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MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics (10-41) at Seattle Mariners (25-24)

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MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics (10-41) at Seattle Mariners (25-24)

OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:

ABOUT THE A’S: Extended their losing streak to a season-high tying seven games last night (also April 13-19)…have also lost 10 of the last 11 games and 15 of the last 17…are 4-18 (.182) in May after going 5-23 (.179) in April…are 10-41 (.196) overall, which matches the 1932 Red Sox for the second worst record after 51 games by an AL, NL or FL team since 1900…the worst is 9-39 (.188) by the 1904 Senators (had three games called with the score tied)…both the Red Sox and Senators lost game 52…the lowest winning percentage by an AL or modern NL team is .235 by the 1916 Philadelphia A’s (36-117)…have lost the first three games of this series and are now 1-15-0 in series play…lost each of the first 10 series, won two of three at Kansas City from May 5-7, and have lost each of the last five series…were swept by Houston in a three-game series to start the road trip and have been swept six times this year.

OFFENSE: The A’s have one extra base hit or fewer in each of the last six games, which matches the longest such streak in Oakland history (sixth time, last: Sept. 13-17, 1978)…have scored two runs or fewer in each of the last six games, which is tied for the third longest streak in Oakland history…it is the longest since an eight-game streak from May 10-18, 1979 and the longest is nine games from Sept. 10-17, 1978…have gone homerless in the last six games, which matches the longest streak by an A’s team over the last 13 years…are batting .189 (36-for-190) with eight runs scored, five doubles and 10 walks over the last six games…overall, have the second lowest batting average in the majors (.225), third lowest slugging percentage (.364) and OPS (.666) and fifth lowest on-base percentage (.302)…have the second most strikeouts (481), third fewest doubles (67), are tied for the third fewest runs (181) and have the fifth fewest extra base hits (126)…are tied for the most sacrifice hits (11), tied for second in hit by pitches (28) and tied for sixth in intentional walks (7)…the seven intentional walks match the A’s season total from last year…have been shut out three times in the last 13 games and seven times this year, which is tied with the Mets for second most in the majors (Royals, 8)…A’s pinch hitters are tied for the most hits (12) and walks (8) in the majors.

PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 5.92 ERA (127 er in 193.0 ip) in May after posting a 7.97 ERA in April…have a 6.95 ERA overall, 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…have allowed 364 runs (7.14 per game) and are on pace to allow 1156 runs…the only modern (since 1900) Major League teams to allow 1100 or more runs are the 1930 Phillies (1199) and 1996 Tigers (1103)…also have the highest opponents OPS (.875), batting average (.283), on-base percentage (.378) and slugging percentage (.498) in the majors this year…lead the majors in most home runs (86), walks (248), hit batters (36) and wild pitches (27) and have the sixth fewest strikeouts (387)…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 0-11 with a 6.06 ERA (57 er in 84.2 ip) in the 17 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 2-27 with a 7.25 ERA for the season…the ERA is the highest in the majors and no other team has fewer than seven wins from its starters…have the sixth fewest innings pitched (247.0).

THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen has a streak of 17 consecutive games without a save opportunity, which is the longest streak by an A’s team since the blown save was first tracked in 2004…is 4-for-13 (30.8%) in save opportunities… has the lowest save percentage and fewest saves in the majors and the nine blown saves are 10th most…has the highest ERA in the majors (6.57) and the third most innings pitched (200.0)…has allowed 41-of-101 (40.6%) inherited runners to score, which is the sixth highest percentage…has the second most inherited runners.

ON THE BASES: The A’s are 49-for-60 (81.7%) in stolen base attempts…rank third in the majors in stolen bases and attempts and 10th in stolen base percentage…the 49 steals are the most by an A’s team over the first 51 games since 1993 (49)…A’s opponents are 41-for-57 (71.9%) in stolen base attempts, which is the seventh lowest success rate in the majors…the 16 caught stealings are second most (Rockies, 18) but the A’s have the eighth most stolen bases allowed…A’s pitchers have four pickoffs, which is tied for fifth most in the majors.

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-6 on this seven-game road trip to Houston (0-3) and Seattle (0-3)…have gone winless on a road trip of seven or more games seven times in Oakland history, most recently Aug. 11-17, 2015 when they went 0-7 against Toronto (0-3) and Baltimore (0-4)…now have a 10-game road losing streak, which is tied for the fifth longest road losing streak in Oakland history…it is the longest since May 21- June 9, 2005 when they lost 11 straight…went 2-4 on the last road trip to Kansas City (2-1) and New York-AL (0-3) and are 5-21 (.192) on the road, which is the worst road record in the majors…return home following the game tonight for a six-game homestand against Houston (three games) and Atlanta (three games)…went 2-5 on the last homestand against Texas (1-3) and Arizona (1-2) and are 5-20 (.200) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…have compiled a 5.99 ERA at home compared to 7.99 (190 er in 214.0 ip) on the road.

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 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 second in the majors in extra inning games 7) and losses and tied for sixth in wins…have four walk-off wins, which is tied for the most in the majors.

RUN DIFFERENTIAL: Seven of the A’s 10 wins have been by one run and Oakland is 7-9 (.438) in one-run games…are tied for seventh in the majors in one-run losses and tied for eighth in one-run games (16)…however, have lost eight games by nine or more runs, which matches the most such losses by an A’s team over the last 27 years (also 2008 and 2022)…have a run differential of -183, which is the lowest in the majors…the lowest by an AL or NL team since 1901 is -349 by the 1932 Boston Red Sox.

THIS AND THAT: The A’s have employed 43 players, which is the most in the majors (Mets, 41)…28 of the 43 have been pitchers, which is also the most in the majors (Rays, 26)…have used 12 rookies and seven players have made their Major League debuts…have used the injured list 15 times, including 11 times for pitchers…currently have eight players on the IL, including seven pitchers… have committed just two errors in the last nine games, but have 32 for the season, which is tied for third most in the majors…have 10 outfield assists, which is tied for third most…are 9-21 (.300) in night games and 1-20 (.048) during the day…have an average time of game of 2:48, which is the longest in the majors…however, have not averaged under 2:53 per game since 2010 (2:43).

A’S VS. MARINERS

  • The A’s have lost the first three games of this four-game series…were swept by the Mariners in a four-game series in Oakland Sept. 20-23,
    2021 but have not been swept in a four-game series in Seattle since Aug. 12-15, 1991.
  • Have lost six straight, nine of the last 10 and 29 of the last 37.
  • Are 0-6 this year after losing the season series last year for the second consecutive season…are 12-32 (.273) against the Mariners over the last three seasons.
  • Have lost 15 of the last 19 games in Seattle.
  • Have lost eight of the previous 10 season series and are 74-113 (.396) against the Mariners dating back to the start of the 2013 season, which is the A’s worst mark against any American League team over that span.

Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-3 0-3 0-6
2022 4-5 4-6 8-11
Oakland History: 378-337
at the Coliseum: 202-153
at T-Mobile Park: 99-117

TODAY’S TIDBITS
Ryan Noda leads Major League rookies in on-base percentage (.395) and walks (32)…Esteury Ruiz leads ML rookies in hits (56), stolen bases (26) and hit by pitches (11), is tied for the lead in doubles (13), ranks fourth in batting (.280) and tied for fifth in RBI (22)…the 26 steals match the most by an Athletic over the last 11 years (Burns in 2015, Davis in 2017).

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: JP Sears (0-3, 4.99 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his 10th start of the season…is 0-1 with a 3.57 ERA (9 er in 22.2 ip) and .686 opponents OPS in four starts in May after going 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA and .846 OPS in five starts in April in five starts in April.

OPPONENTS BATTING: Has a .224 (34-for-152) opponents batting average and .771 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .343 (12-for-35) with a .770 OPS against left-handers…has allowed 18 of his 19 extra base hits to righties for a .500 slugging percentage (.371 vs. lefties)…has yielded 35 of his 39 career extra base hits to righties, including all 19 of his home runs…has a .301 (22-for-73) opponents batting average the first time through the order, .211 (24-for-114) after that…has not allowed a hit to the opponents number eight hitter (0-for-17)…opponents are 0-for-19 on an 0-2 count.

THIS AND THAT: Is 0-0 with a 2.86 ERA (7 er in 22.0 ip) in four starts in Oakland and 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA (20 er in 26.2 ip) in five starts on the road…has started the season 0-3 and is now 0-4 with a 5.09 ERA (33 er in 58.1 ip) over his last 11 games dating back to Sept. 25, 2022…went 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA over the first 24 games of his career…has allowed at least one home run in seven of his nine starts and has 11 home runs overall, which is tied for ninth most in the majors…has walked two batters or fewer in each of his starts, including two starts with no walks and four with one…has issued 10 free passes in 48.2 innings for the season, an average of 1.85 per nine innings… has tossed six innings or fewer in all nine of his starts this year and all 20 in his career…has a 6.92 ERA (20 er in 26.0 ip) and .283 (30-for-106) opponents batting average in odd numbered innings, a 2.78 ERA (7 er in 22.2 ip) and .198 (16-for-81) opponents average in even numbered innings.

2023 DAY-BY-DAY: Allowed a career-high tying eight hits in his first start on April 4 against Cleveland but had a no decision in the A’s 4-3 win…tossed a career-high tying 6.0 innings in the A’s 4-3, 10-inning loss to New York (NL) on April 16…struck out a career-high 11 batters in a career-high tying 6.0 innings on April 21 at Texas but had a no decision in the A’s 5-4 win…also had a career-high 101 pitches and walked two, his first of three games in 2023 with two walks (April 27 at Los Angeles-AL and May 3 vs. Seattle)…allowed a career-high tying six runs in a season-low 4.1 innings in an 8-7 loss at Los Angeles (AL) on April 27…tossed a career-high tying 6.0 innings and did not allow a run on May 3 against Seattle but had a no decision in the A’s 7-2 10-inning loss…left with 2-0 lead but the pen allowed one run in the seventh and one in the ninth for the blown save…surrendered a career-high tying three home runs in a 7-2 loss at New York (AL) on May 8…tossed a career-high tying 101 pitches in 5.1 innings on May 14 against Texas.

LAST START: He had his second straight no decision in the A’s 3-2 loss at Houston last Saturday…allowed two runs in a career-high tying 6.0 innings…both of the runs came in the first inning on an Alvarez sacrifice fly and a Tucker RBI single…blanked the Astros on one hit over his final five innings and retired 16 of the final 17 batters he faced…was relieved by Martinez to start the seventh with the score tied 2-2.

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 10-game homestand with tonight’s series finale against the Oakland Athletics (3-0)…Seattle will also host the Pittsburgh Pirates (3 G, May 26-28) and the New York Yankees (3 G, May 29-31) on the current homestand…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners defeated the Athletics by a 6-1 score last night and have won each of the first 3 games of the 4-game series…the Mariners are 13-8 in May, tied for the 3rd-best record in the AL this month (also: Baltimore and Houston), trailing New York-AL (15-7) and Texas (14-7)…Seattle is 19-8 when scoring at least 4 runs and 6-16 when scoring 3-or-fewer.

  • Rising Tide – Seattle is looking to reach 2 games above .500 for the 1st time this season…they have held 1-0, 20-19, 21-20 and 25-24 records.
  • Sweep Stakes – The Mariners will go for their 3rd sweep of the season, after previously sweeping Colorado (3 G, 4/14-16) and Oakland (3 G, 5/2-4)…Seattle will go for its first 4-game sweep of the A’s since Sept. 20-23, 2021.
  • Relief Corps – Chris Flexen has tossed 8.0 consecutive scoreless innings in relief (4/30-c), allowing just 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7 during the streak…Tayler Saucedo has began his Mariners career with 9.0 scoreless innings (4/19-5/24).
  • Short Walks – The Mariners pitching staff has walked no more than 1 batter in 20 games this season, most in the Majors, ranking ahead of San Francisco and Los Angeles-NL, who have done so 15 times.
  • WARiors – George Kirby (T7th, 1.9), Logan Gilbert (12th, 1.7), Luis Castillo (T14th, 1.6) and Bryce Miller (T18th, 1.4) all rank in the top 20 of MLB pitchers this season in Fangraphs WAR…the Mariners are the only team in the Majors to have more than 2 pitchers rank among the top 20 in fWAR this season.

