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LOS ANGELES — Despite battling accidents all season, the New York Yankees are nonetheless managing to select up victories. With AL MVP Aaron Judge s...

SAN DIEGO -- For all of the early season shortcomings, there have been at all times two apparent options in San Diego – two areas that, in the event that they may very well be addressed, would go a good distance towards curing what ails the Padres’ offense: • The Padres wanted extra manufacturing out of the catcher spot -- not essentially the prolific manufacturing Gary Sánchez has given them in his first week together with his new group. Just ... greater than what they have been getting. • The Padres wanted Manny Machado wholesome and enjoying just like the MVP-caliber third baseman they know he might be, the MVP-caliber third baseman they're paying him to be. On Monday evening? Check and verify. With a 5-0 victory over the Cubs, the Padres earned a break up of their four-game weekend wra...

With the calendar flipped to June, there’s a brand new group on prime of those energy rankings. A reminder for the way these rankings are calculated: first, we take the three most necessary elements 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 proportion based mostly on anticipated win-loss file. The result's an influence rating, which is then offered in tiers beneath. Tier 1 – The Best of the Best Team Record “Luck” wRC+ SP- RP- RAA Team Quality Playoff Odds Rangers 38-20 -4 123 81 100 3 164 85.7% Rays 42-19 0 132 79 113 5 156 97.3% Brav...

PHOENIX — The Atlanta Braves had been right down to their final out, the distinction between a profitable sequence and disappointment hanging within the steadiness. ...

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports The Padres proceed to sputter alongside, beneath .500 (27-32) and out of doors the playoff image. While Juan Soto has heated up, Manny Machado has prolonged the droop that he was in earlier than touchdown on the injured record with a fractured metacarpal, and Xander Bogaerts has underperformed whereas taking part in by a lingering wrist challenge for the previous month. As for Fernando Tatis Jr., he’s returned from a misplaced season that included a wrist fracture and an 80-game suspension for utilizing a banned substance, and whereas he’s been one of many Padres’ best hitters, his efficiency has been uneven, effectively in need of his superstar-level showings from 2019-21. The circumstances surrounding Tatis’ left wrist fracture have but to be clarified t...

SAN DIEGO — Marcus Stroman pitched six robust innings to win his fourth consecutive begin and rookie Miguel Amaya went 3 for 3 together with his first main league house run because the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Sunday. ...

MIAMI -- Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is chasing historical past in 2023. Arraez, who grew to become the first Marlin to hit for the cycle on April 11, is flirting with a .400 common in June. The late Hall of Famer Ted Williams was the final participant in American League/National League historical past to hit .400, doing so in 1941 (.406). The 26-year-old Arraez additionally may turn into the primary participant since 1900 to be the batting champion within the AL and NL in consecutive seasons. As a member of the Twins in 2022, Arraez captured the 2022 AL batting title with a .316 common. The Marlins then acquired him in a Jan. 20, 2023, commerce for right-hander Pablo López. Highest batting common in crew’s first 61 video games, since 1941 based mostly on present qualification guide...

2:00 Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat 2:02 Ben Clemens: Let’s get began 2:02 Tres Rios: Would the Pirates actually entertain buying and selling Bednar in the event that they’re hanging round 1st come deadline time? Heard a little bit chatter about this, and the way the Os did one thing comparable final  12 months. Thanks 2:04 Ben Clemens: I don’t actually assume the Pirates will, as a result of no less than so far as I can inform, Pittsburgh as a metropolis is hungrier for a postseason berth than Baltimore was, and it feels just like the Pirates actually need the jolt 2:04 Ben Clemens: they haven’t received the NLC for in all probability 30 years 2:05 Talfred: Why does JBJ nonetheless have a seri...

Stephen Strasburg stays shut down from all baseball actions amid a report that mentioned the Washington Nationals pitcher’s profession may very well be in jeopardy over nerve injury, supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned Sunday.  ...

TORONTO -- Alek Manoah tried to huff and puff and blow that ball foul. In one of many stranger performs you’ll see this season, Manoah tracked a Jeremy Peña bunt down the third-base line within the high of the primary inning of the Blue Jays' sequence opener towards the Astros on Monday. Like an extended putt rolling throughout the inexperienced, it broke in direction of the foul line for just a few toes however then modified its thoughts, breaking again towards honest territory. That’s when Manoah determined to … encourage the ball. With Matt Chapman dancing up the road on the opposite aspect of the ball, Manoah dropped right into a deep crouch -- practically on all fours -- and tried to blow the ball over the foul line. That’s more durable than it seems, although, and Manoah had no luck ...