Left-handed pitcher Mike Minor was electric tonight, helping the Kansas City Royals snap their five-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics. Minor finished the game with three hits, one run and eight strikeouts over seven innings, which was the first quality start of the month for the Royals' startingrotation.Kansas City improves to a 30-31 record on the season, while Oakland falls to
Tyler Higbee Jersey 37-27.Here are three things I took away from tonight's game.Mike Minor is finally reaching his top formMinor had arguably his best game of the season tonight, with 45 pitches with a 2,500+ spin rate, 14 pitches with a 2,600+ spin rate and four pitches with a 2,700+ spin rate, resulting in an average spin rate of 2,448 and 19 whiffs. All of the top eight pitches in spin rate for Minor on the game were sliders that had a 30+ inch vertical break, with the only one that
J.J. Koski Jersey was hit and resulted in a baserunner being an error that was from a dropped flyball by Andrew Benintendi.Scroll to ContinueMinor now has three quality starts and four starts with two or fewer earned runs allowed in the last month, lowering his ERA from 5.75 to 4.63 in that time span. With some other starters,
Jeremiah Kolone Jersey such as Kris Bubic and Brad Keller, struggling of late, an emerging Minor could be huge for the Royals to get some wins in the coming weeks on their path to October.Andrew Benintendi needs more All-Star considerationWhat an acquisition this guy has been! Benintendi had yet another big game tonight, going 2-for-4 with an eighth-inning home run that increased the Royals lead to 4-1. That was his seventh homer of the season and had a 103.5 exit velocity, traveled 401 feet and had a .900 expected batting average (xBA), the second-best hit ball tonight behind Jorge Solers home run, which had a 108.4 exit velocity, went 425 feet and had a .930 xBA. Since the start of May, Benintendi has been easily one
Matt Gay Jersey of the best outfielders in the MLB with an OPS well over .800 in both May and the early part of June. Vote Benny!Whit Merrifield had a night to forgetMerrifield had a 10-game hitting streak snapped tonight after going 0-for-5 in this one, having two strikeouts and just one ball hit over 90 MPH. Merrifield's numbers this season
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In the eighth inning of the Dodgers 8-1 win over the Padres on Friday night, fans expected to see Freddie Freeman step up to the plate. Instead they were greeted with the 6' 2 left-handed pitcher (and batter) .The southpaw struck out swinging and it wasn't
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Eli Manning Jersey to Continue"No wonder Dodgers manager Dave Roberts decided he didnt want to put any of my position players up there against a softball player, a pitcher throwing an eephus ball."Calling Batten a "softball player" was cold for sure but let's just look at why Roberts might have compared him to such.He struck out Anderson
Will Hernandez Jersey on a 53.6 mph pitch that was kindly described as a "changeup: and his slider topped out at 57.4 mph.The 27-year-old second baseman has pitched in two games this season, on Friday and at the beginning of July when San Diego hosted the Giants. In each game he gave up a hit in the inning he appeared
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Taijuan Walker was rudely greeted by his former team, as the Blue Jays tagged him for six runs on three home runs and eight hits in a 10-3 Mets' lo s.Walker hasn't looked his sharpest in his last two outings and his ERA has now ballooned from 2.50 to 3.43 on the season."Pitch selection, I threw a couple pitches I shouldn't have thrown and that was it," said Walker after the game."Everything else felt really good and I like where I am at. Things are going to
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Adoree' Jackson Jersey the top of the third when George Springer smacked a solo homer to silence a barrage of boos from the Mets' faithful. But that wasn't all, Teoscar Hernandez slammed a two-run homer of his own, to extend his team's lead to 3-0.In the top of the fifth, the Blue Jays were at it again. After setting up second-and-third with nobody out, Walker appeared to injure himself, which prompted a visit from Rojas, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and head athletic trainer Brian Chicklo.Although Walker was able to stay in the game, his night ended shortly thereafter, as Marcus Semien took him deep for a three-run blast to bust the game open at 6-0.Following the lo s, Walker said the mound visit was "nothing," and insisted that he is fine physically.Scroll to ContinueHowever, Rojas went on to reveal that Walker felt a "pinch" in his left shoulder on a swing, which they later saw him favor after reaching for a liner off the mound. But Rojas says he is okay, and it is nothing to worry about, which is why they let him stay in the game.Second baseman Jeff McNeil mi sed his second straight start with left leg fatigue, and Rojas said he was unavailable off the bench again on Saturday night. But as Rojas also said, McNeil had a really good day running
Graham Gano Jersey , and they are feeling good about his status. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow.The Mets had their chances against Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu, but were unable to score a run off of him through the first four innings.However, in the bottom of the fifth, the Mets climbed back in this one on five straight hits, which produced three runs. After Luis Guillorme singled, and Brandon Drury stroked a pinch-hit double, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso and Dom Smith all recorded RBI singles to cut the deficit to 6-3.This ended Ryu's night after
