BY RICK PORCARO The A’s dropped their second straight game to the Rangers Tuesday night at the Coliseum 6-1 behind a masterful seven inning performance by Max Scherzer. Scherzer (11-4, 3.88) in just his second start for Texas after being acquired from mthe Mets at the trade deadline, was his …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Thirty seasons after making his managerial debut with the Giants, Dusty Baker finally lifted his first World Series trophy in 2022. All roads to a championship will continue to go thru Houston, but after breaking a 21 year postseason drought the Mariners are poised to stake their …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The National League West was home to the two best teams in the majors last year during the regular season. The San Francisco Giants set a franchise record with 107 wins, and won the division by a single game over the Dodgers. The Giants finally wrested the …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Houston has advanced to the American League Championship in each of the past five seasons, winning the AL pennant in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Their lone World Series win championship came in 2017, and has been tainted by their sign-stealing scandal, but they’ve still won the division …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As of this writing, the delayed MLB season is set to commence in a matter of days. It’s still entirely possible that circumstances driven by the COVID-19 pandemic may prevent games from actually being played, but until that becomes reality, a preview of what the season may …
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BY RYAN LEONG As good as the Giants home stand was, it wouldn’t be remembered as great unless they could find a way to knock out Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. The Giants had their rotation set up with their current ace on the mound as Johnny Cueto was on the …
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