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Dodgers recall Alex Vesia

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Dodgers recall Alex Vesia

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled left-handed pitcher Alex Vesia and optioned right-handed pitcher Gavin Stone to Triple-A.  

Vesia, 27, returns for his second stint with the team after going 0-2 with a 7.84 ERA (9 ER/10.1 IP) and 15 strikeouts in 13 games with the Dodgers this season. He appeared in 10 games for the Oklahoma City Dodgers, allowing five runs in 9.2 innings with 18 strikeouts. In his last nine outings with the club, he has posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/9.1 IP) with 18 strikeouts against five hits. He is in his third season with Los Angeles, and he is a combined 8-3 with a 2.78 ERA (32 ER/103.2 IP) and 147 strikeouts in 116 games. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of four seasons with Miami (2020) and Los Angeles (2021-23) and he is 8-4 with 152 strikeouts in 108.0 innings. He was originally acquired from the Miami Marlins on February 12, 2021 along with right-hander pitcher Kyle Hurt in exchange for right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro.

Stone, 24, made three appearances for the Dodgers, allowing 16 runs on 23 hits in 10.0 innings.  Last season, he was named the 2022 Dodgers Branch Rickey Pitcher of the Year after going a combined 9-6 with a 1.48 ERA (20 ER/121.2 IP) and 168 strikeouts between High-A Great Lakes, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Arkansas native has been in the Dodger system since being drafted in the 5th round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas and he is a combined 13-10 with a 2.68 ERA (74 ER/248.1 IP) and 347 strikeouts.

MLS Preview: New England Revolution (7-3-4) at Atlanta United FC (6-4-5)

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MLS Preview: New England Revolution (7-3-4) at Atlanta United FC (6-4-5)

The New England Revolution have won three of its four matches against the Atlanta United FC (D1) since the start of the 2021 season. Prior to that, Atlanta United FC had never lost to the New England Revolution (W5 D2, including playoffs).

Atlanta United FC has followed a four-match losing streak in all competitions by going unbeaten in three straight (W1 D2), including a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC on Saturday on an 86th-minute equalizer by Tyler Wolff. That made it 17 straight league games with a goal for Atlanta, the longest active streak in MLS.

Despite coming back to draw, 3-3. against the Chicago Fire on Saturday, the New England Revolution is winless in three straight league matches (L1 D2), conceding eight times in those games. The New England Revolution had won seven of their first 11 league matches this year (D3 L1), allowing only nine total goals in those games.

20-year-old Tyler Wolff scored Atlanta United FC’s lone goal in its 1-1 draw at Orlando City SC on Saturday, the fifth goal scored by players under 21 years old for the Five Stripes this season (C. Wiley 3, T. Wolff 2). No other team has more than three goals scored by players 20 years old or younger this season.

Jozy Altidore came off the bench to score and 83rd-minute equalizer for the New England Revolution against the Chicago Fire on Saturday, his 17th goal as a substitute in his MLS career, tied with Chris Wondolowski for third-most in league history. Only Jeff Cunningham (28) and Aln Gordon (25) score more times off the bench.

MLB Preview: Washington Nationals (23-30) at Los Angeles Dodgers (32-22)

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MLB Preview: Washington Nationals (23-30) at Los Angeles Dodgers (32-22)

WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:

GO WEST, YOUNG MEN
The Washington Nationals return to California for the third time already this season to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series…Remarkably, Washington will return to California for a fourth time, June 23-25 to face the San Diego Padres.

  • The Nationals fell to the Royals, 3-2, in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon…MacKenzie Gore struck out a career-high 11 batters in 7.0 innings.

STATUS CHECK
The Nationals have won five of the last eight, 10 of 20 and 14 of their last 27 games…They are 18-17 (.514) dating to April 21 at Minnesota, tied for the seventh-best record in the National League over this span.

  • Washington is 22-24 (.478) after losing six of seven games to start the season…That stretch included series against the Atlanta Braves (1-2) and Tampa Bay Rays (0-3) as well as a 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies on their Opening Day.

LEADING THE WAY
Washington leads Major League Baseball in average (.285) and ranks in the league in on-base percentage (2nd, .344), hits (2nd, 264), doubles (T5th, 54) and OPS (7th, .773) since April 30.

  • On the season, Washington’s offense leads the National League in batting average (3rd, .266), ranks fifth in on-base percentage (.330) and has the lowest strikeout rate in Major League Baseballl (19.0%).

STREAKIN’ LANE TRAIN
Lane Thomas has reached safely in a career-high 24 straight games and has hit safely in a career-high 13 straight games…Thomas is hitting .320/.370/.610 with six doubles, a triple, seven homers, 15 RBI, seven walks, one hit by pitch, two stolen bases and 20 runs scored during the on-base streak.

  • The hitting streak is the third-longest active streak in the league, while the on-base streak is the fourth-longest active streak.
  • Thomas ranks tied for fifth in the National League with eight home runs during the month of May, while his .613 slugging percentage ranks 11th in the NL during the month.
  • On the season, Thomas ranks in the National League in runs scored (T10th, 34) and hits (T9th, 58).

JOEY HITS
Joey Meneses is tied for fifth in the National League with 62 hits and his .295 batting average ranks ninth… He’s recorded seven three-hit games this season, tied for second in Major League Baseball behind Bo Bichette (9).

  • Meneses is tied for fourth in Major League Baseball with 51 hits behind Freddie Freeman (55), Bo Bichette (53) and Brandon Nimmo (52) since April 15…His .327 batting average since April 15th is tied for fifth in MLB.
  • He is hitting .351/.415/.486 with seven doubles, one homer, 18 RBI, eight walks and nine runs scored in his last 18 games.

ROAD RISP
The Nationals lead Major League Baseball with a .324 batting average with runners in scoring position away from Nationals Park…They rank ahead of the Texas Rangers (.318), Houston Astros (.296) and Tampa Bay Rays (.285) in road RISP.

STARTING PITCHER – #32 TREVOR WILLIAMS
Veteran right-handed starter signed a two-year contract with the Nationals in Dec. 2022…From 2018-21, Williams was exclusively a starter, but he transitioned to a versatile swingman in 2021 and 2022…He is 35-41 with a 4.33 ERA in 118 career starts and 3-3 with a 3.84 ERA in 41 relief outings…Was a second-round pick of the Miami Marlins in 2013 but was traded to Pittsburgh in 2015 while pitching in the Arizona Fall League.

LAST START
Earned his second win of the season on May 24 vs. San Diego…Allowed three earned runs on three hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 5.2 innings of work…The five strikeouts matched a season-high for the second consecutive start.

vs. LOS ANGELES
Is 0-1 with a 5.67 ERA in six games (five starts) against the Dodgers…Last faced them on June 5, 2022 at Dodger Stadium (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, HR, 5 SO).

THE OLD NUMBER ONE
Williams’ four-seam fastball ranks fifth among all Major League four-seamers (min. 100 PA) with a .207 opponents’ batting average against and seventh with a .291 wOBA, according to MLB Statcast…Among all MLB pitches, the four-seamer ranks 13th in opponents’ batting average and 17th in wOBA.

HOME SWEET HOME
Williams has pitched to a 3.09 ERA (8 ER/23.1 IP) in five home starts…He has tossed at least 5.0 innings in four of the five outings.

STRONG START
Williams opened the 2023 season going 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA (8 ER/21.1 IP) with 13 strikeouts and just four walks in his first four starts of the season…After allowing four earned runs on April 27 at New York (NL), he tossed 5.1 innings of four-hit, shutout ball on May 2 vs. Chicago (NL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: The Dodgers return home this evening for the first time in nearly two weeks after closing out a 4-6 road trip yesterday with a wild 11-10 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field in which they hit a season high five homers. Los Angeles is 17-7 at Dodger Stadium this season (.708), good for the best home record in the National League. The Dodgers hold a 1.5 games lead in the National League West division over Arizona and are 4.5 games ahead of the third-place San Francisco Giants. This evening on Memorial Day, the Boys in Blue begin a six-game homestand with a 6:10 p.m. start vs. the Washington Nationals. Following the three games vs. the Nats and an off day on Thursday, the Dodgers welcome in the New York Yankees for a three-game weekend series (June 2-4), culminating with ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball to close out the stand. Los Angeles (.593) owns the second-best record in the National League behind Atlanta and the sixth best mark in the big leagues, trailing Tampa Bay (.709), Baltimore (.642), Texas (.635), Atlanta (.604) and Houston (.596). The Dodgers have beaten Washington in 10 of their last 13 meetings since the start of the 2021 campaign. In that time, Los Angeles is 4-2 vs. the Nationals at Dodger Stadium.

CAN’T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH: The Dodgers battled back from an early four-run deficit, but ultimately came up short and lost the finale of their 10-game road trip, 11-10, in a game that saw a combined 21 runs and 27 hits. Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone made his third-career start and was hammered, giving up seven runs on 10 hits in 2.0 innings. The contest saw 17 of the 21 runs scored in the first 4.0 innings and the starting pitchers combined to allow 17 runs. Offensively, Chris Taylor led the charge for the Dodgers, going 3-for-3 with two solo homers and a Dodger season high tying three runs scored. The two homers matched a career high for the fifth time as he turned in his first multi-homer game since 2021. Taylor, who is tied for fourth on the Dodgers with nine home runs, didn’t belt his ninth homer last season until Sept. 11, his 102nd game. Trayce Thompson got the start in center field yesterday and broke out of an 0-for-39 slump in a big way, going 3-for-3 with a solo homer, two RBI and a walk. The game was Thompson’s first multi-hit contest since April 1. The hitless streak was the longest by a non-pitcher in L.A. Dodger history.

LOCKED IN: Dodger designated hitter J.D. Martinez went 2-for-5 with a solo homer yesterday and has been on fire since returning from the injured list on May 12. He has hit safely in 14 of 15 games, batting .318 (20-for-64) with three doubles, six homers and 18 RBI. In his career, May has been his most productive month, clubbing 59 homers and driving in 162 runners while recording an .894 OPS. His current 12-game hitting streak is the second longest by a Dodger this season.

MILLER TIME: Dodger rookie pitcher Bobby Miller will make his second-career start tonight and first at Dodger Stadium. Miller picked up his first ML victory in his debut last Tuesday in Atlanta, becoming the first Dodger starter to win his big league debut since José De León on Sept. 4, 2016.

THE GLUE: Dodger catcher Will Smith pinch hit and went 0-for-1 yesterday and is now batting .321 (25-for-78) with three doubles, four homers in the month of May with a .946 OPS. The Dodgers are 24-12 (.667) when Smith has appeared in a game and 24-9 (.727) when he starts.

FABULOUS FREDDIE: Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 17 games on Sunday, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. Freeman is batting .441 (30-for-68) with four homers, 10 doubles, one triple, 18 RBI and 15 runs scored during the streak and has hit safely in all but two games in May. Freeman is tied with Jonathan India for third in the Major Leagues with 44 runs scored, trailing just Ronald Acuña Jr. (48) and Marcus Semien (46). He clubbed his 300th career homer on May 18 and became just the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish that feat in a Dodger uniform. Freeman leads the Major Leagues with 22 doubles and 32 extra-base hits while ranking second in hits (72) and third in batting average (.335). His 300th career homer came in grand fashion, as he clubbed his fourth career Grand Slam to achieve the milestone. Freeman became just the second person in MLB history to hit No. 300 for a Grand Slam, joining Ruben Sierra, who clubbed his 300th on August 28, 2004, for the Yankees at Toronto. His 17-game hitting streak is the fourth longest of his career and his longest streak as a Dodger:

Team Games Started Ended
Atlanta Braves 30 08-24-2016 09-28-2016
Atlanta Braves 20 07-17-2011 08-06-2011
Atlanta Braves 18 08-14-2020 09-04-2020
Los Angeles Dodgers 17 05-10-2023 Active
Atlanta Braves 16 05-19-2018 06-03-2018

LONG BALLS: The Dodgers homered a season high five times yesterday and have 89 on the season, which is tied for second in the Majors with Atlanta, trailing only the Tampa Bay Rays (101). Los Angeles recorded their 15th 3+ homer game of the season on Sunday at Tampa Bay, which trails only the Rays (16) for the most in the Majors. The Dodgers also rank second in the Majors with 43 games with at least one homer, behind the Rays (48), who have homered in all but seven games this season.

