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NFL Transactions 4-18-23

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NFL Transactions 4-18-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, April 18. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

SEATTLE
    Hewitt, JarrodDTVirginia Tech 
    Steele, ChrisDBSouthern California 
    Thompson, DarwinRBUtah State 
    Wedington, ConnorWRStanford 
    Winston, EasopWRWashington State 


FREE AGENCY SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


SIGNINGS:  UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

BUFFALO
    Lawson, ShaqDEClemson 

NEW YORK JETS
    Ogbuehi, CedricTTexas A&M

MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs (9-6) at Oakland Athletics (3-14)

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MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs (9-6) at Oakland Athletics (3-14)

CHICAGO CUBS NOTES:

No release available.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:

ABOUT THE A’S: Have lost five straight, 11 of the last 12 and 14 of the last 16…are 3-14 (.176) overall and have the lowest winning percentage in the majors behind the Royals (4-13, .235)…have matched the worst record in Athletics history after 17 games…the 1951 Philadelphia A’s and 1966 Kansas City A’s also started the year 3-14…the 1951 club lost game 18 to fall to 3-15…were swept in a three-game series by the Mets to start the homestand and have now lost each of the first five series of the season…the only other times in Athletics history the A’s lost the first five series of the season are 1935, 1946 and 1951…have never lost the first six series.

OFFENSE: The A’s were held to one run last night and have scored one run or fewer in six of the first 17 games, which matches the Royals for the most such games in the majors…have scored 63 runs overall, which is tied for fifth fewest…are batting .273 (71-for-251) with eight home runs and 35 runs scored over the last seven games after hitting .198 with eight home runs and 28 runs scored over the first 10 contests…have the fourth lowest OPS in the majors (.671), are tied for the fourth fewest extra base hits (40) and have the fifth lowest slugging percentage (.362)…are tied for the seventh most hit by pitches (9).

PITCHING: The A’s allowed 10 runs on a season-high 20 hits last night…it was the seventh time this year Oakland allowed 10 or more runs in a game… have allowed 135 runs for the season, which is the most in the majors and the most by any team over the first 17 games since the Rockies allowed 137 in 1998…have a 7.74 ERA, which is nearly two earned runs higher than the next closest team (Tigers, 5.76)…also have the highest opponents OPS (.891), batting average (.286), on-base percentage (.385) and slugging percentage (.506)…led the majors in most walks (88), home runs (33) and hit batters (14), have the third fewest strikeouts (118) and are tied for the fourth most wild pitches (9).

WITH THE BASES LOADED: A’s opponents are 12-for-24 (.500) with four grand slams, six walks and two hit by pitches with the bases loaded…the walks and grand slams are the most in the majors and the hit by pitches are tied for the most…the four grand slams match the second highest season total by an A’s team over the last six years (surrendered six last year).

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 0-9 with a 9.39 ERA over the first 17 games…that is the longest season-opening streak of consecutive games without a win from a starter in Athletics history (previous: 10 in 1979 and 1997)…it matches the second longest streak of consecutive games without a win from a starting pitcher at any point in the season in Oakland history… the longest such streak is an 18-game streak from July 24-Aug. 12, 1997…A’s starters have the highest ERA in the majors and are the only team without a win from their starting pitchers…have tossed fewer than five innings nine times and have the fifth fewest innings pitched in the majors (77.2)…have allowed more runs than innings pitched in nine of the 17 games.

THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen has a 5.97 ERA, which is third highest in the majors…has 72.1 innings pitched, which is tied with the Red Sox for the most…had a save on Opening Day but has none since then…the one save is tied with the Phillies for the fewest in the majors…has four blown saves, which is tied for the most in the majors.

DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have not committed an error in the last five games and have made three errors over the last 11 games after making eight miscues over the first six contests…have 11 errors overall, which is tied for sixth most in the majors…have a 0-8 record when going errorless and are 3-6 when making one or more errors…had their fourth outfield assist of the season last night, which is tied for fourth most in the majors…have two passed balls, which are tied for third most…had just three passed balls all last year.

ON THE BASES: The A’s are a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts on the homestand and are 18-for-19 (94.7%) for the season…rank fourth in the majors in stolen base percentage and tied for sixth in steals…A’s opponents have stolen at least one base in each of the last five games and are 11-for-12 (91.7%) over that span…are 20-for-23 (87.0%) for the season…the 20 stolen bases allowed are tied for third most in the majors

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s have lost a season-high five consecutive home games…are 2-8 (.200) in the Coliseum, which is the second lowest home winning percentage in the majors (Royals, 1-10/.091)…are 0-4 on their second homestand of the season, a six-game stand against New York-NL (0-3) and Chicago-NL (three games)…went 2-4 on the season-opening six-game homestand against Los Angeles-AL (1-2) and Cleveland (1-2)…went 1-6 on their first road trip to Tampa Bay (0-3) and Baltimore (1-3)…leave following the game tomorrow for a seven-game road trip to Texas (three games) and Los Angeles-AL (four games) that starts on Friday.

A’S IN APRIL: The A’s are 2-14 (.125) in April and the 14 losses are tied for fourth most in Oakland history in April…went 11-15 in 2019 and the record for most April losses is 17 in 1994 (7-17) and 2001 (8-17)…the .292 winning percentage in 1994 is the lowest in Oakland history in an April with more than five games…have an 8.17 ERA and the highest April ERA in Oakland history is 6.20 in 1994…have allowed 33 home runs, which is third most in Oakland history in April (36 in 1996, 34 in 2019).

NIGHT AND DAY: The A’s are 3-6 in night games and 0-8 during the day… the only other team without a win in a day game is the Dodgers, who are 0-3…are batting .293 (94-for-321) with 46 runs in nine night games (5.1 runs per game), .162 (41-for-253) with 17 runs in eight day games (2.1 runs per game)…have the third best night batting average in the majors and the lowest day batting average.

EXTRA INNING GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s played their third extra inning game of the season Sunday and are 0-3 in those games…the three losses are tied with the Mariners for the most in the majors and the three games are tied for third most…six of the A’s first 17 games have been decided in the winning teams last at bat and the A’s are 2-4 in those games… two of the A’s three wins have been by one run and Oakland is 2-4 in one-run decisions…the six one-run games are tied for third most in the majors as are the four one-run losses.

THIS AND THAT: The A’s lost by nine runs last night, which is the fifth time this year they have lost by nine or more runs…have a run differential of -72, which is the lowest in the majors (Rockies, -38)…are 1-4 when scoring six or more runs in a game…are 3-10 when the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher, 0-4 when they start a left-hander…are the only team in the majors without a win when the opponent starts a lefty…the A’s average time of game is 2 hours and 47 minutes, which is second slowest in the majors (Orioles, 2:49)…have not averaged under 2:53 per game since 2010 (2:43).

THE INJURED LIST: The A’s placed Domingo Acevedo on the injured list last Wednesday and now have seven players on the IL (Blackburn, Brown, Piña, Rucinski, Snead, Tarnok)…began the season with five players on the IL after starting the season with three last year…used the IL 31 times last year, which broke the Oakland record of 27 set in 2016 and matched in 2021…however, used the IL nine times for Covid in 2022 and three times in 2021.

A’S VS. CUBS
• The A’s lost the first meeting of 2023 last night and have now lost six of their last seven games against the Cubs.

• The A’s and Cubs meet for the first time since 2019 when Oakland lost two of three at Wrigley Field.

• This is the Cubs first visit to Oakland since 2016…the A’s were swept in a three-game series that year.

• Have lost four of the previous five season series.

Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-1 0-0 0-1
2019 0-0 1-2 1-2
Oakland History: 5-11
at the Coliseum: 2-5
at Wrigley Field: 3-6

TODAY’S TIDBITS
Zach Jackson has not allowed a run in eight of his first nine appearances for a 1.33 ERA…Shea Langeliers is 8-for-24 (.333) with two home runs and seven RBI over his last seven games after going 6-for-28 (.214) with a home run and RBI over his first eight…Adrián Martínez tossed 2.2 innings last night and ranks second among Major League relievers with 13.2 innings pitched…Sam Moll has not allowed a hit over his first seven games… opponents are 0-for-15 but he has walked four and hit three for a .318 opponents on-base percentage…Ryan Noda is 5-for-20 (.250) over his last eight games but has eight walks over that span for a .464 on-base percentage…overall, is hitting .220 with a .385 on-base percentage…Brent Rooker is 12-for-30 (.400) with four home runs, 11 RBI and five multiple hit games over his last eight games after going 0-for-7 with no RBI over his first three contests…Esteury Ruiz leads American League rookies in batting (.321), on-base percentage (.406) and hits (18), is tied for the lead in doubles (4), ranks second in stolen bases (4), tied for third in RBI (8), fourth in slugging (.393) and OPS (.799), tied for fifth in extra base hits (4) and sixth in runs (7).

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Ken Waldichuk (0-2, 10.20 ERA)

FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season…begins his second season in the majors and is on his first Opening Day roster…made his Major League debut with Oakland last September.

OPPONENTS BATTING: Left-handed hitters have just eight at bats against him and are 2-for-8 (.250)…right-handers are batting .357 (20-for-56)…his career splits are .162 (6-for-37) against lefties, .304 (48-for-158) against righties… has allowed a .410 (16-for-39) batting average with the bases empty compared to .240 (6-for-25) with runners on base…opponents are 3-for-14 (.214) with runners in scoring position.

