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Tue May 1 201818:45Braves call up another top prospect; Soroka to debut vs Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Braves just keep getting younger.The baby Braves called up another top prospect in pitcher Mike Soroka, who was scheduled to start Tuesday night against Noah Syndergaard and the first-place New York Mets.The 20-year-old right-hander from Canada gives the Braves the three youngest players in the major leagues. He joined outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who is about four months younger than Soroka, and 21-year-old second baseman Ozzie Albies."To a man, I think they all have a lot of confidence in their abilities," manager Brian Snitker said. "A lot of these guys have come up together and competed together and it's fun for all of them when they get the call."The previous big league team to have three players as young as Albies in the same starting lineup was also the Braves — 40 years ago. Third baseman Bob Horner, second baseman Glenn Hubbard and center fielder Eddie Milner started in a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 1978.The infusion of youth has helped Atlanta... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201819:35The Latest: Matt Davidson homers 3 times vs Royals
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):7:20 p.m.Matt Davidson became the fourth player in major league history to homer three times on opening day, and the White Sox have homered six times total against the Kansas City Royals, as they spoil their AL Central rivals' 50th anniversary celebration at Kauffman Stadium.Tim Anderson also homered twice and Jose Abreu went deep for the White Sox, matching the big league record for opening-day homers set by the Mets in 1988.Three of the four players to homer three times on opening day have done so against the Royals.___7:15 p.m.Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw gave up consecutive singles to open the first inning against the San Francisco Giants.Austin Jackson singled to left center and Joe Panik followed with a single to right field. Kershaw then got Giants newcomer Andrew McCutchen to hit into a double play to shortstop before striking out clean-up hitter Buster Posey to end the inning.Kershaw had a 0.00 ERA in six spring training starts.___7:10... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201819:15The Latest: Felix Hernandez joining select pitching group
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):7 p.m.Felix Hernandez will join select company when he makes his 10th straight opening day start for the Seattle Mariners.Hernandez will become just the seventh pitcher to make at least 10 straight opening day starts, joining Steve Carlton, Roy Halladay, Walter Johnson, Robin Roberts, Tom Seaver and Jack Morris. Carlton, Johnson and Halladay started 10 straight; Roberts and Seaver started 12 straight; and Morris started 14 straight opening days from 1980 to 1993.Hernandez has started 11 season openers overall in his career beginning in 2007. The one gap came in 2008 when Erik Bedard started the opener for Seattle.___5:50 p.m.Justin Verlander has finished his first opening day start for the Houston Astros with six scoreless innings.Verlander struck out five, walked two and hit a batter while throwing 90 pitches for the World Series champions in their season opener at the Texas Rangers. The big right-hander, who had started nine of... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201818:05The Latest: Verlander wraps opener with 6 scoreless innings
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):5:50 p.m.Justin Verlander has finished his first opening day start for the Houston Astros with six scoreless innings.Verlander struck out five, walked two and hit a batter while throwing 90 pitches for the World Series champions in their season opener at the Texas Rangers. The big right-hander, who had started nine of the previous 10 openers for Detroit, allowed four singles.Verlander has a 0.90 ERA in his six regular-season starts since getting traded from the Tigers to the Astros last Aug. 31. He was 5-0 last September, then won four more postseason games, and was the AL Championship Series MVP.Houston led 3-0 when Chris Devenski took over for Verlander at the start of the seventh inning.___5:45 p.m.Some of the biggest names in Dodgers history are gathering for opening day against the rival Giants as the franchise marks its 60th anniversary in Los Angeles.Sandy Koufax and Fernando Valenzuela chatted each other up on the field under... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201817:35The Latest: Zach Duke strikes out 4 in an inning
