Height restrictionsChris Archer and Marcus Stroman both had to leave their starts in the first two innings tonight, didn't hear any details on either yet.
They no doubt do. At least they got one, and nearly two, titles out of itIn honor of football season, Minnesota is up 14-0 on KC. I really wonder if the Royals regret not selling at the deadline. They've been crap ever since.
Now I see "precautionary right lateral forearm tightness" to be specific, good luck Chris.Archer: "forearm injury", diminished velocity, gave up 2 HR to start the game and left. I sense Tommy John.
Ugh, it's a break. But injuries suck for everyoneThe Red Sox catch a break. Archer was scheduled the start the first game of the series Friday.
Cutting the lead to 13Diamondbacks are going to win their 11th in a row while the Dodgers will lose 9 out of 10.
8 from tying Maris' record and nine from setting it. He has a legitimate chance.Stanton (53)
rotoworld: "The mid-July trade acquisition has 18 homers and 40 RBI in 40 games with the Snakes."make it four!
Just for clarification, Maris no longer holds the record, unless Bonds, McGWire (sp?) and Sosa were erased off the books.8 from tying Maris' record and nine from setting it. He has a legitimate chance.
You might be on to something here. If Stanton hits 61 or more, it will be an accomplishment worthy of celebrating.Just for clarification, Maris no longer holds the record, unless Bonds, McGWire (sp?) and Sosa were erased off the books.
They have the best run differential in a 15 game stretch (+81) since the 1939 Yankees.The Indians beat the White Sox 11-2 for a club record 15th consecutive win. It's the longest winning streak in MLB since the A's won 20 in a row in 2002. They also become the 5th team in history to go undefeated on a road trip of at least 11 games (they've also won 19 of their last 21 road games). There wasn't much drama tonight – they scored all the runs they needed 4 at-bats into the game. Corey Kluber did give up 2 home runs to the first 3 batters he faced, but he followed that with 6.2 shutout innings, allowing 1 more hit, 1 walk and striking out 13.
The Indians, as a team, are currently Jeff Bagwell. Insane.OPS for 18-plus-game winning streaks since the Deadball Era
1. 2017 Indians, .955
2. 2002 A's, .886
3. 1953 Yankees, 845
4. 1947 Yankees, .804
5. 1935 Cubs, .800
OK, that's just ridiculous -- a .955 OPS for the whole team? Jeff Bagwell's career OPS was .948. Frank Robinson's was .926. Entire teams do not have .955 OPS for any extended stretch of time, much less three weeks.
Joe Posnanski with a pretty fun article about the Inidans current winning streak, and just how outrageously dominant it has been.
This part is particularly silly, in my opinion:
The Indians, as a team, are currently Jeff Bagwell. Insane.
It's a common occurrence. I'm guessing it happens multiple times every year. The Cleveland Indians teams of the 90's probably had seasons where they accomplished it twice alone. The 18 game winning streak is rare but you'd think he'd stop and look for teams who hit that well without winning 18 games in a row. I guess for teams who win 18 games in a row, it's incredibly rare for them to have an OPS over .900. Considering all of 5 teams qualify... what is his point?2003 Red Sox for the month of June (26 games): .315 / .388 / .556 (.944 OPS)
Edit, best that I could find:
1930 Yankees for the month of June (28 games): .366 / .442 /.593 (1.035 OPS)
And of course, those are just full calendar months. If you get to cherrypick your endpoints, for a sample as small as 18 games, I'd assume you could find a few stretches of near 1.100 OPS.
Travis Shaw has been slumping recently but he's a big reason why. He had the big HR yesterday. He went 3/5 with a double, a HR and 3bb the last 2 games. Raised his OPS 16 points in the process.Cubs did the one thing they could not do at home against MIL: get swept. 5 game lead shrinks to 2
They have the best run differential in a 15 game stretch (+81) since the 1939 Yankees.