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Alec Mills Earns Fifth Victory
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills earned a quality start in Wednesday's victory versus the Colorado Rockies. Mills tossed six frames and allowed eight hits, two runs, two walks and struck out three on the evening. With the Cubs dealing starting pitcher Trevor Williams at the trade deadline, Mills should remain in the rotation for... Read More
Jose Abreu Crushes 19th Home Run
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Abreu has been in a major funk at the plate during the second half and entered the contest with just four hits over his last 37 at-bats. The reigning American League MVP has... Read More
Lucas Giolito Struggles In Loss
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito struggled in Wednesday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Giolito has been having a strong second half of the season, but couldn't get it together on Wednesday. The right-hander had his second shortest outing of the season with four innings and allowed eight hits, six runs, zero walks... Read More
Walker Buehler Picks Up 19th Quality Start In Loss
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler picked up a tough loss against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Buehler went six innings and earned his 19th quality start of the season. The right-hander allowed five hits, one run, three walks and struck out five on the evening. Buehler pitched well enough for a victory, but... Read More
Ian Happ Hits 11th Home Run
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with a walk, three runs and a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Colorado Rockies. Happ has had a dismal year at the plate, but with the Cubs subtracting Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Joc Pederson and Anthony Rizzo from their offense, Happ will have plenty of... Read More
Zach Davies Gets Lit Up On Tuesday
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies got crushed in Tuesday's loss versus the Colorado Rockies. Davies tossed four innings and allowed six innings, seven runs, two walks with one strikeout. Davies struggled overall, but all seven runs came on a grand slam by catcher Elias Diaz and a three-run homer by outfielder Sam Hilliard. Davies... Read More
Andrew Vaughn Continues Strong Second Half
Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn continued his strong second half of the season by going 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Tuesday's victory versus the Kansas City Royals. Vaughn got off to a slow start in his rookie campaign, but finished the first half on a good note and that... Read More
Tim Anderson Break Out Of Funk With Three Hits
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson went 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBI and a home run in Tuesday's victory versus the Kansas City Royals. Anderson's home run was a two-run rocket off of Kris Bubic in the bottom of the third inning. Anderson has been in a big slump with nine hits over his... Read More
Dylan Cease Shines In Victory
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease earned his eighth victory in an impressive outing versus the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Cease earned a quality start with six innings and allowed one hit, zero walks, two walks and struck out 11 on the evening. The 11 strikeouts tie a career high for Cease and... Read More
Eloy Jimenez Returns To Lineup On Tuesday
Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez (groin) will return to the lineup on Tuesday to face the Kansas City Royals. Jimenez missed the entire season with a torn pectoral muscle, but was activated last Monday. Jimenez then picked up a groin injury on Wednesday and missed the rest of the week. It's great news for... Read More
Tyron Johnson Misses Practice On Tuesday
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tyron Johnson (foot/ankle) sat out during Tuesday's practice. It appeared to just be a maintenance day for the second-year wide receiver, with him being on the field to cheer on his teammates. Johnson is one of the hotter names for those looking at sleepers this season and he is competing... Read More
Tyreek Hill Leaves Practice Early With Knee Tendinitis
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill left Tuesday's practice early with knee tendinitis. Head Coach Andy Reid didn't seem too concerned and said that the team decided to just back off a little bit with their star wide receiver. Hill is coming off a dynamite season and with 87 receptions for 1276 receiving yards... Read More
Julio Urias Earns 13th Victory
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias put together another strong start in Sunday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers offense exploded versus the Diamondbacks and Urias was only needed for five innings. During that span, Urias threw 83 pitches and allowed four hits, zero runs, zero walks and struck out seven. The lefty... Read More
Mookie Betts Records Two Hits In Return
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts returned from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and went 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs in Sunday's blowout victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Betts played second base in a rare move by manager Dave Roberts, but Roberts said that he expects Betts will return to the outfield... Read More
Albert Pujols Drives In Three Runs
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols went 1-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI in Sunday's blowout victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pujols got the start with infielder Max Muncy getting the afternoon off. Despite the nice performance at the plate, the Dodgers are absolutely loaded offensively and Pujols doesn't have an everyday... Read More
