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WASHINGTON — Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Drew Smyly delivered seven strong innings because the Chicago Cubs bounced again from a tough collection at Miami to beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Monday evening. Swanson went 3-for-5, together with a double and his second homer of the season. The ...

WASHINGTON -- Over the years, Dansby Swanson has garnered a repute as a hard-nosed participant. He proved why whereas re-earning that distinction Monday night time at Nationals Park. Not solely did Swanson’s uniform want correct cleansing, his face wanted new bandaging after he starred within the Cubs’ 5-1 victory over the Nationals that snapped their three-game dropping skid. The large swing of the night time got here from Swanson, who cranked a game-breaking two-run homer within the fifth, two innings after he incurred a bloody gash above his proper eye throughout a headfirst slide into second base on a double. “Third time in my career I've been attacked by my own helmet,” Swanson stated. “I’m 0-for-3 in terms of wins against the helmet.” Swanson’s helmet was already on its manner off by...

We’re a month into the season and have seen some fairly massive swings within the energy rankings with loads of surprises. Here’s how every part stands as we head into the second month of the season. A reminder for the way these rankings are calculated: first, we take the three most essential parts of a group — their offense (wRC+), their pitching (a 50/50 mix of FIP- and RA9-, weighted by starter and reliever IP share), and their protection (RAA) — and mix them to create an general group high quality metric. I additionally add in an element for “luck,” adjusting a group’s win share primarily based on anticipated win-loss report. The result's an influence rating, which is then introduced in tiers beneath. Tier 1 – The Best of the Best Team Record “Luck” wRC+ SP- RP- RAA Team Qua...

NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge went on the injured record due to a strained proper hip, becoming a member of Giancarlo Stanton, Harrison Bader and third baseman Josh Donaldson on the sidelines. New York introduced the transfer earlier than Monday night time’s sequence opener in opposition to Clevel...

Manager Rob Thomson introduced on Monday that Harper has been cleared to play following a Monday morning appointment with orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who carried out Harper’s Tommy John surgical procedure on Nov. 23. Thomson mentioned Harper might be within the Phillies’ lineup on Tuesday evening towards the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium as a delegated hitter. The Phillies wished to offer Harper a day due to a busy schedule on Monday. The announcement completes a remarkably speedy restoration from a surgical procedure that usually takes for much longer to bounce again from. Harper alerted everyone to the excellent news with an Instagram submit. The Phillies mentioned in November that they hoped Harper might be again by the All-Star break in July. It was a purposefully conservative timelin...

2:01 Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat. Let’s get began immediately; I’m going for no less than useless time to maintain the operating time just a little shorter, like a pitch clock let’s say 2:01 JT: The Giants are 2nd in xFIP and twenty sixth in pitching WAR. What do you make of this? 2:01 Ben Clemens: Sounds like they’ve given up a number of homers 2:01 Ben Clemens: I dunno, team-wide stuff like that early within the season is noisy 2:01 Aaron: The date is May 1st and the Pirates have the most effective document within the National League. That is all. 2:01 Ben Clemens: Pretty wonderful 2:01 Appa Yip Yip: Does baseball have an AL Central drawback? It’s been the weakest division for awh...