TONIGHT’S STARTER vs. NATIONALS: RHP BOBBY MILLER (1-0, 1.80 ERA in 1 GS)
2023 SEASON NOTES:

  • Illinois native picked up the win in his Major League debut against Atlanta last Tuesday after spinning five innings and giving up four hits, one run and one walk while striking out five
  • Owns a 1-1 record across four starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City with a 5.65 ERA (9 ER/14.1 IP) with 12 strikeouts and just 6 issued walks…has limited the opposition to a .212/.295/.385 slashline
  • Was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training…did not appear

VS. NATIONALS:

  • Will face Washington for the first time in his career

MLB Preview: Los Angeles Angels (28-26) at Chicago White Sox (22-23)

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MLB Preview: Los Angeles Angels (28-26) at Chicago White Sox (22-23)

LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:

MEMORIAL DAY: Today, MLB observes Memorial Day…A league-wide National Moment of Remembrance will take place at 3:00 p.m. local time at all games today… All on-field MLB personnel will wear the traditional Memorial red poppy on the left side of their jerseys with “Lest We Forget” language included.

LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the first of seven games on a road trip against the Chicago White Sox (May 29-31) and Houston Astros (June 1-4)…Halos went 5-4 on last homestand against the Minnesota Twins (2-1), Boston Red Sox (3-0) and Miami Marlins (0-3)…LAA was 3-4 on last road trip to Cleveland (1-2) and Baltimore (2-2).

WINS AND LOSSES: Halos have dropped three straight games after winning each of previous four (including three game sweep vs. Boston)…The current three game losing streak is tied for longest of the season (also, April 14-16).

SHUT OUT: Yesterday vs. Miami was the first time Halos were shut out since Aug. 21, 2022 at Detroit… The streak of 94 games without being shut out was the longest active streak in the Majors and finishes as the fourth-longest streak in Angels history.

“WHITE SOX, WHAT’S THAT?”: Today is the first of seven games this season between the Angels and White Sox…In addition to the current three game set in Chicago, the teams will meet again for four games at The Big A from June 26-29…Halos have won six consecutive season series vs. White Sox and 10 of last 11 season series overall…Since 2011, Angels are 51-27 (.654) vs. CWS.

HIGHEST CAREER OBP vs. WHITE SOX
(min. 200 PA)

  1. Babe Ruth – .471
  2. Mike Trout – .457
  3. Ted Williams – .449
  4. Lou Gehrig – .446
  5. Jimmie Foxx – .445

FRIENDLY CONFINES: Since 2018, Angels are 9-4 at Guaranteed Rate Field.

LEAGUE LEADER: Shohei Ohtani, leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.155), is second in strikeouts (90) and ranks fourth in WHIP (0.95).

PLAY FROM AHEAD: Halos have held leads in 43 of 54 games played this year.

JOYCE CALLED UP: Yesterday, the Angels selected the contract of RHP Ben Joyce (ranked by MLB Pipleline as Angels #9 prospect)…First appearance will mark MLB debut…The Angels third round selection last season becomes the second player from the 2022 Draft to reach the Majors, following teammate Zach Neto… He has appeared in 14 games this season for Double-A Rocket City and averaged 13.8 SO/9 (24 SO – 15.2 IP).

‘PEN PALS: The Angels bullpen is pitching to a 3.60 ERA (195 IP – 78 ER) this season, which is the ninth-best ERA in the Majors.

THE MICK: Mickey Moniak has hits in eight of his 10 starts for the Angels this season, including three leadoff homers and seven total extra-base hits…He’s one of three players in the Majors with three leadoff HR this year, along with Mookie Betts (LAD) and Christian Yelich (MIL)…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.

BACHMAN IN THE SHOW: Sam Bachman made his MLB debut Friday night vs. Miami with 2.0 innings pitched in relief…The Angels first round pick (ninth overall) in the 2021 Draft, Bachman is currently rated by MLB Pipleline as the #4 prospect in the Halos system…He is the highest drafted player from the 2021 Draft to debut and the only pitcher from the first two rounds of that Draft to appear in the Majors.

SINGLE HANDED: Gio Urshela has hit 47 singles this year plus 10 extra-base hits (seven doubles, one triple & two home runs)…Urshela ranks second, behind Toronto’s Bo Bichette (55), for the American League lead in singles…Since May 5, Urshela has hits in 18 of 21 games with a PA and leads the Majors with a .378 (28/74) batting average in that span.

LEAD ASSISTANT: Hunter Renfroe is tied for second in the American League with five outfield assists this season…Since 2017, his 61 outfield assists lead the Majors (Starling Marte is second with 52 assists).

NET-OW: Zack Neto has been hit by nine pitches this season, which is tied for second-most in the Majors… Since 1901, Neto’s seven HBP through his first 15 career games are the most in MLB.

ESTÉVEZ ENDING: This season, Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.17 ERA (23 IP – 3 ER) and has converted all 12 of his save opportunities (the 12 saves are a new career high)…He is the first Angels pitcher to convert his first 12 save opportunities of a season since Ernesto Frieri in 2012 and is looking to become the first Halos closer to convert his first 13 save chances since Troy Percival had 16 straight successful save opportunities to begin the 2001 season.

UNEARNED: Angels have allowed 31 unearned runs this season, which leads the Majors…Halos have committed 34 fielding errors this season, which is tied for third-most in the Majors.

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP GRIFFIN CANNING
3-2, 4.95 ERA
Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in last start on Tuesday vs. Red Sox

TODAY’S GAME: Making eighth start of the season and fourth on the road…Is in fourth Major League season with Angels.

  • HE’S BACK: Made season debut on April 12 vs. Washington; first Major league appearance July 2, 2021… Missed Angels first 11 games of the season on injured list with a left groin strain…Spent entire 2022 season and final two months of 2021 season on IL with a low back stress reaction.
  • OVER SEVEN HITS: Allowed career high nine hits in start on May 17 at Baltimore…Was first time allowing more than seven hits in his career…Streak of 46 straight starts with seven-or-fewer hits allowed was second-longest in Angels history (Rickey Clark had a 50 game streak between the 1967-1971 seasons).
  • CURRENT TRENDS: Has allowed three-or-fewer runs in five of seven starts this season, including each of last two appearances.
  • LAST TIME OUT: Earned the win in last start on Tuesday vs. Boston after tossing a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks with five strikeouts; matched longest scoreless appearance of career (also, 7.0 shutout frames on May 18, 2019 vs. KC).
  • STREAK SNAPPED: Had career-best streak of three consecutive winning decisions snapped on May 10 vs. Houston…The streak dated back to June 9, 2021 and included wins in consecutive starts this season on April 25 and May 4.
  • VS. CHICAGO (A.L.): Today is second career start vs. White Sox; is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (7 IP – 1 ER) and eight strikeouts following only previous game on Aug. 18, 2019 at Angel Stadium (7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO).
  • AT GUARANTEED RATE FIELD: Today is first career appearance at Guaranteed Rate Field.
  • THAT’S RIGHT: Through seven starts this year, has held righties to a .222 average (14/63) compared with a .276 (14/63) opponent average against left-handers.
  • GETTING AHEAD: Recorded a first pitch strike on 66.2% (104/157) of his batter faced this season.
  • UNFAMILIAR FOES: In his career as a starter, has held opponents to a .207 average (77/372) in opposing batter’s first plate appearances of a game.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:

WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have won six of their last 10 games, eight of 13, nine of 15 and 15 of 27 as they begin a six-game, seven-day homestand tonight vs. the Los Angeles Angels.

Tonight’s game will air on both NBC Sports Chicago and FS1.

RHP Michael Kopech, who owns the longest active scoreless IP streak (15.0) in baseball, is scheduled to start tonight’s game.

The White Sox went 3-4 on their last trip, losing three of four at Detroit and winning two of three at Cleveland … they suffered a 6-5, 10-i
inning defeat in yesterday’s finale at Comerica Park.

Following this series vs. the Angels and an off day Thursday, Chicago will conclude the homestand this weekend vs. the Tigers.

Following next Monday’s off day, the White Sox will take a brief three-game trip from 6/6-8 at the Yankees.

The Sox are in fourth place in the AL Central, 5.0 games behind second-place Detroit and 6.0 behind first-place Minnesota.

The White Sox went 6-3 on their last homestand from 5/12-21 vs. Houston (1-2), Cleveland (2-1) and Kansas City (3-0).

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The White Sox are 15-12 in the last 27 games since 4/30 following a 7-21 start … Sox pitchers own a 2.88 ERA (48 ER/150.0 IP) in 16 games since 5/11, the second-best mark in MLB.

Chicago is 6-2 and has outscored opponents by a 34-16 margin over the last eight games at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Chicago starters own a 2.96 ERA (31 ER/94.1 IP) and .204 average with 85 strikeouts in the last 17 games (11 quality starts).

The Sox are hitting .214/.258/315 with just five home runs and 45 runs scored (4.1 R/G) over the last 11 games … they have scored four runs or less six times and homered in five contests.

The White Sox are 4-7 vs. Los Angeles-AL since the start of 2021 despite owning a 46-45 edge in runs scored … the Sox have not won a series vs. the Angels since 9/25-28/17 (3-1).

Michael Kopech has allowed just three singles with 19 strikeouts and worked 15.0 scoreless IP over his last two starts.

ROSTER MOVES
The White Sox today returned RHP Liam Hendriks from his rehab assignment with Class AAA Charlotte and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list, and placed RHP Jimmy Lambert on the 15-day IL (retro to 5/28) with right ankle inflammation.

Hendriks began the 2023 season on the injured list to continue his treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Eric Haase hit a game-ending sacrifice fly off Reynaldo López in the 10th inning to give Detroit a 6-5 win and series victory.

The White Sox were retired in order in the top of the 10th, stranding Luis Robert Jr. … the Tigers tied the game in the ninth against Joe Kelly on Riley Greene’s one-out triple and Javier Baez’s RBI groundout to Tim Anderson.

The White Sox overcame a 4-1 deficit with four runs in the seventh on Eloy Jimenez’s two-RBI double, Robert Jr.’s RBI fi elders choice and Andrew Vaughn’s sacrifice fly.

Dylan Cease received a ND after allowing four runs on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in 4.0 IP … he surrendered a grand slam to Akil Baddoo in the third.

Kelly suffered his third blown save, and López fell to 0-4.

Romy Gonzalez hit his first homer of 2023, and Tim Anderson went 3-5 … the Sox went 2-11 with RISP and left eight on base.

SOX ARE MOVIN’ ON UP
Chicago is 15-12 (.556) since 4/30, the second-best record among American League Central clubs behind Detroit (15-10).

The White Sox have made up 3.0 games on first-place Minnesota in the AL Central standings since 4/30 (-9.0 GB).

The Sox 3.77 ERA since 4/30 is the seventh-best in MLB.

A breakdown of the White Sox first 55 games this season:
W-L AVG R R/G HR OBP SLG OPS ERA IP QS ER HR SO
15-12 .251 129 4.8 29 .304 .402 .706 3.77 241.1 14 101 31 228
7-21 .227 106 3.8 26 .288 .367 .655 5.88 243.1 8 159 44 272

WHITE SOX VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS
The White Sox and Angels meet seven times this season: three times at Guaranteed Rate Field and four at Angel Stadium.

The Sox went 3-4 last season, including 2-2 at home and 1-2 on the road … they have not won a series vs. the Angels since 9/25-28/17 at Guaranteed Rate Field (3-1).

The White Sox are winless in the last six season series (2016- 19, ’21-22) and have not won a season matchup since 2015 (4-3).

Chicago is 3-6 in the last nine games and 7-18 in the last 25.

HOW THE WEST WAS WON
The White Sox are 3-4 vs. the American League West this season, splitting four games from 3/30-4/2 at Houston and losing two of three to the Astros from 5/12-14 at home.

