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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Full Game 06/12/2021
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Full Game 06/12/2021 BOSTON -- — Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer — one of Toronto's three longballs in the fifth inning — to extend his club-record road hitting streak to 25 games, and the Blue Jays rebounded from a tough loss to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Reese McGuire also went deep for the Blue Jays, who had dropped four of their last five. They blew a late 5-1 lead and lost 6-5 in Friday’s series opener. “(Friday) night was a tough loss,” Biggio said. “Definitely a game that we feel like we should have definitely won, a bounce-back win was huge.” Rafael Devers had an RBI triple for the Red Sox, who had won seven of nine. Guerrero got Toronto’s offense going early with his major league-leading 20th homer, a two-run shot estimated at 439 feet against Nick Pivetta that left Fenway Park over the Green Monster in the first inning. “I'm just glad I get to watch it and witness it,” winning pitcher Steven Matz said of Guerrero. “From spring training on, he's just what doing what he's doing. It's been an absolute blast to be on this side with him.” Bichette sent one even further, belting an estimated 468-foot drive out of Fenway over the Monster, going back to back after Semien’s shot. Biggio opened the fifth with a drive into the first row of Monster seats. “That's what they do,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “They hit the ball out of the ballpark. They're an aggressive ballclub.” Matz (7-3) held the Red Sox to four hits and a run over 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight with two walks. “I think my fastball-curveball combo and kind of keeping them off balance with the changeup was how I attacked them today,” he said. “It was good to have that curveball going. It felt good.” Pivetta (6-2) gave up a season-high six runs and allowed four — a career worst — of the Blue Jays’ homers. “It just comes down to every home run I gave up, I mislocated the pitch or hung the pitch,” Pivetta said. "It's going to happen. Sometimes you get lucky and the hitter misses it. Today, they hit every single one." PAY ATTENTION Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Guerrero’s outstanding start this season isn’t getting noticed because how poorly the team’s bullpen has been. Guerrero went 1 for 2, raising his batting average to .338 with 52 RBI. “Nobody’s talking about it because our bullpen’s struggling,” Montoyo said. NICE ARM Red Sox CF Kiké Hernández cut down Joe Panik at the plate, trying to score on a medium-deep fly for an inning-ending double play. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: OF George Springer, who has played just four games this season as he recovers from a quad injury suffered rehabbing an oblique strain, could start a rehab assignment soon. Montoyo said he ran the bases in Fenway on Saturday and was going to take batting practice. Springer signed a $150-million, six-year deal as a free agent during the offseason. Red Sox: SS Xander Bogaerts, scratched from Friday’s game because of a sore left knee, didn’t play Saturday. “I’m not in a rush with this one because of how important he is,” Cora said. “If we have to stay away from him (Sunday), we will.” ... Hernández was hit on the extended flap of his helmet by a pitch from Anthony Castro in the seventh, but stayed in the game. UP NEXT Toronto LHP Robbie Ray (3-2, 3.36 ERA) is set to start Sunday against Boston lefty Martín Pérez (4-3, 3.88). Pérez is coming off his worst start of the season Tuesday, when he gave up six runs in only two innings. The Boston Red Sox (39-25) host the Toronto Blue Jays (31-30) for Game 2 of their four-game series Saturday at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Red Sox vs. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions. Season series: Red Sox lead 4-2. LHP Steven Matz makes his 13th start for the Blue Jays. Matz is 6-3 with a 4.50 ERA (64 IP, 32 ER), 1.38 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 this year. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 20th home run, four other Blue Jays went deep and Toronto pummeled the host Boston Red Sox 7-2 Saturday. Cavan Biggio, Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette homered over a span of four batters during the fifth inning as the Blue Jays won for the second time in their last six games. Reese McGuire also went yard in the ninth Guerrero grabbed sole possession of the MLB homer lead as part of a 3-for-4 performance in Friday’s series opener. He wasted no time Saturday, lifting a first-pitch fastball from Nick Pivetta in the first to deep left-center with a runner on for a 2-0 Toronto lead. Steven Matz did his part from the mound, punching out six and allowing just one hit over the first four innings. The Blue Jays then flexed their muscles in the fifth.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Full Game 06/10/2021
