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Rich Hill Will Start Tuesday
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) will start at home against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. He's been on the disabled list for three weeks with a cracked fingernail and suffers from frequent blisters due to the high spin rates on his pitches. He was pushed from his Sunday start against the Padres in Mexico... Read More
Jacob deGrom Placed On DL
New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom (ebow) was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday, a few days after the club had cleared him to pitch. The fireballer hyperextended his right elbow in his last start. He will likely only miss one start and the team doesn't seem too worried, citing the move as... Read More
Rich Hill Scratched From Start, Ross Stripling Starts Sunday
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) was scratched from starting the final game of the team's weekend series against the Padres in Mexico. There's concerns about the humidity and weekend rain aggravating his blisters. Ross Stripling will make his second start of the season in his place. Hill's finger has sidelined him, off and... Read More
Tanner Roark Takes Loss Despite Quality Start
Washington Nationals starter Tanner Roark was saddled with the loss on Saturday despite throwing 6 1/3 innings of three-run baseball. His opponent Vince Velasquez simply outdueled him. Roark finished the day with three earned runs on six hits while striking out nine and walking three. Roark's now only given up more than three runs in... Read More
Walker Buehler Throws Combined No-Hitter With Bullpen
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler was the first of four pitchers on Friday that combined to no hit the Padres in the first game of their weekend series in Mexico. Buehler, making his third career start, threw six innings, striking out eight and walking three. He was followed by Tony Cingrani, who struck out... Read More
Walker Buehler Called Up To Start Friday
Los Angeles Dodgers starter and top pitching prospect Walker Buehler has been called up and will start against the Padres in Mexico on Friday. The move was expected, as manager Dave Roberts had already announced that Buehler would take the place of Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) in the rotation. Reliever Edward Paredes was sent down to... Read More
Julio Urias Throwing On Flat Ground
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias (shoulder) is throwing from 90 feet on flat ground now and hopes to start throwing from the mound soon. Urias worked out with the team on their recent road trip to Arizona and will accompany them to his native country of Mexico for the series against the Padres. No... Read More
Walker Buehler Will Take Hyun-Jin Ryu's Rotation Spot
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler will officially take the rotation spot formerly occupied by Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin). Ryu suffered a gruesome groin injury on Wednesday and was placed on the disabled list Thursday. Buehler is the team's top pitching prospect and he's been as advertised in his first two career starts. He's given up... Read More
Hyun-Jin Ryu Out Until After All-Star Break
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) will be out until the second half of the season, according to Dave Roberts. He tore the muscle from the bone, a Grade 2 strain, in the second inning of Wednesday's game against Arizona. It's the latest injury for the pitcher who has missed all or parts of... Read More
Yimi Garcia Called Up For First Time Since 2016
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Yimi Garcia has been called up to fortify a beleaguered bullpen after a season away from action due to Tommy John surgery. Garcia last appeared in a game in 2016 and has seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 rehab innings. He gave up three earned runs during that time, however, so he's... Read More
Hyun-Jin Ryu Placed On DL
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Thursday due to the left groin strain he developed in Wednesday's game. Reliever Yimi Garcia was called up in his place. Ryu has been the team's best pitcher so far, but he has a history of injuries that put him... Read More
Tim Locastro Makes 2018 Debut, Bats Eighth
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Tim Locastro has been called up to make his season debut against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. He's batting eighth and playing in center field. Infielder Breyvic Valera was sent down in his place. Locastro was outstanding at Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 25-for-73 with a home run, five doubles and an OPS... Read More
Walker Buehler Will Start Mexican Series On Friday Versus Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers starter and top pitching prospect Walker Buehler will take the mound against the "home team" San Diego Padres on Friday in Monterrey, Mexico. Buehler has gone five innings in each of his first two career starts this year and punched out 11 batters while walking four (three were in his first start).... Read More
Howie Kendrick Batting Fifth, Looks To Continue Hot Streak
Washington Nationals infielder Howie Kendrick will start at second base and bat fifth in Thursday's afternoon contest against the Pirates. He's had a hot start to the season and filled in nicely for the injured Daniel Murphy (knee). Over his last seven games, he's 10-for-27 with two home runs, three doubles, three RBI and five... Read More
Hyun-Jin Ryu Injures Groin
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu left Thursday night's game with a left groin strain that manager Dave Roberts has described as a "pretty good one." Ryu came into the game with a 3-0 record and a 2.22 ERA and was rolling along with two strikeouts and one walk through 1 1/3 innings when he... Read More
