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Boxing Preview: Adrien Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) vs William Hutchinson (20-2-4, 9 KOs)

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Boxing Preview: Adrien Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) vs William Hutchinson (20-2-4, 9 KOs)

Adrien “The Problem” Broner, Four-time World Champion in four weight divisions, and one of the most riveting boxers of his era, returns to the ring against William “Hutch” Hutchinson in a ten-round welterweight bout.

The fight between Broner and Hutchinson is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. ET (12 a.m. BST Saturday in the UK), at the Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami, Florida, with the main event ringwalks approximated at 11:00 p.m. ET (4:00 a.m. BST Saturday in the UK), and it will be available on FITE TV in both the U.S and UK.

The event will be promoted by Hall of Fame Promoter Don “Only in America” King, will be available live on pay per view, for $24.99

BRONER VS. HUTCHINSON START TIME
Date: Friday, June 9
Time: 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. BST (Saturday in UK)
The fight will be available on FITE TV in the U.S and UK
The fight will take place at the Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami, Florida.
Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. BST (Saturday in UK)

“They call him the problem fighter,” said King. “He is a problem for all the fighters he deals with. On June 9, The Problem will be facing Hutchinson, who hasn’t lost a fight in seven years. ‘Hutch’ says he is going to solve the problem on June 9, but The Problem will be throwing leather from all kinds of ways Hutchinson has never seen before. It’s going to be a great card top to bottom. We are giving the people what they want on June 9. This is a problem card and I’m happy to be in the middle of it.”

“I am very focused in my training and for June 9,” said Broner. “I’m going to fight this guy who hasn’t lost in 7 years. Come June 9 we got some stuff in store. We’re not looking at this guy as a stepping stone, but I have set some goals, and everyone knows I don’t set my goals low. I want to become world champion once again under the Don King stable. First, I’ve got to get thru Hutchinson then we are going to pursue the 140-pound title. Then I want to become undisputed. It all starts June 9 and I am going to in there and put in a show.”

“I signed up for this fight not to collect a check. I signed up for this fight to win,” said Hutchinson. “I have full confidence that’s going to happen on June 9. I will be in the ring June 9, prepared to fight, and there will be no quit in me. June 9 is going to be a problem for Adrien Broner.”

Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs), born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, made his pro debut 2008 at nineteen years old. In 2011, Broner won WBC, WBO and WBC regional titles in back-to-back-to-back fights. Immediately following, on November 26, 2011, he won his first world title, becoming WBO World Super Featherweight Champion. He defended that title three times then moved up in weight and won the WBC World Lightweight title on November 17, 2012. Broner defended that title once then fought for and became the WBA World Welterweight Champion by beating Paul Malignaggi. He won his fourth world title in a fourth weight division, becoming WBA Super Lightweight World Champion in 2015.

Hutchinson (20-2-4, 9 KOs) was born, raised and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Hutch” and has not lost a fight in seven years. The thirty-four-year-old began boxing at thirteen. After a few quick wins by knockout, it was difficult to find opponents, so he was in and out of the gym through his teen years, focusing on football. Because of his limited amateur career, he had a rough start to his pro career, losing his debut at 22 and drawing twice in his first six fights. He then strung wins, while gaining a huge following in his region, calling comparisons to Arturo Gatti for his style and states he has never been in a boring fight I his life. Quite the intellect, Hutch began taking college courses at fifteen, has his law degree and has law offices in both Pittsburgh and Naples, Florida. “For those that don’t know me, they will after I beat Broner.”

WBA NABA Light Heavyweight Champion Ahmed “The American Pharaoh” ElBiali (22-1, 18 KOs) was born in Cairo, Egypt and now resides in Miami, Florida. He won the title in his most recent bout, on June 11 at Casino Miami. Prior to that bout, he had one five fights in a row via knockout. As an amateur, ElBiali was two-time Florida State Golden Gloves Champion. He also holds the unique experience of sparring against both Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.

Rodolfo “Cobrita” Gomez (14-6-3, 10 KOs) was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and now lives in Laredo, Texas. In 2021, Gomez recently went 10 tough rounds and lost decision versus KO artist and undefeated Diego Pacheco and in 2018 knocked out former world champion Ricardo Mayorga.

BRONER VS. HUTCHINSON FIGHT CARD
Adrien Broner vs. Bill Hutchinson; Welterweight
Ahmed Elbiali vs. Rodolfo Gomez Jr; Light heavyweight
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Charlie Clemente; Bantamweight
Neslan Machado vs. Jonathan Smith; Featherweight
Antonio Perez vs. Nigel Fennell; Super lightweight
Antonio Williams vs. Braulio Rodriuez; Lightweight
Dorian Bostic vs. Joshua Clark; Lightweight
Adlay Rodriguez vs. Raul Garcia Jr; Welterweight
Brayan Leon vs. TBA; Middleweight
Alex Esponda vs. TBA; Light middleweight

Boxing Preview: David Adeleye (11-0-0, 10 KOs) at Emir Ahmatovic (12-1-0, 9 KOs)

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Boxing Preview: David Adeleye (11-0-0, 10 KOs) at Emir Ahmatovic (12-1-0, 9 KOs)

BIG DAVID ADELEYE is back in the ring in just over a week in a first defense of his WBO European heavyweight title when he takes on the big-hitting Serbian Emir Ahmatovic on Friday, 9 June at York Hall, live on BT Sport.

Also in title action is undefeated lightweight Mark Chamberlain (12-0, 8 KOs), who makes a second defense of his IBF European title against the champion of Italy Marvin Demollari (12-4, 2).

The WBC International Silver super lightweight champion, Henry Turner (10-0, 3), is all set for a domestic war against Tom Farrell (21-6, 5) in what will be a second defence of his belt.

ADELEYE VS. AHMATOVIC START TIME
Date: Friday, June 9
Time: 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET
Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. ET
The fight will take place at York Hall in London.
BT Sport will broadcast the fight in the UK, while a U.S. broadcaster has not been announced
The event is set to get underway at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.

Unbeaten heavy Adeleye (11-0, 10), who is closing in on a shot at the British title, takes on the Germany-based Ahmatovic (12-1, 9) with a sole reverse coming against forthcoming IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic in December 2021.

In his last fight, the man known as ‘Atomic’ seized the WBC Mediterranean title with a second round blitz of the then 11-1 Hueseyin Akdemir in Germany.

Waterlooville southpaw Chamberlain is blazing a trail in the lightweight ranks, with the 24-year-old coming into the fight off the back of a destructive fifth round defeat of the tough Italian Vairo Lenti in February.

Demollari, 28, became national champion in late 2022 with a decision win over the 13-0 Daniel Spada, before making a successful defence against the 11-1 Francesco Santacroce in May.

The skilful Showman Turner, just 22, is on a run of three stoppage wins out of four and was last in action in February with a statement victory over Zeus de Armas at York Hall.

His experienced opponent Farrell, 33, from Liverpool, was also last in action in Bethnal Green, where he dropped a decision against Harlem Eubank, having previously taken part in the Boxxer super lightweight tournament, where he was edged out in the final against Cori Gibbs, having defeated Ben Fields and Kane Gardner to reach the last two.

Also back on a busy York Hall card is the brilliant teenage super featherweight Royston Barney-Smith (5-0, 3), who will take on the redoubtable Christian Lopez Flores over six rounds. The 19-year-old’s last three fights have resulted in first round stoppages.

The eye-catching light heavyweight star of the future Ezra Taylor (5-0, 4) from Nottingham goes up against Khalid Graidia, who recently took Karol Itauma the full eight rounds and rising super welterweight Carl Fail (8-0, 2) from Northampton takes on Frank Madsen, with both fights taking place over eight rounds.

In six round action is Carl’s twin brother Ben Fail (2-0, 1), also at super welterweight, along with exciting Thetford cruiserweight Tommy Fletcher (4-0, 3) and Reading super welterweight Joshua Frankham (7-0, 2).

ADELEYE VS. AHMATOVIC FIGHT CARD
David Adeleye vs. Emir Ahmatovic; Heavyweight
Mark Chamberlain vs. Marvin Demollari; Lightweight
Henry Turner vs. Tom Farrell; Super lightweight
Ezra Taylor vs. Khalid Graidia; Light heavyweight
Carl Fail vs. Frank Madsen; Light middleweight
Royston Barney-Smith vs. Christian Lopez Flores; Super featherweight
Joshua Frankham vs. Eligio Palacios; Light middleweight
Tommy Fletcher vs. Pawel Strykowski; Cruiserweight
Ben Fail vs. Bartosz Glowacki; Light middleweight

MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs (26-34) at Los Angeles Angels (32-30)

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MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs (26-34) at Los Angeles Angels (32-30)

CHICAGO CUBS NOTES:

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LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:

LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the second (1- 0) of six games on a homestand against the Chicago Cubs (1-0; June 6-8) and Seattle Mariners (June 9-11)… Halos went 3-4 on last road trip against the Chicago White Sox (2-1) and Houston Astros (1-3)…LAA was 5-4 on last homestand against the Minnesota Twins (2-1), Boston Red Sox (3-0) and Miami Marlins (0-3).

TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: Today the Angels recalled OF Jo Adell from Triple-A Salt Lake…In a corresponding move, OF Hunter Renfroe was placed on the paternity list…Adell leads the Pacific Coast League in home runs (18), ranks third in extra-base hits (30), is sixth in RBI (43), seventh in slugging (.593) and 10th in runs (41).

JUST MET A GUY NAMED BARRIA: Since April 8, Jaime Barria leads the Majors (min. 20 IP) with a 0.59 ERA (30.1 IP – 2 ER)…He is scheduled to make his third start of the season today and has also made 11 appearances from Angels bullpen this year.

BRINGING THE HEAT: RHP Ben Joyce made his Major League debut last Monday at White Sox, working one scoreless inning with two strikeouts…Across his three appearances, 48 of 53 pitches (90.6%) have been at 100+ MPH…In the Statcast era (since 2015), only Shohei Ohtani (70) has thrown more pitches at 100+ MPH for the Angels.