Sterling Shepard Jersey 4.1 innings. He allowed three runs on 10 hits up until this point. Right-handed reliever Trevor Richards entered out of the Blue Jays' bullpen and was able to stop the bleeding by striking out J.D. Davis and James McCann to end the inning.In the top of the seventh, Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette went yard off Drew Smith for a solo-shot, which extended his team's lead to 7-3.Two innings later, Bichette knocked in the Blue Jays' eighth run of the evening with an RBI single off Anthony Banda in the ninth. And Hernandez followed this up by smacking his second homer of the contest, which was the fifth long ball for the Blue Jays' offense, to make the game 10-3.And Toronto's bullpen did the rest, shutting the Mets out for the final 4.2 innings.The Blue Jays had 17 hits, while the Mets had 14, but it was Toronto's home run party that made all the difference.The Mets are now 51-44 on the season, and will look to capture a series victory over
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TORONTO Plenty of people have been frustrated with Tampa Bay's offense this season, but no one has
Deion Jones Jersey a more legitimate gripe than Corey Kluber, the Rays' veteran starter.The 36-year-old, who's taking the mound this afternoon when the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays, has pitched well this year, but the Rays hitters have given him very little run support.Kluber is 3-4 with a 3.45 earned run average, but in his last six starts, he has an impre sive 2.36 ERA over 34 1/3 innings. In
Julio Jones Jersey four of those starts, the Rays have scored a total of four runs while he's been on the mound.Scroll to ContinueThe Rays are hoping to change that around this afternoon against Toronto starter Jose Berrios, who has been struggling this year. He is 5-4 with a 5.86 ERA.Kevin Kiermaier (hip) has come off the injured list
Tajae Sharpe Jersey on Friday, and he's back in the starting lineup. Ryan Yarbrough was sent back to Durham. Here's the latest on the game:How to watch Rays at Blue JaysWho: Tampa Bay Rays (40-35) at Toronto Blue Jays (43-33)When: 3:07 p.m. ET, Friday, June 30Where: Rogers Center, TorontoTV: Bally Sports SunStream: Fubo.tv Announcers:Dewayne Staats (play-by-play)
Desmond Ridder T Shirts , Brian Anderson (color commentary) and Tricia Whitaker (reporter).Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM, SiriusXM Channel 176 (Blue Jays announcers; Rays online)Announcers: Andy Freed and Dave Wills.Latest line: The Blue Jays are favored at minus-144 on the money line according to the website opening line as of Thursday afternoon. The Rays are plus-122. The over/under is 9.Projected lineupsRAYS: Yandy Diaz 3B, Ji-Man
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The offers are now on the table.On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Mets officially announced that theyve extended qualifying offers to both right
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Julio Jones T Shirts would get done.Syndergaard admitted that he would be "extremely grateful" to receive the QO from the Mets, and now his wish has been granted.Scroll
Foyesade Oluokun Jersey to ContinueThe 29-year-old has pitched a total of just two innings acro s the past two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery in March of 2020.And it is hard to see Syndergaard not accepting the QO based off his previous comments, as well as the reality of his market if he were to enter free agency.Syndergaard is probably destined for a one-year prove it deal even if he decides to reject the QO.But given the question mark surrounding his health, along
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MINNEAPOLIS Scoring runs and stringing hits together hasn't come easy for the Yankees' offense this season. In Minneapolis on Tuesday night, New York manufactured a rally just in the nick of time and erupted for some insurance.With the game tied at three runs apiece, the Yankees started the eighth inning with back-to-back singles. From there, a sacrifice bunt and one fielder's choice after another paved the way to a critical two-run inning.That would've been enough run support for the bullpen, but Gary Snchez and Miguel Andjar both added mammoth home runs in
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Patrick Willis Jersey Yankees had won just three games over their last 13. The offense had put more than five runs on the board only once in their last 18. That's without mentioning the historic three-game sweep by the Red Sox last weekend,To manager Aaron Boone, situational hitting, mixed in with some hard contact and quality at-bats throughout were "critical" in the outburst."For us this year, obviously, we haven't been hitting homers as much as we normally do, or putting up crooked numbers as much as we do," he said. "So sometimes it takes little things in a game to win a ballgame and tonight's that kind of game where
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Deion Sanders Jersey has a long way to go, Boone said that a win like this can help the team loosen up and start playing better baseball. For a fourth-place team after 60 games, that's exactly what this team needs to do."Playing well has a way of doing that," Boone said. "There's no question coming off the series and the finish to the homestand that we had into the off day for the guys come out and ... claw their way back in and fight, I thought that compete was really good tonight."MORE:
