Third straight disappointing start for Malachi Witherspoon, and the... second time this year he has failed to make it out of the 1st inning against Fort Myers. But he was at 33 pitches, and the Tigers don’t let any young arm throw more than 35 in one inning.show more

Mike Krukow on Jung Hoo Lee’s catch against the... Dodgers last night: “That first inning was starting to get away from Adrian Houser. When Will Smith comes up in the first inning and hits this ball, I’m thinking 'This is not good' because if it gets over the head of Jung Hoo Lee, that’s 3 runs. They’re all gonna score in our opinion. JHL makes this great play. He backs up against the wall, comes up and gets the ball so quickly back into the infield that the runners at first and second can’t advance. That inning could have completely blown up. Houser got some confidence in that. He gets out of the inning and goes in the next inning and strikes out the side. It was huge to not only calm that inning, but to give Houser some confidence. As it turns out, Houser pitches into the 6th inning and he gets his first win ever against the Dodgers.” Game changing catch for sure via: KNBR | Brian Murphyshow more

Watching this back from last night and what a... moment Blake Treinen was at 37 pitches and had just put two on with one out Dave Roberts goes out to the mound to see if Treinen has it in his eyes He leaves him in... and Treinen gets outta the inningshow more

Rodon completely lost control. Eight straight pitches out of... the zone to begin the seventh inning and it's now first and second with no outs and Fernando Cruz is coming inshow more

A great sign here as Mookie Betts doubles in... the 7th inning, but he tried to steal 3rd base a few pitches later and was thrown out 😓show more

Carlos Rodón threw two 97 MPH pitches in his... first inning of the season. He only threw 13 of them all last year Rodón's 97.7 MPH fastball was faster than all but two of his pitches last seasonshow more

Cole Young ignites a 4-6-3 double play to end... the 1st inning here at Camelback. He talked about improving his footwork as being a big focus of his offseason, and to make those exact plays more seamlessly.show more

Shohei puts one out of Trout's reach to clear... the bases and the Dodgers have now scored 10 runs in the third inning of their exhibition game at Angel Stadiumshow more

People really forget he was seen as the fastest... player in the world before Bale. At 33 he was still outpacing everyone. This sprint against Spain was the fastest of the 2018 World Cup according to FIFA. At 36 he reached 35 km/h and even now at 40 he’s hitting 33 km/h.show more

I’ve had a ton of questions regarding today’s first... inning in Kansas City regarding the Philadelphia Phillies at Kansas City Royals, and why all six runs were earned despite an error. The error by Turner is a throwing error, and while a good throw would have ended the inning, this is NOT an assumed out error because of the out at second base (this is where you don’t assume a double play). So, even without this error, all six runs would have scored, so the six earned runs against Christopher Sánchez is correct. EDIT: adding this, but again, the error here is only for the extra base advancement, not for being safe at first, as the batter officially was safe on a fielder’s choice. The only way you could have an error on this is if the throw was a good one and on target, and the first baseman missed or dropped it. Outside of that, the error is just for the extra bases, not for how the batter reached. He reached on a fielder’s choice. #RingTheBell #FountainsUpshow more

#Pirates Enmanuel Valdez injured his shoulder sliding into third... base on this triple He’s safe. He then is clearly calling for time (while in obvious pain) and gets called out in the process?! I don’t think he could use the other arm to call time. That was the shoulder that was injured. Reviewed and upheld.show more

Staring straight down the barrel of an 88mm KwK... 36. This is what Allied tank crews never wanted to see. The Tiger I could knock out a Sherman at over 2,000 metres. But Allied troops reported facing Tigers far more often than was possible. Intelligence officers called it Tiger-mania. Of roughly 1,347 ever built, never more than a few hundred were operational at any one time. Mechanical failure and fuel shortages destroyed more Tigers than Allied guns did.show more

On July 15, 1973, Nolan Ryan was pitching his... second no hitter, this time against the Tigers. Detroit first baseman Norm Cash came to the plate in the 9th inning holding a table leg instead of a bat. Umpire Ron Luciano made Cash get rid of the table leg and use a bat instead.show more

The Phillies had the best starting pitching in baseball... in June. But to start July, Mick Abel isn’t able to get through the second inning. He had 5 walks and gave up 5 earned runs and the Phillies are down 5-0 early.show more

Respectfully, I don’t want to see anything else but... this at the end of the games the rest of this year. Make this a permanent thing for 2026 and consider it for good. John is NYY. He deserves it for all of his years and dedicationshow more

Shane Smith with 19 pitches in a 3-up/3-down first... inning. Most noticeable is velocity routinely touching 97. Smith throws a 4-seamer and sinker plus a curve, changeup and slider. I didn’t see any curves, but there were a few changeups and sliders mixed in, and several were effective as the inning wore on. No surprise, there’s no one throwing yet in the Dash pen, but there’s some stirring. BTW, it was 99 at game time. FutureSoxshow more

Never in a million years would this team have... bunted twice in one inning at HOME under Bruce Bochy’s watch. And to be clear, Boch is a legend. But we played for the big inning with a bad offense for two straight years, and it’s a big reason we haven’t made it back to October since ‘23.show more