[stevenash]

Eduardo Nunez left the game with a sprained left wrist/thumb. X-rays were negative, and Red Sox are classifying him as day-to-day.

Then again, aren't we all day to day?

[EmpireMaker]

The Yankees have announced that they will bring first baseman Greg Bird back onto the MLB roster in time for tomorrow’s game, as Sweeny Murti of WFAN first reported on Twitter. Tyler Austin was optioned to create active roster space. Bird is finally back to health after struggling all year with ankle issues. As Murti notes, the 24-year-old turned in an 11-for-26 performance in his rehab stint. The Yankees will surely hope he can maintain that momentum upon his returning after posting an anemic .100/.250/.200 batting line in his first 72 plate appearances on the year.
Here’s more from the AL East:

• Orioles closer Zach Britton gave some details on the positive outlook surrounding his bothersome left knee, as Roch Kubato of MASNsports.com writes. In the near term, Britton says, he ought to be able to continue pitching as he has since the problem first arose back in 2014. Looking ahead, he doesn’t believe he’ll need even minor offseason surgery.
• The Orioles will be exercising added caution with another pitcher, prospect Cody Sedlock, Kubatko further explains. Sedlock, 22, is dealing with a forearm strain, though executive VP of baseball ops Dan Duquette says it “sounds like it’s a muscle strain.” Still, Sedlock has already missed time with an elbow issue and the organization is understandably taking care. The 2016 first-rounder owns a 5.90 ERA through ninety frames at the High-A level this year, with 6.9 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9.
• Likewise, 2016 Red Sox draftee Jay Groome will be shut down with a forearm strain, as Ian Browne of MLB.com tweets. The southpaw entered the season with quite a lot of hype but has encountered some troubles at the Class A level. He threw 44 1/3 innings over 11 starts there, with a 6.90 ERA and 11.8 K/9 against 5.1 BB/9 on his ledger. Of course, Groome only just turned 19, and clearly he’s still showing quite a bit of talent with that impressive strikeout rate. At this point, there’s no reason to think the injury will stunt his progress.
• The Red Sox and Yankees appear to be gearing up for a big international spending period, as Jon Heyman of Fan Rag writes. Both organizations have struck deals to acquire pool money, boosting their initial $4.75MM allocations up to $8MM apiece. Heyman wonders whether the two AL East giants might be lining up a pile of cash to tempt Japanese superstar Shohei Otani, if he decides to make a move to the majors this winter, though it’s certainly also possible that the clubs are simply planning to add as much young talent from Latin America as they can.

[Chi_archie]

Then again, aren't we all day to day?

very decent point

[koz-man]

The Dodgers threw their third one-hitter of the season to beat the Brewers Friday night. That matches the Marlins for the most times allowing three or fewer hits this season.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Rhys Hoskins (PHI): 8 HR in 15 career games; only 3 players in the Modern Era have hit 9 HR in their first 20 career games

there is a glimmer of hope for phillies fans

[yisman]

about time for Bird to return

[EmpireMaker]

IMPACT ROSTER MOVES

• CWS: INF/OF Nicky Delmonico (sprained wrist) placed on 10-Day DL; C Rob Brantly had contract purchased from minors. | White Sox Depth Chart
  
  • Matt Davidson batted 5th and was the designated hitter in Saturday’s game.’
  
  

• DET: SP Buck Farmer recalled from minors; INF/OF JaCoby Jones optioned to minors. | Tigers Depth Chart

• KCR: SP Danny Duffy (elbow impingement) placed on 10-Day DL; RP Onelki Garcia had contract purchased from minors. | Royals Depth Chart
  
  • Eric Skoglund will start in Duffy’s place on Sunday.
  
  

• NYM: OF Yoenis Cespedes (strained hamstring) placed on 10-Day DL; OF Travis Taijeron had contract purchased from minors; INF/OF Jose Reyes activated from 10-Day DL; RP Kevin McGowan optioned to minors. | Mets Depth Chart
  
  • Taijeron played RF and batted 7th in Saturday’s game.
  • Reyes played 2B and batted 1st in Saturday’s game.
  
