Wow combined no hitter by the Angels on Tyler Skaggs night in Anaheim. Sometimes you can't write a better script. 
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The Yankees will activate first baseman Luke Voit from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com tweets. The club cleared room for Voit on Friday by optioning infielder Breyvic Valera to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
It’s not apparent from looking at the Yankees’ major league-best 58-31 record, but long-term injuries to core players have haunted them all season. Voit, however, is returning to their lineup in short order after going to the IL on July 2 (retroactive to June 30) with an abdominal strain. Before that, Voit was continuing his emerge as one of the majors’ best offensive first basemen with a .280/.393/.509 line and 17 home runs in 349 plate appearances. The Yankees primarily relied on Edwin Encarnacion and DJ LeMahieu at first in Voit’s absence.
Unfortunately for New York, outfielder Giancarlo Stanton won’t return to its lineup in the near future. Stanton, who has dealt with a series of injuries this year and played in just nine games, went back to the IL on June 26 with a PCL strain in his right knee. At the time, general manager Brian Cashman cast doubt on the possibility of Stanton returning in July. Stanton still hasn’t resumed baseball activities, according to Hoch, so a July return does indeed look out of the question. The Yankees have gotten through Stanton’s latest injury with the aid of a hot streak from his replacement in left field, Brett Gardner.
While the Yankees’ offense has barely had Stanton this season, the team’s bullpen hasn’t gotten a single pitch from right-hander Dellin Betances. The four-time All-Star setup man first dealt with a bone spur in his shoulder before suffering a lat injury, though there is progress to report: Betances is slated to begin a throwing program Monday, per Hoch. The solid season-long performances of Adam Ottavino, Zach Britton and Tommy Kahnle have helped the Yankees build a sturdy bridge to closer Aroldis Chapman even without Betances.Comment -
The only team that can beat NYY is Houston, not the Twins or any of the wild cards.
Oakland would have a chance in a one and done, but Yanks will get a bye. Remember this is a team that homered in every game for more than a month consecutively and the only team with lock down pitching in the AL are the Astros.Comment -
Bettances would make their already stacked bullpen even betterComment -
German for the Yankees is my new favorite pitcher. Guy is a machine. 0-2 1-2 every batterComment -
Awesome story in Anaheim, unreal.Comment -
That was a sensational first inning by the Cubs today in the 1stComment -
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Cubs on a mission.Comment -
Had to pass on backing the Mets today in game 2 of series in Miami. Looked like a no-brainer, but they're just scary bad.Comment -
I’m going to catch Padres at Cubs next Saturday at Wrigley. Very excited for Tatis! Just saw him execute pickle rundown play to perfection against Braves!Comment -
4 7-run 1st innings in MLB since all star break!Comment -
Started slowly, but last 4 games were good to over bettorsComment -
According to a report from MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro, several scouts were in attendance for Saturday night’s game between the Marlins and Mets, presumably with an interest in observing several Miami relievers.
Though Frisaro did underscore that the participation of New York starter Noah Syndergaard in tonight’s affair likely had much to do with the heavy scouting presence at Marlins Park, he also proposed that a few interesting Miami arms could be of particular interest to competitive clubs.
Entering tonight’s game, the Marlins’ bullpen had posted a collective 2.25 ERA since June 1st, which was tied with the Braves and A’s for the third-best mark in the Majors in that span. It’s difficult to say which of Miami’s bullpen pieces would be most attractive to an acquiring club, but Frisaro points to Austin Brice, Jarlin Garcia and Nick Anderson as possible trade chips.
It is conceivable that an in-the-race team could buy into the 1.88 ERA of the 27-year-old Brice, but only if they were to overlook his slightly less pristine underlying marks, which include a 4.39 xFIP. Jarlin Garcia could make for a solid LOOGY candidate for most teams, but his 6.30 career K/9 indicates that he isn’t the type of arm that typically elicits a ton of trade value.
Anderson could make for the club’s most appealing late-inning trade bait. The 6’5 righty is generating a prodigious number of strikeouts in his first big league campaign (13.85 K/9), turning to a 95-mph fastball in addition to a heavily used curveball. After giving up a decisive two-run dinger to Robinson Cano tonight, Anderson’s ERA sits at 4.46, but FIP (2.99) thinks much more highly of his 2019 work. The 29-year-old, whom Miami acquired from Minnesota this past November, is controllable for five years beyond the 2019 season.Comment -
Yankees going to win today or no go???????????Comment -
Ervin ties Reds' record with 6 hits in 17-9 win over Rockies
DENVER -- Phillip Ervin's big night at the plate started slowly.
Ervin beat out an infield hit on the way to a 6-for-6 performance that tied a franchise record, and the Cincinnati Reds put together five-run outbursts in the sixth and seventh innings, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 17-9 on Saturday in a game delayed more than three hours at the start because of lightning and rain.
