Seven all-star replacements were named today, and somehow after an immaculate nine-pitch, three-strikeout inning, Carlos Carrasco still isn’t on that list. Big Sexy landed a minor league deal with a new team (sorry Mets fans), and the Nationals, Dodgers, D-Backs and Astros all stayed red hot this Friday. Pittsburgh Pirates (40-47) 1 Chicago Cubs (43-43) 6 CHICAGO- Neither … [Read more...] about Seven new All-Stars named; Springer gets dingers; Big Sexy heads to Rochester
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Five Astros go yard; Miami gets its first sweep of the year, and Blue Jays sweep Reds
Baltimore Orioles (27-24) 10 New York Yankees (30-20) 4 BALTIMORE -- Kevin Gausman (3-4) allowed only two runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, walking five and striking out four. Adam Jones had a big night who drove in a total of five runs that led the Orioles to take the series in Camden Yards. Jones recorded an RBI double, a three-run homer in the fourth and drove in a … [Read more...] about Five Astros go yard; Miami gets its first sweep of the year, and Blue Jays sweep Reds
Walker and Mets walk-off, Gardner’s hitting streak and Encarnacion’s return
New York Yankees (21-9) 10 Cincinnati Reds (17-15) 4 CINCINNATI-- Brett Gardner extended his hit streak to eleven games and homered for the sixth time in nine games as the Yankees ended the Reds' win streak at five. After using much of their bullpen in an 18-inning thriller at Wrigley Field on Sunday, New York needed Masahiro Tanaka to go deep into the game and he did just … [Read more...] about Walker and Mets walk-off, Gardner’s hitting streak and Encarnacion’s return