ACE OF STAFFS…the Mariners have the best pitching staff in the Major Leagues by fWAR (9.9), ranking ahead of Minnesota (8.5)…Seattle also leads the Majors in WHIP (1.16), Fielding Independent Pitching (3.20), fewest walks (123), walks-per-9 innings (2.52), fewest home runs (33), home runs-per-9 innings (0.68), fewest barrels (75), barrel per plate appearance (4.1%), soft-contact percentage (18.6), swing percentage (49.4) and zone percentage (44.3) among other categories…Mariners starting pitchers are tied for 1st in the Majors in fWAR (6.8) with Minnesota…Mariners relief pitchers rank 2nd in the Majors in fWAR (3.1) trailing Baltimore (3.4).

CABBY, CABBY, CABBY, CAN’T YOU SEE…José Caballero continued his torrid May, going 1-for-2 with 2 walks and a run scored in yesterday’s game…in 16 games this month, Cabby is batting .350 (14×40) with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI and 8 walks while getting on-base at a .471 clip and slugging .550 (1.021 OPS)…despite playing only 25 games this season, he has already compiled 1.1 fWAR, ranking 3rd among American League second basemen behind Marcus Semien-TEX (2.5) and Taylor Walls-TB (1.3)…overall this season, Caballero is batting .283 (17×60) with 12 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBI, 10 walks and 2 hit-by-pitch, while reaching base at a .392 clip and slugging .433 with a .825 OPS…he also is 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.

JARRED IS SHINING ON THE DIAMOND…Jarred Kelenic had his 6-game hitting streak (5/17-24) snapped in yesterday’s game…overall this season, Kelenic is batting .289 (50×173) with 25 runs, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 25 RBI, 6 stolen bases and 13 walks in 46 games, while getting on base at a .340 clip, slugging .543 with a .884 OPS, while tallying 1.5 fWAR, and 1.7 Baseball Reference WAR…the 23-year-old outfielder leads the Mariners in total bases (94), extra-base hits (23), hits, home runs, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS…among AL outfielders, his 146 wRC+ ranks 5th, trailing Aaron Judge-NYY (181), Yordan Alvarez-HOU (175), Randy Arozarena-TB (169) and Brent Rooker-OAK (159).

GLOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD…the Mariners defense is the best in the American League by Outs Above Average (13) this season, and tied for 2nd in the Majors (also: Milwaukee), trailing only San Diego (19)… they have had the 3rd best outfield (5 OAA) and are tied for the 3rd-best infield defense (9 OAA)…Eugenio Suárez is the top-rated third baseman in the AL by OAA (6) and is tied for 2nd among all positions…Julio Rodríguez is tied for 4th among AL center fielders with 4 OAA…Seattle’s .991 team fielding percentage is tied for the MLB lead with Tampa Bay and San Diego (.993), while Seattle’s 13 Defensive Runs Saved ranks 6th in the Majors.

HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS?…Seattle players age 26-or-younger this season have compiled 10.9 FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement, most in the Majors, ranking ahead of Tampa Bay (9.3) and Houston (7.1)…Seattle pitchers age 26-or-younger have 6.0 fWAR, by far the most in the Majors and ranking ahead of Houston (3.9)…Seattle position players age 26-or-younger have 4.9 fWAR, 2nd-most in the Majors behind only Tampa Bay (7.0)…George Kirby (1.9 fWAR), Logan Gilbert (1.7) and Bryce Miller (1.2) rank 2nd, 3rd and T4th, respectively, among age 26-or-younger MLB pitchers, while reliever Matt Brash (0.8) ranks T17th…Jarred Kelenic (1.5 fWAR) ranks T12th among age 26-or-younger MLB position players, while Cal Raleigh (1.2) ranks T18th.

J DOT, P DOT…J.P. Crawford reached base twice last night, going 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored… he has reached base safely multiple times in a game 24 times this season, tied for the team lead (also: Eugenio Suárez)…overall this season, he leads the Mariners with a .368 on-base percentage…he also ranks 4th in the American League with a 15.1% walk rate and 3rd among AL shortstops in fWAR (1.1), trailing Wander Franco-TB (2.3) and Bo Bichette-TOR (2.1).

HOME SWEET HOMESTAND…the Mariners continue a 10-game homestand today with the last of 4 consecutive Value Games against the Oakland Athletics (May 22-25)…Seattle will welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates for 3 games (May 26-28), featuring Sing-Along Fireworks Night on Friday, May 26, J.P. Crawford POP! Collectible Night on Saturday, May 27 and Little League Day on Sunday, May 28…the Mariners wrap up the homestand with 3 games against the New York Yankees from May 29-31…tickets for all upcoming games can be found at Mariners.com/Tickets.

AS YOU MAY KNOW…José Caballero has a .392 on base percentage through his first 25 career games, which ranks 2nd among rookies with at least 50 plate appearances, trailing only Ryan NodaOAK (.395), but…DID YOU KNOW?…Caballero’s .392 on-base percentage through his first 25 career games is the 10th-best mark in franchise history, sandwiched between Hall of Famers Edgar Martinez (.395 OBP) and Ken Griffey Jr. (.390 OBP)?…Alvin Davis is the Mariners leader in on base percentage through 25 career games, getting on base at a .464 clip in 1984.

MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
ABOUT LOGAN GILBERT…

  • The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 10th start of the season and 2nd against Oakland…he will also make the 66th start of his MLB career and 9th career start against the Athletics.
  • Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Rob Mummau.
  • Spent 3 seasons at Stetson (FL) University, 2016-18…in 2017, was ASUN Pitcher of the Year and ASUN 1st-Team All-Conference.
  • Was named the 2022 Mariners Most Valuable Pitcher by the Seattle Chapter of the BBWAA.

LAST TIME OUT…W#2 in 9th start of the season against Atlanta on 5/20, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts.

VS. OAKLAND…is set to make his 9th career start against the Athletics, the most starts he has against any opponent…in 8 starts against the A’s Logan is 1-0 with a 3.53 ERA (17 ER, 43.1 IP), 9 walks, and 35 strikeouts.

7 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS…he struck out 7 consecutive batters from the 2nd4th innings on 5/8 against Texas…the streak of strikeouts tied a franchise record shared by Mark Langston (6/15/84) and Luis Castillo (9/7/22)…Logan finished the game with a season-high 10 strikeouts which is 1 off from his career-high.

K MORE WALK LESS…his 6.30 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 4th in the Major Leagues and 2nd on the Mariners among pitchers with at least 9 starts this season…he trails only George Kirby who has a 9.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

FOURTH TIME AROUND…had a perfect game through 6.0 innings during his last outing before allowing a leadoff single in the 7th…became the 4th Mariners pitcher this season to carry a no-hitter into the 6th inning…he joins Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller, and Easton McGee.

STRIKEOUT STREAK…in each of his first 7 starts this season, Gilbert recorded at least 6 strikeouts…this marked the first time in his career that he has pitched 7 straight games with 6+ strikeouts…the 7-game streak is tied for the 3rd longest streak among starting pitchers in the Majors this season with Zac Gallen-ARI.

KEEPING THE BASES CLEAN…has only allowed 52 baserunners through his first 9 starts this season which ranks 1st among Mariners pitchers with at least 9 starts… he ranks ahead of George Kirby and Luis Castillo (62)…his 52 baserunners allowed are the 4th fewest in the Major Leagues among pitchers who have made at least 9 starts this season.

AMONG MARINERS GREATS…with his 8 strikeouts in his outing on 4/18 vs. MIL Logan passed Randy Johnson for the 3rd most strikeouts through a pitchers first 60 Mariners starts with 330…he trails only Félix Hernández (351) and Erik Hanson (349). ON A ROLL…Logan’s 63 strikeouts so far this season ranks second among Mariners starting pitchers… he trails only Luis Castillo (66)…his 34 strikeouts in March/April was a new career high to start the season.

QUALITY AND QUANTITY…has recorded five quality starts this season which is tied 2nd on the team with Bryce Miller and trails only George Kirby (8)…had 16 quality starts in 2022 the 3rd most among Mariners starting pitchers and tied 16th in the AL with Dylan Cease-CHW and Shohei Ohtani-LAA …he trailed only Marco Gonzales and Robbie Ray who each had 18.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS…is 2-2 on the season…his 4 decisions this season are tied for the 7th fewest in the Major Leagues among starting pitchers with at least 9 starts…he also is tied for the fewest decisions among Mariners pitchers who have made more than 1 start with Bryce Miller.

FIRST 50…made his 50th career start on 8/26/22, going 16-10 with a 4.01 ERA (120 ER, 269.0 IP) with 261 strikeouts…his 261 strikeouts are the 5thmost over a pitchers first 50 career starts in Mariners history, trailing Félix Hernández (295), Erik Hanson (279), Hisashi Iwakuma (266) and Taijuan Walker (263).

THE KING AND I…became the 3rd fastest Mariners starter to 300 career strikeouts when he struck out Vimael Machín on 9/30/22 vs. OAK…it took Gilbert just 56 starts to reach the milestone…only Félix Hernández (51 GS) and Erik Hanson (53 GS) reached the milestone in fewer games.

MLB Preview: Baltimore Orioles (32-17) at New York Yankees (30-21)

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MLB Preview: Baltimore Orioles (32-17) at New York Yankees (30-21)

BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:

BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: The Orioles defeated the Yankees last night, 9-6, in the second game of the three-game set in the Bronx…The O’s rallied from a 5-1 deficit after six innings, scoring a season-high eight runs in the top of the seventh; marked their most runs scored in a single inning since scoring nine in the eighth inning on September 8, 2021 vs. Kansas City, most on the road since scoring nine in the seventh inning on April 15, 2016 at Texas, and tied for the most runs scored by the O’s in a single inning at the current or original Yankee Stadium since the franchise moved to Baltimore in 1954, along with an eight-run third inning on June 5, 1989…Marked Baltimore’s MLB-leading 19th comeback victory of the season (see box at right); the O’s had 36 comeback wins last year.

Adam Frazier hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-4; has hit six home runs in 48 games (149 AB) this season after hitting three in 156 games (541 AB) in 2022; his single-season career high is 10 home runs in 2018 and 2019 with Pittsburgh.

Gunnar Henderson recorded his first career hit and RBI as a pinch hitter with a two-run double in the seventh inning to give the O’s a 6-5 lead.

Ryan Mountcastle hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season with a solo shot in the fourth inning and also drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

CLOSE CALL: Of Baltimore’s 49 games this season, 45 have been decided by four or fewer runs, the most in MLB…The O’s have gone 29-16 in those games, the most wins in MLB and second-best winning percentage (.644), behind Tampa Bay (.647, 22-12).

BURNING RUBBER: The O’s and Yankees square off in a rubber game in tonight’s series finale…The Birds have gone 4-3 in rubber matches this season after going 11-11 in such games in 2022…The Orioles are seeking their fourth straight series win against an AL East opponent.

AGAINST THE YANKEES: The O’s and Yankees wrap up a three-game set at Yankee Stadium tonight, the second series between the two teams this season; the O’s dropped two of three to the Yankees from April 7-9 to begin their season-opening homestand, but won their Home Opener on April 7…The Orioles will travel to the Bronx again for four games from July 3-6 and will host the Yanks in Baltimore for three games from July 28-30…The O’s went 7-12 against the Yankees in 2022, 4-6 at home and 3-6 at Yankee Stadium.

ROAD TRIPPIN’: The Orioles conclude their seven-day, six-game road trip tonight…The trip began with a three-game sweep of the Jays in Toronto over the weekend…After an off day Monday, the Birds split the first two games of a three-game set against the Yankees in the Bronx…The O’s are off to a 17-9 start on the road…Baltimore currently owns the best road winning percentage (.654) in the AL and second-best in MLB, behind Atlanta (.708, 17-7); the O’s and Braves are tied for the most road wins in MLB and are the only teams without double-digit road losses so far this season.

LOOKING AHEAD: After the current road trip, the O’s return to Baltimore tomorrow to begin a six-game homestand with three games against the Rangers this weekend and three against the Guardians from May 29-31.

