#bryce-harper

#bryce-harper

A bullpen game for the Los Angeles Dodgers initially yielded manageable results but their offense failed to up its end of the bargain in a 7-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.The series loss at Citizens Bank Park gave the Dodgers a disappointing 2-4 record on their road trip.Sunday's defeat was the Dodgers' only loss on the road trip that was not a walk-off.

The Los Angeles Dodgers weren't able to build on snapping their season-worst four-game losing streak as they fell 5-4 in a walk-off win for the Philadelphia Phillies.The suddenly resurgent Phillies now have won six games in a row.Michael Grove had been the scheduled starter in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park, but the Dodgers instead went with Victor González as an opener for the third time in his career.

Never, ever, ever try hard.Aaron Judge's running catch at Dodger Stadium over the weekend may have been a real highlight, but it's also going to cost the game's best player some IL time.Immediately after Tuesday's loss to the White Sox, Aaron Boone added injury to insult by revealing Judge would go to the IL with a contusion and ligament sprain in his toe.

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They got an underwhelming start from their debuting pitching prospect.They faced a five-run deficit against the defending National League champions.They squandered golden opportunities at the plate, and managed to blow a save after a methodical late-game rally.

After earning blowout victories in the first two games of the series, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to complete a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium.Doing so would amount to the Dodgers finishing their homestand with a perfect record and extend their season-best winning streak to six games.

The Dodgers needed an exceptional start from rookie Bobby Miller on Saturday and that's just what they got.Miller and Andre Jackson combined to shut the Phillies out 9-0 and, perhaps more importantly, keep the bullpen as fully rested as possible for today's bullpen game.LHP Caleb Ferguson makes his first "start" of the season and will face at least the top of the Philly lineup which features slugging lefties Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper.

Braves Franchise History
1961 - Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in major league history.Milwaukee defeats the Giants 1-0.It is Spahn's 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout.Hank Aaron drove in the only run in the game with a single in the first inning.

Braves Franchise History
1901 - Jimmy Collins leaves the Boston Beaneaters to manage the Boston Americans of the American League.The Beaneaters also lose Hugh Duffy, who becomes manager of Milwaukee's new AL team and catcher Billy Sullivan who signs with the White Sox.1966 - Commissioner William Eckert voids the contract between the Atlanta Braves and Tom Seaver.

Braves Franchise History
1923 - The Boston Braves acquire outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham as well as shortstop Dave Bancroft from the New York Giants in exchange for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth.2015 - The Braves trade shortstop Andrelton Simmons and catcher Jose Briceno to the Angels in exchange for shortstop Erick Aybar and minor league pitchers Chris Ellis and Sean Newcomb.

Austin Riley homered twice and Travis d'Arnaud came through with a big hit late to help the Atlanta Braves outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5.The Braves' offense got started quickly against Aaron Nola in the first.Matt Olson singled and then came all the way around when Austin Riley lined a 459 foot home run to left center to give Atlanta a 2-0 lead.

When: 6:40 p.m. Monday, series opener.Where: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.TV: Bally Sports Detroit.Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates).Probable pitchers: Tigers LHP Joey Wentz (1-5, 7.28 ERA) vs. Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (4-4, 4.70 ERA).* Box score
Tigers lineup: TBA.SHAWN WINDSOR: Tigers' win after a pair of injury losses a true indication of team's character
SUNDAY'S LOSS Alex Lange lit up for grand slam in Tigers' walk-off 6-2 loss to White Sox
Game notes: The Tigers' disappointing road trip so far - three straight losses in Chicago in which they mustered just three runs total - continues with a visit to one of baseball's most disappointing squads.

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Pitching most of his career in the dead-ball era, it's no shock that all-time hurling great Walter Johnson allowed just 97 home runs over his 802 career games and 5,914 1⁄3 innings.But you might be startled to know that in a 7-6 loss to the White Sox, Johnson surrendered two home runs - and they were the only homers he allowed all season!

You know, coming into this season, I did not envision writing this before May 1. Hell, some part of my soul did not want to believe that this was going to be needed at all this year.I mean, I had the White Sox making the wild card, and boy was I fucking wrong.This tweet perfectly sums up how I and other fans feel right now:
Ten straight losses.

