Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
After White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra struck out looking to end the top of the sixth, longtime Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to fan 3,000 or more batters in his career Wednesday night, a feat known as joining the 3,000 strikeout club. To achieve […]
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It’s been a rollercoaster of a week for the division rivals as the San Diego Padres played the final game of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drama is nothing new for the Friars and Dodgers. However, this series in particular came with its fair share of unique instances that have considerably increased […]
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Out of the last 13 games the Padres have played, 10 were against division rivals. From June 9-15, all games were against teams in the NL West. With the NL West being the only division to have four teams above .500, it’s safe to say this was one of the toughest weeks for the Padres’ […]
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Fernando Tatis Jr., in all six years he’s been in the majors, has never performed as poorly as he did in May. With a batting average below the Mendoza line and a .626 OPS, his slump followed a career-best March/April. During this period, his slash line fell from .345/.409/.602 to .269/.338/.491, that’s an over fifteen […]
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Rangers 8, Cardinals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 1) — The Texas Rangers ignited an offensive explosion Sunday afternoon when they beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8–1, thus winning the three-game series. One player that stood out in this contest was Josh Smith, who had a home run and an RBI double to his credit. With […]
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Cardinals 2, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 31) — The Texas Rangers couldn’t build on their momentum from Friday’s 11-run outburst as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2–0, on a beautiful afternoon with the roof open. The Cardinals nailed down the victory with the help of an RBI ground-rule double by Willson Contreras […]
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Rangers 11, Cardinals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 30) — The Texas Rangers took out their recent hitting frustrations on the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, in an 11–1 laugher on a picture perfect evening with the roof open at Globe Life Field. Wyatt Langford and Marcus Semien treated the crowd of 28,679 to a home run […]
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Giants 3, Athletics 2 SAN FRANCISCO (May 18) — The Athletics saw a 2–1 lead vanish in the eighth, as a two-run inning gave the San Francisco Giants a come-from-behind 3–2 win over their former cross-bay rivals. The late-inning hiccup squandered a dominant performance from Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs. Springs gave up a home run […]
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