Adam Wainwright Tosses Seven Great Innings On Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright threw seven strong innings in Wednesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. In his seven innings of work, Wainwright allowed just one run on six hits. He struck out five and did not issue a walk. The Cardinals did eventually win this game, but when Wainwright exited they did […]

Yimi Garcia Earns His 14th Save On Wednesday

Miami Marlins closer Yimi Garcia picked up his 14th save of the season on Wednesday with a perfect 10th inning of work. Garcia came into the bottom of the 10th inning with the task of preserving a 3-1 lead and he did just that, recording a fly out, a ground out, and a line out […]

Dallas Goedert Likely Back To Sharing His Position

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was flying up draft boards all offseason with the news that Zach Ertz would be playing elsewhere in 2022. While the Eagles did allow Ertz to explore trade options, it seems no team was willing to take on the $8.5 million owed to the 30-year-old who just came off […]

Nolan Arenado Blasts A Solo Shot On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Chicago Cubs. It was his only hit of the day, leaving him 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. His solo shot came in the fourth inning and padded what would ultimately be only a temporary Cardinals […]

Alex Reyes Has An Awful Tuesday Night

St. Louis Cardinals closer Alex Reyes hit the regression wall as hard as possible on Tuesday, costing the Cardinals the game. Reyes came in to a bases loaded situation and allowed all three runs to score. Besides those three, he allowed three of his own runs to score on two hits and two walks. All […]

Johan Oviedo Throws Five Good Innings On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Johan Oviedo pitched well on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, allowing only one run on three hits and a walk in five innings, striking out five. He pitched well enough to earn a win, but the Cardinals bullpen blew the game in the ninth inning, leaving Oviedo without a decision. […]

Adam Duvall Belts A Three-Run Homer On Tuesday

Miami Marlins outfielder Adam Duvall hit a three-run home run on Tuesday in a 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals. Duvall went 1-for-4, hitting his three-run shot in the sixth inning to temporarily give the Marlins the lead. It was his 21st home run of the season and he now has 67 RBI. He could […]

Trevor Rogers Throws Five Solid Innings On Tuesday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Trevor Rogers threw five decent innings in Tuesday's game against the Washington Nationals. He allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three. Rogers did not have his best stuff, but he was good enough to definitely give his team a chance to win, which they […]

Paul DeJong Productive Despite A Hitless Monday

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong was productive in Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs despite going hitless in the game. Officially, DeJong was 0-for-3, but he drove in a run and scored two. Things like that just seem to happen when a player in on a hot streak, and DeJong has been one of […]

Paul Goldschmidt Hits A Monday Night Home Run

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit his 16th home run of the season in Monday night's win over the Chicago Cubs. "Goldy" went 2-for-5, also hitting a single. He scored a run and drove in two, raising his batting average to .273 and his OPS to .800. Goldschmidt now has 54 RBI and […]

Jake Woodford Falls One Out Shy Of A Quality Start

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford was called up from Triple-A to make a start on Monday and pitched well, falling one out away from a quality start. He still earned the win, improving his record to 2-1. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits, striking out six without issuing […]

Andrew Bellatti Gives Up Five Runs After Being Called Up

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Andrew Bellatti was called up from Triple-A Jacksonville before Monday's game against the Washington Nationals. He pitched at the big league level for the first time since 2015. It's a nice story, but it didn't have a happy ending: Bellatti allowed five runs on five hits while getting just four outs. […]

Ross Detwiler Gets Annihilated On Monday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Ross Detwiler, the starting pitcher in Monday's bullpen game, was thoroughly embarrassed by the Washington Nationals. Detwiler recorded just one inning of work, getting three outs while allowing eight runs on seven hits, giving up four home runs. Detwiler gave up four runs in the first inning and then was left […]

Miguel Rojas Has Three Hits On Monday

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas had an excellent game on Monday, the only Marlins player to really do anything. Rojas went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a single in the 18-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Rojas seemed like the only Marlins player who showed up to this game, also making […]

Garrett Cooper Placed On The Injured List

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper (elbow) is being placed on the 10-day injured list. Cooper was forced to leave Sunday's game after a collision while on defense. Cooper reached for an errant throw and base runner Travis Jankowski ran into him on the base path. While the Marlins at first made it seem like […]

