Shota Imanaga threw seven hitless innings against the Pirates on Wednesday. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images) Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga was named an All-Star in the middle of his first MLB season. On Wednesday, he delivered arguably the strongest performance of his remarkable rookie season. Imanaga pitched seven hitless innings in a 12-0 win over the […]
ATLANTA — A day after being hit in the back of the head by a 95-mile-per-hour fastball, Atlanta Braves veteran Whit Merrifield predicted that the MLB Competition Committee, of which he is a member, will implement a rule by next season that would impose penalties on pitchers who hit batters with similarly high and inside […]
Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game in the third inning and was replaced by a pinch hitter. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after being hit by a pitch in the left elbow. The incident occurred in the first inning when Philadelphia was […]
PHILADELPHIA — They have accomplished something no other group of Atlanta Braves starting pitchers has done since the pitching mound was moved to its current length in 1893: They have allowed three or fewer runs in 21 consecutive games. And yet it wasn’t enough to help Atlanta make up much ground on the Philadelphia Phillies, […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale reached 200 strikeouts for the first time since 2019 and picked up the 16th win of his comeback season, pitching seven strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. After losing three of four games to NL East leader Philadelphia, […]
What we learned when Harrison ran out of steam in the Giants’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area RESULT For the first time on their road trip, the Giants played a game that was decided by more than a point, but that didn’t help them get back on track. The Milwaukee Brewers rode […]
Chris Sale knows what it’s like to win in Boston: he made three playoff appearances and won the 2018 World Series final with the Red Sox. While he is in his first season after Boston with the Atlanta Braves, Sale at least has one more chance to be a big help to the Red Sox […]
ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his only game against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the first Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the big unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s regular lineup featured two Hall of Famers, Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. Neither played that […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a home run and Reynaldo López pitched five strong innings in his return from the injured list to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. The six-time defending division champions moved to within six games of Philadelphia in the […]
Seattle Mariners first baseman Justin Turner walks back to the dugout after being honored before Monday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press) This happened before the two standing ovations. It wasn’t in the video tribute. It was a completely different scene in a completely unremarkable moment that didn’t seem to […]
