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Bryan Baker gets win in first Major League start for Orioles n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”bryan-baker-gets-win-in-first-major-league-start-for-orioles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.9″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”bryan-baker-gets-win-in-first-major-league-start-for-orioles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.9.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”bryan-baker-gets-win-in-first-major-league-start-for-orioles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.10″:{“content”:”“It’s something that’s hard to explain, but it’s definitely there,” Trey Mancini said this week. “I mean, everybody feels it.”nnIt’s still just 32 games into the season, and at four games under .500, their record clearly leaves much to improve upon. But this is […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The runaway train that is the Astros rolled into Target Center and bowled over the Twins en route to sweeping a three-game series, including a pair of wins on Thursday afternoon to run their winning streak to a season-high 10 games. It’s the longest current streak in the Major Leagues. The Astros had […]

Mets, Nationals involved in bizarre baserunning sequence n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”mets-nationals-involved-in-bizarre-baserunning-sequence”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”mets-nationals-involved-in-bizarre-baserunning-sequence”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”mets-nationals-involved-in-bizarre-baserunning-sequence”,”type”:”story”}).parts.3″:{“content”:””I’ll tell you, that’s like an eclipse trying to get through him at third base,” said Mets manager Buck Showalter. “That’s a big man, and a big man that was trying to get there. Was he arguing that he blocked the bag on him? Well he did, but […]

SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Bob Melvin underwent successful prostate surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, the team announced Wednesday. Melvin underwent the surgery at UC San Diego Health on Wednesday morning. While he recovers, Melvin is expected to miss at least a portion of the Padres’ forthcoming nine-game road trip. The […]

Orlando Arcia hits walk-off homer to beat Red Sox n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”orlando-arcia-hits-walk-off-homer-to-beat-red-sox”,”type”:”story”}).parts.4″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”orlando-arcia-hits-walk-off-homer-to-beat-red-sox”,”type”:”story”}).parts.4.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”orlando-arcia-hits-walk-off-homer-to-beat-red-sox”,”type”:”story”}).parts.5″:{“content”:”“You never know when you’re going to look back on a game or a big win and know that is the one that got you going,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.nnOr in Arcia’s case, you never know when you’re going to come to the park and […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Just when you think Justin Verlander can’t get any more dominant, he does something to remind us why he’s one of the best pitchers of his generation. Verlander continued his incredible start to the season in the Astros’ 5-0 win over the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field by carrying a no-hitter […]

Angels rookie Reid Detmers no-hits Rays n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”angels-rookie-reid-detmers-no-hits-rays”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”angels-rookie-reid-detmers-no-hits-rays”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”angels-rookie-reid-detmers-no-hits-rays”,”type”:”story”}).parts.3″:{“content”:”When asked postgame if he realized something special was going on, an obviously excited Detmers replied, “I mean, I thought I said around the sixth … I don’t know. I just blacked out, I don’t know.”nnDetmers entered with a 5.32 ERA in five outings this year but showed why […]

ST. LOUIS — Feeling that they had been plenty “positive and patient” with Paul DeJong, the Cardinals optioned the struggling shortstop to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday when “the at-bats looked the same and the adjustment wasn’t coming” and started the process of finding their next long-term shortstop. On Tuesday, when the Cardinals hosted the Orioles […]