THIS AND THAT: Did not allow a home run in his last start after yielding three in his first start and four in his second start…the seven home runs are tied for the most in majors…the seven home runs in back-to-back starts match the most in Oakland history by a pitcher over a two-game stretch…Mike Fiers (Sept. 3-9, 2019) is the only other one to do it over the last 25 years…is tied for the fifth most runs allowed in the majors (17)…12 of the 17 runs have scored on home runs.

FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 6-0 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 2 in Oakland…allowed six runs on a career-high nine hits in 5.2 innings and all of the runs which scored on three home runs…O’Hoppe hit a three-run home run in the fourth and Trout and Ohtani hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth, with Trout’s being a two-run shot…the O’Hoppe home run snapped a career-high 14.0-inning scoreless streak dating back to last year.

SECOND START: He lost his second consecutive start in the A’s 9-5 loss at Tampa Bay on April 7…allowed a career-high eight runs and a career-high four home runs in 3.0 innings…surrendered a grand slam to Paredes in the second and solo home runs to Ramirez in the second and Margot and Bethancourt in the third.

LAST START: He had a no decision in the A’s 8-4 win at Baltimore last Wednesday…the A’s scored three times in the first and he allowed two runs in the second…then blanked the Orioles on two hits and walk over the next four innings…had a 4-2 lead when he was relieved by Familia with one out and a runner on first in the seventh inning…Familia allowed the baserunner to score plus one run of his own for the blown save…the A’s came back with three in the eighth and one in the ninth for the win.

WALDICHUK’S 2023 STARTS
Date Opponent Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT
April 2 April 2 Los Angeles (AL) Los Angeles (AL) 0-6 L 9.53 5.2 9 6 6 1 4 3 96
April 7 April 7 at Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay 5-9 L 14.54 3.0 8 8 8 3 3 4 71
April 12 April 12 at Baltimore at Baltimore 8-4 – 10.20 6.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 107

WALDICHUK’S CAREER STARTS VS. CHICAGO (NL)
Career: Is making his first career appearance and start
Date Site Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT
Career Totals (0 games, 0 starts) Career Totals (0 games, 0 starts) 0-0 — 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coliseum (0 games, 0 starts) Coliseum (0 games, 0 starts) 0-0 — 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camden Yards (0 games, 0 starts) Camden Yards (0 games, 0 starts) 0-0 — 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Totals (0 games, 0 starts) 2022 Totals (0 games, 0 starts) 0-0 — 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WALDICHUK’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. CHICAGO (NL)
PLAYER BA OBP SLG OPS AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SH SF HB DP
Mancini .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Swanson .333 .333 1.333 1.667 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torrens .000 .500 .000 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

OPPONENTS BATTING: Allowed a .244 opponents batting average, which broke down to .138 (4-for-29) with a .366 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .275 (28-for-102) with an .897 OPS against right-handers…surrendered 17 of his 18 extra base hits and issued nine of his 10 walks to righthanded hitters…yielded a .288 batting average and .843 OPS the first time through the order, .196 with a .650 OPS the second time and .238 with a .923 OPS after that…the first two hitters in the batting order combined for a .371 batting average against him but he held the three through nine hitters to a .198 average…opponents were 0-for-12 on an 0-2 count.

THIS AND THAT: Was 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA and .653 opponents OPS in three starts in the Coliseum, 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA and .884 OPS in four starts on the road…however, surrendered four of his five home runs in Oakland…had a 7.52 ERA and .962 opponents OPS in odd numbered innings, a 1.26 ERA and .523 OPS in even numbered innings…did not allow a run in the fourth inning (6.0 ip)…tossed five innings or fewer in five of his seven starts

MLB Preview: Toronto Blue Jays (10-7) at Houston Astros (8-9)

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MLB Preview: Toronto Blue Jays (10-7) at Houston Astros (8-9)

TORONTO BLUE JAYS NOTES:

THE LATEST: The Blue Jays were dealt a 9-2 by the Astros in the opening night of a three-game series last night…Are now 4-2 in series openers. Toronto has lost consecutive contests for the 2nd time this season (3G from April 1-3)…Has still won nine of its last 13 contests.

BATT CHAPMAN: Matt Chapman connected for a solo shot in the 2nd inning last night…Marked his 4th longball of the season…Now has 12 extra-base hits, tied with Wander Franco for the most in the Majors. The third baseman is now batting .410 (25-for-61) with eight doubles, four home runs, seven walks, and 16 RBI…His 1.208 OPS and his 45 total bases are both the highest in the Majors…Ranks 1st in the AL in batting average and slugging percentage (.738) while 2nd in OBP (.471)…Also leads all MLB hitters in barrel rate (23.5%) and and hard-hit (95+ MPH)
percentage (67.4) while his 98.6 MPH average exit velocity remains the highest in MLB (2nd: Joc Pederson – 97.1).

SANTI’S SWAT: Santiago Espinal subbed into the game at shortstop in the 7th inning last night and was responsible for Toronto’s other tally as he connected for a homer to left field in the 8th…Was his 1st home run and extra-base hit of the season…Also marked the 10th homer of his career.

BICHETTE HAPPENS: Bo Bichette singled in the 3rd inning as part of a 1-for-3 evening…Has hits in 14 of the 17 games so far, going 28-for-75 (.373) with four doubles, four homers, 11 RBI, and 11 runs scored…The 28 hits are tied with Ronald Acuña Jr. for the most in the Majors while his 44 total bases are tied for 2nd most in MLB (Matt Chapman – 45; Pete Alonso – 44)…Among AL batters, currently ranks 2nd in AVG, 8th in SLG (.587), and 8th in OPS (.984).

FEELING THE GLOVE: Kevin Kiermaier led off the 3rd inning last night with an infield single…Is now batting .327 (17-for-52) with three doubles, a triple, a home run, and six RBI to start his Blue Jays career (.808 OPS)…His 17 hits while batting 9th are the most in the Majors (2nd: Michael A. Taylor – 15). The three-time Gold Glove winner landed MLB’s Play of the Week Award yesterday for his catch to rob a home run in the 2nd inning of Toronto’s Home Opener on April 11 vs. DET.

SOME NOTCHES FOR BELT: Brandon Belt singled and walked to go 1-for-3 last night…Has notched five hits in his last four games after recording one hit in his first six contests.

HITTING THE ROAD: The Blue Jays are on a six-game road trip, now holding a 6-5 record while away from Rogers Centre…Their 11 road games are tied for the most in MLB are the most played by any AL team…After this three-gamer in Houston, will have an off-day on Thursday before taking on the Yankees (10-6) in the Bronx for three dates over the weekend. Toronto’s .545 road win% currently ranks 7th in the AL…Blue Jays hitters lead the AL in road AVG (.278) and road hits (111) while ranking 2nd in OBP (.342), 3rd in OPS (.757), and 6th in SLG (.415)…The pitching staff ranks 13th in the AL in road ERA (5.59), 13th in opponents’ batting average (.272), and 14th in WHIP (1.46).

POP’S SMOKE: Zach Pop struck out the side in the 8th inning last night… Has recorded 11 strikeouts in his 8.1 innings of work this season…Is top-20 among AL relievers in WHIP (T14th, 0.72), ERA (T-15th, 1.08), and opponents’ batting average (16th, .115). The righty from Brampton, ON, has yet to allow a hit to a right-handed hitter…His 17 righties faced without allowing a hit are the most among all MLB pitchers (2nd: Andrew Wantz – 14).

HITTING IT: The Blue Jays have notched an AL-high 161 hits (2nd: TB – 159)…Are 2nd in the AL in team batting average (.271), 3rd in in OBP (.340) and OPS (.747), and 6th in SLG (.407)…Have had 226 batters reach base safely (2nd in the AL)…Are now on a streak of 32 games with 8+ runners on base, the longest of all MLB clubs (courtesy Stats Perform).

VS. THE ASTROS: All-Time: 29-37
2023: 0-1 Road: 11-23
Road: 0-1 Minute Maid Park: 11-23
The Blue Jays went 4-2 in their six meetings with the Astros last season, taking two of three games at each ballpark…Scored 26 runs while the Astros scored 27 as Toronto claimed each of its four wins by one run… Are now 11-23 all-time at Minute Maid Park but have taken four of their last eight games there. George Springer played seven seasons for the Astros and hit .270 with 137 doubles, 13 triples, 174 home runs and 458 RBI (.852 OPS)…Made three All-Star teams and was named 2017 World Series MVP…In his six games against them, has gone 5-for-21 (.238)
with a double, three homers, three RBI, and three walks (1.074 OPS). Whit Merrifield went 10-for-31 (.323) with a double, a triple, and a homer in his seven games vs. the Astros last season…In 32 career meetings, is batting .294 (40-for-136) with nine doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 20 RBI (.799 OPS). Matt Chapman leads all current Blue Jays with 73 games played vs. Houston…Has gone 62-for-266 (.233) with 18 doubles, a triple, 15 homers, and 34 RBI in those contests for a .777 OPS.

STARTING PITCHER – Chris Bassitt, RHP #40
TODAY’S GAME:
Making his 4th start of the season and his 3rd on the road…Was saddled with the loss his last time out on 4/13 vs. DET, tossing 6.0 frames of two-run ball with 4 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Blue Jays on 12/16/22. Has finished seven of his eight career Major League seasons with a sub4.00 ERA, including each of the last five campaigns.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned his 1st win as a Blue Jay on 4/7 at LAA, allowing 3R/2ER on 2 hits and 5 walks over 6.0 frames with 5 strikeouts. Took the loss in his Toronto debut on 4/2 at STL, giving up career highs in runs (9) and homers (4) over 3.1 innings (10H, 0BB, 0K).