The early goings have not been kind to the Philadelphia Phillies. Thankfully, many of the individual prospects that were slated to have a positive 2022 season have been doing just that, and some new breakout candidates have joined the fold too.One of those candidates: righty Ben Brown, who has been utterly electric acro s his last three starts.There are a bunch of other individual performances to highlight as well. So, without further delay, here's everything you mi sed from a weekend jam-packed with baseball on the Phillies farm:Top Stories:Triple-A: RHP Francisco Morales - 1.1 IP
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San Francisco 49Ers Home Office 26 batters acro s 25.1 innings pitched. Most importantly, his walks are down significantly, ranging around a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.McArthur has one of the best breaking balls in the Phillies' system. His ceiling certainly remains as that of a back-end starting pitcher, but his floor
Elijah Mitchell Jersey is high, in that he could eventually provide multiple innings of solid relief from the bullpen.High-A: RHP Ben Brown - 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 KThe Ben Brown breakout is upon us.The 22 year-old initially began his breakout campaign in 2019, but came to an abrupt halt when he learned he would go under the knife for Tommy John surgery. Thankfully, Brown bounced back, and returned throwing harder than ever. He had a bit of an adjustment period in 2021, and has since soared through his first few weeks of the 2022 season.In his last three starts, Brown has pitched a stellar 16.1 innings, striking out 27 batters in that span without allowing a single run.Single-A: RHP Andrew Painter - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 KAndrew Painter continues to put up wild numbers.Scroll to ContinueThe walks have been a bit of a problem of late. Painter walked 12 batters in 20.2 innings in the month of May. That said, this is the same guy who boasts a 1.38 ERA acro s 32.2 innings pitched this year, alongside 60 strikeouts.The Phillies primarily have Painter working with his fastball and slider at the moment. This is interesting, as Painter also boasts a plus-potential changeup, and a good curveball. They seem to be taking it
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Name: Cody ThomasVitals: Outfielder. 6' 4", 211, age 25, bats left, throws right. From Colleyville, Texas.Draft: Selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2016 draft out of The University of Oklahoma. Highest level of play: 2019 Tulsa Drillers.Likely date for major league debut: 2020/2021.Dodgers
Briley Moore Jersey Spring Training stats: 7-22, a triple and five home runs, seven strikeouts, .318/.333/1.019.Scroll to Continue 2017 (subscription required): He's strong with plus raw power...His pure hitting ability lags behind his power, with length and stiffne s to his stroke and trouble recognizing spin, which led to a 33 percent strikeout rate. Thomas' speed and arm strength are both average. He rotated among all three outfield spots in 2016 and is best suited for one of the corners. Despite being a college draft pick, Thomas is unlikely to
Marcus Mariota Hoodies Sweatshirts move quickly given his background.Comment: You could certainly hear the crack of the bat from a Cody Thomas 2020 spring training home run from Arizona to Los Angeles. What became clear to me is that this dude absolutely punishes baseballs. Its a shame we dont get to see what Thomas stat line couldve been had MLB finished its exhibition schedule. However, 12 games was all I really needed to watch to know that the Dodgers could truly have something here in a year or two. At 22, Thomas hit .222/.293/.409, 20 HR, 65 RBI, for the A-ball Great Lake Loons in 2017.
Amani Bledsoe Jersey The following year for the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes he hit .285/.355/.497 with 19 HR and 87 RBI. Last year at AA-Tulsa, Thomas stat line was .236/.308/.443 with 23 HR and 76 RBI in 532 plate appearances over 130 games.So, obviously Thomas can leave the yard, but his strikeout rate is a little troubling. One thing Baseball America pointed out
Racey McMath Jersey was that he has i sues recognizing spin. That seems to have followed him throughout the minors so far because over the last three seasons hes struck out approximately 29% of the time. The Dodgers already have a crowded outfield and Im curious to see where he fits into the fold. Not to mention, Thomas didnt crack Baseball Americas top 30 Dodgers prospects, which means hes also got the likes of outfielders Luke Raley (#26), D.J. Peters (#14) and Luis Rodriguez (#10) to compete with in the pecking order. However, despite everything I mentioned thats working against Thomas, the skills he displayed in a limited spring training are certainly enough to get your hopes up about his potential major league future.Fun fact about Thomas in his collegiate days: he was a two-sport athlete at Oklahoma playing baseball and football. Even though Thomas wouldnt nece
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Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray has improved nearly all his stats this season, aside from one major detail -- he's been cursed by the longball.After in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers responded.Ray, who hadn't walked a batter in 39 2/3 innings before this start, hit a wall in his first career start at Yankees Stadium.In the third inning,
