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OAKLAND, Calif. — Nick Allen homered twice and had three RBIs, Shea Langeliers put Oakland forward with a two-run single within the sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Sunday. ...

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As we head into the canine days of August, the playoff image within the National League continues to be fairly murky. Meanwhile, within the American League, the most effective groups proceed to separate themselves from the chaff. A reminder for a way these rankings are calculated: first, we take the three most necessary parts of a group — their offense (wRC+), their pitching (a 50/50 mix of FIP- and RA9-, weighted by starter and reliever IP share), and their protection (RAA) — and mix them to create an general group high quality metric. I additionally add in an element for “luck,” adjusting a group’s win share based mostly on anticipated win-loss report. The result's an influence rating, which is then introduced in tiers under. Tier 1 – The Best of the Best Team Record “Luck” wR...

SAN DIEGO — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer and Amed Rosario and Mookie Betts additionally related for the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat San Diego 8-2 on Sunday evening to spoil Rich Hill’s debut with the Padres. ...

The Dodgers are in first place once more, as a result of they're virtually at all times in first place the best way the Braves are. The one time previously decade they didn’t find yourself in first place was 2021 -- a 12 months once they gained 106 however the Giants gained 107. They don’t have Clayton Kershaw or Max Muncy proper now, haven’t had Walker Buehler all season and misplaced Gavin Lux for the season early. Somehow, they're the place they at all times are within the National League West. They are actually good -- once more -- and the unhealthy information for everyone else within the league is that they could be even higher the remainder of the best way. Maybe that's the reason why their supervisor, Dave Roberts -- who could be doing the most effective work of his profession -- s...

Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports Cole Hamels retired from baseball on Friday, inflicting vital consternation to individuals who learn that headline and thought they’d been transported again in time to the winter of 2019. (Buy a home now, when you nonetheless can, and make sure you top off readily available sanitizer.) It’s been 4 years since Hamels pitched successfully within the main leagues; earlier than the 2020 season, he signed a one-year take care of the Atlanta Braves, and was restricted to simply 3 1/3 innings by accidents to his triceps and shoulder. Two additional comeback makes an attempt, with the Dodgers and his hometown Padres, got here to nothing. Hamels by no means fairly recovered from a 2021 surgical procedure to restore a torn rotator cuff, and was nonetheless unabl...

MINNEAPOLIS -- It took solely three large swings of the bat to swing the momentum of Sunday’s recreation -- and the Twins hope that, finally, the momentum of their season can be trending up for good. Carlos Correa’s clutch two-run single off Arizona ace Zac Gallen helped the Twins erase an early deficit earlier than homers from Max Kepler and Matt Wallner off nearer Paul Sewald erased a late one -- and the primary walk-off of Wallner’s profession catapulted the Twins to a 5-3 victory at Target Field that secured a three-game sweep of the D-backs, fueled by an offense whose confidence grows by the day. “A sweep is always good, no matter what,” Wallner mentioned. “It gives us momentum going into this road trip and then just confidence as a team going forward, stretching the division lead out...

There’s been a way all season that whoever wins the AL Central would be the weak hyperlink within the American League playoffs. The Minnesota Twins ...

It’s August. We’re past the Trade Deadline. Contending rosters are what they're for the remainder of the season, absent potential minor adjustments from inside; the rosters are basically locked in from right here on out. Given that, and given the trades we’ve seen over the previous couple of weeks, who now seems to be greatest positioned to win the World Series? That’s precisely the query that MLB.com’s Mike Petriello and Will Leitch will try to reply -- a bit greater than 4 months after their first draft. This time, they're drafting 21 contenders so as of “who is most likely to win a ring.” (Why 21? Because that’s what number of groups had playoff odds of at the least 10 % at FanGraphs after the Deadline handed.) Will selected first. There couldn’t probably be a shock on the route he went...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Kirby pitched seven stellar innings of three-hit ball for his career-best tenth victory, and Julio Rodríguez had a two-run double amongst his three hits within the Seattle Mariners‘ fourth straight win, 3-2 over the stumbling Los Angeles Angels on Saturday evening. ...