2022 HIGHLIGHTS: In his lone season with the Mets, established career highs in wins (15), starts (30), quality starts (19), innings pitched (181.2), and strikeouts (167). Had 23 starts of at least 6.0 innings, his most in a single season in his career. His three starts of 8.0 innings were the most he had thrown in his career… Prior to 2022, had thrown at least 8.0 innings only three times (9.0 IP on 5/27/21 vs. LAA; 8.0 IP on 5/16/19 at DET; 8.0 IP on 8/15/15 at BAL). Made his Mets debut on 4/9 at WAS, tossing 6.0 scoreless frames with three hits, a walk, and eight strikeouts…Became the 2nd Mets pitcher to debut with a line of at least 6.0 scoreless innings with eight or more punchouts, joining Colin McHugh (Aug. 23, 2012 vs. COL). Recorded 19 quality starts, the most in his career and a team-high among Mets starters…From June 14-July 23, recorded six straight quality starts, one shy of a career high seven straight accomplished in 2015. Did not walk a batter from 6/25-7/8 (13.1 innings) which is tied for the longest streak in his career. Tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts on 7/23 vs. SD (also: 9/7/19 vs. DET). Won four straight games for the 1st time in his career from Aug. 3-19, surrendering just two runs over that span. Went 8-3 with a 2.94 ERA (26 ER/79.2 IP) after the All-Star Break…His eight wins were tied for the 3rd-most in the Majors and the most in his career in the back half of a season.

VS. THE ASTROS:
Facing Houston for the 12th time (11th start) in his career…Last met the Astros in 2021 as a member of the Athletics…Has allowed 3ER or less in 8 of his 11 career meetings with the Astros…In 4 visits to Minute Maid Park, has gone 1-2 with a 8.35 ERA (17 ER/18.1 IP), 5 walks, and 16 strikeouts.

HOUSTON ASTROS NOTES:

No release available.

Revolution Sign Veteran MLS Defender Ben Sweat

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Revolution Sign Veteran MLS Defender Ben Sweat

Eighth-year defender with more than 120 MLS appearances reinforces New England’s backline

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have signed defender Ben Sweat to the club’s MLS roster. The eighth-year MLS defender, who most recently played for Sporting Kansas City, is signed through the 2023 MLS season, with an option for 2024, and will occupy a supplemental roster slot.

Sweat, 31, has made 121 MLS regular season appearances, with 106 starts, and has totaled 14 assists in league play. The Palm Harbor, Fla. native joins his sixth MLS club in New England, having previously suited up for Austin FC, Inter Miami CF, New York City FC, Columbus Crew, and Sporting Kansas City. Sweat signed with SKC ahead of the 2022 campaign and made 25 appearances over two seasons, with three assists, before being waived in April.

“Ben Sweat is an experienced defender in our league, and his arrival adds depth and versatility to our roster,” said Revolution Sporting Director and Head Coach Bruce Arena.

Sweat began his career with the Columbus Crew before excelling at New York City FC over three seasons from 2017-19. Sweat made 26 appearances in his first season win the Bronx and recorded a career-high six assists. In his NYCFC career, Sweat made 72 league appearances and saw action in 16 additional games in the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup.

The defender has been capped twice by the United States Men’s National Team, appearing in a pair of October 2018 friendlies against Colombia and Peru. Prior to joining the pro ranks, Sweat starred at the University of South Florida for four years and still holds the program record with 78 collegiate appearances for the Bulls.

New England’s next match on Saturday, April 22 vs. Sporting Kansas City, a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Gillette Stadium, is available to watch free on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Listen to Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) and 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese.

TRANSACTION: New England Revolution sign defender Ben Sweat on April 18, 2023. Sweat is signed through the 2023 MLS season, with an option for 2024, and will occupy a supplemental roster slot.

BEN SWEAT AT A GLANCE:

Eighth-year defender owns 121 MLS appearances, including 106 starts, with one goal and 14 assists across stints with Columbus Crew, New York City FC, Inter Miami CF, Austin FC, and Sporting Kansas City.
Made five appearances in 2023 with SKC.
Recorded career-high six assists in first season with NYCFC in 2017.
Capped twice by the United States Men’s National Team.
Played four years at the University of South Florida, where he holds the program record with 78 collegiate appearances.

44 BEN SWEAT

Full Name: Benjamin Sweat
Pronunciation: SWETT
Position: Defender
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
Hometown: Palm Harbor, Fla.
Date of Birth: 09/04/1991 (Palm Harbor, Fla.)
Nationality: United States
How Acquired: Signed on April 18, 2023.
Instagram: bensweat22

Orlando Pride Signs Forward Maliah Morris

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Clemson product joins as an Injury Replacement Player; Julie Doyle placed on 45-day DL 

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Pride has added forward Maliah Morris to its roster as an Injury Replacement Player, it was announced today. Additionally, forward Julie Doyle has been added to the 45-day Disabled List following an ankle injury sustained during the Pride’s home opener against Angel City FC.  

“Maliah has worked hard during the preseason and we’re excited to see her rewarded. She’s a talented player who will be able to provide additional competition and depth to the roster, particularly over this very important stretch of games,” VP of Soccer Operations and General Manager Haley Carter said. “We’re sad to see Julie sidelined but are looking forward to providing the support she needs to get back on the field and continue with the strong start to the season she was having.” 

During her time at Clemson University, Morris received numerous accolades including 2022-23 All-ACC Academic Team, 2022 Third Team All-ACC, 2022-21 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Atlantic Region, and was twice named ACC Offensive Player of the Week.  

Morris joined the Pride as a Non-Roster Invitee during the 2023 preseason, appearing in multiple matches over the preseason schedule. 

TRANSACTION: Orlando Pride signs forward Maliah Morris as an Injury Replacement Player. Forward Julie Doyle added to 45-day Disabled List.  

Maliah Morris (muh-LEE-uh) 
Number: 36 
Position: Forward 
Height: 5-5 
Born: Dec. 31, 2000 in Germantown, Md. 
Hometown: Germantown, Md. 
Citizenship: USA

Dream Waive Beatrice Mompremier

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Dream Waive Beatrice Mompremier

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Atlanta Dream have waived forward Beatrice Mompremier, the organization announced today.

Mompremier played 21 games with Atlanta in 2022, averaging 2.1 points and 2.8 rebounds. With UNI Gyor this offseason, averaging 13.2 points and 10.9 rebounds in 25 Hungary A Division and Eurocup games.

MLB Preview: New York Mets (11-6) at Los Angeles Dodgers (8-9)

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MLB Preview: New York Mets (11-6) at Los Angeles Dodgers (8-9)

NEW YORK METS NOTES:

METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets defeated the Dodgers, 8-6, last night… New York is a season-high five games over .500…With a win, the Mets would earn their fifth series victory of the season…With another victory, the Mets would secure at least a .500 road trip…The Mets continue their second road trip of the season an 11-day, 10-game trip (4-0) against the Athletics (3-0), Dodgers (1-0) and Giants (four games).

LET’S GO STREAKING!: The Mets have won a season-high five straight games…The Mets are batting .256/.396/.471 in that span, while posting a 3.72 ERA (19 ER/46.0 IP) with 20 walks and 42 strikeouts…The Mets have outscored their opponents 37-19 in that span…The team’s longest winning streak in 2022 was seven games, from July 24-August 1…The last time the Mets won five or more games was a six-game winning streak from September 15-20, 2022.

CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Dating back to 2022, the Mets have won five straight games in California…The last time the Mets won five straight games in California was from June 23-July 25, 2017…The last time the Mets won six or more consecutive games in California was May 16-August 16, 1988, when they won eight straight…Courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.

PITCHING IN: The Mets rank fifth in the NL with a 4.14 team ERA (69 ER/150.0 IP)…New York is tied for second in the NL with six saves and tied for fifth with 146 punch outs.

BROTHERS IN ARMS: Together, Adam Ottavino and David Robertson have combined to post a 0.59 ERA (1 ER/15.1 IP) with three walks and 17 strikeouts…They have converted six of seven save opportunities.

OTTAMATIC: Adam Ottavino has allowed only one run this season, a solo home run in a loss to Milwaukee on April 5…In eight games this year, Ottavino has posted a 1.29 ERA (1 ER/7.0 IP) with three walks and eight strikeouts…Left-handed hitters are batting .091 (1-11) against him.

DOCTOR ROBERT-SON: David Robertson has appeared in eight games and has yet to allow a run…He allowed only four hits with nine strikeouts…He is holding left-handed hitters to a .143 (2-14) batting average this season…He has converted all four save opportunities he’s had this season…Overall, he has recorded 161 saves in his career…That is the seventh-most among active players.

THE SMITH: Drew Smith has 11 strikeouts in 6.1 innings this season… His 14.85 K/per nine among relievers is sixth in the NL (minimum 5.0 innings)…He is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (2 ER/6.2 IP) in eight games this year.

HOMER HAPPY: The Mets have homered in each contest of their five game winning streak…The team has hit nine home runs in that span…The Mets hit a total of 10 home runs in the previous 12 games.