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Full Game 06/10/2021 Ian Anderson and Zack Wheeler locked up in a pitchers’ duel but the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen faltered again in a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in 10 innings. The Braves needed a great performance from Ian Anderson and he delivered. Anderson walked Odubel Herrera to begin the game and needed 26 pitches to get through the first inning. He settled in from there, allowing just four hits to go along with four strikeouts over seven scoreless innings. After that 26-pitch first inning, Anderson needed just 72 pitches to navigate the final six innings. The problem for Atlanta was that Zack Wheeler was even more dominant. The Braves didn’t get their first hit, a check swing single by Kevan Smith, until the third inning. Dansby Swanson led off the fifth with a single but a strikeout and a liner double play erased the threat. After striking out the side in the sixth, Wheeler allowed a lead off single to Freddie Freeman in the seventh. A wild pitch got Freeman to second, but Wheeler struck out Swanson to leave him stranded. Wheeler tossed eight scoreless while allowing four hits and striking out 12. It was as good a performance as you will see. Herrera connected on a one-out double off of A.J. Minter in the eighth and then came around to score as Juan Segura grounded one down the line that got under Austin Riley’s glove for a double to make it 1-0. Minter got Bryce Harper to fly out for the second out and then gave way to Edgar Santana. A passed ball allowed Segura to move over to third but Santana got Rhys Hoskins to pop out to end the frame. Hector Nerris struck out Ronald Acuña Jr. to start the ninth but Freddie Freeman worked the count full and then homered to straightaway center field to tie the game. The Atlanta Braves (29-30) and Philadelphia Phillies (29-31) close out a three-game series Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Braves vs. Phillies odds with MLB picks and predictions. RHP Ian Anderson is the projected starting pitcher for the Braves. He is 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 9.9 K/9, and 3.8 BB/9 in 59 1/3 IP over 11 starts. Anderson has yielded eight runs in his last 8 1/3 IP, but he’s been undone mostly by rates around the margins (batting average on balls in play, left-on-base rate, etc.). He has already faced Philadelphia three times this season (4.41 ERA in 16 IP). RHP Zack Wheeler is the projected starter for the Phillies. He is 4-3 with a 2.51 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 10.9 K/9, and 2.0 BB/9 in 82 1/3 IP over 12 starts. Wheeler owns a nifty 2.08 ERA (with a 14.9% swinging-strike rate) over his last five turns. He’s posted a sub-2.25 ERA in four starts against Atlanta the last two seasons. When Zack Wheeler has taken the mound in Philadelphia, the other team has not had a lot of success. This will be Wheeler’s third start against the Braves this season and his first two were very different. In his start at home, Wheeler pitched seven innings, allowing one hit and no runs with ten strikeouts. But when he pitched at Atlanta, he allowed three runs on seven hits with four walks. This has been a common theme for Wheeler, who has been lights out at home with a 3-1 record and a 1.97 ERA, but has struggled on the road with a 1-2 record and a 3.38 ERA. The Phillies’ offense is as healthy as it has been in a while and prior to last night’s game their offense has been mashing at the plate averaging 7.33 runs in their previous three games. The Philadelphia offense has been carried by their top two hitters in the order, Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura, in recent games with both players hitting for above a .360 average in their last seven. Unlike Wheeler, Ian Anderson’s stats are very alike whether he’s pitching at home or on the road. Anderson was stellar in his first MLB season in 2020 with a 1.95 ERA in six starts, but hasn’t had the same success so far this year. His 3.64 ERA is not bad, but Anderson struggles with being efficient and has been pulled in the fifth inning in both his previous starts due to his high pitch count. When Anderson is at his best, his changeup has been unhittable. But he relies on only three pitches, so when one isn’t working, hitters have a 50 percent chance of guessing the pitch and this has resulted in a 10.8 barrel percentage which puts him in the 19th percentile. The difference in this game is how dominant Wheeler has been at home and in his 50.1 innings he has allowed a .168 batting average and a .208 OBP to go with his 0.715 WHIP. Back the Phillies with the better pitcher on the mound. Wheeler continues to bring the total down each start because oddsmakers are starting to respect him, especially at home. In his 12 starts this season, the games have combined for an average of 6.58 runs and because of this the total has never been above 8.5 for a game he has started.
