were set up in scoring position. Not to mention they had great baserunning early on. However, they did go down on swing and miss strikeouts. Shifting to the top 7th Thomas with two gone hit a line drive out towards 3rd base. By this point in time Washington was struggling to make hits and they hardly got players on base let alone in scoring position. To make the situation worse they were getting struck out on a frequent basis. What's funny is they started this game strong before fizzling out. Moving to the top 8th Ruiz hit a single to right field and it brought Menseas home from 3rd, 4-8. Washington scored 1 run on 1 hit. the top 9th Abrams on 1st, Thomas at bat hits a line drive towards Martin who got Abrams out at 1st for a double play. Washington planted 10 hits and scored 3 runs on 19 total bases. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 7. The Nationals were actually off to a hot start after they scored 3 runs between the 2nd and 3rd inning.  A large part of that was good hitting and they got players on base while scoring quality runs. Unfortunately, towards the end of this bout Washington completely washed out. It's simple they just weren't as effective at driving  runs in and struck out swinging. On defense their bullpen executed on the inside parts of the strike zone while forcing grounders and pop ups. What ultamately hurt Washington was their inability to limit runs and allowed one too many hits. Not to mention the amount of bases they gave up. The Nats hit 2 doubles, starting Pitcher Williams fell to 5-7 on the mound after punching 7 batters out in 4.2 innings and staggered to a 50-64 record. 








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Monday August 7th, 2023: The Tigers got dropped by the Twins after going down 3-9. Detroit falls to 0-1 in this four game series and lost four in a row.  the In the bottom 5th Rodgers with two gone belted a grounder that traveled towards center field for an easy third out. Detroit through five added 3 hits and snagged 3 total bases with 6 K's under their belt. They also left 3 on a bag. The Tigers offense were struggling in the hit department and they hardly got players on base let alone in scoring position. To make their situation even worse they were struck out swinging. Then in the bottom 9th Maton would rocket a 3-run homer that was sent over the right field wall but trailed 3-9. Detroit scored 3 runs on 2 total hits. The Tigers secured 8 hits and added 12 total bases with 3 RBI's attached. For the bullpen they threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 9. First off their only run came in the 9th inning and it was off a Maton home run.  Throughout the day they made hits and got guys on base but it doesn't matter because their  run production was poor. As for the bullpen they really weren't as effective and they've been inconsistent all year. Today just shows. Detroit struggled to limit hits and bases while performing poorly with runners in scoring position. However, they were effective in the K zone and for a brief time they left batters on base. The Tigers blasted 1 double, relief Pitcher Alex Lange tossed 3 K's in one inning and dropped off to a 49-63 record.



The Twins knocked off the Tigers by a final score of 9-3. Minnesota has won five in a row and sit 1st place in the AL Central Division. During the top 1st Correa who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a double that flew towards deep left field and got Solano home from 2nd, 1-0. Two bats later Jeffers hit a 3-run home run over the left field wall, 4-0. The Twins scored 4 runs on 4 total hits. Including 9 bases to start. During the top 7th Correa crushed a 3-run home run that flew over the right field wall, 7-0. Minnesota now has 2 homers on the days. The Twins in two tallied 8 hits and scored 7 runs on 10 total bases. They were struck out once and stranded 2. Offensively, Minnesota early was having their way. They hit the ball efficiently and got players home off excellent baserunning. Not to mention they minimized strike totals. Now in the middle of the 3rd Taylor launched a ground ball out towards 2nd but still brought Castro home from 3rd, 8-0. Minnesota scored a run in three striaght innings with 19 bases acquired and added 10 hits. Heading to the bottom 4th starting Pitcher Pablo Lopez tossed a fastball to Carpenter who hit a grounder towards 2nd for an easy third out. Lopez fired 5 strikeouts and gave up 2 hits with 2 total bases allowed. He also stranded 2. Pablo Lopez was effective in the strike zone by punching batters out on inside corners or through middle. He limited hits and kept bases low. Keep in mind he's hardly facing runners in scoring position. Going to the top 6th Polanco with two gone buried a pop fly that went towards 2nd base and the sides retired. The Twins at this point in time have definitely fizzled out. Part of that was due to poor hitting and if contact was allowed then it was usually pop ups or grounders.  Keep note they haven't scored a run or made hit since the 3rd inning. Shifting to the top 8th Kepler with a bases loaded situation was hit by Alex Lange and it drove Taylor home from 3rd, 9-0. Minnesota hit the ball 12 times and drove in 9 runs while snagging 21 total bases. On defense the bullpen tossed 11 K's and stranded 6. Now Minnesota was off a steaming hot start after scoring a combined 8 runs in the first three innings. They made quality contact on the ball and drove runners home who were in position to score. Unfortunately, they stalled out from the 4th inning to the 7th. That was due to a lot of swing and miss strikeouts and stranded players in between innings. Overall, they played outstanding despite their few hiccups. For the bullpen they performed great by punching batters out agressissively and eliminated runners who were in position. Now understand this bullpen gave up some contact and allowed bases but overall an effecient day. Correa recorded 4 RBI's with 1 homer added, they were walked 5 times and rocketed to a 60-54 record.













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Sunday August 6th, 2023: The Padres sustained a disappointing 2-8 loss against the Dodgers. San Diego during this three game regular season series got outscored 22-15 and back to back wins were denied. In the bottom 3rd Sanchez belted a solo homer that was sent was sent over the left field wall, 1-6. Then in the bottom 5th Fernando Tatis Jr with two outs belted a high fly ball toward deep center field and the sides retired. San Diego through five recorded 4 hits and scored a run on 7 total bases. They stranded  4 and were struck out 4 times. The Padres didn't hit the ball a lot but got enough to get runners on base. Unfortunately, their not capitalizing in scoring position besides the one run that they have. San Diego was also caught on swing and miss strikeouts. Heading to the top 6th relief Pitcher Avila dotted a curveball that struck Peralta out and the sides seperated. Avila in three in half innings threw 6 strikeouts and allowed 4 hits with 3 bases given up. He left 7 on a bag as well. Avila is slowing Los Angeles down by forcing solid strikeouts on the inside zone or out below knees. He's not giving up a ton of hits or bases but doing a nice job of shutting runners down. If contact is made then it usually geounders and pop ups. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 7th, where Cronenworth rifled a solo homer over the right field wall, 2-6. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Sanchez would bury a grounder towards 3rd for the final out. San Diego recorded 7 hits and got 3 runs to score on 13 total bases. Bullpen the other hand delivered 13 strikeouts and left 9. The Padres hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags aggressively yet they struck out swinging and struggled with players who were in position to score. As for the bullpen they executed inside the strike zone and in between innings they left guys on a bag. Their main issue was trying to limit guys in position to score. The Padres were walked twice, hit 1 double and dropped off to a 55-57 record.








The Dodgers hold off the Padres by snagging an 8-2 win. Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead in this three game series and avoided back to back losses. Rosario's in the top 1st buried a 2-run home run over the right field wall, and it brought Freeman in from 1st, 1-0. An inning later Barnes during the top 2nd Barnes would hit a sacrifice bunt towards the Pitcher and it led Hernandez hone from 3rd, 3-0. Keep in mind this score would be reviewed to see if Hernandez touched home plate before the Catcher could make a tag in which he did. Two bats later Freeman on the tenth pitch he saw blasted a 3-run home run over the right field wall, 6-0. The Dodgers scored 4 runs on 4 total hits. During the top 4th Rosario hit a grounder to to the Catcher for an easy third out. The Dodgers planted 5 hits and tallied 13 total bases with 6 RBI's to go along. They were sat down on 6 strikeouts and stranded 4. Los Angeles effectively put the ball in play and got players home off solid baserunning. Although, they've been struck out one to many times due to consistent chasing. Moving to the middle of the 8th Mookie Betts would launch solo home run that was sent over the left center field wall thus going up 7-2. The Dodgers scored 1 run on 1 total hit. Now in the top 9th Hernandez hit a double towards left field field got Peralta home from 2nd, 8-2. Los Angeles planted 11 hits and scored 8 runs on 23 total bases. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 6. LA effectively hit the ball and drove runners home off good baserunning. However, they sizzled out from the 4th inning to the 7th. Part of that was due to swings and misses while leaving players on base. Bullpen managed to give up hits and bases but shut runners down in late game situations. LA created 3 walks, stole 3 bases and moved up to a 64-46 record.





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Saturday August 5th, 2023: The Astros got thrashed by the Yankees after going down 1-3. Houston is sitting 2nd place in the AL West and suffered their 49th loss of the season. The Stros in the middle of the 3rd would tie this bout up after Jose Altuve crushed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-1. Stros scored 1 run on 1 total hit. Heading to the middle of the 5th Kessinger would strikeout swinging off relief  Pitcher Ian Hamilton's 89 mile per hour slider and the sides retired. Houston through five hit the ball once and recorded 1 total base with 10 K's under their belt. Also, they stranded 1. Offensively, the Astros struggled to turn in hits and they hardly got runners on base with rare scoring opportunities. To make matters worse they were caught on a bunch of swing and miss strikeouts. In the end, during the top 9th McCarthy on 1st, Bregman at bat hits a grounder towards Torres who got McCarthy out at 2nd and Bregman at 1st for a double play.  Houston piled up 2 hits and snagged 5 total bases with 1 RBI added. Bullped recorded 4 strikeouts and left 7. The Astros offense came out simply played flat! Literally their only run was in the 3rd inning and that's it. For majority of the game hits were rare and they could barely get players on base let alone in scoring position. Now for the bullpen they just couldn't limit the hit total and gave up bases like a water stream. Not to mention for majority of the game they executed poorly when facing runners in position. Their only strengths of the game was leaving players stuck on bag with a few K's thrown. Verlander dropped to 6-6 on the mound with 4 K's, they were walked 4 times and staggered down to a 63-49 record.





The Yankees handle the Astros by snagging a 3-1 win. New York snagged a 2-1 lead in this four game regular season series and earned their 58th win of the year. In the bottom 2ne Volpe blasted a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and it brought home Bader from 3rd, 1-0. The Yankees scored 1 run on 2 total hits to cap of the 2nd inning. Two innings later in the top of the 4th starting Pitcher Nestor Cortes delivered a sinker that struck Alvarez out for an easy third out. Keep in mind Cortes after this inning would be relived by Ian Hamilton. Cortes in four threw 8 strikeouts and gave up 1 hit with 1 total base allowed. They stranded 1 to go along. So far Nestor Cortes was dominating the strike zone wheather it was through the middle or attacking the inside corners going down. Occasionally, he'll get a batter to swing and miss on the outside plate as well. He also kept base and hit totals to a minimum while shutting runners down in scoring position.  Shifting to the bottom 5th Bauers on a 1-0 count drilled a solo home run that was sent over the right field wall thus going up 2-1. Then in the bottom 7th Aaron Judge with two gone buried a pop fly to 2nd base and sifes seperated. New York recorded 7 hits and snagged 12 total bases with 4 strikeouts. Stranded 5 as well. The Yankees were getting solid hits on the ball and  agressissively rounded up the bags. Despite posting 2 runs, they were having a tough time trying to drive players home who were set up in scoring position and struck out quiet often. Going to the bottom 8th Gleyber Torres belted a solo homer over the right field wall, 3-1. New York delivered 9 hits and scored 3 runs on 17 total bases. Bullpen tossed 16 strikeouts and stranded 3. New York opened the game up with a quick 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning and then added two more scores in the 5th and 8th. The Yankees offense got quality hits and were getting players home off good baserunning. However, New York did manage to strand batters in between innings and struck out chasing but overall such a great day for this offense. As for the bullpen they lit up the strike zone by forcing swing and miss attempts over the plate and eliminated runners who were in position to score. To make their day even better they kept hits low and minimized base totals. Just an effective day for the bullpen. New York got walked 3 times, stole a base and jumped up to 58-53 record. 






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Friday August 4th, 2023: The Braves push past the Cubs by a shutout score of 8-0. Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in this three game series and won three in a row. During the top 4th Riley hit a ground ball out towards 2nd but still got Acuna home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Matt Olson would plant a double that flew into deep left field and brought Albies home from 3rd base, 2-0. The Braves after that, continued to extend their lead thanks to a Murphy 2-run home run that went over the left field wall, 4-0. The Braves capped this inning off by scoring 7 runs. Atlanta in four recorded 8 hits and scored 7 runs on 19 total bases. They were struck out 3 times and stranded 1. The Braves are the top team for a reason. So far their hitting the ball effectively and getting runners on base while capitalizing in scoring position. The Braves weren't striking out a lot ethier due to good vision. Then in the bottom 5th starting Pitcher Max Fried struck out Suzuki on an 87 mile per hour changeup and the sides retired.  Fried through five struck out 7 batters and gave up 1 total hit with 1 base allowed. Max Fried midway through dominated the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss over the plate. He kept hits to minimum and hardly gave up any bases. Six shutout innings is tough to do and Fried is making it look easy.  Going into the top 7th Riley would bury a solo home run that was sent over the center rield wall, 8-0. This was the teams third homer of the day. Atlanta planted 11 hits and secured 8 runs on 25 total bases. Bullpen on the other hand fired 11 K's and left 4. The Braves opened this game up with a quick 7-0 lead in the 4th inning and then added the dagger in the 8th by scoring an extra run. Atlanta throughout the day hit the ball agressissively and got players home off solid base running. Let's not forget they added 3 home runs on the day too. A few hiccups were that they stranded runners in between innings and struck out chasing. That's about it. Now the bullpen held it down by minimizing the hit total and they hardly gave up bases. That also includes shutting players doen who were set up in position and forced batters to swing and miss over the plate. Atlanta was walked twice, Murphy along with Riley  added 2 RBI's and 1 homer while moving up to a 70-37 record.



















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Thursday August 3rd, 2023: The Giants knock off the Diamondbacks by a final score of 1-0. San Francisco took a 3-1 lead in this four game regular season series and earned their 61st win of the year. In the bottom 4th Wade crushed a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. San Francisco through four recorded 0 hits with 0 total bases and were sat down on 4 strikes. The Giants midway through were having a tough time in making hits and they hardly got runners in base let alone in scoring position. They also struck out a lot due to swings and misses. Shifting to the bottom 8th Schmitt with two gone buried a pop fly that flew to left field for a quick third out. At this point in time the Giants were still in a hitting struggle and they couldn't get players on a bag. To make matters worse they were getting struck out due to consistent chasing. They were swinging at everything that flew their way. In conclusion, during the middle of the 9th relief Pitcher Doval would come in for Taylor Rodgers and fired a sinker that made Peterson hit a fly ball towards left field for the final out. San Francisco hit the ball twice and snagged 2 total bases with 1 RBI tallied. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. First off, San Francisco hit the ball poorly and they hardly got runners on base. Literally their only score came in the 4th off a Wade homer run. From the 5th inning to 9th they struck out due to repetitive chasing on the inside corners and stranded the few runners who were able to get on base. Moving forward you'll need more than home run to win. Now the bullpen was flawless by getting batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts and shut runners down who were in position. They also kept base and hit totals at bay. Relief Pitcher Beck moves to 3-0, they were walked once and improved to a 61-49 record.











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Wednesday August 2nd, 2023: The Red Sox lose a late lead and suffered a 3-6 loss to the Mariners. Boston sits 4th place in the AL wild card standings and are two games out of playoff spot. During the top 3rd Duran belted a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and led Wong home from 1st, 2-0. Two innings later during the top 5th Yoshida reached an infield single to the shortstop and it brought Wong home from 2nd, 3-0. The Red Sox through five planted 5 hits and got 3 runs to score on 9 total bases. They were sat down on 4 strikeouts and stranded 4. Boston turned in quality hits and executed with guys in scoring position off solid base running. Although, they struck out quiet often due to swings and misses. In the middle of the 7th Duran hit a ground ball towards 2nd base for a quick third out. The Red Sox scored in the 5th inning but after that, they fizzled out. Boston started to swing and miss over the plate which led to a lot strikeouts and they barely got runners on a bag. Their last hit came in the 5th as well.  In the end during the top 9th ??. Boston recorded 6 hits and scored 3 RBI's on 10 total bases. Bullpen threw 8 strikeout and stranded 6. The Red Sox were off on the right foot after scoring 3 runs between the 2nd and 5th innings. That includes good hitting at the time and got runners home off good baserunning. Unfortunately, from the 6th to the 9th inning they cooled down. It was poor hitting and they barely got players on base let alone in scoring position. They were also sat down on a lot of strikeouts. As for the Bullpen they simply closed poorly. From the 6th to the 9th they gave up a bunch of hits and they struggled to limit base total. Also, they had tough time when facing runners in position. What's funny is they were hot at one point for the first six innings due to effective strikeouts and left batters on bag but fell apart. They were walked 3 times, hit 1 double and drowned to a 57-51 record.







The Mariners rally back from three down to knock off the Red Sox 6-3. Seattle takes a 2-1 lead in this three game series and are sitting 6th place in the AL wild card standings. The Mariners In the bottom 4th Suarez at 1st, France at bat hits a grounder towards Moore who got Suarez out at 2nd and France at 3rd for a double play. The Mariners in four recorded 2 hits with 2 total bases and were struck out 3 times. They stranded 2 as well. Seattle hardly put the ball in play and had a tough time getting runners on base. Even if hits were made they weren't driving any runs in. One positive at the moment is that the strike totals were low due to good vision.  Now in the top 6th Gilbert would fire a slider that forced Arroyo to hit a grounder towards 3rd for an easy out. Gilbert threw 5 strikeouts and gave up 5 hits with 4 left on a bag. Logan Gilbert was efficient in the strike zone going inside as be punched batters out frequently. However, he did manage to give up some hits and allowed a ton of bases with a few earned runs. He needs to do a better job of stranding players. Going into the bottom 6th Raleigh on the tenth pitch crushed a 2-run home run that was sent over the right field wall while leading Suarez home from 2nd, 2-3. Then in the bottom 7th Marlowe would blast a single that went towards shallow right center field and led Canzone home from 2nd, 3-3. Three bats later Rodriguez reached an infield single to the shortstop and got Murphy home from 3rd, 4-3. Seattle scored 4 runs on 4 total hits. Seattle hit the ball 10 times and recorded 14 total bases with 6 RBI's added. On defense their bullpen tossed 10 K's and left 5 on a bag. The Mariners had a rough go after going scoreless in their first six innings. Part of that was due to a lot swing and miss strikeouts and stranded a bunch. It wasn't until the Mariners cut into the Red Sox's three run lead in the 6th by scoring two runs and then took their first lead in the 7th after posting 4 runs. Seattle late got the hits that they needed and got players on base while capitalizing in scoring position. Bullpen gave up some runs in the early stages of this game but as it went on they started striking batters out and were shutting runners down who were in position. Seattle is three games out of playoff spot, stole 2 bases and rocketed to a 56-52 record.














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Tuesday August 1st, 2023: The Phillies knock off the Marlins by earning a 3-1 Victory. Philadelphia is sitting 2nd place in the NL East.  Stallings in the top 4th blasted a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy third out. The Phillies in four recorded 3 hits with 3 total bases and were struck out once. They also stranded 2. Offensively, Philadelphia had difficulties in the hit department and hardly rounded up the bases. Along with poor run production when they have guys in position. Although, they've done nice job of keeping strikeouts to a minimum. We now transition to the bottom 6th, where starting Pitcher Squarez delivered a sinker that forced Wendell into hitting a grounder to 2nd and the sides retired. Suarez threw 3 K's with 9 hits let up and allowed 1 earned run. Squarez didn't force a lot of strikeouts but when he did it was on the inside corners going up high. If contact was given up then it was mostly grounders or pop flys. Yes he was giving up hits and bases in the process but he eliminated runs after holding Miami scoreless from the 4th inning to the 6th. Heading to the top 9th Bryce Harper planted a double that was sent past deep left field and it led Cave home from 1st, 1-1. A bat later Castallonos would bury a 2-run homer that went over the left field wall and got Harper to score, 3-1. The Phillies nabbed 6 hits and gained 11 total bases with 3 RBI's added. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 11. Philadelphia started so rough but it's not how you start its how you finish. In the beginning Philadelphia was held scoreless through the first eight innings. Part of that was due to strikeouts or they hit a lot pop ups. That includes poor baserunning for while. Luckily in the 9th a Harper double tied it and a Castallonos 2-run shot gave them the desicive lead. For the bullpen they allowed a lot of hits and bases but late they shutdown runners who were in scoring position. They delivered some solid K's as well. Castallonos recorded 2 RBI's with 1 homer, they hit 2 doubles and jumped out to a 58-49 record.



The Marlins lose a late lead and suffer a 1-3 to the loss against the Phillies. Miami stands  3rd place in the NL East. Garcia in the bottom 3rd belted a double that flew into shallow right field and brought Arraez home from 2nd, 1-0. Miami in three scored 1 run on 8 total bases and recorded 7 hits. They stranded 2 and were struck out 3 times. The Marlins early did quick work by putting solid contact on the ball and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. Strikeouts weren't as bad due to good vision. Going to the top 5th starting Pitcher Alcantara fired a cutter that made De La Cruz hit a grounder towards third for a quick out. Alcantara delivered 3 strikeouts with 4 hits given up and allowed 5 bases. He left 3 on a bag to go along. Alcantara threw the ball hard enough to force Philadelphia batters into a lot of grounders and pop ups. Shut runners down in scoring position  as well. He didn't throw many strikes ethier but when he did it would he through the middle the zone.  In conclusion, during the bottom 9th De La Cruz would strikeout swinging off relief Pitcher Seranthony's slider for an easy out. At this point the Marlins late were getting all the necessary hits and agressissively advanced bases but they struggled with runners who were in position  to score. Strikeouts weren't even the issue it's the consistent grounders and pop ups. Miami ended the day by gaining 11 hits and scored 1 run with 13 total bases acquired. Bullpen tossed 6 strikeouts amd left 3 on base. The Marlins offense started this game with a bang! After taking an early 1-0 lead in the bottom 3rd. However, from the 4th inning all the way to the 9th they had fizzled out. Don't get it wrong Miami hit the ball effectively and got runners on base but late they just couldn't score. Including a few swing and miss strikeouts on the insode corners up high. Bullpen for majority of the game held Philly scoreless due to quality punch outs and left batters stranded. They were so hot through the first 8 innings but fell apart in the 9th. Mental errors If you ask me. Miami earned 4 walks, buried 2 doubles and dropped off to a 57-51 record.









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BREAKING: The Marlins pick-up Josh Bell from the Guardians after trading Jean Segura. With Josh Bell he's a guy who nuke home runs and make good contact on the ball to get players on base and in scoring position. Most of his hits are through the middle of the zone. Although, Bell has a tendency to strikeout swinging when having an off day. Bell in 2023 has acquired 26 runs, 81 hits, 48 RBI's, 11 home runs and a .233 batting average.



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BREAKING: The Astros traded Gilbert and Outfielder Clifford to the Mets and in return they would get Justin Verlander. Verlander won two rings with this franchise. Now with Verlander he does nice job of forcing swing and miss strikeouts wheather its on the inside zone or going out. Occasionally he'll get you going down and away too. It just depends on the type of batter he is facing. Unfortunately, his strikeout rate hasn't been to effecient this season and he gives up hits like a water stream.  Verlander threw 7 K's, allowed 137 hits and owns a 6-5 mound record. Including a 3.15 ERA.





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BREAKING: The Orioles bolstered their bullpen by getting Jack Flaherty from the Cardinals after trading minor league Infielder Prieto. Jack Flaherty has great stuff when he's on the mound. Flaherty dominates in the insode parts of the strike zone going down and away or through the middle. At times he'll get batters swinging on the inside corners and up high. Flaherty in 2023 tossed 106 strikeouts with a 4.43 ERA and a 7-6 mound record.








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Monday July 31st, 2023: Bichette leaves game with knee injury and the Blue Jays lose 2-4 against the Orioles. Toronto is sitting in that 3rd place wild card spot and lost two in a row.  During the top 4th Bassitt delivered a sinker that forced Rustchman into hitting a grounder towards 2nd base for a quick third out. Bassitt through four fired 5 strikeouts and gave up 6 hits on 11 bases allowed. Also, he stranded 3 and let 4 runs score. Cole Bassitt punched batters out on the inside corners or going down and away with few geounders added. Unfortunately, he's giving up earned runs early and struggled to limit contact. Kiermeier during the bottom 5th reached a fielders choice towards 2nd base and it led Varsho home from 3rd, 1-4. Toronto secured 4 hits with 4 total bases gained and scored 1 run. The Jays were sat down on 5 strikeouts and left 3. The Blue Jays weren't nearly as effective in the hit department and they hardly got runners on base let alone in scoring position. Toronto struck out swinging as well. Shifting to the bottom 8th Merrifield crushed a solo homer that went past the left field wall, 2-4. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Espinal would strikeout swinging off relief Pitcher Felix Bautista's splitter for the final out. Toronto piled up 5 hits and tallied 2 RBI's with 8 total bases earned. On defense their bullpen tossed 11 K's and left 6 on a bag. First off, the Blue Jays lose Bo Bichette to a leg injury and played utterly poor. They hardly hit the ball and for majority of the game they struggled to get runners on a bag. That includes poor execution when they had guys in scoring position and struck out chasing. They only scores came in the 5th and then again in the 8th. For the bullpen they started rough after giving up 4 early runs but after that, they settled down and started striking batters out effectively while limiting late runs. Again they held Baltimore scoreless from the 4th all the way to the 9th. Next time have a better start. The Blue Jays were walked 7 times,  Merrifield hit the 1 homer and staggered down to a 59-48 record.






The Orioles sneak past the Blue Jays by a final score of 4-2. Baltimore leads the AL East with the Rays trailing them by half a game back. Mountcastle in the top 1st buried a double that flew into right field while leading both O'Hearn and Snatander home, 2-0. Baltimore scored 2 runs on 2 total hits. Two innings later during the middle of the 3rd Henderson blasted a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 3-0. Baltimore scored 2 runs on 3 hits. The Orioles in three recorded 6 hits and scored 4 runs on 11 total bases. The Orioles were struck out 3 times and stranded 2. Baltimore plugged in quality hits and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. They also kept the strikeout total low due to good vision. Going to the top 6th Cowser would strikeout swinging off Bassitt's 93 mile per hour sinker and the sides retired. The Orioles have been struck out 7 times and stranded 4. Baltimore scored in the 4th, since then they've cooled down due to a bunch of swings and miss strikeouts and struggled with runners who were in position to score. Look...their getting the hits and placing players on base but that's about it as of right now. Heading to the top 9th Rustchman with two gone hit a grounder that went towards the Pitcher for an easy third out. Baltimore late continues to struggle with runners in scoring position. The Orioles hit the ball 10 times while scoring 4 runs on 14 total bases. Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 9. Baltimore scored a combined two runs between the 1st and 3rd innings. They hit the ball well and ran the bags effectively while getting guys home who were in position. Granite, they did fizzle out from the 4th  to the 9th due to swing and miss strikeouts and in between innings they stranded batters. Overall they still managed to play solid. As for the bullpen they domianted the middle of the strike zone and stranded a lot of batters. They also kept base and hit totals to a minimum. This bullpen was efficient. Baltimore got walked 3 time, hot 3 doubles and jumped out to a 65-41 record.















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BREAKING: The Guardians gave up Amed Rosario to the Dodgers and in return they would get Noah Syndergaard with cash considerations. Noah Syndergaard makes most of his money by punching batters out through the middle of the zone. If hits are given up then it's its mainly grounders or pop ups. Just a great locator.  However, there are time where he gives up carless homers and allows runs to score. Syndergaard in 2023 is 1-4 on the mound with 38 strikeouts and a 6.58 ERA.




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NEW TEAM: The Blue Jays traded Kloffenstein and Robberse to the Cardinals and in return they got relief Pitcher Jordan Hicks. Jordan Hicks is a pure flamethrowing machine in this league. He can dominate the inside  zone going down and away or through the middle. Also, he forces pop ups or grounders if contact is made. Hicks is 1-6 in the mound with 59 strikeouts and a 3.67 ERA.




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ON THE MOVE: The Brewers trade Pitcher Justin Jarvis to the Mets and in return they got Mark Canha. First off Mark Canha plays literally every single game. Mark Canha hits the ball effectively while getting runners on base and in scoring position. He can run the bags agressissively as well. Canha in 2023 recorded 28 runs, 63 hits, 29 RBI's, 6 homers and a .245 batting average.





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BREAKING: The Royals traded their right hander Jose Cubas to the Cubs and in return they got Nelson Velasquez. On offense Nelson Velasquez is a good  inside the zone hitter and runs the bags well. A Very speedy player. He also looks to drive runners home who are set up in position. Defensively, Velasquez does a nice job of fielding high pop ups and at times he'll make an athletic catch. So far Velasquez tallied 8 runs, earned 7 hits, added 6 RBI's and .241 batting average. Including 3 home runs and struck out 8 times.







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Sunday July 30th, 2023: The Rays handle Astros by nabbing an 8-2 Victory, over the Astros. Tampa Bay bounced back from a 17-4 loss and they stand 2nd place in the AL East. In the top of the 1st inning Raley off single was safe at 1st due to an Abreu fielding error and it brought Diaz home from 3rd, 1-0.  Two bats later Lowe hit an inside the park home run over over to deep right field, getting Lowe, Raley and Franco to score, 4-0. The Rays scored 4 runs on 2 total hits.  During the bottom 3rd Littell threw a slider that forced Bregman to hit a fly ball towards right field for an easy 3rd out. Zack Littell through three fired 4 strikeouts and allowed 4 hits with 4 total bases. Littell punched batters out on the inside zone wheather it was in the middle or up high. Stranded 4 as well. He kept base and hit totals to minimum while stranding runners in position. Moving to the middle of the 4th Diaz was able to reach an infield single that flew towards Martin and it got Siri to score from 3rd base,  5-0. Tampa Bay capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. The Rays in four hit the ball 6 times and snagged 7 total bases with 6 RBI's tallied. They were sat down on 3 strikeouts and stranded 5. Offensively, Tampa Bay managed to put the ball in play and got players home off good baserunning. They kept the strike totals low due to good vision. However, they've had their fair share of struggles after going scoreless from the 2nd to the 3rd and stranded runners during that time. Shifting to the top 6th Brandon Lowe deliverd a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall, 8-2. Tampa Bay delivered 12 hits  and acquired 17 total bases with 8 RBI's added. The bullpen tossed 7 K's and left 8. First and foremost the Rays in the 1st inning opened this gane up with a quick 4-0 lead and the scoring just outpoured from there on. The Rays throughout the day recorded quality hits and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. However, they did strand players in between innings and struck out a lot. Now in the bullpen they gave up a lot of hits and allowed a ton of bases but they did their job by stranding runners and punched batters out frequently. Houston stole 1 base, were walked 5 times and improved to a 64-44 record.



The Astros get drenched by the Rays after falling down 2-8. Houston currently sits in 2nd place in the AL West and are 6-4 through ten games. Going into the bottom 5th blasted a double to shallow left field and it led Altuve home from 2nd, 1-6. Few bats later Alex Bregman rifled a ground ball towards the shortstop but still got Pena home from 3rd, 2-6. Houston recorded 8 hits and scored 2 runs in 9 total bases. The Astros were struck out 4 times anf stranded 6. The Astros offense were getting good contact on the ball and got runners on base bur rarely did they capitalize in scoring position. They struck chasing as well. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Kerssinger with two gone belted a fly ball that was sent into deep center field for a quick third out. The Astros secured 10 hits and got 2 runs to score on 11 total bases gained.  Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 8. The Astros got good looks at the ball by placing solid hits and agressissively ran the bags but that doesn't really matter because they drive in only 2 runs. In others words they struggled with guys who were in position to score. Ther only run came in the bottom 5th and they went down on swing and miss strikeouts. Bullpen wasn't any better to be honest. They gave up a ton contact and allowed a lot of bases while performing poorly when facing guys in position to score. Tampa Bay clearly corrected their mistakes from last night's loss. Starting Pitcher Bielak drops to 5-6 on the mound after a 5 K day, they hit 1 double and staggered down to a 59-47 record.






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NEWS BREAK: The Diamondbacks traded  Infielder Josh Rojas to the Mariners for Paul Sewald. Now Paul Sewald does majority of his strikeout damage inside the zone wheather its up high or through middle. Occasionally, he'll attack the corners. This move was strictly made to strengthen their bullpen. Not to mention he can come in and save games.  Sewald is 3-1 on the mound with 60 K's and has a 2.93 ERA. Along with 21 saves.



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BREAKING: The Guardians traded their right hander Aaron Civale to the Rays for 1st baseman Manzardo. Understand that Civale doesn't strike a lot of batters out but doesn't allow a ton on contact ethier. He'll usually force batters into pop ups or grounders. Through 13 games Civale threw 58 strikeouts with a 5-2 record and tallied a 2 34 ERA.




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BREAKING: The Mets get Luisangel Acuna from the Rangers after giving up Max Scherzer. Now Max Scherzer makes most of his earnings by striking by batters out through the middle of the zone and sometimes out. He just a great locator, he knows where  he wants his pitches to go and forces a lot of grounders. Although, he has a tendency to give up walks and allows a ton of hits. Scherzer in 2023 has 9-4 mound record and 4.01 ERA. Including 30 walks and 98 hits. 


















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ON THE MOVE: The Braves pick-up Pirece Johnson from the Rockies and Taylor Hearns from Texas. First and foremost you can tell by this trade that the Braves were trying to strengthen their bullpen and get as much depth as possible. Especially with the Postseason right around the corner. Taylor Hearns and Pierce Johsnon are equally effective in the strike zone and can force you into hitting pop ups or grounders. Before this trade Johnson with Rockies recorded a 1-5 mound record with 13 saves and a 6.00 ERA. Including 59 strikeouts.







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The Dodgers gave up Hagenman and Nick Robertson in exchange for Kike Hernandez. Kike Hernandez is heading back to the Dodgers where he spent six seasons and went to the World Series two striaght years in a row. Kike Hernandez on offense does a nice job of making solid contact on the ball and he can drive runners home who are set up in position. Defensively, he simply knows how field bouncing geounders or pop flys and at times he'll make a spectacular catch. He's an all around guy. Hernandez recorded 31 RBI's, 6 home runs and 18 hits in his past 30 games. That includes a .604 in OPS and a batting average of .225.







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Thursday July 27thz 2023: Ohtani dominates the miund and the Angels pick-up a 6-0 shutout win over the Tigers. LA takes game one of this double header and snagged their 54th win of the year.  Angels would strike first in the top 2nd after Mountcastle blasted a sacrifice fly ball towards left field and brought Moustakes home from 3rd, 1-0. Two innings later during the top 4th Cabbage hit a single that was lifted into right field while driving home both Moustakes and Renfroe, 3-0. LA through four recorded 5 hits and snagged 7 total bases while scoring 3 runs. They were struck out 0 tines as well. The Angels midway through were making quality hits and agressissively advanced bases while executing with runners in scoring position. LA also had a good eye because they weren't striking out as often. During the bottom 5th Ohtani on his sixth pitch fired a slider that forced Baez to hit a foul ball towards the Catcher and the sides retired. Ohtani in five threw 6 strikeouts and gave up 1 hit with 1 total base allowed. Ohtani was a force to be reckoned with in today's game. Ohtani was able to force Detroit batters into swing and miss strikeouts and kept hits to a minimum. Ohtani didn't give up a lot of bases ethier. So far he has faced 0 runners in scoring position. Moving to the middle of the 6th Ward woukd launch a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and it got Moniak home from 2nd, 5-0. The Angels scored 2 runs on 2 total hits. LA hit the ball 11 times and rounded up 21 total bases while scoring 6 runs. For their bullpen Ohtani threw 7 strikes and stranded 2 with 1 hit allowed. The Angels really started this gane strong and also ended it strong. It seemed like they scoring every other inning. LA effectively put the ball in play and rounded up the bags while driving runners home who were set up in position. Their only negative of the game was the consistent chasing because they were sat down on 12 strikes but overall they couldn't be stopped. As for the bullpen it was all Ohtani. He dominated the inside strike zone by forcing the Tigers into swings and misses. He also kept base and hit totals to a low. LA got walked once, blasted 4 doubles and moved up to a 54-49 record.









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BREAKING: The Brewers get Carlos Santana from the Pirates after giving up a Shortstop in Johnny Severino. Now Carlos Santana makes  quality contact and effectively he can drive runners home who are in position to score. Occasionally, he'll steal bases. As for his defense on 1st base he can field bouncing grounders or secure easy pop ups. Santana in 2023 recorded 12 hone runs, 53 RBI's, 6 stolen bags and a .233 batting average. That includes a .728 in OPS.



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BREAKING: The Dodgers in a five player trade sent Trayce Thompson and Nick Nastrini to the White Sox for both Lance Lynn and Joe Kelley. This is huge for both Lynn and the Dodgers because they needed more strength in their bullpen. Lynn executes in the strike zone by forcing swings and misses over the plate. If contact is given up its mainly pop ups and grounders.  Lynn is 6-9 on the mound with a 6.47 ERA and delivered 144 strikeouts. As for Joe Kelley he amassed a 2-5 win/loss record with a 4.91 ERA and threw 42 K's.








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BREAKING: In a four player trade the White Sox gave up Lucas Giolito and Reynolds to the Angels for Edgar Quero(C) and Ky Bush(LHP). First and foremost what in the world are the White Sox doing here. They traded a guy who literally anchors their team day in and day out. It feels like they are getting ready to blow this team up. Despite their small success because their wasn't a lot of it for last few years. The only time you saw this team in the Postseason was back in 2021 and they lost to the AL divisional series.  Lucas Giolito can strike a batter out through the middle of the zone or going up high. Occasionally, he'll go down and away. Giolito before the trade threw 136 strikeouts with a 6-7 mound record and a 5.23 ERA.




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Wednesday July 26th, 2023: Starting Pitcher Carrlos Rodon threw 4 K's and the Yankees earn a 3-1 win against the Mets. New York ties this two game series at 1-1 and won their 54th bout of the year. Peraza in the bottom 2nd with bases loaded would reach fielders choice towards 2nd and it brought LeMathieu home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Kiner-Falefa blasted a sacrifice fly ball that was lifted into right field and it led Bader home from 3rd, 2-0. The Yankees scored 2 runs on 1 total hit. Going to the bottom 4th Volpe would crush a single to right center field and it brought Baderhome from 2nd, 3-1. Then in the bottom 5th Anthony Rizzo would hit a fly ball into left field for an easy 3rd out. The Yankees through five acquired 6 hits and got 3 runs to score on 7 total bases. Including 5 K's. New York effectively put the ball in play and got runners home who were in position to score. New York agressissively ran the bases as well. Unfortunately, one of New York's biggest issue was swing and miss strikeouts. Bottom 8th Bader hit a pop fly towards 2nd base and the sides retired. New York fizzled out after scoring in the 4th. They're hardly making hits on the ball and struck out a bunch due to constant chasing. Also, the Yankees late stopped capitalizing in scoring position. The Yankees earned 6 hits and scored 3 runs while snagging 7 total bases. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 7. The Yankees started this game with a loud pop! As they scored 3 runs in the first three or four innings. Part of that was due to good hitting and they rounded up the bags while getting runners home who were in position. However, they would sizzle out from 4th inning all the way to the 9th. They simply struck out swinging and stranded players late. This is kinda why the Yankees have struggled in 2023 they've been starting hot with early runs but seem to daydream towards the late stages. For their bullpen they tossed a ton of strikeouts that forced the Mets to chase iver the plate and kept runners at bay in later innings of this bout. To make matters even better they shutdown base running and limited hits. Yanks were walked 5 times, hit 1 double and improved to a 54-48 record.






The Mets suffered a difficult 1-3 loss when playing the Yankees. New York gained their 54th loss of the season and sit 8th place in the NL wild card standings. In the top 3rd Brandon Nimmo launched  sacrifice fly ball towards left field and it got Alvarez home from 3rd, 1-2. The Mets scored 1 run to cap this inning off. During the top 4th Alvarez hit a grounder towards the shortstop who got Canha out at 2nd base and Alvarez at 1st for a double play. New York in four recorded 2 hits and nabbed 3 total bases with 2 K's under their belt. They stranded 4 as well. The Mets had a tough time in the hit department and they hardly capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position. They also ran the bags poorly. Although, due to good vision the kept the strike totals low. In conclusion, during the top 9th  Alvarez with two gone hit a grounder to 3rd base for a quick third out. New York tallied 4 hits and added 1 RBI on 5 total bases. Their bullpen delivered 5 K's and stranded 6. The Mets scored in the 2nd inning but since that point they've cooled down. They chased every pitch which led a lot of strikeouts and they executed poorly with runners in position. New York had life in the 3rd inning after a Nimmo sacrifice fly ball and at that point the Yankees lead was cut to 2-1. New York after that, struggled majorly in the hitting section and barely got players on base. Even if the Mets did get a guy on base they couldn't capitalize. It was role reversal for this offense tonight. On the bullpens side they delivered solid strikeouts and in between innings they stranded a bunch. They didnt give up too many hits and they shut runners down late.  However, they just shot themselves in the foot early after allowing 3 quick runs to score. They started rough but closed strongly. 4th to the 9th with no scores isn't bad. The Mets are nine games out of a playoff spot, were walked 3 times and dropped off to a 47-54 record.
















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Tuesday July 25th, 2023: The Orioles blow a late lead as they suffered a tough 3-4 loss against the Phillies. In the top 2nd Hays would hit a double towards deep left field and it brought Mountcastle home from 3rd, 1-0. Orioles scored 1 run on 3 total hits. The Orioles posted runs in back to back innings. An inning later in the top 3rd  Frazier crushed a double that flew into shallow right field and it got Mountcastle home from 1st, 2-0. The Orioles in three snagged 6 hits and scored 2 runs in 9 total bases. They struck out twice as well. Baltimore made quality contact and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Shifting to the bottom 5th starting Pitcher Kyle Gibson delivered a cutter that forced Rojas into hitting a foul ball towards 1st for an easy 3rd out. Gibson midway through tossed 4 strikeouts and gave up 1 run on 4 total bases. He let up 3 hits and left 2. Gibson was able to pressure the Phillies offense by striking them out on the inside corners going down and eliminated runners who were position to score. Also, he minimized hits and hardly allowed bases. Heading to the top 7th Santander struck out off a Matt Strahm fastball and the sides seperated. Keep in mind the Orioles haven't scored a run since the 3rd. Offensively, the Orioles were having a rough time in the hit department and rarely got runners on base let alone in scoring position. They were continously striking out due to swings and misses over the plate. Moving to the top 8th O'Hearn buried a solo homer that was lifted over right field wall, 3-2. Baltimore ended the day by notching 8 hits and scored 3 runs on 14 total bases. Bullpen tossed 9 strikeout and stranded 4. The Orioles started this game strong after scoring back to back runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings. At that time hits were being made and they got players home off good base running. Unfortunately, from the 4th inning to the 7th they thawed out. Part of that was due to a lot of swing and miss strikeouts and their run production ultimately stopped for a bit. They also had 0 hits since the 3rd. Luckily in the the 8th inning  O'Hearn blasted a homer and it gave Baltimore their lead back. Overall the hitting wasn't too bad and they snagged a lot of bases but down the strech they struggled to capitalize with runners in position. For the bullpen they were able to punch batters out by throwing quality strikeouts on the inside zone going down but what ultamately killed them was their insufficiency to strand runners late and allowed a lot if hits to go through. Even if runs weren't scoring they were still giving up bases. Baltimore got walked 5 times, hit 3 doubles and staggered down to a 62-39 record.





The Phillies sneak past the Orioles by a final score of 4-3. Philadelphia is sitting 4th place in the NL wild card standings and are one game out of a Playoff spot. Rojas in the bottom 3rd drilled a single to center field and it led Bohm home from 3rd, 1-2. Then during the bottom 4th Realmuto struck out swinging off a Gibson sinker and the sides retired. Philadelphia through four recorded 3 hits and tallied 4 total bases with 1 RBI acquired.  They were sat down on 3 K's and stranded 2. Despite scoring, the Phillies were struggling to turn in hits and rarely got runners on base. Although, they didn't strikeout bunch due to good vision. Now Strahm relieved Walker in the top 6th and fired a fastball that struck Cowser out swinging for a quick 3rd out. Walker ended his day by striking 4 batters out and stranded 4. That includes holding Baltimore scoreless from the 4th inning to the 6th and kept them hitless since the 3rd. Tjuanna Walker struck the Orioles out frequently through the middle of the zone while keeping base and hit total to a minimum. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 6th, where Bryce Harper nailed a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 2-2. Now in the bottom 9th Stott hit a double to right field and it led Harper home from 1st, 3-3. Few plays later Alec Bohm would launch a single that was sent into left field and it got Stott home from 2nd, 4-3. Philadelphia scored two runs to cap this inning off. Philadelphia reeled in 8 hits and got on base 13 total times with 4 RBI's added. As for the bullpen they delivered 7 K's and left 9 on a bag. Philadelphia was fairly even with the Orioles in this matchup. They made solid hits when it counted and agressissively rounded up the bags while executing late with runners in scoring position. Don't get me wrong they stranded their fair share and were sat down on a lot of strikeouts due to repetitive chasing. On defense their bullpen struck batters out in the middle of the zone up high and late they found ways to eliminate players who were in position to score. Granite, they gave up hits and struggled to limit base totals but overall they got the necessary outs that they needed to win. Bryce Harper ended his day by snagging 1 RBI with 1 homer attached,  relief Pitcher Strahm tossed 2 strikes and jumped up to a 54-47 record.












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BREAKING: The Atletics trade Fujnami to the Orioles for cash considerations. Fujunami is actually a pretty solid pick-up for the Orioles and it shows they are trying to add depth. Fujunami does his strikeout damage on the outside zone or through the middle of it. Occasionally he'll allow pop ups or grounders. Fujunami in 2023 is 5-8 on the mound with an 8.49  ERA.  Including 56 K's and 31 of those come at home.









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Monday July 24th, 2023: The Tigers knocked off the Gaints by snagging a 5-1 win. Detroit won two consecutive and are nine in half games out of a playoff spot.The Tigers would strike first in the bottom 1st after Torkleson blasted a single towards shallow center field and drove  Greene home from 2nd base, 1-0. The Tigers scored 1 run on 2 total hits. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Carpenter reached an infield single that went towards 1st base and brought Rodgers home from 2nd, 2-0. Detroit in three recorded 6 hits and scored 2 runs on 7 total bases. They were struck out once as well. Offensively, the Tigers made solid hits early on and got runners on base while executing in scoring position. They also kept strike totals to a minimum. Shifting to the top 4th starting Pitcher Skubal fired a chanegup that forced Matoes to hit to a hit pop fly into center field for an easy third out. Skubal through four tossed 7 strikeouts and gave up 2 hits with 2 total bases allowed. He stranded 2 as well. Tarik Skubal doing damage by striking batters out through the middle of the zone and kept hit totals to a low. Also, he hardly gave up any bases and if contact was made it was usually grounders or pop ups. Heading to the bottom 5th Carpenter who was the fifth batter in the lineup belted a single that flew to right center field and it brought Torkleson home, 3-0. They forced the Giants starter Ross Striplimg into throwing 15 total pitches in just this inning alone and scored a run to top it off. Detroit notched 12 hits and earned 17 total bases on 5 RBI's added. Bullpen delivered 15 K's and left 4 on base. The Tigers throughout the day recorded quality hitting and they drove players home off solid base running. Although, they did strikeout a ton due to repetitive chasing and in between innings they stranded guys bit overall this offense was effective all day. Now for the Bullpen struck batters out consistently through the middle of the zone and eliminated runners who were set up in scoring position. Also, they held hits to a minimum and barely gave up bases.  The Tigers secured 2 doubles, were walked 0 times and bumped their record to 46-54.





The Giants against the Tigers suffered a tough 1-5 loss. San Francisco has lost six in a row and fell to 28-25 on the road. Now in the middle of the 5th Schmitt with two gone suffered a strikeout off Skubal's fastball and the sides retired. San Francisco through five snagged 2 hits with 2 total bases tallied and were sat down on 7 K's. They stranded 2 to go along. The Giants offense midway through were struggling to make hits and and couldn't runners on base or in position to score. To make the situation worse theyve been struck out one too mant times due to poor vision. At some point San Francisco has to get the ball rolling before this game gets out of hand!  Moving to the top 6th Flores would launch a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-3. This would be the Giants first score of the entire game. In conclusion, during the top 9th Sabol suffered a foul tip strikeout off a Tyler Holton sinker. Keep in mind Tyler Holton was a reliever for the Giants. San Francisco ended the day by snagging 4 hits and gained 7 total bases while scoring 1 run. For the bullpen they threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 6. The Giants were poor on the offensive end today! They rarely turned in hits and for majority of this game they struggled to get runners on base let alone in scoring position. They were struck out frequently as well due to constant swings and misses. If contact was made it was mostly geounders or pop ups. Their only run came in the top 6th. Bullpen was ineffective as well after giving up a ton of hits and bases but they struck batters out and at times stranded runners. The Giants earned 1 walk, Flores recorded 1 RBI with 1 home run added and dropped off to 54-47 record.












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Sunday July 23rd, 2023: The Tigers knocked off the Padres by a score of 3-1. Detroit pushed this three game series to 1-2  and snapped their two striaght losses. In the bottom 1st Torkleson would deliver a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. This would the games first home run of the day. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Ibanez buried a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 2-0. This would be the Tigers 2nd home run of the afternoon. Five bats later Carpenter hit a single towards right field and it brought Greene home from 2nd, 3-0. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 4th, where Ibanez struck out off a Musgrove slider and the sides retired. The Tigers recorded 4 hits and scored 3 runs in 10 total bases hained. They were sat down on 4 strikeouts and stranded 2. The Tigers weren't getting a ton of hits but made just enough to get runners on base and executed in scoring position. Detroit's main issue is the consistent swing and miss strikeouts. In the end, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Alex Lange would come in for Foley and delivered a curveball that made Snachez hit a pop fly towards shallow center field for the games final out. Detroit snagged 8 hits and scored 3 runs on 14 total bases. Now on defense their bullpen tossed 4 strikeouts and left 6 on base. The Tigers throughout the day did a great job of putting the ball in play and agressissively rounded up the bags while executing early with runners in position. Unfortunately, they managed to cool down from the 4th inning all the way to the 9th and part of that was due to a lot swing and miss strikeouts. They also stranded runners late. Luckily for the offense they got off to a quick 3-0 lead between the 1st and 3rd innings. As for the bullpen they did an excellent job of stranding runners throughout multiple innings and kept hits to a minimum. Also, they hardly gave up bases. Detroit was walked once, Torkleson secured a homer with 1 RBI and improved to a 45-54 record.







The Padres rally was cut short after losing 1-3 against the Tigers. San Diego's 2-Game win streak came to an end and suffered their 52nd loss of the season. Now in the top 5th Grisham would hit a fly ball towards left field for an easy third out. San Diego through five recorded 1 hit and gained 2 total bases with 2 K's under their belt. The Padres were off to a tough start as hits were rare and they couldn't get players on base nor in scoring position. Although, they did do a pretty good job of keeping strike totals low. During the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Joe Musgrove fired a fastball that forced Baez to hit a grounder towards the shortstop who then got Carpenter out at 2nd base and Baez at 1st for a double play. Musgrove in six tossed 6 strikeouts with 3 runs allowed and stranded 4. He also gave up 7 hits and allowed 13 total bases. Joe Musgrove did damage in the strike zone by forcing Detroit batters to swing and miss. Now Mugrove is giving up a lot of hits and bases with a few earned runs but as of this point he's effectively eliminating runners. Musgrove held Detroit scoreless from the 2nd inning to the 5th. Moving to the top 7th Sanchez would hit a single that was sent to right center field and it led Boegerats home from 2nd, 1-3. San Diego capped their day off by turning in 3 hits and tallied 5 total bases with 1 RBI added. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts amd stranded 4. The Padres on offense were pitifully today! They hardly made contact on the ball and rarely got runners on base or in scoring position. Only run was in the 7th. San Diego was simply slow that's all I can say.  As for the bullpen they started the game bumpy but closed out on high note during the latter stages of this bout. Very effective in the strike zone amd forced quiet a few grounders. Some negatives to their game was that they allowed runs to score early while giving up too many hits and bases. San Diego hit 2 doubles, were walked 5 times and fell to a 48-52 record.















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Saturday July 22nd, 2023: The Rangers(58-41) get  obliterated by the Dodgers after going down 3-16. Texas lost two in a row and during this three regular season series they were outscored 23-8. Rangers would strike first in the bottom 1st after Semian hammered a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. In the bottom 4th Garver with two gone was struck out by Miller's slider thatf traveled at 88 miles per hour for a quick 3rd out. Texas through four added 8 total bases and scored 1 run with 6 K's under their belt. Offensively, the Rangers were getting on base but couldn't capitalize with runners in position and  hits weren't that effective. They struck out swinging as well. Moving forward the hits need to be higher than four....we call this just getting by. Moving into the bottom 5th Lowe who was the fifth batter in lineup would crush a triple that was lifted to deep left field while getting both Duran and Jankowski home, 3-10. Texas bumped their base total to 10 and acquired 6 hits. So far Texas was doing a nice job of turning in hits and started racking up  bases. Also, little by little they got players home but for majority of this game they struggled in scorimg position. Three runs won't do it. In the end, Smith would blast a grounder to 2nd base for a quick 3rd out The Rangers got off to a quick start by going up 1-0 in the 1st inning but after that, they started striking out frequently due to repetitive chasing  and stranded a bunch. To make matters worse they were held scoreless on two separate occasions....2nd to the 3rd and then 6th to the 9th. Can't win when your going that long without scoring. Now for the bullpen they delivered their fair share of strikeouts with 7 but all and all they couldn't stop the bleeding. Hits came in like a water stream, they gave up way too many bases and struggled with guys in scoring position. Can't let up 18 damn runs and expect to win. Come on.






The Dodgers(57-40) topple the Rangers by snagging a 16-3 win. Dodgers take a 2-0 lead in this three game series and sir 1st place in the NL West.  Peralta in the top 2nd hit a double towards left field and it brought Muncy home from 2nd, 1-1. Two bats later Outman launched a single that landed in shallow right field and it led Martinez home from 1st, 2-1. This was the Dodgers first lead of the game and scored 3 runs to end this inning. Shifting to the middle of the 3rd Muncy would blast a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 5-1. The Dodgers hit back to back homers. The Dodgers in three recorded 7 hits with 14 total bases tallied and scored 5 runs. LA was sat down on 1 strike and stranded 2.  Los Angeles made solid hits on the ball and agressissively rounded up bags while getting runners home who were set up in position. They also kept strikeouts to a minimum due to good vision. Heading to the top 4th Freeman would power in a 2-run homer that was sent over the right field wall, 7-1. The Dodgers have scored in three striaght innings from the the 2nd to the 4th and continued to execute with runners in position. That includes a solid hitting performance. Transitioning to the top 8th a Muncy would lift a double into deep left field and drove Freeman home from 2nd, 11-3. Now the Dodgers started this game with a pop! After scoring in three striaght innings from the 2nd to the 4th. LA made good hits, they ran the bags effectively and for most part capitalized with runners who set up in scoring position. Unfortunately, they did cool down from the 5th inning to the 7th due to consistent swing and miss strikeouts and stranded batters. That scoreless drought would eventually end in the 8th with a Muncy double and recorded 3 runs to cap off the inning. Scored again in the 9th too. Bullpen did their part by striking batters out on the inside zone and eliminated runners who set up in position. Didn't give up many hits etheir.  I guess one falter was that they gave up a ton of bases but then again they did have a pretty solid lead.





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Friday July 21st, 2023: The Tigers late surge was put on hold as they went down 5-4 against the Padres. Detroit was denied of back to back wins and dropped to 44 defeats on the year. In the bottom 5th McKinstry blasted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-5. The Tigers muscle in 5 hits and snagged 8 total bases with 1 RBI attached. They struck out 6 times and left 6 on base. Offensively, the Tigers weren't getting a ton of hits but made just enough to get guys in base yet they're rarely capitalizing with runners in position and got struck out consistently. The only reason they even have a score posted is because of the home run....THAT'S IT!  An inning later during the Mateo would hit a sacrifice fly towards right field and it brought Baez home from 3rd, 2-5. The Tigers have scored in back to back innings.  Going into the bottom 7th Greene would plaster a 2-run home run that was sent over the right field wall and got Rodgers to score, 4-5. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Cabrera suffered a strikeout off Josh Hader's slider for an easy 3rd out. Keep note Josh Hader was a reliever for San Diego. Detroit reeled in 8 hits and recorded 16 total bases with 4 RBI's notched. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded The Tigers started this game pretty rough after going four innings without a score and part of that was because they suffered a lot of strikeouts and stranded quiet a few runners. It wasnt until the late innings that they started making hits and got runners home off good solid base running. They scored in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings of this bout. Bullpen did their fair share of striking out as they were very effecient in that section and in between innings they left guys in base. Unfortunately, this bullpen shot themselves in the foot after trailing 5-0. Overall they gave up a lot of hits and allowed one too many bases while letting runs score. Detroit was walked three times, hit 1 triple and dropped off to a 44-53 record.






The Padres pull it off in the end after securing 5-4 Victory, over the Tigers. San Diego avoided back to back losses and were four games under 500. Juan Soto in the top 1st buried a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 1-0. Three bats later Cronenworth who was the sixth batter in the lineup would smack a triple towards deep center field while leading both Machado and Boegerts home, 3-0. The Padres scored 3 runs on 3 total hits. We now turn our attention towards the top 3rd, where Fernando Tatis Jr was able to reach an infield single that was sent to 2nd base. Few plays later Soto hammered a 2-run homer and pushed it past the center field wall, 5-0. This would be Soto's 2nd home run of the afternoon and 17th on the year. The Padres in three secured 6 hits and tallied 14 total bases with 5 RBI's acquired. They were sat down on 3 strikes and stranded 2. San Diego made noise early in by effectively putting the ball in play and capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position. Even if they didn't score they were still getting guys on base. The Padres struck out rarely as well due to good vision. Then during the bottom 4th Seth Lugo delivered a fastball that struck Rodgers out and the sides retired. Lugo through four tossed 6 strikeouts and gave up 4 hits with 4 total bases allowed. Stranded 6 to go along. Seth Lugo dominated the strike zone which forced Detroit batters to swing and miss. Seth Lugo also minimized base totals by stranding runners and hits were hardly allowed. Heading to the top 6th. The Padres have stranded 6 and suffered 6 K's. San Diego still doing a nice job of recording hits and getting players on base but as of this point they were struggling with runners in position and struck out repetitively due to chasing. The Padres scored 5 runs on 19 total bases and added 9 hits. As for the defense their bullpen tossed 9 strikeouts amd stranded 6. The Padres were getting quality hits on the ball, they ran the bags effectively and drove runners home who were set up in position. Now remember San Diego started this game with a bang! After scoring 3 runs in the 1st and then another one in the 3rd. Unfortunately, they fizzled out from the 4th inning to the 9th due to a lot of swing and miss strikeouts and stranded their fair share of players. As for the bullpen they were off to a hot start by executing inside the strike zone and kept runners at bay. That was until the end of the matchup, where they started giving up bases and hits but closed out accordingly by holding Detroit scoreless through their final two innings. Padres were walked twice, hit 2 doubles and improved to a 47-51 record.














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Thursday July 20th, 2023: The Diamondbacks blow a 4-1 lead as they sustained a 5-7 loss to the Braves. Arizona ends this three game series 2-1 and their two game win streak was cut short.  In the top of the 4th Canzone suffered a strikeout off a Spencer Strider slider and it seperated the sides. The D-Backs through four gained 2 hits while earning 4 total bases and were sat down on 9 strikeouts. The Diamondbacks were having a rough time in the hit department and they hardly got runners on base let alone scoring position. To make matters worse they were getting struck out consistently due to swings and misses. We now move to the top 7th, where Canzone buried a 3-run home run that flew past the right field wall, 3-1. This would be the D-Backs first lead of the day. A play later Rivera hot a homer of his own and sent it over right center field wall, 4-1. Heading to the top 8th Carroll blasted a solo home run that was sent over the right field wall, 5-3. The D-Backs throughout their day recorded 6 hits and tallied 14 total bases with 5 runs scoring. On defense their bullpen delivered 5 strikeout day and stranded 7. Arizona's offense started getting quality hits late into the game and advanced the bases well but what ultamately cost them was being unable to drive runners home in their final inning of play and were sat down on solid strikes. Bullpen very effective after shutting Atlanta out for five innings and delivered quality K's but towards the latter stages of this bout they gave up one too many bases and had a tough time trying to strand runners. Arizona stole 1 base, blasted 1 triple and dropped off to a 54-43 record.





The Braves held off the Diamondbacks by snagging a 7-5 win. Atlanta during this series got outscored 26-23 and lost two in a row. During the top 2nd starting Pitcher Strider fired a slider that struck out McCarthy and the sides retired. Spencer Strider in two threw 5 strikeouts and gave up 1 total base on 1 hit allowed. Spencer Strider owned the strike zone early by forcing a bunch of swings and misses. He's also done a nice job of keeping hits low and held players off base. Then during the bottom 5th Ozuna blasted a grounder towards 2nd base for an easy third out. The Braves recorded 0 hits and 0 total bases with 4 strikeouts under their belt. The Braves offemse  were struggling to make hits and couldn't get runners on base. They've been struck out quiet a few times as well due to constant chasing and hit some grounders. An inning later during the bottom 6th Arcia crushed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. Atlanta secured the games first homer. Going into the bottom 7th Olson would deliver a 2-run home run that was belted over the left center field wall, 3-4.  Shifting to the bottom 8th Riley would launch a 3-run home run over the center field wall, 6-5. Braves ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 2 total hits. Atlanta ended their day by snagging 8 hits and gained 24 total bases while scoring 7 runs. Bullpen tossed 15 strikeouts and stranded 4. The Braves started iffy but picked it up late as they made solid hits on the ball and rounded up the bags while getting runners home who were in position to score. Although, they did strikeout a ton and in between innings they hit pop ups and grounders. On defense their bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone and for majority of this game they kept hits to a minimum. Also, from time to time they eliminated runners who were in position. Don't forget they held Arizona scoreless through the first 6 innings. Moving forward they want to try and keep base totals to a low because today they gave up quiet a few. Atlanta was walked once, hit 2 doubles with 1 triple and moved up to a 62-33 record.








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Wednesday July 19th, 2023: The Rangers rout the the Rays by snagging a 5-1 Victory. Texas swept this two game regular season series and earned their 58th win of the year.  In the bottom 3rd Tavares blasted a solo home run that flew over the right field wall thus going up 1-0. Three innings later during the bottom 6th Heim with two gone belted a pop up towards 3rd base for an easy third out. Texas through six recorded 5 hits and gained 8 total bases with 3 runs to score. They stranded 5 and were sat down on 5 strikeouts. The Rangers at this point in time were struggling to make to hits and could hardly get on base or in scoring position. Their last hit came in the 4th and they haven't scored since the 3rd. They've also struck out due to repetitive chasing and in between innings they're stranding guys. Heading to the bottom 7th Jankowski reached an infield single towards 3rd base. Jankowski after that, would steal 2nd. Following that big Tavares would cream a single that landed in shallow center field and it brought Jankowski home, 2-0. Going into bottom 8th Heim would deliver a 3-run home run that was sent over the right field wall, 5-0. The Rangers capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits. The Rangers offense throughout their day delivered 9 hits and gained 17 total bases while scoring 5 runs. On the other hand their bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 6. The Rangers made solid hits while consistently rounding up the bases and capitalized with runners in scoring position. A few hiccups was their repetitive chasing which led to a ton of strikes and they of course stranded a fair share of batters.  Overall, great performance though. For the bullpen they executed in the strike zone and eliminated scoring chances. I guess a few falters were that they gave up a lot of hits and allowed many bases. Rangers were a top a 6-Game win streak, stole 2 bases and went up to a 58-39 record.



The Rays go down to the Rangers after suffering a tough 1-5 loss. Tampa Bay during this two game series got outscored 10-4 and suffered 39th defeat of the season. Margot in the top 4th would strikeout swinging off a Jon Gray slider and it seperated the sides. The Rays in four secured 6 hits and snagged 7 total bases with 4 strikeouts under their belt. Tampa Bay did a solid job of putting the ball in play and ran the bags aggressively but couldn't capitalize with runners in scoring position and were struck out swinging. Shifting to the top 7th Margot who was the first batter in the lineup utilized a bunt to get on 1st. Five plays later Margot would get caught trying to steal 2nd base and the sides retired. Tampa Bay reeled in 9 hits and got on base 10 total times. They suffered 7 K's as well and stranded 6. Offensively, the Rays were still getting good contact on the ball and got players in base yet they continue to struggle in scoring position. It doesn't help ethier that they've been struck out multiple times due to poor plate vision. Then in the top 9th Siri lifted a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-5. Tampa Bay finished the day by recording 10 hits and got on base 14 total times with 1 run scored. On defense their bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. Tampa Bay didn't do a bad job in getting hits and effectively got on base but they struggled to drive in runs and struck out a bunch due to constant swings and misses. Can't wait until the 9th to score if already trailing. As for the bullpen they were able to work the strike zone well by sitting batters down and at times they were leaving Texas stuck on base. Don't forget they had the Rangers scoreless from the 4th to the 6th. After that they fell apart as they allowed a lot of hits and bases and late they couldn't shut runners down who were in position. Rays were walked once, launched 1 double and slipped down to a 60-39 record.














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BREAKING: The Brewers trade Tyson Miller to the Dodgers for cash options. Now Tyson Miller is effective in the strike zone wheather its through the middle or down and away. That includes a lot of swings and misses. However, Miller has a tendency to give up quiet of a few hits(27) and at times allows earned runs(22) to score. Keep in mind the Dodgers bullpen hasn't been as effective  as we are accustomed to seeing. Just this year alone they've given up 744 hits with 102 home runs and allowed iver thousands bases. Including 762 strikeouts. Despite sitting 1st place in the NL West.














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Saturday July 15th, 2023: Padres go down to the Phillies by a score of 4-6. San Diego lost two in a row and fell to a 19-26 record when playing on the road. The Padres would strike early in the top 2nd after Grisham belted a 3-run home run that flew over the right center field wall, 3-0. The Padres capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs. Two innings later during the bottom 4th starting Pitcher Blake Snell  would deliver a fastball that struck Ellis out and it retired the sides. Snell in four threw 6 strikeouts and gave up 2 hits on 2 total bases allowed. Blake Snell executed well inside the strike zone by going down and away while keeping hit totals to a minimum. He also kept runners off base.  During the top of the 5th Juan Soto with two gone blasted a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy 3rd out. San Diego recorded 5 hits while getting 3 runs to score on total bases. Their last score came in the 2nd and wete struck out 3 times. The Padres offense midway through were making quality hits and agressissively advanced the bags but they've been forced into hitting pop ups and grounders and couldn't capitalize with runners in position.  Shifting to the top 8th Manny Machado would dial up a solo home run that was sent over the left field wall, 4-3. At this point in time San Diego secured 16 total bases on 9 hits and added 4 runs in the process. As for their bullpen they tossed 11 K's and left 9 stuck on base. Offensively, the Padres were able to make good hits and ran the bags well  while bringing runners home who were in position. Although, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows because at one point they would be scoreless from the 3rd inning all the way to the 7th before eventually adding a run in the 8th. They struck out one too many times as well  and in between innings they stranded players. San Diego stole 1 base, hit 1 double and fell down to a 44-49 record.





The Philies rallied back from three down and snagged a 6-4 win against the Padres. Philadelphia is sitting 3rd place in the NL East and won two striaght. Now in the bottom 6th Philadelphia would finally get in the board after Marsh hammered a double that flew towards deep right field while leading both Stott and Bohm home, 2-3. Philadelphia snagged 5 team hits and got on base 6 total times with 2 RBI's tallied. They were sat down on 8 strikeouts and stranded 7. Philadelphia is just now starting to put the ball in play effectively and were rounding up the bases but in between innings they were striking out a ton due to swings and misses and hardly capitalized with runners in scoring position.  Moving to the bottom 7th Philadelphia would force a tie after Kyle Schwarber crushed a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 3-3. The Phil's have scored in back to back innings.  Heading to the bottom 8th Harper reached an I field single towards the shortstop and it brought Marsh home from 1st, 4-4. Following that big score Schwarber creamed a single that went towards center field and it led Marsh home from 2nd, 5-4. This would be the Phillies forst lead of the day. Philadelphia ended this inning by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits. Bullpen delivered 7 atrikes and stranded 6. Philadelphia tacked on a lot of bases thanks to quality hitting and late in this bout they started getting runners home who were set up in position to score. Don't forget they were scoreless through the first five innings due to swings and misses and couldn't drive anyone home. On defense their bullpen dominated the strike zone which forced San Diego to chase pitches and in latter parts of this matchup they eliminated runners in position. Philly stole 3 bases, Schwarber drove 2 runs in with 1 homer attached and improved to a 50-42 record.













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Friday July 14th, 2023: The Padres pick-up an 8-3 Victory over the Phillies.  During the top 3rd Sanchez blasted a solo home run that went over the left field wall, 1-0. Few bats later Fernando Tatis Jr would power a 2-run home run that was sent over the right field wall, 3-0.  The Padres tallied 2 homers and scored 3 runs. Then in the the bottom 3rd starting Pitcher Yu Darvish delivered a slider that forced Castallonos to hit a line drive towards 3rd for an easy out. Darvish in three fired 6 K's and gave up 1 hit with 1 total base. Darvish  doing a great job of punching batters out on the inside zone while keeping base and hit total to a minimum. If contact is made then it's mostly grounders and pop ups. Shifting to the middle of the 6th Machado would bury a solo home run over the left field wall, 4-1. The Padres halfway through secured 4 hits and scored 4 runs on 13 total bases. They were also sat down on 7 strikeouts and hit 3 homers.  Offensively, the Padres didn't make a to of hits but made just enough to help guys get on base and executed in scoring position. The one thing that's really harming San Diego is their constant swings and misses over the plate. Heading into top 7th San Diego would extend their lead after Dixon smashed a single that went towards shallow left field and got Cronenworth home from 3rd, 5-1. Padres are piling up the hits and executing with runners in position. San Diego scored 2 runs to cap this inning off. In the top 8th Juan Soto would slice a 2-run homer over the center field wall thus going up 8-1. The Padres have hit 4 home runs today. The Padres hung in 11 hits and added 26 total bases with 8 runs to score. Bullpen flexed  12 strikeouts and stranded 9. Padres throughout their day were able to make quality hits on the ball and advanced the bases while getting runners home who set up in position to score. However, one negative for this offense is that they went down on a lot of strikes but other than that they played great.  As for the bullpen they lit up the inside  zone with solid K's and forced a ton of grounders. They simply kept Philadelphia grounded all game long and didn't give an inch. Padres stole 1 base, were walked 4 times and improved to a 44-47 record.



The Phillies get trounced by the Padres after going down 3-8.  Starting Pitcher Cristopher Sanchez in the top 4th with two gone tossed a fastball that struck Castallonos out and the sides retired. Cristopher Sanchez through four threw 4 strikeouts with 3 hits added. Sanchez located most of his pitches through the inside the zone pretty well which led swings and misses. He even minimized hits and eliminated runners in position. Despite allowing 9 total bases.  We now transition to the bottom 4th, where Bohm crushed a double that flew to right center field and it brought Stott home from 2nd, 1-3. Moving to the bottom 5th Castallonos buried a grounder towards 2nd base for a quick third out. Philly midway intp the game acquired 5 hits and snagged 1 RBI on 8 total bases gained. They suffered 8 strikeouts as well and stranded 5. Philadelphia's offense agressissively ran the bags and made good contact on the ball but they struck out one too many times due to repetitive chasing and left runners in scoring position. Now in the bottom 7th Kyle Shwarber belted a pop up that went to 2nd and the sides would separate. Phillies haven't recorded a hits since the 5th inning and their last score came in the 4th. Also, they've had poor plate vision because they were swinging at everything that flies their way and it's leading to a ton of K's. Heading to the bottom 9th Realumuto drilled a solo home run, 2-8. Philly after that, added another score thanks to an Ellis single that went towards Juan Soto who muffed the ball for a fielding error and it led Bohm home from 1st, 3-8. Philadelphia secured 7 hits and got 3 runs to score on 13 total bases. Bullpen threw 7 strikes and stranded 6. First and foremost dont let the stat sheet fool you! The Phillies on offense were a lack luster....why? They struggled to make to hits and hardly got guys on base let alone in scoring position. They also struck out a ton due to consistent chasing and were held scoreless for multiple innings on two separate occasions. Literally their most productive inning were the 4th and 9th. On defense their bullpen did their part by domianting the strike zone but they had a tough time trying to limit hits and gave up too many bases. What really hurt Philadelphia was their inability to eliminate runners in position. Phillies were walked 5 times, hit 3 doubles and fell down to a 48-42 record.
















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Sunday July 9th, 2023: The Rangers fall to the Nationals by a score of 2-7. Texas drops their 39th game of the regular season and trail this three game series 1-2.  In the top  4th Dickerson would drill a fly ball that went towards center field for an easy 3rd out. Texas in four secured 2 hits with 2 total bases and were struck out 5 times. The Rangers on offense were having a difficult time trying to put contact on the ball and are barely got runners on base. They were also struck out quiet a few times due swings and misses.  Going into the top 6th Garcia would hit a single that flew towards left center field and it led Seimian home from 3rd, 1-2. Texas bumped their hit total up to 5 and rounded up 6 bases with 1 RBI. Two innings later in the top 8th Garcia reached a fielders choice to 3rd and it sent Seager home, 2-7. In the end, dueing the top 9th Tavares on 1st, Semian at bat hits a grounder towards Andrus who got Tavares out at 2nd base and Seimian at 1st for a double play. The Rangers snagged 8 hits and scored 2 RBI's on 9 total bases added. Bullpen flexed in 7 strikeouts and stranded 7 while shutting Washington out through their final two innings. The Rangers for majority of this bout had a tough time putting the ball in play and rarely got runners on base. Texas couldn't capitalize on their scoring opportunities ethier. To make the situation worse they swung and missed one too many times. As for the bullpen they frustrated Washington by dominating the strike zone and for the first half of this matchup they eliminated scoring opportunities but ultimately they folded late by giving up a lot of hits and bases and allowed 7 runs with 3 homers attached. Starting Pitcher Dunning threw 4 K's with 7 hits allowed, were walked 3 times and fell off to a 52-39 record.





The struggling Nationals knock off the Rangers 7-2. Washington earns their first home series win since May 19th. Dalbec in the top of the 5th would crank a solo home run that went over the center field wall, 1-0. The Nationals through five recorded 5 hits while gaining 8 total bases and scored 2 runs. Washington was sat down on 3 strikes and stranded 3. Offensively, Washington started to make quality hits on the ball and drove runners home who were set up in  position to score. Even if they aren't driving runs in their at least advancing the bags. They've had a good eye too because they weren't swinging at everything which kept the strike totals low. Shifting to the bottom 6th Washington would extend their lead after Call zipped a single through center field while leading both Smith and Garcia home, 4-1. A bat later Abrams lifted a single into center field and Garcia scored from 2nd, 5-1. The Nationals were driving guys home effectively by adding 5 RBI's and hits were coming like a water stream. Excellent base running skills as well.  We now turn our attention to the bottom 7th, where Menseas dialed up a solo home run that was sent over the right field wall, 6-1. The Nationals capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. The Nats throughout their day recorded 13 hits and got 7 runs to score on 23 total bases. On defense their bullpen tossed 8 K's and stranded 8. Washington strung together multiple hits and capitalized with runners who were in position to score. They ran the bags aggressively as well. A few negatives to their game was the repetitive chasing which led to a lot of strikes and in between innings they stranded people. Now for the Bullpen they struck batters out with consistency and stranded quiet a few. Although, they can definitely do a better job of keeping base and hit totals to a minimum. Washington notched 1 double, walked twice and powered their way to a 36-54 record.











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Friday July 7th, 2023: The Cubs picked up a 3-0 shutout win over the Yankees. Chicago sits 3rd place in the NL Central.  the Cubs would strike first in the top 3rd after Bellinger buried a solo home run, 1-0. Cubs capped this inning off by outscoring New York 1-0 and added the games first home run. Then during the middle 5th Horener who was the fourth batter in the lineup crushed a single that flew into right field and it brought Mancini home from 3rd, 2-0. The Cubs turned in 3 hits and got 2 runs to score on 6 total bases. Chicago was sat down on 2 strikes as well. Chicago didn't make a lot hits but made just enough to get runners on base and capitalized in scoring position. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Two innings later during the top 7th Wisdom drilled a double to deep left field and got Cody Bellinger to score from 2nd, 3-0. Chicago ended their day by snagging 7 hits and scored 3 runs on 11 total bases yet they were struck out 7 times and left 6 on a bag. As for the bullpen they delivered 5 strikes with 2 hits allowed and gave up 2 bases. They stranded 2 as well. Offensively, the Cubs put the ball in play by making quality contact and drove runners home who set up in scoring position. Although, they did strikeout a lot due to repetitive chasing and for the innings that they didn't score in they would strand guys. Bullpen domianted the strike zone by forcing New York to swing and miss over the plate with a ton of grounders attached. Chicago kept base and hit totals to a minimum while eliminating rare scoring opportunities. Starting Pitcher, Tallion threw 4 strikes with 1 hit given up in 8 innings, walked 4 times and moved up to a 41-46 record.









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Thursday July 6th, 2023: The Cardinals shutout the Marlins by picking up a 3-0 win. Arenado in the top 6th slapped a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. The Cards in six delivered 3 hits and scored 1 run on 7 total bases. St. Louis sustained 7 strikeouts and stranded 3. St. Louis could barely make contact on the ball and struggled with runners who were set up in position to score. Also, they suffered a ton of strikeouts due to poor plate vision. One positive is that they advanced the bases when hits were made.  Heading into the middle of the 7th Burleson reached an infield single to 2nd base and it brought Gormon home from 3rd, 2-0. The Cardinals have scored a run in back to back innings. In conclusion, relief Pitcher Jordan Hicks would come in for Gallegoes and fired a fastball that forced Arearez to hit a fly ball towards deep center field for an easy 3rd out. The Cards reeled in 7 hits while getting 3 runs to score on 14 total bases. They stranded 7 as well. Bullpen threw 7 strikes with 11 bases given up and allowed 9 hits. St. Louis left 7 on a bag. St. Louis got bats on balls by making good deliveries and they ran the bags aggressively while driving runners home who were in position. They simply did what Miami couldn't do. Some scares were the constant chasing over the plate as it led them to 10 K's and in between innings they stranded guys. Shockingly, the bullpen was great by striking batters out as they forced Maimi to swing and miss and left a lot guys stuck on base. More importantly the bullpen eliminated scoring opportunities. Moving forward they want to try and keep base and hit totals low but overall no blown saves haha. St. Louis was walked 4 times, stole 1 base and powered up to a 35-51 record.



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EXTRA STRENGTH: The Rangers gave up Cole Ragans(left-hand Pitcher) and Roni Cabrera(Outfielder) for Aroldis Chapman who previously played in Kansas City. This will add more heat to the Rangers bullpen moving forward. Now Aroldi's Chapman makes most of his earnings by striking batters out high in the zone or through the middle of it. If he does allow hits then it's usually grounders and pop ups. Between playing for bothTexas and Kansas City Chapman allowed a combined 17 hits, 53 strikeouts, 20 walks and has a 4-2 record with a 2.30 ERA.










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Wednesday July 5th, 2023: The Rays blow a three run lead to the Phillies and suffered a 4-8 loss. Tampa Bay loses three straight and trail 0-2 in this three game series. During the bottom 1st Lowe hit a double to left center field while getting Arozarena and Cruz home, 2-0. The Rays capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs in 2 total hits. Then during the bottom 2nd Tampa Bay would reagin their lead after Mejia crushed a single that flew over to right field and got Wells to score from 2nd, 3-2.  We now transition to the bottom 3rd, where Raley who was the second batter in the lineup drilled a solo home run over the right field wall thus going up 4-3. This was the games first homer and they've scored in three striaght innings. Moving over to the bottom 4th Mejia with two gone hit a grounder to 2nd for an easy 3rd out. The Rays rack up 5 hits with 10 total bases eanred and scored 4 runs. Tampa Bay's offense doing a nice job of making solid contact on the ball and got runners home who were position to score. They advanced the bases as well. Unfortunately, their main issue is the strikeouts because they've swung and missed quiet a few times. In the bottom 6th Lowe knocked a fly ball into left field for a quick out. The Rays last hit came in the 3rd inning and were sat down on 8 strikes. Tampa Bay scored in the 3rd, but since then they fizzled out and part of that is due to poor hitting and were struck out swinging. Also, they can rarely get on base. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Mejia struck out off relief Pitcher Jeff Hoffman's fastball and the sides retired. Tampa Bay ended their day by reeling in 7 hits and earned 12 total bases with 4 RBI's acquired. As for the bullpen they tossed 8 strikes and held Philadelphia scoreless through final two innings. They stranded 11 as well. The Rays started strong by making good hits, they ran the bags well and capitalized early with runners in position but after the the 3rd inning they would be shutout from the 4th all the way to the 9th with 2 hits attached. Part of their disfunction was due to a lot strikeouts and stranded runners late in scoring position. Bullpen just needs to finds ways to restrict runners, don't allow so many bases in consecutive innings and hold hits but they were effective in the strike zone at times and left guys stranded. Starting Pitcher Littell threw 2 K's with 4 hits given up, hit 2 doubles, Lowe recorded 2 RBI's and fell off to a 57-32 record.





The Phillies knock off the Rays by snagging an 8-4 win. Philadelphia during this three game stand outscored Tampa Bay 11-5 and they hold a 23-23 record on the road. Bohm in the top 2nd hit a single towards center field and brought Realmuto home from 2nd, 1-2. A bat later Hall would blast a single that went to right field and led Stott home from 3rd, 2-2. Shifting to the top of the 3rd Philadelphia would force a tie after Realmuto delivered a single into center field and it led Harper home from 2nd, 3-3. Philly in three recorded 8 hits and gained 10 total bases with 3 RBI's added. Including 2 strikeouts. The Phillies were making quality hits on the ball and ran the bags aggressively while capitalizing with players in scoring position. They also kept strike totals low due to good vision.  Jumping to the middle of the 5th Turner would belt a solo home run that was sent over the left field wall, 4-4. Following that big score Philly would snag their lead thanks to Stott reaching an infield single towards 2nd and got Realmuto home from 2nd, 5-4. All offense as of right now.  Philadelphia secured 18 total bases with 12 hits tallied and scored 5 runs. Now in the top 6th Philadelphia would extend their lead after Castallonos buried a solo homer over the center field wall, 6-4. The Phil's acquired 2 home runs on the afternoon and scored in back to back innings. Going  into the top 7th both Bohm and Stott scored off a Marsh single that went to deep right field, 8-4. Philly was able bury 12 hits while getting 8 runs to score on 22 total bases. Bullpen threw 11 K's and stranded 5. The Phillies did a great job of securing hits while getting players on base and in position to score. A few negatives were the consistent chasing over the plate and every so often they stranded guys. Bullpen executed in the strike zone which frustrated Tampa Bay batters and kept hits to a minimum but they did struggle early in giving up bases and runs before cleaning up their slack up. Phillies stole 3 bases, were walked 3 times and improved their win/loss record to 46-39.
















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Sunday July 2nd, 2023: The Twins lose a late lead as they went down 1-2 against the Orioles. Minnesota is one game under 500 and remain in 1st place in the AL Central. During the bottom 4th starting Pitcher Gray delivered a fastball to strike Mullins out and the sides retired. Gray in four delivered 4 strikeouts with 1 hit given up on 1 base allowed. Gray doing a nice job of striking batters out down in the zone and kept bases to a minimum. He also limited hits. Then in the top 5th Castro would blast a double that flew towards deep center field and brought Buxton home from 2nd, 1-0. Minnesota in five secured 6 hits and got 1 RBI to score on 8 total bases gained. They were struck out once and stranded 8. So far the Twins were rounding up the hits by making good contact on the ball and ran the bags aggressively. Despite a run, the Twins were still struggling with guys in scoring position. Going into the middle 8th Jeffers hit a line drive that was sent to right field for an easy 3rd out. The Twins were looking a bit stale on offense due to poor hitting and were lacking with runners position. They haven't recorded a score or a hit since the 5th. Although, they've done a tremendous job of not swinging at everything they see because the strike totals were low(3). The Twins snagged 6  hits while getting 1 RBI to score and secured 8 total bases. They stranded 8 as well. Bullpen fired 10 K's and left 9 on base. Minnesota down the strech had a tough time making hits on the ball and couldn't execute with runners in position. At first, the Twins kept the strikeouts to a minimum but as the game went on they started to swing and miss over the plate. On defense their bullpen gave up a lot of hits and for majority of this bout they held bases to a minimum....well up until the 8th at least. Some things they did do well at was frustrating Baltimore in the strike zone by going down in the zone. Castro recorded 1 RBI, were walked 3 times and fell to a 42-43 record.







The Orioles knock off the Twins by securing a 2-1 Victory. Baltimore ends their four game losing streak and are 1st place in the AL Wild Card standings. The Orioles through seven recorded 2 hits and hot on base twice with 8 strikes under their belt. Baltimore's offense were simply flat as they struggled to make hits amd couldn't get runners on base let alone in scoring position. Also, they swung and missed a lot due to constant chasing over the plate. Shifting to the bottom 8th Hicks would zip a single that flew towards center field and it led Rustchman home from 3rd, 1-1. Four bats later with bases loaded Satander would score from 3rd off Wesberg being hit by a pitch, 2-1. Offensively, the Orioles still weren't scoring as much as they would've liked and strikeouts in the zone killed them but they made the necessary hits in crunch time to take a lead and slowly capitalized with guys in position. They stranded 9 by this point and were sat down on 9 K's with 5 hits acquired. In conclusion, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Bautista delivered a fastball that struck Kirilloff out which ended the game. Baltimore turned in 5 hits with 6 total bases tallied and got 2 runs to score. For the bullpen they threw 6 strikeouts and shut the Twins out through their final four innings. The Orioles late were able to make just enough contact on the ball to put it in play and drove guys home who were in position to score with effective base running. In a way they were lucky because they were held scoreless through the first 8 innings due to poor hitting and struck out one too many times while leaving players stuck on base. They need to be more persistent moving forward and get off to a better start. Bullpen was the savior as they executed in the strike zone late and forced Minnesota to hit a lot of geounders. Stranded a bunch too. Relief Pitcher Bautista threw 3 K's, stole 1 base and moved up to a 49-33 record.















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Friday June 30th, 2023: The Giants rally from two down as they held off the Mets 5-4. San Francisco took a 1-0 lead in this three game series and snagged their 46th win of the year. Giants would even this bout up in the top 2nd after Crawford drilled a single to center field and it led Sabol home from 2nd, 1-1. We now turn our attention to the middle of the 5th, where Flores buried a solo ho.e run that flew over the center field wall, 2-2. This would be the Giants forst score since the 2nd. The Giants through five secured 8 total bases on 5 team hits and got 2 runs to score. San Francisco's offense did a much better job of getting hits on the ball and ran the bags aggressively while getting a few runners home who were in position to score. Moving forward they need limit strikes because they are swinging at almost everything. Transitioning to the top of the 8th Bailey would dial up a 3-run homer that was sent over the center field wall while leading Davis and Pederson home, 5-4. The Giants posted their first hit and score since the 5th. San Francisco at this time bumped their base total to 10 and recorded 6 hits with 2 homers added. Including 10 K's and left 6 on a bag. Unfortunately, San Francisco's only issue is that they've been struck out one too many times due to repetitive chasing and in between innings they were leaving guys stranded.  The Giants gained 8 hits and scored 5 runs on 14 total bases. That includes 2 homers. Bullpen threw 11 K's and stranded 6. San Francisco late made good deliveries on the ball and got players in scoring position by running the bases effectively. However, they were lucky in a way because they swung and missed over the plate constantly and stranded guys in between innings. As for the bullpen they located their pitches well which led to dominace in the strike zone and held New York scoreless through their last three innings. A few negatives to this bullpen is that they allowed way too many bases to stack up and hits couldn't be slowed down until the end. San Francisco stole 1 base, Bailey hit a home run with 3 RBI's attached and moved their way to a 46-36 record.



The Mets fall to the Giants after going down 4-5. New York is ten games under 500 and are riding three losses in a row.  McNeil in the bottom 1st got the Mets started after blasting a double towards left field and brought Lindor home from 1st, 1-0. Then in the bottom 2nd Nirvaez hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field while getting Pham home and sent Morel to 3rd off a Matos throwing error, 2-1. Mets have scored in back to back innings. Now in the top 4th starting Pitcher Carassco with two gone fired a a fastball that forced Crawford into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for an easy third out. Carrasco in four allowed 4 hits with 4 total bases given up and sat the Giants down on 6 strikes. They stranded 5 as well. Carrasco doing a nice job of dominating the strike zone as he forced San Francisco to swing and miss while keeping hits to a minimum. Despite giving up a run he eliminated runners who were in  position and rarely gave up bases. Shifting to the bottom 5th McNeil blasted a double and sent it to left field while bringing Nimmo home from 2nd, 3-2. New York in five hit the ball 6 times with 3 K's under their belt and snagged 8 total bases. They stranded 4 to go along. The Mets were able make contact with ball and consistently rounded up the bases. They also drove players home who were set up in position to score and strikeouts were a non-factor due to good hitting. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Brandon Nimmo with two gone was struck out by relief Pitcher Camilo Doval's cutter which was clocked at 102 miles per hour. The Mets concluded their afternoon by racking up 9 hits and got 4 RBI's to score on 14 bases earned. On defense their bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and left 9 players on a bag. New York strung together multiple hits on the ball and ran the bags with consistency but late in this bout they struggled with guys who set up in scoring position and suffered a ton of K's due to chasing. Both offenses were up and down today. Now moving to their bullpen they did a great job of sitting batters down on quality strikes and left guys stuck on base yet they couldn't record the necessary outs when needed to and gave up a couple of home runs. They also had issues in minimizing base and hit totals. New York were caught 1 time trying to steal a base which was Marte in the bottom 9th, bullpen walked the Gaints 5 times and fell off to a 36-46. 




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Thursday June 29th, 2023: The Royals rally from two down to knock off the Guardians 4-3 in ten innings. Kansas City currently sits last place in the AL Central and are 4-6 in their last ten matchups. In the bottom 4th Garcia with two gone belted a line drive towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Kansas City gained 2 hits with 2 total bases and were sat down on 6 strikes. Also, they stranded 2. The Royals were stagnant on offense as hits were hard come by and they rarely got runners on base or in position to score. They've been struck out due to swings and misses over the plate as well. Going to the bottom Oliveras delivered a sacrifice fly ball that went towards left field and got Lopez home from 3rd, 1-2. Kansas City after that, forced a late tie as Pratto hit a single to center field while leading Waters home from 2nd, 2-2. The Royals rack up 4 hits while gaining 6 bases and left 9 players stranded. They got the runs to score  but hits are still lingering and bases were low. Kansas City continues to swing and miss as they've been sat down on 9 K's and in between innings they're stranding guys. In the end, during the 10th Fermin hung a double that flew through shallow left field while bringing home Lopez and Isabel, 4-3. Kansas City recorded 6 team hits while getting 4 runs to score on 9 total bases. On the bullpen side they tossed 4 strikes and stranded 10 batters. Depsite lack of hitting, the Royals put the ball in play and in key situations they were able to get runners home. They didn't leave to many guys on bags but certainly struck out a ton due to repetitive chasing and moving forward they need to be better in the hit section. Bullpen on the other hand didn't throw too many K's but they did the next best thing by forcing geounders and pop ups. Also, on two separate occasions they held Cleveland scoreless. 1st to the 4th then 6th through the 9th. Kansas City was walked twice, hit 3 doubles and dropped down to a 23-58 record.



The Guardians fall to the Royals after going down 3-4 in extra innings. Cleveland is sitting two game under 500 and picked up their 39th win of the year.  During the top 5th Ramirez would oaunch a sacrifice fly ball to left field and brought Kwan home from 3rd, 1-0. Two bats later Bell blasted a single that flew theough shallow left field and led Naylor home from 2nd, 2-0. Cleveland got 2 runs to score on 8 hits and snagged 10 total bases. They've also been struck out 0 times. The Guardians were making quality hits on the ball and drove runners home who were set up in scoring position. They ran the bases aggressively and strikeouts were a non-factor due to co systems hitting. Then during the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Shane Beiber delivered a slider that struck Witt out and the sides retired. Bieber in six threw 8 strikes with 2 hits allowed and gave up 2 total bases. He stranded 2 as well. Shane Beiber doing a tremendous job of frustrating Kansas City batters by dominating the strike zone which is forcing swings and misses. Bieber hasn't given up many hits and kept bases to a minimum. Heading to the top of the 9th Ramirez with two gone crushed a grounder to 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. Offensively, Cleveland was still doing damage in the hit department and were rounding up the bases yet they struggled with runners who were in position to score. Keep note their last score came in the 5th. Shifting to the top 10th Naylor knocked a grounder to 2nd base but in the process he got Ramirez to 3rd. Few plays later Ramirez would steal home, 3-2. This would the Guardians last run of the afternoon. Cleveland secured 13 hits while earning 15 total bases and scored 3 runs in that process. Bullpen fired 11 K's and left 5 stranded. Cleveland all game were able to make quality contact on the ball and advanced the bases but unfortunately it was the lack of scoring when they had runners in position. Now for the bullpen they exercised dominance when it came to striking batters out through the middle of the zone and kept hits to a premium. However, they allowed a lot of bases and struggled with players in scoring position. Eventually, the Mets lead would increase after Pham launched a solo homer over the left field wall, 4-2. At this point in time New York started to earn more hits after gaining 7 and moved the bases well by acquiring 12 total. Cleveland batters were walked twice, stole a base and powered their way to a 39-41 record.

















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Wednesday June 28th, 2023: The Braves handled the Twins by snagging a 3-0 shutout win. Atlanta swept this three game series and outscored Minnesota  13-3. The Braves in the bottom 1st would score first after Matt Olson hit a double to deep right center field and brought home Ronald Acuna from 3rd, 1-0. The Braves have now scored a total of 76 runs in the 1st inning through 80 games. Then during the top 3rd Solono would belt a fly ball towards deep center field for a quick 3rd out.  Starting Pitcher Kolby Allard in three threw 6 K's and allowed 1 hit with 1 total base given up.  Kolby Allard struck Minnesota batters out through the middle of the zone or on the inside corners and forced a lot of swings and misses. He kept base and hit total to a minimum as well. Two innings later Albies would hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and it led Harris home from 3rd, 2-0. Atlanta capped this inning off by outscoring Minnesota 1-0. Shifting into the bottom 5th Riley blasted a line drive hit towards center field and the sides would retire. The Braves acquired 5 hits and got 2 RBI's to score on 6 total bases. Also, they were struck out 4 times and left 4 stranded. The Braves were making good contact on the ball while advancing the bases and got runners home who were set up in scoring position. I guess a few hiccups could be that they struck out quiet a few times due to repetitive chasing and in between innings they stranded guys. We now transition to the bottom 8th, where Olson drilled a solo home run over the center field wall, 3-0. This would Matt Olson's 26th homer of the season. Heading to the top 9th Iglesias relieved for Martin and fored a fastball that forced Farmer to hit a grounder to 2nd for quick 3rd out. The Braves reeled in 6 hits with 8 K's under their belt and scored 3 RBI's. Including 10 total bases snagged and stranded 5. Bullpen  threw 14 strikeouts and gave up 4 hits with 5 total bases allowed. Atlanta left 4 batters stranded as well. Atlanta all game long did a great job of putting the ball in play by making quality hits and drove runners home aggressively. That includes good base advancement. Unfortunately, a few faults were being sat down on strikes due to constant swings and misses and every so often they would strand guys. On defense their bullpen as a whole continued to do strikeout damage on the on the inside corners and in the middle zone. They left guys on base by eliminating runners in position while keeping hits low and minimized base totals. Allard threw 8 strikes to end his day whike relief Pitcher Kameron Yates tossed 3, Olson smacked 2 RBI's, stole 2 bags and improved to a 54-27 record.









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Tuesday June 27th, 2023: The Braves slide past the Twins after nagging a 6-2 win. Atlanta has won four in a row and si 1st place in the NL East Division. The Braves would answer with a score of their own during the bottom 1st after Acuna blaster a solo home run that flew over center field wall, 1-1. Two bats later Riley drilled a 2-run home run that was lifted over the left field wall thus going up 3-1. Atlanta after that, continued to extend their lead as Murphy hit a homer that went over the center field wall, 4-1. Braves secured 3 homers while scoring 4 runs on 4 hits. Then in the bottom 2nd the scoring would intensify after Harris drilled a solo homer over right field wall, 5-1. Atlanta capped this inning off by outscoring Minnesota 2-0 on 2 total hits. Keep note they turned in 5 home runs in two innings. Shifting to the bottom 3rd Harris belted a grounder to 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. Atlanta in three posted 9 hits and got 6 runs to come across home plate on 26 total bases gained. They  were also struck out 5 times. The Braves were on fire on the offensive end by stringing together multiple hits and led runners home who were set up in scoring position. They ran the bags effectively as well. Although, their only fault was the repetitive chasing over plate after being say down on strikes. Going into the bottom 6th Ronald Acuna with two batters gone planted a grounder towards the shortstop and the sides would retire. The Braves offense were a bit stale as their last hit came in the 4th and haven't scored since the 2nd. Also, they've been consistently striking out due to swings and misses over the plate with runners stranded in scoring position. Baltimore placed 10 hits in the ball while scoring 6 runs and earned 27 total bases. Bullpen tossed 5 K's and kept Minnesota off the board through their last five innings. They stranded 9 to go along. Overall the Braves strung together quality hits and rounded up the bases while getting runners to score. Every now and then they would strand batters on bag and were struck out multiple times. As for the bullpen they were effective in the strike zone and left batters stuck on base with hits being limited. Acuna drove in 2 RBI's with 2 homers tallied, they were walked twice and jumped up to a 53-27 record.




The Twins got drenched against the Braves after going down 2-6. Minnesota stands 1st place in the AL Central and got swept during this three game regular season series. The Twins in the top 1st would strike first after Buxton off a single was safe at 1st base due to the shortstop fielding error and it led Correa home from 3rd, 1-0.  Three innings later during the middle of the 4th  Rodriguez would drill a sacrifice fly ball into left field and sent Joey Gallo home from 3rd while Taylor reached 2nd off a Rosario's throwing error, 2-6. This was the Twins first score since the 1st. Minnesota through four recorded 4 hits with 3 strikeouts under their belt and snagged 6 total bases on 2 RBI's added. Offensively, Minnesota was having a tough time making hits on the ball and rarely got runners home let alone on base. What's even funnier is they haven't struck out much and were walked quiet a few times. Heading into the top 8th Joey Gallo would strikeout swinging off reliver Michael Tonklin's sinker and the sides retired.  Be aware that the Twins haven't scored a run since the since the 4th and stranded 8 players with 5 K's sitting them down.  Including 6 hits and 9 bases earned Minnesota still doing a quality job of getting guys on base but the hits were rare and had a number of scoring opportunities eliminated. The Twins were chasing pitches left and right as it led to a ton of K's. In conclusion, during the middle of the 9th Correa would launch a grounder that went towards 1st base to close out the game. The Twins gained 7 hits and scored 2 RBI's on 10 total bases. On the bullpen side they held Atlanta scoreless through their last 7 innings and threw 8 strikes with 6 batters stranded.  Minnesota rounded up the bases but struggled in hits and executed poorly with runners in position to score. Bullpen forced Atlanta to swing and miss over the plate. Unfortunately, they allowed too many bases and couldn't keep the hit totals low while giving up runs  like a water stream. The Twins were walked 5 times, starting Pitcher Joe Ryan tossed 8 K's three innings and dropped down to a 40-41 record.

















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Sunday June 25th, 2023: Bradish owns the mound and the Orioles hold off the Mariners 3-2. Baltimore won two in a row and are stamlnding 2nd place in the AL East. Now in the bottom 3rd Santander would deliver a 2-run home run that went over the right field wall and brought Mataeo home from 3rd, 2-2. Baltimore in three secured 4 hits with 2 RBI's added on 9 total bases. They were sat down on 2 K's as well. The Orioles were doing a nice job of advancing bases and getting runners home who were in position to score but are slightly lacking hits as most of their contact was grounders and pop ups. They haven't struck out too much thanks to good plate patience. During the top 5th Bradish fired a fastball that forced Ford to hit a line drive to right field for a quick 3rd out.  Bradish through five fired 6 K's with 2 hits and allowed 6 bases. Baltimore's starting Pitcher Kyle Bradish dominated the middle of the strike zone while forcing Seattle batters into hitting grounders and flyers. Bradish also did a great job of keeping hits low and barely gave up bases while shutting down scoring chances in between innings. We now transition into the bottom 5th where Bemboom delivered single towards right field to bring home Mateo from 1st, Bemboom reached 2nd off a Caballero throwing error, 3-2.  In conclusion, dueing the top 9th, relief Pitcher . Baltimore secured 7 hits and got 3 runs to score on 12 total bases earned. They left 2 on the bag as well. On the bullpen side they delivered 12 strikes and stranded 3. The Orioles got runners home who were set up in position and made quality hits on the ball while consistently advancing the bases.  However, their were times where they struck out a lot due to constant swings and misses. Bullpen on the other hand did an excellent job of striking batters out in the middle of the zone and kept hits to a minimum. They limited bases and eliminated runners in position. Orioles hit 2 doubles, Bautista who was the third reliever delivered 3 strikes and moved on to a 47-29 record.


The Mariners against the Orioles get knocked off by a score of 2-3. Seattle lost two straight games and sit 4th place in the AL Central. In the top 2nd Raeleagh with 2 outs blasted a 2-run home run that flew over the right field wall and brought Squarez home from 2nd, 2-0. Seattle capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs in 2 hits.  Then during the top 4th Keleanic with batters gone hit a grounder towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Seattle in four gained 2 hits while driving 2 runs in on 6 total bases. They have 5 strikes under their belt and havent scored since the 2nd. Seattle as of right now were having a tough time obtaining hits on the ball and rarely were they getting runners on base or in scoring position. Keep note their only score so far came a off a 2 run homer but other than that they weren't gaining singles or triples. Also, they struck out swinging and missing over the plate. Going into the top 7th Suarez would belt a line drive to 2nd base and the sides retired. The Mariners by thus point in time were still struggling to make contact on the ball and couldn't get players on base or position to score. They haven't scored a run or made a hit since the 2nd. To make worse they've been struck out 7 times due to repetitive chasing. Seattle throughout their day recorded 3 hits with 2 RBI's tallied on 7 total bases. On defense their bullpen fired 6 K's and held the Orioles scoreless through their final four innings. The Mariners all game long had a tough time putting the ball in the play as they lacked hits and couldn't get players on base let alone in scoring position. From the 2nd inning on they couldn't post a run to save their life! As for the bullpen they did strikeout damage on the high inside zone but they allowed too many hits and bases in the process. Starting Pitcher George Kirby thre 4 K's, stole 1 base and fell down to a 37-39 record.











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Saturday June 24th, 2023: The Cubs with an outstanding  performance knock off the Cardinals by a score of 9-1. Chicago moves one game under 500 and sits 3rd place in the NL Central. The Cubs would start the scoring in the top 2nd after Ian Happ buried a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 1-0. Five bats later a Madrigal single to shallow would allow Morel to come home from 3rd, 2-0. The Cubs capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 4 total hits. Then during the top 3rd Chicago would extend their lead after Happ crushed a solo home run that was sent over the center field wall, 3-0. This would be Happ's 2nd homer of the day. Afterwards, Morel who was the fifth batter in the lineup and delivered a single to shallow center field and brought Dansby Swanson home from 3rd, 4-0. The Cubs closed out this inning by scoring 3 runs in 5 hits. Chicago secured 9 hits with 15 total bases gained and drove 5 RBI's home. That includes 3 batters left and were struck out 0 times. The Cubs offense through three were doing early damage as they made solid contact on the ball and capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position while aggressively advancing the bases. Also, they didn't strikeout a lot due to plate patience and rarely left batters stranded. Moving to the middle of the 4th Tauchman would drive in a double towards deep left field and it sent Madgrigal home from 2nd, 6-0. Heading to the bottom 5th. Steele through five allowed 2 hits with 5 K's thrown and gave up 2 bases. Including 1 walk. Starting Pitcher Jordan Steele frustrated St. Louis batters by striking them out in the middle of the zone while forcing grounders and pop ups. He's not giving up a ton of hits ethier and kept bases to a minimum. Going into the top 7th Morel would belt a grounder that went towards 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. Chicago scored 1 run since the 4th, then they became stale by recording 2 hits between the 5th and 7th innings. Transitioning to the top 9th Chicago would end their scoreless drought after  Swanson hit a 2-run home run and it led Hoerener home from 2nd, 9-1. The Cubs end their day by notching 14 hits with 26 total bases and drove 9 runs in. They tallied 3 homers as well. The bullpen held the Cardinals scoreless through their last three innings and delivered 9 strikeouts. The Cubs all game long did a tremendous job of putting the ball in play by making quality hits and rounded up the bases while capitalizing with runners who were set up in position to score. Unfortunately, they did sit down due to swings and misses over the plate while adding a few grounders or pop ups. Bullpen was lights out as they struck batters out goimg down and away or through the middle of the zone while leaving players stuck on base. One negative area was the amount of bases given up but other than that they were effective. Steele in 6 innings tossed 8 strikes, crushed 3 doubles and moved their win/loss record to 37-38.







The Cardinals got rocked by the Cubs after going down 1-9. The Cards trail 0-1 in this two game regular season series and dropped their 45th matchup of the year. Now in the bottom of the 4th Contreras with two batters gone would hit a fly ball towards deep center field for an easy 3rd out. The Cardinals added 0 hits with 0 total bases and were sat down on 4 strikes. St. Louis on the offensive end were struggling to make contact on the ball and couldn't get runners on base. They also struck out a lot due to swings and misses over the plate. This offense has to get going at some point because they've been scoreless all game long. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 6th, where Paul Goldschmidt blasted a single to right field and got Edman home from 3rd, 1-7. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th. St. Louis surfaced 6 hits and tallied 1 run on 8 total bases snagged. They stranded 7 batters to go along. On defense their bullpen flexed in 5 strikes and left 6 on a bag. St. Louis on offense had a tumultuous day at the plate after performing poorly in the hit department and struggled to get runners home who were in scoring position. They also struck out one too many times due to swings and misses. One positive was that they ran the bases effectively. Bullpen wasn't any better as they had issues in keeping hits low and allowed Chicago to run rampid on the bases. They let up a lot of runs as well. Although, they did manage to leave players on base in between innings and threw quality strikeouts. Relief Pitcher Matz threw 2 strikes, hit 3 doubles and fell to a 31-45 record.








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Thursday June 24th, 2023:  Siri recorded 4 RBI's and the Rays pick up an 11-3 Victory, over the Royals. Tampa Bay is 5-5 through their past ten games and sit 1st place in the AL East. The Rays would answer with a score of their own and took the lead after Siri in the bottom 2nd belted a 3-run home run that flew over the left field wall thus going up 3-1. Shifting to the bottom 4th Tampa Bay would regain their lead after Siri creamed a single that traveled over to center field and it brought Bethancourt home from 2nd, 4-3. Two innings later in the bottom 5th Lowe would hit a single to right center field and it sent Margot to 3rd base. Tampa Bay after that, would increase their lead thanks to Ramirez crushing a single to shallow center field and it led Lowe home from 1st, 5-3. Tampa Bay closed out this inning by outscoring Kansas City 4-0. The Rays gained 11 hits while earning 8 RBI's on 16 total bases and were struck out 3 times. They stranded 1 as well. Tampa Bay were getting bats in balls as they made quality contact and got runners on base and in position to score. Also, due to good plate patience they haven't been striking out a lot. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 7th, where Walls with two gone suffered a strikeout off  relief Pitcher Brooks Kriske's splitter for an easy 3rd out. Tampa Bay continued to pile up quality hits with 12  and ran the bases aggressively for 17 total yet strikeouts were becoming an issue due to consistent chasing and runners who were in position to score were shutdown. Keep note that they've been struck out a combined 6 times and their last score came in the 5th. Later on in bottom 8th Tampa Bay would add the ultimate dagger after Margot hung in a double that went towards left center field and it led Siri home from 1st, 9-3. Rays exited this inning by outscoring Kansas City 4 runs to none. Tampa Bay throughout their day delivered 17 hits with 11 runs and got on base 23 total times.  Bullpen threw 12 strikeouts and stranded 9. The Rays were able to rack up hits by putting the ball in play and capitalized in scoring position with agressissive base running. A few faults were that they struck out a ton and at times they left players stranded. For the bullpen they held Kansas City scoreless in their last 6 innings and were excellent in the strike zone. In a way this bullpen was lucky because they allowed a lot of hits and gave up a ton of bases. Starting Pitcher moves to 9-3 on the mound with 7 strikes thrown in six innings, crushed 3 doubles and jumped up to a 53-26 record.



The Royals get obilterated after going down 3-11 against the Rays. Kansas City is standing last place in the AL Central Division and are 3-7 in ten games. Pratto in the top 1st would blast a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. Then during the top 3rd Perez would launch a solo home run that traveled over the center field wall, 3-3. This would be the Royals 2nd homer of the afternoon. Going into the middle of the 4th Waters who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a single to deep right field. Unfortunately, just moments after Waters would try to steal 2nd base but Martin forced a tag out off the Catcher's throw and the sides retired The Royals in four secured 3 hits while driving 3 runs in on 9 total bases gained. They were sat down on 4 strikes and left 2 stranded. The Royals offense were doing a nice job of running the bases and capitalized in scoring position but struggled in the hit department and struck out due to repetitive chasing, wheather it was down and away or on the outside zone. Transitioning into the top 6th Walls would sustain a strikeout off Eflin's sinker and the sides would retire. Kansas City recorded 7 hits and got 3 runs to score on 13 total bases snagged. They also have 7 K's under their belt and stranded 5. Keep in mind that they haven't scored a run since 3rd. The Royals were starting to make solid hits on the ball and consistently advanced the bases  but strikeouts were constant due to swings and misses over the plate and in between innings they are stranding batters. In conclusion, during the top of the 9th Fermin hit a line drive towards center field for the final out. The Royals notched 11 hits while getting 3 runs to score on 18 total bases snagged. On the bullpen side they fired 8 strikeouts and left 6 battets stuck in bag. Kansas City much like Tampa Bay did a  solid job of making contact on the ball and ran the bases well but it was the lack of scoring when they had players in position and struck out one too many times that ultamately cost them. As for the bullpen they forced the Rays to swing and miss over the plate on quality strikes. That includes grounders and pop ups as well. They were walked 3 times, caught stealing once and dropped off to a 21-55 record.











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Thursday June 22nd, 2023: The Twins knock off the Red Sox by a shutout score of 6-0. Minnesota is one game above .500 and lead the AL Central  Division. In the bottom 2nd Minnesota would strike first after Correa belted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. Two at bats later Buxton would launch a solo home run of his own and sent it over the left field wall, 2-0. The Twins capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs in 3 total hits. Then during the bottom 2nd Minnesota would increase their lead after Taylor hit a double to shallow left field while bringing in both Castro and Jeffers, 4-0. Minnesota in two recorded 6 hits and got 4 runs to score on 13 total bases snagged. They also struck out twice. The Twins offense did a great job of driving runners home who were set up in scoring position and consistently advanced the bases. Also, they weren't striking out a lot due to good plate vision. Going into the bottom 3rd Buxton for the second time today would crush a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 5-0. This would be the Twins 3rd home run on 8 hits and rounded up 18 bases. Shifting to top innings of the 5th Joe Ryan would rifle a fastball that struck Wong out for a quick 3rd out. Riley in five threw 6 strikeouts with 1 hit given up and allowed 1 base.  Minnesota's starting Pitcher Joe Ryan frustrated Boston batters by dominating the strike zone and kept bases low. Ryan also limited hits and walked nobody. We now turn our attention to the bottom 5th, where Lewis launched a single towards shallow left center field, 6-0. In the end, during the top 9th Joe Ryan would fire a fastball that forced Yoshida to hit fly ball towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Minnesota earned 10 hits and drove home 6 runs on 21 total bases tallied. They stranded 6 as well. As for the bullpen Joe Ryan pitched all nine innings by allowing 3 hits and fired 9 K's. The Twins throughout their day made quality hits on the ball and drove runners home who were in position to score. They ran the bases effectively as well. However, they did strikeout a lot due to repetitive chasing and in between innings they stranded guys. As for the bullpen they did damage in the strike zone by throwing solid K's while it forced Boston to swing and miss over the plate. Minnesota would minimize hits and kept bases low with scoring opportunities eliminated. Joe Ryan himself left 3 Boston players stuck on base, hit 2 doubles, offense went down on 5 strikes and improved to a 38-38 record.









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Wednesday June 21st, 2023: The Athletics sustain a tough 6-7 one run loss to the Guardians. Oakland is in last place in the AL West and lost seven straight.  In the top of the 3rd Ruiz would launch a single that flew through left center field and it brought Kemp home from 3rd, 1-0. Two bats later Noda would crush a 3-run home run that went over the right field wall thus going up 4-0. This would be Noda's 8th homer of the season and first of the game. Oakland capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs in 4 total hits.  Then during the middle innings of the 5th Noda would pounce a foul ball that went to left field and forced the sides to retire. The A's through five turned in 4 hits while gaining 8 total bases and drove home 4 RBI's. They struck out 3 times as well. Offensively, Oakland rounded up the bases well but were barely making contact on the ball and they hit a lot of pop ups. That includes a lack of scoring because their last run came back 3rd, which means runners werent capitalizing in position. Although, they weren't striking a ton thanks to good plate vision. We now turn our attention towards the top 7th, where Ruiz fired a single that went to left field and got Kemp home from 3rd, 5-4. The Athletics outscored Cleveland 2 runs to none on 4 hits. In conclusion, during the top of the 9th Brown would latch a fly ball to deep center field for an quick 3rd out. Oakland throughout their day notched 13 total bases with 6 RBI's added and squeezed 9 hits in. On defense their bullpen as a whole threw 10 K's and stranded 7 on base with 1 walk allowed. The Athletics were stringing together hits and it allowed runners to get on base or in scoring position yet they struggled in the strikeout department due consistent chasing and every once in a while they stranded guys. Bullpen on the other hand did quality damage in the middle of the zone and forced quiet a few pop ups but they struggled to minimize base and hit totals and runs were coming in like a water stream. Blackburn in five secured 9 K's with 3 earned runs, stole 2 bases and dropped off to a 19-57 record.






Naylor's go ahead score gave the Guardians a 7-6 win against the Athletics. Cleveland is sitting 8th place in the AL wild card standings and are six games out of a playoff spot.  Guardians in the bottom 3rd would get on the scoreboard for the first time after Rosario hit a single to shallow right field in which the right fielder dropped the ball and it led both Kwan and Naylor home, 2-4. Cleveland after that, would inch within one as Gimenez blasted a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and led Rosario home from 3rd, 3-4. The Guardians score 3 runs on 4 hits. Cleveland in three recorded 6 hits with 6 total bases gained and got 3 runs to score. Including 4 strikeouts under their belt and left 4 on a bag. The Guardians offense were doing a great job of getting runners home who were in position to score and advanced the bases due quality hitting. However, they swung and missed over the plate thanks to constant chasing and in between innings they stranded guys. Shifting to the bottom 5th Ramirez would would crush a lead off triple to deep right field to get things going. A bat later Naylor would lace a single that flew through shallow right field and drove Ramirez home, 4-4. The Guardians by now had 9 hits while driving in 4 runs on 11 total bases snagged. They were also struck out 7 times. The Guardians were effective in the hit department while getting runners on base or in position score. Keep note they've only stranded 3 guys since the 3rd. Unfortunately, their only faults here was the repetitive chasing in the strike zone  and it led to a ton of K's. Now in the bottom 7th Naylor on the sixth pitch he saw zipped a solo home run over the right field wall, 5-6. Transitioning to the bottom 8th Cleveland would regain their lead after Kwan rifled a double to right field whike bringing Naylor and Straw home and Kwan reached  3rd off a Laureano throwing error, 7-5. The Guardians reeled in 13 hits and got 7 runs to score on 19 total bases earned. On the bullpen's side they delivered 7 strikes and left 4 batters stuck on a base with 4 walks tallied. Cleveland at the plate got solid contact on the ball and were driving runners home who set up in scoring position or consistently advanced the bases. A few hicups were that they struck out a lot due to swings and misses over the plate while leaving a couple players stranded. On the bullpen side they hammered the strike zone with consistency but moving forward they need to do better at keeping bases and hits to a low. Naylor hit 2 homers with 1 RBI, starting Pitcher Garrett threw 4 strikes and moved up to a 35-38 record.













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Tuesday June 20th, 2023: Bradish moves to 3-3 on the mound and the Orioles hold off the Rays by a score of 8-6. Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in this two game regular season series and win 2 straight. The Orioles would strike first in the top of the 1st after Santander hit a single gle towards left center field and it brought Henderson home from 3rd, 1-0. Few at bats later Hicks blasted a 3-run homer that flew over the right field wall, 4-0. Baltimore ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 4 hits. Including 1 home run attached. Then during the top of the 2nd Baltimore would extend their lead after Santander belted a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and it led, 6-0. Baltimore through two recorded 5 hits with 12 total bases gained and drove in 5 runs. That includes 2 home runs and 3 strikeouts. The Orioles early were getting guys on base or in scoring position thanks to quality hitting and didn't strikeout a lot. They've simply done a nice job of not swinging at everything they see. Going into the bottom 3rd Bradish would fire a fastball that struck out Ruschtman and the sides retired. Brandish in three gave up 0 hits and 0 bases with 2 walks. The Orioles starting Pitcher Kyle Bradish were killing Tampa Bay batters in the strike zone with 7 K's while minimizing base and hit totals.  We now turn our attention towards the bottom 5th, where O'Hearn buried a solo home run over the right field wall, 7-0. Keep note that this would the Orioles third homer of the day. Transitioning to the middle of the 8th Hicks hit a single to deep center field and it allowed Hays to come home from 2nd, 8-6. This was the Orioles first scored run since the 5th. Baltimore notched 10 hits while gaining 22 total bases and acquired 8 RBI's. They earned 3 walks as well. Bullpen threw 12 strikeouts and left 10 batters stuck on base. Baltimore got runners home who were set up in position and made quality hits on the ball while consistently advancing the bases. However, their were times where they struck out a lot due to constant swings and misses over the plate. Bullpen on the other hand frustrated batters by consistently striking them out in the middle of the zone and stranded quiet a few. Although, they could've been better at limiting base and hit totals and gave up a lot of runs in the process. Bradish threw 8 strikes in 5 innings, hit 3 doubles and improved to a 45-27 record.





The Rays late surge was cut short by the Orioles after foing down 6-8. Tampa Bay still comfortable in 1st place in the AL East Division and dropped their 25th game of the year. In the bottom 4th Lowe with two gone would crush a grounder to the shortstop and the 3rd out would be recorded. Tampa Bay secured 1 hit with 1 total base snagged and were sat down on 8 strikes. They also stranded 3.  First off the Tampa Bay Ray's offense is seemingly flat through the first four innings, due to poor hitting and were unable to advance the bases. They couldn't even get in scoring position. To make matters worse they were getting struck out a ton thanks to repetitive chasing over the plate. Now shifting into the bottom Mejia would launch a double to deep right field and it led Peredes home from 1st, 1-7. Two bats later Frnaco delivered a single that went towards shallow left field and in the process it brought Mejia home home from 2nd, 2-7. The Rays at this point in time drove a few runs in which was needed but they still struggled in hits and barely got runners on base. Remember 4 hits and 4 bases won't do it when your trailing big. An inning later during the bottom 6th Tampa Bay started to mount a comeback after Paredes rifled a single to left center field and it drove Ramirez home from 2nd, 3-7. Eventually, Tampa Bay would chip into the Orioles lead after Diaz crushed a single to right center field and it brought home Paredes from 2nd, 4-7. Tampa Bay bumped their hit total to 7 and snagged 9 bases with 9 strikes. Tampa Bay squeezed 9 hits in and got 6 RBI's across home plate on 11 total bases. They added 5 walks to go along. As for the bullpen they drove in 12 strikes and   Offensively, Tampa Bay late did a great job of putting the ball in play by making good contact and drove in some runs while rounding up the bases. Unfortunately, their strikeout total continued to rise due to a lot of swings and misses. Glasnow allowed 6 earned runs with 7 strikes, hit 2 doubles amd fell down to a 51-25 record.










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Monday June 19th, 2023: The Nationals go down 6-8 against the Cardinals. Washington is sitting last place in the wild card standings and are 12 games out of a Playoff spot. The Nationls would strike first during the bottom 1st after Garcia hit a sacrifice fly ball to  right field and it brought Thimas home from  3rd, 1-0. A few at bats later Dickerson would belt a single towards left center field while  bringing  in  both  Candelerios and Menseas  home,  3-0.  Washington  capped this  inning  off  by  outscoring  St. Louis 3-0 on  5  total  hits.  Then  in  the  bottom  2nd Garcia crushed a single to left center field which led to Abrams and Thomas home, 5-0. Washington in two recorded 8 hits while snagging  11  total  bases  and  struck  out once. The  Nationals  offense  early  were  making  noise  by  delivering  solid  contact on  the  ball  and  got  runners  home  who were  set  up  in  scoring  position.  They  also ran  the  bags  effectively  and  kept  the strikeouts  low. Going to the bottom 6th Smith would notch a grounder to the 2nd baseman and was out at 1st to retire the sides. Nats in six earned 10 hits and picked up 14 bases. The Natiinals offense were at slow during this moment in time. Washington struggled to make hits and couldn't get on base let alone in scoring position. Keep in they haven't scored a run since the 2nd. Washington swung and missed over the plate due to repetitive K's as well. Switching to the bottom 7th Garcia would launch a ground ball to 1st base but it still got Abrams to score from 3rd, 6-8. The Nationals squeezed in 11 hits and scored 6 RBI's on 15 total bases stamped. On the other hand their bullpen piled up 9 K's and left 4 batters on a bag. Nationals put the ball in play by making good contact and got runners on base and in scoring position. Although, they struck out one too many times due to repetitive chasing. As for the bullpen they dominated the strike zone while forcing a ton of grounders and ups. They were also killed a bit after allowing 4 combined walks on the day. St. Louis stole 2 bases, walked once, hit by pitch once and fell off to a 27-44 record.





The Cardinals rally from five down to knocm off the Nationals 8-6. St. Louis sits 10th place in the NL wild card standings and are nine games out of playoff spot. The  Cardinals  in  the  top  3rd  would finally  get  on  the  scoreboard  for  the first time  after  Edman. blasted a  triple  that went towards  deep  center  field  and  it  led Dejong  home  from  1st,  1-5. Few  plays  later  Goldschmidt  would  bury  a  single  that flew  through  center  field  and  drove  Edman home  from  3rd,  2-5. During the top of the 4th Gorman with two gone hit a fly ball to deep right field and the sides retired. St. Louis in four reeled in 5 hits with 7 total bases gained and got 2 runs to score. Including 4 strikeouts under their belt. The Cardinals were staring to drive in runners who were in position to score and made quality contact on the ball. They advanced the bases as well. Unfortunately, they've struggled in the strike zone due consistent chasing.  Shifting to the top of the 5th St. Louis would load the bases after Edman creamed a single that went to right field and it sent Dejong to 3rd. Couple of a bats later St. Louis would rally and force a tie as Donovan hit a grand slam home run that went over right center field wall, 5-5. Following that big score St. Louis would take their first lead after Goldschmidt hit a solo home run over the left field wall, 6-5. Cards at this time just belted 2 home runs on the day whike outscoring Washington 4-0 on 4 total hits. We now turn our attention towards the top the 7th, where Arenado hit a single to right field while leading Edman home from 2nd base, 7-5. Cards finished this inning outscoring Wahington 2 runs to none. In conclusion, in the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Jordan Hicks would come in for Gallegos and fired a 104 mile per hour sinker that struck out Thomas for the final out of the day. The Cards finished their afternoon by securing 11 hits and got 8  runs across home plate on 20 total bases. On defense their bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and held Washington scoreless through their last two innings. Cardinals rounded up the bases and got players in position to score thanks to solid hitting at the plate and were able to draw walks. In a way St. Louis was lucky because they were sat down on strikes and in between innings they stranded guys. The Cards were hit by 1 pitch, Donovan drive in 3 RBI's with starting Pitcher Flaherty using 5 K's in six in a half innings and improved to 31-43.





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Sunday June 18th, 2023: The Cubs get knocked off by the Orioles 3-6. Chicago is 7-3 in their past ten games and stand 4th place in the NL Central.The Cubs would strike first after Tauchman in the bottom 1st buried a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. The Cubs have hit 4 combined home runs during this three game series. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 4th, where Cody Bellinger delivered a triple to deep right center field. A bat later Morel would launch a 2-run home run that went over the center field wall, 3-2. They've now hit 5 homers during this three game set but were struggling in the hit department with only 3. Then during the bottom 5th Suzuki who was facing his fifth pitch would suffer a strikeout and the third out was imposed. The Cubs through five reeled in 3 hits with 3 RBI's tallied and racked up 12 total bases. Including 2 home runs in the day and were sat down on 7 strikes. Chicago at this moment in time were doing a great job of running the bases effectively with a couple scores driven in yet they suffered in the strike zone due consistent chasing and the hits were held to a minimum. Keep note that all their scores are coming off homers. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Suzuki with two gone sustained a strikeout off relief Pitcher Felix Bautista's 102 mile per hour fastball and it would be the final out of the game. The Cubbies notched 3 hits with 3 RBI's and snagged 9 total bases. Also, they stranded 5 batters. On defense their bullpen flexed in 3 strikeouts and left 6 players stuck on bag. The Cubs offense were simply flat in today's matchup. They couldn't make hits and RBI's were limited while striking out a ton due to swings and misses over the plate. Bullpen wasn't as effective because they rarely three strikeouts while giving up a ton of hits and bases. They just couldn't slow Baltimore down. Chicago stole 3 bases, their starter Tallion delivered 1 K and dropped off to a 33-38 record.




The Orioles find a way to defeat the Cubs by snagging 6-3 Victory. Baltimore moves to 7-3 in ten games and sit 2nd place in the AL East.  In the top of the 4th Baltimore would even things out after Santander drilled a solo home run that went through right center field, 1-1. Baltimore recorded 6 hits and drove home 2 runs on 10 total bases gained. They stranded 3 and struck out once. The Orioles offense in four were getting quality hits on the ball and advanced the bases well while capitalizing with runners in scoring position. They rarely stranded players and weren't striking out a lot due to plate patience. Shifting to the middle of the 6th Urias would belt a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and it led O'Hearn home from 3rd, 3-3. Two at bats later Frazier who was the fifth batter in the lineup would crank a single to shallow center field and it brought Hicks home from 3rd thus taking their first lead, 4-3. Baltimore scored 3 runs on 5 total hits and earned 16 bases. That includes 1 K. I just want to add in that they've been exellent at plate because they're not swinging and missing as much. Going to the top of the 9th the Orioles would snap their scoreless drought after Ruschtman buried a double to deep right field and it allowed to come home from 1st, 6-3. Keep in mind that Baltimore recorded their first scored run since the 5th. Baltimore secured 14 hits and got 6 RBI's to score on 20 total bases added. That includes 1 stolen base and 2 walks. Bullpen tossed 10 K's and held Chicago scoreless in their last five innings. Offensively, Baltimore did tremendous job of putting the ball in play by making solid contact and got runners to score who were set up in position. Also, they ran the bags well and didn't strikeout too much due pure patience. Bullpen on the other hand frustrated Chicago's offense by delivering quality K's through the middle of the zone. Starting Pitcher Kreamer threw 7 strikes in five innings while earning his 8th win, stole 1 base and knocked their record up to 44-27.








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Friday June 16th, 2023: The Cubs slide past the Orioles by earning a 10-3 Victory. Chicago snagged a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series and picked up their 32nd win of the year. In the Bottom 3rd Amaya would crank a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. Three bats later Dansby Swanson would blast a home run of his own and it increased the Cubs lead to 2-0. Keep note that Chicago now has back to back home runs. Chicago after that, continued to extend their lead as Morel drilled a solo home run of his own and it was sent over the left center field wall thus going up 3-0. The Cubs outscored Baltimore 3-0 with 3 hits added. Now in the top innings of the 5th starting Pitcher Kyler Hendricks with two batters gone would fire a changeup that made Ruschtman drill a pop up to the shortstop and the sides would retire. Hendricks in five delivered 1 K while giving up 2 scores and allowed 5 hits. That includes 7 total bases given up and stranded 3. Be aware that this would be Hendricks last inning on the mound as he would be relieved by Fulmer. Kyle Hendricks isn't  executing inside the strike zone and managed to give up a few hits but more often than not he's forcing Baltimore batters into hitting ground balls and pop up's. Keep in mind the only reason the Orioles even scored was because the outfielders are misfiring their throws and it's leading extra bases or more. Later on Chicago would push their lead after Happ whacked a single towards deep right field and it led Mancini and Tauchman home, 5-2. This was the Cubs first score since the third and outscored Baltimore 6-0. The Cubs dialed in 7 hits and drove in 5 runs on 9 total bases earned. Offensively, Chicago rounded up the bases and were getting quality contact on the ball while allowing runners to score who were set up in position. We now turn our attention to the bottom 7th, where Hoerner reached an infield choice towards the 2nd baseman and it led Mancini home from 3rd, 10-2. At this moment in time the Cubs gaining hits and advancing the bases. The Cubs amassed 12 hits and brought home 10 runs on 25 total bases. Bullpen delivered 7 K's and left 7 batters on the bag. The Chicago Cubs did a great job of putting the ball in play by making good contact and drove in a ton of runs while snagging bases consistently. They remained patient at the plate with little strikeouts but in between innings they did leave players stuck on a bag. As for their bullpen they played well by striking players out on the inside the corners or going down and away yet they could've done better at minimizing hit and base totals. Relief Pitchers threw a combined 4 strikes, offense hammered 3 doubles and improved to a 32-37 record.






The Orioles get plastered by the Cubs after going down 3-10. Baltimore is 2nd place in the AL East Division and dropped their 26th game of the season. During the top of the 4th Hays with 2 outs would crush a single in which the ball bounced past the shortstop and into the outfield as it led O'Hearn home from 3rd, 1-3. Baltimore through four recorded 3 hits and got 1 RBI to score on 4 total bases gained. Including 1 strikeout. The Orioles offense early was having a tough time in the hit department and rarely got players on base and weren't necessarily capitalizing in scoring position. Despite their 1 run scored. Baltimore hit a ton of pop flys and grounders as well but didn't strikeout a lot due plate patience. Going into the middle of the 5th Mateo would hit a double towards deep left field and it brought Urias home from 2nd, 2-3. Baltimore capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs in 1 total hit.  Eventually, the Orioles in the top 8th would get back on the scoreboard again after Hays creamed a single to right center field and in the process it got Ruschtman home from 2nd but trailed 3-10. This would be Baltimore's first run scored since the 5th. In the end, heading to the top 9th. The Orioles fired 9 hits while getting on base 12 times and got 3 RBI's to score. On the defensive side their bullpen tossed 4 strikeouts and held Chicago scoreless in their final two innings. They walked the Cubs 5 times as well. Baltimore late got players on base by making solid hits on the ball but struggled in getting runs to score and were struck out a ton thanks to repetitive chasing. Also, they were forced into ground balls and pop ups. On defense their bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikes which is was kinda odd and they gave up way too many bases and hits. Baltimore also allowed 5 total walks and had a rough time with runners in scoring position. Baltimore gained 3 doubles, starting Pitcher Irwin in four innings flexed in 4 K's while staggering to a 1-3 mound record and dropped off to 43-26.










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Thursday June 15th, 2023: The Rockies get thrashed 3-8 when versing the Braves. Colorado is sitting atop two losses and are 3-7 in ten games. Rockies would strike first in the top 2nd after Diaz blasted a solo home run, 1-0. Then during middle of the 4th Tovar would crush a solo home run that went through center field but trailed 2-6. Colorado through four secured 4 hits while snagging 10 bases with 2 RBI's acquired. They were struck out twice as well. The Rockies were doing a nice job of getting runners on base and in position to score but in between innings they were lacking hits and RBI's rarely reached home plate. They also didn't  swing and miss over plate much. Later on during the top of the 5th Tovar would cream a single to shallow left field and led Doyle home from 2nd, 3-6. At this point in time Colorado had notched 12 total bases but strikeouts were starting to get to them. They keep chasing pitches and that has to stop. In conclusion, Doyle in the top 9th with two gone would strikeout swinging and the final out was posted. Colorado coiled up 7 hits and got on base 13 total times while driving in 3 runs. As for their bullpen they tossed 4 strikeouts and stranded 4 on a bag. The Rockies throughout this matchup seemingly struggled to turn in hits due to the speed of Atlanta's bullpen and were sat down on a ton of strikes. That includes a lack of scoring. Although, they did manage advance bases. The Rockies stole 1 base, walked twice and fell off to a 29-42 record.





The Braves earn an 8-3 Victory, over the Rockies. Atlanta picks up their 43rd win of the season and took a 1-0 lead in this four game regular season series. Braves in the bottom 2nd would even this bout after Pillar hit a double towards left field while getting Olson and Murphy home, 2-1. Four plays later Albies would belt a double to left field while bringing in Acuna, Arcia and Pillar, 5-1. Atlanta in two placed 5 hits on 7 total bases gained and got 5 RBI's to score. The Braves early were making good contact in the ball and got a lot runs to score due to capitalizing with players in position. They've been patient at the plate as well since they aren't sustaining a ton of K's. Shifting to the bottom 4th Acuna would hit a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and it allowed Arcia to score thus going up 6-1. The Braves were able to score 2 runs but got 1 hit in. We now transition to the bottom 5th, where Ozuna delivered a sacrifice fly ball that went to center field and drove Murphy home 3rd, 7-3. Atlanta secured back to back scores and obtained 13 bases with 1 K under their belt. So far Atlanta's offense were packing in the hits after securing 10 and runners advanced the bases while capitalizing in scoring position. Also, they haven't struck out much and rarely are they leaving batters stranded. Eventually, Atlanta in the bottom 7th would increase their lead thanks to Olson drilling a solo home run that flew through right center field, 8-3. Atlanta piled up 11 hits while getting 8 runs to score and reeled in 17 bases. Bullpen threw 12 K's and held Colorado scoreless through their final four innings. The Braves were able capitalize with players in position to score due quality hits and didn't strike out a lot. They barely stranded batters as well. Literally their only faults in this matchup were hitting grounders and pop ups. As for their bullpen they frustrated batters by dominating the strike zone while keeping base and hit totals low. Smith Schwaver delivered 6 strikes 5 2 innings, drilled 3 doubles and moved to 43-26 record.










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Wednesday June 14th, 2023: The Yankees against the Mets go down by a score of 3-4 in 10 innings. New York is nine games over .500 and drop their 30th bout of the season. Cole in the bottom 3rd fired a fastball that forced Vientos to hit a grounder towards the shortstop and the sides retired. Cole in three fired 4 strikeouts with 0 hits allowed and no bases were let up. Starting Pitcher Gerrit Cole dominated the strike zone by forcing Mets batters to swing and miss over the plate. He kept base totals to a minimum as well and hits were limited.  Shifting into the top of the 6th Bauers would crush a single towards right field and it got Trevino home from 3rd, 1-1. New York capped off the sixth by posting 3 hits with 1 RBI added on 5 total bases earned. They stranded 1 on a bag and were struck out 6 times. The Yankees weren't getting a lot of hits but made enough to get their players on base and in scoring position. However, they need to limit strikeouts because they are getting torn up on the inside the zone or down and away. Heading into the top 7th Kiner Falefa would reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop and it got Rizzo to 2nd with Donaldson coming home from 3rd off a McNeil throwing error, 2-1. Few possessions later Kiner Falefa would steal home to increase his teams lead to 3-1. The Yankees tallied 2 scores on 1 total hit. Two innings later relief Pitcher Albert Abreu would come in for Kahnle and with two gone he fired a sinker through the middle of the zone to strikeout Escobar for the last out. Keep note that this would allow for extra innings. New York's bullpen continues to frustrate batters by striking them out in the middle of the zone and forced a ton of ground balls. The Yankees recorded 6 hits and drove home 1 RBI on 10 total bases notched. Now for the bullpen they flexed in 12 strikeouts and walked 1 batter. The Yankees all game long simply had a tough time of putting bats on balls and chased a ton of pitches as it led to repetitive strikeouts. They also left 7 batters stuck on a bag. Although, they did rack up a lot bases but couldn't capitalize with guys who were in position to score. Yankees gained 4 doubles, stole 2 bases, Cole threw 6 K's in eight innings and fell to a 39-30 record.



The Mets outlasted the Yankees and secured a 4-3 win in extra innings. New York is four game under .500 and earned their 32nd win of the year. McNeil in the bottom 4th with batters gone struck out swinging and the third out would be imposed. New York through four placed 0 hits and 0 bases with 5 strikeouts added. The Mets offense at the start is having a tough time in terms of getting hits on the ball and struggled to get runners on base or in position to score. Including constant strikes. Then during the bottom 5th the Mets would strike first after Pham belted a double to deep right field. New York capped this inning off by outscoring the Yankees 1-0 on 2 total hits. Going into bottom 7th the Mets would load the bases after Vientos was walked by reliever Marinaccio and it sent Escobar to 2nd. A bat later Nimmo would be hit by Marinccio pitch and it brought Vientos home from 3rd, 2-3. New York after that, would force a tie thanks to a Marte single that went to shallow left field and in the process they got Escobar to score, 3-3. The Mets said good riddence to the 7th by racking up 2 hits and scored twice. New York gained 7 hits with 3 RBI's reeled in on 9 total bases snagged. They were sat down on 8 K's and left 5 on base. The Mets were starting to get contact on the ball and it helped set players up in scoring position. Ran the bags effectively as well but they were still chasing pitches and hitting a lot of grounders. They have to stop swinging and missing soo much. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th New York would walk it off after Nimmo blasted a game winning double that flew through deep right field and it got Escobar to score from 2nd, 4-3. The Mets throughout the night secured 8 hits while driving in 4 runs and racked up 11 total bases. They stranded 6 as well. Bullpen fired 10 strikeouts and held the Yankees scoreless in their final three innings. The Mets offense late did a tremendous job of putting the ball on play due to quality contact and got runners home who set up in position to score. Also, they ran bags well. As for the bullpen they clustered the Yankees offense by delivering solid strikeouts on the inside zone or going down and away. Verlander secured 6 strikes in six innings, hit 3 doubles and moved up to a 32-36 record.















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INJURY UPDATE: Jacob deGrom will miss the entire season after after undergoing Tommy John surgery. This is a loss for the Rangers, just this season alone this bullpen has allowed 457 hits, 52 home runs, 12 triples and are 5th in the league in battling average with .235. I feel with deGrom gone they lose a leader and don't forget before his injury he had been a strikeout machine but the team as a whole in that section is 23rd in the MLB. A few good things that this bullpen can do with deGrom's departure is continue to limit runs after allowing 227 which is 3rd and homers are 2nd. deGrom in the first half if the season allowed 19 hits, 11 runs, 2 homers, 4 walks and threw 45 strikeouts. Including a 2.67 ERA and 6-2 mound record. Now when deGrom is facing the AL he is giving up 13 hits and delivered 38 K's with 1 home run allowed.






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The Diamondbacks rally from a three run deficit to knock off the Tigers 7-5. Arizona is atop 5 striaght wins and sit 1st place in the AL West Division. The D-Backs in the top 2nd would take their first lead after Smith creamed a 2-run home run that went over the left center field wall and it led Longoria home from 1st, 2-1. The D-Backs in this inning alone scored twice on 1 team hit. During the bottom 5th starting Pitcher Zach Gallen with two gone would fire a curveball to strikeout Cabrera and the sides would retire. Now look, Gallen on the mound is dominating the strike zone with 5 K's and from time to time he did nice job of leaving players on a bag but needs to limit base and hit totals moving forward. During the top 6th Walker would blast a foul ball towards right field for an easy 3rd out. Arizona in six recorded 2 hits and notched 7 total bases whike driving in 2 runs. They left 2 on base and were struck out 4 times. The D-Backs ran the bases extremely well but couldn't make contact on the ball and runners who were set up in position were unable to score. Also, they had tough time in the strike zone as they were caught swinging and missing over the plate. Now going into the 8th Arizona would finally get on the scoreboard after Gurreil whacked a grounder towards the shortstop and it led Carroll home from 3rd, 3-5. Keep note that this would be Arizona's first scored run since 2nd. We now turn our attention to the top of the 9th, where Carroll hit a single to shallow center field and it allowed Rivers to score, 4-5. Two at bats later, Perdomo would add the game winner after crushing a single to left center field it drove Walker home from 3rd, 7-5. The Diamonbacks secured 9 hits while snagging 17 total bases and got 6 RBI's to score. On the bullpen side they flexed in 9 strikeouts and stranded 9 on base. Offensively, Arizona late started to make quality hits on the ball and capitalized with runners when in scoring position. They were able to run the bases effectively as well. Now they did struggle in the strikeout department due swings and misses over plate. Bullpen gave up a ton of hits and bases but frustrated batters by throwing quality strikeouts and from time to time they left players sitting on a bag. Arizona hit 3 doubles, relief Pitcher Ginkel earned the win while moving to 3-0 on the mound with 2 K's, were walked 6 times and improved to a 40-25 record.







The Tigers were shutout in their final five innings and it led to a demoralizing 5-7 loss against the D-Backs. Detroit is sitting 2nd to last to place in the AL Central Division and  lost 9 in row. The Tigers would start off strong in the bottom 1st after Maton hit a double towards deep left field and it got Carpenter home from 3rd, 1-0. Two innings later dueing the bottom 3rd Detroit would strike again after Baez blasted a sacrifice fly ball to center field it allowed Torkleson to come home from 3rd base, 2-2. Tigers capped this inning off by scoring 1 run on 2 total hits. Then in the bottom 4th the Tigers would continue to extend their lead as Marisnick belted a double to left center field and in that process it drove home Cabrera from 1st, 3-2. A bat later McKinstry who the fifth batter in the lineup hit a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it got Marisnick home from 2nd, 5-2. Detroit scored 3 runs on hits. The Tigers in four secured 9 hits and drove in 5 RBI's on 15 total bases gained. Including 5 batters stranded and were sat down on 4 K's. The Tigers offense made good deliveries on the ball with good contact and drove runners home who were set up in position to score.  Ran the bases well too. Unfortunately, they were striking out in the middle of the zone due to constant chasing and at times they left players on a bag. Shifting into the bottom 7th Haas wouod strikeout swinging and the 3rd out would be imposed. Detroit's offense at this moment in time have slowed down due to the lack of hits and struggled to get runners on base or in scoring position. They haven't scored a run since the 4th and continued to chase pitches which led to 8 strikeouts. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Maton with two men on and two men out would hit a grounder to 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. The Tigers end their day by recording 11 hits and got 5 RBI's to score on 19 total bases gained. That includesthe bullpen adding 8 strikes and stranded 9 on the bag. Detroit overall on the day put the ball in play by making good contact and got runners on base or in scoring position. Although, their were times when they chased pitches in the middle of the zone which led to a ton of K's and at times they stranded players. As for their bullpen they owned the inside zone by striking batters out and stranded a few of their own. This defense was simply aggressive when they needed to be. Tigers secured 3 doubles, got walked 4 times, bullpen threw 1 error and dropped off to a 26-37 record.