INVADER NIM: Brandon Nimmo has safely reached base in nine straight games, owning a .523 OBP in that span…Overall, in 16 games this season, Nimmo is batting .315 with 10 runs, five doubles, eight RBI, 15 walks and a .472 OBP…His .472 OBP ranks fourth in the majors and third in the Senior Circuit…The left-handed hitter has drawn 338 walks in his career, which places him tied for 17th in franchise history with John Milner… Dave Magadan is 16th with 347 free passe…Nimmo has posted a .388 OBP, which is the third-highest in franchise history (min. 2,000 PA)… Only John Olerud (.425) and Dave Magadan (.391) had higher OBP.

I LOVE L.A.: Alonso is a lifetime .382 (21-55) with 12 runs, three doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 17 RBI with a .414 OBP and a .855 SLG in 13 games at Dodger Stadium…All seven of his homers against the Dodgers have come on the road…His .855 SLG at the park is the highest all-time (min. 50 PA)…Brandon Nimmo has hit .375 (18-48) with eight runs, three doubles, two home runs, four RBI, four walks with a .444 OBP and a .563 SLG in 16 career games at Dodger Stadium…Alonso’s .382 average and Nimmo’s .375 mark rank first and second among active players at the ballpark (min. 25 PA).

HOP ON THE TROLLEY: In 31 career games against the Dodgers, Nimmo has slashed .326/.417/.483 with 16 runs, four doubles, two triples, two home runs, seven RBI and nine walks…In 22 games, Alonso has hit .279/.333/.593 with 14 runs, four doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 17 RBI and four walks…Francisco Lindor has slashed .275/.341/.425 with six runs, three doubles, a home run, four RBI and two walks.

CLAYTON KERSHAW: Is 10-0 with a 2.17 ERA (25 earned runs/103.2 innings) in 16 career regular season starts vs. New York…In the 2015 NLDS, Kershaw was 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA (four earned runs/13.2 innings).

POWER STATION: Pete Alonso is tied for the major league lead with eight home runs…He is tied for fourth in the NL with 15 RBI, ranks third in the league with a .677 SLG and sixth with a 1.064 OPS…Alonso is on a six-game hitting streak and has safely hit in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .372 (16-43) with 11 runs, seven home runs, 13 RBI, six walks with a .449 OBP and an .860 SLG.

Rank Player HR GAMES
3rd Mike Piazza 220 972
4th Howard Johnson 192 1,154
T5th Pete Alonso 154 547
T5th Dave Kingman 154 664
7th Carlos Beltrán 149 839
Rank Player RBI GAMES
12th Daniel Murphy 402 903
13th Rusty Staub 399 942
14th Todd Hundley 397 829
15th Michael Conforto 396 757
16th Pete Alonso 395 547
METS ALL-TIME LEADERS

ROAD WARRIOR: Alonso has hit 88 home runs on the road in his career…That places him tied for sixth place in franchise history with Carlos Beltran…Beltran recorded 88 homers in 434 road games…Next up is Howard Jonson who socked 102 in 580 away games.

THE WALKMAN: The Mets lead the majors with 88 free passes this season…Brandon Nimmo is tied for third in the majors and second in the NL with 15 walks…Jeff McNeil has recorded 11 walks, while Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor have 10 free passes each this season.

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STARLING: Starling Marte is tied for fourth in the majors and tied for second in the NL with seven steals…He ranks third among active players with 321 career SB…Only Elvis Andrus (337) and Billy Hamilton (324) have more.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: The Mets have stolen 20 bases this season, which is tied for fourth in the majors and is tied for second in the National League…Brandon Nimmo, who is tied for 11th in the NL, has stolen three bases in 16 games this year…Nimmo stole a total of three bases in 151 games last season.

TOMMY BOY: Tommy Pham has safely hit in four of his last six games… He is now batting .273 (9-33) with three runs, a double, two home runs, six RBI, four walks, two steals with a .385 OBP and a .485 SLG…He is one steal away from 100 for his career.

THIS ONE GOES TO 11: In 11 games since April 5, Francisco Lindor is batting .279 (12-43) with 12 runs, five doubles, four home runs, 16 RBI,
five walks, two steals with a .380 OBP and a .674 SLG.

D-FENCE: The Mets have committed only two errors in 17 games this season…The team’s .997 fielding percentage is the best in the majors… Francisco Lindorh has recorded five DRS (defensive runs saved) according to the Fielding Bible…That is tied for the second-most in the majors…Only Milwaukee’s Joey Wiemer (6) has more.

TYLOR MEGILL RHP #38
MEGILL’S PITCH ARSENAL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 51% 60% 44% 94.1 mph
Slider 27% 5% 44% 82.9 mph
Changeup 16% 23% 11% 88.3 mph
Curveball 6% 13% 1% 77.1 mph

MEGILL NEWS & NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: Earned his third victory of the season in as many starts on April 12 at Citi Field…Allowed two runs over 5.0 innings on three hits, three walks and three strikeouts.

BIG DRIP IN THE CITY OF ANGELS: Tonight, Megill makes his first career start in Los Angeles…He was born in Long Beach, California and attended Los Alamitos High School, located 25 miles from Dodger Stadium.

TY-FOUR: Megill is seeking to become the first Mets pitcher since Matt Harvey and Bartolo Colon in 2015 to win their first four starts of the season…Harvey ended up winning his first five starts that season…If Megill earns the win tonight, he will become the 14th pitcher in franchise history to win his first four starts of a season…Frank Viola owns the franchise record for most consecutive starts won to open the season after winning his first seven starts of the 1990 season.

AMAZIN APRIL: In eight April starts since 2022, Megill is 7-0 with a 2.05 ERA (10 ER/44.0 IP) and 40 strikeouts…Megill’s seven wins in April since last season are eighth…Among qualifiers in April dating back to 2022, Megill is ninth in ERA, 12th in opponent’s batting average (.191) and 15th in WHIP (0.98).

THE FRANCHISE HAS COMPANY: On April 7, the Mets home opener vs. Miami, Megill threw 6.0 scoreless innings and allowed three hits…Megill joined Tom Seaver (April 5, 1983) as the only other pitcher in franchise history to throw 6.0 shutout innings and allow three hits or fewer in a home opener…Courtesy of Elias.

DOIN’ THE SPLITS: This season, righties are hitting just .118 (4-34) against Megilll, while left-handers have batted .333 (8-24)…For his career, Megill owns a .192 (57-297) opponent’s average against right-handed batters, the sixth-best mark among right-handed pitchers since his major league debut on June 23, 2021 (min. 300 RHB faced)…Left-handed batters have a .309 (89-288) average against Megill, the third-highest mark among right-handed pitchers (min. 300 LHB faced).

COMBINED NO-NO: Megill threw the first 5.0 innings of MLB’s first no-hitter of the season on April 29 at Citi Field…It was the second no-hitter in team history (also, Johan Santana, June 1, 2012 vs. St. Louis)…The Mets combine no-hitter against the Phillies marked the 17th time a team has thrown a combined no-hitter and the 10th time in the Wild Card Era…Drew Smith (1.1 IP, BB, 4 K), Joely Rodríguez (1.0 IP, 2 BB), Seth Lugo (0.2 IP) and Edwin Díaz (1.0 IP, 3 K) finished the job with 4.0 hitless innings out of the bullpen.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:
JUST NOT ENOUGH: The Dodgers offense picked things up considerably last night, but the six runs weren’t enough and the club dropped their second consecutive contest and third of the homestand, 8-6, in the first game of a three-game set with the New York Mets. Los Angeles collected nine hits, but gave up 14 and continued a familiar theme from this early part of the season: The Boys in Blue are now 0-9 when getting out-hit by their opponent. As the six-game homestand (1-3) heads to its conclusion, the Dodgers will play the Mets in the middle game of the series tonight, before wrapping things up with an early 12:10 p.m. start tomorrow afternoon. Following the game tomorrow, the club will fly to Chicago and begin an eight-day, seven-game road trip against the Cubs (4) and Pirates (3), beginning with a 4:40 p.m. PT start on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Freddie Freeman belted two home runs last night, his first multi-homer game with the Dodgers. Freeman has 18-career multi-homer games and in 196 games vs. the Mets, he is slashing .305/.388/.501 with 30 home runs. The Dodgers lost their season series with the Mets last year, splitting four games at Dodger Stadium and losing two of three at Citi Field. Los Angeles lost just two series after the All-Star break last season, falling to the Mets on the road and Washington at Dodger Stadium. 2022 marked the first time the Dodgers lost a season series to the Mets since 2015, but Los Angeles has now dropped five of its last six vs. New York.

HISTORY CLASS: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Dodger left-hander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound tonight with his first opportunity to become the 117th pitcher in big league history to reach 200 wins. Kershaw would also become just the third pitcher to reach 200 wins with the Dodgers, joining Don Sutton (233) and Don Drysdale (209). With a victory tonight, Kershaw’s winning percentage of .694 would be the highest of All-time in the 200 club, just ahead of Yankees’ Hall of Famer Whitey Ford (.690).

