It appears the All-Star break has come early for the Dodgers. Because, based on their performance the past few days, it looks like they’re already on vacation. The most recent example came in Saturday night’s 9-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. There was more faltering defense, continuing a trend that cost the … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays sent 57 batsmen to the plate in the 25 hours between Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last pitch of Game 6 of the World Series and his first pitch of Game 7, so it isn’t like they didn’t have plenty of chances to avert the doom that was ultimately theirs. Indeed, the last World … Read more
TORONTO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s arms were so tired, he needed help hoisting the World Series MVP trophy. Not a surprise, considering how well he threw in the final two games of this seven-game classic. Yamamoto capped off one of the best pitching performances in World Series history with 2/3 scoreless innings to end the … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays laid down a pretty good template right from the start of their victory Friday night in Game 1 of the World Series. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. worked a first-inning seven-pitch walk, then Alejandro Kirk worked a nine-pitch walk, and even though Dodgers starter Blake Snell escaped the jam without allowing a run … Read more