  

• NYY: 1B Greg Bird activated from 60-Day DL; 1B/OF Tyler Austin optioned to minors. | Yankees Depth Chart
  
  • Bird played 1B and batted 6th in Saturday’s game.
  
  

• PIT: C Francisco Cervelli (quad discomfort) placed on 10-Day DL; C Elias Diaz recalled from minors. | Pirates Depth Chart

• TEX: OF Carlos Gomez activated from 10-Day DL; INF/OF Phil Gosselin optioned to minors. | Rangers Depth Chart
  
  • Gomez played CF and batted 5th in Saturday’s game.
  
  

[Otters27]

Danny Duffy hurt. Underatated solid pitcher

[koz-man]

The Dodgers were shut out Saturday for the seventh time this season (tied for the 10th-most times in the majors). Still, their run margin of plus-220 for the season is 56 runs greater than their closest pursuer in that stat, the Astros (plus-164).

[Cross]

I'm going to laugh when Dodgers lose first round of playoffs.

[Chi_archie]

I'm going to laugh when Dodgers lose first round of playoffs.

Yeah that will be funny

[BigSpoon]

Yeah that will be funny

Would not be shocked if that happened.

[yisman]

dodgers losing two in a row at home, scoring 2 runs

[yisman]

three games against Milwaukee's mediocre pitching=5 runs for LA.

[EmpireMaker]

Mets righty Matt Harvey is set to return from the disabled list Friday against the Astros, as Mike Puma of the New York Post notes. Harvey has been out since mid-June with a shoulder injury and hasn’t overwhelmed in his four rehab starts, but the Mets were enthused about his last outing, Puma writes. “When he threw in Double-A last time, the reports weren’t all that glowing,” says pitching coach Dan Warthen. “But [minor league pitching coordinator] Glenn Abbott was raving about this last one. Matt’s delivery was the same every pitch, and everything was coming out cleanly.” Harvey has seen most of his last two seasons derailed by injuries, but he’ll have a chance to salvage something from the 2017 season after pitching to a 5.25 ERA, 6.9 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9 in 70 1/3 innings before hitting the DL. Here’s more from the National League.

• Nationals righty Erick Fedde threw with less velocity than usual on Sunday, pitching in the 89-91 MPH range after previously throwing around 94, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post writes. Fedde says he’s “not too worried about” the loss in velocity and attributes it to the approaching end of the season. Fedde, though, is still just under 100 innings for the season between the minors and the Majors after throwing 121 last year. Janes does note that Fedde has lately demonstrated a better-rounded repertoire than he showed in Spring Training, with a slower curveball and changeup to go along with his fastball and slider.
• The Pirates’ rotation hasn’t been overwhelming this season, but they have had good depth they largely haven’t needed, as Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes. The Bucs have only used six starters, and one of those, Tyler Glasnow, has a 1.99 ERA with Triple-A Indianapolis and hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since early June. Steven Brault (1.94 ERA, 8.2 K/9, 3.3 BB/9, 52.2 GB%) has also fared well at Triple-A, with Drew Hutchison, Clay Holmes and Nick Kingham all also getting fairly good results. “It’s a good lesson in humility and patience,” says Brault. “You have to realize it’s not what you’re doing that’s wrong. Sometimes there’s just not a spot.” The Pirates control the rights to everyone in their current rotation for at least two more seasons beyond this one, so an offseason move or two could be a possibility, with Gerrit Cole perhaps being on the trading block. Kingham will be out of options next season, making his name one to watch as well. Of course, rotation depth charts have a way of changing quickly.

[Otters27]

Dodgers could have peaked too early. Hard to say what is going to happen with a rested pitching staff though.

