Sacramento 4, Las Vegas (59-46) 2 Tyler Pill moved back into the rotation pitching 4 innings giving up two runs on six hits (2 HR’s) with three strikeouts. Chase Huchingson followed with two scoreless innings lowering his ERA with Las Vegas to 1.33 20.1 innings but he has walked 15 in that span. Danny Muno was 2-4 with a run scored out of the leadoff spot and played second base with...
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Last night may have just been one of the most harrowing and bewildering evenings I’ve ever experienced watching a baseball game. Tom Hanks may have gotten it wrong, because last night we saw lots of crying in baseball. I’m sure sports talk radio, the talking heads on TV, and everyone on social media, will have a field day trying to affix blame on what transpired Wednesday night, and...
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Stat Line: 2.1 IP, 6 R, 10 H, 1 SO, 0 BB Bartolo Colon struggled throwing his fastball against the San Diego Padres leading to a 6-1 deficit by the middle of the third inning. This article explains the reason behind Colons poor fastball velocity and command. Lack of Spin MPH on a pitch is measured by the amount of revolutions per second made by the baseball. Colon’s velocity was down three...
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The Mets (52-49) were defeated by the San Diego Padres (48-53) by a score of 7-3 tonight at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon started for the Mets, and didn’t fare very well to say the least. He lasted just 2.1 innings, allowing six runs on ten hits. He falls to 9-9, as his ERA inflates to 4.96. Will Venable started the game off with a bunt single, which was followed by two singles from Yangervis...
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I cannot believe what I’ve just heard. Mets GM Sandy Alderson just told reporters that the rumored Carlos Gomez deal is not a deal. “There is no deal and there will not be any deal,” Alderson said. Alderson repeatedly said that a deal has not and will not transpire. “Unfortunately social media got too far ahead of the facts. Whatever has been speculated over the course of...
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According to Jayson Stark of ESPN the Detroit Tigers are telling teams that they are going to reboot and are ready to begin selling off pieces. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski confirmed as much today with MLB.com’s Jason Beck. That could mean the New York Mets could take another look at outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, whom they’ve had interest in previously. Obviously a player like Cespedes is...
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