Rangers/Red Sox 5/2/21: Kiner-Falefa Belts Solo Home Run
Leading off the seventh, Isiah Kiner-Falefa takes a 1-1 changeup from Garrett Whitlock, and knocks it out of the yard for his third home run of the series.
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians || Cole outduels Bieber in ace matchup || Daily Trends
The marquee pitching matchup met high expectations. And as usual, Gerrit Cole exceeded them for the Yankees. "He answered the bell again," New York manager Aaron Boone said. Cole was one pitch better than Shane Bieber in a heavyweight matchup of two of baseball's best and Rougned Odor and Aaron Hicks homered off Cleveland's Cy Young winner in the fifth inning, giving New York a 2-1 win over the Indians on Saturday. Cole (3-1) struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in seven innings — he retired the final 11 batters he faced — to beat Bieber (2-2) in a rematch of their meeting in last year's playoffs. Cole's 50 strikeouts in his first five starts are the most for any pitcher in New York's storied history. "He was terrific in obviously a game where we needed him to be really, really good," Boone said. "Really strong outing by our ace." Bieber fanned nine — the first time he hasn’t reached double digits in five starts — and tied Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s record with his 17th straight start of at least eight strikeouts. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed just three hits, but two were homers while throwing a career-high 119 pitches. "I thought he pitched his heart out," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He gave up two solo homers in the fifth, one on the fastball he didn’t locate, another one on a changeup. That was pretty good hitting. But I mean, he fought his command at times, especially early, but he competed so much and golly, that was a pretty damn good effort." After Cole was pulled following his 111th pitch, Justin Wilson got two outs in the eighth. With closer Aroldis Chapman unavailable after pitching three times in four days, Jonathan Loaisiga came on and finished up for his first career save. New York's bullpen has pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings in the series. The Yankees won their third straight in the four-game series after stumbling into Progressive Field with the AL's worst record.
Review - Yankees at Blue Jays 7PM ET April 13 2021 - RYU FIRST WIN 2021!
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees NYY 3 to TOR 7 Tuesday night April 13 in Dunedin, Florida. Clickable timestamps and the details are as following: 00:16 - Brief summary 00:26 - Pitchers of Blue Jays 00:52 - In depth chart of RYU Pitching 02:33 - Summary of scores NYY vs TOR 03:43 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stats 04:22 - Randal Grichuk stats 04:25 - Let's GO Blue Jays! Ryu in Blue Jays had 95 pitches to 68 strikes while Taillon in Yankees 84 to 59. As setupmen after Ryu in 7th innings, Phelps Romano Merryweather and Mayza. Here is a summary of Ryu performance of pitching for 7th inning Two thirds. Ryu made 7 Strikeouts with overall 27 Four-Seams Fastballs 21 Changeups 32 Cutters and 14 Curveballs. At the beginning, Ryu was pitching almost equally with different ball combinations. He increased to pitch Four-Seam Fastballs and Cutters at 6th and 7th innings. Here are the last ball movement when he got seven strikeouts over the Yankees. First was Cutter over Aaron Judge, Second, third and the fourth in 2nd innings were high Four-Seam fastball over Gary Sanchez, Changeup over Aaron Hicks and Cutter over Rougned Odor. At 5th strikeout, Ryu got DJ LeMahieu with a Four-Seam Fastball in 4th innings. In the 6th innings, his 6th and 7th strikeout over Gio Urshela and Clit Frazier with Cutter and Four-Seam Fastball, respectively. Now Korean Monster Ryu ERA is 1.89. At the bottom of the 2nd inning, Josh Palacios' single made two scores, first NYY 0 vs TOR 2. At bottom 3rd, Randal Grichuk’s sacrifice fly had Bo Bichette scores NYY 0 vs TOR 3. At bottom 4th, Marcus Semien’s home run and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 's double contributed NYY 0 vs TOR 5. At Bottom 6th, Rowdy Tellez homers on a fly ball to right resulting in NYY 0 vs TOR 6. Top 7th, Rougned Odor ground out made NYY 1 vs TOR 6 over Ryu and Top 8th, Giancarlo Stanton single on a sharp ground ball to center contributed to NYY 3 vs TOR 6 over Romano. Bo Bichetter’s sacrifice fly gave NYY 3 vs TOR 7 over Abreu in NYY. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has now a .378 average of batting and 1.115 OPS On-base Plus Slugging with 2 Hits and 1 RBI tonight. Randal Grichuk has .333 avg and .899 OPS with 1 Hit and 1 RBI. Congratulations on Ryu's first win in 2021. Thank you so much to support all Toronto Blue Jays awesome players! Let’s go Blue Jays! LetsGOBlueJays #TorontoBlueJays #BlueJaysvsYankess #TorontovsNewYork #LetsgoBlueJays Reference: https://www.mlb.com ➤ Computer and hardware used: - My laptop: https://amzn.to/3iStQD5 - Monitor: https://amzn.to/3iMx1fu - Display Port (DP) to HDMI Cable: https://amzn.to/36VHDGE - Pin microphone: https://amzn.to/3di11ig DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be amazon affiliate links. If you purchase a product with the links as above, I may receive a small amount of commission. There is no additional charge to you for sure! @ 2021 by TWO & Solutions. All rights are reserved.
Dodgers postgame: Julio Urias gaining confidence with changeup
Julio Urias discussed the longest start of his career and having success with the changeup against the Colorado Rockies. #DodgerBlue #Dodgers #JulioUrias Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/dodgerblue1958 Twitter: @DodgerBlue1958 | https://twitter.com/dodgerblue1958 Instagram: @DodgerBlue1958 | https://instagram.com/dodgerblue1958/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/Dodgerblue1958 Website: https://dodgerblue.com/
Ferst Report - The Changeup - MLB Recap & Preview (10/14/20)
Welcome to The Changeup, presented by Ferst Report here on the Ramblin & Gamblin Sports Network. Hosts Bryanna Winner and Brandon Ferst have your bases covered for all the MLB news you need. Playoff baseball is upon us, and today's episode will include: Recaps of the now complete division series -Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics -New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays -Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves -San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Championship series previews & picks -Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays -Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodges Rick Renteria & White Sox "mutually" parting ways The passing of Whitey Ford & Joe Morgan Follow us on Twitter: Bryanna Winner @bwinner12 Brandon Ferst @FerstReport Be sure to follow Ferst Report on Youtube and Soundcloud to stay up to date on everything sports. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ferstreport YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM9fxF6e0VGo4ahUu-Ixg0Q
Ferst Report - The Changeup - MLB Recap & Preview (10/6/20)
Welcome to The Changeup, presented by Ferst Report here on the Ramblin & Gamblin Sports Network. Hosts Bryanna Winner and Brandon Ferst have your bases covered for all the MLB news you need. Playoff baseball is upon us, and today's episode will include: Recaps of all the wild card series -New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians -Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros -Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox -Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays -Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds -Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs -Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers -San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals Previews & picks for the upcoming divisional series games -Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros -New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays -Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves -San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers And a moment to reflect after the passing of the baseball legend Bob Gibson. Follow us on Twitter: Bryanna Winner @bwinner12 Brandon Ferst @FerstReport Be sure to follow Ferst Report on Youtube and Soundcloud to stay up to date on everything sports. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ferstreport YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM9fxF6e0VGo4ahUu-Ixg0Q