Tag: 2016 MLB Season

  • MLB Scores & Standings

    MLB Scores & Standings

    The Chicago Cubs beating the San Francisco Giants again with a Jon Lester complete game didn’t help the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost to the San Diego Padres. The same thing can be said of the St. Louis Cardinals loss, not letting their wild card standings chasers catch up, as the New York Mets, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates all lost. The Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles remain tied for the second wild card spot behind the Boston Red Sox, who got closer to the Toronto Blue Jays after their loss against the Tampa Bay Rays.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    On a short night of MLB action, the Chicago Cubs used a late two-RBI single from Addison Russell to keep the San Francisco Giants second half of the season quite miserable, while the Miami Marlins stopped the losing streak and beat the New York Mets to narrow the distance between the two teams and their […]

  • Kyle Hendricks Winning the ERA Title Despite a Sub-90 Average Fastball Velocity

    Kyle Hendricks Winning the ERA Title Despite a Sub-90 Average Fastball Velocity

    In only his third year as a starting pitcher, Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs in on pace to end up leading MLB in ERA. If it does happen, he’ll be the first pitcher since data started being kept on pitch type 14 years ago to finish with the lowest ERA while averaging fastball velocity that’s under 90 mph.

  • MLB Rumors: Cleveland Indians Won’t Help Coco Crisp Get His 2017 Option to Vest

    MLB Rumors: Cleveland Indians Won’t Help Coco Crisp Get His 2017 Option to Vest

    The Cleveland Indians made it clear to Coco Crisp before making a trade with the Oakland Athletics for the 36-year old outfielder that he’s not likely to get enough playing time in order for his $13 million vesting option to trigger in 2017.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    While the Chicago Cubs are destroying everything in their way and Kris Bryant is making his case for MVP, the AL Wild card race takes an interesting turn as the Detroit Tigers, sweeping the Chicago White Sox, tie with the Baltimore Orioles for ticket number 2, while the Houston Astros and New York Yankees get closer. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals losing puts the New York Mets only 1.5 games behind for the second spot after another win over the Miami Marlins.

  • 2016 MLB Season: Standings & Scores

    2016 MLB Season: Standings & Scores

    The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates again in a Kyle Hendricks shutout, mostly helping the St. Louis Cardinals increase their lead in the wild card race from their division rivals. The San Francisco Giants got further behind the Los Angeles Dodgers with an embarrassing home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to a late home run by Matt Wieters, get closer to the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox in the AL East, both losing their games.

  • Los Angeles Angels? They Suck; Mike Trout Though, He’s Still Great

    Los Angeles Angels? They Suck; Mike Trout Though, He’s Still Great

    One of the interesting things in Baseball is how one player can still do great statistically, get recognized for it, while his team is an absolute disaster. Mike Trout in en route to lead the American League in WAR for a fifth straight season, not something that’s been done too much over the years, while playing on a Los Angeles Angels team that’s going nowhere.

  • MLB Rumors: Red Sox, White Sox, Sale, Quintana, Bradley & a Trade That Never Happened

    MLB Rumors: Red Sox, White Sox, Sale, Quintana, Bradley & a Trade That Never Happened

    The Boston Red Sox, suddenly pleased with their starting pitching but not their bullpen, were interested in making a trade for Chris Sale and Jose Quintana before the deadline, although eventually the talks with the Chicago White Sox didn’t come to anything.

  • MLB Rumors: Miami Marlins Hopeful Giancarlo Stanton Can Still Play This Season

    MLB Rumors: Miami Marlins Hopeful Giancarlo Stanton Can Still Play This Season

    The Miami Marlins are a bit more optimistic than previously about their playoff aspirations upon finding out that Giancarlo Stanton might be available for some regular season time, hoping he can back before the end of September.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    Everyone in the NL West won, including the Los Angeles Dodgers with a one-run win over the Chicago Cubs, while the San Francisco Giants enjoyed two home runs from Joe Panik while destroying the Atlanta Braves. In the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles shutout the New York Yankees and got home run number 40 this season from Mark Trumbo, and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of the Boston Red Sox losing to open up a lead from second, carried by three home runs from Josh Donaldson.