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HOUSTON -- Kevin Millar couldn’t consider his personal name. The NESN shade broadcaster and former Red Sox slugger predicted an Adam Duvall residence run within the first inning of Boston’s 9-4 loss to Houston in Monday's sequence opener. And then he let loose an incredulous “WHAT?” proper because it occurred. “He’s going deep. This is not a good matchup for Javier,” Millar stated after a first-pitch ball from Astros starter Cristian Javier. “I’m telling you, Duvall -- that is that final six weeks the place he will get going and will get homer-hot. “But I’m going to call [it] right now, early in the game right now with two outs. He’s doing this; We’re doing it right now. Duvall’s going deep.” Two pitches later, on a middle-middle 93.8 mph four-seam fastball, Duvall smashed a three-run resi...

ATLANTA — The Giants confirmed some resiliency that has been lacking currently on the street. After the Giants allowed the tying run to attain on an...

Bobby Miller's comparisons to Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole n","providerName":"Twitter","supplierUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"### **His changeup and curveball could possibly be his greatest pitches**nnMiller's least-utilized pitches -- his changeup (13.4% utilization) and curveball (17% utilization) -- are arguably his _most_ efficient.nnThe changeup is a nasty 88.9 mph providing that has a whopping 17.6 inches of horizontal break. Among the 124 starters who've thrown not less than 100 changeups in 2023, Miller's changeup has the third-lowest anticipated wOBA (.180) -- based mostly on the standard of contact allowed (exit velocity and launch angle),...

DENVER — Lenyn Sosa capped Chicago’s seven-run eighth inning with a three-run homer, and the White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Sunday to keep away from a sweep. ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper slid throughout residence plate, hopped up and prolonged his arms, like he wished his teammates to inform him they appreciated what they noticed. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled. Harper hit an inside-the-park residence run within the fifth inning of the Phillies’ 10-4 victory over the Giants on Monday evening at Citizens Bank Park. It helped that San Francisco heart fielder Wade Meckler twisted like a pretzel in pursuit of the ball that ricocheted off the angled wall in heart, then bobbled the ball a pair occasions as Harper approached third base. But it counted. It was the Phils' first inside-the-park homer since J.T. Realmuto’s in Game 4 of the 2022 National League Division Series, and it was their first within the common season since Harper’s on July 27...

Two months in the past, the San Diego Padres had been reeling from a collection loss to the lowly Washington Nationals. San Diego’s season had not gone as deliberate, and frustration was rising.  ...

The Yankees are anticipated to advertise OF Everson Pereira and INF Oswald Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, a supply instructed MLB.com's Bryan Hoch on Monday. Both gamers are anticipated to be in uniform for Tuesday evening’s sequence opener in opposition to the Nationals. The membership has not but confirmed the strikes.   Pereira, MLB Pipeline’s No. 80 prospect and the Yankees' No. 3 prospect, has hit .300/.373/.548 with 18 residence runs and 64 RBIs in 81 video games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2023.  Peraza, New York’s No. 2 prospect as ranked by MLB Pipeline on the time of his 2022 debut, is hitting .268 with 14 residence runs and 36 RBIs with the RailRiders in 2023. The 23-year-old has additionally appeared in 19 video games with the Yankees, hitting .173 with one ex...

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports You might be forgiven for viewing Julio Rodríguez’s follow-up to final yr’s AL Rookie of the Year season as one thing of a disappointment — the numbers definitely bear that out. Even so, the 22-year-old heart fielder had already appeared to show a nook this month earlier than happening a hitting binge for the ages. Over a four-game span from Wednesday by Saturday, Rodríguez collected 17 hits, a serious league file. Those hits have been hardly afterthoughts, as they helped the Mariners lengthen their newest successful streak to 6 video games, a run that’s pushed them right into a Wild Card spot. Rodríguez started his jag by going 4-for-6 in Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the Royals. He led off the sport with a double off James McArthur, sparking a three-run firs...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A coach with Cuba’s first-ever Little League World Series group has gone lacking, a match official stated Monday. Bayamo L...

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