A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
HOT AS THE WEATHER
Evan Gattis and the World Series champion Astros have the longest active winning streak in the majors. They go for their 10th straight victory when they
play at Kansas City
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Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, has allowed 13 runs over 11 innings
in two June starts – raising his ERA from 3.65 to 4.45. The Royals have lost
four in a row and 10 of 11.
OUCH!
With a franchise-record 15 players on the disabled list, the Angels try for a second consecutive victory in Oakland. Los Angeles added four more players to
the DL on Friday: infielder Zack Cozart (partially dislocated right shoulder),
right-hander Jim Johnson (lower back strain), right-hander Garrett Richards
(strained left hamstring) and right-hander Nick Tropeano (right shoulder
inflammation). Only 12 players from the opening day roster were active
Friday.
GOLDEN GOLDY
Paul Goldschmidt tries to keep up his torrid pace at the plate when the Diamondbacks host the slumping Mets. Goldschmidt entered this month batting a
paltry .209 after slogging his way through May, when he had only 14 hits in 97
at-bats (.144). The All-Star slugger has returned to form in June with seven
homers, 15 RBIs and 17 runs. In 14 games, he’s raised his batting average 56
points to .265. He homered for the second consecutive night Friday
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leaders have won seven of eight and 11 of 14. The freefalling Mets have dropped
four straight, 12 of 13 and 19 of 23.
MAD MAX
Washington ace Max Scherzer has won the last two NL Cy Young Awards. The right-hander appears well on his way to a third straight – and fourth Cy Young
overall – going into his start at Toronto. Scherzer (10-2, 2.00 ERA) leads the
majors with 142 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings, and he’s allowed more than five
hits in a game only twice in 13 starts this season.
MAD BUM
Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner takes the mound in Los Angeles against the rival Dodgers. Bumgarner is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA in two starts this season
following a two-month stay on the disabled list. He allowed six hits and four
runs over 5 1/3 innings last time out vs. Miami. The 2014 World Series MVP is
15-9 with a 2.53 ERA in 29 career outings vs. the Dodgers.
MR. ZERO
Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright (2-0, 1.21 ERA) brings the longest current shutout streak in the majors into his start at Seattle. Wright has
thrown 22 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, including back-to-back starts when
he went seven innings in a win against Detroit and 6 2/3 innings in a
no-decision at Baltimore. Wade Leblanc (7-3, 4.26) goes for the surprising
Mariners, who are 45-25.
BOTTOM DOLLAR
Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has essentially been benched in the wake of a season-long slump. Davis is batting .150 with four home runs
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hasn’t played since Monday, and there’s no telling when he will be back in the
lineup. ”Chris is continuing with some things that he’s working on,” manager
Buck Showalter said. ”When they come to me and say they think he’s ready to get
back in the lineup, we’ll put him back in there. But it’s nothing imminent.”
Baltimore has lost eight straight, its longest skid since July 2011. The Orioles
have dropped 15 of 17 overall and 10 straight at home, scoring only 14 runs.
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He’s not the starter, and not even the backup most people wanted to see.
But for Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III Keanu Neal Jersey , last night’s preseason opener was still a special time for him.
Griffin was out of the league last year, and hadn’t played in a game since Jan. 1, 2017 with the Browns. He started for the Ravens and completed 7-of-11
passes for 58 yards and a touchdown, with an interception that went through the
hands of Breshad Perriman.
“People don’t understand that once you’re out of the league for a year, it’s really hard to get back in, especially if you’re a quarterback and a high-draft
pick. It’s just really hard to do,” Griffin said, via Jamison Hensley of
ESPN.com. “[Thursday] was an emotional day for me, just coming back out here. I
know it’s the preseason Davon House Jersey , it’s the Hall of Fame Game, but to have an opportunity to come back out here and play football is something that I really cherish. . .
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“You know a lot of hard work went in to it. When you’re out of football for a year sometimes things come in to question and sometimes doubt can start to seep
in and luckily I had the right people around me and that never happened and I
was about to continue to push through and that’s why I’m here today. I thank
them a lot.”
Of course, such chances should be treated as precious, since the Ravens haven’t kept three quarterbacks since 2009. And with Joe Flacco and
first-rounder Lamar Jackson good bets to make the 53-man roster, Griffin is no
lock.
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