Miguel Montero has caught 41 of Kyle Hendricks' outings, the most of any catcher, so maybe the former Cub had a good idea what to see today. He's doubled and homered off Hendricks, the latter hit tied the game in the sixth inning.
Now that Aaron Hicks is playing every day, it can be said that every AL East team has a superb defensive center fielder. Feel free to rank them: Jackie Bradley Jr. (Red Sox), Hicks (Yankees), Adam Jones (Orioles), Kevin Pillar (Blue Jays) and, when healthy, Kevin Kiermaier (Rays).
Apparently, when Justin Verlander is on, not even the Los Angeles Dodgers can beat him. Verlander held the rolling Dodgers to two hits over eight innings, one of which was a solo homer from Curtis Granderson. The Tigers beat LA 6-1, snapping the Dodgers' six-game winning streak.
Joe Girardi isn't considering moving Aaron Judge out of No. 3 spot in lineup. "He's going to stay there," Girardi said. "He's still dangerous. He's still getting on at a pretty high clip." Judge is 0-for-3 today, 1-for-11 in this series and 9-for-57 this season vs. Red Sox. He hasn't homered in 70 consecutive plate appearances vs. Boston.
Looks like the Tigers' Justin Verlander is done after eight dominant innings against the Dodgers. Los Angeles managed just two hits off of Verlander, including Curtis Granderson's solo homer in the sixth. Verlander struck out nine. Detroit leads 4-1 as we head to the bottom of the eighth.
Francisco Lindor acaba de convertirse es el octavo jugador boricua con al menos 20 jonrones en una temporada a los 23 años o menos
Just before one of this afternoon's Little League World Series games, Pirates and Cardinals players who played in the LLWS were given replica jerseys from the time they appeared in the event as kids. Shouted the Cards' Tommy Pham to teammate Lance Lynn: "That won't fit you anymore!" Fellow Cardinal Randal Grichuk and Pirate Max Moroff also played in Williamsport.
The dual no-hitter thing is done, but we're left with a pretty good contest brewing between the Tigers and Dodgers. Curtis Granderson got LA on the board, homering off of his old pal Justin Verlander by hitting the right-field foul pole in the top of the sixth. Verlander just missed with a two-strike fastball on the previous pitch. It's 1-0 LA but the Tigers are threatening against Kenta Maeda in the bottom of the sixth.
After arriving in Williamsport, PA, for tonight's MLB Little League Classic, the Cardinals welcomed onto the field the Little Leaguers from North Carolina.
Things are getting interesting in Detroit, where we've got not one but two no-hitters going. Detroit's Justin Verlander has allowed only Yasiel Puig's walk in the fifth, while the Dodgers' Kenta Maeda is perfect through five. Verlander has thrown 64 pitches; Maeda is at 57.
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The Dodgers entered today with 87 wins already on the board. The most wins the Giants could possibly finish with is 87. In other words, the Giants will be eliminated from the NL West race with one more loss or one more LA win. It's Aug. 20! According to Elias, the last time a team was eliminated from its division race this early was 1998. The Giants have never been eliminated from NL West contention this early, dating back to 1969.
We've zipped through three innings already in Detroit. Eighteen up and eighteen down so far, thanks to three perfect frames apiece from Tigers starter Justin Verlander and Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda.
Jerry Remy, honored at Fenway for 30 years as Red Sox broadcaster: "I am fully confident I will be back in that booth for Opening Day next year -- when the Red Sox lift another pennant." Remy begins chemotherapy tomorrow to treat relapse of lung cancer.
The Cubs are breaking in two new -- though veteran -- catchers during a pennant race as they'll give Rene Rivera his first start on Sunday after Alex Avila joined them at the trade deadline. With Willson Contreras going down, Joe Maddon has been impressed with the pick ups: "What our front office has done is pretty spectacular."
Rafael Devers has made his mark against the Yankees. #SCFacts pic.twitter.com/zcoaK9ApeV
Congrats to White Rock - great win today. Hope to see you over at the Cardinals/Pirates game tonight! #llws #MLBLittleLeagueClassic
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Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was mobbed by Little Leaguers as he and teammates arrived at the LLWS complex in Williamsport for a tour. McCutchen spent a short stint at Bowman Field, the site of tonight's MLB Little League Classic between the Pirates and Cardinals. He played 13 games there for the Williamsport Crosscutters just after being drafted in 2005.
Pirates players arrive in Williamsport and greet Little Leaguers from Mexico and New Jersey.
Take a look at Josh Harrison's feet during tonight's MLB Little League Classic. He'll wear these cleats, which feature autographs from LLWS players.
