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Padres option knuckleballer Waldron after debut
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Sunday, 25 June 2023 15:09
The San Diego Padres recalled right-hander Reiss Knehr from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday and optioned right-handed knuckleballer Matt Waldron one day after he made his major league debut.Knehr, 26, returns to the Padres after posting a 12.27 ERA in three relief outings earlier this season. He is 1-2 with a 5.24 ERA in 20 career outings (six starts) with…
Tigers send struggling infielder Maton to minors
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Sunday, 25 June 2023 15:09
The Detroit Tigers optioned struggling infielder Nick Maton to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday after their 6-3 loss in 10 innings to the Minnesota Twins.Maton, who started at third base Sunday, made a throwing error in the top of the eighth inning that allowed the Twins' Royce Lewis to score the tying run. Then in the 10th inning, Maton had Lewis'…
Springer alone in 2nd on career leadoff HR list
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Sunday, 25 June 2023 15:09
TORONTO -- Blue Jays outfielder George Springer hit his 55th career leadoff home run in Sunday's game against Oakland, breaking a tie with Alfonso Soriano and moving him into sole possession of second place on baseball's all-time list.Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson leads with 81 career leadoff home runs, including a single-season-high nine with the Yankees in 1986. Henderson's 3,081…
Cubs' Stroman leaves London start with blister
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Sunday, 25 June 2023 15:09
LONDON -- Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman left Chicago's 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning Sunday with a blister on his right index finger."It did kind of flare up there early on. He did not have it coming into the game," Cubs manager David Ross said. "Those types of things, it's only a matter of time."Stroman…
Clayton Kershaw's mantra for holding the Dodgers together: 'Next pitch'
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Sunday, 25 June 2023 15:13
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- It was late, the score was tied, the Angels were threatening and the Dodgers -- losers of three straight and 18 of their previous 30, uncommonly hampered by a shorthanded rotation and an unreliable bullpen -- needed their enduring ace to bail them out again. Clayton Kershaw centered his thoughts on a simple message.Next pitch. Next pitch.…
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