VS. CHICAGO (N.L.): Today is the second (1-0) of three games for the Angels this season against the Chicago Cubs…The series marks the first meetings between the teams since 2019 and the Cubs first visit to Angel Stadium since the first two games of the 2016 regular season…Halos are 7-11 all-time vs. Cubs (3-5 at Angel Stadium)…Angels are looking to win a season series vs. Cubs for the first time since 2010 and are seeking first ever series win at The Big A vs. Cubs.

LEAGUE LEADER: Shohei Ohtani, leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.175) and ranks third in strikeouts (96).

PLAY FROM AHEAD: Halos have held leads in 49 of 62 games played this year.

THE DRAGON: Over his last seven games, Chris Devenski has tossed 8.2 scoreless innings and has stranded all 12 of his inherited runners…In that span, he’s allowed one hit with no walks and 11 strikeouts.

THE MICK: Mickey Moniak is one of three players in the Majors with at least three leadoff HR this year, along with Mookie Betts (5) and Christian Yelich (3)… On May 13 at Cleveland, became the first player in MLB history to make his season debut on his birthday and hit a leadoff home run.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday the Angels reinstated INF Anthony Rendon from the injured list… He missed 21 games on the IL with a left groin strain… In a corresponding move, INF Livan Soto was optioned to Double-A Rocket City.

ESTÉVEZ ENDING: This season, Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.37 ERA (26.1 IP – 4 ER) and has converted all 15 of his save opportunities (the 15 saves are a new career high)…He is the first Angels pitcher to convert his first 15 save opportunities of a season since Troy Percival had 16 straight successful save opportunities to begin the 2001 season…Only streak longer than Percival’s in Halos history is the Club record 19 consecutive successful save chances by Lee Smith to start the 1995 campaign.

CATCHING ON: This season, Angels catchers are tied for fourth with 10 home runs and rank fifth in the Majors with a .768 OPS.

SINGLE HANDED: Gio Urshela has hit 51 singles this year plus 11 extra-base hits (eight doubles, one triple & two home runs)…Urshela ranks second, behind Toronto’s Bo Bichette (63), for the American League lead in singles…Since May 5, Urshela ranks third in the American League with a .337 (33/98) batting average in that span.

NET-OW: Zack Neto has been hit by 11 pitches this season, which is second-most in the Majors…Since 1901, he is tied for the fewest career games played (45) when reaching 11 career HBP (also, Tim Locastro for Dodgers/D-backs from 2017-19).

MY SACRIFICE: Angels have not recorded a sacrifice hit since the penultimate game of the 2022 season (Max Stassi – Oct. 4, 2022 at Oakland)…Current streak of 63 games without a sacrifice hit is the second-longest in franchise history (Angels had a 66-game streak from May 30 – Aug. 13, 2019).

I’M FEELING ‘22: The Angels active roster features their first two picks from the 2022 Draft: Zach Neto (first round) and Ben Joyce (third round)…The pair of 22-year-olds are the only two players from last year’s MLB Draft class to reach the Majors.

UNEARNED: Angels have allowed 31 unearned runs this season, which are second-most in the Majors (Giants have allowed 33)…Halos have committed 36 fielding errors this season, which is tied for sixth-most in the Majors and is second-most in the A.L.

INTERLEAGUE PLAY: LAA owns a 268-229 (.539) all-time Interleague record (7-6 in 2023)…The 268 all-time Interleague wins are third most all time behind Red Sox (298) and Yankees (292).

LATE COMEBACKS: Halos have three wins this season when trailing after eight innings, which matches the Angels total from each of the last two seasons…Last time LAA had more than three wins in a season when trailing after eight frames was 2017 (5).

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP TYLER ANDERSON
2-1, 5.47 ERA
Has allowed three-or-fewer runs in five of last six starts

  • TODAY’S GAME: Making 11th start of the season and fifth at home…Is in eighth Major League season and made seventh straight Opening Day roster…Signed a three-year contract with Angels, Nov. 16, 2022.
  • DECISIONS: Has received a winning and losing decision in last two starts after a streak of seven consecutive starts with a no-decision…The seven game streak tied for the second-longest in franchise history…Angels record streak was eight straight no-decisions by Jim McGlothlin between the 1966-67 seasons.
  • BACK ON TRACK: Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in Angels debut on April 2 at Oakland, before allowing 5+ runs in each of next three starts…Followed that with a five start stretch with a 3.14 ERA (28.2 IP – 10 ER) and 19 strikeouts, before yielding six runs in last start at Chicago (A.L.).
  • LEFT OUT: This season, is holding left-handers to a .229 average (11/48) compared with a .306 (48/157) average against right-handers.
  • FASTBALL DAMAGE: This season, opponents are batting .304 (21/69) against his fastball, but are hitting .279 (38/136) against the rest of his arsenal.
  • LAST TIME OUT: Charged with the loss in last start on May 30 at Chicago (A.L.) after tossing 4.0 innings and allowing six earned runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts…Allowed one run through first three frames before yielding five runs in the 4th…Six runs allowed matched season high (also, Apr. 15 at BOS).
  • KEEPING IT IN THE PARK: Has allowed just one home run across last five starts, after allowing six homers in first five starts.
  • VS. CHICAGO (N.L.): In nine career starts vs. Chicago (N.L.), is 4-3 with a 3.90 ERA (55.1 IP – 24 ER) and 56 strikeouts…Made two starts vs. Cubs for Dodgers last season and went 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA (12 I P- 5 ER).
  • AT ANGEL STADIUM: Today is seventh career start at The Big A and fifth as a member of the Angels…This year, is 1-0 with a 5.57 ERA (21 IP – 13 ER) in four home starts, with the win coming in last home start on May 24 vs. Red Sox…In his two career games at Angel Stadium as a visitor, was 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA (7 IP – 14 ER); made one start for Giants in 2020 and one for Mariners in 2021.
  • HALO DEBUT: Earned the win in Angels debut on April 2 at Oakland after working 6.0 shutout frames, allowing four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
  • THE CHANGE: Last season, held opponents to a .179 (41/229) average against his changeup, but opponents are batting .281 (16/57) this year

MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants (30-30) at Colorado Rockies (26-36)

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MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants (30-30) at Colorado Rockies (26-36)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NOTES:

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COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

  • The Rockies continue a six-game homestand tonight with the second of three games against the San Francisco Giants, the first time they are meeting the division rival this year … welcome the San Diego Padres for three games Friday-Sunday.
  • Concluded a seven-game road trip Sunday at Kansas City … after getting swept by Arizona in a four-game set, the Rockies took two of three from the Royals to win the series.
  • The Rockies enjoyed an off day Monday, the club’s first since May 18 … beginning yesterday, they are in the midst of a stretch of 16 straight days with a game before their next off day on June 22, for a total of 33 games in 34 days from May 19-June 21.
  • At home since April 30, the Rockies are 12-6, a .667 winning percentage that trails only the Dodgers (12-4, .750).

ABOUT LAST NIGHT

  • The Giants and Rockies combined for 15 extra-base hits Tuesday night (12 doubles and three triples) … it marked the eighth time in the Modern Era that two teams have totaled as many extra-base hits in a game without hitting a home run, the first time since June 1, 2003 (Boston at Toronto) … the Rockies were part of one other such contest on April 27, 2002 against the Reds at Coors Field … the Giants (New York) had one other such game on April 11, 1912 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • Rockies’ pitching set season highs with 11 free passes and 16 strikeouts, becoming the first team in Major League history to match those numbers in a nine-inning game … fourth time in MLB history, first for the Rockies, that a team allowed 10 or more earned runs while striking out at least 16 in a nine-inning contest.
  • Colorado became the first team this season to allow eight doubles, their 12th time in franchise history matching or surpassing this mark (last: Oct. 2, 2021 at Arizona) … nine of 12 instances have come at Coors Field.

MAC ATTACK

  • Third baseman Ryan McMahon has reached base in 13 of his last 14 with eight multi-hit games through this stretch … since May 25 ( 12 games), is slashing .438/.500/.896 with five doubles, one triple, five home runs and 16 RBI … his RBI match a career high through any 12-game stretch.
  • McMahon’s 1.8 WAR (Baseball Reference) is fourth-best among all NL third basemen … his eight defensive runs saved at third base are tied with Ke’Bryan Hayes for the most among third basemen (via. Sports Info Solutions).
  • Among NL third basemen, ranks second in batting (.286), slugging (.516) and doubles (15), is fifth in walks (18) and sixth in RBI (27) (numbers exclusively as third baseman).
  • Over 10 games May 25-June 3, McMahon went 19-for-39 (.487) with 11 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, five home runs, 15 RBI, six walks (.556 OBP) and 10 strikeouts, becoming the first Rockies player with 19 hits, nine extra-base hits and 15 RBI in a 10-game span since Charlie Blackmon in 2019 … he became the third player in franchise history to put up those numbers while also walking six or more times, joining Todd Helton (2000 and 2001) and Larry Walker (1997) … the last player in the Majors with a 10-game stretch with these numbers was Freddie Freeman with the Braves in September 2020.

BATTER UP

  • The Rockies’ .293 batting average with runners in scoring position is the second-highest mark in the Majors trailing the Texas Rangers (.337), the highest in the NL with the closest team, Washington, recording a .268 average … at this point in the season, that mark is the sixth-highest in franchise history, the team’s highest mark since 2000 (.309).
  • The Rockies’ .263 RISP average in 2022 was the ninth-lowest for a season in franchise history, while the team’s .252 mark in 2021 was the third-lowest and their .248 average in 2020 was the second-worst.

BABY GOT BACKSTOP

  • Rockies catcher Elias Díaz’s .306 batting average ranks seventh in the National League … his .366 (34- for-93) average at home is the second-highest in the Majors while his .396 (21-for-53) average with runners in scoring position is the fourth-highest in the NL.
  • Has appeared in 51 games at catcher, the second-most in the Majors … his 11 catcher caught stealing are tied for the second-most in the Majors … 1.3 dWAR (Baseball Reference) the second-highest mark among all players, the best among all catchers.

ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #43 CONNOR SEABOLD RHP
STARTING THINGS OFF

  • Laguna Hills, Calif., native is in his seventh professional season, his first with the Rockies organization.
  • Selected by Baltimore in the 19th round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft but did not sign.
  • Selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal. State Fullerton.
  • On Aug. 21,2020 was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Nick Pivetta to the Boston Red Sox for Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman.
  • Designated for assignment by Boston, Jan. 12, 2023 … acquired by Colorado via trade for cash considerations or a player to be named later, Jan. 17.
  • Rated by Baseball America as having the best changeup in the Red Sox system in 2021 and best control in 2022 … also ranked by Baseball America as one of the Red Sox top prospects in 2021 (No. 11) and ‘22 (No. 21).
  • Made his Major League debut with the Red Sox on Sept. 11, 2021 vs. Chicago-AL.

COLORADO CONNECTION

  • Lived in Colorado for five years during his youth.
  • During that stretch, he pitched once at Coors Field while attending Castle View High School in Castle Rock (less than an hour south of Denver) before moving back to California.

START YOUR ENGINES

  • Earned his first Major League win May 9 at Pittsburgh … allowed one run on three hits with a career-high three walks and three strikeouts across five innings in the 10-1 Rockies win.
  • Made his first start of the season May 4 vs. Milwaukee at Coors Field … did not factor into the Rockies’ 9-6, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and one strikeout in five innings … all three runs came on solo home runs … exited the game with the Rockies trailing 3-0 before Colorado scored four in the seventh and five in the eighth in the comeback win.

SIDEWINDERS

  • Lasted 5.1 innings in his last start at Arizona on June 1 … allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five … received a no-decision in the 5-4 loss.
  • 5.1 innings was a career-high … on three previous outings he went five innings, Sept. 21, 2022 at Cincinnati, May 4, 2023 vs. Milwaukee, and May 9, 2023 at Pittsburgh.
  • Tied a career-low for hits allowed as a starter … allowed three hits in his MLB debut on Sept. 11, 2021 at Chicago-AL and May 9, 2023 at Pittsburgh.

SEA VS. THE BAY

  • Making his first career appearance against San Francisco.
  • Only has three career appearances (one start) against NL West opposition … in 11.2 innings, Seabold has posted 5.40 ERA with 13 hits, two walks, and 12 strikeouts … has not received a decision in any appearance.

ARM BARN

  • Made seven relief appearances across two stints this season before joining the rotation … allowed eight runs on 18 hits across 13.2 innings (5.27 ERA).
  • Has allowed 3.24 walks per nine on the year.
  • Made his first career Opening Day roster this season with the Rockies before being optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on April 18 … recalled on April 28.

2023 NFL Preseason Dates and Times Announced

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2023 NFL Preseason Dates and Times Announced

NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern)

DATEGAMENETWORK (TIME)
   
Thursday, August 3NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio:New York Jets vs. Cleveland BrownsNBC (8:00 PM)
   
Preseason Week 2
   
Monday, August 21Baltimore Ravens at Washington CommandersESPN (8:00 PM)
   
Preseason Week 3
   
Thursday, August 24Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia EaglesPrime Video (8:00 PM)
Friday, August 25Detroit Lions at Carolina PanthersCBS (8:00 PM)
Sunday, August 27Houston Texans at New Orleans SaintsFOX (8:00 PM)

2023 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern/PM)

NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 3

N.Y. Jets vs. Cleveland (NBC), 8:00

WEEK 1

Thursday, August 10

Houston at New England, 7:00

Minnesota at Seattle, 10:00

Friday, August 11

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 7:00

Green Bay at Cincinnati, 7:00

Atlanta at Miami, 7:00

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:00

Washington at Cleveland, 7:30

Denver at Arizona, 10:00

Saturday, August 12

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1:00

Tennessee at Chicago, 1:00

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:00

Jacksonville at Dallas, 5:00

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:00

L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 9:00

Sunday, August 13

Kansas City at New Orleans, 1:00

San Francisco at Las Vegas, 4:00

WEEK 2

Thursday, August 17

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30

Friday, August 18

Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 7:00

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:30

Saturday, August 19

Jacksonville at Detroit, 1:00

Miami at Houston, 4:00

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6:30

Chicago at Indianapolis, 7:00

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 7:30

Kansas City at Arizona, 8:00

New England at Green Bay, 8:00

Tennessee at Minnesota, 8:00

Denver at San Francisco, 8:30

Las Vegas at L.A. Rams, 9:00

Dallas at Seattle, 10:00

Sunday, August 20

New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 7:05


Monday, August 21

Baltimore at Washington (ESPN), 8:00

WEEK 3

Thursday, August 24

Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:30

Indianapolis at Philadelphia (Prime Video), 8:00

Friday, August 25

Detroit at Carolina (CBS), 8:00

New England at Tennessee, 8:15

L.A. Chargers at San Francisco, 10:00

Saturday, August 26

Buffalo at Chicago, 1:00

Seattle at Green Bay, 1:00

Cleveland at Kansas City, 1:00

Arizona at Minnesota, 1:00

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 6:00

Cincinnati at Washington, 6:05

Miami at Jacksonville, 7:00

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:00

Las Vegas at Dallas, 8:00

L.A. Rams at Denver, 9:00

Sunday, August 27

Houston at New Orleans (FOX), 8:00

2023 PRESEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern/PM)

AFC
BuffaloMiamiNew EnglandN.Y. Jets
8/12 Indianapolis, 1:008/11 Atlanta, 7:008/10 Houston, 7:008/3 vs. Cleveland*, 8:00
8/19 at Pittsburgh, 6:308/19 at Houston, 4:008/19 at Green Bay, 8:008/12 at Carolina, 4:00
8/26 at Chicago, 1:008/26 at Jacksonville, 7:008/25 at Tennessee, 8:158/19 Tampa Bay, 7:308/26 at N.Y. Giants, 6:00
BaltimoreCincinnatiClevelandPittsburgh
8/12 Philadelphia, 7:008/11 Green Bay, 7:008/3 vs. N.Y. Jets*, 8:008/11 at Tampa Bay, 7:00
8/21 at Washington, 8:008/18 at Atlanta, 7:308/11 Washington, 7:308/19 Buffalo, 6:30
8/26 at Tampa Bay, 7:008/26 at Washington, 6:058/17 at Philadelphia, 7:308/26 at Kansas City, 1:008/24 at Atlanta, 7:30
HoustonIndianapolisJacksonvilleTennessee
8/10 at New England, 7:008/12 at Buffalo, 1:008/12 at Dallas, 5:008/12 at Chicago, 1:00
8/19 Miami, 4:008/19 Chicago, 7:008/19 at Detroit, 1:008/19 at Minnesota, 8:00
8/27 at New Orleans, 8:008/24 at Philadelphia, 8:008/26 Miami, 7:008/25 New England, 8:15
    
DenverKansas CityLas VegasL.A. Chargers
8/11 at Arizona, 10:008/13 at New Orleans, 1:008/13 San Francisco, 4:008/12 at L.A. Rams, 9:00
8/19 at San Francisco, 8:308/19 at Arizona, 8:008/19 at L.A. Rams, 9:008/20 New Orleans, 7:05
8/26 L.A. Rams, 9:008/26 Cleveland, 1:008/26 at Dallas, 8:008/25 at San Francisco, 10:00
    
NFC
    
DallasN.Y. GiantsPhiladelphiaWashington
8/12 Jacksonville, 5:008/11 at Detroit, 7:008/12 at Baltimore, 7:008/11 at Cleveland, 7:30
8/19 at Seattle, 10:008/18 Carolina, 7:008/17 Cleveland, 7:308/21 Baltimore, 8:00
8/26 Las Vegas, 8:008/26 N.Y. Jets, 6:008/24 Indianapolis, 8:008/26 Cincinnati, 6:05
    
ChicagoDetroitGreen BayMinnesota
8/12 Tennessee, 1:008/11 N.Y. Giants, 7:008/11 at Cincinnati, 7:008/10 at Seattle, 10:00
8/19 at Indianapolis, 7:008/19 Jacksonville, 1:008/19 New England, 8:008/19 Tennessee, 8:00
8/26 Buffalo, 1:008/25 at Carolina, 8:008/26 Seattle, 1:008/26 Arizona, 1:00
    
AtlantaCarolinaNew OrleansTampa Bay
8/11 at Miami, 7:008/12 N.Y. Jets, 4:008/13 Kansas City, 1:008/11 Pittsburgh, 7:00
8/18 Cincinnati, 7:308/18 at N.Y. Giants, 7:008/20 at L.A. Chargers, 7:058/19 at N.Y. Jets, 7:30
8/24 Pittsburgh, 7:308/25 Detroit, 8:008/27 Houston, 8:008/26 Baltimore, 7:00
    
ArizonaL.A. RamsSan FranciscoSeattle
8/11 Denver, 10:008/12 L.A. Chargers, 9:008/13 at Las Vegas, 4:008/10 Minnesota, 10:00
8/19 Kansas City, 8:008/19 Las Vegas, 9:008/19 Denver, 8:308/19 Dallas, 10:00
8/26 at Minnesota, 1:008/26 at Denver, 9:008/25 L.A. Chargers, 10:008/26 at Green Bay, 1:00
*NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio

NFL Transactions 6-7-23

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NFL Transactions 6-7-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, June 7. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades. 

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

ATLANTA
    Dalton, JalenDTNorth Carolina   

BUFFALO
    McMichael, KylerDBNorth Carolina   

LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Evans, TiyonRBLouisville   

TAMPA BAY
    Verity, JakeKEast Carolina   
  TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

ARIZONA
    Fortunato, JoeLSDelaware   

BALTIMORE
    Henderson, NolanQBDelaware   

BUFFALO
    Bowser, IsaiahRBCentral Florida   

SAN FRANCISCO
    Wyatt, ShaeWRTulane   



ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

ATLANTA
    Davis, CarlosDTNebraska   

BUFFALO
    Dantzler, CameronDBMississippi State   

DALLAS
    Banogu, BenDETexas Christian   
 SELECTION LIST SIGNINGS

ATLANTA
    Bergeron, MatthewGSyracuse(2-38)*  

SEATTLE
    Hall, DerickLBAuburn(2-37)*  


    *Round and Overall Selection Number in 2023 Draft.

MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (25-37) at Texas Rangers (40-20)

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MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (25-37) at Texas Rangers (40-20)

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NOTES:

No team release available.

TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:

WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat St. Louis last night, 6-4, as club has a 5-0 record entering the finale of this 6-day, 6-G homestand vs. SEA (3-0) and STL (2-0 + tonight)…Rangers have won a season-best 5 straight (see below)…club has won 7 of 8, 11 of 13, 14 of 17, 19 of 25, and 22 of last 29 games…TEX is an MLB-best 26-9 (.743) in last 35 G beg. 4/28…most wins in any 35-G span for TEX since 5/25-7/1/16 (also 26-9)…just 5th season in TEX history w/ 26+ wins in a 35-G span (1977, 1978, 2011, 2016, 2023)…TEX is 32-14 in last 46 G and 36-16 in last 52 G beg. 4/9.

  • At 40-20 (.667), TEX owns the 2nd-best record in MLB to only TB (44-19, .698)…club’s 40 wins rank 2nd in A.L. and MLB (44-TB).
  • The 40-20 start is the Rangers’ best 60-G start to a season in WSH/TEX franchise history, 3 G ahead of the next-best start (37-23, done in 1996, 1998, 2016).
  • TEX is season-high 20 G above .500 for the 1st time since end of 2016 (95-67)…this is just the 8th season in TEX history to be 20-over at any point, and the earliest date/fewest games (6/6 and 60 G) to do it (prev. 6/19 and 70 G in 2016).

STREAKING: The Rangers have won a season-best 5 straight games, longest single-season win streak since a 5-0 span from 7/31-8/5/19…since that last 5-G Rangers win streak in 2019, every other MLB team had produced at least one win streak of 5+ G…only win streak of 6+ G since start of
2019 was 6-0 span, 6/22-28/19.

  • Texas has won 8 straight home games as well, longest win streak ever at Globe Life Field and longest overall in Arlington since an 8-0 span 5/10-18/17 at Globe Life Park…last home win streak of 9+ G was 9-0 run, 7/4-23/11, which is one of 6 Arlington streaks of 9+ G in club history (record is 11-0, 5/26-6/22/96).

ON THE LINE: Texas has gone 5-0 on this homestand entering tonight’s finale…team is seeking its 1st undefeated homestand of 6+ games since going 8-0 from 5/10-18/17 vs. SD (2), OAK (3), PHI (3).

  • TEX enters tonight having gone undefeated in 4 different series in ’23 (3-0, 3/30-4/2 vs. PHI; 3-0, 4/17-19 at KC; 3-0, 5/19-21 vs. COL; 3-0, 6/2-4 vs. SEA).

SERIES STUFF: After securing a series win vs. STL, Texas has now won a season-high 6 consecutive series, longest span for team since club-record 10 straight series victories from 5/20-6/20/16…club is now 11-1-1 in last 13 series and 14-2-1 in last 17…team is 15-4-1 overall in series this year, going 7-2-1 at home and 8-2-0 on the road…TEX is now 6-1- 1 in last 8 series at GLF.

AT HOME: Rangers are 21-8 (.724) at home, 2nd-best home record in A.L. and MLB (TB-.818, 27-6)…have won 8 straight (see above), 9 of 10, 13 of 16, 18 of last 24 at GLF beg. 4/5… TEX has a 107-114 all-time record at Globe Life Field (2020- 23), but are 27-15 last 42 G here (beg. 9/11/22)…TEX leads MLB in R (203) and R/G (7.00) at home in 2023…last 14 home games (11-3 record) beg. 4/30: .327/.387/.574/.960, 27 HR, 111 R (7.93 R/G) with 11+ R on 5 occasions.

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE: Marcus Semien extended his career best and MLB high 25-G hit streak last night…it is T2nd-longest hit streak in club history and 3 shy of club-record 28 G hit streak by Gabe Kapler (7/17-8/15/00)…his only hitless game since the start of May came on 5/9 at SEA

  • Semien has slashed .327/.367/.564/.930 (36-110) w/ 4 HR, 2 3B, 10 2B, 22 RBI, 26 R, and 7 BB/13 SO over the course of the streak (beg. 5/10).

LONGEST HITTING STREAKS IN TEXAS RANGERS HISTORY
Games Player Span
28 Gabe Kapler 7/17-8/15/00
25 Ian Kinsler 6/17-7/13/08
25 Michael Young 9/2-29/05
25 Marcus Semien 5/10/23-current

ALL HAIL ADOLIS: Adolis García went 4-for-4 with a HR and 3 singles last night, his team-high 3rd game with 4+ hits in 2023 (career-high 5 H, 4/22 vs. OAK)…his 15 HR and 15.13 AB/HR ratio both rank 4th in the A.L. behind only Aaron Judge (19 / 9.21), Yordan Alvarez (16 / 12.31), and Shohei Ohtani (16 / 14.50)…the 2021 All-Star has a 7-G hit streak at .467 (14-30).

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY: TEX relievers Cole Ragans (0.2 IP), Josh Sborz (1.2 IP), and Will Smith (1.0 IP) combined for 3.1 SHO IP with no hits allowed to close out last night’s victory…it was just the 2nd home win since the 1st series of the season in which the bullpen compiled 3.1+ SHO IP (also 5/2 vs. ARI – 3.2 SHO IP).

  • Will Smith pitched a perfect 9th last night for his 11th save, T7th-most in the A.L…it was Smith’s 7th 1.0-inning save in ’23 without allowing a baserunner, 4th-most in MLB to a trio with 8 such saves: CLE’s Emmanuel Clase, TOR’s Jordan Romano, SEA’s Paul Sewald.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE: With yesterday’s win, the Rangers now have a season-best +155 run differential, easily highest in MLB (2nd: TB, +132; 3rd: ATL, +65)…in fact, the only other time in Rangers history the the club had a run differential as high as +155 came in late Sept. 2011…TEX went 14-2 to end that year, including a 3-G sweep in Anaheim to finish the campaign, as season-ending +178 run diff. in 2011 is highest figure at any point in any season in TEX history.

BING BONG: TEX has scored an MLB-high 386 runs this season…it marks the most runs scored thru 1st 60 games in WSH/TEX franchise history, and most by any ML club over 1st 60 G of a campaign since 2001 COL (386 R).

  • TEX owns an MLB-leading 16 games with 10+ R this season, tied for the most such games by any team over the first 60 G of a season in the Modern Era beg. 1901 (also 1901 STL, 1936 NYY, 1999 SEA).

NOW THE WHOLE TEAM HERE: Texas players hold the top 4 spots in the A.L. in runs scored: 55-Semien, 48-García, 44-Lowe, 43-Jung…Texas players own 3 of the top 5 spots in the A.L. in RBI: 52-García (2nd), 50-Semien (3rd), 46-Heim (5th)…Texas players have 3 of the top 5 spots in MLB in BA with RISP: .511-Heim (2nd), .475-Semien (4th), .433-Seager (5th).

VS. ST. LOUIS: TEX has won 3 straight and 10 of last 11 G vs. STL, this after going 1-2 in 1st series all-time 6/11-13/04 at GLPIA…St. Louis had been one of 7 clubs to have never played a regular season game at Globe Life Field (CHC, CIN, MIA, MIL, NYM, PIT).

SHORTS: TEX is scheduled to fly to Tampa/St. Pete after tonight’s game ahead of tomorrow’s off day before Friday’s series opener at The Trop…series should feature teams with 2 best records in MLB…TEX has won franchise-record 6 straight road series, taking 10 of 14 and 13 of last 18 G on road…over last 4 G, Rangers have a .373 BA, 1.073 OPS, 8 HR, and 38 R (9.5 R/G).

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #22 Jon Gray, RHP
(6-1, 2.51)
TONIGHT: The 31-year-old right-hander is set to make his 12th start and appearance of the season in tonight’s series finale against the Cardinals…spun 7.0 shutout innings on Fri. vs. SEA, picking up his 5th win in as many starts (5-0)… became the first Texas pitcher to record 5 straight winning starts since Lance Lynn from 6/17-7/11/19…marked his 2nd-longest scoreless app. of ’23 (8.0 SHO IP on 5/13 at OAK) and his 4th ultra-quality start (7.0+ IP, 2-or-fewer ER) of the season, now tied with Nathan Eovaldi for the club lead…Gray has quality starts (6.0+ IP, 3-or-fewer ER) in 4 of his last 5 outings, and has gone 5-0, 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.0 IP) over his last 5 starts to lower his season ERA by just under 2 full runs from 4.40 to season-low 2.51…his .208 opp. BA ranks 8th in the A.L… produced 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 5/8-20, longest span of his career and 2nd-longest by a Ranger in ‘23 (Eovaldi-29.2 SHO IP)…has logged at least 5.0 innings in 10 of 11 starts, as 64.2 IP are 3rd-most on club (80.1-Eovaldi, 68.0-Pérez)…7 of Gray’s 8 HR allowed in ‘23 have been solo shots…this is Gray’s 2nd season with Texas after signing a 4-year free agent contract with the club on 12/1/21…was hindered by several injuries last season, but still managed to post a 7-7 record, 3.96 ERA (56 ER/127.1 IP), and 134 strikeouts over 24 starts…prior to joining the Rangers, the right-hander had spent his entire pro career with Colorado, ranking 3rd in Rockies history with 849 strikeouts while also placing among the all-time team leaders with 151 starts, 829.1 innings, and 53 wins from 2015-21…was the 3rd overall selection by Colorado in the 2013 MLB Draft after pitching 2 seasons at the U. of Oklahoma…is a native of the Oklahoma City area, growing up in nearby Chandler…Texas is 7-4 in Gray’s 11
starts in 2023.