WHAT’S TRENDING: The O’s have won 23 of their last 33 games, 26 of 37, and 28 of 40… Entering today’s games, the 32-17 overall record ranks second in MLB to start the season (see box at right)…Through May 24, the Rays (36-15), Dodgers (31-20), Rangers (31-18), Braves (30-19), and Yankees (30-21) are the only other teams with 30 wins this season, and the Rays, Rangers, and Braves are the only other teams with less than 20 losses.

The Orioles are 94-66 since June 1, 2022, a 95-win pace; the .588 winning percentage during that time is the second-best in the AL and fourth- best in MLB, trailing the Braves (.671, 108-53), Dodgers (.665, 109-55), and Astros (.634, 102-59).

HE GETS ON BASE: Adam Frazier owns a 17-game on-base streak since May 6, the longest by an O’s batter this season and tied for the longest such streak of his career with another 17-gamer from August 20 to September 7, 2019 with the Pirates…It is the fourth-longest active streak in the AL and the eighth-longest active streak in MLB… Frazier is slashing .279/.343/.508 (17-for-61) with three doubles, one triple, three home runs, seven runs scored, 13 RBI, five walks, and a stolen base during his current streak… Frazier also owns a season-long seven-game hitting streak since May 17, during which time he is slashing .407/.407/.741 (11-for-27) with one double, one triple, two home runs, five runs scored, and seven RBI.  Frazier currently owns a 9.5 percent strikeout rate, which ranks in the top two percent of MLB, per Statcast.

He is one of seven qualified MLB hitters with more walks than strikeouts (17 BB/16 K), including teammate Adley Rutschman (40 BB/30 K).

162: Adley Rutschman played in his 162nd career game last night…He has slashed .259/.374/.439 (149-for-576) with 63 extra-base hits (42-2B, 3B, 20 HR), 94 runs scored, 67 RBI, and 105 walks in that span…Among players who have played their first 162 career games with the Orioles, Rutschman ranks first in walks, first in times reaching base safely (258), second in doubles (Machado, 48), third in runs scored (Roberts, 99; Bumbry, 95), and fourth in extra-base hits (Machado, 71; Santander, 70; Gibbons, 64)…His .374 on-base percentage through his first 162 career games also leads O’s batters with at least 250 plate appearances in that span.

WHAT A RELIEF: The Baltimore bullpen owns a 2.98 ERA (62 ER/187.0 IP), second-best in MLB behind the Yankees (2.94)…O’s relievers have 15 wins this season, tied Arizona and New York-AL for the most in the majors…The O’s are second in MLB with 225 strikeouts from the ‘pen, trailing Kansas City (233).

THE CANO SHOW: Yennier Cano has allowed one earned run in 25.2 innings (0.35 ERA); opened the year with 21.2 scoreless innings over 17 appearances…Opponents are slashing .120/.131/.157 (10-for-83) against him, the lowest opponent on-base percentage and slugging percentage among MLB pitchers with at least 20.0 innings pitched.

Has faced 84 batters without issuing a free pass; is the only pitcher to face at least 60 batters without allowing a walk this season and one of three with at least 50 batters faced and no walks allowed, along with Philadelphia’s José Alvarado (52 batters faced) and Los Angeles-AL’s Chris Devenski (51 batters faced).

His streak of 20 straight games without a walk to start the season is the second-longest in O’s history, behind a 22-game streak by Jamie Walker to open the 2009 campaign; Cano has worked 25.2 innings while Walker only threw 12.1 during his streak.

He leads all Major League relievers with 1.5 fWAR, per FanGraphs.

His sinker is worth -11 Run Value, the best pitch by an Oriole and tied for the third-best pitch in MLB, per Statcast.

STARTING PITCHER – #48 KYLE GIBSON
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his 11th start of the season, seventh on the road, and 11th career start against the Yankees tonight…Became the first O’s pitcher in club history (since 1954) to start and win each of his three first appearances with the team…Started a season 4-0 for the second time in his career, joining a 6-0 start with Texas in 2021; became the fifth Oriole starting pitcher since 2004 to begin a year 4-0, joining John Means (4-0 in 2021), Bud Norris (4-0 in 2013), WeiYin Chen (4-0 in 2012), and Erik Bedard (4-0 in 2006)…In 277 career appearances (271 GS), Gibson owns a 94-94 record with a 4.51 ERA (783 ER/1563.0 IP)…The O’s signed Gibson to a one-year contract on December 5, 2022…He has also spent time with the Twins, Phillies, and Rangers across 10 Major League seasons.

LAST TIME OUT: Earned the win in his last start on May 19 at Toronto…Allowed one run on five hits with two walks, a wild pitch, and five strikeouts in a season high-tying 7.0 innings (also 4/4 at Texas)…Marked his team-leading fifth quality start of the season and first road win since April 4 at Texas…Snapped a three-game losing streak…Has won each of his last three starts at Rogers Centre… Threw 95 pitches, 59 strikes.

CAREER AGAINST THE YANKEES: Making his 11th career start against the Yankees tonight…Did not factor into the decision in his last start against the AL East foe on July 23, 2019 at Target Field with Minnesota…Allowed five runs on seven hits (1 HR) with three walks and three strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work…Threw 101 pitches, 57 strikes…Owns a 1-6 record with a 6.75 ERA (38 ER/50.2 IP) through his first 10 outings against New York-AL, but has pitched to a 1-1 record with a 4.29 ERA (10 ER/21.0 IP) in four career starts at Yankee Stadium.

CAREER AGAINST THE AL EAST: Making his 58th career appearance (57th start) against the AL East…Owns a 23-20 record with a 4.50 ERA (162 ER/324.0 IP) and 22 quality starts through his first 57 appearances (56 starts) against the division…Will also be his fourth start against the AL East this season…Earned the win in his last start against the division on May 19 at Toronto…Has gone 2-1 with a 3.50 ERA (7 ER/18.0 IP) and two quality starts in three outings against the AL East this season.

LIFE ON THE ROAD: Making his seventh road start of the 2023 campaign tonight…Has gone 3-1 with a 5.09 ERA (20 ER/35.1 IP) through his first six starts away from Oriole Park this season…Earned the win in his last road start on May 19 at Toronto…Owns a 46-44 record with a 4.53 ERA (396 ER/787.0 IP) and 63 quality starts in 140 career road appearances (136 starts)…Tossed his first career complete-game shutout on September 16, 2020 at Houston with Texas…Allowed just four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts in 9.0 scoreless innings…Threw 114 pitches, 74 strikes.

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:

AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their six-game homestand tonight with the final game of a three-game set vs. Baltimore (1-1 thus far)…will also host San Diego for a three-game series this weekend (Fri.-Sun.)…went 6-1 on their seven-game road trip after winning three-of-four games at Toronto and sweeping a three-game series at Cincinnati.

At 30-21 (.588), have the fourth-best record in the AL and the sixth-best record in the Majors.

Had their season-high five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday…was their longest winning streak since a seven-game streak from 9/18-25/22.

Have still won five of their last six games, seven of their last nine games, nine of their last 12 games and 12 of their last 16 games.

Are 15-6 (.714) in their last 21 games (since 5/2), the best record in the Majors in that span.

Have won or split each of their last four completed series (since 5/8), five of their last six completed series (since 5/1) and 11 of their 15 completed series this season (going 9-4-2).

Each of their last three wins and nine of their last 15 wins have been come-from-behind wins.

Are in a stretch of playing 14-of-20 games (5/5-25) against the AL East…are 7-6 so far.

The Yankees are 6-2 in rubber games this season.

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Orioles, 9-6, on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium…LHP Nestor Cortes (6.0IP, 5H, 4ER, 2BB, 5K, 2HR) started and did not record a decision… allowed all 4R via the HR… 2B Gleyber Torres (2-for-4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 1HP) recorded his 14th career multi-HR game, hitting a two-run HR in the third inning and a solo HR in the fifth inning…LF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2-for-4, 2R, 1 triple, 1HR, 2RBI) hit a two-run HR in the fifth inning…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-5, 1RBI) hit an RBI single in the seventh inning…RF Aaron Judge (0-for-2, 3BB) recorded a season-high-tying 3BB (also 3BB on 5/15 at Toronto)…his walk in the seventh inning was the 500th walk of his career…Yankees pitchers allowed 8R in the seventh inning, their second-most runs allowed in an inning this season…RHP Jimmy Cordero (0.1IP, 3H, 4ER, 1BB, 1K) took his second loss of the season after allowing a career-high 4R…RHP Albert Abreu (1.1IP, 2H, 1R/0ER, 1K) and LHP Nick Ramirez (1.1IP, 1K) each tossed 1.1 innings of relief.

NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI single in the seventh inning on Wednesday…has 7RBI in his last five games, 10RBI in his last nine games (since 5/14), 13RBI in his last 11 games (since 5/12) and 16RBI in his last 16 games (since 5/7).

Is batting .355/.403/.645 (22-for-62) with 13R, 3 doubles, 5HR, 15RBI, 4BB and 1HP in his last 15 games (since 5/8).

Is third in the AL and tied for sixth in the Majors in hits (58)…also ranks fourth in the AL and 10th in the Majors in BA (.307)…is also sixth in the AL in OBP (.383) and OPS (.907), and tied for sixth in the AL in multi-hit games (15).

Over his last 42 games (since 4/9), is batting .315/.383/.539 (52- for-165) with 27R, 7 doubles, 10HR, 26RBI, 13BB and 5HP.

Has reached base in 24 of his last 26 games and 43 of his 49 games this season.

Has hit safely in 17 of his last 20G and 21 of his last 26G.

Eight of his last 16 hits have been XBH (3 doubles, 5HR).

Has reached base multiple times in seven of his last 11 games (since 5/12), 11 of his last 16 games (since 5/7) and 13 of his last 20 games (since 5/2).

Has reached base in 26-of-27 games at home this season, hitting .376/.448/.663 (38-for-101) with 20R, 5 doubles, 8HR, 19RBI, 11BB, 3HP and 1SF in those games…has hit safely in 24-of-27 home games…among Major League batters at home, ranks second in BA (first in AL), third in OBP (first in AL) and OPS (1.112, second in AL), fifth in SLG (third in AL) and tied for fourth in HR (tied for fourth in AL).

CALENDAR DAYS: The Yankees have hit 44HR in 22 games during the month of May, the most in the Majors in that pan…also lead the Majors in May in SLG (.478), rank fourth in runs scored (122), runs scored per game (5.55) and OPS (.802).

HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run HR in the fifth inning on Wednesday…has hit all three of his home runs this season in the last six games…is 1HR shy of his 2022 total (4HR in 142 games)…also tripled in the third inning…marked his first triple since 8/8/21 at Oakland w/ Texas.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (2-4, 6.00 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 11th start of the season in tonight’s series finale vs. Baltimore…the 27-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest due to Monday’s team off day…made his 10th start of the season on Friday at Cincinnati, earning his second win of the season after allowing just 2ER over 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 6K)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in four of his last six starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season…struck out Ezequiel Durán (swinging) in the fifth inning on 4/28 at Texas for his 100th career strikeout…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.

LAST TIME OUT: Made his 10th start of the season on Friday at Cincinnati, earning his second win of the season after allowing just 2ER over 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 6K)…allowed his first two batters faced in the sixth inning to reach before being removed from the game (both runners eventually scored)…his 2R allowed matched a season low (also 2R on 5/3 vs. Cleveland and 5/9 vs. Oakland).

VS. BALTIMORE: Will be making his second career start (seventh appearance) vs. the Orioles…in six career games (one start), is 1-1 with one save and a 4.50 ERA (12.0IP, 10H, 8R/6ER, 10BB/1IBB, 8K, 0HR).

Has made one start vs. Baltimore this season, allowing 4ER over 3.1IP without recording a decision on 4/7 at Camden Yards (5H, 3BB, 3K).

Has allowed 1R/0ER over 3.0IP in two career relief outings at Yankee Stadium vs. the Orioles (1W, 1BB, 1K).

Did not allow an earned run over 7.1IP in four relief outings vs. Baltimore in 2022.

Made his Major League debut at Camden Yards in Game 2 on 9/4/20 in relief (1.1IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, 1HP)…had never pitched professionally above Double-A in his career prior to his debut.

HOME SWEET HOME: Has made 21 appearances (eight starts) in his career at Yankee Stadium, going 3-5 with one save and a 4.27 ERA (59.0IP, 55H, 35R/28ER, 25BB, 64K, 9HR) in those games.

