Angels 9, Rangers 6 ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 12) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series opener to the Los Angeles Angels in extra innings, 9–6, on Monday. A two-homer night for two-way star Shohei Ohtani helped nail down the win for the Halos on this muggy night in Arlington. The Rangers look to bounce back […]
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Diamondbacks 9, Phillies 8 PHOENIX, June 12 — In the start of a three-game series, the Philadelphia Phillies traveled to Chase Field to play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Phillies left-hander Matt Strahm went up against Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry. With the roof and panels open and an announced crowd of 18,432 the Diamondbacks and Phillies emptied […]
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Lane Thomas continues to produce as the leadoff hitter for the Washington Nationals. He has hit safely in 20 of his last 23 games, scoring 19 runs while hitting .290 over that stretch. In that span, he has hit five of his nine home runs. He is the team leader in home runs, runs scored, […]
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — June 12 Team Rankings We are in the 11th week of the season. By now, we know what these teams are made of, including their relievers. Sample sizes are big enough to give accurate bullpen rankings, so here we go. Stats are accurate as of the end of play […]
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The MLB closer you might not know was named the NL Reliever of the Month for May. He is Camilo Doval of the San Francisco Giants. It is OK if you do not know who he is. Doval is used to being under the radar as top closer. However, his teammates and manager certainly know […]
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The Oakland Athletics (17–50) have swept the Milwaukee Brewers for their first sweep of the season. This comes in the best stretch of baseball the team has played all season. They have now won two straight series and three out of their last four. Five straight wins is a season high for the team, and […]
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The lackluster Minnesota Twins offense has delayed this team from running away with the AL Central. They have spent 62 days in first place, and have only been in second for one day. However, with their recent lack of hitting and scoring, runs they have allowed the teams in their division to hang around. Since […]
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