Trey Mancini went 3 for 5 with four RBI last night, matching the major league record with seven home runs hit in the first 12 games of career.
Aaron Sanchez hit the 10-day disabled list due to a blister on his finger that won’t go away, and will see a hand specialist in Kansas City in the next couple days. Sanchez has been dealing with blisters for two years now,
I can’t keep altering my mechanics and putting my other body parts in jeopardy for something that is so little. I need to get this thing knocked out.It has been something that has been lingering for a little bit now. We have been in contact with some hand specialists over the phone and I think the next step is to go see them in person.
Two years, it has been something that is kind of off and on. We don’t really know when it comes, how it comes, why it’s coming.
This is the opportunity to hopefully figure it all out. I’m hoping it’s not going to take too long but it’s so hit and miss. The finger, it’s one of the most important things for me in terms of feel and command, and for me to go out there and not be in top [form], it’s hard to compete.Aaron Sanchez on his nagging blisters
JA Happ walked off the mound and into the clubhouse after..
Dee Gordon is hitting .433 with five runs over the last six games.
Ryan Braun has hit 22 home runs at Great American Ball Park, one behind Lance Berkman‘s mark for visiting players. Braun also ranks second on Milwaukee’s career RBIs list with 945. Robin Yount has 1,406.
Eric Thames is the first player in Brewers history with five home runs in his first 10 games. He has five homers in his last four games, .368/.455/.921 and leads the majors with a 1.367 OPS.
Ryan Schimpf is hitting .152 with only two hits other than his three homers over 33 at-bats.
Bryce Harper hit his fourth game-ending homer last night, with 18 of his 125 big league homers against the Phillies.
Ian Kennedy struck out 10 batters, throwing 111 pitches in eight scoreless innings, then Kelvin Herrera came in to throw eight pitches for the win.
Royals starting pitchers have a combined .63 ERA, giving up only two runs on 13 hits over 28 2/3 innings in the past four games.
Jorge Soler was feeling tightness after batting practice Saturday, causing him to be set back a few days on his road to recovery from an oblique strain.
The Pirates were 4-14 against the Cubs last season, including 1-8 in Chicago. They just swept the Cubbies in three games.
The Cubs bullpen has blown saves in three consecutive games for the first time since 2000, allowing 12 runs, including three home runs, in 9 1/3 innings versus the Pirates.
Last season Cleveland beat Detroit 14 of 18 games. Detroit took two of three this weekend.
Jarrod Dyson‘ is four for four on stolen base attempts so far this season, and has 100% success rate over his last 16 steals. Dyson has stole 30 or more bases in four of the past five seasons. And that happens with part time at bats. Can you imagine what he might do if he gets 500 at bats?
Rich Hill pitched the third inning with a popped blister, but hey, at least it isn’t as bad as last year when it ”completely broke open and was bleeding, raw skin.”
Every time he takes the mound, the uncertainty is tough on everybody. It’s tough on the team. It’s tough on the pen. And I know Rich understands that. (We tried to) give it time, ample time, which we thought 10 days was enough, but apparently it wasn’t. We have to revisit those conversations.Manager Dave Roberts on Rich Hill
The Yankees have won their first six home games for the first time since 1998, without Gary Sanchez
Joaquin Benoit allowed three runs on two hits and a walk across two thirds of an inning to blow his first save of the season Sunday against the Nats.
The Diamondbacks entered yesterday leading the National League with 13 errors
Chipper Jones did a commercial at Sun Trust Park a couple of weeks ago.
I walked in through the center field breeze way and it was like I was walking into a blizzard. Everything was just being sucked out of the park. I think the ball will carry really well, especially more so than at Turner. There weren’t too many cheap homers at Turner Field. This place, I don’t think you’ll have to crush one to get it out of here.Chipper Jones on Sun Trust Park
Avisail Garcia has reached base in all 11 games, including six multi-hit games. He is off to the best start in the American League with his .465 batting average and tied with Matt Davidson for a team-high 10 RBIs.
After his first three major league outings, nearly eight out of every 10 of Antonio Senzatela pitches are fastballs.
The Indians scored nine runs off Justin Verlander, including three homers on 11 hits.
We used multiple signs with nobody on base and we changed the signs often, It’s got to be something other than that. We’ve exhausted that side of it. Cleveland’s not the only team we do that with. There’s numerous teams that we take extra precautions with our signs. I wouldn’t say it was anything to do with that.James McCann on the possibility of Indians stealing signs
There is a bunch more about Verlander and stealing signs on today’s podcast..Have a listen
Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Matt Harvey combined for a 1.89 ERA over 19 innings without a win over the three game series in Miami.
- 0-3 in three starts so far
- has yet to get an out in the sixth inning.
- Allowing 10 hits a game on average
The Blue Jays have lost eight of their last nine games, and are 2-10 overall. They still have the least number of runs scored in baseball, 34
The Cardinals haven’t been 3-9 to start a season since 1988, and since the postseason expanded in 1994, only three teams have started 3-9 or worse through their first 12 games and still made it to the postseason. All three lost in the first round.
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