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WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin gained consecutive begins for the primary time since final summer season and Lane Thomas had a go-ahead, two-run single within the fifth inning that led the Washington Nationals over the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday and stopped a four-game shedding streak. ...

May 20: INF Jorge Polanco positioned on the 10-day injured listing with a left hamstring pressure, recall INF Edouard Julien from Triple-A St. PaulPolanco felt his left hamstring tighten up whereas working to first base on his fourth-inning groundout in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. The transfer is retroactive to Wednesday. Polanco has performed in 23 video games this season, hitting .284 (27-for-95) with seven doubles, 4 residence runs, 14 RBIs, a .327 on-base share and an .811 OPS. This marks Polanco’s second stint on the injured listing in 2023 after lacking the membership’s first 19 video games of the season with left knee irritation. Julien performed in 22 video games throughout his most up-to-date stint with the Saints from April 21-May 19, hitting .286 (22-for-77) with seven doub...

This story was excerpted from Justice delos Santos’ Pirates Beat e-newsletter. To learn the total e-newsletter, click on right here. And subscribe to get it usually in your inbox. If he’s going to experience a curler coaster this 12 months, D-backs first baseman Christian Walker goes to go to an amusement park. When it involves his time on the ballpark, Walker is making an attempt to maintain issues on a fair keel. “Honestly, last year was such a good learning experience for me,” Walker mentioned. Walker opened the 12 months crushing balls on the plate, however having little to point out for it. His anticipated stats early within the season, that are based mostly on issues like exit velocity and launch angle, had been excellent. His precise numbers weren't. Walker’s numbers finally got her...

CINCINNATI -- It's by no means straightforward to half together with your longest-tenured place participant. But the Yankees felt they wanted to maneuver on from outfielder Aaron Hicks. "Difficult decision, one we felt we had to make," supervisor Aaron Boone stated. Hicks, 33, was designated for task Saturday earlier than the Yankees’ sport towards the Reds. He was in his eighth yr with the Yanks and was slashing .188/.263/.261 with one residence run and 5 RBIs in 76 plate appearances. Hicks' greatest season within the Bronx got here in 2018, when he hit .248 with 27 residence runs and 79 RBIs in 137 video games. From 2019-21, Hicks was restricted by quite a lot of accidents, and he hit .216 with eight residence runs and 40 RBIs final yr. Hicks was included on the Yankees’ postseason roste...

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat publication. To learn the complete publication, click on right here. And subscribe to get it recurrently in your inbox. Bryce Harper made each decide and play look straightforward Wednesday morning at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Phillies infield coach Bobby Dickerson walked diligently across the infield along with his fungo bat and smashed baseballs towards Harper at first base, replicating throws he would possibly must scoop off the grime within the not-so-distant future. It was solely observe, however Harper caught each one. “I’m no dummy,” Dickerson mentioned afterward. “It’s 12 o’clock, controlled environment, he’s not throwing to bases yet. But his hop-reading right now, his calmness, just everything he’s doing right now is ...

SAN DIEGO — Rafael Devers homered twice and drove in 4 runs to assist the Boston Red Sox beat San Diego 6-1 Friday night time at hand the staggering Padres their tenth loss in 12 video games. ...