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):5:22 p.m.Zach Duke performed a baseball rarity at Camden Yards, striking out four in an inning.Unfortunately for the Twins reliever, he yielded two runs in the process.Duke entered in the seventh inning of a scoreless game and promptly struck out Trey Mancini, who reached when the third strike got past catcher Jason Castro.Duke also struck out Tim Beckham, Craig Gentry and Chris Davis. Between those Ks, however, Caleb Joseph hit a two-run triple.The last Twins pitcher to strike out four in an inning was Tyler Duffy in May 2016.___4:50 p.m.Braves catcher Tyler Flowers has left the game after injuring his left oblique while batting in Atlanta.In his first at-bat of the season, Flowers fouled off a pitch and a winced in pain before heading straight to the clubhouse.He was replaced by Kurt Suzuki.Flowers had surgery on both his left wrist and forearm after the 2017 season, the result of being hit by 20 pitches over the course of the season.... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201817:05The Latest: Braves' Tyler Flowers leaves game with injury
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):4:50 p.m.Braves catcher Tyler Flowers has left the game after injuring his left oblique while batting in Atlanta.In his first at-bat of the season, Flowers fouled off a pitch and a winced in pain before heading straight to the clubhouse.He was replaced by Kurt Suzuki.Flowers had surgery on both his left wrist and forearm after the 2017 season, the result of being hit by 20 pitches over the course of the season. But the Braves announced that he left the game with "left oblique discomfort."The 32-year-old Flowers is coming off one of his best years, hitting a career-high .281 with 12 homers and 49 RBIs. He combined with Suzuki to give the Braves one of baseball's most productive catching duos.___4:40 p.m.Just like that, Shohei Ohtani has his first major league hit.Ohtani lined a first-pitch single down the right-field line against Oakland's Kendall Graveman with two outs in the second inning and the Angels ahead 1-0.The two-way Japanese... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201816:35The Latest: Stanton homers in first at-bat with Yankees
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):4:20 p.m.Giancarlo Stanton quickly got into the swing with his new team.Stanton has hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat with the New York Yankees. He connected in the first inning against Toronto lefty J.A. Happ at Rogers Centre.Stanton led the majors with 59 homers last year and was the NL MVP. Traded to the Yankees in the winter, he batted third in his Yankees debut and was the designated hitter.After taking a called strike on the first pitch, Stanton lined an opposite-field shot estimated at 426 feet over the wall in right.Teammate Aaron Judge, who topped the AL with 52 homers, raised his arm in the dugout and broke into a smile. In 2016, Judge homered in his big league debut with the Yankees.___4:17 p.m.The Royals have marked the start of their 50th season with a lengthy celebration that included such franchise luminaries as Bo Jackson and Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett.The club honored players from every era, highlighting... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201815:55The Latest: Springer leads off for Astros with homer
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):3:42 p.m.George Springer has led off the season for the World Series champion Houston Astros with his 100th career homer.Springer, the World Series MVP, hit a 2-0 pitch from Texas Rangers starter Cole Hamels into the right-field seats in Arlington, Texas.It is the second year in a row that Springer has hit a leadoff homer in the season opener.___3:30 p.m.The first home run of the season at Camden Yards was turned into an out by Orioles right fielder Craig Gentry.Minnesota's Eddie Rosario lifted a drive that was headed over the 7-foot wall before Gentry leaped, stuck up his glove and snagged the baseball before it disappeared.Orioles starter Dylan Bundy remains perfect through two innings, thanks to Gentry's sensational grab.___2:45 p.m.Atlanta and Philadelphia set their 25-man rosters ahead of opening day at SunTrust Park.The Braves got down to the limit by placing four players on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26.... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201815:45The Latest: Orioles' Gentry robs homer from Twins' Rosario
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):3:30 p.m.The first home run of the season at Camden Yards was turned into an out by Orioles right fielder Craig Gentry.Minnesota's Eddie Rosario lifted a drive that was headed over the 7-foot wall before Gentry leaped, stuck up his glove and snagged the baseball before it disappeared.Orioles starter Dylan Bundy remains perfect through two innings, thanks to Gentry's sensational grab.___2:45 p.m.Atlanta and Philadelphia set their 25-man rosters ahead of opening day at SunTrust Park.The Braves got down to the limit by placing four players on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26. They include third basemam Johan Camargo (right oblique muscle strain), left-handed pitcher Luiz Gohara (left ankle sprain) and right-hander Chase Whitley (right heel infection).Left-hander Jacob Lindgren, who is recovering from elbow surgery, also went on the DL.The Braves are carrying 12 pitchers and 13 position players until they need a fifth... [More]
Thu Mar 29 201814:55The Latest: Atlanta, Philadelphia set 25-man rosters
