In a surprising turn of events, Masahiro Tanaka took a shutout into the eighth inning. He didn’t walk any batters and struck out 13, including the seven he caught swinging in the first three innings, and eight of the first 11 he faced.
Baseball Chatter May 19
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 05/08
Francisco Rodriguez blew his fourth save yesterday and now has an 8.49 ERA. Justin Wilson pitched a scoreless eighth inning for his eighth hold. He owns a 1.32 ERA, having only allowed two runs on four hits in 13 2/3 innings this season, His K/BB ratio is 22/4
Baseball Chatter 05/05
Injury News David Price threw 50 pitches in his second simulated game …
Baseball Chatter 04/11
We told you a few days ago that the Tigers were going to call up Joe Jimenez. This happened yesterday after they demoted Bruce Rondon to Triple-A Toledo.