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Willy Adames Called Up
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames has been called up to the major leagues. Adames gets the call with Joey Wendle going on the paternity list. Adames will bat fifth in his major league debut, but it looks like this is just a short-term call-up. Adames has hit .311 in Triple-A with four home runs... Read More
Sergio Romo Successful Again Sunday
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo was relatively successful in his role as a starter Sunday. Romo struck out three of the six batters he faced, and retired four in total. Romo has always had success in his career against right-handed hitters and the Rays took advantage of that this weekend against the Angels.... Read More
Eric Skoglund Has Disastrous Outing Sunday
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Eric Skoglund struggled against the New York Yankees Sunday. Skoglund, who now has a 6.15 ERA this season, had his worst outing of 2018. The Royals starter surrendered six earned in five innings. This is now the fifth time this season Skoglund has given up four or more earned runs... Read More
Ramon Torres Added To Royals Roster
Kansas City Royals infielder Ramon Torres has been called up by the Royals on Saturday. Torres will take the spot of Cheslor Cuthbert (back) who has been placed on the disabled list. In 2018, Torres has hit .229 with four steals in 167 plate appearances at Triple-A Omaha. Torres did have a stint with the... Read More
Cheslor Cuthbert Headed To The Disabled List
Kansas City Royals infielder Cheslor Cuthbert (back) will be placed on the disabled list Saturday. Cuthbert was removed from the game Monday with back spasms and has not been able to return to the lineup. Ramon Torres has been called up to replace Cuthbert. This season, Cuthbert is hitting .194 with three home runs in... Read More
Danny Duffy Has A Tough Matchup Saturday
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy will face the New York Yankees at home Saturday. Duffy has had a tough 2018 so far, with a 6.51 ERA in 47 innings. It does not get any easier facing the Yankees, who rank second in runs, second in slugging and sixth in home runs. Duffy has... Read More
Ariel Jurado To Start Saturday
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Ariel Jurado will make his major league debut Saturday. Jurado will take the place of Cole Hamels, who has still not recovered from his neck stiffness. In 2018, Jurado has thrown 35 innings at Double-A and has a 2.57 ERA. The trouble with Jurado is there does not appear to be... Read More
Cole Hamels Could Start Saturday
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cole Hamels (neck) could start Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. Hamels was scratched from his start Thursday with neck stiffness. If he still does not feel right Friday, he could be pushed back to Sunday or into next week. Hamels has turned his season around in his last few outings.... Read More
Ryan Yarbrough To Pitch From Bullpen Saturday
Tampa Bay Rays stating pitcher Ryan Yarbrough will play a part in the Rays latest experiment. With the Los Angeles Angels having a right-handed heavy top of the lineup, the Rays will start Sergio Romo and hope he can negate the right-handed hitters early. Yarbrough will then enter the game and hope to bridge the... Read More
Sergio Romo To Start Saturday
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo will make the first start of his major league career on Saturday. The Rays are facing off with the Los Angeles Angels, who have a right-handed-heavy top of the lineup. Romo will look to get through the first three to five hitters before handing it over to rookie... Read More
Carlos Gomez May Return When Eligible
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez (groin) is feeling better and is hoping to return from the disabled list when eligible. Gomez cannot be activated until May 26 at the earliest, but he hopes he will not need much longer than that. In 2018, Gomez is hitting .200 with five home runs and three stolen... Read More
Matt Moore Starting Friday
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Moore will make his ninth start of the season Friday. Moore will start Friday in place of Doug Fister, who was moved up to Thursday when Cole Hamels was scratched from his start. In 38 innings this season, Moore has a 7.82 ERA, 18 walks and 28 strikeouts. The Chicago... Read More
Chris Archer Hoping To Maintain Good Streak
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer will have his work cut out for him when facing the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The Angels rank fourth in the major leagues in home runs and eighth in runs scored so far in 2018. Despite being worse on the road than at home, Archer has had... Read More
Joey Gallo Would Prefer Not To Play Third Base
Texas Rangers outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo would prefer not to return to playing third base. Gallo believes that third base is the hardest of the positions he has played. This season in 178 plate appearances, Gallo is hitting .200 with 13 home runs and a league-leading 61 strikeouts. Gaining third base eligibility would be a... Read More
Cole Hamels Scratched, Doug Fister Starts Thursday
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cole Hamels has been scratched from Thursday's start with neck stiffness. Hamels may now hit the disabled list, but retroactive to his previous start. It is possible that this is the only start Hamels misses, but there is also a chance this stiffness lingers. Doug Fister will start in Hamels' place... Read More
