LEADING OFF: Braves, Phillies extend win streaks, A’s slump
A have a look at what’s occurring across the majors at this time:
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Dansby Swanson and the Braves will strive for his or her tenth straight win after they host Pittsburgh. Atlanta already is on the longest successful streak within the Nationwide League this season.
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies go for his or her ninth win in a row after they face Arizona. Philadelphia is 7-0 underneath interim supervisor Rob Thomson — he’s the primary supervisor to win his first seven video games since Joe Morgan received 12 straight with the Boston Pink Sox in 1988.
The Athletics, in the meantime, have misplaced 10 in a row after Cleveland rallied for 3 runs within the backside of the ninth for a 3-2 victory.
The A’s are struck of their first double-digit skid since 2011 and have been outscored 60-20 in the course of the streak. Oakland has the worst file within the American League at 20-40.
CLINT CUT
The up-and-down profession of Clint Frazier took one other flip when he was minimize by the Chicago Cubs.
The 27-year-old outfielder was designated for project in a shock determination by the staff. He was at Yankee Stadium on Friday afternoon for the beginning of the Chicago-New York collection and his Cubs uniform was hanging in his locker.
“He was upset. Emotional, can be an excellent phrase,” supervisor David Ross stated. “I feel he likes it right here so much. I feel he believes in his baseball expertise, which we do, too. However it’s simply a kind of actually robust choices now we have to make typically.”
The 27-year-old Frazier, as soon as a extremely rated prospect, was given solely 37 at-bats by the Cubs following his rocky tenure with the Yankees. Signed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract, he was batting .216 with three doubles, one RBI and a stolen base in 19 video games. He missed greater than a month due to an appendectomy.
The Cubs have seven days to commerce, launch or ship him outright to the minors if he clears waivers.
SURGERY SETBACKS
Tampa Bay reliever Andrew Kittredge and Detroit starter Casey Mize are each headed for Tommy John surgical procedure.
Kittredge, an All-Star final season, is the newest Rays reliever to be sidelined. He joined Nick Anderson, J.T. Chargois, Pete Fairbanks and J.P. Feyereisen as key late-inning choices who’re presently on the injured record.
The 32-year-old righty had simply returned 5 days in the past from a 17-game absence on account of decrease again tightness. He has 5 saves in eight makes an attempt and a 3.15 ERA in 17 video games.
Mize, the No. 1 choose within the June 2018 draft, has a 7-13 file with a 4.29 ERA in 39 huge league appearances, all of them begins for the Tigers. The 25-year-old has been on the injured record with a proper elbow sprain since April 15 after making two begins this season.
OTTO A NO GO
Rangers rookie Glenn Otto has been placed on the COVID-19-related injured record, placing his run of profitable begins on pause.
The 26-year-old righty had been scheduled to pitch Friday night time towards the White Sox in Chicago.
Otto is 4-2 with 4.24 ERA in eight begins. He has received his final three begins with a 2.25 ERA within the span.
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