Jose Berrios is the talk of the town after he pitched into the eighth inning last night, allowing one run off two hits and striking out 11. He threw first pitch strikes to 21 of the 27 batters he faced.
Baseball Chatter 05/16
Mike Trout became the first Angel to homer in four straight games since 2012. Yulieski Gurriel hit a line drive 383 feet with an exit velocity of 108.5 mph to get the Astros’ first four runs last night. It was his second-hardest hit in the majors.
Baseball Chatter 05/12
Kenta Maeda his best this season and perhaps the best of his career so far. He had no visible health issues during that game but manager Dave Roberts admitted that Maeda was haivng troubles with his hamstring a few weeks ago.
Baseball Chatter 05/11
Joaquin Benoit was crying about the fact that he doesn’t have a clear role after he allowed five earned runs and retired only one of the seven batters he faced in the seventh inning.
Baseball Chatter 05/10
Antonio Senzatela threw his fifth quality start in seven total games started in the majors. He has a 3.12 ERA in four starts at home in Coors Field and is 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA overall. The downside is that he rarely strikes batters out, 4.91 K/9. David Price threw around 60 pitches in a simulated session yesterday, and is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session tomorrow. He could begin a rehab assignment after one more sim game
Baseball Chatter 05/05
Injury News David Price threw 50 pitches in his second simulated game …