JUNE 20•AJC.COM
Are the Braves 'back'? That's TBD, but homestand was step in right directionMaybe it was simply inevitable. Maybe it was the ineptitude of the Rays and Tigers. Maybe it was “Snitbear,” the cuddly presence in the Brav...
LSU baseball adds another power hitter in the transfer portalEddie Yamin IV has played catcher before but he spent all of the 2024 season as a first baseman.
JUNE 20•USATODAY.COM
Another new No. 1 in latest SP Power RankingsThere's been a flip-flop at the top of the newest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Ranger Suárez, in the middle of a career year for the Phi...
JUNE 20•MLB.COM
Izaac Pacheco - Gets hand surgeryHigh-A West Michigan transferred Pacheco from its 7-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday after he underwent surgery June 11 to address a hamate excision in his right hand,...
ImpactPacheco suffered the injury while batting in West Michigan's June 6 game against South Bend and was placed on the 7-day IL a day later. The No. 39 overall pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, Pacheco had gotten off to a poor start to the 2024 season before suffering the injury, slashing just .198/.263/.316 with four home runs in 194 plate appearances. After getting moved to the 60-day IL, Pacheco won't be eligible to return to the West Michigan lineup until early August.
JUNE 19•ROTOWIRE
Braves rough up Tarik Skubal, complete sweep of TigersATLANTA - Tarik Skubal, human being. His magical season was interrupted by a harsh reality check fro...
JUNE 19•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Skubal's struggles against Braves start with his changeupATLANTA -- Tucked within the notes app of Tarik Skubal's phone is a diary of sorts of his pro career. For years, the Tigers left-hander has...
JUNE 19•MLB.COM
Reynaldo López - Another scoreless outingLopez (5-2) earned the win Wednesday over the Tigers, allowing seven hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.
ImpactIt's the second straight scoreless outing for Lopez, though he failed to make it through six innings for just the second time in his last six starts. The 30-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to a remarkable 1.57 with a 1.08 WHIP and 76:23 K:BB across 74.1 innings this year. Lopez is currently lined up for a road matchup with the Cardinals early next week in his next start.
JUNE 19•ROTOWIRE