Is 1-3 with a 5.20 ERA (27.2IP, 16ER) and 34K in six starts at home this season (4/1 vs. San Francisco, 4/18 vs. Los Angeles-AL, 4/23 vs. Toronto, 5/3 vs. Cleveland, 5/9 vs. Oakland and 5/14 vs. Tampa Bay)…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in four of those starts.

In 13 games (one start) at home in 2022, went 2-1 with one save and a 2.49 ERA (25.1IP, 16H, 8R/7ER, 12BB, 22K, 3HR)…allowed 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances…tossed at least 2.0 innings in eight appearances and 3.0 innings in four of those games (all of which were scoreless).

2023: Has made 10 starts this season, going 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA (45.0IP, 57H, 35R/30ER, 16BB, 54K, 8HR)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in four of his last six starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.  Has surrendered just 1HR over his last four starts after allowing at least 1HR in five of his first six starts of the season (7HR total).

In his eighth start of the season on 5/9 vs. Oakland, earned his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter…reached 100.0 career innings in the first inning.

Recorded a career-high-tying 8K in back-to-back starts on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.  Made his second career Opening Day roster.

FOR STARTERS: Will be making his 16th career start…over his first 15 career Major League starts (10 in 2023, three in 2022, one in 2021, one in 2020), is 2-7 with a 5.68 ERA (65.0IP, 81H, 49R/41ER, 23BB, 74K, 9HR)…has tossed at least 5.0IP in four of his last six starts after not doing so in his first nine career starts.  Is 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA (45.0IP, 30ER) and 54K in 10 starts in 2023…tossed a career-high 6.0IP on 5/9 vs. Oakland…recorded a career-high-tying 8K on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.

Went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 6ER) and 14K in his three starts in 2022 (6/16 vs. Tampa Bay, 8/28 at Oakland, 9/3 at Tampa Bay).

MLB Preview: Chicago White Sox (21-30) at Detroit Tigers (22-25)

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MLB Preview: Chicago White Sox (21-30) at Detroit Tigers (22-25)

CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:

WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have won five of their last six games, seven of nine, eight of 11 and 14 of 23 as they continue a seven-game trip tonight with the series opener at Detroit.

RHP Lucas Giolito, who has allowed two earned runs or less in four of his last fi ve starts, is scheduled to start for Chicago.

The White Sox opened the trip winning two of three at Cleveland, including a 6-0 victory in yesterday’s decisive game.

Following this four-game series at the Tigers, the White Sox will return to Guaranteed Rate Field for a six-game, seven-day homestand vs. the Angels (5/29-31) and Tigers (6/2-4).

The Sox are in fourth place in the AL Central, 3.5 games behind second-place Detroit and 5.5 behind first-place Minnesota.

The Sox went 6-3 on their last homestand from 5/12-21 vs. Houston (1-2), Cleveland (2-1) and Kansas City (3-0) and 3-4 on the last trip from 5/5-11 at Cincinnati (2-1) and the Royals (1-3).

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Chicago is trying to move within eight games of the .500 mark and 5.0 games of first place in the division for the first time since 4/23 (7-15; -5.0 GB).

The White Sox are 14-9 over the last 23 games since 4/30 following a 7-21 start to the season … Sox pitchers own a MLB-best 2.18 ERA (28 ER/115.1 IP) in 13 games since 5/11.

Chicago starters own a 2.37 ERA (20 ER/76.0 IP), .193 (52- 269) average and 65 strikeouts in the last 13 games (10 QS).

White Sox relievers own a 0.91 ERA (3 ER/29.2 IP), .144 (14- 97) opp. average and .426 OPS in the last 10 games … nine of the games have been scoreless and three have been hitless.

The Sox are 7-1 and own a 59-20 edge in runs scored over the last eight games at Comerica Park.

Lucas Giolito owns a 2.66 ERA (15 ER/50.2 IP), 0.97 WHIP and 51 strikeouts (9.06 per 9.0 IP) over his last eight starts (six quality) … he has worked 6.0-plus IP in all eight outings.

Luis Robert Jr. has hit safely in 18 of 21 games in May, going 27-75 (.360) with seven doubles, eight home runs, 16 RBI, six walks, eight multi-hit eff orts and a 1.202 OPS.

YESTERDAY’S RECAP
The White Sox opened up a one-run game with five runs in the fourth inning en route to a 6-0 win over Cleveland, clinching their third consecutive series victory.

Tim Anderson opened the scoring with a RBI single in the fourth … the Sox loaded the bases with no outs to open the fourth setting up sacrifice flies by Jake Burger and Seby Zavala and a two-run double by Romy Gonzalez.

Michael Kopech recorded his second consecutive scoreless start, allowing two hits with nine strikeouts in 7.0 scoreless IP.

Kopech, who extended his scoreless IP streak to 15.0, retired the first 12 batters faced before allowing a single to open the fifth.

Andrew Benintendi had his season-high, 10-game hitting streak snapped … Chicago was limited to four hits.

MAGIC MICHAEL
Michael Kopech is the first pitcher in franchise history to record consecutive appearances of 7.0-plus scoreless IP allowing two hits or less, one walk or less and striking out nine-plus.

The last MLB pitcher to record those numbers in back-to-back starts was Washington’s Max Scherzer on 6/14/15 at Milwaukee (one-hitter) and 6/20/15 vs. Pittsburgh (no-hitter).

Kopech is 2-0 with three hits allowed, one walk and 19 strikeouts in 15.0 scoreless IP over his last two starts.

THE TIMES ARE CHANGIN’
Chicago is 14-9 (.609) since 4/30, the best record among American League Central clubs and tied for sixth-best in the AL.

The White Sox have made up 3.5 games on first-place Minnesota in the AL Central standings since 4/30 (-9.0 GB).

The Sox 3.53 ERA since 4/30 is the fifth-best in the majors.

A breakdown of the White Sox first 51 games this season:
W-L AVG R R/G HR OBP SLG OPS ERA IP QS ER HR SO
14-9 .254 107 4.7 26 .309 .407 .717 3.53 206.1 13 81 27 197
7-21 .227 106 3.8 26 .288 .367 .655 5.88 243.1 8 159 44 272

ROTATION SENSATION
White Sox starters own a 2.37 ERA (20 ER/76.0 IP), .193 (52-269) opp. average and 65 strikeouts over the last 13 games since 5/11 … they rank first in WHIP (0.97) and opponents average and second in ERA in MLB during that span.

Starters have allowed three runs or less 11 times, two or less nine 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
7-3 2.37 0.97 10 76.0 52 22 20 6 22 65 7.7 .193 .569

WHITE SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS
The White Sox and Tigers play 13 times in 2023: six times at Guaranteed Rate Field and seven at Comerica Park.

he Sox and Tigers are separated by 3.0 games in the division.

The White Sox went 12-7 last season, going 5-5 at home and 7-2 on the road, and outscored the Tigers by a 100-59 margin.

Chicago is 45-21 since the start of the 2019 season and 33-15 since the start of the 2020 season vs. the Tigers … it has won 14 of the last 21 contests at Comerica Park, including seven of the last eight following last year’s Opening Day loss in Detroit.

COMFORTS OF COMERICA
The White Sox have won seven of the last eight games, 14 of 20 and 20 of 31 at Comerica Park … the Sox have outscored the Tigers by a 196-125 margin in the last 31 contests.

The Sox are hitting .304/.346/.476 with 10 homers and 59 runs scored (7.4 R/G) over the last eight games at Detroit … they have recorded 10-plus hits six times and scored 10-plus three times.

Chicago has not lost a series at Detroit since 9/20-21/21 (0-2).

CENTRAL DIVISION DYNAMICS
Chicago is 11-8 vs. the American League Central, including a 4-6 mark on the road … it currently is in a stretch of 13 straight games vs. the division (7-2 record).

Following this week’s trip, the Sox will play just three games vs. the AL Central (6/2-4 vs. Detroit) through the All-Star break.

The White Sox went 37-39 vs. the AL Central in 2022 (18-19 at home; 19-20 on the road) after going 69-47 from 2020-21.

PROVIDING RELIEF
The White Sox bullpen owns a 2.49 ERA (19 ER/68.2 IP) and .201 (50-249) opponents average with 63 strikeouts and just five home runs allowed over 22 games in May.

Sox relievers rank among the MLB May leaders in ERA (2nd), opp. average (2nd), opp. OPS (2nd, .598) and WHIP (2nd, 1.08).

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.

Joe Kelly has retired 34 of the last 36 batters he has faced, including 16 by strikeout … he owns a 10.2 scoreless IP streak.

REST WHEN YOU CAN
The Sox currently are in a stretch of 16 straight games without a day off and are 13-9 during the current stretch of 29 games in 30 days from 5/2-31 (only off days in May are 5/1 and 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 play six of seven series from 5/5-28 vs. teams below .500.

LONGBALL LOGISTICS
The White Sox (Jake Burger; Luis Robert Jr.) are one of eight teams with multiple players to hit 10-plus home runs this season, joining Atlanta (four), Tampa Bay (four), the Angels (three), the Dodgers (two), Minnesota, (two), Yankees (two) and Texas (two).

The White Sox have homered in 16 of its last 23 games since 4/30 (26 total homers), and hit 29 in its last 26 games since 4/27.

The Sox have recorded nine multi-homer eff orts and been held without a home run just eight times over the last 26 contests.

Chicago is 16-17 when homering, 7-7 when hitting multiple homers and 5-13 when going homerless this season.

LONGBALL LOGISTICS, PART II
Luis Robert Jr. (13) and Jake Burger (10) lead the White Sox in home runs this season.

Robert Jr. is tied for seventh in MLB with nine 400-plus foot homers in 2023 … Pete Alonso and Jorge Soler lead the majors with 12 … is averaging 407 ft. and 107.2 mph on his 12 homers, including max values of 430 ft. on 5/9 at K.C., and 113.6 mph on 5/14 vs. Houston.

Robert Jr. has recorded 400-plus foot distances on 34 of his 49 career home runs … he leads the Sox since the start of 2020 with homer averages of 411 feet and 107.6 mph exit velocity (min. 10 home runs).

Burger ranks fourth in MLB with 10.40 at bats per home run this season (minimum 100 plate apps.) … he is averaging 405 feet on his 19 career home runs, and 13 have traveled an estimated 400-plus feet.

HOORAY FOR MAY
Luis Robert Jr. is hitting .360/.429/.773 (27-75) with seven doubles, eight homers (averaging 427 ft. and 108.6 mph EV), 16 RBI, 20 runs scored, six walks and a 1.202 OPS in May (21 G).

He ranks among AL May leaders in total bases (1st, 58), extra-base hits (1st, 15), home runs (T1st), runs scored (T1st), slugging percentage (2nd), OPS (2nd), average (5th), doubles (T6th), hits (T7th), on-base percentage (8th) and RBI (T11th).

The last White Sox to win American League Player of the Month honors was 1B José Abreu in August 2021 … Abreu also is the last Sox to hit 10-plus home runs in a month (11 in August 2020).

STARTER – #27 LUCAS GIOLITO RHP
GIOLITO AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his 11th start of the season, sixth on the road and first vs. the Detroit Tigers.

Has gone 3-3 with a 2.66 ERA (15 ER/50.2 IP), .205 (38-185) opponents average and 51 strikeouts over his last eight starts … has tossed 6.0-plus IP in each of the eight starts and has allowed two runs or less in six.

Ranks among American League leaders since 4/12 in strikeouts (9th, 51), opponents average (9th, .205), ERA (9th, 2.66) and WHIP (11th, 0.97).

Opponents are hitting .218 (12-55) against him with RISP and .261 (6-23) with RISP/two outs in 2023.

Is 78 strikeouts away from becoming the 12th pitcher in White Sox history with 1,000 (67 strikeouts away from 1,000 in his career).

Finished sixth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2019, seventh in 2020 and tied for 11th in 2021.

Threw the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history on 8/25/20 vs. Pittsburgh, walking one with 13 strikeouts.

Was a finalist for a Rawlings(R) Gold Glove and Comeback Player of the Year Awards and was a 2019 AL All-Star.

Won AL Pitcher of the Month honors in May 2019 and AL Player of Week for 8/24-30/20 and 5/27-6/2/19.

