#game-losing-streak

#game-losing-streak

The White Sox look to snap a three-game losing streak at the back end of tonight's late slate against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who still find themselves three games back of a surprising Diamondbacks resurgence in the NL West.The White Sox have returned to the comfortable familiarty of 5.5 games back in the AL Central, and three games behind a Cleveland squad whose offense is finally showing some signs of life.

All of Pedro Grifol's previous roles in baseball - from scouting to serving as a bench coach - have come in handy during his first season as a big-league manager with the Chicago White Sox."Every single job," Grifol said in the visiting manager's room at Yankee Stadium before Tuesday's 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees.

The original Yankee Stadium would have turned 100 years old this season had it not been replaced in 2009 by the gargantuan, sterile replica that now bears its name.The Chicago White Sox, who arrive in the Bronx on Tuesday for an important three-game series against their longtime rivals, have been part of some memorable moments in both the new and old stadium.

Commentary Boston's ideal rotation lasted only one turn, with Sale's immediate future in question and the Rays coming to town.COMMENTARY


Thursday began with throwback thoughts about Chris Sale.Could the lefthander, his Red Sox in a three-game losing streak, be the stopper that he was for the majority of the 2010s?

The standings don't look great for the White Sox but they could be worse.Manager Pedro Grifol claims not to pay much attention to other AL Central teams unless they're playing the Sox."I don't really look at the division that much," Grifol said before the Sox beat the Astros 3-1 on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.

We've got Friday and Saturday games to cover from the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates, so let's jump straight in!Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.News
Just about a week after making his season debut following an injury, AA Richmond utility player Brady Whalen was placed on the 7-day IL.

A switch-hitting catcher with plate discipline and a little power?Now, where have fans of the San Francisco Giants seen that before...

No, I'm not saying that the Giants have their own Adley Rutschman in Patrick Bailey, I just wanted to touch on the mild similarities between the two players.Rutschman has been a much better hitter over his career (minors and college included) than Pailey, but look!

It was just three nights ago in Seattle that the Pittsburgh Pirates tied a franchise record with 7 home runs in a single game.Their 11-6 win was just their sixth win of May.Maybe you remember that the Pirates were one of the hottest teams in baseball to start the season; but, their 20-9 start has given way to a 6-17 May and what first looked like a resurgence has drifted back towards, "Same old Pirates."

In desperate need of length from a starter to avoid a repeat of the previous two games against the Reds, the Dodgers got exactly that from Clayton Kershaw.Allowing just one runner to reach third, Kershaw took advantage of the Dodgers early lead to avoid a sweep in Cincinnati on Thursday afternoon.With the D-backs game delayed in Washington D.C., the Dodgers (36-27) snapped their four-game losing streak and are 1.5 games back of first-place in the NL West and 2.0 games back of the Braves in the National League.

After watching their bullpen implode in a 9-8 loss in the series opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to get back on track against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.The Dodgers additionally are looking to snap a three-game losing streak, which is their first such stretch since dropping that many in a row to the Arizona Diamondbacks from April 7-9.

The Los Angeles Dodgers endured a late night of travel and couldn't quite get themselves off the mat in a 9-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers that snapped their modest two-game winning streak.Conversely, the Brewers have now won two games in a row since enduring a six-game losing streak.While the Dodgers offense was struggling to generate much traction, Tony Gonsolin largely cruised through four scoreless innings.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on their first three-game losing streak in two months after falling 9-8 to the Cincinnati Reds in the series opener at Great American Ball Park.Perhaps of greater concern was Max Muncy exiting the game after striking out in the top of the seventh.He was replaced at third base by Chris Taylor in the bottom half of the inning.

The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen again struggled despite relying on high-leverage options Brusdar Grater, Evan Phillips and Caleb Ferguson, and it resulted in a 9-8 walk-off loss to the Cincinnati Reds.After Tony Gonsolin pitched five innings, Yency Almonte was the first relief pitcher the Dodgers turned to.

A happy flight home from LAX on Wednesday with an early Thursday arrival in Washington, D.C. was followed by a much-needed day off work.Today is the first game of 2023 against the rival Phillies, and separated by just 1.0 game in the standings.This is no easy task facing the Phillies best pitcher in Zack Wheeler against the Nats best pitcher, Josiah Gray, per ERA.

After ending April on a three-game losing streak, the Yankees have been solid in May, holding their own in tough intra-divisional matchups against the Rays and Blue Jays and taking series against the weak A's and Guardians.A lot of that has been due to the resurgence of Anthony Rizzo, the one constant presence in the middle of the Yankees' order this season.

The Yankees entered this game having lost two straight, including the series opener of this set against Minnesota.The sky wasn't falling or anything, but two consecutive losses probably feels like a 15-game losing streak when you've been winning at a .750+clip.So on a Saturday afternoon in the Bronx, New York had a chance to arrest their slide, knot the series with the Twins at a one apiece, and embark on a new period of dominance.

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JonJon Vaughns stood behind his UCLA baseball teammates, who were perched along the dugout fence, watching those ahead of him in the batting order.It was an early-season Pac-12 game against Arizona and the 21-year-old junior - a two-sport athlete who also plays on the Bruins football team - got into his batting stance.

Toronto FC and the visiting New York Red Bulls drew 0-0 Wednesday in what was essentially an MLS war of attrition with the two teams missing a combined 20-plus players due to injury, suspension or international duty.With both sides sporting makeshift defences, there were scoring chances at each end.

Clayton Kershaw exited with the Los Angeles Dodgers trailing but they got to the Tampa Bay Rays bullpen and hung on for a 6-5 comeback win that snapped their two-game losing streak.The Dodgers have not lost three games in a row since April 7-9.Kershaw's return from the bereavement list was a mixed bag of results.

The Chicago White Sox pieced together a remarkable rally April 30 against the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring seven runs in the ninth for a memorable 12-9 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field.Andrew Vaughn capped the comeback with a game-ending, three-run homer.The win snapped a 10-game losing streak.And the Sox are 14-10 since, the most wins in that span in an American League Central in which almost every team is looking to find its footing.

Alex Verdugo was the much-needed fire under the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.The Red Sox cut off a four-game losing streak with a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners in the second game of their series at Fenway Park.Verdugo's hustle in the first inning to beat out a grounder to second put pressure on the Mariners defense from the start of the game.

The Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers have both unveiled their lineups for tonight's series opener at Globe Life Field in Arlington.The Braves are trying to snap a four-game losing streak and if they're going to do it, it's going to be with most of the usual faces who they've been having line up for them so far this season.

The Atlanta Braves are on a four-game losing streak after a dismal weekend in Canada.That doesn't inspire a ton of joy in Braves Country, but Episode 399 of the Battery Power Podcast is here to break down all the latest.Scott Coleman and Brad Rowland discuss the following:


Max Fried is going to be out for a while and Kyle Wright may be out even longer.

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Sunday's Marlins MiLB notes: Nic Enright (Jacksonville) pitched two perfect innings in his Jumbo Shrimp debut.He figures to continue contributing out of their bullpen until he's eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day IL later this month.Jordan Groshans (Jacksonville) drove in four more runs on the heels of a three-RBI game on Saturday.