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Tuesday June 6th, 2023: Starting Pitcher Taijaun Walker moves to 5-3 on the mound and the Phillies take a 1-0 shutout Victory, over the Tigers. Philadelphia is three games under .500 and Phillies in the bottom 1st would strike sirst after Schwarber blasted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. Phillies outscored Detroit 1-0. Two innings later during the top 3rd starting Pitcher Walker fired a cutter that forced McKinstry to hit a line drive out towards center field.  Walker in three delivered 6 strikeouts with 0 hits and bases allowed. Walker early threw strikeouts on the inside corners and in the middle of the zone. Also, he's done a nice job of keeping hits low and limited bases. Going into the top 5th Walker with bases loaded would deliver a splitter that made McKinstry hit a line drive towards deep right field to retire the sides. Taijuan Walker tossed 7 K's and gave up 3 hits with 3 total bases allowed. Walker continuing to frustrate Detroit batters by dominating the inside zone with quality strikeouts and minimized hits. Added a few grounders and didn't give up too many bases. Heading to the bottom 7th Stott blasted a fly ball to deep left field and the third out would be recorded. Philly's offense notched 3 hits and drove in 1 RBI on 6 total bases snagged. They left a couple on base and were sat down on 8 strikes. Despite Detroit going through 4 Pitchers, Philadelphia was still have a tough time of putting the ball in play and hit quiet a few ground balls. They also swung and missed over the plate while being unable to capitalize with guys in position to score. What's funny is they are getting on base too. In conclusion, during the top of the 9th relief Pitcher Craig Kimbrel would come in for Seranthony and on his fifth pitch he fired a fastball to strikeout Short. Philadelphia got 1 RBI to score on 6 total bases and were struck out 9 times. That includes 3 hits. As for the bullpen they fired 13 K's while giving up 3 hits and 4 total bases. Also, they left 6 players on a bag and gave up 3 walks. The Phillies throughout their game did a nice job of getting guys on base and in position  but they struggled to score and lacked hits. They suffered in the middle of the zone by sustaining quality strikes while hitting pop ups and grounders. Bullpen was a bit different because for majority of this game they dominated the inside corners or the middle area. They made Detroit batters chase pitches and eliminated all scoring opportunities. It didn't matter if they had two men on base or bases were loaded. Walker threw 8 strikes in seven innings, left 2 on base and improved to a 29-32 record.












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Wednesday May 31st, 2023: The Tigers knock off the Rangers by a score of 3-2.  Detroit in this seroes got outscored 17-9 and are two games under .500. In the top 3rd Wentz fired an 87 mile per hour cutter to strikeout Lowe and the sides retired. Wents in three secured 4 strikeouts with 3 hits acquired and allowed 5 bases to be snagged. Including 3 stranded. Starting Pitcher Joey Wentz frustrated batters by delivering solid strikeouts through the middle of the zone and it caused swings and misses over the plate. He also kept hits low and stranded runners on a bag. Moving forward he needs to do a better job of keeping players off the bases. Then during the bottom 3rd Javier Baez would reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop and it got McKinstry home from 3rd, 1-0. Detroit capped this inning off by outscoring Texas 1-0 on 3 hits. We now turn our attention to the bottom 6th, where Rodgers hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and got Maton home from 3rd, 2-1. A bat later Marisnick belted a single to shallow left field and it allowed Nevin to score from 3rd thus going up 3-1. Detroit ended the 6th by gaining 9 hits and got 3 RBI's to score on 10 total bases earned. Along with 2 players stranded. The Tigers on offense were able to put the ball in play by making good contact and due to quality base running skills they capitalized with runners who were in position to score. Detroit so far has been patient at the plate and haven't struck out a lot.  In conclusion, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Alex Lange would come in for Foley and delivered a curveball that struck out Lowe for the 3rd and final out. Detroit ended their day by hanging in 11 hits and got 3 runs to score on 16 total bases gained. Including 1 walk. On the bullpen side they delivered 9 strikes and stranded 10 on a bag. The Tigers throughout this matchup got solid hits on the ball and sent runners home who were in scoring position. Their base running was simply effective. Although, they had their fair share of leaving players on base and were struck out due to swings and misses over the plate. As for the bullpen they hammered the middle of the zone by delivering consistent K's and left batters stranded. The Tigers hit 1 double, Wentz fired 5 K's in five innings and improved to a 26-28 record.



Texas against the Tigers went down 2-3. Texas in this three game regular season series lead 2-1 and their two game win streak was cut short.  During the top 4th Heim who was the third batter in the lineup blasted a single to shallow center field and it brought Jung home from 2nd, 1-1. The Rangers through four gained 6 hits with 1 RBI tallied on 9 total bases and were struck out 5 times. That includes 6 batters stuck on a bag.  The Rangers offense did damage by making quality contact on the ball and ran the bases effectively to help runners get set up in scoring position. However, at times they've stranded guys on base and have to generate more scores moving forward. Also, Texas needs to stop swinging so much because it's leading to countless strikeouts.  Going into the middle of the 5th Dunning would fire a slider that forced Torkleson into striking out and the sides would retire.  Dunning ended the 6th by securing 6 strikeouts and allowed 1 RBI on 6 total bases given up. He left 6 on base as well. The Rangers starting Pitcher Dame Dunning owned the mound in this matchup as he fired a ton of strikeouts in the middle of the zone and forced ground balls. Now Dunning has also done a quality job of stranding players on a bag but at the same time he's giving up too many bases and hits. In the mid 7th Texas would finally get back on the board after Lowe hit a single to center field and it drove home  Grossman from 3rd, 2-3. This would be their first run scored since the 4th. Texas acquired 11 hits while driving in 2 RBI's on 16 total bases and snagged were walked 3 times. As for the bullpen they secured a 9 strikeout night and left 10 on on a base. Offensively, the Rangers were getting quality hits in the ball and with effective base running they were able to get players in position to score. From time to time they left players stranded and were sat down on strikes.  Switching to the bullpen's side they managed strand batters on a bag and most of their strikeouts came through of the middle of the zone. Texas hit 3 doubles, their starting Pitcher Dame Dunning tossed 6 K's and fell to a 35-20 record.





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BREAKING: The Rangers trade Ricky Vanasco to the Dodgers for left-hander Luis Valdez. Now Ricky Vanasco is coming in to add more depth to the Dodgers bullpen. Now Vanasco does a nice job of frustrating batters in the strikeout zone but he allows too much contact to be made on the ball while giving  up earned runs and walks. Keep in mind that Vanasco rarely let's a home run be hit. The most he ever gave up in this double AA league was 14 in 2022. Remember Texas drafted Ricky in the 15th round of 2017. Unfortunately, he didn't last long due to needing Tommy John surgery and ultimately hurt his chances of making the MLB again.









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Tuesday May 30th, 2023: The Mets shutout the Philles by a score of 2-0. New York took a 1-0 lead in this three game regular series and are one game above 500.  The Mets would strike first during the bottom the 4th after Lindor would crush a solo home run that went over the left center field wall, 1-0. The Mets in four secured 4 hits with 1 home run added and got 1 RBI to score on 4 total bases. New York started to wake up as they got bats on balls and capitalized with runners who were set up in position to score. They were caught looking a couple times which led to strikeouts and at times they hit  pop flys. Three innings later Squrez would fire a fastball down the middle and it struck out Schwarber for an easy 3rd out. Squarez through seven allowed 1 hit with 9 K's tallied and held Philadelphia off the scoreboard. Starting Pitcher Squarez was beyond perfect as  frustrated batters by striking them out in the middle of the zone and forced a lot of grounders. Also, he didn't give up too many bases and kept hits to a low. Heading to the bottom 7th New York with 2 outs would extend their lead after Wscobar blasted a single to shallow center field and it brought Marte home from 2nd thus going up 2-0. In conclusion, during the 9th inning relief Pitcher David Robinson would fire a fastball that made Stott hit a grounder towards the shortstop and Harrisson was out at 2nd for a double play. The Mets snagged 9 bases on 6 total hits and got 2 RBI's to score. They were struck out 6 times and stranded 6. Over on the bullpen's side they tossed 11 strikes while allowing 2 hits and left 1 player stuck on base.  Offensively, the Mets at the plate made solid contact on the ball and ran the bases well while getting runners home effectively. Unfortunately, from time to time they stranded players on a bag and were getting sat down on strikes.  As for the bullpen they've continued to throw batter out when delivering strikes through the middle of the zone and kept base and hit totals to a minimum. Mets were walked 3 times, hit by 1 pitch and improved to a 28-27 record.













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Sunday May 28th, 2023: The Rangers suatained a tough 2-3 loss against the Orioles. Texas during this three game regular season series trail 0-1 and their two game win streak was snapped. During the top 2nd Texas would take their first lead after Tavares hit a 2-run home run over the right field and got Grossman home from 1st, 2-1. Texas ocapped this inning off by outscoring Baltimore two runs to none. Then during the middle of the 4th inning Texas would extend their lead after Smith hit a single to right field and in that process it brought Jung home from 3rd, 3-1.  Keep note that Jung got to 3rd originally by blasting a triple on his previous turn. A bat later Grossman who was the 4th batter in the lineup would launch a 2-run homer over the right center field wall and it got Smith to score from 1st, 5-1. Following that big score Seager would rifle in grand slam homer that went over the center field wall, 9-1. The Rangers through four secured 8 hits and scored 10 RBI's on 19 total bases gained. Including 3 home runs and outscored Baltimore 8-0. Texas started to wake up as they were making quality hits on the ball and capitalized with runners in scoring position. Also, they've done a terrific job of slowing down Rodriguez by blasting homers. Heading to the bottom 5th Jon Gray with two gone fired a slider that struck out Mateo who swung and missed over the plate for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Jon Gray tossed 8 strikeouts with 3 hits allowed and gave up 7 bases. Jon Gray dotted the middle of the zone by delivering solid strikeouts and hasn't given up many hits. However, he did allow alot bases but kept Baltimore off the score sheet for five striaght innings. Going into the top 7th Tevares would blast a grounder to the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. The Rangers at this point in time were in a bit of drought as they haven't secured a hit nor a score since the 4th inning. We now jump to the mid 9th, where Miller hit a double to deep right center field and got Jung to score, 11-2. Texas ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 4 hits. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Hernandez would come in for King and delivered chanegup that struck out O'Hearn for out number 3. The Rangers secured 7 hits while driving in 2 RBI's on 10 total bases earned. Bullpen threw 8 K's and stranded 6 on a bag. The Rangers throughout their entire day made good deliveries on the ball when at the plate and due to quality base running it allowed players to score effectively.  As for the bullpen they continued to strike batters batters out on the inside the corners and forced a lot ground balls. Texas was walked once, hit 3 doubles and fell to 33-19 record.







Orioles against the Rangers gained 3-2 Victory.  Baltimore sits 2nd place in the AL East and their two game win streak moved to three. In the Bottom 1st Ruschtman would blast a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. This would be the games first home run. Two innings later in the top 3rd Rodriguez on his 7th pitch of this at bat would fire fastball that forced Lowe into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for the 3rd out. Rodriguez through three delivered 5 K's with 1 hit allowed and gave up a base. Starting Pitcher Rodriguez did a great job of striking batters out on the inside corners and limited bases. He also didn't give up too many hits and forced a few grounders. Switching over to the bottom 6th Ruschtman on 1st, Santander at bat hits a grounder towards Andrus who got Ruschtman out at 2nd base and Santander at 1st for a double play. The Orioles in six recorded 8 total bases with 3 hits added and got 1 RBI to score. That includes 2 batters left on a bag. Baltimore's offense was absolutely cold in this matchup. They had problems putting the ball in play and were swinging and missing over the plate. Now they did get players on base but couldn't capitalize when they needed to. Be aware that they haven't scored since the 1st. Eventually,  the Orioles during the bottom 8th would get on the scoreboard after Varera reached an infield single towards the shortstop and it got O'Hearn home from 3rd, 2-10. Baltimore ends their afternoon by turning in 8 hits and gained 13 total bases with 2 RBI's tallied. On the defensive side their bullpen threw 7 strikes and left 6 batrers stranded. Even though it was late, the Orioles started getting bats on balls and drove in a few runs to score. Don't let that fool you because at one point throughout this matchup they couldn't drive in any RBI's and hits were shutdown. They swung and missed over the plate due to constant chasing. Over on the bullpens side they did damage through the middle of zone by delivering solid strikes and at times they were able to leave a player stuck on base. It's just unfortunate that home runs slowed them down while struggling to limit base and hit totals. They walked a to of batters too. Baltimore was walked 3 times, hit 1 triple and moved up to a 34-19 record.










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Wednesday May 24th, 2023: The Rangers hold off the Pirates by a score of 3-2. Texas during this three game regular season series took a 2-1 lead and gained their 31st win of the year. Rangers in the top 1st would stirke first after Semian blasted a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0. A bat later Texas would extend their lead after Jung hit a double towards shallow left field and got Lowe home from 3rd, 2-0. Texas outscored Pittsburgh 3-0 on 4 hits. Then during the middle of the 5th Garcia with two outs hit a grounder towards 2nd base and the sides would go their seperate ways. Texas in five secured 5 hits with 10 total bases gained and suffered 5 K's. Including 4 runners left on base. The Rangers offense at this moment in time were struggling to get contact on the ball as they swung and missed way too much while hitting nothing but pop flys and grounders. Also, they've been scoreless and hitless since the 1st. See the Rangers are doing great at running the bases but aren't capitalizing when they have players in position to score. Shifting to the top 6th Texas would load the bases after Taveres was walked by Oviedo and it sent Heim to 2nd with Jung at 3rd. Unfortunately, this inning would end after Semian was struck out by reliver Robert Stephenson. Texas so far still were still scoreless. We now turn our attention towards the bottom 7th, where starting Pitcher Perez delivered a cutter that forced McCutchen into hitting a fly ball for out number 3. Perez in seven tossed 3 strikeouts with 6 hits allowed and gave up 6 bases. Perez didn't deliver strikeouts frequently but he frustrated batters by forcing them into hitting pop up's or grounders and did a great job stranding players on base. He would leave Pittsburgh scoreless since the 2nd while minusing base and hit totals. Texas ended their afternoon by recording 8 hits and got on base 13 total times with 3 RBI's added. As for the defense they threw 5 K's and left 8 batters on base with 1 steal given up. Offensively, the Rangers were getting quality hits on the ball and set runners up who were in position to score. Its just unfortunate that they stranded most of their players on a bag and were constantly being struck out in the middle of the zone. On defense their bullpen late started torching batters with solid strikeouts and kept Pittsburgh off the scoreboard through their final seven innings. Rangers hit 2 doubles, Perez moves to 6-1 on the mound and snagged 31-18 win/loss record.





The Pirates against the Rangers go down 2-3. Pittsburgh is one games above .500 and sit 2nd place in the NL Central. The Pirates in the bottom 2nd would load the bases after Castro reached an infield single towards Gimenez and got Santana on 3rd base with Joe moving to 2nd. Few at bats later Suenski would drive a grounder to 1st base and it got Santana home, 1-3. Texas after that, would inch within one as Delay hit a single to shallow center field and in that process they got Joe home, 2-3. Pittsburgh scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Two innings later starting Pitcher Oviedo with 2 gone fired a fastball to strikeout Smith and the sides would retire. Oviedo in four threw 5 strikeouts with 1 home run added and allowed 3 earned runs. Oviedo did damage in the middle of the zone by delivering constant K's and held Texas without a hit since 1st.  However, Oviedo needs to do a better job at limiting base totals because he's given up 8 so far.  Going to the bottom 6th Castro would blast a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. Pittsburgh through six recorded 5 hits with 5 total bases earned and struck out twice. They also stranded 4 batters on base. The Pirates were able to out the ball in play by making solid contact  and didn't strikeout too much but they struggled to get players on base and in scoring position. They hit a lot of grounders and pop flys up to this point as well. In the end, Andrew McCutchen would hit a fly ball towards center field for a quick 3rd out. The Pirates wrapped up their day by securing 8 hits on 8 total bases earned and snagged 2 RBI's. Bullpen on the other hand left 8 players on base and allowed 3 walks with 1 homer given up. Pittsburgh didn't drive in too many runners but they made good contact on the ball and ran the bases well but scoring opportunities were held to a premium due to being struck out on the inside corners or through the middle of the zone. They continued to hit grounders and pop flys as well. As for their bullpen they hammered the middle of the zone by flexing in quality strikeouts while leaving players stuck on base and held Texas scoreless through their last 8 innings. Pittsburgh was hit by 1 pitch, secured 0 doubles and dropped off to a 25-24 record.








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Thursday May 18th, 2023: Angels knock off the Orioles by a final score of 6-5. Los Angeles breaks their two gane losing skid and sits 3rd place in the AL West. The Angels in the top 1st would strike first after Ohtani delivered a solo home run over the right center field wall, 1-0. LA outscored Baltimore 1-0 on 1 total hit. Two innings later during the top 3rd Mike Trout who was the third batter in the lineup would crush a 2-run home run over the left center field wall, 3-0. This would be the Angels 2nd homer if the day. LA through three notched 4 hits with 10 total bases gained and scored 3 RBI's. Including 2 batters left on a base. The Angels in three were were getting bats on balls and got runners home who set up in scoring position but they swung and missed a bit too much and left a few batters on a bag.  We now turn our attention towards the mid 6th, where Neto blasted a single to right field and it brought home Regnifo from 2nd, 4-3. Los Angeles ended this innings by scoring 2 runs on 1 hit. So far they are running the bags well and making good contact.  Shifting into the top of the 8th LA would force a tie after Urshela hit a single that went towards center field and got Regnifo to score, 5-5. A bat later the bases would be loaded after Trout was hit by a pitch and it sent Urshela to 2nd. Afterwards, Ohtani reached an infield single to 2nd base and got Neto to score thus going up 6-5. LA wrapped up the 8th by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Going to the top 9th Neto with two gone would strikeout looking on a Coulomba curveball and the sides would retire. LA concluded their day by snagging 13 hits and got 6 RBI's to score on 19 total bases earned. They stranded 11 on base as well. The bullpen flexed in 5 K's and gave up 2 home runs. Los Angeles got players on base by putting the ball in play and drove runners home who were in position to score. The Angles were  patient at the plate as they drew walks but at times they stranded guys on a bag while being forced into swing and miss attempts. As for the bullpen they didn't throw too many K's but managed to fire that ball hard enough to force Baltimore into hitting grounders and pop flys. Although, they had problems trying to limit base totals and allowed a of couple homers. The Angels were hit by 1 pitch, starting Pitcher Anderson delivered 2K's in five innings and improved to a 23-22 record.








The Orioles against the Angels sustained a tough 5-6 loss. Baltimore fall to 2-2 during this four game regular season series and their two game win streak was snapped. In the top 4th Travis Wells would deliver a cutter to strikeout Neto and the sides retired. Travis Wells delivered 7 strikeouts and gave up 3 earned runs in four innings.  Baltimore's starting Pitcher Travis Wells doing a nice job of striking batters out through the middle of the zone. Moving forward he needs to keep base totals low and limit the home runs. During the bottom 5th Mountcastle would crush a sacrifice fly ball towards left field and in that process got Ortiz to score from 3rd, 1-3. Few at bats later Santander would belt a 2-run home run that flew over the left center field wall, 3-3. This was the first homer by the Orioles offense. The Orioles in five snagged 6 hits and drove home 3 RBI's on 10 total bases gained. That includes 5 batters left on base and were struck out twice. Baltimore's offense started to wake up by making solid contact on the ball and got runners home effectively by running the bases well. From time to time Baltimore stranded runners but limited the strikeout total due to be patient.  Heading to the bottom 7th Baltimore would push ahead after Rutschman hammered a 2-run home run that went over the right field wall and it brought home Mays, 5-4. This was the Orioles first score since the 5th. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Mountcastle with two batters gone would suffer a strikeout off a Carlos Estevez fastball and the sides would go their separate ways. Baltimore closed out their afternoon by securing 10 hits with 7 batters left on base and got 5 RBI's to score. On defense their bullpen notched 13 strikeouts and allowed 4 walks. Offensively, the Orioles made good deliveries on the ball and when set up in position they got runners to score. Yet they did leave players stuck on base and were held scoreless through their final two innings. On the defensive side their bullpen owned the middle of the zone by tossing efficient strikeouts and held the Angels scoreless in their last inning of play. Now I also would like to add that Baltimore defensively needs to lower how much contact is made on the ball because they gave up at least 1 to 2 hits per inning. Orioles were walked 4 times, hit 2 doubles, their starting Pitcher Wells ended with 7 strikes in five innings and fell to a 28-16 record.













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Wednesday May 17th, 2023: The Pirates knock off the Tigers by a shutout score of 8-0. Pittsburgh during this two game regular season series tied it at 1-1 and sit 2nd place in the AL Central.  In the top 2nd Hedges would belt a double towards deep center field while bringing home both Castro and Bae, 2-0. This would be Hedges 4th RBI of the 2023 season. Pittsburgh capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Then during the bottom 3rd Rich Hill would fire a curveball that forced Ibanez to hit a line drive towards 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. Hill in three delivered 5 strikeouts and gave up 1 total hit while leaving 2 batters stuck on base. Starting Pitcher Rich Hill frustrated batters by striking them out on the outside corner or through the middle of the zone. They also forced a ton of swing and miss attempts while limiting the hit total. Shifting into the top 4th Castro who was the 2nd batter in the lineup would deliver a solo home run that went over the left field wall thus going up 3-0. Detroit in four secured 4 team hits while acquiring 8 total bases and got 2 RBI's to score. They added 1 home run and were struck out 5 times. The Tigers offense made most of their contact in the middle of the zone and drove runners home who were set up in scoring position. Even if they didn't score they were running the bases well but at times they swung and missed over the plate. We now turn our attention towards the top 5th, where Reynolds who was second batter in the lineup blasted a double to right field. A bat later Andrew McCutchen would zip a single that flew through left field and got Reynolds to score from 2nd, 4-0. This would end the Pirates dry spell after being scoreless through their last three innings. Transitioning into the bottom 7th Santana would crush a double that went through center field and it got Reynolds home from 2nd, 5-0. Pittsburgh after that, continued to extend their lead thanks to a Connor Joe single to shallow center field and in that process it brought McCutchen home from 3rd, 6-0. Pittsburgh ended this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 total hits. The Pirates so far were making quality contact on the ball and ran the bases efficiently. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Moreta would come in for Hernandez and fired a slider to strikeout Torkleson for out number 3. The Pirates wrapped up their day by securing 14 hits with 20 total bases gained and got 8 RBI's to score. That includes 9 batters stranded on base. Bullpen on the other hand delivered 14 K's with 4 batters left and allowed 1 hit on 1 base given up. Offensively, the Pirates at the plate put the ball in play at an effective level and got players on base in almost every inning. They drove in a lot of RBI's as well. Although, from time to time they sustained one too many strikes and were held scoreless through their final 3 innings. That includes batters left. As for the bullpen they hammered the middle the zone or attacked the outside corner with an abundance of strikeouts and stranded players  on a bag. They eliminated the hit total as well. Pirates secured 3 doubles, Rich Hill threw 7 strikes in his way to a 4-3 mound record and improves to a 23-20 win/loss record. 












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The Twins have traded Trevor Megil to the Brewers for cash consideration. Keep in mind that Milwaukee made this trade to add quality depth to their pitching staff. Now Megil is a player who owns the middle of the zone by delivering speedy pitches as it forces batters to swing and miss over the plate. If he isn't he striking you out then he making batters knock pop flys or grounders. Also, I want to add that Trevor Megil likes to utilize the changeup and fastballs. These are his main weapons on that mound. Throughout his career he has a 5-5 mound record with 79 strikeouts and a 6.03 ERA. 







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Thursday May 4th, 2023: The Angels knock off the Cardinals by a score of 11-7. Los Angeles is sitting 2nd place in the AL West and have won 4 games ina row. Angels would respond with a score of their own after Thiass delivered a single towards right field it led Rendon home from 2nd, 1-2. Few at bats later Regnifo would squeeze in a 2-run home run that went over the right field wall while bringing home both Ward and Thiass, 4-2. LA in two quick innings secured 4 hits with 3 K's under their belt and got 4 RBI's to score on 7 total bases gained. LA got good contact on the ball to set players up in scoring position, and ran the bases well, while driving runners home. They've also done a nice job of not swinging at every pitch they see and added a homer. Then during the top of the 3rd Rendon who was the 3rd batter in the lineup  got hit by Flaherty's pitch to put him on 1st base and sent Ohtani to 3rd. A bat later Lamb would crush a single that flew into right center field and got Ohtani to score, 5-2. Following that big score Angels would strike again after Ward hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and got Renfroe home from 3rd, 6-2. Angels in three short innings tallied 11 hits and got 10 RBI's to score with 14 total bases earned. They would go on to outscore St. Louis 6-0 as well. The Angels offense made a lot of good hits on the ball and got runners home who set up in scoring position. Another thing they've done real well at is not swinging at everything they see and base running was effective. During the top 4th LA's lead would extend even further after Regnifo knocked a sacrifice fly ball into center field and got Lamb home from 3rd, 11-2. Angels concluded this inning by scoring 1 run on 2 hits. We now turn our attention to the top of the 8th, where Urshela reached a fielders choice towards the shortstop and Rendon was out at 2nd to retire the sides. Angels reeled in 15 hits with 11 RBI's tallied and were struck out 7 times. That includes  LA so far on offense have been shutdown. They are getting hits but can't capitalize with guys on base and have been scoreless in their last 4 innings. They've been sat down on strikes as well. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Relief Pitcher, Matt Moore came in for Tucker Robinson and with 2 outs he fired a changeup that forced Contreras into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop for a quick 3rd out. The Angles secured 16 hits with 21 total bases gained and got 11 runs to score. Bullpen fired 5 strikes and let up 4 walks. LAA concluded their afternoon a little sluggish as they struggled to put the ball in play and slowed down on bringing runs in. Keep note they were shutout in their final 5 innings. Look at it this way....they started the game hot but cooled down towards the end. Luckily their bullpen was effective early and in the end as they delivered solid strikes and forced grounders. Now yes they gave up a ton of bases and hits late but not every batter scored as they stranded 7. Angels were walked 3 times, starting Pitcher Canning utilized 3 strikes in five innings and improved to an 18-14 record.





The Cardinals against the Angels went down 7-11. St. Louis currently sits last place in the Central Division and have lost 6 games in a row. Cardinals in the bottom 1st would strike first after Contreras blasted a double towards deep right field and it brought home Arenado and Gormon, 2-0. Cards capped this inning off by outscoring LA 2-0. Shifting into the bottom 5th St. Louis Edman would bang a 3-run home run that was sent over the right field wall but trailed 5-11. This was their first score since back in the 1st. St. Louis in four recorded 5 team hits with 2 K's added and got on base 10 total times. Including 5 RBI's acquired and 1 homer. The Cards weren't getting nearly enough hits that they wanted on the ball. The batters just aren't staying focused at the moment. However, from time to time they've been able to capitalize with runners who are in scoring position, and started to get their home run ball to work. They havent been struck out many times ethier but have been forced into more than one grounder or pop fly. Two innings later during the bottom 6th Goldschmidt would deliver a double that went towards deep right field while getting both Nootbar and Edman home, 7-11.  St. Louis started getting quality contact on the ball and it allowed players to come home who were in position to score. They ran the bases well too but this would be their final time scoring moving forward. Cards wrapped their day up by using 10 hits with 3 doubles added and drove home 7 runs yet they were shutout in their last three innings. As for their bullpen they flexed in an 8 strikeout day and left 7 on base with 3 walks to go along. St. Louis managed to settle down and get comfortable before making good contact late and were able to capitalize with guys on base while sprinting hard from bag to bag. Although, throughout the game there were times were it took them awhile before they could get on base or even get a hit. They had careless swing and miss attempts issues as well. Bullpen worked the zone pretty well to earn solid K's and left players stuck on base. Unfortunately, they gave up one too many bases and hits themselves while falling behind in the score early. Cards had 37 at bats, starting Pitcher Flaherty delivered 3 K's while allowing 10 earned runs and fell to a 10-22 record.












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INJURY UPDATE: Logan O'Hoppe with the Angles will miss 4 to 6 months after he tore is labrum. Now O'Hoppe's injury was sustained inside the batters box as he was seen swinging for the fences and during that mid swing he tore his shoulder. Moments after, you'd see O'Hoppe throwing his helmet into the ground and was clutching at his shoulder while in tears. O'Hoppe so far in 2023 had secured 15 hits, 5 runs, 13 RBI's, 4 homers and a batting average of .283.





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BREAKING: The Cubs have decided to resign Outfielder Ian Happ to a 3 year deal that'll be worth $61 Million Dollars. Now Ian Happ is having a nice start to his new campaign. Happ so far has done a solid job of putting the ball in play by delivering good contact and gets runners in position to score. Also, he runs the bases well himself. As for his defensive skill set Happ can field ground balls and pop flys when they are high up in the air. Happ in 2023 on 35 plate appearances secured 11 hits, 7 runs, 6 RBI's, 1 home run and a batting average of .314.











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Thursday April 6th, 2023: The Padres in a nail bitter sustained a tough 6-7 loss when going against the Braves. The Padres are now tied for 3rd place in NL West with Colorado and Arizona. The Padres during the top of the 4th would gain their first lead after Cronenworth was walked by Spencer Strider and it sent Boegaerts to 2nd. Couple at bats later and Carpenter would rifle a 3-run home run that went over the right field wall, 3-2. The Padres in four secured 3 huts with 7 total bases gained and obtained 3 RBI's. Including 2 batters left on a bag.  San Diego's offense didn't absorb  too much contact but made enough to help runners get on base and in position to possibly score. However, the Padres have been slowed down by Spencer Strider who has struck them out multiple times in the zone when going down and away. They need to stop swinging at everything they see. Going into the top 6th San Diego would once again find themelseves in a tight matchup thanks to Cronenworth hit a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 4-4. Keep in mind that this would be San Diego's 2nd homer of the night and they outscored Atlanta 1-0 on 1 team hit.  We now turn our attention to the top 8th, where Biegearts would score from 3rd base off Steven Wilson's wild  pitch, 5-4. Afterwards, Azocar would hit a an infield single to the Pitcher and in that process it brought Cronenworth home, while Azocar reached 3rd off a Yates throwing error, 6-4. This would be the Padres only score moving forward.  The Padres ended their night by bumping their hits to 13 with 1 double notched and scored 5 RBI's on 14 total bases gained. As well as leaving 7 guys on a bag while being sat down on 12 K's and were walked 7 times. The Padres capitalized with runners in scoring position and got quality contact when at the plate. San Diego for the most part worked the count well but they faced way too many swings and misses and left some players on base. Over to the bullpen they mostly sat Atlanta batters down by delivering effective strikes up in the zone but they allowed back to back scores between the 8th and 9th innings. Snell delivered 2 strikes in 3.2 innings Pitched, Carpenter gained 1st home run of the season and fell off to a 3-4 record.






Spencer Strider fired 9 strikeouts and it led the Braves to a 7-6 win over the Padres. Atlanta is 1st place in the NL East and have won their past 4 games in a row. The Braves in the bottom 1st would strike first after Austin Riley belted a sacrifice fly ball towards left field and it allowed Ronald Acuna to score from 2nd, 1-0. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd the Braves lead would extend after Acuna blasted a solo home run that flew over the left field wall thus going up 2-0. Braves ended the 3rd by utilizing their first homer of the night and outscored San Diego 1-0. Shifting over to the bottom 4th Atlanta would force a key tie after Pillar hit a single towards left center field and by doing so it brought home Arcia from 3rd, 3-3. Following the big score Atlanta then regained their lead as Olson was walked by Blake Snell on a ball four call and it led Acuna home from 3rd base, 4-3. The Braves wrapped this inning up by getting outscored 3-2 but had 2 of their 6 team hits reeled in on 9 total base earned. Including 1 K and 2 RBI's. Now transitioning into the bottom 6th Austin Riley with two gone would hit a foul ball towards 1st base for a quick 3rd out and the sides would retire. Atlanta through six recorded 7 team hits with 3 doubles tallied and drove in 4 RBI's on 13 total bases gained. They suffered 4 strikeouts as well and left 8 batters stranded. The Braves on offense did a nice job of putting the ball in play after making good contact in the middle of the zone and drove runners home effectively. Also, they ran the bases well to set themselves up in scoring position and didn't strikeout out too many times but they certainly left more than few players on base. Switching over to the bottom 8th Olson would knock in a single that went to shallow left field and got Arcia home from 3rd, 5-6. Few at bats later d'Arnaud who was the sixth batter in the lineup would cream a single that went through right field and got Olson to score from 2nd, 6-4. Braves sealed this inning up by notching 4 hits on 2 runs scored. In the end, during the bottom 9th Arcia with guys gone would lift a single to center field and it led Rosario's home from 2nd base, 7-6. Atlanta coiled in 13 hits with 5 doubles attached and bumped their base total up to 21. The Braves would earn 7 walks yet they suffered 7 strikes and left 12 on base. The Braves were simply patient at the plate as it resulted in consistent hits and drove runners home who were in position to score. Atlanta ran the bases extremely well and were walked a ton but from time they were slowed down with solid strikeouts and left batters stranded. As for their bullpen they did their damage by striking players out down and away or in the middle of the zone. Also, they were able to leave batters stuck on a bag but in the process they gave up too many walks. Braves stole 1 base, Olson secured a 2 RBI night and improved to a 6-1 record.




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Wednesday April 5th, 2023: The Rays hold off the Nationals after scooping up a 7-2 win. Tampa Bay remains unbeaten early in the year and are 3-0 on the road. The Rays offense would strike first in the top of the 2nd after Siri hit a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and it allowed Arozarena to score from 3rd while Wells got to 2nd, 1-0. Ray's capped this inning off by outscoring Washington 1-0. Two innings later during the top of the 3rd Tampa Bay's lead would increase after Franco crushed a 2-run home run that flew over the right field wall and brought Diaz home from 1st thus going up 3-1. The Rays through the first three innings secured 6 hits with 1 home run added and drove in 3 RBI's on 9 total bases gained. Including 2 strikes. The Rays offense has done a nice job of putting the ball in play while driving runners home who were set up in scoring postion and ran the bases well. Also, they been able to limit strikeouts by not swinging at everything they see.  Now shifting into the top of the 4th Ramirez with two outs would deliver a solo home run that went over the center field wall and it extended Tampa Bay's lead to 4-2. Following that big score Wells who was the 4th batter in the lineup knocked in a double that went theough center field and it led Margot home from 2nd, 5-2. This would be the Rays 2nd homer of the afternoon and outscored Washington 2 runs to none. Transitioning into the top 8th Randy Arozarena would cream a single that flew through deep right field and brought Diaz home from 2nd, 7-2. Rays ended their day by racking up 11 team hits with 7 RBI's tallied and obtained 18 total bases. Along with 4 batters stranded. Defensively, they delivered 7 strikeouts and left 8 on base. Rays were very patient at the plate which led them to making quality hits and drove runners home who were in position to score. I mean they ran the bags well due to their darting speed. Bullpen was equally effective as they continued to hammer the middle of the zone with solid strikes and kept runners from scoring. The Rays finished with 1 stolen base, were walked twice, McClanahan delivered 6 K's in six innings and improved to a 6-0 record.



The Nationals fell apart to the Rays after sustaining a 2-7 beatdown loss. This sends Washington four games under 500 and were swept 3-0 during this three game regular season series. During the bottom 2nd Washington would chip into the Rays lead after Robles drilled in a a double that went towards left field and it got Garrett to score from 2nd base, 1-3. A couple innings later going into the bottom 4th Chavus belted a single to left field and got Menseas to score from 3rd, 2-3. Moments after, Washington would load the bases after Garrett blasted a single to center field and by doing so it sent Chavis to 2nd base and Ruiz to 3rd. It's just unfortunate that scoring spree ended with Thomas swinging and missing on a 100 mile per hour fastball to reyire the sides. The Nats in fourlr reeled in 5 team hits on 7 total bases earned and  have been struck out 6 times. That includes 5 players left on a base and obtained 2 RBI's.  The Nationals were finally starting to wake up as they got solid contact on the ball and ran the bases effectively but they've struggled in strikeouts due to Tampa Bay's starting Pitcher Shane McClanhan doing damage in the middle of the zone and forced them to strand batters on a bag. Moving forward they need to start driving more runs as well. Heading into the bottom 6th Garett would hit a fly ball that went towards center field for a quick 3rd out. The Natz have left 5 guys on a bag up to this point  The Nats aren't  getting the contact that they need and and are unable to capitalize wirh runners in position while being forced into pop flys and grounders. Keep note they haven't had a hit since the 4th. In conclusion, the Nats day would end in the bottom 9th after Thomas with two gone would hit a fly ball into deep right field for an easy 3rd out.  Washington solidifies their afternoon by snagging 6 htits and drove in 2 runs on 8 total bases. Bullpen would toss 6 strikes and kept Tampa Bay off the scoresheet between the 8th and 9th innings. The Nationals offense were slowed down with swing and miss attempts and left multiple runners in position. They were held scoreless through their final five innings as well. One positive was that they were walked 6 times which was mostly how they got on base. As for their bullpen they they had their fair share of struggles as they gave up one too many hits and allowed base runners to score at will but from time to time they did manage to frustrate Tampa Bay in the zone with consistent K's being delivered and left a couple players on base. Starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin fired 3 strikes in six innings, in this series they were outscored 23-10 and fell off to a 1-5 record.













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Friday March 31st, 2023: The Marlins in tightly contested game survived the Mets by snagging a 2-1 Victory. Miami to start the year are tied with the Mets for 2nd place in the NL East and are at .500. Marlins in the bottom 2nd would strike first after Solar zipped in a solo home run and went up 1-0. Then during the bottom 4th Fortes with two gone would blast a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy out. The Marlins offense through four innings gained 5 hits with 10 total bases earned and drove in 1 RBI. They've been sat down on 4 strikes as well. Miami did a great job of running the bases but they need to limit strikeouts and obtain more hits in order to set players up in scoring postion. Now in the bottom 8th Miami would push their lead after Chrisholm banged in a solo home run thus going up 2-0. This score would snap the Marlins drought since early in the 4th. The Marlins would end their night by driving in 2 RBI's on 10 total hits and left 7 batters stranded on a bag. Also, they were steuck out 8 times. Miami at the plate made good deliveries on the ball and ran the bases well but they had a tough time getting runners to score and couldn't avoid the strikeouts. Their bullpen was great on the mound as they worked the middle of the zone for solid strikes and didnt crack under pressure when guys were on base. Miami secured 2 homers, Luzardo in 5.2 innings delivered 5 K's and improved to a 1-1 record.






The Mets offense was stail and the end result led them to a tough 1-2 loss to the Marlins. New York is 1-1 during this four game regular season series and sit at .500.  In the middle of the 5th inning Escobar would sustain a strikeout off Luzardo's 96 mile per hour fastball to retire the sides.  New York through 5 snagged 0 hits with 1 total base gained and have been scoreless through their first five innings. That includes 4 K's. The Mets seemed to be struggling early as they can't latch onto any hits nor get a player on base. They've also had problems  getting on the board while being forced into a few swing and miss attempts. Four innings later during the 9th Pete Alonso would blast a solo home run that flew over the right center field, 1-2. Afterwards, with two batters gone McNeil would hit a grounder towards 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. Mets capped off this inning by outscoring Miami 1-0. The Mets throughout their night dished in 4 team hits while driving in 1 run on 8 total bases and were struck out 8 times with 7 batters left on a bag. New York just couldn't put it together, they struggled to make contact on the ball and were struck out multiple times with batters left in scoring position. As for their bullpen they did a nice job of striking batters out down and away but they gave up way too many hits. Mets utilized 1 home run, stole 1 base and fell to a 1-1 record.








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Thursday March 30th, 2023: The Yankees on opening day knock off the Giants by a shutout score of 5-0. Yanks starts the new year off  with a big game one Victory. Yankees in the bottom of the 1st inning would strike first after Aaron Judge cranked in a solo home run, 1-0. This would be Judge's first home of the new season. Then in the middle of the 2nd Gerrit Cole would fire a fastball at 98 miles per hour to strikeout Saboul and it forced the 3rd out. Gerrit Cole is on top of his game early after striking out 6 batters with 1 hit allowed and stranded 2 runners on base. Most of Cole's pitches were coming in the middle of the zone while forcing a ton of swing and miss attempts. Now in the bottom 4th New York would extend their lead after Torres drilled in a 2-run home run and it allowed Donaldson to score from 1st, 3-1. Yankees at this point of the game secured 4 hits and got on base 10 total times with 2 home runs added but have been struck out 9 times. New York's offense were able to put the ball in play on solid contact and they capitalized with runners in scoring position. However, they need to do a better job at limiting the K's. Going into the top 7th Trevino who was the 6th batter in the lineup would belt a single towards left field and it sent Torres to 3rd. Two at bats later and Torres would score after LaMathieu banged in a single that went towards left field thus going up 4-0. In conclusion, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Marinaccio would come in for Brebbia and with two gone he fired a changeup to strikeout Estrada. Offensively, the Yankees drove in 5 RBI's on 8 hits  and snagged 14 total bases but were held scoreless through their final two innings and sustained 16 strikes with 5 batters stranded. Yankees at the plate made quality hits on the ball to put players on base and secured a few stolen bags. As for their bullpen they were equally effective after adding 16 K's and left 6 batters on base. This bullpen as a whole did most of their damage in the middle of the zone while forcing swings and misses over the plate. Yankees 2 stolen bases, gained 2 walks and improved to a 1-0 record.
















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BREAKING: The Guardians have gone ahead and re-signed Andres Gimenez to a 7 year deal that's worth $106.5 Million Dollars. This past year Gimenez posted 146 hits, 17 home runs, 69 RBI's and a batting average of .297. Including 20 stoen bases. Now Gimenez when at the plate did a great job of of putting the ball in play  and could drive runners home who were set up in scoring postion. Also, if he given the right pitch he can nuke home runs and effectively steals the bases. 






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INJURY UPDATE: The Mets lose Edwin Diaz to tearing his patellar tendon in right knee. According to ESPN. Now Diaz hurt his knee by celebrating as he was jumping up and down before falling to the ground in pain. Diaz finished 3-1 last year with a 1.31 ERA and struck out 118 batters. Including 9 home runs and 34 hits given up.





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INJURY UPDATE: Jose Altuve will be out for some time after suffering a hand injury during the WBC Celebration. Now Jose Altuve while standing in the batters box was hit square in the hand by a pitch and was instant in pain  after. 
















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BREAKING: The Diamondbacks have resigned Carroll to a brand new 8 year $111 Million Dollar deal. Carroll in 2022 posted 13 runs, 27 hits, 14 RBI's and a .260 batting average. Including 8 walks. He has the ability to put the ball in play at a high rate and brings runners home who are set up in scoring position. He also reads pitches well in order to draw walks. 





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INJURY UPDATE: Gavin Lux is now ruled out for the rest of the season to a broken ankle. Now Gavin Lux's ACL tear occurred while running the bases during a spring training game. Rojas, Chris Taylor or Yonny Hernandez will fill in. Keep note that the Dodgers are losing a guy that makes quality contact on the ball and can  drive runners home who are set up in scoring position. He runs the bags well while doing a nice job of fielding pop Flys, grounders and can rob a home run play. On 421 plate Appearances Lux turned in 116 hits, 6 home runs, 42 RBI's and secured a .276 batting average.













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Fulmer with the Cubs signed a $4 Million Dollar deal. Fulmer utilizes his favorite pitches which are sinkers and changeups and does most of his strikeout damage in the middle of the zone. Fulmer has the ability to saves games and can limit home runs. Keep note that Chicago this past year had 30 blown saves and 207 homers allowed. Fulmer this past year racked up 30 hits, 10 runs, gave up 3 home runs and struck out 22 batters. Including 2 total walks.












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BREAKING: The Athletics have added Bleday to the team after trading LHP A.J. Puk. J.J. Bleday in the middle of the zone has the ability to nuke home runs and makes good enough contact on the ball to put players on base or can drive you home if set up in scoring position. He does a nice job of working the count and it allows him to draw walks. Defensively, Bleday can field grounders and pop flys for easy outs. Bleday secured 21 runs, 34 hits, 16 RBI's, 30 walks and a batting average of .167. Including 5 home runs.




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INJURY UPDATE: The A's will be without Frankie Montas until the second half of the sesson due to inflamation in his arm. Montas this past season allowed 28 runs, 46 hits, 15 walks, 33 K's and 4.05 ERA. That includes 6 home runs given up and finished 5-12 on the mound.








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BREAKING: The Dodgers have signed Tony Gonsolin to a 2 year $6.65 Million Dollar deal. Now Tony Gonsolin can frustrate batters by delivering strikeouts in the middle of the zone while forcing a ton of swing and miss attempts. Gonsolin this past year threw 119 strikeouts, 79 hits, 11 home runs given up and 16-1 mound record with a 2.14 ERA.














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BREAKING: The Gurdians have traded Will Benson to the Cincinnati Reds for Justin Boyd. Now Justin Boyd was drafted by the Reds in 2022 but after that, he had been sent to minor league team called the Lake County Captains. Offensively, Justin Boyd does  a nice job of putting the ball in play and can drive runners home who are set up in scoring position but one main concern is that he suffers a ton of strikeouts. As for his defensive skill set he can record simple grounders and high fly balls in the outfield. Boyd racked up 4 RBI's, 6 stolen bases, 20 hits and a .203 batting average. Including a .547 in OPS.





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BREAKING: The Cardinals have picked up Anthony Misewicz from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. Now Anthony Misewicz makes most of his money by striking batters out in the middle of the zone and rarely gives up home runs but seemingly allows to much contact on the ball. Misewicz this past year delivered 27 strikeouts, allowed 4 home runs, turned in 27 hits and finished with a 4.34 ERA. Keep note that Anthony has 13 homers tallied throughout his 2-year career.







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BREAKING: The Orioles trade away their infielder Darrell Hernalz for Left handed Pitcher Cole Irvin and a right hander  in Virbitsky. Both Irvin and Virbitsky do most of their strikeout damage in the middle of the zone and does a great job of forcing batters into a bunch of swing and miss attempts when over the plate. They don't crack under pressure when they have more than one runner on base. However, the biggest difference between the two is that Irvin gives up home runs and Virbitsky doesn't. One thing that they do have in common is that they both give up a lot hits. Irvin this past year allowed 174 hits, 128 strikeouts and a 3.98 ERA. Including a 9-13 mound record and 25 home runs allowed. As for Virbitsky he struck out 140 batters with 18 homers given up, let up 136 hits and finished with a 7-7 record. That also includes 4.63 ERA.











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BREAKING: Royals are bringing Grenkie back for the first time since 2016 and signed him to a mutual 1 year deal. Now Grenkie is the type of player that most of his strikeout damage in the middle of the zone and rarely gives up home runs(14) but allows a ton of contact more often than not and sometimes gives up to many runs. 157 hits, 65 runs, 73 strikeouts and a 4.03 ERA. As well as adding a 4-9 mound record.









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BREAKING: Jesus Aguliar has signed a 3 year $3 Million Dolar deal to play for the Athletics. Between playing for Miami and the Orioles Aguliar blasted 16 combined home runs. Aguliar is a power hitter who makes most of his contact in the middle of the zone and has the ability to drive runners home. Also runs the bases effectively. In 2022 Aguliar secured 39 runs, recorded 109 hits, 51 RBI's and a batting average of .224.




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BREAKING: Astros have hired their newest General Manager in Dana Brown who by the way use to be a GM for the Braves. Now Dana Brown was apart of building the Braves 2021 team in which it ended with a World Series and it just so happen to be against the Astros.















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BREAKING: The Cubs have snagged Merryweather off Waivers back in Tuesday. Now Merryweather this past year turned in 23 strikeouts with a 6.75 ERA and an 0-3 record when on the mound. Merryweather is a player who doesn't rack up many wins as he's 0-4 throughout his career but does a great job striking opponents out when delivering fastballs and curveballs through the middle of the zone. 











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BREAKING: Chapman signs a 1 year $3.75 Million Dollar deal to play for the Royals. Now Chapman is the type of Pitcher who can frustrate batters when delivering strikeouts in the zone down and away. Also forces swing and miss attempts over plate. Chapman this past year went 4-4 on the mound with 9 total saves and earned a 4.46 ERA. Including 43 strikeouts.




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BREAKING: The have traded away Luis Arraez for prospect player Pablo Lopez. Luis Arrarez is the type of player who can aggravate Pitchers in the middle of the zone when making contact on the ball, which helps put guys on base and in scoring position. He's also a home run machine. Arraez is the reigning 2022 AL batting champion after securing 8 home runs, 49 RBI's, 173 hits, scored 88 total runs and finished with an average .316. 








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POWER COMING: Padres add a nice offensive weapon in Nelson Cruz after signing him to a 1 year deal. Now Nelson Cruz is a slugging machine when it comes to nuking home runs in all areas of the zone and drives runners home with quality base hits. Cruz in 2022 reeled in 10 home runs, 105 hits, 64 RBI's and a .234 batting average.




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BREAKING: Mancini has officially signed a 2 year deal to play for the Chicago Cubs. Now Trey Mancini is coming off a 2022 World Series Championship win with the Astros. Trey Mancini to the Cubs adds more power to their hitting depth because we all know how good of player he his when it comes to making solid contact on the ball and can drive runners home who are setup in scoring position. Also works the count well to force walks. Mancini in regular season recorded 124 hits, 18 walks, 22 RBI's, 18 home runs and .174 batting average. 






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BREAKING: Cueto with the Marlins signed a 1 year deal that'll  be worth $8.5 Million Dollars. Johny Cueto is an outstanding Pitcher as he dominates the middle of the zone with heaters and forces batters into a ton of swing and miss attempts. However, a few things that plague Cueto is that he gives up home runs and way to many hits. Cueto this past year gave up 15 home runs, allowed 161 hits and went 8-10 on the mound with 102 K's. Including a 3.35 ERA.



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BREAKING: Brandon Belt with the Blue Jays signed a 1 year deal that is worth $9.3 Million Dollars. Brandon Belt now bringing his talents to the Blue Jays. Belt is a great offensive minded player who can run the bags well or gets players on base with solid contact on the ball. Every once in a while Belt will catch you with a home run if the right pitch is given and will steal bags if he is needed to. Belt ends his 12 year tenure as a Giant by securing 628 runs, 1,146 hits, 584 RBI's, 47 stolen bases and tallied a batting average of .261 with 175 home runs. Now in 2022 Belt earned 8 homers,, 23 RBI's, 1 stolen base and gained a .254 batting average. Including an OPS of .676.






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ON THE MOVE.......AGAIN!: Carlos Correa with his third team in 21 days has signed back with the Twins for a 6 year $200 Million Dollar deal. Now Carlos Correa has been everywhere this offseason. He went from the Giants then to the Mets and now back in Minnesota. Why? Because he seems to be failing most of his physicals.




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BREAKING: The A's decide to sign Japan star Shintauro Fujinami to a 1 year deal. This of course helps bolster their bullpen a little bit more. Keep note that Fujinami played 10 seasons in the Japan league before this call up. Fujinami  doesn't allow to much contact on the ball and is a strikeout machine. However, Fujinami one main struggle is that he gives up to many walks. 









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BREAKING:  Wilson comes to Milwaukee for cash considerations and then signed Wade Miley to a 1 year deal that'll be worth $4.5 Million Dollars. Now Bryse Wilson is a solid player when delivering strikeouts in the middle of the zone and forces batters to swing and miss over the plate. This wasn't the only guy to get signed by the Brewers as they also picked former player Wade Miley who makes most of his earning by striking out batters when going down and away in the zone and forces an abundance of swings and misses over the plate.




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BREAKING: Hosmer signs a 3 year $39 Million Dollar deal with the Cubs.  Now Eric Hosmer is a solid contact hitter and nuke home runs if he spots the right pitch. He can drive runners home who are in scoring position and get them on a bag off a base hit. Defensively Hosmer does a great job of fielding grounders and pop ups to force outs.













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Taylor Rodgers signs a 3 year $33 Million Dollar deal with the Giants. Now Rodgers is a solid player especially since he's really good at locating most of his pitches in the middle of the zone and throws hard enough to force opposing batters to hit pop ups or grounders. He also rarely allowed any hits(20) or runs(16) and walked just 10 players this past year.



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BREAKING:Mets and Diaz agree to a 5 year $102 Million Dollar deal. Now Diaz in his tine with the Braves made most of his earnings by striking out batters in the middle of the zone. The strikeouts is what ultamately makes this player stand out because it's his most dominating factor when on the mound. Diaz this past year threw 118 Strikeouts in 62 innings and went 3-1 on the mound with a 1.31 ERA. Including 32 saves.





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BREAKING: Brandon Drury signs a 2 year $17 Million Dollar deal with the Angels. Now Brandon Drury is a real solid hitter weather it's turning in home runs or simple base hits. Also runs the bases well himself. This guy makes enough contact to earn doubles and triples due to his speed while working the counts to draw walks. Drury this past season turned in 59 RBI's, 136 hits, 62 runs, 29 walks, 28 home runs and a .274 batting average.





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BREAKING: Michael Conforto signs a 2 year deal with the Giants and itll be worth $36 Million Dollars. Now Michael Conforto is the type of player who makes most of his money by making solid contact on the ball ethier down or in the middle of the zones and does an even better job of getting guys on base or in scoring position. Also runs the bags well himself because when he hits the ball it allows for extra bases. However, one thing that is concerning is his shoulder injury which forced him to miss the entire 2022 campaign.






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BREAKING: Joey Gallo signs a 1 year $11Million Dolar deal with the Twins. Now Joey Gallo heading to Toronto will provide solid contact on the ball when at the plate and can drive runners home who are setup in scoring position. Keep note that Joey Gallo had gone to LA to find his hitting source because from 2022 to now he hasn't looked like himself. Put it this way he has been struck out more times than he's earned a hit, RBI or home run. Gallo turned in 19 hits, 23 RBI's, 16 walks, 19 home runs and a BA of .162.



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BREAKING: Dansby Swanson signs a 7 year $177 Million Dollar deal with the Cubs. He is now aligning himself with guys like Bellinger, Ian Happ and Carlos Correa. Offensively Dansby Swnason is a player who can frustrate Pitchers by making solid contact on the ball in order to put his teammates on base and draws a ton of walks. Now on the defensive side Swnason does a great job of fielding grounders or pop flys for easy outs. Last season Swnason recorded 177 hits, 99 runs, 96 RBI's, 25 home runs and .277 batting average.










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OUT THE BLUE JERSEYS AND INTO THE RED: Justin Turner goes to a powerhouse team in the Boston Red Sox after signing a 2 year $22 Milion Dollar deal. Justin Turner is somewhat of a big loss to the Dodgers offense. Especially since he was one of their best power hitters. Turner going to the Red Sox will add in his ability to make solid contact on the ball and effectively drives home runners who are in scoring position. Also does a nice job of working the counts and it leads to a ton of walks. I can't forget to add that the Dodgers are losing their clubhouse leader because he encourages players who are struggling and genuinely a nice guy. Last year Turner utilized 130 hits, 50 walks, 81 RBI's, 13 home runs and .278 batting average. Turner also ends his 9 year stint in LA by securing 1,088 hits, 574 RBI's, 156 hits, 398 walks and .296 batting average. Including an OPS of .865.









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BREAKING: deGrom signs a 5 year $185 Million Dollar deal with the Rangers. Now deGrom going to the Rangers will help bolster their bullpen moving forward. deGrom is a player who works the middle of the of the zone well when delivering strikeouts and doesn't necessarily give up to many walks. This past year deGrom turned in 102 strikeouts and went 5-4 on the mound with a 3.08 ERA.







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NEW DESTINATION: The Giants sign Carlos Correa to a 13 year deal that'll be worth $350 Million Dollars. Now Carlos Correa is a player who can make good deliveries on the ball whether it's turning in home runs or earning simple base hits. He's a power hitter let's put it that way. Correa also does a nice job of working the count and it helps him draw a ton of walks

UPDATE: Carlos Correa signs a 12 year $115 Million Dollar deal. Carlos Correa now heading to the Mets due to failing a physical in which they postponed his interview. 




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BREAKING: Yankees sign Carlos Rodon to a 6 year $162 Million Dollar deal. Now with Rodon coming over the Yankees he'll provide mound control as he frustrates batters when delivering a pitch on the insode of the zone and rarely gives up home runs(12). However, is only issue is giving up to many hits.  Rodon this past year flexed in 237 strikeouts, 131 hits, 57 earned runs and went 14-8 in 31 starts, which was a career best for him. Also runs the bases well himself.



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BREAKING: The Dodgers give up cash considerations to get Yonny Hernandez from the Rangers who waived just a few months back. Yonny Hernandez is a player who can run well and steal steal timely bases when it's needed. As for his hits he doesn't make very many as he has 2 this year and 33 throughout his two year career. Hits for Hernandez should get increasingly better because LA turns struggling hitters into possible NL MVP's. Keep note Hernandez this year has 11 stolen bags and .217 batting avergae. Including 6 RBI's. Defensively he can field pop flys and rolling grounders.












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BREAKING: Mike Zunnino signed a 1 year $6 Million Dollar deal to pay for the Guardians. Zunnino is a great addition to the Guardians simply because he's a power hitter who can drill home runs when pitches come through the middle of the zone and can drive home runners. Then on the defensive side he does a solid job of picking off players who are trying to steal a base. Zunnino capped off last season by securing 17 hits, 16 RBI's, 5 home runs and a batting average of .148.




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BREAKING: The Giants bolster their bullpen after signing Ross Stripling to a 2 year deal that'll be worth $25 Million Dollars. Now Ross Stripling does a tremendous job of string batters out up high or in the middle of the zone. He simply strikes out batters at a high rate and this is the type of Pitcher San Francisco needs. Stripling last year recorded a 10-4 record while tossing 111 strikes and ended with a 3.01 ERA.




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NEW IN BLUE: Dodgers sign Noah Syndergaard to a 1 year $13 Million Dollar deal. Now Noah Syndergaard does a nice job of forcing batters into swinging and missing over the plate and rarely gives up home runs(5). Syndergaard this past season finished 10-10 on the mound and secured a 3.94 ERA with 31 strikes. 






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BREAKING: Chris Bassitt sogns with the Blue Jays for 3 years $63 Million Dollars. Chris Bassitt can use a plethora of strikes to his usage. From the curveball to the fastball the list goes on. Bassitt earns most of his money by dominating the middle of the zone and sometimes on the inside corner. As well as forcing swings and misses over the plate. Bassitt this past year fired in 167 K's with 19 home runs allowed, went 15-9 on the mound and had a 3.42 ERA.




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BREAKING: Christian Vasquez signed a 3 year $30 Million Dollar deal. Now Cristian Vasquez is the type of Catcher you want on your team. Why? Well it's simple....he does a great job of fielding wild pitches which prevent runs or scores from happening and tags out base stealers at a high rate. Vasquez this past year turned in 26 hits, secured 10 RBI's, 8 runs, 9 home runs and a .274 batting average.








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BREAKING: Sean Murphy is heading to the Braves in a 3 team deal with both Oakland and Milwaukee. Brewers got Contraras who is a right hand pitcher and the A's would get Ruiz and an abundance of other players. There's been at least eight different players to jump ship. Now Sean Muphy is a power hitter when he's not blasting home runs then he's getting base hits. Also does a good job of making enough contact to earn extra bases. Murphy this past year turned in 18 home runs, 134 hits, 66 RBI's and .250 batting average.











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BREAKING: Red Sox sign Japanese star Yoshida to a 5 year deal that'll be worth $90 Million Dollars. Yoshida coming over to Boston will help add depth to their offense. Why? This guy at the plate does a tremendous job of blasting doubles or triples and can drive players home who are in position to score. That also includes being a home run machine when given the right pitch. Yoshida is simply a real solid power hitter and he'll fit right into this offense. Keep note that Yoshida is coming over from  a league called Orix of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has 161 doubles, 7 triples, 133 home runs, 138 hits, 476 RBI's and a .400 batting average.



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BREAKING: Mets have officially signed Senga to a 5 year $75 Million Dollar deal. The Mets add more depth to their bullpen after signing Kodai Senga to a 5 year deal that'll be worth $75 Million Dollars. Senga is coming from a league called Nippon Professional Baseball where he spent 11 years there. Now Senga is a solid right hand Pitcher due to his ability to dominate the strike zone and rarely gives up walks. Keep in mind that Senga struck out 28% of his batters this past year. Including 9% being walked. Senga in the Nippon league this past year tallied an 11-6 record with a 1.94 ERA and allowed 7 home runs. Including 159 K's.



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BREAKING: Kevin Kiermaier who was a free agent is now heading to the Blue Jays. Kiermaier became a free agent after Tampa Bay turned down his origianl $13 Million Dollar option and bought him out for $2.5 Milliin Dollars. Kevin Kiermaier is now bringing his talents to Blue Jays, where he fits in with guys like Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bichette and Springer. What does Kevin Kiermaier have in common with all three of those players I just mentioned? Well at a high rate he drives in runners who are in position to score and makes good contact on the ball. Also a solid base runner himself and can steal from time to time. Keep note that Kevin Kiermaier wont hit many homers but when he does it has to be the right pitch. Now on the defensive side Kevin Kiermaier does a nice simple job of fielding pop up's and high fly balls when playing in the outfield. Blue Jays  wanted Kevin Kiermaier because of his dominating defense. However, Kiermaier has to stay healthy becaise last year his season ended to hip inflammation. Kevin Kiermaier ends his 10 year stint as a Rays players by turning in 756 hits 316 RBI's, 236 walks, 82 home runs and a .248 batting average. Now in 2022 he jammed in 47 hits, 7 home runs, 22 runs brought in and a .228 batting average.



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BREAKING: Cody Bellinger goes ahead to sign a 2 year deal thatll be worth 138 Million Dollars. Cody Bellinger has been one of the standout stars with his time in LA and even won a ring back in 2020. Cody Bellinger going over to the Cubs adds offensive depth. He puts the ball in play at a high rate and drives runners home who are in scoring position. Also if given the opportunity he'll nuke one over the wall and does it best with players in base. Cody isn't someone who is always looking for home runs as he looks to get simple base hits. Bellinger ends his six yesr stint in LA by securing 652 hits on 2,627 at bats, turned in 152 homers, tallied 422 RBI's and tallied a .248 batting average. In 2022 alone he racked up 19 home runs, 106 hits, 68 RBI's and a batting average of .210. Including 14 stolen bases.



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BREAKING: Chad Smith heads to the Athletics after signing a 1 year $507,500 deal. Chad Smith is a starting right hand Pitcher who can frustrate batters with his strikeout domiance and remains on the mound for 6 plus innings. Smith in 2022 turned in 23 strikeouts, pitched 18 total innings and ended with a 7.50 ERA. Including an 0-1 record in mound appearances. Keep note that Smith in 2022 played mostly in the Albuquerque area in the triple A league.





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BREAKING: Tigers have officially traded Joe Jimenez away to the Braves for a couple of minor league players.  Now by the Braves bringing in Joe Jimenez they are getting a pitcher who throws the ball at high speeds and it forces batters into hitting pop flys and grounders for easy outs. He also executes well when delivering  strikeouts as he dominates every area in the zone.




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BREAKING: Xander Boegearts signs an 11 year $280 Million Dollar deal with the Padres. Boegaerts is a real solid player as he makes good delivery on the ball and at a efficient rate gets runners home who are in scoring position. He also does a great job of working the counts and drawing walks. Xander capped off last season by reeling in 84 runs, 73 RBI's, 171 hits and a .307 batting average. Including 15 homers. 












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BREAKING: The Cubs add in Jamison Tallion from the Yankees and signed him to a 4 year $68 Million Dollar deal. Now Jamison Tallion executes most of his pitches in the middle of the zone and frustrates batters by forcing swings and misses over the plate off solid strikeouts. Cubs are really scoring big here because not only do they have Tallion to bolster bullpen but they also have Bellinger. Tallion finished 2022 with a 14-5 record and delivered 151 strikeouts with a 3.91 ERA.  









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ON THE MOVE: Kenley Jansen signs a 2 year $33 Million Dollar deal with the Boston Red Sox. Now Jansen is a solid closer in this league as he makes most of his money by striking out batters up high or down low in the zone but from time to time he gives up to many walks. This past season Jansen threw 85 strikeouts which was tied for 14th in the MLB and utilized a 3.38 ERA. Including 41 saves.





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BREAKING: The Cardinals have signed Wilson Contreras to a 5 year $87.5 Million Dollar deal. Offensively Wilson Contreras is a juggernaut as he does a nice job of making good deliveries on the ball for simple base hits or from time to time he'll blast a home run. Along with the ability to get runners home who are in position to score. Now defensively as a Catcher, Contreras does a great job of fielding wild pitches which keeps teams from extending the bases and has solid tag out ability when players are trying to steal. This actually comes clutch for St. Louis after Yadier Molina had recently retired.




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PAYDAY FOR JUDGE: Aaron Judge decides to resign with the Yankees after getting inked to a 9 year $360 Million Dollar deal. Judge here to stay as a New York Yankee and I know that makes most fans very excited but with this new contract people will be looking to see if Judge and the Yankees can reach the promise land. Judge can drive runners to home plate with solid contact on the ball and if given the right pitch he'll turn ine over the wall for a homer. He didn't hit 62 home runs for nothing. AL king in my opinion. I just feel for the Giants because they were willing to offer Judge 10 years $280 Million.










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BREAKING: Phillies have signed Trea Turner to an 11 year $300 Million Dollar deal. Now Trea Turner coming over to Philadelphia will add in his ability to make solid contact on the ball when at the plate and can drive runners home or get them on base but struggles in terms of getting struck out alot, as he's gone down 131 times. Despite the strikes, Turner knows how to blast home run balls as well. Trea Turner sealed off 2022 by reeling in 21 home runs, 100 RBI's, 45 walks and a .298 batting average. Turner also ends his two year stint in LA by ringing in 264 hits, 128 RBI's and a .636 batting average.




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BREAKING: Angels have signed Carlos Esteves to a 2 year $13.5 Million Dollar deal. Now Estivez likes to make most of his money when he striking out batters in the middle of the zone and forces a ton of swings and misses over the plate. Estevez finished this past year by throwing 54 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched and secured a 3.47 ERA. Including a 4-4 mound record.





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BREAKING: The Giants have signed free agent Mitch Haniger to a 2 year $43.5 Million Dolar deal. Now Mitch Haniger coming to the Giants will bring his ability to make good contact on the ball when at the plate and can drive runners home who are in position to score. Hanger also does a nice job of drawing walks





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BREAKING: Josh Bell has come to terms with the Guardians after signing a 2 year deal that'll be worth 33 Million Dollars. Now offensively Josh Bell makes his presence felt in the middle of the zone as he makes solid contact on the ball and is a definite power hitter in terms of nuking home runs. Defensively he simply does a great job of fielding grounders and pop flys. Bell in 2022 secured 147 hits, 17 home runs, 14 RBI's and a batting average of .266









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BREAKING: Just a couple days removed from deGrom going to the Rangers, they go out and sign 2-time World Series champ from Houston in Justin Verlander. Now Verlamder definitely bolsters the Mets bullpen moving forward. Verlander is the type of player who can strike opponents out up high or down low in the zone. Verlander capped off last season by securing an 18-4 record while tossing 185 strikeouts and earned an ERA of 1.75. I also want to add in that Justin Verlander would earn his very first World Series win of his career which came in a game 3 3-2 win, back on November 3rd.







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HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Astros have signed Jose Abreu to a nice little 3 year deal that'll be worth $19.5 Million Dollars. Now Jose Abreu is a solid addition and here's why. Abreu is great when it comes to putting the ball in play while doing a nice job of getting runners on base or to home plate and can blast nukes over the wall. MLB better be put on notice that Houston has yet another power hitter who will fit perfectly with guys like Altuve, Bregamn, Yordan Alvarez and the list goes on. As for his defensive skill set he can field balls well and he barely let's hits get past him. Abreu in 2022 zipped in 183 hits, 75 RBI's, 62 walks drawn, 15 home runs and a batting average of .304. Including an OPS of .824.














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The Mariners trade their 2022 AL Rookie of the year, Kyle Lewis to the Mariners for Cooper Hummel. Now Hummel coming to the Mariners will provide solid hitting and can drive home runners who are in scoring position. Also does good at drawing walks and is a patient batters when inside the box. Hummel in 2022 with the D-Backs turned in 31 hits, 17 RBI's, 3 home runs and a .176 batting average.












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BREAKING: Braves give up cash consoderations to get Dennis Santana from the Rangers. Now Dennis Santana is a player that can help the Braves on the mound as he can work down and away in the middle of the zone by delivering solid strikeouts, but struggles to win games and gave up to many hits. He had more losses than victories this past year with a 3-8 record. However, Santana does a nice job of limiting how many home runs he gives away(2). 












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BREAKING: The Yankees extend Rizzo'o contract to a 2 year $40 Million Dollar deal. Now Rizzo staying in New York is big! Rizzo on the offensive side is a player that can rack in good hits to get players on base and drives in runners who are in scoring position. Defensively he dominates the 1st base position by fielding easy and bouncing grounders or fly balls. Rizzo in 2022 turned in 29 at bats with 32 home runs, 75 RBI's, .817 OPS and a batting average of .224.



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BREAKING: The Giants are keeping Joc Pederson after signing him to a 19.3 Milion Dollar deal. Joc Pederson has the ability to get runners on home who were in scoring position and puts the ball in play well. He can also draw walks. Pederson in 2022 secured 104 hits, 70 RBI's, 42 walks and a batting average of .274.















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BREAKING: White Sox have gone ahead and hired new Manager Pedro Grifol after firing Skip. Now keep in mind that Pedro Grifol has served as the Royals bench Coach from 2013 to 2022. Can Grifol in his first stint as a Manager turn the White Sox's team around come next season? The Royals in 2022 are coming off an 81-81 record and were in 2nd place throughout the entire AL Central. White Sox haven't been to the Playoffs since 2021. In 2022, we'll that's a different story because they were hit with injuries while both the bullpen and offense struggled night in and night out.






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INJURY UPDATE: The Guardians will lose Nick Sandin for the entire Playoffs after sustaining a shoulder strain. Now Sandin's injury was suffered during the teams 1-0 win against the Rays where he delivered 19 total pitches before eventually exiting the mound. Keep note the Guardians advanced to the ALDS as they take on Yankees. Sandlin in the 2022 regular season posted a 5-2 mound record with 89 strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA. 






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Wednesday October 5th, 2022: Rockies struggle to produce runs and it ked them to a tough 1-6 loss against the Dodgers. Rockies . Rockies would strike early in the top 2nd after Tavar belted a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0.  This homer brought Tavar's total to 23 on the year. Then during the top innings of the 5th Hampson would be sat down on Kershaw's 73 mile per hour curveball that forced the sides to retire. Rockies through five were held to 1 team hit with 4 total bases gained and haven't posted a scored run since the 2nd. Rockies are also having issues with swings and misses over the plate after being struck out 8 times. During the top 9th relief Pitcher Ferguson would would hit Rodgers with a fastball and it sent Girchuk to 3rd while Bouchard reached 2nd. This helped Miami load the bases.  Rockies got 5 players on base with 2 team hits added and were held without a score through their last seven innings. At one point the Rockies were hitless between the 2nd and 9th innings. Over on the bullpen's side Colorado had a bit of a better night after punching out 8 batters with 6 left on a base but allowed 4 walks. Rockies got 5 players on base with 2 hits added and were held without a score through their last seven innings. At one point the Rockies were hitless between the 2nd and 9th innings. Over on the bullpen's side Colorado had a bit of a better night after punching out 9 batters with 6 left on a base but allowed 4 walks. Rockies got 5 players on base with 2 hits added and were held without a score through their last seven innings. At one point the Rockies were hitless between the 2nd and 9th innings. Over on the bullpen's side Colorado had a bit of a better night after punching out 9 batters with 6 left on a base but allowed 4 walks. Rockies got 5 players on base with 2 hits added and were held without a score through their last seven innings. At one point the Rockies were hitless between the 2nd and 9th innings. Over on the bullpen's side Colorado had a bit of a better night after punching out 9 batters with 6 left on a base but allowed 4 walks. Rockies were by a pitch twice, were walked twice and fell to a 68-94 record.






Kershaw lights up the Rockies with 9 strikes and it helped push the Dodgers to a 6-1 Victory. This helps LA propell this three game series to a 3-3 tie and are 6-4 through their last 10 games.  Dodgers in the bottom 3rd would quickly even this bout up after Freddie Freeman blasted a solo home run that flew over the left center field wall, 1-1. This would be Freeman's 20th homer of the 2022 season. Two innings later during the bottom 5th LA would turn in their first lead of the afternoon following Turner zipping in a 3-run home run that went over the center field wall while bringing in both Betts and Gallo to score, 4-1. Keep on mind that this would be the Dodgers 2nd home run of the game and they outscored Colorado 3-0 to end the 5th. Now transitioning into the bottom of the 6th Lux would hit a pop fly to the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. LA's offense in six have run the bases effectively as they secured 11 total with 4 team hits and drove in 1 RBI but have been scoreless since the 5th. LA seemingly had issues with swings and misses as it's led them to be struck out 6 times. Come the bottom 7th an the Dodgers would turn in their third homer of the day thanks to Bellinger lifting the ball over the the right field wall, thus going up 5-1. After that, Turner who was the next batter in the lineup would hammer a single towards right field and got Vargas to score from 2nd base, 6-1. Dodgers capped this inning by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Dodgers wrapped their day up by muscling in 8 team hits and got 6 runs to score on 18 total bases earned but were shutout in their final two innings. Bullpen on the other hand were lights outs after delivering 17 K's and left 5 batters stranded on base. Dodgers added 1 double, were walked 4 times and moved up to a 111-51 record. 














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Tuesday October 4th, 2022: Braves latch onto a 2-1 Victory when versing the Marlins. This hwlps the Braves win the the NL East Division for a 5th year in a row and secured 101 victories on the season. Braves in the top 2nd would notch the games first tun after Acuna buried a single that traveled into center field and it brought hone Arcia from 2nd, 1-0. This would be Acuna's 50th RBI of the season. Then during the top of the 4th with one out Arcia would be walked Garrett on a ball four and it would help Atlanta load the bases. Unfortunately, this inning would come to an end after Swanson suffered a strikeout off Garrett's sinker for the 3rd out of this inning. The Braves offense in four turned in 4 team hits with 1 RBI added and got players on base 4 total times but haven't posted a scored run since the 2nd. Braves simply were having issues getting runners to score when in position after stranding 7 batters on a bag with 7 K's under their belt. Come the top innings of the 4th would regain their lead back after Contreras reached an infield single towards the Pitchers mound and by doing so it would allow d'Arnaud to score from 3rd, 2-1. This would Contreras's 45th RBI of the 2022 season. Transitioning into the top 8th and the Braves were starting to lack offensive production as Swanson was able to reach a fielder's choice towards the shortstop but in that process Acuna would be out at 2nd base to retire the sides. Atlanta through eight seemingly had issues getting runners to score after stranding 12 batters on base with a total of 8 strikeouts. Offensively the Braves concluded their night by securing 8 team hits and got 2 runs to score across home plate on 9 total bases gained but were shutout through their final four innings. Over on the bullpen's side they dominated the strikeout zone by tossing 14 K's and stranded 7 batters on a bag. Odorozzi improves to 6-6 after a 7 K performance, were hit by 1 pitch and improved to a 101-60 record.




Marlins held to one run the entire game and it led them to a disappointing 1-2 loss against the Braves. Marlins fall to their 93rd defeat if the year and are 1-1 during this three game series. Marlins would find a way to tie this bout up during the bottom 4th after Sanchez blasted a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-1. An inning later during the bottom of the 5th Diaz with two gone would knock in a high ball that flew into left field for a quick 3rd out. Marlins through five got on base 5 total times but have been limited to 2 hits and got 1 run to score. Marlins at this point of the game were having a tough time getting contact with the ball and have been struck out 7 times. During the bottom of the 7th inning Miami's offensive struggles continued after Groshman sustained a strikeout off reliver Raisel Iglesias's sinker for an easy 3rd out. Keep note that the Marlins by this point had been scoreless between the 5th and 7th innings while improving their hit total to only 3. In conclusion, during the bottom 8th Groshans would belt a fly ball into deep right field for the 3rd and final out of the night. Marlins throughout their night were restricted to 4 team hits with 1 homer tallied and hauled in 9 total bases but were scoreless in their final five innings. As for their bullpen they managed to do a real good job of frustrating Atlanta players after delivering 8 strikes and stranded 13 on base yet they were slowed down by walking 8 batters. Miami hits 2 doubles, starting Pitcher Garrett tossed 7 strikes but fell to 3-7 and they slipped down to a 68-93 record.












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Friday September 30th, 2022: Blue Jays blank the Red Sox after securing a 9-0 Victory. This win moves Toronto to their 88th win of the year and snagged a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series. Blue Jays in the bottom 1st would force Boston to fall behind by one after Kirk hut a grounder towards 2nd base and got Springer home from 3rd, 1-0. This would be Kirk's 63rd RBI of the year. Then in the bottom 2nd Toronto's lead would increase to two after Merrifield buried a sacrifice fly ball into right field and  it got Tapia to score from 3rd, thus going up 2-0. Toronto by this point in time had scored a run in back to back innings between the 1st and 2nd. Now heading into the bottom 3rd with two outs Guerrero woukd blast a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it allowed for Bichette to score from 2nd, 4-0. Toronto in three were making good early contact on the ball after turning in 4 hits with 1 homer added and got 4 RBI's to score off 7 total bases gained. Three innings later during the bottom 6th Tapia would be responsible for extending Toronto's lead to five after ripping in a solo homer that went over the right field wall, 5-0. Few bats later the Blue Jays lead would bounce to eight thanks to Sprimger blasting a 3-run home run that was sent over the left field wall while bringing in both Merrrfield and Jamsen to score, 8-0. Toronto capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits and bumped their home run total up to 2. Entering the bottom 8th Bichette would launch a single to shallow left field and it led Merrifield home from 3rd, 9-0. In conclusion, dueing the top 9th reliver Kikchuci would fire a fastball that forced Zimmer into a hitting a high fly ball for an easy 3rd out. The Blue Jays wrapped their night up by muscling in 13 team hits and drove home 9 RBI's with 23 total bases earned but would be sat down on 6 strikes. Toronto simply did a great job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position and got a ton of contact when at the plate. Bullpen was equally effective after frustrating Boston batters with 9 strikeouts and left 5 players on base. Blue Jays left 7 batters on base, smashed in 3 home runs and improved to an 88-69 record.



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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves have signed Charlie Morton to a 1 year $20 Million Dollar deal. Now Morton so far in 2022 has given up a 140 hits but makes up for that by tossing 205 strikeouts with a 9-6 mound record. Including a 4.34 ERA.





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BREAKING: The Angels agreed to sign their star player Shohei Ohtani to a brand new 1 year deal that'll be worth $30 Million Dollars. Ohtani on offense in 2022 has 123 hits, 34 home runs, 93 RBI's and a batting average of .276. Then over on the mound he has racked in a 15-8 record which happens to be tied for 6th place in the MLB with 213 K's and an ERA number of  2.35.
















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Wednesday September 28th, 2022: White Sox watch their two run lead evaporate and it sent them to a tough 4-8 loss against the Twins. This defeat sent Chicago three games beneath 500 and are tied with Minnesota for 5th place in the AL wild card standings. White Sox would tally the first score of the game during the top 2nd after Grandal blasted a single towards deep right center field and got Sheets to score from 2nd base, 1-0. Harrison, who was the next batter in lineup, would push Chicago's lead to two after hitting a sacrifice fly ball to left field and brought in Pollock to score from 3rd, 2-0. White Sox capped this inning off by scoring two runs on 3 total hits.Then during the top of the 5th Chicago would climb within two following Jose Abreu lifting a single into left field and by doing so it would bring home Harrison from 2nd base, 3-5. This also happen to be the White Sox first scored run since the 2nd. White Sox through five turned in 6 team hits with 3 RBI's added and got players on base 7 total times but were slowed down a bit after suffering 5 strikeouts with 4 batters left in scoring position. During the top of the 7th inning Chicago was still showing some fight after Vaughn crushed a critical single to right field and it would lead Harrison to score at home from 3rd base, 4-6. This would be Vaughn's 74th RBI of the year and they bumped their hit total up to 9. In the end, during the top 9th Andrus would hit a grounder to 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. White Sox got 4 RBI's across home plate on 9  hits turned in and bumped their base total up to 10 yet they were shutout in their final two innings. As for their bullpen they stuck in a 10 strikeout night while stranding 7 batters on a bag. Bullpen simply did a nice job of owning the inside zone with more than a few swing and misses over the plate. White Sox are seven games out of a Playoff spot, losing streak reaches 8 in a row and they fell to a 76-79 record.




Wallner's 3 RBI night lifted the Twins to an 8-4 Victory when versing the White Sox. Twins snag a 2-0 lead during this three game regular season series and outscored the White Sox 12-4 in a span of two days. Cave in the bottom 2nd would get Minnesota on the board after belting a single towards right field and led Miranda safely home from 3rd base, 1-2. The Twins after that, would take their first lead of the night as Wallner cramed a double into deep right field while bringing home both Cave and Urshela, 3-2. Twins outscored Chicago 3-2 on 4 hits tallied. Three innings later during the bottom 4th Wallner would reach an infield single towards 2nd base and managed to get Urshela home from 3rd, thus going up 4-2. Moments after, Wallner on 1st, Jeffers at bat hits a grounder towards Andrus who got Wallner out at 2nd base for a double play but still allowed Cave to score from 3rd, 5-2. The Twins in four got alot of good contact with the ball after securing 7 team hits off 10 total bases gained and drove home 5 RBI's. The only downside is that Minnesota was forced into a few swing and miss attempts that led them to 5 strikes. Come the bottom innings of the 6th with bases loaded Calestino would be walked on a ball four by reliver Jake Diekman and it would send Urshela home from 3rd, 6-3. Now heading into the bottom 7th Minnesota would ultimately add the dagger after Miranda launched a double that flew through left center field while getting Correa to score from 1st, 7-4. Keep note that this would be Minnesota's second scored run in back to back innings between the 6th and 7th. Entering the bottom 8th Hamilton would score from 2nd base after an Arrarez single to right center field in order to go up 8-4. Minnesota concluded their night by muscling in 12 team hits with 5 doubles added and drove in 6 runs to score on 17 total bases earned. The Twins simply did a great job tonight of getting guys on base and made key hits when it mattered. Bullpen was equally effective as they frustrated Chicago batters by tossing 10 strikeouts with 6 players stranded on base. Twins were walked 5 times, Winder threws 6 strikes with reliver Theilbar moving to 4-2 on the mound and improved their win/loss record to 76-79.







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Tuesday September 27th, 2022: Berrios turns in 7 strikeouts but it wasnt enough as the Blue Jays fall to the Yankees by a score of 2-5. This defeat keeps Toronto sitting in that 1st place wild card slot in the AL with a two game lead over the 2nd place Rays and are evened up at 1-1 during this three game series. Blue Jays in the bottom 1st would start the scoring after Spinger lifted a solo home run over the center field wall, 1-0. This would be Springer's 23rd homer of the 2022 season. Three innings later during the bottom 4th Chapman would be forced into hitting a high fly ball into deep center field for a quick 3rd out.  Blue Jays offense in four were held to 2 hits and got 1 RBI to score on 5 total bases gained. Toronto also had their issues over the plate after suffering 5 strikeouts and haven't posted a scored run since the 1st. Come the bottom of the 6th Toronto's scoring slump would end after Guerrero darted a single that went through shallow left field and it got Springer to score. Guerrero would be tagged at 2nd for the 3rd out of this inning, 2-5.  In the end, during the bottom 9th Chapman with two gone would launch a ground ball towards 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. Offensively Toronto bumped their hits to 8 and tallied 2 RBI's on 11 total bases yet they were scoreless in their final four innings. Despite the loss, Toronto's bullpen unloaded on the Yankees after flexing in 13 strikeouts and left 10 batters in scoring position. Berrios fell to 11-7 on the mound, Bichette struck out twice with 2 hits and slipped down to a 87-68 record.



Starting Pitcher Jameson Tallion in 7 in a half innings fired 6 strikes and helped the Yankees to a 5-2 Victory, over the Blue Jays. This huge win helps New York clinch the AL East Division title for a 20th time in team histroy and Aaron Judge remains stuck on 60 home runs. Yankees in the top 3rd would even this bout up after Rizzo blasted an RBI single towards right field and got Higashioka home from 1st, 1-1. Few at bats later and Torres woud give New York their first lead after hitting a single into shallow center field while getting Judge home from 3rd base, 2-1. Yankees completed this inning by outscoring Toronto 2-0 on 3 hits. Then during the top 5th New York's lead bounced to two after Torres belted a single to left field and got Judge to score safely from 2nd base with Rizzo getting tagged out at 3rd, 3-1. Yankees through five were getting solid contact on the ball after turning in 7 team hits with 3 RBI's added and earned 7 total bases. However, the Yankees have been slowed down a bit by sustaining 7 K's and stranded 6 batters on base. Now heading into the middle of the 6th Hicks would crush a single that flew into deep right center field and it led home Higashioka from 2nd base, 4-1. After that, the Yankees pushed their advantage to four following a Torres single that went into shallow right field while getting Hicks to score from 2nd, thus going up 5-1. This happen to be New York's second score in back to back innings between the 5th and 6th. Yankees capped off the 6th by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Yankees concluded their night by snagging 13 total bases off 11 hits and got 5 runs to score across home plate but were shutout through their final three innings. New York simply did a great job of getting bats on balls and produced key scores when it mattered most. As for their bullpen they forced a ton of swing and miss attempts that led to a 7 strikeout night with 3 batters stranded on base. Yankees were walked 4 times, Tallion improves to 14-5 on the mound and they picked up a 95-59 record.










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Wednesday September 21st, 2022: Snell improves to 8-9 on the mound as it helped the Padres over the Cardinals by a shutout score of 1-0. This lifts San Diego to two wins in a row and snagged a 2-0 record during this three game series. Padres in the bottom 2nd would get on the board first after Nola knocked a single into center field and got Kim to score from 2nd base, 1-0. This would move Nola's RBI total up to 37 on the year. Then during the bottom 5th Profar would launch a high fly ball into deep center field for an easy 3rd out. Padres through five got 1 run to score on 3 hits and gained 3 total bases while being struck out 4 times. Despite the sluggish hits, San Diego had also lacked scorimg production as they haven't posted a run since the 2nd. Now heading into the top 7th Blake Snell would fire a fastball that forced Goldschmidt into a swing and miss strikeout to retire the sides. This would also be Snell's final inning pitched as he tossed 11 K' and allowed juts 2 hits. Snell was replaced by reliver Squarez. Padres concluded their night by muscling in 5 team hits and got on base total times but were shutout in their final seven innings. As for their bullpen.....well, they utilized a combined four Pitchers but it was all Blake Snell as he hung in 13 strikeouts and stranded 4 batters. Padres left 7 players on a base, were walked 4 times and moved up to a 83-66 record.














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Tuesday September 20th, 2022: The Brewers fall late in this matchup as it led them to a disappointing 5-7 loss when versing the Mets. This defeat keeps the Brewers in 4th place in the NL wild card standings and trail the 3rd place Phillies by two games. Brewers would tally in the first score of the game during the bottom 2nd after McCutchen drilled in a double that flew into center field and got Wong home from 2nd base, 1-0. Two bats later and Milwaukee's lead jumped to two thanks to Navaez hitting a single into center field while leading McCutchen home from 2nd, thus going up 2-0. Adames who the next batter in the lineup would crank in a single that went through left field and by doing so it would lead home Taylor from 2nd as well, 3-0. Milwaukee finished this inning by outscoring New York 3-0 on 4 complete hits. Then during the the bottom innings of the 5th Milwaukee extended their lead to four thanks to Wong belting a single towards deep right field and it led Adames home from 2nd base, 4-0. This would also be the Brewers first run scored since the 2nd. Milwaukee in five secured 10 hits with 4 runs driven in and got players on base 11 total times but were slowed down a bit as they sat down on 4 strikes and stranded 4 batters in scoring position. During the bottom 7th Milwaukee were starting to lack offensive production after Perderson sustained a strikeout off Trevor May's fastball for the 3rd out of this inning. Keep note that the Brewers by this point in time haven't posted a scored run since the 5th. Going into the bortom of the 8th Adames would inch his team within two after blasting a single to center field and got Mitchell to score safely from 2nd, 5-7. In the end, during the bottom innings of the 9th McCutchen would swing for the fences and it turned into a foul tipped strikeout off reliver Edwin Diaz's 102 mile per hour fastball for a quick 3rd out. Milwaukee smashed in 11 hits with 5 runs tallied and ran the bases well after hauling in 15 total but were scoreless in their final inning of play. As for their bullpen they jammed in a 9 strikeout night and left 3 batters stuck on base.






Mets rally from four down to knock off the Brewers by a score of 7-5. This allowed the Mets to sit comfortably in 1st place in the NL Central Division and are riding a 6-Game win streak. McNeil in the top 4th would be knock in  a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. Mets through four scoreless innings were really struggling to make contact with the ball as they turned in 1 hit on 1 total base gained and were forced into hitting 6 ground balls. Now heading into middle 6th New York would come within one run after Pete Alonso hammered a much needed 3-run home run that was sent over the center field wall while bringing home both Canha and Lindor, 3-4. Mets capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits. Come the mid 7th New York would load the bases after Nimmo was walked by reliver Taylor Rodgers  on a ball four and it sent Ruf(Naquin ran for Ruf) to 3rd base and McCann to 2nd. After that, Mark Canha on the first pitch he saw would rip in a grand slam home run that was lifted over the left field wall, 7-4. This would be the Mets 2 homer of the night and scored consecutive runs between the 6th and 7th innings. Mets offense still had issues at the plate as they were restricted to 4 team hits with 5 walks added and got 7 RBI's to score off 10 total bases earned while getting shutout through their final two innings. You also got to credit the Mets red hot bullpen as they frustrated Milwaukee by tossing 11 strikes and stranded 10 batters in base.







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BREAKING: Royals have gone along to fire current Manager Dayton Moore and this is the same guy who put together a 2015 World Series champion team as they knocked off the Mets four games to one. Since that time the Royals haven't made the Postseason in 7 striaght years with two of them being back to back 100+ loss seasons. Here in 2022 they stand in 4th place with a 58-89 record and are also 22 games out of a wild card spot in the AL.










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Friday September 16th, 2022: Pirates late rally was cut short as the final score showed a tough 3-4 one run loss to the Mets. Pirates on a 2-Game win streak and fell to their 90th loss of the year. Pirates first run would come in the top 5th after Chavis reached an infoeld single towards the shortstop and still managed to Kelly home from 3rd, 1-3. The Pirates offense in five turned in 3 hits on 3 total bases gained and got 1 RBI to score. Pirates much lime the Mets were struggling at the plate after sitting on 4 strikes and making connections with the ball were rare. Entering the the top 7th and Pittsburgh were still in an offensive slump after Chavis creamed a high fly ball into shallow center field for an easy 3rd out. Pirates haven't posted a scored run since the 5th and continuted to neglect runners in scoring position. Come the mid 8th Pitrsburgh would boom their way to within a run after Cruz belted a 2-run homer over the center field wall and it got Heinien to score safely from 1st, 3-4. Pirates capped this inning off by outscoring New York 2-0 on 3 total hits. In the end, during the middle 9th Mitchell with two gone would hit a fly ball that was sent into deep right field for the 3rd and final out. Pirates wrapped their night up by delivering 1 home run with 5 hits added and drove home 3 RBI's on 6 total bases. Over on the bullpen's side they stranded 6 batters on a bag and flexed in a 8 strikeouts but they allowed 3 stolen bases. Pirates walked once, starting Pitcher Keller moves to 5-11 with a 6 K night and slipped down to a 55-90.






Walker fires 5 strikes and it leads the Mets over the Pirates 4-3. Mets secure a 2-0 record during this four game season series and have outscored Pittsburgh 11-4. Mets would break this scoreless tie in the bottom 3rd after Nido blasted a single into right field and got Escobar to score from 1st, 1-0. This happen to be Nido's 26th RBI of the 2022 season. Then the Mets lead bounced to two once the bottom 4th rolled around after Volgelback buried a solo home run over the center field wall, 2-0. The Mets through four got 2 runs to score off 2 team hits and added in 5 total bases. Including 1 home run. All the Mets needed to do was slow down because they've been struck out 4 times on a few swing and miss attempts. Now heading into bottom 6th New York gain a little room as Alonso zipped in a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and it led Nimmo home from 3rd base, thus gaining a 3-1 lead. Mets by this point of the game bumped their hit total up to 5. An inning later during the bottom 7th the Mets would start to run away with this one after Nimmo hammered a single to shallow left center field and got Escobar to score from 3rd base, 4-1. Keep note that the Mets at this time have scored a run in back to back innings between the 6th and 7th. Mets muscled in 7 team hits with 4 runs driven in and in that process earned 11 total bases but were shutout through their final two innings. As for their bullpen they had somewhat of a dominate night after posting 7 K's and leaving 3 batters on base. Walker 12-4 on the mound, walked 3 times and added on to their record by making it 91-55. 













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Wednesday September 14th, 2022: Diamondbacks hold off the Dodgers after picking up a 5-2 Victory. This dedeat puts Arizona ten games beneath .500 and fall to their 76th loss in 2022. Arizona during the bottom 1st woukd put LA on their heels after Varsho hung in a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. This would be Varsho's 5th homer of the 2022 season. Then during the bottom 2nd Arizona would add on to their lead as Carroll hammered a solo home run of his own and sent it over the right field wall, 2-0. This also happen to be Arizona's 2nd homer of the night. Come the bottom  of the 5th and Rojas would zip in a grounder towards 1st base for the 3rd out of this inning. The Diamondbacks offense through five turned in 2 hits on 8 total bases gained and drove home 2 RBI's but were plagued a bit by not posting a run since the 1st and have been struck out 4 times. Now heading into the bottom 9th Arizona would be forced into extra innings after McCarthy tried stealing home plate but got tagged out by the Catcher for the 3rd out. In the end, during the bottom innings of the 10th Alcantara zipped in a game winning walk off 3-run home run that was belted over the right field wall, 5-3. Diamondbacks concluded their night by knocking in 3 home runs off 5 hits and in that process got 5 runs to score across home plate. As for their bullpen they piunded the strike zone for 9 K's and stranded 8 batters on base. Arizona stole 1 base, Davies and Smith were combined for 7 strikes while falling to 66-76 record


Dodgers were outscored three to 1 in the extra innings as they suffered a tough 3-5 loss when going up against the Diamondbacks. This helps the Dodgers puck up their 5th win in a row and swept the D-Backs during this three game series 3-0. Dodgers would come within one during the top 4th as Smith jammed in a solo home run iver the center field wall, 1-2. Few bats later Thompson would smash in a solo homer that traveled over the left field wall, thus tying this bout up at 2-2. Dodgers in four were held to 3 team hits with 2 home runs added and got 2 RBI's to score off 9 total bases earned. During the middle 7th Hummel would suffer a strikeout off reliver Tommy Kahales fastball for a quick 3rd out. The Dodgers by this point of the game were lacking production as they've been scoreless since the 4th while being forced into a few swing and miss attempts that led them to 6 strikeouts.  Entering the top of the 10th Barnes would score from 3rd base off Montoya delivering a wild pitch in which the ball bounced over the Catcher's glove, thus snagging a 3-2 lead. Dodgers secured 5 team hits with 3 RBI's tallied and turned in 11 total bases. Keep note that before the 10th inning LA had been hitless since 5th. Over on the bullpen's side they frustrated Arizona by delivering 10 strikeouts while leaving 3 batters on base.  Dodgers were walked 4 times, Grove tossed 4 K's and they pounce to a 99-43 record.












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Tuesday September 13th, 2022: Springs fired 5 K's in six innings and it led the Rays past the Blue Jays by a score of 4-2. This win keeps Tampa Bay in that 3rd place slot in the AL wild card standings and snapped a three game losing streak. The Rays would get on the board first during the top 1st after Randy Arozarena reached a fielder's choice towards the shortstop and managed to still drive in Diaz from 3rd base, thus going up 1-0. Then during the top 3rd Tampa Bay would load the bases after Aranda reached an infield single of his own to 1st base while getting Diaz to 3rd and Franco to 2nd. After that, the Rays would push their lead to two following Arozarena reaching a fielders choice to 2nd base and it led Diaz to score safely at home, 2-0. Peralta who was the next batter in the lineup would crank in a sacrifice fly ball that flew through left field and got Franco to score from 3rd, 3-0. Rays offenvise onslaught would continue after Margot hit a single into shallow left field and it git Arozarena to score, allowing Margot to reach 2nd off a Hernandez throwing error, 4-0. Ray's were making quick work in three after turning in 7 hits with 8 total bases tallied and got 4 runs to score across home plate.  Now transitioning into middle 7th Franco with two gone would belt a grounder towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. The Rays by this point of the game were lacking offensive production as they haven't scored a run since the 3rd and left 4 batters stranded on a bag. Including 3 strikeouts under their belt. Tampa Bay wrapped their day up by muscling in 9 team hits and got players on base 10 total times but were shutout through their final six innings. As for their bullpen they dished in 9 strikes and stranded 10 batters on base. Rays take game one of this double header matchup, bumped Seattle down to that 2nd place wild card and improved their record to 79-61.


Blue Jays during this meeting suffered a difficult 2-4 loss when playing against the Rays. This defeat holds Toronto in that 2nd place wild card spot in the AL standings and were denied of winning back to back games in a row. During the bottom 4th Jansen would turn in a pop fly ball that went towards 3rd base for a quick third out.  Blue Jays in four scoreless innings jumped on base twice off 2 team hits and in that process suffered 2 strikeouts with 4 batters stranded. Blue Jays simply lacking in the hit department and couldn't get runners in scoring position. Four innings later during the bottom 8th Bichett's single to shallow right field would allow Guerrero to get on 3rd base. Few bats after Kirk would knock in a grounder towards the Pitcher and it would lead Guerrero home, 1-4. Chapman who was the fifth batter in the lineup would bring his team within two after hitting a single to left field and by doing so it would bring Bichette to score from 3rd base, 2-4. Blue Jays capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits.  In the end, during the bottom of the 9th inning Bichette would hammer in a ground ball and sent it towards 1st base for the 3rd and final out of the day. The Blue Jays concluded their afternoon by securing 8 team hits with 2 RBI's added and snagged themselves 8 total bases but were held scorleess in their final inning of play. Bullpen on the other hand worked the mound well by securing 4 strikeouts and forced Tampa Bay to leave 8 batters on base. When Toronto did allow contact they would mostly turn into grounders or fly balls. Starting Pitcher Merryweather on the mound falls to 0-3 with 1 K added, were walked 3 times and slipped down to a 79-62 record.




















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Friday September 9th, 2022: Guardians barely hang on to this one after defeating the Twins 7-6. This win helps Cleveland snag a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series and are six games above .500. Naylor during the top 1st helped Cleveland get on the board fast after hitting a single to left center field and brought home Rosario's from 2nd base, 1-0. Few at bats later Gonzalez would hammer in a 3-run home run over the left field wall while leading both Ramirez and Naylor home, 4-0. The Guardians in one were having early succes at the plate after turning in 4 team hits with 1 home run added and got 4 RBI's to score on 9 total bases gained. Then in the top of the 4th inning the Guardians lead would increase to five after Hodges lifted a solo home run that went over the left field wall, thus going up 5-0. This also happen to be Cleveland's 2nd homer of the night. Come the middle innings of 5th and Cleveland would extend their lead to seven following Gonzalez zipping in a 2-run home run over the left field wall while allowing Naylor to score from 3rd, 7-0. Guardians wrapped this inning up by turning in 2 runs on 4 total hits. Entering the top 8th Kwan would knock in a grounder towards 1st base for quick 3rd out. Cleveland by this point of the game haven't scored a run nor recorded a hit since the 5th. Offensively the Guardians secured 3 home runs off 15 hits and got players on base 25 total times with 7 RBI's tallied but would be shutout through their final four innings. As for their bullpen they execute greatly on the mound after owning the zone for 11 strikes and stranded 10 batters on base. Starting Pitcher Quantrill tossed 7 K's while moving to 12-5, stole 1 base and improved to a 71-65 record.


Twins fell behind early and it led them to a tough 6-7 loss when versing the Guardians. This defeat sends Minnesota one game above .500 and sustained their 68th loss of the year. Minnesota would finally get on the scoresheet during the bottom 5th as Miranda hit a single that went through shallow center field in order get Leon home from 2nd, 1-7.  After that, the Twins would come within five as Urshela reached an infield single towards the shortstop and it led Correa home safely, allowing Urshela to get on 2nd off the 3rd baseman mis firing his throw 2-7. The Twins through five were making solid contact on the ball as they secured 9 hits and ran the bases effectively for 10 total and drove home 2 RBI's but were slowed down by being struck out 7 times. Now heading into bottom 6th Arizona would inch themselves within three runs after Correea blasted a single into right field while thrusting in both Arrarez and Leon to score, allowing Correa to reach 2nd base off the right fielder mis timing his throw, 4-7. Minnesota capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. During the bottom half of the 8th Correa would blast a 2-run home run that went over the left center field wall and came within one, 6-7. Twins sealed this inning by outscoring Cleveland 2-0 on 3 hits. In the end, during the bottom 9th Caves would suffer foul tipped strikeout off reliver Emmanuel Clase's fastball for the 3rd and final out. Twins concluded their night by racking up 14 hits with 1 home run turned in and gained 20 total bases on 6 RBI's driven home yet they were scoreless in their final inning of play. Over on the bullpen's side they woukd muster in 5 strikes and left 8 batters on base. Twins were walked twice, hit 3 doubles and dipped down to a 69-68 record.











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Tuesfay September 6th, 2022: The Diamondbacks falter to the Padres late as they suffered a rough 5-6 one run loss. Arizona is five games beneath .500 and  Arizona in the top 1st would put a tally on the scoreboard after Rojas hammered a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. This would be Rojas's 8th homer of the year. Then the Diamondbacks during the mid 4th would finally snap their scoreless drought after Alcantara zipped in a double towards right field and allowed Kelley to score from 2nd, 2-0. The D-Backs offense in four ran the bases well for 8 total on 5 team hits and got 1 RBI to score. An inning later during the middle  5th Arizona's lead would increase to three after Varsho crushed a solo homer of his own and sent it over the right field wall, thus going up 3-0. Walker who was the next batter in the lineup would deliver a home run by his lonesome as he cranked it past the center field wall in order to go up 4-0. Arizona after that, continued to pile up their lead thanks to Kelly hitting a grounder to 2nd base and managed to get McCarthy home safely, 5-0. D-Backs sealed this inning by scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and bumped their base total up to 19. Come the top 8th the D-Backs offemse was lacking a little after Thomas hit a grounder to 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. Arizona by this point haven't scored a run since the 5th and have suffered 7 strikeouts. Arizona wrapped their night up by securing 10 hits and earned 20 total bases but  were shutout through their final four innings. The Diamondbacks late in this bout struggled to score runs and were hitless since the 6th. As for their bullpen they muscled in a 6 strikeout night and stranded 4 batters on base. Arizona stole 1 base, Kelly tossed 5 K's and they slipped down to a 65-70 record.




Padres rally back from five down to knock off the Diamondbacks by a score of 6-5. ??. The Padres would earn their first run of the entire game during the bottom 5th as Cronenworth launched a 2-run home run over the right field wall and got Bell home from 1st, 2-5. Few bats later and the Padres would inch within two once Kim buried a solo home run past the left field wall, 3-5.  The Padres through five included 2 home runs on 2 hits and in that process gained 8 total bases with 3 RBI's added but have been struck out 3 times while being forced into hitting mostly ground balls. San Diego simply have struggled to produce runs not just tonight but through the past couple of games as well. Now heading into the bottom of the 7th inning San Diego would come within one as Bell smashed in a solo home run that was pounded over the left center field wall, 4-5. In the end, during the bottom 9th San Diego would walk it off with two outs and a  bases loaded situation as Alfaro hit a single towards center field while bringing in both Meyers and Cronenworth, 6-5. Padres turned in 6 team hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in position by driving in 6 runs on 14 total bases. Over on the bullpen's side they did terrific on the mound as they frustrated Arizona by delivering 9 K's and left 6 on base. San Diego smashed in 3 home runs, Cronenworth secured a 2 RBI night and improved to a 75-62 record.















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Monday September 5th, 2022: Yankees hang in three home runs to blast themselves past the Twins for a 5-2 Victory. This sends New York to a two game win streak and they go up 1-0 during this four game regular season. Yankees would snag the games first score after Josh Donaldson in the bottom 1st lifted a double into deep left field and got Judge to score from 2nd base, 1-0. This happen to be Donaldson's 50th RBI of the year. Then the Yankees lead creeped up to two as Gonzales in the bottom 3rd launched a solo home run that sent over the right field wall, 2-0. The Yankees in three moved the bases well by getting on 7 total times with 3 team hits and drove in 2 RBI's to score. Including 1 home run added. During the bottom 6th New York would regain their lead back after Aaron Judge on a 3-1 count blasted a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and allowed Torres to come home safely from 1st, thus gaining a 4-2 advantage. This would also be Judge's 54th homer in 135 games. New York's beatdown on Minnesota would carry over to the bottom 7th thanks to Kiner Falefa zipping in a solo home run of his own and sent it past the left field wall, 5-2. Yankees were scoreless through their final two innings but still gained 17 total bases with 7 hits turned in and earned 5 RBI's. Bullpen held up their end of the bargain by tossing 9 strikes and shut Minnesota out through their final four innings. Yankees were walked 3 times, bullpen made 2 errors and improved to a 81-54 record.



Twins strand seven on base as it led them to a disappointing 2-5 loss against the Yankees. Minnesota sits in 2nd place in the AL Central trailing the Guardians by half a game back and are 6-4 through their last ten. Cabrera in the top of the 4th would be forced into hittong a ground ball to the 1st baseman for a quick third out. The Twins offense got on base twice off 2 hits and were held scoreless through their first four innings. Minnesota was also struck out at the plate 3 times while stranding 3 on base. An inning later during the middle 5th the Twins would even this bout up after Sanchez hammered a 473 foot home run over the left field wall and got Cave home from 1st, 2-2. Twins by this point of the game bumped up their base total to 9 with 2 runs tallied and outscored New York 2-0 on 3 hits. Minnesota was simply doing a solid job of putting the ball in play and getting runners on base. Entering the top 8th with batters gone Garlick would hit a grounder towards 3rd base for the 3rd out of this inning. Twins at this point were slowed down and lacking offensive production due to no scores since the 5th while most of their contact came as ground balls. In the end, durring middle of the 9th Kapler on his sixth pitch suffered a strikeout off reliver Clay Holmes sinker that traveled at 97 miles per hour for an easy 3rd out. Twins punctuated their afternoon by utilizing 6 hits with 4 walks added and in that process snagged 9 total bases. Twins one main concern was that they had to many swings and misses over home plate. Although their bullpen gave up a ton of bags, they managed to still toss in 6 K's and forced New York to strand only 2 batters. Relive Pitcher Megill falls to 3-2 on the mound, stole 2 bases and fell down to a 68-65 record.












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Sunday September 4th, 2022: Yankees hang in by a thread after downing the Rays by a score of 2-1. This win helped New York snap a three game losing streak and reaming in 1st place in the AL East Division. Aaron Judge would get the scoring going in the top 1st as he crushed a solo home run over the left field wall and gave New York an early 1-0 lead. This woukd be Judge's 51st homer of the season. Come the mid 5th Stanton with gone would hit a high fly ball into deep right field for an easy 3rd out and the sides would retire. The Yankees through five got 1 RBI to score off 4 team hits and got players on base 7 total times with 1 home run added. The only falter in the Yankees game was that they stranded 3 batters on a bag while suffering 3 strikes and have been held scoreless since the 1st. Six innings later during the top 7th New York would get runners in position after LaMathieu reached an infield single towards the shortstop and allowed Aaron Judge to reach 3rd base. Yankees after that, pushed their lead to two following a Cabrera sacrifice fly ball into left field and it would lead Judge to score at home, thus going up 2-0. This scored run would ultimately be the game winner. The Yankees secured 6 hits and ran the bases well for 10 total but drove in only 2 RBI's. Bullpen worked well on the mound as they dominated down and away or in the middle of the zone for 12 K's while leaving 9 batters on base. Yankees walked the bases 3 times, hit 1 double and moved up to a 80-54 record.





Rays were restricted to one run all game long as the final score showed a difficult 1-2 loss to the Yankees. Tis defeats ends the Rays five game win streak and are in 2nd place in the AL East as they trail the Yankees five games back. Peralta in the bottom 4th who was the third batter in the lineup would suffer a strikeout off a Frankie Montas fastball for a quick 3rd out. Rays offense in four scoreless innings were limited to 1 hit with 1 total base gained and have been struck out 7 times. Rays were simply struggling to get runners on base and couldn't produce scores. Now transitioning into the bottom 7th Tampa Bay would load the bases after Aranda was walked on a ball four by Buehler as it sent Brujuan to 2md base and Peralta to 3rd. Unfortunately, Tampa Bay would be unable to cash in with runners in scoring position thanks to Diaz reaching a fielders choice towards the shortstop who threw out Aranda at 2nd for the 3rd out of this inning. Rays by this point were still scoreless through seven. Then the Rays would finally get on the board but not until the bottom 9th as Mejia belted a single into left center field and brought home Peralta from 3rd base, 1-2. In the end, Diaz on his sixth pitch sustained a strikeout off reliver Clay Holmes 102 mile per hour sinker for the 3rd and final out of the afternoon. Rays concluded their day by driving home 1 run on 6 team hits and ran the bases extremely well for 9 total. Although the Rays got good hits late, they still struggled to bring RBI's in. As for their bullpen they kept their team in it after frustrating New York by punching out 5 batters and left 11 on base. Rays secure 3 doubles, were walked twice and slipped to a 74-58 record.
















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Thursday September 1st, 2022: Nationals outscore the Athletics 4-2 in the bottom 10th and it led them to a 7-5 Victory. Nats secure this three game regular season series 2-1 and are riding 2 striaght wins in a row. Thomas in the bottom 4th would suffer a strikeout off Waldichuk's fastball for an easy 3rd out. The Nationals in four put the ball in play for 5 team hits and got 1 run to score on 8 total bases gained but were slowed down a bit suffering 5 strikes and haven't scored a run since the 1st. Then during the bottom innings of the 7th Luke Voit would put a man on 1st and 3rd after rocketing a single to deep right field. After that, Washington would come within one after Cruz reached an infield single towards the shortstop and got home Mensee's from 3rd, 2-3. This would also be the Nationals first score since the 4th. During the bottom 8th the Natz would find themselves in a 3-3 tie as Vargas ripped in a single towards shallow left field in order to bring home Hernandez from 2nd. Keep in mind that this would put Vargas's RBI total at 12 on the year. Now heading into the bottom 9th extra innings would be forced as Hernandez bombed a high fly ball into deep center field for the 3rd out. Transitioning into the bottom 10th and the Nats would add in another run as a Ruiz single to right field would allow Hernanadez to score safely from 3rd base but trailed 4-5. In the end, Meneses would walk it off with a game clinching 2-run home run over the right center field wall while dashing home Abrams and Thomas, 7-5. The Nationals recorded 8 hits and drove in 3 RBI's off 11 total bases earned while driving back a 2 home run day. As for their bullpen they pounded the zone for 12 strikes with Waldichuk throwing 6 of them and forced Oakland to strand 10 batters on base. Washington stole 3 bases, walked 6 times and improved to a 44-87 record.




The Athletics cant't hang on to their late lead as the final results showed a tough 5-7two run loss to the Nationals. A's during this three game stand were outscored 17-16 and are atop two consecutive losses in a row. Langiluers in the top 5th would even this bout up after recording a solo home run that was sent over the right field wall, 1-1. The Athletics offense through five turned in 5 team hits with 1 homer added and got players on base 8 total times while driving in 1 RBI. Oakland's ultimate issue was their swings and misses over the plate as it led them to 6 strikeouts with 3 batters left on base.  An inning later during the top 6th, with 1 gone, Marchin on 1st, Langiluers at bat hits a grounder towards Vargas who got Marchim out at 2nd base and threw out Langiluers at 1st for a double play. Oakland offensively by this point in time were still struggling to produce scores and were forced into hitting mostly ground balls. Entering the middle of the 7th the A's would be the team to break this tie as Kemp zipped in a single that flew into right field and in that process it would lead Pache home from 2nd, thus going up 2-1. Brown who was the next batter in the lineup would hammer a single of his own and sent it into center field while bringing in Murphy to score, 3-1. Athletics wrapped this inning up by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Come the top 10th Langiluers would lift a double that flew through deep right center field while leading Neuse and Machin to score, 5-3. Unfortunately, this would be the A's final score moving forward. The Athletics tallied 17 total bases on 11 hits and got 5 RBI's to come across home plate. Oakland simply did a great job of getting positive swings when at the plate and capitalized with runners in scoring position. Despite their defeat. Bullpen on the other hand delivered 13 strikeouts and did a nice job leaving 12 batters on base. A's were hit by 1 pitch, secured 1 triple and dropped down to a 50-82 record.
















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Wednesday August 31st, 2022: Phillies maul the Diamondbacks by picking up an impressive 18-2 Victory. Phils record win number 73 on the year and during this three game series secured a 1-2 record. Bohm during the top 1st belted a hit towards the shortstop and got Schwarber to score at home from 3rd base, allowing Bohm to reach 1st off Perdomo mis firing his throw to the 1st baseman, 1-0. Two innings later dueijg the top 3rd the Phillies lead jumped to two after Harper blasted a single into shallow center field and got Hoskins home safely from 3rd, 2-0. After that, Segura would fire in a single towards right field while leading home both Harper and Bohm, 4-0. Vierlimg who the next batter in the lineup would hammer in a single of his own and sent it into left center field while bringing in Realmuto, thus gong up 5-0. The Phillies off to a hot start in three after hauling in 7 total bases with 5 hits added and in that process got 5 runs to score. The Phillies offensive onslaught continuted going into the mid 5th as Marsh belted a triple to deep center field while bringing in Segura and Realmudo in order to take an 8-1 advantage. Phils capped this inning off by reeling in 4 runs on 3 total hits and have been walked 5 times. Then come the middle 6th Phillies extended their lead to nine following a Realmuto double to deep center field with Bohm coming home from 2nd, 10-1. Now heading into top innings of the 7th Schwarber would hammer a double that flew through left field and led Sosa home from 2nd, 11-1. During the top 8th a Stubbs double to deep left field would bring in Bohm and Hoskins to score, 18-1. Phillies trounced Arizona 7-0 on 7 hits to cap off this inning. Offensively Philadelphia got a ton of contact with the ball as they dug in 22 team hits and ran the bases well for 30 total while getting 15 RBI's across home plate. Bullpen on the other hand complicated things by punishing the strike zone for 7 K's and forced Arizona to strand 5 batters in base. Philly piled in 6 doubles, Marsh recorded 3 RBI's with 3 hits and improved their record to 73-58.





Diamondbacks get obliterated after going down to the Phillies 2-18. Arizona drops to loss number 68 and are 7 games beneath 500. McCarthy in the bottom 4th would hang in a solo home run that was pounced over the right field wall, 1-5. This would also be McCarthy's 4th homer of the year. The Diamondbacks offense theough four drove in 1 RBI off 1 team hit and got players on base 4 total times. Including 3 strikeouts under their belt. Transitioning into the bottom inning of the 7th Alcantara with batters gone would fire in a fly ball towards left field for a quick 3rd out and the sides would retire. Arizona by this point in time haven't scored a run since the 4th. Entering the bottom 9th, with no batters gone, Walker on 1st, Garrett at bat hits a grounder towards  Maton who got Walker out at 2nd and threw Garrett out at 1st for a double play but managed to get Rivera home yet they still trailed majorly behind 2-18. In the end, Varsho would knock in a ground ball towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out. Arizona on the offensive side were held to 5 hits with 1 homer tallied and gained 9 total bases off 2 RBI's driven in. Shifting to the bullpen and they would muster in a 6 strikeout night and left 12 batters stranded on a bag. Diamondbacks ultimate issue was simply allowing way to many runs as they at one time gave up four consecutive scores in a row between the 5th and 8th innings. Arizona hit 1 double, bullpen had 2 team errors and fell to a 61-68 record.















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Tuesday August 30th, 2022: Dodgers pick up win number 89 on the year as they knocked off the Mets 4-3. Dodgers remain atop the NL West Division and snagged their 90th win of the year. Dodgers during the top 3rd were making positive strides as Betts smashed a double to deep left field and got Barnes to 3rd. Few bats later Gallo would be hit by Walker's pitch and it drove in Barnes to score, 1-1. Dodgers lead after that, increased by two following a Lux single to center field while bringing in both Betts and Muncy, 3-1. Dodgers sealed this inning by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. An inning later during the mid 5th Gallo with two batters gone woukd suffer a strikeout off Walker's fastball for a quick 3rd out and the sides would separate. The Dodgers through five got 3 runs to score on 5 total bases earned and swatted in 4 team hits yet haven't scored a run since the 3rd and were struck out 5 times.  Heading into the top 7th the Dodgers would break this 3-3 tie thanks to Lux zipping in an infield single towards 2nd base and allowed Freeman to score, thus going up 4-3. This would be Gavin Lux's 39th RBI of the season. The Dodgers wrapped up their  by securing 7 hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving home 4 RBI's on 10 total bases but were shutout in their final two innings. Over on the bullpen's side they frustrated New York batters by tossing 10 K's and stranded 7 on base. Heaney threw 8 strikes on the mound, 8 LA batters were walked and moved their record to 90-38.






Mets lose by one measly run after going down to the Dodgers by a score of 3-4. Mets fall to their 48th dedeat of the season and are down 0-1 of this three game regular season stand. The Mets in the middle of the 1st would strike first after Marte hammered a double towards shallow right field and got Nimmo to score from 2nd base, allowing Marte to reach 3rd base off Heaney mis firing his throw to the 1st baseman 1-0. Then during the bottom 3rd New York would come within one after Marte drilled a solo home run over the left field wall, 2-3. The Mets in three put the ball in play by delivering 1 homer off 4 team hits and got 2 RBI's to score on 7 total bases gained  but were forced into a ton of swing and miss attempts that led them to 6 strikeouts. Come the bottom 4th and the Mets would tie this game up once Canha belted a solo homer of his own as it was sent over the left field wall, 3-3. This would be the teams 2nd homer of the game and his 15th on the year. In the end, during the bottom 9th Nimmo would hit a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy 3rd out. Mets hammered in 10 team hits whike hauling in 16 total bases and were held scoreless through the last five innings. Bullpen on the other hand managed to fire in 7 strikeouts while stranding 12 batters on base. Mets were caught stealing a base once, bullpen tossed an error and their record would drop to 82-48.














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Monday August 29th, 2022: Hiura hangs in his 14th homer of the season as it sent the Brewers past the Pirates by a score of 7-5. This win brings the 4th place Brewers four games back of a wild card spot in the NL and suffered back to back losses in a row. Brewers in the bottom 3rd gained a one run lead as Adames hit a single into right center field while getting Mitchell home to score, 1-0. Few bats later and the Brewers lead grew to two following Renfroe blasting a double into deep right field while bringing in both Adames and Tellez, allowing Renfroe to reach 3rd off Castro missing a throw from the 1st baseman, 3-0. The Brewers offense in three were making quick work at the plate after turning in 5 team hits with 2 walks allowed and got 3 runs ro score on 6 total bases gained. Then as the bottom 6th approached Yelich with two batters gone would zip in a grounder towards the shortstop for a quick 3rd out and the sides would retire. The Brewers haven't scored a run since the 3rd and were having issues making contact with ball after suffering 5 K's. Come the bottom 8th Milwaukee would march themselves into a tie game after Mitchell lifted a 2-run home run over the right center field wall and allowed for Navaez to score, 5-5. Brewers scored 2 runs on 1 hit to wrap up this inning of play. In the end, during the bottom 9th Milwaukee would walk it off thanks to Huna delivering a game clinching 2-run homer that was pounced over the left field wall and by doing so it lead Adames home from 1st, 7-5.  Offensively Milwaukee tallied 2 home runs while jamming in 11 team hits with 7 RBI's earned and in that process secured 18 total bases. You also got to give credit to the bullpen as they hounded the strike zone for 9 K's and forced Pittsburgh to leave 8 batters stranded on base. Brewers were walked 5 times, Renfroe secured a 2 RBI night with 3 hits and piled up their record to 67-59.





Pirates can't produce runs late in the game and it led them to a tough 5-7 loss when going against the Brewers. Pirates remain in 11th place in the NL wild card standings and fall to 0-1 in this 4-Game regular season series. Castro on his sixth pitch in the top 4th would suffer a strikeout off a Burnes cutter for the third out of this inning. The Pirates in four scoreless innings were held to 3 total bases on 3 hits while being struck out 5 times with 2 batters stranded. Pirates were having a tough time getting swings across the plate and have turned in a few ground balls. An inning later during the mid 5th Pittsburgh would get on the board after a Delay single towards center field and in that process got Newman to score at home safely from 3rd base, 1-3. Cruz who was the next batter in the lineup  belted a 2-run home run over the right field wall while driving in Marcano and Delay, 4-3. The Pirates by the end of the 5th bumped up their base total to 10 with 7 hits added and outscored Milwaukee 4-0. Now transitioning into middle innings of the 6th Castro would hammer a solo home run that flew past the right center field wall, thus gaining a 5-3 cushion. This would unfortunately be the Pirates last score of the night. During the top 9th Pittsburgh had a chance to take a lead with two men on but instead Chavis suffered a strikeout off reliver Devin Williams's changeup for an easy 3rd out. Pirates sealed this inning with Reynolds getting hit by a pitch and Delay was walked on a ball four. The Pirates utilized 2 home runs off 10 hits and ran the bases extremely well for 16 total while adding in 5 RBI's but were shutout through their final three innings. Over on the bullpens side they turned in 7 strikes with 5 batters stranded yet they allowed a combined total of four runs to score between the 8th and 9th innings. Pirates walked three times, Stout and Wilson were combined for 5 strikes whike slipping down to a 48-79 record.








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Sunday August 28th. 2022: Trout hits his 28th homer of the year and it sends the Angels to a routing 8-3 Victory, over the Blue Jays. Angels sweep the Blue Jays during this three game regular season series and picked up their 55th win of the year. Angels in the top 3rd would strike first after Regnifo slammed a 2-run homer past the right field wall and got Ohtani to score, 2-0. The Angels through three were having early success at the plate after securing 9 total bases on 5 team hits and got 2 RBI's to score but in that process they managed to strand 4 batters. An inning later during the middle of the 4th LA would pounce their lead to three following a Suzuki solo home run over the left field wall, 3-0. Then during the mid 7th Fletcher would fire in a double that was sent into center field and by doing so it would lead Fletcher home from 1st, 4-1. After that, Ohtani who was the next batter in the lineup  pounded in a 2-run home run that would be lifted over the left field wall and it would bring in Trout to score from 2nd base, 6-1. Keep in mind that this would be the Angels first score since the 4th and they outscored Toronto 3 runs to none to seal the 7th. During the middle 8th the Angels started to run away as Suzuki got on 1st base after smashing a hit towards Guerrero who couldn't field the ball correctly and it would allow for Sierra to come home from 2nd, 7-2. We now shift to the top 9th where Trout utilized  solo homer that was pounded over the center field wall which gave his team an 8-2 advantage. The Angels throughout this matchup got good wood on the ball as they secured 13 hits with 4 home runs added and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 7 runs on 26 total bases gained. Bullpen was equally effective after zipping in a 10 strikeout day and left 11 Toronto batters stuck on base. Starting Pitcher Davidson utilized 5 strikes in four innings, stole 1 base and forwarded their record to 55-73.



Blue Jays get manhandled by the Angles after being defeated 3-8. This defeat sends Toronto to their 3rd straight loss in a row amd have been outscored 22-3 in this three game stand. Chapman in the bottom innings of the 4th hung in a double that went into deep right field while getting Bichette home from 2nd, 1-3. The struggling Blue Jays in four were limited to 2 team hits and got players on base three total times with 1 RBI tallied. Toronto's main concern was that they were being forced into a ton of grounders and pop flys while  suffering 5 strikeouts.  Now heading to the top of the 6th inning Stripling would fire a fastball to strikeout Aguliar for an easy 3rd out and the sides would retire. This would be Stripling's last inning pitched as he would be relived by Cimber. Starting Pitcher Ross Stripling in six executed perfectly on the mound after delivering 6 strikes with 4 hits allowed. Come the bottom 7th and Toronto would finally get back on the board after Yuli Gurriel zipped in a triple to left center field and it allowed Guerrero to score at home safely from 1st but trailed still 2-6. Blue Jays wrapped this inning up by scoring 1 run on 1 total hit. Moving to the bottom 9th Toronto would add in one more run thanks to a Springer solo homer that was delivered over the left field wall and came within five, 3-8. In the end, with gone Bichette would hit a grounder towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the day. Offensively the Blue Jays concluded their afternoon by turning in 9 hits and moved the bases well for 16 total but drove in just 3 RBI's. As for the Blue Jays bullpen they muscled in 6 strikes and forced LA to leave 8 batters stranded on base yet they allowed three consecutive scores in a row between the 7th and 9th innings. Blue Jays turn in 2 doubles, Stripling falls to 6-4 on the mound and they staggered down to a 68-58 record.








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Saturday August 27th, 2022: Cardinals rally from four down to slide past the Braves by a score of 6-5. This win helps St. Louis avoid back to back losses in a row and ended this two game stand with a 1-1 tie.  St. Louis wouldn't be scoreless for to long as Knizner in the bottom 4th hammered a 2-run home over the left field wall but trailed still 2-4. It's just unfortunate that the entire 4th ended with St. Louis getting outscored 4 runs to 2.  An inning later and St. Louis would inch within one run following Knizner lifting a 2-run home run over the left field wall and got Goldschmidt to score, 4-5. The Cardinals through five secured 1 home run on 5 team hits and scraped in 4 runs to score on 12 total bases earned but had their struggles in striking out 4 times with 6 batters stranded on base. Come the bottom 7th and Dickerson who the was the sixth batter in the lineup would hit a ground ball towards Olson for an easy 3rd out at 1st base. Cards by this point in time were held scorleess since 4th. During the bottom 9th Arenado would be hit by Kenley Jansen's pitch in order to load the bases. Few bats later Dickerson at the plate with 1 out would knock in an infield single to the shortstop and in that process got Donovan to score from 3rd, 5-5. In the end, the Cards would walk it off after O'Neil was walked on a ball four by Jansen and it would allow Goldschmidt to come home from 3rd, 6-5. Cards sealed their night by blasting in 9 team hits with 5 walks allowed and secured a 6 RBI night while players jumped on base 17 total times. Over on the bullpen's side they dominated  down in the zone as they flexed in 11 strikes and shutout Atlanta through their final four innings. Cards scored 2 runs in the final inning, Arenado had a 4 hit night and welded their record to 73-54.





Braves falter in the late innings as Jansen can't close and it resulted in a 5-6 loss to the Cardinals. This defeat snapped Atlanta's 4-Game losing streak and fell to their 49th loss of 2022. Riley in the top 4th would blast an infield single towards Chapman in order to send Olson to 2nd base. A bat later Travis d'Arnaud would crush a 3-run home run over the center field wall while bringing in both Olsen and Riley, thus going up 3-0. Braves after that, quickly extended their lead to four after Harris jammed in a  single of his own and sent it  into center field while getting Contraras to score from 3rd, 4-0. Braves offense in four belted 5 team hits with 1 home run added and drove in 4 RBI's on 10 total bases gained. The only real struggle that Atlanta was facing is that they've been swinging and missing a bit to much as it's led them to be struck out 4 times. The Braves lead then began to creep up to five during the top of the 5th inning as Riley launched a double to deep right center field and by doing so it bring home Olson to score safely from 3rd base, 5-2. This would be Riley's 83rd RBI of the 2022 season. Now heading into the middle innings of the 8th and Atlanta was struggling to produce runs as Harris struck out on a Hicks 101 mile per hour sinker for a quick 3rd out. Braves unfortunately haven't scored a run since back in the 5th and when they do make contact with the ball they mainly turn into grounders or pop flys. Braves throughout this matchup managed to turn in 10 team hits with 3 doubles added and were effective on the bases by snagging 16 total off 5 runs to score but  left 8 batters on a bag. As for their bullpen they did an excellent job of locating their pitches in the zone as it led to 6 strikeouts and stranded 11 players. Morton struck 4 batters out in 5 innings, walked once and fell to a 79-49 record.










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Friday August 26th, 2022: Padres dominated the Royals after picking up a 13-5 routing Victory. Padres snap two losses in a row and secured win number 69 on the year. Padres in the top 1st would gain a quick one run lead following a Bell single that flew into center field and brought home Machado from 3rd base, 1-0. Few at bats later and the Padres lead increased to three thanks to Meyers cranking in a double to right center field while leading Drury and Bell to score, thus going up 3-0. Padres wrapped this inning up by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits and snagged 4 quick bases. Then during the top 2nd the Pads lead continuted to pile up as Profar knocked a double to deep left field and got home Azocar from 1st base which allowed them to take 4-0 lead. San Diego making quick work  in two as they got 4 RBI's to score on 8 total bases gained and turned in 4 team hits.  An inning later Meyers during the mid 3rd on the fourth pitch he saw belted a solo home run over the right field wall and bolstered their lead to 5-0. San Diego after that, would extend their cushion to six thanks Cronenworth blasting a solo home run of his own and sent it past the right field wall, 6-0.  Padres concluded this inning by outscoring Kansas City 2-0 on 3 hits. Come the top 6th San Diego would pull away from Kanas City by two runs as a Kim single to center field would allow Nola to reach home plate from 3rd base, 7-5. Transitioning into the top 7th Cronenworth would deliver a single towards right center field and by doing so it would bring in Bell safely from 3rd, 8-5. To make matters worse Cronenworth and Azocar would score off a Kim double to deep left field as they took an 11-5 lead. Pads sealed this inning off by outscoring the Royals 4-0.  During the middle 9th Padres added the final blow with a Kim 2-run homer over the left field wall with Azocar coming in safely, 13-5. Padres pounded 3 home runs off 19  hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 13 runs off 32 total bases captured. Bullpen was equally effective in the later innings as they stranded 9 batters on base and delivered 8 strikes. Pads were walked 4 times, utilized 4 doubles and moved up to a 69-58 record.







The Royals get manhandled by the Padres after taking a 5-13 loss. This defeat sends the Royals to 31-36 home record and are down 0-1 in this 3-Game regular season series.  Perez in the bottom 3rd would put Kansas City on the board after hitting a single to center field and drove home Lopez from 3rd base, 1-6.  Royals offense in three were held to 3 team hits with 2 doubles tallied and got 1 run across home plate on 5 total bases earned but were plagued a bit by being struck out twice. Now heading into the bottom 4th Kansas City would cut into the Padres five run lead after Pratto zipped in a 2-run home run that was pounced over the right field wall, 3-6. Next at bat Melendez would hammer a sac fly into left field and it would lead Waters to score from 3rd base, 4-6. Following that score Kansas City would come within one once Perez belted a single towards left field in order to bring in Lopez from 3rd base, 5-6. Royals capped this inning off by trouncing San Diego 4-0 on 5 hits. This would be their last score moving forward. In the end, come the bottom 9th with two gone, Rivero on 1st, Taylor at bat hits a ground ball to Kim who got Rivero at 2nd base and threw Taylor out at 1st for a double play. Royals got their bats moving late as they secured 11 team hits with a 5 RBI night and hauled in 16 total bases but were held scoreless through their final five innings. As for the Royals bullpen as whole they worked the strike zone for 9 K's and left 9 batters stuck on base yet they gave up  way to many runs. Royals were walked twice, Bubric falls to 2-9 on the mound and they stumble down to a 51-76 record. 















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Thursday August 25th, 2022: Red Sox falter to the Blue Jays after sustaining a tough 5-6 loss. This defeat was due to the inability to bring home runners who were in scoring position as they failed to convert a lead off triple and a bases loaded situation while falling to 4 consecutive losses in a row. Boston in the bottom 2nd would start to inch their way back into this matchup after McGuire blasted a single towards right field and in that process got home Bogaerts from 3rd, 1-2. Keep in mind that McGuire has .310 this season when having runners in scoring position. After that, Boston would tie this bout up as Dalbec lifted a single into right field in order to bring in Arroyo to score while McGurie was tagged out at 3rd trying to get extra bases, 2-2. Then during the bottom 3rd Boston would snag their first lead of the night after Devers hammered a double into shallow right field and managed to bring Pham home from 3rd, thus snagging a 3-2 advantage. The Red Sox offense in three got 3 RBI's to score on 6 team hits and put players on base 7 total times. Boston now has to find a way to maintain this lead as they've struggled to do that during this three game set.  Come the bottom 4th Boston would be able to notch another tie game as Dalbec hit a sac fly into left field and it would lead Refsnyder home from 3rd, 4-4. Boston transitioning into the bottom 6th would even this game yet again thanks to Duran belting a double to deep left field to bring in Dalbec from 3rd base, 5-5. In the end, during the bottom 10th Plawecki would be forced into a hitting a high pop up to left field for the final out of the night. Red Sox on the offensive side muscled in 15 hits and drove in 5  RBI's on 18 total bases gained but were held scorleess through their last four innings. Bullpen was the most effective by tossing 9 strikeouts and left 13 batters on base. Boston sits in last place in the AL East Division, are five game below .500 and staggered down to a 60-65 record.




Blue Jays handle the Red Sox after securing a 6-5 Victory in ten innings. This keeps Toronto sitting in that 2nd place wild card spot in the AL and are riding 3 striaght wins in a row. Toronto during the top 1st would get runners in scoring position after Hernandez was walked on a ball four by Crawford and it put Guerrero on 2nd base. A play later and Bichette would blast a double towards deep right field while bringing home both Guerrero and Hernandez, 2-0. Toronto wrapped this inning up by scoring 2 runs in 2 total hits. Three innings  later during the mid 4th and Toronto would load the bases after Springer was walked by Crawford on a ball four.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr who was the next at bat launched a single towards right center field while getting Jansen and Espinal home, 4-3. Blue Jays through four were effective on the bases after racking in 10 total off 9 team hits and got 4 RBI's to come home. Now heading into middle of the 6th Jansen would bomb a solo home run over the left field wall and helped Toronto regain a 5-4 lead. This would also be Jansen's 10th home run of the 2022 season. During extra innings Toronto would finally snap their scoreless drought after Springer reached a fielders choice to the shortstop and it allowed for Biggio to slide home safely from 3rd base, 6-5. Keep note that Toronto had been held without a score since  the 6th. Blue Jays concluded their evening by blasting 13 hits with 7 walks added and jumped on base 20 total times while driving in a 6 RBI night. As for their bullpen they did a fantastic job of leaving 12 batters stuck on base and delivered 14 strikeouts. Blue Jays sweep the Red Sox 3-0 in this three game series, starting Pitcher Kevin Gauseman zipped in a 6 K night and welded their record to 68-55.








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Wednesday August 24th, 2022: Ramirez's 2 home run day sends the Guardians to a 7-0 shutout win iver the Padres. This win helps Cleveland go 4 games up on the 2nd place Twins in the AL Central and are atop two straight victories in a row. Ramirez in the top 1st would be responsible for giving Cleveland the early lead after belting a solo home run over the left field wall, thus going up 1-0. This would be Ramirez's 24th homer of the 2022 season. Now heading into the bottom 3rd Quantrill fired a fastball that forced Meyers into line drive hit towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Cal Quantrill in three shutout innings dominated on the mound by pounding the strike zone with 5 early K's and most of them came off sinker's. Including 1 hit given up. An inning later and Ramirez in the mid 4th  would hammer another solo home run as it was sent over the left center field wall, 2-0. Cleveland after that, continuted to pile up their lead as Gonzalez would smash a solo homer of his own and blew it over the left field wall, 3-0. Moments after and a Malle single to left field would bring home Naylor from 3rd base in order to go up 4-0. Guardians would follow that score up with Kwan blasting a single to left field while bringing in both Miller and Malle, 6-0. Guardians offense through four turned in 3 home run off 9 team hits and drove in 6 RBI's on 18 total bases gained. Then during the top of the 7th inning Cleveland would add one more blow after Ramirez blasted a sacrifice fly ball into center field and by doing so it would bring home Kwan, 7-0. In the end, during bottom 9th Los Santos would relieve for Shaw and fired a sinker to strikeout Meyers for the 3rd out of the night. Offensively the Gurdians were effective on the bases after hauling in 22 total and got 7 runs to score off 13 team hits yet they were held scoreess through their last two innings with 9 K's under their belt. As for their bullpen they did a nice job frustrating San Diego after punching out 9 batters and forced them to strand 7 runners on base. Guards in 4th outscored San Diego 5-0 on 7 total hits, Quantril improves to 10-6 on the mound after a 6 strikeout night and bolstered their record to 66-56.















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Tuesday August 23rd, 2022: The Cubs handle the Cardinals by securing a 2-0 shutout Victory. This would improve the Cubs 53rd win of the season and remain in 9th place in the NL wild card standings. Cubs in the bottom 1st would strike quickly after Hoerner belted a ground ball out towards 2nd base but in that process was able to get Morel home from 3rd, 1-0. Few bats later the Cubs lead increased to two following a Suzuki single that flew into shallow center field and led home McKinstry to score, 2-0. Cubs offense in three were having early success at the plate after blasting 4 team hits with 2 RBI's to score and got players on base 4 total times. Only real downside was that Chicago had been forced into a few swing and miss attempts that led them to 3 K's while stranding 4 batters. Then three innings later during the bottom 6th McKinstry would be forced into hitting a high fly ball into deep left field for an easy 3rd out. The Cubs by this point of the game had no scores since the 3rd and were hitless through their last two innings. Keep in mind when Chicago did make contact with the ball they would mostly turn into fly balls and grounders.  In the end, during mid 9th Hughes would relieve for Uelman and utilized a nasty fastball to strikeout O'Neil for the final out of the night. The Cubs throughout the day hung in 5 team hits on 5 total bases earned but were shutout through their final four innings and were struck out 4 times. Bullpen would strand 11 batters on 4 strikes thrown. Starting Pitcher Assad fires 3 strikes, stole 1 base and bounced their record up to 53-70.















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Monday August 22nd, 2022: Springs on the mound tossed 7 strikes to lead the Rays past the Angels by a score of 2-1. This helps Tampa Bay remain in that 1st place slot in the AL wild card standings and are a half game up on the 2nd place Blue Jays. The Rays would be the team to draw first blood in the bottom 4th after Peralta launched a single that flew into center field and got Ramirez to score from 3rd base, 1-0. Tampa Bay's offense through four were on the attack after turning in 5  hits and got players on base 6 total times with 1 RBI added The Rays have also been struck out twice with 3 batters stranded. An inning later and Tampa Bay would re-gain their back during the bottom 5th thanks to Randy Arozarena lifting a solo home run up in the air and over the right field wall, thus going up 2-1. This would be Arozarena's 17th home run of the 2022 season. Then during the bottom of the 8th inning Tampa Bay was having struggles of their own after Peralta knocked in a line drive hit high into the air towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Rays offensive production was lacking a bit after recording 2 hitless innings with no scores since the 5th. Tampa Bay capped their night off by blasting 7 team hits with 1 home run added and ran the bases well for 11 total. The Rays late in this bout simply had their difficulties getting contact with the ball as they would turn in mainly pop ups and grounders. As for their bullpen they would flex in 12 K's with 9 batters stranded and in that process allowed 4 walks. Tampa Bay utilized 1 double, Springs moves to 6-3 on the mound and moved up to a 66-55 record.







Angels held to 1 run all game as they suffered a rough 1-2 loss against the Rays. This dedeat sends LA to their 70th loss of the 2022 season and are atop 3-Game losing streak.  Fletcher would help LA load the bases in the top 5th after hitting a single into right field that sent Vasquez to 3rd base. Angels after that, would even this bout up as Mike Trout hammered a single of his own to center field and got Valasquez home, 1-1. Angels in five got 1 RBI to score on 5 hits and tallied 5 total bases but were plagued a bit by being struck out 5 times while stranding 5 on base.  Now the Angels transitioning into the middle innings of the 7th were struggling to produce runs after Regnifold hit a grounder towards  2nd vase for a quick 3rd out. Keep in mind that Los Angeles has been held scoreless since the 5th. In the end, during the mid 9th Fletcher would blast a grounder to 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the night. Offensively the Angels completed their night by muscling 6 team hits off 6 total bases and were held scorleess through their final four innings. Bullpen on the other hand hung in 7 strikeouts and did a solid job of leaving 8 batters stuck on base. The Angels away record falls to 26-34, Davidson and Loup were combined for 2 K's while slipping down to a 52-70 record.




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Sunday August 21st, 2022: Orioles handle the Red Sox by picking up a 5-3 Victory. Orioles home record improved to a 35-23 and are 5-5 through their past ten played games.The Orioles during the bottom 1st would get in the board after Santander hit a single to center field and by doing so it would bring home Mullins from 2nd base, 1-0. Few bats later and Urias reached an infield single to 2nd base and brought in Rutschman to score, thus going up 2-0. The Orioles were getting on base quick after snagging 4 total and outscored Boston 2-0 to wrap up this inning. The Orioles transitioning the bottom 4th and Mullins would reach an infield single towards Arroyo who threw out  Mateo at 2nd base to retire the sides. The Orioles through four snagged 6 total bases on 5 hits and got 2 RBI's across home plate but were at minor tilt after being held scoreless since the 1st. Orioles have also been swinging and missing a tad bit to much while turning in a few grounders. Then during the bottom innings of the 8th Baltimore would load the bases after Odor was walked by reliver John Schreiber, allowing Hays to get on 2nd and McKenna on 3rd. Moments after and the Orioles would regain their lead back as Mateo lifted a double into shallow left field while bringing home Hays McKenna and Odor, 5-2. The Orioles offense throughout this matchup got a ton of contact with the ball as it led them to 8 hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 5 RBI's on 10 total bases earned. Including 2 doubles added. Bullpen was equally effective as well by tossing 7 strikes and stranded 3 batters on base. Orioles were walked 5 times, smashed 2 doubles and moved their record to 63-58.


Red Sox can't get past the Orioles as they secured a tough 3-5 loss. Boston drops two games beneath .500 and sit in that 7th place wild card spot in the AL. Boston during the top 2nd came within two after Hernandez hung in a single that flew into center field and led Devers home from 3rd base, 1-2. Now heading into bottom 3rd Pivetta would fire a slider to strikeout Stowers for a quick 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Nick Pivetta in three dominated the strike zone with 5 K's and allowed 5 hits. The Red Sox's offensive struggles would continue going into the top 5th after Arroyo sustained a strikeout off Kramer's fastball for the third out of this inning. Red Sox through five got 1 RBI to score on 5 team hits and gained 7 total bases but havent scored a run since 2nd while being struck out 4 times. Three innings later and Boston during the mid 8th would tie this bout up after a Codero solo home run over the left field wall, 2-2. Boston wrapped this inning up by scoring 1 run on 1 total hit. However, the Red Sox in the top 9th would cut into the Orioles three run lead after Verdugo hammered a solo home run that was sent iver the right field wall but trailed still 3-5. In the end, just a few plays later Arroyo would blast a grounder towards 3rd base for the third and final out of the night. Boston got their bats moving late as they secured 7 team hits while tallying 2 home  and got players on base 15 total times with 2 RBI's turned in. As for their bullpen they pounced the strike zone for 13 punchouts and left 10 batters stranded on base. Boston secured 2 doubles, Pivetta ended with 9 strikeouts and their record dropped down to a 60-62. 













