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 04/29
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.
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.