LAST START
Earned his third win of the season on 5/20 vs. Kansas City, allowing one run on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts over 6.0 IP … allowed a solo home run to Salvador Perez in the first inning … held the Royals scoreless from the second-sixth.

Departed the game in the seventh with the White Sox leading, 5-1… threw 89 pitches (57 strikes).

Owned a 65.2 first-strike percentage and 14.6 swinging-strike percentage (14 swing and misses) vs. 23 batters … threw 34 four-seam fastballs (93.2 mph avg; 94.9 mph max), 31 sliders (84.8 avg; 86.8 max) and 24 changeups (80.7 avg; 82.4 max).

ROAD WARRIOR LUCAS
Is 1-2 with a 5.14 ERA (16 ER/28.0 IP), .278 (32-115) opponents average and 30 strikeouts in five starts on the road this season, allowing three runs or more in three of the starts.

Has gone 25-10 with a 3.40 ERA (123 ER/325.1 IP), .231 (281-1,218) opponents average and 387 strikeouts in 56 road starts since 2019.

Ranks among American League road leaders since 2019 in wins (3rd), strikeouts (3rd), ERA (4th), starts (5th), and opponents average (7th).

POSTING PUNCHOUTS
Has recorded 14 career starts with 10-plus strikeouts, tied with teammate Dylan Cease for fourth-most in White Sox history … needs one double-digit strikeout game to tie Juan Pizarro for third place.

Recorded consecutive 10-plus strikeout games twice in his career from 8/20-25/20 (two) and 8/16-27/19 (three).

His last double-digit strikeout game came on 5/4/22 at the Cubs (10 SO).

THE QUALITY KID
Leads the White Sox and is tied for 10th in the American League with six quality starts this season.

Has tossed 77 quality starts in his career, fifth-most in the American League since 2017.

EFFICIENCY IS KEY
Is averaging 95.4 pitches per start, 16.0 pitches per inning and 3.88 pitches per batter faced this season … all three marks are the lowest by a Sox pitcher in 2023.

BITTEN BY THE LONG BALL
Has allowed 59 home runs since the start of the 2021 season, the 10th-most in baseball … is averaging 1.33 HR/9.0 IP during that span.

Has surrendered eight home runs over his 10 starts this season, allowing two on 4/7 at Pittsburgh and 4/23 at Tampa Bay and one on 5/4 vs. Minnesota, 5/9 at Kansas City, 5/14 vs. Houston and 5/20 vs. Kansas City … has allowed one three-run homer, one two-run and six solo.

VS. DETROIT TIGERS || A.L. CENTRAL
Is scheduled to make his 20th career start against the Tigers and eighth at Comerica Park.

Went 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA (13 ER/28.1 IP), .229 (24- 105) opponents average and 35 strikeouts in five starts vs. Detroit last season.

Has gone 0-1 with a 4.12 ERA (9 ER/19.2 IP), .263 (20-76) opponents average and 25 strikeouts over his last four starts at Comerica Park … last won in Detroit on 8/5/19 (3 ER/6.0 IP).

Is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA (5 ER/25.0 IP), .196 (18-92) opponents average and 27 strikeouts in four starts vs. the American League Central this season.

DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS EARN SERIES WIN OVER ROYALS: The Tigers defeated the Royals, 6-4, on Wednesday night, earning a series win. Zack Short came off the bench and broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run, pinch-hit homer. Riley Greene also had two hits, including a solo homer. Spencer Torkelson finished the game 2×5 with a double. Matthew Boyd started for Detroit, giving up a run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Will Vest picked up the win, fanning two in 1.1 perfect innings of relief, while Alex Lange notched his ninth save, giving up a run in 1.0 inning.

GREENE MACHINE: Riley Greene had a pair of extra-base hits last night, going 2×4 with a double and a solo homer, his fifth of the season. Dating back to April 26, Greene has hit safely in 20 of his last 24 games, slashing .354/.415/.521 with seven doubles, three homers and 11 RBI. In that span, he leads the American League and ranks third in the Majors in batting average, while he ranks fourth in the AL and ninth in the big leagues in on-base percentage.

SHORT GOES LONG: Zack Short came off the bench last night and made an immediate impact, hitting a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Tigers a 4-1 lead. It marked the first pinch-hit homer of his career and was the third by a Tiger this season, joining Zach McKinstry on April 19 vs. Cleveland and Tyler Nevin on April 29 vs. Baltimore (Game 2). With three RBI last night, Short equaled his career high (also, July 5, 2021 at Texas) and recorded his sixth career multi-RBI performance.

TIGERS AND MEIJER ANNOUNCE EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDING BECOMING CLUB’S FIRST JERSEY PATCH PARTNER: The Tigers today announced that Landmark-level sponsor Meijer will serve as the club’s first Jersey Patch Partner. As part of a multi-year extended partnership, the Michigan-based retailer will have its brand marks featured on the sleeves of Detroit’s home and away jerseys, beginning with tonight’s game against the White Sox. As part of the new “Striking Out Hunger” initiative, Meijer and the Tigers will contribute $100 every time a Tigers pitcher strikes out an opposing batter to the Meijer Simply Give hunger relief program. Simply Give has helped feed families across the Midwest by helping local food pantries keep their shelves stocked since November, 2008.

TIGERS AND WHITE SOX: The Tigers and White Sox begin their 13-game season series tonight. Detroit went 7-12 against Chicago (AL) last season, including a 2-7 record at Comerica Park. The White Sox have won the season series over the Tigers in each of the last four seasons.

AGAINST THE AL CENTRAL: The Tigers continue divisional play tonight against the White Sox. Detroit is 6-3 against American League Central teams so far this season, going 4-2 vs. Cleveland and 2-1 vs. Kansas City. The Tigers have finished below .500 against AL Central foes in each of the last five 162-game seasons, including a 34-42 record last season.

AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers tonight begin a seven-game homestand, which includes four games vs. Chicago (AL) (May 25-28) and three games vs. Texas (May 29-31). Detroit is 10-10 at Comerica Park this season. As a team, the Tigers are hitting .235/.301/.364, while the pitching staff has posted a 4.35 ERA (184.0IP/89ER).

TIGERS ON THE IL:

  • RHP Beau Brieske (right upper arm discomfort, 60-day IL on March 30, retroactive to March 27)
  • OF Kerry Carpenter (right shoulder sprain, 10-day IL on April 29, retroactive to April 28)
  • RHP Matt Manning (right foot fracture, 60-day IL on April 12)
  • OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 60-day IL on April 8, retroactive to April 7)
  • RHP Casey Mize (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on February 17)
  • RHP Freddy Pacheco (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on March 27)
  • LHP Tarik Skubal (left elbow strain, 60-day IL on March 14)
  • RHP Spencer Turnbull (neck discomfort, 15-day IL on May 12, retroactive to May 7)
  • RHP Trey Wingenter (right biceps tendinitis, 15-day IL on April 22, retroactive to April 19)

TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER – #49 Alex Faedo • 0-2, 4.60 ERA (15.2IP/8ER)

  • Faedo will make his fourth start of the season for the Tigers tonight in the series opener vs. Chicago (AL)
  • Suffered the loss in his last start on Saturday at Washington, allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings.
  • Has made one start in his career against the White Sox, taking the loss on June 15, 2022 after allowing seven runs on nine hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 3.0 innings…in seven career starts at Comerica Park, Faedo has a 0-4 record with a 5.61 ERA (33.2IP/21ER) and 30 strikeouts.
  • Has made five starts with Triple A Toledo this season, posting a 0-1 record with a 2.50 ERA (18.0IP/5ER) and 19 strikeouts.
  • Began his big league career by throwing at least 5.0 innings and allowing no more than two runs in each of his first seven starts…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, joined Jered Weaver in 2006 and Boo Ferriss in 1945 as the only pitchers to accomplish that…was the first Tigers pitcher to ever do so in more than four straight games to start his career.

MLB Preview: San Diego Padres (22-27) at Washington Nationals (21-28)

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MLB Preview: San Diego Padres (22-27) at Washington Nationals (21-28)

SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:

Friars fall 5-3 on Wednesday in D.C., forcing today’s rubber game

  • Yesterday, starter Ryan Weathers went 6.0 innings but allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts…he was saddled with the loss (now 1-3).
  • The Padres went 0-for-1 with RISP, and both Rougned Odor and Ha-Seong Kim homered.

Padres look to avoid 6th-straight series defeat, haven’t won a series since May 1-3 vs. CIN

  • San Diego entered this series having lost their last 5 straight series, and a win in today’s rubber match would be their 1st series win since they took 2 of 3 from Cincinnati from May 1-3.
  • Their series losing streak of 5 straight series is their longest since they lost the last 5 series of the 2021 season, and if the Padres lose today, it’ll be their longest series losing streak within a season since they lost 6 straight in July of 2018.
  • Despite their National League-low .250 winning percentage since May 6 (4-12), Padres pitchers since May 6 have the lowest ERA of any NL club (3.32) and the lowest opponent average in MLB (.207).

Cue the rubber match

  • The Friars are 1-5 this year in rubber games, and in the Padres’ last 7 series (including this one), this is their 5th rubber game…their sole rubber game win came in their last series win on May 3 vs. CIN. Bump Day in D.C.
  • Today, Blake Snell looks to improve on his last outing on Friday, May 19th vs. Boston, in which and he was tagged with his 6th loss behind a season-high 6 ER and season-low 87 pitches in SD’s 6-1 loss.
  • The Padres are 1-8 in his 9 outings, and his 6 losing decisions T-2nd most in the Majors…last Friday’s outing snapped a streak of 3 consecutive quality starts, T-3rd longest streak of his career and tied for his longest as a Padre….among all hurlers who have made at least 9 starts entering today, his 3.20 run support average (run scored while he’s in the game) is 9th-fewest in the MLB.

RISPY Business

  • The Padres went hitless again with runners in scoring position, and in their last 5 games since the start of their last series against the Red Sox, they’ve gone just 1-for-29 (.034) with RISP…the Padres’ .184 average (71-for-386) on the season with RISP is the lowest mark in baseball.

Up next: Padres continue their 11-day, 9-game roadtrip to New York & Miami

  • The Friars will continue their 4th roadtrip of the season following today’s game…starting tomorrow, they will play the New York Yankees for a 3-game series from the 26-28, enjoy an off day on May 29, and then play a 3-game set in Miami from May 30-June 1.
  • It’ll be the Padres’ 1st time playing the Yankees since 2019 (also was in New York), and it’ll be their 19th all-time regular season game against NYY (are 7-11)…they are 2-7 overall in NY, and their last 3-game series from May 27-29 was their 1st series at the new Yankee Stadium, inaugurated in 2009.

All ‘penned up

  • The Padres ‘pen’s 1.17 WHIP is the best mark in the NL so far this year, and the lowest WHIP by a Padre bullpen in franchise history is their 1.13 WHIP in 2010…they also have an NL-best 3.23 ERA and an MLB-best .213 opponent average.

STARTING PITCHER – BLAKE SNELL #4
Snell set for 5th career start vs. Nationals
30-year-old left-hander Blake Snell takes the mound for his 10th start of the season, and the 5th of his career vs. the Nationals…he looks to improve on his 2-0 record, 2.45 ERA and .203 AVG against the Nationals…2 of his 24 career double-digit strikeout games have come against the Nationals, including his 1st of 2 starts against WSH last season on Aug. 14 @ Nationals Park (6.0 IP, 3 H, 10 SO).

Snell allows season high 6 earned runs in season-low 87 pitches
In his most recent outing last Fri, Snell made his 13th career start vs. the Boston Red Sox, which tied for his 2nd-most against any club (also: TOR), and he was tagged with his 6th loss behind a season-high 6 ER and season-low 87 pitches in SD’s 6-1 defeat

Run support woes continue
The Padres are 1-8 in his 9 outings, and his 6 losing decisions T-2nd most in the Majors… Last Friday’s outing snapped a streak of 3 consecutive quality starts, T-3rd longest streak of his career and tied for his longest as a Padre….among all hurlers who have made at least 9 starts entering today, his 3.20 run support average (run scored while he’s in the game) is 9th-fewest in the Majors…digging deeper, among all qualifying pitchers since the start of 2022, his 3.95 RSA is 11th-fewest in the Majors.

