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• Orioles’ Helsley throws bullpen session; Cano’s sinker eludes him; O’s-Blue Jays lineups

BALTIMORE—The Orioles hope that closer Ryan Helsley is getting better to a return from right elbow inflammation. Helsley has been on the injured list since April 29th. “He threw a bullpen today, 15-20 pitches, he came out feeling good, threw well,” manager Craig Albernaz said. “We’re excited to get his process going and see what […]...2026
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• Alonso homers in 1st game back in New York, but Orioles lose to Yankees, 7-2

NEW YORK–What happened? Less than two hours before the Orioles played the New York Yankees, they announced that closer Ryan Helsley was headed to the injured list with right elbow inflammation. The question of who would replace him wouldn’t be answered on Friday night because the Orioles were out of the game by the second […]...2026
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• Ryan Helsley lands on 15-day IL with elbow inflammation in Orioles scare

The Orioles will be without one of their top bullpen arms for the near future....2026
• Orioles put Helsley on IL with elbow inflammation
Baltimore has put closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list because of right elbow inflammation....2026
• Orioles place Ryan Helsley on IL with elbow inflammation

The Orioles announced that right-hander Ryan Helsley has been placed on the 15-day injured list....2026
• Closer Ryan Helsley on injured list with right elbow inflammation, Suárez back with Orioles; Povich starts; Alonso returns to New York

NEW YORK—The Orioles placed right-handed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to April 29th. Helsley, who signed a one-year, $14 million contract with a $14 million option for 2027, is 0-2 with a 2.53 ERA. He’s converted all seven of his save opportunities. The Orioles […]...2026

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• Alonso homers in 1st game back in New York, but Orioles lose to Yankees, 7-2
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• Ryan Helsley lands on 15-day IL with elbow inflammation in Orioles scare
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• Orioles put Helsley on IL with elbow inflammation
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• Orioles place Ryan Helsley on IL with elbow inflammation
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• Closer Ryan Helsley on injured list with right elbow inflammation, Suárez back with Orioles; Povich starts; Alonso returns to New York
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• Orioles Place Ryan Helsley On IL With Elbow Inflammation
The Orioles announced that right-hander Ryan Helsley has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to April 29th, with right elbow inflammation. Fellow righty Albert Suárez has been selected to take Helsley’s place on the active roster. The 40-man roster had a couple of vacancies and the addition of Suárez brings the O’s up […]...2026
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• Sometimes There's No Place Like Home- Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 16, 2026
With some trades, free agent signings, and injury recovery some players have returned to old teams. Among them are: Merrill Kelly- P- ARI- Kelly's absence from the Diamondbacks wasn't long. Traded by Arizona to the Rangers at the deadline in 2025, he signed as a free agent back with the D-backs and has been named their Opening Day starter. Kelly is projected to see a rise in his ERA to 3.85 and s...2026
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• Braves News: Acuna injury, draft lottery, trade, more

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday The Braves got some good news for the long term in Ronald Acuna’s injury being relatively minor, as they made a trade looking towards 2026 and took the second spot in the draft lottery. Braves News Ronald Acuna has a mild calf strain and while he will miss a few weeks at least, he appears to have avoided anything t...2025
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• BCB After Dark: How do you spell relief?

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which reliever the Cubs should trade for. It’s Tuesday here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and stay with us. Misery loves company. There are still a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. There’s a two-drin...2025
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• Trip to Greece

My wife and I went to Greece last month. My original "live journaling" draft of this post was really just a bunch of complaining leading up to the trip-- hey, I'm a homebody who doesn't like to leave the house if I can help it-- but it turned out to be a very nice vacation so I'm going to delete the intro bitching and just share some pictures I took. A few incoming baseball cards are at the end, t...2023
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"The Baltimore Orioles added these players to their 2026 MLB roster: Taylor Ward, LF Pete Alonso, 1B Blaze Alexander, 2B Leody Taveras, OF Chris Bassitt, SP Shane Baz, SP Ryan Helsley, RP Andrew Kittredge, RP The Orioles made moves to improve themselves in 2026."

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"Ryan Helsley has stood as a logical trade candidate for upwards of ten months now, dating back to the Cardinals’ declaration that they planned to reduce payroll heading into the 2025 season and focus on creating opportunities for young players."

2024
"Ryan Helsley, who the Cubs manhandled Thursday evening, entered for the save chance."

2023
"The Cardinals have won their arbitration hearing against right-hander Ryan Helsley, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic."

2022
"Wesneski’s gem is the sixth this year and the second in less than a week, as Ryan Helsley of the Cardinals did it against the Reds last Friday."

