Tag Archives: Kevin Gausman

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Toronto Blue Jays came within inches of bringing the World Series trophy back to Canada for the first time since 1993, but Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s dash to score the title winning run in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 fell short by mere centimeters. The …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Former Giants ace Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12 year career to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7–0 win over the Athletics Saturday afternoon. Gausman (5-4, 4.00) was dominant throughout, striking out 10 and only walking one while giving up five hits. …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The AL East has long been one of Baseball’s heavyweight divisions, with the Yankees and Red Sox consistently near the top of the sports highest payrolls. With the powerful Blue Jays poised to compete for a title, the always overachieving Rays, and the resurgence of the young …

BY J.A.SCHWARTZ Despite a delayed start to the season (remember the lockout?), the 2022 Major League Baseball Playoffs will start on Friday. The Dodgers won a league best 111 games, setting a franchise record in the process, and would seem to be the prohibitive favorites to claim this year’s championship. …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The American League East may well feature four of the top six teams in the league in 2022, with only the White Sox and perhaps Houston as being likely to win more games than the goliaths in the East. The Tampa Bay Rays are the defending AL …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Giants won a franchise record 107 games in 2021, baffling pundits all season long as they outplayed their bitter rivals to the south to the National League West division title. Though they unseated Los Angeles atop the division for the first time since 2013, the Dodgers …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Jake Cronenworth’s tenth inning RBI double gave the Padres a 3-2 win over the Giants Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park, putting San Francisco’s division clinching celebration on hold for at least another day. With a franchise record 106 wins already under their belt and a magic number …

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 …

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 …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ There have been several noteworthy story lines that have competed for the attention of baseball fans through the first 70 games of the 2021 Major League Baseball season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the American League in all three Triple Crown categories, hitting .337 with 23 home runs …