A bunch of postponements and close games in a fun Saturday slate of games #CharlieO #TurnBackTheClock
Results
| MATCHUP | RESULT | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas |
 Toronto |
TEX 4, TOR 0 | Yovani Gallardo | Matt Boyd | |
 Minnesota |
 Milwaukee |
MIN 5, MIL 2 | Kyle Gibson | Matt Garza | Glen Perkins |
 Washington |
 Philadelphia |
Postponed | |||
 Kansas City |
 Oakland |
KC 3, OAK 2 | Chris Young | Scott Kazmir | Greg Holland |
 Atlanta |
 Pittsburgh |
PIT 8, ATL 4 | Charlie Morton | Julio Teheran | |
 Colorado |
 San Francisco |
SF 7, COL 5 | George Kontos | Rafael Betancourt | Santiago Casilla |
 Chicago |
 Detroit |
Postponed | |||
 New York |
 Houston |
NYY 9, HOU 6 | Chasen Shreve | Pat Neshek | Dellin Betances |
 Cincinnati |
 New York |
Suspended | |||
 Los Angeles |
 Miami |
MIA 3, LAD 2 | Tom Koehler | Clayton Kershaw | A.J. Ramos |
 Boston |
 Tampa Bay |
TB 4, BOS 1 | Matt Andriese | Wade Miley | Brad Boxberger |
 Cleveland |
 Baltimore |
Postponed | |||
 Seattle |
 Los Angeles |
LAA 4, SEA 2 | Garrett Richards | J.A. Happ | Huston Street |
 Chicago |
 St. Louis |
STL 8, CHC 1 | Michael Wacha | Donn Roach | Carlos Villanueva |
 Arizona |
 San Diego |
SD 7, ARI 2 | Andrew Cashner | Jeremy Hellickson |
Standings
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 42 | 34 | .553 | – | 21-22 | 21-12 | 280 | 262 | +18 | W1 | 6-4 |
| New York Yankees | 41 | 34 | .547 | 0.5 | 21-14 | 20-20 | 362 | 336 | +26 | W2 | 6-4 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 39 | 34 | .534 | 1.5 | 23-13 | 16-21 | 336 | 294 | +42 | W2 | 7-3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 40 | 36 | .526 | 2 | 24-15 | 16-21 | 417 | 330 | +87 | L1 | 6-4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 33 | 43 | .434 | 9 | 17-20 | 16-23 | 309 | 356 | -47 | L1 | 5-5 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
| Kansas City Royals | 43 | 28 | .606 | – | 22-13 | 21-15 | 311 | 255 | +56 | W3 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota Twins | 40 | 34 | .541 | 4.5 | 25-15 | 15-19 | 310 | 304 | +6 | W1 | 6-4 |
| Detroit Tigers | 38 | 36 | .514 | 6.5 | 19-19 | 19-17 | 322 | 326 | -4 | W1 | 4-6 |
| Cleveland Indians | 33 | 39 | .458 | 10.5 | 15-23 | 18-16 | 291 | 318 | -27 | L1 | 4-6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 32 | 41 | .438 | 12 | 18-15 | 14-26 | 253 | 333 | -80 | L1 | 4-6 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
| Houston Astros | 43 | 34 | .558 | – | 24-16 | 19-18 | 343 | 296 | +47 | L2 | 4-6 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 38 | 37 | .507 | 4 | 22-17 | 16-20 | 293 | 298 | -5 | W1 | 5-5 |
| Texas Rangers | 38 | 37 | .507 | 4 | 15-19 | 23-18 | 324 | 326 | -2 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 34 | 41 | .453 | 8 | 17-23 | 17-18 | 253 | 303 | -50 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Oakland Athletics | 34 | 43 | .442 | 9 | 14-22 | 20-21 | 345 | 303 | +42 | L2 | 6-4 |
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 41 | 33 | .554 | – | 22-14 | 19-19 | 328 | 297 | +31 | W7 | 8-2 |
