1:23 AM ET When Roger Clemens first set the record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game in 1986, he threw 138 pitches. When he did it again 10 years later, he needed 151 pitches. Kerry Wood threw 122 pitches, Randy Johnson 124 and Max Scherzer a relatively efficient 119 pitches when he fanned 20
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11:15 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first major league home run Tuesday, becoming the youngest player in Toronto Blue Jays history to touch ’em all. Guerrero homered in the first inning at San Francisco. It took the highly touted 20-year-old 14 games to get his first big fly.
11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first major league home run Tuesday, becoming the youngest player in Toronto Blue Jays history to touch ’em all. It took him just two more plate appearances to go deep again. After going 14 games without a big fly, Guerrero homered in the first
7:05 AM ET CINCINNATI — The season began with a tease. It wasn’t the way the Chicago Cubs drew it up after a dismal finish to 2018, as they opened 2019 in about the same manner. Actually, they lost games on the mound, whereas at the end of last season, those defeats came via their
11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale struck out a career-high 17 batters in just seven innings against the Colorado Rockies, then was pulled after 108 pitches on a chilly Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Sale left the game with a 3-2 lead, but the Rockies went on
9:05 PM ET The New York Yankees acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales and cash considerations from Oakland on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Morales had hit at least 20 home runs in each of the previous four seasons and has 212 homers in his 13-year career.
8:10 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez is expected to miss four to six weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 1 lat strain in his right side. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Tuesday that an MRI revealed the extent of the injury. Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured
7:38 PM ET New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said a decision is likely within the next 24 hours on whether third baseman Miguel Andujar will have surgery that would likely end his season. Andujar, 24, missed more than a month because of a labrum tear in his right shoulder. He returned from the injured
May 17, 2019 Believe it or not, we’re already a quarter of the way through the MLB regular season, and it seems teams are starting to settle in where they’ll be for the long haul (maybe). That’s particularly true in the American League, where the four superpowers are meeting this weekend in a pair of
2:01 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted second baseman Keston Hiura, their top overall prospect, from the minors. The Brewers selected Hiura’s contract from Triple-A San Antonio on Tuesday and placed third baseman Travis Shaw on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Hiura, 22, was off to an outstanding start this