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Salt Lake second baseman Jose Fernandez hurt the 51s both with the bat and glove Tuesday, taking away at least a run and driving in two of his own in the Bees’ 5-4 victory over Las Vegas at Smith’s Ballpark.
Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer homered on consecutive pitches to begin the 10th inning, and the American League beat the National League 8-6 Tuesday night for its sixth straight win.
But commissioner Rob Manfred said before MLB expands that stadium issues need to be settled in Oakland and Tampa Bay.
The nine earned runs were a season high and came after Conlon had strung together three consecutive quality starts.
Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals wins the Home Run Derby.
Based on wagers to make $100 on each game, Justin Verlander backers have lost $952 this season despite Houston going 12-9 in his starts.
By the time Bryce Harper gets to the plate at the All-Star Game, Max Scherzer could already be out of the game. Harper is batting sixth in his fifth All-Star start, the lowest he has been in the National League lineup since the No. 9 spot in 2013.
Another All-Star Game is upon us, which means guys are faking hamstring injuries to get out of playing in it and baseball writers are pontificating about how to make it great again.
Las Vegas (45-49) starter Drew Gagnon gave up a pair of home runs — one in the first and one in the fourth — and two more runs in the fifth but he left with a lead after five innings.
T.J. Rivera’s rehab assignment in Las Vegas was abruptly paused as the infielder felt some discomfort in his right arm playing in Friday night’s game.
Manager Mike Matheny was stunningly fired Saturday night following an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, a defeat that dropped St. Louis to 47-46 and seven games back of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs.
Las Vegas pulled ahead in the fifth inning just before the rain hit hard. The 51s went on to win a 2-1 rain-shortened game over Albuquerque on Saturday night at Cashman Field.
Mets prospect Peter Alonso has shot up prospect ranking lists this year with his power and offensive prowess on full display.
Nabil Crismatt, in just his second start at Triple-A, tossed six scoreless innings in the 51s’ 12-0 win over Albuquerque on Friday night at Cashman Field.
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