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ATLANTA -- Ozzie Albies’ bid for a second 30-homer season has been placed on maintain. The Braves second baseman on Tuesday went on the 10-day injured listing, retroactive to Aug. 14, with a strained left hamstring. Vaughn Grissom was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday to rejoin Atlanta’s roster. Albies exited Sunday evening’s recreation towards the Mets with what was termed left hamstring cramping. The ailment proved to be extra important than the staff’s medical employees anticipated. The second baseman underwent additional testing after he awoke Monday nonetheless feeling discomfort. “It’s just something that is going to be more than a day-to-day thing,” Snitker stated. “We just want to take care of it and allow him to treat it.” Albies has hit .267 with 28 homers and an .841 OP...

David Frerker-USA TODAY Sports Last week over at Pinstripe Alley, I investigated DJ LeMahieu’s latest scorching streak. Naturally, he obtained injured as quickly as I completed writing, however I went by means of with the piece nonetheless as a result of I felt like I used to be onto one thing. Specifically, I seen that LeMahieu’s struggles this 12 months got here when pitchers had been difficult him extra; because of this, he was swinging extra, however proportionally, extra of these swings occurred to return on balls than when pitchers had been being stingy with their strikes. When making an attempt to contextualize LeMahieu’s scorching stretch, I seen one other hitter who’s been on hearth these days due to some improved self-discipline: Ha-Seong Kim. Over the previous 30 days, he’...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout mentioned Monday he’s bettering every single day from a fractured left hamate bone that has stored him out of the lineup since July 3, however he mentioned there is no such thing as a set date for his return. ...

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Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports June 23, 2023, was a tough day for the Braves. They scored 10 runs however gave up 11 in a hard-fought battle with the Reds. It was the primary time they’d given up greater than ten runs all season, and the primary time they’d scored double-digit runs and nonetheless misplaced in over a yr. They blew two leads and couldn’t fairly pull off the comeback on the finish of the evening. Yet within the grand scheme of issues, June 23, 2023, was an insignificant day for the Braves. By that time within the season, their playoff odds have been 99.5%. Sure, they misplaced the sport, but it surely was certainly one of solely 4 losses they'd endure all month. They went on to win the sequence and sweep their subsequent two, growing their playoff odds to 100% inside the ...

MIAMI — With seven weeks left within the season, the New York Yankees already are operating out of time. Jake Burger’s game-ending single capped a f...

Shohei Ohtani is breaking every kind of information in his legendary 2023 season, however there’s one he hasn’t reached fairly but -- the Angels’ single-season house run report. Both Ohtani (chasing Troy Glaus in 2000) and Matt Olson (chasing Andruw Jones in 2005) are inside attain of their respective groups’ house run information, that means the previous couple of weeks of the season may permit every to make historical past. Who would Ohtani and Olson be a part of if they're able to achieve this? Below, right here’s a breakdown of the gamers who maintain every franchise's single-season house run report. Bautista bashed 97 house runs between the 2010 and 2011 seasons, main MLB each years; his 54-homer 2010 marketing campaign stays a Blue Jays report. Bautista averaged practically 30 house ...

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports There haven’t been a variety of shiny spots in St. Louis this yr. The Cardinals are 14 video games under .500, homeowners of the second-worst document within the NL. The backside has fallen out for the franchise in a approach that hasn’t occurred in 30 years. I’d hardly blame followers for being a bit checked out; it’s exhausting to search for silver linings when the rain cloud is that this darkish. If you’re so inclined, although, there are at all times issues to be optimistic about. The apparent one: the Cardinals’ offense has carried out at a excessive stage regardless of the poor outcomes. They have an mixture 111 wRC+ on the yr, the fifth-best in baseball, and underlying statistics that match that. As at all times in St. Louis, it’s an ensemble affair,...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major League Baseball is wanting into social media posts involving Rays shortstop Wander Franco, Tampa Bay stated Sunday. Fra...

SAN DIEGO -- Grayson Rodriguez is having the perfect summer season of his baseball life. He’s pitching for the perfect crew within the American League within the midst of a pennant race. He has thrown extra innings than in any earlier season of his skilled profession. And the 23-year-old right-hander is doing it for an Orioles crew stuffed with youth in a enjoyable, lighthearted clubhouse. One facet has been just like earlier years for Rodriguez, although. As the warmth and humidity ranges rise -- a sense he’s fairly used to as a local of Nacogdoches, Texas -- so have the radar-gun readings for his fastball. That’s one of many greatest the reason why Rodriguez has turned a nook in his rookie season, resulting in his finest outing but Monday night time at Petco Park. While routinely throwin...