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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a home run against the Royals

Alvarez Powers Astros Past Royals

Astros 10, Royals 8 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10–8, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium after scoring nine runs in the first inning and surviving a late comeback attempt. Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a grand slam, as the Astros built an early cushion and held off a late Royals rally. […]

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Phillies Trade for Derek Hill Adds Speed and Defense

The Philadelphia Phillies made a low cost move Thursday that could pay big dividends in their chase for the NL East crown. Philadelphia acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox for two prospects, adding a right-handed bat with elite speed and defensive range. Hill’s skill set directly addresses two weaknesses for the 37–31 Phillies, who sit eight games […]

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Cristopher Sánchez Gives Phillies a True Ace

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The Philadelphia Phillies entered June with a 34–29 record, sitting second in the NL East. The rotation’s anchor has been Cristopher Sánchez. Through 14 starts, Sánchez is 8–2 with a 1.54 ERA and 113 strikeouts across 93 1/3 innings. His 5.0 bWAR leads the majors, and he became the first pitcher to hit that mark this […]

Members of the Mets celebrating a Juan Soto home run against the Cardinals

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Mets Snap Cardinals’ Six-Game Win Streak

Mets 5, Cardinals 4 The St. Louis Cardinals‘ six-game winning streak came to an end Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. Juan Soto crushed a go-ahead solo home run off JoJo Romero in the seventh inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory in the series finale. The teams combined for six home runs, […]

The Cardinals celebrating a win over the Mets

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Cardinals Blank Mets for Sixth Straight Win

Cardinals 9, Mets 2 The St. Louis Cardinals kept rolling Wednesday night at Citi Field, pounding the New York Mets, 9-2, for their sixth consecutive victory. Jordan Walker drove in four runs, highlighted by a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Andre Pallante earned the win with six innings of two-run baseball, while Austin […]

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Mets’ Freddy Peralta Falters Once Again

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The New York Mets acquired righty Freddy Peralta during the offseason to be their most reliable starter. But the former two-time All-Star has fallen short on multiple occasions. He has shown signs of being able to put together quality outings. Yet, that comes with falling back down, with the latest coming in a 7-0 shutout […]

Dustin May of the Cardinals throwing a pitch against the Mets

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Cardinals Blank Mets

Cardinals 7, Mets 0 The St. Louis Cardinals dominated from start to finish Tuesday night at Citi Field, shutting out the New York Mets 7-0. Dustin May was brilliant, throwing six scoreless innings while striking out six to earn the win. Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs, while Ivan Herrera went 3-for-5 and […]

Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles protesting an umpire "base line" decision he didn't like against the Blue Jays

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Orioles-Blue Jays: No, He Wasn’t “Out of the Base Line.” You Simply Don’t Know the Rule.

Orioles-Blue Jays: No, He Wasn’t “Out of the Baseline.” You Simply Don’t Know the Rule. There are bad takes. There are uninformed takes. And then there are “out of the baseline” takes like the ones seen from Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, which exist in a special category of their […]