#Reds have traded Cueto/Leake...are going with rookie rotation....getting good starts....and....have scored 18 runs in 9 August games
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Johnny Cueto was brilliant in his Kansas City debut as the Royals shutout the Tigers last night, 4-0...
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Does Machi really slip in for some cheap saves down the stretch?
Koji Uehara (wrist) will miss the remainder of the season with a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist.
Uehara suffered the fracture on a comebacker in Friday's contest with the Tigers, and while initial X-rays were negative, CT revealed the extent of the injury. Jean Machi and Junichi Tazawa figure to see Boston's save chances now; Tazawa is certainly more deserving, but John Farrell doesn't believe he's suited for the ninth, opening the door for Machi. If there's some silver lining here, it's that the 40-year-old closer is expected to make a complete recovery from this injury.Comment -
Rockies John Gray looks pretty good so far. Last night he pitched well but the the relief pitcher blew it for himComment -
Big Series Starts tonight...
Pirates, Cardinals being 3-game series tonight.
Best record in MLB since May 22:
Pirates 47-22 (.681)
Cardinals 44-26 (.629)Comment -
I clinched a playoff spot in fantasy with my win last week in 1 league.Comment -
nice work empireComment -
Tazawa got off to a shitty start tonight he blew the save and the game.Comment -
Yankees lead is now down to 0.5 games in the AL East, Blue Jays sure caught up to them fast. Still plenty of games left in the season though.
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Toronto is going to go right on by and draw off unless something changes soon. The Blue Jays are on FIRE.Comment -
Toronto is definitely playing good ball right now. It's going to be a great stretch run this next 8 weeks!
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How long will the Blue Jays stay in first? Yankess still have one less loss than them.Comment -
Hisashi Iwakuma tosses a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon!
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Strasburg back to being inconsistent again
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Jays win their 11th straight, Yankees finally win to end their 5 game losing streak. Yankees-Blue Jays series starts tonight in Toronto for 3 games.Comment -
Angels lose lefty C.J. Wilson for rest of season due to elbow surgery
By Mike Axisa | Baseball Writer
August 13, 2015 6:58 pm ET
As expected, Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson will undergo season-ending surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow, manager Mike Scioscia told reporters Thursday. Wilson had been pitching through discomfort earlier in the season and eventually it became too much.
The Angels placed Wilson on the DL two weeks ago, and he sought three opinions to determine whether non-surgical treatment was possible. The final opinion came from Dr. Neal ElAttrache earlier this week, then Wilson decided on surgery. He'll have the procedure in the coming days.
Here's what Scioscia told Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Times:"When you first shut down a pitcher, you're obviously hoping that it's short term and he'll be able to regain his form to go out there," Scioscia said. "I think there was a lot of different things that could take place. That was one of them. But to be honest with you, I really have no idea what direction something like this goes. It could be a lot of things. In this case, it's surgical."Reportedly, several Angels players were frustrated with Wilson's decision to get his elbow checked out, believing he could continue to pitch through it. That was a ridiculous assertion at the time and seems downright laughable now that multiple doctors have recommended surgery.
Wilson, 34, went 8-8 with a 3.89 ERA (94 ERA+) in 21 starts and 132 innings before being placed on the DL. He's had issues with bone spurs in his elbow before, most notably in 2008 and 2012. Wilson had similar clean out procedures then and came back with no issues. He's expected to be ready for spring training. Next season is the final year on his contract.
With Wilson sidelined, the Angels currently have Garrett Richards, Jered Weaver, Andrew Heaney, Hector Santiago and Matt Shoemaker in their rotation. The plan was to move Shoemaker into the bullpen a few weeks ago, but Wilson's injury forced the team to keep him in the rotation.
The Angels come into Thursday at 59-54, two games back of the Astros in the AL West. They currently sit in the second wild-card spot, 2 1/2 games back of the Yankees and 1 1/2 games up on the Rays.Comment -
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The Reds haven't done so bad with their trades in the past year. Some good pieces to work with.
Eugenio Suarez went off in Thursday's 10-3 win over the Dodgers, finishing 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and four total RBI.
Suarez knocked in his first run with a double in the fifth, then unloaded on a Pedro Baez offering for a three-run home run in the sixth. The 23-year-old shortstop is posting some nice numbers while filling in for the injured Zack Cozart, hitting to a .307/.338/.492 triple-slash with seven home runs and 29 RBI through 51 games.Comment -
And we get to see John Lamb pitch tonight...
John is one of 3 left-handers the Reds got from KC for Cueto.
John Lamb has been dominating at Triple-A with a 9-1 record and 2.68 ERA in 15 starts. He leads the Pacific Coast League in wins and is third in strikeouts with 84 and fourth in ERA.Comment -
lol I had forgotten about Bobby Parnell
once upon a time he was considered a good prospect[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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[quote=Whippit;7921056]miami won't lose a single eastern conference game through end of season[/quote]Comment -
Blue Jays win streak and brief stay in first place came to an end tonight.
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Happ pitched well today but don't the Pirate have anyone better than him ? Colon Pitched really well but Parnell sucked Mets need another middle reliever, Familia and Parnell have been shaky. Pirates lucky to miss DeGrom, they get Harvey though.Comment