Highest Win Pct. -All-Time (min. 200 Wins)
Clayton Kershaw .693 (199 wins) 2008-current
Whitey Ford .690 1950-67
Bob Caruthers .688 1885-91
Pedro Martinez .687 1992-2009
Lefty Grove .680 1925-41

Former Dodger Max Scherzer was the last pitcher to record victory No. 200, doing so for the Mets last year on Sept. 25 in Oakland. Kershaw is just nine strikeouts away from passing Mickey Lolich for 22nd all-time on the strikeout leaderboard and needs 176 more punchouts to become the 20th player in Major League Baseball history with 3,000 career strikeouts:

MLB – Active Strikeout Leaders
Max Scherzer 3,207
Justin Verlander 3,198
Zack Greinke 2,899
Clayton Kershaw 2,824

HOME RUNS TO THE MAX: Dodger third baseman Max Muncy went 2-for-4 last night and ripped his seventh homer of the season, tying him with Rafael Devers for third in the Major Leagues, trailing just Patrick Wisdom (8) and Pete Alonso (8). Muncy’s 15 RBI are tied for fourth in the NL, trailing just Bryan Reynolds (17), Francisco Lindor (17) and Matt Olson (17).

DIGGING THE LONGBALL: The Dodgers ripped three home runs last night and continue to lead the National League with 30 home runs, trailing only the Tampa Bay Rays (37) for the most in the Majors. The club has recorded six 3+ homer games this season and also lead the NL with 91 runs scored , 62 extra-base hits (T-1st) and six triples (T-1st, ML). The club ranks second on the Senior Circuit with a .463 slugging percentage.

TONIGHT’S STARTER vs. METS: LHP CLAYTON KERSHAW (2-1, 3.50 ERA in 3 GS)
2023 SEASON NOTES:
• Tossed six innings for the third game in a row in his last start, giving up five hits, three runs (two earned), two walks and striking out four en route to his second win of the season…he is one win shy of becoming the 121st man in MLB history with 200 wins.

• He moved into 23rd all-time on the Major League strikeout list, surpassing Mike Mussina (2,813) in his first start this season…he needs 180 more to become the 20th player in Major League history with 3,000 strikeouts

• Started four games in Spring Training, going 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA (7 ER/18.1 IP)with 16 strikeouts against just two walks…held a 1.04 WHIP

• Two victories came in his last two starts against the Guardians on March 21 and the Angels on March 26 at Dodger Stadium

VS. METS:
• Last faced the Mets on Sept. 1, 2022, tossing 5.0 innings…giving up one hit, one earned run, three walks and sitting down six while not factoring in the decision

• The southpaw is undefeated against the Mets with a lifetime 10-0 record and a 2.17 ERA (25 ER/103.2 IP) and 114 strikeouts against 31 walks…has secured six of those victories at Dodger Stadium

MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves (13-4) at San Diego Padres (8-10)

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MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves (13-4) at San Diego Padres (8-10)

ATLANTA BRAVES NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Padres tonight continue a three-game series with the sixth of seven games between the clubs this season…The two played just nine days ago at Truist Park in Atlanta.

• Atlanta scored a pair of runs in the first inning last night for the only tallies of the game, a 2-0 defeat of San Diego.

• San Diego won three-of-four games between the two clubs last week, outscoring Atlanta, 25-14… The Padres are responsible for three of the four losses Atlanta has this season…Against all other opponents, the Braves are 11-1.

• Atlanta went 3-4 against San Diego last season, snapping a streak of five consecutive years in which the Braves won the season set…Atlanta needs a sweep this week to win the season series.

• Atlanta is 9-2 in its last 11 games as the visiting team here at Petco Park, dating to the 2019 season…The Braves swept the Padres here in 2019 and 2021, and split four games last season.

• RH Spencer Strider has pitched in three games and made one start in his career against the Padres, compiling a 4.66 ERA (5 ER/9.2 IP) without a decision…The 6-foot-0, 205-pound right-hander faced the Padres just 12 days ago at Truist Park, April 6, allowing four hits and three runs over 5.0 innings in Atlanta’s win, 5-4…The Braves are 3-0 in his three turns this season.

• LH Blake Snell has made just two starts against Atlanta in his career, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (5 ER/10.0 IP)…The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Seattle native faced Strider in that start on April 6 at Truist Park, and allowed six hits and four runs over just 3.2 innings…San Diego has yet to win a game started by Snell this season, going 0-3 in his turns.

WIN: Atlanta beat San Diego, 2-0, last night to win its seventh straight game…Austin Riley’s fourth home run of the season provided the game’s only runs.

• The win moved the Braves to 13-4 (.765) on the season, tying the club’s best mark through 17 games since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966… Just five other Atlanta teams have opened with a 13-4 record through 17 games since 1966; the 1982, 1983, 1994, 1997 and 2013 clubs all opened with the same record.

• Atlanta improved to 9-1 (.900) on the road this season, and has outscored opponents, 58-24, away from Truist Park…The Braves’ .900 winning percentage on the road is best in baseball…The Yankees rank second with a .667 mark (4-2).

• The Braves pitched their first shutout of the season last night, as Max Fried, Dylan Lee, Jesse Chavez and A.J. Minter combined to allow just six hits and one walk, fanning nine.

• Atlanta threw just nine total shutouts all of last season, tied for ninth fewest in the majors.

• Last night began the Braves’ sixth series of the season, and they have won the opener in all six.

FIRST TEN PITCHES: Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled on the first pitch of yesterday’s game, and Austin Riley deposited the sixth over the wall in left field for a 2-0 Braves lead…Atlanta never trailed.

• In the first 10 pitches of a game, Atlanta is batting .531/.543/1.125 with a 1.668 OPS…All of those marks are best in the majors.

• Atlanta also leads the majors in hits (17), homers (5) and runs (9) within the game’s first 10 pitches.

• In the first six pitches last night the Braves tallied exit velocities of 107.3 (Acuna Jr.’s double), 108.6 (Matt Olson lineout) and 110.3 (Riley’s home run)…Atlanta is averaging 97.6 mph on balls put in play within the first 10 pitches of a game, highest in the majors.

• In the entirety of the first inning, Atlanta is batting .403/.422/.805 with a majors-best 1.227 OPS, and its 17 total runs in the inning are tied for the most in baseball.

STREAK: Atlanta beat San Diego, 2-0, last night, and the Braves have won each of their last seven games…It is the longest active winning streak in baseball.

• The Braves’ run is the second-longest winning streak in baseball this season, trailing just a 13-game stretch by Tampa Bay…The Rays won each of their first 13 games of the season.

• Atlanta had three longer streaks all of last season, winning eight straight games twice and an MLB best-tying 14 consecutive games in June.

• The Braves are batting .283/.360/.508 during the run, and averaging 6.1 runs per game…Atlanta has 12 homers in that span, and has homered in all seven games.

• Atlanta pitchers have compiled a 3.09 ERA (22 ER/64.0 IP) during the streak, allowing opponents to bat just .236 (57-for-242) and fanning 9.8 batters per 9.0 innings.

MURPHY EXTRA BASES: Each of Sean Murphy’s last 10 hits have gone for extra bases, dating to a fourth-inning double on April 6…He has seven doubles and three homers during the streak…Murphy is hitless in his last eight at-bats over the previous two games.

• The streak matches the longest run of consecutive extra-base hits in Atlanta history (since 1966), tying the mark set by Gary Matthews, Sr. in 1979… Matthews had 10 in a row from June 17-23.

• Only one player in Braves franchise history (since 1900) has a longer such streak…Wally Berger of the Boston Braves had 12 such hits in August of 1935.

• The last player in baseball with at least 10 consecutive extra-base hits was Houston’s Alex Bregman, who had 11 straight in August of last season.

• The last catcher with such a streak was Detroit’s Dustin Garneau in 2021, who tallied 11 straight from August 22 to October 3.

• Research courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.

Tonight’s Starting Pitcher – #65 Spencer Strider
Today’s Game
• Strider is set to make his fourth start of the season and second against San Diego.

• Fanned nine Padres hitters while allowing four hits, three runs, three walks and a home run on April 6 earlier this year.

• Enters play with seven consecutive games of at least nine strikeouts dating to September 1, 2022.

• It is the longest active streak in baseball and ranks tied for sixteenth-longest in the modern era (since 1900).

• Hall-of-Famer John Smoltz’ eight such games are the most in franchise history.

• The most in MLB were 11 games by HOF’er Nolan Ryan.

• In his last start against Cincinnati struck out nine hitters while allowing four hits, three runs and two walks.

• His last outing against the Reds marked seven consecutive games with at least nine punchouts.

• Among active pitchers, only Chris Sale, Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber have recorded a longer streak of consecutive games with at least nine strikeouts.

2023 Recap
• Started the second game of the season for Atlanta and earned the win, fanning nine hitters while pitching 6.0 scoreless innings against Washington.

SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:

Despite a career-high 6.0 innings from Ryan Weathers, Padres are shut out for the 2nd straight game

• Ryan Weathers toed the slab and hurled a career-high 6.0 innings with a career-high 94 pitches, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits with 5 punchouts and 2 walks.

• At the dish, however, the Friars went 0-for-4 with RISP and had just 1 extra-base hit (an Austin Nola double).

• It marked the 1st time the Padres had been shut out in back-to-back games at home since April 5-6, 2016 (both vs. LAD). Elias Says…

• Based on games already played so far this season, the Padres have 2nd most difficult strength of schedule in the Major Leagues at .608 (and the most difficult schedule in the NL), trailing just the A’s .617…the strength of schedule is the cumulative sum of SD’s opponent wins divided by their cumulative sum of their opponents wins + losses.

1998 Padres
• Tonight, the Padres will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1998 NL Championship Series club…staff and players from the ’98 club will be honored pregame on the field.

• The 1998 team went 98-64 (.605) in the regular season, the most wins in a season in Padres’ history (next most were the ’84 club’s 92 wins)…they defeated the Braves in the NLCS in 6 games, and their World Series advancement vs. the Yankees was the Padres’ most recent WS app. (lost in 4 games).