Limit the free passes
Snell’s lone winning decision came in his only start this season with 0 walks on Mon, May 1 vs. CIN…it was the 12th time in his career he’s issued 0 walks across 6.0+ innings, and he is now 10-0 with a 1.29 ERA in such outings…it was his first career start vs. the Reds, leaving his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays, as the only team he is yet to square off against.

More on the walks
Snell has issued 3+ walks in 6 of his 9 starts so far this year, including 4 such starts in a row from April 6-25…this season, he’s issued 27 BB to the 202 batters he’s faced across 45.0 IP…he has the 7th-highest BB/9 IP ratio (5.40) and 6th highest BB/BFP (.134) – min. 9 starts.

Call him ‘Swing and Miss Snell’
Snell has caused opponents to swing and miss 32.1% of the time, 6th-highest swing and miss rate among all ML starters and 4th highest in the NL (min. 9 starts), trailing only Spencer Strider (39.6%), Edward Cabrera (33.2%) and Hunter Greene (32.9%)…among all ML pitchers who have made at least 55 starts since 2021, which was Snell’s first season with the Padres, his 32.3 whiff % is the 4th-highest, trailing only Corbin Burnes (35.1%), Shane McClanahan (33.6%) and Dylan Cease (32.7%).

Can’t stay ahead if you don’t get ahead
Snell is getting ahead in counts on the first pitch a little over half the time…his 53.0 first-pitch strike percentage is 4th-lowest in the Majors and 3rd-lowest in the NL (min. 9 starts).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:

OPPONENT – SAN DIEGO PADRES
The Nationals and Padres play six times this season (3 in D.C., 3 in SD)…Henry Blanco played 67 games for the Padres in 2009…CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore were two of six players acquired from the Padres in the deal that sent Josh Bell and Juan Soto to San Diego at the 2022 Trade Deadline…Mason Thompson was acquired from the Padres a year earlier at the 2021 Trade Deadline…Trevor Williams (Rancho Bernardo HS) and Riley Adams (Canyon Crest Academy / University of San Diego) are from San Diego…Padres manager of media relations JP Nolan was an intern in Washington’s communications department during the 2016 season…Nelson Cruz spent the 2022 season with the Nationals… Padres third base coach Matt Williams managed Washington for two seasons (2014-15).

RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
The Washington Nationals close out this homestand with a rubber match against the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon… Following the game, the Nationals will travel to Kansas City where they will open a three-game series on Friday night before moving on to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers on Monday.

  • The Nationals beat the Padres, 5-3, on Wednesday night to even the series…Trevor Williams (5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO) earned the win while Alex Call (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) led the offense.
  • Carl Edwards Jr. (Hold, 1.0 IP, H, SO), Hunter Harvey (Hold, 1.1 IP, 2 SO) and Kyle Finnegan (Save, 1.0 IP, SO) combined to toss 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.

STATUS CHECK
The Nationals have won three of the last four, eight of 16 and 12 of their last 23 games…They are 16-15 (.516) dating to April 21 at Minnesota.

  • Washington is 20-22 (.476) 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.
  • The Nationals are 9-5 (.643) at home since April 30 vs. Pittsburgh…This comes after going 2-11 at home to start the season.

STREAKIN’ LANE TRAIN
Lane Thomas has reached safely in a career-high 20 straight games and has hit safely in 18 of the 20… Thomas is hitting .341/.379/.634 with three doubles, a triple, six homers, 14 RBI, four walks, one hit by pitch, two stolen bases and 17 runs scored during this streak.

  • Thomas is tied for fourth in the National League with seven home runs during the month of May, while his .636 slugging percentage ranks 10th in the NL during the month.
  • On the season, Thomas ranks in the National League in runs scored (T10th, 31), hits (10th, 54) and average (12th, .293).

LEFT IS RIGHT
The Nationals rank third among Major League clubs in batting average (.299) and fourth in on-base percentage (.357) against left-handed pitching this season.

  • Dominic Smith leads the National League left-handed hitters and ranks second among Major League Baseball lefties with a .339 average against left-handed pitching…Luis García ranks ninth (.302) among National League left-handed hitters against left-handed pitchers this season.
  • Lane Thomas is tied for third in the National League with 20 hits against lefties and ninth with a .357 average against left-handed pitchers.

SLUGGIN’ CJ
CJ Abrams has posted a .611 slugging percentage in his last 10 games…Six of his 10 hits over this span have gone for extra bases (3 2B, 3 HR).

  • He leads the Nationals and is tied for third among NL shortstops with 25 RBI…His .410 slugging percentage ranks third among NL shortstops.

JOEY HITS
Joey Meneses is tied for fifth in the National League with 57 hits and his .295 batting average ranks ninth.

  • Meneses ranks third in Major League Baseball with 46 hits behind Freddie Freeman (49) and Marcus Semien (47) since April 15…His .331 batting average since April 15th ranks fifth in MLB.
  • He is hitting .355/.394/.500 with six doubles, one homer, 14 RBI, four walks and seven runs scored in his last 15 games.

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #74 JAKE IRVIN
following the 2022 season…Has the “Best Control” in Washington’s system, perBaseball America…Joins other University of Oklahoma pitchers Cade Cavalli (2020 Draft) and Jake Bennett (2022 Draft) in the Nationals organization….Is the 25th pitcher drafted/signed and developed by the Washington Nationals to start a game for Washington (2005-pres.).

LAST START
Allowed four earned runs on five hits in 2.2 innings of work on May 19 vs. Detroit…It was the shortest outing of Irvin’s young career.

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE WIN
Earned his first Major League win on May 8 at San Francisco…Tossed 6.1 shutout innings with five strikeouts, three walks and four hits allowed…With the outing, Irvin became the first pitcher in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to finish one of his first two career starts with at least 6.0 scoreless innings.

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE START
Made his Major League debut at home against the Chicago Cubs…Allowed one run on two hits in 4.1 IP with four walks and three strikeouts…Took a no decision but the Nationals won the game 2-1.

THE STORY OF HIS CURVEBALL
As told to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post: “To Irvin, baseball was more about having fun than plotting a future. He learned his curveball grip by messing around in the backyard. He honed the pitch by throwing it from shortstop to first base during practice, a way of messing with his teammates.”

  • Opposing batters are 3-for-20 (.150) with seven strikeouts against his curveball.

ANNOUCING HIS PRESENCE WITH AUTHORITY
With his first Major League pitch, Irvin hit Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner in the back…According to Elias Sports Bureau, Irvin was the first pitcher since 2000 to hit a batter with the first pitch he threw in his MLB debut as a starting pitcher.

2023 IN TRIPLE-A
Irvin made five starts for Triple-A Rochester this season…He went 2-2 with a 5.65 ERA (14 R/22.1 IP)…Irvin has worked at least 5.0 innings in three of his five starts and has struck out 20 in 22.1 innings.

MLS Preview: Philadelphia Union (6-4-3) at New York City FC (4-5-4)

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MLS Preview: Philadelphia Union (6-4-3) at New York City FC (4-5-4)

The Philadelphia Union have won three straight meetings with New York City FC, including a 3-1 win in last season’s Eastern Conference Final. Only the New York Red Bulls, from May 2015 to May 2016, have recorded four straight wins over New York City FC in MLS play (including playoffs).

New York City FC has lost four of its last five games (D1) though all of those have been on the road. At home, New York City FC is unbeaten in 10 straight games in all competitions (W8 D2), including opening this season with four wins in five at home (D1).

After opening the season with one point from its first four away matches (D1 L3), Philadelphia has won two in a row on the road in league play. This is the 12th time the Philadelphia Union have won consecutive road MLS matches though they have never managed to win three in a row away from home in league play.

The long goal New York City FC conceded in its 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC on May 17 was an Ercan Kara header, the league-high sixth headed goal New York City FC has allowed this season. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Union are one the two teams (New England Revolution) yet to score a headed goal this season.

Daniel Gazdag scored his 13th career regular-season penalty goal on Saturday on his 13th attempt from the spot, giving him the best 100-percent penalty record in MLS history. On the 13 attempts, Gazdag has gone to the left four times, to the right five times and down the middle four times.

MLB Preview: Miami Marlins (25-25) at Colorado Rockies (21-29)

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MLB Preview: Miami Marlins (25-25) at Colorado Rockies (21-29)

MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:

MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins today play the final of four games at the Rockies. Continues a three-city, 10-game road trip that started with three at San Francisco, where Miami took one of three, and wraps up back in California with three games at Los Angeles (AL).

• Miami is in a current stretch of 13 straight days with games until their next off day on Memorial Day (May 29).

  • Are looking to avoid their fourth straight series loss at Coors Field.

YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Miami burst open offensively to take game three at Colorado, 10-2. RHP Sandy Alcantara settled in after a rocky first inning to allow just 2 runs over 6.0 innings with 3 strikeouts. The Marlins scored a season-high 10 runs on 14 hits (matching season-high), powered by 7 extra-base hits (also matching season-high). C Jacob Stallings (2×4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI), RF Jorge Soler (2×4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI), CF Jonathan Davis (3×4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI), and 1B Yuli Gurriel (4×4, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI) all recorded multi-hit games, the sixth time this season at least four different Marlins put up multiple hits.

SANDY STOPPER
Has started four games this season following at least three straight Marlins losses, including last night’s victory in which he tossed 6.0 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits.

  • The other three such starts in 2023: April 4 vs. the Twins – tossed a 3-hit shutout to end a Marlins three-game losing streak, April 26 at Braves – went 5.2 innings and allowed 2 runs, and May 7 at Cubs – tossed a shutout into the ninth inning before surrendering 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Miami has gone 2-1 in these starts with Sandy boasting a 1.56 ERA (23.0 IP/4 ER).

DO YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADAS?
1B Yuli Gurriel recorded his eighth career 4-hit game last night, a season-high, and his most since Sept. 12, 2021 vs. LAA. Marks second straight multi-hit game after not recording more than 2 hits in his first 26 gms this season.

  • His sixth-inning triple yesterday marked the sixth of his career and his first since Aug. 14, 2020 vs. Seattle.

10 MARKS THE SPOT
Miami scored a season-high 10 runs in last night’s contest at Colorado, beating the previous high of 8 runs scored on April 11 at Philadelphia when Miami won 8-4. Marked the first time since Game 162 of last season that Miami scored 10 or more runs (12-9 W vs. Atlanta on Oct. 5). Miami scored 10 or more runs nine times in 2022.

  • Miami recorded 14 hits last night, matching a season-high (April 11 at Philadelphia). Marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Marlins’ offense recorded 10 or more hits. Is the first time since 2019 the club has recorded a streak of 10+ hits in more than 3 games (also, 4 from June 1-5, 2019).

MIAMI MARLIN, JONATHAN DAVIS
OF Jonathan Davis joined the team earlier this week in Colorado and made his first start in center field last night after making his Marlins debut as a pinch-runner in Wednesday’s game.

  • Davis went 3×4 with 2 runs scored and a 2-run homer to boost the Marlins to victory last night. Became just the eighth player in club history to record at least 3 hits in first start as a Marlin, and the first since JB Shuck’s 4×4 debut in 2018.

DE LA CRUZIN’
OF Bryan De La Cruz has hit safely in 18 of 21 gms played in May, batting .351 (26×74) with 12 runs scored, 5 doubles, 3 HR, 9 RBI, and a .941 OPS. Has raised his batting avg. from .253 entering May to .297 for the season.

  • De La Cruz’s 12 multi-hit games are tied for 2nd on the team with Soler and are behind only Arraez’s 18. Ranks t-4th in MLB with 6 games of 3+ hits (7-way tie, with also Arraez)
  • Is batting .364 (8×22) with 4 runs, 1 home run, and 3 RBI on this road trip (6 gms).

PODER SOLER
DH/OF Jorge Soler has collected 9 home runs and 20 RBI in his last 19 games, hitting safely in 14 of the contests with 7 multi-hit efforts. Is slashing .320/.393/.707 with a 1.100 OPS in this span. Is now tied for 3rd in MLB with 14 HR.

