Jac Caglianone had a huge two-homer night playing near his hometown, writes Jaylon Thompson.
“It was pretty cool,” Caglianone said. “I had one of my best friends pretty close to home plate. So no, I hit it and I knew he was pretty fired up about it. It’s cool. You can see like on the video, he was in the background filming and stuff. So that was a pretty cool moment. Yeah, just knowing I got a bunch of family and friends here is pretty special.”
Nick Loftin also had a good game, writes Brian Murphy.
“We believe in our abilities and what we are capable of doing,” Loftin said. “We’re going to continue to do that every single day, one pitch at a time, one day at a time, and when they come back into the lineup, it’s going to be pretty scary.”
Maikel Garcia landed on the Injured List.
The Royals mulled placing Garcia on the injured list last week. At that time, they opted to give him a few rest days to see if the pain might subside.
“I mean, we kind of set the goal of giving him those three or four days off and see if he could respond to it,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “… We were hoping that if the medicine kicked in and took the pain away and the rest helped a little bit.— we were hopeful for that. But it didn’t happen that way. He’s still in pain.”
Garcia recently noted it’s tough to play at less than full strength.
David Lesky thinks Alex Lange could become a trade asset.
He struck out a batter on May 10 against Detroit, and it was the first strikeout he’d recorded in 27 batters. Since and including that game, he has a 1.62 ERA with 19 strikeouts and four walks in 16.2 innings with just 10 hits allowed. He has given up some home runs, so there are blemishes, but the 19 strikeouts are good for a rate of 31.1 percent, which puts him in elite reliever territory. He is very likely to be traded, and if this velocity and these strikeouts keep up, there’s a good chance he returns more than expected. And I will warn you right now that there’s also a good chance the Royals pursue him as a free agent this winter. So just be ready for that. But if he’s found this new gear, maybe it’ll work out.
Mike Gillespie at Royals Keep writes about the trade deadline risks the Royals cannot take.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits a go-ahead home run and celebrates with lollipops.
Rafael Devers apologizes to Giants manager Tony Vitiello for balking at a pinch runner.
The Phillies were down to their last strike and score eight to come back against the Nationals.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell is irked by a rainout decision.
How ABS has propelled a resurgence for left-handed hitters.
Is a Braves slump a sign of things to come?
Who could the Red Sox trade if they become sellers?
The Giants do not plan to trade pitcher Logan Webb.
Dan Szymborski looks at how MLB’s CBA proposal would cost top players.
MLB clears Dodgers doctor Neal ElAttrache after an alleged PED link to fighter Conor McGregor.
The winners and losers from Day 1 of the NBA draft.
Goals are being scored at a record pace at the World Cup, and it may be because of the ball.
Wendy’s stock soars after a new CEO hire, but is it because of meme traders?
Kansas City restaurants added World Cup gratuity charges, but some now say it hurt more than helped.
Your song of the day is Pantera with Walk.