Kevin Byard Jersey with Toronto up by two runs and a man on, Aaron Judge took a 3-0 fastball 440 feet to centre field, tying the game 3-3.Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez added another home run just an inning later, roasting a slider over the wall to give the Yankees a lead they
Jevon Kearse Jersey wouldn't surrender, as Toronto lost 5-3."The biggest thing was they came out swinging," Ray said."Me being in the zone as much as I was, there's a couple pitches I left too much in the middle of the plate and they made me pay for it," Ray added.Ray's showed much better command this season, walking batters at a career low 5.2% clip, but he's been unable to shake the hard contact. On Thursday, he allowed nine hits with an exit velocity over 95 miles-per-hour, including two home runs, and gave up five earned runs.The hard-throwing lefty has only gone one start without allowing a home run in 2021, and leads all of baseball with 14 home runs allowed.Ray attacks the zone with his fastball -- throwing the heater 58% of the time -- so some hard contact is inevitable. Still, giving up more longballs than any other pitcher in baseball is a large blemish on
Malik Willis Jersey an otherwise solid profile for Ray this season.Bo Bichette has a monster dayScroll to ContinueBo Bichette, who said he wasn't feeling super comfortable in the box this year,found his groove in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader at Yankee Stadium.After Danny Jansen and Marcus Semien both worked two-out walks off Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery, Bo Bichette strolled to the plate in the third inning.Bichette -- coming off a towering solo home run in the first game of the doubleheader -- didn't need long to duplicate his efforts.The 23-year-old loaded up on a slow curve ball and unleashed his patented power swing, twisting his body and shifting to a controlled stumble backwards.As the ball sailed towards the center field bullpen, Bichette knew it was gone, raising both arms to the sky before trotting around the bases.For
Julio Jones T Shirts Bichette, it was his 11th home run of the campaign, tying the most he's ever hit in a single season (2019)."The funny thing about Bichette is that he's not locked in yet, and he's doing well," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said."Whenever he gets locked in, you're gonna see that even more.The sky's the limit with that kid," Montoyo said.If Bichette is truly not 100% locked in as Montoyo says, then it's pretty scary to think about the damage he can do when things finally come together.Up
Jordan Roos Jersey Next:LHP Hyun Jin Ryu vs RHP Eli Morgan @ 7:10 PM E.T.Ryu takes the hill when the Blue Jays begin a three-game series in Cleveland on Friday. Toronto's ace is riding three straight quality starts.Morgan makes his MLB debut on Friday night for the Indians. He's registered a 3.95 ERA in three Triple-A starts this year.
Blue Jays fourth-ranked prospect Simeon Woods Richardson showed the command of a potential ace on Tuesday night against
Pittsburgh Steelers Sleepwear Underwear the Somerset Patriots.Woods Richardson after a great outing in his first starthad all his pitches working, going five innings, striking out eight batters, walking two and allowing just one earned run.The right-hander now rocks a cool 2.00 ERA this Double-A season and is quickly proving why he's such a highly touted pitching prospect. With minimal commitment to starting pitching beyond 2021, Toronto will be counting on Woods Richardson to compliment its major league pitching staff in the coming years.Woods Richardson carved through Patriots batters with ease, striking out two batters in the first inning and retiring the side in order. He showed excellent command of his changeup a pitch that scouts consider and painted the outside corner with a fastball to get his first strikeout of the night.A Jordan Groshans
Najee Harris Jersey error put a runner on in the second inning, but Woods Richardsonwho sat in the low 90s with his fastballpicked up his teammate, sitting down the next three hitters and, this time, using a perfectly placed breaking ball on the outer half to register his third strikeout.The 20-year-oldwho was a key piece in the 2019 trade that sent Marcus Stroman to the Mets whiffed another hitter with a breaking ball in the third inning.His command slipped a bit in the fourth. He got two weak-contact groundouts, before a four-pitch walk and a stolen base threatened his shutout. Woods Richardson ended the threat with a fastball at the knees for his fifth punch out of the night.The no-hitter was broken up when Patriots left-fielder Thomas
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Jack Ham Jersey the next three Patriots, sitting down Yankees No. 10 prospect Estevan Florial with a high fastball.His night was done after five innings and eight strikeouts on 78 pitches, 48 for strikes.Scroll to ContinueThis trend of pitching excellence began early in 2021 for Woods Richardson. He looked like a true veteran in spring training, throwing eight scorele s innings with eight strikeouts. At one point he breezed through the heart of the Yankees order, fanning Giancarlo Stanton on just three pitches.Woods Richardson will continue at Double-A for the time being, but if he keeps showing off reliable command and strong swing-and-mi s-stuff, a trip to Triple-A Buffalo/Trenton isn't far off.Other prospect news- Catcher Gabriel Moreno (Blue Jays no. 7 prospect) was the games hero. He hit a two-run oppo-bomb and drove in
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