Saturday August 20th, 2022: Dustin May dominates on the mound after tossing 9 strikeouts and it would help lead the Dodgers past the Marlins 7-0. This win keeps the Dodgers in 1st place in the NL West Division and are atop two straight victories in a row. Dodgers would jump the gun quickly during the bottom 1st after Smith bombed a 2-run home run over the left field wall while getting Turner and Freeman to score, 3-0. Dodgers wrapped this inning up by getting 3 runs to score on 4 total hits. Then during the bottom 3rd the Dodgers would add on to their lead after a Freeman single to left center field and in that process got Betts home from 2nd base, thus gaining a 4-0 lead. Few bats later Turner on the 4th pitch he saw blasted a 3-run home run iver the left field wall, 7-0. The Dodgers offense in three belted 8 team hits with 2 home runs added and got 7 RBI's to score on 14 total bases gained.  Now heading into the top 9th LA's bullpen would finish off the Marlins for good after reliver Bickford fired a slider to strikeout Burdick for an easy 3rd out. Offensively the Dodgers concluded their night by muscling in 12 team hits and did a solid job of racking up the bases by getting on 19 total times but were held scorleess since the 3rd with 9 strikeouts under their belt. Bullpen was equally effective on the mound by punching out 15 batters and stranding 5 on base. As well as limiting them to 3 hits. May improves to 1-0 on the mound, launched 1 double and improved to an 83-36 record.





















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Friday August 19th, 2022: The Royals barely squeezed past the Rays for a 3-2 one run Victory. The Royals secure their 49th win of the year and avoided two straight losses in a row. The Royals would gain the early advantage during the mid 3rd after Wilt would hammer a 2-run home run over the center field wall and got Melendez to score from 1st, 2-0. The Royals offense in three belted 1 home run off 1  hit and got 2 RBI's to score on 5 total bases. A few minor issues for Kansas City is that they were forced into a ton of swing and miss attempts that led them to be struck out 5 times. Four innings later and the Royals during the top 7th were at a tilt after Lopez off a McClanhan fastball zipped in a grounder towards 2nd for an easy 3rd out. The Royals by this point in time were struggling to produce on offense after being held scoreless since the 2nd. Now heading into the bottom 9th Kansas City would force extra innings after Scott Barlow relived for Coleman and delivered a fastball to strikeout Quinn for a quick 3rd out. Come the top 10th Massey would belt a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and by doing so it would bring home Taylor from 3rd base, thus going up 3-2. The Royals got 2 RBI's across home plate on 4 team hits and in that process added 7 total bases while also being walked 3 times. Bullpen on the other hand held their end of the bargain after pounding the strike zone for 12 punchouts and forced Tampa Bay to leave 5 batters on base. Singer and Coleman were combined for 10 strikeouts, Witt hit 2 RBI's while improving to a 49-72 record.




The Rays rally was cut short after sustaining a tough 2-3 loss against the Royals. Rays two game win was denied and they dropped down to a  Brandon Lowe in the bottom 5th would launch a fly ball high into the air towards center field for the 3rd out of this inning. The Rays in five shutout innings were held to 2 team hits and stranded 4 batters on base with 7 strikeouts under their belt. One positive that Tampa Bay can take from this is that they've been walked 4 times.  Then Arozarena during the bottom 6th would tie this bout up after hammering a single towards right field whike bringing in both Peralta and Ramirez, 2-2. Rays concluded this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits.  In the end, during the bottom 10th Mejia at the plate blasted a line drive hit that flew into left field for the final out of the night. The Rays concluded their matchup by securing 6 team hits and ran the bases well for 7 total but were held scorleess through their final two innings. As for their bullpen they managed to dominate all night long after tossing 11 strikeouts and stranded 5 batters on base. Arozarena secured 2 RBI's with 1 K under his belt, McClanhan delivered 8 strikeouts a d fell to a 63-55 record.










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INJURY UPDATE: The Reds will loose Joey Votto for the entire 2022 MLB season due to needing surgery on his torn rotator cuff that was sustained back in 2015. Joey Votto before his surgery had secured 66 hits, 11 home runs, 41 runs batted in and a .205 batting average.










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Thursday August 18th, 2022: The Pirates handle the Red Sox by securing a much needed 8-2 Victory. This propelled Pittsburgh to their 46th win of the year and has a 1-2 record during this three game regular season series. The Pirates during the bottom 1st would gain the early advantage after Reynolds belted a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought home Newman to score from 1st, 2-0. This would also be Reynolds 19th homer of the 2022 season. Now heading into the bottom 3rd and Pirates lead would carry to four thanks to a Gamel double to deep left field while bringing in both Reynolds and Newman, thus going up 4-0. Pittsburgh's offense  in three got players on base 9 total times off 5 team hits and drove in 4 RBI's. The Pirates early success came from making good contact with the ball. Two innings later and Reynolds for the second time would deliver another 2-run home run that would be sent over right field wall while allowing Newman to score from 3rd, 6-0. This happen to be Reynolds 2nd homer of the game and his 20th on the year.  Then during the bottom 6th Chavis would belt in a double and sent it into shallow left field while getting Allen to come home from 3rd, 7-0. Few bats later Heinen would  increase Pitts lead by hitting a single towards left field and got Chavis to score, 8-0. Pirates concluded this inning by scoring 6 runs on 4 total hits. Offensively the Pirates continued to  make alot of solid contact when at the plate after turning in 10 team hits on 18 total bases earned and recorded an 8 RBI night yet they were shutout through their final three innings. Brubaker moves to 3-10 on the mound after a 7 K night, secured 2 walks and moved up to a 46-72 record.





Red Sox were held to just 2 runs all game long and it would lead them into a tough 2-8 loss against  the Pirates. This defeat sends Boston to their 60th loss of the season and are one game under .500. Verdugo during the top 4th would knock in a high fly ball towards right field for the 3rd out of this inning. The Red Sox by this point of the game secured 1 hit with 1 total base gained and were held scorleess through their first four innings. During the top 8th Boston would finally get in the scoreboard following Pham reaching an infield single towards the Pitcher and by doing so it would bring in McGuire to score but trailed still 1-8. A bat later Devers would launch a sacrifice fly ball into center field and it would lead Dalbec home from 3rd, 2-8. Boston wrapped this inning up by notching in 2 runs on 3 total hits. In the end, McGuire in the top 9th with two gone would suffer a strikeout off reliver Colin Holderman's 88 mile per hour slider for an easy 3rd out. The Red Sox were stuck on 5 team hits and got on base 5 total times with 2 runs driven in. When Boaton did make contact with the ball it would mostly turn into grounders. The Red Sox were stuck on 5 team hits and got on base 5 total times with 2 runs driven in. When Boston did make contact with the ball it would mostly turn into grounders. Shifting to their bullpen and they would flex in 6 strikes with 4 batters stranded on base.Wincklowski falls to 5-6 on the mound with 2 strikes in 5 innings and staggered down to a 59-60 record.













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OUT FOR GOOD: The Rangers in mid rebuild mode went ahead and fired former General Manager Jon Daniels. Now Jon Daniels firing is due to a lack of winning games as they currently hold a 52-65 record while sitting in 3rd place in the AL East Division and trail 22 games out of an AL wild card slot. Jon Daniels will now end his 17 year stint with the team by securing 2 AL pennants and a World Series appearance in 2011 that ended in a game seven loss to the Cardinals. Including 4 AL East Division titles and advanced to the Postseason 5 out of their 7 total times. However, Texas hasn't made the playoffs since 2016 and since that time they've gone 78-84.




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BREAKING: The Oakland Athletics went ahead and cut ties with Elvis Andrus midway into this 2022 season. Now Elvis Andrus was let go in his last year of his 8 year $120 Million Dollar deal. Andrus this year turned in 8 home runs, 30 RBI's and a batting average of .237. Including 7 stolen bases.




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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves felt it was the best move to sign Michael Harris to an 8 year $72 Milliin Dollar deal. Now Michael Harris in 2022 has turned in 12 home runs, 39 RBI's and a batting average of .288. Harris also adds in 14 stolen bases as well. 
















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Wednesday August 16th, 2022: The Astros drop to their 43rd loss of the year after suffering a tough 3-4 defeat to the White Sox. This sends Houston to their 2nd striaght loss and are down 0-2 in this four game regular season series. The Astros wouldn't be scoreless for to long as Alex Bregman in the top 3rd zipped in a double to deep right field and brought home Gurriel from 3rd base, 1-1. A bat later Tucker would launch a double of his own and sent it into deep center field while bringing in Bregman from 2nd, 2-1. The Astros offense in three got 2 RBI's to score off 4 team hits and got on base 6 total times. Houston's one main concern early was that they've stranded 4 batters on the bag. Two innings later during the mid 5th Jose Altuve would belt a solo home run over the left field wall, thus gaining a 3-1 two run advantage. This would also be the Astros final score of the entire night.  In the end, during the mid 9th Alvarez would strikeout off reliver Liam Hendricks slider for an easy 3rd out. The Astros wrapped up their night by securing 9 team hits and drove home 3 RBI's on 16 total bases earned but were forced to strand 9 batters on the bag. As for their bullpen they would hammer in 5 strikeouts and left 6 stranded on base. Verlander throws 4 strikes in 7 innings, hit 4 doubles and fell to a 75-43 record.



White Sox rally from a two run deficit to knock off the Astros by a score of 4-3. This Victory helped Chicago outscore Houston 8-5 during this 4-Game series and are atop 5 consecutive wins in a row. Sox would strike first after Harrison with 1 out reached an infield single towards 2nd base and by doing so it would bring in Grandal from 3rd, 1-0. White Sox sealed this inning by getting on base 4 times off 4 total hits. Come the bottom of the 4th and Zavala with two gone would sustain a strikeout off Justin Verlander's 88 mile per hour slider for the 3rd out of this inning. The White Sox through four turned in 5 team hits with 1 RBI tallied and got players on base 5 total times but have been held scoreless since the 2nd while being forced into hitting a ton of pop flys and ground balls. Now transitioning into bottom 7th Chicago would tie this bout up as Sheets hammered a double to deep right field and in that process managed to get Zavala and Harrison to score, allowing Sheets to reach 3rd off a Tucker throwing error, 3-3. Chicago capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Then during the bottom of the 8th Chicago would gain their first lead of the night thanks to a Moncada single to center field and it would lead to Engel home from 3rd base, 4-3. Chicago got their bats to wake up late as they drenched in 10  hits with 11 total bases gained and got 4 RBI's across home plate. Bullpen was equally effective after delivering 7 K's and shut Houston out in their final four innings. Chicago's bullpen walked 4 batters, secured 1 double and improved to a 61-56 record.













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INJURY UPDATE: The Red Sox hit with hard news after hearing that Chris Sale will be out for the rest of the 2022 MLB season due to a biking accident that would ultimately fracture his wrist bone. Chris Sale so far this season has turned in an 0-1 record on the mound with a 3.18 ERA and 52 strikeouts. Sale has been sidelined in 2022 just twice which is why his starts and stats on the mound are so low.












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Sunday August 14th, 2022: Snell threw 10 strikes in 6 innings to lead the Padres past the Nationals 6-0. This improves the Padres to 3 straight wins in a row and remain sitting in that 3rd place wild card spot in the NL wild card standings. The Padres would strike first during the mid 2nd after Meyers fired in a double that flew into left field and by doing so it would bring home Cronenworth to score, 1-0. Then during the top 2nd the Padres lead advanced to two as Machado blasted a single towards left field and it led Profar home from 3rd, 2-0. Few at bats later Drury would reach a fielders choice towards 2nd base and in that process got Soto to score from 3rd, thus going up 3-0. The Padres offense in two were having early success at the plate by securing 4 hits and tallied 4 total bases on 3 RBI's added.  Now heading into the top 6th Grisham who was the third batter in the lineup would be the lead off man on 2nd base after launching a double towards deep left field. After that, the Padres lead bounced to four as Meyers hit a single to left field and it would lead Grisham home from 3rd, 4-0. Three innings later during the top of the 9th the Padres would load the bases after Soto was walked on ball four by Garcia and it would lead Alfaro to 2nd base while Meyers reached 3rd. Moments after, Machado with 1 gone reached an infield single towards 3rd base and brought in both Meyers and Alfaro to score, allowing Soto to get on 3rd off a Franco throwing error 6-0. In the end, during the bottom 9th Squrez would relieve for Martinez and fired a sinker to strikeout Franco for the 3rd and final out of the night. The Padres wrapped up their afternoon by zipping in 9 hits and got on base 11 total times with 5 RBI's driven in. Bullpen was just as effective by delivering 11 strikes and forced Washington to strand 6 batters on base. Snell 5-6 on the mound, racked in 2 team doubles and improved their record to 65-52.











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Saturday August 13th, 2022: Marlins fall to the Braves in a game that ended 2-5.  This dropped Mami to their 2nd loss in a row and during this three game set they've been outscored 9-5. Starting Pitcher Luzardo in the top 3rd would fire a fastball that forced Swanson to hit a grounder towards the shortstop for the 3rd out of this inning. Luzardo in three shutout innings dominated on the mound by tossing 5 strikeouts and allowed no more than 2 total hits. An inning later during the bottom 4th and the Marlins would cut into the Braves three run lead as Aguliar notched a 2-run home run over the left field wall and got Rojas home from 1st base, 2-3. The Marlins concluded this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Now transitioning into the bottom of the 5th inning Berti belted a grounder to the shortstop for a quick 3rd out. The Marlins offense through five blasted 1 home run off 3 team hits and got 2 RBI's to score on 5 total bases gained but had been plagued by being struck 5 times. Come the bottom of the 7th and the Marlins offense were still at a struggle as Burdick sustained a strikeout off reilver Jackson Stephens sinker for an easy 3rd out and the sides would retire. Miami at this point of the game haven't scored a run since the 4th inning. In the end, Fortes during the bottom 9th would knock in a fly ball towards left field for the games final out of the day. Miami ended their afternoon by securing in 5 team hits and snagged only 8 total bases while being shutout through their final three innings. Despite a shaky offense, their bullpen managed to tip in 11 K's and forced Atlanta to leave 8 batters stranded on base. Miami batters were walked 3 times, bullpen gave up 2 stolen bases and moved up to a 69-46 record.





The Braves knock off the Marlins by a score of 5-2. Braves move to their 3rd win in a row and took a 2-0 lead in this three game regular season series. The Braves early in the mid 4th would load the bases after Grossman reached a fielder's choice towards the shortstop and in that process sent Comtraras to 3rd base while Riley was tagged out at home, allowing Grossman to reach 2nd. A bat later Harris would be walked on a ball four by Garcia and it brought in Contratras to score, 1-0. The Braves after that, continuted to pile up their lead as Tromp hit a triple into deep left field while binging home Grossman and Grissom, 3-0. Braves in four got on base 8 total times off 6 team hits and drove home 3 RBI's. Including 2 double added. Then the Braves would add on to their lead during the top of the 5th inning as Olson hammered a solo home run and sent it over the left field wall, thus going up 4-2. During the middle innings of the 8th Atlanta would extend their lead to three following a Tromp single that flew into shallow left field and by doing so it managed to bring home Harris from 3rd base, 5-2. The Braves throughout this matchup were making positive swings at the plate as it led them to 11 team hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 5 RBI's on 17 total bases earned. At the same time their bullpen dominated on the mound with 7 strikes and left 4 batters stuck on base. Braves finished with 3 doubles, secured 1 home run and slipped down to a 50-64 record.













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Friday August 12th, 2022: The Athletics rally was cut short as they suffered a tough 5-7 loss when versing the Astros. The Athletics have now lost their past 6 straight games in a row and are 18-31 when versing the AL West Division in 2022. Machin in th top 2nd would get on 1st base after hitting a single towards center field. A bat later and Bride would knock in a double that flew into left field and brought home Machin to score, 1-0. The A's concluded this inning by scoring 1 run on 3 total hits. Then Murphy in the top 3rd would help Oakland load the bases after being walked by Garcia and it sent Brown to 2nd base. The A's after that, would extend heir lead to two after Kemp scored from 3rd off Garcia making a bunch of illegal motions on the mound, 2-0. The A's offense in three got players on base 6 total times off 5 team hits and tallied 1 RBI. Now heading into the middle innings of the 7th Oakalnd would cut into the Stros two run lead after Bolt fired a double towards left field while bringing in both Machin and Bride to score, 4-6. This would also be the Athletics first score since the 3rd. Moments after, Laureano would launch a single to shallow left field and it allowed for Bolt to come home, 5-6. A's closed out this inning by trouncing Houston 3-0 on 4 hits. In the end, during the top 9th Laureano with two gone sustained a strikeout off reliver Hector Neris's fastball for the 3rd out of the night. The Athletics scored 4 RBI's on 11 hits and snagged 14 total bases but were scoreless through their last two. Bullpen deserves some credit as well after stranding 6 on base and added in 4 strikes. A's secured 3 doubles, caught trying to steal a base and melted down to a 41-72.




The Astros rally from two down to hold off the Athletics by a score of 7-5. This propelled Houston to their 2nd win in a row and have officially scored 511 runs during this 2022 season. Pena during the bottom 4th knocked in a grounder towards the Catcher for the 3rd out of this inning. The Astros through four scoreless innings were held to 2 total bases off 2 team hits and stranded 3 batters on base. A few positives for Houston would be that they've been walked 3 times with only 1 K under their belt. An inning later during the bottom of the 5th Houston would finally get on the scoresheet following a Gurriel single to left center field and by doing so it would bring in Altuve from 3rd base but trailed still 1-2. Afterwards, Houston with bases loaded would gain their first lead of the night as Tucker blasted a much needed grand slam home run iver the right field wall while bringing in Bregman Gurriel and Alvarez to score, 5-2. The Stros lead continuted to increase once Pena hit a double into deep left field and it brought home Diaz from 3rd, 6-2. Stros wrapped this inning up by outscoring Oakland 5-0 on 7 total hits.The Astros would ultimately put this game away in the top 8th after Dubon hit a sacrifice fly ball into right field and in that process got home Pena from 3rd base, thus going up 7-5. Offensively the Astros utilized 11 team hits while driving in 7 RBI's on 16 total bases earned. Including 1 home run. As for the bullpen they would hold there own by flexing in 9 K's and left 6 batters stranded on the bags. Houston were walked 4 complete times, Kyle Tucker had a 4 RBI night and they improve to a 73-41 record. 













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Thursday August 11th, 2022: Cubs take care of the Reds after picking up an impressive 4-2 Victory. This win improves Chicago's streak to 2 striaght and remain in 9th place throughout the NL wild card standings. In the top the 1st with two outs Wisdom would get hit by Lodolo's fastball to put him on 1st base. Afterwards, Suzuki who was the fourth batter in the lineup would deliver a double to left field and bought in Wisdom to score, 1-0. Few plays later and Hoerner would zip in a single towards shallow left field while bringing in Suzuki from 3rd base, thus going up 2-0. After that, Happ would fire in a double of his own and sent it into center field as it allowed for Hoerner to come home, 3-0. Cubs sealed this inning by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits. Then the Cubs during the top 4th would move their lead to four after Madgrigal lifted a single into shallow center field and by doing so he brought home Valasquez from 3rd base, 4-0. This would be the Cubs first score since the 1st inning. Chicago's offense through four turned in 7 team hits that led to 4 RBI's on 9 total bases gained but had been struck out 4 times while stranding 4 batters on base. Now heading into bottom innings of the 5th Smyly would toss in a fastball that would force Joey Votto to hang in a high fly ball into center field for a quick 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Drew Smyly by this point of the game had good command on the mound by throwing 9 K's with 4 hits given up and walked just 2 batters. Keep in mind that this would be Smyly's last time on the mound after being relived by Michael Buckner. The Cubs wrapped up their field of dreams matchup by muscling in 10 team hits and ran the bases effectively for 12 total but were shutout through their final five innings. At the same time their bullpen was just as effective after punching out 14 batters and in that process left 8 on base. Cubs take a 1-0 lead in this 3-Game regular season series, zipped in 2 doubles of their own and rocketed their record to 46-65.




Reds get dunked 2-4 when going up against the Cubs. This defeat keeps Cincinnati in 11th place in the NL wild card and are atop 4 striaght losses in a row. Alamora during the bottom 3rd with two gone would suffer a strikeout off a Smyly fastball for the 3rd out of this inning. The Reds through three shutout innings got on base 3 total times off 3 team hits and have been struck out 6 times with 4 batters left on base.  Come the top 5th starting Pitcher Nick Lodolo would zip in a fastball to strikeout Happ for the innings 2nd out. Lodolo moments after would be relieved by Farmer who forced Velasquez to hit a grounder towards 1st base in order to retire the sides. Lodolo ended his night in five after striking out 6 players with 4 hits allowed and gave up no home runs yet he was plagued a bit by walking 4 batters. Two innings later during the bottom 7th Cincinnati would finally get on the board after a Reynolds double was sent into deep right center field while bringing in both Fraley and Barrearo, 2-4. Reds completed this inning by outscoring Chicago 2-0 on 3 hits.  In the end, during the bottom 9th Reynolds would strikeout on reliver Rowan Wick's curveball for the 3rd and final out of the night. The Reds got their bats to wake up late in this game as they drove in 2 RBI's off 7 team hits and jumped on base 9 total times. The Reds simply  did a great job of running the bags but struggled to bring runners in who were in scoring position. As for their bullpen they jammed in 12 K's and left 10 batters stranded on base. Reds bullpen allowed 2 stolen bases, fired in 2 doubles and staggered down to a 44-67 record.










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Wednesday August 10th, 2022: Marlins can't hold on to their lead as it led them to a disappointing 3-4 one run loss to the Phillies. This defeat keeps Miami in 7th place in the NL wild card standings and are 0-1 in this three game regular season series. Marlins would open up the scoring first in the top 2nd as Stalling belted a single towards center field and by doing so it brought home Bleday from 3rd, 1-0. Then the Marlins lead during the top 4th would move up to two after Leblanc blasted a double into shallow center field and got Bleday to score from 3rd, thus going up 2-0. The Marlins through four had early success at the plate by racking in 6 team hits and got 2 RBI's to score on 8 total bases gained. Four innings later and the Marlins would get back on scoresheet during the mid 8th as Bleday hit a double to deep right center field and it would get home Hamilton from 3rd base, 3-1. In the end, during top 9th Aguliar would sustain a strikeout off reilver Seranthony Dominguez's 99 mile per hour fastball for the 3rd out of the night. The Marlins muscled in 9 team hits and did a good job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 3 RBI's on 13 total bases earned. At the same time their bullpen did a solid job of delivering 4 strikes while stranding 4 on base. Miami was caught stealing a bag just once, were walked twice and fell to a 49-61 record.





Phillies rally from two down to knock off the Marlins by a score of 4-3. This improved Philly to their 6th win in a row and remains in that 2nd place wild card spot in the NL. Segura in the bottom innings of the 5th would he forced into hitting a grounder towards left field for a quick 3rd out. The Phillies through five scoreless innings got on base just once with 1 team hit added and were struck out 3 total times. Luckily enough, the Phillies during the bottom 6th would finally get on the board after Schwarber blasted a double towards left center field and brought home Stott to score, 1-2. The Phillies wrapped this inning up by shutting out Miami 1-0 on 1 total hit. During the bottom 8th the Phillies would start a rally after Marsh hit a single towards center field and it would lead Segura to score from 2nd base, 2-3. A bat later  Schwarber crushed a single of his own and sent it into deep right field while getting Stott to come home from 3rd, thus tying this game at 3-3. The Phillies after that, would gain their first lead of the night as Realmuto zipped in a single that flew into left field and it brought Schwarber into score, 4-3. Phils wrapped up this inning by trouncing Maimi 3-0 on 6 hits. Offensively Philadelphia late in this matchup started making solid contact with the ball as they secured 8 team hits with 4 RBI's tallied and jumped on base 9 total times. As for their bullpen they mustered in 6 strikeouts and left 5 batters stranded on base. Starting Pitcher Noah Syndergaard ended with 4 K's, stole 1 base and moved up to a 62-48 record.














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Tuesday August 9th, 2022: The Dodgers utilize 8 doubles and it led them to an eviserating 9-3 Victory, iver the Twins. This helps starting Pitcher Julio Urias move to 12-6 on the mound with 8 K's  and the Dodgers have won their last 9 in a row. Dodgers broke the 0-0 barrier in the bottom 1st after Smith hit a double into right center field and brought Freeman home from 1st, 1-0. Then during the bottom innings of the 2nd Bellinger would crank in a double that flew into deep right field and it got joey Gallo and Lux to score, thus going up 3-1. Few bats later Turner would zip in a double of his own and sent it to center field and got Bellinger home from 2nd, 4-1. The Dodgers offense made quick work through two after turning in 5 team hits with 4 doubles tallied and got 4 RBI's across home plate while getting on base 9 total times. The Dodgers lead would continue to increase come the bottom 3rd as Max Muncy hammered a solo home run over the right center field wall, 5-1. This would also be the games first home run of the night as well. During the bottom 4th and Turner would hit a grounder towards the Pitcher and allowed Betts to come home from 3rd, 6-1. Two innings later during the bottom 7th Muncy would blast in a double towards right field and brought home Freeman to score, 7-1. Dodgers sealed the 7th by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. The dagger for LA wouldn't come till the bottom of the 8th as Turner's double into left field would bring home Thompson, 9-3. The Dodgers offense muscled in 15 team hits and drove home 10 RBI's on 26 total bases earned. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in 11 strikeouts and and forced Minneoata to strand 4 batters. Los Angeles this season is a team that doesn't go for the long often but can make solid contact with the ball to get on base and it helps drive in multiple runs at a time. Dodgers stole 1 base, were walked twice and improved theirbrecord to 76-33.



The Twins can't hang with the Dodgers as the final score showed a tough 3-10 loss. This defeat forces the Twins to be tied for 1st place in the AL Central Division with the Guardians and are atop two striaght losses in a row. Twins would even this bout up in the top 2nd after Calestino reached an infield single towards the mound and in that process got Urshela to score from 3rd base, 1-1.  Now transitioning into the mid 4th Calestino would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 2nd base for a quick out. The Twins through four were restricted to 3 team hits and got 1 RBI to score on just 5 total bases gained. Minnesota seemingly struggled getting hits over the plate as it led them to 4 strikes and were held scoreless since the 2nd.  Come the bottom 5th starting Pitcher Joey Ryan would fire a fastball that forced Lux into hitting a high fly ball into center field for the 3rd out of this inning. Joey Ryan  through five delivered 4 K's but gave up 9 hits and allowed 5 earned runs. However, the Twins during the top 8th would creep within five as Buxton knocked in a 2-run home run and sent it over the left field wall while bringing home Gordon from 1st base, 3-8. This would also help Minnesota snap their six scorless innings as well. In the end, during the middle of the 9th Kepler would suffer a strikeout off reliver Bickford's curveball for the 3rd and final out of the evening. The Twins wrapped their night up by securing 7 team hits with 3 RBI's added and snagged 12 total bases. As for their own bullpen they managed to stick in 8 strikeouts and found a way to strand 7 LA batters on base. The Twins hit 1 triple, matched LA with a homer late and fell to a 57-52 record.













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Thursday August 4th, 2022: Rays hit 3 doubles to get past the struggling Tigers by a blowout score of 6-2. This moves Tampa Bay to their 2nd straight win in a row and have snagged a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series. Lowe woukd help Tampa Bay get on the board first dueing the top 1st after crushing a 2-run home run over the right field wall and got Diaz home from 2nd, 2-0. The Rays in three secured 5 team hits and ran the bases well by getting on 9 total times with 2 RBI's coming across home plate. The Rays were simply doing a great job of swinging their bats and not panicking when the count wasn't on their side. Now transitioning into mid 4th Lowe would blast a single towards right field and got Bethancourt to score, thus going up 3-2. After that, Tampa Bay would re-gain a two run lead thanks to Diaz scoring at home from 3rd off a Miller wild pitch, 4-2. Rays outscored Detroit 2-0 on 3 total hits. However, during the middle of the 7th the Rays would snap two scoreless innings after Randy Arozarena darted a single into shallow left field and by doing so he brought home Peredes from 3rd base, 5-2. Come the top 9th and Tampa Bay would increase their lead to four after Arozarena rifled a double to shallow left field and got Choi to score from 1st base, allowing Arozarena to reach 3rd off Candalerio missing the shortstops throw, 6-2. The Rays offense throughout this matchup made solid contact with the ball for 12 team hits and did a good job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 5 RBI's. Bullpen at the same time held up their end by tossing 8 strikes and stranding 7 on base. Rays hammer the games only home run, were walked 5 total times and improved to 57-49 record.




The Tigers get routed by a tough Tampa Bay Rays team after suffering a rough 2-6 loss. This  sent the Tigers to their 65th loss of the season and are riding two defeats in a row. The Tigers during the bottom 3rd would chip into the Rays two run lead after Greene hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field and got Cameron home from 3rd, 1-2. Few plays later and Detroit would find themselves in tie after Baez belted a single into right field and got Castro home from 3rd base, 2-2. Detroit wrapped this inning up by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Then during the bottom 4th Siri would strikeout on a Hutchinson slider that traveled at 88 miles per hour for a quick out.The Tigers through four were held to 2 team hits and drove home 2 RBI's on 2 total bases earned. The Tigers main issue is that they've had to many missed balls over the plate and it led them to 5 strikeouts while stranding 2 on base. Two innings later during the bottom 6th Candalerio woukd knock in a high fly ball into center field for an easy 3rd out. The Tigers midway into this game struggled to produce any offense after being held scorless since the 3rd. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th Cameron would reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop who threw out Schoop at 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the night. Offensively the Tigers couldn't find their rhythm at the plate as they belted 6 team hits and tallied 7 total bases but were shutout through their final three innings. Bullpen didn't have the best night on the mound but still managed to strand 5 batters on 7 total Strikes.










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Wednesday August 3rd, 2022: Mariners hold off the Yankees by routing them 7-3. This moved Seattle to their 57th win of the year and were arop two wins in a row. Mariners in the top 1st jumped out to a quick three run lead after Squarez hammered a 3-run home run over the left field wall while getting both Winker and Frazier to score, 3-0. Few at bats later and the Mariners would stirke again only this time it was off a Santana solo home run that traveled over the right center field wall, 4-0. After that, Seattle's lead continuted to rise as Kleanic zipped in a 2-run homer that would be sent over the right field wall and got Crawford to score from 3rd, 6-0.  The Mariners offense through one had early success at the plate as they belted 5 team hits with 3 home runs added and drove in 6 RBI's on 14 total bases gained. Come the top 5th and Crawford with two gone would suffer a strikeout off Gerritt Cole's 99 mile per hour fastball for a quick 3rd out. Seattle through five turned in 7 hits and jumped on base 16 total times but were slowed down a bit by taking 5 strikes and were held without a score since the 1st. Then just two innings later during the top 7th Winker would blast a solo home run and sent it past the right field wall, thus gaining a 7-1 cushion. Seattle wrapped this inning up by scoring 1 run on 2 total hits. The Mariners throughout this entire game had a great presence of mind at the plate after launching 4 home runs on 9 team hits and were very  effective at base running as they secured 21 total with 7 RBI's included. Bullpen on the ither hand would hold their own as they frustrated tge Yankees  by tossing 8 strikes and did a nice job of stranding 4 batters on base. Offense stole 1 base, were walked 1 time and moved up to a 57-49 record.



The Yankees sustained a tough 3-7 beatdown when going up against the Seattle Mariners. This defeat brought the Yankees to a 1-2 record in this three gane series and have been outscored 17-16. Yankees during the bottom 2nd would get on the board after Kimer-Fakefa hit a single to center field and got Andrew Bennetendi home from 3rd but trailed still, 1-6. Now heading into the bottom innings of the 4th Torres would sustain a strikeout off Castillio's fastball for an easy 3rd out and the sides woukd retire. The Yankees through four were struggling at the plate after being restricted to 3 team hits and got on base just 5 total times with 1 RBI tallied. Yankees were also struck out 4 times and were held scoreless since the 2nd.  During the bottom 7th Higoshikio woukd zip in a 2-run home run that would be sent over the left field wall and by doing so it allowed for Kiner-Falefa to come home from 3rd, 3-7. Yanks finalized this inning by scoring 2 runs in 2 compete hits. In the end, during the bottom of the 9th inning Hicks would blast a foul ball towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the night. Yankees offense concluded their day by blasting 5 hits with 2 doubles tallied and got 3 RBI's across home plate on 10 total bases earned but were shutout through their final two innings. As for their bullpen they managed to fire in 6 K's and left 2 batters stranded on the bags. Yankees were walked 3 times,  and staggered down to a 70-36 record.









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Tuesday August 2nd, 2022: The Mets endured a disappointing 1-5 loss when facing off against the Nationals. Mets fall to their 38th loss of the season and had their 4-Game win streak cut short. deGrom in the bottom 2nd with two batters gone would fire a changeup to strikeout Phillips for an easy 3rd out. Jacob deGrom in two shutout innings harassed Washington early after tossing 4 strikes with 1 hit allowed and during that process retired 4 batters in a row. This would also be deGrom's first game in 13 months since his elbow injury. Then during the middle innings of the 5th Stsrling Marte would blast a fly ball high into the air towards left field for a quick 3rd out. The Mets were scoreless through five as they secured 2 total bases on 2 hits and were forced into a few fly ball outs while suffering 5 K's.  An inning later the Mets would finally get on the board during the top 6th Lindor would crush a solo home run that would be carried over the left field wall, 1-1. New York capped this inning off by getting one run to score on 2 total hits. In the end, New York's knockout punch would come during the top 9th as Guillermo hit a fielders choice towards the shortatop who got McNeil out at 2nd for the 3rd and final out of the evening. The Mets seemingly struggled all game long as they rifled in 6 team hits and jumped on base 9 total times but were shutout through their last three innings. As for their bullpen they did a nice job pounding the strike zone for  11 K's and left 7 batters stranded on base. Mets were hit by 1 pitch, relieve Pitcher Nogosek dropped to an 0-1 record on the mound, walled twice and fell to a 65-38 record.



The Nationals upset the Mets after securing an impressive 5-1 Victory. This helped Washington secure their 39th win of the year and are tied at 1-1 in this 3-Game regular season series. The Nationals during the bottom 4th with no outs would gain a one run lead after Garcia hit a double towards deep right field and by doing so it brought home Robles from 3rd base, 1-0. Nationals offense in four got 1 RBI to score on 4 total bases gained and turned in 3 team hits but were plagued a bit by sustaining 5 strikeouts. Now transitioning into the bottom innings of the 6th and Garcia would crank in a 2-run home run that would be pounced over the right center field wall and got Robles home from 3rd, 3-1. Hernandez a bat later on the first pitch he saw hung in a solo home run of his own and sent it past the right field wall, thus gaining a 4-1 lead. The Nats sealed this inning by hammering back to back homers on 5 total hits and outscored New York 4-0.  During the mid 7th the Nats lead would continue to increase thanks to Menseas blasting a solo homer over the right center field wall, 5-1. The Nationals belted 3 home runs off 8 team hits and managed to snag 20 total bases on 5 RBI's driven in but were held scorless through their final two innings. Bullpen also deserves some credit as well after punching out 5 batters and stranded 4 on base while forcing a ton of pop flys. Starting Pitcher Abbott in five innings delivered 3 K's, stole 1 base and improved to a 36-69 record.













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TRADE UPDATE: The Mets bolster up their bullpen just to tad bit more after trading J.D. Davis and a few Pitching prospects to the Giants for Darin Ruf. Now Darin Ruf is a guy who can make solid contact on the ball and does a great job of bringing  runners in to score as he has 38 RBI's this year. Ruf can also work the count by taking alot of walks  but has been struck out more times in that process. Darin Ruf so far in 2022 has secured 58 hits, 11 home runs and a batting average of .216. That also includes being walked 40 times with 85 strikeouts under his belt.



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BREAKING: In order for the Mariners to bolster their bullpen had to give up a right handed Pitcher in Stryffeler and Catcher Andy Thomas to the Giants for Curt Casil and Matthew Boyd.





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TRADE UPDATE: The Mariners throughout this trade deadline have made some moves to help increase their defense by getting an Infielder/Outfielder in Jake Lamb from the Dodgers and all they had to give up was cash considerations. Jake Lamb thus far in 2022 has accompanied 16 hits, 2 home runs and a .239 batting average.



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TRADE UPDATE: The Blue Jays have added Whit Merrifield to their roster by giving up Max Castillo and Samad Taylor.  Now Whit Merrifield  is a consistent contact hitter when in the batters box and can steal bases If needed to. Unfortunately, Whit Merrifield this season isn't having the best year as he's hitting a .240, .352 and a .290 on 420 appearances at the plate while being struck out 6 times. Merrifield is also a player that has a high contact bat which means he's more likely to get hits than strikeouts.



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TRADE UPDATE: The Blue Jays bulking up their bullpen some more by getting a righty in Mitch White and an Infielder in Alex De Jesus from the Los Angeles Dodgers. In return they had to give away both Frasso and Bito. Now the Blue Jays bullpen are going to need all the help that they can get because here in 2022 they've given up 122 home runs and that happens to be 25th in the MLB. Including 435 runs against them and that's 11th in the league. Alex De Jesus is coming over from minor league teams of Rancho Cucamonga and the Great Lakes  after being drafted by LA back in 2018 and during that time he secured 20 doubles, 48 RBI's, 11 home runs and a .272 batting average.







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Monday August 1st, 2022: The Red Sox barely hang on as they knocked off the Astros by a score of 3-2. This helped Boston move to .500 and are in 7th place in the AL wild card standings.  The Red Sox would strike first in the mid 3rrd after Duran hit a double into right field and brought home Dalbec from 2nd base, 1-0. Red Sox capped this inning off by outscoring Houston 1-0 and snagged 4 total bases. Two innings later during the top 5th Duran would launch a 2- run homer over the right field wall and got Dalbec to score from 1st, 3-2. The Red Sox through five secured 5  hits and ran the bases well by getting on 10 total times with 1 home run added. Including 2 RBI's The only real downside here is that they've been struck out 4 times. Come the top 7th Eovaldi would fire a slider to Altuve who blasted a grounder to the 3rd baseman Arroyo who Maldonado out at 2nd base and threw Altuve out at 1st for a double play. Eovaldi through seven frustrated Houston by tossimg 6 strikes and allowed 4 total hits while stranding 5  batters on base. This would also be Eovaldi last inning pitched as he was relived by John Schreiber. Boston concluded their night by muscling in 6 team hits and managed to drive home 3 RBI's on 11 total bases gained yet they were shutout through their final 3 innings. Bullpen also deserves alot of credit as they a solid job of locatomg their pitches through the middle of the zone for 9 strikeouts and left 7 players stranded on base. Duran secured a 3 RBI night, matched Houston for 2 doubles and pushed their win/loss record to 52-52.


The Astros endured a difficult 2-3 one run loss when going against the Red Sox. This dropped Houston to their 37th defeat of 2022 and remain sitting in 1st place throughout the AL West Division. Astros would answer with a score of their own during the bottom 3rd after Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly ball into left field and in that process got Altuve home from 3rd, 1-1. A play later Diaz  would knock a double towards deep left field and got Gurriel to score, thus gaining a 2-1 lead. Stros sealed this inning by getting two runs to score on 1 total hit. Then during the bottom of the 4th inning  Altuve would blast a grounder towards the 3rd baseman for an easy 3rd out and the sides would retire. The Astros offense through four got 2 RBI's to score on 5 total bases and turned in 3 hits. A few concerns for Houston is that they've stranded 5 players on the bag with 1 K under their belt. Now transitioning into the bottom 6th McCormack with down sustained a strikeout off Evoladi's nasty splitter for a quick 3rd out. The Stros by this point of the game were forced into a ton of swing and miss attempts that led them to 4 strikeouts and have been scoreless since the 3rd inning. In the end, during bottom 9th Jones would be forced into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop for the final out of the night. The Astros offense continuted their late struggles at the plate as they delivered 5 hits with 7 total bases earmed and were held scoreless through their last 6 innings. On that note their bullpen found the strike zone for 8 K's and forced Boston to strand 3 batters on base. Stros were walked 3 times. Starting Pitcher Garcia fired in 5 strikeouts in 7 innings and staggered down to a 67-37 record.




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BREAKING: The Astros at the trade deadline went ahead to trade away Emmanuel Valdez, an outfielder in Wyler Abreu and a few minor league players for Christian Vaquez. Now Vasquez coming over to the Astros will add his quick throwing ability to pick players off who are trying to steal bases and so far Houston lacks a solid Catcher to make plays like that. Vasquez also does a great job of keeping the ball in front him when a wild pitch is thrown.




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BREAKING: The New York Yankees ship Joey Gallo to the Dodgers in exchange for Clayton Beeter. This trade is real simple as Gallo did not live up to the Yankees playing expectations when he was signed back in 2021 from the Texas Rangers. I mean Gallo as of right now isn't swinging his bat quick enough and it has led him to be struck out 106 times this year.





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BREAKING:  The Phillies continuting to strengthen their bullpen after adding Noah Syndergaard from the Angels for Mickey Moniak. Now Noah Syndergaard spent less of year with LA as he secured a 5-8 mound record while tossing 64 strikeouts and has a .383 ERA number.




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BREAKING: Padres before the end of the trade deadline made a big move by adding more depth to their outfield position after giving away Victor Acosta to the Reds for infielder Brandon Drury. Now Brandon Druruy is a versatile player who can play pretty much anywhere on the field accept center and Catcher.  Brandon Drury this season has 20 home runs, 96 hits, 24 RBI's and a .274 batting average.












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BREAKING: The Yankees shipped Jordan Montgomery to the Cardinals and in return they would receive Harrison Bader. Harrison Bader will end his 6 year stint in St. Louis by turning in a combined 376 hits, 52 homers, 168 RBI's and batting average of .246. Now during this 2022 season alone Bader racked in 21 RBI's, secured 15 stolen bases, 5 home runs, 63 hits and a batting average of .256. Then on the defensive side of things Bader plays outfield real well by covering long distant hits with his speed and that usually helps him make routine catches for easy outs.

















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TRADE UPDATE: The Minnesota Twins get themselves a solid closer in Jorge Lopez after trading 4 minor league pitchers. Now Jorge Lopez this season has a 4-6 mound record with a 1.68 ERA and 54 K's. Including 19 saves. Keep in mind that the Twins in 2022 are 26th in the league with 767 strikeouts and 29th in walks(318).










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BREAKING: The Phillies get themselves a  closer in David Robertson and in return they had to give up Ben Brown. By the Phils adding Robertson their hoping he can help out their bullpen moving forward as they are 17th in the MLB with 296 walks allowed and are 9th in strikeouts. Phils also got Brandon Marsh to fill in some gaps in the outfield position. Now Robertson so far this season has a 3-0 record on the mound with 14 saves and a 2.23 ERA.



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BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox get a solid pickup at the trade deadline after receiving $43 Million Dollars from San Diego to get Eric Hosmer. Keep in mind that Hosmer originally owed San Diego $39 Million Dollars. Hosmer is a player who is very well disciplined  at the plate so he's not one to swing at every pitch he see's and can make solid contact with ball. Now his defensive skills on 1st base are just as good by scooping easy grounders and not letting balls get past him. I also want to add in that Hosmer before shifting over to Boston had rejected a deal from the Nats just weeks back. Hosmer in 2022 secured 40 RBI's, 8 home runs, 91 hits and a .291 batting average.



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BREAKING: The San Diego Padres after losing Eric Hosmer to Boston went ahead to get both Soto and Josh Bell by giving up Luke Voit and a few prospect players. Now Juan Soto at the plate is someone that makes good delivery on the ball by launching home runs or gaining extra base hits and can bring  in runners who are in scoring position. Since the 2018 season Juan Soto happens to be 2nd in the league with a .916 OPS. Remember Juan Soto before all this had originally said no to resign with the Nats who were offering him $44 Million Dollars for the next 15 years. This package also included Josh Bell and he's a definite power hitter. Soto in 2022 secured 21 homers, 84 hits, 46 RBI's and batting average of .246. Then you got Josh Bell who has already tallied 113 hits, 14 homers and a .301 batting average. 

















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BREAKING: The Padres get a little extra help in their bullpen after trading Taylor Rodgers and a prospect to the Brewers for Closer Josh Hader. Now Josh Hader coming into San Diego will help increase their strikeout rate and does a good job of rarely walking batters. Keep in mind that the Padres in 2022 have thrown a total of 722 K's and it happens to be 30th in the MLB. Hader this season has amassed 59 strikeouts, 29 saves and a 4.24 ERA with a 1-4 mound record. 






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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves are keeping Austin Riley for the next 10 years after inking him into a $212 Milion Dollar deal. Now Austin Riley has been apart of the Braves organization for the last four seasons and in that time he has turned 217 runs, 405 hits, 251 RBI's 68 home runs and a batting average of .280. Then in 2022 Riley so far secured 29 homers,, 119 hits and batting average of .301.







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BREAKING: The Royals have gone ahead and picked up a right handed Pitcher in Luke Weaver from the D-Backs and in return they had to give up infield player Rivera. Now Luke Weaver so far in 2022 has a 1-1 record on the mound with 1 home run given up, allowed 24 hits, struck out 19 batters and has a 7.71 ERA.











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Sunday July 31st, 2022: The Blue Jays finished off the Tigers by picking up an impressive 4-1 Victory. This keeps Toronto sitting in that 1st place wild card spot in the AL and are atop two straight wins in a row. The Blue Jays would be the team to draw first blood in the bottom 2nd after Chapman hung in a 2-run homer that would be sent over the left field wall and got Hernandez home from 2nd, 2-0. Toronto wrapped up the 2nd inning by trouncing Detroit 2-0 on 2 total hits. Three innings later Toronto during the bottom innings of the 5th would push their lead to two runs after Guerrero blasted a double into left field and got Biggio home from 2nd, thus going up 3-1. Few plays later and Bichette would launch a double of his own and sent it into deep center field while allowing Guerrero to come home from 3rd, 4-1. Offensively the Blue Jays through five were able to muscle in 5  hits and got on base 9 total times while driving home 4 RBI's. Now heading into bottom 7th Guerrero with two gone would sustain a strikeout off reliver Alex Lange's fastball for a quick 3rd out. Keep in mind that the Blue Jays at this time had been scoreless between the 5th and 7th innings. Toronto concluded their afternoon by securing 6 team hits with 11 total bases earned and added 1 home run. As for their bullpen they were able to muster in 8 strikeouts and left 3 on base. Toronto blasted 2 team doubled, relieve Pitcher Romano would earn his 24th save of the season and improved to a 57-45 record.






The Tigers offensive problems led them to a disappointing 1-4 loss against the Blue Jays. This defeat staggered Detroit to their 62nd loss of the year and are atop a 2-Game losing streak. The Tigers only score of the day would come in the top of the 4th inning after a Baez solo home run over the left field wall, 1-4. The Tigers offense through four delivered 1 home run off 2 team hits and drove in 1 RBI on 5 total bases gained but have been struck out 3 times. Then during the middle of the 6th inning Cabrera would hit a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. The Tigers by this point of the game were held without a scored run since the 4th. In the end, during the mid 9th Caberea would strikeout swinging off a reliever Jordan Romano's fastball for the 3rd and final out. The Tigers during this entire game seemingly struggled at the plate after being restricted to 3  hits and in that process added 7 total bases but were shutout through final five innings. When Detroit did make contact with the ball it would turn into mostly grounders and pop fly balls. Despite a shaky offense, their bullpen managed to deliver 4 K's with 5 batters stranded and held Toronto scoreless through their last four innings. Tigers turned in 1 double, relive Pitcher Alex Lange finished with 3 strikes in 1 inning and fell to a 41-62 record.















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Friday July 29th, 2022: Rays hold off the Guardians by a score of 6-4. This win keeps Tampa Bay sitting in 3rd place in the AL wild card standings and are 4-6 through their last ten games.  Brandon Lowe in the bottom 1st put Tampa Bay up by one after launching a 420 foot home run over the right field wall and brought home Raley from 1st base, 2-0. Then an inning later during the bottom 2nd the Rays lead would increase to three after Pinto hit a double into shallow right center field and by doing so it brought home Walls from 3rd, thus gaining a 3-0 advantage. During the top of 3rd Kluber would deliver a fastball to strikeout Kwan for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Corey Kluber through three  had early success on the mound after tossing 6 strikeouts with 3 hits allowed and retired 8 batters in a row. Now shifting  to the bottom 5th and the Rays lead continued to grow as Diaz knocked in a 2-run home run that was sent over the left center field wall and got Raley home from 1st, 5-1. The Rays offense through five belted 1 home run off 7 team hits and drove in 4 RBI's on 14 total bases but were plagued a bit by sustaining 6 strikes. The Rays continued to do damage going into the bottom of the 8th inning thanks to Phillips hitting a single into right field and it allowed for Lowe to come home from 3rd, 6-1. Tampa Bay stayed sharp at the plate by securing 10  hits and got 6 RBI's to go along with it while snagging 17 total bases. Bullpen at the same time was just as dominate as they fired 12 strikes and left 8 batters on base. Tampa Bay walked 3 times, Kluber delivered 10 strikeouts and moved up to a 54-47 record.



The Guardians fall to their 49th defeat of the season after enduring a difficult 4-6 two run loss to the Rays. This puts Cleveland two games above .500 and are 2.5 games back of the Rays for that 3rd place wild card spot. Cleveland would cut into the Rays three run lead in the mid 4th after Miller blasted a single towards left field and it got home Ramirez from 2nd base, 1-3. The Guardians in four turned in 3  hits on 4 total bases gained and got 1 RBI to score but were forced into a ton of swing and miss attempts that led them to 7 K's. Come the top of the 6th and the Guardians would inch within one run after Gimenez crushed a 3-run home run over the right field wall, 4-5. Cleveland wrapped this inning up by outscoring Tampa Bay 3-0 on 3 total hits. In the end, during the middle of the 9th the Guardians knockout punch would come as Ramirez suffered a strikeout off reliever Peter Fairbanks fastball for the 3rd and final out. The Guardians throughout this bout ran the the bases well by getting on 16 total times with 4 runs driven in and tallied 9 team hits but were held scoreless through their final three innings. As for their bullpen they were able to muster in 12 K's with their starting Pitcher Plesac throwing 7 of them and forced Tampa Bay to strand 8 batters on the bag. Miami were hit with 1 ball, Plesac falls to 2-9 on the mound and pushed their record to 51-49.




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Marlins endured a disappointing 4-6 loss against the Mets. Marlins fell to an 0-1 record in this 3-Game regular season series and remain sitting in 6th place in the NL wild card standings. The Marlins would strike big during the bottom of the 1st inning after Rojas hit a double towards right field while getting both Diaz and Bledsey home, thus going up 3-0.  Miami capped this inning off by outscoring New York three runs to none on 4 total bases gained. Come the bottom 2nd, with two gone, Stallings on 1st, Wendle at bat hits a grounder towards the shortstop who got Stallings out at 2nd base and threw Wendle out at 1st for a double play but managed to still get Williams to score from 3rd, 4-3. The Marlins through two just like New York dominated at the plate early as they drove in 3 RBI's on 5 total bases and added in 4 team hits. Now heading over to the bottom 5th and Marlins offense was at a struggle as Bledsey hit a grounder towards the Pitcher for an easy 3rd out. The Marlins midway into this matchup were held to no runs or hits since the 2nd inning. In the end, during the bottom 9th Wendle would suffer a strikeout off Edwin Diaz's slider for a quick out. Marlins on the offensive side concluded their afternoon by snagging 8 total bases and tallied 7 team hits but were scorless through their final six innings. You also have to credit the Miami bullpen as they hounded the strike zone with 9 K's and forced New York to leave 11 batters on base. Marlins walked 4 times, relieve Pitcher Okert falls to 5-1 on the mound with 1 K in 1 inning and dropped down to a 47-53 record.




Mets barely squeeze past the Marlins as they picked up a 6-4 Victory. New York moved up to 4 straight wins in a row and . Mets would answer with a score of their own during the top 2nd after Nimmo hit a double into deep left field and by doing so it brought home Canha from 3rd, 1-3. A play later and the Mets would find themselves in a tie as Marte launched a triple to center field while bringing home both Nimmo and Nido, 3-3. Keep note that the New York scored both runs with two outs.  In two quick innings the Mets offense had early success at the plate after turning in 4 hits and got on base 8 total times while driving in 3 RBI's. Then just two innings later during the bottom 4th Marte would fire in a solo home run that went over the center field wall and helped the Mets tie this game up at 4-4. The Mets by this point of the game got  4 runners to score on 14 total bases but have been struck out 4 times. However, the Mets would finally end their scoring drought in the middle of the 8th inning  thanks to Nimmo hammering a game clinching 2-run homer over the center field field wall while getting Escobar home from 3rd, 6-4. This helped the Mets snap three scoreless innings. New York's offense belted 2 home runs off 11 team hits and got 6 RBI's to score while gaining  24 total bases. As for their bullpen they managed to deliver 8 strikeouts and did an excellent job of stranding 6 batters on base. When the Mets did allow contact with the ball it turn into grounders or pop fly. Edwin Diaz earned his 23rd save of the season with 3 strikes added, walked 6 times and improved to a 62-37 record.













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BREAKING: The New York Yankees add another power hitter to an already snout lineup as they sent three minor league players to the Royals for Andrew Bennetendi. Bennetendi so far this season has 112 hits, 39 RBI's, 3 home runs and a .315 batting average.












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Thursday July 28th, 2022: Bregman's 3 RBI's were enough to lead the Astros to a 4-2 Victory, over the Mariners. This propelled Houston to their 65th win of the year and snapped a 3-Game losing skid. Alex Bregman in the bottom 1st would put Houston up by one after hammering a 2-run home run over the left field wall and brought in Alvarez to score from 2nd, 2-0. Astros wrapped this inning up by outscoring Seattle two runs to none on 6 total bases gained Then during the bottom 4th Meyers off a Gilbert fastball would hot a line drive into left field for quick 3rd out. Houston through five jumped on base 10 total times with 5 team hits and drove in 2 RBI's. Including 1 home run added. A few concerns for the Stros is that they've sustained 4 strikeouts and have been held scoreless since 1st. Three innings later during the bottom 8th Houston would snap this 2-2 tie as Bregman launched a double into left field and by doing so it would get Gurriel to come home from 3rd, thus gaining a 3-2 lead. After that,  Bregman would score from 3rd base off a Munoz wild pitch, 4-2. The Astros finalized their night with 6 team hits and turned in 3 doubles while running the bags well for 12 total bases. Bullpen on the other hand beat up the middle of the zone for 5 K's and stranded 4 on base. Astros turned in 2 walks, Urquidy threw 3 K's in 6 innings and got bumped up to a 65-35 record.





Mariners were outscored 2-0 in the 8th as the final score showed a difficult 2-4 loss against the Astros. This dedeat ended Seattle's 3-Game win streak and remain sitting in that 2nd place wild card spot in the AL wild card standings. Mariners would respond with a score of their own in the top 2nd after Ty France zipped in a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and got Frazier home from 3rd, 1-2. A play later the Mariners would tie this game at 2-2 after Santana hit a grounder to 1st base and during that process got Moore home from 3rd. Seattle finalized this inning by getting two runs to score on 1 hit and kept kept Urquidy on the mound for 24 total pitches. Now heading into the mid 4th Winker would be forced into hitting a fly ball that flew into center field and the sides would retire. The Mariners through four were struggling to make contact at the plate after turning in 3 hits with 3 total bases earmed and added 2 RBI's. Mariners also forced into a ton of pop fly balls as well. During the bottom 6th starting Pitcher Logan Gilbert continuted his dominace on the mound as he delivered a fastball to strikeout McCormack for an easy 3rd out. Logan Gilbert in six frustrated Houston batters by flexing in 6 strikeouts and allowed 5 hits. This would also be Gilbert's last inning as he would be relived by Pat Murfee. Come the middle innings of the 9th and the Mariners night would end soundly after Raeleigh suffered a strikeout off Pressley's fastball for the 3rd and final out. Seattle just couldn't find their rhythm throughout this game as they were restricted to 5  hits and got players on base just 7 total times while being shutout through their final six innings. As for their bullpen they managed to punch out 8 batters and left 5 on base. Mariners are 0-1 during this 4-Game series, secured a 2 RBI night while falling to a 54-46 record.










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Wednesday July 27th, 2022: Scherzer fires in 6 strikes to push the Mets past the Yankees by a score of 3-2. Mets sweep the Yankees 2-0 in this two game regular season series and outscored them 9-6. The Mets would get on the board first in the bottom 2nd after Alonso launched a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0. Come the middle of the 3rd inning Max Scherezer would fire a fastball to strikeout Aaron Judge to retire the sides. Max Scherzer had early success on the mound through three shutout innings after delivering 2 strikes with 2 hits allowed and retired 6 batters in a row. Then during the bottom 3rd the Mets lead to bounce to two after Lindor belted a single into right field and allowed Nido to score from 2nd base, 2-0. By this point of the game the Mets had turned in 3 team hits with 1 home run added and drove in 2 RBI's on 7 total bases gained. Only downside is that they've struck out 4 times. In the end, the Mets walk off game winner would come during the bottom 9th after Marte zipped in a single towards left field and by doing so it allowed Escobar to score from 3rd, 3-2. The Mets concluded this matchup by getting 3 RBI's to score on 14 total bases and jammed in 9 team hits.  Including their bullpen's dominating night on the mound after delivering 10 strikeouts and left 9 batters on base. Mets fire in 2 doubles, reliver Seth Lugo snagged struck three out and improved to a 67-31 record.



Yankees late rally was held off and they sustained a tough 2-3 one run loss to the Mets. This dedeat staggered the Yankees to . Domingo German during the bottom 4th with gone would deliver a nasty chabgeup to strikeout Nido for an easy 3rd out. German through four dominated on the mound by pounding the middle of the zone with 6 strikeouts and gave up 5 hits while stranding 4 on base. During the top 5th LaMathieu would blast a grouder towards the shortstop for a quick out and the sides would go their seperate ways. The Yankees offense in five scoreless innings struggled in the box as they were held to 3 hits and got on base 4 total times while leaving 4 batters on the bag. Yankees also had issues getting hits over home plate after sustaining 4 K's.  Now transitioning into the top 8th the Yankees would finally notch in a score as Gleyber Torres ripped in a 2-run home run over the left field wall and brought home Rizzo from 1st, 2-2. This would unfortunately be the Yankees final scored run of the night. The Yankees throughout bout made a lot of good contact with the ball after blasting 7 hits and jumped on base 12 total times with 2 RBI's added. As for their bullpen they would flex in a 9 strikeout night and forced the Mets to leave 3 on base. Yankees match the Mets with 1 home run, German tossed 7 strikeouts and fell foen to a 66-33 record.










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Tuesday July 26th, 2022: Thompson dishes out 7 K's to help lead the Cubs past the Pirates by a score of 4-2. Cubs sweep the Pirates 2-0 in this two game regular season series and outscored them 7-4 in that process. The Cubs would strike first in the bottom 1st after Happ hit a double to deep right center field while getting both Cintraras and Suzuki to score, 2-0. A play later Horernor would launch a double of his own and sent into right field and got Happ home from 3rd, 3-0.  Chicago sealed this inning by getting on base 7 total times with 4 hits and outscored Pittsburgh 3-0. Then just three innings later in the bottom 4th Happ would sustain a strikeout off Wilson's 94 mile per hour slider for a quick out and the sides would retire. Offensively the Cubs through four hit 4 doubles off 6 team hits and drove home 3 RBI's on 10 total bases earned but were held scoreless since the 1st and stranded 3 batters in the process.  During the bottom 8th the Cubs would extend their lead to two after Susuki hammered a 2-run homer and sent it over the left field wall, thus going up 4-2. The Cubs offense closed their afternoon by turning in 10 team hits with 1 home run added and jumped on base 17 total times. Bullpen also did a solid job of holding up their end of the bargain by flexing in 10 strikes and forced Pittsburgh to strand 3 batters on base. Thompson moved to an 8-4 record, earned 1 walk and improved to a 40-57 record.






The Pirates rally was cut short as they sustained a disappointing 2-4 loss when going against the Cubs. Pittsburgh is atop a 3-Game losing streak and stand in 4th place throughout the NL Central Division. Pirates were at an early tilt during the mid 3rd after Reynolds struck out on a Thompson fastball for a quick 3rd out. Pittsburgh's offense was at a struggle in three scoreless innings as they were held to 2 team hits and gained just 3 total bases while  being forced into a ton of swing and miss attempts that led them to 5 strikeouts. Now heading into the middle innings if the 7th Pittsburgh would finally get on the board follwoing a Cruz 2-run home run that was belted over the center field wall while bringing in Mitchell to score, 2-3. Pirates sealed this inning by scoring 2 runs on 5 total hits.  In the end, with two batters gone, Mitchell in the top 9th would hit a grounder towards the 1st baseman for the 3rd and final out of the day. The Pirates offensively concluded their day by securing 4 team hits and got 2 RBI's to score on 9 total bases snagged but were shutout in their final two innings. As for the Pirates bullpen they would pile in only 3 K's and made Chicago to leave 6 batters on base. They would also force Chicago to hit mostly grounders and pop flys. Wilson fell to 1-6 on the mound with 2 K's, stole 1 base and sank down to a 40-58 record. 












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Monday July 25th, 2022: The Braves endured a difficult 4-6 two run loss when going against the Philies. This defeat staggered Atlanta to an 0-1 record during this three game regular season series and in the NL East  they trail one game under from the 1st place Mets. The Braves would strike first in the top 2nd with bases loaded as Harris hits grounder and would be safe at 1st off Hoskins missing Camago's throw from 3rd, allowing Contreras and Ozuna to score, 2-0. A play later and Arcia would be safe at home plate off a Squarez wild pitch, 3-0. Braves sealed this inning by trouncing Atlanta 3 runs to none on 5 total hits. Then come the bottom of the 5th, two gone, Acuna on 1st, Swanson at bat hits a grounder towards 3rd baseman Carmago who got Acuna out at 2nd base and threw Swnason out at 1st for a double play. Offensively the Braves through five belted 4 team hits and gained 5 total bases but were held scoreless since the 2nd and had 0 RBI's. Along with being struck out 4 times as well. We are now going to shift over to the top of the 6th inning where Riley was sent to 3rd base off Squarez throwing his 2nd wild pitch of the game. A bat later Ozuna would reach an infield single towards the shortstop and by doing so it allowed Riley to score, 4-3. In the end, during the top 9th Acuna would blast a fly ball into right field for the 3rd and final out. The Braves late in this matchup muscled in 8 team hits with 1 RBI added and jumped on base 10 total times but were held scoreless through final four innings. Bullpen on the other hand punished the zone by tossing 10 strikeouts and left 6 Philly batters stranded on base. Braves riding 2 losses in a row, stands in 1st place in the NL wild card standings and fell to a 58-40 record.




Phillies rallied late as it led them to a big 6-4 Victory, over the Braves. Phillies are one game under from the 3rd place Cardinals in the NL wild card standings. As well as improving to a 4-6 record through their past ten played games. Phillies would respond with a score of their own during the bottom 2nd after Stott hit a double into shallow right field while allowing Castellanos and Bohm to score, 2-3. Phils capped this inning off by outscoring Atlanta 2-0 on 3 hits. An inning later in the bottom of the 3rd  the Phils would tie this game at 3-3 after Realmuto delivered a single towards left field and allowed Verslomg to score from 3rd. Phillies through three moved the bases well by getting on 4 total times with 3 RBI's driven in and secured 5 team hits.  Now transitioning into the bottom 7th Hoskins with two gone sustained a strikeout off Dylan Lee's changeup for an easy 3rd out. Phillies by this point  of the game struggled to produce on offense as they were restricted to no scored runs since the 2nd and  stranded 5 batters on base. However, the Phillies during the bottom  8th would gain their first lead of the night as Stott with two out hammered a game clinching 3-run home run over the right field wall while getting Munoz and Bohm to score, 6-4. The Phillies closed their night by crushing 1 home run off 17 hits and drove home 6 RBI's on 19 total bases earned. Including 2 stolen bases. As for their bullpen they hounded Atlanta by fishing in 9 strikes and stranded 6 batters on base. Squarez fired in 4 K's in 5 innings and moved up to a 50-46 record.












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INJURY UPDATE: The Rays will lose both Kevin Kiermaier and Mike Zunino to tough season ending surgeries. Now Kevin Kiermaier currently has a torn labrum and Mike Zunino is having his thoracic outlet syndrome treated. Both players so far in 2022 are combined for 12 home runs and drove in 40 RBI's. Including a .376 in batting average.










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Sunday July 24th, 2022: Alonso pounds in a 4 RBI night to lead the Mets past the Padres for an 8-5 Victory. This moved the Mets to a 1-2 record in this three game series and they have a one in a half game lead over the 2nd place Braves in the NL East. Mets would be retired early in the bottom 5th after Nimmo hit a grounder towards 2nd for a quick 3rd out. The Mets in five shutout innings  were held to 2 hits and stranded 4 batters on the bag with 3 total bases earned. Keep in mind that the Mets are 1 for 15 so far in this three game regular season series against the Padres. Then the Mets an inning during the bottom 6th would take their first lead of the night after Alonso hung in a 3-run home run that would be sent over the center field wall while bringing in Marte and Lindor,  3-1. Afterwards, the Mets would tally in another scored run thanks to Guillorme blasting a single to shallow left field and by doing it allowed Vogelback to score from 2nd, thus gaining a 4-1 lead. A bat later Nido would hammer a double of his own and sent into deep right field and it led Guillermo to home plate from 1st base, 5-1. Mets capped this inning off by trouncing San Diego 5-1 on 5 total hits. During the bottom of the 7th inning the Mets lead would increase to five once Alonso hammered a double to deep center field while bringing home Marte to score, 6-1. Few bats later Mark Canha would deliver an infield single towards the shortstop while getting home both Lindor and Alonso, allowing Canha to reach 2nd  off Cronenworth missing Machado's throw, 8-1. Offensively the Mets late started making hard contact with the ball as it led them to 12 hits and did much better with runners in scoring position by driving in 7 RBI's on 19 total bases gained. Mets bullpen was just as effective by stranding 11 batters on base and flexed in a 4 strikeout night. Mets cranked in 4 doubles, relieve Pitcher James Smith picked up the win on the mound to move to 2-3 and they jousted their record to 59-37.





The Padres outscored the Mets 3-0 in the 9th but it wouldn't be enough as it led them to a disappointing 5-8 loss. This defeat keeps the Padres in that 2nd place wild card spot in the NL standings and trail 11.5 games back of the 1st place Dodgers in the West Division. Kim during the top of the 4th with two gone would hit a fly ball high into the air towards left field for a very easy 3rd out. San Diego's offense through four struggled to bring runs in but still managed to get players on base 4 total times and added 4 team hits. Now heading into the top 6th San Diego would break this 0-0 tie after Hosmer hit a double to deep left field and brought Mazara home from 1st, 1-0. This would be Hosmer's 38th RBI of the 2022 season. Come the middle innings of the 8th and San Diego would crawl within six after Nola crushed a single into right field and got Voit to score, 2-8. We are now going to transition over to the top 9th where the Padres would tally in another run as Machado launched a double to shallow right field while getting Profar to score from 3rd but trailed still 3-8. The Padres after that, would pressure New York a bit more after Alfaro zipped in a single to left field and it would lead Cronenworth home from 3rd, 4-8. Following that score Hosmer's grounder to 2nd base would bring in Machado from 3rd, 5-8. In the end, with two gone Nola would suffer a strikeout off  Edwin Diaz's slider for an easy out. The Padres in this bout continuted to struggle with getting runners to score as they secured 5 RBI's on 15 total bases  and turned in 13 team hits. Bullpen on the other hand finished their night by throwing 6 K's and forced New York to leave 7 batters on the bag. Padres ended with 2 doubles, Musgrove fell to 8-3 on the mound after tossing 4 K's in 5.1 innings and slipped to a 54-43 record.











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Saturday July 23rd, 2022: White Sox lose game one of this double header matchup by a score of 4-7 against the Guardians. This dragged Chicago to their 2nd striaght defeat and were handed their 48th loss of 2022. Grandal would be responsible for giving the White Sox a one run lead in the bottom 4th after hitting a single to shallow right field and by doing so it brought home Vaughn from 3rd base, 1-0. Transitioning into bottom 5th and Harrison with gone would hit a fly ball into center field for a quick out and the sides would retire. Offensively the White Sox through five had their struggles at the plate as they were limited to 3 hits and in that process they stranded 3 batters. Including just 3 total bases gained. White Sox so far have swung and missed way to many balls by this point as it's led them to 4 strikeouts. Then just two innings later during the bottom 7th the White Sox would come within two after Harrison blasted a double towards left field and brought home Garcia from 2nd, 2-4. Chicago a bat later would crawl within one as Moncada fired in a double to left center field and it got Harrison home from 2nd base, 3-4. To top this inning off Vaughn would pounce a single into shallow center field while getting Moncada to score from 2nd, 4-4. White Sox were sparked in the inning as they started getting bats on balls and it led them to 6 hits while trouncing Cleveland 3-0. In the end, during the bottom 9th Abreu would hit a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Chicago's offense found rhythm in their swings late by turning in 11 team hits and did a much better job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 4 RBI's on 13 total bases secured. Can't leave out their bullpen ethier as they flexed in 2  strikeouts only and did a solid job of forcing Cleveland to strand 6 batters on base. White Sox are one game beneath .500, involved 2 doubles and fell down to a 47-48 record.




Guardians move three games above .500 after knocking off the White Sox 7-4. This helped Cleveland win this three game series 2-1 and snagged their 48th victor of the year. In the bottom 5th, with two batters gone, Gimenez on 1st, Miller hits a grounder towards the shortstop Luis Garcia who got Gimenez out at 2nd base and Miller at 1st for a double play. The Guardians were scoreless through four but in that process they moved the bases quickly by getting on 5 total times and turned in 5 team hits. During the top 5th Kwan would knock in a double towards left field and allowed Jones to score from 3rd, 1-1. After that, the Guardians would snag their first lead of the day thanks to Rosario's hitting a single into right field while bringing home Straw and Kwan, allowing Rosario's to reach 3rd off Moncada missing the Catchers throw, 3-1. Few plays later and Ramirez would hammer a sacrifice fly ball to right field and it allowed for Rosario's to come home, 4-1. Guardians ripped Chicago in this inning by outscoring them 4-0 on 2 hits after previously trailing 1-0. Come the top of the 9th and Cleveland would regain their back with a Naylor single to left field and it got Garcia home safely from 3rd, 5-4. Following that score the Guardians lead would creep up to two once Kwan zipped in a single towards left center field and brought in Call to score, 6-4. Afterwards, Cleveland would add the ultimate dagger agter Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field and it would bring in Kwan to score, 7-4. Guardians throughout this matchup were sharp at the plate as they delivered  12 team hits and drove in 7 RBI's with 14 total bases earned. Now about the Guardians bullpen well they frustrated Chicago batters by stranding 9 on the bag with 7 strikeouts tallied and held them scoreless through their final two innings. Cleveland knocked in 2 doubles, McKenzie finished with 4 total strikes and they moved up to 48-45 record.














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Friday July 22nd, 2022: Cardinals blow a two run lead and it led them to a tough 5-9 loss when going against the Reds. This defeat staggered St. Louis to their 45th loss of the year and are sitting in that 3rd place slot in the NL standings. The Cardinals would break the 0-0 tie in the mid 2nd after O'Neil hit a single to shallow right field while bringing in Donovan and Nootbaar, 2-0. Cards scored 2 runs in 3 hits to wrap this inning up. Three innings later the Cardinals in the top 5th would come within one as Goldschmidt hammered a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and brought home O'Neil from 1st, 4-5. St. Louis on offense throuhg five secured 6 team hits and drove in 4 RBI's on 10 total bases gained. During the mid 8th Edman would help St. Louis get back on the board after he hit a single that flew into left center field and by doing so he allowed Carlson to score from 3rd but trailed still 5-9. Keep in mind that the Cards were scoreless between the 6th and 7th innings. In the end, Gorman in the top 9th with two gone would sustain a strikeout off Strickland's fastball for the 3rd and final out. The Cards on 34 at bats muscled in 10 team hits and executed base running by getting on 15 total times with 5 RBI's added. As for their bullpen they were on point on the mound after tossing 6 strikeouts and held the Reds scorless through their final two innings. Cards were walked 4 times, dug in 1 home run and fell to a 50-45 record.






Ashcraft tosses 7 K's and the Reds hit 3 home runs to rally past the Cardinals by a score of 9-5. Reds remain in 11th place in the AL wild card standings and are back in the win column after an 11-3 loss to St. Louis back on July 16th. The Reds in the bottom 2nd would tie this game after Naquin hit a single into shallow left field while bringing home Papierski and Farmer, 2-2. A play later Solano would blast a 2-run home run over the left field wall and allowed Naquin to come home from 1st, thus going up 4-2. This would also be the Reds first lead of the day. Cincinnati scored 4 runs on 3 hits to seal this inning.  Now heading into bottom of the 3rd Cincinnati would increase their lead to three thanks to Votto  delivering a solo homer that was sent  over the left field wall, 5-2. The Reds in three belted 2 homers off 4 team hits and jumped on base 11 total times while driving in 5 RBI's. Then the Reds lead would extend to three during the bottom innings of the 6th  after Naquin zipped in a triple towards left center field while allowing Paperaski and Farmer to score, 7-4. Few at bats later Solano would hit a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and got Naquin home from 3rd, 8-4. An inning later during the bottom 7th the Reds relentless offense would continue as Solano hit a homer that traveled over the left field wall, 9-4. Cincinnati in this bout made alot of good contact with the ball by turning in 7 hits and allowed 9 RBI's to score while gaining 19 total bases. You also have to credit their bullpen as pounded the zone for 14 K's and forced St. Louis to strand 9 batters on the bag. Reds hit 1 double to the Cards 2, Naquin hit 4 RBI's and they improved to a 35-57 record.








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BREAKING: The Blue Jays fired Manager Charlie Montoyo who's been with the team since 2019. Now this is somewhat of a strange decsion to make halfway into the 2022 MLB season. As Montoyo had his Blue Jays at a 46-42 record and are a win away from possibly snagging that 3rd place NL wild card spot. Montoyo ends his tenure with 1 playoff appearance which was in 2020 but were eliminated in the ALCS by the Tampa Bay Rays. Montoyo in 472 games managed turned in a 236-236 record.
























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Thursday July 21st, 2022: The Giants suffer a difficult 6-9 three run loss to the Dodgers. This defeat has the 3rd place Giants trailing 13.5 games back from the 1st place Dodgers  in the NL West Division and are 7-3 in their past ten.  Longoria in the top 4th with two gone would hit a line drive towards left field for a quick out and the sides would retire. Offensively the Giants in four shutout innings were restricted to 0 team hits with no bases gained. Giants also forced into a ton a swing and miss attempts that led them to 5 strikeouts. Heading into bottom 5th Carlos Rodon would fire a fastball that forced Turner to hit a high fly ball into shallow right field for an easy 3rd out. Despite a shakey offense, Rodon on the mound through five dominated after tossing 7 K's and allowed 1 homer  while giving up 5 earned runs. However, the Giants shutout streak would finally be snapped in the top 7th after Longoria belted a solo home run that flew over the left field wall but trailed still 1-5. Few bats later with two outs and bases loaded Ruf would hammer in a grand slam home run over the left center field wall, 5-5. Come the top of the 8th and San Francisco would take their first lead of the night after Estrada was walked on ball four by Phillips and it allowed for Flores to score from 3rd, 6-5. In the end, Yestermski in the top 9th would belt a line drive into right field but was stopped by Betts making a sliding glove save for the final out. Giants were effective late in the batters box by settling down and making solid contact with the ball as they crushed 2 home runs on 6 team hits and ran the bases much better by getting guys on 13 total times with 6 RBI's driven in. Bullpen on the other hand would rack in 9 K's and forced LA to leave 5
batters on base. Giants were walked 6 times, fired in 1 double and dropped down to a 48-44 record.




Dodgers take out the Giants during last nights meeting and secured an impressive 9-6 Victory. This propelled LA to 5th win in a row and took a 1-0 lead in this four game regular season series. Dodgers woukd strike first in the bottom 1st after Freddie Freeman blasted a solo home run over the center field wall, 1-0. Then during the bottom of the 2nd inning Thompson would hit a double towards shallow left field and in that process got Alberto home from 3rd, 2-0. Dodgers sealed this inning by outscoring San Francisco 1-0 on 2 total hits. Now transitioning into the bottom innings of the 3rd Turner would belt a double into deep right field while bringing home Freeman and Turner, 4-0. A bat later Alberto would zip in a double of his own and sent into left center field and allowed Turner to score from 2nd, thus going up 5-0. The Dodgers through three  had early success at the plate as they knocked in 3 doubles off 5 team hits and drove home 4 RBI's on 10 total bases. The Dodgers after that, just five innings later in the bottom of the 8th got on the board after Thompson sent a triple into center field and brought Lux home from 3rd to even this bout up at 6-6. Mookie Betts moments later would add the dagger by launching a 3-run home run that traveled over the left field wall, 9-6. The Dodgers offense throughout this bout were  sharp at the plate after piling in 11 team hits and did a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 9 RBI's on 23 total bases. Bullpen would do a nice job of forcing San Francisco batters to chase and it would lead to 7 strikes while stranding 7 on base. Dodgers outscored San Francisco 4-1 in the 8th, hit 5 doubles and improved to a 61-30 record.












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Sunday July 17th, 2022: Royals held to a two run game and it led them to a disappointing 2-4 loss when going against the Blue Jays. This defeat dropped Kansas City 20 games beneath .500 and are atop 3 straight losses in a row. The Royals in the mid 1st would jump out to a one run lead after Oliveres launched a single towards shallow center field and brought home Lopez  from 3rd base, 1-0. Then during the bottom 2nd Nick Pratto would belt a solo homer over the right field wall, thus gaining a 2-0 lead. This also happen to be Pratto's first home run of his career. Come the top 4th, with two gone, Pratto at bat hits a grounder to 3rd baseman Matt Chapman who got Eaton out at 2nd base and threw Pratto out at 1st for a double play. Royals offense through four muscled in 5 team hits and got on base 8 total times with 2 RBI's driven in. Including 2 batters stranded and were held without a scored run since the 2nd.  In the end, Hicklen in the bottom 9th would suffer a strikeout off reliver Jordan Romano's fastball for the 3rd and final out. The Royals offense made good contact with the ball for 7 team hits and snagged themselves 10 total bases but were held without an RBI since the 2nd. As for their bullpen they had themselves a pretty decent day on the mound after delivering 6 K's and leaving 5 batters on the bag. Starting Pitcher Bubic threw 4 strikes in 7 innings, offense was caught trying to steal 1 time and slipped down to a tough 36-56 record.




Blue Jays rally from two down to knock off the Royals by a score of 4-2. This helped Toronto reach 50 wins in 2022 and remain in that 3rd place slot in the AL wild card standings. Berrios in the top of the 3rd inning fired a fastball that forced Oliveras to hit a pop fly high into the air towards 1st base for a quick out.  Berrios through three had early success on the mound as he punched out 5 batters and gave up just 4 hits. As well as giving up 1 homer. Now heading into the bottom 3rd the Blue Jays would climb within one run after Kirk hit a grounder towards Witt  who missed the ball and let it go into the outfield, allowing Espinal to come home from 3rd, 1-2. Just a bat later Bichette would blast a sacrifice fly ball to right field and it brought home Guerrero from 3rd base, 2-2. Toronto capped this inning off by outscoring Kansas City 2-0. During the top 5th Zimmer would sustain strikeout off Bubic tossing a fastball for an easy 3rd out. The Blue Jays through five turned in 5 team hits and jumped on base 6 total times but managed to drive in just 1 RBI. Along with leaving 4 batters stranded and were scoreless through their last two innings. Blue Jays during the bottom of the 8th inning would take their first lead and added the knockout punch after Kirk fired in a 2-run home run that flew over the right field wall while bringing home Guerrero from 1st, 4-2. Toronto in this matchup kept their poise at the plate as it led them to 7 team hits and did much better with runners in scoring position by driving in 3 RBI's on 11 total bases gained. Including their bullpen flexing in 11 strikeouts and stranded 3 batters base. Bullpen did a solid job of holding Kansas City scoreless through their final seven innings, Berrios and Mayza were combined for combined for 9 K's while improving to a 50-43 record.








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Saturday July 16th, 2022: Quantrills 5 strikeouts in five innings were enough to move the Guardians past the Tigers for a 10-0 shutout Victory. This moved Cleveland two game above 500 and sit in 5th place in the AL wild card standings. The Guardians in the bottom 1st would jump out to a three run lead after Ramirez blasted a 3-run home run over the right field wall while bringing home Rosarios and Kwan, 3-0. Then the Guardians in the bottom 2nd would push their lead to four thanks to Straw hitting a double towards deep right field and by doing so it brought home Jones from 3rd, 4-0. Just two bats later Rosarios would belt a 2-run double  into deep center field while bringing home both Straw and Malle, 6-0. The Guardians after that, would continue to pour in more runs as Ramirez launched a 2-run homer over the right field wall, thus going up 8-0. Cleveland sealed this inning by scoring 5 runs on 6 hits. Guardians through two had early suscces at the plate as they secured 2 home runs off 9 team hits and got  on base 17 total times while driving home 8 RBI's. Now transitioning into the bottom of the 4th inning, with two gone, Naylor would hit a solo home run that traveled over the center field wall, 9-0. This would be the Guardians third homer of the afternoon and capped this inning off outscoring Detroit 2-0. In the end, during the top 9th Tanner Tolly would relieve for Karisnick and fired a fastball that forced Sxhoop to hit a grounder towards 1st base for the 3rd and final out. The Guardians were sharp all game long  by latching in 13 team hits and executed base running by getting in the bags 24 total times with 10 RBI's brought in. As for their bullpen they did a terrific job of allowing just 5 hits while forcing a ton of swing and miss attempts that led to 10 K's. Quantrill improved to a 5-6 record on the mound as a starter, offense left 6 batters on base and moved their win/loss record to 46-44.














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Friday July 15th, 2022: Eovaldi's 4 strikeout night was enough to leap the Red Sox past the Yankees by a final score of 5-4 in extra innings. This win keeps Boston tied with the Blue Jays for that 3rd place wild card spot in the AL and snagged a 1-0 record in this 3 game regular season series. Red Sox in the in the top 1st would jump out to an early two run lead after Devers buried a 2-run home run that flew over the center field wall and brought home Refsnyder from 1st base, 2-0. Boston wrapped this inning up by outscoring New York 2-0 on 3 hits. Now heading into the top of the 4th inning Boston would tie this bout after Vasquez blasted a solo homer over the left field wall, 3-3. Boston through four secured 5  hits with 2 home runs added and drove in 3 RBI's on 12 total bases gained. Then just three innings later during the middle of the 7th Boston would regain their lead back after Dalbec crushed a solo homer of his own and sent it over the left field wall, 4-3. Xander Bogaerts would end the Red Sox four scoreless innings in the mid 11th with a score from 3rd. As Trevino was unable to secure King's pitch and the ball would wildly bounce, 5-4. The Red Sox throughout this bout executed well at the plate as they racked in 8 team hits and jumped on base 18 total times while allowing 4 RBI's to score with 3 home runs included. Bullpen would hold their own by stranding 9 New York batters on base and dished in 10 strikeouts. The Red Sox offense were walked 4 times, picked up a 12-24record when versing the AL East and improved to a 48-43 record.





Yankees slip to their 28th loss of 2022 following a tough 4-5 one run defeat to the Red Sox. Yankees still sit atop 1st place in the AL East and are now twelve games up on the 2nd place Rays. Montgomery during the top of the 3rd inning would fire a curveball that forced Boegarts into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for quick out. The Yankees starting Pitcher Jeremy Montgomery through three delivered 2 strikeouts with 3 hits added and retired 9 batters in a row, holding Boston scoreless since the 1st. Transitioning into the bottom 3rd  Stanton would zip in a 3-run home run that flew over the right field wall, thus gaining a 3-2 lead. Yankees sealed this inning by scoring 3 quick runs off 2 total hits. Come the bottom of the 5th. Two gone, LaMathieu on 1st, Rizzo at bat hits a ground ball to Kiner-Falefa who got LaMathieu out at 2nd base and threw Rizzo out 1st for a double play. Yankees offense through five turned in 6 team hits and ran the bags well by getting on base 10 total times with 3 RBI's driven in. During the bottom of the 9th inning New York would rally from one down as Kiner-Falefa hit a bunt towards the Pitcher and threw it to Vlad on 3rd base who missed, allowing Torres  to score, 4-4. In the end, during the bottom 11th Hicks would strikeout off Braiser's fastball for an easy 3rd out. The Yankees on 36 at bats muscled  in 9 team hits and got 2 doubles to go along with it while snagging 14 total bases. Yankees were also held without a scored run since the 9th. As for their bullpen they frustrated Boston by delivering 11 strikes and left 7 batters stranded on base. New York's is currently riding a 2-Game losing streak, secured 1 home run and slipped to a 62-28 record.












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Thursday July 14th, 2022: Anderson improves to 10-1 on the mound and it led the Dodgers past the Cardinals by a shutout score of 4-0. This moved LA to a 9-1 record through theirblast ten played games and are atop two consecutive wins in a row. The Dodgers in the top of the 4th would go up by one after Turner launched a single towards left field and by doing so it brought home Freeman from 3rd base, 1-0. Dodgers having a good start in four innings as they jumped on base 4 total times and added 3 team hits while driving in 1 RBI. Now heading into the bottom 5th Tyler Anderson would fire a fadtball that firced Knizner to knock in a high fly ball towards right field for an easy 3rd out. Tyler Anderson through five shutout innings had a solid start on the mound after pounding the top of the zone with 4 K's and allowed no more than 2 hits. During the top innings of the 6th Smith would hit a double towards deep center field and in that process brought home Turner from 3rd base, thus gaining a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers an inning later in the top 7th would go up by two  thanks to Lux blasting in a 2-run home run that was sent over the right field wall and it would lead Cody Bellinger to home plate from 1st base, 4-0. In the end, during the bottom 9th Kimbrel would relieve for Phillip's and tossed a speedy fastball to strikeout O'Neil for the 3rd and final out. Offensively the Dodgers would remain sharp at the plate as they jammed in 8 team hits with 1 homer added and were able to capitalize with runners in scoring position by bringing in 4 RBI's on 14 total bases. You also have to credit their bullpen as they did a nice job of forcing St. Louis to chase and it led  to 5 strikes while stranding 4 batters on base. Anderson utilized 4 strikeouts in six innings, bullpen would give up just 5 hits and pushed their record to 58-30.









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Wednesday July 13th, 2022: The Blue Jays utilize 3 home runs to get past the Phillies by a score of 6-2. Toronto sweeps this two game regular season series and are tied with Boston for that 3rd place spot in the AL wild card standings. Stripling in the mid 3rd would fire a fastball to strikeout Stubbs for an easy 3rd out. Stripling through shutout innings made quick work of the Phillies offense by delivering 4 strikeouts and allowed no hits. Come the bottom of the 3rd inning Toronto woukd finally get on the baord as Tapia was able to reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop and in the process brought home Chapman from 3rd with Espinal out at 2nd, 1-0. Now transitioning into the bottom of the 4th inning the Blue Jays lead would creep up to two runs after Guerrero blasted a solo home run that went over the left center field wall, 2-0. Few at bats later and Hernandez would belt a 2-run homer over the center field wall while bringing home Kirk to score, 4-0. The Blue Jays offense in four innings mounted 4 team hits with 2 home runs added and drove in 4 RBI's on 10 total bases gained. One downside is that they've been struck out 4 times with a few swing and miss attempts. During the bottom 5th Buchette would be responsible for boosting the Blue Jays lead to five after hitting a single towards right center field and it allowed for Tapia to come home from the 2nd, thus going up 5-0. Just a bat or so later Toronto would pounce their advantage to six following a Gurrerro sacrifice fly ball to center field and Springer came home from 3rd, 6-0. Blue Jays sealed this inning by outscoring Philly 2-0 on 3 hits. Three innings later during the bottom 8th Hernandez would fire in 2-run home run of his own and sent it over the right field wall and allowed Kirk to come home from 1st, 8-2. The Blue Jays offense through this matchup absolutely drenched Philadelphia by driving in an 8 RBI night with 20 total bases earned and jammed in 11 team hits. Bullpen on the other hand would remain sharp after delivering 9 strikes and held Philly hitless since the 7th inning. Blue Jays stole 2 bases, Stripling improved to 5-3 on the mound after tossing 6 K's and moved their record to 47-42.




Phillies get steamrolled by the Blue Jays after sustaining a difficult 2-8 loss. This defeat sends the Phillies to four striaght losses in a row and are sitting in that 5th place in the NL wild card standings. Hall in the top of the 4th with gone. Woukd launch a high fly ball into right field for a quick out and the sides would retire. The Phillies in four innings seemingly had issues making contact with ball as they were limited to 1 team hit and got on base just twice. Phillies were also forced into mainly hitting pop up's and ground balls. Then the Phillies during the top 7th would come within four runs once Stott buried a 2-run home run that was sent iver the right center field wall and by doing so it brought in Hoskins from 1st base, 2-6. Keep in mind that this would snap the Phillies six scoreless innings. In the end, during the middle innings of the 9th Castellanos would suffer a strikeout off reliver Tim Mayaza for the 3rd and final out. The Phillies offensive struggles were all game long as they were restricted to 2 team hits and managed to get only 6 batters on the bag while adding 2 RBI's. Phillies would also strand 1 guy on base and were held scoreless through their final two innings. As for the bullpen they didn't do much in this bout but still turned in 7 K's and allowed 2 walks with 3 Toronto batters left on base. Phillies hit the only double of the game, starting Pitcher Wheeler fired 4 strikes in four in a half innings and staggered down to a 46-43 record.














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Tuesday July 12th: The Cardinals barely hang on after knocking off the Dodgers by a score of 7-6. This propelled St. Louis to their 3rd striaght win in a row and sit in 2nd place in the NL Central where they trail the leading Brewers by two games. The Cards would draw first blood in the bottom 2nd after a Puljos solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 1-0. Then a few plays later Yepez would score from 3rd base off a Mitch White wild pitch in which the ball went past his Catcher, 2-0. Following that score and their lead increased to three off Kizner hitting a single to shallow center field and brought home Dickerson to score, 3-0. Cards in just two innings found rhythm in their swings early after turning in 4 team hits and added 2 RBI's on 8 total bases gained. Come the bottom innings of the 3rd  Gorman smashed in a solo home run of his own and sent it over the center field wall, thus going up 4-1. Now heading into the bottom 4th the Cards lead bounced up to three thanks to a Knizner single towards shallow right field and by doing so it brought home Dickerson from 2nd base, 5-1. The Cardinals after that, would continue extend their lead advantage to five runs once Arenado fired in a single that went into center field while getting  home both Goldschmidt and Carlson, 6-1. St. Louis sealed this inning by outscoring LA 2-0 on 3 hits. At this time of the game the Cards had scored in three consecutive innings from the 2nd to the 4th. St. Louis would respond with a score of their own during the bottom of the 8th inning as Knizner hit his 2nd single of the game and it flew into shallow left field while bringing home Nootbaar from 3rd, 7-5. Keep in mind that the Cards at this point in time had snapped three scoreless innings from the 5th to the 8th. The Cardinals offense sealed their night notching in 13 team hits and did a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 6 RBI's on 22 total bases and belted 2 home runs. You also got to credit the their bullpen after tossing 7 K's and stranded 10 LA batters on base. Despite throwing a couple errors. Cards sunk in 3 doubles, are six games above .500 and improved to a 48-42 record.







Dodgers lose a nail-biter during last nights matchup as they suffered a rough 6-7 one run loss to the Cardinals. This defeat staggered LA to a 0-1 record in this three game regular season series and had their 7-Game win streak snapped. The Dodgers would answer with a score of their own during the middle of the 3rd inning after Freeman blasted a double towards deep center field and brought home Turner from 1st base, 1-3. Dodgers capped this inning off by scoring 1 run off 2 hits. During the top of the 4th inning Barnes with two gone. Would hit a grounder towards 3rd base for a quick out. Offensively the Dodgers in four innings jammed in 3 team hits and drove home 1 RBI on 4 total bases secured. LA by this point had also been forced into hitting mostly grounders and pop flys. However, the Dodgers in the top 5th would cut into the Cardinals five run deficit after Turner rifled in a 2-run homer over the left field wall and managed to slide in Mookie Betts from 1st, 3-6. Afterwards, the Dodgers continuted to pressure St. Louis by the time the mid 6th rolled around. As Barnes knocked in a grounder towards the shortstop and in that process allowed Alberto to score from 3rd but trailed still 4-6. Few innings later during the mid 7th Smith would hit single towards right field while bringing Trea Turner home from 2nd base and allowed Freeman to get on 3rd with Smith to 2nd on a Nootbar throwing error, 5-6. Dodgers in this inning scored 1 run on 2 total hits and forced the Cardinals to pull their second reliving Pitcher Justin Fernandez. Now shifting into the top 9th LA would take some air out the stadium as Freeman blasted a home run over the right center field wall to come within one, 6-7. In the end,  Betts with guys gone blasted a high fly ball into the air towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Dodgers on the offensive side manged to make solid contact at the plate and it allowed for them to crush 2 home runs on 10 team hits and got guys in base 18 total times with a 6 RBI night. As for their bullpen they managed to strikeout 5 batters and forced St. Louis to strand 8 on base. Dodgers launched in 2 doubles, were walked 6 complete times and fell to a 56-30 record.











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Monday July 11th, 2022: Braves can't defeat the Mets and it led them to a tough 1-4 loss. This defeat snapped the Braves 3-Game win streak and remain in 2nd place in the NL East. During the middle of the 4th inning Max Fried would dart a fastball to strikeout Pete Alonso for an easy 3rd out. Max Fried on the mound in four innings delivered 5 strikeouts but in that process he also gave up 5 total hits and walked 5 batters. Thereafter, Travis d'Arnaud in the bottom of the 5th inning. With two gone. Would launch a line drive hit high into the air towards left field for a fast out and quickly retired the sides. Braves through five shutout innings were having a difficult time trying to make contact with the ball. As they secured  1 total base off 1 hit and were sent to the dugout on 5 K's. However, the Braves in the mid 7th finally got on the board following a Riley solo home run that was sent over the left field wall, 1-3. Note that this would be the Braves final scored run of the night. In the end, during bottom 9th Ozuna would sustain a strikeout off reliver Edwin Diaz's slider for the 3rd and final out. Braves offense late in this bout were getting their bats to wake up a little as they jammed in 5 team hits but couldn't capitalize with runners in scoring position after driving in 1 run on 10 total bases and were held scoreless through their final two innings of play. Along with their bullpen holding up their own after tossing 8 strikes and left 10 batters on base. Braves trail 2.5 games back from 1st place in the East Division, banged in 2 doubles and staggered down to a 52-36 record.




Mets handle the Braves after scooping up an impressive 4-1 Victory. This keeps the Mets in 1st place in the NL East Division and avoided back to back losses in a row. Mets would start the scoring during the top of the 3rd inning after Alonso belted a double towards left field and by doing so it got home Nimmo from 2nd base, 1-0. Then a couple bats later Guillorme would  reach a fielders choice towards 2nd base and got Pete Alonso home from 3rd, 2-0. Mets in three innings got their bats moving early and were scoring fast as they notched 4 team hits with 3 doubles added and drove home 2 RBI's on 7 total bases gained. Now heading into the bottom 6th Max Scherzer would toss a fastball that forced Acuna to hit a fly ball into center field for a quick out. Scherzer so far in six scoreless innings  owned the mound after giving up 1 hit with 7 strikeouts added and forced Atlanta to strand 1 batter on base. Afterwards, come the top of the 8th inning Guillorme on the second pitch he saw hung in a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, thus going up 3-1. Mets capped this inning off by outscoring Atlanta 1-0 on 1 hit. After that,  during the top 9th  the Mets lead would increase to three thanks to Alonso reaching a fielders choice towards 2nd base but still managed to get Nimmo home from 3rd, 4-1. Keep in mind that the Mets at this point in time had scored a run in back to back innings. Mets offense throughout this matchup had good rhythm in their swings as they crushed 1 home run off 9 team hits and snagged themselves 15 total bases while driving in 4 RBI's. Bullpen on the other hand stretched in 13 strikeouts with their starting Pitcher Max Scherzer throwing 9 of them and forced Atlanta to leave 4 batters on the bag. Scherzer improves to 6-1on the mound, turned in 3 total doubles and racked in a 54-33 record.











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Sunday July 10th, 2022: Flores belts a two home run day that led the Giants past the Padres for a 12-0 Victory. This propelled San Fran to their 2nd straight win in a row and move up to a 14-13 record when versing the NL West. The Giants would begin the scoring in the top of the 2nd inning after Esteada launched a 2-run home run over the left field wall and brought home Ruf from 2nd base, 2-0. Giants wrapped up  the 2nd by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. Afterwards, during the middle of the 3rd inning Wilmer Flores would crush a 2-run home run of his own and sent it over the left field wall while bringing home Slater from 3rd base, 4-0. Giants offense in three innings were scoring quick and getting soIid contact with the ball as they belted 2 homers on 4 team hits and ran the bags well by getting on base 11 total times while driving in 4 RBI's. Then come the middle innings of the 4th Wynns would hit a single to shallow ledt field and in that process brought home Villar from 2nd base, thus going up 5-0. Few at bats later  Yastrzemski on the fifth pitch he saw hung in a triple towards deep center field and allowed Wynns to score from 2nd base, 6-0. The Giants lead after that, would extend to seven thanks to Slater hitting a single into shallow center field and got home Yastrzemski from 3rd, 7-0. Giants capped this inning off by outscoring San Diego 4-0 on 6 hits. However, the Giants lead would continue to grow by the time the mid 7th came around after Flores knocked in a line drive hit towards the Pitcher but still managed to get home Bart from 3rd base,10-0. Now heading into top of the 8th Bart would hit a single to left field and by doing so it got home Estrada from 3rd, 11-0. In the end, during the top 9th Fores would pounce a solo homer over the left field wall, 12-0. Offensively the Giants throughout this matchup were just about perfect after securing 16 team hits and gained 26 total bases while adding 12 RBI's. Bullpen on the other hand did a nice job of tossing 12 K's and stranded 7 Padres batters on base. Along with forcing San Diego to hit mostly grounders and liners. Alex Wood romped in 8 strikeouts in seven innings, turned in 3 total home runs and improved to a 43-41 record.











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Friday July 8th, 2022: The Yankees cruise past the Red Sox for an impressive 12-5 Victory. This win propelled New York to 2-0 lead in this four game regular season series and are atop 4 wins in a row. Yankees in the top of the 1st inning would snag a quick one run lead after Torres hit a single to shallow left center field and brought home Carpenter from 1st base, 1-0. Then a few at bats later Josh Donaldson would launch a 3-run home run over the left field wall, thus gaining a 4-0 lead. To wrap this inning up New York would score 4 runs on 4 hits and kept Seabold on the mound for 37 total pitches. Afterwards, the Yankees lead in the mid 2nd would increase to three runs thanks to Carpenter hitting a double towards center field and got home LaMathieu from 1st base, 5-2. New York in just two innings on 17 at bats jammed in 7 team hits with 1 homer added and ran the bases well by getting on 12 total times. However, the Yankees onslaught would continute on into the top of the 3rd inning after Gallo hit a triple to deep right field towards Arroyo who couldn't see the ball and it allowed Trevino and Hicks to score. Gallo was tagged out by the Catcher at home plate, 7-2. Eventually, come the top of the 4th and Carpenter would blast a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 8-2. After that, just moments later Trevino would take in a strike but in that process allowed Donaldson to steal home plate thanks to Vasquez who threw the ball past his 3rd baseman's glove for fielding error, 9-2. Yankees in four innings drove in 8 RBI's on 21 total bases and had 10 team hits added. Ultamately though, the Yankees offense during the middle innings of the 7th would extend their lead to five runs. After Gonzalez belted a sacrifice bunt to the Pitcher and was able to drive home Hicks, 10-5. This also happen to be the Yankees first scored run since the 4th. Yankees then pushed their advantage to six in the top of the 8th with a Torres double to left field while bringing home Kiner-Falefa, 11-5. Now the knockout punch wouldn't come till the top 9th as Torres was walked on a ball four and it brought home Trevino from 3rd, 12-5. Yankees offense throughout this game stayed poise at the plate as they locked in 14 team hits and worked the bags well for 26 total bases while allowing 5 RBI's to score. Along with their bullpen frustrating Boston by tossing 14 strikeouts and leaving 12 batters on base. The Yanks were walked 7 times, Donaldson secured 3 RBI's and improved their record to 61-23.





Red Sox get toppled by the Yankees as they suffered a difficult 5-12 loss. This defeat has gotten the Red Sox outscored 18-10 in this four game series and are riding four losses in a row. Red Sox would answer the Yankees in the bottom of the 1st inning after Vasquez knocked in a double towards deep center field while allowing Martinez to score from 1st base and Refsnyder from 2nd, 2-4. This would be the second straight game where the Red Sox trailed big early on before quickly cutting into a Yankees lead. Red Sox would go on to seal this inning by outscoring New York 2-0. Thereafter, Story in the bottom 4th on the first pitch he saw blasted a solo home run that went over the left center field wall but Boston still trailed 3-9. Few bats later and the Red Sox would climb within six once Dalbec fired a solo home run of his own and sent over the left center field wall, 4-9. It's just unfortunate that this inning would come to an end with Vasquez striking out on a Cortes slider to retire the sides. Boston wrapped up the 4th by knocking in back to back homers and scored 2 runs. Now heading into the bottom of the 6th inning Boegarts would ground out at 3rd base but managed to still get Refsnyder home, 5-9. The Red Sox through six innings were making solid contact with the ball by knocking in 9 team hits with 2 doubles added and drove home 4 RBI's on 20 total bases gained. A few negatives is that they been struck out 6 times with 8 batters stranded. In the end, during the bottom 9th Duran off reliver Logan Luetge's curveball would sustain a strikeout for an east 3rd out. Red Sox late this matchup were held scorless through their final four innings but that didn't stop them from securing 13 team hits with 21 total bases earned and drove in a 5 RBI night. Including their bullpen tossing 8 K's while leaving 10 New York batters on base. Boston was walked 3 times, Seabold and Feliz were combined for 6 strikeouts while dropping down to a 45-39 record.


















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Thursday July 7th, 2022: Yankees hold off the Red Sox by a score of 6-5. This propelled New York to their 60th win of the 2022 season and are atop 2 consecutive victories in a row. Yanks in the mid 3rd began the scoring with a Donaldson grand slam home run over the center field wall and gained a brief 4-0 lead. Then a few at bats later Hicks would hammer a solo homer over the right center field wall and New York went up 5-0. The Yankees offense in three innings found rhythm in their swings after launching 2 home runs off 4 team hits and got on base 10 total times with 5 RBI's driven in. Afterwards, during the middle innings of the fifth Trevino would hit a double into center field towards Corrdero who dropped the ball near 1st base for fielding error and in that process got Hicks home from 3rd, thus going up 6-2. However, come the middle of the 7th inning and Josh Donaldson would suffer a strikeout off reliever Matt Straham's slider for an easy 3rd out. Yankees offense by this time of the game had been scorless between the 6th and 7th innings. Including no hits since the mid 5th. Offensively the Yankees throughout this matchup executed well at the plate after muscling in 7 team hits and got guys on base 16 total times while driving home 5 RBI's. As for their bullpen they frustrated Boston as they pounded the middle of the zone with 11 strikeouts and forced them to strand 3 batters on the bag. Yankees snag a 1-0 lead in this four game regular season series, Cole improves to 8-2 on the mound with 7 K's in six innings, secured 1 stolen base and moved their record up to 60-23.





Red Sox endured a tough 5-6 one run loss to  their rivaled Yankees. This defeat dropped Boston to their 3rd striaght loss in a row and are 3-7 in ten games. Red Sox in the bottom 3rd would cut into the Yankees five run lead after Devers crushed a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought home Plawecki from 3rd base, 2-5. Boston ended the 3rd by getting trounced 5-2 with 2 hits added. Now heading into the bottom of the 5th inning the Red Sox lead off man would Corrdero after hitting a double towards deep center field. Few plays later Devers with two gone would rocket a solo home run off Cole's fastball and sent it over the left field wall, 5-6. This happen to be Devers 6th career homer when versing Gerrit Cole. Boston in five innings got their bats to wake up as they secured 5 team hits with 2 homers added and drove in 5 RBI's on 12 total bases gained. A couple negatives for the Red sox is that they were having a hard time getting their hands above the ball and it's led them to 5 K's so far. In the end, during the bottom of the 8th inning Refsnyder would belt a grounder towards the Pitcher for a quick out. The Red Sox were slowed down late in this bout as they remained stuck on 5 total hits and were scoreless through their final four innings. Boston had also been hitless since the bottom 5th. Bullpen on the other hand worked the inside zone for the most part as it led them to 7 K's and left 6 New York batters on base. Starting Pitcher falls to 3-3 on the mound after a 2 strike performance, bullpen walked 5 players and slipped down to a 45-38 record.










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Wednesday July 6th, 2022: Fried improves to 9-2 on the mound with 4 K's and it led the Braves past the Cardinals by a score of 3-0. This propelled Atlanta to their third straight win in a row and snagged a 3-0 record in this four game regular season series. Max Fried in the top of the 3rd inning fired a curveball to strikeout Paul Goldschmidt for a quick out and the sides would retire. Max Fried dominating the mound through four shutout innings after tossing 3 strikeouts with 4 hits allowed and did a solid job of forcing St. Louis to hit mainly fly balls. Then during the bottom of the 5th inning Marcell Ozuna would blast a solo home run off Mikola's hanging slider and sent it over the left field wall, 1-0. Thereafter, just an at bat later and Rosario's would pounce a solo homer of his own and it traveled over the right field wall, 2-0. Braves offense in five innings secured 2 home runs off 3 team  hits and got players on base 9 total times. Depsite leading, Atlanta at various points were forced to hit a ton of ground balls which is why they've struggled a bit in the hitting department. Eventually, the Braves lead would reach three runs in the bottom 6th after Travis d'Arnaud belted a double that flew through left field and it brought home Riley from 2nd base, 3-0. In the end, during the mid 9th Donaldson was in 1st base. With two gone. Kizner at bat would hit a grounder off Minter's changeup towards the shortstop who got Donaldson out at 2nd base and threw Kizner out at 1st making this a double play. Atlanta late in this bout found rhythm in their swings as they toppled in 5 team hits and ran the bases well by getting on 13 total times with 5 RBI's driven in but the only downside was their 8 strikes. Bullpen on the other hand punished the middle of the zone by delivering 8 K's and forced St. Louis to leave 9 batters on the bag. Braves in this four game set outscored St. Louis 16-4, bullpen allowed nine total bases and moved their record to 49-34.







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Tuesday July 5th, 2022: Padres get rumped by the Mariners after suffering a disappointing 2-6 loss. This defeat got San Diego swept 0-2 in this two gane regular season series and have been outscored 14-4. Padres during the bottom 3rd managed to put two men on base after Voit was walked on a ball four by Logan Gilbert and it sent Cronenworth to 2nd. Then a few at bats later  Hosmer would hit a bouncing grounder that Frazier missed which allowed the ball to go into the outfield and it led Cronenworth home, 1-1. Padres offense through three innings were having a rough time trying locate the pitches as they've been limited to 3 team hits with 5 total bases gained and were walked twice. I also want to add when the Padres do make contact with the ball it's mainly turned into pop flys or grounders. However, come the middle of the 6th inning Clevinger would fire a pitch to his Catcher who quickly darted the ball to Cronenworth and tagged out Moore before he could steal 2nd. Clevinger by this point of the game had pounded the strike zone with 5 K's and left 4 batters on base but gave up 6 hits in that process. Ultamately though, shifting into  the bottom 6th and Abrham blasted a sacrifice fly ball towards left field while bringing home Mazera from 3rd base but trailed still 2-4. This would unfortunately be the Padres last score of the game. In the end, during the bottom 9th Voit would sustain a strikeout off Sewald's fastball for an easy 3rd out. Padres offense late in this bout got their bats moving by turning in 8 team hits and snagged themselves 10 total bases but struggled with runners in scoring position by driving in just 1 run. Padres also continuted to hit a lot of pop fly balls and were held without a scored run since the 6th. Bullpen on the other hand ended their night with 8 strikes and forced Seattle to strand 6 players on base. Padres riding two losses in a row, matched Seattle with 2 doubles and dropped down to a 47-36 record.






Gilbert improves to 10-3 on the mound and  the Mariners secured a 6-2 Victory, over the Padres. This propelled Seattle one game benath .500 and are atop 3 straight wins in a row. Mariners would earn their first hit of the game after Haggery in the mid 3rd cranked a solo home run off Clevinger's fastball and sent it over the right field wall, 1-0. Mariners wrapped this inning up by muscling in 2 hits while outscoring San Diego one run to none. Now heading into the top of the 4th inning Moore would belt a two run double towards left field while allowing both Frazier and Gernandez to score at home plate, thus going up 3-1. Moments after  Haggerty would rip a single that went through right field and brought home Moore to score, 4-1. The Mariners through four innings on 17 at bats belted 5 team hits with 1 homer added and drove in 4 RBI's on 9 total bases secured. Thereafter, going into the middle innings of the 9th Crawford off Alfaro's hanging fastball would rocket a triple that flew through deep center field and managed to get home Haggerty and Rodriguez, 6-2. Mariners on the offensive side throughout this matchup executed well at the plate as they latched in 7 team hits and got guys on base 18 total times while driving in 6 runs but were held scoreless through their final five innings.  As for the bullpen they did a nice job of locating their pitches in the zone and it led to 8 strikeouts while leaving 11 batters on the bag. Gilbert delivered 1 strikeout through 5.1 innings Pitched, earned their 41st win of the year and improved to 41-42 on the 2022 season.














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Sunday July 4th, 2022: The Red Sox found a way to shutout the Rays by a score of 4-0. This propelled Boston ten games above .500 and snapped a five game losing streak. The Sox in the bottom 4th would strike first after Story belted a solo home run over the right field wall to gain a 1-0 lead. The Red Sox offense through four innings weren't making much contact with the ball as they were limited to 3 team hits but in that process they added 1 homer and gained 1 RBI on 6 total bases. Afterwards, during the bottom of the 5th inning the Red Sox lead moved to two after Devers reached an infield single towards 2nd and got home Arroyo from 3rd base, 2-0. Then come the middle inning of the 7th and Kutter Crawford would fire a cutter to strikeout Randy Arozarena for a quick out. Crawford in five innings tossed 9 strikes and gave up only 2 hits. Keep in mind Crawford entered this game for starting Pitcher Austin Davis in the 2nd inning. However, come the bottom 8th  Verdugo would reach a fielders choice towards the mound while getting Devers home safely from 3rd base and sent Vasquez to 2nd off a Fleming fielding error, 3-0. After that, the Red Sox just a few bats later would add in another scored run after Codero zipped a single to right field and by doing so it got home Martinez, 4-0. In the end, relieve Pitcher Schreiber would deliver a fastball that forced Paredes to hit a fly ball into right field for an easy 3rd out. Red Sox late in the bout started to get their bats moving at the plate after turning in 8 hits and secured 12 total bases but struggled with runners in scoring position by driving in 3 RBI's and sat on 7 K's. You also got to credit their bullpen for flexing in 11 strikeouts and stranded 5 batters on base. Boston left 7 batters on the bag, blasted 1 double and improved to a 45-35 record.













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Saturday July 2nd, 2022: Diamondbacks get lit up by the Rockies after being dealt a tough 7-11 loss. This defeat keeps Arizona sitting in 4th place in the NL West and were denied of back to back wins in a row. Arizona come the top of the 2nd inning  would inch themselves within three after Walker blasted a solo home run in which the ball was lifted over the left field wall, 1-4. Afterwards, the D-backs two innings later during the mid 4th would close the gap to a two run deficit. Thanks to Marte launching a single to left field and allowed Hummel to score from 3rd base, 2-4. Arizona through four in half innings matched Colorado with 1 home run and turned in 3 team hits while getting guys on base 8 total times. Now heading into top 6th Luplow would belt a single that went towards left field and got Hager home safely from 3rd base, 3-7. A couple possessions later and the Diamondbacks would again cut the deficit to three once Marte crushed a solo home run and the ball would travel over the left field wall, 4-7. Ultamately though, Arizona's offensive onslaught would continue as Walker buried a solo homer of his own and it went over the left field, 5-7. Diamondbacks concluded this inning by outscoring Colorado 3-0 off 4 total hits and had back to back home runs. However, the Diamondbacks would get on the board one last time during the mid 9th as Varsho hung in a 2-run homer over the right field wall and drove in Walker to score, 7-11. In the end, Perdomo in the top 9th would sustain a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Chacin's curveball for an easy 3rd out. Arizona on offense had a great presence of mind at the plate by knocking in 9 team hits and added 4 home runs while snagging 7 RBI's on 25 total bases. Along with their bullpen delivering 5 strikeouts and left 5 batters on base. Kuechel fell to a 2-6 mound record, hit 1 triple and slipped down to a 35-43 win/loss record.



Rockies hold off the Diamondbacks by a score of 11-7. This propelled Colorado to a 14-13 record when versing the NL West and are 1-1 in this three game regular season series. Rockies would strike in the bottom 1st after Cron fired in a single towards left field and brought home Bryant from 2nd base, 1-0. Then just a few plays later and Rodgers would zip in a 3-run home run that flew over the center field wall while bringing home both Cron and Blackmon, 4-0. Rockies wrapped this inning up by trouncing the D-backs 4 runs to none on 3 hits. Thereafter, during the bottom 4th Colorado would load the bases after Serven was walked on a ball four by Kuechel. After that, Connor Joe who was the sixth batter in the lineup would hammer in a triple that went through right field while getting home McMahon and Girchuk, thus going up 7-2. Rockies through four full innings did an excellent job of driving in 8 RBI's on 12 total bases gained and in the process jammed in 6 team hits. Eventually, the Rockies lead in the bottom of the 6th inning would get bumped up to three after Bryant with 2 outs crushed a single that was sent to left center field and by doing so it got home McMahon from 2nd base, 8-5. Although, the Rockies would give the D-backs a taste of their own medicine by continuing their assault on offense as Blackmon rifled a 2-run double that flew into right center field while getting home Joe and Bryant, 10-5. Rockies capped the 6th off by scoring four runs and batted in 4 team hits. Offensively the Rockies on 30 at bats drenched in 12 team hits and worked the bases well by getting on 17 total times while driving in 11 RBI's. I guess the only real downside to Colorado's game was being held scoreless through the final three innings. As for their bullpen well they weren't much of a factor but still managed to toss 4 K's and forced Arizona to strand 1 batter on the bag. Starting Pitcher Gomber tossed 2 K's while improving to 4-7 on the mound, filed in 1 triple and moved up to a 34-44 record.













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Friday July 1st, 2022: Dodgers knock off the Padres by a final score of 5-1. This win propelled LA to three consecutive victories in a row and have outscored the Padres 8-2 in this four game series. The Dodgers would strike first in the bottom of the 2nd inning after Max Muncy zipped in a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 1-0. Then come the middle of the 4th inning Gonsolin would deliver a fastball that forced Hosmer to hit a fly ball high into the air towards deep left field for a quick out. Gonsolin in four shutout innings frustrated San Diego by flashing in 4 strikes and allowed just 2 total hits. Thereafter, Muncy in bottom 5th sustained a strikeout off Snell's slider and the sides would retire. The Dodgers offense through 5 innings hammered 2 doubles off 5 team hits but struggled with runners in scoring position after driving in just 1 RBI on 9 total bases gained. Along with getting struck out 12 times and were held without a scored run since the 2nd. However, the Dodgers would finally break this 1-1 tie in the bottom 6th thanks to Bellinger who was the third batter in the lineup blasting  a solo homer of his own and the ball would travel over the right field wall, 2-1.  Eventually, in the bottom 7th Freeman would hit a double towards left center field and it allowed for Turner to score due to Profar's fielding error, thus going up 3-1. Ultamately though, the Dodgers lead in the bottom 8th would go up by three after Bellinger hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field and got home Taylor from 2nd base, 4-1. After that, the Dodgers would add in one more run as Barnes knocked a grounder to the shortstop and managed to get Thompson home from 3rd, 5-1. LA sealed this inning by outscoring San Diego 2-0 off 3 hits. Dodgers on the offensive side of things ended their night by securing 2 home runs off 10 team hits and drove in 5 RBI's while getting on base 20 total times. Including their bullpen firing in 7 K's and stranded 3 batters on the bag. LA is 1st in league with 384 runs tallied, Gonsolin in 7.2 innings tossed 8 strikes while improving to a 10-0 when on the mound, 17-10 against the NL West and moved their win/loss record to 48-28.




The Padres get plastered in latter parts of this game and it led them to a tough 1-5 loss to the Dodgers. This dedeat sends San Diego to an 0-2 record in this four game regular season series and are riding two losses in a row. Blake Snell in the bottom of the 3rd inning would get himself out of a bases loaded situation as he fired a slider to strikeout Turner for the 3rd out. Blake Snell through three innings tossed 6 K's with 2 hits given up and forced LA to strand 3 batters on the bag. Afterwards, during the top of the 5th inning the Padres would even this bout up after Grisham nailed in a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-1. Offensively the Padres in five in a half innings belted 1 homer off 3 team hits and worked the bases well by getting guys on 8 total times. Now heading over to the top 7th inning Nola would sustain a strikeout off Gonsolin's splitter for an easy out and the sides would go their separate ways. Keep in mind that the Padres by this point of the game had been held without a hit since the mid 5th. In the end, during the 9th and final inning Mazara would suffer strikeout off relieve Pitcher Craig Kimbrel's 85 mile per hour curveball for a quick out. Padres seemingly struggled to get any offense going throughout thus matchup as they were limited to just 4 team hits on 31 at bats and were scoreless through the final five innings of play. Bullpen on the other hand did its job very well by pounding the strike zone with 17 K's and 4 walks allowed. Padres fire in 2 doubles, relieve Pitcher Stammen fell to a 1-1 record on the mound and staggered down to a 46-33 record.



















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Thursday June 31st, 2022: The Yankees held to one run all game long as this resulted into a tough 1-2 loss to the Astros. This defeat means that New York trails the 1st place Mets by 3.5 games back in the NL East and a 6-4 in ten games. Trevino in the top of the 4th blasted a grounder off Garcia's fastball towards  the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. The Yankees theough four scorless innings on 14 at bats were limited to just 2 team hits and gained 2 total bases while stranding 4 batters on the bag. Afterwards, in the top of the 6th inning  New York would come within one run after an Anthony Rizzo solo home run that traveled over the right field wall, 1-2. Yankees by the midway point of this game started to get their bats moving as they knocked in 4 hits and secured 7 bases but were struck out 7 total times. Now shifting over to the bottom of the 6th inning Severino would deliver a changeup that forced Brehman into blasting a high fly ball towards deep center field for quick out. Severino in six innings frustrated Houston by zipping in 4 strikeouts and retired 9 batters in a row. Yankees to finish this night hammered in 1 home run off 5 hits and got on base 8 total times but were shutout through the final three innings of play. Along with their bullpen flashing in 7 strikeouts and left 7 Houston batters on the bag. Yankees were walked 3 times, Severino fell to 4-3 on the mound and slipped to a 56-21 record.




Astros knock off the Yankees after picking up an impressive 2-1 Victory. Astros remain in 1st place in the AL West Division and are atop three straight wins in a row. Alex Bregman in the bottom of the 3rd inning with bases loaded would zip in a 2-run double towards deep left field  while bringing home both Diaz and Meyers, 2-0. Astros offense through the games first three innings secured 2 doubles off 3 team hits and worked the bases well by getting guys on 5 total times. including two walks. Then during the mid 5th Garcia fired a fastball that struck LeMathieu out and the sides would retire. Luis Garcia in five shutout innings punished the strike zone by tossing 5 K's and gave up just 2  walks. Garcia also did a nice job of forcing New York into hitting mostly fly balls. In the end, Pressley in the mid 9th would relieve for Montero and delivered a fastball to strikeout Carpenter for the 3rd out. Offensively the Astros late in this game struggled at the plate after muscling in just 3 team hits and drove in 2 RBI's off 5 total bases earned but remained scoreless since the 3rd inning. Bullpen on other hand held up their end of the bargain as they flexed in 11 strikeouts and forced New York to leave 3 batters on base. Stros secured their 48th win of the year, caught stealing a base and improved to a 48-27 record.















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Wednesday June 29th, 2022: Braves slide past the Phillies after picking up a 4-1 Victory. This helped Atlanta imprive to a 21-5 record in the month of June and secured their 44th win of the season. Braves with 1 out would tie this game in the top of the 4th inning after Contraras belted a single that went through right field and brought home Olson from 3rd base, 1-1. Then just an at bat later Duvall would reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop and in in the process got  Ozuna home from 3rd base, 2-1. Note that this scored run was originally ruled an out but after a few extra looks they showed that Duvall was safe at 1st base by beating Gregorious's throw. Braves through four in a half innings were still struggling at the plate as they were restricted to only 2 team hits but managed to get on base 5 total times and stranded 2 batters on the bag. Although, come the bottom 5th and Wright would fire a fastball to strikeout Hoskins while reting the sides. Kyle Wright by this point of the game did a solid job of dominating down in the zone and in the middle of it by tossing 3 strikes with 3 hits allowed and held Philadelphia scoreless through  their last three innings. Wright also forced a ton of ground balls and pop flys. Thereafter, the Braves offense in the top 7th would extend their lead to two runs once Duvall zipped in a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 3-1. After that, Harris with two outs would hammer a single that traveled over the center field wall while bringing home Gosselin from 2nd base, 4-1. Offensively the Braves in this bout stayed poise at the plate and it allowed for 7 team hits while driving in 4 RBI's on 13 total bases gained. You also have to credit the Atalnta bullpen after flexing in 9 K's and forced Philly into leaving 6 batters on base. Braves matched Philly with 1 home run, stole 1 base and moved up to a 44-32 record.






Phillies held to one run all game long and it resulted into a 1-4 loss to the Braves. This defeat sends Philly to their 37th loss and are two games above .500.  Squarez in the top of the 3rd  delivered a fastball that struck Thompson out to retire the sides. Keep note that this game remained a 0-0 tie. Suarez through three shutout innings located his pitches down in the zone and it rewarded him with 4 strikeouts and 1 hit given up while allowing just 1 total base. Afterwards, Hoskins during the bottom of the 3rd inning would pop a solo home run that went over the left field wall, thus gaining a brief 1-0 lead. Phils sealed this inning by outscoring Atlanta 1-0 off 2 team hits. Now heading into the bottom 6th Realmuto would blast a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy out. Phillies offense in six in a half inning weren't getting many bats on balls as they were limited to 3 team hits and stranded 4 batters on the bag while securing 6 total bases. In the end, Bohm off relief Pitcher Will Smith would hit a fly ball towards deep right center field for a quick 3rd out. Phillies on the offensive side finish the night by launching in 4 hits with  8 total bases snagged and were held without scored run since the 3rd inning. Along with their bullpen pounding the strike zone with 9 K's and were able to strand 4 players on base. Phillies zipped in 1 double, Suarez fell to 6-5 on the mound and slipped to a 39-37 record.













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INJURY UPDATE: The Angels will unfortunately be without Archie Bradley for 15 days after he sustained a broken elbow due to falling over the rail trying to get involved in a brawl that would lead to 12 suspensions. This all happened during LA vs Seattle back on Sunday afternoon. Archie Bradley so far thus season in 2022 has secured 15 strikeouts with a 4.82 ERA and is 0-1 on the mound in just 21 games.





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INJURY UPDATE: The Phillies were torn a little this week after hearing they'll be without Bryce Harper for the entire 2022 MLB season. Due to a fractured hand after being hit by a pitch back on Saturday against San Diego. Keep in mind that Harper as of right now is the reigning Natinal League MVP with 77 hits, 48 RBI's, 15 home runs and a batting average of .318.










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Monday June 27th, 2022: Orioles rock the Mariners after picking up a 9-2 Victory. This win helped Baltimore secure a 7-3 record in ten games and are five games beneath .500. Orioles would strike first in the middle of the 1st inning after Rutschman delivered a single towards shallow right field and brought home Mancini from 3rd base, 1-0. Then during the top of the 2nd inning  Baltimore's lead got bumped up to two once Mullins hit a double to left center field and it allowed Aruaz to get home from 1st, thus going up 2-0. Afterwards, come the top of the 3rd and Rutschman would crush a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 3-0. After that, just an bat later Baltimore's lead would extend to four once Mountcastle jammed in a solo homer over the right center field wall, 4-0. Orioles through three innings belted 2 home runs off 7 team hits and drove in 4 RBI's on 15 total bases gained. Now heading into the mid 4th Santander would zip a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall, 6-0. Following that score and Haggrd would zip in a solo homer of his own while the ball traveled over the center field wall, 7-0. However, the Orioles lead would bounce up to a seven run advantage after Mateo in the top 6th blasted a home run over the center field wall, 8-1. Although, Baltimore's ultimate dagger would be in the top 9th after Santander belted a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and it got home Mullins to score, 9-2. Orioles on the offensive side frustrated Seattle by turning in 5 home runs off 12 hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position by driving in an 9 RBI night. Also got guys on base 30 total times. As for their bullpen they were holding up their end of the bargain by pounding the strike zone for 8 K's and held Seattle scoreless since the 4th. Orioles blasted 3 doubles and moved up to a 35-40 record.


Mariners get routed up by the Orioles after sustaining a difficult 2-9 loss. This defeat sends Seattle to two straight losses in a row and are 5-5 through ten games. Now Winker in the bottom 4th with two gone. Would hit a grounder off a Wells changeup and zipped it to 1st base for quick out. The Mariners through four innings having a rough start as they were limited 0 team hits with no bases secured and were struck out twice. Eventually, the Mariners in the bottom 5th would get on the board following a Raleigh solo home run that was knocked over the right center field wall but trailed still, 1-7. Keep in mind that this scored run would snap Seattle's five scoreless innings. Mariners offense continuted to struggle at the plate after securing 1 team hit and got on base just 4 times while sustaining 3 strikeouts. Ultamately though, Seattle would add on another run by the time the bottom of the 6th inning rolled around. Thanks to Squarez delivering a double that went through deep left field and brought home Rodriguez, 2-8. In the end, during the bottom 9th Raeleigh off Atkin's fastball would launch a fly ball high intonthe air towards right field for an easy 3rd out. Offensively the Mariners were cold throughout the entire bout after being restricted to 3 team hits and piled up 7 total bases while stranding 6 batters on the bag. Bullpen on the other hand flashed in 6 strikeouts and forced Baltimore to strand 5 batters on base. Mariners riding 2 losses in a row, drove in 2 RBI's and fell to a 34-41 record.














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Wednesday June 23rd, 2022: Cueto tossed 7 strikeouts to lead the Orioles past the White Sox for a 4-0 shutout Victory. This propelled Baltimore to their 32nd win of the year and are seven games beneath .500. The Orioles offense in the top of the 4th inning got rolling as Mountcastle hit a double to deep center field and managed to get to 3rd base off a Garcia fielding error. Then a bat later Rustchman blasted a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought home Mountcastle 2-0. Orioles through four innings got on base 11 total times off 5 team hits and drove in two RBI's. Also had the games only homer at this point in time. Thereafter, the Orioles during the middle of the 6th inning would extend their lead to three runs. Thanks to Rutschman belting a double that flew through right field and brought home Hays from 3rd base, 3-0. However, the Orioles would add the ultamate dagger after Mullins zipped in a game sealing double that went theough right field and it allowed for Nevins to score, thus going up 4-0. In the end, during the bottom 9th Lopez would relieve for Tate and dialed-up  a fastball to strikeout Vaughn for the 3rd out. Offensively the Orioles throughout this bout frustrated  Chicago's bullpen by delivering 10 hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position after driving in 3 RBI's on 16 total bases gained. Including their bullpen dominating the strike zone by flexing in 11 K's and stranded 6  batters on the bag. Baltimore's offense left 7 batters on base, turned in 5 doubles and improved to a 32-39. 













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Tuesday June 21st, 2022: Giants barely squeak past the Braves by a score of 12-10. This helps the Giants tie this three game regular season series at 1-1 and are 7-3 in ten games. Giants in the middle of the 2nd inning would load the bases after La Stella was hit by Strider's fastball and got Eastrada to 2nd base while Belt reached 3rd. After that, Crawford would launch a sacrifice fly ball towards left field and in the process got home Belt, 1-0. Then a bat later and Wynns would crush a 3-run home run that went over the left field wall while getting La Stella and Estrada home, thus going up 4-0. Giants wrapped this inning up by getting on base 5 out of their 6 total times and turned in 3 hits while outscoring Atlanta 4-2. Now heading into the mid 4th the Giants would tie this bout up at 5-5 thanks to Wynns hitting a double to deep right field and by doing so it got home La Stella from 2nd base. Following that score and the Giants regained their lead back once Gonzalez zipped in a sacrifice fly ball to center field and got Crawford  home safe from 3rd base, 6-5. Note that this score was originally ruled an out after Crawford was tagged before reaching home but a few extra looks and it showed his foot touching the plate prior to the the tag. Giants offense through four innings did a nice job making contact with the ball for 6 team hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position by securing 6 RBI's off 10 total bases gained. Before this inning the Giants were mostly forced into hitting pop flys and grounders. Come the top of the 6th Yastrzemski would deliver a double that flew into shallow right field while bringing in Wynms and Flores, 8-7. Giants in the 6th frustrated relivers Helm and McHugh after keeping them on the mound for 32 total pitches. Also outscored Atlanta 2-0 on 3 team hits. Thereafter, during the mid 7th former Braves Joc Pederson would hammer a solo homer that traveled through deep right center field 9-7. Although, the Giants in the mid 9th would add the ultimate dagger by  Estrada zipping in single to left field and brought home Yastreemski, 10-8. Note that San Fran concluded this inning by trouncing the Braves 3-0 off 3 solid hits. Giants offense at the plate tracked the ball well by delivering 14 team hits and managed to get guys on base 21 total times. Including 12 RBI's driven in and scored three separate times when in bases loaded situations. As for their bullpen the Giants would bend but didn't break as they flexed in 6 strikeouts and stranded 5 batters on base. Giants jam in 3 doubles,  flew in w home runs and improved to a 38-29 record.



Strider tosses 4 strikeouts but the Braves still went down 10-12 against the Giants. This defeat staggered Atlanta to Marcell Ozuna in the bottom of the 2nd inning would jam in a 2-run home run that flew over the center field wall and brought in d'Arnaud to score, 2-4. Afterwards, during the bottom 3rd Olson would give the Braves a one run lead after launching a 3-run home run over the center field wall while allowing Swanson and Riley to score, 5-4. Braves sealed this inning by outscoring the Giants 3-0 off 3 hits. Braves offense were dominating at the plate through three as they belted 2 home runs off 6 team hits and got on base 12 total times.  However, the Braves during the bottom 4th would regain their lead back by one as Ronald Acuna buried a solo homer over the left field wall and brought in Harris from 1st base, 7-6. Eventually, during the bottom 7th Olson would knock in a fielder's choice towards the shortstop and it got Acuna home to score while Riley was safe at 2nd due to Estrada taking his eye off the ball as it bounced off his glove, 8-9. Ultimately though, the Braves continuted to fight as Olson in the bottom 9th hung in a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall and it allowed for Swnason to score from 1st, 10-12. In the end, Ozuna with two gone would suffer a strikeout off relieve pitcher Doval's slider for an easy 3rd out. The Braves offensively throughout this matchup hurt the Giants defense after blasting in 4 home runs on 12 team hits and drove in 10 RBI's with 24 total bases secured. Along with their bullpen doing a great job of locating their pitches in the zone for 10 K's and forced San Fran into leaving 5 batters on the bag. Braves were walked twice, Olson turned in 2 homers of his own and fell to a 39-30.
























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Sunday June 19th, 2022: The Astros hang on by a thread after knocking off the White Sox by a score of 4-3. This  gave the Astros a 2-1 record in this three game regular season series and picked up their 41st win of the year. The Astros in the bottom of the 1st inning would jump out to a one run lewd after Kyle Tucker hit a single into center field and allowed Altuve to score while Bregman resched 3rd base off Pollock's throw going over Jake Burger's head, 1-0. Then during the bottom of the 4th inning Matjavic would belt a solo home run that went over the left field wall, thus gaining a 2-0 lead. Astros through four full innings of play got on base 8 total times off 5 team hits and were struck out just 3 times. However, the Astros just an inning later in the bottom 5th would gain a two score advantage after Dubon zipped in a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and brought in Castro from 3rd base, 4-1. Ultamately though, during the mid 6th Stanek would relieve for Javier and fired a fastball that forced Harrison to reach a fielders choice to center field but in that process McGurie would be out at 2nd for quick out. The Astros bullpen through 6 innings kept the White Sox in check after limiting  them to 3 hits and gave up just 5 total bases while stranding 7 batters on the bag. Astros offense throughout this game made made a ton of contact with the ball after belting 2 home runs off 8 hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position by driving in 4 RBI's on 15 total bases gained. Bullpen on the other hand frustrated Chicago by rifling in 9 complete strikeouts and did a solid job leaving 8 batters on base. Stros turned in 1 double to the White Sox 2 and moved up to a 41-25 record.


White Sox late surge was cut short after being defeated 3-4. This loss puts Chicago two games beneath 500 and have been outscored in this series 17-10. Harrison in the mid 4th would knock a fly ball high into the air towards left fied for an easy 3rd out. The White Sox have been scorelees theough four in a half innings after having a tough time tracking the ball. As they were restricted to 1 team hit with most of their contact coming as fouls and got on base twice while being struck out 4 times. Now heading into the middle of the 5th inning the Sox's would finally get on the board after Robert blasted a double towards deep right center field and by doing so it brought home Mendick from 1st base, 1-2. Although, during the bottom of the 7th inning with two gone. Vince Velasquez would come in for Lambert and fired a fastball that forced Tucker to hit a grounder to 1st base for the 3rd out and the sides would retire. Chicago's bullpen at this time of the game did a nice job of striking Houston out 5 times while holding them scoreless between the 6th and 7th innings. Afterwards, come the top 8th  Pollock woukd belt a triple towards deep left field and it allowed Robert to score from 1st base, 2-4. An at bat later Burger woukd launch a ground ball towards 2nd base yet managed to still get Pollock home from 3rd, 3-4. In the end, Vaughn in the mid 9th would hit a high fly ball into center field off Stanke's fastball for an easy out. White Sox offensively started to pick it up late in this matchup as they racked in 6  hits while snagging 10 total bases and drove in a 3 RBI night. One issue for for Chicago at the plate was that they were forced to mostly hit grounders or pop flys. As for their bullpen they did a great job of stranding 6 Houston players on base and held them scoreless  through the final four innings. Kopech fell to a 2-3 record on the mound with 4 K's, belted 1 triple and staggered down to a 31-33 record.





















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Friday June 17th, 2022: Mariners knock off the Angels by picking up an impressive 8-1 blowout Victory. Mariners secured thoer 29th win of the season and are 4-6 through ten games. The Mariners in the bottom of the 1st inning would snag a one run lead after Squarez blasted a single to left center field and brought home Rodriguez, 1-0. Then during the bottom of the 2nd inning the Mariners lead increased to two thanks to a Raeleigh solo home run that went over the right field wall, thus going up 2-0. Now heading over to the bottom 3rd Rodriguez would belt a single to center field and got France home from 3rd base, 3-0. Thereafter, just a few at bats later the Mariners would load the bases after Trammell was walked on a ball four by Loranzen and in that process got Winker to 3rd base and Frazier to 2nd. After that, Crawford was walked in a ball four by Loranzen as well and it allowed Winker to score 4-0. However, things only intensified from there after the Mariners added in another score once France hit a double to left field while getting Trammell Frazier and Crawford home, 7-0. Mariners wete walked a couple times with 2 hits and outscored LA 4-0 to wrap up the 4th. Seattle executed at the plate well by belting 7 team hits with 11 total bases gained and drove in 7 RBI's. Have also scored in four striaght innings. Ultimately though, Trammell in the bottom of the 7th inning would continute to torch LA after zipping in a single towards deep right field and got home Raeleigh, 8-0. Mariners on offense dominated at the plate as they made hard enough contact with the ball and it allowed for 11 team hits while snagging 16 total bases in the process. As well as their bullpen frustrating the Angels all night long by flashing in 11 K's and stranded 5 batters on base. Mariners turn in the games only home run, secured 2 doubles and moved up to a 29-36 record.



Angels get routed up by the Mariners after losing 1-8. This defeat put's the Angels six games beneath .500 and have a 2-1 record in this three game regular season series. Stassi going into the middle of the of the 4th inning with two gone. Would sustain a strikeout off Ray's fastball for an easy 3rd out. Angels offense through four scoreless innings were limited to 0 hits and struck out 5 total times. Eventually, the Angels bullpen woukd catch a minor break in the bottom 7th after starting Pitcher  Warren delivered a nasty changeup to strikeout Moore for a quick 3rd out. Angels bullpen through seven innings seemingly had trouble on the mound. As they gave up 15 total bases on 10 hits and struck Seattle out just 5 times. Luckily enough, come the top of 8th inning Valasquez would turn in a double to shallow right field and by doing so it got home Legras 1-8. This would also be the Angels first run after seven scoreless innings. In the end, during the mid 9th Marsh would knock a high fly ball into the air towards deep right field for a quick out and the sides would retire. Angels offense just never got it going after turning in 3 team hits and got guys on base 6 total times with 1 RBI earned. Angles simply were forced into hitting grounders while taking a ton of swing and miss attempts. Bullpen on the other hand managed to toss in 5 strikes and stranded 5 batters on the bag. Angels jammed in 1 triple, Lorenzen delivered 3 K's while falling to a 6-4 record on the mound and slipped down to a 30-36 record.











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BREAKING: The Dodgers get unsettled news after hearing Walker Buehler will be out for at least 6 to 8 weeks with a shoulder strain. Now Buehler ended up hurting himself by delivering an awkward pitch and instantly started clutching at his elbow. Moments after and Buehler would have to be removed from the mound. Buehler before his injury had racked in 58 strikeouts with 8 home runs given up, allowed just 67 hits and secured a 4.02 ERA as well. Including a 6-3 record on the mound. 














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Tuesday June 14th, 2022: Yankees handle the Rays during last nights meeting after securing a 2-0 shutout Victory. This helped the Yankees snag a 1-0 record in this three game regular season series and picked up their 45th win of 2022. In the top of the 1st inning Gerrit Cole would deliver a curveball that forced Yandy Diaz to hit a lazy fly ball high into the air towards deep center field for an easy out. Cole  had pitched three scoreless innings by doing a nice job of locating his throws in the strike zone for 5 K's and gave up just 1 hit with 1 base allowed. Along with retiring 8 batters as well. Thereafter, Torres got on 1st base in the bottom of the 4th inning after hitting a fly ball towards right center field. In which the ball bounced off Margot's glove due to a loss of concentration and sent Stanton to 2nd. Then a few at bats later Kiner-Falefa belted a single to left field and by doing so it got home Torres from 1st base while allowing Stanton to reach 3rd off Arozarena's throw going over his Catcher's head, 2-0. Yankees offense through four innings were struggling a bit at the plate despite being up by a few runs. As they've been limited to 1 RBI driven in off 2 team hits and were plagued by standing 3 batters on base. In the end, during the top of the 9th inning with two gone. Clay Holmes would relieve for King and delivered a sinker to Mejia who blasted a high fly ball into center field for an easy game sealing out. Yankees on offense executed much better at the plate midway through this bout as they made alot of hard contact with the ball for 5 team hits and got guys on base 6 total times, but couldn't capitalize with runners in scoring position after leaving 7 batters on the bag and were held scoreless since the 4th inning. Bullpen on the other hand frustrated Tampa Bay  by pounding the zone for 11 strikes and allowed just 7 hits on 7 total bases given up, while stranding 8 batters on the bag. Yankees stole 3 bases, Cole ended his night on the mound with 7 strikeouts and improved to a 45-16 record.














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Friday June 10th, 2022: Junis improved to 4-1 on the mound after delivering 5 K's in five innings and it led the Giants past the Dodgers by a score of 7-2. This win moved San Francisco to a 6-5 record through ten games and are 9-9 when versing the NL West. Giants would get on the board in the bottom of the 2nd inning after Longoria blasted a double towards deep left field and brought home Pederson from 2nd, 1-1. Note that Pederson originally got on 2nd by stealing. Then a few at bats later and Crawford would belt a single to center field and it allowed Longotia to cone home from 2nd, 2-1. Giants sealed this inning by getting on base 5 times and outscored LA 2-1 off 3 team hits. Thereafter, during the bottom 5th Flores would be intentionally walked after being hit by Bruhl's pitch and it loaded the bases. Following that play and the Giants would add in yet another scored run after Pederson hit a single to right field while bringing home Casail and Slater, thus going up 5-2. After that, Ruf's single to right field allowed Flores to come home safety from 3rd, 6-2. Giants on the offensive side through five innings of play executed at the plate by turning in 8 hits off 12 total bases gained and manged to drive in 6 RBI's. They've also been struck out 7 times.  However, the Giants during the bottom 8th would add the ultimate dagger after Ruf blasted a solo homer over the center field wall, 7-2. Giants offense to finish this matchup belted 2 home runs off 10 team hits and allowed guys to get on base 17 total times. As for their bullpen they did a nice job of tossing 6 strikes and stranded 6 LA batters on the bag. Giants jammed in 7 RBI's, earned 1 stolen base and improved to a 31-26 record.



Dodgers get lit up when facing the Giants in their first meeting of the 2022 season after being detained to a 2-7 loss. This defeat snapped LA's two-game win streak and fell to an 0-1 record in this four game regular season series. Taylor in the top of the 2nd knocked a double towards left center field and brought in Turner to score, 1-0. Afterwards just three innings later in the middle of the 5th LA would come within one after Lux launched a homer to center field, 2-3. This would also happen to be their last scored run of the night. Dodgers offense through five innings were doing a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving home 3 RBI's off 8 team hits and snagged 9 total bases in the process. Along with being struck out 4 times as well. Now heading over to the bottom of the 7th inning with two gone. Freddie Freeman would knock a grounder towards 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. In the end, during the middle of the 9th inning LA's night would come to a close. After Taylor sustained a strikeout off reliever Camilo Doval's fastball for a quick out. Dodgers wrapped up their final inning of play by turning in no hits or runs. Offensively the Dodgers late in this matchup had their struggles at the plate as they muscled in 6 team hits and secured 10 total bases while being held scoreless through the final four innings. As for their bullpen they pounded the strike zone for 9 K's and forced the Giants to strand to 3 batters on base. LA rushed in 2 RBI's, secured 1 home run and staggered down to a 37-21 record. 







