Buster Olney and Keith Law discussed the Mets, the Royals and the Blue Jays as potential buyers or sellers
Bud Black mentioned, once again, that Ian Desmond will likely play left field when the team faces left-handed pitching, in order to keep Mark Reynolds in the lineup.
Reynolds leads the team with a .317 average, is tied with Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado for the team lead with seven home runs and is second on the team with 20 RBIs.
Corey Seager has the third most hits (252) in Dodgers history of any player younger than 23. Andre Beltre had 466 and Willie Davis had 288.
Jeff Samardzija entered yesterday 0-4 with the National League’s worst ERA among qualified starters. He gave up two runs on four hits in seven innings.
Last night was the first time Jake Arrieta didn’t complete five innings innings since 2014, 72 starts.
Chase Anderson is one of the most added players over at ESPN this week. Heading into yesterday, he had a 1.13 ERA with a total of three earned runs over four starts and 24 innings.
He gave up four earned runs on four hits along with three walks, raising his ERA to 2.10. If he can keep the ball in the park and his walks down, he may turn out to be a nice pickup
Mark Trumbo hit his first homer in 20 games and his second of the season.
Yulieski Gurriel went 3-for-4 last night, raising his average to .347.
Mike Trout hit home run number seven last night, and has hit more home runs this April than he has in any other season.
Tyler Skaggs allowed two runs in 14 innings over two starts before hitting the disabled list. Yesterday he gave up one run in five innings, and threw 76 pitches.
Kenta Maeda might have saved his job last night when he gave up two runs on eight hits and struck out eight in seven innings. That was first time he pitched more than five innings in a start so far this season.
Brandon Kintzler has pitched 10 1/3 scoreless innings and earned his sixth save of the season. He is 23 for 26 since moving into the closer’s role last June.
Jerad Eickhoff struggled with his curveball last night, and seven of the nine hits he allowed were when there were two outs. No need to worry.
Maikel Franco is walking more and striking out less. He is also making contact better than he did last season.
Pirates outfielder prospect Austin Meadows entered yesterday having reached base in 13 straight games, which raised his average to .221. Imagine what it looked like before the current hit streak. (.048)
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The Braves scored 10 runs last night, and 25 over the past three games. This comes after losing six straight.
The Red Sox entered yesterday with only seven total runs scored in the first inning, and then they scored five runs in the first inning against Jake Arrieta.
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