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HOUSTON — Marcus Semien hit a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh inning because the Texas Rangers beat the Astros 9-1 on Sunday night time for his or her first sequence win at Houston in practically 5 years. The Rangers, who took two of three from the World Series champions, final received a sequence in H...

Off to an awesome begin along with his new squad, Pablo López is closing in on a four-year, $73.5 million extension with the Twins, a supply informed MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Monday morning. The staff has not confirmed. López, acquired by Minnesota this winter in a commerce that despatched 2022 American League batting champ Luis Arraez to the Marlins, is 1-1 with a 1.73 ERA in 4 begins this season. In 26 innings, López has struck out a Major League-leading 33 batters and walked simply six. López would have been eligible totally free company after the 2024 season. Content Source: www.mlb.com

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports On Friday, the Giants introduced a five-year, $90 million contract extension with star right-hander Logan Webb. The 26-year-old Webb got here to nationwide consideration through the 2021 NLCS, by which he allowed a single run throughout two begins towards the Dodgers, placing out 17 and strolling one over 14 2/3 innings. Across 2021 and 2022, Webb was twelfth in baseball in pitcher WAR, one spot behind Gerrit Cole, and twentieth in ERA amongst pitchers with a minimum of 200 innings pitched, one spot forward of Shane Bieber. Webb was on account of attain free company after the 2025 season. This contract will purchase out his two remaining arbitration years for a complete of $20 million, then pay him $23 million, $23 million, and $24 million from 2026 to 2028...

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OAKLAND -- Brandon Nimmo performed the hero along with his bat on Saturday, driving within the profitable run on a clutch double late within the recreation. On Sunday, he switched it up and stored the Mets alive along with his glove. Nimmo laid out for a pair of spectacular diving performs in middle discipline, together with a game-saving seize within the ninth inning. That set the stage for the Mets to retake the lead on a wild pitch from A's righty Zach Jackson within the prime of the tenth, securing a 4-3 win and their first sweep of 2023. "[When] you talk about this game today," supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned, "you've got to start with what Nim did." Nimmo's first net gem got here within the second inning. He coated 98 toes over about 5 seconds as he hustled towards the right-...

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- At a legendary facility like Jackie Robinson Training Complex, which has seen loads of elite gamers hone their abilities and construct Hall of Fame careers, it's not stunning that the teaching workers in attendance this weekend is equally gifted. During a spectacular Trailblazer Series weekend that commemorated the long-lasting namesake of the complicated on Jackie Robinson Day, an all-star group of coaches introduced their information and experience to the excited assortment of 11- to 13-year-old women dialing of their baseball abilities on the historic coaching grounds. Three coaches -- Mo’ne Davis, Veronica Alvarez and Kelsie Whitmore -- introduced various ranges of expertise and experience. For starters, regardless of her distinguished taking part in tenure, Davis d...

The epic Tampa Bay win streak has lastly come to an finish, however there’s nonetheless lots left to concentrate to within the MLB panorama. This coming week options some high-profile matchups, together with two matchups between groups that received 100-plus video games final season. Here are seven collection to look at in the course of the week of April 17: Brewers at Mariners3 video games (Monday-Wednesday) Head to go: These two groups haven't confronted off since June 2019, when the Mariners took two out of three video games in Milwaukee. However, they have been each within the AL from 1977-97, earlier than the 1998 realignment when Arizona and Tampa Bay joined MLB. Storyline: Is this the Brewers’ yr? Milwaukee’s 11-5 document trails solely the Braves (12-4) within the NL, and the Brew ...

CHICAGO -- General supervisor Mike Elias wasn’t anticipating Grayson Rodriguez to start out the season down at Triple-A Norfolk. But after a tough Spring Training, the right-hander had issues to work on. Rodriguez ultimately received the decision as much as the Majors on April 5, however his first two begins didn’t go to plan. Then, in his third profession begin, the rookie needed to wait out a 2-hour and 22-minute delay in 43-degree climate. But Rodriguez settled in properly within the Orioles’ 8-4 comeback win in opposition to the White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field -- regardless of a tough first inning. “I’m so happy with how he settled in,” supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned. “Giving up four [runs] in the first, it could have really unraveled on him.” In the primary i...

Since 2001, Beat the Streak has challenged followers to go after some of the hallowed information in all of sports: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. The Yankee Clipper established that mark in 1941, and no Major Leaguer -- nor Beat the Streak participant -- has matched him. But this season, Beat the Streak (out there within the MLB PLAY app or at MLB.com/Play) is providing an extra problem, past the pursuit of a streak that might go DiMaggio and internet the grand prize of $5.6 million. The brand-new Club 56 group will give followers the chance to check their abilities in opposition to a panel of MLB specialists: Beat the Streak founder Gregg Klayman, researcher Sarah Langs, analyst Mike Petriello and senior information architect Tom Tango. Are you a much bigger baseball nerd than th...