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Wednesday June 8th, 2022: Royals handle the Blue Jays by picking up an impressive 8-4 Victory. This helped the Royals secured a 1-2 record in this three game regular season series and snapped their two-game losing skid. Royals in the bottom 1st would jump out to a one run lead after Melendez hit a double towards shallow left field and brought home Benintendi, 1-0. Few at bats later and the lead quickly grew to 3-0 thanks to a Rivera single to center field and by doing so it brought home Melendez. To wrap up the 1st Royals would turn in 3 bases off 2 team hits and outscored the Blue Jay's 3-0. Eventually, the Royals would regain their back come the bottom 4th after Perez knocked a single to shallow center field and brought home Benintendi, thus going up 4-3. After that, Melendez would reach an fielder's descion towards 2nd base and got home Wilt, 5-3. Kansas City's offense midway into this game were capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving home 5 RBI's on 8 total bases and made solid contact with the ball by adding 8 team hits. Ultamately though, Taylor in the bottom 5th would be responsible for giving the Royals a 6-3 advantage after knocking in a double that went towards deep right center field and by doing so it brought in Santana to score. Afterwards, in the bottom 6th the Royals lead bounced to four thanks to a Santana double to shallow right field and it allowed for Perez to come home safely, 7-3. This would also be the Royals third striaght inning with a scored run. Now heading over to the bottom 7th the Royals would add the ultimate dagger after Merrifield put this away with a double to right center field and allowed Taylor to score, 8-3. Royals offensively in this bout managed to be poise at the plate as they they didn't swing wildly and turned in 12 team hits while getting on base 20 total times. Royals at one point also  scored four consecutive runs in a row from the 4th to the 7th inning. Bullpen of course held up their end of the bargain by flashing in 7 strikeouts and stranded 9 batters on base. Royals batters were walked six times, blasted five doubles and improved to an 18-37 record.




Blue Jays endured a difficult 4-8 loss to the Royals. This defeat ended the Blue Jays two-game win streak and have outscored Kansas City 19-4 in this three game series. Blue Jays would respond with a score of their own during the middle of the 2nd inning after Tapia crushed a solo home home run over the right center field wall, 1-3. Then the Blue Jays in the top of the 3rd inning would fight their way to a tie once Vladimir Guerrero blasted a ground ball out to 2nd base but got home Biggio, 3-3. Toronto by this point of the game had two home runs off four team hits. However, Tapia during the middle of the 5th inning with two gone would belt a fly ball into the air towards shallow center field for a quick out and the sides would retire. The Blue Jays despite being down two runs weren't having a bad game thus far. They turned in 8 team hits with 14 total bases secured. One thing that unfortunately plagued them was their 5 batters left on base. Although, the Blue Jays in the top of the 9th would finally end their five scoreless innings by Biggio reaching an infield single to 2nd base and was able to get home Collins off a Witt throwing error from the shortstop area, 4-8. In the end, Toronto's night would eventually be sealed after Espinal hit a pop fly ball high into the air towards 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. The Blue Jays offense towards the ending of this matchup started to look real good after muscling in 12 hits and gained 19 total bases while driving in 3 RBI's. Including their bullpen as a whole doing their part by flexing in 9 K's and left 11 batters  stuck on base while shutting the Royals out in the final two innings of play. Toronto's offense was walked just once, Kikuchi and Thornton were combined for 5 total strikes while falling to a 33-23 record.














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BREAKING: The Angles have gone ahead to fired their current Head Coach, Joe Maddon after just two full seasons. Now Maddon's firing comes due to the Angels riding 12 straight losses in a row and their  record increasingly dropped to 27-29 after starting the year 24-13. I JUST DON'T GET IT! The Angels always start the years off with solid wins and then midway through they just find ways to plummet downhill.








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Monday June 6th, 2022: Carassco tossed 10 total strikeouts through seven innings and it led the Mets over the Padres for an 11-5 Victory. This propelled New York to a 1-0 record in this three gane series and picked up their 38th win of the year. The Mets in the top of the 1st inning would jump out to a one score advantage after Dabis was walked on a ball four  by Buehler and in that process brought home Marte from 3rd base, 1-0. Then a few at bats later and Escobar would belt a single towards right center field while bringing in both Canha and Alonso, 3-0. The Mets had a strong 1st inning as they got on base twice with 3 of them coming off walks and outscored San Diego 3-0 off 2 hits.  Afterwards,  in the middle of the 4th inning the Mets lead increased to 4-1 after Brandon Nimmo reached an infield single towards the shortstop and was able to get Escobar home from 3rd. The Mets at this point of the game worked the bases well by getting guys on 7 times with 2 of them coming off steals and added in 6 team hits. Now heading over to the top of the 5th inning Davis would belt a sacrifice fly ball high into the air towards center field and it got home Alonso from 3rd base, thus going up 5-1. Although, during the top of the 6th inning Carassco remained on the mound with two outs and fired a fastball that forced Machado to hit a pop fly ball towards the shortstop while it forced the sides to retire. Carassco was having a dominate night on the mound through 6 innings after tossing 8 K's with 1 run given up. Eventually, going into the mid 8th New York offense would extend their lead to five runs after Escobar drilled a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought home Davis from 1st base, 7-2. The Mets dagger wouldn't  come until the mid 9th after Nido hit a single to right field and by doing so it brought home McNeil to score, 11-5. Mets ended this inning by scoring 4 runs off 5 hits and forced the bullpen to stay on the mound for a combined 33  pitches. Mets offensively throughout this matchup managed to rack in 14 total hits and got on base 24 total times while driving in 11 RBI's. Bullpen on the other hand did a nice job of locating their pitches in the zone and it allowed for 13 K's while stranding 3  batters on base. Mets were walked 4 complete times, blasted 3 doubles and moved up to a 38-19 record.




Padres get routed during last nights meeting with the Mets as they suffered a tough 5-11 loss. This defeat sends the Padres to their 22nd loss of the 2022 season and would look for a rebound game that takes place on Tuesday June the 7th. The Padres  finally got on the board during the bottom 3rd after Profar cranked a single towards left field but tried to get greedy and was tagged out at 2nd base while bringing home Alfaro, 1-3. Unfortunately, the Padres offense still had their struggles at the plate come the bottom of the 5th inning.  After Grisham with two gone suffered a strikeout off Carassco's changeup for an easy 3rd out. Padres at the plate weren't making much contact with the ball as they were limited to 3 hits and 5 total bases while also being struck out 7 times. Ultimately though, the Padres in the bottom 7th gained a little life and came within three after Profar knocked a double towards deep right field while allowing Kim to come home, 2-5. Next, the Padres in the bottom of the 8th inning would inch  themselves into to a two run deficit thanks to Luke Voit hitting a 3-run homer that  traveled through center field while bringing home both Cronenworth and Profar, 5-7. Padres concluded the first 8 innings of play by outscoring New York 3-2 off 2 team hits. In the end, during the bottom 9th Alfaro who was the last at bat in the lineup would sustain a strikeout off Smith's fastball and the games final out would be imposed. Padres started to get on a little roll late in this bout after tallying in 7 hits on 33 at bats and secured 13 total bases but struggled to capitalize with runners in scoring position as they drove in just 5 RBI's. As for their bullpen they flashed in 6 strikes and forced the Mets to strand 9 batters on the bag. San Diego gave up just 1 triple, Voit brought in 3 RBI's on 4 at bats and still fell to a 33-22 record.


















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Saturday June 4th, 2022: The Padres knock off the Brewers after securing a 4-0 shutout Victory. This propelled San Diego to a 2-1 record in this three game regular season series and are atop two consecutive wins in a row. Padres would make some noise early on in the top of the 2nd after Jake Cronenworth blasted a double towards shallow left field and brought home Alcantara, 1-0. Then during the middle of the 5th Profar would be out at 1st base after hitting a grounder towards 2nd but in the process Azocar was able to get home safely from 3rd, 2-0. Few at bats later and Cronenworth would barrel a 2-run home run over the right field wall while bringing home Grisham from 2nd, 4-0. Padres through five in half innings worked the bases well by getting on 11 total times and belted 2 home runs off 6 team hits. Now Gore heading in the top of the 6th inning remained tough to hit off as he delivered a fastball that Cain would blast into a grounder towards 3rd base for a quick out. Gore was absolutely stellar on the mound for San Diego as he tossed 8 K's through 6 scoreless innings and gave up just 3 total bases while standing 6 on the bag. In the end, just three innings later during the bottom 9th Rodgers would relieve for Garcia and fired a fastball to Jackson who hit a fly ball high into right field for an easy third out. Padres on the offensive side remained poised at the plate as they muscled in 6 team hits and drove in a 4 RBI day. As for their bullpen they punished the strike zone well by tossing 10 K's with 3 hits given up and forced Milwaukee to hit mostly ground balls or pop up's. Including the defenders around the pitcher who kept everything in front of them and rarely let a ball get into the outfield area. Padres outscored Milwaukee 15-5 in this series, San Diego's offense was struck out 12 times and moved their record to 32-21.



















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BREAKING: The Houston Astros went ahead and inked in Yordan Alvarez to a 6 year $115 Million Dollar deal. Now Yordan Alvarez has been apart of the Houston organization for the last four years and in that time he has racked in 296 hits, 76 home runs, drove in 291 RBI's and is batting a .289 as well. Alvarez is also having a stellar 2022 performance after posting 15 homers, brought in 33 RBI's and is currently batting a .281. I want everyone to understand that Alavrez already has 44 compete home runs through 162 career games and in the process he's dominating left and right handed Pitchers. 


















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Friday June 3rd, 2022: Anderson improves to 7-0 on the mound after the Dodgers knocked off the Mets by a score of 6-1. Dodgers are now 7-4 in their last 11 games and have won back to back matchups in a row. The Dodgers  in the bottom of the 2nd inning would go up by two runs after a Cody Bellinger 2-run home run over the right center field wall and brought home Turner from 1st base, 2-0. Then during the bottom 4th LA would extend their lead to four after McKinstry belted a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and allowed Bellinger to reach home plate, 4-0. Dodgers offense by this time were working the bases well by getting on 12 total times and delivered a pair of home runs off 4 team hits. Now heading into the middle of the 6th inning with two gone. Anderson would remain on the mound and delivered a fastball that forced Francisco Lindor to hit a foul towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Anderson was having a solid night on the mound after pitching six shutout innings with 5 strikeouts and stranded 3 batters on base. Anderson would also do a nice job of getting New York to hit mostly grounders or pop flys off his pitches. Ultamately though, the Dodgers lead would mount to 5-1 after Turner reached an infield single to 2nd base and in that process brought in Mookie Betts to score. Although, the Dodgers would tack on more run to finalize the Mets night after Taylor crashed a solo home run that traveled over the left center field wall, 6-1. Dodgers throughout this matchup made quick contact with the ball for 8 hits and secured 17 total bases while driving in a 5 RBI night. Along with hammering 3 home runs to the Mets 1. As well as their bullpen delivering 8 strikes and forced the Mets to leave 6 batters on the bag. Anderson and Hudson combined for 7 K's, LA stole 1 base and they improved to a 35-17 record.


Mets held to just one run all game long and it turned into a tough 1-6 loss to the Dodgers. This defeat dropped New York to a 10-8 record when versing the NL West Division and are atop two striaght losses in a row. The Mets offensive struggles would continue into the 5th inning after McNeil knocked a pop fly ball high into the air towards 3rd base for a quick out and the sides would split. The Mets offensively at this moment had a hard time at the plate after being held to just 3 team hits and gained 3 total bases while sustaining 4 strikeouts. Also were held scoreless through their first five innings. However, the Mets in the top of the 7th inning would finally get on the board after Pete Alonso rocketed a solo home run over the left center field wall but trailed 1-4.  In the end, during the middle of the 9th inning Escobar would belt a pop fly ball into the air towards right field for an easy out and the night would be over. Mets seemingly had issues making contact when at the plate as they were limited to just 4 hits on 27 at bats and got on base only 7 total times. Bullpen on the other hand dominated that strike zone with authority by flashing in 11 K's and stranded 5 LA batters on base. Mets batters were walked twice, drove in 1 RBI and staggered down to a 35-19 record.





















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Tuesday May 31st, 2022: Keller Stratton and Underwood were combined for 10 total strikes and it led the Pirates to an impressive 5-3 Victory, over the Dodgers. This win pushed the Pirates to a 2-0 record in this three game regular season series and are  Pirates in the top of the 1st inning would go up 2-0 after a Chavis 2-run home run over the left field wall and brought home Hayes from 1st base. This would be the Pirates second game in a row where they started with a lead. Then during the middle of the 2nd inning Marcano zipped a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall and it allowed Heinman to score from 3rd, 4-0. Pirates around this time scored four straight runs between the 1st and 2nd innings. Ultamately though, the Pirates  offense was at a tilt after Marcano in the top of the 6th blasted a grounder towards 2nd base for an easy out and the sides would retire. Pittsburgh on the offensive side had good plate discipline after racking in 8 team hits and secured 14 total bases but struck out 8 times. Along with being shutout though their last four innings. Going into the middle of the 9th the Pirates would finally end their six scoreless innings after Reynolds hammered a double towards deep center field and it allowed for Heineman to score from 2nd base, 5-3. Pirates offense towards the end of this matchup started to do much better at the plate as they worked the count well while belting 11 team hits off 18 total bases and capitalized with runners in scoring position by driving in 5 RBI's. As for their bullpen as a whole they frustrated LA by earning 11 team strikeouts and stranded 8 batters on base. Pirates were walked twice, knocked in 1 double and moved up to a 21-27 record.



Dodgers secure back to back losses to the Pirates after going down 3-5. This defeat dropped LA to two striaght losses in a row and have been outscored 11-8 in this three game set. Julio Urias in the bottom of the 3rd inning would get himself out of a bases loaded situation after tossing a fastball to strikeout Suwinski for an an easy out. Urias by this time of the game dominated the strike zone with 6 K's in three innings but had his struggles after giving up 12 total bases and 2 home runs off 6 hits allowed. However, the Dodgers in the bottom 3rd would finally get on the board after Turner zipped a 2-run homer over the left field wall and it allowed for Freeman to come home, 2-4. Now heading into the bottom 5th with two batters gone. Rios would suffer a strikeout of Keller's fastball for an easy 3rd out. LA's offense by this moment in time were struggling at the plate as they were limited to just 2 hits witj 5 total bases gained and were struck out 5 times. Eventually, the Dodgers during the bottom of the 6th inning would come within one run thanks to Turner scored at home plate from 3rd base after Tyler Beede threw a pitch to his Catcher who couldn't hang on to the ball and it got past him, 3-4. In the end during the bottom 9th Freddie Freeman with two gone belted a grounder towards the shortstop for a quick 3rd out. Dodgers offensive unit turned in just 4 team hits with most of them coming as ground balls or pop flys while also getting on base 7 total times. On the other hand it was LA's bullpen that really dominated after delivering 10 K's and forced the Pirates to strand 8 batters on the bag. LA were held scoreless through their final three innings, walked 7 times and staggered down to a 33-16 record.
















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Monday May 30th, 2022: The Pitates barely squeak past the Dodgers by picking up an impressive 6-5 Victory. This win gives the Pirates a 1-0 lead in this three gane regular season series and are 7-6 when versing the NL West Division. The Pirates would strike first during the middle of the 2nd inning blasted a 3-run home run over the right field wall while bringing home Suwinski and VanMeter, 3-0. Pirates ended this inning by getting guys on base twice off 2 hits and outscored LA 3-0. Then during the top of the 3rd inning Reynolds would crush a solo homer over the left field wall and Pittsburgh snagged a 4-0 lead. Pirates at this time of the game were dominating the plate as they belted 2 home runs off 5 team hits and gained 11 total bases while driving in 4 RBI's. Now heading over to the top of the 7th inning with two gone. Reynolds would would hit a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy out. Pittsburgh's offense was starting to tilt a little as they've been limited to just 2 hits with no scored runs since the 3rd inning. Pirates simply being frustrated at the plate as most of their hits were coming as ground balls or pop flys and have been struck out 9 total times. Luckily enough, going into the middle of the 9th and the Pirates would even this bout at 5-5 once Perez hit a single to deep right field and in that process brought home Castillo from 3rd base. Thereafter, the Pirates would regain their lead back by one after Chavis who had to come in and run for Perez got to home plate safely after Mitchell's single was dropped by Freeman at 1st base, 6-5. Pittsburgh concluded this inning by scoring 2 runs off 1 total hit and forced Kimbrel to stay on the mound for 22 pitches. Pirates on the offensive side executed late in this game after driving in a 5 RBI night off 9  hits and allowed guys to get on base 17 times. As for their bullpen they pounded the strike zone with 10 punch outs and forced LA to strand 8 batters on base. Pirates stole 2 bases, Thompson and Bednar were combined for 8 total strikeouts while moving theor record to 20-27.





Buehler tossed 7 strikes but it wasn't enough and the Dodgers sustain a disappointing 5-6one run loss to the Pirates. This defeat sends LA to their 15th loss of the year and are 7-3 through ten games. Dodgers in the bottom 5th would finally tally in a score after four shutout innings as Alberto hammered a solo home run over the right field wall and made this bout 1-4. Few at bats later LA would come within two runs after Mookie Betts blasted a solo home run of his own over the right field wall, 2-4. LA wrapped the 5th up by scoring 2 runs off 2 complete hits. Dodgers through five weren't having the best of starts but were able to pick it up after crushing back to back home runs off just 4 team hits and got on base 11 total times. As well as leaving 3 batters stranded.  Afterwards, come the bottom of the 6th inning LA would pull within one run after Rios rocketed a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 3-4. We are now going to shift over to the top of the 8th where the Dodgers bullpen kept Pittsburgh scoreless through their last five innings. After relief Pitcher Almonte delivered a fastball that forced Correa to hit a fly ball towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Eventually, the Dodgers would rally back in the bottom 8th to tie this bout up at 4-4 after Turner zipped a double that went towards left center field and by doing so it brought home Turner from 3rd base. After that, the Dodgers would take their first lead of the night thanks to Taylor hitting a single to right center field and it allowed Turner to score, thus going up 5-4. In the end, in the bottom 9th Smith with two outs would suffer a strikeout off  Bednar's splitter to finalize their night. Dodgers offensively seemed to have picked up their bats halfway into this matchup by making hard contact for 9 team hits and 3 of them came off home runs while snagging themselves 23 total bases. Including the LA bullpen that flashed in 11 strikeouts and left 6 batters on base. LA earned 5 RBI's, blasted 4 doubles and fell to a 33-15 record.












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Sunday May 29th, 2022: The Mariners endured a difficult 1-2 one run loss to the Astros during last nights meeting. This defeat dropped Seattle eight games beneath 500 and have outscored Houston 13-2 in this three game set. Starting Pitcher Gonzalez in the middle of the 4th inning would toss a sinker that forced Alvarez into hitting a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy out. By this time of the game Gonzalez limited Houston to 2 hits with 5 total bases allowed and forced 6 ground ball outs. Eventually, the Mariners would get on the board in the bottom 6th and shifted the momentum after Ty France belted a single towards right field and got Torrens to score from 2nd base, thus tying this game at 1-1. This would put Ty France's hit streak to 11 straight games in a row. In the end, during the 9th and final inning of play Torrens with two batters gone would hit a grounder towards the 3rd baseman who got Haggerty out at 2nd base and Torrens at 1st for a double play. Mariners offensively had their issues at the plate as they were limited to 5 team hits with most of their swings coming as ground ball's and managed to get a low total of 5 guys on base. Bullpen on the other hand delivered 3 strikeout with 1 homer given up and forced Houston to strand 6 batters on base. Mariners walked 3 times, were limited to 0 extra base hits and staggered down to a 20-28 record.




Astros turn away the Mariners by picking up an impressive 2-1 Victory. This helped the Stros improve to a 1-2 record in this three game regular season series and are 6-4 through ten games. Astros would break this scoreless tie in the middle of the 2nd inning after Penia blasted a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-0. Now heading into the bottom of the 5th inning with two gone. Starting Pitcher Luis Garcia would deliver a changeup down in the zone to strikeout Ford for an easy out. Garcia wrapped this inning up by striking out back to back batters with no hits or runs allowed. Garcia during this point in time dominated the mound after punishing the zone for 6 K's and limited Seattle to 0 team hits on 15 at bats and no bases were given up either. As well as holding the Mariners scoreless through the first five innings. Unfortunately, during the top of the 7th inning Astros offense started to tilt a little after Dubon off Gonzales's changeup knocked a grounder to the 2nd baseman for quick out and the sides would retire. Stros halfway into this game couldn't capitalize with runners in scoring position as they drove in 1 RBI and haven't scored a run since the 2nd inning. Including Houston leaving 3 batters on the bag with 7 total bases gained. However, Alvarez during the middle of the 8th with  bases loaded would zip in a single to right field and by doing so it got home Diaz from 3rd base, 2-1. The Astros started to pick their offense up late as they made just enough contact with the ball to drive in 2 runs and got on base 10 total times while adding in 6 team hits. Houston's bullpen never cracked after dominating the strike zone for 11 K's and stranded 7  batters on base while holding Seattle scoreless through the final three innings. Astros were walked 3 total times, Garcia tossed 6 strikes with 4 hits allowed  and improved to a 30-18 record.





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Saturday May 28th, 2022: Logan Gilbert delivered 5 total strikes in 4 innings and it helped lead the Mariners to an impressive 6-0 shutout Victory, over the Astros. This propelled Seattle to a 2-0 record in this three gane regular season series and are atop two wins in a row. The Mariners in the bottom of the 1st inning would strike first after Crawford hit a single towards right field and brought home Rodriguez to score from 2nd base, 1-0. Mariners sealed this inning  y getting on base 4 times while securing 2 team hits and outscored Houston 1-0.  Then during the bottom of the 3rd the Mariners lead would increase to two after Lewis hammered a solo homer iver the right field wall, 2-0. Few at bats later and Winker would hit a single to right field while bringing home Raleigh from 2nd, thus going up 3-0. Seattle capped the 3rd off by scoring 2 runs off 4 hits. Now heading into the bottom 4th Suarez would belt a sacrifice fly ball to left field and in that process brought home France from 3rd base, thus gaining a 4-0 lead. This inning came to an end with Seattle scoring 1 run off 2 hits. However, just an inning later during the bottom 5th Seatle's lead would creep up to six runs after Ty France was able to reach an infield single towards the shortstop while getting home Trammile from 2nd base and Lewis from 3rd, 6-0.  In the end, during middle of the 9th inning with two gone. Murfee would relieve for Misiewics and tossed a fastball that forced Pena to hit a pop fly ball high into the air towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Mariners on the offensive side capitalized with runners in scoring position  by driving in 6 RBI's and got on base 20  times off 13 team hits. Bullpen on the other hand frustrated Houston at the plate after tossing 6 strikes on 5 hits allowed and gave up just 6 total bases. Along with standing 7 players on the bag as well. Gilbert imporved to 5-2 on the mound, were walked 4 times and move their win/loss record to 20-27.






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Thursday May 26th, 2022: The Athletics get trounced by the Texas Rangers after enduring a difficult a 1-4 loss. This defeat drops Oakland to their 28th loss of 2022 and are 5-9 when versing the AL West. Lowe during the bottom of the 3rd inning with two gone. Would suffer a strikeout of Perez's cutter and the sides would retire. Eventually, the Athletics would tie this game in the bottom 4th once Pinder scored from 3rd base after Perez's pitch went over his Catchers head, 1-1. The A's at this time of the game were struggling at the plate with 3 hits and secured 4 total bases while getting struck out 8 complete times. In the end, come the bottom of the 9th inning Andrus would pop a fly ball high into the air towards 2nd base for an easy out. Athletics offensively in this bout racked in 5 team hits and stranded 6 batters on base as they couldn't capitalize with runners in scoring position and were shutout through the the games final five innings. Including their bullpen who delivered 15 total strikeouts and forced Texas to strand 5 batters on the bag A's at one time also kept the Rangers scoreless through the first 6 in a half innings. A's stole 1 total base, turned in 1 RBI and slipped down to a 19-28 record.





The Rangers knock off the Athletics by securing an impressive 4-1 Victory.  This propelled the Rangers to a 1-0 record in this four game regular season meeting and are atop two wins in a row. Rangers would strike first in the middle of the 1st inning after Ibanez got walked on a ball four by Montas and it allowed Calhoun to score from 3rd base, 1-0. The Rangers wrapped this inning up by forcing Frankie Montas to stay in the mound for 28 pitches and in that process worked the bases by getting on 4 times while outscoring Oaakland 1-0 off 1 hit. Now heading into the bottom of the 6th inning Texas couldn't break this 1-1 tie after Helm sustained a strikeout off Montas's slider for an easy 3rd out. Texas's offense by this point in time much like Oakland were having a tough time at the plate as they had just 2 hits with 4 bases gained and were kept without a score since the 2nd inning. However, during the top of the 9th inning would extend their lead to 2-1 after Garcia blasted a double towards deep left field and it allowed White to score from 2nd base. Thereafter, just a few at bats later and Lowe would elrocket a 2-run homer over the right field wall, thus gaining a 4-1 lead. Texas concluded this inning by scoring 3 runs off 3 total hits. Rangers offense late in this matchup started to pick up the hitting after making solid contact with the ball for 6 team hits and earned 11 total bases. Along with their bullpen dominating the strike zone with 6 K's and gave up just 2 doubles, secured the games only home run and moved their record to 20-23.










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Wednesday May 25th, 2022: The Rangers were in cruise control after defeating the Angels 7-2. This win propelled Texas to a 10-13 record when versing the AL West Division and are 6-4 through ten games. Texas would break this 0-0 tie in the middle of the 1st inning after Garver hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field and brought home Semian from 3rd base, 1-0. Then during the bottom of the 4th inning Texas would snag a brief one run lead after Garver zipped in a solo home run over the left field wall, 2-1. Few at bats later and the Rangers lead extended to three runs thanks to a Calhoun 2-run homer over the left field wall and brought home Helm from 2nd base, 4-1. Rangers sealed this inning off by outscoring LA 3-0 off 4 total hits. Texas's offense by this point of the game did a solid job of getting guys on base 12 total times with 4 hits added and two of them came off home runs. Including 2 stolen bases as well. Eventually, the Rangers in the middle of the 7th would push their lead to four after Semian belted a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and got home Calhoun from 3rd base, 5-1. After that, Sseager's single to shallow right center field would send Miller home from 2nd base, thus going up 6-1. However, the Rangers would add the ultimate dagger in the 8th inning after Miller hit a single towards right field and got Calhoun home from 3rd base, 7-1. Rangers offensively throughout this matchup picked up the hits as they racked in 10 total and worked the bases by getting on 19 times. Along with stealing 4 bases to LA's 1. Bullpen on the other hand flashed in 10 strikeouts and at one time kept LA scoreless since the 1st inning. Rangers secured 7 RBI's, were walked twice, Otto tossed 7 K's in five inning and improved their win/loss record to 19-23.




The Angels held to a two run night after taking a gut-wrenching 2-7 loss when going against the Rangers. This defeat dropped LA to their 18th loss of the season and are two games back of the 1st place Astros in the AL West. Angels would respond with a score of their own during the bottom 1st once Anyhony Rendon blasted a single to left field and allowed Ohtani to score from 3rd base, thus tying this game at 1-1. Now heading over to the bottom of the 5th inning and Shoehai Ohtani would sustain a strikeout off Otto's fastball for an easy out. Angel's offense at this moment in time were having issues at the plate after turning in just 3 hits with 4 total bases gained and were struck out 7 times. Ultimately though, during the bottom 9th the Angels would pull within five runs after Rengifo blasted a ground ball out towards 1st base but in the process got Walsh to score from 3rd, 2-7. In the end, Suzuki with two gone would suffer a strikeout off relief Pitcher Joe Barlow's fastball and the game would come to an abrupt finish. Angels on the offensive side ended their night by belting in 6 team hits and 7 total bases earned but stranded 5 batters on the bag. As for their bullpen they jammed the strike zone for just 6 K's with 7 earned runs allowed and forced the Rangers to leave 5 batters on base. Detmers ended his night with 5 K's in 6 innings, walked twice and fell to a 27-18 record.












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Monday May 23rd, 2022:The Athletics sustain a 6-7 one run loss to the Mariners during last nights meeting between the two. This defeat puts the Athletics ten games beneath 500 and are down 0-1 in this three game regular season series. The Athletics during the middle of the 4th inning would chip into the Mariners three run lead after Pinder blasted a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-3. Then the A's would come within one after Smith hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field and brought home Murphy, 2-3. After that, Kemp's single to shallow left field would bring home Bethancourt from 3rd base and tied this battle at 3-3. The A's concluded this inning by scoriing 3 runs off 5 total hits. Athletics offense at this time of the game racked in 6 hits with 10 total bases gained but struck out 6 times. However, the Athletics in the top of the 6th would get bases loaded after Andrus was walked on a ball four by Gonzales and it allowed Bethancourt to get to 3rd base and Smith reached 2nd. A play later and Kemp zipped a single towards center field and brought home Bethancourt, but trailed still 4-7. Now to make matters worse the A's lead would continue to increase after Pache smashed a double to deep left field while bringing home both Andrus and Smith, 6-7. This also forced Murfee to leave the mound and was relived by Romo. A's wrapped the inning up by forcing the Mariners to use three relivers while keeping them on the mound for 55 total pitches and scored 3 runs off 4 hits. Also moved the bases by getting on 6 times. Afterwards, relief Pitcher Trivino in the top of the bottom of the 7th inning would deliver a fastball that forced Moore into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for an easy out. Athletics on the offensive side of things managed to rack in 6 hits and moved the bases by getting on 17 times but were held without a score since the 6th inning. Bullpen on other hand delivered 11 K's with 5 walks added and kept the Mariners scoreless through the final four innings of play. Starting Pitchers tossed 6 strikes through 4.2 innings, turned in 1 home run and fell to a 17-27 record.






The Mariners pick up their 18th win of the season after holding off the Athletics by a score of 7-6. This propelled the Mariners to a 3-7 record in ten games and avoided their 26th defeat. The Mariners in the bottom of the 3rd inning would load the bases after Crawford was walked on a ball four by Logue. An at bat later and Rodriguez would belt a grand slam home run over the right field wall to give the Mainers a 3-0 lead. Seattle's offense by this point in time have been struck out 3 times while being limited to just 3 hits and secured 9 total bases. Thereafter, during the bottom of the 4th inning Raleigh launched a 2-run homer over the left field wall and brought home Torrens while boosting the Mariners lead to 5-3. Seattle during this 4th inning action outscored the A's 2-0 off 2 solid hits. Now heading into the bottom 5th and Suarez would crush a 2-run home run that went over the left field wall and brought in Rodriguez to score from 1st base, thus gaining a 7-3 lead. In the end, Sewald in the 9th inning would relieve for Castillo before beaming a fastball that forced Murphy to hit a grounder towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. The Mariners on offense had a pretty good night as they launched 3 home runs off 8 team hits and landed on base 18 total times. As for their bullpen they flashed in 7 strikes with 2 walks and forced the Athletics to leave 7 batters on the bag. Seattle turned in 7 RBI's, Gonzalez moved to 3-4 on the mound with 3 strikeouts and secured an 18-25 record.






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Sunday May 22nd, 2022: White Sox handle the Yankees after picking up a clean 5-0 shutout Victory. This helped Chicago move one game past .500 and are atop 2 wins in a row.  Michael Kopech come the bottom of the 5th inning would fire a fastball that forced Florial to hit a line drive towards the 3rd baseman who made a diving catch for an easy 3rd out. Kopech during this point of the matxhup had retired 15 total batters with 2 strikes and 0 hits allowed. Kopech has also held the Yankees scoreless through the first five innings of play. However, the White Sox offense in the top of the 7th inning couldn't capitalize with two men on base. As Robert belted a fly ball towards left field for a quick out to retire the sides. Chicago by this time on the offensive side were doing some things right as they got on base 9 times with 8 hits added but sustained 4 K's and stranded 9 batters on the bag. Eventually, thus 0-0 tie would be broken in the middle of the 8th inning thanks to Vaughn hitting a single to center field and brought home Abreau to give Chicago a 1-0 advantage. Then a few at bats later and Chicago's lead increased to two after McGuire blasted a single to left field and by doing so it got home Engval, 2-0. Thereafter, the White Sox would add in one more run after Tim Andrson delivered a grand slam home run and gained a 5-0 lead. Sox's concluded thus inning by scoring 5 runs off 5 total hits. In the end, during the 9th inning Lopez would relieve for Foster and delivered a fastball that forced Torres into hitting a pop fly ball high into the air towards right field for an easy final out. White Sox on offense really punished the Yankees pitchers by turning in 13 team hits with 17 total bases earned and belted the games only home run. As for their bullpen they jammed 9 strikes while stranding the Yankees on base 5 times. White Sox drive in 5 RBI's, hit by a pitch twice and improved their win/loss record to 29-12. 







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INJURY UPDATE: The Mets will now be without Pitcher Max Scherzer for the next 6 to 8 weeks of the season due to an oblique strian. Now this might be a little scary for Mets fans because it was last season that their bullpen got derailed with a ton of injuries and hoping history doesn't repeat itself in back to back years. Scherzer's injury occurred back on Thursday afternoon as he delivered a slider to Albert Puljos and immediately looked at the dugout to pull himself off the mound. So something definitely wasn't right and would be seen walking away from the mound with a limp shoulder. Scherzer so far this season before his injury has turned in 59 strikeouts, gave up 36 hits and finished witn a 2.54 ERA. Including a 5-1 record when on the mound.


















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Sarurday May 21st, 2022: Giants held to just 1 scored run all game long and it eventually led them to a disappointing 1-2 loss to the Padres. This defeat keeps San Francisco in 3rd place throughout the NL West and are riding three consecutive losses in a row. Rodon in the top of the 5th inning would remain on the mound. With two batters gone he would toss a fastball to strikeout Meyers for an easy 3rd out. Rodon at this time had thrown 6 total strikes with 3 runs given up. Now heading into the bottom of the 6th inning the Giants tried to get their offense started but Musgrove had other ideas. As his fastball forced Gonzalez into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for a quick out. Giants offense at this time of the game at the plate weren't making hard enough contact as most of their hits were coming as pop flys or ground balls. Giants were also limited to 2 hits with no runs driven in and have been scoreless  through the first five innings. Although, during the bottom 8th  the Giants would finally get on the board and ended seven scoreless innings by Wilmer Flores zipping in a solo home run and came within one, 1-2. To put this inning away the Giants turned in 1 hit while outscoring the Padres 1-0. In the end, during the bottom of the 9th inning with a man on base Gonzales would sustain a strikeout off Tyler Rodgers slider and it finalized the Giants afternoon. Giants offensively still had their issues at the plate after racking in 6 hits but picked up the base running by getting in 12 total times. It was mainly their bullpen that kept San Francisco in it after pounding the strike zone for 12 K's and held San Diego scoreless through the final three inning of play. Giants racked in 1 homer, walked the Padres 6 total times and fell to a 22-17 record.




The Padres during yesterday afternoon matchup knocked off the Giants by a score of 2-1. This helps San Diego trail the 1st place Dodgers by 1.5 games back in the NL West Division and are atop three wins in a row. Manny Machado would get the Padres on the board in the bottom 3rd after blasting a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0.  This also happen to be Machado's 8th homer of the year as well. Padres wrapped this inning up by outscoring San Francisco 1-0 off 1 total hit. Afterwards, the Padres lead would increase to two come the middle of the 6th inning after a Grisham sacrifice bunt would allow Luke Voit to score from 3rd base, 2-0. San Diegi muscled in 2 hits with 1 run scored to conclue this inning of play. Padres around this time of the matchup did a nice job of getting in base 9 times with 5 hits added but struggled by leaving 7 batters on the bag. However, during the bottom of the 6th Darin Ruf with 1 gone would be out at 1st base after blasting a grounder off Mustgrove's fastball that went towards the shortstop who then got Yastrzemski out at 2nd for a double play. Mustgrove during this point of the matchup already had 4 strikes with no earned runs.  Now during the mid 9th the Padres couldn't convert on a bases loaded situation after Meyers suffered a strikeout off Llovera's sinker and the sides would retire. Padres on offense all throughout this bout did a great job of attacking the bases 10 total times and snuck in 6 team hits but struggled to bring runners in who were in scoring position. As they stranded 11  batters on the bag. We also can't forget about the bullpen that flashed in 6 strikes while stranding Giants batters on base 7 complete times. San Diego secured 2 stolen bases, belted 1 home run and improved to a 26-14 record.

















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Friday May 20th, 2022: The Angels run into a brickwall called the Athletics after being dealt 2-4. This defeat dropped LA to an 0-1 record in this three game regular season series and are atop four striaght losses in a row. The Angels naturally would respond with a score of their own during the bottom 1st after Rendon blasted a single to right field and brought home Ohtani from 2nd base, thus tying this game at 1-1. Then during the the bottom the 3rd the Angels would would push their lead to two after Mike Tout hit a double to deep left field and brought home Ward, 2-1. LA sealed this inning by getting struck out twice while adding 1 hit and earned 1 run to score. Now heading into the bottom 5th with two gone already. Walsh would sustain a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Sam Moll's slider for out number 3. Angels in the 5th had 3 batters struck out with 1 hit allowed. Note that the Angels offensively at this moment  were struggling to score runs as they've been shutout since the 3rd inning with 5 added hits and have been struck out 7 times. In the end, the Angels in the 9th inning had one more chance to try and do something but Velasquez with two gone would hit a ground ball towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Angels concluded the 9th by having two of their batters struck out while being held to no hits and didn't get on base once. The Angels throughout this matchup seemingly did a solid job of allowing players to reach base 9 total times off 6 hits and were held scoreless through the final 6 innings. Angels also were mostly forced to hit grounders or pop flys that turned into easy outs. Bullpen on the other hand  punctuated the strikezone with 10 K's and stranded 7 A's batters on base. LA drove in 2 RBI's, matched the A's with 1 stolen base and fluttered down to a 24-17 record.





Athletics topple the Angels in last nights meeting after securing a 4-2 Victory. This win keeps the A's in last place in the AL West Division and are 5-5 through ten games. The Athletics started with a bang in the top of the 1st after Lowrie hit a solo home run over the right field wall and went up 1-0. To complete the entire 1st inning the A's got on base 4 times with 3 hits off 1 run scored. Afterwards, in the top of the 5th Brown would help increase the A's lead to 3-2 after zipping in a 2-run home run over the right field wall and brought home Lowrie. Athletics  wrapped up the middle of the 5th by outscoring LA 2-0 off 1 hit. Athletics by this point of the game had good discipline at the plate as they turned in 2 homers off 6 team hits and were getting players on base 13 total times. One negative would be that the A's  needed to capitalize better with runners in scoring position after leaving 6 on base. However, during the middle of the 6th inning Oakland would punch their lead to two runs after Smith hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and in that process got home Barrera, 4-2. A's brought this inning to a close by securing 4 bases while trouncing LA 1-0 off 2 hits. Although, going into the bottom 8th A.J. Puk would relive for Jackson before firing a fastball that Duffy hit into a grounder towards 2nd base and was out at 1st with the sides retiring. The Athletics had a pretty good night on the offensive side of the things after securing 16 total bases with 8 team hits turned in but were scoreless theough the final three innings. As for their bullpen they tossed 13 strikes and forced LA into stranding 7 batters on the bag. Athletics were walked twice, drove in 4 runs and secured a 17-24 record.















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Thursday May 19th, 2022: The
Diamondbacks endured a an impressive 3-1 Victory, over the Cubs. This win puts Arizona two games back of 500 and took a 1-0 lead in this four game regular season series. Arizona during  the top of the 4th inning would get on the board first. After Varsho who was the first batter in the lineup pounded a solo homer over the right field wall and went up 1-0. Few plays later and Marte would get on 3rd base after Strowman's pitch went over his Catcher's head. Then Rojas moments after would reach 2nd base after hitting a single to right field off Susuki's throwing error and allowed Marte to score, 2-0. After that, D-Backs would add one more run after Rojas blasted a single to cebter field and got Peralta to home plate, thus going up 3-0. Arizona in this inning got on base 4 times while turning in 4 hits off 3 runs scored. Now heading into the top of the 7th Perdomo would belt a line drive hit towards left field for a quick out and if forced the sides to retire. Note that The Diamondbacks offense at this moment in time were doing a solid job of getting players on base 8 times while adding in 5 team hits. However, during the middle of the 8th inning with gone. Ian Kennedy would relieve for Mantiply and delivered a fastball to strikeout Wisdom for an easy 3rd out. Diamondbacks finalized this inning by giving up just 1 hit with no runs allowed. The Diamondbacks on offense tallied in 6 team hits when at the plate and got guys on base 10  times but their only problem was that they were held without a scored run since the 3rd inning. Bullpen on the other hand did a pretty good job of frustrating the Cubs for 8 strikeouts and left 9 batters on the bag. Diamondbacks  Diamondbacks hit the ganes only home run, ended with 3 RBI's and moved their record to 19-21.






The Cubs get routed up by the Diamondbacks after taking a rough 1-3 two run loss. This defeat put's Chicago on a 2-Game losing skid and are 6-4 through their last ten games. Naturally, the Cubs would finally get on the board in the bottom 4th after Gomes hit a double to deep left field and brought home Contraras  from 3rd base, but trialed 1-3. Cubs to seal the 4th inning would turn in 1 hit and drove in 1 run to score. Afterwards, during the bottom 5th the Cubs would load the bases up after Contraras got hit by Gallen's pitch  to get on 1st base  and it also allowed Morel to reach 3rd. It's just unfortunate that this inning would come to an end once Happ was recorded out at 1st base after blasting a grounder towards  2nd  for an easy out. Cubs ended the 5th by making Gallen remain on the mound for 40 pitches but were limited to no hits or runs. Cubs by this point of the game seemingly struggled at the plate after being held to 2 team hits with 3 total bases and have been struck out 6  times. In the end, in the bottom 9th Rivas would suffer a strikeout off Melancon's cutter for out number 3. Cubs offense had issues getting their bats moving after securing 4 hits on 32 plate appearances and racked in 6 total bases but remained scoreless through the final five innings of play. Including their bullpen hammering the strike zone for 11 K's and forced Arizona into stranding 4 batters on base. Strowman turned in 6 strikes with a 4.88 ERA, offense stole just 1 base and fell to a 15-22 record.













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Wednesday May 18th, 2022: The Red Sox during last nights meeting picked up an impressive 5-1 Victory, over the Astros. This  propelled Boston their 15th win of the year and are 5-4 when taking on the AL East Division. Naturally, the the Red Sox in the bottom 1st evened this bout up at 1-1 after a Martinez sacrifice fly ball to right field and brought home Devers. Thereafter, just a few bats later and Boegearts would rocket a solo homer over the left field wall and gave Boston a 2-1 lead. Red Sox capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs off 2 hits. Now shifting over to the 3rd inning where Devers hit a double towards deep left field and drove  home Hernandez from 1st base, 3-1. Boston tallied in 1 hit with a scored run to seal this inning of play. Afterwards, during the bottom 4th Boston would get off to a great start after Dalbec blasted a fly ball  towards deep right center field and put Story on 3rd base. A bat later Vasquez hit a single to shallow center field while bringing home Story, 4-1. After that, Boston would go up another run after a Hernandez single to left field and in that process brought in Cordero to score, 5-1. Sox to finish the 4th made Garcia work on the mound for 28 pitches and turned in 6 bases while scoring 2 runs off 2 team hits. Heading into the top of the 8th Pivetta remained on the mound. With two outs he delivered a fastball to strikeout Pena. Pivetta sealed this inning by utilizing two strikes and forced a grounder while allowing no hits or runs to score. Red Sox offense didn't turn in many hits as they were held to just 5 total with 11 bases secured and drove in 5 runs. That also includes being held without a run since the 4th. As for their bullpen.....well what bullpen? It was all Pivetta as he delivered 8 strikeouts with 2 hits given up through 9 complete innings. Red Sox turned in 29 total at bats, were walked 3 times and improved to a 15-22 record.



The Astros offense goes cold and it ked them to a distaining 1-5 loss to the Red Sox. Astros are now 3-6 when versing the AL East Division and are 7-3 through ten games. Jose Altuve in the middle of the 1st inning was the first batter in the lineup and on Pivetta's 10th pitch he belted a solo home run that traveled through center field, 1-0. Unfortunately, Stros going into the middle of the 5th inning were struggling at the plate as McCormack was out at 1st base after hitting a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Houston capped this inning off by scoring no runs or hits. Astros offense by this point of the game had trouble making contact with the ball as they were limited to 1 hit with just 1 run driven in and were struck out 5 total times by Pivetta. In the end, during the 9th inning of play Brantley would be out at 1st base after blasting a grounder towards 2nd for an easy out. The Stros finalized this inning by earning no hits or runs and were held from getting on base. Astros  simply couldn't get anything going offensively after the 1st. After being held without a score through 8 innings and brought in just 1 run off 6 total bases. Along with leaving just 1 batter stranded on the bag. As well as their bullpen going through 4 Pitchers as they delivered  6 K's with 1 homer given up and forced Boston into leaving 4 batters on base. The Stros bullpen turned in 3 errors, secured 1 homer and staggered down to a 24-14 record.






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Monday May 17th, 2022: Diamondbacks fall to the Dodgers by one score, 4-5. D-Backs fall to .500 on the year and have 18 losses on the season. The Diamondbacks in the top if the 2nd would snag a 1-0 lead after Walker pounced a solo homer over the left center field wall. Arizona ended this inning by securing 1 score off 1 hit.  Then during the mid 4th Rojas would hit a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and brought home Marte. Arizona wrapped this inning up getting on base 3 times while turning in 1 hit off 1 scored run. D-Backs by this point of the game really worked the bases after racking in 6 total. Heading into the top of the 9th inning Peralta would rifle a solo homer over the right center field wall but railed still 4-5.  In the end, just two at bats later and Thomas would be out at 1st base after blasting a grounder towards 2nd  for an easy 3rd out. D-Backs finished this inning by scoring 2 runs off 2 team hits. The Diamondbacks offense were limited to 5 team hits on 31 at bats and secured 12 total bases while unloading 2 homers against LA's defense. Their bullpen on other hand pounded the strike zone for 11 K's and 3 balls. Arizona cranked in 4 RBI's, Bumgarner fell to 2-2 when on the mound with 1 strike added and dropped to an 18-18 win/loss record.





Dodgers rally from two down to squeak past the Diamondbacks for a 5-4 Victory. Dodgers secured their 22nd win of the year and took a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season bout. Tony Gonsolin in the middle of the 3rd delivered a splitter to strikeout Smith for an easy out and the sides would retire. Gonsolin sealed the 3rd by striking out all three batters in a row while allowing no hits or runs. Gonsolin by this point also had 5 strikes in three innings. However, come the bottom 5th and Betts would hit a single to center field and got Taylor to score while Betts reached 3rd base off  Alek Thomas mis firing his throw, 1-2. Few at bats later and Freeman knocked a double that flew through deep left field and got home Betts to score, thus gaining their first lead 3-2. Dodgers ended this inning much better than the rest. After getting on base 6 times while outscoring Arizona 3-0 off 3 hits. LA at this point jammed in 6 total hits with 3 scored runs. Although, Dodgers in the bottom 6th added the ultimate dagger after Taylor hammered a 2-run homer over the right center field wall, thus going up 5-2. LA recorded 5 bases in the 6th while utilizing 3 hits and outscored the Diamondbacks 2-0. The Dodgers offensively started to wake up a little midway through this game. After dominating the plate by adding 9 team hits with 14 bases picked up and to cap their night off they drove in four runs. As well as their bullpen that tossed just 4 four strikes but did a great job of stranding 4 Arizona batters on the bag. I also want to add in that the Dodgers at one time held the D-Back scoreless from the 5th to 8th inning. Gonsolin ended his night with seven strikes in six innings, Dodgers were walked 6 complete times and move their win/loss record to 22-12.














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Sunday May 15th, 2022: The Braves had their struggles at the plate and it led them to a tough 3-7 loss to the Padres. Braves gall to 13 losses and are 5-5 in ten games. The Braves would break this game open during the bottom of the 2nd inning after Duvall blasted a single towards right field and got Swanson to score from 1st base off Meyers inaccurate throw to 2nd, 1-0. Braves capitalize on a Padres error by turning in 1 hit on 1 scored run to seal off the 2nd inning of play. Now heading into the middle of the 4th and Kyle Wriht would remain on the mound. With two gone he fired a curveball to strikeout Luke Voit for an easy 3rd out. This also hapoen to be Wight's fourth strike in a row since the top of the 3rd. Wright also concluded this inning by allowing no runs or hits and at this time had 6 K's through four innings. Then the Braves lead would reach three runs during the bottom 4th after Dansby Swanson on a 3-0 count would rocket a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and brought in Ozuna to score from 1st base, 3-0. To seal this inning away the Braves turned in 2 hits while outscoring San Diego 3-0. Unfortunately, the Braves started to tilt a little on offense after Albies in the 8th inning popped relive Pitcher Garcia's slider high into the air towards the 3rd baseman for a quick 3rd out and the sides would switch. Braves left the bottom 8th with no hits or runs to score and remained scoreless since the 4th inning. Ultamately though, going into the bottom 10th Riley with gone would zip a line drive hit towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Braves in this inning made Crismatt work on the mound for 13 pitches but muscled in just 1 hit with no scores. Eventually, the Braves night would end with Swanson suffering a strikeout off Rodgers fastball for the 3rd and final out of the game. Braves sealed this inning by getting struck out twice with no hits or runs. Braves in this matchup seemingly struggled to bring runs in from 5th on. As they turned in just 5 hits with 8 total bases gained and were held without a score through the final 7 innings. As for their bullpen well they dominated in their own way by flashing 12 K's and stranded 6 players on the bag. Braves defense also made too many fielding error throughout this game as balls got past them and it allowed for Padres players to ethier score or get in base. Braves secured 2 RBI's, earned 1 stolen base and staggered down to a 16-19 record.






Padres in extra innings held off the Braves by a score of 7-3 in the 11th. This helps the Padres win this three game series 2-1 and are 6-4 record through ten. The Padres come the top of the 5th inning would earn their first hit of the gane at this time after Nola was able to reach an infield single towards the shortstop and got Profar on 2nd base. Following that big play the Padres would finally get on the board after Profar from 2nd scored at home plate and got Nola to 3rd off Olson allowing the ball to get past him for a fielding error, 1-3. To finish off this inning the Padres earned 2 hits while outscoring Atlanta 1-0. Also ended four scoreless innings. Padres offense at this point in time were struggling to make any type of contact with the ball as they've been struck out 8 times and limited to just 1 total hit.  Although, the Padres in the top of the 7th would pull within one run after Meyers belted a single shot towards center field and got Profar  home from 2nd base, 2-3. Thereafter, just two at bats later and Meyers would score from 3rd base off a Nola sacrifice fly ball to right field, thus tying this game up at 3-3. San Diego started to come alive a little bit as they capped off the 7th by scoring 2 runs on 2 team hits and got on base 4 times. Afterwards, in the middle of the 8th with one out.  Kim would zip in a double to deep left field but got get greedy and was tagged out at 3rd base trying to steal. After that, Hosmer sustained a foul tipped strikeout off relive Pitcher A.J. Minter's slider for an easy 3rd out. However, the Padres would force extra inning in the bottom 9th after Chrisnatts fired a changeup to strikeout Contreras while enforcing the 3rd and final out. Chrismats killed the 9th by allowing no hits or runs and kept the Braves scoreless in the final five innings of play. In the end, Kim in the 11th inning fired a double to left field and brought home Cronenworth to score, 4-3. Few plays later  Profar would reach a fielder's choice to 2nd base and got Kim to score in that process, 5-3. Then just moments after and a Meyers single to shallow right center field would bring home Alcantara and Profar to come home, thus going up 7-3. Padres leaned in 3 hits with 4 scored runs to wrap up the 11th. The Padres offense started to get juiced up midway throughout this game as they tallied in 7 team hits and did an even better job of getting players on base 10 total times with 6 RBI's added. Their bullpen would be the story as they struck out 16 total batters and forced the Padres into leaving 6 players on the bag. Padres stole 1 base, were walked 4 times and moved up to a 22-13 record.















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Saturday May 14th, 2022: The Astros were singing the blues after getting thumped 6-13 when going against the Nationals. This defeat snapped the Astros 11-Game win streak and are now 10-1 through 11 games. Now Gurriel would get a run in on the board during the middle of the the 4th after hitting a double towards deep left field and got home Tucker to score, 1-4. Afterwards, Diaz would be responsible for knockong in a single that flew through left field and got home Gurriel, 2-4. To conclude this inning the Stros turned in 3 hits off 2 runs scored. However, Houston started the middle of the 5th with Siri blasting a solo home run over the center field wall but trailed still 3-7. Unfortunately, this inning would come to an end after Tucker knocked a pop fly ball  into the air for an easy out and the sides would retire. Astros outscored the Nats 1-0 off 1 single hit. Astros on offense by this moment in time were struggling at the plate after turning in a total of 5 hits on 19 at bats and have been struck out 7 times. One positive the Astros can take from this inning was that they worked the bases by getting guys on base 10 total times. During the top of the 6th inning Siri who was the fifth batter in the lineup would load the bases up after  firing in a single towards shallow left field and got Diaz to 3rd base while Maldonado reached 2nd. Following that big play and buried a single to center field and got home Diaz to score, 4-9. The Stros in the 6th were starting to come alive as their bats got moving after turning in 4 hits on 1 run scored. Ultamately though, the Stros in the 8th would come within 8 after Siri hit a triple to left field and got Godrum home, 5-13. Including McCormack a play after would be out at 1st after hitting a grounder to 3rd but got Sori to score, 6-13. Stros tallied 2 scored runs on 1 hit. The Astros offensively made some noise when getting up to the plate by adding 12 hits and got players on base 20 times but struggled to bring in scored runs. Along with their bullpen delivering 12 total strikes and stranded 6 Washington batters on the bag but in that process gave up 2 home runs and walked them 5 times. Stros were walked 4  complete times, turned in just 1 home run and fell to a 22-12 win/loss record.





Nationals knock off the Astros by a score if 13-6. This  propelled Washington to their 12th win of the year and snapped a two-game losing skid as well. Cruz in inning number 2 would help the Nats load the bases after being walked by Javier on a ball four. A bat later and Hernandez hit a single towards center field and brought home Soto, 1-0. Nats finished the 2nd by outscoring Houston 1-0 off 2 total hits. Then during the top of the 3rd inning Fedde on the mound delivered a 93 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Alex Bregman for out number 3. Fedde finished this inning with two K's and allowed no runs or hits. Note that Fedde at this time recorded 9 outs with 5 of them coming off strikes. Now Hernandez in the top of the 3rd inning would add another run after hitting a 2-run home run over the right field wall while getting home Soto and Cruz, 4-0. Inning came to an end by securing 3 hits off 3 runs. Heading into the bottom 4th and Soto would load the bases after being walked by Javier on a ball four. After that, Cruz would deliver a single shot to right center field and brought home Soto Strange Gordon and Robles, 7-2. Nats kept Javier on the mound for 23 pitches and got on base 5 times as it led to 3 scored runs off 3 total hits. Keep in mind that the Nats during this point of the game racked in 13 total bases on 8 hits and were walked 3 times. Eventually, the Nationals lead come the bottom 5th would continue to increase after Franco zipped a 2-run homer over the center field wall, 9-3. Washington finalized this inning by getting hard contact with the ball and it led to outscoring the Astros 2-1 off 2 total hits. Come the bottom 6th the Nats lead would move to six runs after Bell from 3rd base slide safey home off Maldonado being unable to secure  Taylor's pitch as it went over his head, 10-4. Washington sealed the 6th by doing a great job of getting guys on base 7 times off 4 total hits and scored 4 runs in that process. In the end, Ramirez in the 9th relived for Rainey and tossed a fastball that forced Diaz into hitting a grounder towards Hernandez who got Gurriel out at 2nd base and Diaz at 1st for a double play. This inning was finished by giving up 1 hit with no scored runs. The Nationals offense for remainder of this bout did did a great job of not chasing pitches and for that it led to 14 team hits while snagging 23 total bases and rung in a 12 RBI night. Bullpen on the other hand punished the inside zone with 9 strikeouts and forced Houston into leaving 10 batters on base. Nats gave up just 1 stolen base, are 11 games back of the 1st place Mets in the NL East and bounced their win/loss record to 12-23.














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Friday May 13th, 2022: Cubs get dealt by the Diamondbacks after securing a 3-4 one run loss. This defeat sends Chicago to their 20th loss and are 6-9 when playing on the road. The Cubs would start the top of the 3rd inning strong after Vargas knocked a triple shot towards right center field while allowing Heyward and Villiar to score, 2-0. Then a bat later and Ortega blasted a sacrifice fly ball to left field and allowed Vargas to scre from 3rd base, 3-0. Cubs sealed this inning off by making good contact with the ball after scoring 3 runs off 3 total hits. Now heading into the top of the 5th inning and Ortega with two gone would hit a line drive towards right field for an easy out. The Cubs finalized this inning by turning in ??. Cubs at this point of the game weren't getting many hits in after being held to just 4 total with 7  bases gained and were struck out 4 times in that process. Thereafter, in the bottom 8th Rivas with bases loaded would blast a fly ball towards shallow center field for an easy out and the sides would retire. Cubs gained 3 bases and were walked a couple of times yet they managed to rack in no runs or hits. The Cubs offensively seemingly had their issues at the plate as they were held to just 5 hits on 30 at bats and secured a low of 8 total bases. Along with their bullpen giving up 4 doubles with 1 stolen base allowed but recovered by delivering 7 strikes and left 9 Arizona batters in scoring position. Cubs walked 4 total batters, turned in just 3 RBI's and stumbled down to an 11-20 win/loss record.




Davies delivered 6 total strikeouts in 5 innings and it led the Diamondbacks to a well deserved 4-3 Victory. This showed that the D-Backs did everything right by winning a one run game as they didn't get many last MLB season and are three games above 500. Naturally, Arizona would respond with a score of their own in the bottom 3rd after Marte hit a double to left field and brought home Hummel to score, 1-3. Few at bats later Walker pounced a single to shallow center field and by doing so it brought in Marte to score, 2-3. After that, the D-Backs would tie thus bout up at 3-3 after a Smith double to deep right field and got Walker to score at home plate from 3rd base. Arizona capped the bottom 3rd off by getting guys on base 4 times with 3 scored runs and 4 hits added in. Next, during the bottom 4th Perdomo would get on 1st base after hitting an infield single to 2nd and allowed Roajs to reach 3rd. Moments after and Rojas would score from 3rd base while sending Perdomo to 2nd off Smyly's wild pitch thrown, 4-3. Although, Villar during the middle of the 7th inning with two outs cranked a grounder towards the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st. Arizona turned in just 1 hit but tallied in no scored runs. Arizona's offense by this time earned 17 total bases off 11 hits but unfortunately they stranded 7 batters on the bag and sustained 7 strikeouts. But in the end, Mark Melancon in the top of the 9th inning with two outs would relieve for Ian Kennedy. As Melancon fired a fastball that Villar hit into a grounder to the 3rd baseman and was recorded out at 1st for an easy 3rd out. Melatonin sealed this inning by allowing no hits or runs to score. The D-Backs throughout this matchup on offense remained poised at the plate after racking in 12 hits while getting on base 18 times but unfortunately they were held without a scored run since the 4th inning. Bullpen however remained dominate on the mound after delivering 7 total K's and forced Chicago into stranding 5 batters on the bag. Arizona secured a 3 RBI night, Davies got the win and is now 2-1 on the mound while improving their win/loss record to 18-15.



















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Wednesday May 11th, 2022: Phillies hang on by a thread after knocking off the Mariners by a score of 4-2. This win puts the Phillies three games beneath .500 and are 6th in the league with 36 home runs in 2022. Now during the top of the 4th inning Segura would load up the bags and get on 1st base after being walked on a ball four by Logan Gilbert. A bat later and Hoskins would launch a grand slam home run to left field and gave the Phils a 4-1 lead. Phils ended this inning by making Gilbert work on the mound for 24 pitches and by doing that they were able to get on base 5 times with 2 hits while outscoring Seattle 4-0. Unfortunately, the Phillies offense during the 8th inning were struggling  at the plate as Castallanos with two outs would suffer a strikeout off Whyatt Mills fastball and the sides would retire. This inning ended by securing no hits or runs to score. Phillies offense by this point in time were struggling to bring runs in as they were held scoreless since the 4th and have been struck out 11 total times. But in the end, heading to the 9th inning with two outs. Knebel would fire a fastball to force Feazier into popping the ball into  left field for an easy out. Phillies capped off this inning by allowing no runs or hits. The Phillies offensively weren't clean but did just enough to squeak by after delivering 7 team hits and got on base 10 total times while driving in 4 RBI's. As well as their bullpen that frustrated Seattle batters by delivering 13 strikeouts and stranded 9 players on base. Philadelphia stole two total bases, starting Pitcher Brandon Falter finished with 4 K's and moved their record to 14-17.



The Mariners held to just two runs the entire game and turned into a tough 2-4 loss to the Phillies. This defeat dropped Seattle to their 14th loss of the season and are four games under 500. The Mariners would be the team to break this 0-0 tie after Rodriguez blasted a single towards left field and brought home Frazier from 3rd base, 1-0. This  Now going into the top of the 5th inning and  Logan Gilbert would fire in a changeup to strikeout Kyle Schwarber for out number two. This would be Gilbert's fourth batter struck out since the middle of the 4th. Few possessions later and Stubbs darted the ball to his 2nd baseman to tag out Bohm who was trying to steal. Gilbert completed the 5th by allowing 1 hit but no scored runs were allowed. Logan Gilbert at this time of the game had a career best 9 K's on 53 fastballs thown and gave up 4 total hits. Next, Seattle during the bottom of the 7th inning would come within two runs after a Ty France single that was belted towards right field and got home Moore from 3rd base, 2-4. Mariners during this inning were very patient at the plate as they tallied 1 hit and outscored Philadelphia 1-0. This also happen to be the Mariners first scored run since the 3rd. Mariners throughout this matchup did an excellent job of getting runners on base 11 times off 8 hits but struggled to bring in runs after driving in just 2 RBI's and were held scoeless through the final inning two innings. Along with their bullpen punishing the strike zone for 10 K's and stranded 4 Phillies batters on the bag. Mariners secured 1 strength base, belted 3 doubles and staggered down to a 14-18 record. 
















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Sunday May 8th, 2022: Buehler tosses 6 strikes in 7 innings and the Dodgers slide past the Cubs by a score of 7-1. This win propelled the Dodgers to their 6th win in a row and are now 7-3 in ten games. Now Max Muncy in the top of the 4th would load the bases after being walked on a ball four by Steele and in that process got Smith to 2nd. A bat later and Turner would belt a sacrifice fly ball to right center field  in order to get home Turner, 1-1. Thereafter, the Dodgers would snag their first lead off Bellinger reaching an infield single towards the shortstop and  got home Smith, 2-1. The Dodgers during this inning made Matz work in the mound with 23 pitches and didn't chase every throw while outscoring Chicago 2-0 on 2 hits. Afterwards, the Dodgers lead would increase come the top of the 5th inning after zipped a grounder towards the shortstop and was out at 1st base and Freeman at 2nd for a double play but allowed Mookie Betts to stil find home plate, 3-1. Few plays later and Betts would score from 3rd base after Rucker's fastball went past his Catcher, 4-1. LA ended this inning by securing 2 hits and outscored Chicago 2-0. LA by this point of the game tacked in a total of 6 team hits and got guys on base 6 times while outscoring the Cubs 4-0 between the 4th and 5th innings. However, the Dodgers lead would continute to rise by the time the middle innings of 7th came around. After Freeman who was the third batter in the lineup would rocket in a single that flew through left field and got Lux home from 3rd, 5-1. LA sealed this inning by turning 1 scored run off 1 hit. Eventually, the Dodgers would tack on the ultimate dagger to officially put this game out of reach in the top of the 9th after Turner who safe at 1st base after hitting a grounder  towards the shortstop who unfortunately mis fired his throw with the ball going over Riva's head and it allowed Freeman and Lux to score, 7-1. The Dodgers offense seemingly thrashed the strike zone throughout this matchup and had good plate discipline by securing 10 team hits with 4 RBI's earned. Their bullpen on the other hand was on fire after fanning in 7 K's  and forced the Cubs into stranding 5 total batters on base. Dodgers left 9 players on base, turned in 34 at bats and improved to a 19-7 record.


Cubs were held to just one run all game long and it eventually turned into a 1-7 loss to the Dodgers. This defeat dropped the Cubs their 18th loss of the year and are atop five losses in a row. Chicago would strike first in the bottom 1st after  Contreras blasted a single to deep right field and allowed Ortega to come home from 3rd base,1-0. Cubs finalized this inning by racking in 2 hits with 1 scored run. We will now move over to the bottom 6th where Contreras with two outs would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 1st base off Buehler's fastball and immediately was recorded out. Cubs capped this inning off by turning in no runs or hits. Let it be known that at this moment in time of the game the Cubs offense  seemingly were struggling to gain any contact with the ball after being limited to 3 total hits while being struck out 5 times and have been held scoreless since the 1st inning of play.  It's just unfortunate that the Cubs struggle on offense Co tinted going into the bottom 7t after Haywatd suffered a strikeout off Buehler's fastball and the 3rd out would be imposed. Cubs finished this inning by securing 1 hit but scored no runs. But in the end, Horrerner with two outs in the 9th inning would hit a pop fly ball towards center field for out number 3. Cubs ended the 9th by racking in no runs or hits. The Cubs offensively just couldn't get any runs to score after turning in 1 RBI with 5 bases gained and remained scoreless for the final eight innings of play. As well as being held to a 4 hit night. Including their bullpen that struggled to by tossing 7 total strikes but walked 4 batters and gave up 11 complete bases. Cubs secured 1 stolen base, knocked in 1 double and fell to a 9-18 record.





























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Saturday May 7th, 2022: The Giants turned in a dominating performance by knocking off the Cardinals 13-7. This win puts the Giants three games above .500 and snapped a five game losing drought. Now the Giants had a great start to the bottom 1st after Belt was walked by Matz on a ball four call to get on 1st base and allowed Dubon to reach 2nd and Slater to 3rd in order to load the bases. Then a bat later and Wilmer Flores would knock a grand slam home run over the left field wall, 4-1. Giants through this inning got on base with ease after being walked twice and outscored St. Louis 4-0 off 2 hits. We will now shift on over to the bottom 2nd where the Giants lead quickly increased to a three runs after Dubon hammered in a solo homer through center field and went up 6-3. Two plays later and the Giants would add one more run after a Ruf homer towards left center field and got home Belt from 1st base, 8-3. Giants during this inning turned in back to back homers and outscored the Cards 4-2. By this point of the game the Giants have tallied in 3 total home runs off 5 hits through three innings. Although, the Giants during the bottom 7th would respond with a score of their own once Estrada zipped in a double that flew through deep left field and got home Gonzales, 10-7. Eventually, the Giants would finally add the dagger during the bottom 8th after Esteada hit a single that went through left field and allowed Ruf to find home plate, 13-7. Giants capped off the 8th by being walked and hit by a pitch and it allowed for them to turn in no hits but outscored St. Louis 3-0. Giants offensively throughout this matchup executed well by making hard contact with the ball and it allowed them to turn in 9 hits while securing 13 RBI's. As for their bullpen they punished the strike zone with 10 K's and forced the Cards into stranding 9 batters on base. Giants tally 19 total bases, Webb threw 5 strikes while ending with a 3.82 ERA and improve their record to 15-12.



Matz threw 3 K's in two innings but the Cardinals still endured a difficult 7-13 loss to the Giants. This defeat ends the Cards three-game win streak and leads this four game regular season series 2-1 still. Nolan Arenado helped the Cards start strong in the top of the 1st inning after blasting a single towards deep right field and brought home Edman from 2nd base, 1-0. This inning ended with Edman stealing 2nd base and the Cardinals tallying in 1 scored run off 1 total hit.  Next, during the top of the 2nd inning and Molina would fire in a single towards right field and allowed Yepez to score at home plate, 2-4.  After that, St. Louis would then climb within one run after Dejong hit a single to center field and brought home Bader from 2nd base, 3-4. Cardinals sealed this inning off by getting a ton of contact with the ball and it allowed for them to turn in 4 hits while outscoring San Francisco 2-0. Thereafter, during the top of the 4th and the Cards would come within four after a Dejong single to  center field and brought home Bader from 2nd, 4-8. Cards 4th inning ended with 1 hit and 1 run scored. Ultimately though, during the middle innings of the 7th  the Cards would pull within two runs after Carlson launched1 a 2-run home run over the right field wall while getting home both Goldschmidt and O'Neil, 7-9. This inning came to end by St. Louis moving their bats around before turning in 4 team hits and outscoring San Francisco 3 runs to one. But in the end, during the middle innings of the 9th and Bader would knock a pop fly ball towards 1st base and was immediately recorded while the sides retired. Cards seal this 9th inning up by earning no hits or runs. The Cardinals offense dominated the hitting portion of this game by latching onto 13 team hits and got on base 18 total times. Including their bullpen that tossed 6 strikes and forced San Francisco into leaving 7 batters on the bag. Cardinals bullpen turned in 3 team errors, secured 7 RBI's and slipped down to a 16-11 record.














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Friday May 6th, 2022: Red Sox in last nights meeting endured a tough 2-4 loss to the White Sox. This defeat sends Boston to a 3-7 record in ten games and are atop 3 straight losses in a row. Red Sox would finally get on the board during the bottom 5th after Jackie Bradley Jr launched a single to left center field and got home Alex Verdugo but trailed still 1-3. Boston ended this inning by securing 2 hits and outscored Chicago 1-0. Red Sox offense by this point in time were seemingly having issues at the plate after being limited to just 3 total hits and struggled to bring runs in. I also want to add in that before this score the Red Sox were held  hitless since the bottom 1st. Next, during the top of the 6rh inning with bases loaded and John Schreiber would relieve Austin Davis before firing a 97 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Pollock for out number 3. Red Sox sealed this inning by giving up 2 hits with no scored runs. Red Sox bullpen at this time were having a tough time getting outs after giving up 8 hits with 11 bases allowed and walked 4 batters. As well as tossing 5 K's.  Although, during the bottom 8th and the Red Sox would get on the board for the first time since the 5th inning. Thanks to Trevor story zipping in a ground ball  towards 2nd base and was out at 1st but managed to get Duran to score, 4-2. The Red Sox offense pretty much in this bout didn't get very many hits in after being held to just 6 total but in the process were able to get 10 guys on base. As for their bullpen they would match Chicago by forcing 7 team K's and left 9 runners on the bag. Boston earned 2 RBI's, Eovaldi turned in 4 K's through five innings and staggered down to a 10-17 record.



The White Sox escape last night  with a 4-2 Victory, over the Red Sox. This win has the White Sox one game beneath .500 and are tied for 2nd place in the AL Central Division with the Guardians. The White Sox in the top of the 3rd inning struck first after Jose Abreau delivered a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and got home Tim Anderson from 3rd base, 1-0.  Afterwards, just a few at bats later and Robert knocked a 2-run homer over the left field wall and got Pollock home, 3-0. White Sox's ended this inning with great plate presence as they made Eovaldi work on the mound for 23 total throws and didn't swing at every pitch as they racked in 3 hits and outscored Boston 3-0. We will now shift on over to top of the 8th inning where McGuire rifled a sacrifice fly ball to right field but in that process still allowed Engal to score from 3rd base, thus going up 4-1. White Sox capped the middle innings of the 8th by snagging 1 run off 2 hits. But in the end, Hendriks during the middle innings of the 9th would relieve for Graveman and delivered a fastball to strikeout Duran for out number 3. Hendriks tossed 3 strikes while allowing no hits or runs. The White Sox offensively throughout this matchup got a ton of contact with the ball when at the plate as they latched on to 10 total hits and it allowed for Chicago to bring in a 4 RBI night. Along with their bullpen as a whole tossing 7 team strikes and stranded 8 Boston batters on base. Chicago secured 2 stolen bases, belted te games only homer and pounced their record to 12-13.










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Wednesday May 4th, 2022: In extra inning the Rangers would knock off the Phillies by a score of 2-1. This win propelled Texas to their 10th win of the year and are four ganes back of .500. Now the Rangers starting Pitcher Perez on a 3-2 count would deliver a fastball to strikeout Hoskins and  forced the sides to retire. Perez through this inning turned in 1 K and held Philadelphia without a hit or a run. By this time Perez was having himself a solid start through four after posting 4 strikes with 2 hits given up. Afterwards, going into bottom 8th and Rangers bullpen as a whole remained a hot in the mound after Matt Moore relived for Martin Perez before firing a curveball to Harper who blasted a line drive out towards the shortstop and the sides would go their separate ways. Texas finalized the 8th by allowing no scored runs with just 1 hit.  Although, during the top of the 10th inning and Miller would sling in a single towards right center field and it allowed both White and Garcia to score at home plate, 2-0. Rangers sealed the middle innings of the 10th by securing 1 hit and outscored Philly 2-0. The Rangers also did a real good job of frustrating the Phillies bullpen as they kept them on the mound for 23 total pitches. But in the end, Barlow during the bottom 10th would rifle a slider to strikeout Bohm for the 3rd and final out. The Rangers offense throughout this battle didn't score many runs but were still able to muscle in 7 hits with 8 bases earned and added 2 stolen bases as well. Including their bullpen who was also on fire after tossing out 6 strikes and forced The Phils to leave 7 batters on the bag. Rangers sweep this two game regular season series by winning it 2-0, secured a 2 RBI night and improved to a 10-14 win/loss record.





The Phillies score just one during this matchup and the gameday result led to a tough 1-2 loss to the Rangers. This defeat staggered Philadelphia to their third straight loss in a row and are 5-5 through ten games.
The Phillies during the bottom 6th had Wheeler to thanks for keeping this game scoreless. After he fired a slider that forced Seager into hitting a fly ball towards deep right center field for out number 3. Wheeler ended this inning by giving up just 1 hit and allowed no runs to score. Note that Wheeler by this point in time had 5 strikes with 5 bases given up and was pitching six scoreless innings. We will now shift over to the top of the 8th inning where Jose Alvarado relived for Wheeler and delivered a fastball that forced Lowe into hitting a line drive out to 1st base and the sides would go their separate ways. Phillies bullpen ended this inning by allowing allowing runs or hits. Phillies bullpen at this time limited the Rangers to 6 total hits with 7 bases given up and held them scoreless through eight innings of play. Ultimately though, during the bottom 10th and the Phillies would finally get on the board. Once Herrera hit a ground ball out towards 1st base but managed to Segura to score from 3rd, 1-2. Phillies finished this inning by drawing in no hits while outscoring Texas 1-0. The Phillies offense just had issues getting their bats on balls after being held to 6 complete hits with 7 bases secured and at one point in time were held scoreless through nine innings. But their bullpen was another story after delivering 7K's and forced Texas to strand 6 batters on base. Phillies tallied in 1 RBI, walked 3 batters and fell to a ln 11-14 record.
















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Tuesday May 3rd, 2022: The Cardinals were unfortunately held to just one measly run and it ended with the final score showing a 1-7 blowout loss against the Royals. This defeat has St. Louis standing in 2nd place in the Central Division while trailing the Brewers by 2.5 games back and are three games above .500. The Cardinals during the top of the 3rd would get themselves out of a bases loaded situation after Dakota Hudson forced Perez to hit a grounder towards the shortstop and was out at 1st base and Olavera at 2nd for a double play. Hudson through the middle innings of the 3rd would give up 1 hit but allowed no runs to find home plate. Now we are going to shift on over to the bottom 6th where the Cardinals starting Pitcher Dakota Hudson with two outs would fire a slider to strikeout Taylor to force a third out. Hudson ended this inning by allowing just 1 hit but no scored runs were allowed. Hudson at this point of the game was excellent on the mound after tossing 4 strikes with 9 hits given up through 6 innings of play. Luckily enough, the Cardinals would finally get on the board in the top of the 8th inning after Tyler O'Neil zipped in a single shot that flew through left center field and allowed Tommy Edman to score, 1-7. St. Louis to finish the 8th inning did a nice job getting solid contact with the ball as they turned in 2 hits while scoring 1 run. The Cardinals offense  throughout this contest seemingly had a treacherous night at the plate after being limited to 6 complete hits and reached base just 7 total times. Including their bullpen that struck out Kansas City batters five times and stranded nine players on base. The Cards bullpen gave up a couple doubles, Hudson was the losing Pitcher who fell to a 2-2 record on the mound and slipped to a 13-10 win/loss record.



Wilt tallied the games only home run of the night and led the Royals past the Cardinals by a score of 7-1. This win has Kansas City six games beneath 500 and picked up their 8th win of the season. Wilt in the bottom 2nd would break this 0-0 tie after knocking a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-0. Royals in this inning secured 1 hit while outscoring St. Louis 1-0. Then the Royals would start off the bottom 4th with a Merrifield single to right field and got O'Hearn to 2nd base. A bat later and Wilt knocked a ground ball to the shortstop and was recorded out at 1st base and Merrifield at 2nd but allowed O'Hearn to score, 2-0. Royals put a stop to this inning by latching onto 2 total hits while getting 1 run to score. Eventually, the Royals would extend their lead to three runs heading into the bottom 7th after Olivera hit a double to left field and by doing so it allowed Lopez to score, 3-0. After that, the Royal would add in another scored run as Benetendi blasted a single shot towards right field and got home Olivera, 4-0. This would also force Hudson into getting pulled and relived by McFarland. Unfortunately, things only intensified moments after with a Merrifield sacrifice fly ball that brought in Benetendi to score, 5-0. Including a few at bats later where Wilt hit a single to shallow left field and got home Dozier from 3rd base, 6-0. Royals capped thus inning off by scoring 5 runs off 8 total hits. Royals offense was dominating by this point of the marchup had good plate presence after turning in 14 hits with 19 bases secured and ended a three inning scoreless drought. But in the end, during the 9th and final inning Speier would relive for Garrett and tossed a sinker that forced Bader into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop and was immediately out at 1st base for out number 3. The Royals offensively were pain to the Cards defemse after getting hard contact with the ball for 15 team hits and got in base 21 times. Along with their bullpen knocking in 2 strikes and forced St. Louis into stranding 6 batters on the bag. Royals turned in 6 RBI's, starting Pitcher Kelle fanned off two batters through 6.1 innings and improved to an 8-14 record.






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Monday May 2nd, 2022: The Athletics get drenched after suffering a 1-6 blowout loss when taking on the Rays. This defeats send the A's to three consecutive losses in a row and are three games beneath .500. The Athletics in the bottom 2nd found a way to tie this bout up at 1-1 after Pinder blasted a single to left field and brought home Brown. This inning ended with Oakland scoring 1 run off 1 hit. Now things would only get harder for Oakland come the bottom 5th after Andrus with two outs would knock a fly ball towards the foul line area and was recorded out and the sides would retire. By this moment in time the A's offensively couldn't get it going after being limited to just 1 hit with 1 base secured and were held scoreless for the last three innings. But come the middle innings of the 9th and  relieve Pitcher Kalarek would come in for Moll before forcing Arozarena to hit a grounder towards the shortstop and was out at 1st base to force the sides to retire. A's bullpen held Tampa Bay without a hit or run to seal this inning. Be aware that the A's bullpen at this present moment struck out 7 Rays batters. Athletics on the offensive side of things through this battle just simply couldn't make good contact with the ball and bringing in runs were even harder. I mean one RBI won't do much for a team. As for their bullpen they forced Tampa into stranding 6 batters on base while delivering 8 K's. A's secured ganes only steal, Jeffries threw 4 strikes with 11 hits given up through five innings and fell to a 10-13 record.



Rays during last nights meeting held off the Athletics by a score of 6-1. This win allowed Tampa Bay to snap their two-game losing streak and are three games above .500. Now the Rays would snag very fast one run lead in the top of the 2nd inning after Diaz knocked a solo home run over the left field wall and went up 1-0. This inning was capped off by securing 1 hit and outscored Oakland 1 run to none. Then during the top of the 3rd and Tampa Bay would gain a 2-1 lead once Frnaco hit a single towards center field and allowed Diaz to score from 2nd base and in that process Franco was able to reach  3rd  due to Patche mis firing his throw. After that, the Rays would quickly add one more run as Arozarena delivered a single shot to center field and allowed Franco to score, 3-1. Rays through the 3rd inning got their bats on balls as they tallied in 4 hits while outscoring Oakland 2-0. We will now bounce over to the middle innings of the 4th where Zunino knocked a single towards left field and allowed Margot to score, thus going up 4-1. Moments after and the Ray's lead would extend to five after a Franco single to right center field and brought home Zunino from 2nd base, 5-1. Rays finished this inning with 3 hits and outscored Oakalnd 2-0. However, the Rays lead would continue to increase by the time the top of the 5th came around once Margot knocked a double that flew through deep left field and got Kiermaier home from 1st, 6-1. Tampa Bay sealed this inning with 2 hits and 1 run scored. Rays offense by this time had dominated the plate by inking in 11 team hits with 19 bases secured. However, the Rays bullpen remained dominate on the mound during the bottom 7th after Sanders relieve for Adam and rifled a fastball that struck out Brown who was caught swinging for fences and the 3rd out would be imposed. Tampa Bay capped this inning off by allowing 1 hit but no scored runs. Let it be known that Tampa Bay's bullpen by this point in time had allowed 2 total hits with 6 strikeouts and held Oakland scoreless since the since the 2nd inning. In the end, in the bottom 9th Kittredge would come in for Thompson and rifle a slider to strikeout Lowrie for the 3rd out. Kittredge ended this inning striking out back to back batters while giving up no runs or hits. Rays on offense throughout this matvhup remained hitless since the 5th inning but brought in 5 five runs and turned in the games only homer. Along with their bullpen as a whole striking out eight players and forced the A's to strand 2 batters on the bag. Rays starting Pitcher Rassmussen ended his day with 3 K's in five innings, racked in 2 doubles and improved to a 13-10 record.















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Sunday May 1st, 2022: Mets steamroll past the Phillies by a score of 10-6. This win propelled New York to their 16th win of the year and move to 7-3 when playing at home. The Mets in the bottom of the 2nd inning would tie this bout at 1-1 after Starling Marte knocked a ground ball to 3rd base and was out at 1st but allowed Escobar to score. Thereafter, the Mets would quickly gain their first lead after a Guillermo double to deep center field and allowed Smith to score, thus going up 2-1. Mets during this inning of play belted 3 hits while shutting Philly out 2-0. Afterwards, during the bottom 3rd and New York would tie this at 3-3 after a Smith double to shallow right field and allowed Esccobar to come home from 1st base. At this time the Mets secured 6 hits with 8 bases gained and had 2 homers under their belt. Now going into the bottom 5th and McNeil would load the bases after zipping a double to right field and got Lindor to 3rd base. Few plays later and Lindor would score from 3rd base after Zach Eflin's pitch went over the head of his Catcher and that mistake would also  allow Alonso to reach 2nd base and sent McNeil to 3rd. After that, Smith who was the 7th batter in the lineup would rifle a single towards center field and brought in both runners to score, 6-3. Mets in this inning really frustrated the Phillies bullpen by keeping them on the mound for 27 total pitches and outscored them 3-0 on 3 hits. Although, the Mets lead would increase in the top of the 7th inning thanks to an Alonso single that sent Lindor to home plate and went up 7-4. Mets sealed this inning by shutting the Phillies out 3-0 off 4 hits. However, the Mets in 8th would ultametly secure the dagger after McNeil hit a double to deep left field and got home Nimmo, 10-4. Mets finished the 8th by securing 2 hits and got a run to score. But in the end, during the 9th inning Lopez would relive for Lugo and fired a changeup to strikeout Herrera for the 3rd out. The Mets offensively through this matchup dominated the hit department by latching onto 15 total team hits and got guys in base 19 times. Including extra help from starting Pitcher Max Scherzer who tossed 9 strikeouts with 5 hits given up through 6 innings. Mets bullpen as a whole turned in 11 K's, racked in a 9 RBI night and improved to a 16-7 win/loss record.




The Phillies endured a disappointing 6-10 four run loss when going against the Mets. This defeat staggered Philadelphia one game beneath .500 and are 6-4 through ten games. Phillies started the top of the 1st inning with a Schwarber solo joker run iver the right field wall and went up 1-0. Then during the top of the 4th inning Philly would regain their lead to go ahead by one after Schwarber knocked a 2-run homer over the center field wall while getting Realmuto to score from 1st and snagged a 3-2 advantage. Phillies ended this inning by turning in 1 hits and outscored New York 2-0. By this time Phillies were getting good contact with the ball as they tallied 4 hits and got guys on base 10 times. Next, during the middle innings of the 6th and Philadelphia would come within two runs once Bryce Harper zipped a solo homer over the right center field wall, 4-6. Note that the 6th inning was capped off by Philly outscoring New York 1-0 while making contact with the ball just once.  Ultametly though, the Phillies offense continuted to struggle after Castanellos with two outs would deliver a ground ball towards 2nd base and was recorded out at 1st for out number 3. Phillies ended this inning with 1 hit but scored no runs in the process. Be aware that the Phillies offense seemingly had trouble generating runs to score at home plate and were held scoreless since the 6th inning. Luckily enough, the Phillies would get one last scored run of the night after Carmago delivered a 2-run home run that allowed Bohm to come home from 3rd base, but trailed 6-10. This inning cake to an end after turning in 2 runs off 1 solid hit. Phillies through this weekend bout were limited to just 8 total hits but the main thing that really kept them in it was the 4 home runs to the Mets 0 and got players on base 20 times. But defensively their bullpen gave up four doubles but utilized 8 strikes while leaving 7 Mets players stuck on base. Phillies eanred a 6 RBI night, were outhit 34-39 and fell to an 11-12 record.
























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Saturday April 31st, 2022: Kershaw breaks strikeout record with 2,697 after fanning Torkelson away in the fourth inning but the Dodgers night was spoiled after being detained 1-5 against the Tigers. Now the Dodgers would start the 1st inning with a bang! Off a Betts solo home run over the center field wall and gained a 1-0 lead. LA ended this inning by outscoring Detroit 1-0 on 1 crucial hit. Then during the top of the 5th inning and Kershaw would deliver a fastball to force Baez into hitting a ground ball towards the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st for out number 3. Kershaw by this point was having his way on the mound after fanning off 7 batters with 5 hits given up through 5 complete innings. Also held the Tigers offense scoreless since the 3rd. But come the top of the 8th inning and Dodgers offense continued to stay put. After Barnes blasted a ground ball towards the shortstop who got Lux out at 1st base and Barnes at 2nd for a double play. Dodgers offense turned in 1 hit with no scored runs. LA by this point were struggling in offense after being limited to 4 total hits and were scoreless through seven innings. Let it be known that the Dodgers on offense just couldn't find their groove after the 1st inning. As they were held to 4 hits and stranded 5 batters on base with 8 scoreless innings. But it was LA's bullpen that stayed alert despite giving up a lot runs, as they struck  out 14 total batters and forced Detroit into stranding nine runners on base. LA turned in the games only home run, Kershaw Phillips and Moronta each combined for 12 strikes while shopping down to a 13-7 record.







Tigers during last nights bout edge past the Dodgers by a score of 5-1. This win helped Detroit snap a six-game losing streak and tied this three game regular season series up at 1-1. Tigers naturally would respond with a score of their own during the top of the 3rd after Baez hit a single to deep left field and got Hill to score, 1-1. Tigers capped this inning off by outscoring LA 1-0. However, during the 7th inning the Tigers would break this 1-1 tie after Baez knocked a double to deep right field which allowed Candlerio to score, 2-1. Then a few at bats later and Meadows who was the fourth battle in the lineup would hit a single to left center field and brought home Baez and Castro and gained a 4-1 lead. Tigers ended the middle of the 7th getting hard contact with the ball and it allowed for 3 hits while outscoring LA 3-0. Although, the Tigers offense would ultimately put this game in the top 8th as their lead increased to four runs, following a Barnhart double towards deep right field and allowed Candlerio to score at home plate, 5-1. Tigers finished this inning by shutting out LA 1-0 on 2 hits. But in the end, in bottom 9th Soto would relive for Fulmer and tossed a fastball to Bellinger who knocked a grounder towards 3rd base and was immediately called out at 1st for the 3rd and final out. Not that the Tigers offensively dominated the hitting department after racking in 10 total team hits and got on base 13 times. Bullpen on the other hand tossed 8 strikes and held LA without a hit since the 7th inning. The Tigers racked in a five RBI night, starting Pitcher Brieske finished with 3 strikes in five innings and moved their record to 7-13.












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Friday April 29th, 2022: Rich Hill tosses four strikes through four innings and it led the Red Sox to a well deserved 3-1 Victory, over the Orioles. This win now puts the Red Sox three games beneath 500 and got their 9th win of the year. Red Sox would start inning number 2 with Arroyo hammering a 2-run home run over the center field wall and allowed Hernandez to score, 2-0. Then the Red Sox lead would bounce to three after Vasquez knocked a double to deep right field with the ball skipping past Mancini and that would allow Bradley to score but Vasquez tried to get greedy for three and was tagged out at 3rd base, 3-0. Red Sox by this point in time got their bats moving early for 4 hits and in the process outscored Baltimore three runs to none. Afterwards, during the bottom 5th Houck would relieve for Hill and tossed a fastball that forced Nevin into hitting a ground ball towards the shortstop who got Urias out at 2nd base and Nevin at 1st for a double play and  forced the second out.  After that, Houck with guys on 1st and 3rd would fire a fastball to strikeout Mateo. Houck ended the bottom 5th by allowing 2 hits but no runs were scored. Red Sox bullpen at this time were frustrating Baltimore's offense after limiting them to 2 hits on 2 total bases given up and utilized six strikeouts. Along with holding Baltimore scoreless theough the first 5 innings.  However, the Red Sox's offensive struggles would continute when going into top of the 8th inning. Thanks to Jackie Bradley suffering a strikeout off an Atkin fastball and the 3rd out would be enforced. Be aware that the Red Sox offensively remained cold since their 2nd inning outburst as they were held to just 5 total hits and had 14 batters in a row get retired. But in the end, Matt Strahm in the 9th inning with two outs would fire a fastball to strikeout Owings. The Red Sox offense in this battle really had a tough time getting runs to score after the 2nd as they were held scoreless for the games final seven inning of play but managed to still secure  10 total bases. It was mainly their bullpen that dominated after punishing the strike zone with 10 K's. Red Sox take a 1-0 lead in this three game regular season series, Hill and Houck were combined for 8 total strikeouts while improving to a 9-12 record.






The Orioles get dunked to their 14th loss of the season after be downed 1-3 by the Red Sox. This defeat hands the Orioles their fifth straight loss in a row and now carry around a 2-8 record when versing the AL East. The Orioles starting Pitcher Kyle Bradish with two outs would deliver a fastball to force Jackie Bradley to hit a ground ball towards 2nd base before being recorded out at 1st and the sides would retire. Note that Bradish ended this inning by delivering a strike and few pop fly's while holding Boston to no hits. But come the top of the 7th inning and Atkin would relieve for Bradish and rifled a 94 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Jackie Bradley Jr for the 3rd out. Despite a shaky offense, the Orioles bullpen continuted to shine after ending the 7th inning by giving up no runs or hits. Keep in mind that the Orioles bullpen also did a nice job of holding the Red Sox to just 1 hit since the 2nd inning with 9 bases allowed and turned in three strikes. Although, the Orioles would finally get on the board for the time tonight during the top of the 9th inning. After Mountcastle delivered a solo homer over the left field wall, but trailed still 1-3. Baltimore capped this inning off by knocking in a few singles as they added 2 hits and outscored Boston 1 run to none. Orioles throughout this matchup  seemingly struggled to get their offense going. As they had a difficult time getting hits in after being limited to five total and stranded seven batters on the bag. But it was the bullpen that continuted to be a threat after delivering 4 K's and at one point in time held the Red Sox hitless since the 3rd inning. Baltimore's bullpen gave up 6 hits, racked in just 1 RBI to Boston's 2 and slipped down to a 6-14 win/loss record.





















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Thursday April 28th, 2022:The Cardinals during last night meeting with the Diamondbacks picked up an 8-3 Victory. This win allowed St. Louis to secure their second straight win in a row and went up 1-0 in this four game regular season series matchup. The Cardinals would start the bottom 1st with a quick one run lead after O'Neil knocked in a sacrifice fly ball to right field and allowed Tommy Edman to score, 1-0. Then two at bats later and Dickerson would notch a sacrifice fly ball of his own to center field and brought home Paul Goldschmidt, 2-0. Cards ended this inning by securing 2 runs off 2 hits. Next, the Cards offense come the bottom 2nd would get themselves off to a good start after Molina grounded out to 2nd base but allowed Bader to get on 3rd. A bat later and Edman hit a single to left center field and brought home Bader, 3-0. After that, the Cardinals lead would continue to increase once Goldschmidt launched a single to deep left field and allowed De Jong to score from 3rd, 4-0.  St. Louis moments after added in one more scored run to go up 5-0 off an O'Neil sacrifice fly ball that would allow Edman to score. Note that during this inning the Cards got hard contact with the ball for 3 total hits and outscored them 3-0. Ultametly though, the Cards starting Pitcher, Dakota Hudson remained hot on the mound in the top of the 6th inning. As he fired a fastball to force Walker into hitting a ground ball towards De Jong who was at shortstop and was out at 1st base quickly after, thus forcing the sides to go their separate ways. By this point in time Hudson was frustrating Arizona batters after securing 4 strikes with 1 hit given up and kept them scoreless through the games first six innings. As well as getting Arizona to strand 4 batters on base. However, the Cardinals during the bottom 6th found ways to keep the runs coming as Edman blasted a single shot towards center field and in that process got Molina to 3rd and Edman to 2nd while Bader scored off a Varsho throwing error from center field, 6-0. Afterwards, following their previous score would go up 8-0 on a Goldschmidt single to left while allowing Edman and Molina to score. St. Louis ended the middle of the 6th by outscoring Arizona 3-0 on five hits. But in the end, during the final inning Brooks with bases loaded would deliver a changeup to strikeout Varsho for out number 3. Cardinals throughout this matchup executed well on both sides of the ball as their offense secured 15 bases on 15 total hits while adding in two steals. But defensively their bullpen remained a threat after forcing 4 total strikeouts and even Pitched seven scoreless innings at one point in time. Bullpen used three Pitchers who were all combined for 7 total strikeouts, turned in eight RBI's and plastered their record to 11-7.






The Diamondbacks endured a 3-8 blowout loss when going up against the Cardinals. This defeat dropped Arizona to a 5-5 record through ten games and suffered their 12th loss of the year. Now for Arizona during the top of the 5th inning tried to get their offense started but instead Ahmed would knock a fly ball out towards deep right field and the sides would retire. Be aware that Arizona during this inning were held to no runs or hits. The D-Backs by this moment in time were struggling to get bats on balls. After being limited to zero hits with nobody getting on base and were scoreless through the first five innings of play. We will now shift over to the top of the 8th inning where the Diamondbacks finally got on the board after Smith launched a 2-run homer over the right field wall and brought home Ahmed, but trailed still 2-8. Thereafter, during the bottom 8th Holton would relieve for Widner and came in clutch with two outs and two men on as he fired a fastball that forced Ahmed into knocking in a line drive out towards left field.  To end this inning the D-Backs bullpen allowed just two hits. Although, during the 9th inning Arizona would get in the board yet again after a Kelly single to left field and brought home Walker, 3-8. Keep in mind that Arizona at this time  finished this inning by having good plate discipline and made good contact with ball after turning in 3 hits with 1 run scored. The Diamondbacks offensively throughout  this matchup did a great job of getting players on base 11 times but were held to just six complete hits and stranded 7 batters on the bag. Including their bullpen who have up a lot of runs yes but managed to strikeout four batters and forced the Cards to strand 9 players on base. Arizona tallied in 2 doubles, hit the ganes only home run and slipped down to an 8-12 win/loss record.
























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Wednesday April 27th, 2022: Mets during yesterday morning's matchup endured a difficult 5-10 loss when going up against Cardinals. This defeat denied the Mets of winning their 15th game of the year and are 7-3 in ten games. Now the Mets during the top of the 2nd inning would respond with a score of their own and took a one run lead. After Nido with a base loaded zipped a double to center field and got Escobar home from 2nd base and Guillorme from 1st, 2-1. Then moments after and the Mets lead bounced to three runs after Nimmo delivered a double shot to left center field and allowed Nido and Guillorme to score, thus going up 4-1. Keep in mind that the Mets ended the middle innings of the 2nd using two doubles on 5 hits to outscore New York 4-0. Mets also had great discipline at the plate as they made Matz work for every pitch by racking in six total hits with four runs brought in at this time. However come the top of the 6th inning and Canha would rifle a single to shallow right field and as he was digging for a double he would quickly get tagged out at 2nd base. This play would be challenged by New York and it was deemed unsuccessful due to Canha's hand coming off the bag before the tag. Unfortunately, just a few bats later and the same thing would happen Guillorme who hit a double with two outs to deep center  field but tried to get greedy for three and was tagged out at 3rd base. Mets capped this inning off with 2 hits and had been scoreless since the 2nd inning. Although, the Mets would get on the board after a Lindor double to deep left field and brought in Marte to score, but trialed 5-9. Mets started moving their bats after racking in 2 hits and outscored St. Louis 1 run to none. Its just unfortunate that this would be their final scored run moving forward. Mets offensively didn't have a bad game by far as they got their bats moving for 11 team hits and tallied in a five RBI day but they were plagued by stranding 6 batters on base. Along with their bullpen punishing the strike zone for 9 K's and left 9 St. Louis batters on the bag while allowing 2 stolen bases. Mets wrapped up this three game regular season series with a 2-1 record, secured 16 total bases and staggered down to a 14-6 record.





Cardinals rally from four runs down to knock off the Mets by a score of 10-5. Cardinals hit double digit wins in 2022 and are 5-5 through ten games.  The Cardinals started the bottom 1st with Dickerson knocking a single to center field with bases loaded and brought home O'Neil from 2nd, 1-0. Cardinals theough this inning did a great job of moving the bases and made solid contact with the ball as it allowed for St. Louis to outscore New York 1-0 on 2 hits. Thereafter, the Cardinals during the bottom 3rd got off to a good start after Arenado who was the fourth batter in the lineup would fire a single to shallow left field and brought home  Edman from 3rd base and Goldschmidt from 2nd to pull within one, 3-4. Note that St. Louis sealed the 3rd inning by turning in three hits with two runs scored and frustrated Carassco a bit by keeping him on the mound for 17 total pitches. We will now shift to the bottom 4th where St. Louis found a way to tie this bout after Edman blasted a double towards shallow right field and allowed Milona to score from 2nd base, 4-4. Cardinals after that would gain their first lead after Carassco's changeup went between his Catcher's legs and it allowed Sosa to score, 5-4. Along with a Carlson triple to right field moments after and brought home Arenado, 8-4. Cards outscored the Mets 5-0 on 4 hits. St. Louis through four really frustrated New York by getting on base 13 times and had 9 team hits at this time. Ultametly though, by the time the bottom 7th rolled around Goldschmidt would dial in a single towards right center field and brought in Edman to score, thus extending their lead to 10-5. But in the end, Helsey in the 9th inning would relive for Cabrera and fired a fastball that forced Marte into hitting a grounder to 2nd base before being recorded out at 1st. The Cards offense throughout this game did a solid job of bringing in nine runs and got alot of hard contact with the ball for 15 total hits. Including their bullpen who added in 9 K's and shutout New York through the games final two innings of play. Matz threw six K's in four innings, finished their night with 21 total bases and improved to an 10-7 record. 































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Tuesday April 26th, 2022: Dodgers struggled to bring runs in and it led them to a tough 3-5 loss to the Diamondbacks. This dedeat denied LA of getting their 13th win of the year and remain in 2nd place throughout the NL West Division. Dodgers would strike first and early in the top of the 1st inning after Smith zipped a double to left field and got home Mucny, Freeman and Betts, thus going up 3-0. LA capped this inning off by getting their bats moving early after racking in 2 hits and outscored Arizona three runs to none. We will now shift over to the bottom of the 8th inning where LA had a bases loaded situation but couldn't capitalize. As Smith blasted a ground ball  to 3rd base and was out at 1st and Mucny at 2nd for a double play. LA ended the top 8th by turning in 2 hits with no scored runs. Dodgers by this moment in time struggled to get runners in scoring position home and had a total of five double plays that worked against them. But in the end, during the top of the 9th Alberto would be out at 1st base after hitting a ground ball to the shortstop for out number 3 and the sides would retire. Dodgers sealed the 9th off by utilizing 0 hits and runs. Keep in mind that the Dodgers after a hot start early on would at some point go cold on offense as they racked in 9 team hits and got players on base 11 total times yet they stranded 6 batters in the bag in that process. But defensively their bullpen didn't do to bad after striking out five batters with a few hits given up. Dodgers tallied 3 RBI's, Gonsolin secured 5 strikes in 4 innings with 3 hits allowed and staggered to a 12-5 record.






The Diamondbacks stun the Dodgers after picking up an impressive 5-3 win. This Victory allowed the D-Backs to tie this three game regular season series at 1-1 and are now four games beneath .500. Arizona would finally end the shutout streak in inning number 3 after Varsho knocked a single and got to 2nd base after Gavin Lux mis fired his throw to 1st and in that process it also got Perdomo to score from 3rd, 2-3. An at bat later and Smith who was the fifth batter in the lineup would smack a single to right center field and it allowed Varsho to score from 2nd, 3-3. D-Backs in the bottom 3rd did a great job of getting players on base four total times and  outscored LA 3-0 on 2 hits.  Afterwards, during the bottom of the 6ty inning the D-Backs would try to get their offense revved up like they did back in the 3rd. Unfortunately, Alcantara would suffer a strikeout off relieve Pitcher Evan Phillips fastball and the 3rd out would be imposed. Arizona during this inning of play seemingly had a tough time making contact with the ball after being held to no hits or runs and were scoreless through four.  However, the D-Backs would break this 3-3 tie in the bottom 8th after Peralta delivered a 2-run home run over the right center field wall and snagged a 5-3 advantage. Arizona finished the bottom 8th by outscoring LA 2-0 off 1 hit. The Diamondbacks throughout this matchup on offense started slow but eventually found their groove. After racking in four hits and got player on base eight times. Including their red hot bullpen as they fanned away 10 batters and held LA scoreless through the games final 8 innings. Arizona secured a for RBI night, Davies threw 3 K's in four innings and improved to a 7-11 win/loss record.















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Monday April 25th, 2022: The Dodgers endured a 4-0 shutout Victory whe going up against the Diamondbacks. This win allowed for LA to secure their 2nd straight Victory in a row and are 8-2 through ten games. Dodgers in inning 1 struck first after Turner zipped a double through deep left field and brought both Betts and Freeman home,  2-0.  Dodgers in the 1st inning executed well offensively after getting solid contact on the ball and it rewarded LA by outscoring Arizona 2-0 on 2 total hits. Then the Dodgers lead would increase during the middle innings of the 5th after Muncy blasted a double towards deep right center field and brought home Betts from 2nd base to gain a 3-0 lead. LA capped this inning off by turning in 2 hits off 1 run scored and even had 2nd base stolen by Betts. We will now shift to the bottom 5th where Buehler delivered a 91 mile per hour changeup to strikeout Perdomo for out number 3. By this point Buehler was dominating the mound as he turned in sixth K and held the Diamondbacks scoreless through five. However, LA's lead would increase during the 8th inning after a Smith homer over the left field wall and snagged a 4-0 lead. Dodgers finished this inning by outscoring Arizona 1-0 on 1 hit. But in the end, Buehler in the 8th inning would toss a fastball that forced Walker into hitting a line drive into the outfield for out number 3. The Dodgers absolutely dominated on both sides of the ball after the offense got runners on base 16 times with 9 hits. Then you got Walker Buehker who fanned 10 batters through nine complete innings and left four Arizona batters on the bag. Los Angeles tallied in 4 doubles, offense was struck out 7 total times and moved their win/loss record to 12-4.






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Sunday April 24th, 2022: Lauer's 13 strikes in 6 innings propelled the Brewers to a 1-0 shutout Victory, over the Phillies. This win allowed for the Brewers to secure their 2nd win in a row and picked up their 10th Victory of the season. During the bottom of the 5th inning Lauer would get himself out of a bases loaded situation. After firing a fastball to strikeout Hoskins for out number 3. Note that Lauer ended this inning with 2 hits but no runs allowed and had a career best 10 K's by this time. Lauer also did a nice job of holding the Phillies offense scoreless through the games first five innings with 4 hits given up. However, the Brewers during the top of the 7th inning tried to get their offense revved up but instead Tellez was out at 1st base after hitting a grounder to 2nd baseman Segura who made a diving catch. Milwaukee much like Philly had a tough time getting their offense on a roll. After struggling to make contact with the ball as they were held to 1 hit and secured just 2 total bases by this moment in time. Along with being scoreless through 7. Luckily enough the Brewers would finally end this 0-0 tie in the top of the 9th thanks to Yelich who was the fourth batter in the lineup and blasted a sacrifice fly ball but allowed Peterson to score from 3rd, 1-0. Let it be known that Milwaukee seemingly came alive  in this inning after outscoring Philadelphia 1-0 on 2 hits. But to end the 9th Brewers  gave up no runs or hits.The Berwers throughout this matchup finally got their bats moving by finishing with 3 hits and turned in 4 total bases. But it was the bullpen that ultimately showed out as they delivered 10 total strikes and forced the Phillies to strand 7 batters on base. I'll also add in that the umpire made the strike zone larger than what it should've  been after calling strikes when most  throws were balls. As well as ejecting Schwarber for throwing a tantrum in the final inning.after being struck out on a Hader fastball that went wide of zone. Milwaukee secured 1 RBI, left 2 runners on base and improved to a 10-6 win/loss record.


























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Friday April 22nd, 2022: Cubs held to two runs all game long and it sent them to a disappointing 2-4 loss when going up against the Pirates. This defeat moves the Cubs two games beneath .500 and are atop of four consecutive losses in a row. The Cubs would finally chip into the Pirates two run lead during the bottom 2nd and tied this game up. After Hermosillo blasted a double towards deep left field while getting both Wisdom and Gomes to home plate, 2-2. This inning was finished by the Cubs utilizing 2 runs off 1 hit.  We will now shift on over to the bottom 5th where the Cubs offense continuted to struggle as Suzuki with two outs suffered a fastball strikeout off the hands of Quintana and the sides would retire. Note that the Cubs during this point in time were struggling to bring in runs and were held scoreless through five innings. Now during the bottom of the 9th inning the Cubs did an okay job of racking in 2 total hits but couldn't capitalize with runners on 1st and 3rd base. The Cubs offense periodically through this game did a great job of getting bats on balls and guys on base but in that process they stranded seven batters and were held off the scoresheet since the 2nd inning. As for their bullpen....well they did alright after tossing 10 K's and left four Pittsburgh batters on base. Cubs turned in 7 total hits on 33 at bats, secured 2 RBI's and staggered down to a 6-8 win/loss record.




Perez belts two home runs and it led the Pirates to a 4-2 Victory, over the Cubs. This win moved the Pirates into 3rd place in the NL Central and bumped the Cubs down to 4th. Along with riding five straight victories in a row. Pirates would strike first in inning number 2 after Perez hit a double towards shallow left field and brought home Vanmeter from 2nd base and Newsom from 3rd, 2-0. Pirates ended this inning by getting their bats moving early after tallying in 2 hits while outscoring Chicago 2-0. Then the Pirates lead would move to 3-2 during the top of the 4th after a Chavis solo home run over the center field wall. Pirates sealed this inning with 1 hit and 1 run to score. However, the Pirates lead would keep growing by the time the top of the 5th inning came around. Thanks to a Perez solo homer over the left field wall, 4-2. Pittsburgh to end this inning secured 1 hit while shutting Chicago out 1-0. Ultametly though, during the bottom 8th relieve Pitcher Bednar would come in for De Jong and  fired an 88 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Ortega for out number 3. Understand that Bednar capped this inning off by striking out three batters with 1 hit given up. But in the end, during the final inning of play. Chris Stratton would relive for Bednar before delivering a curveball that forced Madrigal into hitting a grounder towards 2nd base and was out at 1st for the 3rd out. At this moment in time the Pirates bullpen gave up just 1 hit. Let it be known that they generated a ton of offense in this game after getting solid contact with the ball by adding 8 hits and got 14 batters on base. Also got some help from their bullpen throwing 8 total strikes as well. Pirates utilized two stolen bases, Perez notches a 3 RBI night and improved to a 7-7 win/loss record.














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Thursday April 21st, 2022: The Twins utilized themselves a 1-0 shutout Victory, over Grenkie and his Royals. This win allowed the Twins to snap a 2-Game losing streak and remain in last place in the AL Central. The Twins would strike first and early during the top of the 2nd inning after Sano knocked a sacrifice fly to center field and by doing so it would bring in Urshelua from 3rd base, 1-0. Minnesota capped this inning by outscoring the Royals 1-0 on 1 hits. We will now head to the bottom 5th where Witt was creeping to 2nd base but got caught by the Pitcher and thrown out trying to get back to 1st. Thus forcing out number three. Be aware that the Twins bullpen by this point held the Royals to 2 total hits and were scoreless through five. However, the Twins bullpen remained hot  after Duran in the bottom 7th with two outs fired an 88 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Perez and the sides would retire. Twins to finish this inning  allowed no runs or hits and had the Royals shutout through 7. But in the end, during the 9th Pagan would relieve for Joe Smith and darted a fastball that forced Bennitendi into blasting a grounder to Alex Correa and was out at 1st. Now the Twins didn't wow you in this game on offense but made good contact with ball and it allowed for them to secure eight total bases, yet they stranded six batters. It would be the Minnesota bullpen that was story after they struck out 8 batters with no hits or runs given up. Minnesota ended this three game regular season series 1-2, turned in 8 team hits and extended their win/loss record to 5-6.






























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Wednesday April 20th, 2022: Mets endured a tough 2-5 loss when going up against the Giants during last nights outing.  This defeat ended a two game win streak and are now 6-4 through ten games. Now during the bottom 5th the Mets struggles on offense would continue after Davis who was the third batter in the lineup would suffer a Rodon fastball strikeout for out number 3. Mets capped this inning off with 1 hit and had two batters struck out back to back. Note that the Mets by this point in time were having a rough time getting runs to score while being held scoreless through the games first four innings. We will now head on over to the top of the 5th inning where the Mets bullpen came up clutch in order to keep this game at a Giants 5-0 lead. Thanks to Bassit delivering a 92 mile per hour fastball to strikeout  Crawford and the sides would retire. Be aware that Cole Bassitt through this inning struck out three batters in a row with no hits included. However, the Mets would FINALLY get on the scoresheet after Starling Marte with 2 outs would zip in a single to shallow center field and by doing so he got home Guillermo from 2nd base, 1-5. Unfortunately, a few plays later and the sides would retire after Marte was tagged out at 2nd base for trying to steal. Mets finished this inning by moving their bats around to rack in 2 hits and repaid the Giants by outscoring them 1-0. Although, during the bottom 8th and the Mets would come within  three on a Canha single to shallow  center field and got home Alanso from 2nd, 2-5. At this point of the game  New York was doing a great job by outscoring the Giants 2-0 between innings 7 and 8. Let it be known that the Mets in this battle were able to rack in some hits and got guys on base 10 total times but struggled with runners in scoring position after leaving 10 batters stranded. Nevertheless, the Mets bullpen was the story after tossing 11 K's. Mets tallied in 9 hits, defense gave up 1 stolen base and fell to a 9-4 record.





Giants tally the only home run of the game and led them to a big 5-2 Victory, over the Mets. This win allowed the Giants to snap two striaght losses in a row and picked up win number 8 on the year. The Giants would start inning 1 with a Pederson double to right field and got Yastrzemski home from 2nd base, 1-0. Then the Giants got to 2-0 after a bases loaded and Crawford hit a single bringing in Ruf. Afterwards, Flores with a bases loaded situation yet again would help the Giants lead grow to 3-0 after knocking a single towards right field and Pederson got home from 3rd base. Giants started this inning with a bang! After  outscoring New York 3-0 on 4 hits while doing a nice job of getting on base and were 2 for 2 with bases loaded. But come the top of th 2nd inning and Brandon Belt on his birthday would bury a solo home run to tight field and helped the Giants go up 4-0. Giants were able to end this inning by utilizing 1 run off 1 hit. The Giants pounding in the 8th inning on the Mets would continue after Yestremski knocked a single to right field and brought home Dugger from 2nd base to gain a 5-0 lead. But Yastrzemski got to cute by trying to get a double and instead got tagged out by Lindor. San Francisco during the 5th got solid contact with ball by adding 2 hits and were able outscore the Mets 1-0. Now the Giants starting Pitcher Carlos Rodon remained hot on the mound as he tossed a fastball to force Marte to hit a fly ball high in the air and into the glove of Crawford. Rodon gave up just 1 hit and struck out a batter. Keep in mind that this would also be Rodon's final time on the mound and ended his night by tossing 8 K's with 3 hits given up through 5 total innings. But in the end, McGee would relieve Tyler Rodgers in the 9th inning and fired a fastball to strikeout Lindor for out number 3. Giants offense throughout this matchup did a nice job of getting on base 12 times off eight hits. One issue that the Giants ran into was the simple fact that they were held without a hit or score since the 4th inning. As for the bullpen....well they stayed hot after striking out 10 batters. Giants cut into this four game series to make it 1-2 and moved up to an 8-4 record.













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Tuesday April Red Sox barely squeak past the Blue Jays after securing a 2-1 Victory. This win now has the Red Sox tied for 1st place with the Blue Jays in the AL East Division and one game over 500. Naturally, the Red Sox during the bottom 3rd would even this bout at 1-1 after Story blasted a double to left field and brought Hernandez home from 2nd base. Red Sox finalized this inning by getting players in base and it rewarded them by outscoring Tornado 1-0 on 2 hits. However, during the top of the 4th inning the Red Sox defense would force a huge 3rd out after Arroyo chased down Springer's line drive hit into right field and made a reaching catch before the ball could go over the wall, thus jeering this game at a 1-1 tie. But luckily enough the Red Sox in the 8th inning would break this 1-1 tie after Wong knocked in a sacrifice fly ball to right field and brought home Dalbac from 3rd base, 2-1. Red Sox  sealed this inning off by turning in 1 total run. Be aware that the Red Sox on offense seemingly struggled despite getting the win, as they secured just 5 total bases and lacked in the hitting department. As for their bullpen they were clutch after tossing six K's and holding the Jays scoreless through the games final 7 innings of play. Boston is 6-4 through ten games, racked in 2 RBI's to Toronto's 1 and shifted their record to 6-5.


The Blue Jays during last nights outing were detained to a tough 1-2 loss to the Red Sox. This defeat dropped Toronto to 2-3 road record and are 5-5 through ten. The Blue Jays in inning 2 would break this 0-0 tie after Collins on a 3-2 count launched a solo homer over the right center field wall, 1-0. Now we are going to turn our attentions over to the bottom 4th where the Blue Jay's had guys on 2nd and 3rd base but got out of it. After Wong knocked a ground ball to Kikcuki before being recorded out at 1st for out number 3. As this game stayed a 1-1 tie still. Keep note that Toronto was really frustrating the Boston offense  after forcing them to strand 5 batters on base. Then during the top of the 7th inning with two outs Bichette who was the third batter in the lineup would knock a ground ball to 2nd base and was out at 1st for the 3rd and final. This also kept this game at 1-1 tie. By this point Torronto was getting a little irritated due to being held scoreless through five innings. Although, the Blue Jay's defense would remain hot after Trevor Richard's relived for Garcia and tossed a curveball that forced Bogaerts into hitting a ground ball towards Bichette before being recorded out at 1st base. Thus forcing the sides to retire. Be aware that the Blue Jays throughout this bout offensively did a nice job of racking up hits and tallied in 11 total bases but couldn't generate any scored runs after leaving 8 batters on base. But their bullpen was another story after punishing the strike zone 9 times and limited Boston batters to just 3 hits. Toronto utilized 1 homer, relief Pitcher Trevor Richards threw 1 K with a 1.28 ERA and they improved to a 6-5 record. 












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Monday April 18th, 2022: Orioles continue their early season struggle after getting fanned away by a score of 1-5 when going up against the A's. This defeat dropped Baltimore four games beneath 500 and remain in last place in the AL East Division. The Orioles during inning number 5 would get on the board and tied this game at 1-1 after a Hayes double that flew through right center field and got Odor to score from 1st base. Orioles ended this inning by outscoring Oakland 1-0 on1 hit. Keep in mind that the Orioles were also able to snap four scoreless innings. Afterwards, during the 7th inning Hayes would knock a fly ball into the glove of Catcher Sean Murphy and then quickly got Mancini out at home for a double play right after. Orioles ended this inning by securing 2 hits with no runs scored. Subsequently, during the top of the 8th inning Mountcastle with two outs would suffer a strikeout off Grimm's 84 mile per hour slider. Thud forcing the sides to retire on 1 total hit during this inning of play. Orioles offense throughout this matchup did an outstanding job of getting 11 guys on base but couldn't capitalize with any scored runs. Along with their bullpen having a day by recording 10 K's and left five A's batters stranded on base.  Baltimore left 7 batters on base, rang in one triple and staggered to a 3-7 record.




Montas improves to 2-1 on the mound after        the Athletics secure  a 5-1 Victory, over the Orioles. The Athletics in the 1st inning struck first after McKinney blasted a ground ball to the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st and allowed  Kemp to score from 3rd base, 1-0. A's sealed this inning off by utilizing 1 hit and outscored Baltimore 1-0. Then during the top of the 4th inning Frankie Montas was able to force the 3rd and final out after delivering a splitter to strikeout Santander. Montas ended this inning by giving up no hits or runs. Only time a batter got his bat on a ball was when Montas forced ground outs or line drives in the outfield area. Be aware that Montas by this point had 4 strikes without a hit given up. Now we will jump to the bottom 6th where Bethancourt got to 1st base safely off a McKinney single and since Urias missed his throw to 1st it would allow Bethancourt to reach 2nd and got McKinney home , 2-1.  Thereafter,
   the A's would snag a 3-1 lead after Neuse hit a single towards right field and that allowed Bethancourt to score from 2nd. Then moments after and Smith would be safe at 1st base off a grounder towards Odor and due to his missed a catch in the outfield  it would allow Brown to find home plate, 4-1. Including a few at bats later with Pache adding a single that flew through right center field and got home Neuse, 5-1. A's  finalized this inning  by outscoring Baltimore 4-0 on 3 hits. As well as making contact with the ball and getting guys on base. But in the end, during the 9th Jimenez would relieve for Grimm before delivering a 94 mile per hour fastball to strikeout McKenna for out number 3. The Athletics on offense did a nice job of bringing in three RBI's off five hits. But defensively their bullpen had Montas to thank after tossing 5 strikes and held Baltimore scoreless through the games final four innings. A's moved one game past 500, racked in 6 total bases and improved to a 6-5 record.













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Sunday April 17th, 2022: The Padres squeak past the Braves after notching a nail biting 2-1 Victory. This win helped the Padres move one game past .500 and snapped a two game losing streak. Padres would strike first in inning 2 after Nola was walked after being hit by Elders fastball and it brought home Kim from 3rd base, 1-0. After that, Padres lead bounced up to 2-0 thanks to Cronenworth knocking a fielder's choice towards 2nd base and by doing so he got home Abrams. Next, Yu Darvish in the top of the 5th on his 7th pitch of this at bat would deliver an 85 mile per hour slider to strikeout Swanson for the 3rd out. Darvish struck out two batters and forced Rosarios into a grounder, while allowing no hits or runs. We will now shift to the bottom 7th where Eric Hosmer delivered a hanging line drive hit to the shortstop and it forced the sides to retire. Unfortunately, for the Padres by this point of the game were struggling on offense after being held off the scoresheet for six striaght innings with nine batters left on base. But in the end, Josh Rodgers in the top of the 9th inning would be the Padres 4th reliver in the lineup and fired a slider that traveled at 82 miles per hour to strikeout Travis d'Arnaud, with out number 3 being enforced. The Padres offense may have struggled but luckily their bullpen as a whole closed acceptionally well. After finding the strike zone 6 times and held Atalnta to a 4-hit night. Padres were walked 8 times, Darvish through 6.2 innings pitched utilized 8 K's and moved up to a 6-5 record.



Braves held to one run all game long and it led them to a reeling 1-2 loss to the Padres. This defeat dropped the Braves one beneath .500 and had their 2-Game win streak cut short. Now McCaffrey in the bottom 4th with two outs and two men on would toss a cutter to Cronenworth who blasted a grounder towards the 2nd baseman before being recorded out at 1st, thus forcing out number 3 and the sides would retire. However, come the 7th inning and the Braves would finally get on the scoreboard after a Marcell Ozuna solo homer over the left center field wall and came within one e, 1-2. Atlanta capped this inning off by outscoring San Diego 1-0 on 2 total hits. Be aware that the Braves by this point of the game were starting to get their offense rolling as they made solid contact with the ball and snapped five scoreless innings. Ultimately though, going into the bottom 8th and Stider would rifle a 98 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Abrams for out number 3. Strider in this inning struck out three batters while giving up a stolen base and a walk. It's just unfortunate that the Braves throughout this matchup did a decent job of getting players on base which was 9 total times but couldn't get anymore than 1 run to reach home plate. Luckily enough, the Braves bullpen much like San Diego kept their team in it by notching 10 strikes and gave up just three total bases. Braves tallied 1 homer, turned in 31 total at bats and fell to a 5-6 record


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Friday April 15th, 2022: The Dodgers during last nights bout knocked off the Reds after picking up a 3-1 Victory. This win helped the Dodgers take a 2-0 regular season series lead and outscored Cincinnati 12-4 in a span of back to back days. Dodgers during the 2nd inning would strike first after Turner blasted a single to left field and got Muncy to score at  home plate, 1-0.  This inning came to an end after LA turned in 2 hits and outscored the Reds 1-0. Then the Dodgers lead in the bottom 3rd would grow to two after Turner blasted a triple shot towards shallow right field and got Gavin Lux to score from 3rd base, 2-0. LA capped this inning off by utilizing 1 run off 2 hits. Now we will jump ahead to the bottom 5th where Turner ended up taking a walk after four balls were thrown by Hoffman and it allowed Lux to score from 3rd, 3-0. Dodgers during this inning were walked three times while tallying in 1 run off 1 hit and Betts even stole 2nd base.  Eventually, the Gavin Lux with two outs during the bottom 8th would unfortunately sustain a strikeout off  Hendrix's 93 mile per hour fastball and the 3rd out would be imposed. Dodgers capped this inning off by turning in just 1 hit with no runs. Ultametly though, the Dodgers bullpen throughout inning number 9 would dial up some fast pitches and it forced the Reds into hitting ground balls or pop fly's.  Keep in mind that LA's offense got players on base 12 times and racked in a 3 RBI night. Along with the defense fending off multiple bases loaded situations and striking out 7 batters. Dodgers in a 3-way tie for 1st place in the NL West, riding three striaght victories in a row and moved up to a 5-2 win/loss record.





The Reds endured a disappointing 1-3 loss when going against the the Dodgers. This defeat hands Cincinnati their 6th loss of the year and are riding four losses in a row. Now Aquino during the top of the 3rd inning with two outs and a bases loaded situation would suffer an 86 mile per hour strikeout off Gonsolin's splitter. Note that the Reds ended this inning by getting solid contact with the ball and got guys on base but tallied in just 2 hits and no runs. However, the Reds would finally get on the board but not until the top of the 6th where Farmer hit a single towards center field and brought home Aquinio from 3rd base, 1-3.  But in the end, the Reds night would come to an end after Moran knocked a grounder towards 3rd base off a Kimbrel 95 mile per hour fastball before being recorded out at 1st and out number 3 would be enforced. Reds had a tough 9th as they were put down to no runs or hits. It's just unfortunate that the Reds were also held scoreless for the games final three innings of play and standed 8 batters on base. Reds remain in last place in the NL Central, secured 7 team hits and fell to a 2-6 record.













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Thursday April 14th, 2022: Dodgers utilize 14 team hits to power themselves to a big 9-3 win when going against the Reds. This win helped LA pick up their 4th win and are in a three way tie for 1st place in the NL West. Now the Dodgers early in the bottom 1st would snag a 1-0 lead after Turner blasted a single shot towards shallow right center field and brought home Freeman to score from 1st base, 1-0. Then the Dodgers moments later would quickly take a 2-0 lead after Max Muncy knocked a single that flew through shallow right field and got Turner to score from 2nd base. After that, Smith would reach an infielders single towards shortstop and got Turner to score, 3-0.  Dodgers through 1 inning wasted no time at the plate after tallying in 5 hits and outscored the Reds 3-0. Now we're going to jump to the bottom 7th where Mookie Betts suffered an 86 mile per hour strikeout off a Wilson cutter and the 3rd out would be forced. Dodgers capped this inning off with 1 hit and had back to back batters struck out. However, the Dodgers would gain control of this game in the bottom 8th after Turner zipped a single to right field and allowed Freeman to come home from 2nd base, 4-3. Moments after and the Dodgers would blow the top off this bout once Turner launched a 3-run homer to go up 7-3. But in the end, Betts would zip a single through left field and it allowed for Bellinger to score from 3rd base and Gavin Lux from 1st, 9-3. The Dodgers had an unbelievable 9th inning as they shutout the Reds 6-0 on 6 hits. Dodgers also on offense did a nice job of bringing runners in to score with a solid hitting performance. Dodgers racked in 18 total bases to the Reds 13, mustered in 8 RBI's and improved to a 4-2 record.




The Reds get thumped by the Dodgers after a reeling 3-9 loss. This defeat drops the Reds three ganes beneath 500 and are atop three losses in a row. The Reds in the top of the 2nd inning couldn't capitalize on a bases loaded situation with 2 outs and Moran would hit a grounder towards the 2nd baseman before being recorded out at 1st for out number 3. Reds cap this inning off with no runs and 2 hits. Eventually, the Reds in the top of the 6th inning would chip into LA's three run lead after an Aquino 2-run homer over the center field wall and brought home Stephenson from 2nd base, 2-3. Red outscored LA 2-0 on 1 solid hit. Afterwards, come the 7th inning and Drury would launch a solo homer through center field and tied this game at 3-3. This would be their last scored run if the game. Unfortunately, the dagger for the Reds would come during the bottom 9th after Farmer with two outs would hit a fly ball to deep center field before being recorded out. Reds in 9th seemingly had trouble after racking in zero runs and hits. Making contact with the ball just led to pop up's or grounders. Reds tallied in two home runs, left five batters stranded on base and slipped to a 2-5 win/loss record.














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Wednesday April 13th, 2022: The Giants during yesterday's matchup squeezed past the Padres for a nice 2-1 Victory. This win moved the Giants to their 4th win and are atop a two-game win streak. Now in the top of the 1st inning the Giants defense would force the 2nd out of this game and kept this at a 1-0 San Diego lead as Casail tagged out Cronenworth at home plate after Voit knocked a fielder's decsion towards the shortstop area of Abrams. Note that the Giants starting Pitcher, Logan Webb ended the top of the 1st inning allowing 2 hits and 1 run to score. Then the Williams in the top of the 2nd inning with two men on would blast a double to deep left field and brought home Dubon from 1st and Ramos from 2nd, 2-1. Giants capped this inning off by capitalizing with players on base and were able to to secure 2 runs off 2 hits. Next, during inning number 7 Logan Webb would fire an 84 mile per hour slider to strikeout Meyers and imposed the 3rd out. Logan Webb was domiante as he secured 6 K's with only 1 run and earned a 1.29 ERA. Webb would be relived an inning later by Doval. But in the end, the Giants relief pitcher Doval would fire an 87 mile per hour slider to strikeout Beaty for out number 3. Note that the Giants closed the 9th giving up just 1 hit and did a nice job of finding their strike zones. Giants bullpen was the focal point of this game all day long. As they turned in 11 team strikeouts on 5 hits given up. Also held the Padres to leaving six players on base. Giants through the first six games got 27 runners to score, tallied 6 total bases and improved to a 4-2 record.






Padres held to one run all game long and it led them to a disappointing 1-2 loss to the Giants. This defeat has the Padres one loss away from .500 and are riding two losses in a row. Padres in the top of inning number would snag an early 1-0 lead with 1 man out after Cronenworth delivered a triple shot towards deep right field and allowed Machado to score from 2nd base. Padres capped off the 1st by getting solid contact with the ball and got on base quickly every few at bats. We will now shift over over to the bottom 6th where Manaea delivered a 92 mile per hour sinker to Estrada who blasted a ground ball towards 2nd base and was recorded out at 1st. Through this inning the Padres would allow just 1 hit and kept San Francisco from scoring. Manaea would also be relived by Wilson and ended his day giving up 4 hits and 6 K's through six innings and had a 1.38 ERA.  However, the Padres seemingly on offense still couldn't rev up in the 9th as they sustained two strikeouts and when they did make contact with the ball it would be grounders or pop fly's. Padres were also shutout on the scoreboard for 8 total innings. Wilson threw 5 strikes while securing a 2.25 ERA,  offense knocked two doubles and fell to a 4-3 record.














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Sunday April 10th, 2022: The Red Sox finally tag the Yankees after knocking them off by a score of 4-3. This win helped the Red Sox snap a two game blunder and ended this three game regular season series 1-2. Martinez in the 1st inning launched a double to deep left field and got Dnevers to score from 2nd base, 1-0. After that, Boston's lead would grow to 2-0 after an Arroyo sacrifice fly ball to right field while getting Boegaerts home from 3rd base. Note that the Sox's ended this inning by turning in 2 runs and 3 hits. Then Boston would go up a run in the top of the 4th inning after Aruez hit a sacrifice fly ball to to right field ad allowed Arroyo to come home, 3-1. Eventually, the Red Sox in the top of the 6th would regain a 4-3 one run lead after Dalbec who was first in the batting lineup would crank a solo homer over the right field wall and snagged a critical 4-3 advantage. But in the end, Diekman would relief for Hansel in the bottom 9th and fired an 81 mile per hour slider to strikeout Joey Gallo for the 3rd and final out. Red Sox bullpen really dominated the 9th after Diekman was able to force two strikes back to back. But throughout the game Boston on offense did a nice job of bringing in four RBI's after making good hits on the ball and a bullpen that struck out 8 total batters. Dielamn finished with three K's, secured 9 total bases and improved to a 1-2 record.




Yankees during Sunday night baseball sustained a tough 3-4 loss to the Red Sox. This defeat denied New York from extending their series lead and had their two game win streak quickly snapped. Yankees would finally jump on the board during thebottom 3rd after Stanton blasted a single to shallow left field in order to bring home Rizzo from 2nd base,1-2.  Yanks were abke to end this inning with 1 run on 2 hits. Next, come the bottom 4th and the Yankees would tie this bout at 3-3 after a Rizzo single to center field and brought home Trevino from 2nd base and Falefa from 3rd. Now we will be moving to the top of the 4th to the Yankees starting Pitcher, Schmidt who hung in an 86 mile per hour curveball  that Martinez rung into left center field before being recorded out. Schmidt ended this inning by giving up no runs or hits. However, the Yankkes offense come the bottom 9th seemingly had a tough time as they were limited to no hits or runs. Keep in mind that the Yankees offense periodically throughout this matchup put on a strong performance by dashing in 11 team hits but left 11 total batters stranded on base. Yankees were also held scoreless through the games final five innings of play. Yanks bullpen struck out 9 batters, secured 13 total bases and fell to a 2-1 record.




















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Saturday April 9th, 2022: Red Sox sustain a tough 2-4 two run loss when going against the Yankees. This defeat dropped the Red Sox to an early two gane losing streak to start the year. The Red Sox would open this game during  the top of the 2nd inning as Alex Verdugo launched a 2-run homer that flew through right field and brought Martinez into score at home plate,  2-0. Be aware that the Red Sox offense in the top of the 2nd really worked the count and tired out  Severino as they kept him on the mound for 43 pitches. When the Yankees were probably hoping to get around 60 pitches in. Also outscored them 2-0 on 3 hits. Then during the bottom 4th the Red Sox defense would come up big for the 1st out after Judge cranked a shot to deep center field before Kike Hernandez made a  great leaping catch over the wall. Unfortunately, this inning ended by Boston giving up 2 runs on 2 hits. But in the end, the Red Sox night would come to an abrupt end after Hernandez blasted a ground ball towards the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st. Which of course forced the 3rd and final out. Hernandez also hapoen to be the 7th batter in the lineup as well. Now  come the 9th inning and the Red Sox simply just struggled to score as they were getting contact with the ball but they were ethier pop fly's or grounders. Red Sox much like the Yankees also earned 10 total bases, struck out 12 batters and fell to an 0-2 record.







Yankees rally from two runs down and knock off the Red Sox by a score of 4-2. This win helped the Yankees take a 2-0 lead in this three gane regular season series and are atop quick 2-Game win streak. Now the Yankees offense tried to get going as Joey Gallo zipped a single through shallow right field and the ball bounced off the wall and as he tried to run for a double he would be cut off by Jackie Bradley and tagged out at 2nd. As this game remained a 2-0 Red Sox lead. We are going to shift over to the bottom 3rd where the Yankees decoded to pull Severino and replace him with relief pitcher, Marchionne. Severino ended his day with 5 hits,  2 earned runs, 5 K's and a 6.00 ERA. Including 1 homer given up. However, during the middle of the 4th inning Naccioni would come in and force the 3rd out by delivering an 80 mile per hour slider to strikeout Vasquez. Note that by this point in time the Yankees defense allowed the Red Sox to gain 10 total bases to 1. Also ended this inning allowing just 1 hit and no runs. After that,  the Yankees were able to catch a spark in the bottom 4th after Rizzo belted a 2-run homer and brought home Donaldson from 2nd base, 2-2. Although, the Yankees in the 6th inning would snag their first lead by going up 4-2 on a Gincarlo Stanton 2-run home run over the left center field wall. Yankees really had a solid middle of the 6th as they scored two runs off 1 hit. Overall  total hits by thus point were 4. Ultametly though, the Yankees defense  in the top of the 8th would do a solid job of keeping their two run lead in tact. After Hernandez blasted a grounder off Chapman's sinker to shortstop Falefa who  then darted the ball back to 1st for out number 3. Yankees allowed no hits or runs and a strikeout. Also Chapman relived for Green who ended his night with 1 strike and a 5.40 ERA. Yankees talies 10 total bases, added two home runs to Boston's 1 and improved to 2-0 record.












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Friday April 8th, 2022: Astros take care if the Angel's after picking up a 13-6 win. Stros quickly start year with back to back wins in a row. Now the Astros during the 1st inning struck first and fast after Altuve turned in a solo home run that flew over the left center field wall, 1-0. Stros through the top of the 1st turned in just 1 run off 1 hit. But their starting Pitcher, Odorzzi through the bottom 1st struggled on the mound a bit as he gave up a couple runs and hits with 1 Strikeout. Which ended the 1st inning completely and were transitioning into the 2nd.  But come the top of the 4th inning  Diaz who was the teams 4th batter in the lineup would rocket a solo homer over the left field wall off a Detmers 91 mile per hour fastball, 2-2. They also had no outs by this time as well. The Stros ended the 4th much like their 1st inning performance turned in 1 hit while outscoring LA 1-0. But overall they had three hits by this time and ran well for 9 total bases. We will now shift over to the top of the 5th inning as Altuve on Ortega's fourth pitch would blast a ground ball out towards 3rd base but by doing so he got home Siri, this going up 3-2. Houston in the 5th did a nice job of working the count and were rewarded by outscoring LA 1-0 on 1 hit. However, things only got tougher for the Angels during inning number 6. As Bregman who was the first guy in the batting lineup would power in a solo homer that flew over the left field wall and gained a 4-2 cushion. Okay, by this point in time the Stros were really pounding the Angels first two pitchers after turning in a combined total of 3 homers off five hits. On defense they were doing that much better by holding the Angels scoreless through 4 striaght innings. Naturally, the Stros lead would grow to 5-2 after a Pena homer to left field. Few at bats later and Tucker would blast a 3-run homer in order to bring home Diaz and Alvarez, 12-2. Note that Houston in the 7th put thus game away by outscoring LA 8-0 on 8 hits. In the end, Tucker homers to left and they go up 13-6 in the 9th.  Houston racked in 35 bases to LA's 16, turned in 6 homers and moved up to 2-0.






Angels during last nights outing were routed by the Astros after being thumped 6-13. This defeat has the Angels off to a fast two-game losing streak to start the new season. Angels would even this bout up at 1-1 in the bottom 1st after Walsh launched a single towards left field and brought home Ohtani from 3rd base. Then the Angels would secure a 2-1 lead after Rendon scored at home plate after an Astros mistake where the Catcher threw the ball a tab bit to hard over the 2nd baseman's glove and past Walsh. Who got to base two successfully. Angels offense really did minor damage to the Stros after scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and had solid base running to gain their first lead. Unfortunately, they had one blunder and it was Walsh getting tagged out at home plate after a Marsh single to left field. Ultimately though, Fletcher with two outs tried to keep this offensive drive alive in the bottom 4th but would end up knocking in a line drive hit towards right field before being recorded out. LA through thus inning seemingly had the advantage after getting multiple players in scoring position but could not capitalize on any scored runs. Note that the Angel's at this time had left four batters stranded on base. Now going into the bottom 6th the Angels just couldn't figure it out still. As Wade suffered a foul tipped Strikeout and the 3rd out would be imposed. LA offensively were making good contact with the ball but had left a few batters stranded on base. Luckily enough the Angels would finally get on the board again in the bottom 8th after Rojas hit a double into shallow right field and allowed Mayfield to score, 3-12. Moments later and they'd tally another run once Suzuki knocked a ground ball to 3rd and was out at 1st. But brought home Walsh, 4-12. Eventually, Wade would make this 5-12 off a single as well. Angels tacked in 3 hits and outscored them 3-0. After that, Wade in the 9th used a single to left field and got Mayfield home, but trialed  6-13. LA turned in 13 team hits, left 8 total batters stuck on base and fell to an 0-2 record.















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Thursday April 7th, 2022: The Reds on opening day knock off the Braves by a score of 6-3. Reds start the year with a strong first win if the 2022 season. Now the Reds opened up the scoring in the top of the 2nd inning after Framer launched a single shot towards left field and by doing so he got Stephenson home and Sentzel to 2nd base, 1-0. Reds capped off this inning by making solid contact with the ball and it allowed for them to outscore Atlanta 1-0 on 2 hits. Then in the top of the 3rd inning the Reds found a way to push their lead to 2-0 as Joey Votto with a bases loaded launched a single to shallow right field and brought home India from 3rd base. Thereafter, the Reds a few at bats later would add another run to their lead thanks to Stephenson blasting a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and went up 3-0. Be aware that the Reds in the 3rd utilized solid base running as it setup a bases loaded situation and then made hard contact when at the plate. Which allowed the Reds to shutout the Braves 2-1 on 5 hits. Next, the Reds would really break this game open in the top of the sixth inning after Drury zipped a two run home run through left field and brought in both Framer and Moustakas, 6-1. Reds were seemingly red hot on offense after continuing to be a threat at the plate as they racked in 10 hits and 6 RBI's, while outscoring the Braves 3-0. Unfortunately, in the bottom 6th the Reds defense took a step back a little after walking a couple batters but other than they cleaned it up with getting fly balls and pop up outs. But in the end, during the 9th Santillian would relief for Moreto before tossing an 86 mile per hour slider to Strikeout Swanson for the 3rd out. Reds dominated this game by bringing home runners who were in scoring position and frustrated Atlanta's bullpen by keeping them on the mound for long periods of time, while getting good contact with the ball over and over again. The Reds turned in 13 total bases, bullpen matched the Braves for 13 K's and improved to a 1-0 record.






Braves drop their first game of the year on opening day and it led them to a tough 3-6 loss to the Reds. Braves start the new year on the wrong foot by dropping their first game. The Braves finally got on the board during the bottom 3rd after Riley knocked an infield single to 3rd base after Drury mistimed his throw that hit him in the back and got Rosario's home from 3rd base, 1-3. Braves through this inning started to wake up by getting their bats moving and turning in two solid hits in the process. Now despite being held off the score sheet after their first scored run back in the 1st, Max Fried through five innings had a rough start after giving up six hits and three earned runs. One positive for Fried was that he threw 5 K's for a 5.40 ERA. Including the offense remaining cold as they were held to 3 total hits and 1 run by this time.  Although, one of the Braves reliving pitchers, Strider during the top of the 8th inning would fire a 100 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Framer. As it imposed the 3rd and final out and this happen to be the second batter in a row to go down on his 100 mile per hour fastball  pitch. Strider relived for McHugh a guy who pitched 0.1 innings and gave up a homer with 2 hits added. However, come the bottom 8th and Braves would pull within three after Riley cranked up a 2-run home run that brought home Olson from 1st base, 3-6. Braves had a strong 8th by scoring twice on 1 hit. Braves had a tough time as they ended the 9th with two Strikeouts and a Heredia ground out. But just throughout this bout they had a real hard time stringing together hits and runs, while leaving 6 batters on base. Braves tallied in 7 total bases, were walked five times and stumbled down to an 0-1 record.




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INJURY UPDATE:  White Sox will be without Lance Lynn for at least 6 to 8 weeks of this new season. As he needs to have surgery done on his knee. Now back on Tuesday of last week Lance Lynn was seen coming iff the mound with a limp and it later would be known to be a tension tear on the right side of his knee. Keep in mind that Lance Lynn finished 2021 last year with an 11-6 record on the mound and threw 176 Strikeouts, pitched 157 innings and ended with a 2.69 ERA.

















































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BREAKING:  The Blue Jays went along and traded away Randal Girchuk to the Rockies and in return they got Raimel Tapia. Now Ramiel Tapia has been in the league for six seasons with the Rockies and in that time he has racked in 370 hits, 136 RBI's, 19 home runs and a batting average of .280.





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STICKING AROUND: The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended Starling Marte's contract to a new 5 year $76 Million Dollar deal. Now Marte is a player who has good vision and can make plays when playing 2nd base. Then on the offensive side of things Marte is a player who can bring runs in at a high rate and makes solid contact with the ball when at the plate. Marte over the course of four seasons has really bounced around from team to team, as he's played for Miami, Arizona twice and of course the Athletics. Since 2020 Marte has turned in a combined total of 209 hits, 82 RBI's, 30 home runs and a batting average number of 1.177.














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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers strike in a MASSIVE WAY! After inking former World Series champion, Freddie Freeman to a 6 year $162 Million Dollar deal. This is big for the Dodgers, why? Well it's simple, Freddie Freeman is guy who doesn't miss out on very much opportunities when at the plate, as he is a home run machine and can play solid defense on 1st base.  By Freeman coming to the Dodgers he'll be apart of an already strong batting lineup. Along the likes of Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and of course Mookie Betts. All power hitters. However, Freeman is coming off a World Series win just a few months back with the Atalnta Braves. Dodgers will be the team to beat this upcoming season.




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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs went along to sign in Jonathan Villar to a 1 year deal that'll be worth $6 Million Dollars. Now this is what the Cubs need as they are in search of player who can be a little versatile and that's exactly what Jonathan Villar brings. Note that Villiar on defnese can play 1st, 2nd or 3rd base but can also be a threat when playing the infield and outfield positions. Then on offense, well Villiar is a player who can crush home runs and make life difficult for any Pitcher. Villar also tallied in double digit home runs throughout his last 5 MLB seasons. 




















