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Matt Harvey held the Cubs to two runs in 7.1 innings this afternoon and delivered the game-winning RBI single in a 3-2 Mets victory. Harvey is now 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA in nine starts this season, posting an awesome 68/14 K/BB ratio in 64 innings. And he’s a career .243 hitter. Harvey walked zero…
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Jason Heyward is back from the disabled list after being out since April 21 following an emergency appendectomy. Heyward made it clear right away that he wasn’t going to rush back, targeting late-May, and ended up missing 23 games. Atlanta went 9-14 without Heyward after starting the season at 13-4, although considering he was hitting…
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Indians setup man Vinnie Pestano is back from the disabled list after missing the past two weeks with elbow tendinitis. Pestano was his usual excellent self before going on the DL and the underrated right-hander with a 2.48 career ERA rejoins an Indians bullpen that ranks third among AL teams with a 3.03 ERA. He’ll…
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Fifteen years ago today David Wells threw a perfect game against the Twins at Yankee Stadium. And then just to add to the drama Wells claimed afterward that he was “half-drunk” for the day game after partying with the cast of Saturday Night Live the night before. Minnesota’s starter that day was LaTroy Hawkins, who’s…
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Fernando Rodney had one of the greatest reliever seasons in baseball history last year, breaking Dennis Eckersley’s all-time ERA record by saving 48 games with a 0.60 ERA in 74.2 innings for the Rays. He allowed opponents to hit .167, struck out 9.2 batters per nine innings, and issued just 15 walks in 74.2 frames…
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Why did the Rangers let Yu Darvish throw 130 pitches in a blowout?
May 17, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
Last night’s big Justin Verlander-Yu Darvish matchup proved to be a bust, as the two aces combined to allow 12 runs. Darvish at least managed to fight through some early struggles to complete eight innings, whereas Verlander failed to make it out of the third inning in the worst start of his career. Of course,…
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Heading into the eighth inning of last night’s White Sox-Angels game Jeff Keppinger had yet to draw a walk in 140 plate appearances this season. Angels reliever Michael Kohn was struggling to throw strikes, walking Conor Gillaspie and Dayan Viciedo back-to-back to load the bases with two outs for Keppinger, who came into the game…
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Stephen Strasburg pitched in the eighth inning last night for the first time in his career
May 17, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT
It took four seasons and 54 starts, but Stephen Strasburg finally threw a pitch in the eighth inning last night. And it came against his hometown Padres, in San Diego, where he dominated as a college star at San Diego State. Prior to tossing eight innings of two-run ball versus the Padres he’d never worked…
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Alexi Ogando pitched well in his last start, throwing six innings of two-run ball Wednesday, but now he’s headed to the disabled list with biceps tendinitis. Josh Lindblom is expected to take Ogando’s place in the rotation beginning Monday, which is interesting because all 101 of his big-league appearances have come out of the bullpen.…
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David Price has been placed on the disabled list after leaving yesterday’s start with a strained triceps. To take his spot on the roster the Rays called up left-lander Alex Torres, who’s spent most of the past three seasons at Triple-A throwing 253 innings with a 4.13 ERA and 296/160 K/BB ratio. Torres has big-time…
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No official announcement has been made, but Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that Braves setup man Jonny Venters is expected to have Tommy John elbow surgery after meeting with Dr. James Andrews. This would be Venters’ second Tommy John surgery, with the first coming in 2005 when he was a 20-year-old at low Single-A. He’ll…
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Al Alburquerque has pitched well for the Tigers this season, posting a 3.14 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 14.1 innings, but his control has been an issue with 13 walks and after three straight outings allowing a run they’ve sent the right-hander back to Triple-A. Spotty control is nothing new for Alburquerque, but his amazing…
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Our own D.J. Short passes along this amazing stat: Mariners shortstops have combined to hit .121 with a .318 OPS this season. National League pitchers have combined to hit .124 with a .323 OPS this season. So through one-fourth of the season Seattle’s shortstops have been out-hit by pitchers. Think about that. Brendan Ryan has…
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Ryan Vogelsong: “It’s not always sunshine and roses out there, you know?”