SCORELESS STREAK / RECENT RUN: Gray enters tonight having won a career-high 5 consecutive starts for the 1st time…Gray is the 1st Ranger to win 5 consecutive starts since Lance Lynn from 6/17-7/11/19…has QS in 4 of last 5 outings…Rangers went 5-0 in his 5 May starts, with Gray going 4-0, 1.95 (7 ER/32.1 IP) over 5 GS in May, 2nd-lowest monthly ERA of his career (min. 4 GS) to only a 1.89 figure over 5 G/GS in July 2016…finished last month ranking among A.L. leaders (min. 25.0 IP) in wins (T1st, 4), ERA (T2nd, 1.95), and opp. BA (12th, .205)…produced a career-best scoreless streak of 17.0 SHO IP from 5/8 (2nd inn.)-5/20 (3rd inn.), the 7th-longest scoreless span in the A.L. this season and 2nd-longest by a Ranger (29.2 IP by Eovaldi, 4/24-5/27)…is also riding a career high 6 game win streak dating back to 4/9 at CHC (6 W, 4 ND).

LAST START: Threw 7.0 shutout innings on Fri. vs. Seattle (2 H, 1 BB, 5 SO), picking up his 5th win in as many starts (5-0)…marked his 2nd-longest scoreless app. of ’23 (8.0 SHO IP on 5/13 at OAK) and his 4th ultra-quality start (7.0+ IP, 2-or-fewer ER) of the season…notched the win with only 1 R of support (his 6.40 RSA ranks 4th for TEX starters).

VS. ST. LOUIS / INTERLEAGUE: Owns a 1-1 record with a 7.47 ERA (13 ER/15.2 IP) in 3 G/GS vs. St. Louis in his career…it will be his 1st time facing the Cardinals at home, as all 3 of his career starts against them have been at Busch Stadium… owns a 2-0 record with a 4.09 ERA (10 ER/22.0 IP) in 4 starts against Interleague opponents this season (2 of those starts have been against the N.L. Central).

AT HOME / GLF: Gray is 2-1, 3.10 (10 ER/29.0 IP) in 5 home starts in ‘23, earning wins in his last start on Fri. vs. SEA and on 5/20 vs. COL (5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R-ER)…has just 13 total home starts in his Rangers career spanning 2022-23: 6-2, 3.25 (26 ER/72.0 IP), and he has yet to make consecutive starts in Arlington in 2023…in 2022, made twice as many starts on the road (16) than at Globe Life Field (8)…started the 2nd-ever game at this facility on on 7/25/20 at TEX w/ COL (4.2 IP, 1 R-ER), a 3-2 Rockies win…has seen far more success in 6 starts on the road (4-0, 2.02 ERA).

1,000 K’S: Gray recorded a pair of strikeouts 4/26 at CIN to reach 1,000 career strikeouts and become one of 46 active Major League pitchers with 1,000+ career strikeouts…he joined fellow Ranger teammates Jacob deGrom (1,652), Jake Odorizzi (1,172), and Nathan Eovaldi (1,137) as one of 4 pitchers on the Rangers’ 40-man roster with 1,000+ career strikeouts.

  • Danny Duffy, who is on Triple-A Round Rock’s Injured List while rehabbing from a left elbow injury, ranks 40th among active ML hurlers with 1,048 career SO’s.

2023: Has allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 9 of his 11 starts…has 9 BB/36 SO last 7 starts after 11 BB/15 SO in 1st 4 starts…opponents are batting .208/.282/.341/.622 (47-254)…13 of 20 BB have been issued to LHB (7 BB/26 SO vs. RHB)…opp. BA by time thru the lineup: 1st (.209, 19-91), 2nd (.241, 19-79), 3rd (.164, 9-55), 4th (0-1)…Jonah Heim caught 1st 6 starts, Sandy León caught last 5 starts…made early exit in start on 4/15 at HOU (ND, 2.0 IP, 1 R-ER) after he took a liner off his right forearm during Yainer Diaz at-bat to lead off 3rd inning…was removed from the game after attempting warm-up throws…X-rays were negative and was diagnosed with a right forearm bruise…earned 1st win on 4/9 at CHC (5.2 IP, 2 R-ER), when Will Smith stranded bases loaded in the 6th inning…began start 5/13 at OAK w/ 6.2 hitless innings before a Jace Peterson 2-out single to RF in the 7th… it was the longest no-hit bid by a TEX starter since 4/15/18 at HOU, when Bartolo Colon retired the first 21 Astros…Gray surpassed 1000.0 career innings during the start (on 2nd out in 6th inn.)…in starts on road trip from 5/5-5/14: 5/8 at SEA (73 game score) and 5/13 at OAK (79 game score), produced 2 of the 5 highest games scores of his Rangers career…in win on 5/20 vs. COL, escaped a 27-pitch 1st inning in which the Rox loaded the bases with no outs and did not score… marked Gray’s 1st career meeting against the team that drafted him and served as his home for 1st 7 MLB seasons.

MLB Preview: Baltimore Orioles (37-23) at Milwaukee Brewers (33-28)

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MLB Preview: Baltimore Orioles (37-23) at Milwaukee Brewers (33-28)

BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Orioles fell to the Brewers, 4-3 in 10 innings, in last night’s series opener at American Family Field…Marked their second loss in a series opener on the road (now 9-2).

O’s pitchers struck out a season-high 16 batters, their most since also fanning 16 in 9.0 innings on September 20, 2020 vs. Tampa Bay.

Aaron Hicks hit a two-run home run in the second inning to tie the game, his first since joining the O’s…Has reached safely in each of his first five games with Baltimore and has hit safely in four of them, slashing .400/.500/.733 (6- for-15) with one triple, one home run, five runs scored, three RBI, and three walks with two multi-hit efforts.

Ryan O’Hearn hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to give the O’s the lead… Has hit safely in at least five straight games for the fourth time in his career and first since a five-game streak from June 26-30, 2021 with Kansas City; one shy of tying his career high of six games from August 27 to September 3, 2019 with Kansas City.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: Of Baltimore’s 60 games this season, 53 have been decided by four or fewer runs, second-most in MLB behind Los Angeles-AL with 54…The O’s have gone 33-20 in those games, the most wins and second-best winning percentage (.623) in the majors behind Tampa Bay (.636, 28-16)…The O’s are 24-14 in games decided by three or fewer runs, the best winning percentage (.632) and tied for the most wins in MLB with the Cleveland (24-23) and Miami (24-17).

Baltimore is 11-7 (.611) in one-run games, tied with five other teams for the third-most wins in games decided by one run this season; only Miami (16-4) and Cleveland (12-17) have more one-run victories.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The O’s are in the middle of a six-game road trip, which began with three games in San Francisco (2-1) over the weekend…After an off day Monday, the Orioles are facing Milwaukee for three games through tomorrow (0-1)…Baltimore is 20-11 (.645) away from Oriole Park, the second-best road record in MLB this season behind Atlanta (20-10, .667)…The Birds went 38-43 (.469) on the road last year, 14thbest in MLB, after going a combined 114-237 (.325) away from Camden Yards from 2017-21.

AGAINST THE BREWERS: The Orioles and Brewers are squaring off for the first and only time this season…The O’s hosted the Brewers at Oriole Park for their first home series of the 2022 campaign; the Birds won their Home Opener but dropped the next two games…The Orioles are playing in Milwaukee for the first time since 2017, when they were swept in three games from July 3-5.

WHAT’S TRENDING: The O’s have won 28 of their last 44 games, 31 of 48, and 32 of 51…The 37-23 overall record is the third-best in MLB to start the season (see box at right)…Entering today, the Orioles are one of eight teams with at least 35 wins, along with the Rays (44-19), Rangers (40-20), Diamondbacks (36-25), Braves (36-24), Astros (36-25), Yankees (36-26), and Dodgers (35-26)…They are one of four teams with less than 25 losses, along with the Rays, Rangers, and Braves.

Last season, the Birds did not collect their 37th win until their 81st game on July 4 (37-44).

BIG TIME RUTSCH: Adley Rutschman leads the AL with 44 walks and 106 times on base (62 H, 44 BB)…He’s also fourth in the AL with a .402 on-base percentage…He ranks among MLB switch hitters in OBP (1st), OPS (2nd, .833), and batting average (3rd, .284), and among primary catchers in OBP (1st) and OPS (3rd).

HAYS OF OUR LIVES: Austin Hays was named the Fielding Bible Award Co-Defensive Player of the Month for May with Toronto’s Kevin Kiermaier by Sports Info Solutions after he led MLB with 10 Defensive Runs Saved last month…Hays has four outfield assists this season, tied for fourth in the AL…His 21 outfield assists since the start of 2021 are tied for the second-most in the AL and fifth-most in MLB during that time.

He ranks sixth in the AL with a .305 batting average.

His .394 (26-for-66) batting average in the seventh inning or later leads MLB and he’s the only qualified player currently over .380 in those spots this season; he also leads MLB with a .431 (25-for-58) average with two outs; the next closest player is Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds, who is hitting .389 (21-for54) with two outs.

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #64 DEAN KREMER RHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his 13th start of the season, seventh on the road, and first career start against the Brewers tonight…Made a career-high 22 appearances (21 GS) in 2022, 11 appearances at home (10 GS), and 11 on the road…Owned an 8-7 record with a 3.23 ERA (45 ER/125.1 IP) and 87 strikeouts… Made six starts of 5.0-or-more scoreless innings, tied for seventh-most in the AL…Acquired by the Orioles along with INF Breyvic Valera, OF Yusniel Diaz, RHP Zach Pop, and INF Rylan Bannon in exchange for INF Manny Machado on July 18, 2018…Originally selected by the Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of UNLV.

LAST TIME OUT: Earned the win in his 50th career start on June 2 at San Francisco, his first career start against the Giants…Allowed two runs on five hits (1 HR) with two walks and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work…Marked his fifth quality start of the season…Threw 100 pitches, 61 strikes.