The Sox went 18-16 vs. the division last season and 16-17 in 2021 … they are 19-14 at home vs. the AL West since 2021.

REST WHEN YOU CAN
This series vs. the Angels marks the end of a 16-game stretch without a day off … the White Sox are 14-12 during the current stretch of 29 games in 30 days from 5/2-31 (last off day was 5/15).

The 29-game stretch includes 15 games at home, 14 on the road and 20 vs. the American League Central … the White Sox played six of seven series from 5/5-28 vs. teams below .500.

ELVIS ON THE MEND
INF Elvis Andrus is 3-7 (.429) with a home run, RBI and walk in his fi rst two rehab games with Class AAA Charlotte … he has been on the 10-day IL since 5/13 with a strained left oblique.

ROTATION SENSATION
White Sox starters own a 2.96 ERA (31 ER/94.1 IP), .204 opponents average and 85 strikeouts over the last 17 games since 5/11 … they lead MLB in opp. average and OPS (.619), rank third in ERA and fourth in WHIP (1.16) during that span.

Starters have allowed three runs or less 13 times, two or less 10 times and one or less six times … the rotation since 5/11:
W-L ERA WHIP QS IP H R ER HR BB SO SO/9.0 AVG OPS
8-4 2.96 1.16 11 94.1 69 35 31 8 40 85 8.1 .204 .619

PROVIDING RELIEF
The White Sox bullpen owns a 2.96 ERA (28 ER/85.0 IP) and .203 (63-310) opponents average with 74 strikeouts and just seven home runs allowed over 26 games in May.

Sox relievers rank among the MLB May leaders in opp. average (T1st), opp. OPS (4th, .630), ERA (4th) and WHIP (5th, 1.16).

By comparison, relievers recorded a 6.68 ERA, .290 average,
.885 OPS and a 1.76 WHIP in the fi rst 29 games from 3/30-4/30.

POSTING PUNCHOUTS
White Sox pitchers rank fourth in the American League and fifth in MLB with 500 strikeouts this season.

Sox starters rank second in MLB with 307 strikeouts, 23 behind the Twins (330) … relievers rank 10th in the AL (193 SO).

SOUTHPAW SUCCESS
Chicago is hitting .306/.365/.483 in the last 19 games vs. LHP.

The White Sox are batting .273/.338/.442 vs. left-handed pitching since the start of the 2019 season … during that span, the Sox lead MLB in average, rank second in on-base percentage, fi fth in OPS (.780) and sixth in slugging percentage.

Tim Anderson (.351) and Hanser Alberto (.343) rank 1-2 in MLB in average vs. left-handers since the start of 2019.

SEARCHING FOR HOME˨FIELD ADVANTAGE
The White Sox are 12-13 (.480) at home this season after going 37-44 (.457) in 2022, the 12th-best winning percentage in the American League … by comparison, the Sox were 53-28 (.654) at home in 2021, the best record in the AL.

Through 25 home games this season, the White Sox have been outscored, 135-108, and outhomered, 40-26.

Jake Burger (nine homers) and Luis Robert Jr. (seven) have combined to hit 16 of the Sox 26 home runs in Chicago.

AS TA GOES, SO GO THE WHITE SOX
Since the start of the 2020, the Sox are 162-123 when Tim Anderson is in the starting lineup (69-85 when he doesn’t start).

During that span, the Sox are 132-80 when Anderson records a hit, 76-33 when he records a multi-hit eff ort, 97-48 when he scores a run and 27-3 when he homers.

Anderson ranks second in MLB since the start of 2019 with 55 three-hit games (Sox are 38-17), trailing Freddie Freeman (61).

Anderson needs three homers to become the fourth player in White Sox history to record 100 homers and 100 stolen bases

STARTER – #34 MICHAEL KOPECH RHP
KOPECH AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his 11th start of the season, sixth at home and first against the Los Angeles Angels.

Owns a career-high 15.0 scoreless IP with three hits allowed, 19 strikeouts and one walk in his last two starts.

Has recorded 5.0-plus IP in eight of his 10 starts this season and 6.0-plus IP five times, allowing just one run in four of those outings.

Went 0-3 with a 7.01 ERA (20 ER/25.2 IP), 1.71 WHIP and .280 (28-100) opponents average in five April starts … the 7.01 ERA is his highest monthly ERA in his career.

Is limiting left-handed hitters to a .174 (16-92) batting average this season, the third-best among American League right-handed starters with at least seven starts.

Has received zero runs of support in four of his 10 starts this season and three or more just twice … his four outings with zero runs of support are tied for second-most in the majors behind Ryan Yarbrough (5).

Has gone 10-14 with 3.73 ERA (85 ER/205.0 IP), .206 (153-741) opponents average and 203 strikeouts in 43 career starts … is 3-3 with 3.90 ERA (24 ER/55.1 IP), .225 (47-209) opponents average and 80 strikeouts in 40 career relief appearances.

Has recorded 100-plus strikeouts in each of his last two seasons (2021-22).

Spent his first full season in the major leagues in 2021, pitching out of the bullpen (40 games) while making four starts … opted out of the 2020 season for personal reasons … missed the entire 2019 season recovering from Tommy John surgery (performed on 9/18/18).

Was acquired by the White Sox from Boston with OF Luis Basabe, RHP Víctor Díaz and INF Yoán Moncada in exchange for LHP Chris Sale on 12/6/16.

LAST START
Earned the win on 5/24 at Cleveland, working 7.0 scoreless IP, allowing two hits while striking out nine batters and issuing one walk … recorded 7.0-plus scoreless IP in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career … threw 92 pitches (62 strikes).

Retired the first 12 batters he faced, striking out eight, until Josh Naylor recorded a single in the sixth inning.

Departed the game in the eighth with the Sox leading, 6-0 (final score) … relievers Reynaldo López and Jimmy Lambert combined to pitch the last two innings to complete the shutout.

Owned a 75.0 first-strike percentage and 17.3 swinging-strike percentage (20 swing and misses) vs. 24 batters … threw 69 four-seam fastballs (96.9 mph avg; 99.4 mph max), 15 sliders (86.5 avg; 89.2 max), seven changeups (89.5 mph avg; 90.9 max) and seven curveballs (81.9 avg;
82.9 max).

AN OUTING TO REMEMBER
On 5/19 against Kansas City, Kopech became the third pitcher in franchise history to work 8.0-plus IP and allow one or zero hits with 10-plus strikeouts and zero walks (Baseball Reference/Stathead).

The other two Sox to accomplish the feat are Floyd Bannister (9/13/87 at Seattle) and Gary Peters (7/15/63 vs. Baltimore).

The last MLB pitcher to record those numbers in a start was Toronto’s Alek Manoah on 9/13/21 vs. Tampa Bay.

WELCOME MAY
Has gone 4-2 with a 1.69 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, .118 (23- 195) opponents average, .438 opponents OPS and 59 strikeouts over 10 career starts in May … his 1.69 ERA and .118 opponents average are career monthly bests.

Ranks first in opponents average and OPS and second in ERA and WHIP among MLB pitchers with at least nine starts in the month of May since 2021.

Has allowed 11 runs as a starter in May, the least amount allowed in a single month for his career.

Went 1-1 with a 1.17 ERA (3 ER/23.0 IP), 0.78 WHIP, .103 (8-78) opponents average and 21 strikeouts over four May starts last season.

HEATER ON AND RELIABLE
His four-seam fastball has held the opposition to a .198 (69-346) batting average, the fifth-lowest in Major League Baseball among starting pitchers since 2022 … opponents own a .217 (25-115) average on his fastball this season, the fifth-lowest in MLB.

Has the highest four-seam fastball usage (63.7%) among MLB starting pitchers this season … led MLB starters with at least 2,000 pitches thrown in four-seam fastball usage (61.6%) last season.

Owns a 30.2 swing-and-miss percentage with his four-seam fastball, the eight-highest percentage in the
majors this season.

His 38 strikeouts via the four-seamer are the ninth-most in baseball this year.

DAMAGE CONTROL AT RISK
Has limited the opposition to a career .200 (35-175) average with RISP and .211 (20-95) mark with RISP/two outs.

Opponents are batting a career-high .250 (10-40) with RISP and .346 (9-26) with RISP/two outs against him this season … in 2022, opponents hit .149 (10-67) with RISP and .125 (5-40) with RISP/two outs.

VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS || A.L. WEST
Is scheduled to make his second career start (fourth appearance) vs. the Angels and first (second) at home.

Suffered the loss in his only career start against the Angels on 6/29/22 at Angel Stadium, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts over 5.1 IP.

Has gone 1-5 with a 4.81 ERA (18 ER/33.2 IP), .236 (30-127) opponents average and 35 strikeouts over eight career starts against the American League West … is 0-5 with a 5.46 ERA (17 ER/28.0 IP) over his last six starts

MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves (32-21) at Oakland Athletics (10-45)

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MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves (32-21) at Oakland Athletics (10-45)

ATLANTA BRAVES NOTES:

Streak vs. Oakland
Atlanta went a perfect 4-0 in games against Oakland last season, and has not lost to the A’s since May 17, 2008, a streak of 11 consecutive victories. The run is the longest active winning streak by any team against the Athletics, and the longest since Seattle won 13 straight versus Oakland in 2021-22. The Braves have outscored the A’s, 64-33, during the streak, although six of the 11 wins have come by just one run

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Athletics tonight begin a three-game series in what is the only scheduled meeting between the clubs this season… Atlanta and Oakland played just last season, with the Braves winning all four contests.

  • The Braves and A’s are playing in back-to-back seasons for the first time in history, and have played just 19 total games since the advent of interleague play in 1997…Atlanta is 15-4 (.789) all-time against Oakland, its best record against any A.L. team.
  • The Braves extended their winning streak over Oakland to 11 consecutive games last season and have not lost to the Athletics since May 17, 2008… RHP Rich Harden started for Oakland that day, while former Athletic RHP Tim Hudson pitched for Atlanta in the loss, 5-4…Oakland’s current manager, Mark Kotsay, started in center field for Atlanta that night and went 1-for-4.
  • Since 1990, Atlanta has won at least 11 consecutive games against a single opponent just three other times…The Braves beat the Rockies in 16 straight games from 1993-’94, and Atlanta beat the Giants in 12 straight games and the Marlins 11 consecutive times from 1994-’95.
  • The Braves have played just eight games all-time here in Oakland, and after dropping their first game here have won each of the last seven…Atlanta has not lost here since June 10, 2003.
  • Atlanta has dropped the season set to Oakland just once in the six seasons in which the two teams have met, going 1-2 over three games in 2005.
  • RH Paul Blackburn is set to make his season debut for the A’s after missing their first 55 games with a finger injury…The 2022 A.L. All-Star has made just one career appearance against Atlanta, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing just one unearned run in a start in 2017… The 6-foot-1, 196-pound native of Antioch, CA went 7-6 with a 4.28 ERA (53 ER/111.1 IP) over 21 starts last season.

WIN: Atlanta scored seven first-inning runs and never trailed last night, beating Philadelphia, 11-4…The Braves collected a season-most 20 hits, including a career high-tying four from Ronald Acuña Jr.

  • Atlanta became the fifth club to have at least 20 hits in a game this season, joining Philadelphia (twice), Toronto, Chicago (N.L.) and San Francisco…The 20 hits were the Braves’ most within a single game since June 30, 2021 vs. New York (N.L.), when they also had 20.
  • The game marked the third time this season that each player in the Braves starting lineup recorded at least one hit, joining May 13 at Texas and May 3 at Miami…Additionally, it was the first time Atlanta had at least seven players with multiple its in a game since May 21, 2021,
    in a 20-1 win over Pittsburgh.
  • The top four hitters in Atlanta’s lineup – Ronald Acuña Jr, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Sean Murphy – combined for 12 hits and nine RBI.

MICHAEL SOROKA: The Braves today recalled RHP
Michael Soroka from Triple-A Gwinnett, and he will start tonight…It marks his first major league appearance since August 3, 2020, a span of 1,030 total days.

