Boston Red Sox (3-1) at Houston Astros (1-3) Thursday, October 16, 2018 • 8:09 p.m. ET • Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas LHP David Price (0-0, 7.71 ) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (1-0, 3.00) ALCS Game 5 • TV: TBS • Listen: WEEI 93.7, ESPN Radio, KBME 790 The Red Sox took a commanding 3-1 series lead in their 8-6 win on Wednesday night that featured a controversial fan interference call and a...
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2018 National League Championship Series Game 1 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-5, 2.73 ERA) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (10-11, 4.21) October 12, 2018 • Miller Park • 8:09 p.m. ET, FS1 Dodgers Lineup Chris Taylor – LF Justin Turner – 3B David Freese – 1B Manny Machado – SS Matt Kemp – RF Enrique Hernandez – 2B Cody Bellinger –...
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It was a strong season for the development of the New York Mes farm system, going from being ranked No. 27 to No. 19 according to Baseball America, one of the biggest jumps for any organization. There are many reasons for the improvement, from acquiring prospects in trade (Franklyn Kilome, Will Toffey), to pitchers finally pitching healthy full season (Anthony Kay, David Peterson), strong pro...
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The New York Mets offense struggled as a whole in 2018, though one of their biggest weaknesses was against left-handed pitching, where they ranked among the bottom of the league in virtually every category. Their 82 wRC+ against left-handed pitching ranked 26th, .285 wOBA ranked 28th, 24.7 strikeout percentage was 29th and their .224 batting average tied for the worst in Major League Baseball....
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With the New York Mets beginning their first round of interviews to fill their general manager void this week, multiple names have been connected to the team as people that have interest in the job and other that don’t. Minnesota Twins GM Thad Levine and Toronto Blue Jays vice president of baseball operations Ben Cherington both declined to interview for the Mets GM job. Cherington also...
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