Diamondbacks News
Diamondbacks Respond Loudly to Even Series Lars Nootbar had his best game at the plate since his trade tot he Diamondbacks, starting things off with a lead-off home run. Kohl Drake struggled as the lineup turned over. Corbin Carroll also went deep. Gerardo Carrillo, Jonathan Loaisiga, Brandyn Garcia, Dennis Santana and Juan Morillo pushed through five innings with no earned runs and only one hit allowed. The result was the Diamondbacks gaining a game on the Padres in the Wild Card
race as the Friars lost and the Diamondbacks held on to win.
Giants’ Vitello, Webb Ejected
The San Francisco Giants’ Tony Vitello was unhappy with a fair/foul call and was run for his complaints. Logan Webb didn’t get the memo right away and had to be invited to join his manager in the clubhouse.
Other Baseball News
DOA MLB Proposal for CBA Talks Includes Some Intriguing Notions
Manfred and the owners are seriously turning on the full-court press in making sure the CBA negotiations collapse entirely and result in a lost season (or more).
MLB Suspends Prospect Over Identity and Age Fraud Plot
Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after uncovering an elaborate age-fraud plot that included a fictitious death and gravesite tombstone, sources familiar with the investigation told ESPN.
Seven Free Agents Who Have Hurt Their Free Agent Stock
This is not the sort of list Zac Gallen wants to be on, yet here he is.
Could Sal Stewart Lead NL in RBI and Still Lose ROY?
It’s a three-way race right now and Stewart might well finish second or third once the season is over.