Chris Taylor Sits, Joc Pederson Leads Off, Alex Verdugo Bats Second
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson will start in center field and lead off in place of Chris Taylor. Top prospect Alex Verdugo will play in left and bat second. In the last seven days, Pederson is 9-for-19 with eight RBI. Verdugo was just called up last Saturday and has gone 3-for-9 with a double.... Read More
Daniel Murphy Can't Run Yet
Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) seems ready to return in all but one aspect of his game -- he can't run. Murphy was seen taking batting practice and fielding ground balls before Tuesday's game, but the workout was abruptly cut short when he attempted to run the bases. He admitted to Washington Post... Read More
Anthony Rendon To Rehab At High-A Potomac
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (foot) will start a rehab assignment at High-A Potomac and play a few games. The assignment should reassure owners since the team plays in Woodbridge, Virginia, which is just a short drive from the major league club in D.C. That means that Rendon could be ready to return to... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman Sits Wednesday, Howie Kendrick Bats Cleanup
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is sitting out Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Matt Adams, who hit two home runs on Tuesday, will start in his place at first and bat third. Howie Kendrick will start at second base and bat cleanup. Zimmerman went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 12-4 rout, but is... Read More
Trea Turner Plates Three Runs With Double Tuesday
Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner hit a bases-clearing three-run double on Tuesday and also walked. His walk rate has nearly doubled so far this year (13.8 percent) from 2017 (6.7 percent) and he has 19 already. Last season, he collected 30 walks all year. He's finally fulfilling the on-base promise his keen eye and fast... Read More
Bryce Harper Homers, Will Continue Leading Off
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper responded very well to batting leadoff for the first time since 2013. He went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two runs scored. Manager Dave Martinez wanted to shake up the lineup and allow Harper to see more hittable pitches. He's said he's going to keep Harper there... Read More
Wander Suero Escapes Jam In Debut
Washington Nationals reliever Wander Suero worked around the two singles he gave up in Tuesday's contest versus the Pirates and retired the next two batters he faced to end the seventh inning. Suero and his wipeout slider had been called up this week to help out the Nationals beleaguered relief corps. He's a name to... Read More
Wilmer Difo Gets On Base Four Times While Batting Ninth
Washington Nationals infielder Wilmer Difo found that hitting ninth agrees with him. On Tuesday, he was switched with starting pitcher Max Scherzer in a move designed to get someone on base for Bryce Harper, who was leading off. The move worked brilliantly, as Difo got on four times, hitting a home run, walking twice and... Read More
Adam Eaton Is Wearing A Walking Boot
Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) is all but shut down from all physical activities and is sporting a walking boot, according to people who have seen him. The news is terrible for fantasy owners who were looking for some sort of positive sign about the speedy leadoff man. Eaton is recovering from a bone... Read More
Brian Goodwin Shut Down, Might Swing Soon
Washington Nationals outfielder Brian Goodwin (wrist) has been shut down from baseball activities but could start swinging soon. He's been out since hurting his wrist April 11 and was lined up to get regular starts in the outfield with Adam Eaton also on the disabled list. The former first-rounder had a nice 2017 campaign and... Read More
Anthony Rendon Is Close To Starting Rehab Assignment
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (foot) will start a rehab assignment soon. He fouled a ball off his toe two weeks ago and has been slowly ramping up his baseball activities. On Tuesday, he was taking batting practice, fielding ground balls and running around the bases before the team's game against Pittsburgh. Whatever the... Read More
Daniel Murphy Showing Greater Mobility
Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) was seen before Tuesday's contest in D.C. moving around the diamond doing fielding drills. It's good to know that he's "Charging balls, moving laterally, throwing on the run," according to Washington Post reporter Chelsea Janes. Murphy has been slow to recover from offseason microfracture surgery in his right... Read More
Ryan Madson Is Being Overused, Blames Himself
Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson is blaming himself for his recent poor showings. As one of the Nationals' core three (Sean Doolittle and Brandon Kintzler being the other two), he's been overused as the team consistently finds ifself in a lot of one-run games. He was blown up for six earned runs two weeks ago... Read More
Bryce Harper Leads Off Tuesday
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is leading off in Tuesday's contest versus the Pirates. Normal leadoff man and shortstop Trea Turner will bat second, while Matt Adams slots in batting third and playing left field. As if batting Harper first isn't weird enough, manager Dave Martinez is going all out and batting starting pitcher Max... Read More
Brandon Kintzler Earns First Save Of 2018
Washington Nationals reliever Brandon Kintzler earned his first save of the season in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Regular closer Sean Doolittle had pitched three days in a row and was unavailable. The save actually marked the third day in a row that Kintzler himself had been used. Kintzler now has 15 appearances on... Read More