The MLB Hot Stove is upon us, meaning the top free agents can expect to be wined and dined by their most eager suitors.Now is the time when these coveted players hear pitches about what separates a prospective destination from its competitors.But according to White Sox veteran reliever Joe Kelly, the sales pitch ultimately means little.

Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is pursued by Phillies shortstop Trea Turner in a rundown Saturday.A run scored on the play, but the Nationals couldn't keep pace later in the game.(Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)Stop me if you've heard this before: The Washington Nationals hoped for innings from their starter Saturday - six, maybe more - because their bullpen needed a chance to catch its breath.

During Washington Nationals ' general manager Mike Rizzo's first official presser of 2023, he doubled-down on what he said last month at his annual event in regards to his current farm system."I'm optimistic.I'm excited about this time in our developmental curve with the organization," Rizzo said yesterday.

The strength of the future team for the Washington Nationals appears to be in their outfield.But certainly some could argue an infield of Brady House, CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia, and T.J. White could be very good too with Armando Cruz in the mix.Today, MLB Pipeline published their list of the Top-10 outfield prospects in all of baseball with some honorable mentions, and the Nats were all over the rankings.

The New York Yankees are getting healthy at the right time (well not for Dodger fans).As the team travels to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers this weekend, they're getting three key contributors back.Giancarlo Stanton, who's been out since April 15, is traveling to Los Angeles for the weekend series.

Every day, Pinstripe Alley offers updates on what the ' top American League opponents are up to through the Rivalry Roundup.The AL East is well-trodden ground there, but with the month of May coming to a close, we're going to take a peak around MLB as a whole and check in with each of the other five divisions.

There's no such thing as a must-win game in May, and there's definitely no such thing as a must-sweep series in May, but boy did it feel like the Yankees had to sweep away Oakland this week, just to stabilize things and hopefully claw some ground back in the standings.On Tuesday, the Yankees were able to climb a bit with many of their rivals slipping.

After getting blanked by the Rangers last night, the Yankees are now one game out of last place.The crazy part is that this scenario was both unthinkable and predictable seeing how the organization's winter and spring transpired.It may be early, but if they're not careful they risk being left behind by the AL teams that show up to play on a consistent basis.

Right-handed pitcher Bryce Elder began his revenge tour on Tuesday evening as the Atlanta Braves shut out the Miami Marlins, 6-0.Elder tossed an impressive seven innings, allowing just three hits and striking out six Fish.Ahead of Tuesday, Elder's previous start came against the Marlins on April 26.

The Braves will play on ESPN for Sunday Night Baseball against the San Diego Padres on April 9 and the Philadelphia Phillies on May 28.Both games will be hosted at Truist Park.ESPN announced the two games earlier today with Karl Ravech, David Cone, Eduardo Perez and Buster Olney set to handle the broadcast duties once again.

The winners of the Cy Young Awards will be announced Wednesday night at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network.Braves lefty Max Fried is a finalist for the award in the NL along with the Marlins' Sandy Alcantara and the Dodgers' Julio Urias.We made our picks for the award earlier today, but let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Julio Urías snapped off a slurve.Bryce Harper swung through it.And Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Rhule immediately pounded his keys.As Harper returned to the dugout, the catchy "Welcome Back" theme song echoed around Chavez Ravine.It was directed toward Harper, who was making his season debut Tuesday night just six months after an offseason Tommy John surgery.

This rule change will be the most obvious to the eye.Drastic infield shifts have become so common across the majors over the last decade that it's been more noteworthy when an infield doesn't shift.We've seen four outfielders.We've seen two outfielders.We've seen the third baseman stationed in shallow right field against most left-handed hitters.

Padres outfielder Juan Soto acknowledged the fans at Nationals Park in 2022.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Juan Soto will be back at Nationals Park this week wearing the goldand brown of the San Diego Padres.Until recently, he has been a fraction of the player he was when he pulled on red-and-white uniforms and sat in the home dugout there.