Starling Marte Very Likely To Be Traded

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte is extremely likely to be traded before the July 31 trade deadline. Marte was in talks with the Marlins about signing an extension, but those talks are reportedly over and the two sides were never close. Given his expiring contract and the Marlins floundering in last place with little to […]

John Curtiss Gives Up A Long Ball On Sunday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher John Curtiss (neck) was activated off the injured list before Saturday's game and appeared in Saturday and Sunday's games against the Philadelphia Phillies. On Saturday, he pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a hit and recording a strikeout. On Sunday, he allowed a solo home run to Didi Gregorius, but got the […]

Paul DeJong Stays Hot With A Sunday Home Run

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong kept his hot streak going with a home run in Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants. DeJong went 1-for-3 with the solo shot, scoring one run and driving himself in for one RBI. The Cardinals shortstop has been on a tear lately, slashing a ludicrous .455/.478/.909 over his […]

Alex Reyes Picks Up Another Save On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Alex Reyes picked up his 22nd save of the season on Sunday in a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. In typical Reyes fashion, there was trouble on the bases, but he managed to escape with the lead intact. Reyes pitched the ninth inning, allowing two walks and throwing 11 […]

Wade LeBlanc Throws Five Solid Innings On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Wade LeBlanc pitched well in Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants. LeBlanc lasted five innings, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk while striking out three. The run he allowed was on a solo homer by Darin Ruf in the fourth inning. LeBlanc did not factor […]

Steven Okert Contributes Another Scoreless Inning

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Steven Okert supplied another scoreless inning of work in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Okert threw an inning, retiring the Phillies in order while recording one strikeout. Okert has been excellent since being called up a few weeks ago. He's tossed eight innings, allowing just one run on four hits […]

Anthony Bender Takes His First Loss On Sunday

Miami Marlins rookie relief pitcher Anthony Bender took the first loss of his major league career in Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Bender threw an inning, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk without recording a strikeout. It took him 27 pitches (16 strikes) to get through the inning. Bender clearly didn't […]

Braxton Garrett Can't Get Through The Fifth Inning

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Braxton Garrett was called up to start Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies and tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out two. Garrett threw 82 pitches, 53 for strikes. He was called up when the Marlins placed Pablo Lopez […]

Adam Duvall Hits His 20th Home Run On Sunday

Miami Marlins outfielder Adam Duvall hit his 20th home run of the season in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Duvall went 2-for-3 with the home run, a walk, a single, two RBI and a run scored. He's never been a big help in the batting average category, but Duvall is once again doing Adam […]

Zach Thompson Throws Four Decent Innings On Saturday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Zach Thompson threw four solid innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday before a rain delay cut his start short. Thompson actually struggled at first, allowing two runs in the first inning before settling in to throw three scoreless after that. His total line for the day was four innings […]

Yimi Garcia Takes His Seventh Loss

Miami Marlins closer Yimi Garcia was saddled with his seventh loss of the season on Sunday, as part of the completion of Saturday's game. The Marlins and Phillies were tied after nine innings on Saturday night before rain came and postponed extra innings until Sunday. The Phillies bunted their free extra inning runner over to […]

Starling Marte Has Four Hits In Friday's Doubleheader

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte had been slumping badly before the All-Star Break, but got off to a strong start to the second half. In Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader, Marte went 1-for-3 with a single. He was just warming up for Game 2 though, where he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three […]

Jesus Aguilar Drives In Four More Runs On Friday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar was very productive in Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Aguilar went hitless in Game 1, finishing 0-for-3, but made up for it with a big second game. He went 3-for-3 in Game 2, smacking a three-run homer in the fourth inning and adding two singles […]

Paul Goldschmidt Goes Yard On Friday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run in Friday's loss to the San Francisco Giants. Goldschmidt also drew a walk, ending up 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, both on the solo shot in the seventh inning. That's 14 home runs and 50 RBI for "Goldy" who hasn't quite […]

Paul DeJong Has Three Hits On Friday

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong got the second half off to a good start in Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants. He went 3-for-4 with all three hits being singles. DeJong has been a streaky hitter for his entire career, but he spent almost all of the first half of this season waiting […]