[Chi_archie]

Dodgers could have peaked too early. Hard to say what is going to happen with a rested pitching staff though.

All about being hot at right time

[yisman]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...vey/608163001/

[yisman]

Dallas Morning News saying the Astros/Rangers will move the series to Tropicana Field
So basically they’re drinking Tropicana instead of Minute Maid this week.

[Cross]

All about the orange juice.

[stevenash]

The Indians swept the Royals three straight games this past weekend, all three were shutouts.
Now Austin fukking Pruitt is tossing a 1 hit shutout through 5 innings.
I can't remember a team getting shutout four straight games.

This was a world championship baseball team two years ago.
Pathetic.

[koz-man]

After scoring double-digit runs 18 times in the first four months, the Nats had done it just once in August. Make that twice. Thanks to a bat-around sixth inning, Washington has put up 10-plus on Miami. That's 20 double-digit explosions on the season, most in MLB.

[El Nino]

We are not worthy, @KPILLAR4. WOW. pic.twitter.com/YSnPIko7K6

— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 29, 2017

[Cross]

Royals seriously tanking right, unreal.

[EmpireMaker]

IMPACT ROSTER MOVES

• COL: INF/OF Ian Desmond activated from 10-Day DL; OF Raimel Tapia optioned to minors. | Rockies Depth Chart
  
  • Desmond wasn’t in the original starting lineup, but was a last-minute replacement after Carlos Gonzalez was scratched due to a sore ankle.
  
  

• PIT: INF/OF Adam Frazier (strained hamstring) placed on 10-Day DL; RP Johnny Barbato optioned to minors; OF Jordan Luplow and RP Dovydas Neverauskas recalled from minors. | Pirates Depth Chart
  
  • John Jaso is likely to see more starts while Frazier is out.
  
  

• WSH: SP Max Scherzeractivated from 10-Day DL; OF Jayson Werth activated from 60-day DL; OF Rafael Bautista and OF Andrew Stevenson optioned to minors. | Nationals Depth Chart
  
  • Werth played RF and batted 7th in Monday’s game.
  
  

[Related: MLB Lineup Tracker | MLB Disabled List Tracker | MLB Rotation Depth Tracker ]

—

FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES

• ATL: RP Ian Krol and RP Luke Jackson are expected to be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 2nd, according to Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. | Indians Depth Chart

• CLE: SP Josh Tomlin will be activated from 10-Day DL on Wednesday August 30th, according to Zack Meisel of The Athletic. | Indians Depth Chart

• LAD: 1B/OF Cody Bellinger is expected to be activated from 10-Day DL on Wednesday August 30th, according to J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group. | Dodgers Depth Chart

• LAD: SP Clayton Kershaw will be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 1st, according to the team. | Dodgers Depth Chart
  
  • Kershaw made one rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City (5 IP, ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K).
  
  

• NYM: SP Matt Harvey will likely be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 1st, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. | Rangers Depth Chart

• TEX: INF/OF Joey Gallo will likely be activated from 7-Day DL on Tuesday August 29th, according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. | Rangers Depth Chart

• TOR: SP Brett Anderson will have contract purchased from minors on Tuesday August 29th, according to Jays radio broadcaster Mike Wilner. | Blue Jays Depth Chart
  
  • Tom Koehler had been scheduled to start. He has been moved to the bullpen.
  
  

• WSH: SS Trea Turner will be activated from 60-Day DL on Tuesday August 29th, according to Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post. | Nationals Depth Chart

—

[El Nino]

Twins hanging on to that final WC spot in the AL. Have improved home record, starting pitching ERA, and run differential. Not significantly...still probably an anomaly if they snag the spot. Especially after getting rid of Jaime Garcia, their closer and relief pitchers.

[BigSpoon]

The Indians swept the Royals three straight games this past weekend, all three were shutouts.
Now Austin fukking Pruitt is tossing a 1 hit shutout through 5 innings.
I can't remember a team getting shutout four straight games.

