TEX • SS • #
It seems like a routine day off for Seager with a day game after a night game. Josh Smith will start at shortstop with Joc Pederson at first base and Dustin Harris at designated hitter.
about 8 hours ago
May 8, 2025 3:07 PM
TEX •
about 2 hours ago
Leiter seemed to be blossoming in the two starts before a blister shut him down, but now he’s back looking like the guy he was a year ago. In three starts since returning, he’s given up 12 runs and amassed an 8/10 K/BB ratio in 13 innings. He averaged 97.8 mph with his fastball in the first start back, which was right in line with his two pre-IL starts, but he was down to 97.2 mph last Friday and 96.8 mph today. There’s still a lot of upside here, but he seems like a weak play against quality offenses right now. Fortunately, he’ll get the Rockies at home next time out.
TEX • CF
about 2 hours ago
It’s only three games, but Carter put 12 balls in play against the Red Sox and not a one of them rated as hard-hit. In his 21 Triple-A games before being called up, he had just a 27.8% hard-hit rate. For perspective, of the 162 batting-title qualifiers in the majors right now, only nine have a lower hard-hit rate than that. We’re hoping Carter gets back to being the player he was as a rookie in 2023, but he doesn’t seem to be that guy right now.
TEX • P-PH-DH
about 8 hours ago
The Rangers placed Kevin Pillar on the injured list yesterday with a strained lower back, so Duran will take his spot on the active roster. He was hitting .345/.390/.673 with four home runs and five steals in 14 games at Triple-A. He should operate as a utility player off the bench for the big league club.
BAL • SS
about 7 hours ago
With Cedric Mullins sitting out on Thursday, Gunnar Henderson will bat lead off, and Holliday will jump up from sixth in the order to second. Holliday is riding a hot streak right now, and the Orioles are taking advantage. This is likely just a one-game sample with no Mullins or Adley Rutschman in the lineup, but Rutschman has been struggling, so perhaps it could become a more permanent spot in the lineup for Holliday moving forward.
PIT • SS
about 7 hours ago
The speedy infielder is expected to start running the bases by this weekend and then should progress to batting practice. He could begin a rehab assignment by the middle of May.
Source: MLB.com
DET • SS
about 19 hours ago
Sweeney also drew a walk, so it was a five-reach game for the 25-year-old shortstop without getting out. The former first-round pick was able to double twice while also drawing a pair of singles on top of the free pass. The 25-year-old has picked up four hits in back-to-back games, and Sweeney’s slash has improved from .206/.292/.304 to .261/.344/.396 in the process.