Braves Franchise History
1942 - Jim Tobin has a huge day as he throws a five hitter and slugs three consecutive home runs in a 6-5 win over the Cubs at Braves Field.Tobin is the first pitcher in modern history to collect three home runs in a game.1998 - Ryan Klesko hits a two-run home run against the Cardinals to help the Braves set a new National League record with a homer in 25 straight games.

Mookie Betts is going to be mic'd up for the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast of the series finale between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres on May 7. First pitch at Petco Park is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. PT.Karl Ravech is on the call for play-by-play duties, and the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast crew will include analysts David Cone and Eduardo Perez, along with reporter Buster Olney.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Wander Suero from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned Gavin Stone prior to the series opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.Suero went 2-0 with five saves, a 1.69 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in 10 games for OKC so far this season.He had eight strikeouts but also issued five walks during 10.2 innings pitched, while also limiting opposing hitters to a .139

Gavin Stone endured a bumpy MLB debut but the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 10-6 walk-off to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies, extending their season-best winning streak to six games and completing an undefeated homestand.The Dodgers' defense didn't do Stone any favors in the first inning as Miguel Vargas dropped a pop-up on his attempt at a running catch in shallow right field, and Max Muncy inexplicably dropped a chopper that would have been a double play.

Mookie Betts is going to be mic'd up for the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast of the series finale between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres on May 7. First pitch at Petco Park is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. PT.Karl Ravech will be on the call for play-by-play duties, and the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast crew will include analysts David Cone and Eduardo Perez, along with reporter Buster Olney.

When the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Monday night, I wrote about how comforting it is when other teams exhibit the bad habits that your brain has tricked you into thinking only the Giants do.I used the Giants (perceived) inability to hit well with runners in scoring position as an example to set up the game story: the Phillies utter silliness with their gloves.

The Nationals have had an interesting season to this point.They're not good, but they've managed an 8-8 road record against the Rockies (2-2), Angels (1-2), Twins (2-1), Mets (2-1), and Diamondbacks (1-2*).They're supposed to be in a rebuild - and they are - but half a season out from trading away Juan Soto and one might expect them to be a little bit worse than 14-20.

After striking out on Aaron Judge, Brandon Nimmo, and Kodai Senga, the one word that will probably be used to describe this offseason for the San Francisco Giants come March is "failure."That is unless they make a couple of big moves as the offseason calendar flips from 2022 to 2023.Not just to improve their chances of competing for the third Wild Card in the 2023, but to improve their chances in the 2023-2024 offseason.

So I have a simple question for the San Francisco Giants: What happens if Plan A(aron) doesn't pan out?What happens if the Yankees slugger doesn't move West, becoming the biggest free agent signing in the Bay Area since Kevin Durant?The Giants need to have a backup plan  a good one, an expensive one  if that happens, because this offseason must be transformative at the corner of Third and King.

I love Twitter and I'll be sorry to see it go if/when that happens.Until then, we need to hopscotch through a lot more noise on the site to see any real news about the San Francisco Giants and their offseason plans; but, I am happy to say that there is something to report thanks to a tweet:

It's probably not very visible in the picture, but I just drove by Oracle Park and the scoreboard is illuminated with NPB star Kodai Senga in a #SFGiants uniform with the #41.

Chris Sale would like a word with Bryce Harper.But not because anything bad happened, but because the Philadelphia Phillies star recovered incredibly quickly from Tommy John surgery.Harper played in his first home game Friday night against the Boston Red Sox since undergoing the operation five months ago.

The Boston Red Sox will kick off a seemingly run-of-the-mill interleague series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.The matchup will likely be forgotten by everyone in a few weeks time, as it's too early in the season to have any real repercussions on either team in the long run.Well, everyone but Masataka Yoshida.

Tuesday's Games

Marlins Podcast Episodes


Tuesday's Marlins MiLB notes: In what's supposed to be his penultimate rehab game, Joey Wendle (Jacksonville) went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts (all swinging).For context, Wendle has never had a "golden sombrero" during his major league career.Eury Pérez (Pensacola) struck out 11 of the 18 batters he faced.