2021
"Louis placed right-hander Ryan Helsley on the 10-day injured list with a stress reaction in his right elbow, opening a spot on the active roster."

2020
"They also activated reliever Ryan Helsley from the injured list and optioned lefty Rob Kaminsky."

2019
"A trio of reinforcements is headed onto the MLB roster: infielder Yairo Munoz along with righties Ryan Helsley and Giovanny Gallegos."

2018
"Lefty Genesis Cabrera, right-hander Ryan Helsley, outfielder Lane Thomas and infielder Ramon Urias have all had their contracts selected and been added to the 40-man roster."

• Closer Ryan Helsley on injured list with right elbow inflammation, Suárez back with Orioles; Povich starts; Alonso returns to New York
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• Dodgers Have Shown Interest in Padres Closer Robert Suarez

With Devin Williams, Raisel Iglesias, and Ryan Helsley off the board, options at the backend of the bullpen within the free agent market are beginning to shrivel up. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been associated with a host of available names both within the trade market and the free agent pool. It may be unlikely […]...2025
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• Addition of Helsley fortifies Orioles’ bullpen for 2026

Since the 2025 season ended, the Orioles have added two key pieces to their bullpen. Right-hander Andrew Kittredge, who was one of four relievers traded in July, was reacquired from the Chicago Cubs. On Saturday, it was reported that the Orioles had reached an agreement on a two-year, $28 million contract with right-hander Ryan Helsley. […]...2025
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• Reports: Orioles and closer Ryan Helsley in agreement on 2-year, $28 million contract

According to a report by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Orioles are in agreement with right-handed reliever Ryan Helsley on a two-year contract with an opt-out after the 2026 season. The Athletic reports that Helsley will receive $28 million. The deal is pending a physical. Helsey, who’s 31 was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to […]...2025
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• The Royals successfully took advantage of a buyer's market

Take a victory lap, everybody! Then get back to work. | Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The Royals made smart, aggressive moves that may not be enough but didn't do any harm. Two weeks ago, I came to you and insisted the Royals should be buyers at the trade deadline despite their abysmal record. The biggest reason I made that argument was because, despite the general assertion that baseball has o...2025
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• The 2025 Royals trade deadline thread

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Let’s make a deal! Today is he trade deadline! All deals have to be completed by 5 p.m. CT. The Royals have already made a pair of smaller trades, acquiring Adam Frazier and Randall Grichuk. They could still be in the market for an outfield bat. There was a report linking them to Red Sox outfielder Jarred Duran, although the asking price would likely be sky h...2025
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• Braves News: Acuna injury, draft lottery, trade, more
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• Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley ‘90 percent’ sure he will be traded before deadline

Ryan Helsley’s days in St. Louis are numbered. At least, according to him....2025

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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 7: This space intentionally left blank

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images That was ugly, but a different kind of ugly from Monday’s ugly. The Cubs gave up eight runs to the Cardinals. Again. About that, from BCB’s JohnW53: This is the sixth straight game in which the Cubs have allowed at least seven runs, tying for their longest streak of the Modern Era. They set the record in their first six games of the era, in 1901. This is the fifth t...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 8

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Cardinals surge, but Cubs remain at top of the pack Welcome to the eighth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank some teams! 1. Chic...2025
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• Brewers walked off by Cardinals in 6-5 loss

Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins | Photo by Jeff Le/Getty Images Offense comes back late, Murphy gets heated, and Arenado walk-off secures the loss Box Score The Brewers took another brutal loss in Saturday’s matchup against the Cardinals. The Brewers’ fell into an early deficit but came back in the ninth inning on Chourio’s game-tying home run, only to take the loss when Nolan Arenado h...2025
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• The 5 best Cubs games of 2024

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images These were all fun, well-played, or both. Now that you’ve read yesterday’s recap of the five worst Cubs games of 2024, here are five that should make you smile. Walk-offs, of course, always generate big cheers and excitement, no matter how they happen. I’ve got some of those here, but there are also other entertaining wins that deserve recogn...2024
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• MLB Winter Meetings Wrap-Up: Day 1

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The fireworks came yesterday. What else is happening? Baseball’s winter meetings got underway on Sunday with the announcement of Baseball’s Classic Era Hall of Fame ballot, and then the party really got started last night when Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets for a mind-boggling $765 million. Soto’s signing on the eve of the official start of the meetings f...2024
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• Previewing the relief pitcher market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images We’ve previewed the market for shortstop, starting pitchers, and outfielders – now let’s look at how the Braves might bolster their bullpen. The 2024 Atlanta Braves relied on an undeniably elite bullpen that ranked 3rd in fWAR, 3rd in ERA, and 2nd in FIP. Entering the offseason, they seemed poised to handle the potential loss of A.J. Minter to free a...2024
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• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Emmanuel Clase and the Guardians, part 1

