ATH • RF • #
Butler doubled and singled twice. His first single left his bat at 110.9 mph, and his one out was a 109.5 mph liner caught in center field. Butler is batting .281/.388/.404 with as many walks (10) as strikeouts in 16 games.
24 days ago
April 13, 2025 11:09 PM
ATH •
about 2 hours ago
The second run came in the sixth after Hoglund was pulled following his first walk of the game. Mitch Spence later gave up a three-run homer. Hoglund settled for three strikeouts, but he had 13 whiffs and a solid 28% CSW. Only five of the 18 balls in play against him were hard hit. One imagines he’ll stick around and face the Dodgers next week, but since the A’s have tomorrow and Monday off, it’s hard to say exactly how their rotation will shake out.
ATH • SS
about 2 hours ago
Wilson supplanted Lawrence Butler today, and it doesn’t seem like he’ll make his way down from the top of the lineup anytime soon, though he could always bat second, rather than first. The four hits today pushed his average up to .357, good for second in the majors. Unfortunately, he did experience a rare strikeout against Andrés Muñoz in his fifth at-bat, ending the game with the tying run on first.
ATH • RF
about 2 hours ago
Butler had led off in 33 of his 34 starts prior to today. Moving Jacob Wilson up to that spot made sense, but it was jarring to see Butler all the way down to sixth versus a right-hander; there wasn’t any reason for him to be hitting behind Miguel Andujar or JJ Bleday. We wouldn’t expect Butler to hit so low for very long.
NYM • RF
about 3 hours ago
Soto’s tie-breaking solo shot against Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly was his sixth round-tripper of the season and put New York ahead for good in this one. The gargantuan solo shot traveled 427 feet into the right-center field seats and left his bat with a stratospheric 110.9 mph exit velocity, according to Statcast. The 26-year-old generational talent took lefty reliever Jalen Beeks deep with an opposite-field solo blast in the eighth inning to record his second multi-homer performance in seven games since May 1. He also tacked on a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, just for good measure. Soto got off to a frosty start by his lofty standards to open the year, but he’s been hotter than a firecracker over the past week. Are you not entertained?
ARI • RF
about 3 hours ago
Carroll was one of the few bright spots for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon as he reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances out of the leadoff spot, while also slugging his 11th round-tripper of the season in the eighth inning against Mets reliever Max Kranick. He’s gone deep twice in his last three games. The 24-year-old fantasy superstar has put together an MVP-caliber start to the season, hitting .297/.370/.613 with 30 runs scored, 11 homers, 28 RBI and five steals through 37 games.
LAD • RF
about 4 hours ago
It’s a complete 180-degree turnaround from Roberts’ tone earlier this week when he spoke ominously regarding a potential return timetable after Hernández hit the injured list with a Grade 1 adductor strain. It certainly sounds like there’s a realistic possibility the 32-year-old fantasy stalwart is ready to return to the Dodgers’ lineup before the end of May, barring any setbacks in his rehabilitation process.
Source: Sonja Chen