May 16, 2013, 11:51 AM EDT
Last week after an ugly start Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong seemed shocked to learn that people were speculating about his rotation spot being in jeopardy. He struggled again yesterday, allowing eight runs (only three earned) in two innings, falling to 1-4 with an 8.06 ERA. This time around Vogelsong mostly just seemed at a loss…
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Chris Carpenter’s comeback keeps chugging along … possibly as a starter
May 16, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
Chris Carpenter threw another problem-free bullpen session yesterday, continuing an unexpected comeback from spine and shoulder problems that initially threatened to end his career. Instead he’s eying a minor-league rehab assignment at some point within the next two weeks, assuming the 38-year-old can avoid a setback while throwing a few more bullpen sessions. “I don’t…
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Royals top prospect Bubba Starling is struggling because he can’t see
May 16, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
Bubba Starling was one of the most-hyped high schoolers in recent memory before being drafted by the Royals with the No. 5 pick in 2011, but after a strong debut at rookie-ball last season he’s been terrible this season. Starling has hit .213 with a .640 OPS and ghastly 41/10 K/BB ratio in 35 games…
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Daniel Bard has been a mess at Double-A this season and may have reached rock bottom last night, as the once-dominant Red Sox reliever walked five and uncorked two wild pitches in one inning of work. Just eight of his 30 total pitches were strikes and Bard has now walked 17 batters in 12.2 innings…
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Johnny Cueto‘s minor-league rehab assignment is over after two starts at Single-A and John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that he’ll come off the disabled list to start for the Reds on Monday. Cueto allowed one run in eight innings while rehabbing, striking out eight and walking zero, so he certainly seems ready to…
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Today’s the day Francisco Rodriguez can opt out of his minor-league contract with the Brewers if they haven’t called him up and Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that K-Rod is on the way back to the majors. Rodriguez’s deal pays him $2 million for cracking the Brewers’ roster, so they clearly feel he can help…
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Pedro Gomez of ESPN.com reports that Jonathan Sanchez has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Dodgers after being released by the Pirates last week. Sanchez is 1-12 with an 8.73 ERA, .330 opponents’ batting average, and more walks (61) than strikeouts (60) in 78 innings since the beginning of last season, so presumably it…
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Angels owner Arte Moreno gives Mike Scioscia a vote of confidence
May 15, 2013, 2:51 PM EDT
Earlier this month Albert Pujols stuck up for Mike Scioscia amid speculation that the Angels’ awful start could put his job in jeopardy and now owner Arte Moreno has given the manager a vote of confidence. Moreno replied “right now, zero” when asked by Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com what the chances are of Scioscia being…
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Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki are slowing down and Joe Mauer is on fire right now, which has allowed Mauer to take over the active career lead in batting average at .324. Here’s the leaderboard: Joe Mauer .324 Albert Pujols .323 Ichiro Suzuki .321 Miguel Cabrera .320 Todd Helton .320 Joey Votto .317 Ryan Braun…
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Mitchell Boggs flopped as St. Louis’ fill-in closer when Jason Motte went down and then continued struggling in a setup role before the Cardinals demoted him to Triple-A with a 12.66 ERA and 12 walks in 11 innings. It was a shocking turn of events for a 29-year-old who posted a 3.08 ERA during the…
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Coco Crisp is off the disabled list and back in the A’s lineup for today’s game after missing the past two weeks with a hamstring injury. Crisp returned in the minimum 15 days and does so without going on a minor-league rehab assignment first, so he must be feeling pretty good. He’ll resume leading off…
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Jayson Werth is scheduled to begin a brief minor-league rehab assignment tonight at Single-A as he comes back from a hamstring injury. Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com reports that the current plan is for Werth to come off the disabled list Saturday, which would be the first day he’s eligible to do so. Werth was off…
