Gregg Zaun And Drama — KC Royals News

When the Toronto Blue Jays added Revere as a last-minute and unexpected addition at the non-waiver trade deadline, we were promised something dynamic.

– Interesting that manager Paul Molitor felt compelled to call a clubhouse meeting before the game, trying to keep his team from pressing too much as their slump gets deeper. This has shown up more and more over the past two weeks as the Houston Astros managed to fight their way back to top of the division after a late first half collapse. “I wasn’t trying to do a Knute Rockne or anything”.

“We had a little chat before, just taking a pulse, seeing where we’re at, trying to making sure we’re all on the same page”, he said. Colorado’s Kyle Kendrick has surrendered 26.

The Toronto Blue Jays, for public consumption at least, are being good, corporate citizens when they say that rules are rules and they will have to abide by any punishment Major League Baseball imposes on Aaron Sanchez. “They’re a tough group to navigate”. In 2014, Cueto was selected to his first All-Star game as the right-hander won 20 games while posting a 2.25 ERA in a league-leading 243 2/3 innings pitched. In fact, only two mistakes truly cost him – Ryan Goins’ solo home run in the second inning, and Josh Donaldson’s two-run blast, his 26th of the year, in the fifth. “They find themselves shocked with my actions and I am very regretful”. As more than one player pointed out, things were even worse during the first week of the season – remember, they were outscored 22-1 in their season-opening series in Detroit – and they managed to turn things around. The loss snapped Hughes’ string of six straight winning decisions.

Athletics 5, Orioles 0 – Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer in the sixth to help Chris Bassitt earn his first win this season and Oakland beat visiting Baltimore.

He was greeted with warm ovations at every opportunity: when he stretched in the outfield before the game, when his name was announced as starting pitcher and any time he had two strikes on a batter.

Donaldson continues to shine opposite the Twins, batting. “This is just something we have to battle through”. Estrada then absolutely froze Eddie Rosario with a curveball to get out of the inning with a 2-1 lead. Right fielder Torii Hunter hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track to right to cut Minnesota’s deficit to 2-1.

The umpires during Sunday’s game determined Sanchez intentionally threw at Royals’ shortstop Alcides Escobar in the eighth inning and ejected the right-hander. The appeal allows Sanchez to take part in the three-game series this weekend against the Yankees…. Shortly after, Estrada temporarily lost his command.

“I didn’t sleep a second that night”, Anthopoulos said.

Blue Jays fans were ecstatic about saying hello to David Price on Monday.

Twins: RHP Tyler Duffey will make his major league debut in place of injured LHP Tommy Milone (elbow). 152 with 12 strikeouts in the last eight games. He ripped a three-run shot in the seventh off Preston Gilmet, capping a six-run inning that broke the game wide open.