"It all started with that broken-bat cheapie," said Ervin, who also had triple, double and three more singles along with three RBI. "That's how crazy baseball can work, you get blown up the first AB and then I made my adjustments and I put everything else on the barrel hard."
It was the fourth time a Reds player had six hits in a game and the first since Walker Cooper accomplished the feat on July 6, 1949.Comment -
Rockies Reds game delayed till way late. Good for hitters as delays can mess pitchers upComment -
Yankees are a great team, jays suck.Comment -
Unless the Angels make a run it looks like another great Mike Trout season is going to be wasted.Comment -
I was just gonna say, it seems the Angels have some mojo since the tragedyComment -
10-5 of the fifth at Coors.
30 plus runs now in the past game and a half.
Coors is a joke.Comment -
No score in San Diego.Comment -
Giants/ rockies on a double dip tomorrow..... overs?Comment -
Pitching is on the Astros’ mind as the AL West leaders approach the trade deadline, and both starters or relievers could be on the menu, GM Jeff Luhnow told The Athletic’s Jake Kaplan (subscription required). “It all depends on whether or not we’re able to acquire a starter and what that means for the rest of the rotation and maybe when [Brad] Peacock’s going to come back and be healthy and all of that,” Luhnow said. “So, there are a lot of variables. But we’ve never ruled out looking at relievers. In fact, several of the pitchers that we have on our wish list are relievers.”
As Luhnow mentioned, Peacock’s injury status adds another question mark to a rotation that was already in need of at least one more starter. While Houston has been linked to any number of big-name starters on the rumor mill, acquiring a reliever would add pen depth, and also perhaps allow the Astros to experiment with using an opener and bulk pitcher for one of the rotation spots, rather than a full-time starter. For the short term, Luhnow figured his team will have to get though something of a pitching crunch over the next few days, though “we talked to a couple clubs about some players who might fit in.”
More from around the division…
- The trade that brought Homer Bailey from the Royals to the Athletics “came together kind of quickly this morning,” Oakland GM David Forst told MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos and other media, as Forst initially contacted the Royals about Bailey only “a few days ago.” Bailey was actually scheduled to start today for Kansas City, and was only told of the deal while he was doing his pregame warmup pitches in the bullpen. Bailey adds at least one veteran arm to Oakland’s pitching mix, and while the A’s hope to get some of their injured younger hurlers back soon, the club hasn’t closed the door on more trades. “We’ll keep an eye on starters, but we have a lot of conversations going on for relievers right now,” Forst said.
- Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times answered several Mariners-related questions as part of a reader mailbag, and in regards to a question about Domingo Santana, Divish opines that the M’s should be open to trade offers at the deadline or in the offseason. After a rough 2018, Santana has regained his 2017 hitting form in Seattle, and he is also controlled through 2021 via arbitration. With this in mind, Divish feels the Mariners should explore selling high on Santana, since he may not fit into the club’s long-term rebuild plans and doesn’t offer any defensive help.
- Rangers prospect Anderson Tejeda will miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury, according to The Athletic’s Levi Weaver (Twitter link). Tejeda was ranked as the 93rd-best minor league in the sport by Baseball Prospectus prior to the season, though Tejeda’s year at high-A ball was halted on May 29 after he hurt his shoulder while sliding into a base. An international signing in 2014, the Dominican middle infielder has a .265/.332/.452 slash line and 45 home runs over 1672 professional plate appearances. MLB.com ranks Tejeda as the third-best prospect in the Rangers’ system, citing his good glovework at shortstop and a “plus-plus” throwing arm.
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Homer Bailey is really being targeted in free agency? Didn’t he lose 20 games last year??Comment -
A's trade for Homer Bailey to bolster rotation
Former Reds starter has bounced back after going 1-14 last season
CINCINNATI — Former Cincinnati Reds starter Homer Bailey resurrected his career with the Kansas City Royals this season and now finds himself with a contending team.
The Royals (32-41) traded Bailey to the Oakland Athletics (52-41) on Sunday, according to multiple reports, for minor league infielder Kevin Merell. Through Saturday, the A’s had a half game lead over the Cleveland Indians in the race for the second American League wild-card.
Bailey was 7-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 18 starts for the Royals but was 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA in six June starts and allowed two earned runs in five innings in his first July start. He was scheduled to start Sunday but was scratched when the trade was made.
Bailey spent the first 12 years of his career with the Reds. He was 74-83 with a 4.58 ERA. In 20 starts last season, he was 1-14 with a 6.09 ERA.
The Reds traded Bailey to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December in the deal that brought Yasiel Puig, Kyle Farmer and Alex Wood to the Reds. The Dodgers released Bailey the next day, though they are paying him $22.45 million in salary this season, and he signed with the Royals in February.Comment -
Interesting trading for Bailey...guy has sucked for a long time but having a decent year, the move to Oakland will help any pitcherComment -
Bailey has been and always will be a straight bum
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Chacin too, he’s an albatross around the Brewers neck.Comment -
Homer Bailey was a big time prospect out of High school. Never really lived up to expectationsComment
