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After reducing his sinker usage significantly in his first two starts, Kochanowicz must have heard it calling to him like the Green Goblin mask because he threw it a season-high 69% of the time in this one. It did its job early, forcing 14 ground balls on the 19 total balls in play by the Astros, but they wound up getting around on it during their third time around the order and chased Kochanowicz after five straight batters reached base with two outs in the fifth inning. Then, Yainer Diaz blasted a grand slam and added three more runs to Kochanowicz’s ledger. He will probably need to find a way to throw slightly fewer sinkers if he wants to succeed at the major league level. He’s scheduled to face the Rangers in his next start.
2 months ago
April 12, 2025 2:59 AM
LAA • 3B
about 17 hours ago
Rengifo went into Saturday’s contest with just one home run over 223 plate appearances. He tripled that number against the Orioles, going deep for a pair of solo blasts. His first came in the sixth inning off Keegan Akin, followed by his second homer in the eighth off Andrew Kittredge. The 28-year-old infielder is hitting .220/.252/.294 with 17 runs scored and 14 RBI on the season.
LAA • DH
about 17 hours ago
Trout put the Angels on the board early in this one, taking Tomoyuki Sugano deep for a two-run homer in the first inning. He then drew a pair of walks in the contest. The home run was his second since returning from the injured list on May 30. The 33-year-old outfielder is hitting .226/.313/.465 with 11 homers and 27 RBI across 179 plate appearances.
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about 18 hours ago
A double, walk, and a groundout brought a run in to score for the Orioles in the first inning against Anderson. Baltimore brought two more runs home in the third inning on three singles. After walking a batter to lead off the fifth, Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez would go back-to-back with home runs, knocking Anderson from the game. The 35-year-old left-hander will take a 4.44 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 61/29 K/BB ratio across 75 innings into a start against the Yankees in New York on Thursday.