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A look at Heroes and Goats for the first half of the season. Emmanuel Clase was awarded the AL Reliever of the Year for 2024 after helping the Guardians reach the playoffs. Clase pitched in 74 games and allowed only 10 runs, five earned, in 74⅓ innings. This was a particularly and uniquely impressive season. He matched those 10 runs allowe...2024
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• Cardinals 5, Cubs 4: The complaint department is OPEN

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This space intentionally left blank because otherwise it might have bad words in it. As most of you know, I have been watching Cubs baseball for more than 60 years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of bad baseball and a lot of losing. Most of the time, I can slough off the losses, been there, done that, seen it before. This one pissed me off. The Cubs should ...2024
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• Orioles activate Helsley, designate Suárez for assignment; O’s-Red Sox lineups
BALTIMORE—The Orioles activated closer Ryan Helsley from the family leave/bereavement list on Sunday. They designated right-hander Albert Suárez for assignment. Helsley left the Orioles after Tuesday night’s game in Kansas City and missed three games. He’s 0-2 with a 2.79 ERA with six saves. Suárez was 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in five games. He […]...2026
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• Helsley placed on family leave/bereavement list by Orioles, Espada recalled
The Orioles placed their closer, Ryan Helsley on the family leave/bereavement list before Wednesday’s game with the Kansas City Royals. Helsley, who was the losing pitcher in Tuesday night’s game, is 0-2 with a 2.79 ERA and six saves in 11 games. He was replaced on the roster by right-hander Jose Espada, who’s been recalled […]...2026
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images A stirring comeback went for naught when the Cubs bullpen blew up in the eighth. The Cubs bullpen has been so good this year that having an inning like the one Brad Keller had in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 8-6 loss to the Cardinals is, frankly, shocking. It turned on one play in that inning, and I’ll get to that, but first things first. The Drew Pom...2025
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• Brewers can’t capitalize on comeback opportunities, fall 8-5

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee falls behind early, can’t complete comeback Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind the St. Louis Cardinals early on Saturday afternoon, but found themselves unable to capitalize on the several opportunities they had to get all the way back into this game, which had some heightened tensions. The Cardinals put up seven runs on Brewers starter Jose Quint...2025
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• Brewers walked off by Cardinals in 6-5 loss
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• Braves News: Roster predictions, Braves add a catcher, more

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well the offseason continues to crawl onward, with the pace of transactions of note slowing down dramatically league-wide of late, setting international free agency aside. There are still a good number of options available both on the free agent and trade markets. Perhaps with less market momentum, the values will be...2025
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• Bullpen shines, offense sputters in second straight extra-innings loss

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images A dramatic late comeback was undone by a failure to score in extra innings Box Score Having split their games on Monday and Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals needed to decide a series winner tonight at American Family Field. After Brewers starter Colin Rea got off to a shaky start, it looked like it might be a high-scoring affair, but after th...2024
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• Cardinals Win Arbitration Hearing Against Ryan Helsley
The Cardinals have won their arbitration hearing against right-hander Ryan Helsley, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic. He’ll earn the $2.15MM salary submitted by the team instead of the $3MM figure he and his camp filed. Helsley, 28, has been inconsistent in the big leagues thus far but is coming off the best showing of…...2023
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• Cubs 3, Pirates 2: Hayden Wesneski is immaculate
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs rookie posted the first immaculate inning for the team in 18 years. The “immaculate inning” — where a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces on nine pitches — has become more common in recent years as strikeouts in general have increased. They’re still fairly rare, and until Thursday night, no Cubs pitcher had thrown one in 18 years, s...2022
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• Cardinals Notes: Hicks, Reyes, Designated Hitter, Shortstop, DeJong,
The Cardinals have made one relatively minor move since the lockout was lifted, signing reliever Drew VerHagen to a two-year deal. He steps into a bullpen that also features Giovanny Gallegos, Ryan Helsley and T.J. McFarland and seems as if it’ll include flamethrowing righties Alex Reyes and Jordan Hicks. St. Louis brass has floated the idea of each of Reyes and Hicks lengthening…...2022
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• Cardinals Activate Miles Mikolas
The Cardinals announced Friday that right-hander Miles Mikolas has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will start tonight’s game. St. Louis placed right-hander Ryan Helsley on the 10-day injured list with a stress reaction in his right elbow, opening a spot on the active roster. Meanwhile, lefty Brandon Waddell has been placed on…...2021
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• Cardinals 5, Cubs 4: The complaint department is OPEN
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• NL Central Notes: Helsley, Reds, Stephenson
Ahead of their victory over Ryan Helsley in an arbitration hearing, the Cardinals reportedly discussed a multi-year deal with the right-hander, according to The Athletic’s Katie Woo. Woo notes that the sides were far apart, with the biggest issue being Helsley’s durability. As Woo notes, the Cardinals were concerned with Helsley’s rarely pitching on back-to-back…...2023
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• Braves unable to dig out of deep hole in 10-6 loss to Cardinals

