Thomas Szapucki, who has been hit hard in his last few starts in Triple-A, pitched on June 16 and is not an option to start Saturday.
The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays benches cleared mid-game on Saturday after visiting pitcher Alek Manoah clocked Orioles batter Maikel Franco. It wasn’t quite a brawl, since no punches were thrown and the overall tone of the altercation was somewhat muted, but still a tense moment nonetheless. Take a look:
"There's no doubt that there's truth to that concept, it's been proven over and over again. There's a couple points to it, though," La Russa said. "One, you've got to have the coaching that helps you learn from the experience. And then you've got to have the mental toughness not to get discouraged and frustrated and start doubting, but understand that it's a learning process and everybody goes through it. And both those things are here.Chicago White Sox Silk Scarf
The spin rate on his sinker, which ranked in the top 1% of all pitchers, was down 217 rpm.New York Yankees Silk Scarf
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Kapler has been particularly aggressive with pinch-hitters, using them 147 times through 72 games. Only the Arizona Diamondbacks (133) are even within 30 pinch-hit at-bats of the Giants. The Giants lead the big leagues in homers (eight) and RBI (24) from pinch-hitters, and Kapler isn't afraid to pull the trigger with two or three guys early in the game or in the same inning. He has made the "line change" a thing in the Giants dugout. Miami Marlins Silk Scarf
Guerrero, Jr. isn’t necessarily a boisterous person, so it makes sense he’d just head back to the dugout without voicing his displeasure. Yet…come on.
But is this lineup — the one missing three hitters the caliber of Jiménez, Robert and Madrigal — capable of fulfilling those World Series expectations without any augmentation?Philadelphia Phillies Silk Scarf
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