Adrian Sampson To Step Into The Rotation

Texas Rangers pitcher Adrian Sampson will fill the rotation spot of injured starter Edinson Volquez (elbow), who will have an MRI this weekend to determine the severity of the right elbow injury he suffered over the weekend. He said if he needs another Tommy John surgery he will retire. At the least, he will need... Read More

Justin Upton Still Wearing A Walking Boot

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton (toe) said Sunday that he was surprised to hear his turf toe injury would keep him sidelined two to three months. He suffered the injury trying to track down a fly ball in an exhibition game March 24 at Angel Stadium. "I've never dealt with this before. So I... Read More

Trevor Story Checks Out After HBP On Sunday

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (calf) left Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after being hit by a pitch on the right calf. He was able to stay in the game initially and attempted to make it from first to third base before being gunned down by Cody Bellinger on a strike to Justin... Read More

Evan Longoria Struggles Against His Former Team

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria managed just one hit across 13 at-bats with four strikeouts in three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, his former team. The struggles continue for Longoria, as he has managed just one homer all season, and he has just one extra-base hit (a double) across the past nine... Read More

Kevin Kiermaier Likely To Sit In Monday's Series Opener

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is expected to take a seat for Monday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox with a left-handed starting pitcher on the mound for the home side. Entering the season, Kiermaier hit .234 (75-for-320) with 12 doubles, five triples, seven homers and 41 RBI with 94 strikeouts and a... Read More

Joey Wendle Won't Return When Eligible

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle (hamstring) has yet to resume any "major baseball activity," according to manager Kevin Cash. The skipper said Wendle will not be ready to come off the 10-day injured list on Thursday when he is eligible, however, Wendle is "probably going to (come) back shortly after." When he is healthy,... Read More

Tommy Pham Halfway To The Splendid Splinter

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham singled in Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants to extend his team-record streak of reaching base to 42 games. He is now halfway to the Major League Record of 84 straight games set by Hall of Famer Ted Williams back in 1949. Pham is slashing .270/.378/.270 with six... Read More

Avisail Garcia Readies For Return To South Chicago

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Avisail Garcia said he was surprised he was released by the Chicago White Sox in late November, and is uncertain why he was cut loose. Garcia will return to Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, facing the Chicago White Sox as a visitor. "I'm happy where I am right now," he said.... Read More

Blake Snell Confident Prior To Monday's Start

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell said he is feeling good about Monday's road start against the Chicago White Sox. He is 2-0 with a 0.93 ERA across four career starts against the White Sox. He is also looking forward to pitching in the cooler weather. "I'm definitely looking forward to it. They're aggressive... Read More

Chad Pinder Drives In Three Runs Out Of Five Hole

Oakland Athletics infielder Chad Pinder made the start in Sunday's 9-8 road loss against the Houston Astros, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBI batting out of the fifth spot of manager Bob Melvin's batting order. He was batting behind DH Kendrys Morales (0-for-5) with All-Star Khris Davis getting a routine day... Read More

Josh Phegley Connects For First Homer Of 2019

Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two runs scored batting out of the ninth spot in Sunday's 9-8 road loss against the Houston Astros. Despite the solid day, Phegley continues to split the chores behind the dish with Nick Hundley, so he is only worth a... Read More

Mike Fiers Roughed Up By Former Teammates

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers was hammered for six earned runs, seven hits and four walks while retiring just five batters in a no-decision against the Houston Astros, his former team, on Sunday. Reliever J.B. Wendelken came on and threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to keep his team in the game. Fiers fell... Read More

Blake Treinen Falls Apart In Sunday's Relief Loss

Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen was entrusted with the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, but he couldn't hold it to take his first blown save and loss of 2019 in Houston on Sunday. He said after the game that he struggled with command of his hard, sinking fastball. Treinen allowed inherited runs... Read More

Robbie Grossman Belts First Home Run In Road Loss

Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman led off Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros and he finished 3-for-5 with a double, two-run home run, two runs scored and three RBI in the 9-8 slugfest loss. Grossman set the table nicely, collecting his first multi-hit game since March 28 against the Los Angeles Angels. He is... Read More

Merrill Kelly Takes Hard-Luck Loss On Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly allowed just one earned run, four hits and no walks with nine strikeouts across eight innings in a 1-0 loss against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. He threw 70 of his 94 pitches for strikes in the quality start, throwing 17 first-pitch strikes to the 27 batters he... Read More

