The trade: The San Francisco Giants acquire DH Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks, OF prospect James Tibbs and minor league RHP Jose Bello. It’s rare we get an out-of-the-blue trade featuring one of the game’s best hitters, and it’s even more rare when it happens in the middle of June involving teams in […]
Crochet on Judge Duel: ‘That Was My Best Pitch, and I’d Throw It Again’.Duongnhung
The Boston Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season. Except for one pitch in Friday’s 2-1, extra-inning win over the New York Yankees, he again proved to be the antidote to slugger Aaron Judge. Crochet held New York scoreless over a career-high 8 1/3 innings, striking out the Yankees slugger […]
Judge’s Late Blast Can’t Save Yankees in Extra-Inning Loss to Red Sox.Duongnhung
BOSTON — For 106 pitches Friday night, Garrett Crochet dominated the Yankees. That included three strikeouts of Aaron Judge, who was 0-for-6 with six punchouts in his first six at-bats against the Red Sox lefty this season. On pitch No. 107, with Crochet two outs away from a complete-game shutout, Judge silenced Fenway Park — […]
Awkward Airwaves: Turner’s Dugout Gag Turns Into Cubs TV Blunder.Duongnhung
Pirates vs. Cubs Highlights Justin Turner was letting it all hang loose on Thursday night. The veteran reserve who plays sparingly for the first-place Cubs was granted “Fan of the Game” by their home broadcast partner, “Marquee Sports Network,” but they didn’t recognize that there was something a bit more testy going on with the scene. […]
Brilliant, But Alone: Skenes Enters MLB Record Books as Pirates’ Bats Stay Cold.Duongnhung
Getty Images Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is no stranger to impressive accomplishments. On Friday, he made the wrong kind of history with his start against the Chicago Cubs (box score). Skenes, who did his part by striking out five batters and scattering four hits across five shutout innings, was denied a decision when the Pirates bullpen blew a late […]