Quality can’t be wasted
• The Padres pitching staff have compiled 6 quality starts so far this year, but they’ve lost the last 3 of them…their last 2 games have also been quality outings by San Diego starters (Yu Darvish went 7.0 IP with 1 run allowed and Ryan Weathers went 6.0 IP with 2 runs allowed), and the Padres have not scored a single run in either game.

• It’s also the 1st time since 2014 in which the Padres had back-to-back quality starts in which the Friars didn’t score a single run…the club has never had 3 straight games. Padres have lowest batting average in Majors since April 10 (.211), are 2-6 since their series in Atlanta

• San Diego batters have hit a Major-League low .211 (55-for-261) in 8 games since April 10, and they’ve scored a ML-low 2.63 runs per game in that span.

• Including last night’s defeat, San Diego has won just 2 of their last 8 games since April 10, and they’re

Blake Snell looks for his 1st win of 2023
• SD’s Opening Day starter has gone 0-2 in his 3 previous starts this year, and the Padres have yet to win any of his starts…opponents have hit .327 against him so far, the 7th-highest opponent clip vs. any NL starter with at least 3 GS.

• Snell has thrown a total of 13.0 innings in his 3 starts, and his 2.15 WHIP (walks + hits per IP) is the 5th highest of any starter thus far.

Today is Game 13 in a stretch of playing 18 games in 18 days; 21 games in 22 days
• San Diego had their 1st off day on April 5 in Atlanta and won’t enjoy their 2nd until April 24, playing 18 games in 18 days from April 6-23 and 21 games in 22 days from April 6-27…their 3rd off day will be on April 28 (in Mexico City).

• ..their 1st off day in San Diego won’t be until May 4.

STARTING PITCHER – BLAKE SNELL 4
Snell set for 2nd start of season vs. Braves 3 0 – 2 6.92 3 13.0 18 11 10 3 10 16 66 281/152 30-year-old left-hander Blake Snell is set to make his 2nd start in his last 3 outings vs. the Braves after facing off against ATL at Truist Park Thurs, April 6…he did not factor into the 7-6 defeat, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits while walking 6 across 3.2 innings and 88 pitches…it will be just his 3rd career start vs. ATL, with the other coming with TB on May 8, 2018 in the Rays’ 1-0 defeat (6.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 SO). Snell is in search both his first winning decision of the season (0-2) and SD’s first team win in one of his starts (0-3). Kevin Pillar’s 23 at-bats vs. Snell are the most among Braves hitters, as he has gone 9-for23 (.391) against him…Matt Olson is 1-for-8 (.125) vs. Snell, while Ehire Adrianza and Eddie Rosario are both 4-for-6 (.667) vs. Snell, while Ronal Acuna Jr. is 2-for-5 (.400) and Ozzie Albies is 1-for-5 (.200).

Walks pile up vs. Mets in last outing.
Last Wed @ Citi Field, Juan Soto gave Snell a 2-run cushion in the top of the 1st and worked his way out of a bases loaded ham in the bottom of the 1st…but the Mets worked their way back from the early deficit with a run in the second and one in the third, took the lead with a run in the fifth and added on with a run in the sixth, all of which were charged to Snell. Snell has issued 10 free passes to the 66 batters he’s faced across 13.0 IP…his 6.92 BB/9 IP ratio is the 6th highest and his .152 BB/BFP is 7th-highest in the NL among all hurlers who have made at least 3 starts. Snell is also only getting ahead in counts on the first pitch a little over half of the time…his 51.5 first-pitch strike percentage is 10th-lowest among all NL hurlers (min. 3 starts).

MLB Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (10-7) at St. Louis Cardinals (7-10)

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MLB Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (10-7) at St. Louis Cardinals (7-10)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:

HERE’S THE STORY
♦ The D-backs are in fi rst place in the NL West, 2.0 games ahead of the Dodgers, and have been in or tied for first place since April 8.

♦ It marks the fi rst time Arizona has held a 2.0+-game division lead since July 1, 2018 (+2.5).

♦ The D-backs are currently the only team in the NL West with a winning record.

♦ Corbin Carroll, since April 10, is hitting .318 (7-for22)/1.030 OPS with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 4 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base.

♦ Drey Jameson is making his fi rst career start vs. Cardinals.

ROSTER MOVES
♦ The D-backs made the following roster moves:
• Reinstated LHP Joe Mantiply (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day injured list.
• Optioned RHP Luis Frías to Triple-A Reno following last night’s game.

BROADCAST UPDATES
♦ Due to the Suns NBA Playoff schedule (Go Suns!), the following upcoming D-backs broadcasts have been moved to Bally Sports Arizona Extra (TV) and ESPN Phoenix 620 AM (Radio):
• Today, April 18 @ Cardinals – 4:45 p.m.
• Thursday, April 20 vs. Padres – 6:40 p.m.
• Saturday, April 22 vs. Padres – 5:10 p.m.

THE ARIZONA ANSWER-BACKS
♦ The D-backs’ 4 wins when either tied or trailing by 1 run after the bottom of the sixth is tied for the most in the Majors with the Guardians and Orioles….in 2022, Arizona won 14 total of these contests (T-8th most).

SLAMMIN’ SMITH
♦ Last night, Pavin Smith hit his first career grand slam (414 ft.) in the top of the 7th inning @ Cardinals off Andre Pallante.

♦ It marked the fi rst grand slam by an Arizona designated hitter in franchise history.

MERRILL MOVIN’ UP
♦ Last night, Merrill Kelly collected his 64th career start of 6.0+ innings with the D-backs to surpass Robbie Ray (2015-19) for the 11th most in franchise history….Kelly is 4 shy of passing Miguel Batista (66; 2001-06) for 10th all-time.

PERFECT OUTTA THE ‘PEN
♦ Andrew Chafi n has not allowed a run in his 8 outings (7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 10 K) and is 1 of 5 relievers in the Majors with 8 or more scoreless outings:
Jesse Chavez/ATL (9), Colin Holderman/PIT (8), David Robertson/NYM (8) and Peter Strzelecki/MIL (8).

EXTRA! EXTRA!
♦ The D-backs’ 4 leadoff extra-base hits (4 2B) are tied for the most in baseball with the Braves (4; 3 2B, 1 HR).

♦ Since April 6, the D-backs’ 41 extra-base hits (28 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR) lead the NL, ahead of the Phillies (40), Braves (39) and Dodgers (38).

♦ Arizona has 2+ extra-base hits in 14 of its 17 games.

RHP DREY JAMESON ♦ #99
AT A GLANCE: Selected by the D-backs as a compensatory-round selection in First-Year Player Draft (June 15, 2019).
• Attended Ball State University from 2018-19 where he was named 2019 MAC Pitcher of the Year after going 6-3 with a 3.24 ERA (33 ER in 91.2 IP) and single-season MAC record 146 strikeouts in 16 starts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Is making his second start of the season (first road start) after making 3 appearances in relief.
• Made his first Opening Day roster and began the season in the bullpen.

• Recorded his first career win as a reliever (March 31 @ Dodgers) and first save (April 4 @ Padres).

• Enters ’23 as the D-backs’ No. 9 prospect by MLB Pipeline.

VS. CARDINALS: Will be making his first career appearance.

LAST START: Posted a no decision on April 12 vs. Brewers, tossing 4.0 scoreless frames with 4 strikeouts.

DR. DREY ROAD TOUR: In his 2 road starts in the Majors last year, went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA (4 ER in 12.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts.

EQUALLY TOUGH: Is limiting righties to a .174 average (4-for-23) with 9 strikeouts…lefties are batting at a .200 clip (4-for-20) with just 1 walk this season.

DYNAMITE DEBUT: Tied the D-backs record for most scoreless innings (7.0) in a Major League debut on Sept. 15 vs. Padres.

• The 7.0 innings were also the second most innings, behind Geraldo Guzmán on July 6, 2000 @ Astros (8.0).

• Jameson’s 2 hits allowed is tied for the second fewest allowed in a Major League debut by a D-back (also: Chase Anderson on May 11, 2014 @ White Sox).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NOTES:

RECENT REDBIRDS: The defending National League Central Division Champion St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a three-game series tonight at Busch Stadium … The Cardinals are 2-3 over their seven-game homestand after splitting a four-game set with Pittsburgh.

ROMERO RECALLED: The Cardinals today announced that they recalled LHP JoJo Romero from Memphis (AAA) and optioned RHP Andre Pallante to Memphis … Romero has made five relief outings with the Redbirds, logging a 1.59 ERA (5.2 IP), 0.71 WHIP, and .176 average against to begin the season.

WHACKING DAY: Since Arizona joined MLB as an expansion team in 1998, the Cardinals .617 win percentage (103-64) against the Diamondbacks is the highest in MLB among National League and common interleague opponents … Arizona’s .373 winning pct. vs. the Cardinals is also their worst against any annual opponent … St. Louis’ .646 home winning pct. vs. the Diamondbacks is its 4th-best at Busch Stadium III (2006-present).

WILD, WILD WEST: Tonight is the 2nd of 16 consecutive games against opponents from the NL and AL West Divisions … Since 2019, the Cardinals are a combined 65-53 vs. both West Divisions, including a 41-18 mark at home.

