LAD • DH • #
Ohtani is now up to five homers on the season, but it’s the first time he’s been able to go deep since April 7; a major power outage — for him, anyway. The 30-year-old has done nothing over the first 17 games of 2025 to suggest he won’t be as good as any hitter in baseball, even with a week without dingers.
18 days ago
April 15, 2025 5:10 AM
LAD •
about 9 hours ago
Off the injured list for nearly two weeks, the Dodgers called on Phillips for his first save chance of the season and he got through it with little stress. Most interesting, the Braves sent the heart of their order up in that ninth inning after manager Dave Roberts pitched their presumed closer Tanner Scott the inning prior against the bottom of the lineup. There were some strange circumstances in this game as a storm rolled in and caused a lengthy delay before the ninth inning began, but that usage pattern seemingly opens the door for Phillips to siphon off more save opportunities from Scott moving forward.
LAD • SS
about 9 hours ago
Betts’ sixth inning blast was both the last run the Dodgers would score and the last one they would need as they clung to a 2-1 lead through the late innings and a lengthy rain delay. He turned on a fastball from Grant Holmes and now has eight hits and nine RBI over his last five games. This could be the beginning of a serious hot streak for Betts.
LAD • 1B
about 15 hours ago
The 29-year-old right-hander has started facing live hitters at the team’s spring training complex in Arizona. Given the fact that he was recently shifted to the 60-day injured list, Kopech won’t be eligible to return until the end of May so the Dodgers are going to take their time as they build him back up on his rehab assignment.
Source: Fabian Ardaya
SEA • DH
about 10 hours ago
One of those homers was a grand slam of Jack Leiter. The other was a solo blast for Raleigh that gives him 12 homers on the season and 23 RBI over 31 games. The man they call Big Dumper will have some lows because of his swing-and-miss issues, but the power is obviously very legit.
ATH • DH
about 10 hours ago
This was a very impressive MLB debut for Hoglund. His fastball had tremendous life, regularly pushing over 20 inches of induced vertical break, and forced six swings-and-misses. He commanded his sinker, changeup, and slider well too and they all coalesced to a fairly stress-free outing. There were barely any troubling moments and things looked remarkably easy overall. All results that come against the Marlins should be taken with a grain of salt, but a start like this from Hoglund should make him an enticing option off the waiver wire. It’s likely he remains in this rotation and if that comes to fruition, his next scheduled start would come against the Mariners.
MIA • DH
about 10 hours ago
Wagaman proved to be a tough out for Gunnar Hoglund and the Athletics’ bullpen in what was an otherwise quiet night for the Marlins’ lineup. Apart from his three hits, he also had three batted balls hit harder than 100 mph and it’s getting difficult to ignore his hot start to the season. He has an acceptable .267 batting average and .731 OPS with solid underlying plate discipline and power metrics while playing every day. That’s a worthwhile player in a lot of leagues.
