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SAN DIEGO -- On their option to an historic NLDS upset final October, the Padres made do with out Fernando Tatis Jr. They shocked the baseball world anyway, dethroning the 111-win NL West champion Dodgers in 4 video games, flipping this once-lopsided rivalry squarely on its head. But now that Tatis is again, the dynamic has so clearly shifted. The Padres aren't gorgeous anybody. They, too, are one of many sport’s juggernauts in 2023, thought-about the favourite to win the division by many prognostications. On Friday evening, they appeared the half. Tatis’ return to the Padres-Dodgers rivalry was, naturally, a dramatic one. (Heck, it’s his rivalry as a lot as anybody’s. Was Padres-Dodgers even truly a factor earlier than Tatis arrived?) He homered twice off Clayton Kershaw in a 5-2 San Dieg...

ANAHEIM -- Even because the Angels stored discovering disheartening methods to lose and fall simply quick with late rallies early this season, supervisor Phil Nevin frequently praised his membership for its capacity to combat.  So when the Angels lastly accomplished a late comeback towards the Cardinals on Wednesday, he joked that it was good to lastly have one go their means. But it’s beginning to grow to be a little bit of a pattern this week, as two days after stunning the Cardinals with a three-run ninth inning, the Angels erased a late four-run deficit to Texas on Friday evening at Angel Stadium, profitable within the tenth on a wild pitch with Anthony Rendon on the plate. It capped a thrilling 5-4 win over the Rangers, serving to the Angels tie Texas atop the American League West. It...

SEATTLE -- Astros right-hander Luis Garcia will want Tommy John surgical procedure and can miss the rest of the common season, common supervisor Dana Brown introduced Friday. Garcia left Monday’s sport towards the Giants after solely eight pitches due to ache in his proper elbow. The lack of Garcia is a large blow to an Astros rotation that already is skinny, with right-hander José Urquidy on the injured record (proper shoulder discomfort) and right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. working his manner again from a forearm harm he suffered on Feb. 14. The workforce will activate right-hander J.P. France, who is about to make his Major League debut on Saturday towards the Mariners. Garcia had posted two consecutive scoreless outings earlier than injuring his elbow Sunday. He made six begins this yr...

White Sox Liam Hendriks makes Minor League rehab look n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550},"type":"oembed"}, Prospect videonnThe right-hander's first pitch -- a 91 mph fastball that sank low -- was one of nine pitches he tossed. Hendriks mixed in fastballs and sliders during his outing, topping out at 93.2 mph. He froze Joe Hudson on a 2-2 heater for his lone strikeout.nn"I'm just happy to have an inning where I get three outs," Hendriks said. "The toughest thing is never the pitch count for me. It’s getting loose, getting in and getting out. I got a swing-and-miss on my fastball and weak contact on some sliders."nnThe appearance was the culmination of hard work, support an...

ATLANTA -- Are the red-hot Orioles for actual, or have they been the beneficiaries of a lighter early-season schedule towards principally sub-.500 groups? Baltimore took step one towards disproving that latter narrative Friday evening at Truist Park. Because not even Max Fried and the formidable Braves may sluggish the Orioles’ momentum. And Anthony Santander had fairly a bit to do with that. Santander swatted a pair of homers -- together with a grand slam throughout a seven-run seventh inning -- and drove in 5 runs because the O’s started their three-game weekend collection in Atlanta with a 9-4 assertion win. Baltimore improved to 22-10 and now has the second-best file in MLB, behind solely American League East rival Tampa Bay (27-6). The Orioles recorded their 18th win in 23 video games...

PHILADELPHIA — A spectator fell over a protecting railing and into the Red Sox bullpen within the high of the primary inning of Boston’s sport towards Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park on Friday evening. There was no fast phrase on the fan’s situation after he tumbled one stage from an open concourse into...

Rays accidents and roster strikes n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550},"type":"oembed"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"### **LATEST NEWS**","sort":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown","content material":"**May 5: RHP Tyler Glasnow begins rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham** nGlasnow, who is working his way back from the Grade 2 left oblique strain he sustained early in Spring Training, officially began his Minor League rehab assignment on Friday night by throwing 46 pitches over 2 1/3 innings for Triple-A Durham against Norfolk. Glasnow allowed two hits and two walks while striking out four and throwing 25 of his pitches for strikes.nnGlasnow will likely need a few mo...

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Matt Chapman has lengthy been a sabermetric darling, however it was largely on the idea of mixing elite protection on the scorching nook with merely above-average offense. While he’s all the time hit the ball exhausting, his fairly low BABIPs and middling contact abilities have been a ceiling on his manufacturing on the plate. With his glove in decline and getting into his age-30 season, it was an open query as to how profitable he would discover free company on the finish of the season. But Chapman’s 2023 season has been an offensive tour de power, with a seasonal line of .364/.449/.636, a 202 wRC+ and a pair of.0 WAR as of Thursday morning. The Blue Jays have gotten higher than a .700 OPS at solely three positions this season (first base, third ba...

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Sean Murphy doesn't get cheated when he swings. No matter the depend, he's going to place up his A swing in hopes of barreling up the baseball. His profile is considered one of my favorites to look at. Although such a hitter could be extra susceptible to strikeouts than most, Murphy has managed to keep up a good strikeout fee in the previous few seasons because of strong bat-to-ball expertise and above-average plate self-discipline. Add strong uncooked energy on high of that, and you've got your self a profession 116 wRC+ hitter. But this 12 months, he has blown that mark away with a 182 wRC+ via 119 plate appearances. That’s an unbelievable leap that warrants some investigative work. If I had been a hitter trying to enhance, I'd give attention to two issu...