STOP THIEF!: Willson Contreras has thrown out five attempted basestealers this season, tied with J.T. Realmuto for the MLB lead … Cardinals backstops Contreras and Andrew Knizner have combined for six runners caught stealing, most among MLB teams … Overall this season, MLB teams are stealing bases at a combined 81.9% success rate.

STREAKING WITH GOLDY: Paul Goldschmidt has reached base safely in all 16 games this season, his longest career on-base streak to begin a season and tied with two others for MLB’s 2nd-longest active OB streak behind Xander Bogaerts (18) this season … Matt Holliday holds the Cardinals record of reaching base in 45 straight games to begin the 2015 season.

RARE COMPANY: With his next stolen base, Paul Goldschmidt (316 HR, 149 SB) will become only the 38th player in MLB history with 315+ home runs and 150+ stolen bases, while joining Mike Trout (353 HR & 204 SB) as the only two active … Since 2019, Goldy has swiped 25 consecutive bases without being caught, the longest active streak in MLB.

REHAB ASSIGNMENTS: RHP Adam Wainwright is scheduled to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment in Double-A Springfield tomorrow afternoon at Hammons Field, throwing approximately 60 pitches against Midland (AA-Athletics) … Wainwright has missed the first 17 games of the season due to a groin injury suffered in March while working out with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic … RHP Wilking Rodríguez (right shoulder) is scheduled to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment with Memphis (AAA) on Thursday against Indianapolis (AAA-Pirates) … Rodríguez, who was selected from the Yankees in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft, made seven Grapefruit League appearances for St. Louis before injuring his right shoulder.

START ME UP: Over the last six starts (May 12-present), the Cardinals rotation has recorded a 2.88 ERA (11er/34.1ip) with 28 strikeouts and an opposing .741 OPS .. All five starters have pitched 5.1 innings or longer in their starts.

TWIN KILLINGS: The Cardinals lead MLB with 22 double plays turned defensively … Last season, St. Louis also led MLB in twin killings (181), which was nearly 30 more than second place Colorado (154) … Jack Flaherty is 2nd in MLB in double plays induced (7), while Steven Matz, Jordan Montgomery, and Jake Woodford each have three to rank T-7th in MLB.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: According to Elias, the Cardinals have played the 4th-toughest schedule to open the 2023 season, with their opponents combining for a .588 win pct … Oakland leads MLB with a .617 opponent win pct.

GO-AHEAD GORMAN: 22-year-old Phoenix-area native Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis in the Triple Crown categories (.333/4/14), while ranking among Major League hitters in OPS (1.064, 6th), game-winning RBI (3, T-4th) and go-ahead RBI (4, T-6th).

MAYBE IT’S A SIGN: The Cardinals are 4-7 in their first 11 home games … The 2011 World Series Champion Cardinals began their home slate 5-6, while the 2004 NL Champs started 3-9 at Busch Stadium II before finishing 50-19 over the final 69 home games.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: LHP JORDAN MONTGOMERY (2-1, 2.45)

TONIGHT’S GAME
NL Leaders: Wins (2, T-3rd), Run Support Avg (7.36, 7th), WHIP (1.09, T-9th), Baserunners/9 IP (9.82, 8th), BB/9 IP (.245, 9th), HR/9 IP (0.00, T-1st).

• Is set to make his 4th start of the season and his 112th career (15th as a member of the Cardinals). Facing Arizona for the first time in his career, one of four MLB teams he’s yet to pitch against (STL, SD, SF).

• Is 8-4 with a 2.96 ERA in 14 starts as a member of the Cardinals and St. Louis has won 10 of his 14 starts.

• Leads all Cardinals pitchers with 78 strikeouts since being acquired at the 2022 Trade Deadline (8/2/22).

• Is the only Cardinals pitcher who has not induced a double play this season with the remaining four in the rotation all ranking in the Top 5 of the National League leaders.

• Has not walked a left-handed batter since being acquired by the Cardinals (43 total batters faced). Joins Bailey Falter, Joey Kuhnel, Brooks Raley and Josh Winder as pitchers who have faced 40+ left-handed batters without a walk to a LHB since 8/1/22.

• Made his fourth Opening Day Roster and first with the Cardinals, adding to 2018, 2021 and 2022 with the Yankees. Was on the Injured List in 2019 and Taxi Squad in 2020.

• Has held his opposition to three earned runs or fewer in 79% (88-of-111) of his career starts. Ranks 18th among left-handed pitchers since 2017 with 87.

LAST TIME OUT
• Suffered his first loss of the season exiting after 6.1 innings allowing two runs in a 5-0 loss. Extended his scoreless inning streak to a career-high 15.0 innings before allowing his first run on back-to-back doubles by Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Santana in the 6th inning.

DATE vs. RESULT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR NP-S
4/13 PIT L 5-0 L-1 6.1 6 2 2 2 5 0 96-63

2023
• Established a new career-high with a 15.0 inning scoreless streak from 4/2-13, surpassing his previous high of 14.2 IP.

• Won his opening start of the season behind a 9-4 offensive effort vs. TOR (4/2) in a series clinching win.

• Threw 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball at MIL (4/8). Was the longest outing by a Cardinals pitcher this season and his 2nd consecutive scoreless outing against an N.L. Central opponent on the road (16.0 IP streak).

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (10-7) at Colorado Rockies (5-12)

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MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (10-7) at Colorado Rockies (5-12)

PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:

THE PIRATES:…improved to 3-2 on their current seven-game road trip with Monday night’s series-opening win at Colorado…Have won six of their last eight games on the road since dropping back-to-back games on 4/1-2…Won a season-high four straight games from 4/3-7…Have not lost back-to-back games since dropping the final two contests of their season-opening series in Cincinnati.

IN THE BIG INNING: The Pirates broke open last night’s game with a six-run second inning that paved the way to a 14-3 win…Prior to last night, the last time the Bucs scored at least six runs in an inning at Coors Field came on August 29, 2019, in a seven-run first inning in an 11-8 win…Last night was also tied for Pittsburgh’s largest margin of victory in Colorado… The Pirates also beat the Rockies in Denver by 11 runs on July 29, 1998 (12-1) and May 7, 1997 (14-3).

JACK’S JACK: Jack Suwinski’s 461-foot home run in the ninth inning Monday night was the farthest by a Pirate this year and the 10th-farthest
by a Bucco in the Statcast era (since 2015)…Pedro Alvarez’ 479-foot bomb on October 4, 2015, off Cincinnati’s Josh Smith at PNC Park is the longest home run hit by a Pirate since 2015…The farthest homer in the Statcast era on the road by a Pirate is 472-feet, accomplished by Jung Ho Kang on September 8, 2015, at Cincinnati.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST NIGHT: Mark Mathias recorded a career-high four hits…Bryan Reynolds knocked in two runs and enters today tied for the National League lead with 17 RBI this season…The team’s 14 runs were the most on the road since beating the Astros 14-2 on June 26, 2019.

CUTCH’S MILESTONES WATCH: Andrew McCutchen enters today four total bases shy of tying Arky Vaughan for ninth place on the Pirates all-time list with 2,484…McCutchen is also one double shy of tying Dave Parker for seventh place on the Pirates all-time list with 296 and one hit shy of breaking a tie with Dave Parker (1479) and moving into sole possession of 13th place on the Pirates all-time hit list with 1480…Al Oliver is 12th with 1490 hits.

WELCOME HOME CUTCH: Andrew McCutchen has reached base safely in 12 straight games, has hit safely in five straight and six of his last seven games and at a .333 clip (14-for-42) with a .983 OPS in his last 11 contests dating back to April 5…McCutchen’s .819 OPS as a designated hitter ranks third in all of Major League Baseball, trailing only Joc Pederson (.895) and Shohei Ohtani (.876).

PLAYING THE FIELD: The Pirates enter today with a season-high errorless streak of 43.2 innings, which is their longest stretch since going 54.1 innings without a miscue from August 8-16, 2022…The 43.2 innings is also the third-longest active errorless streak in MLB behind the Mets (61 innings) and A’s (52 innings)…Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau.

AT THE HOT CORNER: Ke’Bryan Hayes had a career-high tying three RBI last night and is hitting .348 (8-for-23) with two doubles, a triple, home run and four RBI in his last six games…Hayes has not made an error in 47 total chances in 16 games, one of three third basemen in MLB to play at least 16 games without making an error this season along with Seattle’s Eugenio Suarez (no errors in 49 total chances) and Boston’s Rafael Devers (no errors in 34 total chances)… Since the beginning of last season, Hayes’ 26 Defensive Runs Saved are the most in all of baseball regardless of position according to the Fielding Bible…Brendan Rodgers ranks second (22).

A CON-VINCE-ING PERFORMANCE: Vince Velasquez will make his fourth start with the Bucs tonight after earning his first win in his last outing…Velasquez scattered three hits over 6.0 innings while throwing 60 of his 95 pitches for strikes in Pittsburgh’s 5-0 shutout Thursday night at St. Louis…Velasquez also recorded a combined 32 called strikes and whiffs in his last time out…Ten of the 18 whiffs Velasquez tallied came via his four-seam fastball according to Baseball Savant.

ON THE ROAD: The Bucs are 6-2 in their last eight road games and 7-4 overall this year away from PNC Park…It’s the team’s best road start since also going 7-4 after the first 11 games in 2018 (Pittsburgh’s last 8-4 road start came in 2004)…Pittsburgh’s 14 home runs on the road are tied for the third-most in MLB behind the Giants (19) and Braves (18)… The Pirates have also recorded the third-lowest road ERA (3.04) in all of Major League Baseball coming into today behind the Twins (2.30) and Braves (2.33).