  • Soroka suffered a torn right achilles in his start on August 3, 2020 vs. the Mets and missed the remainder of that season…He again suffered a tear of the same achilles in June of 2021…He returned to the mound for the first time since the initial injury on August 16 of last season, and made six starts in the minors last year.
  • In eight starts with Triple-A Gwinnett this season, he is 1-2 with a 4.33 ERA (17 ER/35.1 IP), and has allowed just four hits and two runs over his last 10.2 innings.
  • Soroka is 15-6 with a 2.86 ERA (68 ER/214.0 IP) in 37 career starts for Atlanta, including a 13-4 record and a 2.68 ERA in 2019, his only full season with the Braves…He earned N.L. All-Star honors that year, and finished second in Rookie of the Year balloting.
  • Since his debut in 2018, 213 pitchers have made at least 37 starts in the majors…Soroka’s 2.86 ERA in that span is seventh lowest, higher than just Jacob deGrom (2.08), Tony Gonsolin (2.44), Justin Verlander (2.44), Max Scherzer (2.70), Shane McClanahan (2.75) and Julio Urías (2.79).
  • Since Soroka last appeared, 2,175 different players have pitched in the majors, including 113 for Atlanta.

FIRST INNING: The Braves plated seven runs in the first inning last night, the most runs Atlanta has scored in the first inning since April 7, 2015 at Miami…The Braves’ 51 total first-inning runs are the most in MLB, seven more than any other team.

  • Per MLB’s Sarah Langs, Atlanta’s 51 first-inning runs and 77 first-inning hits are the most by any team in any inning this season, and the Braves’ 17 first-inning homers are tied with the Yankees (17 in the 5th inning) for the most by any team in any inning.
  • Matt Olson and Austin Riley both homered in yesterday’s first inning, and are tied for tops in the majors with 14 total RBI in the frame…Olson’s seven first-inning homers are tied with Aaron Judge for most in baseball.
  • Atlanta has scored at least one run in the first inning in seven of their last 10 games, and has scored at least one first-inning run in 24 games this season…That total is tied for the major league lead with Tampa Bay and St. Louis.

RILEY STREAKING: Austin Riley went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI last night, and has hit in a season-best 11 straight games dating to May 17…He is batting .372/.391/.721 with six doubles and three homers in that span.

  • Riley has had just two longer streaks during his career – a 12-game stretch in 2021, and an 18-game run last year.

Tonight’s Starting Pitcher – #40 Michael Soroka RHP
Career Record: 15-6, 2.86 ERA

  • 2023 MiLB Record: 1-2, 4.33 ERA vs. RHB: .000 (0-for-0), 0 HR
  • vs. LHB: .000 (0-for-0), 0 HR Home: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/0.0)
  • Away: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0/0.0)

Today’s Game

  • Soroka is set to make his start since August 3, 2020.
  • Will be his 38th career start.
  • Today will mark 1,030 days between starts.
  • Missed 486 games with a torn achilles.
  • In seven starts with Triple-A Gwinnett, Soroka went 1-2 with a 4.33 ERA.
  • Struck out 21 hitters over 18.2 innings pitched through his last four starts and pitching to a 3.86 ERA

OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:

ABOUT THE A’S: Have a season-high 11-game losing streak and have lost 14 of the last 15 games and 19 of the last 21…are 10-45 (.182) overall,
which is the second worst record after 55 games by an AL, NL or FL team since 1900…the worst is 9-43 (.173) by the 1904 Senators (had three games called with the score tied…lost games 56-57)…won the first game of the season but are 9-45 since then, which is the worst 54-game stretch by any team since the Diamondbacks went 9-45 from May 17-July 18, 2021…have been swept in each of the last three series and eight times this year…have lost each of the last six series and are 1-16-0 in series play…lost each of the first 10 series before taking two of three at Kansas City, May 5-7.

A’s IN MAY: The A’s are 4-22 (.154) in May, which is the lowest winning percentage in the majors (Pirates, 6-17/.261)…the lowest winning percentage in May in Athletics history is .190 (4-17) in 1919…the lowest winning percentage in any month in Oakland history (min. 10 games) is .172 (5-24) in June, 1979…the 22 losses in May match the 1954 Philadelphia A’s for the most in May in Athletics history…the most losses in any month in Oakland history is 24 in June, 1979…went 5-23 (.179) in April, which was also the worst record in the majors…set a Major League record for most losses in April…this is the 16th 20-loss month in Oakland history, the fourth in the last two years…it is the second time since 1954 the A’s have back-to-back 20-loss months…the other time was in May and June last year when they had 21 each month… have compiled a 5.92 ERA (150 er in 228.0 ip) in May, which is the highest in the majors, after posting a 7.97 ERA in April…the only time in Oakland history the A’s had a May ERA above 5.70 was in 1997 (6.62)…have surrendered 46 home runs, which is second most in May in Athletics history (57 in 1964) and third most in any month in Oakland history (50 in April, 2023; 48 in Sept. 2105)…have scored 76 runs, which is third fewest in the majors…the only time in Oakland history the A’s scored fewer than 86 runs in May was in 1978 (79)…have 24 stolen bases, which is tied for second most in the majors and is the most by an A’s team in May since 1995 when they also had 24…are batting .210 (181-for-860), which is the lowest mark in the majors…the lowest May in Oakland history is .210 in 2012.

OFFENSE: The A’s have scored three runs or fewer in each of the last 11 games, which matches the longest such streak in Oakland history (July 3-16, 2007)… are batting .178 (60-for-342) with 19 runs scored, 12 doubles, four home runs and 27 walks over the last 11 games…overall, have the lowest batting average in the majors (.220), the second lowest OPS (.657), third lowest slugging percentage (.359) and fourth lowest on-base percentage (.298)…rank second in fewest runs (189), third in most strikeouts (519) and fewest doubles (73) and tied for fourth in fewest extra base hits (135)…have the most sacrifice hits (12) and rank fourth in hit by pitches (30)…have been shut out seven times, which is tied for second most in the majors (Royals, 8)…A’s pinch hitters lead the majors in hits (13) and are tied for the lead in walks (8).

PITCHING: The A’s allowed an Oakland-record tying seven home runs yesterday (fourth time, last: Aug. 4, 2022 at Los Angeles-AL)…it was the seventh game of seven or more home runs in Athletics history and fell one short of the record of eight by the Philadelphia A’s in the first game of a June 28, 1939 doubleheader against New York…have allowed 96 home runs for the season, which is the most in the majors…are on pace to allow 283 home runs, which would be second most in Major League history to the 2019 Orioles (305)… have a 6.87 ERA, which is the highest in the majors…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the highest ERA by an AL or NL team since the earned run became an official stat is 6.70 by the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies…also have the highest opponents OPS (.875), batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.375) and slugging percentage (.500) in the majors this year…lead the majors in most walks (259) and hit batters (39), have the second most wild pitches (28) and the fifth fewest strikeouts (415)…have surrendered six grand slams, which are the most in the majors and tied for fifth most in a season in Athletics history (8 in 1993 and 1999, 7 in 1954 and 1997).

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 0-13 with a 6.05 ERA (65 er in 96.2 ip) in the 21 games since recording their only two wins of the season on May 5 and 6 at Kansas City…went 0-16 over the first 32 games and are 2-29 with a 7.19 ERA for the season…the ERA is the highest in the majors and no other team has fewer than eight wins from its starters…have the fourth fewest innings pitched (259.0).

FOR OPENERS: The A’s have used an “opener” three times this year, all in the last five games…A’s openers are 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA (3.0 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 so) and the “main” pitchers in those games are 0-2 with a 6.92 ERA (13.0 ip, 16 h, 10 r, 10 er, 7 bb, 17 so)…have lost all three games…used an opener nine times in 2018 (all in September) and three times in 2019 (none after June 5).

THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen is 0-for-1 in save opportunities over the last 21 games…is 4-for-14 (28.6%) in save opportunities for the season…has the lowest save percentage and fewest saves in the majors and the 10 blown saves are tied for 10th most…has the highest ERA in the majors (6.50) and the second most innings pitched (223.0)…has allowed 43-of-103 (41.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth highest percentage…has the third most inherited runners.

ON THE BASES: A’s pitchers are tied for third in the majors in pickoffs (5)… opponents are 42-for-59 (71.2%) in stolen base attempts, which is the sixth lowest success rate in the majors…the 17 caught stealings are second most (Rockies, 18) but the A’s are tied for the 10th most stolen bases allowed…offensively, the A’s are 53-for-65 (81.5%) in stolen base attempts…rank third in the majors in stolen bases and attempts and 10th in stolen base percentage.

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-3 on this six-game homestand against Houston (0-3) and Atlanta (three games)…went 2-5 on the last homestand against Texas (1-3) and Arizona (1-2) and are 5-23 (.179) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…have lost each of the nine home series this year, which is one short of the Oakland record for consecutive home series lost, set last year from April 22-June 23 (10)…went 0-7 on the last road trip to Houston (0-3) and Seattle (0-4) and are 5-22 (.185) on the road, which is the worst road record in the majors.

WINNING LATE: The A’s have scored the winning run in their final at bat in seven of their 10 wins…have five wins when tied after seven innings, three when trailing after seven innings and two when leading after seven inning… are tied for the third most wins in the majors when tied after seven innings and are tied for seventh in wins when trailing after seven innings…however, no other team has fewer than 12 wins when leading after seven innings… are 3-4 (.429) in extra inning games…are tied for third in the majors in extra inning losses, tied for fifth in games (7) and tied for sixth in wins…have four walk-off wins, which is tied for second most in the majors (Yankees, 5).

RUN DIFFERENTIAL: The A’s lost 10-1 yesterday, which was their ninth loss by nine or more runs this year…that matches the 1996 A’s for the second most such losses in Oakland history (had 11 in 1979)…seven of the A’s 10 wins have been by one run and Oakland is 7-10 (.412) in one-run games…are tied for sixth in the majors in one-run losses and tied for ninth in games (17)…have a run differential of -199, which is the lowest in the majors…had a run differential of -202 all last year, which was second lowest in Oakland history (-287 in 1979).

A’S VS. BRAVES

  • The A’s went 0-4 against Atlanta last year and now have an 11-game losing streak against the Braves…that is their longest losing streak against a National League team and tied for sixth longest against any team.
  • Last defeated Atlanta on May 17, 2008 at Turner Field (5-4)…Mark Kotsay was the starting center fielder for the Braves that day and Tim Hudson took the loss.
  • Are 4-15 (.211) all-time against the Braves, which is the A’s worst record against any team.

Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 0-2 0-2 0-4

Oakland History: 4-15
at the Coliseum: 1-7
at Truist Park: 0-2

TODAY’S TIDBITS
The A’s are 28-23 on Memorial Day since moving to Oakland in 1968…that includes 20-13 in Oakland and 8-10 on the road…have lost four of their last five games…this will be the A’s second Memorial Day game against a National League team…defeated the Giants 4-1 in 2013…Ryan Noda leads Major League rookies in on-base percentage (.400) and walks (33), ranks fourth in OPS (.851), sixth in doubles (11), tied for sixth in extra base hits (17), tied for seventh in runs (26), eighth in slugging (.451) and tied for 10th in home runs (5)…Esteury Ruiz leads ML rookies in hits (57), stolen bases (27) and hit by pitches (11), is tied for second in doubles (13), ranks sixth in RBI (22), ninth in extra base hits (15) and tied for 10th in runs (23)

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Paul Blackburn (2023 debut)
FOR STARTERS: Was reinstated from the injured list today and is scheduled to make his first Major League appearance since a start on Aug. 4, 2022 at Los Angeles (AL)…ended the 2022 season on the injured list (originally with an inflamed right middle finger and later with a tear of the flexor tendon sheath) and began the 2023 season on the 15-day IL with a right middle fingernail avulsion…made three rehab starts with Single-A Stockton and Triple-A Las Vegas from April 7-16 before his rehab assignment was halted… resumed on May 14 and made three more starts with the Aviators…had no decisions, a 7.50 ERA and 1.012 OPS in six rehab starts overall.

REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Was 0-0 with a 7.50 ERA and 1.012 OPS on a six-start rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton and Triple-A Las Vegas…opponents went 33-for-83 (.398)…walked six and struck out 10 in 18.0 innings while allowing 18 runs, 15 earned…his opponents batting average broke down to .375 (12-for-32) against left-handed hitters compared to .412 (21-for-51) against right-handers…opponents were 10-for-26 (.385) with runners in scoring position…they were 7-for-14 (.500) with two home runs when putting the first pitch in play…was assigned to Stockton on April 7 and allowed three runs on seven hits in 1.2 innings…was transferred to Las Vegas on April 11 and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings that day against Salt Lake…faced the Bees again on April 16 and allowed four runs in six hits in 2.2 innings before his rehab assigned was stopped due to a blister…was sent back to Las Vegas on May 13 and allowed four runs on six hits in 2.0 innings the next day against Albuquerque…then surrendered six runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings at Salt Lake on May 19.

LAST MINOR LEAGUE START: He had a no decision in the Aviators 5-4, 10-inning loss at Tacoma last Wednesday…allowed just one run in 5.0 innings of work, a Cade Marlow RBI double in the third…Las Vegas then scored three times in the sixth to give him a 3-1 lead and he was relieved by Chad Smith to start the bottom of the sixth…the Rainiers scored single runs in the seventh and ninth to tie the game.

MLB Preview: New York Yankees (32-23) at Seattle Mariners (28-25)

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MLB Preview: New York Yankees (32-23) at Seattle Mariners (28-25)

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:

AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a six-game road trip tonight with the first game of a three-game set at Seattle (through Wed.)…after an off-day on Thursday, will also play three games at Los Angeles-NL (Fri.-Sun.)…went 3-3 on their six-game homestand, going 1-2 vs. Baltimore before winning two-of-three against San Diego.

At 32-23 (.582), have the fifth-best record in the AL and seventh-best record in the Majors.

Are 7-3 in their last 10 games, 9-4 in their last 13 games, 11-5 in their last 16 games and 14-6 in their last 20 games.

Are 17-8 (.680) in their last 25 games (since 5/2), the best record in the Majors in that span.

Have won or split five of their last six series (since 5/8), six of their last eight series (since 5/1) and 12 of their 17 series this season (going 10-5-2).

Each of their last five wins and 11 of their last 17 wins have been come-from-behind wins.

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees clinched a series win with a 10-7 victory over the Padres on Sunday at Yankee Stadium…RHP Gerrit Cole (6.0IP, 4H, 6R/5ER, 3BB, 9K, 2HR) started and recorded his team-leading sixth win of the season…Yankees batters scored 7R in the third inning, tying their most in an inning this season…RF Aaron Judge (2-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI) hit a game-tying solo HR in the first inning and a game-tying RBI single in the third inning…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-3, 1RBI) hit a go-ahead RBI single in the third inning…left the game for precautionary reasons after injuring his neck in the collision at first base with Fernando Tatis Jr.…C Kyle Higashioka (3-for-4, 1R, 2 doubles, 2RBI) tied his career high with 3H…DH Willie Calhoun (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1RBI) hit an RBI double in the third inning and singled in the eighth…LF/3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1-for-4, 2R, 1RBI, 1SB) and SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-4, 1R, 1RBI) both hit RBI singles in the third inning… CF Harrison Bader (1-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB) hit his sixth HR of the season with a solo shot in the eighth inning.

NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the third inning on Sunday…is batting .338/.378/.571 (26-for-77) with 13R, 3 doubles, 5HR, 17RBI, 4BB and 1HP in his last 19 games (since 5/8).

Is fourth in the AL and tied for eighth in the Majors in hits (62)…among AL batters, is fifth in BA (.304), seventh in OBP (.376) and eighth in OPS (.880).

Is hitting .306 (15-for-49) with 4 doubles, 16RBI, 6BB, 2HP and 1SF with RISP this season.

Has reached base in 27 of his last 30 games and 46 of his 53 games this season.

Has 9RBI in his last nine games (since 5/19), 12RBI in his last 13 games (since 5/14), 15RBI in his last 15 games (since 5/12) and 18RBI in his last 20 games (since 5/7).

CALENDAR DAYS: The Yankees have hit 47 home runs in 26 games during the month of May, the most home runs in the AL and the second-most in the Majors in that span (Atlanta – 48HR)…are also fourth in SLG (.458), tied for fifth in runs scored (137) and tied for sixth in runs scored per game (5.27).

BRONX BOMBERS: The Yankees have hit their 81HR this season, the second-most home runs in the AL and the fourth-most in the Majors…their 27 games with multiple home runs are the second-most in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay (29).

Scored 10R on Sunday after scoring a total of 5R over their previous three games…scored double-digit runs for the fifth time this season.

WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.99 ERA (213.2IP, 71ER) this season…also rank third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.218), opponents’ SLG (.342) and HR/9.0IP (0.76), fourth in opponents’ OPS (.652), and fifth in WHIP (1.22).

GETTING HIGGY WITH IT: C Kyle Higashioka tied his career high with 3H on Sunday (sixth time and first since 10/1/22 vs. Baltimore)…hit two doubles in the third inning and an RBI single in the eighth inning…his RBI in the eighth inning marked his 100th career RBI.

Was just the third Yankee in the last eight years (since 2016) to record multiple extra-base hits in an inning… joined Gleyber Torres (2HR in the eighth inning on 9/21/22 vs. Pittsburgh and DJ LeMahieu (2 doubles in the seventh inning on 6/30/19 against Boston at London Stadium.

DECADE OF DOMINANCE: RHP Gerrit Cole reached 10 years of Major League service today.

Since making his Major League debut on 6/11/13, has ranked second in the Majors in strikeouts (2,009) and third in wins (136), starts (279) and innings pitched (1,723.2), and fifth in ERA (3.22, min. 1,400IP)…trails only Max Scherzer in strikeouts (2,303) in that span…trails only Scherzer (145 wins) and Clayton Kershaw (137 wins) in wins since his debut…trails only Scherzer (284GS and 1,834.2IP) and Zack Greinke (287GS and 1,775.1IP) in starts and innings pitched during that stretch…trails only Kershaw (2.36), Scherzer (2.78), Justin Verlander (3.09) and Greinke (3.16) in ERA in that span.

RISPY BUSINESS: Yankees batters are hitting .379/.424/.552 (22-for-58) with 7 doubles, 1HR, 26RBI, 6BB and 2SF with RISP in their last nine games (since 5/19).

ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge hit a game-tying solo HR in the first inning and a game-tying RBI single in the third inning on Sunday…is hitting .313 (10-for-32) with 2 doubles, 15RBI, 9BB and 3SF with RISP this season.

Has reached base safely in each of his last 15 games (since 5/12), batting .345/.478/.891 (19-for-55) with 15R, 3 doubles, 9HR, 19RBI, 14BB/2IBB and 1SB in that span.

Has 9HR in his last 14 games.

Seven of his 15HR this season have come in the first inning.

10 of his 15HR this season have either tied the game (two) or given the Yankees the lead (eight)…since the start of 2019, 76 of his 152HR have either tied the game (16) or given the Yankees the lead (60).

The Yankees have gone 155-50 in his career when he homers…since 2020, the Yankees are 83-21 in those games…the Yankees are 11-1 this season when he homers.

His 235 career HR are the most by any Major League player through his first 773 career games (previous: Ryan Howard-230HR).

Has 19RBI in his last 14 games…has recorded 21RBI in 18 games since returning from the I.L. (since 5/9).

Has 8HR in his last 16 games vs. the Mariners and 10HR in his last 24 games against Seattle…has 7HR in his last 12 games at T-Mobile Park.

Since 2017, has hit .347/.459/.857 (17-for-49) with 10R, 4 doubles, 7HR, 15RBI, 10BB, 1HP, 2SB and 1SF in 13 games at T-Mobile Park.

Leads the Majors in SLG (.633), ranks second in OPS (1.031, second in AL), third in AB/HR (10.53, first in AL) and fifth in HR (15, first in AL)…also ranks third in the AL in walks (30) and fourth in OBP (.398).

DARTH BADER: OF Harrison Bader hit his sixth HR of the season on Sunday with a solo shot in the eighth inning… his 6HR in 25 games this season have surpassed his 2022 home run total (5HR in 86 games).

Has 3HR in his last seven games.

Including the postseason, has 11HR in his last 34 games (since 2022 ALDS Game 1 on 10/11/22).

GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns a season-high eight-game hitting streak (since 5/20), batting .333/.371/.606 (11-for-33) with 7R, 3HR, 4RBI, 1BB and 1HP in that span.

Has reached base in 22 of his last 23 games (since 5/5)… has also reached base in 32 of his last 36 games (since 4/20) and 35 of his last 40 games (since 4/15).

SEA-ING CLEARLY: The Yankees have won 10 of their last 11 series at T-Mobile Park (since 9/12/11) and 11 of their last 13 (since 7/8/10).

Their 24-8 (.750) record since 2012 is the best by any team (min. 15G) at any stadium in that span (next: Los Angeles-NL: 23-8, .742 at Citi Field).

Are 34-14 in their last 48G vs. the Mariners (since 6/10/14).

FAN-TASTIC: The Yankees recorded their highest paid attendance of the season on Sunday: 47,295…marked their largest paid attendance since 9/30/22 vs. Baltimore (47,583)…marked their third straight sellout and fifth of the season…the Yankees have averaged 39,858 fans per home game this season, the highest home average attendance in the American League and the second-highest in the Majors, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (47,873).

ON A ROLL: OF Willie Calhoun has reached base in 6-of12PA over his last three games, going 5-for-11 with 1R, 2 doubles, 2RBI and 1BB.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP DOMINGO GERMÁN (2-3, 3.75 ERA)
RHP Domingo Germán will make his 10th start of the season in tonight’s series opener at Seattle…the 30-year-old last started on 5/16 at Toronto, tossing 3.0 perfect innings (2K) without recording a decision…was ejected prior to the bottom of the fourth inning for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances and served a 10-game suspension from 5/17-27…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of his last four starts, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21)…has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in three of his last four starts and in five of his last eight starts…among pitchers with at least 180BF this season, ranks second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.165, second in AL), H/9 (5.25, second in AL) and WHIP (0.90, second in AL), and third in opponents’ OBP (.239, third in AL)…in 2022, went 2-5 with a 3.61 ERA (72.1IP, 65H, 31R/29ER, 19BB, 58K, 11HR) in 15 games (14 starts) with the Yankees…allowed 3R-or-fewer in a career-high 12 consecutive starts from 7/27-9/30/22…missed the first 93 games of the season with right shoulder impingement syndrome…in six seasons with the Yankees, is 28-24 with a 4.31 ERA (461.2IP, 221ER) and 478K in 101 career games (79 starts)…was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/11/15…was originally acquired by the Yankees from the Miami Marlins along with RHP Nathan Eovaldi and INF Garrett Jones in exchange for RHP David Phelps and INF Martín Prado on 12/19/14.

LAST TIME OUT: Tossed 3.0 perfect innings (2K) on 5/16 at Toronto without recording a decision…was ejected prior to the bottom of the fourth
inning for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances…marked his first career ejection.

Matched his shortest outing of the season (also 3.0IP on 4/10 at Cleveland).

VS. SEATTLE: Is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA (15.0IP, 6ER) and 15K in three career appearances (two starts) vs. the Mariners.

In two career starts vs. Seattle, has gone 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA (12.0IP, 3ER) and 10K…made both starts at Yankee Stadium.

Has made one career appearance at T-Mobile Park on 7/7/21, allowing 3ER in 3.0 innings of relief (3H, 5K, 1HR)…was scheduled to make the start
but was scratched after undergoing an emergency root canal.

ON THE ROAD: Will make his fifth road start of the season…is 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA (17.0IP, 9ER) and 15K in four road starts this season.

In 52 career games (41 starts) on the road, is 15-13 with a 4.84 ERA (236.1IP, 127ER) and 230K.

Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in eight of his last 10 road starts (since 7/27/22), including 2R-or-fewer in seven of those starts.