| New York Mets | 38 | 37 | .507 | 3.5 | 27-11 | 11-26 | 267 | 284 | -17 | W2 | 3-7 |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 40 | .467 | 6.5 | 19-15 | 16-25 | 302 | 330 | -28 | L5 | 4-6 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 45 | .408 | 11 | 18-21 | 13-24 | 280 | 315 | -35 | W1 | 2-8 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 49 | .347 | 15.5 | 17-20 | 9-29 | 246 | 371 | -125 | L2 | 4-6 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 24 | .676 | – | 28-7 | 22-17 | 305 | 210 | +95 | W5 | 7-3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 32 | .568 | 8 | 24-13 | 18-19 | 297 | 250 | +47 | W2 | 5-5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 39 | 34 | .534 | 10.5 | 20-15 | 19-19 | 294 | 284 | +10 | L4 | 4-6 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15 | 20-14 | 14-24 | 292 | 303 | -11 | L1 | 6-4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 48 | .368 | 23 | 14-26 | 14-22 | 278 | 360 | -82 | L1 | 4-6 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 34 | .553 | – | 27-13 | 15-21 | 322 | 258 | +64 | L1 | 5-5 |
| San Francisco Giants | 41 | 35 | .539 | 1 | 20-20 | 21-15 | 323 | 302 | +21 | W1 | 6-4 |
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 40 | .481 | 5.5 | 18-19 | 19-21 | 323 | 353 | -30 | W2 | 5-5 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 35 | 39 | .473 | 6 | 18-18 | 17-21 | 328 | 340 | -12 | L3 | 4-6 |
| Colorado Rockies | 33 | 41 | .446 | 8 | 17-22 | 16-19 | 341 | 378 | -37 | L1 | 5-5 |
Image of the Night
On this day in baseball history
1976:
Mark ‘the Bird’ Fidrych amuses a “Monday Night Baseball” national television audience, talking to the baseball as he one-hits the Yankees, 5-1, in under two hours. The unsung Tigers rookie, who made the team on the final cut of spring training, will finish the season with a 19-9 record.
Today’s games
| MATCHUP | TIME (BST) | PITCHING MATCHUP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Washington |
Philadelphia |
6:05 PM | Stephen Strasburg vs Kevin Correia | ||
|
Texas |
Toronto |
6:07 PM | Chi Chi Gonzalez vs Drew Hutchison | ||
|
Chicago |
Detroit |
6:08 PM | Jeff Samardzija vs David Price | ||
|
Los Angeles |
Miami |
6:10 PM | Zack Greinke vs Jose Urena | ||
|
Boston |
Tampa Bay |
6:10 PM | Justin Masterson vs Chris Archer | ||
|
Atlanta |
Pittsburgh |
6:35 PM | Alex Wood vs Jeff Locke | ||
|
Cleveland |
Baltimore |
6:35 PM | Trevor Bauer vs Ubaldo Jimenez | ||
|
Minnesota |
Milwaukee |
7:10 PM | Tommy Milone vs Mike Fiers | ||
|
New York |
Houston |
7:10 PM | Michael Pineda vs Collin McHugh | ||
|
Cincinnati |
New York |
7:10 PM | Josh Smith vs Steven Matz | ||
|
Seattle |
Los Angeles |
8:35 PM | Felix Hernandez vs Hector Santiago | ||
|
Kansas City |
Oakland |
9:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie vs Jesse Chavez | ||
|
Colorado |
San Francisco |
9:05 PM | Kyle Kendrick vs Madison Bumgarner | ||
|
Washington |
Philadelphia |
9:05 PM | Gio Gonzalez vs Severino Gonzalez | ||
|
Arizona |
San Diego |
9:10 PM | Chase Anderson vs Odrisamer Despaigne | ||
|
Cleveland |
Baltimore |
12:05 AM | Toru Murata vs Chris Tillman | ||
|
Chicago |
St. Louis |
1:00 AM | Jason Hammel vs Carlos Martinez |
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cincinnati |
New York |
Suspended |
Internal Links
Gabe Isaacson evaluates the trade market for Cole Hamels.
Patrick Brewer asks whether the Padres can fix this ‘disaster.’
External Links
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