Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez described himself as “clueless” following yet another disappointing outing. The young righty took the loss as the Phils dropped a 6-3 decision to the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.Velasquez allowed five earned runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings against the Bucs. As is frequently the case, he started out … Continue reading Phillies may need to step back with Vince Velasquez
Streaking Rangers powered by Joey Gallo
On Friday night at Tigers Stadium, the Texas Rangers held off the host Detroit Tigers by a 5-3 score. The victory was a 10th straight for the streaking Rangers.Now at 23-20, they have slipped to within 6.5 games of their in-state AL West Division rivals, the Houston Astros.The Rangers have made this move without their … Continue reading Streaking Rangers powered by Joey Gallo
2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
The team with the best record over the first month and a half of the 2017 MLB season has been the Houston Astros. The Cleveland Indians are the defending American League champions.This weekend at Minute Maid Park, the Tribe comes to town for a showdown of two of the game’s top ball clubs in a series that … Continue reading 2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
Starlin Castro reaching his full potential in the Bronx
To the surprise of some, the New York Yankees are on top of the American League East Division standings. The Yankees current 24-13 record has the club 1.5 games up on the second place Baltimore Orioles.One of the biggest keys to the surge by the latest incarnation of the Bronx Bombers to the top of the standings … Continue reading Starlin Castro reaching his full potential in the Bronx
Surprising Mark Reynolds helps Colorado Rockies to surprising start
At the start of the 2017 season in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies were not considered a favorite in the NL West Division.Most prognosticators had the four-time defending division champion Los Angeles Dodgers as the favorites once again. If someone was going to dethrone LA, it was likely to be their arch-rivals, the San Francisco … Continue reading Surprising Mark Reynolds helps Colorado Rockies to surprising start
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