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Rangers Cruise to Convincing Win against Athletics

Rangers 18, Athletics 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 22) — The Texas Rangers took the middle game of their series with the Oakland Athletics in convincing fashion by a final score of 18–3. An unprecedented three-home run game for Adolis Garcia set the tone in this one. The rubber game in this three-game set is on […]

Bogaerts tagging Moreno in the Padres - Diamondbacks game.

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Timely Hitting Helps Padres beat Diamondbacks

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3 PHOENIX, Apr. 22 — Timely hitting helps San Diego beat Arizona: The San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5–3, Saturday night in front of 28,419 fans on a warm but pleasant evening at Chase Field with the roof open in downtown Phoenix. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run […]

Josh Rojas of the Diamondbacks scores against the Padres.

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Diamondbacks Blank Padres after Another Gallen Gem

Diamondbacks 9, Padres 0 PHOENIX, Apr. 21 —The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres, 9–0, behind Zac Gallen and his pitching gem Friday night in front of 21,308 fans at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. Padres starter Seth Lugo shut down the Diamondbacks for three innings and had three strikeouts through four innings. Gallen […]

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Athletics Mount Comeback Over Rangers in Opener

Athletics 5, Rangers 4 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 21) — The Oakland Athletics managed to climb out of an early hole to beat the Texas Rangers by a final score of 5–4 on Friday night. A flurry of base hits, several wild pitches, and home runs by Tony Kemp and Jordan Diaz led the Athletics to […]

The Athletics new land purchase with Las Vegas skyline from left to right: T-Mobile Arena, Hotel and Casinos New York-New York (behind T-Mobile Arena), Tropicana Las Vegas, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, & Delano

Athletics Announce Land Purchase for New Stadium in Las Vegas

Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics fans awaiting an announcement shall wait no longer as the A’s announced an agreement to purchase land for a new stadium from Station Casinos off Interstate 15, across from the Las Vegas strip. The announcement likely shocked many people in Oakland as the Athletics have been negotiating terms for a new stadium there […]

Trent Grisham of the Padres batting against the Diamondbacks

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Grisham Leads Padres Past Diamondbacks in Tatis’ Return; Costly Error the Key

Padres 7, Diamondbacks 5 PHOENIX, Apr. 20 — Trent Grisham went 2-for-3 with two doubles, four RBI, a walk, and a run-saving diving catch to lead the San Diego Padres — who scored the two go-ahead runs after a costly error — past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7–5, in Fernando Tatis Jr.’s return to the majors […]

Diamondbacks and Padres action. Diamondbacks just wrapped up a trip to face the Marlins and Cardinals.

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Diamondbacks Report: Split Road Trip, Padres Up Next; Bumgarner Era Over

Arizona Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks Report: Bumgarner Era Over; Split Road Trip, Padres Next PHOENIX, Apr. 20 — The Arizona Diamondbacks have returned home after their second road trip of the season, taking one of three from the Miami Marlins and two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals. They now face the San Diego Padres in a four-game […]

Max Scherzer Ejection Re-Ignites Rosin, Sticky Substances Debate

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Max Scherzer Ejection Reignites Sticky Substance, Rosin Debate

General Baseball

The ejection of Max Scherzer is re-igniting the conversation dealing with rosin, sticky substances, and even about how pitchers can attach the Pitch Com device to themselves, their uniforms, or their gloves. The umpires checked Scherzer prior to the third inning, which resulted in the umpire forcing Scherzer to switch gloves. Then, prior to the […]