Day: 22 April 2023

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Welcome again to a different installment of 5 issues that caught my consideration in baseball this week. Stop me when you’ve heard this earlier than, however I obtained the concept from the estimable Zach Lowe, who writes a related column about basketball each week that I completely love. Now that the sugar rush of house openers and new gamers is beginning to put on off, we’re into the grind of the common season. But the grind of the common season is superior. There’s a lot happening, on a regular basis, that there’s at all times one thing value being attentive to. It’s only a matter of holding your eyes open – and watching an ungodly quantity of baseball, in fact, which is the very best a part of my job. 1. Government Catcher OverreachNobody likes to b...

BALTIMORE — Adam Frazier hit a run-scoring grounder within the backside of the ninth inning to provide the Baltimore Orioles their fourth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night time. With the Tigers all the way down to their final strike within the ninth, Javier Báez hit a tying sing...

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Pablo López is off to a great begin in his first season with the Twins. Acquired by Minnesota from Miami because the centerpiece of an offseason deal that despatched defending American League batting champion Luis Arraez to the Marlins, the 27-year-old right-hander has a 1.73 ERA and a 2.70 FIP over 26 innings. Moreover, he’s fanned 33 whereas surrendering simply 15 hits and issuing six walks. Trading in his cutter for a sweeper has performed an element in that success. López has thrown his new providing 82 occasions — all in opposition to same-sided hitters — over 4 begins, and solely twice has the end result been a base hit. His Whiff% on the pitch is an eye-opening 50%. The repertoire tweak was made on the behest of López’s new group, however the thoug...