Christian Walker hit two home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stung the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Tuesday. Six Arizona pitchers held the Dodgers to zero RBIs through nine innings. The victory came after a 1-hour, 55-minute delay at the outset, as a colony of bees formed on the netting behind home plate. A beekeeper removed the cluster to a standing ovation, and he stayed to throw out the first pitch before play ultimately...
So far this year, the Mets have been one of the most reliant teams on the home run across baseball. This has played out even more in recent days, as three of the Mets’ four runs on Sunday and their only run on Monday were all via the home run. When the Mets are slugging, they win. And tonight, one big slug from DJ Stewart was the keynote shot that they needed to beat the Cubs by a score of 4-2. Coming off back-to-back games where the Mets starter went eight innings, Sean Manaea was not so...
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wednesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 1-0. Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of the four-game series. Jeff McNeil collected a pair of hits for the Mets, who have lost seven of 10. Imanaga (5-0) gave up three hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings....
On Tuesday afternoon, DJ Stewart grabbed a first-baseman’s mitt and took extra reps at a foreign position for a natural corner outfielder.
Pavin Smith hits a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to help
Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and rookie right-hander Keaton Winn had another strong start to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and rookie right-hander Keaton Winn had another strong start to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Rookie shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald added three hits for
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WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Ben Brown (0-0, 3.72) looked to continue his skein of recent pitching performances, facing Boston’s Josh Winckowski (1-1, 4.20). Winckowski came in averaging more than a strikeout an inning (18 in 15 innings pitched) versus 8 total...
The Phoenix Suns failed to make progress after taking massive swings and locking themselves into a top-heavy roster. What is the most realistic path forward?