Allowed 2R-or-fewer in a career-high four consecutive road starts from 7/27-8/27/22…allowed 1R-or-fewer in three consecutive road starts from 8/6-8/27/22, tied for the longest such streak of his career (also recorded three such starts from 4/28-5/20/21).

2023: Will make his 10th start of the season…is 2-3 with a 3.75 ERA (48.0IP, 20ER) and 49K in nine starts this season…among pitchers with at least 180BF this season, ranks second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.165, second in AL), H/9 (5.25, second in AL) and WHIP (0.90, second in AL), and third in opponents’ OBP (.239, third in AL).

Has allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of his last four starts, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-
8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21).

Has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in three of his last four starts and in five of his last eight starts…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last eight starts.

His .140 opponents’ BA against left-handed hitters ranks eighth among all AL pitchers.

Has recorded at least 8K with 0BB in two starts.

His 49K are the second-most strikeouts he’s recorded through his first nine starts of a season in his career, trailing only his 53K through his first nine starts in 2019.

Did not record a decision on 5/1 vs. Cleveland despite allowing just 1ER over a career-high 8.1 innings (2H, 1BB, 6K)…allowed just three baserunners…after allowing a one-out single to Amed Rosario in the first inning, did not allow a hit to his next 25BF (1BB) before allowing the single to Steven Kwan in the ninth…became just the fifth Yankees pitcher (sixth time) in the last 22 years (since 2002) to toss at least 8.1IP and allow three-or-fewer baserunners…joined Gerrit Cole (2H and 1BB in 9.0IP on 4/16/23 vs. Minnesota), Corey Kluber (1BB in 9.0IP on 5/19/21 at Texas), Masahiro Tanaka (twice: 2H and 1BB in 9.0IP on 6/17/19 vs. Tampa Bay and 3H in 9.0IP on 4/27/17 at Boston) and Chien-Ming Wang (2H in 9.0IP on 4/11/08 at Boston).

Allowed 1ER-or-fewer in back-to-back starts on 4/10 at Cleveland and 4/15 vs. Minnesota, tying the longest such streak of his career…marked the sixth time in his career he’s recorded consecutive such starts.  Earned his first win of the season on 4/15 vs. Minnesota after recording a career-high 11K (6.1IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB)…marked his third career double-digit strikeout game (also 10K on 7/25/21 at Boston and 6/14/18 vs. Tampa Bay)…marked the first time in his career he’s recorded at least 10K without surrendering a walk…marked his fifth career start with at least 8K and 0BB allowed, including his second this season (8K and 0BB on 4/4 vs. Philadelphia)…is the first Yankee to record at least 10K and 0BB in a game this season and the first since Gerrit Cole did so on 7/17/22 vs. Boston (12K and 0BB)… tossed 5.1 perfect innings before allowing a one-out single to Christian Vázquez in the sixth inning… his 11K matched the most by a Yankees pitcher this season (also Gerrit Cole on Opening Day vs. San Francisco).

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 10-game homestand (6-1) with the first of 3 games against the New York Yankees…Seattle has already won series against the Oakland A’s (4-0) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2-1) on the homestand…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mariners Hall of Famer Dan Wilson on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners defeated the Pirates by a 6-3 score in 10 innings yesterday to capture the series victory…it also marked Seattle’s first walk-off win of 2023…the Mariners are 6-1 over their last 7 games…Seattle is 21-9 when scoring at least 4 runs and 7-16 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 16-13 at T-Mobile Park and 12-12 on the road this season.

  • Movin’ On Up – The Mariners are a season-high 3 games above the .500 mark.
  • Series Openers – Seattle is 9-8 in series openers (4-5 at home) this season.
  • Memorial Day – The Mariners are 29-12 (.707) all-time on Memorial Day.
  • I Just May – Seattle is 16-9 in the month of May, clinching a winning month…this season marks their first winning May since going 18-11 in May 2018.
  • W3 in Extras – The Mariners have a 3-game winning streak in extra innings after yesterday’s 6-3 win.

THE PUNISHERS…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in several categories this season, including FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (10.3), WHIP (1.15), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.60), walksper-9 innings (2.51), home runs-per-9 innings (0.77) and Fielding Independent Pitching (3.32)…Seattle pitchers have also allowed the fewest walks (133) and home runs (41)…Seattle pitchers lead the Majors in opponent on-base percentage (.288), slugging percentage (.350) and OPS (.638)…no team has limited hard contact better than the Mariners, limiting opponents to 85 barrels, 6.4 barrels-per-plate appearance and an 18.4 soft-contact percentage, all leading the Majors…Mariners starting pitchers lead the Majors in fWAR (7.0) ranking ahead of Minnesota (6.9) and Texas (6.0)…Mariners relief pitchers rank 2nd in the Majors in fWAR (3.3), trailing only Baltimore (3.7).

RED-HOT JULIO…Julio Rodríguez went 2-for-5 with a 1st inning home run in yesterday’s win…he’s hit safely in all 7 games on the homestand (5/22-c), batting .467 (14×30) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 1 hit-by-pitch and 1 stolen base, getting on base at a .484 clip, slugging .800 with a 1.284 OPS during that span…during that span he has been the most valuable position player in the American League by fWAR (0.8), trailing only Matt McLain-CIN (0.9) for the Major League lead in that time frame…since May 22, Julio’s .467 batting average ranks 5th-highest and 2nd-highest in the American League (min. 20 PA), trailing only Gio Urshela-LAA (.471).

JARRED KELENIC: ALL-STAR OUTFIELDER?…Jarred Kelenic went 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and 2 walks in yesterday’s win…the 23-year-old outfielder is batting .278 (52×187) with 26 runs, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 26 RBI, 6 stolen bases and 16 walks, getting on base at a .337 clip, slugging .524 with an .861 OPS in 51 games this season…Kelenic has mashed left-handed pitchers this season, batting .327 (16×49) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 12 RBI with a 1.026 OPS in 51 plate appearances against southpaws…overall, Kelenic leads the Mariners in total bases (98), extra-base hits (25), home runs, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS…Jarred’s 140 OPS+ ranks 6th among qualified American League outfielders, trailing Aaron Judge-NYY (181), Josh Lowe-TB (167), Randy Arozarena-TB (165), Austin Hays-BAL (145) and Mike Trout-LAA (142).

SOLID DEFENSE AT THE CORNERS…third baseman Eugenio Suárez (53 G) and first baseman Ty France (52 G) both have not committed errors this season…France has the most total chances (412) in the Majors among players with no errors…Suárez has the most total chances (128) among Major League third basemen with no errors.

THE CLUTCH GENO…Eugenio Suárez delivered the walk-off 3-run home run in the bottom of the 10th yesterday to give the Mariners a 6-3 win over the Pirates, capturing the series victory in the process… it marked Seattle’s first walk-off win of the season and its first walk-off home run since Cal Raleigh’s postseason-clinching homer on Sept. 30, 2022 vs. Oakland…yesterday was Geno’s 3rd walk-off home run in a Mariners uniform (others: July 8, 2022 vs. Toronto; Sept. 11 vs. Atlanta)…prior to joining Seattle, Suárez had 193 career home runs in the big leagues but no walk-off homers.

J.P. THE TONE-SETTER…J.P. Crawford reached base twice yesterday, going 1-for-4 with 2 runs scored and a walk…in 7 games on the homestand, the Mariners shortstop is batting .300 (9×30) with 8 runs, 1 double, 2 home runs, 5 RBI and 2 walks, getting on base at a .344 clip, slugging .533 with an .877 OPS… the Mariners are 6-2 in games when J.P. scores multiple runs this season.

7 IN THE TOP 50…the Mariners have 4 pitchers who rank in the top-16 in the American League in fWAR… Luis Castillo (1.9 fWAR) and Logan Gilbert are tied for 6th…tonight’s starter Bryce Miller (1.4) and George Kirby (1.4) are tied for 11th…Miller has compiled 1.4 fWAR despite making just 5 starts (31.1 IP)… Seattle relievers Trevor Gott (0.9, T29th), Matt Brash (0.8, T33rd) and Paul Sewald (0.8, T33rd) also rank in the top-50 in the AL in fWAR…the Mariners lead the AL with 7 pitchers who rank in the top-50.

LET’S GO DEFENSE!…the Mariners defense is the best in the American League by Outs Above Average (11) this season, ranking 2nd in the Majors behind only San Diego (16)…Seattle’s .990 team fielding percentage is tied for best in the Majors with San Diego, New York-NL, Tampa Bay and Arizona.

BIG DUMPER AMONG ELITE CATCHERS…Cal Raleigh belted his 8th home run of the season in yesterday’s win…in 46 games this season, the 26-year-old catcher is batting .238 (38×160) with 27 runs, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homers, 25 RBI and 20 walks, getting on base at a .322 clip, slugging .456 clip with a .778 OPS…among American League catchers, Raleigh ranks 2nd in hits, T2nd in home runs, 5th in RBI, 3rd in walks, T3rd in total bases (73), 2nd in extra-base hits (18) and 3rd in OPS+ (118).

AS YOU MAY KNOW…Bryce Miller is set to make his 6th career start tonight…the right-hander made his Major League debut on May 2 at Oakland and holds a 1.15 ERA (4 ER, 31.1 IP) with 3 walks and 28 strikeouts over 5 starts during the month, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that among American League rookies with at least 5 starts during the month, he leads MLB in ERA, WHIP (0.511), opponent batting average (.123), wins (3) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.33)?…his 1.4 fWAR in May leads AL rookies by a wide margin (including position players), with Maikel Garcia-KC (0.7), Ryan Noda-OAK (0.7) and Yennier Cano-BAL (0.7) tied for 2nd-best.

MARINERS STARTER – RHP BRYCE MILLER

2023/Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 3-1 1.15 5/5 31.1 13 4 4 3 28 0
Home 2-0 0.00 2/2 12.0 4 0 0 2 11 0
Road 1-1 1.86 3/3 19.1 9 4 4 1 17 0
vs. NYY 0-0 -.– 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ABOUT BRYCE MILLER…

  • The 24-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 6th career start, and his first against the New York Yankees. • Selected by Seattle in the 4th round (113th overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Derek Miller.
  • Spent 3 seasons at Texas A&M from 2019-21…also spent 2 seasons playing for Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League in 2018 and 2020, and 1 season with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League in 2019.

LAST TIME OUT…W#3 on May 24 vs. Oakland, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts…marked first time facing a team for the second time in his career.

MAY ROOKIE OF THE MONTH?…made his Major League debut on May 2 at Oakland and holds a 1.15 ERA (4 ER, 31.1 IP) with 3 walks and 28 strikeouts over 5 starts during the month…among AL rookies with at least 5 starts during the month, he leads MLB in ERA, WHIP (0.511), Opp. AVG (.123), wins (3) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.33)…his 1.4 fWAR in Mayleads AL rookies by a wide margin (including position players) with Maikel Garcia-KC (0.7 fWAR) and Ryan Noda-OAK (0.7 fWAR) tied for 2nd-best.

THROUGH 5 STARTS…is the 4th pitcher in franchise history to not allow a home run over his first 5 career starts, joining Michael Pineda, Jim Converse and Brian Snyder…his 4 earned runs allowed are tied for the fewest in a pitcher’s first 5 career starts in franchise history, joining James Paxton (4 ER, 31.1 IP) and Justin Dunn (4 ER, 9.2 IP).

KEEPING THE BATS QUIET…opponents are currently batting .123 (13×106) against Miller which is the lowest opponent batting average in the league among pitchers with at least 5 starts…he ranks ahead of Tony Gonsolin-LAD (1.52) and Shohei Ohtani-LAA (.155).

WATCH ME WHIP…his 0.511 WHIP currently leads the Majors among pitchers with at least 5 starts this season ranking ahead of Jacob deGrom-TEX
(0.758)…his 0.511 WHIP through his first 5 career starts is the lowest in Major League history.

AN ALMOST PERFECT BEGINNING…took a perfect game into the 6th inning in his first career Major League start at Oakland on 5/2 before a Tony Kemp 1-out single broke up the no-hit bid…the 16-consecutive batters retired in a pitcher’s MLB debut are the most since 1961 (h/t Elias Sports).

