The Padres were a win away from knocking out the Dodgers last year. Now, they’re determined to come back even stronger — even against the defending champs.
Category: Baseball
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Verdugo sparks Braves in new role with 4 hits
Alex Verdugo had four hits and scored two runs in a win over the Twins on Saturday, just his second game with the team since he was recalled.
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Yanks’ Williams blows 4-run lead; ERA up to 9.00
Devin Williams gave up a four-run lead in the ninth inning in the Yankees’ 10-8 loss to the Rays on Saturday, ballooning his season ETA to 9.00.
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Berrios confronts Raleigh, suspects pitch tipping
Jose Berrios, Saturday’s starter for the Toronto Blue Jays, suspected Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was relaying pitch information to his teammates and wanted him to know what he thought of it, exchanging words with him after the fourth inning.
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McCullers (illness) has another setback in return
Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. had another setback in his return from elbow surgery when he was scratched from a minor league rehabilitation start because of a stomach illness.
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Err Jordan: Romano rocked, but Phillies hang on
Continuing a disappointing start to his first season in Philadelphia, closer Jordan Romano was charged with six runs and retired just two batters in the ninth before Jose Alvarado bailed him out and notched the final out of an 11-10 win over the Marlins.
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Pirates fans flock to secure Skenes bobbleheads
Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace, who has shown the ability to make merchandise fly off shelves, started on Saturday at PNC Park, and hours beforehand, fans lined up outside in the hopes of landing a bobblehead featuring the NL Rookie of the Year.
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‘So grateful’: Ohtani, wife welcome first child
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, announced the birth of their first child on Saturday.
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Dodgers place P Treinen on IL, activate P Phillips
The Dodgers placed veteran right-hander Blake Treinen on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness and activated right-hander Evan Phillips for the first time this season.
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Struggling Rockies ship SS Tovar (hip) off to IL
Losers of six straight, the Colorado Rockies placed Ezequiel Tovar, 23, on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hip contusion, and manager Bud Black told reporters that his starting shortstop, who last played on Tuesday, is “in some discomfort.”