  • Has hit 5 home runs that have traveled at least 430 ft. (tied for 2nd in MLB with Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna) and is behind only Atlanta’s Robert Acuna Jr.’s 7 such home runs.
  • Leads MLB with 8 HR, 1.081 slugging, and 1.558 OPS vs. left-handed pitching this season.
  • 8 of his 12 home runs this season have tied the game or given the Marlins the lead.
  • Recorded fourth career 4-hit game Sunday and first since Sept. 11, 2019 at Chicago-AL.
  • With Sunday’s home run, Soler has now homered in 7 of Luzardo’s 10 starts this season, including 2 multi-HR games. Owns a .500 batting avg. (20×40) in these starts with 9 HR and 21 RBI.

YOU HAVE A NIGHT!
In the last 4 days, DH/OF Jorge Soler, OF Bryan De La Cruz, and 1B Yuli Gurriel have each recorded 4-hit games. Marks the first time since 2005 that three different Marlins have recorded 4-hit games within a 4-day span (Juan Pierre and Paul Lo Duca on June 15 and Luis Castillo on June 17). Miami now has 5 4-hit games by a batter; had 2 all of last year.

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2B Luis Arraez leads MLB with his .371 batting avg. (63×170), ranks 3rd with a .422 OBP and t-3rd with 62 hits. Is tied for 4th with 18 multi-hit gms. Has struck out 9 times in 187 PA (.048 K/ PA), the lowest mark in MLB among qualified batters.

  • Is the highest avg. through a player’s first 46 gms to start a season since Cody Bellinger’s .405 avg. through his first 46 gms with the Dodgers in 2019.
  • Only Dee Strange-Gordon (74) has more hits for a Marlins player through his first 45 games of a season.
  • Is batting a National League-best .381 (31×81) on the road this season. Has hit safely in 17 of 21 games away from Miami. Only NYY’s Aaron Judge has a higher road avg. (.386).
  • Marks the best start to a stint with a new ballclub through 46 gms since Daniel Murphy’s .394 avg. with the Nationals in 2016 after they signed him as a free agent.
  • With two hits last Wednesday, reached the 500-hit plateau, becoming the seventh active player to reach 500 hits within their first 428 career gms. Joined Bo Bichette (407), Mookie Betts (408), Mike Trout (423), Jose Altuve (426), Whit Merrifield (426), and Jose Abreu (428).

DANCING ON A THIN LINE
Thus far in 2023, Miami is 24-3 when limiting opponents to 4 runs or less and has gone 1-22 when allowing 5 or more runs.

HE’S HERE AND HE’S PERFECT
RHP Eury Perez made his third Major League start Tuesday at Colorado, becoming the youngest starting pitcher in Coors Field history and third-youngest pitcher (TOR’s Elvis Luciano at 19 yrs, 105 days on May 31, 2019 and LAD’s Julio Urias at 19 yrs, 357 days on Aug. 3, 2016).

  • Made his Major League debut on May 12 at 20 years and 27 days, becoming the youngest pitcher in Marlins history. The previous youngest pitcher was Jose Fernandez, who debuted at 20 years and 250 days.

TODAY’S STARTER – #29 BRAXTON GARRETT

  • Braxton Garrett, 25, will make his third career start against Colorado and his ninth start (10 apps.) of the 2023 season. Owns a 3.12 ERA (8.2 IP/3 ER) with 10 strikeouts against COL.
  • In his last start vs. Colorado on June 23, 2022, tossed 4.2 innings and allowed 9 hits, 2 runs, and finished with 7 strikeouts on 94 pitches (68 strikes).
  • In his most recent start on Saturday, May 20 at San Francisco, tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and allowed only 1 hit with 8 strikeouts and 1 walk.
  • In 17 career starts (18 apps.) at home, owns a 4.10 ERA (85.2 IP/39 ER) and has gone 3-7 with 99 strikeouts. In 17 starts away (18 apps.), is 3-5 with a 4.34 ERA (87.0 IP/42 ER) and 75 strikeouts.
  • In 4 G (3 GS) at home this year, owns 7.50 ERA (18.0 IP/15 ER). In 5 starts away, owns a 2.52 ERA (25.0 IP /7 ER).
  • Has allowed 2 runs or less in 5 of 9 starts.
  • Career, RHB vs. Garrett: .289 AVG, .353 OBP, .829 OPS. LHB vs. Garrett: .234 AVG, .316 OBP, .627 OPS. Has allowed only 2 HR in 158 AB against lefties.
  • Made 17 starts at the Major League level in 2022 after entering the year as the Marlins No. 11 prospect. Went 3-7

COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:

WHEN THE HEARTACHE IS OVER

  • The Colorado Rockies play the fourth and final game of a four-game series this afternoon against the Miami Marlins … welcome the New York Mets to town Friday-Sunday to conclude the homestand.
  • The Rockies are in the midst of a stretch of 17 straight games without an off-day from May 19-June 4, their longest stretch without an off day this season.
  • Colorado has won four of their last six series since May 2 and five of their last eight series since April 24 … had lost or split each of their first seven series of the season prior to this stretch.
  • The Rockies are 13-9 over their last 22 and 15-12 through their last 27 since April 24, a .577 winning percentage that is the fifth-best mark in the NL over that span.

LET’S STAY TOGETHER

  • The Rockies will welcome back three alumni to Coors Field over the weekend as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations throughout the season … outfielder Brad Hawpe and pitchers Jason Jennings and Ubaldo Jiménez will be at the ballpark Saturday and Sunday, and will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Sunday’s game.

PROUD MARY

  • The Rockies have won 13 of their past 17 home games over the Marlins since Sept. 26, 2017, and 10 of 12 since 2019 … overall, the Rockies are 108-118 against their fellow expansion team, 69-45 at home.
  • In 21 career games against the Fish, Elias Díaz is slashing .367/.441/.800 with six doubles, one triple, six home runs and 13 RBI … Charlie Blackmon is slashing .306/.373/.463 with 11 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 28 RBI in 61 career games against Miami.

WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO

  • Rockies Manager Bud Black is sitting at 438 wins with the Rockies since his first season with the club in 2017, two wins shy of tying 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.

PRIVATE DANCER

  • Outfielder Jurickson Profar holds an active 32-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 12th-longest on-base streak in franchise history, the longest since Connor Joe’s 35-game on-base streak last season (tied for the seventh-longest).
  • Profar is slashing .268/.356/.425 through the streak with 18 walks … over his last 14 games since May 7, is slashing .333/.397/.579 with eight doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and eight multi-hit games.

OVERNIGHT SENSATION

  • Despite playing in only 24 games, Brenton Doyle’s four home runs are tied for seventh-most among NL rookies.
  • Has stolen a club-best seven bases, tied for the third-most among all NL rookies and tied for the 12th-most among all NL players … is one of seven Major Leaguers with at least seven stolen bases and no caught stealings.

THE BEST

  • Catcher Elias Díaz ranks second in the Majors with a .343 batting average and ranks fourth with a .452 batting average (19-for-42) with runners in scoring position.
  • Díaz is hitting a Major League leading .397 (31-for-78) at home … has gone 14-for-24 (.583) with 14 RBI with runners in scoring position at Coors Field.
  • Has appeared in 42 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).

IT TAKES TWO

  • Jake Bird ranks second among Major League relievers with 32.2 innings pitched (first in the NL) and tied for fifth with 34 strikeouts (tied for second in the NL) … his 34 strikeouts are tied for second among NL relief pitchers.
  • Brent Suter’s 30.2 innings of relief are third in the Majors and second in the NL behind Bird … his 0.88 ERA (30.2 IP, 3 ER) is the fourth-lowest in the Majors among relievers and the lowest by any Rockies reliever through their first 20 appearances of a season in franchise history (min. 20 IP).

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT

  • The Rockies are the only team in the Majors to have an undefeated record (19-0) when leading after seven innings, while going 20-0 when leading after eight … alternatively, the Rockies are 0-24 when trailing after seven innings, one of three teams without a win when trailing after seven (also: New York NL and Texas).

ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #21 KYLE FREELAND LHP
DENVER KID

  • Kyle Freeland will make his 11th start of the season today, his seventh at Coors Field.
  • The 30-year-old Denver native graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, 15 minutes south of Coors Field … selected in the first round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft (eighth overall), the third player in University of Evansville history to be drafted in the first round.
  • The Rockies announced on April 19, 2022 that they agreed to a five-year contract extension with Freeland covering the 2022-26 seasons … the extension includes two arbitration years and three years of free agency.

ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN…

  • Shortest start of the season last time out on May 20 at Texas, being tagged for eight runs (five earned) on a nine hits across 2.0 innings … the nine hits were a season-high and his most since Sept. 25, 2022 vs. San Diego, a start in which he only went 2.2 innings … entering the game, had allowed just two runs over his previous three starts (18.0 IP).
  • Marked the only start of his career in which he didn’t issue a walk or record a strikeout … sixth career start with no strikeouts.

FISH & GAME

  • Has gone 2-0 (Rockies 3-2) in five career appearances (three starts) against Miami, logging a 3.60 ERA (20.0 IP, 8 ER) with two walks and 16 strikeouts … 3.32 ERA (19.0 IP, 7 ER) as a starter and 9.00 ERA (1.0 IP, 1 ER) out of the bullpen.
  • Last start against the Fish came June 23, 2022 at loanDepot park in a 3-2 Rockies loss, allowing two runs across 7.0 innings with no walks and five strikeouts on 107 pitches.
  • Beat Miami at Coors Field on Aug. 8, 2021, allowing four runs over five innings in a 13-8 Rockies win … also made two relief appearances against the Marlins at Coors Field in his rookie season, 2017.
  • Has made 32 career appearances (29 starts) against the NL East, posting a 3.30 ERA (163.2 IP, 60 ER) with 53 walks and 139 strikeouts.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

  • Has not allowed a run in either of his last two starts at Coors Field, tossing a combined 11 scoreless innings with seven hits, one walk and 13 strikeouts … franchise record fourth time with consecutive scoreless starts at Coors Field … Jason Hammel the only pitcher in franchise history to have three-straight scoreless starts at home (June 6-18, 2010).
  • Has gone 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA (32.1 IP, 12 ER) in six starts at home overall this season … quality starts in four of his six.
  • Career record of 31-26 (Rockies 49-35) with a 4.66 ERA (445.2 IP, 231 ER) in 84 appearances (81 starts) at Coors Field … ERA seventh all-time at Coors Field among pitchers with at least 40 starts.

DONUT

  • Has six games this season in which he has tossed at least five scoreless innings, already tied for the second-most such games in a single season in franchise history … his next game of five-plus scoreless innings will tie him with Ubaldo Jiménez in 2010 for the most in franchise history.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEELS

  • Ranks fifth in franchise history with 160 career starts, 13 shy of tying teammate German Márquez for fourth … passed Jason Jennings (156) for the fifth-most starts in franchise history in his May 3 start vs. Milwaukee.
  • His 53 career wins rank are tied for seventh in franchise history with Jon Gray and Pedro Astacio … Ubaldo Jiménez ranks sixth with 56 wins.
  • His 679 strikeouts are the seventh-most in franchise history … trails Jeff Francis in sixth with 742 strikeouts.
  • Career 4.24 ERA ranks fourth all-time among Rockies starting pitchers (min. 75 starts) … 109 career opponent grounded into double plays are the third-most in franchise history.

THE HOME RUN HIGHWAY

  • Ten of his 23 earned runs this year have come off of home runs, with six of them being solo homers.
  • His 19 home runs allowed in 2022 were his fewest since 2018 (17) … his 0.98 HR/9 was the 13th-lowest in the National League in 2022 … his lowest HR/9 rate since he posted a 0.76 clip in 2018.

BEST FOOT FORWARD

  • Began his season with two scoreless outings, the first pitcher in franchise history to toss at least six scoreless innings in each of his first two appearances of the season … allowed his first run of the season in the first inning of his third start, ending a 13.0 inning scoreless streak to begin the season, tied with Jason Jennings (2001) for the second-longest streak to begin a season in franchise history, behind Jhoulys Chacín (14.1 IP, 2010).
  • His 0.96 ERA through his first three starts of the season was the lowest in the National league and the lowest in franchise history through a starting pitcher’s first three starts of the season.

MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (22-29) at Cincinnati Reds (21-28)

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MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (22-29) at Cincinnati Reds (21-28)

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NOTES:

RECENT REDBIRDS: The St. Louis Cardinals continue their 7-game tour of the Buckeye State today with the finale of a 4-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park…the roadtrip will continue this weekend with a 3-game set against the Cleveland Guardians…the Cardinals dropped a 10-3 decision last night and are 1-2 in the series, winning 8-5 on Tuesday following Monday’s 6-5 defeat in 10 innings…this week’s series with the Reds marks the first meeting of the season between the two clubs…it’s the latest in the season the two NL Central rivals have met for their initial series since doing so in June of 2004.

ROAD TRIPPING REDBIRDS: This week’s roadtrip began a stretch in which they will be playing 13 of 15 games on the road (May 22-June 7)…their only two home games over that time span are with cross-state rival Kansas City on Memorial Day, May 29, and Tuesday, May 30.

FLIGHT PATTERN: Winners of 12 of their last 17 games (May 7-present), the Cardinals enter today in tied with the Reds for 4th place in the NL Central, 6.0 games behind first place Milwaukee…St. Louis had drawn to within 5.0 games of the division lead as recently as Wednesday, gaining 5.0 games in the division since May 7… The Cardinals were in last place for 24 straight days (April 25-May 20) … Today’s game is the 14th game of a season-high stretch of 19 consecutive without an off-day (9-4 record).

REDBIRD RESURGENCE: Since May 7, the Cardinals are T-1st in MLB in win pct. (.706, 12-5), 1st in runs scored (117), 1st in runs per game (6.9), 2nd in slugging (.503), 1st in OPS (.851), 1st in RBI (113), 1st in total bases (297), tied for the MLB lead in wins (12) and rank 2nd in stolen bases (20), homers (34).

LONDON CALLING: The Cardinals will be taking part in a two-game series in London, England a month from now (June 24-25) when they host the Chicago Cubs in an international series…the two teams were slated to play in London in 2020 before the pandemic cancelled much of the MLB season. For the Cardinals, it will mark their first trip to Europe. The Cardinals have previously \layed in showcase regular season game in Monterray, Mexico (2019) vs. CIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania (2017) vs. PIT at the Little League World Series, and in Honolulu, Hawaii (1997) vs. SD in the Padres Paradise Series.

CLOSE CALLS: Monday night’s 6-5 10-inning loss was the Cardinals 29th by a one-run margin here at Great American Ball Park…the Cardinals have posted 18 one-run victories at GABP all-time, and hold a slim 86-85 advantage in all-time games played here since the ballpark’s opening in 2003.

BURGER PHONE HOTLINE: The Cardinals are 5th in MLB in home runs this season (72) this season while ranking 2nd in the month of May (40) to the Yankees (44)… The Redbirds sport a 19-15 record in games when they go yard this season, but are 3-14 in homerless games.

REDBIRD RIBEYES: The Cardinals have had six players enjoy 4+ RBI games in the last 11 games, as Andrew Knizner (4), Nolan Gorman (5), Nolan Arenado (4), Willson Contreras (6), Paul DeJong (4, twice) and Óscar Mercado (5) all had games with 4 or more RBI in that span.

GOLDY’S POWER PAIRINGS: For the third time this season, Paul Goldschmidt packed multiple HR’s into his game, hitting a pair of round-trippers Tue. night in his 1st two at-bats…Goldy has had three consecutive multiple homer games when he has gone deep…he’s had two games when he’s homered just once in a game (last 4/18 vs. ARI) and has combined to hit his 9 HR’s in just 5 games, with 7 of the 9 longballs coming in his three multi-HR contests. SOLO ARTIST: Eight of Goldschmidt’s 9 HR’s this season have been solo shots.

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP MILES MIKOLAS (2-1, 4.77)
TODAY’S GAME
NL Ranks: Hits Allowed (67, 3rd), ER allowed (29, T-9th)

  • The 2022 N.L. All-Star is making his team-high 11th start of 2023, 154th career appearance & 126th career start.
  • Has held his opposition to three runs or fewer in seven consecutive starts since April 16 (2.45 ERA, 40.1 IP) after starting the season with a 10.05 ERA in his initial three starts (14.1 IP).
  • Limited his opposition to one run or fewer in 3 of his last 5 starts (2.01 ERA, 29.1 IP).
  • Is 2-0 with a 3.67 ERA (27.0 IP) and 20 strikeouts in five starts on the road.
  • Ranks 2nd behind only Adam Wainwright (2,588.2 IP) in most innings pitched (686.1) among active Cardinals.
  • Shares Cardinals lead with two wins since April 27 (Wainwright, Helsley, VerHagen).
  • Received no more than three runs of support in 8 of his 10 starts this season.
  • Has allowed eight of his 30 runs in the 1st inning (7.20 ERA, .378 BA).
  • Since joining the Cardinals in 2018, Mikolas ranks 2nd in MLB (min. 600 IP) in fewest walks (125) behind only Justin Verlander (114). His 1.64 walks/9 IP in that span ranks 3rd tied behind Zack Greinke (1.62) and Verlander (1.60).
  • Was one of 10 MLB pitchers and two Cardinals (Wainwright) with a perfect 1.000 fielding pct. (31 total chances) in 2022. Hasn’t made an error since 8/2/18 vs. COL, and he’s 9th among MLB pitchers in fielding pct. (.986) since 2018. (min. 100 TC).
  • Signed a two-year contract extension through 2025 on March 24.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Allowed three runs over a season-high 7.0 innings in a no-decision in last Saturday’s last at-bat 6-5 win over the Dodgers at Busch Stadium s Nolan Gorman broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run home run in the 8th inning.
  • Did not walk a batter for the 3rd time in 2023.

DATE vs. RESULT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR NP-S
5/20 LAD W 6-5 — 7.0 6 3 3 0 2 1 100-69
2023

  • Posted his second straight start of allowing one run as the Cardinals rolled to a 9-1 win in a three-game sweep of Boston at Fenway Park (5/14). Did not strike out a batter of a start of 6.0 innings or more for the first time in his career and the 3rd pitcher to do that in 2023 (Kyle Gibson & Rich Hill).
  • Allowed at least 5 runs and 9 hits in each of his first three starts – first pitcher in MLB to begin a season with three such starts since Alex Cobb (2018, BAL). Became the 16th pitcher in Cardinals history to start a season allowing five or more runs in his first three starts and first since Brett Tomko (2003).
  • Received a no decision on 4/11 at COL, departing the game after 5.0 IP and trailing 6-2 after allowing three HR’s tying his career-high. Tied his season-high with 10 hits allowed
  • Recorded his 500th career strikeout in the National League on Opening Day.
  • Drew his 2nd career Opening Day start (3/30) and had a no-decision in the Cardinals 10-9 loss to Toronto that featured five lead changes.
  • Was a 3-0 with 0.00 ERA in three Grapefruit League starts this season, allowing just one unearned run in his 12.0 IP. 123 of his 133 pitches thrown this spring were strikes

CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:

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MLS Preview: Chicago Fire (3-4-6) at New England Revolution (7-3-3)

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MLS Preview: Chicago Fire (3-4-6) at New England Revolution (7-3-3)

The New England Revolution is unbeaten in eight straight meetings with the Chicago Fire, though five of those, including the last three, have ended in draws. The eight-match run is the longest unbeaten streak by either team in MLS play in the history of the series (84 matches, including playoffs).

The New England Revolution have lost three straight matches in all competitions after a run of one loss in its previous 14 games (W9 D4) dating back to last October. New England has conceded 10 goals in the four losses and eight goals in the other 13 matches.

The Chicago Fire got an 89th-minute equalizer from Georgios Koutsias to earn a 3-3 draw against Atlanta United FC on Saturday. Eight of the Chicago Fire’s 13 regular season matches in 2023 have featured at least one-result changing goal in the 75th minute or later.

The Philadelphia Union’s second goal on Saturday against the New England Revolution came on a penalty conceded by Andrew Farrell. It was the 12th penalty Farrell has conceded in his MLS career and the seventh since the start of the 2021 season, three more than any other player in that time.

Kei Kamara has scored 11 regular season goals against the New England Revolution in his MLS career, only scoring more against his current team, the Chicago Fire (13). The only player with more regular season goals against the New England Revolution in MLS history is Jaime Moreno (14).

Boxing: RDR Promotions Presents: Fair Ones IV Pro-Am

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Boxing: RDR Promotions Presents: Fair Ones IV Pro-Am

RDR Promotions will present a loaded night of boxing on Saturday night, May 27th at The Newtown Sports and Events Center in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

The card will showcase some of the best undefeated talent in the Philadelphia area.

Heading up the card will be Paul Kroll (9-0-1, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia taking on Eduardo Rafael Reyes (11-18) of Mexico in a six-round super welterweight bout.

Kroll of Philadelphia has wins over Shinard Bunch (2-0), Luke Santamaria (11-1) and Mark Dawson (9-0-1). Kroll is coming off a draw with Marquis Taylor on February 18, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.

Reyes is coming off his best win as he got the nod over Brian Agustin Arregui (7-0) on December 9, 2022,

In a eight-round bout, Samuel Teah takes on Andrew Rodgers in an eight-round super lightweight bout.

Teah of Philadelphia is 19-4-1 with eight knockouts. The 35 year-old Teah has big wins over current world champion O’Shaquie Foster (8-0), David Gonzales (8-0-2), Maynard Allison (9-2), Kenneth Sims Jr. (13-1-1), Sonny Fredrickson (21-1) and his last bout he defeated undefeated Enriko Gogokhia (13-0-2) on March 4th in Ontario, California.

Rodgers of Elkhart, Indiana is 7-11-2 with two knockouts. The 30-year old Rodgers has quality wins over Greg Outlaw (8-0), Thomas Velasqiez (10-1-1) and Willie Shaw (14-3). Rodgers is coming off a loss to Angel Flores on January 13th in Santa Ynez, California.

In six-round bouts:

Isaiah Johnson (7-0, 5 KOs) of Sicklerville, New Jersey fights Marquis Hawthorne (8-17, 2 KOs) of Waco, Texas in a junior welterweight bout.

In Four-Round Bouts:

Erron Peterson (3-0-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia battles Nissan Anderson (0-3-2) of Tampa, Florida in a middleweight bout.

Nimal Farmer (3-0, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia fights Rah’quand McDaniel (1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.

Soslan Alborov (1-2-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia squabbles with Antonio Allen (1-15-1,1 KO) of Philadelphia in a super welterweight tussle.

Edwin Cortes (3-0) of Millville, New Jersey fights Jeffery Williams (0-1) of Philadelphia in a bantamweight bout.

Nasir Mickens (2-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on Braulio Avila (3-15, 1 KO) of Mexico super featherweight bout.

Tariq Green (2-2-1) of Philadelphia fights Courtney Williams (0-2-1) of Milwaukee in a middleweight fight.

Steve Cunningham Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) of Pittsburgh, PA takes on an opponent to be named in a junior middleweight bout. Cunningham is the son of former two-time cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham.

MLS Preview: Inter Miami FC (5-8-0) at CF Montréal Impact (5-8-0)

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MLS Preview: Inter Miami FC (5-8-0) at CF Montréal Impact (5-8-0)

The lone meeting between CF Montreal Impact and Inter Miami FC in Canada was a 2-2 draw in August 2022. Since that match, Inter Miami FC has played 23 regular season games without drawing any of them (W11 L12) while CF Montreal Impact has drawn just one of its 23 since W13 D1 L9).

After two straight road losses in league play, CF Montreal Impact returns home, where its won six of its last seven regular season matches (L1), including the last three in a row, all with clean sheets. CF Montreal has recorded four straight shutout wins at home only once in club history, doing so from October 2018 to April 2019.

Inter Miami FC has lost five of its first six away league matches this season (W1), including a 2-1 defeat at Nashville SC in its last road match. One of those defeats, a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC, is Inter Miami FC’s only-ever defeat in Canada, after recording two wins and a draw in its three visits north of the border.

The CF Montreal Impact generated just five shots in its loss to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. It marked the league-leading seventh time this season that CF Montreal was held to fewer than 10 shots in a match, though only two of those seven games were at home.

Inter Miami FC’s long goal against Orlando City SC on Saturday came from outside the box as the Herons managed just 12 touches in the Orlando City SC penalty area. Inter Miami FC has averaged just 16.5 penalty area touches per match this season, only CF Montreal (15.7) has averaged fewer.

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