This Braves lefty has quietly become a bullpen ace
When Braves lefty Dylan Lee takes the mound, everything about him looks super-casual. His face seems expressionless. He appears emotionless. Even his delivery is unremarkable. But then, there’s usually not much glory…
Boone ejected for 1st time this season after balk call
NEW YORK — Aaron Boone wanted an explanation. Instead, the Yankees manager left the field with an ejection, his first of the season. Boone was tossed by home-plate umpire Will Little after…
Rays find their power stroke in 5th straight win
CHICAGO — The Rays have bombarded teams with their small-ball approach early in the season. They lead the Majors in sacrifice bunts (nine) and are fourth in stolen bases (20), but manager…
J-Rod gets taste of his own medicine, robbed of HR by Merrill
Julio Rodríguez has robbed his fair share of home runs, some of them even against the Padres, but on Wednesday night he was on the wrong end thanks to San Diego center…
Elder K's 7, lowers ERA to 0.77 with brilliant scoreless start
ATLANTA — Bryce Elder has a sub-1.00 ERA through four starts and Chris Sale’s 37-year-old arm remains one of baseball’s best. As for Reynaldo López and Grant Holmes, they have both remained…
Brewers get favorable bounce in bizarre 8th to snap 6-game skid
MILWAUKEE – The physics of the thing were a little hard to figure. Sal Frelick, the leadoff man of the moment for an injury-depleted Brewers lineup and a slumping team, beat a…
Breakout sluggers surge in first in-season Hitter Power Rankings
Back in March, when we debuted our first Hitter Power Rankings of the year, there was one prevailing question. Who would take home the top spot: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? Our…
Cole to begin Minor League rehab with Double-A start Friday
NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole is scheduled to make his first Minor League rehab start on Friday, when he’ll take the mound for Double-A Somerset. Cole, who is recovering from Tommy John…
Neto: 'My fault' for missed pop-up that opened door for walk-off loss
NEW YORK — As soon as Jazz Chisholm Jr. made contact on a high pop-up on the infield, Angels closer Jordan Romano pointed to the sky, fully expecting it to be the…
Arrighetti answers call with impressive 10-K outing
HOUSTON — Spencer Arrighetti struck out 10 batters in six innings, allowing one run and two hits in his first start of the season, and Yordan Alvarez clubbed his seventh homer to…
