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LOS ANGELES — Luis García hit a tiebreaking three-run homer within the eighth inning, Keibert Ruiz added two extra of Washington‘s 5 homers, and the Nationals averted a collection sweep with a 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. ...

MLB Pipeline simply launched an up to date Top 200 rankings for July's MLB Draft, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are right here to debate the adjustments on the most recent episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. There's no higher place to start out than on the high, the place the crew discusses the outcomes of a ballot of executives on who they'd take No. 1. There's a transparent separation for the highest 5 prospects, and normal managers across the league had attention-grabbing issues to say about them. On the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Callis and Mayo are your tour guides by means of all of the unfolding tales and breaking information of baseball's high prospects. Each week, you may discover out concerning the stars of tomorrow from the fellows who know at the moment. Download,...

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Matt Olson is placing out lots. Exactly 30% of the time, to be exact. His swinging strike price has by no means been larger. He’s solely posted a decrease contact price as soon as, in his disastrous 2020 marketing campaign. Obviously, then, you know the way he’s doing this 12 months: extremely properly. His 140 wRC+ is the second-best mark of his profession. Clearly, one thing fascinating is occurring, so let’s check out what it may be. Honestly, the strikeouts are nothing new for Olson. His profession 24.1% strikeout price isn’t ultimate for a top-tier hitter, significantly one with restricted defensive worth. It places a whole lot of stress on the remainder of his recreation. You can succeed whereas placing out lots, however it's a must to do a whole lot...

Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly within the sixth inning and Jake Marisnick adopted with a run-scoring single in his Tigers debut, main Detroit over the Texas Rangers 3-2 Wednesday. ...

This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat e-newsletter. To learn the total e-newsletter, click on right here. And subscribe to get it recurrently in your inbox. It is just not unusual for aspiring baseball gamers to take the mound and picture themselves hurling a fastball as their favourite pitcher or belting a house run as their prime slugger. Once an athlete reaches the professionals, that admiration doesn’t cease, both. So I requested some Nationals: If you could possibly play a recreation as any participant -- previous or current -- who would it not be and why? In this version of the e-newsletter, the pitchers chimed in. Stay tuned for the place gamers’ responses. RHP Josiah Gray: “I would choose Ken Griffey Jr. Just the swag he had, how good he saw the baseball o...