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BREAKING: Zach Grenkie has agreed to terms and signed a 1 year deal for $13 Million Dollars to play with the Kansas City Royals. Grenkie is a player who can provide consistency when on the mound. Also brings home wins as well. Now Grenkie will end his three year stay in Houston by racking in 22-10 record while allowing 130 earned runs, let up 42 home runs, struck out 239 batters and secured a 3.89 ERA. Don't forget Grenkie was traded over to the Astros midway through the 19 season from Arizona and eventually earned a combined win/loss record of 18-5 when on the mound, gave up 21 homers and struck out 187 batters, while sustaining a 2.93 ERA.



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BREAKING: Houston Astros went along and signed Goodrum to a 1 year $2.1 Million Dollar deal. Niko Goodrum is a player who makes solid contact when at the plate and has an act for bringing in runs as well. Niko Goodrum in 5 seasons with the Tigers tallied in a combined 42 home runs, 151 RBI's and 45 stolen bases on 1,315 at-bats.


















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BREAKING: The Mariners gave up Justin Dunn, Fraley and a lefty in Williamson, in order to get Jesse Winker and Eugenio Squatez for the upcoming season. Now Jesse Winker is coming out of the Reds organization after spending five total stints there. Jessie Winker in five years allowed 214 runs, 190 RBI's, 66 Homer's given up, 251 K's and a .288 ERA. As for Squarez, well he spent just six seasons in Cincinnati and during that time he railed in 524 RBI's, 828 runs, 193 home runs and a batting average of .252.




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BREAKING: The Athletics went along and traded Matt Olson to the Braves for Langeilers and Cristian Pac. Including a  righty in Cusick. Braves also inked in Olson to an 8 year $168 Million Dollar deal. Unfortunately this means that Freedide  Freeman is possibly leaving the Braves during free agency. Hence the reason this move was made. Now Freeman as I mentioned above could be on his his out and Matt Olson in a way is like Freeman.....as he has that batting power when at plate and nukes homers. Along with his solid defense when playing 1st base as well. Olson will end his 6 year stint as an Oakland Athletics by turning in 323 runs, 517 hits, 373 RBI's, 142 home runs and a .252 in batting average on 2048 at bats.










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BREAKING: The New York Mets went along to add more depth by trading J.T. Ginn and Oller for Chris Bassitt from the A's. Now this is the move the Mets needed to make in terms of pitching. Note that this past year the Mets had solid hitting on offense but pitching seemed to be their biggest issue. Along with injuries that depleted the Mets the rest of the way. So let's start with the fact that DeGrom didn't play nor did Scherzer towards the end of last season and eventually ran out of starters during the 2nd half of the year. Dont forget at one point in time the Mets had a 45-36 record before defusing later on. It's just unfortunate that the Mets pitching in 2021 allowed 475 walks, 190 home runs, 240 doubles and 2069 total bases given up. Including 1453 K's. However, by adding Chris Bassit they'll be getting player who can bring home wins when on the mound and has been pretty consistent year in and year out. Including an 88% in walk ratio's. Bassitt end's his five year tenure as an A's player by holding a 30-20 record when on the mound, while tossing a combined total of 483 K's and an ERA number of 21.94. 
























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STAYING PUT IN LA: Dodgers went ahead to ink in Pitcher, Clayton Kershaw to a 1 year deal. Now Clayton Kershaw is 110% going into the Hall of fame and his number certainly show it. Including his World Series title in 2020. But despite all that, Kershaw year in and year out will play the first 30-40 games of a season before eventually getting hurt and sitting out the rest of the way. That's his biggest flaws throughout his career........injuries but consistent when playing. Throughout Kershaw's 14 year tenure as a Dodger he has posted 185-84 record, while tossing 2,670 strikeouts and secured a 2.49 ERA. But in 2022, Kershaw went 10-8 with 144 K's and a 3.55 ERA. 











BREAKING: The Blue Jays went along to sign Yusei Kikuchi to 3-year $36 Million Dollar deal. Now Kikuchi came I to the league with the Mariners in 2019. Kikchul in his first two years went a combined 8-14 when on the mound  and a 10.63 ERA. However, this past season Kikuchi would be much better, as he finished 2022 7-9 on the dirt while tossing 163 K's and secured a 4.41 ERA.















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BREAKING: The Giants went along and inked Rondon to a 4 year $44 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming season. This also happens to be the first massive deal since this whole MLB lockout situation. Rodon is a nice addition but could prove to be a risky one, due to some injury issues and didn't play much in between the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Racking in a combined 4-3 record when stepping on to the mound. However, thus past season in 2021 Rodon looked rejuvenated after finishing 13-5 on the mound while striking out 185 batters, allowed 35 earned runs and secured a 2.37 ERA. I should also add in that Rodon has an effective and efficient fastball at a high speeds.













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BREAKING: Stroman is now heading on over to the Chicago Cubs after getting inked to a 3 year $71 Million Dollar deal. Now the Cubs have officially bolstered up their bullpen just a little bit more as they struggled in that department this past season. Keep note that the Cubs bullpen allowed 235 home runs,  765 Earned Runs were given up and secured an MLB worst 4.87 ERA. Along with finishing 4th in the Central Division with a 71-91 record.


















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BREAKING: Chris Taylor went ahead and signed a 4 year $60 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming MLB season. This deal will also give Chris Taylor a chance to opt out during his 5th year of this new contract. Now Chris Taylor for the first time was selected to be an All-Star player in his career during the 1st half of the season. But come the 2nd half of the season and Chris Taylor really struggled as he turned in a batting average of .223 through 62 played games. However, Taylor would quickly bounce back come the start of the 2021 Postseason.....where he turned in a walk off homer to eliminate the Cardinals in the Wild Card matchup. But that's not all from this veteran....as he visited the plate 43 times in the playoffs last year and tallied in a 1.202 on base slugging% and a batting average of .351.















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BREAKING: Javier Baez earlier on yesterday morning had signed a 6 year $140 Millon Dollar deal with the Tigers for the upcoming MLB season. Now for the Tigers this is a solid pick up because we all know they needed themselves a good shortstop. Tigers finished this past year with a 77-85 win/loss record and they are getting an offensive powerhouse in Baez. Baez ended his 2021 season by securing 133 hits, 22 RBI's, 31 home runs and a batting average of .265 on 502 plate appearances.




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BREAKING: The Giants have now signed over John Brebbia, Austin Slater and Garcia all to 1 year contract extensions. The reason San Francisco brought all three of these players back was simply to stay away from any kind of arbitration.














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BREAKING: The World Series Champion Braves went along to ink in the righty Kirby Yates to a 2 year $8.2 Million Dollar deal. Unfortunately for Kirby Yates he didn't make it past spring training due to needing Tommy John surgery. Kirby missed a total of 6 matchups in 2020. Despite his injury last year, Yates still poured on 8 Strikeouts, 2.45 WHIP and a 12.46 ERA. But through his career he has amassed a 12-17 record on the mound while tossing 400 Strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA through 282 innings pitched.

















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BREAKING: Max Scherzer went ahead and signed a 3 year $130 Million Dollar deal with the New York Mets. Now  Max Scherzer is coming over to the Mets and will be able to bring consistency and durability to their bullpen and that's one thing they lacked. Mets bullpen last season allowed 2,069 total bases, 120 home runs given up and secured 41 saves to 28 blown saves. Don't forget Max Scherzer came over to the Dodgers via trade last year, but ended up getting tossed from Postseason play after the Braves knocked them out in the NLDS. Scherzer finished 2021 with a 15-4 record with 236 strikes and a 2.46 ERA.















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BREAKING: The Blue Jays strike yet again during this years offseason after signing Marcus Siemian to a 7 year deal that'll be worth $175 Millin Dollars. Blue Jays certainly got themselves an offensive juggernaut for this new season that will be shortly approaching. Last season Siemian turned in 115 hits, 173 runs, 102 RBI's, 45 home runs and a batting average of .265.














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BREAKING: The Toronto Blue Jays have bolstered their bullpen rotation after inking in Kevin Gauseman to a 5 year $110 Million Dollar deal. Now Kevin Gausman is coming off a year where he played a big part in helping the Giants reach 107 wins and even won the NL West Championship. Unfortunately the Giants would get eliminated by the Dodgers in the NLDS. Last season Gausman finished with a 14-6 win/loss record while tossing 227 K's and a 2.81 ERA. 












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BREAKING: The Mariners have elected to ink in Robbie Ray to a 5 year $115 Million Dollar deal. Now keep in mind Seattle's bullpen is coming off a season where they allowed 197 home runs, 2287 total bases and walked 485 batters in the process. As for Robbie Ray.....well he came off a 2021 season where he earned 248 Strikeouts, tallied in a 1.04 WHIP and finished the year with a 13-7 record.














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LA TENURE HAS ENDED: The Blue Jays went along and signed Corey Seager to a 10 year $325 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming season. Now Corey Seager has proven to be a great shortstop player by making clutch catches in crunch time. Then on the offensive side of things Seager was on another level and that's one thing he's now bringing over to the Blue Jays.....good defense and even better offense. Seager finished last season by racking in 108 hits, 57 RBI's, 16 home runs and a .306 batting average.













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BREAKING: The Mets sign both Eduadrdo Escobar and Matt canha just 1-Day ago. Now Escobar inked in a $20 Million Dollar deal along with Canha signing a 26.5 million dollar deal. Including 3rd year options. Escobar will be a good addition to the Mets most certainly. As one of his strengths is batting pretty solid when taking on left handed pitchers and racked in a combined total of 48 homers and 90 RBI's between playing for both the Brewers and the D-Backs. As for Mark Canha....well he is a guy who is going to bring a verstile skill set on defense and performs best at the 1st baseman position. Including is ability to play  other positions as well. Be aware Canha has turned in a career best 26 home runs, 61 RBI's and a batting average of .231 to end last season.













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BREAKING: The Rays went along and signed Wander Franco to a 12 year deal that'll be worth $223 Million Dollars for the upcoming MLB season. Now Wander Franco has been a sensation for the Rays these last couple of years and made even more noise during the 2021 regular season and post. After ending his on base streak at 43 total games. However, this past year in 2021 Wander Franco turned in 81 hits, 7 home runs, 39 RBI's and batting average of .288. Including an on base percentage of .810 as well.
















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BREAKING: Steven Matz had officially signed a 4 year deal with the Cardinals that'll be worth $44 Million Dollars. Now Stevan Matz previously played for the Mets from 2015 to 2019 before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021. Steven Matz finished last year by racking in 144 Strikeouts, allowed 158 hits and secured a 14-7 win/loss record when stepping on to the mound. Along with earning a 3.82 ERA.


















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BREAKING: Syndgaard officially signed a 1 year deal with the Angles that'll be worth $21 Million Dollars. Now Syndgaard is coming all the way to Angels from the New York Mets.
 Keep note to that Syndergard missed 6 weeks of time during this 2021 season to an inflammation to his elbow.  Syndgaard will end his 6 year tenure with the Mets by turning in a 47-31 record when on the mound, gave up 64 home runs and struck out 777 batters through 718 Innings Pitched. One thing to note is that the Angels bullpen last year secured 25 blown saves, allowed 188 home runs and walked 592 batters. Along with their closing Pitchers finishing 24th in the MLB after allowing a 4.82 in Earned Run average.






















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BREAKING: The Dodgers already in the 2021 off-season have gone ahead and picked up left hand pitcher, Andrew Heaney. Now Andrew Heaney originally played for the Angels until being traded away to the Yankees in late July.  Andrew Heaney between both teams turned in a combined total of 130 hits allowed, 29 home runs given up, 150 Strineouts and a 12.59 ERA.

















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BREAKING: The Houston Astros felt it was in their best interest to resign Manager Dusty Baker to a brand new 1 year contract for the upcoming MLB season in 2022. I mean can u blame the Astros for already inking Baker to a new deal? Now Dusty Baker had to takeover for the Astros back in 2020 after their original Manager  A.J. Hinch was fired due to a sign stealing scandal, back in 2017. In Dusty Baker's two years with the team has led them to two straight MLB Playoff appearances in a row. Including a World Series trip this season but lost 4 games to 2 against the Braves. While advancing to back to back ALCS matchups.


















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INJURY UPDATE: Justin Turner will miss the season after a Hamstring injury during a game four 9-2 loss to Atlanta. Now the injury occurred during the 7th inning after knocking a grounder towards 2nd base before limping his way to 1st base and of course was recorded out on a double play.  Turner unfortunately ended his year by earning 148 hits, 87 RBI's, 27 home runs and batting average of .278. Turner unfortunately ended his year by earning 148 hits, 87 RBI's, 27 home runs and batting average of .278.












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BREAKING: Adam Wainwright went along and resigned a 1 year $ 5 million dollar deal. Adam Wainwright surely deserves this deal....especially since he has racked in a 17-7 record when stepping onto the mound in 2021, tossing 2,004 Strikeouts with an ERA number of 3.05. Keep note to that Wainwright is ranking 2nd place all time for most K's and 3rd all time with 184 career wins.











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Sunday, October 3rd 2021: The Boston Red Sox clinch that 1st place AL wild card slot and had to overcome not one but two deficits, in order to knock off the Nationals 7-5.  This win will now arrange the Red Sox to take on their most hated rivals in the New York Yankees during this years AL wild card matchup. Let it be known to that a Yabkees and Red Sox's win would eliminate the Blue Jays and Mariners.  Along with riding a crucial 2-game win streak. Red Sox would at some point cut into the Nats two run lead in the 4th inning, after Devers launched a solo homer over the center field wall, 1-2. We are now going to shift our attentions on over to the 7th inning of play, where Boston would start a comeback and even this bout up 5-5.....thanks to Alex Verdugo zipping in an RBI double towards deep right center field and in the process allowed Devers to get home from 1st base and Boegarts from 3rd. Let it be known to that Boston had trailed by a score of 1-5 at that point in time of the ball game. However, Rafael Devers would lead his team into the AL Postseason during the 9th inning, after rocketing a crucial 2-run home run off Klye Finnigan's 89 mile per hour splitter that went over the center field wall, 7-5. Along with bringing home Schwarber from 1st base. This happen to be Dever's 2nd home run of the day as well.  Devers secured 4 RBI's, shutout the Nats 3-0 in the 7th inning and leaped up to a 92-70 record.




Bullpen gave up 2 home runs while getting outscored 2-0 in the final inning, following a disappointing 5-7 two run loss to the Boston Red Sox.  Unfortunately the Nationals will end the 2021 MLB season by riding a 5-game losing streak and trailed 25 games back from a wild card spot. The Nationals would waste no time to get on the scoreboard during the bottom 1st, as Mercer crushed a double that. went towards deep left field and got Bell to score from 2nd base 1-0.  As one would expect, the Nats would find a way to push their lead to four runs....after Avila in the bottom 5th cranked in a critical RBI double that flew through deep right field and allowed Bell to score from 2nd base and Soto from 3rd, 5-1. Little did Washington know though that this would be their final scored run the rest of the way.  Nats secured 5 doubles to the Sox's 1, 5 RBI night and hobbled down to a 65-97 record.



















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Saturday, October 2nd 2021: This three game regular season series is all knotted up at 1-1 after the Cardinals were handed a 5-6 loss when going against the Chicago Cubs.  This loss now means that St. Louis dropped down to an NL Central record of 42-33. Along with their 2-game win streak being snapped.  For the Cards, Bader would be responsible for recording a solo home run that flew over the left field wall off Jon Lester's sinker. Thus going up 1-0. Then in the top of the fourth inning, Jon Lester had thrown himself out of a bases loaded situation with only 2 outs at the time. As he firstly struck out Giambrone with an 89 mile per hour sinker. Then the next at bat, Fargas notched a fielder's decision towards the shortstop but Alcantara would be tagged out at 2nd base. The Cardinals lead would stay 1-0.  Then in the bottom 5th, the Cardinals would come within two runs thanks to Tyler O'Neil securing an RBI triple that flew through deep right center field and allowed Paul Goldschmidt to come home from 2nd base 2-4.  Next, the Cardinals would chip into the Cubs lead during the 7th inning, following Carlson turning in a single to left field and allowed O'Neil to get home from 3rd base, 4-5. Unfortunately the Cards night would come to an end after Tyler O'Neil suffered a strikeout off Wick's 96 mile per hour fastball to force out number 3. St. Louis was held to no hits or runs to wrap up the bottom 9th.



Happ delivered his 25th homer of 2021 to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-5 one run Victory, over the St. Louis Cardinals.  With this win the Cubs are now 2-9 through their past 11 games and got some help from their starting pitcher Adrian Sampson, who fanned away 7 batters with only 3 hits allowed through 3 total innings.  Now in the games top of the 5th inning, the Cubs with 2 outs would take a critical 4-1 lead after Thompson blasted a grand slam home run over the center field wall.  Next, during the bottom of the 3rd inning the Cubs would force out number 3 and disallowed St. Louis from tallying in their 2nd run of the game....as Sampson fired a 91 mile per hour sinker to strikeout Yadier Molina. Sampson allowed no hits or runs while striking out 2 batters to end the games first three innings.  However,  Chicago would steal this game   away from St. Louis during the top of the 9th inning with 2 outs,  thanks to Happ delivering a game ending 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall and by doing so he got Schwindel home from 1st base, 6-5. Cubs turned in 1 hit on 2 runs scored to wrap up the games final inning. Cubs outscored St. Louis 2-0 in the 9th,  turned in 2 home runs to the Cardinals 1 and jumped out to a 70-91 record.

























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Friday, October 1st 2021:  The Giants win streak bounced up to 7 in a row as they cruised to an important 3-0 shutout Victory, over the Padres of San Diego.  Unfortunately the Giants could not clinch the NL West Division because of a Dodgers 8-6 win against the Brewers, back on Friday night baseball.  Giants quickly gained a 1-0 edge over the Padres in the 1st inning considering Darin Ruf blasted a solo homer that went over the left field wall. Followed up by Yastrzemski launching a single that went through left field and allowed Crawford to score when coming home from 1st base, 2-0. Giants shutout the Padres 2-0 to end this inning of play.  Giants defense came in clutch during the top of the 6th inning after Cronenworth knocked in a single that bounced off the 3rd base bag before Kris Bryant tagged Fernando Tatis Jr out, who was heading to home plate and the 3rd out would be enforced.  Afterwards, an inning later in the bottom 6th and San Francisco would then snag a 3-0 lead after Wade knocked in a much needed sacrifice fly ball towards center field while getting Solono home from 3rd. Giants wrapped up the games first  6 innings by securing 1 hit on 1 run.  However, the Giants would soundly put this game away during the top of the 9th inning once Kim dinged in a ground ball towards the shortstop and would be recorded out at 1st base for out number 3.  Giants tallied 1 homer, bullpen struck out 7 batters on 6 hits allowed and they moved up to a 106-54 record.













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Friday, October 1st 2021:  Wander Franco was the clutch hero late in the game to help push the Rays past the Yankees by a final score of 4-3.  The Rays with this win are now 7-4  through their past 11 games while riding a 2-Game win streak.  Rays would open this game up with a Nelson Cruz solo home run that went over the left field wall, 1-0.  Then just an inning later in the top of the 2nd, you'd spot Tampa Bay regaining a 2-1 one run lead after Kiermaier turned in a single that went through shallow center field and brought home Margot from 2nd base. Rays tallied 3 hits on 1 run scored to wrap this inning up. Were now going to shift on over to the top of the 7th inning where Wander Franco tried to bring a few runs in on a bases loaded situation and ended up striking out off Loaisiga 100 mile per hour fastball. As both sides would retire.  Eventually, the Rays tallied in the dagger of this game during the middle innings of the 9th...following Wander Franco launching a critical RBI single that went towards center field and brought home Arozarena from 2nd base and Phillips from 3rd, 4-1. Tampa Bay utilized 2 hits on 1 run during this inning of play.  Tampa Bay turned in a pair of runs in the 9th, bullpen struck out 10 batters and extended record to an AL best 99-61.



 

 The Yankees late surge in the 9th was stalled after suffering a disappointing 3-4 defeat at the hands of the high powered Tampa Bay Rays.  Despite losing this matchup.....the Yankees still own a 1-Game lead over the Red Sox for that 11st place AL Wild Card spot.  Yankees would tie this game up at 1-1 during the bottom 1st....thanks to Stanton knocking in a single towards deep right field and brought home Torres from 3rd base.  Now the Yankees defense had stayed hot by the time the top of the 5th inning came around after Cortes forced out number 3 by firing a 98 mile per hour slider to strikeout Randy Arozarena. Thus keeping this game at 2-1 Rays lead.  Thereafter, the Yankees started to climb their way back into this bout come the bottom the 9th and came within one run after Brett Gardner hung in a single that flew through shallow right field and by doing so he got home Joey Gallo from 2nd base, 3-4.  Unfortunately New York's night ended off Odor striking out off Kittredge's sinker that traveled at 95 miles per hour to force the 3rd and final out.  New York utilized 9 team hits, AL East falls to 35-39 and they staggered down to a 91-69 record.














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The Atlanta Braves win the NL East Division after cruising over the Phillies by a score of 5-3.  This NL East Division clincher happens to be the Braves 4th straight one in a row. But 21st overall.  Braves would jump out on top of Phillly with a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, following Jorge Soler launching a solo homer over the left field wall.  Then the Braves would strike yet again only this time it would be during the 4th inning of play, after Austin Riley smashed in a solo homer of his own and it went over the let field wall, 2-0. Braves racked in 2 hits on 2 runs to wrap up the bottom 4th.  Ultimately the Braves would add the dagger during the bottom 5th....thanks to Riley notching an RBI single that went through left field and brought home Albies from 3rd base, 5-0.  Braves 43-30 in NL East, has a .544 in win percentage in 2021 and earned an 86-72 record. 




Phillies offense turned in 2 home runs in the late stages of this game, but they suffered a gut wrenching 3-5 two run loss to the Braves.  Kyle Gibson falls to 10-9 on the mound and the Phillies losing streak stretched out to 4 in a row. Now Phillies tried to chip into Atlanta's one run lead by the time the top of the 3rd came around, but instead Bryce Harper knocked in a pop fly ball off Andersons 81 mile per hour curveball and the 3rd out would be enforced. As this game remained a 1-0 Braves lead at this point in time.  Eventually, the Phillies had finally got on the scoreboard and started a little surge of their own in the 7th inning.....once McCutchen drilled a 2-run homer off Anderson's changeup over the left field wall and brought home Miller from 1st base, 2-5.  Then an inning later, during the 8th J.T. Realmuto would pound in a solo home run that went through left field,  but still trailed 3-5. Unfortunately Phillies little surge would Soon enough come to an end in the top of the 9th, after Torreyes suffered a Strikeout off Will Smith's 83 mile per hour slider and the 3rd out would be imposed.  Phillies 40-33 when taking on teams inside the NL East, were swept 3-0 in this three game series and dropped down to an 81-78 record.

























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Wednesday, September 29th 2021: The LA Dodgers swatted 6 home runs to lead themselves past the San Diego Padres as the final score showed an 11-9 Victory.  Coming away with this win means that the Dodgers are still behind the Giants by 2 games in the NL West Division.  Dodgers during the bottom 1st would jump out to a fast 4-0 lead after Pollock hammered a 2-run homer that went through left field and brought Max Mucny home from 1st base. Dodgers utilized 4 hits on 4 runs to put this inning away.  Now Max Scherzer managed to keep this game tied up at 5-5 after delivering an 89 mile per hour cutter to strikeout Trent Grisham, thus forcing the 3rd and final out. Scherzer turned in no hits or runs allowed to seal this up.   The Dodgers coming into the 8th inning where already facing a four run deficit....up until Cody Bellinger blasted a solo home run that went through right field and knotted this game up at 9-9. Followed by then retaking an 11-9 two run lead in this back and fourth bout....as Seager hammered a critical 2-run homer towards right field and got Turner home from 2nd base.  Keep note to that the Dodgers trailed 5-9 coming in.  LA racked in 12 team hits to San Diego's 13, Scherzer earned 4 Strikeouts with a 2.46 ERA and they moved to a 102-56 record.




The San Diego Padres woes continue after being outscored 5-0 in the 8th which led to a difficult 9-11 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The Padres losing this bout had dropped them down to 33-39 when playing inside the NL West and are two games beneath .500.  Victor Caratini would help San Diego come within three runs during the top of the 2nd inning once he turned in a solo homer off Scherzer's 95 mile per hour fastball that went over the left field wall, 1-4.  However, by the time the  of the top of the 4th inning rolled around, you'd spot cronenworth hitting a grounder towards  Corey Seager who missed the ball after it rolled underneath his glove and it allowed Meyers to score at home from 3rd, 5-5. But you see, the Padres were just getting warmed up after Meyers hit a triple that went through center field and allowed Caratini to score from 1st while giving San Diego their first lead, 6-5. Keep note the Padres trailed 4-0 earlier on. Thereafter, during the 7th inning Trent Grisham would hammer a single off Graterol's 94 mile per hour cutter and drove it through right field and allowed Hosmer to come home from 3rd base and Pham from 2nd, thus pushung lead to 9-5. Padres just couldn't regain their lead back come the top of the 9th inning after Jake Marisnick suffered a strikeout off Kenley Jansen's 94 mile per hour cutter for out number 3.  Padres outscored LA 3-1 in the 7th, 0-2 during this 3-game series and fell down to a 78-80 record.


  














Wednesday, September 29th 2021:  Bo Bichette's 2 home run night sends The Blue Jays past the New York Yankees 6-5.  With this win the Blue Jays now trail that  2nd AL wild card spot by just 1-game.  Toronto would jump on top of New York in the 1st inning, following Marcus Siemen launching a 2-run homer over the left field wall and got George Springer to come home from 2nd, 2-0.  However, Toronto would capitalize off a New York outfielding error in the bottom 5th....as George Springer knocked in a double towards shallow left field and landed on 2nd base as the lead off man. Keep note Gallo and Urshelua were both confused on who was getting the ball and it dropped right in between them. Then moments after, Vladimir Guerrero then would be responsible for turning in a double that went through deep center field while bringing home Springer from 3rd base, 5-2. Keep notice this happen to be his first RBI in his past 9 played games.  Afterwards, during the 8th inning Bo Bichette would have the fans jumping after giving Toronto a 6-5 one run lead, following his solo homer over the right center field wall.  Toronto turned in 10 hits, Bichette has  29 Homers to 99 RBI's and they power to an 88-70 record.




The Yankees have their 7 game win streak snapped following a tough 5-6 one run defeat to the Blue Jays.  Yankees remain leading that 1st  place AL  wild card spot by just 1-game, but are down 0-2 in this three game regular season series.  Yankees after 4 innings finally got the board and chipped into Toronto's four run lead, following Urshelua hitting an RBI single to center field and got Torres to score from 2nd base, 1-4. Yankees offense turned in 3 hits on 2 scored runs to put this inning away.  Naturally, the Yankees would climb within two runs in the 5th inning after Aaron Judge cranked in a sacrifice fly ball that went over right field and allowed LaMathieu to come home from 3rd base, 3-5.  Yankees at some point in this game were able to climb back into this game after trailing by 4 runs earlier on, following Higashioka singling to left center field and brought home Gallo from 3rd base and Torres from 2nd, 5-5.  Ultimately the Yankees night came to a tough ending thanks to Wade knocking in a fly ball towards shallow center field and was recorded out. New York turned in 10 total bases to the Blue Jays 24, offense was struck out a total of 10 times and staggered to a 90-68 record.
























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INJURY UPDATE: The NL West leading Giants will lose  Brandon Belt with a broken thumb for the next 4 weeks. Brandon Belt during Sunday's 6-2 win over Colorado had utilized a bunt before getting whacked in the thumb by a pitch. This is going to hard on the Giants who currently have a 2-game hold over LA. This injury could take away any opportunities of getting deep into this years MLB Postseason.  Belt in 2021 has racked in 89 hits, 59 RBI's, 29 strikeouts and a .274 batting average on 325 plate appearances.















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BREAKING: St. Louis Cardinals have officially clinched that 2nd wild card slot in the NL after defeating the Pirates 6-2, back on Tuesday night. Keep note to that a while back St. Louis trailed 8 in a half games back of that 2nd NL wild card spot. Also riding a 17-game win streak as of late. 















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BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays just 2 days ago secured a 7-3 win when going against the Marlins and snagged themselves the AL East Division title for a 2nd consecutive season. 4th one overall. Got to give it to the Rays, who currently have a 97-60 record and it happens to be best throughout the entire American League.
















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 Tuesday, September 28th 2021: Walker Buehler allows 3 hits on 5 Strikeouts and it helped lead the Dodgers to a much needed 2-1 win, over the Padres.  Dodgers remain sitting in that 1st place wild card slot in the NL and trailed the 1st place Giants by 2.5 games back in the NL West. Dodgers would waste no time getting on the board....thanks to a Turner double to deep center field and got Mookie Betts to score when coming from 2nd base, which made things 1-0 during inning number 1.  Naturally,  Los Angeles would then find a way to add on to their lead by the time AJ Pollock crushed a 3rd inning single to deep right center field and by doing so he got Turner home from 3rd base, 2-0.   Now relief pitcher Blake Treinen was just clutch in the top of the 9th inning as he fired an 88 mile per hour sinker that blew past Pham for a Strikeout call through the middle of the zone. Keep note to that Treinen bounced back in a big way after giving up a Cronenworth homer a couple plays previously.  Buehler earns career best 15-6 record on mound,  bullpen struck out 9 San Diego batters and they moved up to a 101-56 record.



The Padres losing streak bounced up to 4 straight while they suffered a distasteful 1-2 one run loss to the Dodgers of LA.  Padres unfortunately fall to 0-1 in this 3-game regular season series and fell behind by 10 games in the NL Wild Card standings.  Now Yu Darvish in the bottom 4th was able to force the 3rd out after firing a 72 mile per hour curveball to Strikeout Turner and disallowed LA from going up by 3 runs. Darvish struck out back to back batters while allowing no hits or runs to wrap up the games first four innings of play.  For the Padres it wouldn't be until the top of the 9th inning where Jake Cronenworth zipped a solo homer off Blake Treinen's 94 mile per hour cutter over the right field wall, but were still trailing behind 1-2. This would be their last scored run of the inning while securing 1 hit on 1 run.  Padres finished with just 4 team hits to LA's 6,  secured 1 homer and dropped to a 78-79 record. 


















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Tuesday, September 28th 2021:  The Braves are now inching closer and closer to their 4th straight NL East Division championship after squeezing past the Phillies for a 2-1 Victory.  The Braves now push their NL East lead to 3.5 while extending their win streak to 4 in a row.  Braves got off to a quick 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning, following Soler hitting a single that he drove to left field and brought home d'Arnaud from 3rd base and Swanson from 2nd. Then during the top of the 4th inning Charlie Morton would cool the Phillies down with 2 men on base, following his 82 mile per hour curveball at the knees of Gregorious and forced the 3rd out.  Charlie Morton would continue to hammer the Phillies in the top of the 7th inning, after firing an 81 mile per hour curbeball to strikeout Galvis for out number 3. This also happen to be Morton's 10th Strikeout through 7 innings at this point in time.  Braves outscored Phillies 2 runs to none to end the 3rd, Morton earned a 14-6 record on the mound and helped his team bump their win/loss record to 84-72.



The Phillies suffer a gut-wrenching 1-2 defeat when going against the Braves during this Tuesday night bout.  Philadelphia has fallen to an 0-1 record in this 3-game series along with being removed from contending for that 2nd  wild card spot. As they trail 6 games.  Phillies after 8 innings of play would finally earn a scored run with a bases loaded situation, as Gregorius launched a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and brought home Harper from 3rd base and came within one run, 1-2.  Afterwards, an at bat later and Freddy  Galvis  would suffer a strikeout off Will Smith's 93 mile per hour fastball and the 3rd out would be imposed.  Phillies left 2 runners stranded in scoring position during the middle innings of the 9th, Wheeler allowed 4 hits while securing 7 K's in 7 innings and they fell to an 81-76 record.



















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Monday, September 27th 2021: Haniger  swatted 2  critical  home  runs to lead  the  Seattle  Mariners  to well earned 13-4 Victory when taking on the Athletics.  This win now allows the Mariners to separate themselves from the A's by 2-games in the AL West Division and trail the red sox by 1.5 games back from that 2nd wild card spot.  Mariners after two full innings of play would finally get on the score card, following Ty France blasting a double that went through deep right center field and got Moore to score coming in from 2nd base, 1-3. Quickly followed up with Torrens hitting a tying single through shallow center field while getting Crawford home from 3rd base and France from 2nd, 3-3.   Now as this game reached the top of the 4th inning Mitch Haniger just absolutely CRUSHED a  3-run homer over the left field wall and increased their lead to 8-4.  However, just four innings later in the 8th  Mitch Haniger would do it yet again after blasting another 3-run home run over the wall of left field, 11-4. This also happen to be Hanigers 99th homer of his mlb career. We will now shift over to the middle innings of the 8th, where relief pitcher Yohan Ramirez fired a 94 mile per hour fastball to Strikeout Seth Brown.  Ramirez allowed no runs or hits to wrap this inning up. Seattle earned a team best 14 hits, offense secured 13 RBI's and moved up to an 87-70 record.



The Oakland Athletics suffer their 10th striaght loss in a row when taking on the Seattle Mariners, as they get manhandled 4-13. This loss ultimately puts Oakland 3.5 games back for that 2nd wild card slot while trailing the Astros by 6.5 games back in the AL West. Naturally, the Athletics opened up the 1st inning  with a Brown 3-run home run over the right field wall and made things 3-0. Oakland secured 3 hits and outscored Seattle 3-0 to the 1st.  Now for Oakland it wouldn't be until the 4th inning where Davis turned in a single through center field and by doing so he got Pinder to score coming home from 2nd base, thus regaining a 4-3 one run lead over Seattle.  Unfortunately the night of Oakland would come to an abrupt end during the games top of the 9th inning, following Murphy getting struck out off Andriese's 85 mile per hour changeup to force the 3rd and final out. Oakland batters were struck out back to back with no hits or runs in the 9th. A's were outscored 5-1 in the 4th, Irvin struck out 4 batters on 6 hits allowed through 3 innings and they staggered down to an 85-72 record.




















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Sunday, September 26th: Stanton's 33rd homer of the season was just enough to help lift the New York Yankees to an impressive 6-3 win, over the Red Sox. With this Victory it now allows the Yankees to secure that 1st place wild card slot in the American League and lead the Mariners now by three games in the wild card standings.  Yankees defense made a strong stand in the bottom 3rd, after DJ LaMathieu hauled in a  bouncing  grounder  at  3rd  base  before darting  the  ball  towards Rizzo to get Renfroe  out  at  1st  and  the sides  would  retire. Yankees at some point in this game would muster in their first lead of the night....thanks to LaMathieu hitting a single to right field and by doing so he allowed Sanchez to score when coming off 2nd base, 2-1. New York tallied 3 hits on 2 runs scored to end the middle of the 5th. Now by the time inning number 8 came about you'd see New York re-gain their one run lead back, following Judge blasting a critical double to deep center field while getting Rizzo home from 2nd and Sanchez from 3rd to make things 4-3.  Followed up by a play later, where you would spot Stanton rocketing a heavy 2-run  homer over the left field wall and got Judge to score from 2nd base, 6-3. Yankees secured 3 hits and outscored Boston 4-0 to wrap up the top of the 8th.  Yankees secured 2 team errors in this contest,  secured 5 RBI's and improved up to an 89-67 record.



The struggling  Red Sox get swept  3-0 in this three game series with the final score reading a 3-6 loss to their rivaled Yankees. The Red Sox unfortunately fell down to 3rd place in the AL East division while trailing the 1st place Rays by 9 games back and their losing streak crept up to 3 in a row. Red sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez was on fire through three innings of play, after firing a sinker at 94 miles to strikeout DJ LaMathieu and the the 3rd out would be imposed. Keep note to that Rodriguez had 5 K's at this point in time.  Now Boston would find a way to tie this bout up during the games 7th inning.....following Vasquez knocking in a sacrifice fly ball towards right field and brought home Iglesias from 3rd base, 2-2.  Followed up by Schwarber hitting a pop fly ball in the direction of Joey Gallo in left field, who ended up dropping the ball and it allowed Verdugo to score from 1st base 3-2. Red Sox's wrapped up the 7th inning by  earning 2 runs off 2 hits.  Afterwards, during the top of the 9th inning Kyle schwarber would suffer a strikeout off Chapman's 85 mile per hour slider and the 3rd out had been forced. Rodriguez struck out 8 batters while allowing 6 hits through 5 innings, offense racked in 1 double and fell to an 88-68 record.




















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Saturday, September 25th 2021: The Atlanta Braves rally back from a 5th inning four run deficit to squeeze past the Padres for a 10-8 Victory in 10 total innings played.  Braves latched onto a 2-0 lead during this 3-game series and improved to 6-5 through their past 11 played games. The Braves at some point in this game started to battle back and came within one run in the top of the 3rd, following Riley blasting a single that went through right field and allowed Albies to come home from 2nd base 2-3.  Keep note that Atlanta outscored San Diego 2-0 to seal this inning up. Now despite being down by 4 runs, the Braves would start a comeback and notched this game up at 7-7 in the 6th inning after Riley hit an rbi single towards center field and by doing so he got Albies to come home from 2nd base yet Again. However, this game would eventually end up going into the 10th inning of play....where Albies knocked in a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and brought home Arcia from 1st base 10-8.  Braves outscored San Diego 2-0 in the 10th,  secured a 3 home run night and bounced to an 82-72 record.  The Braves will now prepare to sweep this 3-game series against the Padres and it'll take place on Sunday, September 26th.





The San Diego Padres blow not one but two leads during this bout and ended up being dealt 8-10 in extra innings by the Atlanta Braves. With this loss it now means that san Diego has been officially eliminated from the MLB postseason. While also trailing 8 games back from that 2nd wild card spot in the NL and 23 games back from the Giants in the NL East.  Padres would be the team to draw first blood in the 1st inning of play with a bang, following Frazier crushing a solo homer that went over the right field wall, 1-0.  Now the Padres weren't quite finished with the Braves just yet and secured a critical 7-3 lead in the bottom 5th, as manny machado turned in his 12th grand slam home run of 2021 that went over the wall of left field. Followed up with san Diego responding yet again, but this time it would be in the bottom 6th after carantini racked in an rbi single that flew through right field and got Grisham to score from 2nd base 8-7.




















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Friday,  September  24th  2021:  The  Braves  found  a  way  to  shutout  the  Padres  at  Petco  park  after  picking  up  a  4-0  Victory.  The  Braves  still  own  a  1-game  lead  over  the  Phillies  in  the  NL  East  Division  while  boosting  their  record  to  40-30  when  also  playing  inside  the  NL  East.   Braves  would  quickly  snag  a  1st  inning  1-0  lead,  following  Riley  knocking  in  a  single  through  right  field  and  allowed  Albies  to  find  home  plate  from   2nd  base.  But  then by  the  time  the  2nd  inning  came  around,  you'd  see  Swanson  rocket  a  2-run  homer  that  went  over  the  right  field  wall  and  allowed   Albies   to  yet  again   score  coming  off  2nd  base,  3-0.  Now  we are  going  to  turn  our  attentions  to  the  Braves  defense  where  they  were  able  to  force  the  3rd  out,  once  Meyers  knocked  in  a ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st  base.  Atlanta  secured  7  team  hits  to  San  Diego's  3,  Max  Fried  struck  out  4  batters  with  3  hits  allowed  through  9  innings  and  improved  to  an  81-72  record.  












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Friday,  September 24th 2021:  The  New  York  Yankees  cruised  to  an  8-3  Victory  over  the  Boston  Red  Sox  on Friday  night  baseball.  Gerrit  Cole  improves  to  16-8  on  the  mound  and  Yankees  took  a  2  game  lead  over  Toronto  for  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  in  the  American  League.  Now  for  the  Yankees  their  dominate  top  of  the  1st  inning  had  continued.....after  Torres  knocked in a  single  to  shallow  center  field  and went  up  3-0.  Yankees shutout  Boston  3  runs  to  none  to end  the middle  of  the  1st.  However,  by  the  time  the  3rd  inning  came  around,  you'd  see  the  Yankees  really  start to  take  full  control  of  this  contest  after  Stanton  batted  in  a  3-run  home  run  over  the   right  field  wall  and  brought  home  Judge  and  Rizzo,  6-0.  New  York  secured  4  hits  and  outscored  Boston  4-0  to  wrap  up  this  inning of play.  Keep  note  to  that  the Yankees  had  a  7-0  lead  through  just  3  innings  played.  At  this  point  in  time.  During  the  bottom  of  the  5th  inning  Iglesias  would  succumb  to  a  98  mile  per  hour  Strikeout  off  Gerrit  Cole's  fastball,  thus  forcing  out  number  3.  Yankees  retired  a  dozen  batters  through  8  innings  at  this  time.  Yankees  then  in  the  7th  would  catch Torres  blasting what  was  soon  to  be  a game ending  homer  to  center  field,  8-3.  New  York  batted  in  15  team  hits,   offense  secured  4  doubles  to  Boston's  7  and  leaped  to  an  87-67  record.  What's  next  for  New  York?  Well  they  are  getting  ready  to  face  off  with  Boston  yet  again  on  Saturday  and  already  has  a  1-0  lead  in  this  3-game  regular  season  series. 



Eovaldi  struggled  on  the  mound  last  night  and  the  Boston  Red  Sox  get  handled  8-3  by  the  New  York  Yankees.  Nathan  Eovaldi  falls  to  10-9  on  the  mound  with  a  3.88  ERA  and  the  Red  Sox's  7-game  win  streak  would  come  to an  abrupt  end.  Along  with  sitting  in  that  1st  place  wild  card  slot  in  the  AL  standings.   The  Red  Sox  starting  Pitcher  Nathan  Eovaldi  would  help  his  defense   force  the  3rd  out  in  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning  after  getting  LaMathieu  out,  who  ended  with  a  ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop  and  was  stopped  at  1st  base.  Eovaldi  allowed  no  runs  or  hits  to  seal  this  inning  up.  Unfortunately  Eovaldi  had  to  be taken  out  during  the  top of  the 3rd,  after  giving  up  a homer  to  Gallo  and an  infielding  single  to  Higashioka.  Naturally,  after  6  in  a half  innings  of  baseball  the  Red  Sox  would  finally  notch  a  scored  run  during  the  bottom  of  the  6th...once  Devers  launched  a  2-run  homer  that flew  through  the  right  field  wall  and  allowed  Schwarber  and  Hernandez  to  score,  3-7.  Eventually  come  the  bottom  9th  and  Boston's  Friday  night  would  get  wrapped  up  with  Shaw  suffering  a  98  mile  per hour  Strikeout  for  out  number  2  off  Chad  Green's  slider.  Followed  up  with  Hernandez  flying  out  to  right  field,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  and final  out  of  this  bout.  Red  Sox  currently  have  a  3-game  lead  over  the  Mariners  for  that  1st  place  wild  card  slot  in  the  AL  Division,  Sox  held  to  just  3  runs  all  game and they  fall  to  an  88-64  record. Red  Sox  this coming  weekend  have two  more  games  left  with  New  York  in  this  3-game  series  and  as  of  right  now their  hoping  to avoid  back  to  back  defeats to the  same  team.











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Thursday, September 23rd: The  Anaheim  Angels  took  this  one  in  a   3-2  Victory  over  the  Houston  Astros.   The Angels  now  trail  13  games  back  from  that  2nd place  wild  card  spot  in  the  American  League  Division  and  their  6-game  losing  streak  was  finally  snapped.  Angels  also  came into  last  night's  game  being  0-3  in  this  four-game  series. The Angels would finally break this 0-0 tie in the bottom 4th with Walsh delivering  a sacrifice fly ball that flew through right field,  but  it  allowed  Marsh to score, 1-0. Then during the games bottom of the 6th inning, you'd spot Mayfield doubling to shallow left field and brought home both Ohtani and Walsh, thus pushing lead to 3-1.  LA outscored the Astros 2-1 in the 6th inning, ended this 4 game series 1-3 and improved their record to 73-80.


The Houston Astros were  dealt  by  just  one  run  while  losing   by  a  score  of  2-3  to  the  Angels.  The Astros have  failed  to  pick  up  their  92nd  win  of  2021  while  having  their  3-game  win  streak  ended. Now the Houston Astros after 5 full innings of play would find a way to tie this game up and got themselves on the board.....once Correa knocked in a single to center field and brought  in  Tucker to score, 1-1. Astros just three innings later in the 9th inning  would  start  a  comeback  after  Castro  launched a solo home run in the direction of left center field, 2-3. Later  that  inning,   Siri would end  up  succumbing to   Iglesias's 95 mile per hour fastball ending  any  comeback  chance  Houston may  have  had. Thus ending this contest.  Astros finished with 6 hits on 33 at bats, tallied 1 homer and dropped to a 91-62 record. 



(LA) B. Marsh 3 AB,  1R 1H, 1BB  and  a  .255  batting  average
(LA) Cobb  struck  4  batters  out  through  5.2  innings 










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Wednesday,  September  22nd  2021:  The  Giants  secure  a  1  game  lead  over  the  LA  Dodgers  in  the  NL  West  and  their  win  streak  bounced  up  to  3  straight,  following  a  big  8-6  two  run  win,  over  the  San  Diego  Padres.   The  Giants  slid into  last  nights  bout,  looking  to  earn  back  to  back  wins  in  a  row  after  securing  a  big  6-5  win  when  going  against  San  Diego,  back  on  Tuesday  night  baseball.  Keep  in  mind  to that  it  would  be  Wade's  game  winning  single  to  shallow  center field  and brought  in  Brandon  Belt.  Giants  also  led   led  the  NL  West  by  0.5  games  back  as  well.  Giants  during  the  1st  inning  of  play  would  jump  out  to  a  very  fast  3-0  lead,  following  Kris  Bryant  blasting  a  3-run  homer  in  the  direction  of  right  center  field.  Thereafter,  Mike  Yastermiski  would  extend  San  Francisco's  lead  to  4  runs  in  the  6th  inning,  following  his  single  that  flew  through  shallow  center  field and  got  Wade  to  score,  5-1.  Giants  capped  off  this  inning  by  securing  4  hits  on  2  runs.  Now  the  Giants  would  b  fortunate  enough  to  break  this  game  wide  open  during the  top  of  the 7th  inning,  thanks  to  Buster Posey  drilling  in  a  double  to  deep  right  field  and  allowed  La  Stella  to  reach  home  plate,  6-1.  Giants  turned  in  4  runs  on  3  hits  to  end  the  bottom  7th.  Posey  notched  his  8th  homer  of  2021,   were  outscored  2-0  in  the  9th  and  increased  their  record  to  98-53.


The  San  Diego  Padres  trail  6.5  games  back  from  St.  Louis  for  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  and  their  losing  streak  crept  up  to 5  in  a  row,  after  losing  by  a  score  of  6-8 to  the  Giants.  The  Padres  entering  Wednesday  night's  bout,  riding  a 4  game  losing   streak  and  trailed  the  Cardinals  by  5.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot.  Before  game  break  the  Padres  started  2021  with  a  bang!  I  mean  these  guys  were  66-49  before  the  month  of  August,  but  since  then  they  have  deteriorated  to  a  10-25  record.  Keep  note  to  that  before  August  San  Diego  turned  in  a  bullpen  ERA  number  of  2.88  and  a  .249  batting  average.  But  since  then...Padres  batted  a .221  with  a  5.18  bullpen  ERA.  Now  the  Padres  at some  point   would  come  within  two  runs  in  the  5th  inning,  once Cronenworth  was  able  to  reach  an  interference  by  the  Catcher  and  allowed  Caratini  to  score,  1-3.  Unfortunately  two plays later  with  a  bases  loaded  situation  Tommy  Pham  would  hit  a  ground  ball  out  into  a  double  play  towards  Brandon  Crawford  who  then   darted  the  ball  to  1st  base  to  get  Cronenworth  out.  Thus  forcing  the  sides  to  retire.  In  do  time  the Padres  were  able  to  notch  their  2nd  scored  run  of  the  night....after  Tatis  Jr  pounced  a  7th  inning  inning  solo  home  run  through  left  field,  2-8.  Keep  in  mind  to that  this  would  be  Fernando  Tatis  Jr's  40th  home  run  of  2021  and  it  leads  the National  League.  Then  just  two  innings  later  and  Trent  Grisham  would  blast  in  a  single  to  left  field  while  getting  Hosmer  to  score,  6-8.  Padres  have  lost  9  out  of  their  past  11  games,  two  losses  away  from  .500  and they fall  to  a  77-75  record.















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Wednesday,  September  22nd  2021:  The  Red  Sox  officially  snag  themselves  a  2-0  series  sweep  over  the  struggling  Mets,  following  a  dismantling  12-5  Victory.  The  Red  Sox  stepped  foot  into  Wednesday  afternoon's  battle,  riding  a  6  game  win  streak  and  were  sitting  comfortably  in  that  1st  place  wild  card  spot,  at  this  point  in  time.  Now  for  the  Red  Sox  they  would  secure  a  2-0  lead  in  the  1st  inning,  after  Martinez  knocked  in  a  single  towards  right  center  field  and  allowed  Devers  to  score.  Red  Sox  shutout  the  Mets  2-0  to  end  the  1st  inning  of  play.  Then  during  the  games  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning,  you'd  spot  Kyle  Schwarber  blasting  in  a  grand  slam  homer  to  right  field  and brought  home  Iglesias  and  Hernandez,  6-1.   Red  Sox  wrapped  up  the  bottom  3rd  by  delivering  3  hits  and  scored  4  runs  in  the  process.  We are   now  going  to  shift  over  to  the  Red  Sox's  defense in  the  top  of  the 4th,  where  Chris  Sale  stayed  dominate  on  the mound  after  tossing  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Villar  for  the  2nd  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Sale  allowed  just  2  hits  with  no  runs  to  seal  the  middle  innings  of  the  4th.  Eventually  Boston's  beatdown  on  the  New  York  continued  to  pile  on...as  Verdugo  hit  a  ground  ball  out  to  2nd  base  and  in  the process  got  Schwarber  to  find home  plate,  2-3.  Sox  on  7  gme  win  streak,  Sale  struck  out  8  batters  through  5  innings  and  they  go  up  to  an  88-65  record.



Taijuan  Walker  falls  to  7-11  on the  mound  and  the  Mets  suffered   back  to  back  losses  to  the  Red  Sox,  as this  this  game  resulted  in  a  nasty  5-12  loss.  The  Mets  slumped  into  Wednesday  night's  matchup,  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  tough  6-3  loss  to  the  Red  Sox,  back  on  Tuesday  night  baseball.  Mets  also  trail  7.0  games  back  from  the  1st place  Braves  in  the  NL  East  and  8.5  games  back  from that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot  as  well.  The  Mets  would  get  themselves  on  the  board  during  the  top of  the  2nd  inning,  following  McNeil  blasting  a  double  to  deep  left  field  and  got  home  Javier  Baez.,  1-2.  Afterwards,  the  Mets  would  climb  within  8  runs  in  the  top  of  the  6th  inning,  after  Jared  McCann secured  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  towards  center  field  and  got  Davis  to  score,  3-11.  Unfortunately  during  the  same  inning  Villar  would  be  tagged  out  trying  to  slide  to  3rd  base which  turned  this  into  a  double  play  to  force  out  number  3.  Mets  ended  this  inning  by  earning  1  run  on  1  hit.  Despite  this  game  already  being  over,  Pete  Alonso  would  launch  his  35th  homer  of  the  season  and  it  flew to  right  field,  but  still  trailed  4-12.  During  the  top  of  the  7th.  Mets  suffered  2  errors,   offense  turned  in  16  total  bases  to  the  Red  Sox's  28  and  to  a  73-79  record.











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Tuesday, September  21st 2021- The  Toronto  Blue  Jays  remain  sitting  atop  that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot  while  the offense  secured  a  4  RBI  night,  following  a  big  4-2  Victory  when  going  against  the  high  powered  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  Toronto  Blue  Jays  entered  last  night's  bout,  with  one  loss  less  than  the  Yankees  and  looked  to  remain  on  top  of  that  2nd  place  wild  card  slot. Including  Vladimir  Gurrero   coming  in  with  46  home  runs  in  2021.  Now  the  Blue  Jays  in  the  3rd  inning  would tie  this  game  up  at  1  apiece,  thanks  to  Valera  knocking  in  a  ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop's  direction  and  was  immediately  recorded  out  at  1st....but  did  manage  to  get  Yuli  Gurriel  home.  Then  two  innings later  in  the  5th  inning  Yuli  Gurriel  would  be  responsible  for giving  Toronto  their  first  lead  of  the  game,  after  launching  a  solo  home  run  to  left  center  field,  2-1.  However,  Toronto  started   to pull  away  from   the  Rays  after  Hernandez  secured  a  single  to  shallow  left  field  and   allowed  George  Springer  to  score,  4-2.  Blue  Jays  ended  the  top  of  the 6th  inning  by  turning  in  1  run  on  3  hits.  Blue Jays trail  7.5  games  back  from  1st  place  in  the  AL  East,  offense  racked in  1  homer  to  Tampa's  0  and   leaped  out  to an  85-66  record.


As  for  the   Rays   they  would  denied  of  their  94th  win  of  2021  as  they  suffered   a  difficult  2-4  defeat  to  the  surging  Toronto  Blue  Jays.  The  Rays  came  into  last  night's  game,  hoping  to  win  their  94th  bout  of  the  year  and  were  comfortably  sitting  in  1st  place  throughout  the  AL  East  Division.  For  the  high  powered  Rays  of  the  AL  they  would  snag  themselves  a  one  run  lead  in  the  2nd  inning,  after  Brandon  Lowe  launched  a  single  towards  shallow  left  field  and  brought  home Mike  Zunino  to  score,  1-0.  Then  during  the  games  bottom  5th...you'd  see  Tampa  Bay  finding  a  way  to  even  this  contest  up  at  2  runs  all....once  Joey Wendle  hit  an  RBI  single  that  flew  through  right  center  field  ad  by  doing  so  he  got  home  Brandon  Lowe,  2-2.  Rays turned  in  1  run  on  1 hit  to  seal  the  games  first  five  innings  of  play.  Unfortunately  come  the  bottom  of  the  9th  and  Tampa  Bay  could  not  capitalize  off  a  bases  loaded  situation,  after  Joey Wendle  cranked  in  a  pop  fly  ball  towards  right  field  and  was  instantly  recorded  out.  Thus  enforcing  the 3rd  out  of  this  inning.  AL  East  record  fell  to  48-24,  had  11  walks  to Toronto's  2  and  dropped  down  to  a  93-59  win/loss  record.









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Seager  racked  in  a  3  RBI  night  and  the  Seattle  Mariners  now  trail  that  2ndplace  wild  card  slot  by  3.0  games  back,  following  a  huge  4-2  win  when  going  against  the  Oakland  Athletics.  Mariners  came  into  this  matchup,  sitting  in  5th  place  while  trailing  4.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot  with  the  A's  in  4th  place.  Now  the  Mariners  would  get  an  early  3-0  lead  in the  top  of  the  3rd  inning,  after  Kyle  Seager  hit  an  RBI  double  towards  left  center field  and  got  Ty  France  and J.P.  Crawford  to  score.  Mariners  turned in  4  hits  while  outscoring  Oakland  3-1  to  wrap  up  the  middle  innings  of  the  3rd.  Then  just  two  innings  later  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning,  you'd  spot  Kyle  Seager  knocking  in  a  single  that  went  through  center  field  and   it  Mitch  Haniger  to  score,  4-1.  However,  during  the  games  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  Tyler  Anderson  would  fire  a   fastball  at  91  miles  per  hour  Strikeout  Chapman  and  enforced  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning.  Mariners  allowed  no  runs  or  hits  to  seal  this  inning  up.  Seager  secured  his  99th  RBI  of  2021,   team  racked in  10  hits  and  jumped  up  to  an  81-69  record.



The  Oakland  Athletics  suffer  their  5th  straight  loss  in  a row  and  and  has  a  1  game  lead  over  the  Seattle  Mariners  in  the  wild  card  standings,  after  losing  by  a  score  of  2-4.  The  A's  entered  this  matchup,  trailing  the  1st  place  Astros  by  6  games  in  the  AL  West  Division  and  2  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild card card  slot.  Along  with  having  a  two  game  lead  over  Seattle  in  both  the  AL  West  and  in  the  wild  card  standings.  The  Athletics  in  the  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning  would  return  a  score  of  their  own,  after  Davis  turned  in  a single  that  flew  through  deep  right  center  field  and  allowed  Pinder  to  find  home  plate,  1-4.  Now  the  Athletics  had  their   difficulties  trying  to  score  as  the  game  moved  along.....up  until  Starling  Marte  crushed  an  8th  inning  RBI  single  that  drove  through  right  field  and  by  doing  so  he  got  home  Andrus,  2-4.  But  eventually  Oakland  would  suffer  their  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  Monday  night  bout....once  Brown  earned  himself  a  tough  Strikeout  off  Paul  Sewald's  82  mile  per  hour  slider.  Athletics  secured  2  RBI's  to  the  Mariners  4,  Manaea  drops  to  10-10  on  the  mound  with  8  hits  allowed  and  they  staggered  to  an  82-68  record.
















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Clayton  Kershaw  earned  a  3.27  ERA  with  8  Strikeouts  through  5  innings  and the  LA  Dodgers   would  snag  an  8-5  win,  over  the  Cincinnati  Reds.  The  Dodgers  stepped  foot  into  Sunday  mornings  bout....carrying  around  a  7-3  record  through  their  past  10  games  and trailed  the  Giants  by  1.5  games  back  for  1st  place  in  the NL  West.  LA  also  tossed  Clayton  Kershaw  on  the  mound  yesterday,  as  he  had  a  9-7  record  while  firing  32  Strikeouts  and  a 3.33  ERA  through  110  innings  pitched.  Now  the  Dodgers  got off  to  a  3-0  2nd inning  lead,  after  Gavin  Lux  delivered  a  2-run  r  towards  right  center  field  and brought  home  Chris  Taylor. Keep  note to  that  LA  knocked  in  back  to  back  home  runs  and outscored  the  Reds  3  runs  to  none  to  seal  this  inning  up,  at  this  point  in  time.  Thereafter,  the  Dodgers  dominating  afternoon  continued  on  and  this  time  it  would  be  from  Corey Seager  launching  a  2-run  home  run  that  went  through  center  field  and  got  Pujols  to  score,  thus  pushing  their  lead  to   5-0.  Dodgers  turned  in  3  runs  on  3  hits  to  seal  the  top  of  3rd  inning.  Afterwards,  by  the  time  the  5th  inning  had  come  around,  you'd  spot  Kershaw  on  his  10th  pitch  firing  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  to  Strikeout  Barnhart  for  the  3rd  out.  Kershaw  struck  out  2  batters  and  allowed  no  hits  to  wrap  up  the  games  bottom  5th.  Eventually  LA's  offense  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  would  add  in  what  would  be  their  final  scored run  of  the day...as   Seager  had  to  walk  on  a ball  4  call  and  in  the  process  got  home  Max  Muncy,  8-4.  Kershaw  improved  to  10-7  on  the  year,   team  turned  in  3  home  runs  to  the  Reds  2  and  put  their  record  at  96-54.




The  Cincinnati  Reds  fall  to  3rd  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  and  lost  this  three  game  regular  season  series  1-2,  following  a  difficult  5-8  defeat  to  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Reds  coming  into  yesterday  mornings  matchup,  were  in  search  of  taking  a  2-1  lead  in  this  3  game  series.  Reds  also  started  Wade  Miley  on  the mound  for this  Pitching  duel,  this  guy  in  2021  has  posted  a  12-6  win/loss  record  and  secured  123  K's  through  160  innings  pitched.  Including  a  3.09  ERA  as  well.   Wade  Miley  had  a  dreadful  day  on  the  mound,  as  he  allowed  9  hits,  6  runs,  3  home  run,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  3.57  ERA  through  3  innings.  The  Reds  at  some  point  of  this  contest  would  get  themselves  on  the  scoresheet  in  the  4th  inning,  following  Stephenson  banging  in  a  ground  ball  to  the  shortstop  area  and  was  recorded  out at  1st.....but  did  manage  to  get  Castellanos  home,  1-6.  Next,  during  the  games  top  of  the  5th  inning  Tony  Santillan  would  relief  for  Miley  and tossed  in  a  98  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Chris  Taylor for  out  number  3.  Tony  Santillan  struck  out  back  to  back  batters  to  cap  off  the  middle  innings  of  the  5th.  Then  the  Reds  would  start  to  make a  little  noise  once  the  8th  inning  rolled  around....thanks  to   India  crushing  a  double  to  deep  left  field  and  brought  in  Friedl  to  score,  3-6.  However,  the  Reds  would  find  a  way  to  come  within  three  runs  during  the  bottom  9th,  after  Joey  Votto  cranked  in  a  solo  homer  and  made  things  5-8.  Unfortunately  a  couple  plays  later  and  Barnhart  would  suffer  a  Strikeout  on Kenley  Jansen's  94  mile  per  hour  sinker,  which  imposed  the  3rd  and  final  out.   Reds  were  outscored  2-1  in  the  9h,  Votto  has  31  home  runs  kn  2021  and  they  slipped down  to  a  77-73  record.






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The  Milwaukee  Brewers  clinch  an  MLB  Postseason  berth  in  2021, after  securing  a  6-4  Victory  against  the  Chicago  Cubs.  The  Brewers  entering  last  night's  bout,  were  coming  off  a  big  8-5  win  against  the  Cubs,  back  on  Friday night  baseball.   Brewers  also  getting  pretty  close  to  capturing  the  AL  Central  Division  crown  as  well.  Including  being   in  search  of  taking  a  2-0  lead  in  this  three  game  series.  Now  the  Brewers   would  kick  this game  off  with  a  2nd  inning   Manny  Pina  home  run  towards  right  center  field  and went  up  1-0.  Then  by  the time  the  5h  inning  came  around,  you'd  spot  Urias  turning  in  an  RBI  single  to  shallow  center  field  and  allowed  Christian  Yelich  to  score,  3-3.  However,  an  inning  later  in  the  6th  and  Milwaukee  would  then  secure  a  one run  lead,  thanks  to  Petersen  blasting  in  a  solo  homer  to  right field,  4-3.   Thereafter,  Manny  Pina  would  be  responsible  for  breaking  this  games  4-4  tie  in  the  8th  inning,  as  he  rocketed  a  solo  home  run  which  made  things  5-4.   Brewers  now  on  a  2  game  win  streak,   team  locked  in  their  fourth  consecutive  MLB  Playoff  slot  and  leaped  to  a  91-57  record.



Steele  gave  up   2  homers  while  securing  a  4.20  ERA  and  the  Chicago  Cubs  fall  down  to  0-2  during  this  three game  regular  season  series,  after  being  handed  a  4-6  defeat  at  the  hands of  the  Milwaukee  Brewers.  The  Cubs  stepped  foot  into  this  contest,  standing  in  8th  place  in  the  wild  card  and  trailed  12.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot.  Chicago  also  threw in  Steele,  who  was  looking  to  avenge  his  loss  to  Milwaukee  in  early  August  and  let  up  5  hits  on  3  runs.  Steele  also  is  3-3  in  2021  and  0-1  while  carrying  around  3.68  ERA  when  taking  on Milwaukee  through  just  1  career game  started.  For  the  Cubs  in  the  3rd  inning  of  play  would  even  this  bout  up  at  1-1,  following   Wilson  Contreras  being  able  to  reach  a  fielders  decision  in  the  direction  of  center  field  and  got  Happ  home.  Then  eventually  by  the  time  the  5th  inning  had  come  the  Cubs  would  snag  their  first  lead  of the game,  after  Happ  drilled  a  2-run  homer  towards  center  field  and  by doing so  he  got  Schwindel  to  score.  Now  despite  the  Cubs  bullpen  giving  up  a  homer  back  in  6th,  they'd  quickly  bounce  back  on  offense  in  the  7th  inning,  once  Wilson  Contreras  cranked  in  a home  run  to left  center  field  and  tied  this  game  up  at  4-4.   Unfortunately  for  the  Cubs  this  game  would come  to an  end  in  the middle  innings  of the  9th,  where  Wisdom  suffered  a  Strikeout off  Josh  Hader's  99  mile  per hour  fastball,  which  imposed  the  3rd  and  final  out.  Steele  struck  out  4  batters  while  giving  up  2  hits  through  4  innings,   offense  racked  up  14  total  bases  to  Milwaukee's  22  and  they  suffered  a  66-83  record  in  2021.



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The  St.  Louis  Cardinals  remain  atop  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  after  picking  up  a  huge  8-2  win  against  the  San  Diego  Padres.  The  Cardinals  slid  into  Friday  night's  bout....having  just  1  loss  less  than  the  Padres  and  needed  to  win  this  game  in  order  stay  a  on  top  of  that  2nd  wild  card  spot.  O'Neil  would  help  bolster  the  Cardinals  lead  to three  runs,  after  blasting  a  2-run  home  run  towards  left  field  and  allowed  Paul  Goldschmidt  to score,  3-0.  Cardinals  secured  3  hits  while  shutting  out  San  Diego  3  runs  to  none  to  end  the  bottom  of  the    1st.   Then  three  innings  later   and  St.  Louis  would  notch  their  lead  up  by  just  a  bit  more....considering  Carlson  turned  in  a solo homer  to right  field  and  made  things  4-0.  during  inning  number  4.   Cardinals  offense  at  some  point  or  another  would  conclude  this  contest  in  the  8th  inning....once  Carlson  knocked  in  a  grand  slam  home  run  and  increased  their  lead  to  8-2.  Carlson  secured  2   of  the  teams  three  home  runs,   shutout  San Diego  4-0  in  the  8th  and  leaped  to  a  77-69   record.



The  San  Diego  Padres  fall  to  4th  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  while  the  Reds  moved  up  to  3rd,  following  a  disappointing  2-8  defeat  at  the  hands  of  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals.  The  Padres  entered  this matchup,  sitting  in  3rd  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  while  being  tied  with  the  Cardinals,  who  were  leading  that  2nd  place  slot.    Padres  finally  started  chipping  into  the  Cardinals  four  run  lead  in  the  games  7th  inning  of  ply...thanks  to  Jake  Cronenworth  cranking  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  center  field  and brought  home  Tommy  Pham,  1-4.  Quickly  after  and San  Diego  would  add  in  their  2nd  consecutive  run  in  a row,  thanks  to  Profar  blasting  in  an  RBI single  that  went  through  center  field  and  allowed  Eric Hosmer  to  find  home plate,  but  were  still  trailing  behind  2-4.  Padres  outscored  the  Cardinals  2-0  to wrap  up  the  middle  innings  of  the  7th.   Eventually  for  the  Padres  they  tried  staging  a  comeback  by  the  time  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  rolled  around,  but instead  Meyers  knocked in  a  pop  fly  ball  for  the  3rd  out  and the  sides  went  on  and  retired.  Padres  secured  7  hits  on  31  at  bats,  Machado  held  to  1  hit  all  game  long  and  they  stagger  to  a  76-71  record.



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The  Houston  Astros  take  a  2-1  lead  in  this  four  game  series  and and  it  led  to  a  dominating  12-1  win  against  the  Texas  Rangers.   The  Astros  coming  into  last  night's  bout,  were  looking  to  secure  a  2  games  to 1  lead  in  this  four  game  regular  season  series,  while securing  a  batting  average  of  .269  on  the  season  which  is  1st  throughout  the  MLB.  Now  Carlos  Correa  in  the  4th  inning  of  play  would  blast  a  2-run  home  run  towards  center  field and  went up  3-0.  Astros  broke  this  inning  wide  open  after  turning  in  6  hits  and  outscored  Texas  7  runs  to  none  to  seal the  middle of  the  4th.  Afterwards,  by the  time  the  6th  inning  had  rolled  around  Alex  Bregman  had  rocketed  in  a  single  towards  center  field  and  brought home  Jose  Altuve  and  Maldonado,  thus increasing  their  lead  to  9-0.  Houston  subsequently  on  offense  sealed  thus  contest  up.....once  Meyers  cranked  in  a  double  to  deep  center  field  and  allowed  Carlos  Correa  to  score  and  made  things  12-1.  Astros turned in  15  team  hits,   bullpen  struck  out  Texas  16  total  times  and  they  improved  to  an  86-60  win/loss  record.


As  for  the  Texas  Rangers  they  have  now  been  outscored  34-11  in this  four  game  series  and  Otto  fell  to  an  0-2  record  on  the  mound,  following  a  tough  1-12  beatdown  by  the  Houston  Astros.  Rangers  came  into  last  night's  matchup,  having  been  outscored  22-10  in  this  four  game  stand.  Glenn  Otto  had  a  tough  night  on  the  mound,  as  hallowed  7  runs,  7  hits,  1  homer,  3  Strikeouts  and  a  9.37 ERA  through  3.1  innings  pitched.   The  Rangers  starting  Pitcher,  Glenn  Otto  managed  to  keep this  game  a  0-0  tie  in the top  of  the  3rd  inning,  after  tossing  an  82  mile per  hour  slider  to  Strikeout  Alvarez  and  forced  out  number  3.  However,  the  Texas  Rangers  would  finally  get  themselves  on  the  scoreboard  in  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning,  following  Calhoun  knocking  in  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st...but  did  allow  Kiner   Falefa   to  score,   1-9.   This bout  would  conclude  during  the  games  bottom  of  the  9th,  where  Holt  suffered  a  lightning  quick  Strikeout  off  Josh  James  fastball  that  traveled  at  96  miles  per  hour,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  and  final  out.  Texas  batters  were  struck  out  back  to  back  on  no  hits  allowed.   Otto  secured  19  strikes  in  2021,  losing  streak  crept  up  to  2  in a  row  and  they  dropped  down  to  a 54-92  win/loss  record.   










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Julio  Urias  leads  the  entire  league  with  an  18-3  record  on  the  mound  and  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  cruise  to  a  5-3  win,  over  the  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  Dodgers  stomped  their  way  into  this  Division  rivalry  of  the  NL  West,  having  already    been  the  2nd  team  to  clinch  an  MLB  Postseason  berth after  picking  up  an  8-4  win  against   Arizona,  back  on  Tuesday  night.  Urias  through  5  innings  allowed  3  hits,  2  runs,  5  K's  and  a  2.99  ERA.   now  Gavin  Lux  would  be  responsible  for  giving  LA  a  1-0  2nd  inning  lead,  following  his  single  towards  right field  and  got  Turner  to  score.  Then  moments  after  during  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning,  you'd  see  Los  Angeles  regain  a  one  run  lead  after  Gavin  Lux  drilled  in  yet  another  single  in  the  direction  of  right  field  and  by  doing so  he  got  home  Will  Smith,  3-2.  LA  turned  in  3  hits  on  2  runs  scored  to  seal  the  games  first  four  innings  of  play.   Followed  up  by  a  Max Muncy  solo homer  to  right  center  field  in  the  5th  inning  and made  things  4-2.  However,  the  Dodgers  closing  Pitcher  Kenley  Jansen  would  lock  in  his  33rd  save  of  the  season,  after  firing  a  93  mile  per  hour  cutter  to  Strikeout  Varsho  to  force  the  3rd  out.  Kenley  Jansen  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  struck  out  all  three  Arizona  batters  out  in  order  and  it  also  ended  this  bout.  Dodgers  jump  out  to  a  43-24  record  in  the  NL  West,   win streak  to  6  straight  and  they  improve  to  a  season  total  of  94-53.


The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  were  struck out  11  total  times  and  their  NL  West  record  fell  to  19-48,  following  a  disappointing  3-5  two  run  loss  to  the  LA  Dodgers.  Diamondbacks  entered  this  bout...with  a  19-47  record  in  the  NL  West  and  were  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.  Now  despite  trailing  by  a  run,  the  Diamondbacks  would  respond  and  secure  a  one  run  lead  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  following  a  Ramos  single  to center field  and  allowed  Rojas  and  Starling  Marte  to  score,  2-1.  Now  we  are  going  to  fast  forward  on  over  to  the games  6h  inning  of  play.....where  Walker  would  help  his team  climb  within  one  run,  considering  he  had  knocked  in  a  solo  homer  of  his  own  and  drove  it  through  center  field,  3-4.  Unfortunately  two  at  bats  later  and  this  inning  would  come to  an  end,  once  Ramos  suffered  a  Strikeout  off  relief  Pitcher  Phil  Bickfold's  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and  the  final  sides  retired.  This  also  happen  to  be  their  final  scored  run  of  the  night  for  the  D-Backs.  Arizona  was  held  to  just  3  runs  on  4  hits  all  game  long,  losing  streak  extends  to  3  in  a  row  and  they  drop  down  to  a  47-99  record.  




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The  San  Francisco  Giants  improve  win  streak  to  9  consecutive  wins  and  have  gone  up  2-0  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series,  which  culminated  into  a  6-1  Victory,  over  the  San Diego  Padres.  The  Giants  slid  into  this  contest....being  just  the  first team  so  far  to  clinch  a  Postseason  berth  for  the  first  time  since  2016,  following  a   9-1  Victory against  the  Padres,  back  on  Monday  night  baseball.  Giants  also  looking  to  go  up  2  games  to  none  in  this  four  game series.  Now  Buster  Posey  in  inning number  1  would  crank  in  a  solo  homer  to left  field and  went  up  1-0.  After  that....just  three  innings  later  and  you  would  catch  La  Stella  blasting  in  a  single  to  center  field  and  got  Dugger  to  score,  3-1.  However,  the  Giants  final  run  of  the   game  wouldn't  come  until  the  8th  inning  of play,  where  Brandon  Belt  crushed  an  RBI  double  towards  deep  center  field  and  by  doing  so   he  got  Estrada  to  find  home  plate,  5-1.  Giants  have  outscored  the  Padres  15-2   through  two  games  of  this  4  game  series,  NL  West  record  bounced  up  to  43-19  and  they  jumped  up  to  a 95-50  record.



The  San  Diego Padres   fall  to  4th  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  and their  4  game  losing  streak  extended  to 5.....following  a  distasteful  1-6  loss  to  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  Padres  stepped foot  into  last  night's  matchup,  tied  with  the  Cardinals  for  2nd  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  and  were  in  search  of  snapping  4  consecutive  losses  in  a  row.  Padres  in  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning  would  come  within  a  run....thanks  to  Grisham  knocking  in  a  ground  ball  out  to  2nd  base  and  allowed  Profar  to  score  in  the  process,  1-2.   Padres  secured  1  run  on  1  hit  to  seal  the  the  middle  of  the  3rd.   Afterwards,  the  Padres  would  try  to  chip  into  the  Giants  two  run lead  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning,  but  instead  Grisham  drilled  in  a  ground  ball   towards  2nd  base  and  was  out  at  1st.   Eventually  San  Diego's  night would  come  to  an  end  in  the  top  of  the 9th  inning  and  the  2nd  of  3  out's  came  off  Machado  striking  out  on  a  Doval  85  mile  per  hour  slider.  Followed  up  with  Nola  knocking  in  a  fly ball  to  left  field and  the  sides  would  retire.  Padres  trail  1.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot,   secured  2  errors  to  the  Giants  1  and  fell  to  a  74-70  record.









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Haniger  buried  another  home  run  in  just his  3rd  consecutive  game  in  a  row  and  the  Seattle  Mariners  trail  that  2nd  wild  card  spit  by  2.0  games  back,  following  a  big  5-4  one  run  win,  over  the  Boston  Red  Sox.   Mariners  entered  this   this  bout....standing  in  4th  place  and  were  in  a  two  way  tie  with  the Athletics  for  that  2nd  wild  card spot.  The  Mariners  during  the  2nd inning  of play  would  spot  in  Murphy  being  able  to  reach  a  fielders  decision  to shortstop  and  brought  home  Hernandez,  thus  gaining  a  2-0  lead.  Were  now  going to  hop  on over  to  the  6th  inning  where  Gilbert fire  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and  got  Alex  Verdugo   for  the  3rd  out,  as  the  sides  would  retire.  Then  an  innings later  in  the  7th,  you'd  see  Haniger  bang  in  a  critical  3-run  home  run  towards  left  field  and  got  Bauers  and  Crawford  home,  5-2.   Mariners  6-4  through  10  played  games,    bullpen  struck  out  15  Red  Sox  batters  and  improved  to  a  78-66  record.



The  Boston  Red  Sox  fall  down  to  3rd  place  in  the  wild  card  standings  and  are  1  game out,  following  a  difficult  4-5  defeat  to  the  Seattle  Mariners.   Red  Sox  slid  into   this  battle,  standing  in  that  2nd  place  wild  card  slot and  had  a 2  game  lead  over  the Yankees  in  the  process.  The  Red  Sox  in  the  3rd  inning  would  climb  within  one  run,  following   Iglesias  homering   to left  center  field  and  made  things  1-2.  Afterwards,  Iglesias  would  make  his  presence  felt  an  inning  later  in  the  3rd  inning,  after  cranking  in  an  RBI  single  in  the  direction  of  shallow right  field  and   got  Alex  Verdugo  home,  thus  tying  this game  up  at  2-2.  Now  by   the  time  the  8th  inning  had  come  around, you'd  spot   Devers  knocking  in  a  solo  homer  to  left  field,  but  trailed  still  4-5.  Keep  note  to that  that  the  Red  Sox    turned  in  back  to back  home  runs  to  seal  the  8th  inning.  Unfortunately  their  comeback  was  stalled....thanks  to  Vasquez  turning  in  a  fly ball  to  center  field,  thus  imposing  the 3rd  and final  out.  Red  Sox  held  to  7  team  hits,  offense  secured  1  homer  and  fell  to  an  81-65  record.




The  New  York  Mets  snagged  a  2-1  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season series  and  trail that  2nd wild card  slot  by  3.0  games  back,  following  a  7-6  win  against  the  New  York  Yankees.  The  Mets  came  into  yesterday's  bout  versing  the  Yankees,  seeking  to  secure  a  2-1  win  in  this three  game  series.  New  York  also  trailed  3.5  games back  from  that  2nd  wild card  spot.  The  Mets  would  secure  a  three  run  lead  in  the  2nd  inning,  following  Francisco  Lindor  launching  a  3-run  home run  to  right  center  field,  4-1.  Afterwards,  Francisco  Lindor  would then  knock  in  a solo  home  run  to  center  field  in  the  6th  inning  and  pushed  their lead  to  two,  6-4.  This  also  happen  to be  Lindor's  2nd  homer  of  the  night,  at  this  point  of  the  game.  Francisco  Lindor  would  finally  add  the  initial  dagger  to  the  Yankees  night....after  he turned  in  another  solo  homer  off  Chad  Green's  fastball  at  97  miles  per  hour,  which  allowed  them  to  go  up  7-6.  Lindor  knocked  in  3  home  runs,  Mets  back  to  .500  and  improved  to  a  72-72  record. 



The  New  York  Yankees  are  now  in  3rd  place  in  the  wild card  standings,  while  falling  1  game  out  of  that  1st  place  wild  card  slot,  following  a  6-7  one  run  defeat  to  the  New  York  Mets.   The  Yankees  slid  into  Sunday's  contest....coming  off  a  big  7-6  win  against  the Mets,  back on  911  and tallied  3  straight  homers  in  a  row  during  that  games  2nd  inning  of play.  Along  with  snapping  their  very  long  7  game  losing  streak.  At  this  point  in  time.  Yankees  were  also  tied  with  the  Blue  jays  in  the  wild  card  standings.  Now  the  Yankees  in  the top of the  1st  inning  would  snag  a  two  run  lead,  thanks  to  Joey  Gallo   hitting  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  towards  left  field  and  brought  home  Anthony  Rizzo,  2-0.  Yankees  then  by the time  the  6th  inning  had  rolled  around  and  you  would  spot  Gleyber  Torres  blasting  in  a  2-run  homer  and  brought  home  Joey  Gallo,  4-5.  Followed  up  with  Giancarlo  Stanton  game  tying  7th  inning  2-run  home  run  to  center  field  and  allowed  DJ  LaMathieu  to  score,  6-6.  Unfortunately  for  New  York  their  comeback  would  be  stalled,  following  Brett  Garner  striking  out  of  an  Edwin  Diaz  slider,  which  forced out number  2.  A  couple  at bats  later  and  Stanton  would  suffer  a  pop  fly ball  to  the  shortstop area,  while  being recorded  out  for the  3rd.  Yankees  were  shutout  1-0  in  the  8th,   hit by  a  pitch just  once  and  fell  down  to  a  79-64  record.






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The  New  York  Yankees  finally  snapped  their  7  game losing  streak  and  rallied  from  a  two run  deficit  in  the  7th,  following  an  impressive  8-7  Victory,  over  the  New  York  Mets  on.   The  slumping  Yankees  entered  last  night's  911  matchup,  looking  to  finally  snap  a  7  game  losing  streak  and  have  lost  11  of  their  past  13  bout's  13  after   posting  a  13  game  win  streak.  Yankees  were  also  leading  that    2nd  wild  card  spot  by  half  a  game  as  well.  For  the  Yankees  they  would  continue  to punish  the  Mets  in  the  top  of  the  of  the  2nd  inning,  thanks  to  Aaron  Judge  launching  a  solo  homer  and  made  things  5-0.  Yankees  outscored  the  Mets  5-3  and  tallied  in  3  straight  homers  in  a  row  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  2nd.  We  are  now  going  to  shift  on  over  to  the  top  of  the  6th  inning,  where  Gleyber  Torres  blasted  what  seemed  to  be  a  home  run  or  at  least  a  few  bases  after  launching  a  hard fly  ball  that  traveled  to deep  right  field,  but  Michael  Conforto  ended  up  snagging  the  ball  out  the  air  and  it  forced  out  number  2.  During  this  point  in  time  of  the  game.  Eventually  the  Yankees  would  get  that  spark  late  into  the  8th  inning  of  play...once  Aaron  Judge  rocketed  a  game  tying  2-run  home  run  and  allowed  Brett  Gardner  to  score,  7-7.  However,  the  Yankees  would  regain  an  8-7  8th  inning  lead,  with  the  help  of  Luke  Voit  being  able  to  reach  an  fielders  decision  to  the  shortstop  area  and got  Velazquez  home.  This  scored  run  would  be  set  up  on  a  Javier  Baez  throwing  mistake  to  1st  base.  Yankees  shutout  the  Mets  3-0  in  the 8th,  offense  turned  in  4  home  runs  on  37  plate  appearances  and  improved  to  a  79-63  record.



Walker  retired  13  consecutive  batters  with  8  Strikeouts  while  he  New  York  Mets  fell  one  game  beneath  .500,  following  a  rough  7-8  defeat  at  the  the  hands  of   the  New  York  Yankees.  Mets  slid  into  last  night's  battle,  looking  to  take  a  2  games  to  none  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series.  and  were  hoping  to  move  past  .500  as  well.  Keep  in  mind  to  that  the  Mets  are  sitting  in  6th  place  while  trailing     4.0  games   back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot.  Mets  also  needed  a  win  and  a  Phillies  loss  to  move  up  to  that  5th  place   position  in  the  wild card  standings  and  2nd  in  the  NL East.  The  Mets  finally  started  to  chip  into  the  Yankees  five  run  lead  in  the  bottom  of  the  2nd,  as  Pillar  delivered  in  an  RBI  double  to  left  field  and  brought  Javier  Baez  home,  1-5.  Two  at  bats  later  and  Walker  hit  a  single  to  right  field  and  got home  Jared  McCann,  3-5.  Now  defensively  Taijuan  Walker's  night  continued  to  get  better  through  the  games  first  four  in  a  half  innings......as  he  fired  a  splitter  to  Strikeout  D.J.  LaMathieu  and  the  sides  would  retire.  Keep  note  to  that  this  was  Walker's  6th  K  of  the night,  at  this  point  in  time.   Walker  struck out  back  to  back  batters  and  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  4th.  Thereafter,  Jared  McCann  would  be  responsible  for  giving  the  Mets  their  first   lead  of  the  entire  night  in  the  bottom of  the  6th  inning...following  his  2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  made things  6-5.    In  do  time  the  Mets  night  would  be  wrapped  up  in  the  bottom  9th,  after  Jared  McCann  pounced  up  a  fly ball  to  right  field  and was  immediately  recorded  out.  Mets  turned  in  11  team  hits  to  the  Yankees  10,  offense  racked in  a  2 home  run  night  and  fell  to  a  tough  71-72  record.
















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Urias  earns  a  league  leading  17-3  record  on  the  mound  with  7  K's  and  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  improve  to  38-24  when  taking  on  teams  inside  the  NL West  Division,  after  picking  up  a   big  3-0  Victory,  over the  San  Diego  Padres.  The  Dodgers  coming  into  last  night's  division  rival  matchup,  already  owning a  37-24  record  when  versing  teams  in  the  NL  West  and  trailed  the  1st  place  Giants  by  two  in  a  half games  back  as  well.  Max  Muncy  opened  up  the  scoring  for  LA  in  the  3rd  inning  of  play,  as  he delivered  in  a  2-run  homer  to  right  center  field  and got  Mookie  Betts  to  score,  2-0.  Next,  during  the  games  top  of  the  4th  inning,  you'd  see  Urias  toss  in  an  85 mile  per  hour  changeup  to  Strikeout  Profar,  thus  forcing  out  number  2.  A  bat  later  and  this  inning  came  to an  end  after  Nola  knocked  a  pop  fly  ball  towards  2nd  base  and  the  3rd  out  would   immediately  be  imposed.  Then  come  the  bottom  of  the  4th  and  you would  spot  Chris  Taylor  rocketing  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  left  field  and  allowed  Will  Smith  to  score  at home  plate,  3-0.  LA  is  now  trailing  the  Giants  by  2.5  games  back,    offense  recorded  1  homer  to  the  Padres  0  and  they  bounce  up  to  an  89-53  record.









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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  Philadelphia  Phillies  will  now  lose  Zach  Eflin  for  the  rest  of  the  season,  as  he  heads  into  surgery  to  fix  his  tendons  in  both  of  his knees.   Now  if  he  makes  a  return  in  8  months  then  he  should  be  Pitching  by   May  of  next  season.  Phillies  currently  sitting  in  5th  place  while  trailing  the  2nd  place  Padres  by  3.5  games  back  in  the  NL.  Zach  Eflin  has  started  in  18  games  this  year.....while  earning  a  1.7  in  WAR,  1.249  in  WHIP  and  99  Strikeouts  through  105  Pitched  Innings  and  a  4.17  ERA.  Including  a  4-7  record  when  starting  on  the  mound.















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The  Atlanta  Braves  have  a  three  game  lead  over  the  Phillies  in  the  NL  East  Division  and  secured a  2-1  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series, following  a  nail biting  7-6  one run  win,  over  the  Washington  Nationals.  The  Braves  slid  into  last  night's  contest.....previously  owning  a  2  game  lead  over  the  Phillies,  in  the  NL  East.  Braves also  had  a  1-1  record  during  this  three  game  series  as  well.   Now  Vogt  would  help  the  Braves   gain  their  first lead  of  the  night  during  the 5th  inning  of  lay,  after  homering  to  left  center  field,  3-2.  Keep  note  to  that  the  Braves  has  scored  three  runs  in a row  after  the  Nats  took  a  two  run  lead,  back  in  the  1st.  Thereafter,  just  two  innings  later  in the  bottom  of  the  6th  the  Braves  would  then  snag  the lead  away  from  the  Nats  for  the  2nd  time  at  this  point  of  the  game,  following  Soler  knocking  in  a  solo home  run  to  center  field  and  made  things  4-3.  In  the  end....the  Braves  would  seal  this  contest  in  extra  innings  during  the  bottom  of  the  10th....once  Joc Pederson  knocked  in  a  game  winning  RBI  single  towards  left  field  and  allowed  Riley  to  score,  thus  taking  a  7-6  lead.   Braves  outscored  the Nationals  2-1  in the  8th,  offense  secured  26  bases  to  the  Nats  16  and  jumped  up  to  a  74-65  record.




Juan  Soto  held  to  just  2 runs  on  2  hits  and  the  Washington  Nationals  stagger  to  a  27-43  record  when  playing  the NL  East,  following  a  disappointing  6-7  loss  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.   Nationals  entering  Thursday  night's  matchup,  had  a  27-42  record  when  playing  inside   the  NL  East  Division.  Juan  Soto also   in  2021  has  turned  in  25  homers,  82  RBI's  and a  .302  batting  average,  which  leads  the  team.  For  the  Nationals  they  would  go  along  and  snag  themselves  a  2-0  lead  over over  the  Braves  in  the  1st  inning,  following  Hernandez  knocking  in  a  ground  ball  towards  1st  base  and got  Juan  Soto  to  score.   Nats  turned  in  2  runs  on  2  hits  to  seal  the  games  middles of  the  1st.  In  do  time  though  the  Nationals  would  finally  get  back  on  the scoreboard  and  gave  themselves  a  5-4  one  run  lead  in  the  8th,  once  Garcia  knocked  in  a  solo  home  run  that  went  through  center  field.  Afterwards,  by  the  time  the  9th  inning  had  rolled  around the  Nationals   would  find  a  way  to  even  this  bout  up  late.....thanks  to  Bell  being  able  to  reach  s  fielders  decision  to  the  Shortstop  area  off  an  Albies  throwing  mistake,  and  got  Thomas  home  to  find  home  plate,  6-6.  This  would  unfortunately  be  their  last  scored  run  moving  the  rest  of  the  way.   Nats  blew  a  2  run  lead,   3-7  through  10  games  and  dropped  to  a  58-82  record.













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The  Oakland  Athletics  now  trail  3.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  spot and  their  4  game  losing  streak  came to  an  end, following  an  impressive 5-1  win,  over  the  Chicago  White  Sox.  The  A's  entering  Wednesday  night's  bout,  were  trailing  the  Red  Sox  3.5  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  and  were  on  a  current  4  game  losing  streak  as  well.  Frankie  Montas  pitched  7  innings  and  allowed  6  hits,  1  run,  7  K's  and  a  3.57  ERA,  during  win.  A's  didn't  waste  time  to  put  Chicago  down  by  a  run  in  the  2nd  inning,  after  Chapman  turned  in  a  beauty  of  a  solo  homer  to  left field,  1-0.  Afterwards,  Oakland's  Pitcher  Frankie  Montas  in  the  3rd  inning  had  imposed  the  3rd  out,  following  his  slider  that  traveled  at  90  miles  per  hour  to  Strikeout  Moncada.   Montas  allowed  just  1  hit  to  end  the  3rd.  Then  come  the  5th  inning  of  play  and  the  Athletics  would  increase  their  lead  to  two  runs,  once  Olson  delivered  in  an  RBI  single  in  the  direction  of  center  field  and  brought  home  Andrus,  3-1.    The  Athletics  would  eventually  put  the  final  touches  on  the  White  Sox  during  the  6th  inning....once  Andrus  turned  in  a  single  that  went  through  left  field,  thus  making  things  5-1.  A's  turned  in  1  homer  to  the  White  Sox  0,   secured  10 hits  on  33  total  plate  appearances  and  improved  to  a  75-64  record.




The  Chicago  White  Sox  were  held  to  just  1  run  on  8  hits  and  were  outscored  2  runs  to  none  in  the  9th,  following  a  tough  1-5  loss  to  the  Oakland  Athletics.  The  Whit  Sox  slugged  their  way  into  this  bout,  leading  the  Yankees  by  two  games,  whom  were  sitting  in  that  1st  place  wild  card  spot.  White  Sox  offense  has  also  tallied  in  692  runs  scored  to  opposing  teams  earning  533  in  2021.  Now  Chicago  after  5  innings  had  finally  got  on  the  scoreboard.....as  Hernandez  was  able  to  reach  a  fielder's  decision  to  2nd  base  off  Olson's  throwing  mistake  and  it  got  Garcia  to  score,  but  trailed  by  one  run  1-2.  Unfortunately  for  the  White  Sox  their  night  would  end  with  Vaughn  string  out  off  Chafin's  83  mile  per  hour   slider  and  the 3rd  nd  final  out  would  be enforced.  White  Sox  tallied  in  10  total  bases  to  the  Athletics  17,  Keuchel  struck  out  3  batters  on  8  hits,   and  fell  to  an  80-59  record.





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The  Chicago  White  So  were  held  to  just  1  run  on  8  hits  and  were  outscored  2  runs  to   none  in  the  9th,  following  a  tough  1-5  loss  to  the  oakland  Athletics.  The  White  Sox  slugged  their  way  into  this  bout,  leading  the  Yankees  by  two  ,  whom  were  were  sitting  in  that  1st  place  wild  card  spot,  At  this  point  in  time.  White  Sox  offense  as  also  tallied  in  692  runs  scored  to  opposing  teams  earning  533  in  2021.  
INJURY  UPDATE:  The  New  York  Yankees  have now  lost  their  ace  in  the  hole,  as  Jonathan  Loaisiga  was  put  on  the  10  day  Injured  List  after  dealing  with  a  Rotator  Cuff  injury.  Jonathan  Loasigas's  last  game  played  was  on  September  3rd  when  versing  the  Baltimore  Orioles  and  allowed  1  hit,  1  run,  1  homer,  1  Strikeout  and  a  2.25  ERA  number  through  1.1  innings  pitched.  Including  a  4-3  Victory.  But  on  the  2021  year  itself.....Loaisiga  has  recorded  66  strikes  and  1.03  WHIP through  68  innings  pitched.  Along  with  a  9-4  record  when  on  the mound  and  has  5   total  saves  as  well.







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The  New  York  Mets  move  past  .500  in  2021  and  are  in  a  two  way  tie  with  St.  Louis  for  that  2nd  wild   card  slot,  after  picking  up  a  big  9-4  win,  over  the  Miami  Marlins.  The  Mets  slid  into  this  matchup,  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  tough  4-3  loss  to the  Nationals,  back  on  Labor  Day  weekend.  Keep  in  mind  to  that  the Mets  allowed  Washington  to  rally  back   from  two  runs  down  in  the  9th  inning,  after  previously  owning  a  3-2  lead  at  this  point  in  time.   Pete  Alonso  finished  his  night,  by  turning  in  2  runs, 2  hits,  3  RBI's,  2  home  runs  and  a  batting  average  of  .269  on  4  plate  appearances.   Be  aware  to  that  Pete  Alonso  is  the  2nd  fastest  player  to  reach  100  career  home  runs  in  374 games,  as  Ryan  Howard  did  it  in  just  325  games.  Mets  got  off  to  a  2-0 lead  in  the  top  of  the  1st  inning,  following  Pete  Alonso  hitting  a  2-run  homer  towards  left  center  field  and  got  Francisco  Lindor  home.  Mets  outscored  Miami  2  runs  to  none  on  1 hit  to  end  the middle  of  this  inning.  Then  the  Mets  would  find  a  way  to  break  the  games  2-2  tie  in  the  3rd  inning,  after  Michael  Conforto  was  struck  with  a  pitch  by  Cabrera  and  bought  home  Villar  to  score,  while  regaining  a  3-2  lead.  Mets  were  hit  by  pitches  twice  to  end  the  top  of  the  3rd.  Were  now  going  to  hop  on over  to  the  bottom  7th,  where  relief  Pitcher,  Trevor  May  tossed  a  97  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  was  able  to  Strikeout  Alfaro  to  force  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning.  Keep  note  to  that  the  Marlins  during  this  inning  had  stranded  two  players  on  1st  and  2nd  base.  Eventually  Pete  Alonso   would  add  in  an  insurance  run  during  the  the  top  of  the  9th  inning....after  utilizing  a  game  ending  2-run  homer  to push  lead  to  9-4.  Mets  29-42  when  playing  on  the  road,   Alonso  tallied  in  his  32nd  homer  of  2021  and  they  boost  up  to  a  70-69  record.





The  Miami  Marlins are still  tied  for  last  place  with   the  Nationals,  while  their  bullpen  gave  up  2  home  runs  and  it  culminated  into  a  tough  4-9  defeat  to  the  New  York  Mets.   The  Marlins  entered  last  night's  bout....tied  for  last  place  in  the  AL  East  with  the   Washington  Nationals.  Including  a  6-4  record  through  10  played  games.  Now  Cabrera  would  find  a  way  to  even   this   game  up  at 2  apiece...after  ripping  in  a  double  that  went through  left  field  and  allowed  Alvarez  to  score,  2-2.  Miami  then  in  the  bottom  3rd  would  come within  one  run,  after  Diaz  turned  in  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  got  Brinson  to  score,  2-3.  Followed  up  with  a  game  tying  run  for  the  2nd  time  during  this  contest....once  Alvarez  notched  an  RBI  double  to  left  center  field,  while  bringing  home  Alfaro,  4-4.  Miami  notched  2  runs  on  2  hits  to  seal  the  games  first  three  innings  of  play.  Unfortunately  this  bout  would  come  to  a  soundly  end  by  the  time  the  9th  inning  had  rolled  around,  after  Brinson  was  struck  out  swinging  for  the  fences  off  a  Miguel  Castro  sinker  and  it  forced  the  2nd  out.  Then  an  at  bat  later  and   you'll  see  Joe  Panik  hit  a  ground  ball  out  to  1st  base  and  the  3rd  out  would  be  imposed.  Miami  now  6-5  through  their  last  11,  were  shutout  1-0  in  the  9th  and  fell  down  to  a  57-81  record.









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Estrada  homers  twice  and  the  San  Francisco  Giants  improve  to  39-19  in  the  NL  West,  following  an  impressive  10-5  Victory,  over  the  Colorado  Rockies.  The  Giants  came  into  Monday's  bout,  leading  he  Dodgers  by  1  game  in  the  NL  West  Division  and  had  a  38-19  record  when  versing  the  NL  West.  Kevin   Gausman  pitched  7  flawless  innings,  after  allowing  5  hits,  3  runs,  2  homers,  9  Strikeouts  and  a   2.58  ERA,  during  win.  Buster  Posey  would  add  on  to  Ruf's  15th  homer  of  the  season,  after  drilling  a  solo  home  run  of  his  own  that  went  403  feet  towards  right  field and went  up  2-0.  Giants  turned  in  2  runs  on  2  hits  to  seal  inning  number  1.  Now  the  Giants  beating  on  Colorado  continued  on  into  the  5th  inning  of  play,  following  Darin  Ruf  creaming  a  triple  in the  direction  of  deep  center  field  and  pushed  lead  to  8-1.  Giants  outscored  Colorado  4  runs  to  none.  Then  an inning  later  in  the  6th,  you'd  see  Dubon  knock  a  single  to  shallow  right  field  and  brought  Evan  Longoria  and  Buster  Posey  home,  10-1.  Giants  defense  would  be  the  deciding  factor  in  this  one....as  Dominic  Leon  delivered  a  2  mile  per  hour  cutter  to  Tapia, who  knocked  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  bout.  Giants  tallied  in  15  hits  to  the  Rockies  7,   offense  wrapped  in  4  homers  and  improved  to  an  88-50  record.





Freeland  struck  out  6 batters  while giving  up  4  home  runs  and  the  Colorado  Rockies  drop  their  last  2  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  5-10  five run  loss  to  the  Giants.  The  Rockies  slumped  their  way  into  Monday  night's  bout....standing  in  4th  place  in  the  NL  West  Division  and  were  5-5  through  their past  10  played  games,  at  this  point  in  time..  Rockies  were also  going  to  throw  in  starting  Pitcher,  Kyle  Freeland,  who  already  owned  a  7-3  record  when  versing  the  Giants.  But  in  2021  alone...Freeland  has  secured  a  5-6  record  with  a  4.22  ERA.  Now  McMahon  helped  the  Rockies  chip  into  the  Giants  two  run  lead  in  inning  number  2,  following  his  solo  home  run  to  left  field  and  made  things  1-2.  Rockies  then  started  cutting  into  the  Giants  8  run  lead  in  the  7th.....after  Hampson  rocketed  a  2-run  home  run  in  the  direction  of  left  field,  but  were  still  behind  3-10.  However,  the  Rockies  started  to  pressure  the  Giants  defense  a  little  bit   in  the  8th  inning.....thanks  to  Trevor  Story  zipping  in  a  466  foot  home  run  to  left  center  field  and  climbed  within  five,  5-10.  Freeland  is  now  5-7  when  on  the  mound  with  87  Strikeouts  on  the  year,  outscored  the  Giants  2-0  in  the  8th  and  fell  down  to  a  63-75  record.





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The San  Francisco  Giants  have won  the  season  series  10-9  and  secured  a  2-1  win  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series,  as  they  held   off  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  by  a  score  of  6-4.  The Giants  entered  yesterday's  matchup,  looking  to stay  atop  the NL  West  while  hoping  to  take  a  2-1  series  lead   over  LA  in  this  three  game  series.  Now  the  Giants  got  themselves  out  of  a  jam  after  having  2  men on  base and  2  outs  in  the  2nd inning,  as  Zack  Littell  fired  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout   Walker  Buehler,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning.  Littell  allowed  just  1  run  on  2  hits  to  seal  the  middle  of  the 2nd.  Next,  during  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning  the  Giants  would  start  to  take  full control  of  this  matchup,  once  Duggar  knocked  in  a  single  to  shallow  right  field  and   got  Mike  Yastermiski  and  Brandon  Crawford  home,  3-1.  Followed  up  with  Ruf  blasting  in an  RBI  single  towards  shallow  right  field  and  allowed  Duggar  to  score,  4-1.  Giants  tallied  3  hits  and  outscored  LA  3-1.  The  Giants  eventually  at  some  point  or  another  would  pile  on  some  runs  by  the  time  the  5th  inning  had  come  around,....after  Curt  Casali  turned  in  a  single  to  left  field  and  got  Brandon  Crawford  home,  pushing  lead  to  6-1.  Giants  snagged in  4  doubles  to  LA's  0,   bullpen  allowed  6  walks  and   yet  they  bounced  up  to  an  87-50  record.




Walker  Buehler  falls  to  7-1  on  the  mound  when versing  the  San  Francisco  Giants  and  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  fall  to  2nd  place  in  the  NL  West  Division,  following  a  disappointing  4-6  two  run  defeat.   The  Dodgers  coming  into  Sunday's  rivalry  night,  already  being  tied  for  1st  place  in  the  NL West  and  were  looking   for  consecutive  wins  in  a  row  after  holding  the  Giants  6-1,  back  on  Saturday  night  baseball  with  the  help  of  Urias  striking  8  batters  out  on  8  hits  and  LA  tallied  in  a  2  home  run  night  as  well.   Walker  Buehler  pitched  3  total  innings  while  allowing  7  hits, 6  runs,  1  homer,  1  Strikeout and  a  2.31  ERA,  during  loss.   Be  aware  to  that  Walker  Buehler  through  ten  total  starts  when  taking  on  San  Francisco  had  a  7-0  win/loss  record,  while  turning  in  an  ERA  number  of  1.83. The  Dodgers  didn't  waste  any  time  to tie  this  game  up  at  1-1  in  the  top of  the  2nd  inning,  thanks  to  Smith  hitting  a  single  to  center  field  and  got  Turner  to  score.  Afterwards,  during  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning  with  2  outs  and  a  bases  loaded  situation,  you'd  see  Smith  knock  a  fly  ball  to  shallow  right  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out.  LA  turned in  just  3 hits  while  scoring  2  runs  in  the  process.  However,  this  game  was  starting  to  heat  up  for  LA  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  after  Albert  Pujols  rocketed  in  a  2-run  home  run  and  allowed  Barnes  to find  home  plate,  4-6.    Unfortunately  four  at  bats  later  and  Justin  Turner  knocked  a  foul  ball  in  the  direction  of  right field  and  was  recorded  out  by Mike  Yastermiski.  Dodgers  scored  2  runs  on  2  hits  to  wrap  up  the final  inning  of play.  Dodgers   turned  in  6  hits  on  34  plate  appearances,  4  RBI's  to  the  Giants  6  and  the  stumble  down  to  an  86-51  record.























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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  pick  up  their  2nd  straight  win  in  a  row  and  have  a  45-25  record  when  playing  at  home,  following  an  impressive  11-4  dominating  win,  over  the  Minnesota  Twins.  The  Rays  slid  into  yesterday's  matchup,  leading  the  AL  East  Division  while  holding  a  7  game  lead  over  the  2nd  place  Yankees.  Rays  also  came in  with  a  44-25  record  when playing  on  home  turf.  Now  the  high  powered  Rays  would  get  off  to  a  2-0  lead  in  inning  1st  inning,  after  Yandy  Diaz  whipped  in  a  single  to  right  field  and  brought  home  Wander  Franco.  For  the  Rays  they  continued  to  pile  on  the  damage  by   the  time  the  2nd  inning  rolled  around,  following  Yandy  Diaz  hammering  a  3-run  homer  to  center  field  and went  up  6-0.  A  play  later  and  Lupow  then  crushed  a  solo  homer  and pushed  lead  to  seven  runs,  7-0.  Rays  turned  in  back  to  back  home  runs  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  2nd  inning  of  play.  Thereafter,  Brandon  Lowe  would  pretty  much  add  in  the  insurance  policy  in  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning,  after  crushing  a  home  run  towards  left  field  and  allowed  their  lead  to  go  up  to  11-2.  Rays  tallied  in 2  runs on  2  hits  to  end  the  4th.  Rays  monstered  in  6  homers  which  was  a  franchise  record,   outhit  the  Twins  13-9  and  improved  to  an  86-50  record.





Albers  gave  up  4  home  runs  on  10  hits  and  the  Minnesota  Twins  got  swept  3-0  in  this   three  game  regular  season  series,  after  being  handed  a  tough  4-11  loss,  at  the  hands  of  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Twins  slid  into  yesterday's  matchup,  hoping  to  finally  snap  their  2  game  losing  streak  that  they've  been  on  as of  late  and  were  standing  in  last  place  in  the  AL  Central  Division.  Twins  also  tossed  in Albers,  who  came  in  with  a  1-0  record  when on the  mound  and  had  6  Strikeouts  to  2  walks  through  9.1  innings  pitched.  Now  Sano  would  turn  in  the  teams  second  scored  run  o  the  game  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  following  his  solo home  run  to  center  field  and  made  things  2-9.  Then  come  the   come  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  and  Polanco  would  add  in  the  teams  final  scored  run  of  the  game....as  he  powered  in  a  2-run  home  run  off  Archer's  slider  and  brought  in  Buxton,  but  still  trailed  big,  4-11.  Afterwards,  in  the  end  the  Rays  relief  Pitcher  Enns  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  had  delivered  in  a  game  sealing  cutter  that  traveled  at  the  speeds  of  87  miles   per  hour  and  it  struck  out  Gordon,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  and final  out  of  the  night.   Albers   now  has  8  Strikeouts  in  2021,   offense  turned  in  4  RBI's  to  the  Rays  10  and  dropped down  to  a  58-77  record.  










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Boston  Red  So  winning  streak  increased  to  three  in  a row  and  they  have  a  four  game  hold  on  the  Athletics  for  that  2nd  wild  card  slot,  after  picking  up  a  big  8-5  win,  when  taking  on  the  Cleveland  Indians.  The  Red  Sox  coming  into  last  night's  bout,  were  leading  the  A's  by  three  games  for  that  2nd  wild  card  spot  in  the  AL  and  were  also  riding  a  2  game  win  streak  in  the  process.  For  the  Red  Sox   Plawecki  would  help  Boston  go  up  2-0  in  the  2nd  inning,  following  his  solo  homer  to  left  field.  Now  we  are  going  to  shift  on over  to  the  7th  inning  of  play,  where  you'd  see  the  Red  So  really  full  control  of  this matchup.  Starting  with  Kyle  Schwarber  blasting  in  an  RBI double  towards  deep  right  center  field while  allowing  Santana  and  Arauz  to  score  at  home,  thus  going  up  5-3.  Thereafter,  the  Red  Sox  on  slaught  continued  on  the  Indians  in  the  bottom  7th,  after  Hunter  Renfroe  with  2  outs  would  bang in  a  3-run  home  run  to  left  field  off  Quantrill's  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and brought  home  Alex  Verdugo  t  and  Kyle  Schwarber  to  score,  which  allowed  them  to  go  up  8-3.  This  inning  ultamately  proved  to  be  somewhat  of  a  dagger  for  the  Red  Sox.  Renfrow  turned  in  his  26th  homer  of  2021,  outscored  the  Indians  5-2  in  the  7th  and  they  jump  up  to  a  78-59  record.



The  Cleveland  Indians  have  fallen  1-0   in  this  three  game  series  and  their  bullpen  allowed  a  4  home  run  night,  as  the  final  score  resulted  in  a  5-8  three  run  defeat  to  the  Boston  Red  So.  The  Indians  coming  into  last night's  contest,  were  expecting  to  have  a  bounce  back  series  against  the  Red  Sox....after  dropping  2  out  of 3  games  back  in   late  August.   The  Indians  despite  trailing  by  two  runs  going  into  the  top  of  the  7th  inning,  would  find  a  way  to  even  this  bout  up  at  3  apiece,  thanks  to  Austin  Hedges  knocking in  a  2-run  homer  towards  left  field  and  got  Bradley  to  score,  3-3.   Cleveland  ended  the  middle  of  the  7th  by  turning  in  2  runs  on  3  hits.    Thereafter,  an  inning  later  in  the  8th  and  the  Indians  late  surge  continued  on.....thanks  to  Bradley  blasting  a  single  that  went  through  shallow  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  got  home  Zimmer,  but   still  trailed  4-8.  Eventually  the  Indians  were  able  to  add  in  one  last  run  come  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning,  as  Ramirez  turned  in  a  single  shot  of  his  own  to  shallow  right  field,  while  Gimenez  found  home  plate,  thus  coming within  three  runs,  5-8.  Unfortunately  a  few  at  bats  later  and  the  Indians  night  would  come  to  a  screeching  halt, after  Zimmer  suffered  a  Strikeout  off  Garrett  Whitlock's   changeup  that  traveled  at the  speeds  of  84  miles  per  hour  and  the  3rd  and  final  out  would  be  enforced.  The  Twins  final  two  batters of  the  game  suffered  back  to  back  Strikeouts  on  3  hits  and  1  run  to  seal  up  the  bottom  9th.  Indians  turned  in  a  2  home  run  night,  secured  18  total  bases  to Boston's  25  and  fell  down to  a  67-65  record. 
















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 The  Philadelphia  Phillies  rallied  back  from   6  runs  down   to  knock  off  the  Washington  Nationals,  by  score  of  7-6.  The  Phillies  slid  into  last  night's  battle  being  in  a  two  way  tie  with  the  Reds,  as  both  teams  trailed  just  2.5  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  and  it's  currently  led  by  the  Red  Sox.  Want  everyone  informed  to  that  the  Phillies  officially  ended  the  month  of  August  with  a  solid  17-11  win/loss  record.   Now  in  the  top of  the  4th  inning  the  Phillies  1st  out  would  be  recorded ,  after  J.T.  Realmuto  suffered  a  Strikeout  off  Espino's  98  mile  per  hour  slider.  Two  at  bats  later  and  Torreyes  hit  a  fly  ball  to  deep  right  field  and  the  3rd  out  would  be  turned  in.  Afterwards,  the  Phillies  comeback  trail  would  be  put  in  session  by  the  time  Andrew  McCutchen  walked  up  to  the  plate  in  the  6th  inning,  after  delivering  a  hard  double  to  left  field  center  field  and  came  within  three  runs,  3-6.  Then  during  the  8th  inning,  you'd  see  the  Phillies  climb  within  two  runs,  once  Andrew  McCutchen  made  his  presence  felt  yet  again  after  whipping  in an  RBI  single  to  center  field,  4-6.  Eventually  at  some  point  or  another  the  Phillies  would  take  their  first  lead  of  the  game,  thanks  to  Herrera  being  able  t  reach  a  fielders  decision  towards  2nd  base  and  got  Marchan  to  score,  thus  going up  by  one  run,  7-6.  Phillies  on  6  game  win  streak,   hit  2  doubles  to  the  Nats  1  and  improved  to  a  69-64  record.






The  Washington  Nationals  have  now  been  swept  off  3  games  to  none  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  their  4  game  losing  streak  has  increased  to  5  straight,  after  being  dealt  6-7  by  the  Philadelphia  Phillies.  The  Nationals  stepped  foot  into  this  contest,  owning  a  55-76  record  and  were  also  hoping  to  avoid  getting  swept  3-0  in  this three  game  series.  Along  with  trying  to  snap  the Phillies  5 game  win  streak  as  well.   Washington  during  the  3rd  inning  of  play  would  extend  their  lead  to  three  runs, following  Juan  Soto  knocking  in  a  2-run  homer  and  made  things  3-0.   Nats  ended  the  bottom  3rd,  by  securing  3  runs  on  3  hits.   But  you  see.....the  Nationals  were  far  from  done  as  they  trudged  on  over  to  the  5th  inning,  where  Juan  Soto turned  in  a  single  to  deep  right  field  and   brought  home  Espino  and  Thomas,  5-0.  Moments  after  it  and  it  would  then  be  Bell  hitting  a  single  towards  shallow  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Escobar  to  score,  pushing  lead  to  6-0.  Little  did  they  know  though  what  lied  ahead  in  the  later  stages  of  this contest.    So  know  we  are  going  to  head  on  over  to  the  bottom  of  the  8th  inning,  where  the  Nationals  just  gave  up  4  unanswered  runs  on  3  hits  the  previous  inning   and  were  now  trying  to  stage  a  comeback  of  their  own,  aft.   Unfortunately  Ruiz  would  be  struck  out  on  swinging  for  fences  off  Nola's  changeup,  which  allowed  out  number  2  to  be  forced, at  this  point  in  time  of  the  game.  It  wouldn't  be  until  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning  after  Ruiz  turned  in  a  fly  ball  to  deep  center  field  and   the game  would  come  to  a  end.   Nats  tallied  6  RBI's  to  Phillies  6,  2  home  runs  and  they  slump  down  to  55-77.









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 The  Chicago  Cubs  earn  an  impressive  2-0  sweep  in  this   two  game  series  and  it  culminated  into  a  3-0  shutout  Victory,  over  the  Minnesota  Twins.  The  Cubs  entered  this  bout,  looking  for  back  to  back  wins  in  consecutive  days  after  defeating  the  Twins  3-1,  back  on  August  31st.  Keep  note  to  that  the  Cubs  had  turned  in  2  home  runs  during  this  win  as  well.  Along  with  looking  to  finish  off  this  two  game  series  with  a  possible  sweep  of  the  Twins.    Now  Schwindel  helped  the  Cubs  jump  out  to  a  fast  3rd  inning  3-0  lead,  following  his  2-run  home  run  towards  left  field.  Chicago  capped  off  the  middle  of  inning  number  3  by  securing  3  hits  and  3  runs.  Thereafter,  during  the  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning  and  you'd  see  Steele  helping  the  Cubs  force  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning,  after  tossing  a  92  mile  per  hour   sinker  to  Polanco,  who  then  knocked  a  fly  ball  to  right  field..  Cubs  defense  allowed  no  hits  or  runs.  Eventually  the  Cubs  put  this  game  away  in  the  9th  inning  of  play......after  Alolay    was  responsible  for  firing  a  slider  that  traveled  at  89  miles  per  per  hour  and  it  forced  a   Strikeout  on  Sano,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  and final  out  of  the  night.   Bullpen  allowed  just  2  Minnesota  hits  all  game,  outscored  the  Twins  6-1  throughout  this  series  and  they  rocket  up  to  a  59-75  record.  

























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The  Milwaukee  Brewers  pick  up  a  2-0  lead   in  this  4  game  regular  season  series  and  earned   consecutive  wins  over  the  San  Francisco  Giants,  in  which   the  final  score  resulted  in a  dominating  6-2  win.  The  Milwaukee  Brewers  coming   into  Tuesday  night's  matchup,  looking  for  consecutive  victories   over  the  Giants  and  possibly  take  a  2-0  lead  in  this  4 game  series.  Brewers  also  coming  off  a  big  3-1  win  against  the  Giants,  back  on  Monday  night  baseball.  Brewers  got  off  to  a  1-0  lead,  following  Nevarez   single  to  right  center  field  and  brought  home  Adames.  Milwaukee  ended  the  middle of  the 2nd  inning  by  securing  3  hits  and  outscored  the  Giants  2  runs  to  none.  Afterwards,  during  the  top  of  inning  number  2   Cain  would  zip  in  a  solo  home  run  to  left  field,  2-0.  Brewers  turned  in  just  1  run  on  2  hits  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  2nd  inning.   Now  at some  point  or  another  during  the  4th  inning  of  play,  you'd  spot  Narvaez  hitting  a  single  towards  left  field  and allowed  Christian  Yelich  to  score,  6-0.    Milwaukee  turned  in  1  home  run  to  the  Giants  2,   Woodruff  tossed  out  8  batters  on  5  hits  through  6  innings  pitched  and they  jumped  out  to  an  81-52  record.






The  San  Francisco Giants  lead  the  NL  West  Division  by  0.5  games  and  their  2  game  losing  streak  quickly  crawled  up  to  to  three  straight  losses  in  a  row, which  ended in  a  difficult  2-6  dismantling  defeat  to  the  Milwaukee  Brewers.  The  Giants  slid  into  yesterday's  bout,  looking  to  snap  their  2  game  losing  streak  that  they've been  on  as  of  late  and  led  the  Dodgers  by  1.5  games  in  the  NL  West.  Keep  note to  that  both  San  Francisco  and  LA  are  one  of  the  two best  teams  in  baseball  right  now.   Red  Sox  had   gotten  on  the  scoreboard  at  some  point  or  another  after  Brandon  Belt  crushed  a  home  run  that  went  through  center  field  and  brought  San  Francisco  within  five  runs,  1-6.  Then  by  the  time  the 3rd  and  final inning  came  around  Wilmer  Flores  with  2  outs  would  blast  in  a solo  homer  of  his  his own  towards  left  field,  but  still  trailed  2-6.  In  the  end.....the  Giants  night  would abruptly  come  to  an  end,  after  Brandon  Belt  knocked  a  fly ball  through  deep  center  field  and it  would  impose  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  the  9th.   Giants  home record  falls  to  42-21,   bullpen  struck  out  15  Milwaukee  batters  on  7  hits  allowed  and  they  stumble down  to  an  84-48  record.






















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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  are  now  sitting  atop  the  AL  East  with  a  7  game  lead  over  the  Yankees  and  their  win  streak  was  stretched  out  to  8  in  a  row,   as  the  final score  showed  a  dominating  6-1  Victory,  over  the  Boston  Red  Sox  The  Rays  entered  Monday's  bout,   trying  to  maintain  their  lead  over  the  Yankees  in  the  AL  East  and their  7  game  win  streak  was  put  on  the  line  as  well.  Brandon  Lowe  didn't  waste  anytime  to  get  Tampa  Bay  up  to  a  1-0  lead  in  the  1st  inning,  following  his  solo  homer  to  center  field.   Thereafter,  the  Tampa  ay  Rays  would  push  their  lead  to  3-1    in  the  bottom  4th,  after  Brandon  Lowe  was  able  to  blast  in  an  RBI  single  to  shallow  right  field  and  allowed  Kevin  Kiermaier  to  score.  Now  the  Rays  offense continued  to  stay  hot  by  t   adding  in  another run  in  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  with men  on  and  two  outs,  after  Nelson  Cruz  knocked  a  ground  ball  towards  Rafael  Devers,  who  made  a  fielding  mistake  and  it  allowed  Kevin  Kiermaier  to  find  home  plate,  4-1.  Moments  after   that  and  Diaz  would  suffer  a  Strikeout  off  Pivetta' s  90  mile  per  hour  slider  for  out  number  3.  Next,  just  two  innings  later  in  the  8th  and  you  would  see  Wander  Franco  deliver  in  a  dagger  of  a  single  towards   left  field  and  it  allowed  Nelson  Cruz  and  Mike  Zunino  to  get  home,  6-1.    I  want  to  add  in  a  mini  fun  fact  about  how  Wander  Franco  has  safely  gotten  on  base  a  total  of  30  times  in  2021, which  is  one  of  the  most  prolonged  streaks  since  the  early  1900's.  Patino  improved  to  4-3  on  the  mound  after  striking  5  batters  out  through  5.2  innings,   shutout  Boston  2-0  in  the  8th  and  jumped  out  to  an  83-48  record.


The  Boston  Red  Sox   drop  to  5-8  when  versing  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  in  2021  and their  also  on  a  current  2  game  losing  streak  as  well,  following  a  tough  1-6  loss.  The  Red  Sox   coming  into  last night's  matchup,  already  holding  a  three  game  lead  over the Athletics  for  that  2nd  wild  card  spot,  as  well  as  having  a  5-7  record  when taking  on  the  Rays  this  season.    Now  the  Red  Sox  were  able  to  even  this  bout  up  in  the  2nd  inning  of  play, after  Bobby  Dalbec  crushed  a  hard  solo  homer  to  left  field  and  made  things  1-1.  The  Red  Sox  then  in  the  7th  inning  tried  to  chip  into  the  Rays  three  run  lead,  but  instead  Kyle  Schwarber  blasted  a  hard  fly  ball  towards  deep  center  field  and  out  number  3  would  be  enforced.  Eventually  by  the  time  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  came  around   the  Red  Sox  were  trailing  by  five  runs  and  their  night  ended  with  Vasquez  knocking  a  ground  ball  to  Wander  Franco  who  then  darted  the  ball  to  2nd  base  to  get  Bobby  Dalbec  out  and  Vasquez  at  1st,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out  on  a double  play.  Bullpen  turned  in  8  Strikeouts  on  8  hits  given  up,  offense  held  to  1  run  and  they  sunk  down  to  a  75-58  record.













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The  Oakland  Athletics  officially  trail  the  Red  Sox  by  2.5  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot and  held  the  New  York  Yankees  offense  to  just  1  run  on  5  hits,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  3-1  Victory.  The  Athletics entered  Sunday's  bout,  trailing  the  Red  Sox  by  3.5  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  spot  and  were  looking  for  their  72nd  win of  the  2021  season.  Paul  Blackburn  got  the  start  on  the  mound  while  allowing  5  hits,  no  runs,  1  Strikeout  and  a  2.81  ERA  number  through  just  5  innings.    Now  it would  be  the  Athletics  breaking  the  0-0  tie  in  the  4th  inning,  once  Mark Canha  was  able  to  reach  a  fielders  decision  that  would  bring  home  Gomes  to  score,  thus going  up  1-0.  Then  during  the  games  8th  inning...you'd   see  Tony  Kemp  deliver  in  a  dagger  of  a  2-run  home  run  and  made  things  3-1.   A's  shutout  the  Yankees  2-0  on   2  hits  to  wrap  up  the  games  first  8  innings  of  play.  A's  trail  the  Astros  by  5.5  games  back  in  the  AL  West  Division,  offense  turned  in  13  total  bases  to  the  Yankees  5  and  earned  an  impressive  72-59  record.



The  New  York  Yankees  are  now  23-6  since  the  end  of  July  and  they  suffered  back  to  back  losses  in  consecutive  days  to  the  same  team,  which  led  to  a  tough  1-3  loss  to  the  Oakland  Athletics.   The  Yankees  coming  into  this  contest,  were  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  3-2  loss  to  the  Athletics,  back  on  Saturday  while  having  their  13  game  win  streak  snapped  in  the  process.  New  York  also  stands  atop  the  AL's  1st  wild  card  spot  as  well.  Yankees  would  finally  come  through  and  even  this  bout  up  at  1   apiece  in  the  7th  inning,  following  Chapman  making  a  fielding  mistake  which  allowed  Sanchez  to  score,  1-1. Unfortunately  for  the  Yankees  this  would  be  their  only  scored  run  of  the entire  game.  Eventually  New  York's  came  to  an  end  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  after  Sanchez  suffered   a  92   mile  per  hour  fastball  to  force  out  number  1,  at  this  point  in  time.  Afterwards,  just  two  at  bats  later  and  Urshela  would  zip  in  a  ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop  area,  before  being  recorded  out  at  1st  base.  Thus turning  in  the  3rd  and  final  out.   Yankees  had  4  walks  to  the  A's  1,  Judge  held  to  no  hits  or  runs on  4  plate  appearances  and  they  fall  to  76-54.



















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J.D.  Martinez  knocks  in  his  24th  home  run  of  the  2021  MLB  season  and  the  Boston  Red  Sox  now  lead  the  Athletics  by  four  in  a  half  games  for  that  2nd  wild  card  spot  in  the  AL,  after  picking  up  a  5-3  win ,  over  the Cleveland  Indians.  The  Red  Sox  coming  into  Saturday  afternoon's  bout,  were  looking  for  their  75th  win  of  the  2021  season  and  sat  in  that  2nd  wild  card in  the   AL  with  a  four  game  lead  over  the  Athletics.  At  this  point  in  time.  Along  with  Bobby  Dalbec  turning  in  2  homer  runs  and  7  RBI's  through  his  past  three  played matchups,  thus  far.  Kyle  Schwarber  in  the  top  of  the  1st  inning  put  his  team  ahead  by  one  run,  following  his  home  run  off  Quantrill's  94  mile  per  hour  sinker  that  was  sent  400  feet  to  center  field,  1-0.  Thereafter,  Boston  pushed  their  lead  to  two,  once  Xander  Bogaerts  hit  a  double  and  brought  in  J.D.  Martinez,  2-0.  Red  Sox  turned  in  2  runs  on  3  hits  to  close  inning  number  1.   Now  Nathan  Eovaldi  was  having  himself  a  day by  the  time  the bottom  of  the  4th  rolled  around,  as  he  earned  his  7th  Strikeout  of  the  game,  after  tossing  a  76  mile  per  hour  curveball  to  get  Johnson  out,  forcing  out  number  3.  Keep  not  to  that  Eovaldi  had  struck  out  6  of  his  last  7  batters,  during  this  time.  Boston's  bullpen  continued  to stay strong  as  the  bottom  7th  came  around  once  Sawamura   was  able  to  get  his  team  out  of  a  bases  loaded  situation...following  his  92  mile  per  hour  splitter  that  struck  out  Reyes,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning.  Then  finally  in  the  top  of  the  10th  inning  of  play,  you'd  see  J.D.  Martinez  break  the  2-2  tie  after  drilling  in  a  crucial  3-run  homer  off  Wittgren' s  cutter,  while  extending  their  lead  to  5-2.  Red  Sox  road  record  moves  to  34-30,   outscored  the  Indians  3-1  in  the  10th  and  leaped up  to  a  75-56  record.



Quantrill  struck  out  6  batters  through  7  innings  pitched  and  the  Cleveland  Indians  are  now  10.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  slot,  following  a  distasteful  3-5  loss  to  the  Boston  Red  Sox.  The  Indians  came  into  this  matchup,  looking  to  slide  past  .500  on  the  year  and  trailed  the  Red  Sox  9.0  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  position,  at  this  point  in  time.  Indians  were  hoping  to  bounce  back  from  a  4-3  loss  to   the  Red  Sox,  back  on  Friday  night  baseball  as  their  bullpen  allowed  Arauz  to hit  3  home  runs  on  a  late  call  up  from  the  Minors.  Next,  the Indians  in  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  would  retire  the  Red  Sox  side,  after  Quantrill  delivered  in  n  84  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  Rafael  Devers,  who  struck  out  looking.  Quantrill  fanned  off  two  batters  while  allowing  just  1  hit  in  the  process  to  wrap  up  inning  6.  Eventually  the  Indians  in  the  bottom  10th  would  come  within  two  runs,  following  Mercado  hitting  a  single  in  the  infield  and  got  Ramirez  home,  thus 3-5.  However,  the  Indians  night  finally  was  stopped....thanks  to  Gimenez  hitting  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  before  being  recorded  out  at  1st.    Indians  are  one  game   beneath  .500,   held  to  9  hits  and  stumbled  down  to  a  63-64  record.    















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NEW  DEAL:  The  39  year  old  Catcher,  Yadier  Molina  went  along  and  got  inked  in  to  a  1  year  deal  that'll  be  worth  $10  Million  Dollars.  Now  Yadier  Molina  has  spent  the  entirety  of  his  18  year  career  in  the  MLB  with  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals  and  had  no  other  options  to  go  elsewhere.  Don't  forget  he  helped  the  Cardinals  win  the  2011  World  Series  title,  after  defeating  the  Texas  Rangers  in  game  7  by  a   score  of  6-2.  Yadier  Molina  so  far   in  2021  has  turned  in  91  hits,  32  RBI's  and  8  home  runs  on  352  plate  appearances.  Through  his  career  though.....he  has  tallied  in  983  RBI's  and  168  homers.



















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Grandal  came  off  the  Injured  List  to  rack  in  an  8  RBI  night and  the  Chicago  White  Sox  earned  back  to back  victories,  following  a  big  17-13  win  against  the  Chicago  Cubs.   The  White  Sox  coming  into  last  night's  bout,  were  expecting  back  to  back  wins  after  picking  up  a  10-7  win  over  Toronto,  back  on  Thursday  night  baseball.   The  White  Sox  finally  at  some  point  or  another  were  able  to  get  on  the  board  and  fought  to  even  this  bout  up  at  6-6,  following  Grandal  turning  in  a  2-run  homer  towards  right  field  and  brought  in  Moncada  and  Eloy  Jimenez.  Followed  up  by  then  taking  their  first  lead of  the  night...as  Jimenez  zipped  in  a  single  to  left  field  and allowed  Tim  Anderson  and  Robert  to  find  home  plate,  9-6.  White  Sox  ended  the  bottom  3rd  by  scoring  8  runs  on  5  hits.  Afterwards,  by  the  time  the  bottom  8th  came  around.....Chicago  would  put  this  game  away   after  Grandal  recorded  a  2-run  home  run  while  Eloy  Jimenez  and  Jose  Abreu  got  to  home  plate,  extending  lead  to  seven,  17-10.  Just  noting  to  that  the  White  Sox  would  not  give  up  this  lead   after  securing  it  back  in  the  bottom  3rd.  





The  Chicago  Cubs  watched  their  six  run  lead  go  right  down  the  drain  and  are  now  behind  0-1  in  this  three  game  series,  following  a  difficult  13-17  defeat  at  the  hands  of  the  Chicago  White  Sox,  their  crosstown  rivals.  The  Cubs  entering  Friday  night's  matchup.....were  coming  off  a  2-0  sweep  of  the  Colorado  Rockies  in  their  three  game  regular  season  series,  which  was  back  on  Wednesday  night.  Keep  note  to  that  during  this  three  game  series  Chicago  was  able  to  end  their  13  game  losing  streak  when  at  home  and  it  happened  to  be  a  team  record.  Now the  Cubs  go  off  to  a  quick  3-0  lead,  following  Wisdom  knocking  in  a  3-run  homer  to  left  field  during  inning  number  1.  Chicago  racked  in  6  hits  and  outscored  the  White  Sox  6-1  to  close  the  games  1st  inning  of  play.    We  are  now  going  to  turn  our  attentions  over  to  the  7th  inning......where  Hayward  blasted  in  an  RBI  double  that  flew  through  right  field  and by  doing  so  he  got  Duffy  and  Happ  to  score,  thus  coming  within  four  runs,  10-14.  Then  just  two  innings  later  in  the  9th  inning  of  play,  you'd  catch  Happ  launching  a  2-run  homer  and  made  things  13-17.  Unfortunately  an  at  bat  later  and  the  Cubs  comeback  trail  was  held  short,  after  Romine  suffered  a  Strikeout  off  Craig  Kimbrel's  95  mile  per  hour  fastball,  thus  imposing  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  contest.  Cubs  tallied  in  back  to  back  homers  on  2  hits  to wrap  up  the  9th  inning.  Chicago's  offense  racked  in  13  team  hits  to  the  White  Sox's  15,  Wisdom  knocked  in    2  home  runs  on  4  plate  appearances  and  they  have  fallen  down  to  a  56-74  record.








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The  San  Francisco  Giants  win  streak  was  pushed  to  5  consecutive  wins  in  a  row  and  Alex  Wood  struck  out  5  batters  while  ending  with  a  4.08  ERA,  following  an  impressive  3-2  one  run  win,  when  going  against  the  Mets  of  New  York.  The  San  Francisco  Giants  heading  into  yesterday's  contest,  still  leading  the  Dodgers  by  2  games  in  the NL  West  and  were  on  a  4  game  win  streak  as  well.  The  Giants  wasted  no  time  during  inning  number  1.....after  Kris  Bryant  turned  in  a  2-run  home run  towards  left  field  and  allowed  Wade  to come  home,  1-0.  Thereafter,  during  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning  Kris  Bryant  would  try  to  help  his  team  increase  their  lead  to  three  runs,  but  instead  Bryant  suffered  a  Strikeout  off    Carrasco's  84  mile  per  hour  curveball  and  forced  the  sides  to  retire.   Then  just  about  five  innings  later  in  the  8th,  you'd  spot  Ruf  knocking  an  RBI  single  that  went  through  right  field   and  by  doing  so  he  got  Mike  Yastrzemski  to  home  plate,  while  regaining  a  3-2  one  run  lead  over  the  Mets.  Kris  Bryant  turned  in  a  2  RBI  night,   bullpen  tossed  out  7  batters  on  9  hits  and they  bounce  up  to  an  83-44  record.






The  New  York  Mets  unfortunately  got  swept  in  this  three  game  series  as  well  as  being  8.0  games  back  from  a  wild  card  spot,  once  the  final  score  showed  a  disappointing  2-3  loss  to  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  The  Mets  entered  yesterday  afternoon's  bout....looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  3-2  loss  to  the  Giants,  back on  Wednesday  night  while  trying  to  avoid  falling  3  games  to  none  in  this  three  game   series.  Be  aware  to  that  the  Mets  game  on  Wednesday  ended  with  them  failing  to  capitalize  on  a  bases  loaded  situation,  along  with  trailing  by  one run  in  the  process. Now  the  Mets  were  still  scoreless  going  into  the  bottom  5th  and  it  would  remain  that  way.....after  Carrasco  suffered  an  Alex  Wood  slider  that  struck  him  out  at  83 miles  per  hour  and  it  would  impose  the  2nd  out,  during  this  point  in  tine  of  the  game.  Followed  up  by  Brandon  Nimmo  then  blasting  in  a single  towards  shallow  left  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out  at  2nd  base,  turning  in  the  3rd  out  and  sides  went  their  opposite  ways  to  close  this  inning  out.  Mets  turned  in  1  hit  on  0  runs  to  close  the  games  first  5  innings of  play.  However,  it  wouldn't  be  until  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning....where  Pete  Alonso  would  zip  in  a  game  tying  2-run  homer  to  left  field  and  got  Javier  Baez  to  reach  home  plate,  2-2.  To  bad  this  would  be  their  last  scored  run  the  rest  of  the  way.  Afterwards,  this  game  would  come  to  an  abrupt  end  during  the  bottom  of  the  9th,  thanks  to Francisco  Lindor   launching  a  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  the  3rd  out  would  be  imposed.  Mets  capped  off  the  9th,  by securing  no  runs  or  hits.  Mets  are  five  games  away  from going  back  to  .500,   were  outscored  1-0  in  the  8th  and  they staggered  down  to  a  61-66  record.  Kris  Bryant  turned  in  a  2  RBI  night,   bullpen  tossed  out  7  batters  on  9  hits  and they  bounce  up  to  an  83-44  record.















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Walker  Buehler  tossed  out  8  total  batters  and  the  LA  Dodgers  improved  to  4-12  in  extra  innings,  following  a  5-3  win  over  the  San  Diego  Padres  in  16  innings.  The  Dodgers  heading  into  Wednesday  night  baseball,  already  owning  a  1-0  lead  in  this  three  game  series  and  were  looking  to  extend  that  lead  to  2-0.  Walker  Buehler  also  got  the  start  on  the  mound....where  he  so  far  has  a  13-2  record  while  delivering  170  Strikeouts  and  41  walks  with  a  2.11  ERA  through  162  innings  pitched.   Now  Walker  Buehler  would  help  his  team  end  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning,  after  tossing  a  cutter  that  went  the  speed  of  90  miles  per  hour  to  Strikeout  Eric  Hosmer,  thus  forcing  out  number  3.   Then  at  some  point  or another  would  not  be  held  scoreless  anymore,  following  Will  Smith  blasting  in  a  solo  homer  to  left  field  ad  rallied  back  to  even  this  game  up  at  1-1,  during  the  top  of  the  8th.  Next,  LA  Dodgers  would  take  a  5-3  two  run  lead  in  the  16th  inning,  following  A.J.  Pollock  hitting  a  game  ending  2-run  homer  that  went  through  center  field  and  allowed  Will  Smith  to  score.   Played  in  the  longest  game  since  the  2019  MLB  season,  offense  tallied  in  2  home  runs  to  San  Diego's  1  and  jumped  up  to  an  80-47  record.





The  San  Diego  Padres  now  trail  the  Phillies  by  1.5  games  back  from  that  2nd  wild  card  spot  and  their  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  3  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  3-5  loss  to  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  San  Diego  Padres  stepped  foot  into  last  night's  matchup,  trailing  the  Reds  by  1  game  for  that  2nd  wild  card  slot  and  were  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.  Now  the  Padres  in  the  bottom  2nd  would  capitalize  off  a  Trea  Turner  throwing  mistake,  which  allowed  Meyers  to  reach  an  infielding  single  towards  the  shortstop  and  got  Jake  Cronenworth  home,  thus  going  up  1-0.   he  Padres  defense  was  clutch  during  the  top  of the  2nd  inning,  after  Meyers  was  able  to  leap  up  and  rob  Corey  Seager's  home run,  which  kept  this  game  at  a  0-0  tie,  while  forcing  out  number  2  in  the  process.  Padres  allowed  no  runs  or  hits  to  end  the  middle  of  the  2nd.  Now  we  are  going  to  shift  on  over  to  the  top  of  the  7th...where  Blake  Snell  fired    95  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Corey  Seager  to  force  the  3rd  out,  and  this  game  stayed  a  1-0  Padres  lead.  Keep  note  this  also  happen  to  be  Snell's  8th  strike  of  the  game  at  this  time.  Snell  struck  out  two  batters  back  to  back  and allowed  no  runs  or  hits  in  the  process.   However,  the  Padres  defense  kept  LA  from  securing  a  game  ending  home  run  in  the  top  of  the  13th  inning,  after    Carantini  was  able  to  tag Will  Smith  out  who  was  trying  to  come  home  and  the  2nd  out  would  be  forced,  during  this  point  in  time.  Moments  after  and  you'd  see  Crismatt  deliver  an  84  mile per  hour  changeup  to  Strikeout  Max  Muncy.  Padres  bullpen  gave  up  just  1  hit  to  end  the  games  middle  of  the  13th.  But  oh  no  this  game  was  far  from  over....after  Fernando  Tatis   zipped  in  a  2-run  homer  and  tied  things  at  3-3  in  the bottom  15th.  The  Padres  night  finally  came  to  an  end  in  the bottom  16th  after  a  6  hour  game,  as  Frazier  hit  a  ground  ball  and  was  out  at  1st  base  and  the  3rd  out  would  be  pulled  off.   Padres  now  6-7  when  playing  in  extra  innings  and  they  stumped  down  to  a  68-60  record.









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The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  have  now  won  14  of  their  past  16  matchups  and  are  also  10-1  through  their  last  11  games,   as  they  held  off  the  San  Diego  Padres  to  win  by  score  of  5-2. The  Dodgers  coming  into  Tuesday  night's  battle,  had  a  9-1  record  through  their  past  10  played  games,  while  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  7-2  loss  against  the  Mets  this  past  weekend.  Dodgers  also  trailed  the  Giants  by  2.5  games  back  in  the  NL  West  Division  and  had  a  49%  chance  of  possibly  winning  it  in  2021.  Now  the  LA  defense  got  fired  up  in  the  bottom  4th....after  Manny Machado  crushed  a  deep  fly  ball  towards  left  field  and  thought  he  had  a  2-run  homer,  but  instead  AJ  Pollock  leaped  up  high  and  snagged  the  ball  out  the air  to  force  out  number  2.  During  this  point  in  time.  This  also  happens  to  be  his  4th  robbed  homer  since  the  2017  MLB  season.  Dodgers  then  punched  their  lead  to  four  runs  in  the  top  of  the  8th  inning,  once  Justin  Turner  rocketed  in  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  that  went  through  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  got  Trea  Turner  to  reach  home  plate,  4-0.  Be  aware  though  that  Trea  Turner  would  steal  3rd  base previously  to  set  this  score  up.   However,  Kenley  Jansen  would  come  in  clutch  in  the  bottom  9th,  as  he fired  a  94  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  get  Frazier  out  swinging  for  the  fences  to  pull  off  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  game.  Dodgers  improve  to  a  33-20  record  when  versing  NL  West  teams,  Urias  turned  in  4  strikes  while  earning  a  3.17  ERA  and  they  powered  up  to  a  79-47  record.



Yu  Darvish  still  on  Injured  Reserved,  the  San  Diego  Padres  have  now  lost  10  of  their  past  12  played  games,  following  a  difficult  2-5  loss  to  the  LA Dodgers.  Padres  slid  into  last  night's  division  rival  matchup.....just  1  game  back  from  securing  the  NL's  2nd  wild  card  lot,  which  is  currently  led  by  the  Reds,  during  this  point  in  time.  Now  Eric  Hosmer  tried  getting  San  Diego  on  the  board  to  possibly  tie  this game  up  at  1  apiece  in  the  bottom  5th,  after  doubling  to  center  field.  Keep  note  that  this  would  be  the  Padres  first  hit  of  the entire  game.   Unfortunately  a  few  plays  later  and  Frazier  turned  in  a  fly  ball  to  deep  left  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  The  Padres  eventually  were  able  to  get  themselves  on  the  scoreboard,  following  Profar's  2-run  home  run  towards  right  field  and  allowed made  things  2-5 during  the  top  the  8th  inning.  Unfortunately  moments  after  Cronenworth  would  suffer  a  foul  tipped  Strikeout  off  Blake  Treinen's  93  mile  per  hour  cutter,  forcing  the  3rd  out  to  close  the  bottom  8th.  Padres  27-28  in  the  NL  West,  were  held  to  2  runs  on  3  hits  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  68-59  record.




















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The  New  York  Yankees  win  streak  was  bolstered  up  to  10  in  a  row  and  they  trail  the  Rays  by  4  games  in  the  AL  East,  after  picking  up a  hard  fought  5-1  win,  when  taking  on  the  Atlanta  Braves.  Yankees  just  like  the  Braves  were  coming  in  into  last  night's  matchup...riding  a  9  game  win  streak  while  trailing  the  Rays  by  4.5  games  back  in  the  AL  East.  Yankees  in  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning  would  secure  a  1-0  lead,  following  Giancarlo  Stanton  zipping  in  a  solo  homer  to  right  field.  Then  right  around  the  6th  inning  of  play...you'd  spot  Giancarlo  Stanton  notching  an  RBI  double  towards  deep  eft  field  and  by the  doing  so  he  was  able  to  get  Joey  Gallo  and  D.J.  LaMathieu  home,  thus  going  up  by two  runs,  3-1.  However,  Aroldis  Chapman  would  relief  for  Peralta  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  where  he  would  firstly  deliver  a  splitter  that  went  the  speed  of  89  miles  per  hour  to  strike  Adam  Duvall  out  and  it  forced  out  number  1,  at  this  point  in  time.  Then  quickly  after.....Chapman  would  toss  in  a  fastball  at  96  miles  per  hour   Heredia,  who  unfortunately  hit  a  ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop  area  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st  base.  Thus  forcing  this  contest  to  come  to  an  end.  Chapman  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  seal  inning  number  9.   Stanton  secured  3  RBI's   on  3  plate  appearances,  2-1  against  the  Braves  in  this  4  game  series  and  they  bump  their  record  up  to  73-52.






