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Cleveland Indians pitching prospect Shane Bieber will make his major league debut on Thursday against the Twins in order to give an extra day of rest to Trevor Bauer, according to manager Terry Francona in his Monday pre-game press conference. Bieber just threw a rain-shortened no-hitter in his last Triple-A start and has held opposing... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp came off the bench in Monday night's contest versus the Phillies and delivered an RBI double. He now sports an astounding .447 average and 1.189 OPS when there are runners in scoring position. He leads the team in hits, average and on-base percentage and trails only Yasmani Grandal in... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tom Koehler (shoulder) is throwing off the mound a few months after being diagnosed with an anterior capsule strain. He was acquired in the offseason to be the bridge to closer Kenley Jansen after spending his career as a starter, but he was sidelined in spring training. No bullpen session is... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy will bat second in the order on Monday against starter Vince Velasquez and the Phillies at home. That moves regular first baseman Cody Bellinger to the outfield for his ninth start. Outfielder Matt Kemp, the team's best hitter, is sitting. Muncy hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run on... Read More
Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double in his second rehab game on Sunday for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. That gave him six RBI on the day after running well on the bases in his first game back. These are the first games that Murphy has... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy hit a pinch-hit two-run home run, his sixth of the season. An impressed Dave Roberts mentioned after the game that Muncy will make some starts at second base to keep his bat in the lineup. In just 83 at-bats Muncy has an OPS of .872 and has 14... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler once again victimized the Padres, the team he helped no-hit at the start of the month, on Sunday. He gave up one earned run on four hits, striking out eight and walking none over seven innings. It was the third time in the last four starts where Buehler, who... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (bicep) will come off the disabled list on Thursday and start against the Phillies in L.A. Kershaw has been dealing with bicep tendinitis but has ramped up his throwing program through a series of bullpen sessions lately. In his last two outings before hitting the DL, Kershaw struck out... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda shut out the Rockies on Wednesday over 6 2/3 innings. He allowed only two hits all night, struck out 12 and walked four. It was the second shutout in a row for him since changing his delivery and could portend a possible breakout. See if his owner isn't so... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (biceps) threw an extended bullpen session of 54 pitches on Wednesday, a great sign of how pain-free he is. He'll next throw a simulated game before likely returning to the rotation next week. Kershaw is recovering from biceps tendinitis but has thrown multiple bullpens in just the last week.... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen earned his 10th save of the year on Wednesday against the Rockies and his fourth in five days by striking out the side. He's now brought his ERA down to 2.91 and carries a WHIP of 1.11. Whatever was bothering him at the beginning of the season is long... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) threw another bullpen session on Wednesday with his finger in a bandage. He's recovering from yet another blister and got his fastball up to 92 mph. Still, it's unlikely he'll return until late June since the league doesn't allow for pitchers to throw with tape or bandages on... Read More
Washington Nationals outfielder and top prospect Juan Soto has been moved up to second in the batting order for Wednesday's contest against San Diego right-hander Tyson Ross. This is Soto's third major league start and he's only 19. He showed incredible strike-zone recognition on Tuesday, letting four pitches from Eric Lauer go right below the... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) threw a 31-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday with a Band-Aid on his blistered finger. Hill is looking to come back quickly from this frequently-occurring injury, even going so far as to urinate on his hand to fight this particular blister. He likely won't be back for another month... Read More
Washington Nationals starter Erick Fedde will start for the team on Wednesday versus the Padres. The Nationals haven't officially made the announcement, but he's on his way to Washington D.C. Fedde hasn't exactly been lighting up the batters at Triple-A. He's given up 20 earned runs in 41 1/3 innings with 42 strikeouts and 13... Read More
Washington Nationals outfielder and top prospect Juan Soto showed his immense maturity at the plate on Tuesday versus the Padres. Soto walked three times on 12 pitches and hit a single on the one strike he saw all night. He also scored the game-winning run and was picked off first base. Still, for someone who... Read More
Washington Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson left the sixth inning of Tuesday's tied game with the Padres with a blister on his right hand. Through 5 1/3 innings, he gave up one earned run on five hits, striking out five and walking one. The lone earned run came on a solo home run by Franchy Cordero.... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler had little to show for his excellent effort on Monday. The team's top pitching prospect, who has become the team's ace by simply staying healthy, gave up one earned run on two hits over seven innings, striking out six and walking none. He threw 61 of his 90 pitches... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy hit a home run into the visitor's bullpen off Colorado starter German Marquez on Monday. Muncy also drew two walks and now sports a .372 on-base percentage since becoming a Dodger. The team may have found their leadoff hitter now that Chris Taylor has been dropped in the... Read More
Washington Nationals first baseman Mark Reynolds hit two home runs on Monday, marking the second time he's done that since being called up last Sunday. Reynolds went 3-for-5 on the night with two RBI and three runs scored. He's now 8-for-18 in six games with only two strikeouts and two walks. If he can keep... Read More
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) may be ready to return from his injury soon but would need to go on a rehab assignment first. His return from an oblique injury will hopefully turn his season around, as he's been in a slump from the get go in 2018. The team won't likely rush... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Alex Wood finally received enough run support to garner his first win of the season on Sunday. Backed by three Dodgers' runs, Wood gave up two earned runs on four hits in six innings, struck out four and walked one. He threw 53 of his 82 pitches for strikes and now... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Brock Stewart is the leading candidate to make a spot start on Tuesday versus the Rockies in L.A. He last pitched for Triple-A Oklahoma City on May 17th, which would line him up perfectly. The Dodgers are down a starter with Rich Hill going on the disabled list with another blister... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (bicep) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Sunday without incident. He's recovering from bicep tendinitis and hasn't thrown off a mound since May 1st. The plan is to have one more bullpen session before letting him pitch in a game. While it's possible he could get a rehab start,... Read More
Washington Nationals outfielder and top prospect Juan Soto won't be starting on Sunday despite his extraordinary month-long jump from High-A to the MLB. Matt Adams will start in left field instead with Mark Reynolds manning first base and batting cleanup. The omission isn't surprising given that the Nationals face a lefty, Dodgers starter Alex Wood.... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (hand) will miss at least four weeks due to his latest blister, according to Dave Roberts. Hill left the second game of the team's doubleheader against the Nationals on Saturday after only two pitches. Closeups of his left hand revealed a flap of skin dangling from it. He later... Read More
Washington Nationals outfielder Howie Kendrick ruptured his Achilles heel tendon during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers and will undergo surgery to repair it. The veteran hurt himself on a routine catch in the eighth inning and wont play again this season. Top prospect Juan Soto will be called up to take... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner will sit out the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals. Max Muncy, who played first base in the first game, will slide over to cover third and bat second. Muncy had two RBI in the first game, his second game with multiple RBI in three games.... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Ross Stripling has his best outing of the season in game one of the Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals. Stripling earned the win by giving up just one earned run on four hits, striking out nine and walking none. He was working a nasty curveball and took full advantage of the... Read More
Washington Nationals outfielder Howie Kendrick left the first game of Saturday's doubleheader in the top of the eighth inning with a leg injury. Kendrick was catching a sacrifice fly by Max Muncie that scored Justin Turner when he felt something in his right leg. He dropped, holding the back of his leg, and had to... Read More
