Khris Davis Dealing With Hip Contusion

Oakland Athletics outfielder/designated hitter Khris Davis (hip) left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning after suffering a left hip contusion. He was hurt while pursuing a fly ball in the outfielder, banging into the wall. He said after the game that he is already feeling better. Davis said the hip stiffened […]

Gander RV 400 NASCAR DFS: Practice Report

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The Monster Energy Cup Series returns to Dover International Speedway for the Gander RV 400 at 2:00 p.m. ET. We could be in line for lengthy weather delays, too, as the forecast for Sunday is awful at Dover Downs. Temperatures aren't supposed to get […]

Steven Duggar Seems To Enjoy Facing Dodger Blue

San Francisco Giants outfielder Steven Duggar collected three singles with two runs scored across four at-bats in Wednesday's 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Duggar is hitting .409 (9-for-22) with two doubles, a homer, one RBI and four runs scored across six games against Los Angeles pitching, and is 18-for-90 (.200) with four doubles, […]

Madison Bumgarner Sharp In Home No-Decision

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed one earned run, four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. He threw 78 pitches among his season-high 114 pitches. In fact, he has set a new season high for pitches in a start […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Outstanding In Wednesday's No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed just one earned run, four hits and no walks with six strikeouts across eight innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. He and lefty Madison Bumgarner were locked in a pitcher's duel, which wasn't decided until the ninth inning. Ryu threw 67 of his 107 […]

Greg Holland Secures Seventh Save In Home Win

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland worked around a walk issued in a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's 3-2 win against the New York Yankees to secure his seventh save of the season. Holland threw 13 of his 23 pitches for strikes, as he continues to pitch well. The closer is 7-for-7 with just two hits […]

Taylor Clarke, Taylor Widener Options For Rotation?

Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers Taylor Clarke and Taylor Widener could be potential options to fill the rotation void for manager Torey Lovullo after Zack Godley was demoted to the bullpen. Lovullo said Tuesday that Matt Andriese isn't an option, and general manager Dan Hazen indicated Jon Duplantier isn't stretched out enough to help out in the […]

Jon Duplantier Unlikely As Starting Option For Now

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Jon Duplantier isn't expected to be inserted into the starting rotation in place of the demoted Zack Godley, at least not yet. General manager Dan Hazen said that Duplantier hasn't been stretched out enough in the minors to be used in the short term. Anyway, Duplantier isn't eligible to be recalled […]

Zack Godley Respects Skipper's Decision On Demotion

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley indicated Wednesday that he understands manager Torey Lovullo's decision to bump him from the starting rotation to the bullpen. "I respect (manager Torey Lovullo's) decision. I mean I forced him to make a decision," Godley said. "I've just got to pitch better. And it's an opportunity for me to go […]

Ketel Marte Cracks His Seventh Home Run

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte went 2-for-2 with a double, a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Wednesday's 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees. Marte has pushed his average from .237 to .263 since April 18, and he has two doubles, a triple and three homers with eight RBI […]

Merrill Kelly Nails Down His Third Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly allowed one earned run, five hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a victory against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, improving to 3-2 while lowering his ERA to 3.60. He threw 55 of his 90 pitches for strikes and just nine first-pitch strikes […]

Tommy La Stella Takes Advantage Of Chance To Lead Off

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella was inserted into the leadoff spot by manager Brad Ausmus for Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He finished 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in his second appearance atop Ausmus' starting nine before Luis Rengifo replaced him as a pinch runner […]

Felix Pena Shaky In Wednesday's Outing

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena came on to pitch in the second inning of Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, as manager Brad Ausmus elected to use Luke Bard as an opener for the first inning. It worked out fine, as Bard worked a perfect first inning with two strikeouts. Pena yielded […]

Ty Buttrey Secures Two-Inning Save In Home Win

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Ty Buttrey allowed just two hits with two strikeouts over two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 6-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays as he secured his first save of the season while lowering his ERA to 1.13. He threw just 11 pitches in the eighth inning, so manager Brad Ausmus […]

Jordan Binnington Roughed Up In Game 4

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed four goals on 31 shots in Wednesday's Game 4 loss against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Semifinals. One of the goals he allowed was a power-play marker, but the other three were even-strength tallies. Binnington and Ben Bishop are locked in quite the battle in this […]