The Latest on baseball's opening day (all times Eastern):2:45 p.m.Atlanta and Philadelphia set their 25-man rosters ahead of opening day at SunTrust Park.The Braves got down to the limit by placing four players on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26. They include third basemam Johan Camargo (right oblique muscle strain), left-handed pitcher Luiz Gohara (left ankle sprain) and right-hander Chase Whitley (right heel infection).Left-hander Jacob Lindgren, who is recovering from elbow surgery, also went on the DL.The Braves are carrying 12 pitchers and 13 position players until they need a fifth starter, which is not expected until April 17 because of three off days early in the season. Anibal Sanchez is expected to fill the role until Gohara is ready.The Phillies placed three players on the 10-day disabled list: right-handers Jerad Eickhoff (right lat strain), Tommy Hunter (right hamstring strain) and Mark Leiter Jr. (right forearm strain), all retroactive to March 26.Jake Arrieta... [More]
Thu Mar 22 201809:39American League East capsules
Capsules of American League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Boston Red Sox2017: 93-69, first place, lost to Houston in ALDS.Manager: Alex Cora (first season).He's Here: DH J.D. Martinez.He's Outta Here: Manager John Farrell, RHP Doug Fister, OF Chris Young, RHP Addison Reed, OF Rajai Davis, LHP Henry Owens, LHP Fernando Abad.Projected Lineup: RF Mookie Betts (.264, 24 HRs, 102 RBIs), LF Andrew Benintendi (.271, 20, 90), 1B Hanley Ramirez (.242, 23, 62) or Mitch Moreland (.246, 22, 79), DH J.D. Martinez (.303, 45, 104 with Tigers and Diamondbacks), 3B Rafael Devers (.284, 10, 30 in 58 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.273, 10, 62), CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.245, 17, 63), C Christian Vazquez (.290, 5, 32) or Sandy Leon (.225, 7, 39), 2B Eduardo Nunez (.313, 12, 58, 24 SBs with Giants and Red Sox) or Dustin Pedroia (.293, 7, 62, .369 OBP in 105 games, expected to be out until late May following knee surgery).Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-8, 2.90 ERA, MLB-best 308 Ks, MLB-high 214... [More]
Mon Sep 4 201702:46RHP Chase Whitley promoted from Triple-A Durham before Sunday's ...
RHP Chase Whitley was promoted from Triple-A Durham before Sunday's game against the White Sox. He entered the game and struck out four batters in 1 1/3 innings. The 28-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in 35 appearances this season and provides manager Kevin Cash with another option out of the bullpen.
Fri Aug 25 201703:13RHP Chase Whitley optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday
RHP Chase Whitley was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Whitley is 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 34 appearances with the Rays this season.
Thu Aug 24 201704:04RHP Chase Whitley optioned to Triple-A Durham after Wednesday ga...
RHP Chase Whitley was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the Wednesday game, having pitched 1 2/3 innings of early relief, allowing three hits and one run on a solo homer. Whitley has a 3.35 ERA for the Rays, who continue to tweak their roster and bullpen.
Tue Aug 15 201705:11RHP Chase Whitley recalled from Triple-A Durham Monday
RHP Chase Whitley was recalled from Triple-A Durham Monday. He replaced LHP Jose Alvarado who was optioned to Durham on Sunday. Whitley is 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 31 games with the Rays. He was optioned to Durham on Aug. 1. He has pitched six or more innings in only three starts this year.
Mon Aug 14 201721:38RHP Chase Whitley recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday before...
RHP Chase Whitley was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday before a game against the Blue Jays. He replaced LHP Jose Alvarado, who was optioned to Durham on Sunday. Whitley is 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 31 games for the Rays. He was optioned to Durham on Aug. 1.
Wed Aug 2 201706:02RHP Chase Whitley optioned to Triple-A Durham
RHP Chase Whitley was optioned to Triple-A Durham. Whitley was 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA over 31 appearances for the Rays. He allowed three runs on four hits and a walk over three innings in the series opener Monday night. That marked his 11th relief appearance of at least two innings this season.
Tue May 16 201705:00RHP Chase Whitley relieved RHP Chris Archer in sixth inning Mond...
RHP Chase Whitley relieved RHP Chris Archer in the sixth inning Monday and pitched two scoreless innings. "He mixes his pitches well, is efficient, works quick and makes them put the ball in play," said manager Kevin Cash.
Fri Apr 21 201705:30RHP Chase Whitley made second appearance of season and pitched w...
RHP Chase Whitley made his second appearance of the season and pitched well, throwing three innings of one-hit scoreless relief. Coming back from Tommy John surgery, he has a 0.00 ERA with three strikeouts Thursday.
Mon Apr 17 201702:12RHP Chase Whitley recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday follow...
RHP Chase Whitley was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday following RHP Jake Odorizzi's injury. Whitley did not pitch in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
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