JULY 7, 2022•MLB.COM
Deep threat: Alcantara on historic pace, but Miami monitoringMIAMI -- Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara is consistently going deep into games at a rate not seen in today's era of baseball. Through 17 starts,...
MLB Cy Young 2022 odds update: Sandy Alcantara remains NL favorite, Dylan Cease among AL sleepersWe break down the latest odds on the favorites (Sandy Alcantara, Shane McClanahan) to win both the NL and AL Cy Young awards and also look a...
JULY 6, 2022•SPORTINGNEWS.COM
This Angel is proving all his doubters wrongThis story was excerpted from Rhett Bollinger’s Angels Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it reg...
JULY 6, 2022•MLB.COM
Jonathan Villar - Third straight leadoff assignmentVillar will start at third base and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
ImpactVillar will get his third consecutive turn out of the leadoff spot, despite having reached base just once while striking out four times through his first eight plate appearances with the Angels. Though Villar is getting a look as the Angels' everyday third baseman after Matt Duffy (back) recently joined Anthony Rendon (wrist) on the injured list, don't expect him to have a long leash as the team's table setter if he doesn't start producing soon.
JULY 6, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Brandon Marsh - On bench against southpawMarsh isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
ImpactMarsh has started exclusively against right-handed pitchers over the last week, and he'll get a day off with southpaw Trevor Rogers on the mound for the Marlins on Wednesday. Monte Harrison is starting in left field and batting ninth.
JULY 6, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Bryan De La Cruz - Gets breather WednesdayDe La Cruz isn't starting Wednesday against the Angels, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
ImpactDe La Cruz is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 4-for-16 with two homers, a double, four runs and three RBI. Jon Berti is shifting to left field while Joey Wendle starts at second base Wednesday.
JULY 6, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Jon Berti - Starting WednesdayBerti (lower body) is starting in left field and batting leadoff Wednesday versus the Angels.
ImpactBerti is back in the lineup Wednesday after sitting out two consecutive games with lower body tightness. The 32-year-old has struggled recently from the plate, going 1-for-19 over his last five contests.
JULY 6, 2022•ROTOWIRE
