Growing up, we all dreamt of playing the big leagues, probably with a great debut that made us a hero to the fans. Texas Rangers pitching prospect Jack Leiter got that debut opportunity on Wednesday, but it didn’t go as planned. The son of former star pitcher Al Leiter was the second-overall pick of the […]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jordan Montgomery's debut in a D-backs uniform was outstanding as he held the Giants to just one run over six innings as Arizona prevailed, 17-1, on Friday night at Oracle Park. Montgomery signed a one-year deal with the D-backs one day after the season opened and spent
In today’s game thread, I alluded to the fact that Chris Stratton pitches worse when he has had more rest. I suggested the Royals pitch him tonight to prevent that from becoming a problem. Unfortunately, it turns out that two days’ rest was already too many for the Royals’ reliever who ended up giving up five runs in the bottom of the seventh, capped up by a three-run home run to pinch-hitter Matt Vierling. Prior to that, the game had been going pretty well for Kansas City. Brady Singer turned...
Technology majors Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft unveiled their earnings for the first quarter of 2024. Artificial intelligence (AI) continued to be a major spending area for all three companies.Let's break down the earnings reports:FinancialsGoogle: Google's parent, Alphabet, reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Profits reached $23.7 billion on revenue of $80.5 billion, with growth attributed to cloud computing, YouTube, and continued strength in online search...
The Oakland Athletics don’t seem to have the capacity to score more than 3 runs in a game but it hasn’t mattered much with the way the team is pitching. Today, the A’s only needed 4 pitchers in 10 innings to keep the now 16-9 Baltimore Orioles at bay. Starting with a vintage Ross Stripling outing — 5 2⁄3 innings with 2 earned runs, 3 Ks and 0 BBs — and closing with an increasingly vintage dominant inning from Mason Miller, the pitching staff is somehow proving itself to be a huge strength, maybe...
The Yankees (16-8) had a feast in the first inning then a famine the rest of the night, but Marcus Stroman and the bullpen made sure it stood up for a win over the middling A’s (9-15).
Equities ended the week on an up note thanks to some of the market's biggest names.
In a major win for the Dutch tech industry, chip giant ASML intends to remain and further expand in the Netherlands. The chip machine manufacturer has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the City Council of Eindhoven, eyeing a potential expansion at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), west of the city. Located at Eindhoven’s Brainport region — a major tech and innovation hub in Europe — BIC is dedicated to the high-tech manufacturing industry. For ASML, BIC represents an...
LOS ANGELES -- Facing these Dodgers, it’s always obvious where Shohei Ohtani lurks in the lineup. Teams game-plan around him. So when Ohtani approached home plate in the eighth inning Saturday as the game’s potential tying run, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pushed a button he had yet to touch all
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The Indians scored four runs in the first inning and six more in the sixth to end their matchup with the Mohigans early. Zach Rohrig and Jacob Stavrakis each hit a home run in the victory, while Mark Biafore added a pair of two-run doubles.
Eight-time winners Lyon score three times in six minutes to win their Women's Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris St-Germain.