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (26-26) at San Francisco Giants (27-26)

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MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (26-26) at San Francisco Giants (27-26)

PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:

THE PIRATES: Were walked off in 10 innings on a three-run home run by Eugenio Suarez in their series finale yesterday at Seattle…Tied a club record after hitting seven home runs Friday night (the fourth time in the team’s history to accomplish that)…Have gone 4-6 in their last 10 games…Won seven straight games from 4/17-23, their longest winning streak since 2018 (11 games)…Are 1.5 games behind the front-running Brewers in the National League Central coming into today.

RICH ON THE HILL: Rich Hill has a career record of 8-2 with a 2.34 ERA (96.1ip/25er) in 18 career starts against the Giants…Hill’s eight wins against the Giants are his most against any opponent…Since allowing five runs in 6.0 innings in his first start here at Oracle Park on May 9, 2006, Hill has a 2.72 ERA (39.2ip/12er) in his last eight starts at San Francisco.

ABOUT TODAY’S STARTER: Rich Hill gets the start this afternoon in the opener of this three-game series against the Giants…Hill was charged with a loss after allowing five runs in 5.1 innings in his last start Tuesday night against the Rangers at PNC Park…Beginning with his start on April 12, Hill has gone 4-3 with a 3.09 ERA (43.2ip/15er) in his last eight outings.

MEMORIAL DAY ACROSS MLB: Today all on-field MLB personnel will wear the traditional Memorial red poppy on the left side of their jerseys with “Lest We Forget” language included as a tribute to service men and women our nation has lost… The uniforms will not be sold at retail to the general public…Through the sales of Armed Forces Day caps, MLB donated 100 percent of its licensed royalties to a variety of military-connected charities, including Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)…Later this summer, youth from TAPS families will once again participate in a clinic on the showcase diamond at PLAY BALL Park during MLB All-Star Week in Seattle…PLAY BALL Park is an interactive baseball experience opening for four days in the host city as part of MLB’s All-Star festivities.

SETTING UP THE SERIES: The Pirates are 11-6 this season in the first game of a series, including 6-3 on the road…This afternoon the Pirates are returning to Oracle Park for the first time since August 12-14 of last season when the team was swept in a three-game series…In addition to this series, Pittsburgh will host the Giants in the first series following the All-Star break from July 14-16.

BACK TO THE NL: Pittsburgh has gone 16-10 this season against National League teams, including 8-5 on the road (the Bucs are 5-1 in their last six road games against the NL)…This is the first road series against a National League team since winning two of three games against the Nationals from April 29-30.

GIANT NUMBERS: Bryan Reynolds has hit safely in eight of his 10 career games at Oracle Park, going 15-for-43 (.349) with three doubles and a pair of home runs…Former Giant Connor Joe is 15-for-42 (.357) with a pair of home runs in 12 career games at Oracle Park.

BAE, BAE, BAE: Ji Hwan Bae went 2-for-4 on Sunday to extend his on-base streak to 10 games…Bae is hitting .371 (13-for-35) with four doubles, three RBI and a .421 on-base percentage during his current 10-game on-base streak…Bae ranks fourth among National League rookies in batting (.275), fifth in OBP (.329), tied for eighth in total bases (51) and first in stolen bases (15).

RULE 5 RULING: Jose Hernandez tossed 3.0 scoreless innings on Saturday, which was the longest outing by a Pirates relief pitcher this season…Hernandez, who was selected by the Pirates this past offseason during the Rule 5 Draft, comes into today ranked first among National League rookie relievers in ERA (2.38), fourth in strikeouts (23) and batting average against (.214) and second in OPS against (.608).

CUTCH’S MILESTONES: Andrew McCutchen is two doubles shy of 400 in his career and two away from 300 as a Pirate…McCutchen ranks seventh all-time in team history in doubles…Paul Waner ranks first with 559, followed by Honus Wagner (556), Roberto Clemente (440), Willie Stargell (423), Max Carey (375) and Pie Traynor (371).

GOING THE EXTRA MILE: Bryan Reynolds has tripled twice in his last three games and comes into today with 26 extra base hits…That’s tied for sixth among National League players (Los Angeles’ Freddie Freeman leads the NL with 32).

LEGGING IT OUT: The Pirates are tied with Arizona and Kansas City for the Major League lead with 12 triples…Connor Joe, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds lead the team with three triples apiece.

STARTING PITCHER – 44 – LHP RICH HILL
RICH HILL: The 43-year-old lefthander is making his 11th start of the season this afternoon…Lost a 6-1 decision (5.1ip/5r) against Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi in his last start Tuesday at PNC Park.

vs. SAN FRANCISCO: 8-2 with a 2.34 ERA (96.1ip/25er) in 18 career starts…Hasn’t faced the Giants since 8/16/21 as a member of the Mets here in San Francisco…His last win against the Giants also came here in San Francisco on 6/8/19 while pitching for Los Angeles.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NOTES:

TODAY’S GAME: Fresh off their best road trip of the season, SF returns home today to open up a six-game homestand that begins with a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon…the Giants have won 10 of their last 13 games dating to May 15 overall and have won each of their last four series entering this three-game tilt with Pittsburgh.

ROSTER MOVES: OF Austin Slater was returned from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated from the 10-day IL…RHP Tristan Beck was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento postgame yesterday.

TRENDING UP…: Despite the loss yesterday the Giants were able to go 5-2 on their seven-game road trip through Minnesota (2-1) and Milwaukee (3-1)…the Giants had a chance to sweep each of the two series but lost the finales of both…it was a vast improvement on their road play this season as they’d won only seven of their first 20 road games this season prior to this last road trip.

FINDING THEIR STRIDE: After going 6-13 to begin the season, the Giants have logged a 21-13 (.618) mark since April 22… the .618 winning percentage is sixth-best in the Majors and second-best in the NL during that span behind only the Dodgers, who are 22-11 (.667) and lead the Majors with their .667 win % in that stretch…if you narrow it down to just May, the Giants are 16-10 (.615) this month, tied for seventh-best in MLB.

HOME COOKIN’: In that same April 22 time span, the Giants have gone a blistering 13-5 (.722) here at Oracle Park, including winning five of their last six games here on their last homestand from May 15-21 vs. the Phillies and Marlins… the Giants’ .722 winning percentage at home since April 22 is second-best in the Majors only to the Dodgers .917 (11-1) clip in that time.

BULLIES: The Giants have won 10 of their last 13 games, a stretch that comes after dropping six of their previous eight contests…this excellent stretch is in part due to SF’s bullpen, who’s sporting a 0.78 ERA, the best figure in the Majors, and holding opposing teams to a .158 average during the run… since May 15, the bullpen’s 73 strikeouts are the most of any bullpen in the Majors and their nine saves are tops in MLB. Giants Bullpen, Last 13 Games Dating to May 15

Ranking

ERA 0.78 1st
Strikeouts 73 1st
Saves 9 1st
Innings 57.1 3rd

Ranking

Opposing Avg. .158 1st
WHIP 0.80 1st
OPS .479 1st

CLEAN SLATE?: As mentioned above, the Giants are welcoming OF Austin Slater back to the active roster this afternoon…Slater, a key cog in the Giants lineup vs. LHP and in their outfield, has played in only eight of the Giants’ 50 games this season due to injuries…he started the year on the IL with a left hamstring strain he suffered in Spring Training and then returned in late April only to go down again with the same
injury on May 10…in the eight games he’s played with SF he’s gone 7-for-19 (.368) with all of his success coming against LHP (7-for-12, one double, two RBI).

TONY, TONY, TONY: RHP Anthony DeSclafani has opened his 2023 campaign with 10 consecutive starts of at least 5+ innings and two or fewer walks…that streak is tied for the fifth-longest to open a season by a Giant in the SF-era with Juan Marichal (1966)…Johnny Cueto (2016) and Allen Watson (1996) have the third-longest streak at 11 games (Stats, LLC).

HE’S HEATING UP…: OF Mitch Haniger had a great series in Milwaukee, going 7-for-16 (.438) with a double, two homers and six RBI in the four games…on the road trip overall, Haniger went 8-for-25 (.320) with the three extra base hits, six RBI, four runs scored and a .970 OPS…over his last 10 games dating to May 17, he’s slashing .351/.385/.568…Haniger slashed .172/.194/.297 with two homers and nine RBI in his first 17
games this season after returning from his oblique injury in late April.

HE’S ON FIRE!: OF Michael Conforto stayed hot on the Giants’ most recent road trip, going 11-for-26 (.423) with a double, three homers, eight RBI, eight runs scored, three walks and a steal while posting a 1.292 OPS…since May 10, Conforto is slashing .365/.417/.730 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, six walks and a 1.147 OPS…Conforto’s average was .168 entering the game on May 10 and it now sits at .244 as we enter play today.

THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN!: RHP Camilo Doval converted his 11th save this month in Saturday’s nail-biting 3-1 win over the Brewers… his 11 saves this month are tied for the third-most by a Giant in a single month, and the most since Brian Wilson also recorded 11 saves on Sept/Oct 2011.

TODAY’S STARTER – ANTHONY DeSCLAFANI RHP #26
2023 RECORD: 3-4, 3.43 ERA

TODAY’S OUTING: Gets the nod to make his 11th start of the season today vs. the Pirates…the veteran, who returns from an injury-plagued 2022, is in his ninth Major League season and third in a Giants uniform.

LAST TIME OUT: Suffered the loss after allowing a season-high seven runs (four earned) last Wednesday at Minnesota…threw 5.0 innings and allowed six hits with two walks, two homers and six strikeouts…hadn’t allowed a homer in four starts prior to that outing and had given up a combined four HRs over his previous nine starts.

VS. PITTSBURGH: Is slated to face the Pirates for the 18th time in his career…the right-hander is 3-7 with a 5.13 ERA over the 17 career starts, which mark the second-most starts he’s made against any single opponent behind St. Louis (18)…last faced them on May 13, 2021 at PNC Park, when earned the win after throwing 5.0-scoreless innings with a hit, a walk and five strikeouts.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE: DeSclafani has been consistent all season throwing at least 5.0 innings and issuing two walks of fewer walks in each of his 10 starts this season…the stretch is tied for the fifthlongest such streak to begin the season in SF era (Stats, LLC). Giants, Most Consecutive Starts with 5+ IP & 2 or Fewer Walks to Begin Season – Since 1958 Player Starts Season

Juan Marichal 23 1968
Madison Bumgarner 17 2017
Johnny Cueto 11 2016
Player Starts Season
Allen Watson 11 1996
Anthony DeSclafani 10 2013*
Juan Marichal 10 1966

IN THE ZONE: Despite walking a combined six batters over his last four starts, the veteran still has issued nine walks in his first 10 starts this year…his 3.7% walk rate is and 1.34 walks-per-nine average are both third-best in MLB behind SEA’s George Kirby (2.4%, 0.86) and KC’s Zack Greinke (3.4%, 1.26).

UNDER PRESSURE: When reaching the three-ball count, opponents are just 5-for-36 (.139) with nine walks against him…according to Sports Info Solutions, his .311 opposing OBP in threeball counts is the lowest in MLB, with his .561 OPS ranking seventh.

SEND HELP: Has received one or no runs of support in six of his 10 starts this season and three runs of fewer in eight of those… has a 3.13 run support average this season, fifth-lowest in MLB.

Colorado Rockies announce multiple team transactions 

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The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have recalled infielder Elehuris Montero from Triple-A Albuquerque and have placed outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the bereavement list. Additionally, left-handed pitcher Ryan Rolison has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Albuquerque while right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

MLB Preview: Colorado Rockies (24-30) at Arizona Diamondbacks (30-23)

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MLB Preview: Colorado Rockies (24-30) at Arizona Diamondbacks (30-23)

COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:

I THINK WE’VE MET BEFORE

  • The Colorado Rockies embark on a seven-game road trip beginning this afternoon against Arizona … play four games at Chase Field before traveling to Kansas City for three games, their first games at Kauffman Stadium since 2017.
  • The Rockies are coming off of a 5-2 homestand against the Miami Marlins (3-1) and New York Mets (2-1) … beat the Mets 10-7 on Saturday and 11-10 on Sunday, the second and third times this season the club has logged a win despite allowing at least seven runs (3-17).
  • The Rockies have gone 5-5 so far in their 17-game stretch without an off-day since May 19, their longest stretch without an off day this season … their next off day will come following this road trip on June 5.
  • Colorado is 17-12 all-time on Memorial Day with wins in each of their last three on the holiday … have not played on the road on Memorial Day since 2015.

