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Eric O’Flaherty will likely need Tommy John surgery after MRI
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Eric O’Flaherty is the latest member of the Atlanta Braves bullpen to be out for the season. A MRI on Saturday revealed that O’Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
Next week O’Flaherty will visit Dr. James Andrews to get his opinion but a torn ulnar collateral ligament has a pathway that leads straight to Tommy John surgery.
O’Flaherty had pitched...
Josh Hamilton out of Saturday's lineup
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton was scratched from the lineup before Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
As reported by William Boor at MLB.com,
" Josh Hamilton was initially in Saturday's lineup -- batting fifth and playing right field. Albert Pujols moved from first base to designated hitter, while Mark Trumbo shifted from designated...
Hamilton scratched from Angels' lineup
Right fielder Josh Hamilton has been scratched from the Los Angeles Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
According to a club spokesman, it's ''Just a day off, to recharge.'' Hamilton originally was scheduled to bat fifth, but was replaced in right field by Mark Trumbo - who had been slotted as the designated hitter. Instead...
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Astros Lose Game Off Walk-Off Disastrous Error in Bottom of Ninth to Pirates (Video)
The Pirates had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied against the Astros.
In most cases, you would assume that disaster would strike Pittsburgh in this scenario. But in what might have been a passing of the “biggest joke in MLB” torch, Houston was the team that blew it.
Russell Martin hit a routine pop up between second base and right field. Jake...
Why the Washington Nationals Will (and Will Not) Make the World Series
Roughly four years ago, when the Nationals were playingmore like the Natinals, my friend and former (almost) best manDave (aka “Furniture”) made a friendly wager with me that, at the time, appeared safe for decades to come. Furniturespeculated that the Nationals would leave Washington, D.C. before they even appeared in a World Series game. Because betting money on sports...
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Astros collide, drop fly ball to lose game
Ladies and Gentlemen, YOUR Houston Astros. Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin was at bat in the bottom of the ninth, full count, bases loaded and with the score tie. A weak pop fly to shallow right and the game is going into…oh wait, I forgot, its the Houston Astros. Right fielder Jimmy Paredes and second baseman Jake Elmore collide before either one of them could catch...
SPLISH SPLASH
Fan attempts to catch foul ball with beer, fails
During the first inning of the White Sox and Angels game on Friday night, Albert Pujols ripped a foul ball down the third baseline and out of play. One fan, who had a full beer tried to test his luck and attempt to catch the ball with his beer. Instead of making a catch for the ages, he incited a few angry people around him as the beer exploded in a radius of a few rows. [@CJZero...
Dugout Digest - all hail Harvey
Matt Harvey just cannot be stopped. The Mets rookie improved to 5-0 on the season in New York's 3-2 win over the Cubs on Friday night, giving up just two runs in 7 1/3 and striking out six without a walk. His fastball averaged 96 over the 106 total pitches he threw over the evening, topped out at 99, and he *still* broke 96 in the seventh inning. With Harvey, Shelby Miller, and...
INTO THE DRINK
Alvarez hits HR out of PNC Park, into river
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez brings new meaning to “hit it out of the park” as this home run ball clears the bleachers and ends up in the Allegheny drink. Screen snaps below courtesy of MLB.com, Root Sports, and KDKA and brought to you by Lowe’s. Looks like a Sergio Garcia shot at 17 Sometimes you just have to get wet as a fan retrieves the wet souvenir -David...
Astros fielders collide on popup, giving Pirates walk-off win (Video)
The Houston Astros lost another game in an embarrassing fashion that only the Astros could pull off. On Friday night, the Astros were tied at 4-4 with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Pirates loaded the bases, but Astros pitcher Edgar Gonzalez got Pirates batter Russell Martin to pop up to short center field to send the game into...
Grand slam brings relief to Cardinals' Freese
ST. LOUIS David Freese has heard from pretty much everyone.
That's how it works when you're the local kid playing for the hometown team. When your swing is sweet, the attention is great. When you're stuck the stinkiest stretch of hitting you've ever had, it can be a little much.
"There are so many people trying to help me," Freese said.
Whether it comes...
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Mets News: Mets going to demote Ike Davis for Andrew Brown?
Mets News:
Although Ike Davis snapped an 0-for-24 skid Friday in a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cubs, the internal discussion about potentially demoting the first baseman has only intensified, according to ESPNNewYork.com.
In fact, Davis may not have much more than the weekend series at Wrigley Field to show enough to stave off a demotion, according to a team source. The front...
Worley continues to show signs of improvement
MINNEAPOLIS After finally earning his first win in a Twins uniform last time out, Minnesota right-hander Vance Worley took another step forward Friday. Unfortunately for Worley, it didn't result in his second straight victory.
Worley allowed just one unearned run in six innings Friday against Boston and left with a one-run lead. But the Twins went on to lose 3-2 in extra innings...
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Kipnis' home run in 10th sends 34,282 home happy
CLEVELAND -- Jason Kipnis remembers making noises, but he doesnt know what they were.There were no words coming out, really, he said Friday night. It was just kind of sounds. Gibberish. Just screams.Kipnis had just watched his 10th-inning fly ball sail into the right-field stands to give the Indians a 6-3 win over Seattle. And as the crowd of 34,282 exulted, so did Kipnis.The dugout...
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Heyward strong in return to lineup as Braves dump Dodgers
ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman and Dan Uggla, tracking the ball into the right-field grass backed of and Jason Heyward slid forward with his feet in front of him, appearing to hit the grass on his right side as he made the catch.
The Braves right fielder lifted himself up, grimaced and took couple of steps. Uggla put his arm around Heyward and walked with him for a moment.
With Heyward...
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Three Cuts: Upton slam fuels Braves' win over Dodgers
ATLANTA Here are three things we learned from the Braves' 8-5 win over the Dodgers, a back-and-forth game that ultimately turned on a single power stroke:
1. Justin Upton apparently loves playing in the Braves' alternate reds
On April 5, the first Friday of the season, the Upton brothers made MLB history by becoming the first sibling pair to belt homers in the ninth inning...
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THE GREAT HAMBINO
'Sandlot' actors hang with Twins, Red Sox
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic baseball movie "The Sandlot", actors from the movie visited the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox before Friday night's game at Target Field. Photo via @BrianDuensing52. Chauncey Leopardi (who played Michael "Squints" Palledorous) and Patrick Renna (who played Ham Porter) with players on both teams, including...
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