BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants rolled into the All-Star break on a high note Sunday afternoon, defeating the Washington Nationals 3-1 at Oracle Park to complete a dominating three game sweep. San Francisco never trailed in the series and heads into the break with a record of 57-32. The team …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The St. Louis Cardinals broke through in the seventh after being no-hit for 6 1/3 innings by Kevin Gausman to record a 5-3 win over the Giants Monday afternoon at Oracle Park. Gausman was masterful a day after learning that he’d earned his first All-Star selection, allowing …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Nick Pivetta and two Boston relievers combined to shut out the Athletics 1-0 Sunday afternoon, winning a pitchers duel with James Kaprielian and helping the Red Sox take their three-game holiday weekend series at the Coliseum two games to one. Pivetta (7-3, 4.09) threw a gem, limiting …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Texas Rangers exploited a rare subpar effort by Sean Manaea Thursday afternoon, roughing up the Oakland ace for nine hits and a pair of home runs in his shortest outing since May 18 on the way to an 8-3 stomping of the A’s at the Coliseum. …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s bounced back from a pair of series opening losses to the Mariners behind seven shutout innings from James Kaprielian to score a 6-3 win over the Mariners Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. Kaprielian (2-0, 1.53), a first round pick in 2015 out of UCLA making …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ After topping the National League West for eight straight seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally won the World Series in 2020, their first championship since 1988. They chased the demons associated with thirteen straight playoff appearances without a title, firmly establishing the franchise as the best in …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Minnesota Twins won the AL Central last year on the strength of a lineup heavy with HR hitters and a deep bullpen. Those same attributes should return for the Twins in 2021. They retained the ageless Nelson Cruz on a one-year deal to anchor the middle …
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BY J.A.SCHWARTZ Only in the feverish cogitations of San Diego Padres General Manager AJ Preller could a plan to transform his nondescript baseball team into a legitimate threat to win a championship in 2021 be imagined. To contemplate the plan is but the first step in the process. Preller has …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ From the moment a young man makes it his aspiration to become a professional baseball player, he dreams of two things: 1) Win the World Series, and 2) Earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. The vast majority of kids who are fortunate enough to make it …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ There are literally hundreds of major league baseball players who qualify as free agents this offseason. With the obvious caveat that no insider information informs these musings, here are my best guesses as to where the top 15 most impactful players will land, and for how much. …
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