GETTING STRETCHED OUT: Pittsburgh’s starters have worked at least 6.0 innings in each of the last seven games… That’s the longest stretch since making eight straight of at least 6.0 innings from April 10-19, 2019…The starting staff has recorded a 2.30 ERA (43.0ip/11er) during this current seven-game stretch.

27 – RHP VINCE VELASQUEZ
VINCE VELASQUEZ: The 30-year-old righthander is making his fourth start of the season tonight…Won a 5-0 decision (6.0ip) in his last start Thursday at St. Louis.

vs. COLORADO: 2-1 with a 4.75 ERA (41.2ip/22er) in nine career appearances (eight starts)…His only appearance last year came in 1.0 scoreless inning of relief as a member of the White Sox on 9/14…His last appearance at Coors Field came on 4/23/21 when he had a no-decision (4.0ip/2er) in a walkoff win by the Rockies over the Phillies.

COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
WHAT’S GOING ON
• The Colorado Rockies continue their brief three-game homestand tonight with the second of three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• The Rockies dropped last night’s game 14-3, their largest margin of defeat since losing 16-4 to the Texas Rangers, Aug. 24, 2022 … infielder Alan Trejo pitched the ninth inning for the Rockies, the ninth position player in franchise history to make a pitching appearance.

• Following this homestand, the Rockies embark on a seven-game road trip to Philadelphia (Thursday-Sunday) and Cleveland (April 24-26).

RESET
• The Rockies have dropped a season-high six-straight games, their longest losing streak since a seven-game skid Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2022.

• Colorado has been outscored 45-18 over the past six games … the Rockies have slashed .228/.290/.360 with six home runs over the losing streak, including a .152 (7-for-46) average with runners in scoring position … have posted a 5.65 team ERA (51.0 IP, 32 ER) with an opponent average of .277 (57-for-206), including a .408 average with runners in scoring position (20-for-49).

SERIESLY
• The Rockies have not won any of their first five series of the season, dropping three and splitting two … last went winless through their first five series of the season in 2019, when they dropped or split their first five series before sweeping San Diego in two games for their first series win.

• The last time Colorado went deeper into a season without winning a series was in 2005, when they recorded their first series win in their seventh series of the season, April 22-24 vs. Los Angeles-NL.

YO-HO-HO
• The Rockies went 3-3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2022, winning two of three at Coors Field while dropping two of three at PNC Park.

• Colorado is 5-2 over their last seven home games against the Pirates after losing six in a row to Pittsburgh at Coors Field Aug. 7, 2018-Sept. 1, 2019.

• Elias Díaz played the first five years of his career in Pittsburgh from 2015-19 … in eight games against his former club, he has gone 8-for-26 with one double, one triple and two home runs.

• Kris Bryant has a career slash line of .355/.463/.609 with 31 doubles and 20 home runs in 99 career games against the Giants … his .355 average (130-for-366) is the second-highest all-time against Pittsburgh, trailing only Lefty O’Doul (.360, 1928-34).

OFF THE SCHNEID
• Kris Bryant hit his first home run at Coors Field as a member of the Rockies last night, with each of his previous six coming on the road, including his first home run of the season Friday in Seattle.

• Bryant is slashing .323/.380/.477 on the season and has reached base safely in 15 of 16 games … has reached base safely in 52 of 58 total games in his Rockies career, slashing .311/.377/.476 in his Rockies career.

ARM BARN
• The Rockies bullpen has tossed 65.2 innings of relief through 17 games, tied for the fifth-most in the Majors.

• Over the last 12 games the bullpen has posted a 3.70 ERA (48.2 IP, 20 ER) with 23 walks and 51 strikeouts while allowing just three home runs.

• Since allowing one earned run in his first outing of the season, LHP Brad Hand has put together six consecutive scoreless appearances (4.2 IP), striking out eight through this span.

• Brent Suter was tagged for four unearned runs Saturday but has allowed just two earned runs through 10.1 inning (six games) this season, good for a 1.74 ERA while tied for the most innings of relief in the NL …the left-hander has fanned nine while walking three and giving up seven hits.

ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #51 JOSÉ UREÑA RHP
THE SECOND TIME AROUND
• Made 17 starts in a Rockies uniform in 2023, going 3-8 (Rockies 6-11) while posting a 5.14 ERA (89.1 IP, 51 ER) with 38 walks and 60 strikeouts … allowed 10 home runs while opponents slashed .289/.356/.425 (102-for-353).

• Signed by the Rockies to a Minor League contract on May 16 … was a member of Milwaukee’s Opening Day roster and made four appearances out of the bullpen before being designated for assignment on May 2.

• Re-signed by the Rockies to a one-year Major League contract on Nov. 11, 2022.

RIGHT THE SHIP
• Allowed three runs over five innings in his last start on April 12 vs. St. Louis, his longest start of the season after failing to make it out of the third inning in his first two starts of the year … all three runs came on a solo home run and a two-run home run.

• Logged six strikeouts for the first time since Sept. 28, 2022 at San Francisco … walked one batter after walking seven and striking out one over his first two starts.

ONWARDS
• Failed to make it out of the third inning in both of his first two starts, allowing 10 total runs (eight earned) on 12 hits across five innings this season … has walked seven and struck out two.

• Was the first starter in franchise history to begin a Rockies season with two starts of less than three innings … RHP Victor Santos (Sept. 14 & Sept. 22, 2002) and RHP Marvin Freeman (April 27 & May 2, 1995) each began their seasons with two such starts, but not at the beginning of the Rockies’ season.

SUPPORT SYSTEM
• Has received 27 total runs of support over his 20 starts with the Rockies since last season, a 2.25 run support average that is the lowest in the Majors.

• Has not received more than two runs of support since Aug. 30 of last season, his last win (3-2 Rockies at Atlanta).

• His 2.42 RSA in 2022 was the lowest in the Majors (min. 15 starts) and the lowest for a Rockies starter in a single-season in franchise history (min. 15 GS).

THE FINAL STRETCH
• Spun at least five frames and allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his last five starts for the Rockies in 2022, good for a 2.25 ERA (28.0 IP, 7 ER) through that span.

COORS FIELD
• Was 2-5 (Rockies 3-5) in eight starts at Coors Field in 2022, posting a 6.30 ERA (40.0 IP, 28 ER) with 18 walks and 29 strikeouts … allowed opponents to bat .311 (51-for-164) with six home runs … walked multiple batters in seven of eight starts (4.05 BB/9).

• Received a total of nine runs of support across his eight starts, with seven of those runs coming Aug. 19 vs. San Francisco in a 7-4 Rockies win … received no runs five times and one run twice.

ARRGGHHHHH
• 2-3 in 12 career appearances (five starts) against the Pirates, logging a 5.26 ERA (39.1 IP, 23 ER) with 10 walks and 19 strikeouts … 4.08 ERA (28.2 IP, 13 ER) in his five starts with six walks and 17 strikeouts.

• Made one start against Pittsburgh in 2022 on July 16 at Coors Field, tossing six scoreless innings with two walks and four strikeouts … made two relief appearances against Pittsburgh while with Milwaukee April 18 and 26 and allowed three runs (one earned) over 3.1 innings (2.70 ERA).

A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
• Had his contract selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on July 6, 2022 and made his first start in a Rockies uniform that night at Dodger Stadium.

• Did not factor into the Rockies’ 2-1 loss despite tossing 6.2 innings and allowing one run on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts … tossed six scoreless innings before exiting the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs … runner came around to score on a wild pitch by reliever Jake Bird.

• 11th start of his career, third on the road, tossing at least 6.2 innings and allowing one or fewer runs (last: April 14, 2019 vs. Philadelphia).

• Became the 15th pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 6.2 innings and allow one or fewer runs in his first start with the club (last: Tim Melville, Aug. 21, 2019 at Arizona).

SWEET AND SOUR AND SWEET AGAIN
• Began his Rockies career in 2022 with three-straight quality starts July 6-16, going 1-1 with a 1.45 ERA (18.2 IP, 3 ER) over that span … became the fifth Rockie in franchise history to record a quality start in each of his first three starts with the club, joining Joe Kennedy (four-straight, 2004), Jon Garland (2013), Jason Jennings (2001) and Bryan Rekar (1995).

• In his start on Aug. 24 vs. Texas, became the first Rockie in history to allow at least nine hits and nine earned runs in 1.1 innings or fewer, the 24th in Major League history (last: Mike Fiers, Sept. 9, 2021 at Houston; 1.0 IP, 9 H, 9 ER).

• Earned his first win as a Rockie on July 16 vs. Pittsburgh, tossing six scoreless innings in a 2-0 Rockies win … sixth time in his career tossing at least six scoreless, the first time since July 29, 2018 vs. Washington.

• In 17 starts with the Rockies, posted seven quality outings and allowed five or more earned runs four times.

BREW CREW
• Was signed by the Brewers to a Minor League contract on March 29, 2022 and had his contract selected to the Major League roster on March 30.

• Made four relief appearances with the Brewers in April before being designated for assignment on May 2 … cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Minors on May 9 … refused his Minor League assignment and declared free agency the same day.

• Was scoreless in two of four relief outings, allowing a combined five runs (three earned) on seven hits across 7.2 innings (3.52 ERA) … walked five while striking out three.

• Last relief outing came on April 26 at Pittsburgh … allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits across 2.1 innings.

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