DRY HEAT

  • Colorado has won six of their last eight series since May 2 and seven of their last 10 series since April 24 … had lost or split each of their first seven series of the season prior to this stretch.
  • The Rockies have gone 16-10 (.615) since April 30, the second-best record in the NL over that span behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (17-9, .654) … the NL West has the four best records in the NL since April 30, with San Francisco third at 16-11 (.593) and Arizona fourth at 14-11 (.560).
  • Coming off of a 7-20 April in which they slashed .243/.304/.367, the Rockies are slashing .276/.338/.443 in May while going 15-10 this month … are hitting .361 (21-for-205) with runners in scoring position in May after they hit .251 (61-for-243) with runners in scoring position in April.

WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO

  • Yesterday’s win was the 441st of Bud Black’s Rockies career (2017-2023), passing Don Baylor for the second-most managerial wins in franchise history … Baylor, the Rockies’ first manager in franchise history, went 440-469 in six seasons at the helm from 1993-98 … Clint Hurdle holds the Rockies record for managerial wins, holding a 534-625 record in parts of eight seasons from 2002-09.

BABY GOT BACKSTOP

  • Rockies catcher Elias Díaz ranks tied for third among NL position players with 2.3 WAR (Baseball Reference), trailing Ronald Acuña (3.1) and
    Freddie Freeman (2.5) … his 1.0 defensive WAR ranks fifth
    in the Majors, tied for second in the NL.
  • Díaz’s .333 batting average (52-for-156) is tied for fourth in the Majors … his .374 average (34-for-91) average at home is tied with Freeman for the highest in the Majors while his .455 (20-for-44) average with runners in scoring position ranks fourth the Majors.
  • Has appeared in 45 games at catcher, the second-most in the Majors … his 10 catcher caught stealing are third in the Majors, while his 40.7 caught stealing percentage ranks second (min. 20 games).

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY

  • Charlie Blackmon has hit in a season-high nine straight-games, going 12-for-35 (.343) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and nine runs scored over that span.
  • Blackmon has reached base in 18-straight games since May 6, slashing .318/.365/.461 over that span … it is his longest on-base streak since a 31-game string in 2019.

THE VALLEY

  • The Rockies are facing Arizona for the second time this season, the first time in Phoenix … dropped two of three to the Diamondbacks at Coors Field April 28-30.
  • Colorado is 11-11 against Arizona over the last two seasons, 21-20 since 2021, 26-25 since 2020 and 64-63 since 2016.
  • The Rockies went 5-5 at Chase Field in 2022, including taking three of four here July 7-10.
  • Charlie Blackmon is a career .323/.373/.517 hitter in 167 games against Arizona with 39 doubles, six triples and 25 home runs … Ryan McMahon has slashed .298/.360/.571 with 16 doubles and 17 home runs in 77 career games against Arizona.

THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?

  • Outfielder Jurickson Profar holds an active 35-game on-base streak since April 15, the longest active streak in the Majors and the second-longest streak this season, trailing Yordan Álvarez (36 games) … it is tied for the seventh-longest streak in franchise history, the longest since Connor Joe also had a 35-game streak in 2022 … the last Rockies player with an on-base streak of 36 games or longer was DJ LeMahieu’s 38-game streak in 2016.
  • Profar is slashing .264/.344/.421 through the streak with 18 walks … over his last 18 games since May 7, is slashing .314/.364/.543 with eight doubles, one triple, two home runs, 12 RBI and eight multi-hit games.

ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #51 KARL KAUFFMANN RHP
KAUFFMANN, KARL KAUFFMANN

  • Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native makes his third Major League start today and first against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • Originally selected in the Competitive Balance Round B of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Michigan.

LAST TIME OUT

  • In his second Big League start, and first at home, took the loss on Wednesday to the Marlins after allowing five runs over 4.1 innings, striking out two and walking three.
  • Tossed 82 pitches in the game, three fewer than in his first Major League start at Texas … did not allow a home run in his outing at Coors.

THERE’S ONLY ONE 22,935th

  • Became the 22,935th player in Major League Baseball history when he made his debut on May 19 in Texas.
  • Also became the first starting pitcher to debut for the Rockies since Ryan Feltner on Sept. 5, 2021 … is the 10th starting pitcher used by the Rockies this season.
  • Took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 4.1 innings, striking out four and walking two.
  • Struck out Marcus Semien, the first batter he faced, for his first Major League strikeout … would go on to also strike out Adolis Garcia, Leody Taveras and Jonah Heim.
  • Tossed three clean innings before allowing two runs in the fourth on a Garcia home run … allowed three more runs in the fifth before exiting the game with one out.

SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE

  • In his two Big League starts, is holding opposing left-handed hitters to a .188/.235/.313 slash line while right-handers are slashing .526/.600/.789.
  • Has gotten lefties to ground into three double plays while right-handers have yet to record a GIDP.
  • Opposing hitters are batting .200 (3-for-15) the first time through the lineup against the right-hander, with the average doubling to .400 (6-for-15) the second time through and doubling again to .800 (2-for-5) the third time through.
  • Has not allowed a hit on pitches 16-30 thus far in a Major League game.

HERE’S THE LATEST

  • Has made eight starts this season with Triple-A Albuquerque, going 2-3 with a 7.78 ERA (37.0 IP, 32 ER) with 12 walks and 26 strikeouts … tossed his second quality start of the year last time out at Las Vegas on May 10, allowing two runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings, walking none and striking out five.
  • Holds a combined 6.68 ERA (101.0 IP, 75 ER) over 21 starts in two seasons of Triple-A ball, walking 57 and striking out 86 while opponents have hit .298 against him (124-for-416).

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:

HERE’S THE STORY
♦ The D-backs’ 30 wins are the third most in the NL, behind the Dodgers (32) and Braves (31)…the D-backs’ 24 wins vs. NL opponents are second behind the Dodgers (29) and ahead of the Rockies (22).

♦ Arizona is 5-2 in their last 7 day games and 12-8 overall.

♦ The D-backs are second in the NL West (23 days in/tied for first place from April 2-30).

♦ The D-backs won their last series @ Rockies (2-1) from April 28-30 and are 5-3 in their last 8 games vs. Colorado.

ROSTER MOVES
♦ The D-backs made the following roster moves:

  • Reinstated OF Kristian Robinson from the restricted list and optioned to Single-A Visalia.
  • Designated RHP Peter Solomon for assignment.

DAY GAME #3
♦ The D-backs play their third straight day game today (previous: 4:15 pm AZ on Saturday and 1:10 p.m. AZ Sunday).

♦ The last time the D-backs played 3+ consecutive day games was May 20-22, 2022…they also played 5 straight day games from April 13-19, 2022, which tied for the most in franchise history (also: April 28-May 2, 2010 and July 27-31, 2005).

MORE DAY BASEBALL
♦ Ketel Marte is hitting .367 (11-for-30)/.991 OPS with 2 homers, 4 RBI and 2 walks in his last 8 day games.

♦ Corbin Carroll is hitting .317 (13-for-41)/1.120 OPS with 5 doubles, 3 homers, 6 RBI, 10 walks and 6 stolen bases in his last 13 day games.

♦ Gabriel Moreno is hitting .333 (8-for-24) with 2 RBI and 1 stolen base in 10 day games.

♦ Geraldo Perdomo is hitting .313 (15-for-48)/.879 OPS with 4 doubles, 1 homer, 8 RBI and 7 walks.

KETEL EXTENDS TO 27
♦ Ketel Marte’s career-best 27-game on-base streak (since April 26) is the second longest active on-base streak in the Majors, behind Jurickson Profar/COL (35), and tied for the third longest by a D-back since 2014 (also: Paul Goldschmidt/2015, David Peralta/2017, Nick Ahmed/2019)… in the span, is hitting .295 AVG/.369 OBP with 1 double, 2 triples, 5 homers, 15 RBI, 12 walks and 2 HBP.

MOUND NOTABLES
♦ Since May 20, D-backs starters have allowed the fewest homers (3) and runs (19) in the NL while their 3.95 ERA (18 ER in 41.0 IP) ranks second, behind the Marlins (3.72).

♦ Since May 20, the D-backs’ bullpen boasts a 2.32 ERA (8 ER in 31.0 IP), fourth best in MLB, behind the Giants (0.24), Guardians (1.52) and Twins (2.22).

MARVELOUS MERRILL
♦ Yesterday, Merrill Kelly collected his fourth win in his last 5 starts…his 4 wins are tied for the most in May (also: Lance Lynn/CWS, Jon Gray/TEX and Zach Efl in/TB).

♦ Yesterday, Kelly also collected a career-high 6 strikeouts looking (previous: 5, Sept. 20, 2019 @ Padres), 1 shy of tying the franchise record (7, Wade Miley/2014 & Dan Haren/2009) and tied for the most by a starting pitcher this season (7, Zach Efl in/TB). [Source: Sportradar]

♦ It marked his fourth career start with 10+ strikeouts… Kelly is 1 of 4 MLB pitchers with 2+ 10-strikeout performances in May (also: Spencer Strider/ATL [3], Shohei Ohtani/LAA [2] and Hunter Greene/CIN [2]).

HIT, HIT, HIT, HIT, HIT
♦ Yesterday, the D-backs’ collected 5 consecutive hits in an inning (first inning), marking the second time they reached the feat this season (also: 7th inn., April 8 vs. Dodgers).

♦ The last time Arizona had 5+ straight hits in the first inning was Aug. 29, 2017 vs. Dodgers…it marked the seventh time in D-backs franchise history with 5+ hits in the first inning (most: 6, 6/21/10 vs. Yankees). [source: Elias Sports Bureau].

LEWIS COLLECTS 2-HOMER GAME
♦ Last night, Kyle Lewis slugged 2 home runs as the designated hitter with Triple-A Reno…has collected 1 double, 3 home runs and 10 RBI in his 5 games played.

STARTING PITCHER – RHP RYNE NELSON ♦ #19
AT A GLANCE: Second season with D-backs…made Opening Day roster and rotation…made 3 starts in 2022.

  • D-backs’ second-round pick (56th overall) in the 2019 draft out of the University of Oregon.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The D-backs are 3-0 in his last 3 bids.

  • Has a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP) with 4 hits allowed in his last 2 starts.
  • Has exited 7 of his 10 starts with the lead or tied.

LAST START: Posted his fourth consecutive no decision on May 23 @ Phillies…tossed 6.0 innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts.

VS. ROCKIES: Made his lone start on April 30 @ Coors Field (L; 6 ER in 4.0 IP).

PITCH TRACKING: Opposing batters are hitting .190 (8-for-42) with 8 strikeouts off his cutter and .143 (2-for-14) with 3 strikeouts off his changeup.

FIRST PITCH SUCCESS: His first-pitch swing (23.2 to 30.1) and first-pitch strike (53.6 to 56.6) percentages are up from 2022.

VS. RIGHTIES: In his last 4 games, limiting right-handed hitters to a .175 average (7-for-40) with 1 walk and 13 strikeouts.

  • This season, righties are batting .243 (27-for-111) with 1 walk and 25 strikeouts.

BATTED BALL STATS: His ground ball percentage is up to 43.7 from 25.5 while his fl y ball percentage is down to 24.6 from 44.7.

Diamondbacks make multiple roster moves

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Diamondbacks make multiple roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves:

Reinstated OF Kristian Robinson from the restricted list and optioned to Single-A Visalia.

Designated RHP Peter Solomon for assignment.

The D-backs’ 40-man roster remains at 40.

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