Injury News
Yoenis Cespedes limped off with pain in his left hamstring last night, or maybe he just needs a couple days off to golf.
Ian Desmond could possibly return before the end of April
Jorge Soler is looking to begin rehab assignment in the minor leagues this weekend
Player News
Paul Goldschmidt was hitting .216, with one double, three home runs and 10 RBIs this time last season, so keep your panic in check and your pants on
James Paxton ended his scoreless innings streak at 23. In 12 road starts against American League West teams, Paxton has only allowed more than two runs four times
Manager Pete Mackanin did not name an official closer after Hector Neris converted the save opportunity Thursday against the Mets
It just occurred to me: It’s nice to have two guys who can close. It was a good opportunity for me to use Neris. He came through very wellPete McKanin
Wade Miley has a 1.89 ERA with four runs allowed in 19 innings over three starts this season. He has 19 strikeouts and just two walks over his past two starts, and his opponents are batting .127 against.
Angels prospect Alex Meyer is being promoted to start tonight
Aledmys Diaz is swinging at pitches outside the zone 18.1 percent more than last season. Last season: 26.3 percent. This season: 44.7 percent
Matt Shoemaker has allowed a home run in each of his four starts, six total.
Steven Souza has a 36.6 hard-hit percentage and his 24.7 strikeout percentage is a significant improvement on last season, when it was 34 percent.
Dansby Swanson is 3-for-33 with no extra-base hits, one walk and nine strikeouts in his past eight games. He is batting .131/.159/.197 on the season
Carlos Santana has 38 RBI and 12 home runs at Target Field, the third-highest total by a visiting player.
Daniel Norris allowed more than three earned runs last night for the first time in 22 starts.
Ryan Braun will have full veto rights over any trade after May 13, when he gets to ten years played in the major league.
Travis Shaw tied Kris Bryant last night for the hardest hit home run of the season, 116.9 mph. Shaw’s homer went 458 ft.
Noah Syndergaard has 30 strikeouts and zero walks on the season. Adam Wainwright holds the record with 35 strikeouts before any walks
Maikel Franco is swinging at fewer pitches and making more contact than he has in any previous season. That is hard to believe when you look at his .148 average but his BABIP is .152
Team News
The Rockies are 6-0 in one-run games, three of those are thanks to Nolan Arenado
Colorado’s starters have a combined 5-6 record and their 4.50 ERA is the highest in the National League.
Luckily Kansas City has a great starting rotation, 1.91 ERA, because they have scored the least number of runs in baseball, 41.
The Rangers have scored 73 runs but I don’t know how since they have the worst batting average in the American League, .206.
The Cardinals have homered 22 straight games at Miller Park
As a team, the Diamondbacks hit .211 on this last road trip. They hit .239 with runners in scoring position
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