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KANSAS CITY -- The All-Star break has been prolonged for the Royals and Rays, no less than for another day. Friday night time’s recreation has been postponed due to extreme climate within the Kansas City space. The recreation has been rescheduled as a part of a break up doubleheader on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, with Game 1 slated for two:10 p.m. ET/1:10 p.m. CT and Game 2 (the initially scheduled recreation) following at 7:10 p.m. ET/6:10 p.m. CT. Both video games of the break up doubleheader can be nine-inning regulation video games. Tickets for Friday’s postponed recreation can be honored for the rescheduled recreation. Fans shouldn't have to trade their unique tickets in the event that they elect to attend the rescheduled recreation. Right-handed rookie Alec Marsh was scheduled to p...

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports We’re now three months previous the final ZiPS projected standings, which ran earlier than the season, and as one ought to anticipate, actuality has prompted a complete lot of adjustments to the prognostications. Most of the instances after I run ZiPS standings, I exploit knowledge from the in-season participant projection mannequin, which is less complicated based mostly on the truth that a full batch run of the three,500 or so gamers projected, even when I cut up it up amongst my two strongest computer systems, would take a complete of about 30 hours to complete. But I at all times do the entire shebang in the course of each month, and baseball’s pause for All-Star Week offers me a chance to run projected standings with the absolute best mannequin...

All-Star Yandy Díaz has been positioned on the paternity listing by the Tampa Bay Rays, who anticipate the primary baseman to overlook at the very least one recreation of a weekend’s collection at Kansas City. ...

Georgina Corrick making Great Britain softball historical past n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","sort":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"wealthy"},"__typename":"Markdown","content material":"“As a pitcher, you go into every game with a no-hitter until someone breaks it. We’re going on the same trail -- we came in with no expectations, because our standard is to be the best all the time," Corrick said after the game. "Beating some of the best teams [in the world] comes with being a high-performance team. If you want to be the best, you have to believe you can beat the best, and we came into this tournament trying to do that.”nnShe nonetheless wasn't finished, although. Facing No. 17 Ireland, on ...

Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports On Thursday, I took the primary swing for my annual roundup of lively gamers who might or will not be constructing their circumstances for the Hall of Fame. With one exception, the entire ones I examined have been of their age-30 seasons or later, however for this installment of shortstops and outfielders, I’ll check out some who're nonetheless of their 20s and have additional to go earlier than they attain Cooperstown. For this train, until in any other case indicated, I will probably be referencing bWAR for season and profession totals, my JAWS metric, and the ZiPS rest-of-season projections, since one of many objectives right here is to provide an concept of the place these gamers will stand on the finish of the season, having banked a full comple...

Shohei Ohtani rumors n","providerName":"Twitter","supplierUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**July 13: Padres anticipated to be in on Ohtani sweepstakes** nDespite coming into the second half of the season six video games out of a postseason spot, it is unclear whether or not the Padres might be patrons or sellers because the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline approaches. And in step with the franchise's strategy lately, San Diego is anticipated to be a participant within the Ohtani free agent sweepstakes this offseason.nnAccording to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman in an article for the New York Post, "baseball folks expect the Padres to be in the free-agent bid...

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports Lance Lynn was phenomenal in his remaining begin earlier than the All-Star break, going seven innings, putting out 11 batters, and permitting simply three baserunners. By recreation rating, his outing towards Toronto was among the many high 20 begins of the yr. But for those who want to concentrate on components solely inside a pitcher’s management — strikeouts, walks, and residential runs — it wasn’t even one of the best of Lynn’s season. By FIP, his most dominant efficiency was a 16-strikeout gem towards the Mariners a number of weeks prior. Over seven frames, he walked solely two and saved all the things within the ballpark. Even extra spectacular, all however one among his strikeouts got here on a swing and miss, as Lynn collected 33 whiffs on the nigh...

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Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to an All-Star week version of Five Things, my weekly column that appears at no matter caught my eye within the final week. As at all times, because of Zach Lowe of ESPN for the column thought. One piece of suggestions I regularly get on this collection is that I’m not paying sufficient consideration to the massive stars. It’s true; we’re not precisely brief on Shohei Ohtani protection right here at FanGraphs, and I’m a type of hipster-y baseball watchers who loves a fourth outfielder greater than your common fan. This week, although, I assumed I’d do one thing somewhat completely different. In celebration of the All Star recreation, which is perennially certainly one of my favourite occasions regardless of the low stakes, listed below are 5 is...

Cardinals may very well be sellers at 2023 Trade Deadline n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Why the change of coronary heart? Will the pondering change once more if the Cardinals begin to lastly put issues collectively and rip off a chronic profitable streak over the following few weeks? After all, the Cardinals haven't endured a dropping season since 2007, and this was the primary time they entered the All-Star break in final place since 1995, once they dismissed supervisor Joe Torre midseason. Also, it has been a staggering 37 years since they final hit the break for the Midsummer Classic at 14 video games benea...