AJ Pollock Records Four Hits In Dodgers Victory
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock continued his strong season at the plate with a big performance in Sunday's blowout victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pollock went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, one run and two RBI. When he is healthy, Pollock is as steady of a producer as there is. The Dodgers lineup... Read More
Justin Turner Stays Hot With 20th Home Run
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner continues to produce and had another strong performance versus the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Turner crushed a three-run home run off of Ryan Butcher in the top of the eighth inning to give the Dodgers an 11-0 lead... Read More
Brian Goodwin Walks It Off On Sunday
Chicago White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin played the role of hero in Sunday's victory versus the Cleveland Indians. Goodwin went 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk and a solo home run. Goodwin's home run was a walk-off homer against Nick Wittgren and it would be his second homer in as many days. Goodwin has been... Read More
Adbert Alzolay Walks Four In No-Decision
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adbert Alzolay went five innings in Sunday's no-decision versus the Washington Nationals. Alzolay allowed seven hits, four runs, four walks and struck out four on the afternoon. The young hurler got off to an impressive start this season, but he has struggled as the season has gone on and is 0-5... Read More
Rafael Ortega Hits Three Homers
Chicago Cubs outfielder Rafael Ortega went off in Sunday's contest versus the Washington Nationals. Ortega went 4-for-4 with a single, three home runs and five RBI. Ortega has been swinging a hot bat over the past month, but entered today's contest with just three homers on the season and six career homers. With the Cubs... Read More
Eloy Jimenez Will Miss Fourth Straight Game
Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez (groin) will be sidelined for his fourth consecutive game on Sunday versus the Cleveland Indians. Jimenez exited Wednesday's contest due to groin tightness and has not played since. Jimenez remains day-to-day. The White Sox have every reason to be cautious with their talented outfielder after he missed the entire... Read More
Willson Contreras Resting On Sunday Afternoon
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras will rest on Sunday versus the Washington Nationals. It's just a routine day off for Contreras and he will be replaced in the lineup by backup catcher Robinson Chirinos. Chirinos will bat seventh versus Erick Fedde. The veteran is hitting .273 with three homers and four RBI in 22 at-bats... Read More
Justin Turner Blasts 19th Homer
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's victory versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner crushed his go-ahead two-run rocket off of Stefan Crichton in the top of the seventh inning. Turner continues to put together one of his finest seasons as a professional and managers are... Read More
Mitch White Pitches Well As Opener
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Mitch White made his first career start as an opener in Saturday's contest versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers needed all they could get from the right-hander with the bullpen being heavily worked on Friday. White came through and tossed 3 2/3 innings. White allowed two hits, two runs, one... Read More
Brian Goodwin Hits Fifth Home Run
Chicago White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin went 1-for-3 with two runs, two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's loss versus the Cleveland Indians. Goodwin was struggling entering the contest, but has been playing with outfielder Eloy Jimenez (groin) banged up. Goodwin came through and not only with his home run, but he also... Read More
Seby Zavala Makes History On Saturday
Chicago White Sox catcher Seby Zavala went 4-for-4 with a single, three home runs and six RBI in Saturday's loss versus the Cleveland Indians. The three homers were the first of his career and he became the first player in MLB history to hit his first home run as part of a three-homer game. Zavala... Read More
Dallas Keuchel Allows Five Runs In No-Decision
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel struggled in Saturday's no-decision versus the Cleveland Indians. Keuchel went 5 1/3 innings this evening and allowed five hits, five runs, one walk and struck out four. The lefty has now given up nine runs over his last two outings. Keuchel remains 7-4 and will carry a 4.51... Read More
Michael Kopech Has Rough Appearance
Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech got lit up on Saturday for his first loss of the season versus the Cleveland Indians. Kopech went one inning and allowed five hits, five runs, one walk and recorded one strikeout. Kopech has been dominating this year, mostly as a reliever, but just didn't have it this evening.... Read More
Kyle Ryan Records First Save
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyle Ryan earned his first save of the season in Saturday's victory versus the Washington Nationals. Ryan was called upon to close it out for the Cubs with closer Craig Kimbrel being dealt at the trade deadline to the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Ryan failed to record a strikeout and... Read More
Rafael Ortega Continues To Hit In Second Half
Chicago Cubs outfielder Rafael Ortega went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base and a two-run home run in Saturday's victory versus the Washington Nationals. Ortega has been leading off for the Cubs lately and has been hitting the ball well. Ortega is now hitting .386 with one home run and five RBI over his... Read More