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2:00 Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat 2:00 Ben Clemens: Let’s speak about some baseball, and actually I hope to speak about playoff races 2:00 Too many Mooks: Obviously Gunnar Henderson has been nice. But ought to Orioles followers be involved long-term in regards to the cratering stroll fee within the second half? Or simply take the XBH’s and shut up about it? 2:01 Ben Clemens: Yeah, roughly the second factor 2:02 Ben Clemens: He appears to be fairly good with regards to plate self-discipline and controlling the strike zone in the long run. We’re not speaking about Keston Hiura right here or something. 2:02 Ben Clemens: I feel it will paste okay: 2:02 Ben Clemens: That’s 15-game swingi...

MILWAUKEE — Slumping rookie outfielder Joey Wiemer was optioned to Triple-A Nashville by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to make room for outfielder Blake Perkins, who was activated from the injured checklist. ...

ANAHEIM -- One of the best particular person seasons in Major League historical past formally got here to an early finish on Saturday, as two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani was positioned on the 10-day injured listing with a strained proper indirect. He will miss the remainder of the season.  Ohtani’s locker was cleaned out after Friday’s 11-2 loss to the Tigers, the eleventh straight recreation that he was held out of the lineup. He initially sustained his indirect damage on a swing whereas taking batting observe on Sept. 4. He remained day after day and was even within the lineup on Monday in Seattle earlier than being scratched.  The choice is smart, particularly contemplating Ohtani additionally tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his proper elbow on Aug. 23. He’s additionally already t...

SEATTLE — When the postseason rolls round, the Los Angeles Dodgers know they’ll want extra than simply Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman carrying the load on the prime of the lineup. ...

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani‘s locker has been largely cleared out at Angel Stadium, and the Los Angeles Angels declined to say why Friday evening. ...

Last yr, the NL Cy Young Award went unanimously to Miami’s Sandy Alcantara. It’s secure to say: That gained’t be occurring once more. Not for Alcantara, out with an arm harm after a disappointing season, and definitely not unanimously, as a result of this yr’s race appears to be like prefer it could be some of the tough to kind out in years. (That’s proper, Senga. Didn’t take into consideration him, did you? But as MLB.com’s David Adler convincingly wrote, Senga and his 2.95 ERA has a quietly strong case himself, and his season appears to be like a complete lot extra like Snell’s than you assume it does, although he doubtless nonetheless gained’t end within the prime three right here.) No one has separated themselves from the pack. How you worth them would possibly simply come right down t...

OAKLAND, Calif. — The celebratory San Diego Padres pushed José Azocar by means of the clubhouse in a laundry cart whereas squirting honey in his curly hair after he lastly hit his first dwelling run. ...

MIAMI -- One couldn’t blame the Marlins if the thought, “Here we go again,” crossed their minds as quickly because the Braves erased an early four-run deficit throughout Friday evening’s matchup at mortgageDepot park. The National League East champion Braves have had the Marlins’ quantity in current reminiscence, particularly this yr. Entering the sequence opener, Atlanta had gained 9 of 10 and outscored Miami, 83-29. The Marlins took a step in exorcising that mentality when Jacob Stallings knocked the go-ahead bases-clearing double in a five-run seventh and Luis Arraez recorded his first profession multihomer sport in a 9-6 comeback win. Miami remained a half-game again of Arizona and Cincinnati for the third NL Wild Card spot. “I just kind of had a feeling I was going to get it done,” St...

ANAHEIM -- Shohei Ohtani’s locker was cleaned out and he had a big bag packed in entrance of it after Friday’s 11-2 loss in opposition to the Tigers, however the Angels mentioned they gained’t have something to announce till Saturday. Ohtani was not within the lineup in opposition to Detroit on Friday, although he labored out earlier than the sport in an effort to play. Ultimately, he was held out of his eleventh straight recreation due to a proper indirect harm. He could possibly be deciding to close it down this season; he additionally suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his proper elbow on Aug. 23 that's anticipated to require surgical procedure. It’s nonetheless unclear what sort of operation is important for Ohtani, who already had Tommy John surgical procedure in 2018. Ohtan...