ATL • 1B • #
The Braves had a furious, two-out rally which led them to victory here and Olson put the exclamation point on it with his grand slam. After singles by Jurickson Profar and Ozzie Albies knocked Yusei Kikuchi out of this game with two outs in the sixth inning, Sean Murphy launched a three-run home run to give Atlanta their first lead. Then, Angels’ reliever Ryan Zeferjahn allowed a single to Michael Harris II and walked both ninth hitter Nick Allen and Ronald Acuña Jr. which set Olson up for his grand slam. It was his first RBI in over a week and first home run in two weeks as he and his Braves try to shake loose from the malaise that’s overcome their season.
about 14 hours ago
July 3, 2025 2:41 AM
ATL •
about 14 hours ago
Fuentes has had a very frustrating start to his big league career. This is now the second consecutive start where he couldn’t escape the fourth inning as hitters seem to see him well after going around the order one time. His fastball is electric sitting at 96 mph with great carry and his sweeper forced eight swings-and-misses, but neither his curveball nor splitter has been a consistent weapon for him. As a two-pitch pitcher, he becomes very predictable. In most instances, a 9.00 ERA through three starts for a 20-year-old who made just one start at Triple-A would hint at a demotion back to the minor leagues. However, with Chris Sale already on the injured list and Spencer Schwellenbach now out indefinitely, Fuentes could get another few turns in the Braves’ rotation.
COL • 1B
about 1 hour ago
The switch-hitter is riding a modest four-game hitting streak, but he has also gone just 8-for-45 (.178) with two RBIs and no home runs over an 11-game stretch that included eight games in Coors Field and three games in a hitter-friendly park in Milwaukee. We knew Toglia would struggle with batting average, but if he’s not going to take advantage of extended stretches at Coors Field, it’s hard to argue for keeping Toglia on your rosters. Orlando Arcia will start at first base and bat seventh on Thursday.
LAD • 1B
about 11 hours ago
With the score tied at 4-4, Freeman singled in Shohei Ohtani to give the Dodgers the win on a day that will best be remembered for Clayton Kershaw picking up strikeout number 3,000. Freeman is now hitting .309/.381/.500 on the season, and it seems pretty likely he’ll be joining Kershaw in Cooperstown someday.
CLE • 1B
about 12 hours ago
The Guardians had a homer parade early against Shota Imanaga with Santana, David Fry, and Lane Thomas giving them an early 3-0 lead. Then, Tanner Bibee unraveled and they couldn’t fight back. Santana has been the same steady, boring contributor he’s always been so far this season with 10 home runs, four stolen bases, and a .708 OPS just past the halfway point of the season.