The  Atlanta  Braves  9  game  win  streak  comes  to a  screeching  halt  and  were  held  to  1  run  on  5  hits,  after  suffering  a  tough  1-5  loss  to  the  New  York  Yankees.  The  Braves  heading  into  Monday  night's  bout,  were  looking  to  increase  their  9  game  winning  streak  to  10.  Along  with  standing  in  1st  place  in  the  NL  East  Division  and  lead   the  Phillies  by  5  games.  Dansby  Swanson  helped  the  Braves  even  this  bout  up  at  1-1  in  the  bottom  of  the  2nd,  after  launching  a  solo  home  run  to  center  field.  Keep  note  to  that  this  would  be  Dansby  Swanson's  25th  homer  of  2021  and  it  also  means  that  the  Braves  now  have  three  players  who  play  the  infield  position  to  have  25 total  home  runs  this  year.   Now  the  Braves  bullpen  would  manage  to  keep  this  game  a  1-1  tie,  following  Montgomery  pitching  a  fastball  to  Freddie  Freeman,  who  knocked  in  a  line  drive  hit  that  went  through  center  field  and  out   number  3  would  be  forced.  In  order  to  end  the  games  first  4  innings  of  play.  Thereafter,  during  the  games  8th  inning....Dansby  Swanson  with   with  2  out's  would  try  to  help  his  team  cut  into  New  York's  four  run  lead,  but  instead  he  struck  out  on  a  Peralta  89  mile  per  hour  changeup.    Braves  were  shutout  a  combined  total  4  runs  to  0  through  innings  6  to  8,  1  double  to  the  Yankees  2  and  they  fall  to  a  68-57  win/loss  record. 
























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Quantrill  struck  out  9  total  batters  on  2  hits  allowed  through  7  innings  and  the  Cleveland  Indians  are  now  8.0  games  back  from  a  wild  card  spot,  following  a  nicely  earned  3-0  shutout  Victory,  over  the  LA  Angels.   The  Indians   came  into  this  matchup....standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  AL  Central  Division  and  were  8.5  games  back  from  a  wild  card  slot.  Along  with  riding  a  2  game  win  streak  as  well.  Now  Quantrill  would  force  the  first  of  three  out's  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  as  he  delivered  a  cutter  to  Strikeout  Brandon  Walsh.  Two  at  bats  later.....and  Quantrill  would  then  fire  a  sinker  that  traveled  at  94  miles  per  hour  to  Strikeout  Iglesias  for  the  3rd  out  and  the  sides  would  go  their  separate  ways.  Quantrill  struck  out  all  three  batters  by  order  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  4th  inning  of  play.  Then  the  offense  in  the  bottom  4th  found  a  way  to  push  their  lead  to  three  runs,  after  Straw  was  seen  reaching  a  fielders  decision  to  Mayfield,  who  made  a  diving  catch  while  tossing  the  ball  underhanded  to  2nd  base  and  got  Gimenez  out,  but  did  manage  to  get  Hedges  home,  3-0.   Thereafter,  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  the  Indians  defense  came  up  big,  as  Upton  knocked  a  ground  ball  towards  3rd  base  to  Jose  Ramirez,  who  made  a  rolling  catch  before  turning  around  to  dart  the  ball  to  1st  base  to  get  Upton  out,  thus  forcing  the  1st  out  of  inning  number  9.  Followed  by  Iglesias  hitting  a  fly ball  to  center  field  and  it  forced  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  game.  Indians  are  now  back  to  .500,   Quantrill  improves  to  4-2  while  earning  a  3.04  ERA  and  they  moved  up  to  a  61-61  record.





















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The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  pick  up  an  impressive  4-3  Victory,  over  the  New  York  Mets....with  the  help  of  Max  Scherzer  tossing  8  Strikeouts  through  5  innings  pitched.  The  LA  Dodgers  entered  this  matchup,  riding  an  8  game  win  streak  and  trailed  the  leading  Giants  by  1.5  games  back  in  the  NL  West.  Dodgers  would  jump  onto  a  1st  inning  2-0  lead,  following  Albert  Pujols  drilling  in  a  solo  home  run  to  center  field.  Dodgers  shutout  the  Mets  2  runs  to none  to  seal  inning  1.  Now  Max  Scherzer  would  earn  his  6th  Strikeout  of  the  game  at   this  point  in  time...after  firing  a  fastball  that  traveled  at  94  miles  per  hour  and  struck  Villar  out  to  force   both  sides  to  retire.  Scherzer  struck  out  2  batters  while  allowing  no  hits  or  runs  to  end  the  middle  of  the  4th  inning.   Then  by the  time  the  6th  inning  had  rolled  around....you'd  see  Kevin Pillar  walking  Chris  Taylor   on  a  ball  4  call  and  it allowed  Beaty  to  find  home  plate,  4-1.  Max  Scherzer  improves  to  11-4  when  on the  mound,   offense  racked  in  3  homer's  to  the  Mets  2  and  went  up  to  a  77-46  record.



Rich  Hill's  record  on  the  mound  falls  to  6-5  in  2021  and  the  New  York  Mets  suffered  a  tough  3-4  one  run  loss  to  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Mets  slid  their  way  into  Saturday  afternoon's  matchup....looking  to  avoid  falling  0-3  to  LA  in  this four  game  regular  season  series.  Along  with  trying  to  snap  a  2  game  skid  that  they've  been  on as  of  late.    Keep  note  to  that   before  the  Mets  losing  streak  started....they  were  coming  off  a  big  6-2  win  over  the   Giants, back  on  Wednesday  night.  Now  Brandon  Nimmo  would  b  cut  into  the  Dodgers  three  run  lead,  after  he  blasted  blasted  in  a  solo  homer  to right  field  and  made  things  1-3,  during  the  5th.  Thereafter,  around  the  7th  inning  mark  of  this  contest....Pete  Alonso   would  be  responsible  for  crushing  a  2-run  home  run  to  left center  field  and  drove  McNeil  in  to  score,  3-4.  Unfortunately  the Mets  surge  for  a  possible  comeback  win  would  fall  a  little  short  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning.....after  McNeil  suffered  a   Strikeout  that  traveled  at  the  speed  of  Kenley  Jansen's  96  mile  per  hour  sinker for  out  number  2.  Followed  by  a  play  later,  where  Pete  Alonso  would  be  the  3rd  out  of  this  inning,  as  he  struck  out  swinging  for  the  fences  off  a  then  Kenley  Jansen  cutter.  Mets  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  3  in  a  row,  three  wins  away  from  .500  and  they  staggered  down  to  a  60-63  record.







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The  New York  Yankees  now  trail  the  Rays  by  just  4  games  back  in  the  AL  East  race  to  the  top  and  their  win  streak  was  bolstered  up  to  8  in  a  row,  following  a  huge  10-2  win,  over  the  Twins  of  Minnesota.  Yankees  coming  into  this  matchup  had  a  1-0  lead  in  this  four  game  regular  season  series.  Keep  note  that  the  Yankees  defeated  Minnesota  7-5  while  outscoring  them  4-0  in  the  3rd  inning,  back  on  August  19th.  Yankees  were  also  trailing  the  1st  place  Rays  by  just  5  games.   Nestor  Cortes  improves  to  2-1  on  the  mound  after   allowing  4  hits,  2  runs,  1  homer,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  2.56  ERA  through  7  strong  innings.   Yankees  jumped  out  to  a  4-0  1st  inning  lead  after  Brett  Gardner  hit  an  infielding  single  and  was  able  to  bring  home  Sanchez  and  Luke  Voit.  Yankees  were  walked  while  securing  4  runs on  3  hits  and  outscored  the  Twins  4-0  to  end  inning  1.  Now  the  Yankees  dominate  play  only  got   better  by  the  time  inning  number  2  came  about,  following  Aaron  Judge  zipping  in  a  2-run  homer  and  got  DJ   LeMahieu  home,  punching  lead  to    6-0.  Speaking  of  DJ  LeMahieu....he  would  be  putting  somewhat  of  a dagger  in  this  matchup,  as  he  recorded  a  2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  got  Wade  home...thus  extending  their  lead  to  10-2.  During  the  8th  inning.  Yankees  offense  powered  in  10  team  hits,   three  home  runs  to  the  Twins  1  and  earned  themselves  a  71-52  record.  






The  Minnesota  Twins  failed  to tie  this  four  game  series  up  at  1apuee  and  are  6-5  through  their  past  11  played  games,  thanks  to  being  dealt  by  the  New  York  Yankees  and  lost  by  score  of  2-10.  The  Twins  slid  into  last  night's  bout,  hoping  to  avoid  losing  back  to  back  games  to  the  same  team  and  were  looking  to  even  this  four  game  regular  season  series  at  1-1.  Along  with  being  6-4  in  their  past  10  games.   Charlie  Barnes  got  the  start  on  the  mound....as  he  allowed  8  hits,  7  runs,  5  base  on  balls,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  6.56  ERA  through  5  innings  pitched.  Now  Minnesota  tried  getting  on  the  board  after  being  held  scoreless  through  the  games  first  three  innings  of  play,  but  instead  Astudillo  had  crunched  in  a  fly  ball  towards  shallow  right  field  and  it  forced out  number  3  to  cap  off  the  middle  of  the  4th.  It  wouldn't  be  until  two  innings  later  in  the  6th,  where  Donaldson  delivered  in  a  beauty  of  a   2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Arraez.   Twins  offense  tallied  in  2  runs  to  the  Yankees  none  to  seal  off  the  6th  inning.  Unfortunately  this  game  came  to  an  end  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning....once  Refsnyder  was  struck  out  swinging  for  the  fences  off  Brody  Koerner's  90  mile  per  hour  sinker  and  it  forced  out  number  2  at  this  point  in  time.  Followed  up  with  Astudillo  then  knocking  a  line  drive  hit  towards  the  shortstop  area  and  was  immediately  recorded  out  to retire  both  sides.   Barnes  drops  down to  an  0-3  record  when  posted  on  the  mound,   offense  secured  4  hits  on  30  plate  appearances  and  they  stumbled  down  to  a  54-69  record.















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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  improve  to  15-1  when  versing  the  Baltimore  Orioles  and  have  also  outscored  them  34-8  through  their  4  game  regular  season  series,  following  an  impressive  7-2  win.  The  Rays  came  into  Thursday's  matchup,  having  a  14-1  win/loss  record  when  taking  on  Baltimore  and    outscored  them  27 runs  to  6  through  their  past  three  played  games.  The Rays  would  jump  out  to  a  1st  inning  2-0  lead,  thanks  to  Choi  knocking  a  ground  ball  into  a  double  play  while  allowing  Franco  to  score.  Thereafter,  he  Rays  lead  at  some  point  or  another  would  get  increased  up  to  four  runs,  once  Lowe  blasted  a  2-run  homer  to  right  field  and  allowed  Phillip  to  score  at  home.  Then  just  two  innings  later  around  the  4th  inning  of  play,  you'd  spot  in  Choi  zipping  in  a  single  towards  center  field  and  by  doing  so...he  got  Phillips  and  Franco  to  score.  However,  the  Rays  bullpen  stayed  dominate  throughout  this  matchup and  during  the top  of  the  8th  inning....Enns  would  force  the  first  of  three  outs  by  firing  a  cutter  that  traveled  85  miles  per  hour  to  Strikeout  Mancini. Then  two  at  bats  later  and  Hays   would  zip  in  a  line  drive  hit  to  left  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out.  Thus forcing  the  sides  to  retire.  Rays  bullpen  allowed no  hits  or  runs  to  end  the  8th  inning.   Choi  knocked  in  a  2  RBI  night  on  4  plate  appearances,   bullpen  struck  out  Baltimore  14  total  times  and  improved  to  a  75-47  record.




The  Baltimore  Orioles  losing  streak  has  crept  up  to  15  in  a  row  and  have  been  swept  4-0  in this   regular  season  series, following  a  disappointing  2-7  loss,  at  the  hands  of  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Orioles  slumped  their  way  into  last  night's  contest,  hoping  to  finally  snap  their  14  game  losing  streak  and  trailed  the  1st  place  Rays  by  35  games  back.  Along  with  Baltimore's  defense  allowing  Tampa  Bay's  offense  to  secure  around  8  scored  runs  through  10  of  their  past  12  matchups...during  this  4  game  series.  It's  no  secret  that  the  Baltimore  Orioles  these  past  few  years  have been  in  rebuild  mode  and  during  this   process......they  have  locked  in their  5th  consecutive  losing  season.  With  their  last  MLB  Postseason  game  coming  back  in  2016.   Orioles  in  the  5th  inning  had  gotten  onto  the  board,  following  Martin  hitting  a  single  to  right  field  and  got  Urias  home,  but  still  trailed  1-7.  Now  for  he  Orioles  they'd  eventually  find  a  way  to  come within  five  runs  by  the  time  inning  number  9  came  about...as  Urias  slandered  in  a  solo  homer  to  center  field,  2-7.  Unfortunately  Baltimore's  comeback  was  short.......as  Mateo  suffered  Strikeout  off  Adam  Conley's  85  mile  per  hour  changeup  and  this  bout  would  come to  an  end.    Orioles  outscored  Tampa  Bay  1-0  in  the  9th,  tallied  2  RBI's  to  the  Rays  6  and  dropped  down  to  a  very  tough 38-82  record.













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The  New  York  Yankees  are  now  sitting  atop  the  1st  place  wild  card  spot  and  lead  it  by  1  game,  following  their  5-1  Victory,  when  versing  the  Boston  Red  Sox.  The  New  York  Yankees  came  into  this  bout,  tied  with  the  Red  So  for  that  2nd  place  wild  card  spot  in  the  American  League.  Along  with  having  identical  win/loss  records  in  2021  with  the  Oakland  Athletics  and  that  stood  at  68-59.  Now  for  the Yankees.....they  would  quickly  take  their  first  lead  of  the  game  by  the  time  inning  number  2  came  around,  as  Velasquez  would  reach  an  infielding  single  to  2nd  base  and  got  Odor  to  score  at  home,  while  getting  Sanchez  to  3rd  base.  Then   moments  later.....you'd  see  Anthony  Rizzo  bang  in  a  single  to  shallow  right  field  and  allowed  both  Sanchez  and  Velazquez  to  find  home  plate,  4-1.  Yankees  ended  the  games  bottom  2nd  by  turning  in  4  runs  on  4  hits  and  outscored  Boston  4-0  in  that  process.  For  the  Yankees  this  game  would  be  put  away  in  the  8th  inning,  as  Velazquez  bombed  in  a  single  towards  shallow  center  field  and  got  Sanchez  home,  bumping  lead  to  5-1.   Yankees  on  a  7  game  win  streak,  8-2  through  10  played  games  and  improved  to  a  70-52  record. 



The  Boston  Red  Sox  have  been  swept  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  have  been  outscored  12-5  in  this  series  as  well,  after  a  tough  2-5  loss  to  the  New  York  Yankees.   Entering  yesterday  afternoon's  matchup,    Boston  would  be  standing  in  3rd  place  in  the  AL  East  with  one  loss more  than  than  the  Yankees,  at  this  point  in  time.  Keep   note  to  that  just  last  month  in  July...the  Red  Sox  at  one  point  in  time  were  leading  the  Yankees  by  half  a  game  in  the  AL  East  Division.  Red  Sox  were  also  hoping  to  bounce  back  from  a  5-3  loss  to  New  York,  back  on  Wednesday  night  baseball.  Red  Sox  would  score  the  first  of  two  runs  in  the  1st  inning,  following  Xander  Bogaerts  delivering  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field  and  went  up  1-0.   Thereafter,  you'd  see  Hunter  Renfroe  turn  in  a  home  run  by  his  lonesome  and  brought  his  team  within  three  runs  in  the  9th,  2-5.  Unfortunately  for  the  Red  Sox  their  night would  come  to a  heartbreaking  ending,  as  Plawecki  delivered  a  ground  ball  towards  Velasquez,  who  then  darted  the  ball  to  a  kneeling  Anthony  Rizzo  and  got  Plawecki  out  at  1st  base.  Thus  forcing  out  number  3  of  the  top  of  the  9th.   Red  Sox  now  on  a  3  game  losing  streak,  offense  racked  in  2  home  runs  to   and   were  knocked  down  to  a  69-54  record.

























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The San  Francisco  Giants  are  now  on  a  3  game  winning  streak  and  improved  to  42-18  when  playing  at  home,  as  this  game  ended  in  a  3-2  nail  biting  Victory,  over  the  New  York  Mets.  The  Giants  walked  into  Tuesday  night's  contest,  riding  a  2  game   win  streak  following  their  7-5  win  over  the  Mets,  back  on  August  the  16th.  Keep  note  that  Kris  Bryant  knocked  2  home  runs  in  that  process.  Giants  also  happened  to  be  41-18  when  playing  on  home  field.  It  didn't  take  long  for  one  of  the  hottest  teams  in the  NL  West  to  jump  out  to  a  2-0  1st  inning  lead,  following  La  Stella  knocking  a  2-run   home  run  towards  center  field  and  brought  home  Wade.  Thereafter,  the  Giants  tried  extending  their  lead  to  three  runs  in  the bottom  6th,  but  instead  Brandon  Crawford  was  struck  out  swinging  for  the  fences  and  it  forced  out  number  3.  Giants  batters  were  struck  out  twice  and  were  held  to  no   runs  or  hits  to  seal  this  inning  up.  Then  an  inning  later  and  Evan  Longoria  would  deliver  in  a  home  run  to  left center  field  and  pushed  he  Giants  lead  to  three,  3-0  during  the  7th.   Webb  struck  out  8  total  batters  on  7  hits  through  7.1  innings  pitched,   offense  racked  in  3  homer's  to  the  Mets  2  and  put  their  record  to  78-42.



The  New  York Mets  fall  one  game  beneath  .500  and  trail  the  Braves  by  4.5  games  back  in  the  NL  East,  following  a  tough  2-3  defeat  when  versing  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  Mets  coming  into  this matchup  are  beaten  down  by  injuries  in  the  2nd  half  of  the  2021  MLB  season.  Mets  were  also  at  .500 on  the  year  and  trailed  the  1st  place  Braves  by  3.5  games  back  in  the  NL  East  Division.  Mets  finally  after  8  and  a  half  innings....would  get  on  the  board,  thanks  to  Pete  Alonso  zipping  in  a  2-run  homer  and  allowed  Nimmo  to  reach  home  plate,  2-3.  Now  Dominic  Leon  would  relief  for  the  Giants  in  the  bottom  9th  and the  Mets  comeback  would  be  held  short,  following  Pillar  striking  out  to  Leon's  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and  it  forced  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  game.   Mets  on  a  current  5  game  losing  streak,  3-7  in  their  past  10  played  games  and  staggered  down  to  a  59-60  record.



















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ADDIBG  IN  MORE  HELP:  The  San  Diego  Padres  have  gone  along  and  brought  in  Jake  Arrieta,  after  being  let  go  this  past  week  by  the  Chicago  Cubs.  If  you've  been  watching  this  season  here  in  2021  then  would  know  that  the  Padres  rotation  in  the  bullpen  is  absolutely  depleted  with  injuries.  To  make  matters  worse  Darvish  went  down  to  a  a  few  days  ago  to  a  back  injury.   By  Jake  Arrieta  coming  in,  he'll  be  able  to  fill in  the  Padres  bullpen.  Jake  Arrieta  this  has  turned  in   74  Strikeouts  through  86  innings  pitched  and  carried  around  a  5-11 win/loss  record  when  on  the  mound.  























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CONTRACT  UPDATE:  The  San  Francisco  Giants  during  the  2nd  half  of  this  2021  MLB  season  have  gone  ahead  and  re-signed  Vet  player,  Brandon  Crawford  to  a  2  year   $32  Million  Dollar  deal.  Now  Crawford  in  2021  has  tallied  in  a  4.8  in  WAR,  while  earning  104  hits,  19 home  runs  and  a .306  batting  average.  But  through  his career  he  has turned  in  125  home  runs  and  a  .254  batting  average  on  4,742  plate  appearances.  




















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Dallas  Keuchel  improves  to  8-6 on  the  mound  while  finishing  with  a  4.48  ERA  number  and  the  Chicago  White  Sox  handled  the  Oakland  Athletics  5-2.  The  Chicago  White  Sox  stepped  foot  into  this  contest,  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  5-3  defeat  to  the  Yankees,  back  on  Sunday  night  baseball.  With  this  defeat....it  means  the  White  Sox  have  lost  to  the  Yankees  twice  in  their  last  3  played  games.  Sox  also  tossed  in  Dallas  Keuchel  to  start  on  the  mound,  where  he  already  had  77  Strikeouts  and  42  base  on  balls  through  125  innings  pitched  while  having  a  7-6  record.  Keep  note  that  Chicago's  bullpen  as  a  whole in  2021  has  1,181  Strikeouts,  which is  3rd  in  the  MLB.    Now  for  the  White  Sox  they  managed  to  even  this  game  out  at  2-2  in  the  4th  inning,  following  Zavala  delivering  in  a single  to  left  field  and  got  Robert  home.  Dallas  Keuchel  was  really  in  the  zone  early  in  the  top  of  inning  number  5,  where  he  tossed  an  86  mile  per  hour  cutter  to  Strikeout  Starling  Marte,  which  forced  out  number  2.  The  inning  would  come  to  an  end  after  Gomes  zipped  in  a line  drive  out  to  2nd  base  and  sides  retired.  However,  the  Chicago  offense  would  take  their  very  first  lead  of  the  entire  game  in  their  5th  inning  of  play,  once  Eloy  Jimenez  knocked  a  single  towards  shallow  left  field  and  allowed  Tim  Anderson  to score,  thus  going  up  3-2.   White  Sox  secured  1  run  on  4  hits  and   outscored  Oakland  1-0  to  end  inning  5.   We  are  going  to  shift  our  attentions  over  to the  8th  where  Chicago  put  an  end  to  this  game  as Robert  delivered  a  game  ending  solo  home  run  to  left  field  and  made  things  5-2.    Kimbrel  and  Keuchel  were  combined  for  5  total  Strikeouts  through  6  innings,  Jimenez  tallied  in 1  RBI  while  his  team  jumped  out  to  a  69-50  record.





The  Oakland  Athletics  couldn't  hang  onto  a  two run  lead  and the  offense  tallied  in  2  runs  all  game  long,  as  they  lost  by  a  score  of  2-5.  The  Athletics  came  in this  game,  looking  for  win  number  69  on  the  regular  season  and  their  offense  is  currently  13th  in  the  league  with  542  runs  secured  this year.  Along  with  also  being  10th  in  the  league  with  150  homer's  as  well.  Now  Chapman  helped  the  A's  go  up  1-0  in  inning  2  where  he  delivered  a  solo  homer to  left  center  field.  But  they  weren't  done  just  yet....once  Mark Canha  zipped  in  a  single towards  left  field  and  got  Harrison  home,  pushing  lead  to  2-0.    For  Frankie  Montas  he  would  give  up  an  RBI  single  to  Jimenez  in  the  bottom  5th,  bit  quickly  rebounded  with  an  87  mile  per hour  splitter  and  it  struck  Moncada  out.  Followed  by  Andrew  Vaughn  hitting  a  fly ball  going  to  center field  and  it  forced  out  number  3.  The A's  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the  bottom  9th,  as  Mooreland  was  struck  out  swinging  for  the  fences and  it  forced  the  innings  2nd  out.  Followed  up  by  Mark  Canha  striking  out  off  a  Liam  Hendriks  98  mile  per  hour  fastball.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  and  final  out.  Montas  tallied  in  6  strikes  on  hits  through  5  innings,  were  outscored  1-0  in  the 8th  and  fell  to  a  68-51  record.  




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The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  turned  in  a  5  home  run  night  and  their  winning  streak  streak  was  boosted  up  to   3  straight,  following  an  impressive  dominating  14-4  Victory, over  the  struggling  New  York  Mets.  The  Dodgers  coming  into  Sunday  night's  bout,  were  expecting  to  improve  their  2  game  win  streak  to  three  and  trailed  the  1st  place  Giants  by  just  4  games  back  of  the  NL  West.   Max  Scherzer  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  allowed  4  hits,  2  runs,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  2.69  ERA  through  6  innings  pitched.   Justin  Turner  didn't  waste  any  time  giving  the  Dodgers  a  2-0  lead  in  the  top of  the  1st,  following  his  2-run  home  run  to  center  field  and  got  Trea Turner  home.  A  few  moments  after  and  Will  Smith  would  zip  in a  solo  home  run,  in  which  LA  took  a  then  3-0  lead.   Dodgers  turned  in  3  runs  on  3  hits  and  outscored  New  York  3-0  to  end  the  top  of  the  1st.  Afterwards,  the  Dodgers  dominance  over  the  Me  continued,  after  Max  Muncy  hit  a  2-run  home  run  homer  towards  center  field  and  got  Turner  home  in  the  process  in  in  inning  number  2.   was  also  the  Dodgers  3rd  home  run  through  two  innings,  at  this  point  in  time.  Now  Max  Scherzer  would  have  a  short  top  of  the  5th,  following  his  fastball  that  struck   Davis  out  and  the  sides  were  retired.  However,  during  the  games  top  of  the  6th....Billy  McKinney  would  knock  a  triple  towards  center  field  where  Michael  Conforto  couldn't  secure  the  ball  while  running  body  first  into  the  wall.  A  few  plays  later  and  Max  Muncy  would  turn  in  another  2-run  home  run  to  center  center  field  and went  up  9-2.  Eventually  the  Dodgers  would  extend  their  lead  to  12-4  in  the  8th  inning,  where  Chris  Taylor   rocketed  a  double  and  allowed  Corey  Seager  and  Will  Smith  to  reach  home  plate.  Dodgers  recorded  3  runs  on  3 hits  to  close  the  8th,  as  they  did  back  in  the  1st.   Scherzer  is  now  10-4  on  the  mound,  team  racked  in  16  total  hits  nd  jumped  up  to  a  72-46  record.






The  New  York  Mets  have  been  swept  3-0  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  suffered  a  4-14  blowout  loss  to  the  high powered  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Mets  slouched  into  yesterday  night's  battle  with  LA,  carrying  around  an  0-2  record  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  hops  to  avoid  being  swept.  Now  keep  note  that  the  last  time  these  two  teams  was  on  Saturday  night  and  they were  handed  a  2-1  loss.  Before  we  get  into  this  gam we  need  to  talk  about  how  the  Mets  have  struggled  in  scoring  runs,  as  they;'ve  racked  in  2  scored  runs  through  just  22  played  games,  thus  far.  The  Mets  came  within  four  runs  in  the  4th  inning  of  play,  after  Michael  Conforto  zipped  in  a  ground  ball  out  at  1st  base  and  got  Villar  to  score,  2-6.  Keep  note  that  Michael  Conforto  is  bating  a  .286  when  bases  are  loaded  this  season.  Now  over  on  the  defensive  side  of  things,  you'd spot  Reed  tossing  a  slider  that  traveled  at  81  miles  per  hour   to  Strikeout  Chris  Taylor  and  it  forced  the  sides  to  retire.  Mets  defense  gave  up  just  1  hit  to  seal  the  middle  of  the  5th.  Unfortunately  for  the  Mets  their  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the  9th  inning,  after  McNeil  suffered  a  foul  tipped  Strikeout  off  Connor  Greene's  85  mile  per hour  slider.   Mets  trail  2.5  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Braves,  one  loss  away  from  .500  and  they  stumbled  down  to  a  59-58  record.  











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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  still  sitting  atop  the  NL  East  Division,  after  knocking  off  the  Cincinnati  Reds  and  won  by  score  of  6-1.   The  Phillies  entered  this  Saturday  afternoon  matchup,  tied  for  1st  place  in  the  NL  East,  with  the  Braves.  The  Phillies  are  also  in  search  of  a bounce  back  game  after  losing  6-1  to  the  Reds,  back on  Friday  night  baseball.  Be  aware  to  that  during  their  loss,  Phillies  offense  would  be  struck  out  8  times  on  5  hits.  Now  Torreyes  in  the  3rd  inning  had  zipped  in  a  solo  homer  to  left  field  and  made  things  1-0.  Then  three  innings  later  in  the  6th  and  the  Phillies  pushed  their  lead  to  two,  following  JT  Realmuto  blasting  a  solo  home  run    of  his  own towards  right  center  field  and  extended  their  lead  to  2-0.  Eventually  the  Phillies  would put  the  icing  on  the  cake  by  the  time  the  8th  inning  came  around,  thanks  to  Andrew  McCutchen  delivering  a  home  run  to  left  center  field, which  put  them  up  6-1.   Bullpen  allowed  no  type  of  hits  until  the  8th  inning  of  play,  outscored  the  Reds  3-1  in  the  8th  and  bolstered  their  record  to  61-56.







As  for  the  Cincinnati  Reds  their  2  game  winning  streak  comes  to  an  abrupt  end   just  like  that  and they  trail  the  Brewers  by  8  games  in  the  NL  Central,  following  a  reeling  1-6  defeat  to  the  Phillies  of  Philadelphia.  The  Reds  came  into  this  matchup,  looking  to  boost  their  2  game  win  streak  to  3  and  had  a  7-3  record  through  their  past  10  played  games.  Reds  also  trailed  the  1st  place  Brewers  by  7.5  games  back  in  the  Central  Division  at  this  point  in  time..  Now  the  Reds  would  finally  notch  a  run  on  the  scoreboard,  once  Stephenson  secured  a  home run  to  left  filed,  but   the  Reds  were  still  behind  by  two,  1-3.  Then  Joey  Votto  in  the  top of  the  9th  would  unfortunately  suffer  a  pop  fly  ball  and  it  forced  this  contest  to  end.  Reds  struggled  to  get  on  base  as  they  tallied  6  bases  to  the  Phillies  17,   Joey  Votto  was  struck  out  twice  on  3  plate  appearances  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  63-55  record.












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Zack  Greinke  improves  to  11-3  on  the  mound  in  2021  and  the  Houston  Astros  secure a  1-0  lead  in  this  three  game  series,  following  a  4-1  win,  over  the  Angels  of  LA.  The  Astros  entered  yesterday  evenings  battle,  looking  to  rack  in  a  1-0  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season series  against  the  Angels.  Astros  also  tossed  in  Zack  Greinke  to,  who  so  far  this  season  has  100  Strikeouts  and  a  10-3  win/loss  record  when  on  the  mound.   pitched  7  full  inning  and  in  that  time  he  had  allowed  just  2  hits,  7  Strikeouts  and   3.51  ERA  number.   Kyle  Tucker  blew  this  game  wide  open  in  the  early  going's  of  the  4th  inning  of  play,  following   his  grand  slam  home  run  that  went  towards  right  field  and  by  doing  so  he  got  Diaz,  Alex  Correa  and  Alvarez  to  all  reach  home  plate,  4-0.  This  also  happen  to  be  Tucker's  1st  grand  slam  homer  of  his  MLB  career and  they  shutout  LA  4-0,  in  order  to  close  out  the top  of  the  4th. Now  the  Astros  defense  continued to be  pain  in  the  Angels  side  in  the  6th  inning,  after  Greinke  delivered  a  changeup  to  Strikeout  Ohtani,  which  forced  out  number  2.  A  bat  or  so  later  and  Zack  Greinke  would force  Fletcher  to  knock  aa  line  drive  ball  to  the  Shortstop  position  and  was  immediately  recorded  out.  As  the  sides  went  their  separate  ways.   Astros  ended  the  bottom  6th, by  Greinke  striking  out  back  to back  batters  and  allowed  no  hits  or runs.  Greinke  has  piled  in  a  total  of  107  K's  through  2021,   Houston  had  secured a 4  RBI  night  and  pushed  their  record  to  69-46. 






The  Los  Angeles  Angels  fell  one  game  beneath  .500  this  deep  into  the  season  and  Ohtani  would  be held  to  no  homer's,  which  culminated  into  a  1-4  loss  to   Greinke  and  his  Houston  Astros.  The  Angels  entered  this bout,  hoping  to  slide  past  .500  on  the  year  and  Ohtani  also  came in  leading  the  entire  league  with  38  home runs  in  2021.  For Pablo  Sandoval  got  the  start  on  the  mound  last  night,  as  he  pitched  4.2  innings  while  allowing  5  hits,  4  runs,  1  homer,  3  K's  and  a  3.62  ERA.   Despite  a  difficult  loss,   relief  Pitcher  Mike  Meyers  in  the  top  of the  inning  number  5  would  come  in  for  Pablo  Sandoval  and  fired  an 85  mile  per  hour slider  to  Strikeout  Kyle  Tucker,  which  forced  the  3rd  and final  out.  Angels  allowed  no  more  than  2  hits  to wrap  up  the  top of  the 5th.  Los  Angeles  then  in  the 8th  inning  of  play  would  get  on  the  scoresheet,  following  Ohtani  reaching  an  infielding  single  towards  the  shortstop  area  and  brought  home  Marsh  to  score,   but  still  trailed  1-4.  Now  Now  Iglesias  in  the  9th  inning  had  a  chance  to  finally  get  the  Angels  on  their  feet  and  either  take  a lead  or  a  tie,  but  instead  he  suffered  a  pop  fly  out.  Thus  ending  this  bout.  Angels  offense  was  held  to  no  hits  or  runs  to  cap off  the  9th  inning.  Ohtani  was  held  to  1  RBI  on  4  plate  appearances including  1  hit,   outscored  Houston  1-0  in the  8th  and  they  stumbled  to  a  58-59  win/loss  record.  











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Lance  Lynn  has  turned  in  his  137th  Strikeout  of  2021  and  it  helped  the  Chicago  White  Sox  to  a  nail  biting  9-8  win,  over  the  New  York  Yankees  in  last  night's  Field  of  dreams contest.  The  White  Sox  entered  this  Field  of  dreams  matchup,  tossing  in  their  righty  Lance  Lynn  in  to  start  on  the  mound,  while  carrying  around  a  10-3  win/loss  record,  130  Strikeouts  and  a  2.04  ERA  number.  At  this  time.    Lance  Lynn  ended  his  night  on  the  mound,  by   allowing  just  4  hits,  4  runs,  2  home  runs,  7  batters  struck  out   through  5  innings  and  even  secured  a  2.26  ERA.   Now  Tim  Anderson  was able  to  bring  the  White  Sox  within  one  run,  following  his  single  and  ability  to  get  Adam  Engel  home,  2-3.  Moments  after....Chicago  then  re-gained  a  5-3  one  run  lead  in  the  3rd  inning,  once  Eloy  Jimenez  crushed  a  2-run  homer to  right  field  and  saw  Jose  Abreu  and  Tim  Anderson  reach home plate.  Keep  note  to  that  Jimenez  has  tallied  in  5  homer's  through  his  past  5  played  games.   Including  outscoring  New  York  4-3  to  seal  the  bottom  of  the  3rd.  However,  Tim  Anderson  would  be  the hero  for  Chicago  in  the  bottom  9th,  as  he  delivered  a  game  ending  walk  off  2-run  home  run  that  flew  towards  right field  and  got  Zavala  to  score,  going  up  9-8.   Liam  Hendriks  improved  to  7-2  on  the  mound  with  3  Strikeouts through  1.1  innings  pitched,    and  jumped  out  to  a  68-48  record.  This  team  is  starting  to  look  for  real  and  look's  like  a  true  contender.




As  for  the  New  York  Yankees  their  bullpen  gave  up  4  home  runs  and  they  staggered  to  a  24-31  record  when  taking  on  teams  inside  the  AL  East,  following  a  difficult  8-9  loss  to  the  White  Sox.  The  Yankees  entered  last  night's  special  bout,  walking  in  with  a  24-30  record  when  versing  the  AL  East  and  trailed  6.0  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Rays.  Along  with  standing  in  3rd  place.  Aaron  Judge  in  the   top  of  the  3rd  inning  had  2  outs  with  2  men  on  base,  before  rocketing  a  home  run  to  right  field,  thus  going  up  3-1.    Next,  Yankees  defense  would  force  out  number  2  of  the  bottom  5th,  after  Eloy  Jiménez  blasted  a  far  fly  ball  towards  deep  center  field,  but  had  his  his  homer  robbed  by  Brett  Gardner  snagging  the  ball  before  it  went  over  the  wall,  keeping  this  game  at  a  Chicago  7-3  lead  still.  During  this  point  in  time.  A  play  later  and  Moncada  was  able  to  reach  a  fielder's  decision  to  2nd   base  and  it  got  Jose  Abreu  out.  Yankees  defensively  allowed  no  runs  or  hits  to  seal  the  the  bottom  5th.  Now  Aaron  Judge  would  be  the  man  to  bring  New  York  within  one  run,  after  his  homer  towards  right  field  and  made  things  6-7.  However,   Giancarlo  Stanton  would  be  responsible  for  helping  the  Yankees re-gain  an  8-7  lead  in  the  top of  the  9th  with  2  outs,  once  he  rocketed  a  2-run  homer to  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  got  Joey  Gallo  home.  Unfortunately  the  very  next  inning...Zack  Britton  and  the  Yankees  would   suffer  a  heartbreaker  in  the  end.  New  York  now  3-1  when versing  the  White  Sox  this  season,  outscored  Chicago  4-2  in  the  9th  and dropped  themselves  to a  62-53  record.

















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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  remain  in  1st  place  in  the  NL  Central,  but  suffered  a  rocking  2-8  loss  to the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Phillies  slid  into  yesterday's  bout,  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  5-0  loss  to  the  Dodgers,  back  on  Tuesday  night  baseball.  Phillies  also  have    4  game  lead  over  the  2nd  place  Braves  in  the  NL  Central  Division.  Now  the  Phillies  second  and  last  score  would come  in  the  games  bottom  4th,  following  Torreyes  knocking  a  single  and  got  Bohm  and  Didi  Gregorious  home,  2-3.  Afterwards,  during  the  same  inning,  you'd  see  Herrera  crush  a  ball  to  deep  center field  and  did  a  bat  flip  in  the  process.....only  to  be  robbed  by  a  Cody  Bellinger  catch  to  take  away  a  Philly  home  run.  Thus  keeping  this  game  at  a  3-2  LA  lead.   Phillies  night  came  to  an  end  in  the   bottom  of  the  9th,  after  Miller  suffered  a  Strikeout  off  Edwin Uceta's  88  mile  per  hour  changeup  and  ended  the  game.  Phillies  were shutout  2-0  in  the  9th  inning,   offense  tallied  in  7  team  hits to  LA's  12  and have  dropped  down  to  a  59-55  record.



The  LA  Dodgers  have  now  racked  in  158  home  runs  in 2021  and  improved  to  a  7-3  record  through  their  last 10,  by  defeating the  Phillies  8-2.  The  Dodgers  entered  this  battle,  carrying  around  156  home  runs  this  season  which  is  5th  in  the  league.  Dodgers  also  had  a  5-1  record  through  their  past  5  played  games.  Dodgers  in  the  1st  inning  took  a  2-0  lead,  following  a  Cody Bellinger  home  run  to  left  center  field  and allowed  Corey  Seager  to  score.   Now  Los  Angeles  didn't  let  their  foot  off  the  pedal  after  Pulock  recorded  a  single  that  flew  through  shallow  center  field  and  got  Corey  Seager  to  find  home  yet  again,  6-2  Cody  Bellinger  then  added  onto  the  Phillies  struggles  on  defense,  following  his  9th  homer  this  season    towards  right  field  and  took  home  Will Smith  and  went  up  8-2.    Dodgers  took  a  2-0  lead over  the  Phillies  in  this  three  game  regular  season  stand,   Price  stuck  out  1  batter  while  earning  a  3.60  ERA  and  they moved  up  to  a  69-45 record.











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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  rallied  from  a  three  run  deficit  while  improving  their  winning  streak  to  5  straight, after  staving  off  the  Boston  Red  Sox  8-4.  Rays  entered  last  night's  bout  on  a tear,  after  earning  an  8-2  record  through  10  games  and  were  riding  a  4  game  win  streak.  This  game  started  to get  more  interesting  in the  6th inning,  as  they  came  within two  runs,  following   Franco  delivering  a  single  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  in  Mike  Zunino,  2-4.  Following  their  2nd  earned  run,  you'd  spot  Tampa  Bay  tying  this  game  up,  thanks  to  Choi  doubling  to left  field  and  allowed  Margot  and  Lowe  to  score,  4-4  after  trailing  4-1  earlier on.  Lowe  would  eventually  be  responsible  for  putting  his  teams  lead  to  four  runs,  thanks   Lowe   in  the  top  of  the 9th  inning    blasting  an  RBI  single  towards  shallow  center  field  and  got  Mike  Zunino  to score  at  home  plate.  Patino  earned  a  4.64  ERA  while  tossing  out 7  batters,   offense  tallied  in  1  homer  to the  Sox's  2  and  jumped  up  to  a  69-40  record.





The  Boston  Red  Sox  trail  the  1st  place  Rays  by  5  games  in  the  AL  Central  and  have  lost  2  consecutive  games  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  4-8  defeat,  at  the  hands  of  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Red  Sox  coming  into  Tuesday's  matchup,  were  standing  in  2nd  place   in  the  AL  East  Division  while  trailing  4  games  back  from  the  Rays.  Boston  also  been  struggling  as  of  late, after  racking  in  a  2-8  record  through  their  past  10  games.  Devers  opened  up  the  games  scoring  in  inning  number  2, thanks  to  his  homer  to  right  field  and  made  things  1-0.  Then  by  the  time  the  4th  inning  had  rolled  around  you'd  see  Hunter  Renfroe  power  in  a  3-run  home  run  towards  center  field  and  brought  home  Plawecki  and  Xander  Bogaerts  to  find  home  plate.    Now  the  Red  Sox  had  one more  chance  to  figure  out  a  comeback  strategy  in  the  bottom  9th,  but  Duran  instead  knocked  a  pop  fly  ball  and  the  sides  retired  to  end  this  contest.   Red  Sox  were  outscored  4-0  in  the  9th,  knocked  9  team  hits  to  Tampa's  11 and  fell  to  a  68-50  record.







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The  Chicago  White  Sox  winning  streak  was  bolstered  to  5  straight  and  Eloy  Jimenez  turned  in  his  5th  homer  of  2021,  following  a  crushing  11=1  win,  over  the  Minnesota  Twins.  The  White  Sox  stepped  foot  into this  contest,  riding  a  3  game  winning  streak  after  knocking  off  the  Cubs  9-3,  back  on  Sunday  Night  Baseball.  Now   the  White  Sox   got  off  to  a  quick  1-0  lead,    following  a  Tim  Anderson  solo  homer  off  Burrow's  92  mile  per  hour  fastball  in  the  1st  inning  of  play.  Chicago  was  far  from  done  in  the  top  of  the  1st,  once  Eloy  Jimenez  zipped  in  a  2-run  home  run  and  pushed  lead  to  3-0.  Chicago  tallied  2  o's  and  outscored  Minnesota  4-0  to  close  out  the  first  half  of  inning  number  1.  Thereafter,  the  high  powered  White  Sox  would  extend  their  lead  to  7  runs,  thanks  to  Eloy  Jimenez  hitting  a  3-run  home  run  towards  left  field  and  allowed  Tim  Anderson  and  Hernandez  to reach  home  plate,  7-0.  White  Sox  doing  the  Twins  what  they  did  to  the  Cubs  two  night's  prior,  as  they  scored  7  straight  runs  in  a  row  to  cap  off  the  middle  of  inning  number  2.  White  Sox  have  scored  a  combined  total  14  runs  through  just  2  innings  of play.  White  Sox  finally  put  the  dagger  in  the  Twins  night  in  the  top  of  the  9th,  following  Yoan  Moncada  securing  a  home  run  that  flew  through  center  field  and  went  up  to  an  11-1  lead.  Sox's  out  bat  the  Twins  38-27,  offense  secured  10  total  bases  and  extended  their  record  to  67-46.



Unfortunately  the  Minnesota  Twins  were  denied  back  to  back  wins,  as  they  suffered  a  demoralizing  1-11  defeat  to  the  Chicago  White  Sox.  The  Twins  came  into  Monday  night  baseball,  looking  to  pick  up  their  2nd  straight  win  after  defeating  the Astros  7-5,  back  on  Sunday  with  the  help  of  Polanco  utilizing  2  home  runs.  With that  being  said....the  Twins  are  standing  in  last  place  in  the  AL  Central  while  trailing  18.0  games  back  from  1st  place.  Now  the  Twins  were  held  scoreless,  up  until  the  bottom  8th  where  Sano  delivered  a  solo  home  run  and  came  within  9  runs,  1-10.   A  couple  of at  bats  later and  Jeffers  would  be  struck  out  off  a  Giolito  94  mile  per  hour  fastball and  forced   out  number  3  of  the  bottom  8th.  Minnesota  turned  in  just  1  hit  on  1  run  to  close  the  games  first  8  innings.    Then  during  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning,  you'd  see  Rooker  come  up  to  the  plate  with  2  outs  and  ended  up  sitting  down  after  striking  out  on  a  96  mile  per  hour  fastball  that  was  delivered  by  Crochet.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  out.   Twins  trail  19.0  games  back,  bullpen  gave  up  4  home  runs  and  staggered  down  to  a  48-65  record.

















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The  Chicago  White  Sox  head  to  head  record  against  the  Cubs  have  been  bolstered  up  to   68-63  and  pulled  off  a  three  game  sweep  in  the  process,  following  a  dominating  9-3  Victory.   The  White  Sox  entering  Sunday  night's  matchup,  were  coming  off  a  4-0  win  over  the  Cubs  and  took  a  2-0  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series,  back  on  Saturday's  bout.  White  Sox  started  the  1st  inning  with  a  bang!  After  Tim  Anderson  knocked  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field    off  Zach  Davies  89  mile  per  hour  sinker,  thus  going  up  1-0.  Moments  later  and  their  lead  was  quickly  pushed  to  3-0,  following  Eloy  Jimenez  zipping  in  a  2-run  homer  towards  center  field.  White  Sox  capped  off  inning  1  by  securing  3  home  runs  while  outscoring  the  Cubs  5  runs  to  none.  Eloy  Jimenez  then  in  the  2nd  inning  would  smash  a  2-run  double  towards  shallow  left  field  and  allowed  Jose  Abreu  and  Tim  Anderson  to  score  at  home,  7-0.   Now  Vaughn  would  eventually  be  responsible  for  increasing  the  White  Sox  lead  to  six  runs,  once  he  turned  in  a  single  to  right  field  and  got Adam  Engel  to  score  in  the  top  of  the  7th,  9-3.  Thereafter,  during  the  bottom  7th  with  outs,  you'd  see  Lopez  dart  a  slider  that  traveled  at  89  miles  per  hour  and  struck  Happ  out,  thus  retiring  the  sides  and  keeping  this  game  at  a  9-3  Sox's  lead  through  7  innings.  White  Sox  when  playing  at  Wrigley  field  have  earned  20  or  more  home  runs,  secured  24  total  bases  to  the  Cubs  7  and  improved  to  a  66-46  record.






The  Chicago  Cubs  bullpen  gave  up  4  home  runs  on  10  hits  and  their  losing  streak  was  bounced  up  to  to  4  in  a  row,  following  a  3-9  dismantling  defeat  to  he  Chicago  White  Sox.  The  Cubs  entering  last  night's  match  on  ABC,  looking  to  finally  snap  their  3  game  losing  streak,  while  standing  in  4th  place  in  the NL  Central  Division  with  a  52-60  record  and  trailed  14.5  games  back  from  1st.  Cubs  finally  were  scoreless  no  longer....as  pinch  hitter,  Schwindel  would  knock  a  2-run  single  towards  center  field  and  brought  in  Wisdom  and  Alcantara,  but  still  trailed  big,  2-7.  Cubs  ended  the  bottom  of the  2nd,  by  securing  2  runs  on  2  hits,  after  trailing  7-0  earlier  on.  Then  the  Cubs  during  the  3rd  inning  of  play  would  spot  Deichmann  hitting  a single  to  shallow  left  field  and  allowed  Willson  Contreras  to  score,  thus  making  things  3-7.   Cubs  tallied  in  just  6  hits  all  game  long,   Davies  fell  to  a  6-9  record  when  on  the  mound  and  fell  down  to  a  52-61  record.

















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The  San  Diego  Padres  NL  West  record  bumped  up  to  26-20  while  snapping  their  2  game  losing  streak,  following  an  impressive  6-2  win  when  going against  the  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  The  Padres  entered  last  night's  bout,  on  a  slumping  2  game  losing  streak  and  had  a  25-20  record  when  playing  teams  inside  the  NL  West  Division.  Now  Manny  Machado  in  the  1st  inning  gave  San  Diego  a  1-0  lead,  following  his  solo  home  run  to  left  field.  San  Diego  eventually  were  able  to  knot  this  game  up  at  2  apiece  after  Eric  Hosmer  zipped  in  a   home  run  to  right  field.  Padres  ended  the  bottom  of  the 2nd  by  securing  1  hit,  1  run  and  were  outscored  2-1.  Then  Yu  Darvish  in  the  top  of  the   4th  would  fire  a  91  mile  per  hour  splitter  to  Strikeout  Walter,  thus  forcing  out  number  3.  This  also  happen  to  be  Yu's  9th  strike  of  the  game  at  this  point  in  time.  Darvish  struck  out  3  batters  on  1 hit  allowed  to  close  the  top  half of  the  4th.  Afterwards,  Nola  would  help  the  Padres  extend  their  lead  to  four  runs,  following  his  single  towards  shallow  right  field and  brought  home  Trent  Grisham  and  Cronenworth,  6-2.  Darvish  had  12  Strikeouts  through  7  innings,   secured  1 stolen  base  and  jumped  up  to  a  63-49  record.





The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  are  now  tied  at  1-1  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  were  outscored  4-0  in  the  the  8th  inning,  which  culminated  into  a  2-6  defeat  to  Darvish  and  his  Padres.  The  Diamondbacks  slid  into  yesterday  night's  contest,  looking  to  to  take  a  2  games  to  none  lead  in  this  three  game  regular   season  series.  Diamondbacks  also  in  search  of  back  to  back  wins  after  defeating  San  Diego  8-5, back  on  Friday  night  baseball.  Now  during  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning,  you'd  see  Calhoun  score  at  home  off  a  home  run  to  left  center  field  by  Walker,  thus  taking  a  2-1  lead.  Now  we  are  going  to shift  our  attentions  to  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  where  Calhoun  knocked  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base   before  being  recorded  out  at  1st,  forcing  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  this  contest.  Arizona  was  held  to  5  hits  to  San  Diego's  9,  tallied  8  bases  total  and  stumbled  down  to  a  35-77  record  in  2021.






























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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  for  the first  time  since  the month  of  May  have  moved  into  1st  place  in  the  NL  East  Division  and  bumped  the  New  York  Mets  down  to  2nd,  following  a  big  4-2  win.  The  Phillies  came  into  Friday  night's  battle,  trailing  the  1st  place  Mets  by  0.5  games  back  in  the  NL  East,  at  this  point  in  time.  Along  with  riding  a  5  game  winning  streak.  Didi  Gregorious  in  the 2nd  inning  would  blast  a  solo  homer  to  right  field  and  went  up  1-0  for  Philly.  This also  happen  to  be  Gregorious's  9th  home  run  of  2021.  Thereafter,  it  wouldn't  be  until  three  innings  later  in  the  5th,  once  Gibson  zipped  in  a  single  to  left  center  field  and  increased  their  lead  by  one  run,  2-1.  Eventually  Bryce  Harper  in  the  8th  inning  had  added  in  Philly's  insurance  policy,  after  crushing  a  2-run  home  run  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Segura,  which  extended  their  lead  to  4-1.  Phillies  are  now  riding  a  6  game  win  streak,   secured  18  total  bases  to  the  Mets  9  and  increased  their  record  to  57-53.




The  New  York  Mets  chances  at  winning  the  NL  East  dropped  down  to  12%  after  suffering  a  disappointing  2-4  defeat  to,  to  the  surging  Philadelphia  Phillies.  The  Mets  coming  into  last  night's  meeting,  have  been  on  quiet  the  struggle  as   of  late,  considering  they've  allowed  Atlanta  and  Philadelphia  to  come  within  arms   reach  of  possibly  snagging  1st  place  away  from  New  York.  At  this  time.  Mets  were  also  3-7  in  their  last  10  games  with  a  15%  chance  of  winning  out  the  NL  East.  Mets  didn't  stay  scoreless  for  long  and  paid  the  Phillies  back  in  the  3rd  inning,  once  Dominic   Smith  hit  a  single  to  right  field  and brought  home Nimmo  to  score,  1-1.  Now  the  Mets   with  2  outs  already  in the  top  of  the  8th  would  try  to  score  more  runs,  but  instead  Michael  Conforto  would  suffer  a  Strikeout  off  Archie  Bradley's  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  the  sides  retired.  Mets  were  struck  out  by  Bradley  back  to back  times  and  were  held to  no runs  or  hits  to  seal  the  games  first  8 innings.  The  Mets  then  in  the  top  of  the  9th would  come  within  two  runs,  once  Villar  blasted  a  home  run  towards  right  center  field  and  made  things  2-4.  An  at  bat  later  and  Nimmo  would  knock  a  fly ball  out  and  this  game  would  come to  an abrupt  end.  Mets  drop  to  22-25  when  versing the  NL East,   were  outscored  2-0  in  the  8th  and  sunk  down  to  a  56-53  record.















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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  Los  Angeles  Angels  were  dealt  hearing  that  Anthony  Rendon  is  expected  to  miss  the  rest  of  the  MLB  season.  Due  to  needing  surgery  for  his  impinged  hip.  For  Anthony  Rendon  he  has  had  a  really  bad  year  this  season,  considering  he  has  a  batting  average  of  .240  and   6  total  homers  on  217  plate  appearances  through  58  played  games.
























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The Atlanta Braves moved back to .500 on the 2021 season and swept the St. Louis Cardinals in this three game regular season series, following a much needed 8-4 win.  The Braves slid into Thirsday night's bout,  looking to slide one game past .500 on the year and carried around a 27-27 record when playing on the road.  Freddie Freeman helped the Braves take a 1-0 3rd  inning lead after blasting a single and got Carlson home.  Now we are going to shift out attentions towards the 8th  inning, where Austin Riley zipped in a 2-run homer and allowed Freddie Freeman to reach home plate,  thus tying this game  up at 4-4.  Keep note this would be Riley's 8th  home run in his past 13played games.  Then with a bases loaded situation and 2 outs in the top of the 8th inning,  you'd see Alex Reyes toss a ball 4 to Adrianza and he'd get Dansby Swanson home,  thus going up by one, 5-4.  Braves outscored St.  Louis 6-0 to close this inning. Braves would eventually put this game to sleep and sent St. Louis fans home mad, after Will Smith darted a 92 mile per hour fastball to Rondon,  who ended up knocking a pop fly ball in the bottom 9th and forced the 3rd and final out of this game. Braves on a 3 game win streak, bullpen struck out 5 total batters and increased their record to 55-54.




The St. Louis Cardinals walked the Atlanta Braves 8 total times and it led to a difficult 4-8 loss.  Cardinals coming into Thursday night baseball, were hoping to steer clear of falling 3 games to none in this three game regular season series, following a tough 4-7 loss to the Braves, just one game ago on Wednesday.  Keep in mind to that St. Louis blew a 3-0 lead towards the middle of that game.  Now Andrew Knizner on a 3-2 count would ding a solo homer to left field and knotted this game up at 1-1.  However, the Cardinals would find a way to break this game's 2-2 tie, after Tyler O'Neil was able to score thanks to Toussaint's pitch going passed his catcher for a Pitching mistake and took a 3-2 lead in the bottom 6th. Afterwards on the defensive side of things,  the Cardinals bullpen came in clutch thanks to Cabrera firing a sinker that traveled at 98 miles per hour to Strikeout Heredia and force out number 3. Cardinals ended the top of the 7th, by allowing no hits or runs and this game stayed a 3-2 St. Louis lead. At this point in time. Next, the Cardianls relief Pitcher Alex Reyes had issues trying to control his throws as he allowed 3 runs on 4 walks at this point in time of the game. Reyes is just the first relief Pitcher to allow 40  or more walks in a season. Cardinals racked in 8 hits to the Braves 7, secured 33 At-bats and dropped to a 53-55 record.






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The  Atlanta  Braves  rallied  back  from  a  3-0  deficit  and  slid  back into  .500  on  the  season,  following  a  big  7-4  three  run  win  against  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals.  The  Braves  walked  into  Wednesday  night's  bout,   just  one  win  away  from  climbing  back  to  .500  in  2021  and  were  in  search  of  back  to  back wins  after  knocking  off  the  Cardinals  6-1,  back  on  Tuesday  night  baseball.  With  the  help  of  Jon  Lester,  who  fanned  out  7  batters  through  6  innings  and  ended  with  an  ERA number  of  4.45.  Now  a  player  to  keep  your  eye  on  is  Jorge  Soler  as  he  turned  in   8  home  runs  since  returning  from  the  MLB  All-Star  break,  which  ties  him  for  2nd  throughout  the  league.  Atlanta   would  come  within  one  run  in  the  top  of the  5th  with  2  outs  and Jorge  Soler  hammered  a  solo  home  run  to  make  things  2-3.  Jorge  Soler  has  now  knocked   home  runs  in  2  consecutive  games.  He  was  also  3  of  3  when  appearing  at  the  plate,  at  this  point  in  time.  Braves  eventually  took  their  first  lead  of  the  game  after  Adam  Duval  knocked  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought  home  Dansby  Swanson,  4-3  in  the  6th  inning.   The  Braves  would  find  a  way  to  regain  their  lead  back  in  the  8th  inning,  following  a  Joc  Pederson  double  to  right  field  and  got  Heredia  and  Swanson  to  reach  home  plate,  7-4.  Be  aware  to  that  Ryan  Bader  had  tried  to make  a  sliding  catch  but  the ball  bounced  off  the  tip  of  his  glove,  before  then  running  into  his  teammate  moments  after   on  a  hustle  play.  Braves  tallied  in  18  total  bases  to  the  Cards  11,  racked  in  1  stolen  base  and  improved  to  54-54  record.





The   St.  Louis  Cardinals  struggling  bullpen  allowed  2  home  runs  and  10  hits,  while  falling  one  game  beneath  .500,  following  a  reeling  4-7  loss  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.  The  Cardinals  stepped  foot  into  last  night's  matchup,  hoping  to  avoid  falling  2 games  to  none  to  the  Braves  in  this 3  game  regular  season  series  and  were also  looking  to  slide  past  .500  on  the  year,  as  they  came  in  with  a  53-53 win/loss  record.   Nolan  Arenado  in  the  bottom  of  the  1st  would  deliver  a  3-run  homer  to  left  field  and  made  this  score  3-0.  Also  happen  to  be  Nolan  Arenado's  21st  homer  of  the  year.   Despite  giving  up  a  lead  midway  into  the  game,  you'd  see  Paul  Goldschmidt  deliver  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  Ryan  Carpenter  home,  tying  this  game  at  4-4,  during  the  7th  inning.  Keep  in  mind  to that  a  Ryan  Carpenter  steal  from  1st  base  to  2nd  would  be  the  key  reason  to  St.  Louis  scoring  this  run.   St.  Louis's  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the  bottom  of  the  9th,  after  Carlson  suffered  a  Strikeout  on  Will  Smith's  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and  it  forced  the  3rd  out.  Happ  struck  out  5  batters  through  5  innings,   offense  was  hit  twice  by  a  pitch  and  fell  to  a  53-54  record.

















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The  Houston  Astros  quieted  the  fans  by  earning  an  impressive  3-0  shutout  win,  over  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Astros  came  into  this  matchup,  hoping  to  snap  their  2  game  losing  streak  while  turning  in  580  runs  in 2021  and  it  happens  to  be 1st  throughout  the  entire  MLB.  Houston  also  tossed  in  Lance  McCullers,  who  so  far  has  punched  in  an  8-2  record  when  on  the  mound  and  struck  out  115  total  batters  through  57  innings  pitched.  Including  a  3.23  ERA.  Keep  note  to  that  Lance  McCullers  during  this  year's  regular  season  has  tallied  in  a  1.64  ERA  through  eleven  pitched  innings,  when  going   up  against  Los  Angeles.    Lance  McCullers  pitched  6.2  innings  while  allowing  4  hits,  no  runs,  9  Strikeouts  and  a  3.02  ERA.  Along  with  his  win/loss  record  getting  boosted  to  9-2. Now  the  Astros  would  be  the  team  to  strike  first,  after  Michael  Brantley  delivered  a  double shot  towards  right  field  and brought  home  Maldonado, thus  going  up  1-0.  Afterwards,  during  the  games  bottom  of  the  5th  inning,  you'd  spot  Lance McCullers  tossing  a  slider  at  88  miles  per  hour  to  Strikeout  Mookie  Betts,  who  was  caught  looking for  out  number  2.  Followed  up  by  McCullers  then  forcing  a  speedy  97  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  get Justin  Turner  out,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out  and  the  sides  would  go  their  separate  ways.  Then  by  the  time  the  8th  inning  had  rolled  around  and  the  Astros  would  push  their  lead  to   three,  following  an Alvarez  2-run  homer  to  right  center  field  and  allowed  Alex  Correa  to  reach  home  plate,  3-0.   Astros  road  record  pounces  to  31-22,  snapped  2  game losing  streak  and  they  were  sky rocketed  to  a  65-42  record.


























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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  take  a  1-0  series  lead  and  outscored  the  Washington  Nationals  5-2  in  the  9th,  as  this  game  ended  in  a  wild  7-5  win.  The  Philadelphia  Phillies  coming  into  yesterday's  bout,  were  looking  to  climb  back  to  .500  on  the  year  and  were  also  in  search  of  taking  a  1-0  series  lead  in  this  4  game  regular  season  stand.   Starting  Pitcher  Ranger  Suarez  allowed  no  hits,  no  runs,  1  Strikeout  and  an  ERA  number  of  1.04  through  three  innings.   Now  the  Phillies  would  be  the  first  team  to  break  the  0-0  tie  in  the  5th  inning,  following  Herrera  homering  to  right  center  field,  1-0.   However,  the  Phillies  defense  came  in  clutch  midway  into  the  games  bottom  6th  and  rebounded  from  a  previous  homer,  after  seeing  Josh  Bell  walk  up  to  the  plate  trying  to  give  Washington  a  2-1  lead,  but  instead  he  struck  out  looking  off  a  Jose  Alvarado  99  mile  per  hour  sinker,  as  this  game  remained  tied  at  1  apiece  and  the  sides  went  there  separate  ways.   Then  the  Phillies  would  regain  a  2-1  lead  in  the  top  of  the  7th,  after  seeing  Andrus  Machado's  pitch  go behind  his  Catcher  and  it  allowed  Jean  Segura to  get  home.  Unfortunately  Philadelphia  a  few  at  bats  later  would  be  denied  of  scoring  their  3rd  run  of  the  ball  game,  after  Miller  knocked  a  fly  ball  towards  left  field  to  Yadiel  Hernandez,  who  then  darted  the   ball  all  the  way  to  home  plate  so  J.T.  Realmuto  could  tag  out  Bryce  Harper,  thus  forcing  the  sides  to  retire  on a  double  play.  Phillies  ended  the  top  of  the  7th  by  racking  in  1  hit,  1  run  and  outscored  the Nats  1-0.  Two  innings  later  in  the  9th  and  the  Phillies  regained  a  5-3  lead,  thanks  to  J.T.  Realmuto  zipping  a  single  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Segura  and  Jankowski.  Phillies  moved  back  up  to  .500  on  the  year,  recorded  17  total  bases  to  Washington's  12  and  improved  to  a  53-53  record.





The  Washington  Nationals  have  now  lost  57  games  in  the  regular  season  and  have  also  allowed  opposing  teams  to  score  494  runs  against  them  in  2021,  following  a  tough  5-7  loss  to  the  Philadelphia  Phillies.  The  Nationals  came  into  last  night's  bout,  carrying  around  a  49-56  record  had  just  a  1%  chance  of  making  this  year's  MLB  Postseason.  Washington  was  also  looking  for  back  to  back  wins  after  defeating  the  Cubs  6-5,  back  on  Sunday  night.  Despite  a  reeling  defeat,  Josiah  Gray  go  the  start  on  the  mound  and  allowed  4  hits,  1  run,  1  homer,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  4.85  ERA  through  5  strong  innings.   The  Nationals  got  themselves  out  of  a  sticky  situation  in  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  with  men  on,  after  Mason  Thompson  fired  a  96  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  Strikeout  Hoskins,  thus  retiring  the  sides. Nats allowed  just  2  hits  to  cap  off  the  games  first  half  of  the  6th.  Eventually  the  Nationals  were  able  to  tie  this  contest  up  in  the  bottom  6th,  following  Stevenson's  solo  home  run  and  made  things  1-1.  Afterwards,  Ryan  Zimmerman  would  be  responsible  for  helping  his  team  come  within  one  run  in  the  7th  inning,  once  he  knocked  a  single  to  shallow  left  field  off  Alvarado's  curveball  and  allowed  Barraza  to score,  thus  taking a  then  3-2  lead.  For  the  Nationals  they  were  able  to  inch  closer  to  the Phillies  four  run  lead  in  the  9th  inning  of  play,  once Kieboom  knocked  a  2-run  home  run  towards  left  field  and  allowed  Hernandez  to  score,  5-7.  Thereafter,   a  couple  of  bats  later  with  2  outs  and  Parra  would  be  struck  out  by  Ian  Kennedy's  93  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  force  this  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Nationals  were  denied  back  to  back  wins,   fell  to  21-21  when  playing  the  NL  East  Division  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  49-57  record.























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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  knocked  off  the  Boston  Red  Sox  by  score  of  and  swept  this  this  three  game  regular  season  series.    The  Rays  stepped  foot  into Sunday  night's  bout,  standing  in  1st  place  in  the  AL East  Division,  due  to  knocking  off  the  Red  Sox  by  a  score  of  9-5  back  on  Saturday  night  baseball.  Rays  also   standing  tall  with  3  consecutive  wins  in  a  row  as  well.  This  game   game  would  no  longer  be  scoreless,  following  Lowe  blasting  a  2-run  home run  to  right  field  and  brought  home  Mike  Zunino,  1-0.  During  the  3rd  inning.  Rays  did  manage  to  outscore  Boston  2  runs  to  none  to  cap off  the  games  first  three  innings  of  the  day.  Then  by  the  time  the  5th  inning had  come  and  Margot  would  be  responsible  for  pushing  the  Rays  lead  back  up  to  two,  thanks  to  his  single  and  drove  in  Franco,  3-1.  Now  during  the  games  7th  inning  with  2  outs,  you'd  spot  Garrett  Whitlock  tossing  a  96  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  Mike  Zunino,  who  ended  up  hitting  a  foul  ball  towards  the  Catcher  and  it  forced  out  number  3  to  retire  the  sides.  Rays  allowed  no  more  than  2  hits  and  no  runs  to  seal  off  the  games  first  7  innings.  Rays  winning  streak  bounced  to  4  consecutive,  bullpen  fanned  10  total  batters  and  they  bounced  up  to  a  64-42  record.



As  for  the  Boston  Red  Sox  they  now  trail  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  by  1.5  games  back  in  the  AL  East,  while  dropping  their  last  4  games  in  a  row,  following  a   tough  2-3  one  run  defeat.  The  Red  Sox   coming  into last  night's battle,  were  standing  0.5  games  back  from  re-taking  1st  place  in  the  AL  East  and  both  teams  at  this  time  had  matched  on  identical  win/loss  records.  Along  with  Boston  riding  a  3  game  losing  streak  in  the  process.  Red  Sox  at  some  point  in  this  game  were  able  to  chip  into  the  Rays  two  run  lead,  following  a  4th  inning  solo  home  run  from  Hunter  Renfroe  and  made  things  1-2.  Afterwards,  a  few  innings  later  during  the  top  of  the  7th  inning  and  Alex  Verdugo  would reach  home  plate  off  a  Rasmussen  pitching  mistake,  which  allowed  the  Sox  to come  within  one  run,  while  trailing  2-3.  Unfortunately  this  would  be  their  final  run  scored  moving  forward.  Eventually  this  game  would  reach  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  where  J.D.  Martinez  blasted  a  fly  ball  towards  shallow  right  field  off  Matt  Wisler's  81  mile  per  hour  slider,  but  would  be  quickly  recorded  out  and  this  bout  would  come  to  an  abrupt  end.  Red  Sox  outscored  Tampa  Bay  1-0  in  the  7th,   offense  tallied  in  1  RBI  to  the  Rays  3  and  fell  to  a  63-44  record.


































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OUT  OF  COMMISION  FOR  A  BIT:  Unfortunately  for  the  Seattle  Mariners  they would  be  hit  with  Hector  Santiago  suffering  a  suspension  of  80  played  games  after  a  positive test  of  some  type  of  testosterone  chemical.  Now  this  all  comes  after  the  league  got  rid  of    the  gripping  enhancer  policy.  By  Hector  Santiago  suffering  this  suspension,  he  could  really  put  his  team  at  a  disadvantage  moving  forward,  and  he's  a  talented  player  when  on  that  mound.  As  of  right  now  we  have  just  three  months  left  of  the  2021  season  and  the  Mariners  are  currently  standing  in  3rd  place  in  the  AL  West  Division  with  a  56-49  record  and  trail  8.0  games  back  from  1st.  So  hopefully  Seattle  can  pile  up  win  streaks  and  be  in  the  Postseason  by  the  time   his  suspension  is  over. Hector  Santiago  finished  2021  with  a  1-1  record,  while  throwing  30  Strikeouts  and  earned  an  ERA  number  of  3.42  through  26  innings  pitched.  Keep  note  that  Santiago  is  a  Strikeout  machine  and  that's  one  key  thing  Seattle  is  going  to  lose  for  next  80  matchups.




















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NEW  HOME:  The  Oakland  Athletics  thought  it  was  best  to  trade  away  Jesus  Luzardo  to  the  Miami  Marlins  and  in  return  they  would  receive  Starling  Marte.  Now  the  2-time  gold  glove  winner,  Starling  Marte  has  been  on  the  move  quite  a  bit  as  of  late.  Starling  Marte  with  his  first  move  to  Miami  from  Pittsburgh  during  the  2020  season,  before  going  on  over  to  Arizona  midway  through  2020  as  well  and   and  now  ended  right  here  in  Oakland.  However,  during  Starling  Marte's  short  stint  with  the  Marlins,  he'd  pile  in  a  combined  total  of  65  runs,  97  hits,  38  RBI's,  11  home  runs  and  finished  with  a  batting  average  of  .551.
























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The Los Angeles Angels have moved back to .500 on the 2021 MLB season, following an impressive 1-0 shutout Victory, over the Oakland Athletics. The struggling Angels have slid into yesterday afternoons contest,  just one win away from climbing back up to .500 on the year. Ohtani also happens to  lead the league with 37 home runs. For LA they would jump on to a 1-0 3rd inning lead, following Ohtani  delivering a double towards center field and brought home Thasis. Thereafter, the Angels tried to extend their lead to two in the bottom of the 4th inning, but instead Mayfield suffered a Strikeout off Irvin's 93 mile per hour sinker and this game remained a 1-0 Angels  lead. Now the Angels defense came in clutch during the games 9th inning of play, after Iglesias tossed a 90 mile per hour changeup to Matt Kemp,  who would suffer a foul tipped Strikeout to force out number 3.  LA has a 17-28 record when versing the AL West Division, Ohtani snags 82 total RBI's in 2021 and they up to a 52-52 record.













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The  Tampa  Bay Rays  now trail  the  Boston  Red  Sox  by  0.5 games  back  in  the  AL  East  Division  and  the  offense  tallied  in  a  three  home  run  night,  in order  to  earn  a  huge  7-3  Victory  in  last  night's  battle.  The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  slid  into  Friday  night's  bout,  looking  for  win  number  63  of  2021  and  stood  in 2nd  place  while  trailing  the    the  1st  place  Red  Sox  by  1.5  games  back.    Now  Josh  Fleming  got  the  start  on  the  mound,  as  he  allowed  8  hits,  3  runs,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  4.15  ERA  through    5  strong  innings  pitched.  During  inning  number  1  the  A's  would  secure  a  2-0  lead,  following   Diaz  crushing  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought  in  Austin  Meadows  to  score.   Then  during  the  games  3rd  inning  of  play,  you'd  catch  Franco  zipping  in  a  double  to  right  field  and  brought  home  Cruz  and  Diaz,  4-0.   Now  let's  shift  our  attentions  to  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning,  where  Randy  Arozarena   crushed  a  solo  home  run  to  left  field  and  by  doing  so   he  was  able  to  push  Tampa  Bay's  lead  to    6-2.   Rays  turned  in  2  home  runs  while  earning  3  total  hits  to  wrap  up  the  games  first  four  innings.  However,  this  game  would  finally  come  to  an  end  in  the  final  inning  of  the  9th,  after  relief  Pitcher  Jeffrey  Springs  fired  an  84  mile  per  hour  changeup  to  Strikeout  Xander  Bogaerts,  who  was  sent  out  swinging  and it  forced  the  3rd  out.  Rays  defense  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  seal  the  9th  inning  off.  Rays  tallied in  0  team  hits,   6  RBI's  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  62-42  record.








The  Boston  Red  Sox  still  own  a  one  game  lead  over  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  in  the  AL  East,  yet they  suffered  a  difficult  3-7  loss  in  yesterday's  matchup.    The  Boston  Red  Sox  stepped  foot  into  Friday  night  baseball,  having  a  two  game  lead  over  the  Rays  in  the  AL  East  Division,  while  being  7-3  through  their  past  10  played  games.   Now  as  this  game  approached  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning,  you'd  see  Alex  Verdugo  walk  up  to  the  plate  with  2  outs  already  and  tried  to  add  in  their  first  scored  run  of  the  game,  but  instead  he  suffered  a  Strikeout  call  off  Josh  Fleming's  91  mile  per  hour  sinker.  Red  Sox  turned in  just  1  hit  and  two  batters  suffered Strikeouts  to  wrap  up  the  top  half  of  the  3rd.  However,  the Boston  Red  Sox  would  finally  get  on  the  board  and  climbed  within  three  runs  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  following  Vasquez  knocking  a  single  towards  right  center  field  and  it  allowed  Xander  Bogaerts  to  score,  1-4.  Afterwards,  you  would  spot  Dalbec  delivering  a  single  shot  of  his own  and  it  flew  through  left  field,  while  bringing  home  Hunter  Renfroe,  2-4.   Now  let's  jump  on  over  to  the  top  of  the  5th  inning,  where  Hunter  Renfroe delivered  a  double  shot  towards  left  center  field  and  by  ding  so  he  was  able  to  bring  home  Xander  Bogaerts,  but  still  trailed  3-6.  Unfortunately  this  would  be  the  Red  Sox's  third  and  final  run  scored  for  the  rest  of  the  game.   Red  Sox  are  riding  a  current  2  game  losing  streak  as  we  speak,  bullpen  struck  out  7  batters  and  they fell  to  a  63-42  record.























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ONTO  A  NEW  HOME:  The Blue  Jays  are  continuing  to  strengthen  their  bullpen,  after  they  agreed  to  sign  right  handed  Pitcher,  Joakim  Soria  to  a  2  year  deal  for the  upcoming  2021  season.  As  I've  stated  about  Toronto  they  are  in  need  of  Pitching  more  than  ever  and  Soria  is  a  player  who  can  really  operate  the  majority  of  innings  pitched,  along  with  an  ERA  number  of  1.87  and  it  currently  leads  the  MLB.  Unfortunately  in  2021  this  year....Soria  has  a  1-4  record  when  on  the  mound,  while   securing  31  Strikeouts  and  a  4.30  ERA  number  through  29.1  innings  pitched.























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 END  OF  AN  ERA  IN  CHICAGO:  The  New  York  Yankees  have  officially  traded  away  Alcantara  and  Vizcaino  to  the  Chicago  Cubs  and  in  return  they  picked  up  Anthony  Rizzo.  Yankees  do  it  yet  again!  As  Anthony  Rizzo  is  going  to  bring  pure  power  when  he  steps  into  the  batters  box  to  hit.  One  thing  is  that  the  Yankees  are  for  sure  powerful  hitters  offensively.  Anthony  Rizzo  spent  10  years  with  the  Chicago  Cubs  organization  and  even  won  the  2016  World  Series  Championship,  after  defeating  the  then  Cleveland  Indians'  in  7  games.  Be  aware  to  that  the  Cubs  trailed  in  that  series  3  games  to  1,  before  making  an  incredible  comeback  to  win  it  all.  Rizzo  end's  his  10  year  tenure,  by  securing  3,292  runs  scored,  787  RBI's  and  of  course  243  home  runs.  Including  5  homers  and  9  RBI's  in  his  final  30  played  games  as  a  Chicago  Cubs player.  But  here  in  2021,  Rizzo  has  turned  in   80  hits,  14  home  runs,    41  runs,  40  RBI's  and  4  stolen  bases  on  323  plate  appearances.

















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Frankie  Montas  was  able  to  fan  out  10  total batters  through  7  strong  innings  and  the  Oakland  Athletics  trail  the  1st  place  Astros  by  5.5  games  back,  following  an  impressive  4-0  shutout  win,  over  the  LA  Angels.  The  Athletics  slid  into  Thursday  night's  bout,  already  having  a  57-46  record  and  were  trailing  the  1st  place  Astros  by  6  games  in  the  AL  East  Division.  The  Oakland  Athletics  got  off  to  a  fast  1st  inning  1-0  lead,  following  Lowrie  blasting  a  ground  ball  out  towards  2nd  base,  but  allowed  Canha  to reach  home  plate.  A  few  at  bats  later  and  Ramon  Laureano  zipped  in a  double  to  shallow  left  field  and  got  Olson  an   newly  acquired  Starling  Marte  home,  3-0.  Then  Frankie  Montas  in  the  6th  inning  of  play  would  fire  a  97  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Marsh  and  it  forced  the  3rd  and final  out.  Montas  struck  out  al  three  batters  in  order  and  capped  off  the  games  bottom  of  the   6th  inning.   However,  the  Oakland  Athletics  would  eventually  put  this  game  away  in  the  7th  inning,  following  a  Quintana  pitching mistake that  allowed  Canha  to  get  to  2nd  base  and  got  Andrus  to  score,  thus  pushing  their  lead  to  four,  4-0.   Frankie  Montas  now  has  132  Strikeouts  in  2021,   team  tallied  in  2  Stolen  Bases  to  LA's  1  and  jumped  up  to  a  58-46  record.


























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BREAKING:  The  San  Francisco  Giants  officially  traded  minor  league  player  Alexander  Canario  and  a  righty  in  Caleb  Killian  to  the  Chicago  Cubs  and  in  exchange  they  were  able  to  snag  Kris  Bryant.  Now  the  Giants  are  getting  a guy  who  can  play  in  three  different  places  when  in  the  outfield  area.  He  is  also  an  all  around  type  of  player  when  on  defense.   Kris  Bryant  has  pure  power  when  swinging  that  bat  and    so  far  this  season  he  has  turned  in  87  hits,  18  home  runs,  51  RBI's  and  a  batting  average  of  .267  on  326  plate  appearances.  






















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BREAKING: This  just  in......the  Toronto  Blue  Jays  have  acquired  relief  Pitcher,  Brad  Hand  from  the  Washington  Nationals.  This  is  BIG  for  the  Blue  Jays  bullpen  moving  forward.  Keep  note   that   the  Blue  Jays  have  have  been  struggling  so  far  this  season  and  with  Brad  Hand  coming  in,  he  could  bring  in  at  least  some  type  of  help.  Now  the  Blue  Jays  bullpen  this  season  have  given  up  135  home  runs  which  is  22nd  in  the  league  and  on  top  of  this.......they've  also  allowed  307  walks  and  that  happens  to  be  26th  in  the  league.  































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BREAKING:  The  Texas  Rangers  felt  it  was  best  to  sign  number  two  MLB  draft  selection  of  2021,  Jack  Leiter  out  of  Vanderbilt  University  to  a  $7.9  Million  Dollar  deal.  Now  Jack  Leiter  in  2021  has  earned  an  11-4  record  when  stepping  on  to  the  mound  while  allowing  48  hits,   30  runs  and  has  179  Strikeouts  with  a  2.13  ERA  through   110  Pitched  Innings.  



































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IN  THE  PIN  STRIPES:  The  New  York Yankees  have  officially  brought  in  Joey  Gallo  from  the  Texas  Rangers.  Joey  Gallo  thus  far  this  season  has  tallied  in  25  home  runs,  55  RBI's  and  a  batting    average  of  .223.  Now  Joey  Gallo  is  a  guy  who  is  going  to  fit  in  just  right  with  the  Yankees,  as  he's  a  great  defensive  player  when  playing  in  the  outfield  and  is  a   big  guy  who  can  really  swing  that  bat.  He  brings  power.  


























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The  Milwaukee  Brewers  take  a  2-0  regular  season  series  lead  and  have  outscored  the  Pittsburgh   Pirates  16-3  in  this  three game series,  following  a  dominating  7-3  win.  The  Milwaukee  Brewers  slid  into  Wednesday's  contest,  having  already  secured  three  victories   in  their  past  4  games.   Along  with  hoping  to  take  a  2  games  to  none  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series.  Brewers  in  the  1st  inning  would  jump  out  to  a  1-0  lead,  following  Garcia  hitting  a  single  to  center  field  and  brought  home  Kolten  Wong.  Thereafter,  just  three  innings  later  and  you'd  see  Lorenzo  Cain  earn  his  12th  RBI  of  the  2021  season,  thanks  to  his  double  towards  dep  right  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Avisail  Garcia  and  Narvaez  to  score,  thus  going  up  by  three,  3-0.  Good  news  for  the  Brewers  is  that  their  night  continued  to  get  even  better  by  the time  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  had  rolled  around,  once  Urias  hit  a  double  and  brought  home  Tyrone  Taylor  and  Rowdy Tellez,  as  they  pushed  their  lead  to  5-0.  Milwaukee  tallied  3  hits  while  shutting  out  the  Pirates  3  runs  to  none,  in  order  to close out  the  games  first  half  of  the  6th  inning. Now  relief  Pitcher,  Eric  Lauer  had  got  himself  out  of  a  bases  loaded  situation, after  Stallings  delivered  a  pop  fly  ball  and  it  forced  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  the  bottom  of  the  6th,  as  both sides  retired.   Afterwards,  during  inning  number  7  it  would  be  Tyrone Taylor  knocking  a  game  ending   single  to  right  center  field  and  got  Garcia  to  score,  increasing  their  lead  to  7-1.  Eric  Lauer  tossed  out  4  batters  while  earning  a  3.50  ERA  through  three  innings  pitched,  offense  racked  in  7  RBI's  to  the  Pirates  3  and  jumped  up  to  a  60-42  record.




The  Pittsburgh  Pirates  have  now  lost  8  out  of  their  past   9  games  to  the  Milwaukee  Brewers,  following  a  tough  3-7  loss.   the  Pittsburgh  Pirates  stepped  foot  into  last  night's  matchup,  looking  to  make  a  turnaround  after  getting  obliterated  by  the  Brewers  and  lost  by  a  score  of  9-0,  back  on  Tuesday  night  baseball.  With  that  being said....the  Pirates  so far  have  lost  7  of  their  past  8  matchups  when    versing  the  Brewers at  this  time.  Now  by  the  time  the  game  got  into  the  bottom  7th,  you'd  spot  Castro  blasting  a  solo  home  run  ad  came  within  6  runs,  trailing  1-7.  Then  a  few  plate  appearances  later  and  Ben  Gamel  suffered  a  Strikeout off  Eric  Lauer's  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  the  sides  went  their  separate  ways.  Were  now  going  to  shift  our  attentions  over  to  the  games  final  inning  in  the  9th,  where  Castro  pounced  a  2-run  home  run  off  Josh  Hader's  86  mile  per  hour slider  and  made  things  3-7.  Also  happen  to  be  Castro's  5th  homer  of  the  2021   MLB  season.  Unfortunately  that  would  be  all  she  wrote,  after  Wilmer  Difo  knocked  a  line  drive  hit  towards  left  field  and  would  be  recoded  out,  thus  ending  this  Wednesday  night  contest.   The  Pirates  outscored  Milwaukee  2-0  in  the  9th,  bullpen  gave  up  2  home runs  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  38-63  record.




















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BREAKING:  The  newly  formed  Cleveland  Guardians  have  officially  gone  ahead  and  secured  a  left  handed  Pitcher  in  Alex  Young  from  the  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  This  is  big  for  the  Guardians  and  why  you  might  ask yourself?  Well....by  adding  in  Alex  Young  they've  now  brought  in  extra depth  to help  boost  the  rotations  of  the  Guardians  bullpen.  Alex  Young  spent  3  MLB  years  with Arizona  and  he  will  end  that  tenure  by  racking  in an  11-15  win/loss  record  when  stepping  on  to  the  mound,   148  total  Strikeouts  and  a  4.73  ERA number.

























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The  San  Francisco  Giants  winning  streak  bounced  to  2  straight  and  improved  to  a  32-15  record  when  playing  on  home  field,  following  an  impressive  2-1  win,  over  the  LA  Dodgers.    The  Giants  entered  this  matchup,  looking  to  secure  a  1-0  lead  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series.  Giants  also  are  1st  throughout  the  MLB  with  151  home  runs  in  2021.  Now  the  Giants  at  some  point  during  this  game  got  on  the  score  sheet,  but  not  until  the  5th  inning,  after  Buster  Posey  knocked  a  single   through   center  field  and  brought  home  Slater,  in  which  he  would  be  able  to  tie  this  game  up  at  1-1.  However,  the  Giants  would  somehow  find  a  way  to  capitalize  off  a  Dodgers  mistake  in  the  8th  inning  of  play,  after  Cody  Bellinger  fired  a  heater  of  a  pass  over  to  the  3rd  baseman  Justin  Turner  but  the  ball  went  over  his  head  and  it  brought  in  Buster  Posey  to  score  at  home  plate  off  a  Ruf  ground  ball  out.    Giants  secured  a  1-0  series  lead  over  LA in  this  3  game  regular  season  series,  secured  a  14-10  record  when  versing  the  NL  West  and  improved  to  a  63-37  win/loss  record.





Urias  struck  out  5  batters  while  letting  up  6  hits  through  5.2  innings  pitched  and  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  now  trail  the  1st  place  Giants  by  3.0  games  back,  after  suffering  a  difficult  1-2  loss  against  their  rivals  of  the  NL  West.  Dodgers  entered  last  night's  bout,  seeking  to  bounce  back  from  a  disappointing  series  against  the Giants  during  that  last   go  around,  after  dropping  their  final  two  games  of  that  4  game  regular  season  series.   Dodgers  had  also  thrown  in  Urias  to  start  on  the mound,  as  he  has  tallied  in  a  12-3  record  and  posted  127  Strikeouts  through  119  Pitched  Innings.  Including  a  3.63  ERA.  For  the  Dodgers  they  would  be  responsible  for  breaking  this  0-0  tie  during  the  5th  inning,  following  a  McKinney  single  that  flew  through  deep  right  center  field  and  brought  home  Cody  Bellinger,  thus  going  up  1-0.  Now  Julio  Urias  was  fire  through  the  games  first  five  innings  of  play,  as  he  delivered  an  89  mile  per  hour  fastball  while  elevating  the  ball  and  was  able  to  Strikeout  Solano  to  force  out  number  2. This  also  happen  to  be  Julio  Urias's  4th  Strikeout  of  the  night  at  this  time.  Then  it  quickly  got  followed  up  with  Estrada  basting  a  line  drive  knock  towards  the  mound  and  was  instantly  recorded  out  and  the  sides  would  retire.  Unfortunately  for  the  Dodgers  their  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the  9th  inning,  after Cody  Bellinger  knocked  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  it  forced  out  number  2.  Then  an  at  bat  later  and  A.J.  Pollock  would  hit  a  fly  ball  to  right  field  for  a  3rd  out.  As  both  sides  went  their  separate  ways.  LA  was  shutout  1-0  in  the 8th,  Urias  finished  with  a  3.54  ERA  and  they  pummel  themselves  down  to  a  61-41  record.




























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The  Boston  Red  Sox  rallied  from  a  run  down  and  secured  a  1-0  regular  season  series  lead,  following  a  crazy  5-4  win  against  the  Toronto  Blue  Jays.  The  Red  Sox  coming  into  this  matchup,  were leading  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  by  just  1  game  in  the  AL  East  Division  and  were  looking  to  snag  a  1-0  series  lead  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series.   Fun  Fact:  Between  these  two  teams  since  last  year's  shortened  pandemic  season  they  have  had  their  last  12  matchups  decided  by  two  or  fewer  runs,  which  happened  to  be  9th  in  the  league.    Red  Sox  in  the  2nd  inning  broke  the  games  0-0  tie,  following  Alex  Verdugo  blasting  a  single  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Hunter  Renfroe,  1-0.  Next,  Boston  pushed  their  lead  to  two  runs,  once  Chavis  knocked  a  ground  ball  towards  the  shortstop  area,  before  being  recorded  out  at  and  getting  Alex  Verdugo  to  score  at  the  plate,  2-0.  Now  the  Red  Sox  defense  came  in  clutch  during  the  games  top  of  the  7th,  after  Siemen  blasted  a  line  drive  out  towards  Kiki  Hernandez,  who  then  darted  the  ball  to  2nd  base  and  then  getting  Siemen  out  at  1st,  thus  earning  a  double  play  to  force  out  number  three  of  the  3rd  inning.  But  Alex  Verdugo  in  the  8th  inning  would  give  Boston  the  Red  Sox  a  one  run  lead  again,  following  his  2-run  home  run  towards  to  right  center,  while  bringing  home  Hunter  Renfroe   and  made  the  score  5-4.  Red  Sox  outscore  Toronto  2-0  in  the  8th,   Pivetta  allowed  6  hits  while  striking  out  3  batters  through  4.2  pitched  innings  and  jumped  out  to  a  62-39  record.








Vladimir  Guerrero  was  held  to  just  2  hits  and  the  Toronto  Blue  Jays  AL  East  record  fell  down  to    21-25  in  2021  this  year,  as  they  sustained  tough  4-5  loss  to  the  high  powered  Boston  Red  Sox.  The  Toronto  Blue  Jays  coming  into  last  night's  bout,  were  hoping  to  rebound  from  a  tough  5-4  loss  to  the  Mets,  back  on  Sunday  and  lost  5-4,  due  to  McNeil' game  ending  double.  Blue  Jays  also  had  a  21-24  record  when  versing  teams  inside  the  AL  East.  Now  keep  in  mind  to  that  Vladimir  Guerrero  so  far  in  2021  has  32  home  runs,  79  RBI's  and  a  batting  average  of  .329,  which  leads  the  entire  Toronto  team.  Despite  a  tough  reeling  one  run  loss,  the  Blue  Jays  eventually   chipped their  way  back  into  this  game  during  the  2nd  inning,  following  Vladimir  Guerrero  zipping  in  a  single  to  left  field,  1-2.  Afterwards,  the  Blue  Jays  found  a  way  to  dig themselves  out  of  an  early two  run  deficit,  once  Semien  knocked  a  single  to  center  field  and  allowed  George  Springer  to  reach  home  plate,  2-2.  For  Toronto  in  the  games  5th  inning  of  play,  you'd  spot  Bichette  crushing  a  2-run  homer towards  left  field,  while  giving  his  team  their  first  lead  all  night,  4-3.  Now  come  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs  George  Springer  would  come  up  to  the  batters  box  and  delivered  a  pop  fly  ball  and  was  immediately  recorded  out,  which  wrapped  this  contest  up.  Guerrero  tallied  his  80th  RBI  of  2021,  offense  turned  in  1  home  run  to  the  Sox's  2  and  staggered  themselves  to  a  49-47  record.  












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The  Chicago  White  Sox  bullpen  tossed  out  9  batters  on  8  hits  and  they  picked  up  their  59th  win  of  the  2021  season,  as  they  held  off  a  surging  Milwaukee  Brewers  and  won  by  score  of  3-1.  The  White  Sox  entered  last  night's  battle,  riding  a  5-5  record  through  10  played  games.   Lance  Lynn  got  the start  on  the  mound  and  turned  in  6  hits  allowed,  1  run  scored,  struck  out  6  White  Sox  batters  and  earned  a  1.91  ERA  through  6  innings.    Now  Seby  Zavala   during  the  2nd inning  would  blast  in  a  single  to  right  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.  Afterwards,  Lance  Lynn  hammered  in  a  single  towards  right  field,  while  bringing  in  Seby  Zavala  to   make  things  3-0.  However,  in  the  games  4th  inning,  Brandon  Woodruff  would  toss  in  a  97  mile  per  hour  slider  to  Strikeout  Vaughn,  which  forced  out  number  1.  Followed  by  a  few  at  bats  later  and  Zavala  would  knock  a  ground  ball  towards  the  mound,  before  being  recorded  out  at  1st  base.  As  the  sides  retired.   Then  with  2  outs  in the  top  of the  6th,  Chicago's,  Vaughn  would  come  up  to  the  plate  and  try  to  increase  his  teams  lead  to  four,  but  he  unfortunately  suffered  a  97  mile  per  hour  Strikeout  by  Brandon  Woodruff  and  it  forced  out  number  3.  Along with  keeping  this  game  at  a  3-1  White  Sox's  lead.  White Sox  tallied  3  RBI's  to  Milwaukee's  1,  Lance  Lynn  bounced  to  a  10-3  record  when  on  the  mound  and  they  improved  to  a  59-40  win/loss  record.






The  Milwaukee  Brewers  have  now  fallen  to  2-1  when  versing  the  Chicago  White  Sox  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series,  following  a  very  difficult  1-3  two  run  loss.   The  Milwaukee  Brewers  coming  into   Sunday  night's  bout,  already  having   a  2-0  record  when  taking  on  the  White  Sox  in  this  3  game  regular  season  series.  Brewers  were  also  just  5th  in  the  MLB  with  491  runs  scored  this  season.  Now  at  one  point  or  another,  you'd  see  Milwaukee  chip  into  Chicago's  lead,  following  Bradley  Jr  blasting  a  double  towards  deep  right  field  and  came  within  two  during  inning  number  5,  1-3.  Eventually  in  the  games  bottom  9th,  the  Brewers  would  get  one  last chance  to  overcome  a  two  run  lead,  but  instead  Urias  suffered  a  tipped  foul  Strikeout  from  Hendrik's  for  the  2nd  out.   Quickly after  and  it  would  then  be  Wong  knocking  a  fly  ball  to  center  field,  before  being  recorded  out,  which  forced  the  games  final  out.  Brewers  were  held  to  just  1  hit  the entire  8th  inning  of  play.  Bullpen  struck  out  11  Chicago  players,   offense  tallied  12  total  bases  and  fell  to  a  58-42  record.

































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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  pick  up  win  number  60  on  the  2021  MLB  season  and  defeated  the  Cleveland  Guardians  for  an  11th  time  this  year,  which  ended  in  a  demoralizing  8-2  win.  The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  have  entered  last  night's  matchup,  needing  just  one  more  win  to  reach  60  on  the  2021  season  and  were  just  1.0  games  back  from  possibly  moving  into  1st  place,  as  the  Rays  had  just  four losses  more  then  the  Red  Sox  at  this  point  in  time.  Including  Tampa  Bay  looking  to  increase  their  4  game  winning  streak  to  five.   Starting  Pitcher,  Drew  Rasmussen  through  3  total  innings  would  allow  1  hit,  1  run  scored,  3  Strikeouts  an a  4.41  ERA  number.   The  Rays  early in  the  top  of  the  1st  inning,  had  watched   watched  Ji-Man  Choi  rocket  in  a  solo  homer  and  went  up  1-0.  Then  by  the  tie  the  top  of the  3rd  inning  had  rolled  around,  you'd  see  Tampa  Bay   quickly  boost  their  lead  to  three  runs,  following  Austin  Meadows  blasting  a  2-run  home  run  towards  right  field  and  allowed  Ji-Man  Choi  to  find  home  plate,  4-1.  Tampa  Bay  scored  4  runs  to  the  Guardians  0  to  seal  the  games  top  of  the  3rd.  Afterwards,  during  the  games  bottom  4th  you  would  see  Louis Head  relief  for  Drew  Rasmussen  and  delivered  a  94  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Reyes,  which  forced  the  innings  2nd  out.  An  at  bat  later  and  Bradley  knocked  a  line  drive  hit  to  3rd  base  and  was  immediately  called  out,  thus  forcing  the  sides  to  retire.   Eventually  Austin  Meadows  would seal  the  Guardians  night  up  in  the  9th  inning,  thanks  to  his  2-run  home  run  that   flew  through  right  center  field  and  allowed  Choi  to  reach  home  plate  safely,  8-2.  Rays  are  tied  with  the  Red  Sox  for  1st  place  in  the  AL  East  Division,  outscored  the  Guardians  3-0  in  the  8th  and  improved  to  a  60-39  record.






The  Cleveland  Guardians  fell  back  to  .500  on  the  season  and  their  record  dropped  to  0-3  when  versing  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series,  following  a  reeling  2-8  defeat.  The  Guardians  slid  into  yesterday  afternoon's  battle  on  Saturday,  looking  to  steer  clear  of  falling  back  down  to  .500  on  the  year,  while  having  an  0-2  record when  playing  the  Rays  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series.  Along  with  riding  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.   Now  Bradley  would  be  responsible  for  tying  this  contest   up  at  1-1  in  the  2nd  inning  of  play,  following  his  solo  homer  to  left  center field.  Thereafter,  just  four  innings  later  in  the  6th  inning  and  you'd you'd  see  Ramirez  blast  a  ground  ball  out   towards  1st  base,  but  did manage  to  get  Zimmer  home,  making  this  their  second and  last  scored  run  of  the  night,  2-4.  Also  this  would  be    as  close  as  the  Guardians  came  to  possibly  taking  a lead.   Then  come  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs  and  Mercado  had  knocked  a  line  drive  ball  to  1st  base,  before   being  recorded  out,  as  it  would  force  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Guardians  were  outhit  13-5,  racked  in  just  9   total  bases  to  the  Rays  29  and  fell  down  to  a  48-48  record.























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The  Colorado  Rockies  rallied  back  from  a  three  run  deficit  and  they  improved  to  a  10-34  record  when  playing  on  the  road,  following  a  nail  biting  9-6  10th  inning  win,  against  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  struggling Colorado  Rockies  had  stepped  foot  into  Friday  night's  matchup  with  LA,  riding  a  tough  9-34  record   when  going  on  the  road  and  an  18-26  record  when  versing  teams  within  the  NL  West  Division.  Just  keep  note  that  the  Rockies  in  2021  are  in  4th  place  while  trailing  19.0  games  back  from  1st.  For  the  Rockies  they  would  chip  into  LA's  three  run  lead  in  the  3rd  inning,  following  Diaz  crushing  a  solo  homer  to  left field  and  by  doing  so  he  made  things  1-3.  Then  the  Rockies  started  to  make  positive  strides  come  the  top  of  the  6th  inning,  where  Trevor  Story  rocketed  a  home  run  of  his  own  and  brought  his  team  within  two,  2-4.  Rockies  tallied  in  just  1  homer  and  outscored  LA  2-1  to  seal  the  top  of  the  6th.  Afterwards,  during  the  top  of  the  8th,  you'd  spot  the  Rockies  taking  their  first  lead  all  night  long,  thanks  to  Hillard  ripping  in  a  solo  homer  to  right  field  and  went  up  6-5.  Now  as  I  mentioned  before   this  would  end  up  in  extra  innings  and  come  the  10th,  you  would  see  Charlie  Blackmon  securing  a  game  winning  2-run  home  run  towards  right  field  and  got  Trevor  Story  to  score,  9-6.  Rockies  19-26  in  the  NL  West  Division,   Trevor  Story  has  12  homers  on  the  season  and  they  jumped  out  to  a  43-54   record.



The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  bullpen  still  shaky  after  giving  up  9  runs  on  12  hits  and  they  suffered  their  40th  loss  of  the  2021  regular  season,  following  a  difficult  6-9  defeat  to  the  struggling  Colorado  Rockies.  The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  coming  into  last  night's  bout,  were  coming  off  a  tough  5-3  loss  against  the  Giants,  back  on  Thursday  night  baseball.  Keep  in  mind  that  LA  finished  that 4  game  regular  season  series  with  a  1-3  record.  The  Dodgers  quickly  got  up  to  a  1-0   lead  in  the  1st  inning,  after  Will  Smith  launched  a  double  towards  center  field  and  allowed  Chris  Taylor  to  get  home.  Two  at  bats  later  and  Beaty  pushed  LA's  lead  to  three,  following  his  single  to  left  field  and  his  ability  to  bring  home  Cody  Bellinger.  3-0.    LA  capped   off  the  games  1st  inning  of  play,  by  securing  3  runs  on  4  hits  and  outscored  Colorado  3-0.   Now  we  are  going  to  jump  on  over  to  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  and  LA  increased  their  lead  back  to  two,  thanks  to  Pollock  basting  in  a  single that  allowed  Cody  Bellinger  to  reach  home  plate,  5-3.  Eventually  the  Dodgers  were  able  to  battle  back  in  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning,  as  Justin Turner  ended  up  getting  walked  on  a  ball  4  call  and  it  brought  home  McKinney  to  score,  thus  tying  this  game  up  at  6-6  and  forced  this  game  into  extra  innings.  Dodgers  were  outscored  3  runs  to  none  in  the  10th,   Price  tossed  out  4  total  batters  on  3  runs  earned  through  5.2  innings  pitched  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  59-40  record.































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The  Oakland  Athletics  trail  the  1st  place  Astros  by  2.5  games  back  and  Manaea  struck  out  a  best  13  total  batters  through  7  tough  innings,  which  culminated  into  a  solid  4-1  Victory,  over  the  Seattle Mariners.  Oakland  Athletics  came  into  last  night's  game,  trailing  the  1st  place  Astros  by  3.0  games  back  in  the  AL  West  Division.  Including  the  A's    offense  racking  in  121  home  runs,  which  was  10th  throughout  the  MLB.  Now  Manaea  in  the  3rd  inning  had  utilized  a  beauty  of  a  93  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  Strikeout  France,  thus  forcing  out  number  3.  Then  two  innings  later  in  the  5th  and  Ramon  Laureano  would  reach  an  infielding  single  towards  the  mound,  as  he  brought  home  Andrus,  1-0.  Thereafter,  it  would  be  Murphy  increasing  the  Athletics  lead  to  two  runs,  following  his  single  that  went  through  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Mooreland  to  reach  home  plate,  2-0  in  the  6th  inning.  However,  the  Athletics  continued  to  hammer  the  Seattle  Mariners  in  last  night's  contest,  considering  in  the  8th  inning  where  Matt  Olson  would  hit  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out,  but  did  manage  to  get  Brown  to  home  plate  safely,  pushing  lead  to  4-1.   A's  shutout  the  Mariners  2-0  in  the  8th,   offense  tallied  in  2  stolen  bases  and  jumped  out  to  a  56-42  record.




As  for  the  Seattle  Mariners  they  fall  to  21-16  in  the  AL  West  and  are  now  18-26  when  playing  on  the  road,   after  suffering  a  difficult  1-4  loss  to  the  Oakland  Athletics.  The  Seattle  Mariners  entered  this matchup  against  their  division  rivals,  sitting  in  3rd  place  in  the  AL  West,  while  looking  to  snap  the  A's  2  game  win  streak.   Keep  note  that  Haniger  is  leading  the  team  with  23  home  runs  and  59  RBI's.  Despite  a  disappointing  defeat,  the  Seattle  Mariners  finally  found  a  way  to  cut  into  the  A's  two  run  lead  in  the  7th  inning,  as  Murphy  zipped  a  solo  home  run  to left  field  and  made  things  1-2.  Eventually  during  the  games  bottom  9th,  you'd  spot  Bauers  walking  up  to  the  plate  and  knocked  a  ground  ball  towards  2nd  base,  before  being  recorded  out  at  1st,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out.  Mariners  were  allowed  just  1  hit  to  seal  the  9th.  Haniger  had 4  plate   appearances  with  no  hits  or  runs,  bullpen  tossed  out  just  4  batters  and  they   dropped  down  to  a  51-46  record  in  2021.



















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The  St.  Louis  Cardinals  yet  again  moved  back  to  .500  on  the  2021  season  and  snagged  3rd  place  away  from  the  Chicago  Cubs  in  the  NL  Central  Division,  following  a  nail  biting  3-2  win  in  extra  innings.  The  St.  Louis  Cardinals  entered  last  night's  bout,  looking  to  bounce  back  from  a  7-6  loss  to  the  Cubs,  back  on  July  the  20th.  The  Cardinals  defense  gave  up  a  total  of  6  runs  in  the  9th  inning,  after  originally  having  a  6-1  lead.  With  that  being  said,  the  Cardinals  and  Cubs  yet  again  were  all  tied  up  for  3rd  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division.  Cards  should  give  their  Pitcher,  Adam  Wainwright  some  credit,  after  allowing  6  hits,  1  run,  1  Earned  Run,  5  Strikeouts  and  a  3.56  ERA  through  7   innings  pitched.  Cardinals  finally  got  themselves  on  the  board  and  tied  this  game  up  at  1-1  in  the  7th  inning,  following  a  Harrison  Bader  double  to  left  center  field  and brought  home  DeJong.  allowed  up  by  Dylan  Carlson  then  ending  Chafin's  24  game  scoreless  streak,  by  launching  a  double  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Bader,  thus giving  St.  Louis  their  first  lead  all  game  long,  2-1.  At  one  point  or  another  this  game  would  end   up  going   into  extra  innings  and  it  ended   in  the  10th,  following  Yadier  Molina  hitting  a  game  winning  double  that  flew  through  left  center  field  and  the  ball  bounced  over  the  wall,  in  order  to  bring  home  Paul  Goldschmidt,  3-2.    Cards  tallied  15  total  bases  to  the  Cubs  14,  offense  racked  in  a  3  RBI  night  and  pounced  their  win/loss  record  to  48-48. 







The  Chicago  Cubs  dropped  to  4th  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division   and  fell  to  1-2  when  versing  St.  Louis  Cardinals  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series,  following  a  difficult  2-3  one  run  defeat.  Cubs  entered  Wednesday  night's  battle  against  the  Cardinals,  looking  to  secure  a  2-1  lead  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series.  Along  with  being  just  one  win  away  from  .500.  Despite  a  tough  loss,  Kyle  Hendrix   still  came  in  and  allowed  8  hits,  2  2 runs,  2  earned  runs,  struck  out  3  batters  and  finished  with  a  3.61  ERA  through  6.1  innings  pitched.   Chicago  Cubs  in  the  3rd  inning  would  see  David  Ortega  blast  a  triple  towards  right  field  and  allowed  Hoerner  to  get  home,  1-0.  Now  the  Cubs  would  make  yet  another  mistake  when  on  the  bases  during  the  top  of  the  6th,  as  Javier  Baez  was  to  reach  a  fielder's  choice  towards  the  Shortstop  area,  but  Willson  Contreras  would  be tagged  out  at  at  home  to  force  the  innings  2nd  out.  An  at  bat  later  and  Happ  would  blast  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base,  before  being  recorded  out   at  1st.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  and  final  out.  Afterwards,  during  the  top  of  the  8th  inning,  you'd  see  St.  Louis  record  a  double  play,  after  Tepera  fired  an  85  mile  per  hour  slider  to  Strikeout  DeJong  for  out  number  2.  Including  tagging  out  Tyler  O'Neil  who  was  caught  trying  to   steal  2nd  base,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out.  Then  the  Cubs  would  finally  find  a   way  to  tie  this  game  up  at  2-2,  following  Eric  Sogard  knocking  a  pinch  hit  double  towards  center  field  and  brought  in  Hoerner,  during  the  top  of  the  9th.  This  would  unfortunately  be  their  last  run  of  the  game.  Cubs  need  two  wins  to  climb  back  to  .500  in  2021,    were  out  batted  by    St.  Louis  38-36  and  dropped  down  to  a  47-49  win/loss  record.













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Relief  Pitcher,  Will  Smith  earned  his  19th  save  of  the  2021  MLB  season  and  the  Atlanta  Braves  cruise  past  the  San  Diego  Padres  for  a  2-1 Victory.  The  Atlanta  Braves  coming  into  last  night's  matchup,  were  just  two  wins  away  from  climbing  back  to  .500  on  the  year  and  have  tallied a  5-5  record  through  their  past  10  played  games,  so  far.   The  Atlanta  Braves  would strike  early  and  fast  during  the  2nd  inning,  following  Heredia  blasting  a  single  to  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  in  Almonte  to score,  thus going  up  1-0.    Thereafter  just  five  innings  later  in  the  6th,  you'd  spot  Freddie  Freeman  rocketing  in  a  solo  homer  to  left  filed  and  broke  the  games  1-1  tie,  to  go  up  2-1.  Now  we  are  going  to  shift  our  attentions  over  to  the  9th  inning,  where  Will Smith  came  in  to  relief  for  Chris  Martin  and  tossed  out  Eric  Hosmer  with  a  93  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  force  out  number  2.  Afterwards,  just  two  at  bats  later  and  Carantini  rocketed  a  ground  ball  out  towards  2nd  base  and  this  game  would  come  to  an end.   Braves  bullpen  tossed  out  6  batters  while  allowing  just  5  hits,  Freddie  Freeman  tallied  in  his  22nd  home  run  of  2021  and  they  improve  to  a  46-47  record.    




Yu  Darvish  falls  to 7-4  when  stepping  onto  the  mound  in  2021  and  the  San  Diego  Padres  losing  streak  has  reached  2  in  a  row,  after  sustaing  a  tough  1-2  loss  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.  The  San  Diego Padres  came  into Tuesday  night's battle,  tossing  in  Yu  Darvish   who has  posted  a  7-3  win/loss  record,  while  striking  out  125  batters  through  105  Pitched  innings.  Padres  also  trailed  5.5  games  ack  in the  NL  West  Division.  So  Tommy  Pham  in  the  4th  inning,  would  crush  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  towards  left  field  and  brought  home  Jake  Cronenworth,  thus  tying  this  game  up  at  1-1.  Then  in  the  games  bottom  5th,  Yu Darvish  quickly  rebounded  after  walking  Toussaint,  by  delivering  a  fastball  with  the  speed  of  93  miles  per  hour  and  forced  a  Strikeout  on  Joc  Pederson  on  his  6th  pitch.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  out  and  the  sides  would retire.  Darvish  in  the  5th  inning  struck  out  1  batter  while  allowing  no  runs  or  hits  to  close  out  the  games  first  5  innings  of play.   Yu  Darvish  struck  out  3 batters  on  4  hits  through  5.2  innings  pitched,  tallied  7  total  bases  to  the  Braves  9  and fell  down  to  a  55-42  record.






















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The  St. Louis  Cardinals  have  powered  themselves  back  to  .500  on  the  season  and  their  2  game  win  streak  was  bumped  up  to   3  straight,  after  picking  up  a  much  needed  8-3  Victory,  when  going  against  the  Chicago  Cubs.  The  Cardinals  coming  into  Monday  night's  game,  were   looking  to  increase  their  2  game  winning  streak  to  three  and  power  themselves  back  up  to  .500  on  the  year.  Including  the  Cardinals  coming  off  an  important  2-1  win  against  the  Giants,  back  on  July  the  17th.    Cardinals  in  the  3rd  inning  of  play  would  go  up  1-0,  thanks  to  Carlson  hitting  a  single  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Bader.  Thereafter,  Bader  was  able  to reach  a  fielders  decision  towards  left  field  and  it  allowed  Yadier  Molina  to  get  home,  3-0.  Keep  in  mind  to  that  this  score  was  set  up  on  Javier  Baez  firing  a  pass  over  his  Catcher's  head and  it  would  be  Chicago's  second  error  of  the bottom  of  the  4th.  At  this  point  in  time.   Cubs  continued  to  have issues  in  the  bottom  4th  after  Mills  tossed  a  ball  4  to  Carlson  and  it  allowed  Edman  to  score,  4-0.  This would  be  the  Cubs  3rd  error  by  this  point  in  time.  Now  we  are  going  to  shift  our  attentions  over  to  the top  of  the  8th,  where  Paul  Goldschmidt  basted  a  solo  home  run  to  right  center  field  and  St.  Louis  at  this  time  tallied  back  to  back  homers,  8-1.  With  this  score  it  now  means  Paul Goldschmidt's  hitting  streak  would  get  pushed  to  14  in  a  row,  which  is  most  than any  other  player  on  the  St.  Louis  roster  in  2021.  Woodford  tallied  in  6  total  Strikeouts  through  5.2  pitched  innings,  outscored  the  Cubs  3-0  in  the  6th  and  improved  to  a  47-47  record.




The  Chicago  Cubs   Cubs  fall  to  4th  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division  and  it  moved  the Cardinals  into  3rd,  following  a  stinging  3-8  loss  to  the  St. Louis  Cardinals.  Both  teams  coming  into  this  matchup  last  night,  were  each  tied  for  3rd  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division  with  a  20-21  record.  Including  Chicago  offensively  racking  in  118  home  runs  in  2021,  which  happen  to  be  8th  in  the  league. The  Chicago  Cubs  big  three  players  in  Kris  Bryant,  Javier  Baez  and  Anthony  Rizzo  since  the  2015-2016  season  are  combined  for  457  home  runs,  1,457  runs  and  1,450  RBI's.  Which  is  1st  place  in  all  three  phases.  Despite  a  tough  defeat,  the Cubs  ended  the  bottom  4th  by  allowing  themselves  to  tally in   6  defensive  mistakes, while  giving  up  4  runs  on  2  hits.  The  Cubs  would  eventually  in  the  7th  inning  finally  get  on  the  scoreboard,  following  Wisdom  crushing  a  solo  homer  towards  left  field  and  made  things  2-8.  Then during  the  8th  inning  of  play,  you'd  see  Kris  Bryant  knock  a  ground  ball  out  to  3rd  base,  but  still  got  Anthony  Rizzo  home  and  came  within  five,  3-8.  However,  during  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs   Chirinos  would  zip  in  a  fly  ball  to  left  center  field  while   being  recorded  out,  as  this  matchup  came  to  an  end.  Cubs  were  held  to  just  1  hit  the  entire  9th  inning  of  play.  Cubs  drop  to  a  20-22  record  when  facing  teams  in  the  NL  Central,   offense  racked  in  jut  1  home run  all game  long  and  fell down  to  a  46-48  record.  


























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BREAKING:  News  broke  just  two  days  ago  that  the  Chicago  White  Sox  went along  and  inked  their  Righty,  Lance  Lynn  to  a  2  year  $38  Million  Dollar  deal.  Lance  Lynn  will  also  be  expected  to  make  a  little  over  $18  Million  Dollars  over  the  course  of  this  new  2  year  deal.  Lance  Lynn  in  2021  has  posted  a  9-3  win/loss  record  when  on  the  mound,  while  allowing  63  hits  and  struck  out  105  batters  through  90.2  Pitched  Innings  and  has  the  AL's  top  ERA  number  in  baseball,  which  is  1.99.



















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A  depleted  New  York  Yankees  are  now  2-7  when  taking  on  the  Boston  Red  Sox  this  season,  following  a  dominating  9-1  Victory.  The  New  York  Yankees  came  into  this  bout,  standing  in  4th  place  in  the  AL  East  Division  with  a  47-44  record,  while  trailing  8.0  games  back.  Yankees  also  just  two  night's  ago  had  ended  their  7  game  losing  streak  against  the  Red  Sox  in  2021.    The  story  of  the  Yankees  2021  season  has  been  up  and  down  pretty  much  all  year  long,  as  they've  been  dealing  with  Covid-19  and  injury  issues.    Gleyber  Torres  opened  up  the  scoring  scoring  in  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning,  as  he  crushed  a  solo  homer  off  Perez's  93  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  left  field  and  made  things  1-0.  New  York  then  extended  their  lead  to  two  runs  in  the  3rd  inning,  after  Giancarlo  Stanton  was  able   to  reach  a  fielders  decision  towards  Shortstop  and  got  Greg  Allen  to  score,  2-0.  Stanton  also  tallied  his  43rd  RBI  of  2021.  Yankees  would  continue  to  put  it  on  Boston  come  the  7th,  as  Odor  delivered  a  2-run  home  run  that  flew  418  feet  towards  right  center  field  and  allowed  Brett  Gardner  to  reach  home  plate,  pushing  lead  to  5-0.  Also  happen  to  be  Hernandez's  5th  home  run  given  up  when  versing  lefties  this  season.  Yanks  finally  put  the  dagger  in  the  Sox  night,  after  LaMarre  knocked  a  2-run  home  run  of  his  own  pushed  his  teams  lead  to  9-1,  during  the  bottom  8th.  Yankees were  walked  7  times,  bullpen  tossed  out  9  total  batters  and  they  leaped  up  to  a  48-44  record.



The  Boston  Red  Sox  losing  streak  crept  up  to  two  straight  after  dropping  back  to  back  games  against  the  New  York  Yankees  this  week,  following  a  difficult  1-9  beatdown  defeat.  The  Boston  Red  Sox  coming  into  Sunday  night's  battle,  were  looking  to  secure  their  8th  win  when  versing  New  York  this  season.  However,  Boston  has  been  on  quiet  the  slump  as  of  late,  considering  they  have  won  4  out  of  their  last  6  through  10  played  games.  Now  Kiki Hernandez  during  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  tried  to  spark  the  Red  Sox  after  delivering  a  line drive  hit  towards  left  field  and  was  instantly  recorded  out.  As  both  sides  had  retired.  Sox  were  held  to  just  1  hit  to  close  out  the  games  first  five  innings  of  play.  Afterwards,   Red  Sox  in  the  top of  the  6th  inning  had  yet  another  scoring  chance  with  2  men  on  and  1 out  at  this  point  in  time,  but  Devers  suffered  a  98  mile  per  hour  Strikeout  by  Chad  Green  to  fore  out  number  2.  Followed  by  an  at  bat  later  and   Hunter  Renfroe  blasted  a  ground  ball  towards  3rd  base,  before  being  recorded  out  at  1st,  thus  ending  the  top  of  the  6th  still  scoreless.  THEN  FINALLY!  the  Red  Sox  got  themselves  on  the  bard  in  the  games  top  of  the  8th  inning,  once  Hunter  Renfroe  turned  in  a single  that  went  through  shallow  right  center  field,  but  still  trailed  by  6  runs,  1-7.   Red  Sox  AL  East  record  falls  to  22-12,  were  held  to just  1  hit  all  game  long  and  dropped  to  a  56-38  record.
















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NEW  DEAL:  The  Los  Angeles  Angels  have  brought  in  Adam  Eaton  midway  into  the  1st  half  of  this  MLB  season,  following  the  Chicago  White  So  surprisingly  letting  go  of  him.  Originally  the  Chicago  White  Sox  had  inked  Eaton  to  an  $8  Million  Dollar  deal  for  just  1  season  for  2021.  Unfortunately  he  did  not  play  as  the  Chicago  White  Sox's  organization  had  expected  this  season.   Eaton  in  2021  thus  far  has  turned  in  5  home  runs,  28  RBI's  and   a  .201  batting  average. 






















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Cal  Quantrill  struck  out  5  total  batters  with  just  4  hits  allowed  all  game  long  and  the Cleveland  Indians  are  trailing  the  1st  place  Chicago  White  Sox  by  8.0  games  back  in  the  AL  Central  Division,    following  a  well  deserved  3-2  Victory,  over  the  Oakland  Athletics.  The  Indians  came  into  this  matchup,  allowing  115  home  runs  against  their  bullpen  this  year,  which  is  21st  throughout  the  entire  MLB.  Cleveland  had  also  tossed   in  starting  Pitcher  Cal  Quantrill,  who  had  a  1-2  record  when  on  the  mound  while  throwing  out  43  batters  and  had  a  WHIP  of  1.38  through  61  innings  Pitched  in  2021.  The  Indians  finally  broke  through  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  and  took  a  2-1  lead,  tanks  to  Rosario  blasting  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  center  field  and allowed  Johnson  to  score.  Cleveland  forced  Montas  to  allow  2  runs   scored  on  2  hits  to  wrap  up  the  top  of  the  5th.    For  Cal  Quantrill  in  the  bottom  of  the  5th  inning,  would  help  the  Indians  force  out  number  3  after  Moreland  rocketed  a  fly ball  to  deep  center  field  and  was  immediately  recorded  out,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  Indians  defense  allowed  the  A's  just  1  hit  to  finish  off  the  games  first  five  innings  and  the  score  stayed  a  2-1  Cleveland  lead.   Eventually  the  Indians  increased  their  lead  to  two  in  the  8th  inning,  once  Reyes  towered  in  a  solo  home  run  towards  center  field  and  off  a  J.B.  Wendelken  95  mile  per  hour  fastball,  3-1.  Now  Reyes  coming  into  this  game  had  a  slugging  percentage  of  .693  when  facing  fastballs  in 2021.   Bullpen  allowed  no  home  runs,  Quantrill  jumps  to  a  2-2  record  on  the  mound  and  now  they  have  been  boosted  to  a  46-43  record.





Starting  Pitcher  Frankie  Montas  falls  to  8-8  on  the  mound  and  the  Oakland  Athletics  3  game  win  streak  was  snapped,  after  suffering  a  rough  2-3  one  run  defeat  at  the hands  of  the   Cleveland  Indians.  The  Athletics  rode  into  yesterday  afternoon's  matchup,  hoping  to  increase  their  3  game win  streak  to  4,  during  this  point  in  time.    Despite  a  tough  defeat,  Frankie  Montas   allowed  6  hits,  2  runs,   2  Earned  Runs,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  4.33  ERA  through  6  innings  pitched.  Athletics  made  their  presence  felt  early  in the  1st  inning,  following  Moreland  crushing  a double  shot  towards  right  field  and  brought  home  Olson  to  score,  1-0.  Afterwards,  during  the  top  of  the  4th  inning  Frankie  Montas  would  deliver  an  88  mile  per  hour  splitter  to  Strikeout  Bradley  for  the  2nd  out,  at  this  point  in  time.  Followed  up  by  Montas  then  firing  an  88  mile  per  hour  slider  to  strikeout  Ramirez,  who  was  caught  swinging  for  the  fences  for  the  3rd  and  final  out.  Frankie  Montas  struck  all  three  batters  out  in  order,  while  allowing  no  hits  or  runs  to  close  the  top  of  the  4th.    Next,  the  Athletics  in  the  bottom  of  the 7th  came  so  close  to  tying  this  game  up  at  2-2,  after  Andrus  delivered  a  fly  ball  towards  the  back  of  the  wall  in  deep  left  field  and  was  recorded  out  by  Eddie  Rosario.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  out.  Then  in  the  9th  inning  of  play,  you'd  see  Murphy  hit  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  by  doing  so  brought  home  home  Matt  Chapman,  2-3.  A  few at  bats  later  and  Elvis  Andrus  would  knock  a  ground  ball  towards  Shortstop  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st  base,  as  this  game  came  to  an  end.   A's  outscored  Cleveland  1-0  in  the  9th,  bullpen gave  up  a  homer  and  they  fell  to  a  53-41  record.
















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The  Boston  Red  Sox  AL  East  record  improves  to  22-10  and  they  have  now  defeated  the  New  York  Yankees  for  a  7th  consecutive  time  this  season,  after  picking  up  a  huge  4-0  shutout  Victory.  Boston  entering  this  Friday  night  bout,  have  been  crushing  New  York  this  season  so  far,  as  they've  defeated  them  in  their  past  6  matchups  and  turned  in  36  total  runs  to  the  Yankees  17  during  half  number  one  of  this  year.    Would  the  Red  Sox  dominance  over  New  York  continue?  Now  the  Red  Sox  were  able  to  jump  out  to  a  quick  1-0  2nd  inning  lead,  following  Hunter  Renfroe  blasting in  a  ground  ball  out  towards  the  shortstop  position,  but  allowed  Xander  Bogaerts  to  reach  home  plate.  Thereafter,  Boston  would  extend  their  lead  by  two  runs,  thanks  to  Christian  Arroyo  securing  a  2-run  home  run  that  flew  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Devers  in  the  process,  3-0.  Sox  ended  the  top  of  the  2nd,  by  outscoring  New  York  3  runs  to  none.  Then  about  six  innings  later  in  the  8th,  you'd  catch  J.D.  Martinez  zipping  in   a  solo  home  run  of  his  own  and  it  went  through  right  field,  4-0.   The  Red  Sox  eventually  had  their  closing  Pitcher,  Tanner  Houck  come  in  during  the  games  bottom  of  the  9th,  as  he  fired  an  86  mile  per  slider  to  Gardner  who  hit  a  ground  ball  out  towards  2nd  base  and  the  3rd  out  would  be  forced.  Thus  ending  this matchup.   Red  Sox  bullpen  allowed  just  3  hits,  4  RBI  night  for  the  offense  and  they  jump  up  to  a  56-36  win/loss  record.



































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The  San  Francisco  Giants  have  now  tallied  132  home  runs  in  just  this  season  and  their  win  streak  was  bumped  up  to  4  in  a  row,  after  holding  off  the  Washington  Nationals  and  won  by  score  of  3-1.  The  Giants  stepped  foot  into  last  night's  contest,  turning  in  131  home  runs  in  2021  which  is  currently  ranked  1st  place  throughout  the  MLB.  On  the  other  hand,  Giants  were  throwing  in  Kevin  Gauseman  to  start  on  the  mound,  where  he  had  an  8-3  record  while  earning  127  Strikeouts  through  108.2  innings  pitched.  The  Giants  would  jump  out  to  a  quick  2nd  inning  3-0  lead,  following  Curt  Casali  homering  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  was  able  to  bring  home  Steven  Duggar  and  Brandon  Crawford.    Now  Kevin  Gauseman  in  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning,  would   deliver  in  a  splitter  to  Strikeout  Erick  Fedde  for  out  number  2.  Followed  by  Gauseman  then  ending  the  inning    by  tossing  a  96  mile  per   hour  fastball  to get  Escobar  out and  forced  the  final  out  of the  3rd.  Gauseman  struck  out  back  to  back  batters  to  force  the  sides  to  retire.  Gauseman  is  now  9-3  when  asked  to  start  on  the  mound,  tallied  in  8  team  hits  to  Washington's  5  and  improved  to  a  57-32  win/loss  record. 



The  Washington  Nationals  have  fallen  to  an  18-25  record  when playing  on  the  road  this  year  and  their  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  4  consecutive  losses  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  1-3  loss  to  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  The  Nationals  coming  into  Saturday  night's  battle,  were  expecting  to  bounce  back  from  a  10-4  loss  to  the  Giants,  back  on  Saturday,  July  the  10th.  Nationals  are  also  22nd  in  the  league  with  97  home  runs  on  the  year  and  had  a  .409  in  their  slugging  percentage,  which  happen  to  be  11th  in  the  league.  The  Nationals  finally  were  able  to  get  on  the  scoreboard  after  being  shutout  for  six  full  innings,  up  until  the  7th,  where  Harrison  rocketed  an  infielding  decision  and  brought  home  Juan  Soto,  thus  coming  within  two  runs  1-3.  For  the  Nationals  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs,  you'd  see  Harrison  walking  up  to  the  late  before  blasting  a  line  drive  hit  towards  2nd  base  and  was  immediately  recorded  out  and  the  game  would  come  to  an  end.  Washington  tallied  in  just  1  hit  to  seal  the  top  of  the  9th.   Fedde  racked  in  7  Strikeouts  while  earning  a  4.59  ERA  number  through  5  total  innings,  Nationals  outscored  the  Giants  1-0  to close  the  7th  and  dropped  down  to  a  42-47  record.




















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INJURY  UPDATE:  Heartbreaking  news  hit  the  fan  of   the  Atlanta  Braves,  after  hearing  that  Ronald  Acuna Jr  will  now  be  out  for  the  rest  of  the  2021  MLB  season,  de  to  a  tearing  up  his  ACL  in  a  5-4  Victory  over  the  Marlins.  Now  Ronald  Acuna  Jr's  injury  had  happened  during  the  5th  inning  of  the  game  after  Chisholm  would  deliver  a  line  drive  hit  towards  right  field  as  Ronald  Acuna  was  chasing  the  ball,,  before  slamming  into  the  walls  and  dropped  to   the  grass  while  clutching  at  his  right  knee  in  tears.  Next  thing  you  know.....Ronald  Acuna  Jr  is  being  carted  off  the  field.  Ronald  Acuna  Jr  will  end  his  2021  season,  by  earning   84  hits,  24  Home Runs,  72  runs,  52  RBI's  and  a  batting  average  of  .283.  Including  a  slugging  percentage  of  .596.






























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The  New  York  Yankees   have  defeated  the  Houston  Astros  twice  in  a  7  day  span,  following  a  1-0  Victory.  The  Yankees  have  entered  yesterday's  matchup,  looking  to  knock  off  the  Houston  Astros  for  a  2nd  consecutive  time  this  week.  The  last  time  these  two  teams  met  was  back  on  July  9th,   where  their  bullpen  turned  in  a  combined  6  Strikeout  night,  while  allowing  3  runs  through  9  innings  in  a  4-0  shutout  win.  Gerrit  Cole  through  9  innings,  had  allowed  3  hits,  struck  out  12  batters  and  earned  an  ERA  number  of  2.68.  New  York   finally  in  the  3rd  inning  would  see  Aaron  Judge  blast  a  solo  home  run  to  left  field,  which  pushed  their  lead  to  1-0.  Now  Gerrit  Cole  in  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning,  would  utilize  a  beauty  of  a  slider  to  Strikeout  Yuli  Gurriel  and  forced  the  innings  1st  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Then  two  at  bats  later  and  Gerrit  Cole  would  fire  a  heavy  99  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Alvarez  to  force  out  number  3  and  the  game  ended.  Cole  allowed  just  1  hit  and  no  runs  to  close  out  the  bottom  9th.  Cole  jumped  to  a  9-4  record  on   the  mound,   offense   tallied  10  total  bases  to  the  Astros  3  and  earned  a  46-42  record.
























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The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  NL  West  Division  record  was  bumped  up  to  11-29  in  2021  and  they  held  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  to  just  2  runs  the  while  game,  following  a  5-2  Victory.  The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  slumped  into  this  contest,  standing  in  last  place with  a  25-64  win/loss  record  at  this  point  in  time.  While  having  just  a  1%  chance  to  make  the  MLB  Playoffs  in  2021.  Arizona  also  carried  around  a  10-29   record  when  versing  teams  in  the  NL  West.  Arizona  would  be  held  scoreless  until  the  5th  inning, where  Escobar  cranked  in  a  2-run   home  run  and  brought  Ahmed  home,  thus  taking  a  2-1  lead.  Peralta  in  the  top  of  the  7th  inning  was  able  to  extend  Arizona's  lead  to  two  runs,  after  knocking  a  single  that  traveled  through  shallow  center  field  and  brought  home  Rojas,  3-1.  Arizona  ended  the  games  first  five  innings,  by  outscoring  LA  2  runs  to  none.  Now  we  are  going  to  jump  on  over  to  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  where  Reddick  would  have  to  walk  to  1st  base  on  Jake  Reed's  90  mile  per  hour  sinker,  which  ended  up  in  a  ball  4  call and  it  got  Peralta  home  to  score,  5-2.  To  end  the  9th.....Arizona  tallied  2  runs  and  1  hit. Eduardo  Escobar  recorded  his  20th  home  run  of  the  2021  year,  bullpen  turned  in  7  Strikeouts  and  jumped  up  to  a  26-64  record.





The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  now  trail  the  1st  place  Giants  2.0  games   back  in  the  NL  West  and  they  suffered  a  rough  2-5  loss  to  the  last  place,  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  came  into  last  night's  matchup,  in  tight  battle  with  the  1st  place  leading  Giants  and  trailed  1.0 games  back  while  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  NL  West  Division.  Max  Muncy  also  comes  in  leading  the  team  with  18  home  runs.  Now  Pollock  in  the games  3rd  inning,  would  deliver  in  a  solo  home  run  to  right  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.  Afterwards,  during  the  7th  inning  of  play,  you'd catch  Mookie  Betts  hammering  a  ground  ball  out  to  3rd  base,  but  did  manage  to  get  Pollock  home,  climbing  within  one  run,  2-3.  Unfotunatlatey  this would  be  their  last  run  scored  moving  forward  with  this  game  last  night.  However,  the  Dodgers   in  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning,  would  catch  Soria  delivering  an  86  mile  per  hour changeup  to  Strikeout  Gavin  Lux  to  force  the  2nd  out.  Then  an  at  bat  later  and  Pollock  would   blast  a  fly  ball  to  left  field  and  was instantly  recorded  out,  thus  ending  this  game  and  a  possible  LA  comeback.  Dodgers  were  shutout  2-0  in  the  9th,   10  total  bases  to  Arizona's  13  and  dropped  down  to  a  54-35  record.












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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  have  edged  the  Chicago  Cubs  3-1  in  this  4  game  regular  season  series  and  are  also  one  game  behind  .500  in  2021,  following  an  impressive  8-0  shutout  win.  The  Phillies  coming  into  last  night's  battle,  were  looking  to  secure  a  3-1  record when  versing  the  Cubs  through  this  four  game  regular  season matchup.  Cubs  Phillies  also  were  expecting  to  climb  a  game  behind  .500.  Phillies  would  draw  first  blood  in the  2nd  inning  after  Realmuto  decided  to steal  home  plate  successfully  and got  Did  Gregarious  to  2nd  base,  1-0.  Now  we  are  going  to  shift  out  attentions  to  the  5th  inning  of  play,  as  Miller  delivered  a  2-run  home  run  that  flew  through  right  field  and  by  doing  so  allowed  Jankowski  to  reach  home  plate,  4-0.  This  also  happen  to  be  Miller's  second  of  three  home  runs  of  this  game.  Offensively,  Philadelphia's  offense  was  just  on  fire, due  to  Didi  Gregarious  pounding  a  2-run  homer  of  his  own  to  right  center  field  and  it  allowed  Bryce  Harper  to  score  at  home, 8-0.  During  the  7th  inning.   Eventually  the  Phillies  were  ready  to put  this  game  away  with  2  outs  in  the  bottom  9th,  following    relief  Pitcher,  Ranger  Suarez  utilizing  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Ortega,  thus  forcing  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Suarez  allowed  0  his  and  0  runs  to  close  out  the  bottom  9th.   Miller  has  earned  9th  home  run  of  2021,   Eflin  improved  to  a  4-6  record  on  a  5  Strikeout  night  through  6  innings  pitched  and  they  rolled  up  to  a  42-43  record.



















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The  Oakland  Athletics  will  now  be  without  their  closing  Pitcher,  Trevor  Rosenthal,  after  tearing  his  Labrum  in  his  hip  area.  Trevor  Rosenthal  is  expected  to  have  surgery  done  as  early  as  next  week.  Unfortunately  this  isn't  Trevor  Rosenthal's  first  serious  injury,  considering  he  had  Tommy  John  done  just  three  season  ago  and  was  not  good  coming  back.  Now  Rosenthal  has  suffered  a  rough  hip  injury  that  will  end  his   2021  MLB  season.  Rosenthal  actually  was  picked  up  by  the  Oakland  Athletics  in  February  of  this  year  and  it  was  to  bolster  up  their  bullpen.  Rosenthal  in  2020  last  year  played  for  the  Padres  and  Kansas  City,  where  he  turned  in  a  combined  total  of  12  total  hits  allowed,  6  runs,  38  batters  struck  out  and  a  ERA  number  of   of  3.29.  






















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The  New  York  Mets  even  this  series  three  game  regular  season  series  up  at  1  apiece, with  Jacob  DeGrom  going  over  a  1.00  ERA,  following  an  impressive  4-3  win  against  the  Milwaukee  Brewers.  The  Mets  coming  into  this  matchup,  were  looking  to  knock  off  the  Brewers  for  a  2nd straight  time  in  a  7  day  span,   during  this  2  game  regular  season  series at  this  point  in  time.   Last  time  these  two  teams  met  was  back  on  Monday,  July  the  5th  and  they  secured  a  4-2  win  off  Pete  Alonso  blasting  a  double  in  the  7th,  while  taking  a  3-1  lead.  Jacob  DeGrom  allowed  just  4  hits,  2  runs,  2  homer's  given  up, 10  Strikeouts  and  a  1.08  ERA  through  7  innings  pitched.  The  Mets   in  the  1st  inning  were  able  to  knot  this  game  up,  after  Francisco  Lindor  crushed  a  single  to  shallow  left  field  and  allowed  Nimmo  to  score  at  home  plate,  1-1.  Then  during  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  Jacob  DeGrom  would  utilize  a  101  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Strikeout  Nevarez, thus  forcing  the  3rd  and final  out  of  the  inning.  DeGrom  struck  out  all  three  batters  in  order  and  allowed  no  runs  or  hits  to  close   the  top  of  the  4th.  As  the  game  stayed  a  1-1  tie.  Three  innings   later  in  the 7th  and  New  York  would  tie  this  bout  up  yet  again,  following  Peraza  knocking  a  solo  home  run  through  left  center  field,  2-2.   At  some  point  or  another  the  Mets  would  be  able  to  put  this  game  away  for  Milwaukee,  after  McNeil  recorded  an  infielding  single  that  flew  to  2nd  base  and  got  Smith    and  Lindor  to  home  plate,  4-3.  The  Mets  secured  one  of    the  doubleheader  matchups,  McNeil  brought  in  the  winning  runners  and  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  45-38  win/loss  record.  




The  Milwaukee  Brewers  losing  streak  has  now  extended  to  three  in  a  row,  following  a  disappointing  3-4  one  run  loss  to  DeGrom  and  his  New  York  Mets.  The  Milwaukee  Brewers  coming  into  last  night's  bout  against  the  Mets,  had  an  8-2  record  through  their  past  10,  but  have  been  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  of  late.  Keep  note  that  the  Brewers  were  just  held  to  just  2  runs  on  5  hits  offensively,  while  Woodruff  struck  out  6  batters  and  allowed  4  hits  through  6.1  innings  pitched,  during  a  2-4  loss  three  days  ago.  Now  Milwaukee  in  the  1st  inning  would  see   Urias  crush  a  solo  homer  to  left  field  and  gave  his  team  an  early  advantage,  1-0.  Thereafter,  just  two  innings  later  in  the  5th,  you'd  see  Petersen  blast  a  home  run  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  broke  the  tie  to  give  Milwaukee  a  2-1  lead.  Eventually  the  Brewers  in  the  were  able  to  regain  a  one  run  lead  in  the  bottom  8th,  thanks  to  Christian  Yelich  taking  a  walk  after  being  struck  with  the  ball  on  a  pitch  and  it  brought  home  Petersen,  3-2.  Unfortunately  the  Brewers  would  watch  this   one  run  lead  go  down  the  drain,  during  last  night's  contest.  Mets  outscored  Milwaukee  2-1  in  the  8th,   tallied  10  total  bases  to  the  Mets  13  and  fell  to  a  52-36  record.   















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The  Boston  Red  So  hammered  in  2  total  home  runs  in  last  night's  5-4  Victory,  over  the  Los  Angeles  Angels.  The  Red  Sox  themselves  have  been  on  quiet  the  run  as  of  late....considering  they  were  9-1  through  their  last  10  played  matchups.  Boston  also  slides  in  with  a  53-32  record  and  it  means   that  they  are  the  best  team  in  the  AL  right  now.  The  Red  Sox  jumped  out  to  a  quick  1-0  lead,  due  to  Arroyo  blasting  a  solo  homer  in  the  2nd  inning  of  play.  Red  Sox  ended  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning,  by  turning  in  2  runs  on  3  hits  and  shutout  LA  2  runs  to  none.  Thereafter  during  the  4th  inning,  you'd  catch  Devers  hammering  a  beauty  of  a  2-run  home  run  to  center  field  and  really  broke  this  game  wide  open  for  his  team,  thus  going  up  4-1.  Then  in  the  games  5th  inning,  it  would  be  Santana  notching  a  single  that  flew  through  deep  right  center  field  and  brought  home  Xander Bogaerts,  5-1.  Now  the  Red  Sox  bullpen  came  in  clutch  in  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs,  after  Ohtani  crushed  a  ground  ball   to  2nd  base  on  an  Ottavino   80  mile  per  hour  slider  to  get  him  out,  as  the  the  game  came  to  an  end.




The  Los  Angeles  Angels  4  game  win  streak  has  come  to  an  abrupt  end  and  they  are  right  back  at  .500  on  the  year,  following  a  tough  4-5  defeat  to  the  Boston  Red  Sox.  The  Angels  sliding  into  this  three  game  regular  season  series,  having  already  won  6  out  of  their  last  7  played  games,  while  riding  a  4  game  win  streak.  Angels  were  throwing  in  Jose  Suarez  on  the  mound  after  putting  up  a  pretty  solid  month,  as  he  comes  in  with  a  3-1  record  and  a  1.98  ERA  through  2021.  Now  Lagares  helped  LA  earn  their  first  score  of  the  game,  after  delivering  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  left  field  and  was  recorded  out,  but  did  allow  Stassi  to  find  home  plate,  1-2,  during  the  bottom  of  the 2nd  inning.  Now  Jose  Suarez  during  the  games  top  of  the  3rd  inning  would  help  his  team  force  a  3rd  o  and  final  out,  thanks  to  getting  Arroyo  out  on  a  line  drive  towards  center  field  and  the  sides  went  their  separate  ways.  Suarez  allowed  no  runs   or  hits  at this  point  in  time.  However,  the  Angels  offense  had  been  woken  up  after  Rojas  turned  in  a  home  run  towards  right  center  field  and  made  things  5-3.  During  the  7th  inning.  Two  innings  later  in  the  9th  and  you'd  catch  Rojas  zipping  a  single  shot  through  shallow  left  field  and  allowed  Iglesias  to  find  home  plate,  thus  coming  within  one  run,  4-5.   Perez  tossed  out  3  batters  through  5.1  innings  pitched,  outscored  Boston  1-0  in  the  9th  and  fell  to  a  42-42  record.















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The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  are  trailing  just  one  loss  behind  the  Giants  in  the  NL  West  and  their  7  game  win  streak  was  moved  up  to  8  straight,  following  a  5-3  win  over  the  Washington  Nationals.  The  Dodgers  coming  into  Saturday's  bout,  were  trailing  0.5  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Giants  in  the  NL  West  and  were  on  a  massive  7  game  win  streak  as  well.  After  three  full  innings  of  a  scoreless  game,  you'd  see  Will  Smith  blast  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  center  field  and  brought  home  Max  Muncy,  1-0.  During  the  4th  inning.  Then  a  few  at  bats  later  and  Gavin  Lux  delivered  a  double  to  right  center  field  and  pushed  their  lead  to  3-0.  We'll  now  shift  over  to  the  9th  and  final  inning  of  play,  as  Chris  Taylor  hammered  a  game  ending  single  to  left  field  and  allowed  Gavin  Lux  to find  home  plate,  thus  going  up  5-3.  Dodgers  tallied  6  total  bases  to  the  Nationals  9,   Kershaw  struck  out  3  batters  on  3  hits  through  4  innings  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  52-31.