Bartolo Colon Blanks Mariners
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Bartolo Colon had a good night against the Mariners Wednesday. Colon threw 7 2/3 innings with three strikeouts, no walks, four hits and zero earned runs. Colon took a liner off his belly during the outing but laughed it off after the game. Colon now has a 2.82 ERA on the... Read More
Hanser Alberto Added To Rangers Roster
Texas Rangers infielder Hanser Alberto was added to the Rangers roster following Adrian Beltre's move to the disabled list. Alberto will play the utility infielder role with Isaiah Kiner-Falefa manning third base. In 2018 at Triple-A, Alberto has hit .281 with one home run, 16 runs and 17 RBI. Even with regular playing time, Alberto... Read More
Adrian Beltre On Disabled List
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) was placed on the disabled list Tuesday. This is Beltre's second stint on the DL this season. Beltre has a Grade 1 hamstring strain in the same spot as his previous injury, and he is expected to miss between two to three weeks. In his previous DL stint,... Read More
Cheslor Cuthbert Leaves Game Monday
Kansas City Royals utility player Cheslor Cuthbert left Monday’s game with back spasms in the eighth inning. It does not sound like Cuthbert will miss much time, but he might miss a couple of games. Cuthbert is struggling in 2018, as he has hit three home runs in his 114 plate appearances, and he is... Read More
Brandon Mann Makes Major League Debut Sunday
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Brandon Mann made his first ever appearance in the major leagues Sunday. Mann makes his debut 16 years after he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays. Mann pitched 17 1/3 innings for Triple-A Round Rock with a 1.04 ERA, 13 strikeouts and five walks. In his major league debut he... Read More
Adrian Beltre Leaves Sunday’s Game
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left Sunday’s game following a misplay. Beltre appeared to have re-aggrevated the hamstring injury which saw him land on the disabled list recently. If that is the case it is possible Beltre could find himself back on the DL in the coming days. In 117 plate appearances in 2018,... Read More
Danny Duffy Continues Poor Season
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy had a dreadful outing Sunday. Pitching in Cleveland was always going to be tough, but Sunday saw Duffy give up nine earned runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Duffy's ERA now sits at 6.51 and he is giving up 2.3 home runs per nine innings pitched. In this... Read More
Danny Duffy A Pitcher To Avoid Sunday
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy makes for a tough pitcher to use Sunday. Duffy is pitching in Cleveland where he has a 5.06 ERA in eight starts and two relief appearances. This will be his second start in Cleveland in 2018, having given up three earned runs and three walks with three strikeouts... Read More
Blake Snell A Gamble Play Sunday
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell will be hoping to reverse a career trend Sunday. Snell has been significantly better at home in his career than on the road. When pitching away from Tropicana Field, Snell has a 4.42 ERA compared to a 2.82 ERA at home. However, in 2018, Snell has been better... Read More
Nathan Eovaldi Eyeing Return
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) is nearing a return to major league action. Eovaldi struck out three whilst giving up one run in two innings at Class-A. Eovaldi was making his second of four planned rehab starts, and will now move to Triple-A Durham to continue his return. If all goes to... Read More
Renato Nunez Designated For Assignment Friday
Texas Rangers third baseman/outfielder Renato Nunez was designated for assignment Friday. The move was a result of Rougned Odor being activated from the disabled list. Nunez, who was claimed by the Rangers earlier this season, has struggled in a Texas uniform. In 41 plate appearances, he has hit just one home run and has a... Read More
Robinson Chirinos Returns Friday
Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos is back in the lineup Friday. Chirinos was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup, and a stint on the disabled list looked a possibility. In 108 plate appearances this season, Chirinos has six home runs and is on pace to beat his career high of 17. However, it has not... Read More
Rougned Odor Activated Friday
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) was activated from the disabled list Friday. Odor will hit seventh and play second base in his return to the lineup. Odor was struggling before hitting the DL with zero home runs or stolen bases and just a .206 average in 41 plate appearances. He may now return... Read More
Adeiny Hechavarria Back In Lineup Friday
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (eye) is back playing shortstop and hitting ninth Friday. Hechavarria missed Wednesday's game after being hit in the eye Tuesday. Even at a relatively weak position, Hechavarria offers very little for fantasy purposes. His career highs for home runs and steals are eight and 11, respectively. In addition, his... Read More
Tim Lincecum Struggles In Second Outing
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) had a second tough outing in a row on Wednesday. Lincecum gave up one earned run with one strikeout on 13 pitches. He has now conceded three earned runs in two innings since beginning his return to action in the minors. At this stage, there will be no... Read More