AGAINST THE BREWERS/NL CENTRAL: Making his first career start against the Brewers and third start against the NL Central…Earned the win in his last start against the division on August 5, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh…Worked 6.1 scoreless innings on four hits with two strikeouts…Retired 14 straight Pirates batters from the second to the seventh innings…Threw 83 pitches, 61 strikes… Owns a 1-1 record with a 5.06 ERA (6 ER/10.2 IP) through his first two career outings against the division.

ROAD TRIPPIN’: Making his seventh road start of the 2023 campaign tonight… Earned the win in his last start away from Oriole Park on June 2 at San Francisco…Has pitched to a 3-1 record with a 3.94 ERA (14 ER/32.0 IP) in six road starts this season.

INTERLEAGUE WARRIOR: Making his seventh career Interleague start; has gone 5-1 with a 3.15 ERA (12 ER/34.1 IP) and four quality starts in six career outings against the National League…Earned the win in his last Interleague start on June 2 at San Francisco…Has logged a quality start in each of his three assignments against the National League this season.

LEAN, DEAN, FIGHTING MACHINE: Kremer has pitched to a 4-1 record with a 2.55 ERA (10 ER/35.1 IP) and four quality starts in his last six outings since May 5…Has allowed three earned runs-or-fewer and completed at least 5.0 innings in each of those games…Tied a career high with three straight wins from May 5-21 (also: 6/12-7/9/22)…Also tossed a career-high-tying seven strikeouts (4x, last: 7/9/22 vs. LAA) on May 21 at Toronto.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:

On The Mend
OF Jesse Winker is slated to begin a rehab assignment this afternoon with Triple-A Nashville as the team visits Jacksonville (Marlins) in a DH….. Winker has been on the 10-day injured list since May 30 with a cervical strain.

Rare Birds
The Brewers are hosting the Orioles at American Family Field for just the fourth time (2008, ’14, ’17 and ’23)….. the team is 8-2 all-time here against Baltimore, winning the last 6 games.

Baseball Brothers
This series marks the first meeting between the Brewers’ Luis Urías and the Orioles’ Ramón Urías in the big leagues…..the brothers were slated to play against each other last season at Camden Yards, but that plan was foiled as Luis was on the injured list at that particular point in time…..Ramón (1994) and the younger Luis (1997) were both born on June 3 in Mexico.

Extra Credit
The Brewers last night improved to 4-0 in extra-inning games.

Date/Opponent Result
4/13 at San Diego ……………. W, 4-3 (10)
4/18 at Seattle ……………………W, 6-5 (11)
6/2 at Cincinnati ………………..W, 5-4 (11)
6/6 vs. Baltimore …………….. W, 4-3 (10)

Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 29-4 (.879) when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.

Sealing The Deal
The Brewers are 33-0 when leading (27-0) or tied (6-0) after 8 innings.

One and Done
The Brewers are 10-3 (.769) in 1-run games…..the Marlins at 16-4 (.800) are the only team better in MLB.

Field of Wiems
Joey Wiemer, who won last night’s game with a walk-off, RBI-single in the 10th inning, is on a 7-game hitting streak, batting .391 (9-for-23) with 1 HR and 4 RBI…..the streak ties his career high from April 1-8.

Devinly Body
Devin Williams has gone 10-for-10 in save opportunities…..he is unscored upon in 19 of his 20 outings, posting a 0.44 ERA…..opponents are batting just .114 (8-for-70, 1hr) and he has a 0.82 WHIP with 28 K in 20.2 innings

TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 2 (1-0) of a 6-game homestand against Baltimore (1-0) and Oakland (3g)…..following this homestand and an off day next Monday, the team takes a 2-game trip to Minnesota…..their next homestand covers 6 games from June 16-21 against Pittsburgh (3g) and Arizona (3g).

IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: SS Willy Adames (concussion), RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP JB Bukauskas (neck), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), LHP Eric Lauer (right shoulder), LHP Wade Miley (left lat), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow), OF Jesse Winker (neck) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.

SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 9-10-0 in series play.
Game 1: 9-11, Game 2: 12-7, Game 3: 10-9, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)

AT HOME: The Brewers are 17-12 at home, going 5-4-0 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.

ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 16-16 on the road, going 4-6-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play

LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 11 replay challenges this season, going 5-6…..their last challenge (lost) came on June 6 vs. Baltimore as a safe call at first base involving Adley Rutschman stood.

TONIGHT’S STARTER: #39 – RHP CORBIN BURNES (12gs, 4-4, 3.75)
BURNES AT A GLANCE: Corbin Burnes, 28, is making his 13th start of the season…..Burnes last started last Friday at Cincinnati and received no decision in the Brewers’ 5-4, 11-inning win (6ip, 2h, 3r, 3er, 4bb, 7k, 1hr, 100 pitches)…..the team is 6-6 in his starts…..he has 7 quality starts…..opponents are batting .212 (54-for-255, 10hr)…..Burnes was selected by Milwaukee in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s (CA) College…..he is under club control through 2024.

LAST SEASON: Burnes went 12-8 with a 2.94 ERA in 33 starts last season, finishing seventh in NL Cy Young Award voting after winning the award in 2021…..Burnes was an All-Star for the second straight season and was named Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher for the second year in a row…..his career-high 243 strikeouts led the National League and ranked second in the majors behind the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole (257)…..he became the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in strikeouts…..he also ranked among the NL top five in starts (T1st, 33), AVG (2nd, .197), K/9IP (2nd, 10.83), H/9IP (2nd, 6.42), innings pitched (4th, 202.0), K/BB (4th, 4.76), quality starts (T4th, 21) and WHIP (5th, 0.97)…..the team went 20-13 in his starts.

CAREER: Is 39-23 with a 3.28 ERA in 147 games/86 starts (585.1ip, 213er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 31-20 with a 3.04 ERA as a starter (503.1ip, 170er) and 8-3 with a 4.72 ERA in relief (82ip, 43er)…..Burnes is a two-time All-Star (2021-22) and was a 2021 All-MLB First Team selection.

CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 19-13 with a 3.53 ERA in 72 games/45 starts (306ip, 120er)…..is 2-1 with a 4.05 ERA in 6 starts this season (33.1ip, 15er).

CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 20-10 with a 3.00 ERA in 75 games/41 starts (279.1ip, 93er)…..is 2-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 6 starts this season (36.1ip, 14er).

CAREER vs. ORIOLES: His only career appearance against the Orioles came on 4/13 last season at Camden Yards…..Burnes received no decision in the Brewers’ 4-2 victory (7ip, 3h, 0r, 1bb, 8k, 1hbp, 1wp).

MLB Preview: New York Mets (30-31) at Atlanta Braves (36-24)

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MLB Preview: New York Mets (30-31) at Atlanta Braves (36-24)

NEW YORK METS NOTES:

METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets returned to action last night and fell to the Braves, 6-4…New York has lost four straight games, which is tied for the longest of the season…The last time the Mets lost more than four games was when they dropped five in a row from September 21-26, 2021…The Mets continue their six-game road trip (0-1) to Atlanta (0-1) and Pittsburgh (three games).

22 (PETE’S VERSION): Last night, Pete Alonso cracked his major league-leading 22nd home run in just his 61st game of the season…Dave Kingman (1976) is the only other Met to hit 22 home runs in the team’s first 61 games of a season…Last season, Alonso reached 22 home runs on June 25 in his 72nd game (team’s 73rd)…In 2021, his 22nd homer came on July 25 in game No. 87 (team game No. 97)…Alonso remains ahead of his record-setting pace from the 2019 season, when he hit his 22nd long ball on June 11 in the 66th game (Mets’ 67th game) of his rookie campaign.

FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso’s 22 home runs this year, leads the majors leagues…His 49 RBI are fourth in The Show and lead the National League… Alonso ranks 12th in franchise history with 429 career RBI…Next up is Kevin McReynolds (456) and Keith Hernandez (468)…Alonso has appeared in all 58 of the Mets games this year.

TURNED A CORNER: The Mets have received eight quality starts from their staff in the last 15 games…New York had eight quality starts through the first 46 games of the season…Over the last 15 games, Mets starters have posted a 3.31 ERA (31 ER/84.1 IP) with 30 walks and 80 strikeouts.

Rank Player Strikeouts

  1. Greg Maddux 3,371
  2. Phil Niekro 3,342
  3. Max Scherzer 3,241
  4. Justin Verlander 3,228
  5. Fergie Jenkins 3192
    Rank Player Strikeouts
  6. Pedro Martinez 3,154
  7. Bob Gibson 3,117
  8. Curt Schilling 3,116
  9. CC Sabathia 3,093
  10. John Smoltz 3,084
    MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL-TIME (NO. 10-19)

MAD MAX: Max Scherzer is set to make his 10th start of the season tonight… The righty is 5-2 with a 3.21 ERA (17 ER/47.2 IP) with 14 walks and 48 strikeouts… Over his last four starts, Scherzer is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA (3 ER/25.0 IP) with four walks and 28 strikeouts…Tonight will mark his 32nd game (30th) start against the Braves…He is 13-10 with a 3.77 ERA (77 ER/182.3 IP) with 54 walks and 217 punchouts against Atlanta.

COME AT THE KING, BEST NOT MISS: Omar Narváez made his return from the Injured List yesterday…He went 1-2 with one run…He has reached base
safely in all six games this season, batting .313 (5-16) with two runs, two RBI and two walks.

TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUIST: New York is 22-31 all-time at Truist Park… Mark Canha has hit .303 (10-33) with three runs, four doubles, two home runs, four RBI, three walks with a .378 OBP and a .606 SLG…Tommy Pham has batted .268 (11-41) with nine runs, one double, four home runs, eight RBI, 10 walks with a .415 OBP and a .585 SLG…Starling Marte has hit seven home runs in 26 career games at the yard.