The  Washington  Nationals  were  outscored  1-0  in  the  9th  inning  and   fell  beneath  .500  on  the  year,  as  they  suffered  a  rough  3-5  two  run  defeat  to   the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers.  The  Washington  Nationals  entered  yesterday  afternoon's  contest,  hoping  to  move  past  .500,  as  they  carried  a  40-40  win/loss  record.    Now  here's  the  funny  thing.....the  Nationals  were  also  standing  in  2nd  place  and  trailed  the  1st  place  Mets  in  the  NL  East  by  2.5  games  back.   Now  the  Nationals  instantly  got  on  the  board  and  tied  this  matchup  up,  after  Gomes  crushed  a  3-run  home  run  off  Kershaw's  87  mile  per  hour  slider   and  made  things,  3-3.   Now  the  Nationals  in  the  bottom  of  the  9th  inning  had  2  one  more  chance  at  a  win  with  2  outs,  but  Bell  delivered  a  line  drive  out  towards  Shortstop  and  it  forced  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Nat's  tallied  just  1  hit  to  end  the  bottom  9th.   Washington  allowed  LA  to  steal  a  base,  offense  was  struck  out  9  total  times  and  dropped  to  a  40-41  record.












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The  San  Francisco  Giants  4  game losing  streak  has  come  to  an  abrupt  end  and  they  outscored  the  Arizona  Diamondbacks  4  runs  to  none  in  the  9th,  which  led  to  a  huge  11-4  win.  Giants  came  in  riding  a  very  tough  4  game  losing  streak  as  of  late  and  were  hoping  to  finally  snap   it.  Giants  also  happen  to  be  5-5  through  their  most  recent  10  game  stretch.  Giants  in  the  2nd  inning  would  see  Mike  Yastermiski  rip  in  a  single  that  went  through  right  field  and  brought  home  Steven  Duggar  to  score  at  home  plate,  thus  extending  their  lead  to  2-0.  Afterwards,  during  the  3rd  inning,  you'd  catch  Dickerson  blasting  a  solo  homer  through  right  center  field  and  made  things  3-0.  For  the  Giants  in  the  8th  inning,  they'd  eventually  extend  their  lead  by  5  runs,  following   Wade  knocking  a  2-run  home  run  to  right  field  off  of  Mantiply's  86  mile  per  hour  curveball  and  brought  home  Davis,  7-2.  San  Francisco  capped  off  the  top  of  the  8th  by  recording  2  runs  scored  off  3  hits.  An  inning  later during  the  9th  inning  of  play  and  Estrada  would  put  a  dagger  into  the  hearts  of  Arizona,  once  zipping  a  3-run  home  run  and  ended  things  11-4.   Alex  Wood  improves  to  a  7-3  record  on  the  mound,   team  tallied  14  hits  to  Arizona's  7  and  they  bounce  up  to  a  51-30  win/loss  record.





The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  were  denied  back  to  back  wins  and  they  dropped  down  to  an  8-26  record  when  versing  teams    in  the  NL  West  Division,  following  a  disappointing  4-11  defeat  to  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  came  in  looking  for  back  to  back  victories  over  the  Giants  in  a  7  day  span.  Arizona  also  entered  in  with  an  8-25  record  when  taking  on  the  NL  West  Division.  At  this  point  in  time.  Arizona  defensively  in  the  games  1st  inning  would  get  outscored  2-0  and  allowed  2  runs  on  3  hits.  Luckily  Arizona  would  finally  find  a  way  to  get  themselves  on  the  scoresheet,  following  Cabrera  blasting  a  single  shot  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Escobar  to  reach  home  plate,  2-3  during  the  4th  inning.  Now  the  Diamondbacks  were  on  a  comeback  surge    in  the  late  stages   of  this  Baseball  game  last  night.  It  started  with  Escobar  cranking  a  solo  homer  and  his  team  came  within  four  runs,  3-7.  Then  two  at  bats  later  and  it  would  be  Smith  launching  a  solo  home  run  of  his  own,  which  allowed  Arizona  to  climb  within  three,  4-7.  Unfortunately  this  would  be  their  final  score  of  the  night.  D-Backs  ended  the  bottom  8th  by  securing  2  runs  on  2  hits.  However,  the  D-Backs  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the bottom  of  the  9th  inning  with  2  outs  and  Rojas  would  knock  a  ground  ball  out  to  3rd  base  and  Varsho  was  out  at  1st  base.  Thus  ending  the  game  on  a  double  play.   Arizona  secured  13  total  bases  to  the  Giants  27,   team  cranked  in  a  2  home  run  night  and  diminished  themselves  to  a  23-61  record  in  2021.

















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The  Boston  Red  Sox  winning   streak  bounced  up  to  7  consecutive  wins  in  a  row,  after  massively  routing  the  Kansas City  Royals  by  a  score  of  15-1.  The  Red  Sox  coming  into  yesterday's  contest,  were  in  search  of  extending  their  6  game  win  streak.  Starting  Pitcher,  Nathan  Eovaldi  through  7  innings  allowed  5  hits,  no  runs,  6  Strikeouts  and  a  3.41  ERA,  during  win.   The  Red  Sox  in  the  1st  inning  would  see  Hernandez  blast  a  solo  home  run  and  went  up  1-0.  Three  innings  later,  during  the  top  of  the  4th  and their  lead  would  quickly  go  up  by  five,  following  a  Santana  3-run  homer  to  right  shallow  field  and  made  things  5-0.  Red Sox  capped  off  the  top  of  the  4th  inning  by  outscoring  the  Royals  4  runs  to  none.  Thereafter,  during  the  games  5th  inning  of  play,  you'd  see  Santana   extend  Boston's  lead  by  7  runs,  thanks  to  his  single  that  brought  home  Martinez  and  Verdugo,  7-0.    Now  Nathan  Eovaldi  in  the  6th  inning  would  force  the  2nd  out  after  firing  an  86  mile  per  hour  slider  to  get  Perez  on  a  Strikeout.  Followed  by  O'Hearn  drilling  a  ground  ball out  to  3rd  base  and  the  sides  retired.  Eovaldi  struck  out  2  batters  and  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  close  out  inning  6.  Boston  eventually  put  a  stamp  in  this  game,  once  Santana  hit  a  double  that  went  through  deep left  field  and  got  Renfroe  home  to   score,  thus  increasing  their  lead  to  15-1.   Eovaldi  improves  to  9-4  on  the  mound,   Santana  secured  a  5  RBI  night  and  the  Sox  jump  to  a  51-31  record.




The  Kansas  City  Royals  bullpen  allowed  17  hits  on  38  Boston  at  bats  and  their  losing streak  crept  up  to  9  in  a   row,  following  a  1-15  blowout  loss.  During last  night's  meeting  between  the  two  teams.   The  Kansas  City  Royals  entering  yesterday's  bout,  seeking  to  finally  snap  their  8  game  losing  streak  that  they've  been  on   as  of  late  and  were  hoping  to  end  the  Red  Sox  6  game  win  streak.  Despite  a  tough  loss,  the  Royals  would  try  to  earn  their  first  score  of  the  game,  but  instead  with  2  outs  Dyson  crushed  a  ground  ball  out  towards  the  mound,  thus  retiring  the  sides  and  the  game  stayed  a  1-0  Sox  lead.  Royals  closed  the  top  of  the  4th  with  no  runs  or  hits.  Then  defensively  on  the  mound  Bubic  really struggled  in  the  bottom  4th,  but  escaped  with  Wong  knocking  a  ground  ball  to  the  mound  and  it  forced  both  sides  to  go  their  separate  ways. Bubic  ended  the  bottom  of  the  4th,  by  giving  up  2  home  runs  and  3  hits.  For  the  Royals  they  would  finally  come  within  14  runs in  the  9th  inning,  following  a  Dyson  double  that  got  O'Hearn  to  reach  home  plate,  1-15.   Royals  were  held  to  just  1  run,   bullpen  gave  up  4  big   home  runs  and  fell  to  a  33-47  win/loss  record.























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The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  have  swept  the  San  Francisco  Giants  2  games  to  none  in  this  regular  season  series,  while  their  4  game  win  streak  was  bumped  up  to  5  in  a  row,  following  a  huge  3-1  two  run  win  against  over  their  NL  West  rivals.  The  Dodgers  entered  last  night's  matchup,  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  NL  West  Division  while  on  a  4  game  winning  streak.  Dodgers  were  also  in  search  of  knocking  off  the  Giants  2-0  in  this  season  series.  Dodgers  jumped  out  to  a  quick  2-0  1st  inning  lead,  following  a  Chris  Taylor  double  to  shallow  right  field  and  by doing  so  had  brought  home  Max  Muncy  and  Justin  Turner.    Now  during  the  top  of  the  7th  inning,  Walker  Buehler  would  earn  his  7th  Strikeout  of  the night,  as  he  fired  a  92  mile  per  hour  cutter  to  get  Brandon  Crawford  out.  Unfortunately  Walker  Buhler's  night  would  end  in  the  7th,  after  giving  up  a   double.  Afterwards,  Kenley  Jansen  in  the  9th  inning  would  utilize  an  89  mile  per  hour  slider  to  get  Steven  Duggar  out  and  it  forced  the  innings  final  out.  Buehler  improves  to  8-1  after  throwing  out  7  guys  through  6.2  innings,  LA  delivered  a  single  home  run  and  they  bounced  to  a  49-31  win/loss  record.




The  San  Francisco  Giants  have  now  lost  on  back  to  back  night's  to  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  and  their  losing  streak  has  crept  up  to  3  straight,  thanks  to  being  dealt  by  a  score  of  1-3.  The  Giants  coming  into  this  battle,  were  hoping  to  avid  back  to  back  losses  to  the  LA  Dodgers,  following  their  2-3  defeat  back  on  June  the  28th.  Giants  also  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.  Buster  Posey  got  in  scoring  position  after  knocking  a  double  shot  to  get  himself  to  2nd  base,  with  just  1  out  at   this  point  in  time  during  the  top  of  the  4th  inning.  Unfortunately   Wilmer  Flores  would  be  recorded  out  and  the  sides  had  retired,  due  to  a  pop  fly  ball.  Eventually  the  Giants  in  the  7th  inning  would  come  within  two  runs,  following  Steven  Duggar  blasting  a  much needed  double  to  right  field  and  brought  home  Wilmer  Flores,  1-3.  Now  by  the  time  the  8th  inning  had  rolled  around,  you'd  see  Casail  suffer  an  89  mile  per  hour  curveball  from  Joe  Kelley,  which  forced  the  innings  2nd  out.  A  bat  or  so  later  and  it  would  be  Wade  blasting  a  ground  ball  out  to  1st  base  and it  forced  both  sides  to  go their  separate  ways. Giants  tallied  no  runs  or  hits  to  close  the  8th  inning.  Giants  were  held  to  just  1  run,  outscored  LA  1-0  in  the  7th  and  dropped  to  a  50-29  record.























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The  Baltimore  Orioles  outscored  the  Houston  Astros  5-3  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning  and  their  2  game  losing  streak  was  snapped,  thanks  to  kicking  off  the  Astros  9-7.  The  Orioles  stepped  foot  into  this  bout,  standing  in  last  place  in  the  AL  East  Division  with  a  24-54  record  and  were  riding  a  2  game  losing  streak.  This  game  was  scoreless   through  the  games  first  two innings  of  play, until Mountcastle  drilled  a  single  to  left  field  and  allowed  Hays  to  score  at  home,  1-0.  Mountcastle  then  during  the  5th  inning  had  crushed  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought  in  Mullins  to  score,  regaining  a  3-2  lead.  Orioles  turned  in  2  runs  on  2  hits  and  shutout  Houston  2-0  to  close  inning  5.  Now  in  the  9th  inning  is  where  Baltimore  really  took  off  and  it  started  with  Hays  knocking  a  2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  in  Mullins  to  reach  home  plate  safely,  extending  their  lead  to  6-4.  Before  ending  it  with  Severino  finding  home  plate  off  a  Urias  double,  9-4.  Bullpen  tossed  out  6  total  batters,  picked  up  23  total bases  and  launched  themselves  to  a  25-54  win/loss  record.  






Greinke  tossed  out  4  batters  while  allowing  8  hits  through  5  innings  and  were  denied  back  to  back  wins,  following  an  upsetting  7-9  loss  to  the  Baltimore  Orioles.   The  Astros  coming  into  yesterday's  matchup,  were  riding  high  as  they  secured  an  8-2  record  through  10  played  games  and  were  in  search  of  back  to  back  victories,  at  this  point  in  time.  Astros  would  gain  their  first  lead  of  the  night  after  Jose  Altuve  suffered  a  walk,  but  got  Garcia  to  3rd  base  and  Alex  Correa  home,  2-1.  Astros  outscored  Baltimore  2-0  to  close  out  the  4th  inning.   Now  let's  jump  on  over  to  the  7th  inning  where  Straw  had  got  to  1st  base  due  to  a  walk  and  it  also  got  Yuli  Gurriel  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  tying  the  game  after  trailing  4-2,  4-4.  However,  two  innings  later  in  the  9th  and  Jose  Altuve  would  blast  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  allowed  Straw  to find  home  plate,  coming  within  two  7-9.   Astros  tallied  10  team  hits, picked  up  7  RBI's  to  Baltimore's  9  and  fell  to  a  48-31  record.




















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The  Boston  Red  Sox  swept  the  New  York  Yankees  in  this  three  game  regular  season  series  and  picked  up  a  dominating  9-2  win.  The  Boston  Red Sox  have  entered  yesterday's  bout,  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  AL  East  Division,  while  being  on  a  2  game  win  streak  as  well.  Also  want  everyone  know  that  Devers  is  leading  the  entire  Red  Sox  team  with  18  home  runs  in  2021,  so  far.   Eduardo  Rodriguez  jumped  out  to  a  6-4  record  when  on  the mound,  after  allowing  5  hits,  2  runs,  1  homer  given  up,  struck  out  8  batters  and  earned  a  5.83  ERA  through  6  innings  pitched.  The  Red  Sox  would  jump  to  a quick  1-0  1st  inning  lead,  following  Hernandez  blasting  a  solo  home  run  to  left field.  A  few  at  bats  later  and  Devers  knocked  a  3-run  home  run  to  right  field  and  brought  home  both  Verdugo  and  Martinez,  thus  going  up  4-0  and  it  would  be  his  19th  homer  of  the  year..  Sox  capped  off  the  bottom  1st  by  shutting  New  York  out  4-0.  Now  during  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  Eduardo  Rodriguez  would  bounce  back  after  giving  up  a  homer,  as  he  fired  a  93  mile  per hour  fastball  to  strike  Luke  Voit  out.  Followed  by  getting  Urshela  out  on  a  ground  ball  and  forced  the  3rd  out.  Thus  retiring  the  sides.  Eventually  two  innings  later  in  the  8th  and  a  Vasquez  solo  home  run  would  help  Boston  go  up  8-2.  Red  Sox  move  into  1st  place  in  the  AL  East  Division  while  knocking  Tampa  Bay  to  2nd,  winning  streak  bounced  to  3  straight  and  went  up  to  a  47-31  record.






The  New  York  Yankees  suffer  their  3rd  consecutive  loss  to  the  Boston  Red  Sox  and  they  dropped  to  a  17-24  record  when  versing  the  AL  East.  after  sustaining  a  difficult  2-9  defeat.  The  Yankees   entered  yesterday  morning's  matchup  with  Boston,  looking  to  avoid  being  swept  in  this  3  game  regular  season  series.  Along  with  riding  a  2  game  losing  streak  in  the process.  Yankees   Unfortunately  with  this  loss  it  now  means  the  Yankees  have fallen  to  4th  place  in  the  AL  East  and  moved  the  Blue  Jays  into  3rd.   Gerrit  Cole  the  teams  starting  Pitcher  struggled  on  the  mound  after  giving  up  8  hits,  6  runs,  3  homer's,  6  Strikeouts  and a  2.66  ERA  through  5  total  innings.  During  loss.   Yankees  struggled  defensively  in  the  bottom  1st  and  ended  it  by  allowing  4  runs  on  4  hits.  Torres  then  in  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning  would  blast  a  single  shot  that  bounced  off  the  wall  in  left  center  field  and  due  to  good  defensive  coverage  in  the  outfield  by  Boston,  it  would  leave  Torres  on  1st base.  Unfortunately  two  plays  later  and  Andujar  hit  a  fly  ball  to  left  field  and  was  recorded  out.  Thus  forcing  the  3rd  out.  Now  the  Yankees only  run  scored  would  come  in  the  6th  inning  and  even  cut  into  the  Red  Sox's  6-0  lead,  following  Aaron  Judge  cranking  a  2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  brought  home  DJ  LeMahieu  and  made  things  2-6.  Afterwards,  with  2  out's  in  the  9th  inning  and  Gary  Sanchez  would  suffer  a  Strikeout  by  Rios  and  it  forced  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Cole  drops  to  an  8-4  record  on  the  mound,  tallied  10  total  bases  to  Boston's  28  and  fell  to  a  40-37  record.

















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The  Detroit  Tigers  secured  game  1  of  their  first  of  two  doubleheader  matchups,  as  they  knocked  off  a  hot  Houston  Astros  unit  and  won  by  score  of  3-1.   Tigers  were  going to  thrust  in  Casey  Mize,  who  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  has  a  4-4  record  with  66  Strikeouts  coming  in.  Tigers  as  a  unit  have  allowed  opposing  teams  to  earn  270  runs  against  them  here  in  2021,  so  far.   Casey  Mize  through  6  full innings   allowed  6  hits,  1  run,  1  Earned  Run,  5  Strikeouts  and  a  3.46  ERA  number,  during  win.  Tigers  got  on  the  board  finally  during  the  2nd  inning  of  play,  thanks  to  Paredes  knocking  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  was  recorded  out,  but  allowed  Cameroon  to  score,  1-0.  Now  during  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  Casey  Mize  would  fire  a  92  mile  per  hour  fastball  that  struck  out  Garcia  and  forced  the  innings  1st  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Followed  up  by  Castro  hitting  a  fly  ball  to  deep  center  field  before  being  called  out,  thus  retiring  the  sides  and  the  game  remained  a  1-1  tie.  Mize  struck  out  1  batter  while  allowing  no  hits  or  runs  to  close  the  top  of  the  4th.  The  Detroit  Tigers  eventually  put  an  end  to  this  matchup  in the  5th  inning,  after  Short  crushed  a  2-run  home  run  to  right  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Parades,  extending  their  lead  to  3-1.  This  also  happen  to  be  Short's  first  homer  of career. Tigers  outscored  Houston  2-0  in  the  5th,  Mize  improves  to  a  5-4  record   with  71  Strikeouts  on  the year  and  the  they  bounce  up  to  a  33-44  record.






The  Houston  Astros  11  game  win  streak  has  come  to  an  abrupt  end  and  were  one  game  shy  of  tying  their  previous  record,  following  a  disappointing  1-3  two  run  loss  to  the  Detroit  Tigers. The  Astros  entered  this  bout,  looking  to  earn  back  to  back  wins  over  the  Tigers,  after  picking  up  a  massive  12-3  win   back  on  June  the  24th.  Framber  Valdez  dropped  to  a  4-1  record  on  the  mound,  after  allowing  6  hits,  3  runs,  3  Earned  Runs,  6  Strikeouts  and  a  2.11  ERA  through  6  innings  pitched.   The  Astros  were  held  scoreless  for  two  full  innings....up  until  the  3rd  where  Alex  Correa  knocked  a  single  to  left  field  and  allowed  Yuli  Gurriel  to  reach  home  plate,  1-1.   Now  Framber  Valdez  would  earn  the  3rd  and  final  out  during  the  bottom  of  the 3rd  inning,  after  delivering  a  78  mile  per hour  curveball  to  get  Candelario  out  on  a  Strikeout.  As  both sides  retired.  Valdez  allowed  1  hit  to cap  off  the  bottom  3rd.  Astros  in  the  7th  inning  would try  to  either  tie  or  take  a  go  ahead  lead,  but  Jose  Altuve  was  the  2nd  victim  to  be  struck  out  by  Cisnero  on  an  89  mile  per  hour  slider.  Followed  up  by  Cisnero  then  darting  a  99  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  then  Strikeout  Michael  Brantley  and  it  forced  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Houston  tallied  in  6  team  hits,  1  RBI  and  fell  down  to  a  48-29  record.





















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The  San  Francisco  Giants  are  now  one  win  away  from  tallying  50  wins  this  year,  as  they  stood  at  49  coming  in  and  their  3  game  win  streak  was  bumped  up  to  4  in  a  row,  with  the final  score  showing  a  2-0  win  against  the  Oakland  Athletics.  The  Giants slid  into  last  night's  matchup,  taking  on  the  A's  and  were  looking  for  their  49th  win  of  2021.  While  riding  a  3  game  win  streak  in  the  process.   Johnny  Cueto  improved  to  6-3  on  the  mound  after  allowing  5  hits,  no  runs,  6  batters  struck  out  and  ended  his  night  with  a  3.63  ERA  through  7  great  innings  pitched.  During  win.   Now  Johnny  Cueto  during  the  top  of  the  4th  inning  would  dart  an  81  mile  per  hour  changeup  and  struck  out  Laureano  for  the  innings  1st  out.  A  few  plays  later  and  it  would  be  Andrus  hitting  a fly  ball  into  deep  center  field,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  Cueto  allowed  the  A's  just  1  hit  the  whole  inning.  Thereafter,  it  would  be  Brandon  Crawford  knocking  a  single  through  left  center  field  and  brought  home  Flores,  1-0.  Giants  then  put  a  dagger  into  the  hearts  of  Oakland,  following  Curt  Casaili  securing  a 7th  inning  solo  home  run  and  pushed  his  teams  lead  to  2-0.   Giants  tallied  a  2  RBI  night  to  the  A's  0,   bullpen  tallied  9 total  Strikeouts  and  jumped over  to  a  49-26  record.

























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The  Cleveland  Indians  earned  their  41st  win  of  the  2021  season  after  thumping  the  Minnesota  Twins  by  score  of  4-1.  The  Indians  slid  into  this  contest,  sitting  in  2nd  place  in  the  Central  Division  and  trailed  2.5  games  back  from  1st  place  Chicago  White  Sox.  Also  in  search  of  win  number  41.  Jean  Carlos  Mejia  pitched  6  tough  inning,  while  allowing  4  hits,  1  run,  6  Strikeout  night  and  a  4.94  ERA .  At  some  point  or  another  Cleveland  would  get  on  the board,  thanks  to  Hedges  blasting  a  single  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Bradley  to  score,  1-1.  During  the  games  top  of  the  2nd  inning.  Now  Mejia  in  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning  would  fire  a  92  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Arraez  out  on  a  Strikeout,  thus  forcing  the  sides  to  retire.  Mejia  allowed   just 1  hit  to  cap  off  the  bottom  2nd.  Then  just  6  innings  later  in  the  8th,  you'd  see  Bradley  knock  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out,  but  got  Ramirez  home,  4-1.  Now  James  Karinchak  in  the games  final  inning  of  play,  would  dart  a  95  mile  per  hour  changeup  to  Kiriloff,  who  blasted a  ground  ball  ball  to  1st  base  and  immediately  was  recorded  out.  Thus  ending  this  contest.  Indians  racked  in  8  team  hits,  4  RBI's  and  jumped  to  a  41-31  record.

As  for  the  Minnesota  Twins  they  were  shutout 3  runs  to  none  in  the  8th  and  they  were  held  to  just  1  run  all  game,  following  a  tough  1-4  routing  by  the  Cleveland  Indians.  Twins  stepped  foot  into  this  matchup,  standing  in  last  place and  had  a  12-15  record  when  taking  on  teams  inside  the  Central  Division.  The  Twins  got  themselves  off  to  a  fast  start,  after  Jean  Carlos  Mejia  delivered  a  wild  throw  to  Arraez  and  by  doing  so  it  allowed  Larnach  to  score  at  home  plate,  1-0,  during  the  1st  inning.  Now  Berrios  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  would  deliver  a  94  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  get  Hedges  out.  Followed  by  Rosario's  hitting  a  line  drive  ball  and  it  recorded  the  innings  3rd  out.  Thus  forcing  both  sides  to  retire.   Twins  dropped  down  to  a  12-16  record  when  versing  the  Central,   outscored  3-0  in  the  8th  and  fell  to  a  31-43  record.





















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The  San Diego  Padres  for  the  first  time  in  8   years  have  earned  a  regular  season  sweep,  after  knocking  off  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  and  won  by  score  of  5-3.  Padres  slid  into  last  night's  matchup,  standing  in  3rd  place  while  trailing  4.5  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Giants  and  were  looking  for  win  number  45  on  the  year.  The  Padres  opened  up    it's  Division  rival  matchup  with  a  bang!  Following  Jake  Cronenworth blasting  a  solo  homer  and  made  things  2-0.  Padres  tallied  2  homer's  to  cap  off  the  games  1st  inning  of  play.  Now  let's  jump  over  to  the  7th  inning  where  San  Diego  furthered  their  lead  by  one,  once  Caratini  dinged  in  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field,  3-2.  Now  Chris  Taylor  in  the  top  of  the  8th  inning  would  rip  a  single  to  Manny  Machado  at  3rd  base  and  forced  the  teams  2nd  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Couple  of  plays  later  and  Cody  Bellinger  would  knock  a  double  to  deep  right  field,  but   was  recorded  out.  Padres  gave  up  1  run,  2  hits  and  were  shutout  1-0  to  close  the  8th.  Thereafter,  in  the  bottom  of  the  8th  Jason  Mackey  would  get  on  2nd  base  after  crushing  a  double,  as  he  became  the  lead  off  man.  Afterwards,  with  a  bases  loaded  situation   Trent  Grisham  would  be  walked  by  Urias  and  it  brought  home  Jake  Cronenworth,  4-3.  Padres  outscored  LA  2-1  in  the  8th,  tallied  three  total  home  runs  and  jumped  up  to  a  45-32  record.  




Urias  makes  a  pitching  mistake  late  in  the  game and  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  losing  streak  was  increased  to  3  straight,  as  they  suffered  a  rough  3-5  two  run  defeat  to  the  San  Diego  Padres.  Dodgers  entered  Wednesday  night's  battle,  looking  to  improve  their  20-10  record  when  versing  the  NL  West  Division.  Including  riding  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.  In  steer  of  defeat,  Trevor  Bauer   would  allow  5  hits,  3  runs,  3  home  runs  given  up,  10  Strikeouts  and  a  2.57  ERA   through  6  total  innings  pitched.   Dodgers  luckily  would  come  within  one  run,  thanks  to  Will  Smith  crushing  a  single  to  center  field  and  brought  home  Max  Muncy,  1-2.  Followed  by  Beaty  being  able  to  reach  a fielders  decision  to  bring  home  Cody  Bellinger,  thus  tying  the  game  up  at  2-2.  Now  Trevor  Bauer  settled  down  after  giving  up  2  home  runs  back  in  the  1st,  as  he  delivered  an  88  mile  per  hour  changeup,  which  got  Trent  Grisham  on  a  Strikeout,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  Bauer  allowed  just  1  hit  to  seal  the  bottom  of  the  6th.  Also  happen  to  be  Bauer's  last  inning  pitched.  At  this  point  in  time.  Justin  Turner  then  would  be  responsible  for tying  this  game  yet  again  at  3-3  in  the  8th,  following  his  single  to  right  center  field  and  allowed  Max  Muncy  to  come  home.  For  the  Dodgers  in  the  9th  inning,  they'd  have  Albert  Pujols  come  up to  the  plate  with  two  men  on  and  two  men  out,  before  recording  a  line  drive hit  to  Manny  Machado  at  3rd  base,  which  allowed Manny  to  then  get  Will  Smith  out  at  2nd  base  and  made  this  a  double  play  to force  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  Dodgers  left  two   guys  stranded  on  2nd  and  3rd  base,  tallied  7  total  bases  to  the  Padres  18  and  fell  to  a  44-30  record.

























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Ronald  Acuna  Jr  hits  his  19th  home  run  of  the  2021  MLB  season  and  the  Atlanta  Braves  improve  to   20-20  when  playing  at  home,  following  a  1-0  double  header  Victory,  over  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals.  Keep  note  these  two  teams  met  earlier  on  in  the  day  and  Braves  suffered  a  9-1  loss.  The  Braves  came  in  looking  for  back  to  back  wins  against  the  Cardinals  in  a  three  day  span  and  trailed  5.5  games  back  in  the  NL  East  Division,  while  standing  in  3rd  place.  Atlanta  finally  in  the 3rd  inning  would  delete  the  0-0   scoreless  tie,  following  Ronald  Acuna  Jr  blasting  a  solo  home  run  to  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.   Now  Drew  Smyly  during  the  games  top  of  the  5th  inning  of  this  double  header  matchup  had  delivered  a  78  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get   DeJong  out  and  it  forced  the  innings  2nd  out.  Followed  by  Thomas  knocking  a  fly  ball  towards  center  field  and  was  recorded  out.  Braves  capped  off  the  5th  by  allowing  0  runs  and  1  hit.   Now  we  are  going  to  fast  forward  to  the  games  7th  and  final  inning,  where  Will  Smith  came  in  to  relive  for  Luke  Jackson  and  tossed  out  both  Andrew  Knizner  and  DeJong  on  Strikeouts.  Thus  ending  this  game.   Drew  tossed  out  5  batters  through  5.2  innings  pitched,  offense  tallied  7  total  bases  to  the  Cardinals  2  and  improved  to  a  33-36  record.

































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The  Seattle  Mariners  have  officially  moved  past  that  .500  mark  on  the  year  and  their  winning  streak  was  bolstered  up  to  3  straight  wins,  following  a  big  6-5  win  against  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Mariners  entered  this  matchup,  hoping  to  move  past  .500  on  the  2021  MLB  season.  While  riding  a  2  game  win  streak.  Logan  Gilbert  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  allowed  6  hits,  4  runs,  2  homer's  given  up,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  44.50  ERA  through  5.2  innings  pitched.  Jake  Bauers  would  help  Seattle  cut  into  Tampa  Bay's  two  run  lead  in  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning,  once  he  hit  a  single  that  went through  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Kyle  Seager,  1-2.  A  few  at  bats  later  on  and  it  would be  J.P.  Crawford  crushing  a  3-run  homer  and  increased  his  teams  lead  to  5-2.  The  Seattle  Mariners  would  eventually  put  the  Rays  down  soundly  in  the  10th  inning  of  play,  thanks  to  Haniger  delivering  a  game  ending  single  to  deep  left  field  and  allowed  J.P.  Crawford  to  find  home  plate,  6-5.   Montero  got  the  win  on  the  mound  as  he's  4-2  with  1  hit  allowed,   bullpen  tossed  out  11  total  batters  and  they  bounce  to  a  37-36  record.





The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  have  fallen  to  the  Seattle  Mariners  for  a  3rd  straight  time  in  a  three  day  span,  in  which  this  game  culminated  into  a  5-6  one  run  loss.  The  Rays  stepped  foot  into  this  matchup,  seeking  to  bounce  back  from  a  tough  6-5  loss,  back  on  June  the  17th.  Keep  in  mind  though  that  Tampa  Bay  allowed  Seattle  to  rally  and  outscore  them  2-0  in  the  9th  inning.  Rays  also  were  trying  not  to  fall  to  the same  team  in  such  a  short  span.   Despite  a  tough  loss,  Starting Pitcher,  Josh  Fleming  came  in  and  let  up  7  hits,  5  runs.  1  homer,  tossed  out  5  batters  and  earned  a  3.59  ERA  through  6.1  innings  pitched.   Along  with  Rasmussen  adding  his  4  Strikeouts  and  Wisler's  2.  Now  Mike  Zunino  would  be  responsible  for  giving  Tampa  Bay  a  2-0   2nd  inning  lead,  following  his  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  center  field  and  allowed  Joey  Wendle  to  reach  home  plate.  Mike  Zunino  then  down  the  line  in  the  5th  inning  had  struck  again,  only  this  time  he  crushed  a  solo  home  run  to  make  things  3-5.  Rays  ended  the  5th  inning  by  earning  1  run  and  1  hit.  Including   shutting  out  Seattle  1-0.  Four  innings  later  in  the  9th  Brandon  Lowe  would  zip  in  a  solo  homer  to  right  field  and  by  doing so  he  was  able  to  tie  the  game  up  at  5-5.  After  trailing  2-5  earlier  on.  As  this game  headed  into  Extra  Innings.   Rays  tallied  18  total  bases  to  Seattle's  14,  fell  from  1st  place  to  2nd  place  in  the  AL  East  Division  and  they  staggered  to  a  43-29  record.  Red  Sox  currently  lead  the  AL  East.

















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The  San  Francisco  Giants  off  to  a  great  start  since  the  93  season  and  they've  improved  to  a  23-9  record  when  playing  at   home,  following  a  5-3  win  against  the  Philadelphia  Phillies.   The  Giants  entered  last  night's  bout,  standing  in  1st  place  in  the  NL  West  Division   with  a  44-25  record  in   2021.  Including  a  22-9  record  when  playing  on  home field.  Jason  Vosler  put  the  Giants  on  the  board  in  the  2nd  inning  of  play,  following  his  single  to right  field and  allowed  Steven  Duggar  to  get  to  3rd  base  and  Brandon  Crawford  to  score,  1-1.  Gants  ended  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning  by  securing  3  runs,  3  hits  and  outscored  Philly  3  runs  to  none.  Thereafter,  a  Wade  triple  to  deep  center  field  would  bring  home  Cueto,  thus  taking  a  then  4-3  lead  in  the  4th  inning.  Followed  by  a  5th  inning  home   run  delivered  by  Belt  and  put  Frisco  up   by  two  runs,  5-3.  Now  the  Giants  eventually  put  an  end  to  this  game  after  Miller  whacked  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out,  thus  ending  this  contest.  Giants  win  streak  bounced up  to  5  in  a  row,  Bullpen  tallied  8 total  Strikeouts  on  31  batters  faced  and  they  cruise  to  a  45-25  win/loss  record.  




The  Philadelphia  Phillies  fall  one  game  beneath  .500  on  the  year  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  12-22  record  when  playing  on  the  road,  following  a  rough  3-5  two  run  defeat  to  the  San  Francisco  Giants.  The  Phillies  came  into  this  bout  looking  to  move  past  .500  on  the  season  and   they  were  hoping  for  their  13th  win  when  being  on  the  road.   Starting  Pitcher,  Vince  Velasquez  fell  to  a  2-2  record  when  on  the  mound,  after  allowing  just  4  hits,  4  runs,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  4.44 ERA  number  through  4  innings   pitched,  during  loss.   Phillies  despite  a  tough  defeat,   did  manage  to  start  the  game  with  a  1-0  1st  inning  lead  after  Herrera  delivered  a  solo  homer  to put  the  Giants  down  early.  Then  Andrew  McCutchen  helped  the  Phillies  even  the  Baseball  game  at  3-3  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  following  his  2-run  home  run  that  went  over  the  wall  and  brought  in  Bryce  Harper  to  score  at  home  plate.  Phillies  finished  the  top  of  the  4th,  by  securing  2  runs,  2  hits  and  outscored  San   Fran  2-1.  Now  Andrew  McCutchen  come  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  would  walk  up  to  the  plate  with  2  outs  already  and  ended  up  striking  out  on  Cueto's  94  mile  per  hour  fastball,  thus  sealing  this  inning  up.   Phillies  topped  off  the  6th  by  utilizing  just  1  hit.   Phillies  tallied  3  RBI's  to  the  Giants  4,  McCutchen  hit  his  12th  home  run  on  the  year  and  they  fell  to  a  33-34  record.

















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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  losing  streak  went  up  to  3  straight  and  they  dropped  their  27th  regular  season  game  of   the  year,  following  a  devastating  5-6  one  run  loss  to  the  Seattle   Mariners.   The  Rays  sliding  into  Thursday's  night's  matchup,  seeking  to  finally  snap  their  2  game  losing  skid  that  they've  ben  on  as  of  late.  Along  with sitting  in  1st  place  in  the  AL  East  Division.  Now  for  the  Rays  they  would  finally  get  on  the  board  during  the  4th  inning,  following  Randy  Arozarena  crushing  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought Ji-Man  Choi  home,  thus  going  up  2-1.  then  come  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  and  the  Rays  had  punched  their  lead  to  two  runs,  thanks to  Lowe  zipping  in  a  single  to  shallow  right  field  and  by doing  so  he  brought  home  Phillips,  3-1.  Rays  ended  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  utilizing  just  1  hit  and  outscored  Seattle  2-0.  For  Tampa  Bay  their  next  and  last  score  of  the  game  would  come  off  a  Kiermaier  reaching  an  infielding  single  and  brought  in  Meadows  to  reach  home  plate,  5-2.   Rays  tallied  a  5  RBI  night  to  the  Mariners  6,    offense  secured  7  team  hits  and  fell  down  to  a  43-27  record.



    

Justin  Dunn  now  has  49  total  Strikeouts  on  the  year  and  the  Seattle  Mariners  rallied  from  a  5-2  three  run  deficit,  in  order  to  knock  off  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  by  a  score  of  6-5.  The  Seattle  Mariners  opened  up  this  4  game  set  to  take  on  the  Rays  and  Justin  Dunn  got  the  start  for  the  mound,  while  having  a  1-3  record  with  48  Strikeouts  tallied  through  48.1  innings  pitched.  Mariners  also  hoping  to  bounce  back  from  a  7-2  loss  to the  Indians.  Despite  a  tough  loss,  Justin  Dunn  through  2  innings,  allowed  1  hit,  no  runs,  1  Strikeout  and  a  3.75  ERA.   The  game  would  be scoreless  up  until  the  3rd inning  of play,  once  Crawford  hit  a  single  that  went  through  left  center  field  and  brought  home  Long  to  score,  1-0.  Unfortunately  after  the  1st  inning  the  Mariners  would  fall  behind  by  two  runs.  Then  come  the  5th  inning  where  Seattle  would  climb  within  one,  thanks  to  Torrens  blasting  a  home  run  and  made  things  2-3.  Now  let's jump  over  to  the  games  final  inning  in  the  9th  and  Seattle  would  even  the  game  at  5-5,  after  Shed  Long  launched  a  double  that  went  through  left  field  and  brought  home  Moore.  Moments  after...it  would  be  Seager  drilling  a  game  winning  single  to  shallow  right  field  and brought  in  Bauers  to  score,  while  taking  a  6-5  lead.    Mariners  move  one  game  beneath  .500,  team  tallied  10  hits  and  they  improved  to  a  35-36  record.




















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The Oakland Athletics earn their 6th straight win in a row and they rallied back from a 4-0 deficit, in order to knock off the Los Angeles Angels and won by score of 8-4. The Athletics entered  this game looking for yet another win against the Angels, after picking up a 6-4 two run win, back on June the 15th. Keep in mind that the Athletics with that win on Tuesday officially moved them 15 games over that .500 mark. A's also tallied 310 runs in 2021.  Roman Laureano came in clutch during the top of the 4th inning, after Justin Upton crushed a fly ball to deep center field and Laureano snagged the ball out the air right before it went over the wall, thus keeping LA at a 4-0 lead still. Now let's jump on over to the games 5th inning of play, where an infielding choice towards the shortstop area and allowed Olson to reach home plate, but trailed still by two 2-4. Oakland really started to make their presence felt by the time the 6th inning had rolled around, after Kemp gave the A's their first lead of the entire game and delivered a single to center field and got to bring home Chapman, 5-4. Followed up by Olson hitting a game ending single that traveled through deep right field and allowed Canha to reach 3rd base and got Kemp to score, 8-4. A's outscored the Angels 6-0 to close the 6th, tallied 10 team hits to LA's 9 and improved to a 43-27 record.



The  Los  Angeles  Angels  have  fallen  to  the  Oakland  Athletics  for  a  3rd  straight  time  in  a  row  and  their  losing  streak  was  boosted  to  three,  after  facing  a  tough  4-8  loss.  The  Angels  entered  this  game  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  and  was  just  1  win  away  from  pulling  back  up  to  .500.  Keep  note  through  that  the  Angels  had  their  6  game  win  streak  cut  short,  which  was  a  team  best.  Angels  got  off  to  a  fast  start  on  the  1st  inning  after  Strassi  singled  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Justin  Upton  to  score,  1-0.  Few  moments  later  in  the  1st  and  you'd  see  Gosselin  reaching  an  infielding  choice  and  brought  home  Iglesias,  3-0.  LA  had  a  solid  1st  inning  after  shutting  the  A's  out  3  runs  to  none.  Ohtani  then  pushed  their  lead  to  4-0,  following  him  crushing  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field.   LA  eventually  during  the  9th  with  2  outs  had  trailed  by  four  runs  as  Justin  Upton  came  up  to  the  plate.  Unfortunately  Upton  was  recorded  out.  LA  secured  4  RBI's,  offense  tallied  13  total  bases  and  they  drop  down  to  a  33-35  record.  While  being  two  games  beneath  .500.  








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Taijuan  Walker  earned  a  career  best  12  total  Strikeouts  through  7  strong  innings  and  it  led  to  the  New  York  Mets securing  a  3-2  one  run  win,  over  the  Chicago  Cubs.  The  Mets  entered  this  matchup  seeking  to  win  their  34th  game  of  the  regular  season.  While  securing  60  home  runs  this  season  which  is   27th  in  the  MLB.   Now  Walker  had  himself  a  very  solid  start  to  the  1st  inning,  as  he  turned  away  Ian  Happ  for  the  innings  third  out  and  the sides  retired.  Walker  struck  out  3  total  batters while  allowing  just  2  hits  to end  the  1st.  the   Mets  coming  into  the  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning  would  force  a  2-2  tie  after  being  down  02-0,  following Alonso  whacking  a  single  to  center  field  and  allowed  Wisdom  to  reach  home  plate.   Eventually  the  Mets  during  the  5th  inning  would  break  the  games  2-2  dead  lock  tie  after  Alonso  blasted  what  would  later  be  a  game  wending  sacrifice fly  ball   and  was  recorded  out  at  left  field,  but  managed  to  get  Villar  home,  3-2. Mets  had  6  walks  to  the  Cubs  1,  Walker  improves  to  6-2  when  asked  to  start  on  the  mound  and  they  bounced  up  to  a  34-25  win/loss  record.     




Baez  recorded  a  2  RBI  night  with  1  home  run  added  and  the  Chicago  Cubs  losing  streak  got  pushed  to  2  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  2-3  loss  to  the  New  York  Mets.  The  Cubs  coming  into  last  night's  game,  were  seeking  to  build  more  momentum,  following  their  2-0  shutout  win  against  the  Cardinals,  back  on  June  the  14th.  Keep  note  that  Davies  had  6  Strikeouts  through  6.2  innings  pitched.  Baez  would  be responsible  for  helping  the  Cubs  start  the  3rd  inning  off  right,  thanks  to  his  2-run  home  run  to  center  field  and  brought  home  Francisco  Lindor  and  Smith,  2-0.  Cubs  and  Mets  ended  the  entire  3rd  inning  with  each  team  tallying  in  2  runs.  For  the  Cubs  they  would  get  Hayward  on  1st  base  after he  had  been  walked  by  Lugo  and  had  2  outs  at  this  point  in  time.  Now  Alcantara  would  try  to  add  in  a  run,  but  suffered  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  that  forced  a  Strikeout  to  retire  the  sides.  Chicago  tallied  in  no  runs,  2  hits  and  1  batter  was  struck   out  to  cap  off  inning  number  9.  Alec  Mills  through  4.1  innings  pitched  had  given  up  5  hits  while  striking  out  6  batters,    tallied  10  total  bases  and  fell  down  to  a  38-29  record.


















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The  St. Louis  Cardinals  held  the  Miami  Marlins  to  just  2  runs  all  game  and  their  3  game  losing  streak  was  snapped,  following  a  much  needed  4-2  win.   The  Cardinals  entering  last  nights  matchup,  were  hoping  to  finally  snap  their  3  game  losing  skid,  while  standing  i2nd  to  last  in  the  the  NL  Central  Division.  Along  with  earning  270  runs  to  be  scored  for  them,  which  is  19th  in  the  league.  Adam  Wainwright  got  the  start  and  allowed  3  hits,  2  runs,  6  batters  struck  out  and  earned  a  3.95  ERA  through  6  innings  pitched.  Followed  up  by  Gallegos  getting  the  win  on  the  mound,  after  throwing  1  Strikeout  through  1  inning  played.  Giving  up  just  1  hit  in  the  process.    The  Cardinals  would  pick  up  a  1-0  lead  in  the  2nd  inning,  thanks  to  Sosa  crushing  a  single  to  deep  left  field,  thus  allowing  Yadier  Molina  to  get  home.  Then  during  the  top  of the  4th  inning,  you'd  see  Adam  Wainwright  utilize  an  86  mile  per  hour  cutter  to  punch  out  Diaz  and  force  the  3rd  out  of  that  inning.  Afterwards,  come  the  8th  inning  of  play  where  O'Neil  would  help  his  team  jump ahead  by one after  launching  a   run  double  to  get  Carlson  to  reach  home  plate,   while giving  St. Louis   a  3-2  lead.  Followed  up  by  Dejong  eventually  hitting  a  game  ending  ground  ball  to  1st  base  and  brought  home  Paul  Goldschmidt,  4-2.  Miami  racked  in  2  RBI's,  turned  in  5  hits to  the  Cardinals  10  and  they  fall  to  a  29-37  record.






The  Miami  Marlins  fall  from  4th  place  to  5th  in  the  Central  Division  and  have  also  suffered  back  to   back  losses  in  a  row,  as  they  lost  this  one  2-4.  Nationals  are  the  team  currently  sitting  in  4th.  Marlins  just  like  the  Cardinals  had  come  into  this  battle  standing  in  4th  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division.  While  having  a  5-5  record  through  their  past  10  played  matchups.  Pitcher,  Braxton  Garrett  through  4.1  innings  pitched  and  he  would  give  up  7  hits,  2  runs,  struck  3  batters  out  and  earned  a  5.56  ERA.  Marlins  would  start  the  scoring  off  with  Jazz  Chisholm  reaching  an  infielding  single  to  the  Shortstop  position,  which  allowed  Marte  and  Jon  Berti  to  score  at  home   plate,  going  up  2-1.  Now  we  are  going  to  jump  over  to  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning,  as  the  Marlins  got  a  measure  payback  on  Adam  Wainwright  for  the  top  of  the  4th.  As   Paxton  Garrett  delivered  a  91  mile per  hour  fastball  to  get  Wainwright  out  looking.  Forcing  the  sides  to  retire.   Cards  move  back  to  .500  on  the  year,   tallied  13  total  bases  to  Miami's  6  and  jumped  to  a  33-33  record. 
























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The Chicago Cubs win streak bounced up to 5 in a row and they pulled off a 3 game regular season sweep, following a 2-0 shutout Victory, over the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Chicago Cubs entered Sunday afternoon's game, remaining tied for 1st place with the Milwaukee Brewers. Along with riding a 4 game win streak in this process.  The Cubs would jump the scoring during the 3rd inning, once Dejong made a fielding mistake, which allowed to get to 1st base and Sogard to home plate, 1-0. Moments after...you'd see Anthony Rizzo ding a single to right field and brought home Pederson, thus extending their lead to 2-0. Zack Davies was on the mound as the teams starter and forced 1 of his 3 outs by striking out Arenado on a 77 mile per hour changeup. Followed by Yadier Molina being tossed out on a strikeout as well and the sides would go their separate ways. Davies allowed no hits and 1 run to close out the 5th inning. Next, let's fast forward to the 9th inning, where Kimbrel would help his team earn a win, thanks to firing a 97 mile per hour fastball ball that tipped off the bat by O' Neil and was recorded out. Thus ending the game. Davies tossed out 6 total batters through 6.2 pitched innings and the Cubs earn a 33-27 record.







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The  Cleveland  Indians  rallied  back  from  being  down  4  runs  to  none  and  have   improved  to  a  23-10  record  when  playing  at  home  this  season,  which  ended  up  in  a  5-4  one  run  win,  over  the  Seattle  Mariners.   The  Indians  entered  this  Saturday  morning  bout  with  the  Mariners,  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  AL  Central  Division.  Along  with  having  a  solid  22-10  home  record.    The  Indians  finally  got  on  the  scoresheet  after  being held  scoreless  for  7  full  innings,  or  just  up  until  Cesar  Hernandez  blasted  a  solo  home  run  to  center  field  and  made  things  1-4,  during  the  8th  inning.  Then  the  Indians   started  mounting  somewhat  of  a  comeback,  thanks  to  Rene  Rivera  doubling  to  deep  left  field  and  evened  the  game   out  at  4-4.  Indians  outscored  the  Mariners  3-0  to  close  out  the  9th  inning  and  into  Extra  innings   we  went.  Now  for  Cleveland  Harold  Ramirez  had  reached  an  infielding  single  off  Paul  Sewald's  pitching  mistake  that  would  allow  Hernandez  to  score  the  game  winning  run  at  home  plate,  5-4.  Indians  outscored  Seattle  1-0  in  the  10th  inning,  secured  a  4  RBI  night  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  34-27  record.





Paul  Sewald  earned  his  2nd  loss  of  the  2021   MLB  season  and  the  Seattle  Mariners  losing  streak  bounces  up  to  3  in  a  row,  following  a a  disappointing  4-5  loss  to  the  Cleveland  Indians.    The  mariners  walked  into  this  battle  seeking  to  get  themselves  back  in  the  win  column,  after  being  shutout  7-0  by  the  Cleveland  Indians,  back  on  June  the  11th.  Keep  in  mind  though  that  this  season  the  Mariners  have  struggled  in  terms  of  their  batting  average,  which  is  a  .207  and  it's  30th  in  the  league  right  now.   Despite  a  tough  loss,  Paul  Sewald  had  to  relive  for  Montero  in  the  10th  inning  and  allowed  1  hit,  1  run,  and  no  Strikeouts  on  a  2.77  ERA  night.   The  Mariners  would  get  off  to  a  1-0  lead  in  the  1st  inning,  following  Moore  needing  to  be  walked,  which  allowed  Crawford  to  score.  Thereafter,  Seattle  would  open  up  a  4-0  7th  inning  lead,  thanks  to  Moore  crushing  a   solo  home  run  to  left  center  field.  Unfortunately  things  would take  an  odd  turn  and  it  would  all  be  to  one  little  pitching  mistake  in  the  latter  stages  of  the  game.  Keep  in  mind  this  game  ended  up  going  into  Extra  innings......even  after  having  a  4-0  lead  earlier  on.   Mariners  batters  were  struck  out  15  total  times,  Sewald  get's  knocked  down  to  a  2-2  record  and  they  drop  down  to  a  31-35   record.  
















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Woodruff  improved  to  a  5-2  record  when when  on  the  mound  and  the  Milwaukee  Brewers  are  off  to  a  2  game  mini  winning  streak,  after  knocking  off  the  Pittsburgh  Pirates  by  a  score  of  7-4.  The  Milwaukee  Brewers  have  had  the  hot  hand  coming  in,  as  they  had  an  8-2  record  through  10 matchups  and  were  tied  for  1st  place  with  the  Chicago  Cubs  in  the  NL  Central  Division.   Brandon  Woodruff  pitched  7  amazing  innings....giving  up  just  4  hits,  2  runs,  2  home  runs,  a  5  Strikeout  day  and  earned  a  1.52  ERA.  Now  the  Pirates  would  find  a  way  to  tie  the  game  up  at  1-1,  following  Bradley  Jr  blasting  a  single  to  right  field  and  brought  home  Narvaez.  Few  plays  later  and it  would  be  Brandon  Woodruff  who  had  hit  a  sacrifice  bunt,  but  allowed  Petersen  to  reach  home  plate,  taking  a  then  2-1  2nd  inning  lead.  Now  Sam  Howard  on  Seattle's  side  started  the  top  of  the  7th  inning  with  a  Bradley  Jr  Strikeout,  but  fell  downhill  after  that,  once  Christian  Yelich  with  a  bases  loaded  situation  and  knocked in  a  double  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Robertson  and  Urias  to  score  at  home  plate,  thus  pushing  their  lead  to  two  runs  4-2.  Afterwards,  Milwaukee  had  extended  their  lead  to  five  runs,  thanks  to  Bradley  Jr  needing  to  be walked  after  Sam  Howard  delivered   four  balls   and  it  allowed  Narvaez  to  score  at  home,  7-2.  Brewers  capped  off  the  7th  inning  by  earning  5  runs  and  2  hits.  Including  a  couple  of  walks  in  the  process.  Eventually  the  Brewers  would  put  an  end  to  the  the  Pirates  night,  after  Moran  suffered  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  Strikeout  to  force  the  games  3rd  and  final  out  of  the  9th  inning.  Milwaukee  shutout  Pittsburgh   5  runs  to  none  in  the  7th,   Bradley  Jr  secured  16  RBI's  in  2021  and  they  improved  to  a  36-27  record. 







The  Pittsburgh  Pirates  could  not  throw  that  Baseball  over  the  plate  to  save  their  life  and  their  4  game  losing  streak  has  now  crept  up  to  5  in  a  row,  following  a   tough  4-7  three  run  loss  to  the  Milwaukee  Brewers.  The  Pirates  sliding  into  this  bout  had  a  7-19  record  when  playing  the  Central  Division  and  were  losers  of  their  past  4  games  in  a  row.  Despite  their  loss,   Relived  Pitcher  Clay  Holmes  suffered  his  first  loss  on  the  mound,  as  turned  in  4  hits,  2  runs,   2  Strikeouts  and  had  a  4.23  ERA  through  0.1  innings.   Ben  Gamel   would  be  responsible  for  giving  Pittsburgh  a  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning  1-0  lead,  as  he  crushed  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field.  Unfortunately  the  Pirates  defense  had  a  rocky  start  to  their  afternoon  and  gave  up  2  hits  and  2  runs  to  close  out  the  bottom  of  the  2nd.   Thereafter,  during  the  games  6th  inning  of  play  and  you  would  see  Gregory  Polanco  rip  in   the  teams  2nd  solo  homer  of  the  day  and  it  helped  tie  the  game  up  at  2-2.  For  the  Pirates  during the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  Sam  Howard  had  to  come  in  and  relive  for  De  Jong.  It  was  a  1...2...3  inning  for  Sam  Howard  for  sure.  He  started  it  off  with   striking   out  Narvaez  for  out  number  1.  Followed   by  getting  Pederson  out  at  2nd base,  following  his  line  drive to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  Howard  made  no  mistakes  in  inning  6  and  closed  it  with  no  runs  or  hits  allowed  while  striking  out  a  few  batters  in  the  process.   Pirates  drop  to  7-20  when  versing  the  Central  Division  in  2021,  Bullpen  gave  up  11  total  walks  and  fell  down  to  a  23-39  record.



























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Andrew  Benintendi  and  Jorge  Soler  crushed  game  ending  home   runs  late  in  the  game  and  the  Kansas  City  Royals  even  ended  their  5  game  losing  streak,  after  picking  up   a  much needed  6-3  win,  over  the  Oakland  Athletics.  The  Royals  have  been  on  quiet  the  losing  streak  as  of  late.  After  all  they  came   into  this  matchup  riding  5  consecutive  losses  in  a  row.  Royals  were  also  standing  in  3rd  place  in  the  AL  Central  Division  with  a  5-5  record  through  10  played  games.   Mike  Minor   had  himself  a  great  night  on  the  mound,  as  he  gave  up  3  hits,  1  run,  1  homer,  8  Strikeouts  and  ended  it  with  a  4.50  ERA  through  7  strong  innings.   Hunter  Dozier   got  the  struggling  Royals  off  to  a  1-1  tie  in  the  7th  inning,  following  his  double  to  shallow  left  field  and  brought   home  Benintendi.  Few  plays  later  Kelvin  Gutierrez  would  plunge  a  double  to  shallow  center  field  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Soler  and  Hunter  Dozier  to  get  home,  3-1.  Royals  capped  off  the  7th  inning,  by  securing  a  total  of  3  hits  and  3  runs.  Then  during  the 8th  inning,  you'd  see  Andrew   Benintendi  hammer  a  solo  home  run  to  center  field  which  helped  further  their  lead  out   to  4-1.  This  homer  would  quickly  get  followed  up  with   Jorge  Soler  blasting  yet  another  team   home  run  and  pushed  their  teams  lead  to  6-1.    Minor  jumped  up  to  a  5-3  record  when  on  the  mound,  bullpen  delivered  10  team  Strikeouts  and  they  leaped  up  to  a  30-31  win/loss  record.




The  Oakland  Athletics  were  outscored  a  combined  total  of  6-0  through  the  7th  and  8th  innings   and  they  drop  their  27th  regular  season  game,  following  a  tough  3-6  three  run  loss  to  the  Kansas  City   Royals.  The  Athletics  entered  Thursday  night's  matchup,  getting  ready  to  open  up  a  4  game  regular  season  home  set  to  take  on  the  Royals.  Oakland  also  was  fresh  off  a  4-0  shutout  win  against  the  Diamondbacks,  back  on  June  the  9th.  Despite  a  tough  loss,  the  Athletics  would  gain  the  games  first  lead,  as  Jed  Lowrie  hammered  a  4th  inning  solo  home  run  that  went  through  left  field,  1-0.   This  would  unfortunately  be  the  A's  first  and  last  run  scored  moving  forward.  The  Royals  starting,  Mike  Minor  would  fire  a  90  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Murphy  out  and  it  forced  that  innings  2nd  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Then  a  play  or  so  later....the  defense  would  recover  a  Chapman  fly  ball  to  force  the  teams  3rd  and  final  out.  Athletics  struggled  a  bit  as  they  capped  off  the top  of  the  7th,  by  allowing  3  hits and  3 runs.  Now  for  the  A's  they  would  be  looking  at  Pinder's  way  during  the  bottom  9th  and  he  ended  up   suffering  a  ground  ball  to  the  shortstop  area  and  it  forced  the  games  final  out  of  the  night.  Thus  disallowing  Oakland  of  any  chances  of  trying  to  score  another  run.    A's  were  held  to  1  run  all  game  long,   tallied  3  team  hits  to  the  Royals  10  and  they  fall  down  to  a  37-27  record.
























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The  Los  Angeles  Angels  win  streak  bounced  up  to  3  wins  in  a  row  after  knocking  off  the  struggling  Kansas  City  Royals  and  won  by  score  of  6-1.  The  Angels  stepped  foot  into  this  contest  standing  in  4th  place  in  the  AL  East  Division,  while  being  on  a  2  game  winning  streak  as  well.  A  huge  thank's  has  to  go  to  their  starting  Pitcher,  Griffin  Canning,  who gave  up  5  hits,  1  run,  6  Strikeouts  and  a  5.22  ERA  through  6.2  innings  pitched.  Anthony  Rendon  would  open  up  a  2-0  1st  inning  double  that  flew  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Ohtani.  Now  during  the  5th  inning  of  play,  you'd  see  Benintendi  come  up  to  the  plate  and  cranked  a  fly  ball  to  deep  right  field  and  allowed  the  sides  to  retire.  Net,  during  the  6th  inning  you  would  catch  Kolten  Wong  zip  in  a single  to  center  field  and  allowed  Iglesias  and  Ward  to  score  at  home  plate,  5-1.  Angels  then  put  somewhat  of  a  dagger  come  the  8th  inning,  after  Lagares  hit  a  ground  ball  to  the  3rd  baseman,  but  was  able  to  get  Iglesias  home,  6-1.  Canning  improves  to  5-4  on  the  mound,  LA  outscored  Kansas  City  1-0  in  the  8th  and  jumped  out  to  a  30-32  win/loss  record.



Zimmer  and  Keller  were  combined  for  8  Strikeouts  through  6.2  innings  pitched  and  the  Kansas  City  Royals  suffered  their  16th  loss  when  traveling  on  the  road,  following  a  disappointing  1-6  beatdown  at  the  hands  of  the  Los  Angeles  Angels.  The    Royals  coming  into  this  matchup  were  seeking  to  win  their  30th  game  of  the  year  and  move  back  to  .500  on  the  2021  campaign.    The  Royals  would  finally  get  themselves  on  the  board,  following   Kelvin  Gutierrez  reaching  an  infield  single,   which  allowed  Perez  to  score  and  got  Jorge  Soler  to  3rd  base,  1-2.    Now  the  Royals  Pitcher,  Kyle  Zimmer  during  the  bottom  of  the  7th  inning  would  absolutely  dominate,  as  he  was  able  to Strikeout  Ohtani  to  force  the  1st  out.  Followed  by  recording the  final  out  after  getting  Walsh  out  on  an  83  mile  per  hour  slider.  Kyle  Zimmer  ended  the  7th  by  allowing  no  hits  or  runs.  Royals  were  held  to  just  1  run  all  game,   offense  tallied  in  1 double  and  dropped  down  to  a  29-31  record.



























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Tyler  Glasnow  struck  out  11  total  batters  through  7  Pitched  innings  and  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  their  win  streak  bounced  up  to  3  straight,  following  a  3-1  two  run  win  against  the  Washington  Nationals.  The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  entered  last  night's  matchup,  seeking  to  push  their  2  game  win  streak  to  3  and  were  sitting  comfortably  in  1st  place  in  the  AL  East  Division.  With  that  being  said  Austin  Meadows  came  in  leading  the  entire  team  with  14  home  runs  this  season.   Margot  would  help  his  team  jump  out  to  a 1-0 1st  inning  lead  after  crushing  a  solo  homer  to  left  field.  Now  come  the  top  of  the  4th  inning  and  Tyler  Glasnow  would  help  Tampa  Bay  record  a  3rd  out,  after  he  fired  an  83  mile  per  hour  curveball  to Strikeout  Harrison,  thus  keeping  the  game  at  a  1-1  tie.  Glasnow  struck  out  3 batters  while  allowing  1  hit  to  close  out  the  4th.   It  would  be  a  pitching  battle  for  the  next  four  innings,  before  Brosseau  delivered  a  double  to  bring  home  Austin  Meadows.  Followed  by  a  then  Mike  Zunino  single  to  center  field  and  brought  in  Randy  Arozarena  to  home  plate,  3-1.  Glasnow  improves  to  5-2  on  the mound,  team  tallied  a  3  RBI  night  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  39-23  win/loss  record.



The  Washington  Nationals  have  now  allowed  249  runs  to  be  scored  against  them  and  their  losing  streak  moved  up  to  3  in  a  row,  following  a  tough  1-3  loss  against  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Nationals  coming  into  Tuesday  night's  bout  were  looking  to  finally  end  their  2  game  losing  streak  that  they've  been  on  as  of  late.  Along  with  the  team  allowing  the  opposition  to  average  246  runs  scored  against  them,  thus  far  this  season.  Washington  would  finally  get  on  the  board  in  the  top  of  the  3rd  inning,  following  a  Turner  single  off  Glasnow's  98  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  drove   it  through  deep  center  field  and  brought  home  Castro,   thus  tying  this  game  up  at  1-1.  Jon  Lester  then  during  inning  number  3  would  toss  an  89  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Austin   Meadows  out.  A  few  plays  after  and  it  would be  Brosseau   crushing  a  fly  ball  to  deep  right  field,  before  being  recorded  out.  Lester  allowed  just  2  hits  and  a  Strikeout  to  end  the  bottom  3rd.  For  the  Nationals  they  would  have  one  more  shot  at  possibly  tying  this  game  or  take  home  a win....as  Castro's  stepped  up  to  the  plate  and  had  an  85  mile  per  hour  slider  strike  him  out  to  end  the  game.   Nats  notched  1  RBI,   7  total  bases  and  dropped  to  a  24-33  record. 





















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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  Houston  Astros  were  hit  with  some  hard  news  earlier  this  week,  after  hearing  they  will  be  without  Aledmys  Diaz  for  at  least  6  to  8  weeks  of  this  2021  season, due  to  suffering  a  fracture  to  his  hand,  during  a  6-2  loss  to  the  Blue  Jays  back  on  June  the  5th.  Unfortunately  in  Saturday's  loss,  Ross  Stripling  would  fie  a  pitch  in which  the  ball  would  hit  the  hand  of  Diaz  as  he  went  down  in  pain.  Then  was  seen  walking  off  the  field  moments  after.   But  was  surely  still  in  pain  as  you  can  see  in  this  photo  up  above.   Aledmys  Diaz   before  his  injury  was  having  himself a  real  solid  year.  Diaz   recorded  32  hits,  3 home  runs  and  a  batting  average  of  .278  on  115  At-bats.  






















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The  San  Diego  Padres  outscored  the  Chicago  Cubs  3-0  in  the  8th  inning  and  they  improved  to  a  21-12  record  when  playing  at  home,  as  they  secured  a  much  needed  9-4  win.  The  Padres  coming  in  were  looking  for  their  37th win  of  the  year.  Along  with  looking  for  win  number  21  on  hon  home  field  as  well.   Ryan  Weathers  got  the  win  in  last  night's  start,  as  he  pitched  5  strong  innings  while  allowing  5  hits,  3 runs,  4  Strikeouts  tallied  and  an  ERA  number  of  2.44.  Now  San  Diego  they'd  jump  out  to  a  2-0  lead  in  the  2nd  inning,  following  Manny  Machado  knocking  a  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  by  doing  so  it  allowed  Caratini  to  score.  Padres  weren't  done  just  yet....because  come  the  3rd  inning  of  play  and  you  would  see  O'Grady  hammer  a  2-run  home  run  and  made  things  4-0.  Padres  eventually  started  to  put  this game  away  soundly,  due  to  Manny  Machado  hammering  a  solo  homer  to  right  field  and  pushed  their  lead  to  an  8th  inning  7-4  lead.  Followed  up  by  O'Grady  rocketing  a  game  ending  double  that  would  bring  home  Eric  Hosmer,  9-4.   Ryan  Weathers  jumped  up  to  a  3-2  win/loss  record,  team  tallied  9  RBI's  and  they  leaped  to  a  37-25  record.




The  Chicago  Cubs  were  held  to  no  no  hits  or  runs  through  the  games  final  two  innings  of  play  and  they  fell  down  to 2nd  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division,  following  a  tough  4-9  loss  to  the  San  Diego  Padres.  The  Chicago  Cubs  entered  this  Monday  night  bout  looking  for  back  to  back  wins  after  picking  up  a  4-3   4-3  one  run  win  over  the  Giants,  back  on  Sunday  night  baseball.  Cubs  were  also  tied  for  1st  place  with  the  Milwaukee  Brewers  in  the  NL  Central.  Adbert  Alolay  has  now  dropped  to  a  4-5  record  when  asked  to  start  on  the  mound,  as  he  pitched  in  3  innings  while  giving  up  5  hits,  4  runs,  1  homer,  4  Strikeout  night  and  a  4.06  ERA.  The  Cubs  during  the 4th  inning  were  able  to  cut  into  the  Padres  4  run  lead,  following  Nick  Marisnick  reaching  n  infielding  single  to  the  Pitchers  mound,  which  allowed  Anthony  Rizzo  and  Kris  Bryant  to  score  at  home  plate,  thus  coming  within  two,  2-4.  Followed  up  by  Alcantara  hitting  a  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  got  Wisdom  home,  3-4.  Chicago  ended  the  4th  inning  by  securing  3  hits  and  3  runs.   Then  thanks  to  Ian  Happ  he  would  responsible  for  allowing  his  Cubs  to  come  within  two  runs  yet  again  in  the  7th  inning,  after  crushing  a  solo  home  run  shot  to  center  field,  4-6.  This  would  be  their  last  and  only  run  scored  for  the  rest  of  the  game.   Bullpen  allowed  2  San  Diego  home  run's,  recorded  7  team  hits  and  they  fall  to  a  33-27  win/loss  record  on  the  season.  



















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The  New  York  Yankees  fall  to  the  Boston  Red  Sox  for  a  third  straight game,  while  their  losing  streak  crept  up  to  4  in  a  row,  as  they  suffered  a  5-6  loss  in  extra  innings.   Yankees  sliding  into  this  contest  were  hoping  to  avoid  losing  to  the  Red  Sox  in  back  to  back  to back  days.  Along  with  trying  to  end  a  3  game  losing  drought.  Now  Sanchez  would  get  the  Yankees  off  to  their  first  lead  early  in  the  bottom  1st,  as  he  blasted  a  double  to  deep  left  field  and  allowed  Torres  and  Aaron  Judge  to  score  at  home,  2-1.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  Yankees  coming  into  the  9th  inning  and   were  trailing  by  one  run....up  until  Torres  torched  in  a  double  to  deep  left  field  and  by  doing  so  brought  home  Aaron  Judge  to  score,  thus  tying  the  game  up  at  4-4  and  forced  extra  innings.  New  York  did  give  up  a  run  in  the  top  of  the  10th,  but  had  one  more  chance  to  make  something  happen  in  the  bottom  10th  and  they  did  just  that.  Thanks  to  Wade  reaching  an  infield  single  to  2nd  base  and  allowed  Odor  to  score  and  brought  New  York  within  a  run,  5-6.  Unfortunately  moments  after....DJ  LeMahieu  with  2  outs  delivered  a  ground  ball  and  was  recorded  out  at  2nd  base, thus  ending  the  game.  Yankees  tallied  11  team  hits  to  the  Sox's  7,  earned  13  total  bases  and  fell  down  to  a  31-29  record.



The  Boston Red  Sox  swept  tis  three  game  regular  season  series  and  increased  their  win  streak  to  4  straight,  after  picking  up  a  nail  biting  6-5  one  run  win,  against  the  New  York  Yankees.  The  Red  Sox  entering  Sunday  night's  bout  were  looking  to  stay  in  the  win  column  after  knocking  off  the  Yankees  7-3,  back  on  Saturday  night.  With  the  help  of  outscoring  New  York  4-0  in  the  8th  inning  and  their  bullpen  tossed  a  total  of  11  batters  out  as  well.  Verdugo  would  allow  Boston  to  gain  a 1-0  lead  in  the  1st  inning  of  play,  once  he  hammered  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field  and  made  things  1-0.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  8th  inning  where  the  Red  Sox  would  finally  get  themselves  on  the  scoresheet  yet  again.  Only  this  time  it  would  be  Xander  Bogaerts  crushing  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  center field,  but  managed  to get Arroyo  home  and  gave  Boston  a  4-3 one  run  lead.  At  this  point  in  time.  Boston  outscored  New  York  2-1  in  the  10th,  turned  in  6  RBI's  and  improved  to  a  36-23  win/loss  record.


























The  Boston  Red  Sox  rallied  from  a  two  run  deficit  and  their  2  game  winning  streak  was   boosted  to  three  straight,  following  a  dominating  7-3  Victory,  over  the  New  York  Yankees.  "WHO'S  YOUR  DADDY"  The  Boston  Red  Sox  had  come  into  this  matchup  seeking  to  push  their  2  game  win  streak  to  three.  Along  with  a  13-6  record  when  taking  on  teams  in  the  AL  East  Division.    Starting  Pitcher,  Eduardo  Rodriguez  turned  in   5.1  innings  pitched  while  allowing  5  hits,  3  runs,  1  homer  given  up,  7  Strikeouts  and  a  5.59  ERA,  during  win.   Now  during  the  top  of  the  5th  inning,  you'd  see  Dalbec  coming  up  to  the  plate  and  hoping  to spark  something  for  his  team,  but  ended  up  suffering  a  Taillon  87  mile  per hour  Strikeout  to  get  him  out  and  the  game  stayed  at  a  2-0  Yankees  lead.  Red  Sox  would  eventually  cut into  the  Yankees  two  run  lead,  following  a  Devers  single  that  got  ripped  over  to  right  field  and  allowed  both  Bogaerts  and  Verdugo  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  tying  the  game  up  at  2-2.  During  the  6th  inning.   Moments  after  in  the  same  inning....it  would  be  Gonzalez  knocking  a  double  to  deep  shallow  right  field  and  brought  home  Devers  to  score,  giving  Boston  a  3-2  one  run  lead.  Let's  fast  forward  to  two  innings  later  during  the  8th,  where  Dalbec  put  an  end  to  the  Yankees  night  after  crushing  a  2-run  home  run  and  allowed  Vazquez  to  reach  home  plate,  7-3.  Red  Sox  14-6  when  taking  on  the AL  East,  bullpen  tossed  out  11  total  batters  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  35-23  win/loss  record.



The  New  York  Yankees  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  three  straight  losses  in  a  row after  being  dealt  by  a  score  of  3-7  and  lost  it  to  the  Boston  Red  Sox.   The  Boston-New  York  rivalry  had  been  rekindled  here  on  June  5th  2021.  As  we  all  know  these  two  teams  absolutely  hate  one  another.  Yankees  coming  into  Baseball  night  were  looking  to  snap  their  2  game  skid  while  standing  in  3rd  place  in  the  AL  East  Division  and  trailed  the   the  2nd  place  Red  Sox  by  4.5  games  back  at this  point  in  time.   With  this  loss  the  Yankees  fell  down  from  3rd  place  to  4th  place  in  the  AL  East  Division,  while  the  Blue  Jays  moved  up  into  that  2nd  place  slot  and  the  Rays  into  1st,  in  the  meantime.  Keep  note  that  the  Blue  Jays  have  two  losses  less  than  the  Yankees.    Now  Torres  would  be  the  guy  to  get  things  jump  started  for  his  team  during  the    4th  inning,  following  his  2-run  home  run  and  allowed  Urshela  to  score  at  home  plate,  thus  going  up  2-0.   Thereafter,  during  the  6th  inning  yet  again  it  would  Torres  delivering  in  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  was  recorded  out,  but  that  didn't  stop  Aaron  Judge  from  scoring  at  home,  thus  knotting  this  matchup  up  at  3-3.  This  would  be  their  final  scored  run  of  the  night.  Yankees  were  outscored  4-0  in  the  8th  inning,  defense  allowed  7  RBI's  and  they  fall  to  a  31-28  record.





















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Ohtani  strikes  out  10  total  batters  through  6  innings  pitched  and  the  Los  Angeles  Angels  improve  to  a  15-14  record  when  playing  on  home  turf,  following  a  well  done  3-2  one  run  win,  over  the  Seattle  Mariners.  Shohei  Ohtani  coming  into  this  battle  had  a  1-1  record  when  starting  on  the  Pitcher's  mound.  Along  with  the  Angels  having  a  14-14  record  when  playing  on  home  field.  The  Los  Angeles  Angels  found  a  way  to  tie  the  game  up  at  2-2,  thanks  to  Upton  drilling  a  2-run  home  run  while  bringing  home  Fletcher,  during  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning.  But  Rojas  would  be  the  guy  to  give  the  Angels  a  one run  lead  come  the  4th  inning,  after  he  blasted  a  solo  homer  to  right  field,  while  extending  their  lead  to  3-2.  Now  Ohtani  would  record  the  teams  2nd  out  of  the  top  of  the  6th  inning, as  he  tossed  an  88  mile  per  hour  splitter  to  get  Seager  out  looking.  Followed  up  by  France  knocking  a  ground  ball  and  was  recorded  out  at  the  shortstop  position,  thus   forcing  the  3rd  out.  Ohtani  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  close  out  the  6th.  Ohtani  improves  to  a  2-1  record  when  on  the  mound,  tallied  2  home  runs  and  leaped  to  a  26-31  win/loss  record.



The  Seattle Mariners  fall  one  game  beneath  .500  and  Santiago  falls  to  an  0-1  start  on the  mound,  following  a   gut  wrenching  2-3  loss  to  the  Los  Angeles  Angels.  The  Mariners  entered  this  matchup  looking  to  move  past  .500  on  the  year  and  Hector  Santiago  was  in  search  for  his  first  win  of  the  season  when  getting  the  start.   Hector  Santiago  pitched  just  three  total  innings  while  allowing  2  hits,  1  run,  1  homer  let  up,  5  Strikeouts  and  an  ERA  number  of  6.35.  Despite  a  tough  defeat,  Seattle  jumped  out  to  a  quick  1-0  lead  after  Crawford  blasted  a  homer.  Thereafter,  Crawford  would  then  be  responsible  for  helping  the  Mariners  extend  their  lead  to  two  during  the  3rd  inning,  following  his  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  brought  home  Taylor  Trammell  in the  process,  2-0.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  top  of the  9th  inning  where  Godoy  came  up  to  the plate  facing  a  2  out  situation  and  earned  a  Strikeout  after  getting  caught  looking  on  a  97  mile  per  hour  fastball  from  Dugger,  which  then  forced  the  games  3rd  and  final  out.  As  the  game  of  course  remained  a  3-2  Angels  lead.  Bullpen  struck  out  a  combined  8  batters,  Crawford  tallied  a  2  RBI  night  and  the  Mariners  drop  down  to  a  29-30  record. 



























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The  San  Diego  Padres  have  finally  ended  their  4  game  losing  streak  and  now  trail  the1.0  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Giants  in  the  NL  West  Division,  following  a  big  4-3  one  run  win,  against  the  New  York   Mets.  The  Padres  coming  into  this  battle  were  in  a  slump  after  losing  4their  last  4  games  in  a  row  and  were  also  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  NL  West  Division.   The  Padres  would  get  the  early  jump  over  the  Mets  in  the  3rd  inning  of  play  after  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  hammered  a  2-run  home  run  to  center  field  off  Walker's  96  mile  per  hour  fastball,  2-0.  Thereafter,  during  the  4th  inning,  you'd  see  Tatis  Jr  hit  a   single  to  left  field  and  brought  in  Caratini  to  score,  3-0.  Yu  Darvish  come  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  had  delivered  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  to  Walker,  who  ended  up  hitting  a  ground  ball  to  the  shortstop  area  and  was  recorded  out.  Thus  retiring  the  sides.  Darvish  ended   the  5th  by  allowing  just  2  hits  and  the game  remained  a  Padres  3-0  lead,  at  this  point  in  time.  Now  the  Padres  would  put  a  end  to  this  contest  in  the  9th  inning  after  Kevin  Pillar  blasted  a  ground  ball  to  1st  base  and  was  recorded  out,  along  with  Cronenworth  being  out  at  2nd  base,   which  forced  the  games  final  out.    Tatis  Jr  tallied  in  a  homer  and  2  RBI's,  recorded  12  total  bases  to  New  York's  11  and  jumped  up  to  a  35-23  win/loss  record.





The  New  York   Mets  lose  their  22nd  regular  season  game  and  their  offense was  held  to  6  total  team  hits,  in  which  this  game  ended  by  a  score  of  3-4.  The  Mets  slid  into  Thursday's  game  looking  to  win  their  28th  game  on  the  2021  MLB  season,  while  bring  6-4  through  their  last  10  played  games.  Now  for  Taijuan  Walker  things  started  pretty  good  for  him  in  the  bottom  of  the  5th,  after  he  got  Cronenworth  out  on  a  fly  ball.  Afterwards,  he  just  seemingly  went  downhill  as  he  ended  the  bottom  5th  inning  allowing  multiple  walks,  including  1  hit  and  1  run.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  6th  inning  where  James  McCann  helped  his  team  cut  into  the  Padres  4  run  lead,  once  he  recorded  a  2-run  homer  and  brought  home  Francisco  Lindor,  2-4.  Mets  tallied  in  just  1  homer,  allowed  1  stolen  base  and  dropped  down  to  a  27-22  record.




















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Valdez  earns his  first  win  on  the  mound  and  it  helped  the  Houston  Astros  extend  their  winning  streak  to  4,  following  a  2-1  win  against  the  Boston  Red  Sox.  Asstros  slid  into  this  battle  riding  a  3  game  win  streak  and  were  coming  off  a  5-1  win  over  Boston,  just  a  day  ago.   Framber  Valdez  had  himself  a  stellar  night  through  7  tough  innings  as  he  allowed  5  hits,  1  run,  10  Strikeouts  and  a  1.64  ERA  number.  The  Astros  in  the  bottom  1st would   find  a  way  to  tie  the  game  up  at  1-1,  following  Yuli  Gurriel  knocking  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  right field  and  got  Jose  Altuve  home.  Framber  Valdez  however  had  himself  a  dominating  6th  inning  after  tossing  out  two  batters  and  allowed  Boston  to  just  1  hit  to  cap  off  the  6th.   Now  Framber  Valdez  during  the  7th  inning  would  get  Hernandez  looking  as  he  fired  a  79  mile  per  hour  curveball,  in  order  to  strike  him  out  and  retire  the  sides.  Valdez  allowed  just  1  hit  before  closing  the  games  first  7  inning's  out.   Valdez  improves  to  1-0  on  the  mound,  tallied  4  team  hits   and  leaped  to  a  31-24  win/loss  record.



The  Boston  Red  Sox  for  a  third  time  in  a  three  day  span  has  been  defeated,  after  losing  a  1-2  game  against  the  Houston  Astros.  The  Red  Sox  entered  this  matchup  looking  to  avoid  losing  to  Houston  for  a 3rd  straight  time  in  three  days.  Boston  was  also  on  a  2  game  losing  streak  as  well.   Starting  Pitcher,  Nick  Pivetta  fell  to  a  6-1  record  after  pitching  6  innings  and  giving  up  3  hits,  2  runs,  9  Strikeouts  and  a  3.77  ERA.   The  Red  Sox  during  the  games  1st  inning  would  see  Renfroe  take  a  walk  and  by  doing  so  it  allowed  Martinez  to  score,  going  up  1-0.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  where  Xander  Bogaerts  suffered  an  81  mile  per  hour  curveball  from  Valdez  and  it  forced  the  innings  2nd  out.  Two  possessions  later  the  sides  would  retire  after  Valdez  then  tossed  another  81  mile  per  hour  curveball  and  got  Renfroe  out.  Red  Sox  were  held  to  jsut  1  run,  turned  in  10  total  Strikeouts  and  jumped  down  to  a  32-23  record.




















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Shane  Bieber  earned  a  7  Strikeout  night  and   a  3.08  ERA  through  7  tough  innings, along  with  trailing  2.5  games  back  from  1st  place  in  the  Central  Division,  following  a  Cleveland  Indians   nail  biting  6-5  one  run  win,  over  the  Chicago  White  Sox.  The  Indians  stormed  into  this  matchup  trailing  3.5  games  back  from  their  Division  leading  Chicago  White  Sox.  On  the  other  hand  Shane  Bieber  would  get  the  start  on  the  mound  and  had  a  3.13  ERA  and  a  total  of  110  Strikeouts  through  72  innings  pitched,  thus  far  this  season.  The  Indians  jumped  out  to  1st  inning  1-0  lead  after  Naylor  reached  an infield  single  and  got  Rosario's  to  score.  Thereafter,  it  would  then  be  Jose  Ramirez   also  earning  an  infield  single  that  would  bring  home  Rosario's  yet  again,  2-0.  Jose  Ramirez  then  helped  the  Indians  even  the  the  score  out  to  3-3  during  the  3rd  inning,  as  he  crushed  a  single  shot  that  traveled  through  left  field  and  brought  home  Harold  Ramirez.   Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  where  Shane  Bieber  delivered  an  85  mile  per  hour  slider  that  would  get  Madrigal  out  and  it  forced  the  sides  to  go  their  separate  ways.  Bieber  struck  out  two  batters  to  wrap  up  the  games  first  five  innings  played.  At  this  point  in  time.  For  the  Indians  it  would  be  Hedges  who  helped  add  onto  their  lead  during  the  4th  inning....thanks  to  his  2-run  home  run  that  went  through  left  field  and  brought  home  Zimmer  in  the  process,  thus  regaining  a  5-3    two  run  lead.    Cleveland  managed  to  outscore  the  Sox  3  runs  to  none.  However,  the  Indians  defense  was  they  key  to  securing  the  win  with  a  bases  loaded  situation  in  the  9th  inning,  which  saw  Jose  Abreu  blast  a  ground  ball  to  the  shortstop  position  and  would  be  recorded  out,  thus  ending  the  game  and  forcing  the  final  out.  Shane  Bieber  moves  to  6-3  when  starting  on  the  mound  in  2021,   tallied  9  hits  and  leaped  to  a  30-24  record.


The  Chicago  White  Sox  managed  to drop  down  to  an  18-11  record  when  versing  the  Central  Division,  after  suffering  a  5-6  loss  to  the  Cleveland  Indians.  The  Chicago  White  Sox  entered  this  matchup  with an  118-10  record  when taking  on  the  Central  Division,  at  this  point  in  time.  This  also  happened  to  be  a  Pitching  duel  between  Dylan  Cease  and  Shane  Bieber.  Keep  in  mind  that  Cease  came  in  with  a  3-1  record  when  stepping  on  the  mound  this  year,  while  having  66  Strikeouts  and  a  1.27  WHIP  through  51.1  innings  pitched.  The  White  Sox  struggled  a  little  bit  after  getting  outscored  2-0  while  giving  up  2  hits  and  3  runs  to close  out  the  bottom  of  the  1st  inning.  The  Chicago  White  Sox  would  gain  their  first  lead  of  the  entire  game  after  Hamilton  dinged  a  double  that  went  through  right center  field,  along  with  bringing  home  Zack  Collins  and  Lamb,  3-2.  Unfortunately  for  Dylan  Cease  he  had  a  rough  day  on  the  Pitchers  mound,  and  it  would  only  get  worse  as  he  allowed  a  Bradley  Zimmer  single  to the  right  side  of  the  field,  before  needing  to  be  replaced  by  Jose  Ruiz  in  the  bottom  of  the  4th  inning.  Chicago  then  during inning  9  were  starting  to  mount  themselves  a  comeback  after  Zack  Collins  zipped  a  single  to  left  center  field  and  brought  in  Lamb  to  score,  making  things  4-6.  Followed  up  by  Nick  madrigal  ripping  a  single  of  his  own  to  shallow  center  field  and  allowed  Zack  Collins  to  get  home  safely,  thus  coming  within  one,  5-6.  Dylan  Cease  falls  to  3-2  on  the  season,  outscored  Cleveland  2-0  in  the  9th  and  dropped  down  to  a  33-22  win/loss  record.




























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The  Minnesota Twins bounced back in order to knock off the Baltimore Orioles and won by score of 3-2.  The Twins rolled into this Monday daytime baseball game, hoping to avoid back to back losses after suffering a 6-3 loss to the Royals, back on May the 30th. Keep in mind that the Twins gave up 11 hits and 15 total bases, during defeat. Nelson  Cruz on the other hand is having a pretty  solid 2021 MLB season,  considering he  has 10 home runs,  25 RBI's and a batting average of .278,  which leads the entire team.  Starting Pitcher, Jose Berrios played an amazing game yesterday afternoon after he posted in 8 strong innings while giving up 5 hits, 1 run, 1 homer let up, 6 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 3.36.  The  Twins  got  on  the  board  in  the  3rd  inning  after  Polanco  was able  to  reach  a  fielders  choice  in  which  Simmons  would  be  out  at  2nd  base,  but  did  get  Garcia  to  home  plate,  1-0.  This  game  at  some  point  or  another  would  end  up  going  into  extra  innings...and  in  the  10th  Refsnyder  had  capitalized  on  an  Adam  Plutko  pitching  error  that  would  allow  Refsnyder  to  find  home  plate  yet  again,  2-1.  Then  two  plays  later  after  a  Simmons  Strikeout,  you'd  see  Polanco  bang  a  solo  homer  to  right  field,  which  moved  their  lead  up  to  two,  3-1.  Twins  tallied  in  11  total  bases,  outscored  the  Baltimore Orioles 2-1  in  the  10th  and  leaped  to  a  22-31  win/loss  record.




The  Baltimore  Orioles  played  their  hearts  out  and  still  suffered  their  14th  consecutive  defeat  in  a  row,  after  taking  a  2-3  loss  to  the  Minnesota  Twins.  The  Orioles  approached  this  Monday  afternoon  matchup  looking  to  finally  snap  a  rough  13  game  losing  streak  that  they've  been  on  as  of  late.  Along  with being  0-10  through  ten.  Despite  a  nail  biting  loss,  Mountcastle  would  give  fans  something  to  cheer  about   about  early  on  in  the  bottom  5th,  after  crushing  a  home  run  and   tied  the  game  up  at  1-1.  Now  fast  forward  to  the  bottom  of  the  6th  inning  where  Baltimore  started  getting  into  a  groove  after  Santander  blasted  a  single  to  right  field  and  allowed Mancini  to  reach  2nd  base.  Unfortunately  Franco  was  the  next  at  bat  with  2  outs  and  hit  a  ground  ball  to  3rd  base  and  was  recorded  out  at  1st,  thus  retiring  the  side.  Orioles  were  trying  everything  in  their  power  to  snap  their  skid  that  they've  been  on  and  their  play  showed  they  weren't  going  to  quit     just  yet,  as  DJ  Stewart  knocked  a  double  through  left  center  field  and  came  within  one  run,  2-3.  Unfortunately  Freddy  Galvis  with  2  outs  coming  up  to  the  plate  in  the  bottom  10h  and  made  solid  contact  with  the  ball  as  it  flew  out  to  right  field  but  was  immediately  recorded  out  and  the  game  came  to  a  close  from  there.  Baltimore  earned  12  total  bases,  offense  tallied  just  6  hits  all  game  and  dropped  down  to  a  17-37  record  on  the  2021  season.




























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The  2nd  place  Houston  Astros  now  trail  1.5  games  back  from  possibly  snagging  1st  place  away  from  the  the  Athletics  and  have  now  tallied  273  runs  scored  for  them  this  season,  following a a  much  needed  7-4  three  run  win  over  the  San  Diego  Padres.  Astros  walked  in  looking  for  their  28th  win  of  the  year.  Along  with  taking  on  the  NL  West  leaders  in  the  Padres.  Now  before  we  get  into  this  game  break,  we  need  to  discuss  Greinke' s  performance.   Zach  Greinke  pitched  a  very  strong  8  full  innings  while  allowing  6  hit,  1  run,  1  home  run,  4  Strikeouts  and  ended   his night  with  a  3.67  ERA.  Alex  Bregman  got  things  going  for  Houston  in  the  1st  inning  after  he  hit  a  ground  ball  to  2nd  base  and  was  recorded  out,  but  allowed  Jose  Altuve  to  reach  home  plate,  1-0.  Moments  later  it  would  be  Tucker  blasting  a  3-run  home  run  and  brought  in  McCormick  and  Alex  Correa,  4-0.  Astros  would  just  continue  to  punish San  Diego  and  come  the  8th  inning...Taylor  Jones had  knocked  a  single  through  deep  right  field,  while  bringing  home  Diaz,   7-0.  Now  Andre  Scrubb  had  to  calm down  a  bit  after  giving  up  a  score  in  the  top  of  the  9th  inning,  as  he  fired  an  82  mile  per  hour  curveball  and  struck  out  Mateo  to  retire  the  sides  and  game.  Greinke  improves  to  5-2  on the  mound,  Kyle  Tucker  earned  his  11th  home  run  of  2021  and  they  bounced  to  a  28-24  win/loss  record.  




Blake Snell  drops  to  a  1-2  win/loss  record  when  stepping  onto  the  mound  and  the  San  Diego  Padres  drop  to  7-3   through  their  past  10  played  matchups,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  4-7  defeat  to  the  Houston  Astros.  Padres  walked  into  this  Sunday  night  matchup,  with  a  16-9  road  record  and  was  hooping  to  extend  that.  The  Padres  seemingly  struggled  throughout  last  night's  game  against  Houston.  Especially  since  they  were  shutout  for  4  total  innings.  Now  it  wouldn't  be  up  until  Rivas  knocked  in a  solo  home  run  to  left  field  and  came within  6  runs,  1-7.  During  the  5th.  Keep  note  they  trailed  7-0  before  this  homer  happened.   Padres  were  then  starting  to  heat  up  by  the  time  the  9th  inning  had  rolled  around,  where  Myers  delivered  a  homer  to  right  field  and  put  the  score  at  2-7.  Followed  up  with  Kim  rocketing  a  2-run  home  run  to  left  field  and  allowed  Hosmer  to  come  home,  now  coming  within  three  runs,  4-7.  Padres  are  now  16-10  when  playing  on  the  road,  offense  turned  in  three  home  runs  and  still  managed  to drop  down  to  a  34-20  record. 





















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The  Seattle  Mariners  winning  ways  just  keep  mounting  as  they  are  winners  of  3  consecutive  games  in  a  row  and  are  now  one  win  away  from  moving  back  to  .500  on  the  year,  following  a  huge  3-2  one  run  Victory  against  the  Texas  Rangers.   The  Mariners  slumped  into  this  bout  looking  to  end  their  4  game  losing  streak  that  they've  been  on  as  of  late.  Mariners  were  also  just  two  wins  away  from  .500  on  the  2021  MLB  season.  This  game  was  scoreless  in  the  1st  inning  of  play,  but   then  the  game  started  to  move  in  a  positive  direction  for  Mariners,  after  Godoy  rocketed  a  single  shot  through  left  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.  Thereafter,  it  would  be  then  be  J.P.  Crawford  blasting  a  home  run  by  his  lonesome  to  right  field  and  in  the  process  regained  a  2-1  7th  inning  lead  over  the  Rangers.  Then  an  inning  later  in  the  8th,  Haniger  would  be  responsible  for  blasting  a  solo  homer  of  his  own,  which  pushed  their  lead  to  two,  3-1.  Now  let's  fast  forward  to  the  9th  inning  where  Rafael  Monteiro  did  give  up  a  score  to  Solak,  but  immediately  bounced  back  as  he  tossed  an  86  mile  per  hour  slider  to  Holt  Field,  who  dinged  in  a  fly  ball  to  right  field  and  forced  the  games  final  out.   Seattle  secured  a  2  home  run  night,  Monteiro  and  Dunn  were  combined  for  9  total  Strikeouts  through  6.2  innings  pitched,  moved  to  an  11-15  road  record  and  leaped  up  to  a  26-27  win/loss  record.




The   Texas  Rangers  have  now  lost  11  consecutive  games  when  playing  on  the  road,  following  a  difficult  2-3  one  run  loss  against  the  Seattle  Mariners. The  Texas  Rangers  slid into  this  matchup  hoping  to  finally  snap  their  11  game  losing  skid  when  playing  on  the  road,  while  having  a  not  so  good  record, which  stood  at  9-18  at  this  point  in  time.  Despite  a  tough  defeat,  Mike  Foltynewicz  allowed  6  hits,  2  runs,  1  homer,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  4.31  ERA  through  7   innings  pitched.  Mike  ha  also  dropped  down   to  a  1-5   record  when  starting  on  the  mound  in  2021.  Rangers  in  the  1st  inning  would  see  Nate   Lowe  step  up  to  the  plate  with  2  out's,  unfortunately  he  was  struck  out  swinging  by  Justin  Dunn's  94  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  eventually  retired  the  sides.  Texas  were  allowed  no  hits  or  runs  to  close  the  1st  out.  It  wasn't  until  the  4th  inning  where  Solak  crushed  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Kinta-Falefa,  thus  knotting  this  game  up  at  1-1.  The unfortunate  thing  for  Texas  is  that  they  wouldn't   add  in  another  score  until  the  9th inning....thanks  to  Solak  blasting  another  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  in the  process  he  allowed  Garcia  to  get  to  home  plate,  2-3.  Rangers   fall  to  a  road  record  of  9-19,  lost  5  straight  and  fell  down  to  a  22-32  record.




















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Jose Altuve tallied his 139th home run of his MLB career and it tied him 8th with Bob Watson in team history and the usage of their three home runs, which helped the Houston Astros to a 5-2 Victory, over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Astros came in and looked to quiet the frenzied Dodgers stadium, of course due to the 2017 sign stealing scandal that allowed them to capture that year's World Series title. Houston managed to take just a hint of breathe out of Dodgers stadium due to Jose Altuve blasting a solo home run to right field and went up 1-0. Then five innings later it would be Carlos Correa allowing the Stros to regain a 2-1 lead in the 6th inning, following his home run to left field. Diaz would just add in to Houston's lead during the 7th inning of play after he delivered a homer of his own and extended their lead to 5-1. Now to add insult to the Dodgers and their fans....Bryan Abreu had delivered an 88 mile per hour slider and got Albert Pujols out. Astros secured 17 total bases to LA's 6, Garica tossed out 7 batters through 6 innings while ending it with a 2.93 ERA and improved to a 27-22 record. 




Trevor Bauer drops to an 8-1 record when starting on the mound and their 8 game win streak was snapped, following a distasteful 2-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Dodgers coming in were hoping to extend their 8 game win streak to 9, while Bauer was looking to remain undefeated on the mound.  Dodgers during the 3rd inning would see Max Muncy blast in a single to right field and brought home Tsutugo, tying the game up at 1-1. Dodgers eventually got themselves on the scoreboard yet again, thanks to Neuse zipping a solo homer to center field, but still trailed by three runs 2-5. Mookie Betts had 4 at bats but had no runs or hits, offense as a whole had tallied just 3 hits in total and dropped down to a 30-19 win/loss record.































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The  New  York  Mets  drop  their  20th  game  of  the  regular  season,  which  culminated  into  a  difficult  2-3  nail  biting  matchup.  Mets  slid  into  this  battle  looing  for  win  number  22  on  the  MLB  season.  Now  McCann  tried  to  give  the  Mets  their  first  score  of  the  game,  as  he  rocketed  a  fly  ball  to  right  field  off  Gomber's  77  mile  per  hour  curveball,  thus  forcing  the  teams  3rd  out.  During  the  4th  inning.  James  McCann  would  then  regroup  himself  and  three  innings  later  in  the  7th  inning...he'd  fire  a  home  run  to  left  center  field  and  made  things  1-3.  Afterwards,  during  the  9th  inning  Brandon  Drury  would  be  able  to  bring  New  York  within  one  run,  following  an  impressive  solo  homer,  2-3.  Unfortunately  this  eventually  rounded  back  to  James  McCann  and  suffered  a  98  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  strike  him  out,  thus  ending  this  one  in  the  bottom  9th.  Rockies  earned  13  total  bases  to  the  Mets  10,  tallied  2  homers  and  improved  to  19-29.


Gomber throws out 8 total batters while ending with a 4.56 ERA and the Colorado Rockies earned their 19th win of the year, following a 3-2 one run win over the New York Mets. This game would remain scoreless up until McMahon delivered a solo homer to right field, 1-0. Followed up by a Diaz home run moments after, 2-0. Colorado would then add on another run in the 4th inning, only this time it would come from a Hampson triple to deep center field and brought in Fuentes, 3-0.  Gomber would help his team retire the sides in the bottom 8th, as he fired an 83 mile per hour changeup.  Rockies tallied 3 RBI's, 5 hits and jumped up to a 19-29 win/loss record.





















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Turnbull tossed out 9 batters while turning in his fifth no hitter of the 2021 MLB season, which culminated into a  Detroit Tigers 5-0 shutout Victory over the.  The Detroit Tigers coming in have had a rough start to their 2021 season, as they originally stood at 15-26 record including Turnbull looking for his 3rd win of the year as well. Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 lead, thanks to Jeimier Candelariobanging a solo home run to right field. Now let's fast forward all the way down to the 8th inning where Miguel Cabrera linked in a single to right field and in the process allowed Candelario to reach home plate, extending their lead to 3-0.  But Detroit was far far from done come the final inning of the game....once Schoop blasted a single through shallow right field and allowed Baddoo to get home, 5-0. Turnbull allowed no more than 2 hits, outscored the opposition 2-0 in the 9th and improved to a 16-26 win/loss record. 























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The  Cleveland  Indians  sweep  the  2  game  series  2  games  to  none  and  knocked  off  the  Chicago  Cubs,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  2-1  win.  The  Indians  marched  into  this  battle  with  a  1-0  record  in  this  2  game  series  against  the  Cubs,  and  were  seeking  to  earn  their  20th  win  on  the  season.  Now   Sam  Hentges  had  a  solid  1st  inning  on  the  mound  after  striking  out  both  Baez  and  David  Bote  to  force  a  new  inning  of  play.  Cleveland  was  trying  to  put  the  games  first  score on  the  board,  but  instead  Ramirez  smashed  a  ground  ball  that  recorded  him  out  at  1st  base  and  Rosario  was  out  at  2nd  base,  thus  keeping  the  game  at  a  0-0  tie  still  through  three  innings.  Now  during  the  6th  inning  Cleveland  would  see  Rosario  ding  a  double  shot  to  left  field  and  by doing  so  he  brought  in  Hernandez,  thus  knotting  the  the  game  up  at  1-1.  After  just  six  in  half  scoreless  innings.  Also  want  you  guys  to  keep note  this  game  would  end  up  in  extra  innings  and  in  the  10th....Rosario  notched  a  game  clinching  single  that  went  through  right  field  and  allowed  Naylor  to  score,  2-1.  Hentges tossed  out  6  batters  while  allowing  4  hits  through  4.2  innings  pitched,   earned  a  2  RBI  night  to  Chicago's  1  and  powered  their  way  to  a  20-14  win/loss  record. 



The  Chicago  Cubs  lose  two  straight  when  taking on  the  Cleveland  Indians  and  the  end  result  tallied  in  a  1-2  loss.  During  yesterday  mornings  nail  biting  matchup.  The  Cuba  came  in  were  seeking  to  avoid  back  to  back  losses  to  the  same  exact  team  in  just  consecutive  days,  as  they  looked  to  get  back  in  the  win column,  following  a  disappointing  3-2 defeat  to  the  Indians,  back  on  May  the  11th  of  2021.  Chicago  also  were  looking  to  be  without  Kris  Bryan(Sick).  Cubs  defense  capped  off  the  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning  with  just 1  hit  allowed  by  the  opposing  squad.  Now  for  both  teams  it  really  was  difficult  to  put  ant  points  on  the  board  and  Martini  tried  to  give  his  team  a  go  ahead  lead,  but  instead  delivered  a  a  ground  ball  and  was  out  at  2nd  base,  thus  forcing  the  3rd  out  and  game  remained  locked  at  0-0.  It  wouldn't  e  until  the  6th  inning  where  Joc  Pederson  rocketed  a  double  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Vargas,  taking  a  1-0  lead.  This  would  be  their  only  score  for  the  rest  of  the  matchup.  Cubs  tallied  11  total  bases,  Losing  streak  fell  to  3  straight  and  they  improved  to  a  17-19  record.





















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The  New  York  Yankees  winning  ways  continue  after  earning  two  straight  wins  in  a  row,  following  an  impressive  3-1  Victory,  over  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  Yankees  coming  in  were  starting  to  find  that  confidence  in  themselves  a  little  more  everyday,  as  they  were  7-3  through  10  while  sitting  on  a  2  game  win  streak  in  the  process.   Jordan  Montgomery  stepped  up  to  the  mound  and  allowed  2  hits,  1  run,  1  homer  given  up ,  9  Strikeouts  and  a  3.96  ERA  through  6  strong  innings.   Now  Aaron  Judge  in  the  1st  inning  would  step  up  to  the  plate  and  hammered  a  solo  home run  through  center  field  and  things  1-0.   Then  just  two  innings  later  during  the  3rd....DJ  LeMahieu  would  allow  Giancarlo  Stanton  to  score,  following  a  ball  getting  past  the  Catcher  and  went  up  2-0.   Next  up,  it  would  be  Gary Sanchez  in  the  7th  inning  delivering  a  game  ending  solo  homer  and  pushed  their  lead  up  to  two  runs,  3-1.  Yet  again.  Yankees  eventually  went  in  for  the  punch,  after  Aroldis  Chapman  in  the  bottom  9th  utilized  a  100  mile  per   hour  fastball  to  get  Brandon  Lowe  out  out  looking,  which  forced  the  games  final  out  and  the  game  would  be   over.  Bullpen  allowed  3  total  hits  on  an  11  Strikeout  night,   they  trail   the  Red  Sox  2.0  games  back  in  the  AL  East  and  jumped  over  to  a  19-16  win/loss  record.



The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  have  now  lost  three  out  of  their  last  2  matchups  and  is  now  6-7  when  versing  the  AL  East,  following  a  reeling  1-3  loss  to  the  New  York  Yankees.  The  Rays  powered  their  way  into  this  bout  in  search  of  win  number  20  on  the  season  and  have  earned  3  wins  through  their  past  5  played  matchups,  leading  up  to  last  night. Before  we  get  into  this  game  break...both  Strickland  and  Patino  each  tallied  in  a  combined  5  Strikeouts  through  5  total  innings  pitched  together,  despite  a  tough  defeat.  Rays  had  a  tough  3rd  inning  of  play  after  Patino  gave  two  straight  while  allowing  1  hit  and 1  run  to  wrap  up  the  games  first  three  innings.  Despite  being  held  scoreless  through  three....Mike  Zunino  hammered  a  home  run  through  center  field  and  came  within  one,  1-2.  Tampa  Bay  unfortunately  after  that  Zunino  homer,  both  Phillips  and  Randy  Arozarena  were  struck  out  by  Jordan  Montgomery.  Rays  were  held  to  just  1 hit  through  the  game's  final  two innings  of  play,  suffered  their  18th  loss  on  the  season and  it  put  them  at  a  total  of  19-18.  



















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Iglesias  struck out Alvarez and Alex Bregman late in the 9th and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 3-run deficit in order to knock off the Houston Astros 5-4. Angels cane in hoping to remain in the win column after defeating the Dodgers 2-1 on Mothers Day weekend  and it was a huge thanks to Walsh delivering a double and their bullpen tossing out 10 total batters.  Raisel Iglesias came in and relieved for Mayers, as he allowed just 1 hit and and an ERA number of 5.54 through just 1 inning pitched. Jared Walsh would help the Angels cut into the Astros three run lead in the 4th inning, following a double that allowed Mike Trout to score at home, 1-3.  Angels then came within two runs after Jared Walsh crushed a solo homer and made things 2-4. Followed by Butera utilizing a bunt in which he was recorded out, but by sacrifincg himself he allowed Ward to reach home plate and gave his team a 5-4 6th inning lead. LA dominated the 6th inning after ending it with 4 unanswered runs to Houston's 0, during that point in time of the ball game. Angels win streak increased to 2 in a row,  bullpen allowed 10 hits while striking out 6 total and leaped up to a 16-18 win/loss record. Keep note Angels still stand in last place in the AL West Division. 



Garcia allowed 5 hits and 3 runs through 5.1 innings pitched, as the end result showed 4-5 loss to Los Angeles Angels.  The Astros slid into this Monday night's battle with Garcia getting the start on the mound, a guy who was 0-3 this year with a 3.28 ERA and 28 Strikeouts through 24.1 innings pitched, thus far. Alex Bregman in the 1st inning had rocketed a double to deep right field and brought home Jose Altuve, 1-0.  Ohh but next Houston would make the Angels pay by Michael Brantley hitting a double through deep left field, increasing their lead to 3-0, during inning number 2. Astros bullpen really struggled in terms of closing the game out.  But most of all they couldn't get anymore than at least 1 hit, towards the end of game. Garcia falls to 0-4 when stepping onto the mound, Astros one loss from falling back to .500 and are now 18-17 on the year.










































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The  Atlanta  Braves  move  back  to  .500  on  the  season  and  Ynoa  tallied  a  6  Strikeout  night  through  6  innings,  which  ended  up  in  a  6-1  routing  Victory,  over  the  Philadelphia  Phillies.   Braves  came  in  looking  for  their  17th  win  of  the  year.   The  Braves  would  gain  their  first  lead  of  the  game  after   Albies  ripped  a  triple  to  center  field  and  brought  home  Ronald Acuna  Jr,  2-1,  during  the  bottom  1st.  Braves  would  add  one  more  before  the  end  of  the  inning  as  Dansby  Swanson  crushed  a  home  run  to  left  field  and  allowed  Albies  to  get  home,  4-1.  Now  Tyler Matzek  did  his thing  late  in  the  7th  after  tossing  a  97  mile  per  hour  heater  to  Strikeout   Scott  Kingery,  thus  retiring  the  sides.   Luckily  if  your  a  Braves  fan  at  some  point  or  another  in  the  8th  inning,  Austin  Riley  had  delivered  a  game  sealing  double  to  deep  left  field  and  by  doing  so  Albies  reached  home plate,  6-1.  Freeman  racked  in  a  2  RBI  night  and  1 homer,  Ynoa  ended   with  a  2.23  ERA  and  they  bounced  up  to  a  17-17  win/loss  record.  




Bryce  Harper  struck  out  twice  while  ending  with  a  .292  batting  average  and  the  Philadelphia  Phillies  got  outscored  1-0  in  the  8th,  which  led  to  a  demoralizing  1-6  loss  to  the  Braves.  Phillies  marched  into  battle  looking  to  stay  away  from  2  consecutive  losses  in  a  row  and  were  beneath  .500  by  two  games.   Now  Andrew  McCutchen  off a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  zipped  a  solo  homer  to  help  his  team  go  up  1-0,  in  the  1st  inning.  Phillies  Pitcher,  Nola  had  given  up  a  home run  and  a  triple  to  cap  off  inning  1.  As  they  were  outscored  1  run  to  4.  Next,  with  just  2  outs  in the  top  of  the  8th  inning Bryce  Harper  crushed  a  liber  out  to left  field  and  it  forced  the  3rd  out.   Phillies   losing  ways  continue  to  2  straight,  they  trail  1.0  games  back  from  the  1st  place  Mets  in  the  NL  East  and  fell  down  to  an  18-17  record.  




















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The  San  Francisco  Giants  earned  their  20th  win  of  the  season  and  improved  to  a  12-3  record  when  playing  at  home,  after  destroying  their  division  rivals,  the  San  Diego  Padres  and  won  by  score  of  7-1.  Giants  came  in  hoping  for  win  number  20  on  the  year.  At  this  point  in  time.  Now  the  Gants  got  off  to  a  fast  2nd  inning  3-0  lead,  following  Crawford  dinging  a  homer  to  right  field  and  brought  in  Longoria   and  Brandon  Belt  to  score.   It  wouldn't  be  until  the  the  6th  inning  of  play,  as  Brandon  Belt  hammered  a  solo  home  run  and  made  things  5-1.  Next,  Zack  Little  during  the  7th  inning  would  deliver  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  caught  Cronenworth  looking,  as  he  struck  out  for  out  number  2.  Followed  by  Nola  hitting  a  ground  ball  and  out  at  3rd  base.  Giants   racked  in  their 2nd  straight  win  in  a  row,  Gauseman  allowed  3  hits  on  a  7  strikeout  night  through  6 innings  and  they  jumped  up  to  a  20-13  win/loss  record.




The  San  Diego  Padres  were  held  to  just  1  run  all  game  long  and the  defense allowed  3  home  runs,   that  ended  up  in  a  routing  1-7  beatdown  by  the  San Francisco  Giants.   Padres  starting  Pitcher,  Musgrove  came  in  hoping  to  get  his  3rd  win  on  the  mound,  as  well.  Joe Musgrove  pitched  5  total  innings  while  allowing  8  hits,  4 runs,  2  homers  and  7  Strikeouts  and  ended  with  a  3.00 ERA.   Padres  had  given  up  3  runs  and  4  hits  while  being  outscored  3-0  to  cap  off  the  bottom  of  the  2nd  inning.  It  would  not  be  until  the  5th  inning,  where  Nola  cranked  a  ground  ball  to  the  shortstop  position  and  was  recorded  out,  but managed  to  bring  in  Cronenworth   to  score,  1-3.   This  would  be  their  last  run scored  while  the  Padres  struggled  in  the  5th  and  secured  just  1  hit.  Padres  fall  to  6-9 on  the  road,  a disastrous  7  total  bases  to  the  Giants  22  and  fell  dawn  to  an  18-16  record.






















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BREAKING:  The Los  Angeles  Angels  made  a  bold  move  by  deciding  to  let  go  of Albert  Pujols.  Let's  keep  in  mind  that Pujols  was  in  his  last  year  of  a  $240  Million  Dollar  deal  that  would  stand   for  10  MLB  seasons.  Now throughout  his  10  years  with  the  Angeles    organization  Albert  tallied  in  a  tremendous  783  RBI's,  667  Homers  blasted  and  1,180  hits  in  total.  Albert  Pujols  has  2  World  Series  titles  to  his  already  impressive  resume through  the  years,  as  he  helped  the Cardinals  win  it  in 2006  and  then  again  five years  later   in 2011.   






























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Brown  turned  in  an  impressive  2  home  run  night  and  it  helped  lift  the  Oakland  Athletics  to  a  2-1  win  over  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays.  The  Oakland  Athletics  coming  in  were  hoping  to  stick  it  to  Tampa  Bay Rays  after  suffering  a  1-5  four  run  loss  in  the  AL  Wild  Card  matchup,  just  two  short  years  ago.  Laureano  also  entered  this  game  with  7  homers  on  the  year,  which  was  leading  the  league  at  this  point  in  time.  Now  during  the  top  of  the  6th  inning  Sean  Manaea  would  deliver  a  92  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  get  Brett  Phillips  out  and  the  remained  tied  at  0-0  through  the  matchups  first  6  innings  of  play.  However,  let's  fast  forward  to  the  bottom  5th  where  Kemp  was  hoping  to  get a  run  in,  but  ended  up  striking  out  to  Hill's  73  mile per   hour  curveball.  Followed  by  Canha  hitting  a  foul  ball  to  1st  base  and  was  recorded  out.  Also  retiring  the  sides  in  the  process.  Things  were  starting  to finally  heat  up  and  make  sense  after  Seth  Brown  crushed  a  single  through  right  center  field  while  bringing  in  Lowrie,  1-0.  During  the  bottom  7th.  Thereafter.....two  innings  later  and  Seth Brown  would  deliver  in  yet  another  home  run  of  the  night  and  helped  Oakland  to  a  deserving  2-1  lead  during  inning  number  9.   Manaea  tossed  out  10  guys  while  allowing  2  hits  through  7.1  innings  pitched,  turned  in  just  4  total bases   to  Tampa  Bay's  11  and  still  got  up  to  a  20-14  record...but  barely.  




As  for  the  Tampa  Bay  Rays  they  are  now  just  2  defeats  away  from  falling  back  down  to  .500  along  with  an  8-8  record  when  taking  on  the  West  Division,  with  the  final  score  reading  a  nail  biting  1-2  loss  to  the  Oakland  Athletics  and  that  strong  arm  of  Manaea.  Rays  slid  into  Friday  nights  bout  looking  for  a  6th  straight  win  in  a  row  and  have  tallied  145  runs  scored  against  them  to  141  runs  scored  against  them. Despite  a  reeling  defeat,   Rays  would  see  Hill  toss  an  83  mile  per  hour  cutter  but  Murphy  was  able  to  make  contact  with  the  ball  as  he  crushed a  fly  ball  to  left  field,  in  which  the defense  would  make  the  play  and forced  out  number  3.  Oh  game  was  still  0-0  at  this  time.  Hill  after   6  innings  would  be  taken  out  the  game  after  allowing  2  hits  and  struck  out  4  total  batters.  Now  Mike  Zunino  had  stepped  up  to  the  plate  and  ran  in  a  game  tying  single  to  center  field  and  by  doing  so   he  brought  in  Mike  Brosseau  to  score,  1-1  in the  8th.  Win  streak  was snapped  at  5  games  in  a  row,   Rich  Hill  now  has  32  Strikeouts  with  a  5.17  ERA  on  the  year  and  they  dropped  down  to  an  18-16  record.



























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The  Tampa  Bay  Rays  rallied  back  from  a  3-0  deficit  and  have  earned  a  5  game  win  streak  in  the  process,  following  an  impressive  8-3  dismantling  of  the  Los  Angels  Angels.   With  this  win  it  allowed  the  Rays   to  to  now  trail  the  Red  Sox  by  1.5  games  back  in  the  AL  East  Division.  Mike  Zunino  would  be  the  man  to  help  Tampa  Bay  come  within  two  runs  in the  7th  inning,  following  his  lonesome  homer  and  made   things  1-3.   Rays  eventually  found  a  way  to  even  the  game  up  after  trailing  by  two  runs  back  in  inning  3,  thanks  to  Margot  knocking  a  single  shot  through  shallow  right  field  and  by  doing  so  he  was  able  to  bring  in  Randy  Arozarena,  thus  knotting  this  game  up  at  3-3.  During  the  8th  inning.  Afterwards,  Tampa  Bay  regained  a  much   needed  4-3  one  run  game  once  Diaz  crushed  a  single  of  his  own  and  allowed  Austin  Meadows  to  get  home.  Now  nearing  the  end  of  the  8th  inning  the  Rays  would see  Phillips  deliver  a  double  through  deep  right  field  and  allowed  Mike  Zunino  and  Wendle  to  reach  home  plate,  8-3.   Rays  are  2nd  in  the  East,  Fleming  secured  a  2-3  record  on  the  mound after   allowing  no  runs  and  5  Strikeouts  through  5  great  innings  pitched  and  they  move  up  to  an  18-13  win/loss  record.      


As  for  the  Los  Angeles  Angels  they  have  now  been  swept  4  games  to  none  and  were  dominated  in  the  8th  inning,  as  they  allowed  7  straight  runs  in  a  row  to  be  scored  to  LA's  0  to  wrap  up  the  entire  inning.  Starting  Pitcher,  Andrew  Heaney  pitched  6.2  innings  while  allowing  4  hits,  no  runs,  a  Strikeout  night  and  ended  his  it  with  a  4.11  ERA  number.  During  a  loss.   The  Angels  would  get  off  to  a  quick start  in  the  3rd  inning,  after  Gosselin  delivered  a  double  that  went  through  shallow  left  field,  while  bringing  in   Juan  Lagares,  1-0.  Thereafter,  it  would  then  be  Ohtani  crushing  a  2-run  homer   to  center  field  and  increased  their  lead  to  3-0.  Angels  had  a  great  3rd  inning  and  ended  it  by  securing  3  hits  and  4  total  runs.  Next,  during  the  3rd  inning  Heaney  had  delivered  an  80  mile  per  hour  curveball  in  order  to  get  Austin  Meadows  out  and  retired  the  sides.  Now  for  the  Angels  their  night  would  come  to  an  end  in  the  9th  inning  as  Ward  delivered  a ground  ball  to  1st  base,  but  was  recorded  out  just  moments  before  reaching  the  bag.  Angels  have  now  lost  5 games  in  a  row,  bullpen  as  a  whole  allowed  12  hits  and  13  total  Strikeouts  which  led  them  to  a  tough  13-17  record.   







































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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers   are  dealt  with  a  gut  wrenching  news  after  hearing  Dustin  May  will  be  out  for  the  rest  of  the  2021  MLB  season,  due  to  needing  surgery  done  for  a  Tommy  John.   This  absolutely  a  crusher  for  both  May  and  the  Dodgers.  Dustin  May 's  injury  occurred  during  the 2nd  inning  as  he  released  the  ball  and  once  that  was  done he  stood  there  in  immense  pain.  Before  walking  off  to  the  locker  rooms.  Now  it's  been  a  struggle  for  the  Dodgers  as  of  late  this  season.  Considering  they  are  standing  in  2nd place  in  the  NL  West  Division  and  are  riding  a  2  game  losing  streak.  Along  with  being  2-8  in  their  last  10.   Dustin   May  so  far  this  season  has  a  1-1  record  when  starting,  while  tossing  out  35  batters  and  has  an  ERA number  of  2.74.  






















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The  New  York  Yankees  avenge  their  ALCS  loss  back  in  2019  playoffs  and  now  trail  2.5  games  back  from  the  Red  Sox  in  the  AL  East  Division,  following  a  dominating  7-3  win,  over  the  Houston  Astros.  Yankees  entered  this  bout  hoping  to  move  past  .500  on the  year  and  were  tied  for  3rd  place  in  the  AL  East  Division.  Yankees  during  the  bottom 1st  would  see  Stanton  bang  in  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought  in  DJ  LeMahieu  to  score,  giving  his  team  a   2-1  lead.  Yankees  at  one  point  or  another  would  put  somewhat  of  a  dagger  in  the  Astros  night  in  the  6th  inning,  after  Giancarlo  Stanton  knocked  an  infield  single  to  2nd  base  and  it  allowed  LeMahieu  to  find  home  plate  yet   again,  increasing  their  lead  to  7-3.  Now  the  Yankees  defense  from  the  6th  inning  through  the  9th  would  be  put  on  cruise  control  and  the  bullpen  did  their  job  and perfected a  10  Strikeout  night.  Yankees  improved  to  a  4  games  win  streak,  won  their  8th  game  at  home  and  leaped  to  a  15-14  win/loss  record.




As  for  the  Houston  Astros  they  got  outscored  4  runs  to   none  and  are  now    one  loss  away  from  going  back  to  down  to  .500,  after  suffering  a  reeling  3-7  four  run  game,  against  the  New  York  Yankees.  Astros  defense  coming  in  have  allowed  203  hits,  341  total  bases  and  31  home  runs.  Including  4  blown  saves  in  the process,  this  season.  Yet  Houston  stood  in  2nd  place  in  the  AL  West  Division.   Astros  got  off  to  an  early  start  in  the  top  of  the  1st  inning,  following  Alex  Bregman  drilling  a  solo  homer  that  went  through  left center  field  and  made  things  1-0.  Astros  unfortunately  ended  the  games  1st  inning  by  getting  outscored  2-1.   But  Michael  Brantley  would  turn  things  around  for  Houston,  stating  his  solo  home run  to  right  field  and  brought  his  team  within  a  run,  2-3.  Then  moments  later,  you'd  see  Yuli  Gurriel  secure  a  double  shot  to  deep  left  field,  along  with  bringing  in Alvarez  to  reach  home  plate,  knotting  the  game  up  at  3-3  in  the  4th.   The   coming into  the  9th  inning  would  already  have  2  outs  and  Alex  Correa  would delver  a  fly  ball  out  to  deep  left  field,  but  the  ball  ended  up  in  the  defenders  glove.  Astros  tallied  just  1  hit  the  whole  inning.   Greinke  and  Bielak  were combined  for  throwing  5  Strikeouts  and  5  total  hits,    Altuve  had  4  At-bats  but  no  hits  or  runs  and  they  fell  down  to  a  15-14  record.






















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The  Seattle  Mariners  were  trounced  in  inning  8  after  letting  up  5  total  runs  consecutively  and  the  bullpen  retired  9  batters  on  a  3-5  loss  to  the  Baltimore  Orioles.  Now  Will  Vest  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  would  deliver  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  that  would  Strikeout  Austin  Hays,  thus  retiring  the  sides.  Will  Vest  allowed  no  runs  and  1  hit  to  wrap  up  one half  of  the  5th.  Next,  Murphy  would  then  guide  the  Mariners  to  a 1-0  lead  after  delivering  a  solo  home  run  through  right  field.  It  wouldn't  be  until  Haniger  was  able  to  rip  in  a  2-run  homer  in  the  8th  and   brought  in  Trammell   to  reach  home  plate,  coming  within  two,  3-5.  Now  Seattle  was  given  one  last  shot  at  possibly  tying  the  game  up  or  forcing  extra  innings,  but  Erik  Swanson   would  be  responsible  for  delivering  a  78  mile  per  hour  changeup  to  get  Hays  out  and  forced  the  teams  2nd  out.  Followed  by  Swanson  then  utilizing  an  86  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Dylan  Moore  caught  looking   and  was  struck  out  for  it.  Thus  ending  this contest.  Seattle  now  trails  2.0  games  back  from  the  2nd  place  Houston  Astros,   improved  to  8-7  when  playing  at  home  and   fell  to  a  16-14  win/loss  record.  



Mullins  and  Galvis  rack  racked  in  in  a  2  RBI  night  with   homers  included  and  Erik  Swanson  struck  out  back  to  back  batters  in the  9th  inning,  which  allowed  the  Baltimore  Orioles to  pounce  themselves  over  the  Seattle  Mariners  and  won  by  score  of  5-3.  For  the  Orioles  during  the  2nd  inning  of  play  would  see  Mountcastle  knock  a  ground  ball  but  was  immediately  out  at  3rd  base.  Then  to   add  onto  an  already  tough  inning....Freddy  Galvis  would  earn  a  Strikeout  call  after receiving  an  87  mile  per  hour  slider.  Baltimore  earned  no  runs  or  hits  to  cap  this  off.  Now  fast  forward  to  the  8h  inning  and  that's  when  Baltimore  decided  to  break this  game  wide  open,  starting  with  Mullins  knocking  a  home  run  through  center  field  and  allowed  Vlatkovic  to  score,  2-1.  Followed  by  Freddy  Galvis  zipping  in  a  home  run  that  went  through  left   center  field  and  took  a  then  5-1  lead.  Orioles  opened  up  the  floodgates,  after  banging  in  2  home  runs.    






















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The  New  York  Mets  move  back  to  .500  on  the  year  and  picked  up  two  straight  wins  over  the  Philadelphia  Phillies  in  a  3  day  span,  which  culminated  into  a  nail  biting  8-7  one  run  Victory.  The  Mets   approached  this  matchup  looking  to   slide  back  up  to  .500.  Including  Pete  Alonso  leading  the  entire  team  with  5  home  runs  and  13  RBI's.  The  Mets  are  also  now  2-29  this  season  when  they  trail  by  2  plus  runs  in  the  8th  inning  or  latter  stages  of  the  game.  Mets  were  finally  able  to  get  on  the  board  and  tied  the  game  at 1-1  in  the  3rd  inning,  following  Conforto  hitting  a  single  that  went  through  deep  right  field  and  brought  in  McNeil    to  score.  Now  the  Mets  would  gain  their  first  lead  all  game  long  during  the  6th  inning,  following  McCann  reaching  a  fielder's  decision  off  Zach  Eflins  pitching  blunder,  which  allowed  Smith  to  score,  2-1.  During  the  8th  inning  of  play  you  would  see  Jose  Peraza  knock  a   single  through  shallow  right  field  and  evened  the  game  up  at  4-4.  However,  New  York  regained  a    5-4  lead  after  Jose  Alvarado  walked  Conforto  with  a  bases  loaded  situation.  This  would  also  force  Hale  go  come  in  and  relieve  for  him.   Pete  Alonso  tallied  in  3  RBI's,  team  is  tied  for  1st  place   with  the  Nationals  in  the  East  and  they  bounced  to  an  11-11  record.  




The  Philadelphia  Phillies  outscored  the  New  York  Mets  3-0  in  the  final  inning  and  Zach  Eflin  tosses  out  7  guys  through  6  tough  innings,  as  they  suffered  a  tough  7-8  loss.  Phillies  coming  in  have  been  incompatible  so  far  this  season.  Philadelphia  has  not  been  consistent  for  multiple  games  since  early  April.  Along  with  trying  to avenge  their  5-4  loss  to  the  Mets,  just   3  nights  ago.  There  was  a  little  confusion  during  the  games  final  inning,  as  Diaz  smashed  a  game  hitching  3  run  home  run.....or  so  he  thought.  The  ball  had  taken  a  bounce  off  the  wall  and  the  home  run  would  be  reversed  to  a  double  play  instead.   Andrew  McCutchen  put  Philly  up  1-0  in  the  1st  inning  after  drilling  a  solo  home  run  through  center  field.  Next,  Phillies  Catcher,  J.T.  Realmuto  came  in  clutch  in  the  top  of  the  2nd  inning,  after  Pillar  delivered  a  single  shot  through  center  field,  which  allowed  Smith  to  try  and  charge for  home   plate  but  an  outfielder  darted  the  ball  down  to  Realmuto,  who  was  able  to  force  a  tag  out  on  Dominic  Smith   and  forced  the  teams  2nd  out  at  this  point  in   time.  Keeping  the  Philly  1-0  lead  in  tact.   Now  it  was  a  saddening  top  of  the  8th  inning  for  the  Phillies  bullpen,  as  they  allowed  6  runs  and  5  hits.  Keep  note   that  the  Phillies  had  a  4-2  lead  back  in  the  6th,  before  watching  it  go  down the  drain.  Philadelphia  finally  during  the  9th  would  see  Hoskins  blast  a  2-run  homer,  which  brought  in  Joyce  and  Quinn  to  reach  home  plate  safely,  7-8.  Eflin  has  now  secured  34  Strikeouts  so  far this  year,  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  2  consecutive  losses  and  they  fall  to  a  13-15 record.   

















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The  Chicago  White  Sox  knocked  off  the  Cleveland  Indians  to  pick  up  their  15th  win  of  the  season  and  now  trail  1.5  games  back  from  the  Royals,  due  to  a  7-3  blowout  Victory.   Chicago  quickly  jumped  up  to  a  1-0  lead  after  Garcia  had  to  walk  and  by  doing  so  he  brought  home  Jose  Abreu.  Moments  later  Tim  Anderson  ripped  a  grand  slam  homer  and   increased  the  Sox  lead  to  5-0.  Now  the  White  Sox  during  the  4th  inning would  bump  their  lead  up  to  7-2  thanks  to  Garcia  knocking  in  a  double  shot  through  right  field  and  brought  home  Doug  Hamilton  and  Grandal.   White  Sox's  relieving  Pitcher,  Aaron  Bummer  had  forced  the  teams  2nd  out  in  the  9th,  once  he  darted  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  and  finished  off  Josh  Naylor.  However,   in  the  3rd  inning  Bummer's  night  only  got  better,  as  he  threw  threw  a  97  mile  per  hour  sinker  to  get  Bauer  out  to  and  the  game  ended.  Hedges  earned  his  2  home  run  of  2021,  secured  3  RBI's  and  fell  to  a  12-13  record.  




The  Cleveland   Indians  lost  their  13th  game  of  the  2021  MLB  season  and  have  now  tallied   103   hits  earned  by  the  opposing  teams  on  174  hits,  following  a  tough  3-7  routing   loss  to  the  Chicago  White  Sox.   The  Cleveland  Indians  absolutely  struggled  in  the  2nd  inning,  as  they  ended  the  bottom  2nd  with  5  runs  and  1  hit.  Indians  at  some  point  or  another  would  get  on  the  score  sheet  thanks  to  Chang  blasting  in  a  single  shot  through  center  field,  but  still  faced  a  2-7  fivve  run  deficit.  Eventually  their  final  run  scored  of  the  game  would  come  during  the  5th  inning,  following  Hedges  earning  a  solo  home  run  to left  field,  3-7.   Indians  secured  9  total  bases,  2  walks  and  dropped  down  to  a  12-13.











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The  Minnesota  Twins  outscored  the  Kansas  City  Royals  4  runs  to  none  in  the  8th  inning  and  won  by  score  of  9-1  during  last  night's  matchup.  Starting  Pitcher,  Michael  Pineda  got  the  win  on  the  mound  after  posting  3  hits  allowed,  1  run,  1  homer  given  up,  struck  out  5  total  batters  through  5  innings  and  ended  his  night  with  a  2.30  ERA  number.   Twins  would  be  the  team  to  strike  first  after  Arrarez  was  struck  with  a  pitch  which  led  to  Polanco  scoring  at  home  plate.   Minnesota  would  continue  their  assault  on  Kansas  City  in  the  3rd  inning,  following  Kirilloff  banging  in  a  3-run  home  run  while  bringing  in  Buxton  and  Nelson  Cruz,  4-0.   Kirilloff  would  yet  again  make  his  presence  felt  during  the  5th  inning,  after  he  blasted  a  solo  home  run  through  center field,  taking  a  then  5-1  lead.   Now  the  8th  inning  is  where  the  Twins  would  put  a  cap  on  this  game....once  Nelson  Cruz  knocked   sacrifice  fly  ball  out  to  left field,  but  still  allowed  Arraez  to  score  at  home,  9-1.  Pineda  moves  to  a  2-1  record  when  starting,   tallied  15  total  bases  to  Kansa  City's  7  and  jumped  up  to  a  9-15  win/loss  record.  





There  were  three  homers  allowed  between  both  Singer  and  Santana  and  the  Kansas  City  Royals  drop  down  to  a  6-3  record  when  versing  the  Central  Division,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  crushing  1-9  loss  to the  Minnesota  Twins.  Despite  a  reeling  defeat,  Brady  Singer  was  able  to  throw  out  1  batter  through  2  innings  pitched  and  ended  his  night  with  a  3.09  ERA.  Along  with  Ervin  Santana  reliving  for  Zuber  and  struck  out  2  total  batters  while  pitching  just  1  inning,  thus  ending  his  night  with  a  4.00  ERA.  Kansas  City  in the  bottom  of  the  3rd  inning  had  it  rough  early  on  after  allowing  3  runs  and  1  hit  to wrap  up  the  games  first  three  innings.  Then  during  the  4th  inning  of  lay,  you'd  see  Santana  dish  a  home  run  through  center  field,  thus  coming  within  three,  1-4.  Royals  ended  the  4th  inning  securing  a  run  and  2  hits.   Unfortunately  this  would  be  their  only  run  scored  of  the  game.  Royals  had  a  chance  to  try  and  earn  at  least  another  run  scored  in  the  9th  inning,  but  instead  O'Hearn  knocked  a  fly  ball  out  to left  field  and  it  forced  the  3rd  out.  Royals  allowed  Kirilloff  to  knock  in  a  2  home  run  night,  bullpen   struck  out  4  guys  and  fell  to  a  a  15-9  record.



















The  4th  place  Arizona  Diamondbacks  outscored  the  Colorado  Rockies  2  runs  to  none  in  the  7th  and  the  bullpen  delivered  9  total  Strikeouts  which  led  to  a  5-3  Victory,  during  yesterday's  matchup.  Luke  Weaver  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  allowed  5  hits,  3  runs,  4  Strikeouts  dished  and  ended  his  night  with  a  1.29  ERA  number  through  4  strong  innings.  Followed  up  by  Caleb  Smith,  who  spotted  in  3  total  Strikeouts  through  1  inning  pitched,  while  earning  the  win  in  the  process.  During  the  3rd  inning  of  play  the  D-Backs  would  eventually  get  on  the scoreboard,  following  David  Peralta  crushing  a  triple  shot  and  drove  it  through  deep  center  field,  while  allowing  Escobar  to  get  home  safely,  thus  coming  within  two,  1-3.  Arizona  allowed  2  hits  and  were  outscored  2  runs  to  1  in  order  to  end  the  games  first  three  innings  of  play.  Afterwards  during  the  4th  inning,  it  would  be  Rojas  blasting  a  solo  homer  and  brought  Arizona  within  one  run,  2-3.  A  few  plays  later  Smith  whacked  a  double  shot  that  flew  through  left  field,  while  bringing  in  Varsho  to  score,  tying  the  game  up  at  3-3.  Keep  in  mind  they  trailed  3-0  halfway  into  the  2nd  inning.    Arizona  offensively  were  able  to   finish  off  the  Rockies,  following  David  Peralta  crushing  a  single  that  went  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Escobar,  thus  going  up  5-3.  Escobar  tallied  1  RBI  night,  Caleb  Smith  now  2-1  when  getting  the  to  close  and  they  jump  up  to  a  13-12  record. 




The  Colorado  Rockies  tallied  in  just  1  hit  in  the  entire  9th  inning,  while  watching  their  3  run  lead  go  right  down  the   drain, due  to  suffering  a  tough  3-5  defeat  to  the  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  Rockies  entered  this  bout  looking  for  their  10th  win  of  the  season,  while  their  offense  has  racked  in  30  homers  and  104  RBI's,  so  far.  Now  the  Rockies  got  off  to  a  strong  2nd  inning  start,  following  Charlie  Blackmon  zipping  in  a  double  through  deep  right  field  and  brought  in  McMahon  to  reach  home  plate,  1-0.  However....Colorado  found  a  way  to  punch  their  lead  to  two,  once  McMahon  drilled  a  single  shot   through  left  field  and  by  doing  so  he  was  responsible   for  bringing  in  Tony  Story,  3-0.  Rockies  unfortunately  were  outscored  2-0  while  Senzatela  gave  up  3  hits  and  a  home  run  to  wrap  the  bottom  4th.  At  this  point  in  time.   The  Rockies  during  the  btop  of  the  9th  had  just  one  last  chance  to  win  or  force  extra  innings.....instead  Adams  got  caught  on  the  lookout  and  struck  out,  which  forced  the  3rd  and  final  out  of  the  night.  Colorado  racked  in  a  3  RBI  night,  11  total  bases  to  Arizona's  21  and  bounced  down  to  a  9-16  record.



































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TRADE  UPDATE:  The  Toronto  Blue  Jays  have  gone  ahead  and  picked  up  Pitcher,  Jeremy  Beasley  from the  Arizona  Diamondbacks.  In  return  Toronto  will  receive  cash  considerations.  Now  the  Blue  Jays  had  to  place  Tom  Hatch  on  IL  earlier  this  week,  which  put  Toronto  down  a  man  on  their  roster  spot.  Due  to Hatch  being  out,  it  allowed  Beasley  to  fill  in  that  final  slot  with  the  team.  






















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The  Milwaukee  Brewers  fall  to  1-2  when  taking  on  the  East  Division  and  their  Manager  got  ejected  from  the  game  for  arguing  with  the  Umpire, a as  they  suffered  a  routing  2-6  loss  to  the  Miami  Marlins.  Now  Zack  Godley  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  tossed  out  5  batters  through  3  innings  pitched.  While  allowing  1  hit  and  4  runs,  during  loss.  Unfortunately  Godley  had  to  leave  the  game  a  few  innings  later,  after  trying  a  bunt  attempt  in  which  the  ball  came  and  crushed  his  fingers,  thus   forcing  him  to  leave  as  did  not return  to  the  lineup.  Despite  a  tough  defeat,  Kolten  Wong  came  up  to  the  plate  in  the  3rd  inning  and crushed  a  game  tying  2-run  homer,  thus  making  things  2-2.  The  Brewers  offensively  were  starting  to  gain  a  little  momentum,  thanks  to  Narvaez  delivering  a  single  to  get  him  on  1st  and  Vogelbach  to  3rd.  Unfortunately  the  6th  inning  would  come  to  an  end  after  Shaw  hit  a  lineout  double  to  left  field,  followed  up  by  Vogelbach  tagging  up  just  to  be  tagged  out  by  Omar  Narvaez  at  home  plate,  which  forced  the  teams  3rd  out.  Now  defensively,  Patrick  Weigel  in  the  top  of  the  7th  with  a  bases  loaded  situation  and  2  outs,  had  heaved  an  81  mile  per  hour  slider  to  get  Alcantara  out,  thus  forcing  the  sides  to  retire  and  it  kept  the score  at  6-2  Marlins  lead.    Godley  falls  to   an  0-1  record  when  starting  on  the  mound,   bullpen  struck  out  11  total  Miami  batters,  yet  they  fell  to  a  14-10  win/loss  record.



Jesus  Aguilar  recorded  a  3  RBI  night  and   Sandy  Alcantara  improves  to  1-2  when  stepping  onto  the  mound,  following  a  huge  6-2  win,  over  the  Milwaukee  Brewers.  Miami  Marlins  late  in  the  2nd  inning  would  see  Berti  score  off  a  Godley  pitching  mistake  and  went  up  2-0.  Miami  secured  back  to  back  runs to  end  the  2nd  inning  of  play.  Then  Miami  found  a  way  to  extend  their  lead  to  5-2  in  the  4th  inning,  following  Jesus  Aguilar  blasting  a  3-run  home  run.  OH  but  the  Marlins  were  far  from  done!  As  they  would  take  a  6-2  lead  in  the  5th,  due  to  Chad Wallach  hitting  a  single  and  brought  home  Magneuris  Sierra.  Now  Yimi  Garcia  had  come  in  to  relief  for  Dylan  Floro  in  the  bottom  9th  and  delivered  a  98  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  Billy  McKinney,  who  blasted  a  pop  fly   out  to  center  field  and  forced  the  games  3rd  and  final  out  of  the  night.  Marlins  allowed  just  1  hit  in  the  9th,  Aguilar  now  earned  five  homer's  in  6  played  matchups  and  they  pounce  themselves  to  an  11-13  record  on  the  season.


















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Richards  was  an  absolute  stud  when  stepping  onto  the  mound,  which  would  help  propel  the  Boston  Red  Sox  to  a  nicely  done  2-1  Victory,  over  the  New  York  Mets.  Garrett  Richards  pitched 7  strong  inning,  allowing  just  7  hits,  1  run,  10  Strikeouts  and  ended  his  night  with  a  4.94  ERA  number.  The  Red  Sox  entered  this  battle  looking  for  win  number  15  early  in  the   year.  Now  the  Sox  would  be  the  first  team  to  notch  the game  up  at  1-1  in  the  3rd  inning,  following  Dalbec  homering  through  right  center  field.  Then  three   innings  later  during  the  6th  inning,  you  would  see  Devers  crush  a  game  ending  single  and  brought  in  Hernandez  to  score,  thus  going  up  2-1.  Boston   Red  Sox  have  now  won  2  straight,  secured  10  total  bases  and  improved  to  a  15-9  record.



Starting  Pitcher,  David  Petersen  got  the  loss  in  last  night's  start  and  the  New  York  Mets  suffer  a  difficult  1-2  loss  against  the  Boston  Red  Sox.  Mets entered  this  game  on  a  mission  to  avoid  falling  back  down  to  .500.  Along  with  looking  for  their  10th  win  in  the  process.  The  Mets  were  the  first  team  to  strike,  during  the  2nd  inning....once  McNeil  blasted  a  solo  homer  and  his  team  went  up  1-0.  Mets  didn't  know  this  at  this  time,  but  this  would  be  their  only  run  scored  moving  forward.   The  New  York  Mets  gave   up  a  run  and  1  hit  in  order  to  close  out  the  6th.  Now  J.D. Davis  had  stepped  up  to  the  plate  with  2  men  already  out  and  a  chance  to  also  evn  the  game  to  try  to  force  extra  innings....but  instead  he  struck  out  on  a  Barnes  88  mile  per  hour  curveball,  thus  keeping  the  game  at  a  Red Sox  2-1  lead.  Mets  back  at  .500,  Petersen  allowed  4  hit  and  2  runs  through  6  innings,  along  with  going  down  to  a  9-9  win/loss  record.  





















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The  Atlanta  Braves  end  a  2  game  skid  and  they  rallied  back  from  a  4-0  deficit  to  knock  off  the  Chicago  Cubs,  winning  8-7.  Braves  entered  this  matchup  trying to  snap  there  2  game  losing  streak.  Now  Albies  would  be  responsible  for  giving  his  team  a  1-0  lead  in  the  1st  inning,  following  his  single  shot  through  right  field  and  brought  in  Freddie  Freeman  to  score.  Thereafter,  the  Braves  jumped  out  to  a  quick  4-0  lead  late  in  the  1st,  after  Heredia  crushed  a  double  to  left  field  and  allowed  d'Arnaud  to  reach  home  plate.  Braves  punished  the  Cubs  early  and  closed  out  inning  1  with  3  straight  runs  in  a  row.  Now  fast  forward  to  the  5th  inning....where  Freddie  Freeman  crushed  a  3-run  home  run  and  pushed  the  Braves  lead  to  8-5,  pretty  much  putting  a  dagger  in  this  one.  Braves  tallies  in  19  total  bases,  1  stolen  base  and  they  improve  to  10-12.    




The  Chicago  Cubs  gave  up  2  home  runs  and  10  hits  which  led  to  a  tough  7-8  loss  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.  Kris  Bryant  in  the  3rd  inning  walked  up  to  the  plate.......and  just  like  that  delivered  a  game  tying  home  run  and  by  doing  so   he  brought  in  Anthony  Rizzo,  Davies  and  Contreras,  4-4.  Now  the  Cubs  did  manage  to  give  up  a  homer  during  the  bottom  3rd,  but  quickly  rebounded  in  the  top  of  the  3rd,  following  an  Anthony  Rizzo  sacrifice  fly ball  and  still  allowed  Wltolters  to  get  home,  thus  tying  the  game  yet  again,  5-5.  Then  Contreras  gave  the  Cubs  a little  more  life  come  the  7th  inning,  after  he  delivered  a  hard  2-run  homer  and  brought  Duffy  in to  score  in  the  process,  coming  within  one  run  7-8.  Cubs  recorded  6  walks,  6  hits  and  fell  to  a  10-12  win/loss  record.