This was a world championship baseball team two years ago.
Pathetic.

Royals scoreless streak now at 43 innings. Only 5 more innings shy of a dubious record.

[Chi_archie]

Royals scoreless streak now at 43 innings. Only 5 more innings shy of a dubious record.

wow not good

[mr. leisure]

Royals scoreless streak now at 43 innings. Only 5 more innings shy of a dubious record.

They are going to break out today .

[koz-man]

That catch by Blue Jays' Pillar was the best I've seen this season!!IMO

[yisman]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.3451629


Even in a time of crisis during Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Rangers appear to be unwilling to help out a division rival.
The franchise is facing backlash after a report surfaced that the Rangers refused to swap home series with the Houston Astros, leading to their upcoming three-game set against each other to be played in Tampa Bay. Astros president Reid Ryan told Fox 26 the Rangers wanted to play all three games of their series next month in Arlington and did not want to trade series locations during the most pivotal month of the season.




Because of this, the Astros had to relocate to Tampa bay for the "players' best interest" and "integrity of the schedule."

"You've got a major storm that's disrupted everything. We went to the Rangers and said hey let's switch series. You guys have our home series. We'll take your home series. They rejected that and didn't want to do that," Reid said. "They wanted all 6 of our games at their park. The fact that the Rangers refused to go home and home with us, we had to look at all of the options that were out there."

[stevenash]

The Royals hit a home run.
Unbelievable.

[Chi_archie]

reliever Juan Nicasio put on irrevocable waivers from Pirates

2.85 ERA in league leading 65 appearances

[EmpireMaker]

IMPACT ROSTER MOVES

• BAL: SP Dylan Bundy reinstated from Bereavement List; RP Donnie Hart optioned to minors. | Orioles Depth Chart

• LAA: RP Bud Norris (knee inflammation) placed on 10-Day DL; OF Eric Young Jr. had contract purchased from minors; RP Huston Street transferred to 60-Day DL. | Angels Depth Chart

• TEX: INF/OF Joey Gallo activated from 7-Day DL; INF/OF Ryan Rua optioned to minors. | Rangers Depth Chart
  
  • Gallo played LF and batted 5th in Tuesday’s game.
  
  

• TOR: SP Brett Anderson had contract purchased from minors; RP Leonel Campos optioned to minors; OF Nori Aoki cleared waivers and released. | Blue Jays Depth Chart

• WSH: SS Trea Turneractivated from 60-Day DL; INF Adrian Sanchez optioned to minors; OF Ryan Raburn transferred to 60-Day DL. | Nationals Depth Chart
  
  • Turner played SS and batted 1st in Tuesday’s game.
  
  

[Related: MLB Lineup Tracker | MLB Disabled List Tracker | MLB Rotation Depth Tracker ]

—

FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES

• ATL: RP Ian Krol and RP Luke Jackson are expected to be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 2nd, according to Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. | Indians Depth Chart

• CLE: SP Ryan Merritt will be recalled from minors on Wednesday August 30th, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com; SP Josh Tomlin will be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 1st of Sunday September 3rd. | Indians Depth Chart

• LAD: 1B/OF Cody Bellinger is expected to be activated from 10-Day DL on Wednesday August 30th, according to J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group. | Dodgers Depth Chart

• LAD: SP Clayton Kershaw will be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 1st, according to the team. | Dodgers Depth Chart

• LAD: SP Alex Wood will be activated from 10-Day DL on Sunday September 3rd, according to Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times. | Dodgers Depth Chart

• NYM: SP Matt Harvey will likely be activated from 10-Day DL on Friday September 1st, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. | Mets Depth Chart

• NYY: SP Jordan Montgomery will be recalled from minors on Wednesday August 30th, according to Sweeny Murti of WFAN. | Yankees Depth Chart

[BigSpoon]

The Royals hit a home run.
Unbelievable.

6 runs scored, an offensive explosion for KC.