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Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports With their staff in final place within the AL East at 55–51 and three.5 video games again of the Blue Jays for the third Wild Card, the Yankees’ entrance workplace teetered forwards and backwards between “buyer” and “seller” prematurely of the commerce deadline. The fact is, the Bombers’ playoff odds had been in a tailspin for the reason that starting of July; it will have been unthinkable for them to promote on July 4, after they reached their month-to-month excessive of 75%, however at 23.1% on the finish of the month, their resolution ought to have been simply as clear. Instead, the Yankees did little of something. Apparently, they had been seeking to be “bowled over” for his or her leases, per The Athletic’s Marc Carig, and so they by no means h...

ST. LOUIS — Donovan Solano hit a tiebreaking, two-run single within the seventh inning and Pablo Lopez tossed six efficient innings because the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday evening. ...

Harper may need been 9 once they first met. Lorenzen would have been 10. “I remember my first time pitching against Bryce,” Lorenzen mentioned Wednesday afternoon at loanDepot park. “I’ll never forget it. It was in a tournament [in California]. He hit a double off the wall. I was like, ‘Gosh, who is that kid?’ He was really good. Then he hit another double off the wall. Then you start hearing about this legendary Bryce Harper. He’s playing for all these different travel ball teams. I’m like, ‘Oh, that was the kid.’ Then I got to play with him on the USA team when we were 16. Just certain travel ball tournaments before and after that. So I've known him for a while. Obviously, for him to live up to the hype is impressive. It's always been fun to watch.” Two a long time later, Harper and Lore...

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer had been the celebrities of the commerce deadline, together with prospects Drew Gilbert, Kyle Manzardo, and Luisangel Acuña. The Mets, White Sox, and Cardinals had been the most important sellers, and the Rangers had been probably the most lively patrons of the season. These had been the names and groups that dominated the headlines on the busiest days of the baseball calendar. But as at all times, some groups stood pat and a few stars stayed put, and some of the trades that didn't occur had been simply as attention-grabbing as many who did. The most stunning non-trade of the deadline was that of Eduardo Rodriguez, who will stay with the Tigers by way of the top of the season. Detroit had each cause to buy the veteran...

WASHINGTON — Corey Dickerson and Ildemaro Vargas scored on third baseman Andruw Monasterio’s throwing error within the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied off Milwaukee nearer Devin Williams to earn a 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday within the finale of a three-game collection. ...

July has come and gone, however earlier than August baseball really heats up, it’s time to honor final month’s most excellent gamers. Here are the Players of the Month introduced by Chevrolet, Pitchers of the Month, Rookies of the Month and Relievers of the Month Award winners for July, as introduced on MLB Network on Wednesday. Shohei Ohtani, LAA, AL Player of the MonthOhtani, unsurprisingly, took dwelling his second consecutive AL Player of the Month Award. His absurd 2023 season continued in July as he posted a .282 batting common and a 1.152 OPS with an AL-best 9 dwelling runs over 23 video games alongside 4 begins wherein he struck out 29 batters in 25 1/3 innings, pitching to a 4.97 ERA. Cody Bellinger, CHC, NL Player of the MonthBellinger earned his second profession Player of the M...

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Astros had fairly a day on Tuesday, and never simply because they reunited with Justin Verlander by way of a commerce with the Mets, 9 months after he helped them win a World Series. In one other callback to final 12 months’s success, they showcased the standard of their homegrown beginning pitching as Framber Valdez no-hit the Guardians. Unlike final 12 months, when Cristian Javier threw mixed no-hitters (plural!) in opposition to the Yankees on June 25 and the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series on November 2, Valdez did it solo — making him the primary Astro to throw a complete-game no-hitter since Verlander himself, on September 1, 2019. Prior to Tuesday evening, the 29-year-old Valdez had already stepped into the breach to entrance the Astros...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers starter Andrew Heaney appeared up across the sixth inning and realized simply how rapidly their sport was going in opposition to the Chicago White Sox. ...

DENVER -- Good factor the Padres fortified their rotation depth on the Trade Deadline. They’re going to wish it. The staff known as Musgrove’s shoulder situation “minor” and is hopeful he’ll be capable to make his subsequent begin on flip subsequent week in Seattle. But that may clearly be contingent on how Musgrove feels within the coming days. Even for one begin, the Padres can ailing afford to be with out Musgrove, who has a 3.05 ERA throughout 17 outings this season. The 30-year-old right-hander handled some damage bother early within the season, together with a fractured huge toe throughout Spring Training. But he’s been largely dominant over the previous two months, posting a 2.25 ERA in June and a 1.45 mark in July. Musgrove now joins right-hander Michael Wacha as Padres pitchers wo...

Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports The commerce deadline was yesterday, which suggests it’s time for a winners and losers publish. I don’t actually have a intelligent introduction for you right here; you understand what this stuff are, and you know the way they go. I consulted a bit with the FanGraphs workers in compiling these, however these are largely simply my opinions. Want a high-level abstract of what you need to care about following the deadline? Here it goes. Winner: Teams Trading PitchersThe marketplace for pitching of every type was scalding sizzling this week. Most of the perfect prospects who moved have been shipped out in change for pitching, together with loads of leases. Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López have been simply okay this 12 months, and so they merited a 50 FV prospe...