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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
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Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. left Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning due to pain in his lower abdominal muscles, the Braves announced.Acuna appeared to suffer the injury while diving back to first base on a...
Atlanta Braves
... go Cubs in the fourth inning due to pain in his lower abdominal muscles, the Braves . Acuna appeared to suffer the injury while diving back to first base on a p ...
Chicago Cubs
... star left Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning due to pain in his lower abdominal muscles, the Braves ...
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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
3h
Kyle Hendricks waited all day for Sunday night, and then he served up a whole bunch of meatballs.The Chicago Cubs starter barely made it out of the first inning against the Atlanta Braves, who smashed four home runs off him in the opening frame at...
Atlanta Braves
... Braves' fourth round-tripper of the first to give starter Bryse Wilson a 6-0 lead b ...
Chicago Cubs
... inning. Until tonight, Kyle Hendricks had never given up four home runs in a Cubs game before. Combined estimated distance of Atlanta’s four homers in the fir ...
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Jason Wilson
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The Score
7h
The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander Lance Lynn on the 10-day injured list with a strained right trapezius, the team announced Sunday.A timetable for his return isn't clear yet.Lynn, 33, has been an excellent addition to the team's pitching...
Chicago White Sox
... t allow an earned run over his first 18 2/3 innings, and he became the first White Sox pitcher to strike out 10-plus batters without walking anyone in back-to-back ...
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Jason Wilson
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The Score
7h
Shane Bieber claimed another couple of pieces of strikeout history on Sunday.The Cleveland Indians right-hander struck out 13 batters over eight innings against the Cincinnati Reds, marking the first time any starter had recorded 10 or more...
Cleveland Indians
... most strikeouts all-time through the first 4 starts of a season. — Cleveland Indians (@Indians) In his previous start, Bieber joined Ryan, Randy Johnson, Gerrit ...
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Tom Ruminski
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The Score
13h
New York Yankees first baseman Jay Bruce has decided to retire after 14 seasons. Jay Bruce announces his retirement. pic.twitter.com/bJNmt0ASpO— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 18, 2021 Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Bruce's retirement will...
New York Yankees
... easons. Jay Bruce announces his retirement. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Bruce's retirement will come after Sunday's game ag ...
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Tom Ruminski
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The Score
14h
Tensions between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres continued to escalate Saturday when Clayton Kershaw and Jurickson Profar exchanged words following an at-bat during the second contest of a three-game series.Kershaw voiced his...
Los Angeles Dodgers
... " The incident happened one day after in the first game of the series due to Dodgers reliever hitting . L.A. will go for a sweep Sunday with on the mound. Twitte ...
San Diego Padres
... ry time. I've got a much better chance of doing that than hitting the ball." Padres manager Jayce Tingler said there was no malicious intent from Profar and tha ...
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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
18 Apr
Saturday's scheduled Minnesota Twins-Los Angeles Angels game in Anaheim has been postponed due to the Twins' continuing COVID-19 issues, the league announced.The postponement will give the team time to continue contact tracing and testing.Outfielder...
Los Angeles Angels
... eek, although it was later discovered to be a false positive, according to . Angels manager Joe Maddon expressed some worry about his team being exposed to the ...
Minnesota Twins
... op tested positive for the virus. However, so far during contact tracing the Twins aren't finding any overlap between their COVID-19 situation and Simmons, sou ...
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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
17 Apr
The deGrominator came oh so close to finally catching Tom Terrific.New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom struck out nine consecutive Colorado Rockies batters on Saturday, a run that left him one shy of fellow Mets icon Tom Seaver's longstanding major-league
Colorado Rockies
... second baseman , who promptly threw it away, allowing Fuentes to reach. The Rockies quickly cashed in on the miscue, scoring twice off deGrom in the fifth to ta ...
New York Mets
... 1901, according to . Seaver, who's widely considered the greatest player in Mets history and one of the best pitchers ever, became the only hurler to notch 1 ...
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Jason Wilson
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The Score
17 Apr
When Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar Jr. stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs, it marked his first appearance in a major-league game in nearly 13 years.Kazmar last played in...
Atlanta Braves
... e greatest moments I’ve had as a manager at all the levels, quite honestly," Braves manager Brian Snitker said, according to . "It’s amazing. You go from ’08 to ...
San Diego Padres
... h/t ) — MLB Stats (@MLBStats) Kazmar hit .205/.289/.231 in 19 games with the Padres in 2008 before spending over a decade in the minors. Split between affiliate ...
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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
17 Apr
Answer: This longtime sports broadcaster feels he's ready to follow in Alex Trebek's footsteps.Joe Buck will be taking a turn as the guest host of "Jeopardy!" in the near future, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports. He'll also be in...
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Jason Wilson
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The Score
17 Apr
The Milwaukee Brewers are placing star outfielder Christian Yelich on the 10-day injured list due to a back issue, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Manager Craig Counsell said the club hopes Yelich won't be out long term,
Milwaukee Brewers
... pair of stolen bases. With the slugger joining center fielder on the IL, the Brewers appear likely to continue deploying an outfield of , , and . A corresponding ...
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Tom Ruminski
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The Score
17 Apr
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander David Price believes the evolving rivalry with the San Diego Padres reached a new level after a benches-clearing incident during Friday's game."All rivalries in baseball are really good, but once you get that first...
Los Angeles Dodgers
... ll be ready." Things got heated between the two clubs in extra innings after Dodgers reliever hit , which prompted the two to exchange words while Mateo headed t ...
San Diego Padres
... Follow Us MLB Download the app Home All Leagues Follow Us MLB Price: Dodgers-Padres rivalry at 'next level' after benches cleared 14m ago Sean M. Haffey / Getty ...
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Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Score
17 Apr
Yankee Stadium lived up to its nickname - the Bronx Zoo - on Friday night.New York Yankees fans began throwing baseballs onto the field in the eighth inning, briefly halting play between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. The projectiles came close to...
New York Yankees
... aseballs at Rays players, halting game 24m ago Spectrum Sports 360 / Twitter Yankee Stadium lived up to its nickname - the Bronx Zoo - on Friday night. fans beg ...
Tampa Bay Rays
... two-minute delay. Tampa Bay went on to win the contest, 8-2. The Yankees and Rays had a dust-up last year, and tension has again been brewing between the AL E ...
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Jason Wilson
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The Score
17 Apr
Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer passed Cy Young for 22nd on the all-time strikeout on list Friday. He punched out Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Eduardo Escobar for the 2,807th strikeout of his career in the seventh inning of a...
Washington Nationals
... r Strikeouts list. Scherzer is now 22nd all-time with 2,807. // — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) It's quite the feat for Scherzer, who ranks second in strikeout ...