Marlins Podcast Episodes
Who gets your vote for April's Marlin of the Month?Elsewhere around the majors, Domingo Germán was on the verge of tossing his first career shutout, but somehow, the Yankees ended up losing the game.That drops them down to .500, which means last place in the fierce American League East division.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a season-best four-game winning streak and now face the challenge of Bryce Harper returning from Tommy John surgery as they look to take the series from the Philadelphia Phillies.Harper is back in the Phillies lineup a mere 160 days after having the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow repaired.

The first place Dodgers (17-13) continue the series against the Phillies (15-15) at Dodger Stadium tonight and they do so with their ace on the mound.The starting rotation flips over once again and Julio Urias (3-3, 4.41 ERA) makes his 7th start of the year and goes up against Philadelphia lefty Matt Strahm (2-2, 2.31 ERA).

So I wrote last week about this trend of long-term contracts we've seen this season, how teams are content to stick an extra year or two on the end of a deal to lower CBT hits.Over at FanGraphs, Ben Clemens wrote about the financial benefits to teams of stretching out large payouts over more seasons.

While the Giants and Padres have been making blockbuster moves this offseason, the Dodgers have mostly limited themselves to smaller tweaks at the fringes of their roster so far.A Shelby Miller here and a Noah Syndergaard there, but they haven't waded into the deep end of a free agency season that has seen some huge contracts handed out.

Cam Lewis already has a News and Notes from earlier in the day, but lots of things have already happened since.Most notably, the Phillies have signed superstar shortstop Trea Turner to a massive 11-year, $300-million contract with a full n0-trade clause.Philly had reportedly been in the hunt for Turner since the Word Series wrapped up.

We are one day into the MLB Winter Meetings, and a ton has happened already.Justin Verlander will be heading to New York to become a Met, and Trea Turner is heading to Philadephia to join his buddy, Bryce Harper.Many talks are happening, and we aren't even close to the madness that will be upon us.While your Dodgers and president of baseball operations, Andrew Freidman, are cooking something up down in San Diego, a former dodger decided to take the trip down south to the Winter Meetings.

For the second consecutive offseason, MLB free agency is dominated by a star-studded shortstop class that includes Trea Turner, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson.Turner is coming off an All-Star campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers that saw him hit .298/.343/.466with 39 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 100 RBI.

Almost a month into free agency, and no top-tier free agents have inked themselves into a new contract.Some record-breaking deals could be signed this winter, and the Dodgers are in on almost every free agent, from names like Trea Turner, Jacob deGrom, Carlos Correra, and Aaron Judge.Judge is the most highly touted free agent since the 2018 off-season with Bryce Harper.

Fox Sports announced an exclusive, multi-platform deal to broadcast 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) games to fans in the United States.The global tournament begins on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, and will conclude with the championship game two weeks later."The World Baseball Classic is baseball's premier international tournament, drawing some of the most exciting players in the world, and with FOX Sports' longtime commitment to baseball, we're thrilled to add this best-in-class event to our roster in 2023," Fox Sports president and COO Mark Silverman said in a statement.

The Los Angeles Dodgers currently have a void at shortstop with Trea Turner a free agent for the first time in his career.The position is similar to what the Dodgers experienced last year with Corey Seager, although in that instance they had a perennial All-Star in Turner readily available to fill the need.

MLB Trade Rumors: seven years, $189 millionFangraphs (Ben Clemens): seven years, $217 millionESPN.com(Kiley McDaniel): six years, $168 millionThe Athletic (Jim Bowden): seven years, $196 million
For what it's worth, McDaniel said there was still some uncertainty in the market as to what Bogaerts could land, though he also said it wouldn't be surprising to see him get that seven-year deal.

With questions looming around the Boston Red Sox and the future of Xander Bogaerts, who exercised his opt-out option on Monday, one fellow free agent star shortstop, Trea Turner, could possibly play an impact on the destination(s) list during the offseason.Following his All-Star campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Turner, like Bogaerts, enters the market as an unrestricted free agent in search of a payday.

Good morning, baseball fans!The San Francisco Giants have somewhat come to be known by their fans as being "in the mix" on a lot of huge free agents and trade targets over the years, only to end up as also-rans.From Giancarlo Stanton, to Bryce Harper, to Juan Soto.The Giants talk a big talk, and might actively have tried to make a deal happen, but generally speaking, it's all been hype over the last several years.