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The  San  Diego  Padres  earn  their  20th  come  from  behind  Victory  that  dated  all  the  way  back  to  the  2020  MLB  season,  after  knocking  off  the  high  powered  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  and  won  by  score  of  8-7  in  11  innings.  Keep  note  their  comeback  wins  are  currently  best  in  the  league.  With  this  win  the  Padres  have now  3  out  of  their  past  4  matchups  when  versing  the  Dodgers  in  this  regular  season  series.  Padres  cut  the  Dodgers  two  run  lead  in  half,  following  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  delivering  a  much  needed  4th  inning  homer  that  went  through  center  field,  1-2.  Thereafter  three  innings  later  in  the  7th,  you'd  spot  Caratini  recording  a  single  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Cronenworth  and  Eric  Hosmer  to  reach  home  plate,  but  still  trailed  3-7.   Now  come  the  8th  inning  Padres  would  then start  to  make  positive  strides  on  offense,  once  Eric  Hosmer   rang  in  a  single  shot  and  by  doing  so  he  allowed  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  to get  home,  thus  coming  within  three,  4-7.  Padres  tallied  in  back  to  back  runs  scored  to  close  out  the  games  first  8  innings.  Now  this  game  ended  up  going  into  extra  innings  and  during  the  11th  inning,  you'd  catch  Hosmer  dinging  in  a  sacrifice hit  towards  the  outfield,  but  brought  in  Tatis  Jr,  taking   their  first  lead  all game  long,  8-7.   Tatis  Jr  secured  an  RBI  and  a  homer,  rallied  back  from  a  6  run  deficit  which  propelled  them  to  a  13-11  record. 





The  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  were  outscored  6-0  from  the  7th  inning  through  the  9th  and  Dustin  May  threw  10  K's  through  6  innings  pitched,  but  suffered  a  tough  7-8  one  run  loss  to  the  Padres.  Barnes  would   break  the  barrier  after  crushing  a  single  through  shallow  right  field,  thus  allowing  Max  Muncy  to  score,  1-0  during  the  2nd  inning.  Then  an  inning  later  in  the  3rd  it  would  be  Justin  Turner  blasting  a  single  to  deep  right  field  and  brought  in  Corey  Seager  to  score  at  home,  2-0.  Dodgers  continued  their  dominance  over  San  Diego  going  into  the  6th  inning,  following  Neuse delivering  a  solo  home  run  and  furthered  their  lead  to  two,  3-1.  Moments  after....Chris  Taylor  rocketed  in  a  3-run  home  run  shot,  thus  going  up  7-1.  LA  really  opened  this  game  wide  open  after  securing  3  unanswered  runs  in  a  row,  including  2  homer's  in  the  process.   Peters  during  the  10th  inning  would  get  caught  chasing  Hill's  90  mile  per  hour  fastball  and  struck  out  for  it,  which  retired  the  sides  and  forced  an  11th  inning,  during  this  point  in  time.  Bullpen  tossed  out  16  Padres  batters,  tallied  in  20  total  bases  to  the  Padres  14  and  fell  to  a  15-7  win/loss  record.



























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Madrigal  delivers  a  walk  off  winner  late  and  the  Chicago  White  Sox  have  now  secured  5  wins  in  their  past  6  played  matchups,  following  an  impressive  2-1  win  over  the  Texas  Rangers.  Starting  Pitcher,  Dallas  Keuchel  had  himself  a  pretty  solid  outing  when  on  the  mound,  as  he  allowed  7  hits,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  4.32  ERA  through  6  strong  innings.  Now  Nick  Madrigal  came  in  clutch  during  the  top  of  the  5th  inning, as  he  made  a  spinning  throw  to  Jose  Abreu  off  White's  grounder.  Keep  in  mind  this  also  happen  to  be  Chicago's  2nd  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Chicago  finally  got  on  the board  in the  bottom 6th,  following  Gibson's  wild  pitch  and  it  brought  in  Moncada  to  score,  1-0.  Then  Chicago  stole  a  game  tying  run  in  the  bottom  7th,  as  Trevino  tagged  out  Willie  Calhoun  at  home  plate  and  kept  his  teams  1-0  lead  still  in  tact.  Along  with  retiring  the  sides  in  the  process.  Huge  save  by  the Catcher.  Now  Nick  Madrigal  noticed  the  Rangers  outfield  was  kind  of  testing  him  in  the  9th  inning...so  he  took  it  upon  himself  and delivered  a  double  that  went  through  deep  right  field  with  barely  any  defenders  back  there  and  allowed  Mercedes  and  Robert  to  score  at  home  plate,  2-1.  Sox  tallied  10  total  bases,  bullpen  threw  6  batters  out  and  they  pounced  to  an 11-9  win/loss  record  on  the  season.  



The  Texas  Rangers  losing  streak  bounced  up  to  2  straight  after  suffering  a  tough  1-2  one  run  loss,  against   the  Chicago  White  Sox.  Yermin  Mercedes  was  caught  trying  to  steal  2nd  base  but  the  Catcher,  Jose  Trevino  darted  the  ball  to  Solak  to  force  the  tag  out  and  the  teams  1st  out  of  the  bottom  3rd.  Now  the  Rangers  were  in  a  tight  spot  during  the  4th  inning  with  two  men  on  base,  but  thanks  to  Kyle  Gibson  darting  an  84  mile  per  hour  slider  to  get  Robert's  out  and forced  the  3rd  out.  Gibson  allowed  just  1  hit  and  no  runs  through   four  innings,  at  this  point  in  time.  Rangers  at  some  point  or  another  in  this  game  would  tie  this  matchup,  thanks  to  Willie  Calhoun  ripping  a  solo  homer  off  Hendrik's  98  mile  per  hour  fastball,  1-1.  Gibson  tossed  out  5  batters  through  6  innings,  offense  secured 11  hits  and  they  dropped  down  to  a  9-12  win/loss  record.






















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Mike  Yastrzemski  connected  on  a  2  RBI  night  and  1  homer  along  with  Alex Wood  improving  to   2-0  when  starting  on  the  mound,  following  an  impressive  5-3  Victory,  over  the  Miami  Marlins.   Alex  Wood  pitched  7  tough  innings  while  allowing  just  1  hit,  1  run  and  tossed  out  7  batters  in  the  process,  thus  ending  his  night  with  a  0.75  ERA  number.  Giants  during  the  3rd  inning  gained  a  2-1  lead  over  Miami,  following  Mike  Yastrzemski  delivering  a  2-run  home  run  and  brought  in  La  Stella  to  score  at  home  plate.  Giants  by  the  time  the  7th  inning  came  started  getting  on  a  roll,  as  Wilmer  Flores  dinged  a  single  through  center  field  and  brought  home  Dubon,  3-1.  Followed  by  Brandon  Belt's  single  that  would  allow  Mike  Yastrzemski  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  going  up  4-1.  San  Francisco  secured  3  consecutive  runs  in  a  row  to  close  the  7th  out.   Giants  tallied  12  total  bases  to  Miami's  9,  bullpen  struck  out  10  total  batters  and  they  leaped  up  to  a  13-7  record.



As  for  the  Miami  Marlins  their  losing  streak  has  reached  up  to  two  straight  losses  in  a  row  and  their  dropped  down  to  4-4  when  playing  on  the  road  so  far  this  season,  following  a  distasteful  3-5  two  run  loss  to  the  San Francisco  Giants.  Despite  a  reeling  defeat  during  last  night's  matchup,  Marlins  would  get  themselves  on  the  board  early  in  the  1st  inning,  after  Chisholm  dinged  a solo  home  run  through  right  field,  taking  a  then  1-0  lead.  Thereafter,  the  Marlins  were  trying  to  stage  a  come  from  behind  win  late  in  the  9h inning,  once  Jesus  Aguilar  blasted  a  2-run  homer  and  brought  in  Rojas  to  reach  home,  3-5.  Bullpen  ended  their  night  striking  out   7  Giants  batters,   outscored  San  Francisco  2-0  in  the  9th  and  staggered  to  an  8-11  win/loss  record.





















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The  San Diego  Padres  found  a way  to  hold  off  the  high  powered  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  and  moved  up  past  .500  on  the  year,  after  picking  up  a  much  needed  3-2  win  win  with  the  help  of  Ryan  Weathers  throwing  out  6  LA  batters  through  5.2  innings  pitched.  The  Padres  came  in  with  a  10-10  record  and  were  seeking  to  get  past  .500   on  the  season  during  this  point  in  time.  San  Diego  got  on  the  board  during  the  4th  inning   after  Manny  Machado  crushed  a  single  through  left  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.  Two  innings  later,  you'd  catch  Grisham  delivering  a  homer  of  his  own  and  increased  their  lead  to  2-0.  At  some  point  or  another  the  Padres  were  able  to  stop  the  Dodgers  comeback  and  regained  a  3-2  8th  inning  lead,  following  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  recording  a  ground  ball  that  would  get  runners  out  at  2nd  and  3rd  base,  but  Profar  was  the  one  to  sneak   into  home  plate.   Bullpen  struck  LA  batters  out  10  total  times,  trail  the  2nd  place  Giants  by  4.0  games  back  and  they  earned  an  11-10  win/loss  record. 



Walker  Buehler  dominates  the  mound  as  always,  yet  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  suffered  a  reeling  2-3  loss  to  their  Division  rivals,  San  Diego  Padres. Dodgers  coming  in  were  looking  for  win  number  15  through  18  played  games,  thus  far.  Despite  a  tough  defeat, Walker  Buehler  pitched  7  strong  innings  while  allowing  4  hits,  2  runs, 1  homer  given  up,  struck  out  9  Padres  batters  and  ended  with  a  2.16  ERA  number.  Dodgers  started  to  gain  some  type  of  momentum  during  the  7th  inning,  following  A.J Pollock  whacking  a  solo  homer  through  left  field,   1-2.  Moments  after....Neuse  would  bang  a  solo  home  run  of  his  own  and   it  went  through  center  field,  thus  knotting  the game  up  at  2-2.  Dodgers  got off  to  a  little  streak  and  secured  2  unanswered  runs  to  seal  the  7th  inning  up.  Unfortunately  this would  be  their  last  scored  run  of  the  night.  Dodgers  dropped  to  a  6-1  home  record,  secured  2  homers  and  fell to  a  14-5  record.


















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The  Atlanta  Braves  pick  up their  8th  win  of  the  year  and  tallied  a  4  RBI  night,  which  was  just  enough  to  dethrone  the  New  York  Yankees  4-1.  Ian  Anderson  got  the  start  on  the  mound  and  pitched  6.2  while  allowing  4  hits,  4  Strikeouts  and  ended  his  night  with  a  3.27  ERA.  This  game  remained  locked  up  or  actually  just  until  the  5th  inning  of  play  where  you  would  see  Adrianza  deliver  a  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  managed  to  allow  Sandoval  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  going  up  1-0.  Afterwards,  Marcell  Ozuna  would  gain  a  fielding  choice  to  get  Freddie  Freeman  out  at  2nd  base,  but  allowed  Austin  Riley  to  get  home,  thus  going  up  3-0,  during  the  7th  inning.  Two  innings  later  during  the  9th  inning  Austin  Riley  blasted  in  a  solo  home  run  and  extended  their  lead  to  4-0.  Braves  racked  in  7  total  bases,  bullpen  struck  out  6  total  batters  and  improved  to  a n  8-10  record.    



The  last  place  New  York  Yankees  have  dropped  to  a  rough  5-10  record  when  versing  the  East  Division  teams,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  1-4  loss  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.  Braves,  Corey  Kluber  had  himself  a  decent  night  on  the  mound,  as  he  allowed  2  hits,  2  runs,  2  Strikeouts  and  a  5.40  ERA  number,  during  loss.  Yankees  had  a  difficult  time  in  the  5th  inning,  as  they  allowed  Atlanta  to  secure  back  to  back  runs  in  a  row,  in  order  to  close  out.  Now  the  New  York  Yankees  finally  ended  the  Braves  chances  at  a  possible  shutout,  by  Frazier  dinging  in  a  single  shot  that  traveled  through  shallow  right  field  and  aloud  Aaron  Hicks  to  reach  home  safely,  thus  coming  within  three,  1-4  in  the  9th  inning.  Kluber  drops  to  0-2  when  stepping  on  to  the  mound,  Judge  was  held  to  just  1 hit  all  game  long  and  they  staggered  to  a  6-11  win/loss  record.



































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Jake  Arrieta  allowed  the  New  York  Mets  just  1  run  all  game  long  while  striking  out  4  batters  through  5  innings  pitched  and  needed  just  3  runs  secure  the  3-1  win.  Cubs  were  able  to  strike  first  in the  3rd  inning,  following  a  Mets  pitching  mistake  that  would  lead  to  Sogard  scoring  at  home,  thus   going  up  1-0.   Next  up,  during  the  4th  inning  of  play...  Eric  Sogard  would  bang  a  single  shot  through  shallow  center  field  and  allowed  Hayward  to  score  at  home  plate,  extending  their  lead  to  2-0.  Cubs  really  opened  this  game  up  in  the  4th  inning  as  they  secured  2  unanswered  runs  in  a  row   and kept  the  Mets  standing  at  0  still.  Cubs  tallied  in  12  total  bases,  6  offensive  hits  and  powered  over  to  a  7-9  record,  which  means  they  are  now  two  wins  away  from  going  back  to  .500  on  the  season  in  2021.  


As  for  the  New  York  Mets  they  suffer  their  5th  loss  early  in  the  MLB  season  and  bullpen  struck  out  12  batters  in  the  process,  yet  still   managed  to  lose  a  disappointing  1-3  two  run  loss  to  the  Chicago  Cubs.  Taijuan  Walker  earned  his  3rd  strikeout  of  the  game  after  firing  a  95  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Pederson  out.  Thus  forcing  the  teams  2nd  out  at  this  point  in  time.  Mets  at  some  point  or  another  would   get  on  the  scoreboard,  thanks  to  J.D. Davis  delivering  a  solo  homer  through  center  field  and  made  things  1-3  in  the   5th  inning.  Also  would  be  their  last  score  of  the  night.   Mets  secured  a  2  RBI   night,  offense  was  struck  out  9  total  times  and  dropped  down  to   a  7-5  win/loss  record  on  the  year.











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Brandon  Belt  delivers  a  game  winner  and  the  San  Francisco  Giants  earn  their  10th  win  on  the  season,  after  defeating  a  tough  Philadelphia  Phillies  team  and  won   in  shutout  fashion,  2-0.  The  Giants  were  standing  in  2nd  place  in  the  NL  West  Division  with  9  wins  coming  into  this  matchup.  San  Francisco  Giants  would  be  the  team  to  draw  first  blood  after  Brandon  Belt  crushed  a  2-run  home  run  that  went  through  right  field  and  brought  in  Longoria,  2-0.  Now  Wendy  Peralta  came  in  and  relieved  for  Camilo  Doval  in  the  9th  inning,  and  delivered  an  85  mile  per  hour  changeup  to  strikeout  Knapp.  Thus  forcing  the  teams  2nd  out.  Followed  up  by  Andrew  McCutchen  knocking  a  ground  ball  to  base  3  and  ended  the  game.  Bullpen  threw  7  total  strikeouts,  earned  13  total  bases  to  Philly's  8  and  improved  to  a  10-6  record.


























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Heredia  delivered  a  2  home  run  night  and  the  Atlanta  Braves  power  themselves  to  a  13-4  blowout  Victory,  over  the  Chicago  Cubs  on  the  road.  Bryse  Wilson  earned  the  win  on  the  mound  after  striking  out  a  batter while  allowing  7  hits,  3  runs,  2  homers  given  up  and  ended  his  night  with  a  3.60  ERA.   Atlanta's,  Travis  d'Arnaud  broke  this  game  wide  open,  following  his  home  run  and  brought  in  Marcell  Ozuna,  making  this  a  3-0  1st  inning  lead.  Braves  were  far  from  done  in  the  1st  inning,  as  Heredia  blasted  a  homer  of  his  own  and  it  allowed  Riley  to  reach  home  plate,  6-0.  Now  with  a  bases  loaded  situation  Ehire  Adrianza  delivered  a  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  did  manage  to  bring  in  Marcell  Ozuna  to  score  at  home plate  yet  again,  9-3.  During  the  top  of  the  6th  inning.  Followed  up  by  Guillermo  Heredia  delivering  a  huge  grand  slam  homer  to  push  their  lead  to  13-3.  This  was  also  his  very  1st  grand  slam  of  his  career.  Defensively  the  Braves  just  dominated  on  the  mound.  As  Grant  Dayton  relieved  for  Luke  Jackson  and  came  in  to  utilize  a  90  mile  per  hour  fastball  to  get  Ian  Happ  out,  forcing  the  teams  2nd  out  at  the  point  in  time.  Braves  would  cruise  from  here  on  out,  giving  up  just  1  run  in  the  8th.  Braves  improved  to  4-5  on  the  road,  5  home  runs  tallied  and  they  jumped  out  to  a 7-9  win/loss  record.






The  Chicago  Cubs  are   sitting  in  last  place  in  the  NL  Central  Division  through  just  15  played  games  and  Kyle  Hendricks  dropped  to  an  0-2  record  when  stepping  onto  the  mound,  thus  losing  by  a  dismantling  score  of  4-13  to  the  Atlanta  Braves.  Kyle  Hendricks  pitched  a  tough  4  innings,  allowing  7  hits,  7  runs,  4  homers  and  ended  with  a  6.92  ERA  number.  Hendricks  absolutely  struggled  in  just  1  inning  of  play.  Kyle  gave  up  4  consecutive  home  runs  in  a  row  and  the  Cubs  faced  an  early  6-0  deficit.  Cubs  then  came  within  five  runs  thanks  to  Anthony  Rizzo  ringing  a  solo  home  run  to   right  field,  during  the  bottom  of  the  1st.  Anthony  Rizzo  would  eventually  be  responsible  for  crushing  another  solo  home  run  and  made  things  3-6  in  the  bottom  3rd.  This  also  happen  to  be  Rizzo's  2nd  homer  of  the  night.  Despite  his  two  homers  the  Cubs  still  suffered  their  9th  loss  on  the  season,  putting  them  at  6-9  on  the  year.  

















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Kramer  tossed  out  6  batters  through  4.2  innings  pitched  and  the  Baltimore  Orioles  outscored  the  Texas  Rangers  3-0  in  the  9th  inning,  as  the  final  score  showed  6-1.  Baltimore  struggled  for  more  than  half   the  game.  Until  the  7th  inning  where  Mullens  hit  a  single  through  the  infield  position  and  brought  in  Galvis  to  tie  the  game  up  at  1-1.  Followed  up  by  Trey  Mancini  blasting  a  double  that  went  through  left  field  and  in  the  process  brought  home  Stewart,  2-1.  Baltimore  played  a  pretty  solid  7th  inning,  as  they  outscored  the  Rangers  2-0.  To make  matters  worse  for  the  Rangers....Franco  would  crush  a  2-run  home  run  that  went  through  right  center field  and  increased  their  lead  to  6-1.  During  the  9th  inning.   Franco  tallied  2  RBI's,  13  hits  and  they  improved  to  a  7-8  win/loss  record.  



  Dunning  had  himself  a  solid  performance  during  last  night's  loss  and  the  defense  allowed  6  RBI's  that  would  lead  to  a  crushing  1-6  five  run  loss,  against  the  Baltimore  Orioles.  Dane  Dunning  pitched  6  strong  innings,  allowing  5  hits,  5  Strikeouts  and  an  ERA  number  of  0.60.  Followed  by  late  Reliever,  Brett  De  Geus  who  pitched  1.1  innings  and  threw  out  3  batters.  Now  the  Rangers  first  and  last  run  would  come  during  the  4th  inning,  following  David  Dahl  zipping  a  single  shot  to  left  field  and  brought  home  Nate  Lowe,  1-0.  The  Rangers  had  a  difficult  time  during  the  9th  inning,  as  they  allowed  the  Orioles  to  score  2  unanswered  runs  to  wrap   game  night  up.   Texas had  32  plate  appearances,  8  Strikeouts  and  dropped  to  a  6-9  win/loss  record.





















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Upton  crushed  a  game  ending  homer  and  the  Los  Angeles  Angeles  outscored  the  Minnesota  Twins  6-0  in  the  7th   inning,  as  the  final  score  read  a  10-3  beatdown  Victory.  LA  has  their  Pitcher,  Andrew  Heaney  to  thank...as  he  tossed  out  6  batters  through  5.1  inning  pitched  and  ended  his  night  with  a 5.65  ERA.  Including  just  2  hits  and  2  runs  allowed  in  the  process.  The  Angels  would  eventually  put  a dent  in  the  games  scoreless  tie  during  the  4th  inning,  thanks  to  Walsh  hammering  a single  towards  the  infield  position,  in  which  it  had  allowed  Justin  Upton  and  Mike  Trout  to  score  at  home  plate,  2-0.   Thereafter,  the  Angels  needed  to  cool  down  the  Twins  who  were  starting  to  roll  just  two  innings  later  during  inning  number  6,  after  Mike  Trout  banged  a  single  through  left  field  and  allowed  Shohei  Ohtani  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  regaining  a  4-3  one  run  lead.  In  addition  LA  would  push  their  lead to  6  runs,  following  Justin  Upton  smashing  a  grand  slam home  run  in  the  7th  inning  and  brought  in  Mike  Trout,  Fletcher  and  Rengifo  to score,  9-3.   Now  the  Angels  in  time  sealed  the  Twins  night  up  for  good,  after  Jared  Walsh  dinged  one  last  home  run  of  the  night  to  right  field  and  extended  their  lead  to  10-3.  LA  secured  10  RBI's,  19  total  bases  and  leaped  up  to  an  8-5  record.


Thorpe  and  Dobnak  thew  out  a  combined  5  batters  between  the  two  guys  and  were  offensively  held  to  just  3  runs  all  game  long,  which  ended  with  an  enrouting  3-10  loss  the  LA  Angels.  Now  the  Minnesota  Twins  struggled  just  a  tad  bit  during  the  4th  inning,  after  giving  up  2  straight  runs  in  a  row  to  close.  That  was  up  until  the  6th  inning  where  Garver  knocked  a  double  through  shallow  right  field  and  by doing  so  he  brought  in  Polanco  and  Kepler  to  score  at  home,  tying  the  game  at  2-2.  Then  moments  after  in the  same  inning,  you'd  catch  Donaldson  hitting  a  single  that  traveled  through  center  field  and  allowed  Garver  to  reach  home  plate, which  allowed  Minnesota  to  take  a  one  run  3-2  lead.  Twins  capped off  the  6th  inning  by  scoring  back  to  back  runs  in  a  row.  Unfortunately  the  Twins  would  be  held  scoreless  for  the  final  three  innings,  after  taking  a  brief  lead  in  the  6th.  Minnesota  tallied  9  total  bases,  gave  up  2  home  runs  and  fell  to  a  6-8  win/loss  record.


























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The  Oakland  Athletics  winning  ways  have  continued  to  pile  on  after  winning  their  last  5  in  a  row,  which  culminated  into  a  nice  8-4  win,  over  a  struggling  Detroit  Tigers  early  on  in  the  season.  The  A's  defensively  have  Sean  Manaea  to  thank  as  he  pitched  6  strong  innings  and  in  the  process  allowed  just  5  hits,  2  runs,  1  home  run  and  struck  out  7  Tigers  batters.  Thus  ending  with  a  4.32  ERA.  Now  Stephen  Piscotty  got  the  Athletics  off  to  a  fast  start  in  the  1st  inning,  following  his  solo  homer  that  traveled  through  left  field  and  went  up  1-0.  A's  at  some  point  or  another  extended  their  lead  to  two  runs  in  the  5th  inning,  thanks  to  Olson  drilling  a  home  run  of  his  own  and  increased  their  lead  to  3-1.  Followed  by  Chapman  an  inning  later  during  the  6th,  who  would  crush  a  double  shot  through  center  field  and  brought  in  both  Canha  and  Lowrie  to  score  at  home,  6-2.  To  make  matters  worse  for  the  Tigers...Jed  Lowrie  would  bang  a  7th  inning  single  through  left  field  and  allowed  Canha  and  Kemp  to  reach  home  plate,  8-2.  Bullpen  struck  out  Detroit  10  total  times,  Manaea  improved  to  1-1  when  stepping  onto  the  mound  and  leaped  to  a  6-7  win/loss  record.  




Tarik  Skubal  dropped  to  an  0-2  record  when asked  to  start  on  the  mound  and  the  Detroit  Tigers  fall  one  game  beneath  .500  on  the  year,  following  a  difficult  4-8  loss  to  the  Oakland  Athletics.  Tarik  Skubal  allowed  2 hits,  2  runs,  1  homer  and  5  Strikeouts,  thus  ending  his  night  with  a  6.08  ERA.  Now  the  Tigers  after  four  scoreless  innings  would  finally   get  on  the  board  and  knotted  the  game  up  at  1-1,  following  Castro  knocking  a  double  through  shallow  right  field  and  brought  in  Jeimer  Candelario  home.  Detroit  would  finally  start  making  positive  strides  come  the  6th  inning,  starting  with  Goodrum  dinging  a  solo  home  run  shot  and  made  things  2-8.  In  addition  during  the  9th  inning  the Detroit  Tigers  would  add  in  one  last  gasp  after  2nd  baseman,  Jonathan  Schoop  blasted  a  sacrifice  fly  ball,  but  by  doing  so  it  allowed  Castro  to  score  at  home  plate,  4-8.  Tigers  are  now  4-6  through  their  last  10,  outscored  Oakland  2-0  in  the  9th,  secured 16  total  bases  and  fell  to  a  6-7  record.



























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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  San  Diego  Padres  sadly  will  be  without  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  for  quite  some time,  as  he  suffered  what  looked  to  be  a  serious  injury  sustained  to  his  shoulder  when  stepping  up  to  the  plate.  Tatis  Jr  at  the  plate  was  waiting  for a  pitch  to  come  by  Desclafani  in  inning  3,  in  which  he  missed,  but  immediately  fell  to  the  ground  in  immense  pain  and  clutched  at  his  injured  shoulder.  For  the  Padres  this  could  be a big  blow  if  Tatis  Jr  end's  up  needing  surgery  done.  Not  saying  he'll  miss  the  whole  year,  but  could  miss  months  of  action  if  surgery  is  required  in  the  coming  week's.   So  far  Fernando  Tatis  Jr  has  secured  3  hits,  1  home  run  and  a  batting  average  of .167  on  18  plate  appearances. 




















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The  Philadelphia  Phillies  tallied  a  7  RBI  night  and  Gregorius  earned  a  4  RBI  night  as  well,  which  ultimately  culminated  into  a  hard  fought  7-6  win,  over  a  tough  Atlanta  Braves  team.  Phillies  had  given  up  3  straight  runs  in  a  row  in  order  to  close  out  inning  number  1.  It  wouldn't  be  until  the  2nd  inning,  where  Segura  knocked  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  allowed  Realmuto  to  reach  home  plate,  1-3.  Afterwards,  during  the  4th inning,  you'd  catch  Didi  Gregorius  securing  a  3-run  home  run  in  which  it  brought  Bohm  and  Segura  to  home  plate,  5-3.  Now  Didi  Gregorius  would  be  responsible  for  bringing  home  the  win,  after  blasting  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  in  the  9th  inning,  which  brought  in  Bohm,  7-6.  Bullpen  allowed  10  hits  while  striking  out  Atlanta  batters  7  total  times,  jumped  to  a  5-1  record  when  playing  on  home  field  and  earned  a  6-3  win/loss  record.    



The  Atlanta  Braves  allowed  the  Philadelphia  Phillies  to  score  4  consecutive  runs  in  a  row  in  the  4th  inning  and  they  fell  one  game  beneath  .500  early  on  in  the  season,  after  suffering  a  disappointing  6-7  one  run  loss.  Braves  early  in  their  2021  MLB  campaign  are  already  off  to  a  4-4  start,  and  were  not  only  looking  for  a  win....but  also  get  past  that  .500  mark  during  this  point  in  time.  Braves  got  off  to  a  great  start  in  the  1st  inning,  as  Robert  Albies  crushed  a  2-run  home  run  that  went  through  right  center  field and  brought  in  Ronald  Acuna  to  score,  2-0.  Next  up,  Freddie  Freeman  had  helped  the  Braves  even  the  score  out  at  5-5,  as  he  hammered  a  solo  homer  through  center  field.  During  the  5th  inning.  Braves  weren't  done  just  yet.....as  Ronald  Acuna  delivered  in  a  solo  home  run  and  tied  the  game  yet  again,  during  the  6th  inning,  6-6.   Moore  threw  out  5  total  batters  with an  ERA  number  of  7.56,  tallied  22  total  bases  and  dropped  to  a  4-5  record.  





























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Trevor Rodgers stood tall as he struck out 10 different batters through 6 pitched innings and the Miami Marlins earned their 2nd win of the 2021 season, following a big 3-0 shutout Victory, over the New York Mets. Now Chrisholm during inning number 2 stepped up to the plate and delivered a home run off DeGrom's 100 mile per hour fastball and it traveled through right field, thus going up early 1-0. Now Jesus Aguliar extended their lead to 2-0 during the 9th inning, as he crushed a single to shallow center field, which allowed Starling Marte to reach home plate. Followed up by Rojas hitting a infield single towards the Shortstop position and in the process allowed Anderson to score, 3-0. Afterwards, Yimi Garcia had to eventually relieve for Blier and would be looking to put this game away, during the bottom 9th, as he fired a 96 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Alonso and ended this game soundly. 




















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The  St.  Louis  Cardinals  winning  streak  early  in  the  season  was  pushed  to  3  consecutive  wins  in  a  row  and  walked  away  with  an  impressive  7-0  shutout  Victory,  over  the  Miami  Marlins.  The  Cards  came  into  yesterday  afternoon's  matchup  versing  Miami,  hoping  to  extend  their  2  game  win  streak.   This  game  was  very  much  a  defensive  battle.  That  was  up  until  Yadier  Molina  delivered  a  2-run  home  run  and  in  the  process  brought  home  Ryan  Carpenter,  2-0,  during  the  7th  inning.   Then  two  innings  later  in  the  9th...you'd  see  Dylan  Carlson  crush  a  game  ending  grand  slam  home  run  and  allowed  Yadier  Molina,   DeJong  and  Nogowski  to  get  home.  Sealing this  matchup  and  took  a  then  7-0  lead.  The  Cardinals  have  now  defeated  Miami  3  straight  times  consecutively  to  pull  off  a  regular  season  sweep,  Flaherty  tossed  out  6  batters  through  6  pitched  innings  and  improved  to  a  4-2  win/loss  record.  



























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Defensively the Los Angeles Dodgers held the Oakland Athletics to just 1 run and Clayton Kershaw threw out 8 batters that would lead to a 5-1 win. Dodgers came into this bout looking to knock Oakland off for a second straight time in two consecutive days. Despite the Dodgers giving a run up in inning 1....Barnes would deliver a double to left field and brought in Lux, thus tying the game up at 1-1 in the 2nd inning.  Thereafter, Los Angeles found a way to increase their lead to 3-1 after Max Muncy drilled a solo homer through right field.  Then right after, it would be Rios crushing a solo home run of his own that traveled through right center field and furthered their lead to 4-1.  During inning 3.  Now it would be Mookie Betts helping LA secure the win once he delivered a game ending home run that went through left field, thus going up by four,  5-1 in the 9th inning. LA tallied 22 total bases to Oakland's 8, Betts tallied in a home run and an RBI, which allowed the then to move up to a 5-1 record.



The Oakland Athletics have fallen to the Los Angles Dodgers 2 consecutive times in a row and suffered a rough 1-5 loss.  Cole Bassitt had himself a tough night on the mound, as he pitched 6 innings and allowed 9 hits, 2 Homer's and an ERA number of 8.22, during loss. Despite a difficult defeat, the Athletics would actually get off to a strong start in the 1st inning, following Laureano crushing a double and brought in Lowrie to score at home plate, 1-0. Unfortunately Oakland Athletics ultimately struggled in the 3rd inning, as they allowed the Dodgers to knock back to back home runs to close this inning out.  Things never got any better from there on and the A's would lose themselves yet another matchup. Luckily it's still early into the season and a turnaround could be made. In the meantime Bassitt drops to 0-2 when starting on the mound, Lost six straight and fall to an 0-6 win/loss record.
















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DEAL  BREAKER:  The  New  York  Mets are going to keep Francisco Lindor around for a little bit longer, as they signed him to a huge $341 Million Dollar deal for the next 10 MLB seasons.  This in my mind was a no brainer. After all Lindor through 2019 and 2010 has tallied a total of 231 hits, 40 home runs and 101 RBI's.  His stats show for themselves and that he deserves a deal like this. Plays his heart out game in and game out. 













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Walsh's  2  home  run  night  would  help  lead  the  Los  Angeles  Angles  to their  third  win  of  the  year,  following  a  nig  7-4  three  run  win,  over  the  Chicago  White  Sox.  Angels  were  able  to  draw  first  blood  in  the  1st  inning,  following  Shohei  Ohtani  drilling  a  solo  homer  to  right  center  field  and  went  up  1-0.  Moments  after,  it  would  be  Justin  Upton  who  had  knocked  a  sacrifice  fly  ball  and  it  allowed  Mike  Trout  to  reach  home  plate,  thus  pushing  their  lead  to  2-0.  Angels  capped  off  inning  number  1  by  securing  2  unanswered  runs  in  a  row  and  were  able  to  keep  Chicago  off  the  board  as  well.  During  this  point  in  time.  Now  the  Angels  found  a  way  to  even  the  score  out  to  4-4  in  the  5th  inning,  once  Walsh  hammered  a  home  run.  A  much  needed  home  run  at  that.  Joakim  Walsh  would  be  the  hero  after  delivering  a  game  ending  walk  off  home run  which  sent  Fowler  and  Rendon  home  and  they  go  up  7-4.  Angels  outscored  the  White  Sox  3-1  in  the  9th,  Ohtani  pitched  4 in  a half  innings,  while  allowing  2  hits  and  struck  out  7  batters  ending  with  a  1.93  ERA,  won  2  straight  games  in  a  row  and  they  bounced  themselves  to  a  3-1  record.



The  Chicago  White  Sox  bullpen  had  let  up  10  hits  and  7  runs  which  culminated  into  a  disappointing  4-7  defeat  to  the  Los  Angeles  Angels,  during  last  night's  matchup.  Despite  a  difficult  loss,  Dylan  Cease  pitched  4.2  innings  while  allowing  5  hits,  3  runs,  1  homer  allowed  and  3  strikeouts  earned,  along  with  ending  his  night  with  a  5.79  ERA.  Now  the  White  Sox  finally  chipped  into  the  Angeles  3  run  lead  in  the  top  of  the  5th  inning,  following  Leury  Garcia  scoring  at  home  plate,  due  to  an  Angels  pitching  mistake  and  climbed  within  two  runs,  1-3.  Thereafter,  Chicago  would  gain  their  first  lead  of  the  game,  after  Jose  Abreu  and  Eaton  hustled   home  to  score,  after  Stassi  delivered  a  throwing  mistake  from  the  Catchers  zone,  which  allowed  them  to  tie  the  game  at  3-3.  Chicago  White  Sox  capped  off  the  top  of  the  5th  inning  by  stringing  together  3  straight  runs  in  a  row  after  trailing  3-0  earlier  on  in  this  contest.   It  wouldn't  be  long  before  the  White  Sox  stunned  the  Angeles  for  just  a  brief  minute...thanks  to  Iglesias  making  an  accurate  throw,  which  allowed  Madrigal  to  reach  the  plate  safely,  thus  tying  this  ball  game  up  at  4-4.  During  the  9th  inning  of  play.  Chicago  lost  2  straight  games  in  a  row,  offense  was  struck  out  12  total  times  and  they  drop  to  a  1-3  win/loss  record.  
























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Trevor  Bauer  made  his  debut  in  a  Dodgers  uniform  as  he  fanned  away  10  batters  and  had  a  no  hitter  travel  for  7  innings,  which  ultimately  led  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers  to  securing  an  11-6  Victory,  over  the  Colorado  Rockies.  The  Dodgers  came  into  game  two  of  the  new  season  and  were  hoping  to  improve  to  2-0.   Now  the  Dodgers  were  able  to  get  on  the  board  early  in the  1st  inning,  thanks  to  Max  Muncy  blasting  a  single  shot  that  went  through  center  field  and  brought  in  Corey  Seager  to  score,  1-0.  Thereafter,  the  Dodgers  would  strike  yet  again,  only  this  time  it  would  be  Will  Smith  dinging  a  single  to  center  field,  thus  extending  their  lead  to  2-0.  Los  Angeles  would  eventually  push  their  lead  to  4-0  during  the  4th  inning,  as  Justin  Turner  hit  a  double  through  right  center  field.  Dodgers  really  showed  out  after  scoring  4  straight  runs  in  a  row  through  the  game's  first  two  innings.  Fortunately  for  Dodgers  fans  the  lead  never  stopped  increasing  credited  to  Gavin  Lux  pounding  a  triple  that traveled  through  right  center field  and  allowed  Will  Smith  to  reach  home  plate,  8-0.  LA  wins  first  two  games  of  the  year,  Turner  tallied  3  RBI's  and  the  they  improve  to  a  2-0  record.




Antonio  Senzatela  gave  up  9  hits  and  7  runs  in  three  in  a  half  innings  pitched  and  the  Colorado  Rockies  start  the  year  at  .500,  after  being  handled  by  the  Los  Angeles  Dodgers,  as  the  final  score  showed  a  6-11  defeat.   Unfortunately  for  the  Rockies  starting  Pitcher,  Antonio  Senzatela  would  give  up  2  straight  runs   in  a  row  in  order  to close  out  inning  number  1.  Now  the  Rockies  struggles  continued  into  the  2nd  inning  and  just  like  inning  1   the  Rockies  gave  up  2  unanswered  runs  to  then  wrap  up  the  2nd.  Colorado  eventually  would  be  fortunate  enough  to  get  on  the   board  after  Blackmon  delivered  a  2-run  home  run,  thus  making  things  2-10  in  the  7th  inning  of  play.  Right  after...Ryan  McMahon  would  crush  a  2-run  home  run  of  his  own,  which  allowed  Cron  to  get  to  home  plate  safely  and  put  the  score  at  4-10.  But  still  trailed  by  6  runs.  Rockies  continued  their  7th  inning  domination  of  LA,  after  Sam  Hilliard  ended  it  with  a  solo  home  run  to  right  field,  6-11.  Rockies  outscored  LA  6-2  to  close  out.  Colorado's  bullpen  gave  up  a  total  of  16  hits  and  11  runs,  offense  only  made  contact  with  the  ball  8  times  and  fell  to  a  1-1  win/loss  record.     



























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Zack  Greinke  struck  out  4  total  batter  through  6  innings  pitched  which  culminated  into  an  8-1  dismantling  Victory,  over  the  Oakland  Athletics,  during  opening  day.  Now  the  Astros  would  be  the  team  to  snap  the  game's  0-0  tie,  thanks  to  Alex  Bregman  grounding  out  at  3rd  base,  but  it  allowed  Jose  Altuve  to  come  home,  making  things  1-0.  Houston  would  eventually  increase  their  lead  to  3-0  in  the  6th  inning,  following  Yordan  Alvarez  banging  a  double  to  deep  left  field  and  was  also  responsible  for  bringing  in  both  Bregman  and  Tucker  to  score.  Moments  later  during  the  8th  inning,  Alex  Bregman  would  ding  in  a  home  run  ball  to  left  field,  hitting  his  first  of  the  year  and  took  a  then  5-1  lead.  Astros  secured  18  total  bases,  7  RBI's  and  they  start  2021  with  a  1-0  win/loss  record.



The  Oakland  Athletics  open  up  the  2021  MLB  season  with  a  crushing  1-8  defeat,  at  the  hands  of  the  Houston  Astros.  Even  got  outscored  3-0  in  the  final  inning.  Now  Chad  Pinder  stole  some  extra  runs  away from  the  Houston  Astros  in  the  top  of  the  4th  inning,  after  going  up  high  and  snagging  the  ball  out  the  air  and  disallowed  Houston  from  going  up  2  runs  to  none.  Chad  Pinder  was  far  from  done  after  making  yet  another  big  play  and  caused  the  teams  third  out,  by  utilizing  a  diving  one  handed  catch  in  the  outfield,  which  kept  Houston  from embarking  more  runs  and  closed  out  the  top  of  the  5th.  The  Athletics  were  down  3  runs  to  none  coming  into  the  7th inning...up  until  Matt  Chapman  hit  a sacrifice  fly  ball,  which  allowed  laureano  to  score  at  home  plate,  thus  coming  within  two,  1-3.  Cole  Bassitt  in  5  in  a  half  inning  pitched  struck  out  3  batters  with  a  5.06  ERA,  bullpen  gave  up  2  home  runs  and  they  fell  to an  0-1  start  to  their  year. 



















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INJURY  UPDATE:  Eloy  Jimenez  is  expected  to  miss  the  next  5  to  6  months  of  the  2021  MLB  season,  due  to  fracturing  his  Pectoral  on  his  left  side.  Now  the  injury  had  occurred  when  Jimenez  was  trying  to  steal  a  home  run  away  from  Sean  Murphy  in  the  2nd  inning,  but  ended  up  injuring  his  Pectoral  as  he  was  dangling  from  the  wall  before  falling  to  the  ground  in  pain.  Along  with  almost  immediately  clutching  at  his  Pectoral  injury.  And  it's  not  even  the  regular  season  yet.



























In courtesy of si.com

BREAKING:  The  Houston  Astros  have  now  gone  ahead  and  inked  Lance  McCullers  to  a  5  year  $85  Million  Dollar  deal  for  the  upcoming  MLB  season.  Coming  into  this  year's  MLB  offseason  the  Astros  were  honestly  expecting  to  lose  McCullers  to  the  whole  Free  Agency  ordeal,  but  instead  they  were  able  to  keep locked  in  Houston  for  a  little  while  longer.  Only  real  downside  to  his  playing  career  is  durability  to  stay  healthy.  As  Lance  McCullers  through  the  years  has  been  up  and  down  with  a  variety  of  injuries.  McCullers  last  season  played  in  6  total  games  and  ended  with  a  3-3  win/loss  record  when  stepping  onto  the  mound,  struck  out  56  total  batters  and  earned  an  ERA  number  of  3.93.  Including  a  1.16  in  terms  of  WHIP.


























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INJURY  UPDATE:  The  Arizona  Diamondbacks  during  their  2021  Spring  training  will  now  be  without  Zac  Gallen,  due  to  fracturing  his  Forearm  on  his  right  side.  Now  Zac  Gallen's  injury  was  sustained  after  jamming  up  his  Forearm  while  taking  some  swings  at  practice,  just  days  ago.  Now  obviously  the  season  hasn't  started  yet....but  Zac  Gallen  had  finished  2020  with  a  2.7  in  WAR,  secured  a  3-2  win/loss  record  and  turned  in  an  ERA  number  of  2.75.  Including  82  Strikeouts,  which  tied  him  for  15th  in  the  league.




























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BREAKING:  Nick  Markakis  after  an  illustrious  15  year  MLB  career  felt  it  was  time  to  hang  it  up  and  retire  from  doing  what  he  loves.  Now  Markakis  was  picked  up  by  the  Orioles  back  in  06  where  he  would  go  on  and  spend  the  next  8  seasons  in  Baltimore.  Eventually  Markakis  would  want  bigger  and  better....so  he  went  along  and  inked  in  a  4  year  $44  Million  Dollar  deal  with  the  Braves,  back  in  14.  Nick  didn't  really  get  a  chance  to  take  off  until  the  2017  MLB  season,  after  notching  14  Homer's  and  89  RBI's,  which  was  his  best  since  the  09  year.  Now  for  a  brief  moment  let's  take  a  look  at  some  of  his  biggest  accomplishments  throughout  his  baseball  career,  down  below.     


*Silver  Slugger  Trophy(2018)
*3-Time  Gold  Glove  Winner(2011,  2014  and  2018)


Now  Nick  Markakis  finished  this  past  season  earning  33  hits,  1  Home  Run,  15  RBI's  and  a  batting  average  of  .254.  But  will  end  his  entire  career  with  2,388  hits,  189  home  runs,  1,046  RBI's  and  a  batting  average  of  .288.  Including  a  .392  in  terms  of  his  Slugging  percentage. 



















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STAYING  IN  THE  ATL:  That's  right  Ladies  and  Gentleman,  the  Atlanta  Braves  have  gone  ahead  and  inked  Manager,  Brian  Snitker  to  a  1  year  deal  and  it's  expected  to  run   through  the  year  of  2023.  In  my  mind  Snitker  absolutely  deserves  this  deal.  Why?  Because  this  guy  took  over  for  Atlanta  just  five  years  ago.  And  in  that  time Snitker  would  help  the  Atlanta  Braves  secure  3  NL  East  Division  Championships,  along  with  finishing  this  past  year  in  1st  place  with  a  35-25  win/loss  record.  One  positive  about  last  year's  season,  is  that  Snitker  helped  lead  the  Braves  all  the  way  to  the  NLCS  round,  but  were  jousted  by  the  Dodgers  and  lost 4  games  to  3.





























In courtesy of rumbunter.com

ONTO PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh Pirates were willing to trade up their cash earnings in order to get Dustin Fowler from the Oakland A's. Dustin Fowler for the past few years has been down with more than a few injuries and is on and off in terms of staying healthy. For starters, Abreu delivered a huge hit and you would see Dustin following the ball, up until he slammed into the barriers, thus tearing up his Patellar and rushed in for for a surgical overhaul right away. But before all of his injury stuff came about, Dustin Fowler has racked in a career total of 43 hits, 23 RBI's and 6 home runs on 192 plate appearances. Including an on base percentage of .256. 


























In courtesy of usatoday.com

BREAKING: The San Diego Padres went along and inked Fernando Tatis Jr to a 14 year deal and is expected to receive $340 Million Dollars in the process, for this upcoming Baseball season in 2021. Padres are trying to show that they can become a major threat for years to come and could possibly threaten the LA Dodgers from winning anymore NL West titles. You never know. Now Tatis Jr has proven to be a difficult player for most teams to deal with. I mean after all Fernando Tatis jr can utilize his athletic ability on the offensive side of things, along with being a valuable asset in the infield position, with guys like Machado. This past year the Padres finished with a 37-23 record and sat in 2nd place in the NL West. Then proceeded to get tossed from the MLB Playoffs, after losing 3 games to 0 against the LA Dodgers. Despite a tough Playoff exit, Tatis Jr tallied in 17 home runs, 45 RBI's, 62 hits and a batting average of .277 on 224 plate appearances. Including an On Base Percentage of .366

























In courtesy of abc7.com

STAYING IN LA: The Los Angeles Dodgers decided it was time to resign Justin Turner to a 2 year $34 Million Dollar deal. Justin Turner played such a big factor year in and year out for LA, including being one of the league's best 3rd baseman and has so much star power when stepping on to the plate. Guy can seriously hit! Turner also holds a couple of team records when playing in the MLB Playoffs. Justin Turner capped off 2020 earning 46 hits, 23 RBI's, 4 home runs and a batting average of .307. Along with a .400 for on base percentage and a World Series title in 2020, as well. Question now on all LA Dodger fans....is can they repeat as World Series Champions or not? Only time will tell. Good Luck Dodger Nation.


























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REUNITED: James Paxton has decided to ink in a 1 year $8.5 Million Dollar deal to come play for the Seattle Mariners, this upcoming MLB season. Now James Paxton was selected in 2010 MLB Draft, where he would spend the net 6 seasons with the Mariners, before going to New York via trade, which had occurred just three seasons ago. Paxton capped off his first year with the Seattle organization, by putting together a 23-11 win/loss record while earning an ERA number of 3.40. James Paxton really excelled through 2017-2018. Unfortunately in 2020 James Paxton's year would be derailed by an injury sustained to his Forearm, which later would be known to have a strain in his Flexor. Before his injury had occurred, he posted a 1-1 record when stepping on to the mound, throwing 26 total strikeouts through 20 pitched innings and tallied a 6.04 ERA number through just 5 started matchups.
























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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs are bringing home their former Pitcher from 6 years ago. Jake Arrieta, who signed a 1 year deal that will be worth $8 Million Dollars. Jake Arrieta played a huge role in helping the Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians to capture the 2015-2016 World Series title. Now Arrieta pitched a very low ERA number of 1.77 and tallied 22 wins and 6 defeats in that process, during his time spent with the Cubbies. But in 2020 Jake Arrieta finished with a 4-4 record when stepping on to the mound and struck out 32 batters through 44 pitched innings, along with securing a 5.08 ERA number. Including the Phillies finishing in 3rd place in the NL East Division.   























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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers went along and resigned their Pitcher, Walker Buehler to a 2 year $8 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming Baseball season. Dodgers can now steer clear of Walker Buehler's arbitration. Now Walker Buehler finished 2020 earning 42 strikeouts through 36 pitched innings and even secured a 3.44 ERA. Walker was also apart of the Dodgers 2020 World Series Championship team after knocking out the Tampa Bay Rays, 4 games to 2 and capped off the shortened regular season with a 43-17 record. Besides, Dodgers were able to secure their 7th consecutive NL  West Division title.


























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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs went ahead and inked Jake Marisnick to a 1 year $1 Million Dollar deal, along with a required option for the following MLB season in the year of 2022. By the Cubs signing Jake Marisnick they will be upgrading their outfielding position.  Now Jake Marisnick spent this last year with the New York Mets where he turned in 2 home runs, 5 RBI's and a batting average of .333. He was also apart of the Astros 2017 World Series winning team and then went back again in 2019, but lost to the surprising Washington Nationals.




















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ONTO MIAMI: Former Atlanta Braves player Adam Duvall has agreed to ink a 1 year contract to play for the Miami Marlins this upcoming season. The Miami Marlins fan base and organization should be pretty proud of this selection, during this year's MLB offseason. As they get a guy who will for sure add power when stepping onto the plate. Don't forget this past year in 2020, Adam Duvall crushed 16 homer's through 57 played games. Along with adding 33 RBI's and a batting average of .301. 

























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BREAKING: The St. Louis Cardinals went along and resigned Yadier Molina to a 1 year deal that will be worth $9 Million Dollars. Now Yadier Molina has spent his whole entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals since 04. Now through Yadier Molina's 17 year stint with the organization...he has helped lead the Cardinals to not one, but two World Series Championships in 06 and 2011. Where they defeated the Tigers 4-1 and then knocked off the Rangers 4-3. Unfortunately this past season in 2020, Yadier Molina had a very low on base percentage, as he earned a .662 through 42 played matchups. Despite his issues he racked up 38 hits, 4 homers, 16 RBI's and a batting average of .262. Including a slugging percentage of .359. Cardinals will be looking to clinch their 3rd consecutive postseason berth in 2021, especially after being eliminated by the San Diego Padres in last year's NL Wildcard round. 

























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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Angels back on Monday afternoon went along and inked Shohei Ohtani to a 2 year $8.5 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming MLB season in 2021. By the Los Angeles Angels signing Ohtani they will now steer clear of his arbitration, between now and 202. Shohei Ohtani in 2020 finished with 29 hits, 7 Homers, 24 RBI's and a batting average of .190. Unfortunately the Angels as a unit finished the season with a 26-34 win/loss record and stood in last place in the AL West Division.  























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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Angels have gone ahead and picked up a righty in Aaron Slegers. In return the Angels will receive cash compensations or another player possibly, who should be known later on in the day or week. Now keep in mind this is a guy who struck out 19 batters and secured an ERA number of 3.46. Slegers has also posted an ERA number of 4.66, struck out 34 total batters and would let up just 8 home runs through 58 pitched innings. Now the Tampa Bay Rays this past year advanced all the way to the World Series with a 40-20 record, but were defeated 4 games to 2 and were knocked out by the LA Dodgers. 



























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BREAKING: The Texas Rangers went along and traded Elvis Andrus to the Oakland A's, and in return the Rangers will secure Khris Davis, Jonah Helms and Dane Acker. Elvis Andrus will be heading to a brand new team after 12 long years with the Texas Rangers organization. Where he helped the Rangers reach the World Series twice since his tenure their. Unfortunately they were defeated in 2010, losing 4 games to 1 against the Giants. Then lost yet again the following year in 2011, thus losing to the Cardinals. Now this past year the Rangers finished with a 22-38 record and didn't clinch a postseason berth. Even went 6-24 on the road. Despite a rough 2020 season, Andrus tallied 20 hits, 3 home runs, 7 RBI's and a batting average of .194 on 103 plate appearances.
























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STAYING IN THE ATL: That's right ladies and gentleman the Atlanta Braves went along and inked Marcell Ozuna to a huge 4 year $65 Million Dollar, for this new season coming up. Now it's no secret that Marcell Ozuna is one of the league's top sluggers...I mean just look at what he did this past year, where he tallied 77 hits, 18 home runs, 56 RBI's, 38 runs and a batting average of .338 on 228 plate appearances. The Braves ended their 2020 MLB campaign standing in 1st place in the NL East Division, with a 35-25 record, thus making it all the way to the NLCS. Before being defeated 4 games to 3 to the Dodgers, after leading 3-1. 


























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ONTO LA: The Los Angeles Dodgers blew the cap off this year's MLB offseason, after signing Trevor Bauer to a 3 year $102 Million Dollar deal. The Dodgers now have the fire power to possibly make back to back trips to the World Series. I mean Bauer is now aligning himself with players like, Price, Buehler and of course Clayton Kershaw. This upcoming season could spell danger for the NL West Division...or the league for that matter. Now Trevor Bauer through his past 3 years in the league has tallied an ERA number of 3.18 through 72 played matchups. Trevor Bauer finished 2020 earning a 5-4 win/loss record and struck out 100 batters through 73 pitched innings. Bauer helped the Reds lock in a Postseason berth, but were quickly swept by the Atlanta Braves 2 games to none, during the NL Wild Card series.


























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REUNITED AT LAST: The Los Angeles Angels finally making some nice moves after adding Dexter Fowler, earlier on this week. Now coming with this Dexter Fowler trade, LA will also be getting St. Louis's cash compensations, as well. Dexter Fowler is back with his former Manager, Joe Maddon, who both were apart of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship team. Following an impressive 4 games to 3 win, over the Indians. After trailing 3-1. LA is expected to receive his $12.5 Million Dollar deal from St. Louis, in order to shield some of Dexter's earnings this season. Now Dexter Fowler this past year finished with 21 hits, 15 RBI's, 14 runs, 4 home runs and a batting average of .233 on 90 plate appearances. 





























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BREAKING: The Baltimore Orioles have hone ahead and agreed to sign Felix Hernandez to an MLB Minor League  contract, for the upcoming season, in 2021. Now none of us have seen Felix Hernandez play a game since the 2019 MLB season, which was way back in March. But quickly decided to opt out just before the start of the 2020 MLB regular season. It's no story that Felix Hernandez has been in a little bit of a rut, over these past few years trying to find his groove. According to R.J. Anderson: "he's posted a 5.42 ERA and a 2.36 strikeout to walk ratio in 314 innings pitched". The former Cy Young Award victor, Felix Hernandez through his career has earned a win/loss record of 169-136, struck out 2,252 batters, including an ERA number of 3.42. Felix Hernandez will be one of the players to start off Baltimore's rebuild strategy, as it's no secret that they've been in rebuild mode for quite a while now. Just this past season the Orioles finished in 4th place with a 25-35 win/loss record. But back in 2019 they finished with a disgusting 54-108 record.  

























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TO SAN FRAN HE GOES: The San Francisco Giants went out and traded away Shaun Anderson to the Minnesota Twins for a righty, by the name of LaMonte Wade Jr. The Giants have been working on trying to build that Championship pedigree. Like they did from 2010 all the way through 2014, where they captured 3 titles in 5 years. But since then, they've dwindled down...and BAD! Giants this past season finished in 4th place in the NL West, with a 29-31 win/loss record. Including a 4-6 record through their final 10 games of the year. LaMonte Wade Jr this past year with the Twins, was responsible for turning in 9 hits, 1 stolen base, 1 RBI and a batting average of .231. 

























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BREAKING: The Milwaukee Brewers have gone ahead and signed Kolten Wong to a 2 year $18 Million Dollar deal. This all comes after  St. Louis decided not to take up Wong's 2021 MLB option, that was expected to make up to $12.5 Million Dollars. This is actually a loss for St. Louis and a win for Milwaukee, in terms of Wong being one of the league's best defenders as of right now. Keep in mind Kolten Wong has captured the National League Gold Glove 2 years running. Kolten Wong managed to end his 2020 MLB season, turning in 48 hits, 26 runs, 16 RBI's, 1 homer and a batting average of .265 on 181 plate appearances. 



























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BREAKING: The Toronto Blue Jays went ahead and signed a lefty, by the name of Francisco Liriano to a minor league deal. This deal will allow Liriano to attend some training sometime in March. The last time we saw this 37 year old man play, was back in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Where he piled in a 5-3 record when called to start on the mound, along with striking out 63 batters through 70 pitched innings. As of right now Francisco has earned a career win/loss record of 112-114, struck out 1,815 batters and tallied an ERA number of 4.15, through 181 pitched innings.

























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RETURNING HOME: The Tampa Bay Rays have gone ahead and signed Free Agent, Chris Archer to a 1 year $6.5 Million Dollar deal. The Tampa Bay Rays originally selected Chris Archer back in the 2012 Draft, where he would go on and play 7 seasons with the organization, including being named a 2-time All Star. From both the 2015 and 2017 seasons. Now before getting traded away midseason to Pittsburgh, just three seasons ago, and was traded away for Meadows and Glasnow. Unfortunately Chris Archer didn't get a chance to play this past  year, after needing surgery to be done, in order to soothe his Outlet Syndrome. Despite being sidelined with an injury, Chris Archer didn't have the best year in 2019, as he turned in a 3-9 win/loss record when stepping on to the mound, while striking out 143 batters and earned an ERA number of 5.19.






















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NEWS BREAK: The Minnesota Twins and Nelson Cruz both came to an agreement, by signing a 1 year $13 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming MLB season. Nelson Cruz has been with the team since coming over in 2019 from Seattle. Where he would play a big role in helping the Twins capture back to back Central Division titles, during 2019 and 2020. Now Nelson Cruz throughout his illustrious MLB career, has posted a total of 417 Homer's through 1742 played matchups. Nelson Cruz had a heck of a 2019 campaign, playing in 120 games, while earning 41 home runs, 108 RBI's and a batting average of .310 tallied. It's just unfortunate that Cruz knda fell off in 2020, after securing just 16 home runs, 33 RBI's and a .302 batting average, through 53 played games.  Can the Minnesota Twins find a way to secure the Central Division title for a 3rd straight year, for the upcoming season? Only time will tell. 



























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CALL IT A CAREER: Sad news broke the baseball world that Dustin Pedroia has officially retired from  Major League Baseball, after just 13 seasons. Unfortunately his retirement comes injury based, after dealing with knee issues for the past few years now. Dustin, eventually as time went on just decided it was time to get his knee replaced. Keep in mind though, Dustin hasn't played for any other team, but the Red Sox since his draft day back in 06. Now down below let's take a brief look at Dustin's career, shall we?

*2-Time World Series Champion(2007, 2013)
*AL M.V.P.(08)
*4-Time Gold Glove Winner
*4-Time All Star




Dustin Pedroia will end his career earning 1,805 hits, 140 home runs delivered, 725 RBI's and had a batting average of .299. Including 922 total runs tallied, as well. Good luck to Dustin's future and hopefully his knee get's fixed up. It was fun watching you play night in and night out!





















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CUBS STRIKE IN FREE AGENCY: The Chicago Cubs have officially added some star power to the Cubs offensively, after signing former Dodgers, Joc Pederson to a 1 year $7 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming MLB season. Joc Pederson will end his 11 year tenure with the LA Dodgers, going to three World Series Championship games, while capturing 1 title after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays this past year and won the series 4 games to 2.  Pederson turned in 121 plate appearances, recording 23 hits, 16 RBI's, 7 home runs and a batting average of .190. 























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BREAKING: The Colorado Rockies went along and traded away Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals. Where the Rockies are expected to pay off their fair amount of the last of Nolan Arenado's earnings. You cannot argue that as of right now...Nolan Arenado is one the league's top infieldfielders. Nolan is going to play a big role in helping out the Cardinals both offensively and defensively. Now Arenado was listed to stay in Colorado for another five seasons, but due to the lack of building around him, is what's causing  the friction between him and the Colorado organization.  The Colorado Rockies this past season finished in 4th place in the NL West Division, with a 26-34 win/loss record. Nolan Arenado in 2020 earned  46 hits, 26 RBI's, 8 home runs and ended with a .253 batting average, through 182 plate appearances.
























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BREAKING: J.T. Realmuto and the Philadelphia Phillies came to terms on Tuesday night, after agreeing to a 5 year $115.5 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming season. J.T. became just the 3rd Catcher in league history to notch a deal that was more significant than $100 Million Dollars, while aligning himself with other ball players who signed big contracts, one of which was Mauer, who locked in 8 total years for $184 Million Dollars. Which was a little over 11 years ago.  J.T. Realmuto finished his 2020 season, earning 33 Runs, 32 RBI's, 16 Base on balls on 173 plate appearances, including a batting average of .266.



















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ON TO A NEW CITY: The Toronto Blue Jays organization went along and signed Marcus Semien to a solid 1 year $18 Million Dollar deal. If I were the Oakland Athletics, I'd be kicking myself right about now. You are sending this guy to a team that is somewhat stacked already. Marcus will align himself with a few big names like, Robbie Ray, George Springer and the list continues. Semien came off one of his best MLB seasons in the league, just 2 years ago, where he tallied 92 RBI's, 187 Hits, 33 Homer's and a batting average of .285. But this past year was a tad bit different for Marcus, starting with injured ribs that kept him out of commission for 5 total matchups. Then decreased offensively with 7 home runs, 23 Runs Brought In, 47 Hits and had a batting average of .254.
























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ON THE MOVE: The New York Yankees add more depth to their bullpen, after signing Jameson Taillon in a huge 5 player trade ordeal with Pittsburgh. The New York Yankees by adding Taillon have now bulked up their bullpen for the upcoming Baseball season. Taillon will align himself with guys like Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber and the list goes on. But also try to keep in mind that Jameson Taillon is currently recovering from his 2nd Tommy John surgery injury. This past season Jameson Taillon notched a 2-3 win/loss record, while striking out 30 total batters and a 4.09 ERA through 37 pitched innings. 






















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BREAKING: The Washington Nationals have went along and signed Brad Hand to a 1 year $10.5 Million Dollar deal, for the 2021 MLB season coming up. Now keep in mind no other organization wanted Brad Hand for a 1 year stint, which forced the Indians to buy his contract out, and it worth at least $1 Million Dollars. Brad Hnd led the entire league earning 16 total saved games in 2020, striking out 29 batters and tallied an ERA number of 2.05. Nationals during this Covid-19 MLB offseason, have really been trying to bulk up their team for years to come, by signing Ryan Zimmerman just a few weeks back and now Hand is being brought on board. 



















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MOVING ON TO HIS RIVALS: he New York Yankees felt it was time to trade away their Starting Pitcher, Adam Ottavino to their most fiercest rival, in the Boston Red Sox. Yankees also gave up Frank German. Now this is the very first time since the 2014 MLB season that any ball player was traded to their arch rivals organization. Adam Ottavino will end his 2 year tenure with New York, posting a 2-3 win/loss record, struck out 25 total batters through 18.1 pitched innings and ended with a very disappointing ERA number of 5.89. It's going to be very interesting how well he can work with his new team, which was a team he use to hate and play against year after year for the past 2 years. Now it'll be the other way around. 





















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BREAKING: The Milwaukee Brewers have decided to sign a utility guy by the name of Daniel Robertson, and signed him to a 1 year $900,000 Dollar deal along with receiving an extra $400,000 for performing well. Now what we will Daniel Robertson bring to Milwaukee? He is bringing his infielding skills and adds a little more depth to their outfield for the upcoming year. Robertson finished this past year with the Giants, where he turned in 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 RBI's and a batting average of .333. 
























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PADRES STRIKE: The San Diego Padres have come to terms with Jurickson Profar, signing him to a 3 year $21 Million Dollar deal for the 2021 MLB season. Jurickson Profar finished his 2019-2020 campaign, earning 50 hits, 7 home runs, 25 RBI's and even had a batting average of .278, which was a career high for him. Profar is going to bring his hitting ability to an already well rounded Padres squad.  Including being able to play multiple positions defensively. Just a well rounded athlete altogether.

























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HEADING BACK HOME: The Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman both came to terms and signed him to a 1 year $1 Million Dollar deal. The Nationals will more than likely have Ryan fill in that 1st base position. Now Ryan Zimmerman was apart of the Nats 2018-2019 World Series Victory, where they knocked off the high powered Houston Astros, who at this point in time were the best team in Baseball, and won that series 4 games to 3. Unfortunately Ryan Zimmerman had opted out of the 2020 season, due to Covid 19 getting out of control. Despite not playing in 2020....Zimmerman turned in 6 home runs, 27 RBI's and had a batting average of .257, including 3 doubles recorded and 2 total home runs through 16 played games in the 2019 MLB season. Zimmerman returning to the team he won a title with and now has his work cut out for him, after the Nats finished 2020 in last place in the NL East Division with a 26-34 win/loss record. Can Zimmerman spark back the old Nats...in a way?
























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OUT OF LA AND ON TO THE SOX's: The Boston Red Sox went along and signed former LA Dodgers outfielder/infielder, Kike Hernandez to a 1 year $14 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming MLB season. Kike Hernandez will be a good addition to the Red Sox roster and will definitely add some hitting depth, along with a possibility to play at 2nd base and will bounce around to the shortstop position, in order to support Bogaerts.  Kike Hernandez end's his 6 year tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers, going to 3 World Series title games in total, losing to both Houston and Boston. But eventually knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020 to capture the World Series title. Hernandez this past year recorded 20 runs, 32 hits, 5 home runs and 20 RBI's to cap off his year. Now everyone knows that Kike Hernandez can play on both sides of the ball, while executing in the process. If you need him on defense he'll dominate that portion of the game. As for his offense, well he just delivers each and every time in both the regular season and postseason.


























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MOVING ON TO TORONTO: The Toronto Blue Jays have gone ahead and signed former Houston Astros player, George Springer to a 6 year $150 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming Baseball season in 2021. Now George Springer spent 2014 through 2020 with the Houston Astros, where he was apart of the 2017 sign stealing scandal, along with capturing the World Series that year. Defeating the LA Dodgers 4 games to 3. Springer also won the 2017 World Series MVP trophy. Then this past season Houston lost Justin Verlander to Tommy John surgery, but still made it all the way to the ALCS with a 29-31 record, where they were eliminated in seven games to the Oakland Athletics. Keep in mind Houston trailed 3 games to none before staging an almost insane comeback. Springer finished his 2019-2020 MLB campaign...earning 189 plate appearances, 37 runs, 50 hits, 32 total RBI's and batting average  of .265.


























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BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox have gone ahead and resigned Pitcher, Martin Perez to a 1 year $4.5 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming MLB season. Martin this past season was able to muster in 62 pitched innings and led the team in both innings pitched and started matchups when being called upon. Martin Perez will definitely fill in some more depth for the Boston bullpen. Martin Perez this past season also finished with a 3-5 win/loss record on 46 total strikeouts and earned a 4.50 ERA.



























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IN CHICAGO NO MORE: The Washington Nationals have gone ahead and signed Kyle Schwarber to a $10 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season. Kyle Schwarber will bring his hitting power to the Nats team. Keep in mind Kyle Schwarber tallied in 11 Homer's through 59 played matchups. Along with securing a career best 38 Homer's, just a little over 2 years ago. Schwarber also turned in 36 total hits and ended his year with a .188, in terms of his batting average. Including 191 plate appearances. 






















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NEW HIRE: The Boston Red Sox went ahead and hired Bianca Smith, who became just the first Black lady in MLB history to secure a minor league coaching position. Now what we know about this young lady, is that she use to work as both a Coordinator and an assistant at the University of Carroll. Now Bianca Smith is expected to start her journey as a positional coach. Trying to help each and every young player reach their potential and possibly make the league one day. 
 
























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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs managed to give up Yu Darvish during a 7 -player trade, but did get Zach Davies. A guy who posted an ERA's best 114, including a Strikeout and Base on balls proportion number of 2.50, through 123 started matchups. Zach Davies finished this past year with a 7-4 win/loss record when stepping on to the mound, while allowing 55 hits, 26 runs, 21 earned runs, 9 home runs given up and struck out 63 total batters.
























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PADRES STRIKE: The San Diego Padres made another big move in the 2020 MLB offseason...after signing Yu Darvish from Chicago during a 7-player trade deal. That's not all San Diego did...they also signed former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher, Blake Snell 24 hours before reaching a trade deal with Darvish. By the way Bake Snell played in the 2020 World Series, but lost to the Dodgers 4 games to 2. Padres are continuing to add on to their bullpen, and now you have Darvish and Snell together, which could be a nice little combo. Yu Darvish in his three year stint with Chicago would record an ERA of 3.60, including a 4.08 strikeout and walk proportion. Darvish also finished in 2nd place during the Cy Young Award race.  

























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MOVING OUT OF PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh Pirates went along and traded Josh Bell to the Washington Nationals. In return the Pirates will receive two righties, in Yean and Crowe. The Nationals actually scored on this trade if you ask me. By adding Josh Bell to the Nats roster they can now fill in that gaping hole at the first base position, that they lacked of this past season. Bell also has that hitting power which will fit perfectly when he teams up with Juan Soto. Josh Bell this past season recorded 195 plate appearances,  earning 44 hits, 8 Home Runs and a batting average of .226. Unfortunately for him and the Pirates they finished 2019-2020 in last place in the NL Central Division, with a 19-41 win/loss record. 

























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MOVING ON: The New York Mets fill in that gaping hole at the catcher's position, after finalizing a 4 year $40.6 Million Dollar deal with James McCann, for the upcoming MLB season. James McCann offensively was pretty solid during his two year run with the Chicago White Sox this past year, where James tallied 7 homers and 15 RBI's  through 31 played games. McCann also turned in 20 runs, 28 hits and a batting average of .289. 


























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BREAKING: A Rays PLAYER NO MORE: The Boston Red Sox made their first big leap during this year's MLB Off-season. As the Sox agreed to sign Hunter Renfroe to a 1 year $3.1 Million Dollar deal, for the upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season. Hunter Renfroe is a pretty good addition to the Red Sox team, especially since he is one of MLB's top sluggers. Renfroe this past season turned in 89 homers through 4 years, before getting shipped off to Tampa Bay, for Pham and Cronenworth, ending his three year stint with the Padres organization. Hunter finished 2020, earning 19 hits, 8 Home Runs and a batting average of .156 on 122 plate appearances.


























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NEW HOME, NEW TEAM: The Kansas City Royals are adding some depth to their hitting, after signing Carlos Santana to a 2 year $17.5 Million Dollar deal. The Royals have certainly had their run in's with Carlos Santana, considering he was apart of the Cleveland Indians organization for a better part of 11 MLB seasons. Carlos Santana became the 3rd MLB player to lock in a major league deal, aligning himself with Michael Taylor and Mike Minor. Carlos Santana would cap off his 2020, recording 206 plate appearances, while turning in 8 home runs, 30 RBI's and a batting average of .199. 





























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ON THE MOVE: The Chicago White Sox are getting real serious about their upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season, after they received Lance Lynn from the Texas Rangers organization. In exchange the Rangers will get Avery Weems and Dane Dunning. By the White Sox adding Lance Lynn, it would allow them to bulk up their bullpen for the upcoming season. Especially since Lance will be joining Vet players in Dallas Keuchel and Lucas Giolito, who both played a big part in the White Sox reaching the playoffs this past season. Before getting knocked out the MLB Wild Card  round by the Oakland Athletics. Lance Lynn would finish off his 2020 campaign earning 89 total strikeouts through 84 pitched innings, including a 3.32 ERA and a 6-3 win/loss record when asked to start on the mound, through 13 played games.























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BREAKING: The Cincinnati Reds have decided it was time to trade Raisel Iglesias to the LA Angels. In return the Angels will receive Noe Ramirez. Now real quick let's talk about Iglesias for a moment. This is a guy who currently stands in fifth place in the league with at least 100 saved games, through 4 years. In 2020 Raisel ended with a 0.2 in WAR, while earning 31 strikeouts through 23 pitched innings and ended with a 2.74 ERA. Along with going 4-3 through 22 played games. As for the Angels they have a guy in Noe Ramirez, who played the first seven matchups of last season, as he struck out 14 batters through 21 pitched innings and secured a 3.99 ERA. Including a 1-0 record when on the mound.




















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BREAKING: The Colorado Rockies have gone ahead and traded both Jeff Hoffman and Case Williams to the Cincinnati Reds, and in return the Rockies will get both a pitcher and an outfield player,  James Hannah and Robert Stephenson. Now Robert Stephenson has spent two stints with the Reds, 2019-2020. Through Robert's two years he turned in a total of 119 Earned Runs, 222 Strikeouts, racked up a 10-13 win/loss record and tallied a 5.15 ERA through 104 played games. In 2020 Robert turned in 13 Strikeouts through 10 played games, earning a 9.90 ERA. Now as for James Hannah he will be officially hooking up with his third MLB team of his career. According to R.J. Anderson: "He also lacks the arm strength to play right field".  


























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ON THE MOVE: The Atlanta Braves saw Charlie Morton on the Baseball's free agency list here in 2020, and they didn't waste any time to get him. As the Braves inked Charlie Morton to a $15 Million Dollar deal for the upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season. In my mind this is a big pick up for the Braves organization, especially since their bullpen is pretty solid and the offense is very powerful, and last year showed that despite not winning the World Series. Morton was apart of the Rays 2019-2020 magical run throughout the  MLB postseason, where they survived the Astros in the ALCS, winning that series 4 games to 3. Unfortunately Morton got exposed in the third game of the World Series, as Tampa Bay went down 4 games to 2 to the Dodgers. In the regular season Charlie Morton earned a 0.2 in WAR, finished with a 2-2 win/loss record and ended with a 4.74 ERA. Now in the postseason Charlie Morton turned in a 3-1 win/loss record, while pitching 20 strong innings, 23 batters struck out and a 2.70 ERA through 4 played games. 

























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BREAKING: Shocking news broke a couple of days ago....after Theo Epstein had decided to abdicate his position as the Chicago Cubs team President. This is going to be hard for the Cubs organization moving forward. Theo Epstein was responsible for orchestrating the Chicago Cubs World Series Championship win back during the 2016 season, where they knocked off the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3, after trailing 3-1. Including two more World Series titles during the 04 and 07 MLB seasons, with the Red Sox. Unfortunately It's not likely that Epstein will return for this season. Jed Hoyer will fill in for the former team President, through 2020-2021.

























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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves went along and snagged the lefty from San Francisco, signing Drew Smyly to an $11 Million Dollar contract for 1 season, for the upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season. Now during this past season Drew had previously signed a deal to play for San Francisco, but was sidelined with injuries. Just keep in mind though that Drew Smyly is unbelievably good when he's not injured, starting with the simple fact that he struck out 42 batters and walked just 9 guys, along with earning an ERA number of 3.42. The only real downside to his season was wins and losses...as tallied an 0-1 record when called upon to start on the mound. Can Drew become that final or next piece to the Braves roster for a possible World Series, within the near future? Because as you can tell Atlanta is trying to load up their bullpen.

























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NEW HOME: The San Francisco Giants add another pitcher to their bullpen, considering they have signed a reliever,  in Silvino Bracho to a minor league contract. Bracho would make his first ever MLB appearance in 2015, with the D-Backs and has been there ever since. It took Silvino Bracho quiet a while to find his groove on the mound....that was up until the 2018 season, where he turned in a pretty solid outing, as he struck out 34 batters and ended with a 3.19 ERA through 31 pitched innings. Unfortunately in 2019 Silvino had to undergo Tommy John surgery after tearing his UCL. In 2020 Silvino played in just 1 game, earning 1 strikeout and a 18.00 ERA through only 1 pitched inning. Question on everyone's mind is...can Bracho rejuvenate his career? Especially since San Francisco had a terrible bullpen this year, including the Giants turning in a 29-31 win/loss record and finished in 3rd place in the NL West Division.




























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BREAKING: The Miami Marlins have gone ahead and added Kim Ng to become Miami's newest General Manager, for the upcoming 2020-2021 MLB season. What makes this new hire so special...is the fact that she has now become just the first women in Baseball history to notch a General Managers position. Along with being the only Asian Women to be a General Manager throughout MLB's past. Things a lot of people may have not known, is that her career started in the early 90s with Chicago, but in 1998 she aligned herself with the New York Yankees and the current General Manager, Brian Cashman at the time. As Cashman decided to name Kim Ng to be his assistant GM, where they captured 3 World Series Championships before she left to assist the LA Dodgers GM in 01.
























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BREAKING: Jose Abreu was the official winner of the All American League MVP award in 2020, making this his very first MVP Award. The last time a Chicago player had won the AL MVP, which was back in the year of 1994 when Frank Thomas did it. Jose Abreu finalized his 2020 MLB campaign with 240 plate appearances, tallying in 60 RBI's, 19 home runs and a batting average of .317. But in the playoffs last year, Abreu turned in 2 RBI's, 1 home run and a batting average of .286. Unfortunately for the Chicago White Sox their season would come to an abrupt end in 2020, following a difficult playoff exit to the Athletics, losing in the AL Wild Card 2 games to 1. 























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BREAKING: Freddie Freeman defeated Mookie Betts in order to capture the 2020 National League MVP Trophy, as he became the first Atlanta player to win this award since the year of 1999. Freddie Freeman finished the 2020 regular season with 214 plate appearances, 53 RBI's, 13 homers and a .341 in batting average. Now in the 2020 postseason Freeman tallied 53 plate appearances, 9 RBI's, 4 home runs.....but the Braves were jousted by the Dodgers in 7 games, during the NLCS.



















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NEW HOME: The Giants organization has decided that it was time to make their first sign of the 2020 off-season, this past week. San Francisco elected to sign Jason Vosler, in which he was able to sign his very first MLB contract, along with being put on the Giants roster. The last time any of us saw this kid play, was back when he joined the Padres triple A minor league team.  Jason Vosler capped off 2020 with 375 plate appearances, 73 Runs, 109 Hits, 63 RBI's and 20 home runs through 116 played games, including a batting average of .291.





















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BREAKING: The Toronto Blue Jays have gone ahead and signed a free agent left hand pitcher, Robbie Ray to 1 year deal and expected to make up to $8 Million Dollars. Now Robbie Ray finished this past season with a -0.2 in WAR, earning a 2-5 win/loss record when stepping on to the mound and ending 2020 with a 6.62 ERA. Throughout Robbie Ray's MLB career his number 1 problem has been giving up home runs, including a loss of control as it went from being a small issue to a then massive one this past season. Robbie Ray had one upside to his game though and that would be his strikeouts...as he finished with 68 in 2020. People seem to forget Robbie Ray just three seasons ago Robbie was leading the MLB with a 12.1 in strikeouts, along with coming into 7th for that coveted Cy Young Trophy. 

























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BREAKING: Steve Cohen just two days ago officially signed and became the teams new Owner for right now, after buying the New York Mets organization. First thing Steve did was fire former General Manager, Brodie Van Wagenen. Brodie has spent just 2 stints with New York and has tallied 112-110 win/loss record, along with no playoff appearances.
























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HE'S BACK! The Boston Red Sox have decided it was best for the team to go ahead and re-hire former manager, Alex Cora. Under Alex Cora he led the the Red Sox to a 2018 World Series, where they dismantled the LA Dodgers 4 games to 1. Unfortunately Alex Cora was  suspended then terminated on the 14th of January 2020, due to his involvement with the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, back in the 2017 World Series. Something a lot of people forget is that Alex Cora in 2017 was the Astros bench coach and not only did he win a World Series...but the following year he signed with the Red Sox and finished 2018 with a 108-54 win/loss record, making Alex Cora just the 5th first year manager to capture a World Series title, coming behind guys like....Bob Brenly in 01, Eddie Dyer in 49 and of course Bucky Harris in 24.




















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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs went ahead and picked up Anthony Rizzo's $16.5 Million Dollar option, over this past weekend. It's no story that Anthony Rizzo certainly had his issues throughout the 60 game formatted season, due to Covid-19 reasons. Rizzo finished his 2020 campaign with a 0.8 in WAR, 45 hits, 11 home runs and a .222 in batting average, through 203 plate appearances. 





























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NEW HIRE UPDATE: The Chicago White Sox have decided to hire former MLB Hall of Fame player, in Tony La Russa to become the White Sox's new Manager of  the 2020-2021 MLB season. The last time any of us saw Tony was back in the year of 2011, where he led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series Championship after defeating the Texas Rangers 4 games to 2. As a manager Tony La Russa has tallied 2,728 Wins, 2,365 Losses, 4 ties and  a .536 in win percentages through 5,097 games.




























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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Angels have elected to go their separate ways after they fired General Manager, Billy Eppler, and all this happened this past weekend. Billy Eppler has been with the Angels since October of 2015. Angels under Billy were out of playoff contention every year from 2015 through 2020, so they've been in a big rut ever since. Angels this season ended their campaign standing second to last place in the AL West Division, trailing 10.0 games back. Angels have allowed the opposing teams to score 321 runs against them to 294 runs scored for them. LA finished the year with a 16-15 record at Home, 10-19 when on the Road, 19-23 when versing the West Division and have lost 3 straight games.





















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The Miami Marlins(31-29) earned the right to take on the Cubs in the NL Wild Card, after knocking off the New York Yankees(33-27), 5-0. Marlins were able to lock in an MLB Postseason berth and will be the 5th seed come playoff time. Miami utilized their bullpen in order to come away with this Victory, as Jose Urena pitched 2.1 innings, enabling 2 Hits, No Runs, 2 Base On Balls, 2 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 5.40. Reliving pitcher, Daniel Castano was given the win, as he came in and punched out 2 New York batters in 6.1 innings tossed, including earning an ERA of 3.03. Daniel Castano now moves to 1-2 on the year when asked to close. Miami started the 2nd inning with a Chisholm double to deep center field and drove Joyce and Berti in to reach home plate, 2-0. Followed up by Chisholm scoring at home thanks to Dickerson drilling a single to center field, boosting the lead to 3-0 to cap off inning 2. Then during the 5th inning of play...3rd baseman Brian Anderson knocked a solo Homerun to left field, making the their lead go up by four, 4-0. It was also Brian's 11th Homerun of the 2020 MLB season. Jazz Chisholm would put the final nail in New York's coffin, considering he zipped a solo Homerun for himself in the 8th inning to center field and the allowed Miami to clinch that playoff slot.

























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BREAKING: This past week in the MLB world...the Boston Red Sox current team manager, Ron Roenick will not be coming back to manage the Red Sox for the 2021 MLB season. It's no story that the Red Sox have struggle for the last 2 years since winning the 2018 World Series. Here in 2020 the Red Sox finished the year in last place in the AL East Division, with an 11-20 record at Home and are 12-16 when playing on the Road, along with being 5-5 in their last 10 played games.

















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CLINCHED: The Chicago Cubs(33-26) lose to the Chicago White Sox(35-24) by score of 9-5 during last night's meeting. Despite the Cubs loss...it still allowed them to clinch up the NL Central Division Title. Last time the Cubs won the NL Central was back in the year of 2017. Cubs have had a great year in 2020, even if it felt like they were falling off at times. Cubs have a 19-14 record when playing at Home, 14-12 when playing on the Road, 22-18 when versing the Central and are 4-6 in their last 10 played games. Chicago also has a win percentage of .559, including 255 Runs scored for them to 232 Runs scored against them.


















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PLAYOFF's SECURED: Something a whole lot of teams and people were not expecting to happen in 2020. It's true the Houston Astros(29-29) have locked in a Playoff spot, as a 6th seed. Thank's to the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Los Angeles Angels 9-5. The Astros will be in the postseason for a 4th consecutive year. This is honestly a little shocking to see especially with Verlander out on Tommy John surgery...Astros this season are at .500 with a 29-29 win/loss record on the year and are standing in 2nd place in the AL West Division, trailing 6.5 games back from the Oakland Athletics. Astros have a 20-8 record when playing at Home, but are 9-21 when playing on the Road and are 19-19 when versing the AL West teams. 





















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The Reds score 3 unanswered in the 9th and the Cincinnati Reds(30-28) cruise to a 7-2 Victory, over a tough Minnesota Twins(35-23) team. The Reds have finally locked in an MLB Postseason berth for the very first time since the year of 2013. The Reds dominated on both sides of the ball during last night's clinching Victory. Tyler Mahle turned in 1 Run, 3 Hits, 4 Strikeouts and an ERA of 3.59, in 2.1 inning pitched. Followed by their reliving pitcher, Michael Lorenzen, who tallied 3 Hits, 1 Run, 4 Strikeouts as well and an ERA of 4.28, in 3.1 pitched innings. Both pitchers turned in 8 Strikeouts between the two of them. As a whole group the bullpen tallied 14 team Strikeouts and 8 total Hits allowed. Reds entered the 4th inning already down one run, but then Moustakas crushed a 2-run Home Run and drove in Votto to score at home, giving the Reds their first lead of the game, 2-1. Reds started to take somewhat of  control, starting with Freddy Galvis hitting a solo Home Run to right field 3-1, and it ended with Nick Castellanos drilling a single to shallow left field and brought in Akiyama, 4-1. Reds capped off the 5th inning with 2 straight runs scored. The 9th inning was when the Reds officially sealed the Twins night, as Mike Moustakas delivered his 2nd Home Run of the day to right field and their lead went up to 5-2. Akiyama and Galvis each hit a single in the 9th and made their lead 7-2. 


As for the 1st place AL Central Division leaders, Minnesota Twins they get thumped by the surging Cincinnati Reds, as the final score showed 2-7, during Friday's Baseball action. Twins have a 72% chance of winning the AL Central Division this year.  Despite a tough defeat, the Twins did start off with a fast paced, as 3rd baseman, Ehire Adrianza delivered a double to deep right field and allowed Kepler to reach home, 1-0 in the 3rd inning.  Twins last run wouldn't be scored until the 6th inning, where Gozalez was responsible for launching a single to shallow left field, but by doing so it enabled Sano to score, bringing his team within two runs, 2-4. It was a very hard day for the Twins pitching, as Jose Berrios allowed 2 Home Runs in 5 innings pitched and the bullpen as a unit gave up 8 total Home Runs, during loss.





















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The Chicago Cubs(33-25) dismantle the Chicago White Sox(34-24) by winning in blowout fashion....as final results showed 10-0. The Cubs didn't just win, they flat out cruised to this Victory. White Sox were also jousted from 2nd place to 3rd place in the AL Central Division, with an Indians win over Pittsburgh. Before we even start talking about the Cubs dominating defense, we need to start with the Cubs fire power on offense. Cubs offense turned in 36 plate appearances, earning 10 Hits, 10 Runs and 5 Homeruns were delivered, during win. The game was 0-0 after inning 1, but once the 2nd inning started it was all done from their, starting with Kyle Schwarber drilling a solo Home Run to left center field, 1-0. The Cubs would strike once again following a 3rd inning Willson Contreras 2-run Home Run, boosting the lead to 4-0. That would be quickly followed up with a 4th inning Homer by Baez to put them up 5-0 and Caratini, who rocked a 2-run Home Run to right field and brought in Hamilton to score at home, 7-0.  This game would eventually come to an end after Willson Contreras hit a solo Home Run to right field and sealed Chicago's night with a 10-0 win, in the 9th inning. Now defensively...Yu Darvish allowed 3 Hits, No Runs, 5 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 2.01 in 7 innings pitched. Yu Darvish now improves to 8-3 when stepping on to the mound, with 93 total Strikeouts on the 2020 season. 
















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The Miami Marlins(30-28) barely pick up a hard fought 4-3 Victory over the daunting New York Yankees(32-26), in 10 innings.  The Miami Marlins for the first time since the 2003 season officially clinched an MLB postseason slot. Marlins offense dominated yes....but their bullpen was unstoppable, after Sandy Alcantara pitched a flawless 7.1 innings, allowing 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 9 K's and a 3.00 in ERA. Marlins as a unit turned in 10 team Strikeouts, during win. In the 1st inning Miami started off with a Cooper Homer Run to right field and by doing so it enabled Anderson and Aguilar to reach home plate, starting the game with a 3-0 lead advantage. That would be Miami's only run scored...until the 10th inning, where Jesus Aguilar hit a fly out to right field and brought in Harrison to score at home, ending this game 4-3. Marlins this season have been playing it little by little and with the pandemic going on....Miami was still able to find a way to make it to the playoffs under manager and former Yankee, Derek Jeter. 2003 was also the year the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in that year's World Series.


For the New York Yankees they already clinched a playoff spot, but they were dealt by a surging Miami Marlins team, losing by score of 3-4, in a thrilling 10 inning matchup between the two teams. Yankees have had a pretty solid year. A few up's and down's scenarios this season, but still did what they had to do. Yankees pitcher,  J.A. Happ turned in 5 tough innings pitched, letting up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 Strikeouts and an ERA of 3.47, during loss. J.A. Happ unfortunate;y put the Yankees in an early hole, after allowing a 3-run Home Run in the 1st inning of the game. New York entered the 3rd inning facing a 0-3 deficit, up until Aaron Hicks drilled a double to deep right field and was able to drive in Aaron Judge and D.J. LeMahieu, coming within one run, 2-3. That would be followed up by Aaron Judge then crushing a game tying single to right field and drove in Tachman, 3-3.  




























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Wow what an impressive showing by the Toronto Blue Jays(30-27) after toppling the high powered New York Yankees(32-25) and won by score of 4-1, during Thursday's action packed night. The Blue Jays turn away New York and have finally clinched an MLB Postseason slot...for the very first time since the year of 2016. It has been four long years since Blue Jays even saw Playoff play.  Former Dodgers pitcher, Hyun Jin Ryu, who pitched a flawless 7 innings, enabling just 5 Hits, No Runs, 4 Strikeouts and an ERA of 2.69, during win. Blue Jays bullpen as a whole turned in 7 Hits, 1 Run, 5 Base on balls and 7 total team Strikeouts. 1st baseman, Vladimir Guerrero in the 2nd inning knocked a solo Homerun off of Yankees pitcher, Jordan Montgomery in order to give his team a fast 1-0 lead advantage. An inning later...Bichette delivered a beauty of a double to left field and by doing so it allowed him to drive in Biggio to reach home plate, boosting their lead to 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Alejandro Kirk would then be responsible for drilling a 6th inning double to left field and brought in Vladimir Guerrero and Grichuk to score at home, going up big now, 4-0. Blue Jays currently stand in 3rd place in the AL East Division, trailing 7.0 games back and are behind 2nd place leaders, New York Yankees and 1st place leaders, Tampa Bay Rays(37-20). Blue Jays are riding a current 2 game winning streak and are 4-6 in their 10 games played. 


Tough break for the New York Yankees after being dealt their 25th regular season loss, putting them at 32-25 on the year, following a reeling 1-4 loss, against a very tough Toronto Blue Jays team, during last night's matchup. It was a rough night for New York's bullpen and offense just couldn't get that spark they were looking for. Jordan Montgomery pitched 5.1 innings last night, tallied 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 8 Strikeouts and an ERA of 5.11. Jordan Montgomery unfortunately gave up a 2nd inning Home Run. Reliving Pitcher, Adam Ottavino in 0.2 inning allowed 3 Hits, 1 Run, 2 Strikeouts and had an ERA number of 6.00, during defeat. Yankees bullpen managed to turn in 12 team Strikeouts. Yankees faced an uphill battle when entering the 8th inning, where they were down 4 runs to 0, up until Gio Urshela notched an infielding dingle to 2nd base and drove in Hicks to score at home, coming within three runs now, 1-4. 





















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Shane Bieber throws out 10 batters and leads the Cleveland Indians(32-24) to a big 3-2 Victory, over the Chicago White Sox(34-22). Shane Bieber dismantled the White Sox on the mound, as he pitched in 5 flawless innings, enabling just 2 Hits, 1 Run and tossed 10 White Sox batters out, during win. Shane Bieber capped off his last start of the season with his lowest ERA, which was a 1.63. That was lower in the AL since Tiant pitched a 1.60 back in the year of 1968. Early during the 2nd inning 1st baseman Carlos Santana drilled a solo Homerun to right field and bumped up the lead to a quick 1-0 advantage. It was then followed up by Reyes hitting a fly ball to center field and was responsible for driving in Ramirez, increasing their lead to 2-1, in the 6th inning. During the 9th inning with the game tied at 2-2 and Jordan Luplow came in clutch by knocking a solo Homerun to left field, winning the game 3-2 and helped the Cleveland Indians to secure an MLB Postseason slot.



Tough break for the Chicago White Sox after losing late in the 9th inning by score of 2-3 to the Cleveland Indians. After this loss it threw them down to 2nd place in the AL Central Division and it boosted the Minnesota Twins into 1st place. Both the starting and reliving pitchers played a pretty snout game on the mound, during loss. Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito threw out 11 batters through 6 tough innings pitched. Only downside was he allowed a 2nd inning Homerun to jump start the Indian's offense. Followed up by their reliving pitcher Gio Gonzalez, who pitched 0.1 innings and allowed 1 Hit, 1 Run and an ERA of 4.50. Unfortunately  he gave up a  game sealing 9th inning homerun to Carlos Santana. Despite the loss.....Encarnacion was responsible for grounding out in the 4th inning, but allowed Jose Abreu to go home, tying the game at 1-1. It was followed up by Jose Abreu hitting an 8th inning fly ball to center field, but by doing so it enabled Moncada to reach home plate, tying the game for the second time of the night, 2-2.










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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers(39-16) for the 8th time in a row has clinched and won the National League West division title, after picking up a hard fought 7-2 Victory over the Oakland Athletics(33-21), a team who already clinched a spot. Dodgers continue to dominate the NL West Division year in and year out. You have teams like the Padres starting to come up, but in the meantime LA owns that division and everyone in it. LA this season has 319 runs scored to 195 runs scored against them. Dodgers have a 17-8 Home record, 22-8 Road record, 27-13 in the West and are currently 7-3 in their last 10.






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Wilson throws out 7 batters, Atlanta Braves(33-22) cruise to a dismantling 11-1 beatdown against the Miami Marlins(28-27). With this win and a Philadelphia Phillies loss to the Nationals...it allowed the Braves to clinch the NL East Division for a 3rd year in a row. Now setting their eyes on ending a long postseason losing drought, which stands at 10 in a row and want that 2020 World Series Championship. Bryse Wilson pitched a great 5 innings of action, along with 3 Hits allowed, 7 Strikeouts and ended his ERA number at 4.26. The offense on the other hand, flat out whupped on the Miami defense, starting with Ozuna knocking a solo Homerun to left center field and made the game 1-0, during the 1st inning. During inning number 2, Albies then launched a solo Homer to center field and by doing so it enabled his team to go up by two, 2-0. Marcell Ozuna would come in clutch once the 5th inning kicked off, as he delivered a double to deep right field and it allowed him to bring in Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson to reach home plate, 4-0. Atlanta Braves were far away from being done with the Marlins, considering Dansby Swanson turned in a solo Homerun to left field and boosted the lead to 5-1. Followed up by Freddie Freeman delivering a 2-run Homerun to give his team a 7-1 lead and Riley ripped a single to center field and drove in Albies to score at home, 9-1. The Atlanta Braves capped off the 7th inning with four unanswered runs to be scored on that Marlins defense. During the 8th and final inning, Marcell Ozuna tallied the game sealing 2-run Homer to center field and he was responsible for bringing Freddie Freeman home, winning 11-1.


The Miami Marlins are dealt a huge loss against the high powered Atlanta Braves, losing by score of 1-11, in blowout fashion. Marlins had an absolute stressful Tuesday night when going up against this very tough Braves team. It was an even harder night for reliver, Brett Eibner, who pitched just 2 innings, but in that time he allowed two 7th inning Homeruns back to back and tallied a total of 4 runs scored in a row, during loss. Brett ended his night with a 3.13 ERA and had 3 K's. As for their offense....well, it took them 6 full innings to finally get on the board after Marte was responsible for drilling a self Homerun to center field and brought Miami within four, 1-5.















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Jacob Stallings comes in clutch late,  Pittsburgh Pirates(16-39) gain a 3-2 Victory, over the Chicago Cubs(32-23), during last night's matchup. Pittsburgh Pirates certainly have had big issues this season, especially being 2-8 in their last 10 games so far. Chris Stratton pitched 2 beautiful innings, enabling 1 Hit, 1 K and an ERA number of 3.38. Along with Sam Howard reliving for the Pirates and he turned in just 1 in a half innings pitched with 1 Hit enabled, 1 Run enabled, 1 Homerun Allowed and an ERA of 4.05, during loss. Pirates finally got on the board...following Gonzalez drilling a double to shallow right field, enabling Polanco to reach home plate, giving Pittsburgh an early 2nd inning 1-0 lead advantage.  The following inning during the 5th, 2nd baseman, Adam Frazier was responsible for launching a double of his own and in the process drove in Polanco, boosting their lead to a semi comfortable 2-0 lead. Pittsburgh entered inning 9 all tied up at 2-2 and it was a great game to watch. In the end Jacob Stallings would be responsible for coming in clutch.....after crushing a solo Homerun to left field and walked off with a 3-2 win. This season Jacob Stallings is showing maturity and grit, along with 3 Homeruns on the 2020 season, 18 RBI's and a batting average of .252.


As for the Chicago Cubs they lose quiet the stinger last night...considering they dropped the ball against a struggling Pittsburgh Pirates team, losing by just one run 2-3. Despite this loss yesterday, the Chicago Cubs still clinched a playoff slot, thanks to the Nationals defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in an amazing doubleheader clash. They lost the game, but still punched their ticket. This will be the Cubs first playoff appearance since 2018, where they were jousted in the NL Wild Card round. It took the Cubs offense some time to get things going...it wasn't up until the 8th inning, where Anthony Rizzo dinged a game tying 2-run Homerun off Howard and drove in Contreras to score at home plate, 2-2. That would be the Cubs last run scored for the rest of the game. Chicago has made the MLB Postseason Twenty times in 115 played seasons.










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Schwarber delivers a game ending double and Jon Lester throws out 1 batter, leading the Chicago Cubs(32-22) past the Pittsburgh Pirates(15-39) in shutout fashion, 5-0. Here's the story on Kyle Schwarber...he was taken out the game sooner than usual this past Sunday, in their 4-0 shutout loss to the Twins, after Kyle had missed a ball when he was playing outfield. Which of course Davis Ross to wasn't happy about. During yesterday's win, it enabled Kyle to get back on the good side of David Ross, the teams manager. The game was scoreless through the 1st inning, until Baez racked up a bunt to the pitcher's mound and by doing so it allowed Kyle Schwarber to reach home plate, 1-0. Two innings later...during the 5th inning Victor Caratini recorded a double to center field and drove in Kipnis to score at home, going up 2-0. To cap their night off Kyle Schwarber rebounded from a poor performance over this past weekend and he drilled an 8th inning double to deep center field and was responsible for bringing in Anthony Rizzo and Contreras, 4-0. Followed by David Bote hitting a single to left field and of course was able to bring in another run, by having Billy Hamilton score at home, boosting the Cubs lead to a 5-0 win. As for their pitcher, Jon Lester, he recorded 6 tough innings pitched, enabling 4 Hits, 1 Strikeout, an ERA of 4.40 and he improved to a 3-2 win/loss record. 









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DIVISION WINNERS: That's right ladies and gentleman....the  Oakland Athletics have officially won the AL West Division Championship, after the Houston Astros(27-27) got thumped by the Seattle Mariners last night. The Athletics truly deserve this win and they didn't even have a scheduled game last night either. Oakland A's win their first AL West Division Championship for the very first time since the year of 2013. A's this season are 33-20 with a winning percentage of .623. Including 252 Runs scored this and 196 Runs scored against them. Oakland A's also have a 20-8 record when playing at Home, 13-12 when playing on the Road, 24-12 when versing the AL West and are on a current struggle as of late, going 5 of 5 in their last 10 played games. 








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The San Diego Padres(34-20) knock off the Seattle Mariners(23-30) by score of 7-4, as they rallied late in the 11th inning, in order to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2006, where they lost 3 games to 1, in the NLDS, to the St. Louis Cardinals. It's been a long time since they've been in a playoff game. Padres bullpen played outstanding throughout the matchup, starting with Dinelson Lamet, who pitched 6 tough innings, allowing just 2 Hits, 1 Run, 10 Strikeouts thrown and an ERA of 2.07. Trevor Rosenthal would close the night out with 2 strong innings, enabling 1 Hit, 1 Run, Struck out 2 Seattle batters. Rosenthal recorded the last out of the night, after striking out Right-Fielder, Phillip Ervin. Offensively, Padres struggled a little bit and the game remained tied at 0-0, up until the 5th inning where Myers crushed a 2-run Homerun to center field and brought in both Mitch Moreland and Hosmer, boosting the lead to 3-1. Two innings later, in the 10th...Fernando Tatis recorded a single to center field and got Mateo to score at home plate, which allowed San Diego to re-take the lead 4-3. Padres didn't take full control of this game until the 11th inning, where they tallied three straight runs in a row. Mitch Moreland notched a double to left field and drove in Manny Machado, breaking the tie once more, 5-4. Followed by Austin Nola scoring at home after Tyler Moore notched an error, securing this game 7-4.


Seattle Mariners kept the game close for the most part but were unable to walk out with a win, following their three run loss to the San Diego Padres, 4-7. With this loss it enabled the Yankees to clinch a spot in the MLB postseason this year. Justin Dunn pitched 5.2 innings, with 2 Hits, 3 Runs, 6 Strikeouts, 1 Homerun Allowed and 6 Strikeouts, including a 4.20 in ERA. Justin Dunn's only homer allowed was back in the 6th inning. On offense, Seattle would tally the games first score, following Tim Lopez drilling a double to shallow left field and got a chance to drive in White, in order to go up 1-0 in the 5th inning. Followed by Dylan Moore, who launched a 2-run Homerun to tie the game at 3-3, and drove in Luis Torrens. Mariners in the 10th inning found a way to tie he game for the second time of the night, once J.P. Crawford sacrificed himself to be out, but by doing so he was responsible for bringing in Tim Lopez, 4-4. Mariners stand in 3rd place, also are back 10.0 games back from 1st place, along with 224 Runs scored for them and 281 Runs scored against them.




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The Boston Red Sox(20-34) earn a thumping 10-2 Victory over the high powered New York Yankees(31-22), during Sunday's action. The Red Sox finally defeat New York for the very first time in the last 10 matchup's. Yankees had equaled their longest win streak against Boston, including having won 12 games straight dating all the way back to the year of 1936. Tanner Houck moved to a 2-0 record after pitching 6 strong innings, enabling 1 Hit, 1 Run, struck out 4 Yankees batters and racked up a 0.00 ERA. Followed by Valdez pitching an inning and allowing no hits, no runs 2 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 3.14. Boston's bullpen as a unit tallied just 3 Hits, 2 Runs 1 Homerun Allowed and 10 Strikeouts tossed, during win. Sox got off to a fast 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning, following Chavis recording a 2-run Homerun to left field and by doing so it allowed Bradley to reach home plate. During the 3rd inning Sox took evermore control of the matchup, considering Bradley had an infielding single to the pitchers mound, which would allow Devers to score at home, along with getting Dalbec to base 2, going up 3-0. Followed by Michael Chavis delivering his 2nd Homerun of the night to left field, bringing in Bradley and Dalbec to home plate, extending their lead to 6-0. The Red Sox dominating play continued into the 7th inning, starting with 1st baseman, Bobby Dalbec launching a solo Homer and by doing so it moved the lead to 7-1. Jonathan Arauz capped off the 7th inning by hitting a single to shallow center field and would enable Michael Chavis to go home, 9-1. Sox would officially seal the Yankees night by J.D. Martinez drilling a solo 8th inning Homerun to to left field and won the game 10-2. 


As for the New York Yankees they suffer their 22nd loss on the year, after getting toppled by the Boston Red Sox by score of 2-10. Despite a thumping loss....Yankees still clinched a playoff slot, due to the Seattle Mariners losing to the San Diego Padres. Entering the 6th inning the Yankees would be facing a 0-6 deficit, until Wade reached home plate after Luke Voit crushed a double to the shortstop position, 1-6. In the 9th inning Luke Voit crushed a solo Homerun to left field making the game 2-10. With that Homerun...it put Luke Voit on top of the MLB as he earned 21 homeruns on the season.






Twins vs. Cubs - Game Recap - September 19, 2020 - ESPN In courtesy of espn.com

Minnesota Twins(32-22) completely demolish the Chicago Cubs(31-21), winning by score of 8-1, during yesterday's blowout. The Twins for the second year in a row they have locked in an MLB Playoff berth, after that thumping they delivered. Twins are in 2nd place and are behind the White Sox(34-19) by 2.5 games. Eddie Rosario opened up the scoring after he delivered a solo Homerun to right field and earned a 1st inning 1-0 lead. During the 7th inning it would be all Minnesota Twins, starting with Miguel Sano connecting on his 13th Homerun of the season, giving the Twins a 2-1 lead. To cap off the 7th Buxton would hit a single to center field and drove in Josh Donaldson to score at home plate, 6-1. Twins owned the Cubs in the 7th inning, after tallying in four straight runs to be scored. Josh Donaldson capped the Twins win off by hitting a solo Homerun to right field and made the lead 8-1. Over on the mound...Michael Pineda improved to a 2-0 record when starting and turned in 5 tough innings pitched, enabling 4 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Strikeout and an ERA of 3.18.



The Chicago Cubs suffer a crushing 1-8 blowout defeat against the Minnesota Twins, during Saturday's action packed day. It was a hard day for Cubs pitcher, Alec Mills, who allowed the first two Twins homers, including Rex Brothers, who enabled 3 Homeruns allowed as well. Cubs bullpen as a whole tallied 10 Hits, 8 Runs, 6 Earned Runs, 3 Homeruns allowed and 11 total team Strikeouts. Despite a tough defeat, David Bote notched a double to shallow left field and enabled Contreras to score at home plate and brought Heyward to reach 3rd base, tying the game at 1-1 in the 2nd inning. That would be their last run scored all game long. Cubs turned in 32 At-bats, 1 Run, 5 Hits and just 1 RBI. Luckily the Cubs are standing beautifully in 1st place in the NL Central Division and have a 7-3 record in their last 10 games played. 







A's clinch playoff berth win win over Giants, Mariners loss In courtesy of timesunion.com


The Oakland Athletics(32-19) cruise past the struggling San Francisco Giants(25-25), winning in shutout fashion, 6-0. The Athletics for a 3rd time in a row were able to clinch a playoff spot, after defeating the Giants and with a Seattle Mariners loss. Next stop for the A's is now trying to secure the AL West Division Championship, which has been handed to the Astros for the last three years running. Pitcher, Chris Bassitt had a stellar night on the mound, posting 6.2 innings pitched, allowing 3 Hits, No Runs, 7 Strikeouts and an ERA of 2.57. Lamb early in the 1st inning would deliver a single to right field, enabling Semien to reach home, 1-0. Two innings later during the 3rd inning...Matt Olsen extended his teams lead by crushing a three run Homerun to left field and brought in both Semien and Canha to score, 4-0. Oakland really put their foot's down in the 4th inning, following La Stella knocking a single to right field, in order to bring Laureano home, 5-0. Including Semien's  single to center field and drove in Matt Kemp to score at home, as the final results showed 6-0. Matt Olsen really opened the game up for them, after he had hit a three run homer, back in the 3rd inning of play. Olsen capped his night off with 4 plate appearances, notching 1 Hit, 1 Run, 3 RBI's, 1 Homerun and a batting average of .191, during win. Athletics for a 6th time in 9 years they will be heading back to the MLB Playoffs.





















































Chicago White Sox clinch playoff spot - Chicago Tribune In courtesy of chicagotribune.com

The Chicago White Sox(33-17) continue their magical run thus far, following a tough 4-3 Victory, over the Minnesota Twins(31-21). The White Sox improve to 3 wins in their last 4 meetings, when versing the Minnesota Twins this season. Pitcher, Reynaldo Lopez pitched a flawless 5.1 innings, enabling just 4 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 Homeruns allowed, 6 Minnesota batters struck out and an ERA of 5.40. Chicago would enter the 4th inning down 0-1, up until 1st baseman, Jose Abreu drilled a solo Homerun to center field and evened the game out at 1-1. Then, during the 5th inning it would be Edwin Encarnacion, who delivered a solo Homerun of his own to left field and tied the game for a second time, 2-2. White Sox and Twins were battling back and fourth on tying each other....that was until Jose Abreu recorded a game tying single to the shortstop and was able to drive in Dyson, 3-3. Followed by Jimenez sealing the game late in the 7th, with a double to left field and allowed Yolmer Sanchez to score, 4-3. The White Sox ended the 7th inning with 2 straight runs scored. What does this win mean? What it means is that the White Sox for the first time since the 2007-2008 season have officially clinched a postseason spot. White Sox are standing in 1st place in the AL Central Division, with Minnesota trailing behind them and being 2.5 games back.



The 2nd placed Minnesota Twins suffer their 21st loss on the year, putting them at 31-21 on the season, following a tough one run loss against their division rivals, 3-4. Twins for sure have had a great season thus far. Twins and Sox are battling hard to hopefully walk out AL Central Division champions. Despite a rough defeat, Minnesota still competed from start to end. Twins pitcher, Kenta Maeda tallied 5 innings pitched, 2 Homeruns allowed, 8 Strikeouts and a 2.52 ERA. Early in the 2nd inning Minnesota would end the scoreless tie, following Byron Buxton drilling a Homerun to give them a 1-0 lead. Byron Buxton helped the Twins regain the lead, considering he drilled his 2nd Homerun of the day and hit it to left field, thus allowing them to take a 2-1 lead. Twins were matched very well against the Chicago White Sox, during last night's meeting. Twins last run would be scored in the 6th inning, following Josh Donaldson hitting a Homerun to left field, extending their lead to 3-2, but for just a brief moment. Kenta Maeda allowed a Homer in innings 4 and 5,  also got steamrolled in the 7th inning, after the fire power of White Sox's offense. With this loss it put's the Minnesota Twins at a 10-16 win/loss record when playing on the road. 



 













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The Tampa Bay Rays(33-18) pick up a big 3-1 Victory over the struggling Baltimore Orioles(22-29), with the help of Perez hitting a crucial double and Snell throwing out 4 batters. The Rays for the 2nd straight year in a row have officially clinched an MLB postseason slot. Rays certainly deserve this, as they stand in 1st place in the AL East Division, with a winning percentage of .647. Rays also improve to 25 Wins and 12 Losses when facing AL East teams. Pitcher, Blake Snell had a great night on the mound, following 5.1 inning pitched, enabling 2 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Earned Run, 4 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 3.05. Followed up by their reliving pitcher, Diego Castillo, who  enabled 1 Hit, No Runs, 1 Strikeout and an ERA of 1.86, as Diego got the win, improving to 3-0, on the mound. Tampa Bay Rays would finally get on the board following Right-Fielder, Brett Phillips, who launched a triple to right field and in the process brought in Wendle to reach home plate, 1-0. During the 2nd inning of play. Rays took complete control of the game once the 7th inning started, Tsutsugo was called out on a ground out play, but enabled Michael Perez and Arozarena  to score at home, increasing their lead by two and eventually won it 3-1. Rays are currently 5-5 in their last 10 games played, along with riding a 2 game winning streak, as of right now.



The Baltimore Orioles losing streak extends to 2 in a row, following a devastating 1-3 defeat, when going against the high powered Tampa Bay Rays. No story this season that the Orioles continue to lose game in and game out. They stand in 4th place in the AL East and are 2-8 in their last 10 played, including a 12-18 win/loss record when playing on home field. Orioles bullpen as a whole did not allow any Homeruns, which is pretty good, they tallied 4 Hits, 3 Runs and 8 total team Strikeouts, during a tough tough loss. Over on offense...their only scored run of the day would come in the 6th inning, following Mountcastle drilling a single to right field and allowed Valakia to score at home, knotting up this game at 1-1.




























Dodgers 1st team to clinch playoff spot, beat Padres 7-5 In courtesy of ksat.com

The Los Angeles Dodgers(35-15) knock off their division rivals in the San Diego Padres(32-19), with the final score showing 7-5. What does this win mean? Well, LA Dodgers are just the first team this year to clinch a playoff berth. Dodgers have been absolutely great this year, considering they are 16-8 when playing at Home, 19-7 when playing on the Road & 24-12 when versing teams in the NL West. LA is also 5-5 in their last 10 games. Dodgers bullpen was just flawless in last night's win, after Brusdar Graterol pitched just 1.1 innings & allowed 1 Hit, 1 Run, 1 Strikeout & a 3.32 ERA. Followed by Dustin May pitching a tough 5.1 innings & authorized just 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 Earned Run, 6 Strikeouts & an ERA number of 2.68. Dodgers bullpen turned in a total of 6 Hits, 5 Runs & 8 team strikeouts, during win. Over on the offensive side of things LA turned in 7 Runs, 8 Hits & 2 Homeruns. During the 2nd inning of play A.J. Pollock delivered a beauty of a solo Homerun to center field & made it 1-0, early on. The very next inning would be all Dodgers from then on, starting with Max Muncy drilling a double to shallow left field & brought in Corey Seager to score at home, regaining the lead by one, 2-1. Will Smith the next play hit an infield single to the pitchers mound & authorized Justin Turner to score, extending their lead to two, 3-1. Dodgers capped off the 2nd inning with a 2 run inning over their division rivals. In the 5th Will Smith earned a double for himself to deep center field & in doing so it would enable Cody Bellinger to reach home plate, 5-1. Followed by Bellinger hitting a single to left field, bringing in Will Smith to score 6-1. LA Dodgers entered the 6th inning already up by five runs & things intensified once Chris Taylor notched a solo Homerun to boost their lead up to 7-1. Dodgers did manage to see Padres almost stage a comeback, but LA was to much of a force & walked out as the victors at the end of game. Dodgers are on a current 2 game winning streak as of right now.




As for the San Diego Padres they drop their 19th game on the season, which put's them at a total of 32 wins & 19 defeats in this 60 game formatted season. San Diego Padres stand just 3.5 games back from taking 1st place away from the leading LA Dodgers. Padres this season have a winning percentage of .627 & are 8-2 in their last 10 played games, thus far. Despite a tough loss...Castro in the bottom of the 2nd inning delivered a double to deep right field & by doing so it allowed Myers to come home, tying the game up at 1-1. After that the Padres would struggle offensively & the bullpen enabled six straight runs scored & two of those were Homeruns. Padres offense finally found their fire power after Jurickson Profar delivered a Homerun to right field & by doing that it allowed Moreland to come home, making this game now 3-7. During the 8th inning Padres were starting to hit on everything, following Manny Machado sinking a Homerun to center field in order to bring his team within three runs, 4-7. Padres last stand would come in the 9th inning & man Jurickson Profar did his thing...as he crushed a single to left center field & authorized Ona to reach home plate, making it a game now 5-7 & that would be all she wrote, once LA recorded that final out to win. San Diego's bullpen allowed 8 Hits, 7 Runs, 5 Earned Runs, 2 Homeruns Allowed & 10 total Strikeouts thrown.


 

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BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs during yesterday's big trade day....as they picked up reliving pitcher Josh Osich from Boston. Josh Osich so far here in 2020 has tallied 15.2 innings pitched, earning 20 Strikeouts with an ERA of 5.74, in 13 played games. That is not all the Cubs got. Chicago also picked up Andrew Chafin from Arizona. Andrew Chafin another addition to their bullpen....as Chafin has played 11 games so far here in 2020 & has a 1-1 win/loss record with 6.2 inning tossed while adding 10 Strikeouts & an ERA number of 8.10.












MLB trade deadline rumors: Padres, White Sox in on Mike Clevinger; Rangers could deal Joey Gallo - CBSSports.com In courtesy of cbssports.com

BREAKING: As if the San Diego Padres needed another key part to their offense...after the Cleveland Indians traded Mike Clevinger in a huge 9 player trading deal. In a way the Padres added a nice big piece to their bullpen roster. Mike has been playing huge over the course of 3 years, which led to his signing here in San Diego. Mike Clevinger so far here in the 2020 MLB season has a 0.5 in WAR, a 1-1 win/loss record & has an ERA number of 3.18. Indians did pretty good by trading Mike...only real problem that stands in front of us is the fact that the Indians really didn't do to much to improve their offense.









Dodgers Set NL Homer Mark for Month at 57, Beat Rangers 7-2 – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth In courtesy of nbcdfw.com

The Dodgers make history in the National League division , Los Angeles Dodgers(26-10) earn an impressive 7-2 blowout win over the Texas Rangers(12-21), during last night's meeting. Dodgers didn't just win yesterday, they made history...by securing 57 Homeruns in the month of August. LA broke the Atlanta Braves Homerun record that stood at 56 in a single month during the 2019 season. Seager would break the games 0-0 tie, after delivering a solo Homerun to center field, going up 1-0 in the 1st inning. That would be followed up with a Will Smith Homerun to left field & allowed his team to take a 2-0 lead advantage. Cody Bellinger would enter the 3rd inning & delivered a beauty of a Homerun that would allow Max Muncy to score at home plate, increasing the lead by four, 4-0. Bellinger capped his day off with 1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 RBI's, Homerun & had a batting average of .225. Betts would add a single to right field in the 6th inning & that would allow him to drive in Will Smith to reach home 5-1. During the 8th inning of play...Seager would seal up the Rangers night, as he crushed a single to right field, bringing in Will Smith to score at home, extending LA's lead to an eventual 7-2 Victory.


As for the Texas Rangers they drop their 21st regular season game, putting them at 12-21 on the year after being defeated 2-7 in a blowout loss, against those daunting LA Dodgers, during last night's meeting. Rangers turned in 2 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 RBI & just 7 total bases. Rangers would find themselves down by three runs when they entered the 4th inning...where Mathis hit a fly ball to center field & allowed Kiner Falefa to score at home plate, 2-5. That was their only run scored the whole game. The Texas Rangers bullpen as a unit allowed 11 Hits, 7 Runs, 3 Homeruns & 14 team Strikeouts. Kyle Gibson pitched 5 strong innings, while allowing 5 Hits, 5 Runs, 8 Strikeouts recorded, 3 Homeruns let up & had an ERA of 6.16. Gibson had managed to have a difficult day on the mound, especially after giving up 3 Homeruns to Bellinger, Smith & Seager through the first three innings.












MLB: Darvish collects 6th straight win after scoreless outing - The Mainichi In courtesy of mainichi.jp

The Chicago Cubs(19-14) cruise to a 3-0 shutout Victory over the Cincinnati Reds(15-18), during yesterday's matchup. Darvish was absolutely dominate when stepping on to the mound. Darvish did not allow anymore than two base runners to get past 2nd base throughout the game, along with out pitching Reds ace in the hole, Bauer. Yu Darvish capped his day off with 6 tough innings pitched, allowing 7 Hits, No Runs, 8 Strikeouts & had an ERA of 1.47. He now improves to a 6-1 win/loss record asked to start on the mound. Offensively the Cubs got to a fast start, ensuing that Hayward was out on the infielder's pick, which allowed Schwarber to reach home plate, 1-0. During the 1st inning. The very next inning, during the 3rd...Anthony Rizzo delivered a solo Homerun to right field & increased his teams lead by two, 2-0. Rizzo ended his day with 3 plate appearances securing 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Homeruns & had a batting average of .229. Rizzo was far from finished...because the next thing he did was deliver his 2nd Homerun to right field in the 6th inning, extending the Cubs lead to a 3-0 win. Cubs have finally snapped their 3 game losing streak.









   
















A's trade Franklin Barreto for LA Angels infielder In courtesy of mercurynews.com

TRADE UPDATE: The Los Angeles Angels have elected to trade Tommy LaStella to the Oakland Athletics, & in return the they will receive a Utilityman, Franklin Barreto. Barreto is on is way back to the LA Angels after spending some time with the Athletics. Here in 2020 Franklin Barreto has 10 plate appearances & 5 Runs added to his name. As for Tommy LaStella he has plate appearances, 27 Hits, 4 Homeruns, 15 Runs, 14 RBI's & a batting average of .273. 











Highlights: Chicago White Sox 4 – Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – 8/25/20 ... In courtesy of wgnradio.com

Pitcher, Lucas Giolito makes history tonight, in helping Chicago White Sox(18-12) past the Pittsburgh Pirates(7-18), shutting them out 4-0. Now when I say Lucas Giolito made history...he pitched an insane no hitter in tonight's big win. Lucas pitched a tough 9 innings, allowing no hits, no runs, no homeruns & threw out 13 Pirates batters, ending his night with a 3.09 ERA. Giolito notched a career best in Strikeouts as well. Wasn't always like this for him as he got beatdown a little bit a few years back, pitching at a worst 6.13 ERA, that was worst in the League.  Offensively Chicago dominated Pittsburgh, starting with a 2nd inning outburst, following Engel grounding out on a play & it allowed Luis Robert to score, 1-0. Afterwards, Short Stop Tim Anderson would hit a single to left field, bringing in McCann to reach home plate. Jimenez sacrificed himself to be out on an infield play to base 2 & brought in Danny Mendick, 3-0. James McCann sealed the game for Chicago, after sacrificing himself to be out & that would allow Moncada to score, increasing the lead to a 4-0 win.









WATCH: Nationals fire employee that threw coffee on individual In courtesy of 247sports.com

BREAKING: The Washington Nationals had no choice but to fire Jazhiel Morel, after he had thrown scolding hot Coffee in the face of a lady, who was working the register. He not only lost his job, & was put in handcuffs early Monday of last week. Both Morel & the Cashier lady Raysa Vasquez   were involved in a heated confrontation, which ultimately led him to do what he did. Morel left her Mrs. Raysa with first degree burns to her face. Morel before getting fired...was working for the "Nationals Academy".













MLB Odds, Picks and Predictions: Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona ... In courtesy of actionnetwork.com

Ryan Castellani dominates the mound to help lift the Colorado Rockies(14-15) to a much needed 3-2 Victory, over the Arizona Diamondbacks(13-17). The Colorado Rockies finally end their 7 game losing streak that they have been on as of late. With the help of Castellani. Ryan Castellani has been a Rockies fan all his life & last night he got a chance to pitch for a team he has been watching for quiet sometime. Ryan capped his incredible day off with 6 strong innings pitched, allowing 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 Strikeouts & has an ERA number of 3.54. Offensively, Rockies turned in 3 Runs, 8 Hits, 3 RBI's & 1 Homerun. Trevor Story started the 1st inning with a BANG! As he crushed a Homerun to left field & to bring his team up to a 1-0 lead advantage. Two innings later during the 3rd...Murphy would hit a fly out to right field & it brought in Wolters to score, extending the lead to 2-0. Left-Fielder, Raimel Tapia was rewarded with a game winning single to right field to break the games 2-2 tie & brought in Tony Wolters in the process, 3-2. The Rockies are just 1 win away from going back to .500.


The Arizona Diamondbacks falter to a surging Colorado Rockies team, & lost by just one run, as results showed 2-3 when the dusk settled. Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting in last place in the NL West Division, with an 8-5 record when playing at Home & is 5-12 when on the Road. D-Backs are just four wins away from going back to .500. D-Backs would be down by two runs, until the bottom of the 3rd inning...where Calhoun connected on a solo Homerun to bring his team within one run, 1-2. Kole Calhoun has 8 Homers, 19 Runs Brought In & has a batting average of .228 this season. In the next inning during the 4th...you would see Walker record the game tying Homerun to left field & evened the game up at 2-2. Was their final run scored for the rest of the game.












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The San Francisco Giants(14-16) dominate the Arizona Diamondbacks(13-15), winning in blowout fashion, 6-1. The Giants bullpen did it's job last night, after allowing just 5 hits, 1 Run & struck out 10 Arizona batters in the process. Starting Pitcher, Trevor Cahill pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only 1 Hit, 1 Run, 8 Strikeouts & an ERA number of 1.64. Followed by their reliver, Caleb Baragar, who allowed 1 Hit & closed the night out with a 7.50 ERA. Longoria would open the games scoring after delivering a double to deep right field & allowed Brandon Belt to score at home, 1-0, during the 5th inning. The very next inning during the 6th...Mike Yastrzemski crushed a solo Homerun to center field to give his team a 2-1 lead & he did on the day he turned 30 years of age. Mike capped his night off with 4 plate appearances, 1 Run, 1 RBI, 1 Homerun & was struck out once, ending with a batting average of .309. Left-Fielder, Alex Dickinson in the 7th inning recorded his 3rd Homerun of the year, his 1st of the night & brought in Bart & Crawford score at home, going up 5-1. Pablo Sandoval put the icing on the cake by crushing a single to left field & it would allow Brandon Belt to reach home, to extend the Giants lead to 6-1 & the eventual Victory. Giants are currently standing in 3rd place in the National League, trailing 8.0 games back from 1st place & has won their last 6 games in a row, as of late.




For the Arizona D-Backs they drop their 16th regular season game after losing by score of 1-6, against a surging Giants team, during Sunday's Baseball action. D-Backs are trailing 8.5 games back from the 1st place Dodgers & have lost their last 5 matchup's played. Arizona is currently 5-12 when playing on the Road to this season, & 8-4 when playing at Home. Despite a struggling defeat, thanks to Left-Fielder, David Peralta would finally get his team on the board after 5 scoreless innings...hitting a sacrifice to right field & it allowed Marte to reach home plate, bringing his team to tie the game at 1-1, during the 6th inning. That would be Arizona's only run scored of the whole game. Pitcher, Luke Weaver had a difficult time on the mound, allowing a Homerun that was hit by Mike Yastrzemski & he struck out 5 Giants batters. The bullpen as a whole allowed 10 Hits, 6 Runs, 2 Homeruns Hit & 8 Strikeouts through 8 innings.

















   








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INJURY UPDATE: The defending World Series Champions, Washington Nationals will now be without one of their star players in Stephen Strausburg. Due to him being told he had Carpel Tunnel in his pitching hand. Strasburg before all this, had already been placed on the Injured List for the next 10 days...now he is expected to miss at least 60 games, so the whole season. Due to covid reasons it forced MLB to to change their format to a 60 game schedule. Strasburg here in 2020 has played just 2 games, pitching 5 innings, 2 Strikeouts & an ERA number of 10.80. He also has a 0-1 record when called upon to start.











Cubs put third baseman Kris Bryant on 10-day injured list with ... In courtesy of chicago.suntimes.com

INJURY UPDATE: The Chicago Cubs will be losing Kris Bryant for the next 10 days, due to him injuring his finger. The last time anyone saw Kris Bryant play a game was back in August. Bryant ended up spraining his finger & it put's the Cubs at a disadvantage, considering they are down to just 27 players, instead of 28.  He also didn't play in tonight's game. In which the Cubs won 2-1. Kris Bryant this season has 62 plate appearances, 2 Homeruns, 4 RBI's & has a .177 in batting average.




























Highlights: Chicago White Sox 7 – Chicago Cubs 4 – 8/22/20 | WGN ... In courtesy of wgnradio.com


Jose Abreu records 3 Homers, The Chicago White Sox(16-11) blast past the Chicago Cubs(16-9), winning by score of 7-4. Chicago White Sox with last night's win has picked up their 7th win in a row. Chicago would quickly capitalize in the 2nd inning, following a Luis Robert Homerun to center field which would bring in Encarnacion to reach home plate, 2-0. Just four inning's later in the 6th...Jose Abreu would launch a solo Homerun to right field, giving Chicago a one run lead, 3-2. Jose Abreu wasn't quit finished yet, as he would hit his 2nd Homerun of the day during the 8th inning & brought in Grandal in the process. Increasing his teams lead to 5-2. During the 9th inning Grandal Homered, & Jose Abreu put the icing on the cake, following his third & final Homerun of the day to left field, extending their lead to four, 7-3. In the last 2 games played Jose Abreu has racked up 5 Homers. This just so happens to be his first 3 Homerun night, including just 10 Homeruns, 27 RBI's & has a batting average of .322 & a .294 in his career. Reliving  Pitcher, Gio Gonzalez improves to a 1-1 win/loss record, after pitching 3.2 innings, allowing just 1 Hit, 2 Strikeouts & earned a 5.11 in ERA.




The Chicago Cubs drop their 9th game on the season, putting them at 16-9 on the year, following their upsetting three run loss, 4-7. Against a surging White Sox team. Chicago Cubs struggled on both sides of the ball. Offensively the Cubs racked up 31 plate appearances, 4 RBI's & just 8 total bases on the night. Over on the defensive side of things...Chicago's bullpen allowed 14 Hits, 7 Runs, 7 Earned Runs, 5 Homeruns allowed & 9 K's. Pitcher Kyle Hendrick struggled a bit while on the mound, after giving up 2 Homeruns`& 7 Hits. Despite the loss, Cubs fell behind by two quickly before bouncing back in the 2nd inning, following a Caratini double to left field & allowed Heyward & Contreras to score at home, tying the game at 2-2. The Chicago Cubs would quickly come within one run...considering Willson Contreras   recorded a single to center field, which would bring in Baez to score, 3-5. The Cubs final run was scored during the 9th inning, ensuing Ian Happ who got caught on a ground out, but drove in Hoerner, losing in the end 4-7.
























Rockies Take Loss Against Astros, 2-1 – CBS Denver In courtesy of Denver.cbslocal.com


Carlos Correa records a double that would help lift the Houston Astros(12-10) to a well deserved 2-1 Victory over the Colorado Rockies(13-9). It's been an up & down season for Houston so far. They lost Verlander one of their best pitchers in the Major League, & they've won close games but also lost some close games this year. Astros are currently riding a 5 game winning streak as of right now. During the 1st inning of play...Carlos Correa would crush a double to left field, which would allow Alex Bregman & Yuli Gurriel to score at home plate, 2-0. Defensively...Brandon Bielak had a dominate performance on the mound, pitching 6 strong inning, ensuing 1 Hit, 1 Run, 1 Homerun Allowed, retired 4  Colorado batters & ended with a 1.69 ERA. Houston Astros are sitting in 2nd place in the AL West Division, while trailing 3.5 games back from first & are 6-4 in their last ten games played.




The Colorado Rockies lose by just one run during last night's matchup...losing to the Houston Astros by score of 1-2. The Rockies were able to hit just 2 balls throughout the game, on 28 At-bats. The Rockies only scored run would come in the 3rd inning, where Trevor Story delivered a beauty of a solo Homerun to left center field, to bring the Rockies within 1, 1-2. Rockies are currently positioned in 2nd place in the NL West Division, trailing 3.0 games back from the 1st place Dodgers(17-7).
































New York Yankees Mike Ford 72and Boston Editorial Stock Photo ... In courtesy of shutterstock.com


J.A. Happ retires 3, New York Yankees(16-6) cruise past their rivals Boston Red Sox(6-17), with final results showing 4-2, during Sunday Night Baseball. J.A. Happ had an outstanding night on the mound, after being left off the New York pitching rotations, & come on we all know how it makes a player feel when they are being left off of things, along with trying to help their team win games. Despite all those issues, J.A. Happ pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 3 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Earned Run, 1 Homerun Allowed, retired 3 Red Sox batters & had an ERA number of 6.39. Happ now moves up to a 1-1 record when stepping on to the mound, including 6 Strikeouts on the 60 game season. 1st baseman, Mike Ford hit a single to center field, bringing in Gio Urshela to reach home plate & gave New York a 1-0 lead, during inning 1. Entering the 2nd inning Yankees, Hicks crushed a double to right field & in the process was able to drive in Gardiner to score at home, extending his teams lead by two, 2-0. Mike Ford would put New York up by three runs in the 3rd inning, following his Homerun to center field, while driving in Torres to score, 4-1. Mike Ford was big for the Yankees offensively. Ford ended his night with 3 RBI's, 2 Hits & has a batting average of .194.  The New York Yankees for a ninth straight time have defeated the Boston Red Sox.




The Boston Red Sox falter to the New York Yankees, after losing a disappointing matchup, by score of 2-4, during Sunday's action packed night. Red Sox lose their ninth straight game when versing the Yankees. Pitcher, Chris Mazza had a tough day on the mound, after giving up 8 Hits & 4 Runs through 3 innings pitched. Mazza struck out 4 New York batters & also gave up a Homerun, ending his night with a 6.35 ERA. Kevin Pillar would help the Red Sox get on the board, ensuing he hit a Homerun to left field, bringing his team within one, 1-2. Sox wouldn't add another score until late in the 9th inning, once Peraza was safe at 1st base, but it allowed his teammate, Christian Vasquez to score on a fielders mistake, 2-4. Red Sox offensively turned in 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 RBI & just 10 total bases. Been a very tough few days for the Red Sox. As they drop to 6-17 on the year & drop back to back games to New York. First loss was back on Saturday, August 15th, losing 5-11 then lost again on Sunday Night, August 16th 2-4.


























Yankees vs. Red Sox weather forecast: Will rain wash out Sunday ... In courtesy of nj.com

No LeMahieu, no problem, after the New York Yankees(14-6) blast past their most hated rivals...Boston Red Sox(6-15), winning by score of 11-5. The rivalry between Boston versing New York was rekindled last night, unfortunately we have NO FANS! to spew their feelings towards a certain team. Clint Frazier stepped up in a big way, following DJ LeMahieu spraining his thumb, which would force DJ to leave the game. Luckily for New York they have Clint Frazier, a guy who turned in 1 Run, 3 Hits, & tied his career high 5 Runs Brought In. Including making a key defensive stop...by taking Aaron Judge & Gary Sanchez's spot(Injury) & dove to make a crazy catch. 3rd baseman, Gio Urshela whacked his 4th Homerun of the season, bringing in Voit to reach home plate, 2-0, in the 1st inning. Yankees would fall behind early in the 3rd...before having Gary Sanchez whacked a 4th inning Homerun & brought home Mike Tauchman, extending their lead by one, 4-3. Yankees would make the Sox's life even harder...after New York busted the gates open in the 6th inning, following a Clint Frazier Homerun, allowing Tauchman & Torres to score boosting the Yankees lead to 7-3. Followed by a Wade double to left center field as he was able to bring in Gardner, improving to an 8-3 lead advantage. Clint Frazier would help New York seal this Victory, ensuing that he recorded a single to left field, which would bring in Mike Tauchman & Gio Urshela to score, going up 10-3, during the 7th. Yankees capped off the 7th inning with two runs scored. New York Yankees defense was even better, as James Paxton pitched 5 strong innings, allowing 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 Earned Runs & 2 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 7.04 ERA. 



The Boston Red Sox fall 5-11 against their most hated rivals...New York Yankees, & drop to a win/loss record of 6-15. The Red Sox offense turned in only 5 runs, 5 RBI's & recorded 20 total bases, during loss. The Boston Red Sox are currently standing in last place in the AL East Division. Red Sox this season have racked up 93 runs scored for them, to 133 runs scored against them. Despite a stinging loss, the Red Sox would finally start to show some fight, following J.D. Martinez hitting a single to left field, allowing Devers & Peraza to reach home plate, tying the game up at 2-2, during the 3rd inning. Moments after, Xander Bogaerts  crushed his 4th Homerun of the 60 game season, giving Boston their first lead of the game, 3-2. In what we thought would be a come from behind type of thing...that wasn't the case. As it took the Red Sox 5 innings, before they can score again. During the 9th inning Alex Verdugo delivered a beauty of a solo Homerun to right field, bringing his team within seven, 4-11. Followed by a Kevin Pillar triple to center field, which would allow the Sox to come within six, 5-11. No other runs would be scored after that. Pitcher, Nathan Eovaldi drops to a 1-2 record, following his 5.1 inning pitched, allowing 9 Hits, 8 Runs, 8 Earned Runs, 3 Homeruns, 3 Strikeouts & had an ERA of 5.93.Red Sox have certainly been on a struggle, as they are 3-9 when playing at Home, 3-6 when playing on the Road & is 3-7 in their last 10 games played.
















Betts ties MLB mark with 3 of Dodgers' 6 HRs in rout of Pads - The ...In courtesy of sandiegouniontribune.com


Los Angeles Dodgers(13-7) earn their 13th regular season win, in this 60 game format MLB season, after knocking off division rivals, San Diego Padres(11-9) with results showing an 11-2 blowout win. Los Angeles dominated San Diego on both sides of the ball last night. LA turned in 13 Hits, 11 Runs, 6 Homeruns & struck out 6 San Diego batters. LA fell behind by two runs during the 1st inning, but the second Corey Seager came up to the plate it would be over, following Seager hitting a Homerun to right field, bringing in Mookie Betts to score at home, evening the game at 2-2. Pollock was up to bat after Seager & Pollock would then crush a solo Homerun of his own to center field, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. Dodgers ended the 1st inning with two unanswered runs scored, after falling behind 0-2. Mookie Betts during the 2nd inning crushed a two run Homerun to center field, driving in Taylor 5-2. Mookie Betts would continue to do more damage by adding his second Homerun of the night, to give LA a 9-2 comfy lead, during the 4th inning. Mookie Betts was far from done...fast forward to the 5th inning, where Mookie Betts would hit his third Homerun of the game to left field, allowing Taylor to come in at home plate, 11-2. Mookie Betts last night tied the record for hitting 3 Homeruns in one game, during their 11-2 win against the Padres. Mookie Betts will now try to be the nineteenth guy in Major League history to record  4 Homeruns in one game.






As for the San Diego Padres they drop their 9th regular season game, putting them at 11-9 on the 60 game season format, following a crushing 2-11 beatdown, at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, during Thursday's action packed night. Padres struggled to get their high powered offense going in last night's matchup, including their bullpen who struggled throughout the game as well. Guys like Manny Machado went the whole game without penciling in a single hit or run, during his teams loss. Offensively the Padres turned in 2 Runs, 6 Hits, 2 Homeruns & added 6 Strikeouts to that list. Despite a stinging loss, Tommy Pham opened the scoring up early, after delivering a 1st inning solo Homerun to left field, 1-0. Moments later, 1st baseman, Eric Houser recorded just his 2nd Homerun of the season, driving it to center field & giving San Diego an early 2-0 lead. Then Mookie Betts happened, along with dominate pitching from LA as well.




































Game Thread: Twins @ Milwaukee, 8/12/2020, 6:10PM CT - Minnesota ... In courtesy of twinsdaily.com


Buxton homers twice, Minnesota Twins(12-7) take a 2-1 series lead over the Milwaukee Brewers(7-9), after winning in blowout fashion, 12-2. Minnesota completely destroyed the Brewers & dominated them on all phases of the game. Kenta Maeda improved to a 3-0 record when asked to start on the mound. Kenta capped his day off with 6.2 inning pitched, allowing 5 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 Earned Runs, struck out 5 batters & had an ERA number of 2.66. Game would remain scoreless after inning 1, but the Twins would take complete control during the 2nd inning. Twins, Jake Cave hit a double to deep left field, allowing Sano to reach home plate 1-0, during the 2nd inning. Jorge Polanco would then hit a single to center field, bringing in Arraez to score at home, extending their lead to 3-0. Twins ended the 2nd inning with 5 unanswered runs scored. During the 3rd inning the Twins continued what they started...following a Miguel Sano Homerun to give his team a 6-0 cushion. Twins continued to dominate throughout the day & during the 5th inning Byron Buxton added the first of two Homeruns to left field, increasing his teams lead by eight, 8-0. Buxton would then add his 2nd Homerun of the day during the 6th inning, putting the icing on the cake & walking away as the victors. Minnesota Twins are sitting comfortably in the AL Central Division, with a win percentage of .632 & has 98 runs scored so far this season, to just 65 runs scored against them.




As for the Milwaukee Brewers they now drop to a 7-9 win/loss record...after being routed up by a dominating Minnesota Twins team, losing 2-12, during yesterday's MLB action. Just a very tough day for Milwaukee pitchers, as Lauer, Grimm & Yardley each allowed Minnesota to hit a Homerun off of them. Eric Lauer pitched 3.2 innings, allowing 9 Hits, 7 Runs, 7 Earned Runs & 1 Homerun allowed. Milwaukee's bullpen allowed 6 total Minnesota Homeruns throughout the game. Despite a daunting defeat...it would take the Brewers six full innings before finally scoring any runs. During the 6th inning you would see Urias connect on a single to right field, bringing in Sogard & Hiura to score at home, 2-12.






















Trout homers twice, helps Angels rally for 10-9 win over A's ... In courtesy of wfmj.com


Bundy retires 10 Oakland batters, Los Angeles Angeles(7-11) earn a hard fought 6-0 shutout win over the Oakland Athletics(12-6), during Tuesday night's MLB action. Pitcher, Dylan Bundy had an insane day when stepping on to the mound. Dylan Bundy pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing just 4 Hits, No Runs & retired 10 batters, earning a 1.57 in ERA. Also improving to a 3-1 win/loss record when starting on the mound for LA Angeles. Angeles played even better when going on offense...starting with an Anthony Rendon solo Homerun to left field, giving LA a quick 4th inning 1-0 lead. Moments following, Jason Castro would be the next guy to do damage, after delivering a three run Homerun, allowing Ohtani & Pujois to reach home plate, 4-0.  Angeles capped off the 4th inning with three homeruns, with Rendon, Castro & Goodwin each crushing a Homerun off Oakland pitcher...Mike Fiers. Angeles would put the nail in the Athletics coffin, following a David Fletcher Homerun, in order to push LA's lead to six, 6-0. Angeles for the first time in team history, have launched back to back Homeruns, during home games played.  LA turned in 6 Runs, 12 Hits & 4 Homeruns in one game. Including 25 total bases & 6 RBI's. Angels are currently placed 2nd to last in the AL West, along with being 4-6 in their last 10 games played.




















Athletics' Ramon Laureano suspended 6 games, Astros' Cintrón 20 In courtesy of mercurynews.com

SUSPENSION UPDATE: During yesterday's matchup between the Athletics vs the Astros, ended in a dugout brawl between the two teams, once game had wrapped up. Ramon Laureano was handed a 6 game suspension & another undisclosed issue as well. Ramon wasn't the only guy who was given a suspension. Astros batting coach Alex Cintron was given a 20 game suspension for the brawl being initiated. It's no story that the Astros were going to become a target, due to their cheating scandal, in the World Series of 2017. But after yesterday's incident...more teams have been put on notice & not one team will show mercy, after what the Astros did.





























Don't look now, but Miggy is hitting like it's 2016: Takeaways ... In courtesy of mlive.com


The Detroit Tigers(9-5) earned a very tough 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates(3-13), during Sunday's action packed weekend. Tigers came into yesterday's matchup & completely dominated the mound, after Pitcher, Spencer Turnbull turned in 7 strong inning, allowing 5 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Earned Run, 4 Strikeouts & a 2.00 ERA. Tigers as a whole team ended the day with 9 pitched innings, 6 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Earned Run & earned 12 team Strikeouts. Offensively Tigers racked up 30 plate appearances, notching 2 doubles, 2 RBI's, & 6 total bases. Detroit fell behind a run in the 4th inning, until Romine recorded a single to infield, allowing Reyes to reach home plate, tying the game up at 1-1. Detroit would pretty much put the nail in Pittsburgh's coffin, following Miguel Cabrera launching a game ending single to left center field, bringing in Schoop  to score, extending the lead to 2-1. Tigers are currently sitting pretty in 1st place in the AL Central Division, including a 4 game win streak. Detroit is also 7-3 in their last 10 games played.




Pittsburgh Pirates drop to a 3-13 win/loss record following their 1-2 loss, after facing off with the Detroit Tigers. Despite the game being a close one...Pittsburgh struggled against the Tigers bullpen, after being struck out 12 times during Sunday's loss. Pirates also turned in just 4 hits all game long. After three scoreless innings...Pirates, 3rd baseman, Erik Gonzalez delivered a 4th inning single to center field, bringing in Moran to score at home, earning the first points of the day. Reliving Pitcher, Chris Stratton stepped on to the mound & pitched 3 tough innings, earning 6 Strikeouts, while allowing 3 Hits & had an ERA number of 2.89.

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