HOTLANTA: Jeff McNeil has hit .382 (34-89) with 13 runs, nine doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, five walks with a .421 OBP and a .551 SLG…In seven games at the ballpark in 2022, McNeil recorded a hit in six of those games, batting .517 (15-29) with five runs, three doubles, one home run, two RBI with a 1.241 OPS.

A STARLING IS BORN: Over his last 26 games, Starling Marte is batting .284 (25-88) with 12 runs, one double, one triple, two home runs, nine RBI, three walks with a .330 OBP…He has safely reached base in seven of his last nine games.

PHAM-TASTIC: Over his last 11 games, Tommy Pham is batting .346 (9-26) with four runs, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, seven RBI, four walks with a .433 OBP, a .731 SLG and a 1.164 OPS.

THE EAST IS A BEAST: The Mets are 12-9 against the division this year…The team went 50-26 against the East in 2022…Their .658 winning percentage against the East was the best mark in club history.

CANHA GET AN AMEN?: Over the last 17 games, Mark Canha is 14-45 (.311) with seven runs, two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, seven walks with a .426 OBP, .489 SLG and a .915 OPS…He has safely reached base in each of his last 12 games with a plate appearance, batting .313 (10-32) with five runs, two home runs, six RBI, seven walks with a .950 OPS in that span.

D-FENCE: The Mets have committed 21 errors in 61 games this year, tied with the Diamondbacks for the fewest errors in the majors…New York owns a .990 fielding percentage…Their .990 fielding percentage, second in the major leagues.

FIRST IS THE WORST: The Mets have been outscored 46-13 in the first inning this year.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: New York has played 34 games on the road this year, tied for the third-most in the majors…New York is 15-19 with a 4.91 ERA away from Citi Field in 2023…The team’s 283 strikeouts on the road are the third-most in the majors.

ROAD WARRIOR: Brandon Nimmo is batting .346 (46-133) with 18 runs, eight doubles, three triples, two home runs, 17 RBI, 16 walks with a .419 OBP and .496 SLG in 35 games on the road this season…His .346 road average ranks fourth in the majors…Nimmo owns a career .399 OBP on the road…That is the fourth-highest mark in the majors since the Wyoming native entered the league in 2016.

BROOKS WAS HERE: Brooks Raley allowed four earned runs in one inning of work on April 4 in Milwaukee…Since then he has pitched to a 1.04 ERA (2 ER/17.1 IP) with six walks and 19 strikeouts…Since returning from the IL, the southpaw has not allowed a run in any of his last 10 games, striking out 11 over those 8.1 innings.

IF YOU START ME OFF: New York is 16-1 when their starter goes at least 6.0 innings…The Mets are still 6-0 when the starter goes at least 7.0 innings.

EIGHT IS GREAT: The Mets are 27-0 when leading after eight innings this season…The last time the Mets lost a game when they were ahead after eight innings was on September 6, 2021 at Washington…The Mets were up 3-2 and lost 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth…Since then the Mets have won their last 122 games when ahead after eight, the longest active streak in MLB…It’s the longest streak in franchise history, surpassing the previous high of 117 consecutive games.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Francisco Alvarez has hit eight home runs this season…That puts him tied for the fifth-most by a rookie in the majors and tied for third in the National League…Only two rookie catchers in Mets history have had more homers in a season…Travis d’Arnaud (13) holds the club mark for home runs by a rookie catcher in 2014…Jason Phillips hit 11 as a rookie in 2003…Alvarez’s nine career homers (one last year) before turning 22 years old are the most by a catcher since Iván Rodríguez had 21 from 1991-1993.

STEAL THIS BASE: The Mets lead the major leagues with an 87.5% stolen base success rate this season…Starling Marte has swiped 17 bags this year, tied for sixth in the majors and tied for third in the National League…His 331 career stolen bases rank second among active players…Elvis Andrus is the active leader with 340 steals…Pete Alonso has stolen 12 bases in 13 tries in his career.

RISPY BUSINESS: The Mets are hitting .237 (108-456) with runners in scoring position, ranking 11th in the NL and 23rd in the majors this year…Last season, New York batted .269 (371-1,378), good for third in the NL and fourth in the majors.

STARTING PITCHER – MAX SCHERZER RHP #21
2023 STATS: 5-2, 3.21 ER A

SCHERZER’S PITCH ARSENAL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 47% 49% 44% 93.2 mph
Slider 18% 1% 39% 83.7 mph
Changeup 15% 19% 11% 83.4 mph
Curveball 11% 16% 5% 75.2 mph
Cutter 9% 15% 1% 88.2 mph

LAST TIME OUT: Threw 7.0 innings against Philadelphia at Citi Field on June 1…Allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits and one walk…Fanned nine Phillies hitters in a 4-2 Mets victory, picking up his fifth win of the year.

HOME OF THE BRAVE(S): Scherzer has faced Atlanta 31 times throughout his career, including 29 starts…In those appearances, he has pitched to a 13-10 record with a 3.77 ERA (77 ER/183.2 IP)…When facing the Braves on the road, Scherzer has pitched to a 3.18 ERA (36 ER/102.0 IP) in 18 appearances, including 16 starts, with an 8-6 record…His last win against the Braves came on August 17, 2022 at Truist Park, during which he threw 6.1 innings, allowing four earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out eight…Scherzer has tallied 217 strikeouts against Braves batters in his career, the second-most of any team he has faced, behind the Phillies (239).

TURNING THINGS AROUND: After pitching to a 5.56 ERA (14 ER/22.2 IP) in his first five starts this season, Scherzer has picked up three straight wins in his last four starts (since May 14 at the Nationals) with a 1.08 ERA (3 ER/25.0 IP)…In that time frame, he has tallied 28 strikeouts compared to four walks, holding opponents to a .182 average and pitching to a 0.80 WHIP.

FINE NINE: Scherzer whiffed nine batters for the first time this season in his last start…The last time he struck out nine or more batters was September 19, 2022…He did not record more than six strikeouts in any of his first eight starts of the season and dating back to his
final start of the 2022 season…He has had six strikeouts or fewer in eight straight starts only one other time in his career (September 2009-April 2010 with Arizona/Detroit).

DOUBLE THE FUN: Scherzer ranks tied for third all-time with 110 double-digit strikeout games in his career, two more than Pedro Martinez…His next 10+ K game will break a tie with Roger Clemens, who also had 110 in his career…He’ll then need over 100 more to catch the top two: Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (212).

ATLANTA BAVES NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Mets tonight continue a three-game series with what is the fifth of 13 games between the teams this season…The two will next meet from August 11-13, playing a four-game set at Citi Field in Queens.

  • Atlanta rallied from a three-run deficit to beat New York, 6-4, last night and move to 3-1 in four games with the Mets this season.
  • The Braves went 10-9 against the Mets last season, taking the season set from their N.L. East rivals for the fifth consecutive season…They also went 10-9 in 2021, 7-3 in 2020, 11-8 in 2019 and 13-6 in 2018…Since the start of the 2018 season, Atlanta is 54-36 (.600) against New York overall.
  • The Braves have won nine of the last 11 games with New York dating to last season, outscoring the Mets 64-36 (+28) over the stretch…Atlanta is 7-1 against New York here at Truist Park in that span.
  • Atlanta and New York tied atop the N.L. East with identical 101-61 records last season, with the Braves winning the title based on the head-to-head tiebreaker…The Braves were a season-worst 10.5 games behind the first-place Mets on June 1…From that date through the end of the season, Atlanta played to a 78-34 (.696) record, the best mark in baseball…New York went 67-44 (.604), the sixth-best mark in the majors.
  • RH Charlie Morton is set to make his second start of the season against New York, and his 20th career appearance versus the Mets…The 6-foot-5, 235-pound right-hander allowed six hits and four runs over 5.1 innings on May 1 at Citi Field to take the loss…Morton is 4-6 with a 3.82 ERA (43 ER/101.1 IP) in his career against New York, fanning 100.
  • RH Max Scherzer has faced Atlanta more than any other team in his career, making 31 total appearances and 29 starts against the Braves…The 6-foot-3, 215-pound native of St. Louis, MO, is 13-10 with a 3.77 ERA (77 ER/183.2 IP) in his career versus Atlanta, striking out 217.

WIN: Atlanta erased a three-run deficit to rally and beat New York, 6-4, last night…The Braves improved to 13-5 (.722) against N.L. East opponents with the win.

  • The Braves have 36 wins through their first 60 games this season…Since 2000, it is their fourth-best mark through 60 decisions, following 2003: 41-19 (.683), 2000: 39-21 (.650) and 2013: 37-23 (.617)…They went on to with the National League East in each of those seasons.
  • The win marked Atlanta’s second straight come-from-behind win after also doing so Sunday at Arizona…The Braves improved to 13-24 (.361)
    when trailing at any point this season, the 11thbest record in baseball.
  • The Braves have won back-to-back home games, and will look to tie their season-long winning streak here at Truist Park with a win tonight.

BRIAN SNITKER WINS: Atlanta’s win last night was the 578th of Brian Snitker’s managerial career, and his next win will tie him with George Stallings for the third-most wins by a manager in franchise history.

  • Stallings managed the Braves to a 579-597-25 record in 1,201 games at the helm from 1913 to 1920, including a World Series title in 1914.
  • Snitker and Stallings trail just Frank Selee (1,004 wins) and Bobby Cox (2,149 wins) on the franchise leaderboard.
  • Snitker became the fifth manager in franchise history to skipper 1,000 games on April 6 earlier this season, joining Cox (3,860), Selee (1,677), Stallings (1,201) and Bill McKechnie (1,235).
  • Snitker has compiled a 578-475 (.549) record as manager of the Braves, winning five consecutive N.L. East titles and the World Series in 2021…Since taking over for Atlanta on May 17, 2016, Snitker’s 578 wins stand as fourth most for any manager in baseball…The Dodgers’ Dave Roberts (672) and Guardians’ Terry Francona (601) rank first and second, respectively, while the Rays’s Kevin Cash (593) sits third.
  • Atlanta’s 23 postseason wins since Snitker took over in 2016 are third most in baseball, trailing just the Astros (53) and Dodgers (45).
  • Research courtesy the Elias Sports Bureau.

