Javier Baez provided the power and some magic, collecting four hits, including a solo homer and a grand slam, to power the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night, snapping Chicago’s five-game losing streak and sending Jon Lester to his sixth straight win and his NL-high-tying 10th on the season.
No Kris Bryant? A scuffling offense? Javier Baez provided the power and some magic, collecting four hits, including a solo homer and a grand slam, and driving in five runs to power the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night and snap a five-game losing streak.
No Kris Bryant? A scuffling offense? Javier Baez provided the power and some magic, collecting four hits, including a solo homer and a grand slam, and driving in five runs to power the Cubs to an 9-4 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night and snap a five-game losing streak.
Corey Kluber had never been better than he was three years ago when he dismantled the Cardinals en route to matching the Indians’ single-game strikeout record. That was the best start of his career. Tuesday would be his worst. Facing the Cardinals for the first time since that 18-strikeout gem, Kluber found himself ambushed by Matt Carpenter and the Cardinals’ homer-happy offense. Carpenter provided the jolt with his five-hit, two-homer night, and Jose Martinez contributed the dagger that chased Kluber in what would become a 11-2 rout of the Indians at Busch Stadium.
Yankees starter Luis Severino used an overpowering fastball on Tuesday to notch his 12th win, best in the majors. The right-hander threw 12 pitches that traveled 100 mph. Next up might be the Red Sox on Sunday night. “I’m not scared of anybody,” he said.
With LeBron James not being an active participant in their plans, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been left in a tough position this summer. Their game plan for this summer would likely be dramatically different should he stay, compared to if he takes his talents elsewhere. Despite this tough position, it appears as though Koby Altman has been trying to increase the flexibility of the roster. In a joint report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, it was mentioned that the Cavs are active in pursuing a shake-up of their current roster: The Cavaliers have been working on several trade and salary-cap-clearing possibilities to be aggressive in free agency, but they have
It’s becoming impossible to go more than a few minutes before seeing the latest celebrity or NBA player predicting LeBron James will be a Laker offering their two cents on LeBron James’ destination this offseason. The latest such combination: Snoop Dogg and Isaiah Thomas. Yeah, you read that right. Snoop made the connection between LeBron rocking Chucks and his obviously inevitable decision to sign with the Lakers within a week (who wouldn’t, really?), which is fun by itself. A quick scroll through the comments reveals this: It’s important to note that this is (very likely) just Thomas having a little fun (he said “lol,� after all), but still, what if it isn’t? Poor Thomas. He very dearly appears
The Brewers have the National League’s best record, but there’s one thing that would put them over the top: dealing for an ace.
Already with a home run and a key double play on his ledger, Javier Baez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning off Dodgers reliever Edward Paredes to give the Cubs a 7-2 lead at Dodger Stadium.
Matt Carpenter got it going, and Jose Martinez struck the telling blow. The Cardinals handed Indians ace Corey Kluber the shortest start of his career Tuesday night, scoring six runs in the first two innings on six hits. Carpenter’s solo homer started the outburst, and Kluber was pulled after 1 2/3 innings when he conceded a three-run homer to Martinez.