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The bats were lively tonight for the Braves but it wasn't enough to keep up with the onslaught that the Cardinals unleashed upon Atlanta's pitching staff tonight. In the preview for tonight's game, I suggested that it wouldn't be a good idea to bet against the Atlanta Braves when it came to winning a slugfest. This might've been the ...2023
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• Chris Sale wins Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year Award

Photo by Kevin D. Liles./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias were also named as pitchers for The Sporting News NL All-Star Team, as well! Despite the fact that the World Series hasn’t even started yet, that hasn’t stopped award season from kicking off and the first organization to announce their winners is the Sporting News. They’ve also announced their All-Star team...2024
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• Gray Leads Cardinals' Dominant Day On The Mound - May 4, 2024
Sonny Gray Gray was dominant on Friday, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits, one walk, and punching out six. He's been one of the best pitchers in baseball thus far. In five starts, he's gone at least five innings while allowing two earned or less. While five starts is his small sample size, right now he is posting his career best marks in K%, BB%, and HR%. If there is a c...2024
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• Preseason Prep - February 29, 2024
Jhoan Duran, RP (MIN) Duran was knocked around in his Grapefruit League debut, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. The fireballer topped out at 100.5 mph, which is about a mile per hour less than his average from 2023. These details should be ignored at this point in the preseason as he will likely work his arm into increased velocity. Duran is entering his firs...2024
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• Orioles’ Helsley throws bullpen session; Cano’s sinker eludes him; O’s-Blue Jays lineups
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• What do you think of the Orioles adding Ryan Helsley? | MAILBAG

Question: What is your opinion on the signing of Ryan Helsley, physical pending? I see a pitcher who was counted on helping the Mets in the playoffs and from what I read he had a lot to do with keeping the Mets out of the playoffs. He makes the excuse that he was “tipping” his […]...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 15

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Cubs step back into top spot but rest of NL Central is still on their tail Welcome to the 15th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s ra...2025
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• Brewers can’t capitalize on comeback opportunities, fall 8-5
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch
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• Braves News: Roster predictions, Braves add a catcher, more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 23, 2024

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. was one of the signature players in baseball. MLB.com lists every team’s best single-game performance Royals: One of many games in which Witt flashes all the tools, April 11 Bobby Witt Jr. had a long list of standout games in 2024, but perhaps his best was all the way back in April against the Astros. On April 11 at Kauffman Stadium, Witt...2024
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• St. Louis Cardinals shockingly seem unwilling to part with All-Star who could bring back massive trade haul

The player the Cardinals could get the highest return on is All-Star closer Ryan Helsley, but St. Louis might be more inclined to keep him....2024
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• Milwaukee bullpen can’t hold lead as Cardinals win in extras

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Arenado’s walk-off grand slam puts exclamation point on back-and-forth game Box Score In a lengthy, back-and-forth game, the St. Louis Cardinals ultimately pulled out a come-from-behind victory in extra innings tonight over a Milwaukee Brewers team that ran out of gas at the back end of their bullpen. All three of the big stars of that bullpen—Bryan Hudson, Devi...2024
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• Spencer Schwellenbach and the Braves kick off the second half against Cardinals

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The second half is here and now it’s time for the Braves to hopefully get things going in the right direction. The All-Star break is over and done with and now it’s time to get into the business-end of the season as the Atlanta Braves will start off the second half by hosting the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s start off with some good news/bad news. The goo...2024
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• The Athletics’ Mason Miller has taken the baseball world by storm

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Oakland’s star closer and the rest of the A’s bullpen are helping to keep the team somewhat interesting so far. When it comes to the standings in the early portion of the season, my personal advice is not to really take anything too seriously until Memorial Day at the earliest. That way, it gives baseball an ample amount of time to actually start to get the t...2024
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