Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft discuss the big news in the world of relief pitchers with the recent trades (3:00), the concerns with Bryce Harper and Ozzie Albies (25:00), a comprehensive dive into the weekend slate (12:00) and more. Plus, they take your #06010MLB questions.
J.A. Happ pitched a season-high 8 1/3 innings to win his fifth straight decision, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and the Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Wednesday for Toronto's seventh win in eight home games.
Combining performance so far with projections, we break down which groups of starters are elite and which are baseball's weakest.
A good or bad season before hitting the market could be a difference of millions of dollars. See who is (and isn't) making the most of his contract year.
Johan Camargo hit his first career grand slam and went 4 for 5 with five RBI, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Blue Jays 11-4 on Tuesday night to snap Toronto's home winning streak at seven games.
Who are the best active major league stars who also played in Omaha? We've got your squad right here.
They have postponed the Dodgers-Cubs game after a delay of two hours, 53 minutes because of additional bad weather expected to move in as well as the on-going power outages at Wrigley Field. The clubs will play a split doubleheader on Tuesday, with the first game starting at 1:05 p.m. EST, and the second game starting at the previously scheduled 8:05 p.m. EST.
The next round of rain hasn't hit but the lights have gone out again at Wrigley Field. It's been a topsy-turvy sea of emotions at the ballpark tonight, almost on par with last year's NLCS.
And the lights are back on at Wrigley Field, but the tarp is still down. More rain is expected to hit the ballpark soon.
The rain stopped some time ago at Wrigley Field but there still has been no announcement about when the Cubs-Dodgers game might begin. There is a bank of lights out on the right-filed roof and it's also dark all through the stands up the left-field side of the park. But no word on what is going on. And ... they just brought the tarp back and started to cover the infield. The crowd, who has stuck it out for the last three hours, is not happy, and there is a lot of them. Can't blame them.
Landing Kelvin Herrera, perhaps the best available reliever, at a very reasonable cost is a great move for the Nats -- and they aren't finished yet.
Bad stuff is moving in overhead in Chicago, so the Cubs have already announced that tonight's game against the Dodgers will not start on time. However, they added that every effort will be made to play tonight, so we may be in for a late night.
The Braves are well-represented in voting totals from MLB's second National League ballot update for the 2018 All-Star Game.
Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft discuss hitters that are turning a corner like Xander Bogaerts and Marcell Ozuna (3:00), the injuries to Mike Foltynewicz and Evan Longoria (11:00), finding Brandon Nimmo on the Closer Carousel (17:00) and more. Plus, they take your #06010MLB questions.
Josh breaks down Sunday's action, including some digestion issues and a pair of impact performances from players returning to action.
The same three teams are at the top, but which leads the way, and how high did the resurgent Dodgers and Diamondbacks climb?
With several headliners bowing out, the best Derby showdown would pit mighty mites such as Mookie Betts against supersized monster mashers.
Julio Teheran pitched six no-hit innings before being pulled from his first start since coming off the disabled list, and Atlanta relievers gave up six hits Sunday while the Braves finished off a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres.
Sean Newcomb pitched six scoreless innings, Charlie Culberson homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Saturday.
Braves starter Julio Teheran was reinstated from the DL and pitched six no-hit innings against the Padres on Sunday. He took the place of Mike Foltynewicz, who went on the 10-day DL with triceps tightness.
Hunter Renfroe hit a go-ahead, two-run single in San Diego's five-run seventh inning, Freddy Galvis had a three-run homer and went 5 for 5, and the Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Friday night.
Buster & Karl Ravech discuss Miguel Sano's demotion, Evan Longoria's injury, Ozzie Albies' athleticism and more (2:01). Plus, Jessica Mendoza on the Sunday Night matchup (28:00) and a taste of our "Call to The Legend" with Trevor Hoffman (43:24).
There's plenty to love about baseball in 2018, with or without the Angels' injured super-rookie. Plus, naming the most over- and underrated players ever.
Anibal Sanchez allowed only four hits in seven scoreless innings, Ender Inciarte homered and scored two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Thursday night.
Buster breaks down Wednesday's action, including Mitch Haniger's heroics and yet another wasted quality outing from Jacob deGrom.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 43 | 30 | .589 | - | L1 |
| Washington | 40 | 33 | .548 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 39 | 33 | .542 | 3.5 | W1 |
| New York | 31 | 41 | .431 | 11.5 | L3 |
| Miami | 29 | 46 | .387 | 15 | L2 |
