After missing most of 2013 with Tommy John Surgery, Atlanta Braves right hander Gavin Floyd was enjoying the best season of his career. And last night, the 31-year old was enjoying his best start of the season, shutting out Washington through six innings with six
There are all sorts of neat and unique things about Joey Votto‘s game. The 2010 National League MVP went through that entire season without hitting an infield pop up. During his Major League career he’s only once pulled a foul ball into the stands. He
Last night, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a Hanley Rameriz throwing error away from tossing a perfect game against Colorado. Instead, he settled for a 107 pitch no-hitter with a career-high 15 strikeouts in the 8-0 win. Nolan Ryan holds the record for most strikeouts in
We’re about half way through the voting for the 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis. Things are starting to get nasty in the fight to represent the National League at catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers launching a political-style attack ad against incumbent All-Star
It wasn’t quite an inside-the-park home run. But a few seconds after Colorado Rockies left-fielder Charlie Blackmon made a mess of a Dee Gordon line drive into the corner that should have been a double, the speedy Dodgers second baseman found himself rounding third base and heading
The “Hot Stove League” refers to baseball’s winter off-season when general managers get together, presumably around a hot stove, and make deals. But there is another just as important hot stove league that forms in the weeks before July 31, the last day teams can
The notorious unwritten rules of baseball reared their confusing heads during yesterday’s game between the Braves and the Rockies. It started when Braves catcher Gerald Laird was struck in the mask by Corey Dickerson‘s back swing. This was just two pitches after he had been
Flashy defensive plays have been the name of the game during the series between the AL West leading Oakland A’s and the second place Anaheim Angels which ended yesterday. On Tuesday, A’s left fielder Yoenis Cespedes made what some people are calling the greatest throw
Your browser does not support iframes. The baseball world is buzzing about the amazing throw Oakland left fielder Yoenis Cespedes made last night against the Angles. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Mike Trout ripped a double down the left
Fantasy owners who gave Lonnie Chisenhall a Monday spot start yesterday have spent the morning patting themselves on the back . That’s because the Indians third baseman went nuts during his teams 17-7 victory over the Texas Rangers, finishing 5 for 5 with 3 home