Sbohei Ohtani threw the fastest pitch of his career at 101.7 mph and worked two efficient innings in his third mound start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing one hit and one walk against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Source link
Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez three games and fined him for hitting Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani with a pitch Thursday night. Source link
Mauricio Dubon scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning, Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes opened the game with home runs, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Friday night. Source link
Shohei Ohtani will next pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. Source link
Nationals third baseman Paul DeJong said Friday he was relieved that his vision wasn’t affected when he suffered a broken nose, orbital and orbital floor from a pitch that hit him in the face last month. Source link
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Bryson Stott scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth to cap a zany final inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Tuesday night. Source link
Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer in his second game after returning from a broken hand, and Clay Holmes combined with five relievers on the New York Mets’ fifth shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Source link
Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Source link
Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge Lopez was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a pitch near Andrew McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing. Source link