Clayton Kershaw Might Join Rotation Next Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) will make another minor league rehab start either at home with Double-A Tulsa or on the road with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, as the organization has not decided the location yet. Manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw then might be ready to rejoin the rotation on Sunday,... Read More

David Fletcher Makes First Start In Left Field

Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher made his first career start in left field on Sunday afternoon against the Texas Rangers. His start in the outfielder actually didn't last long, as he moved to third base for the injured Zack Cozart (forearm) to start the top of the third inning while Peter Bourjos took over... Read More

Kole Calhoun Available Heading Into New Week

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun (knee) banged his right knee into the right field wall while pursuing a foul ball on Saturday. He said before Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers that he felt fine and he was available, if needed. He didn't get into the game, but he appears to be fine to... Read More

Shelby Miller Tattooed Again In Second Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller coughed up four earned runs, four hits and three walks with a strikeout across two innings of work in a loss in Sunday's road start against the Los Angeles Angels. He threw just 42 of his 67 pitches for strikes while his ERA ballooned to 9.53 and his WHIP... Read More

Brian Goodwin Continues To Swing A Hot Bat

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brian Goodwin went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-2 victory against the Texas Rangers. The no-doubter traveled 453 feet with a launch angle of 26.91 and an exit velocity of 108 mph against reliever Shawn Kelley in the bottom of the seventh... Read More

Mike Trout Dials Long Distance Again In Series Finale

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and three walks in Sunday's 7-2 victory against the Texas Rangers. Remember when he didn't have a homer across his first six games and fantasy owners were wringing their hands? He has now homered in four straight, posting five home runs with... Read More

Chris Stratton Shaky In Sunday's Home Outing

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Chris Stratton allowed two earned runs, four hits and four walks with a strikeout across four innings in Sunday's 7-2 victory against the Texas Rangers. He threw just 47 of his 85 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 12 of the 18 batters he faced. The bullpen bailed him... Read More

Zack Cozart Hopes To Avoid 10-Day IL

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Zack Cozart (forearm) was hit on the forearm by a pitch in Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers and he was forced to leave the game. X-rays were negative, and he said he is hopeful of avoiding the 10-day injured list. That's good news for Cozart, but he has been... Read More

Albert Pujols Moves Up All-Time Hits List

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols finished 1-for-3 with a run scored in Sunday's 7-2 victory against the Texas Rangers, collecting his 3,090th career hit. He moved past retired Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki for 22nd place on Major League Baseball's all-time hits list with 3,090. After a slow start in the four-game series... Read More

Antonio Senzatela Makes Rehab Outing

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela (foot) allowed two earned runs, seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts on 70 pitches across five innings in his first minor league rehab start for Triple-A Albuquerque this weekend. He started on the 10-day injured list due to a blister on his foot suffered during spring training.... Read More

Tyler Anderson Lands On 10-Day Injured List

The Colorado Rockies placed starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (knee) on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to inflammation in his left knee. They recalled pitcher Yency Almonte from Triple-A Albuquerque in the corresponding move. Anderson has been terrible out of the gate, going 0-2 with an 11.00 ERA and a 2.33 WHIP across two starts,... Read More

David Dahl Leaves Sunday's Game Against Dodgers

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl (side) was replaced in the top of the third inning on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers by Raimel Tapia. Dahl appeared to injure himself on a swinging miss against Dodgers lefty Julio Urias in the bottom of the second inning. He grabbed his side almost immediately, although ESPN announcer Alex... Read More

Ryan Blaney Leads 158 Laps, Settles For Fourth Place

Penske Racing driver Ryan Blaney ended up leading a race-best 158 laps at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, but he ended up settling for fourth place in the second short-track installment of the season. He'll look to keep up the good work heading into Richmond next Saturday. Blaney has not... Read More

Joey Logano Checks In Third At Bristol Motor Speedway

Penske Racing driver Joey Logano ended up settling for third place at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday behind winner Kyle Busch and runner-up Kurt Busch. Logano ended up leading 146 laps at the second short-track race of the season, but he came up just short for the win. He'll look... Read More

Kurt Busch Nearly Catches His Brother At Bristol

Ganassi Racing's Kurt Busch had to settle for the runner-up spot in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing right behind his brother, Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch. The elder Busch was seeking his seventh win at Thunder Valley, trying to tie his brother, but now he will head to the night race... Read More