BULLPEN: Three Atlanta relievers combined to pitch 3.0 scoreless innings last night and the Braves’ bullpen has not allowed a run since May 30 at Oakland, a scoreless streak of five games and 16.0 innings…The club is 4-1 in that span.

  • That scoreless stretch is the longest active in the majors by both games and innings, and the Braves’ longest this season in both regards.
  • The Braves’ bullpen last posted five straight scoreless games from August 13-16, 2022, in contests against the Miami Marlins (3 games) and New York Mets (2 games)…The team hasn’t done it in six consecutive games since 2019.
  • By innings, the club last posted a longer scoreless streak from October 1-4, 2022, also against the Mets (2 games) and Marlins (2 games)…That streak spanned 16.2 innings.
  • Every MLB club, except for Atlanta, has allowed at least one run in relief this month.
  • Since the start of last season, Atlanta’s 2.92 bullpen ERA against New York is third-best among the Mets’ N.L. opponents…Only Milwaukee (2.29) and Chicago (2.45) have been better.
  • The Atlanta bullpen pitched to a 4.11 ERA (90 ER/197.0 IP) prior to the start of its current streak, ranking 18th in the majors…Its current scoreless run has lowered the collective ERA to 3.80 (90 ER/213.0 IP) for the season, 12th best in baseball.

Tonight’s Starting Pitcher – #50 Charlie Morton RHP
2023 Record: 5-6, 3.62 ERA • 2022 Record: 9-6, 4.34 ERA
vs. RHB: .256 (33-129), 2 HR • vs. LHB: .276 (34-123), 4 HR
Home: 2-3, 4.13 ERA (13/28.1) • Away: 3-3, 3.22 ERA (13/36.1)

Today’s Game

  • Set to make his 12th start of the season and second against New York.
  • Struck out nine hitters while scattering six hits, three runs, and two walks over 7.0 innings in his last start against Arizona.
  • Became the sixth pitcher in franchise history to pitch at least 6.0 innings and strikeout nine or more in an outing at age 39 or older.
  • Passed R.A. Dickey and Hall-of-Famer Cy Young with three such games.
  • Trails Hall-of-Famers Phil Niekro (10), John Smoltz (8), and Warren Spahn (4).
  • Morton has either won or lost each of his starts this season…His 11 consecutivegames with a decision is the longest active streak in 2023.
  • Morton has struck out 321 hitters with his curveball since the beginning of the 2020; the most in the majors.
  • During that span hitters are missing on 53.1% of curveballs thrown, the second highest rate in the majors…The MLB average is 11.6% (among QS).
  • Over the last two seasons he has thrown his curve on 40.2% of pitches, also the most in baseball among qualified starters.
  • Utilizing his curveball on 46.3% of pitches thrown this season.
  • Morton’s 976 strikeouts since the 2018 season are the fourth most in baseball.
  • Prior to the 2018 season, Morton threw his curveball on 21.3% of pitches throughout his career.
  • Since the beginning of 2018 he has thrown his curve on 36.2% of pitches.
  • Enters play with only 20% of balls put in play against him registering as line drives this season.
  • Tied for the second lowest mark in the National League.
  • Hitters are registering a .345 batting average on balls in play against Morton in ’23.
  • The MLB BABIP this season is .301 for qualified starters.
  • Batters are hitting 39.0% of balls 95 mph or higher against Morton while the MLB average for qualified starters is 39.5%.
  • In his age 39 season, Morton is the sixth-oldest active pitcher in the majors.

2023 Recap

  • Struck out 10 hitters over 6.2 scoreless innings in his win against Texas on May 15.
  • Has now struckout at least 10 hitters in six games since turning 38, passing Hall-of-Famer Cy Young for the ninth most such games dating to 1901.
  • Morton is the first player with at least six games of 10 or more strikeouts at his age since Hall-of-Famers Randy Johnson and John Smoltz.
  • Made his first start of the season against St. Louis.
  • Only struck out one hitter through 5.1 innings pitched against the Cardinals, marking just the ninth time in his career Morton pitched at least 5.0 frames while failing to record at least two punchouts and the first since June 5, 2015 against Pittsburgh.
  • Struck out San Diego’s Jake Croneworth on April 8 to record his 1,700th career punchout.
  • Is one of 16 active pitchers in baseball with as many strikeouts.

MLB Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers (35-26) at Cincinnati Reds (28-33)

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MLB Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers (35-26) at Cincinnati Reds (28-33)

LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S STARTER at REDS: RHP NOAH SYNDERGAARD (1-4, 6.54 ERA in 11 GS)
2023 SEASON NOTES:

  • Earned his first win as a Dodger in his start on April 30 against St. Louis, firing 5.1 innings, giving up eight hits and three runs…he is 1-4 on the season with a 6.54 ERA with 35 strikeouts
  • Struck out a season-high nine batters on April 14 vs. the Cubs
  • Pitched in five games (four starts) during spring ball, going 1-3 with a 5.79 ERA (12 ER/18.2 IP) with 13 strikeouts against just two walks…held a 1.13 WHIP

VS. REDS:

  • Will face the Redlegs for the ninth time in his career…last pitched against the club August 22, 2022 with Philadelphia where he fired seven
    innings, giving up three hits, one run and two walks while sitting down one en route to the win
  • Threw his second career complete game shutout against the club on May 2, 2019 with the Mets…one of two career complete game shutouts
  • In his career against the Reds, he owns a record of 7-0 with a 2.22 ERA (14 ER/56.2 IP) and a 0.92 WHIP along with 55 strikeouts and eight walks in eight starts

CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:

RED HOTS

  • Since 1901, Matt McLain is only the third Reds player to produce at least 30 hits in his first 20 career apps (Sam Crawford, 30 hits, 1901 & Dick Harley, 32 hits, 1901).
  • Reds batters are tied for fourth in the Major Leagues with 58 stolen bases (TB 82, Pit 68, Ari 59, Oak 58), matching last season’s total…haven’t recorded more than 58 steals in a season since 2019 (80sb).
  • The Reds are tied for 27th in the Major Leagues with 48 HR (Cle 35, Wsh 48, Det 48), their fewest in 61 games since the 1974 team produced 48 HR through its first 61 games…from 4/18-4/25, this year’s team did not produce a home run in a season-high 8 consecutive games, their longest team homerless streak since 1992.

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • Is Game 2 (1-0) of a 3-game series vs Juan Dorado’s Dodgers and Game 6 (2-3) of a 7-game homestand that included a 3-1 series loss to the Brewers.
  • Following this series, the Reds hit the road again for a 10-day, 9-game road trip to StL (3g), KC (3g) and Hou (off day, 3g).
  • Tonight’s game is the MLB.TV Free Game of the Day.

SERIES NOTES

  • Last night’s dramatic 9-8 win snapped the Reds’ 9-game losing streak to the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park…the Reds last beat LAD here in a 3-1 win on 9/17/21.
  • The Dodgers’ .615 winning percentage at Great American Ball Park (40-25) is the second-best by any National League team (NYM, .619).
  • Last season’s 7-0 series win by the Dodgers was only the third season series sweep by either team, all won by LAD (6-0 in 2006, 6-0 in 2017).

CARDINALS UP NEXT

  • This weekend the Reds and Cardinals will meet for the second time this season, including a 2-2 series split from 5/22-5/25 at GABP.
  • In 2022, the Cardinals won 12 of the 19 games and 5 of the 6 series.
  • From 9/15-9/18, 2022 at Busch Stadium, the Reds and Cardinals faced off in a 5-game series (3-2 Cardinals series win) for the first time since 7/25-7/27, 1958 (3-2 Reds series win).

NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK / MONTH

  • IF/OF Nick Senzel was Player of the Week for 4/24-4/30, the first award of his career (6g, .476, 1 2b, 2hr, 9rbi, 1sb, 8r, 17tb, .560obp, .810slg, 1.370ops)…he led NL hitters in hitting, RBI and runs scored while ranking second in OBP, T3rd in hits & total bases and fourth in slugging.
  • In the second week of his Major League career, rookie SS Matt McLain was named Player of the Week for 5/22-5/28 (7g, 15-31, .484, 3 2b, 2hr,
    7rbi, 3bb, 1hbp, 1sb, 9r, .543obp, .774slg, 1.317ops)…led all Major League batters in hits, tied for the lead in runs scored and ranked among the ML leaders in BA (2nd), OBP (2nd) and OPS (5th).
  • 1B Spencer Steer was the Rookie of the Month for May (27g, .318, 35h, 18r, 8 2b, 1 3b, 6hr, 19rbi, .372obp, .573slg, .945ops)…led National League rookies in games (tied), runs, hits and RBI.

Tonight’s Pitcher – #55 Brandon Williamson, LHP

  • Tonight is making his fifth Major League appearance and start.
  • On 5/16 at Col, became only the 10th visiting pitcher to make his Major League debut with a start at Coors Field, the first since Hou’s José Urquidy on 7/2/19.
  • Became only the fourth Reds pitcher to make his Major League debut with at least 5.2 innings, 2 hits or fewer allowed and at least 6 strikeouts, joining Tom Carroll (7/7/1974 vs StL, 7ip, 2h, 6k), Mo Sanford (8/9/1991 at SD, 7ip, 2h, 8k) and Johnny Cueto (4/3/2008 vs Ari, 7ip, 1h, 10k).
  • Became only the fourth Reds pitcher in the expansion era (since 1961) to retire at least 14 consecutive batters in his Major League debut, joining Wayne Simpson (16, 4/9/1970 at LAD), Rob Bell (16, 4/8/2000 vs Cubs) and Johnny Cueto (15, 4/3/2008 vs Ari).
  • In that 3-1 win on 5/16 at Col, allowed a single to Charlie Blackmon, his first career batter faced, but didn’t allow another hit until Ezequiel Tovar’s solo HR in the sixth inning snapped the scoreless tie…Williamson retired 14 consecutive batters leading up to Tovar’s home run
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