Ben Bishop Earns Game 4 Victory, Stars Square Series

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop allowed just two goals on 29 shots in a Game 4 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night in the Western Conference Semifinals as the Stars evened up the series 2-2. He is 2-2-0 with a 2.78 goals-against average and .906 save percentage through four games in this […]

Tyler Seguin Picks Up Two Helpers With New Line

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin posted a pair of assists with a plus-one rating and three shots on goal in Wednesday's Game 3 victory in the Western Conference Semifinals against the St. Louis Blues. Head coach Jim Montgomery shook up his lines, dropping Seguin from the top line to the second line with Jason Dickinson […]

Roope Hintz Bumped Up To Top Line, Move Pays Dividends

Dallas Stars left wing Roope Hintz was inserted onto the top scoring line alongside forwards Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov in Wednesday's Game 3 win in the Western Conference Semifinals against the St. Louis Blues, replacing Tyler Seguin. Hintz scored a goal in the second period with assists from his new linemates as the Stars […]

Jordan Martinook, Andrei Svechnikov Scoreless In Returns

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (lower body) and right wing Andrei Svechnikov (concussion) were each able to return to the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Islanders. Martinook was scoreless with three shots on goal, a blocked shot and three hits in 12:02 of ice time across […]

Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen Help Canes 'Finnish' Game 3

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Sebastian Aho scored a goal while adding an assist with a plus-one rating in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Islanders on Wednesday, while left wing Teuvo Teravainen notched a pair of goals with a plus-three rating, four shots on net and a blocked shot, as […]

Curtis McElhinney Earns Victory In Game 3 Start

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney allowed two goals on 30 shots in Wednesday's Game 3 home victory against the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, making the start for the injured Petr Mrazek (lower body). McElhinney was strong in this one, as he yielded just a power-play goal to Devon Toews and a […]

Robin Lehner Comes Up Short In Game 3 Road Loss

New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner allowed three goals on 36 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 road loss in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes. The game wasn't as lopsided as the score indicates, as it was 2-2 entering the final period, and Lehner didn't allow the go-ahead goal until 10:15 […]

Khris Davis In The Midst Of A Rare Power Outage

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 road loss against the Boston Red Sox. Davis has a pair of multi-hit games over the past four games to get the batting average going in the right direction again, but he hasn't hit a […]

Mike Fiers Suffers Another Road Loss Wednesday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed three earned runs, five hits and a walk with three strikeouts over five innings in a road loss against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, slipping to 2-3 with a 6.81 ERA. He also hit a batter while throwing just 42 of his 64 pitches for strikes. He […]

Shin-Soo Choo On Seven-Game Hitting Streak

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-5 setback against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has now hit safely in seven consecutive games, matching a season high for any Rangers player. Shortstop Elvis Andrus also hit safely in seven straight from April 7-16. Choo is 12-for-31 (.387) […]

Danny Santana Swats Homer, Continues To Hit

Texas Rangers infielder Danny Santana made the most of his start in Wednesday's 7-5 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates, finishing 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run, a walk and two RBI. Overall, he is slashing .355/.379/.613, and he has racked up multi-hit performances in three of his past four games. He already has […]

Shelby Miller Continues To Flounder For Rangers

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller was tagged for four earned runs, four hits and two walks with three strikeouts over just 3 1/3 innings in a loss Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at home. He threw just 36 of his 62 pitches for strikes, he uncorked a wild pitch and also managed first-pitch strikes […]

Philipp Grubauer Makes 27 Saves In Home Loss

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer allowed three goals on 30 shots in a home loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks. As such, the Avalanche coughed up home-ice advantage back to the Sharks after splitting the first two games in the Bay Area. After dominating […]

Martin Jones Coughs Up Two Goals In Game 3 Road Win

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones turned aside 25 of the 27 shots he faced in Tuesday's 4-2 road victory against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Semifinals as the backstop helped the Sharks to a 2-1 series lead. After starting out the postseason with a 1-3-0 record, he has rattled off five victories […]

Logan Couture Records Hat Trick In Game 3 Victory

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture registered a hat trick with a plus-three rating, four shots on net, a minor penalty and a hit across 17:20 of ice time over 28 shifts in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. It was Couture's first career playoff hatty. The three-goal […]