May 23, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp (65) pitches against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images San Francisco Giants right-hander Landen Roupp, who hasn’t allowed a run in his past two starts, will look to extend that streak…
May 23, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) pitches against the New York Mets during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images A team can never have too much starting pitching. Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and predecessor Terry Francona have said…
May 23, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The run-starved Boston Red Sox will be looking for offense of any kind as they attempt to avert a series sweep by the…
May 17, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen (57) pitches against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen appears to be getting comfortable with longer starts as he works his way back following his third major…
May 22, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (43) delivers a pitch against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images The Houston Astros remain coy regarding the availability of slugger Yordan Alvarez, who resides on the 15-day injured list and missed his…
Apr 12, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Kyle Hart (68) throws a pitch during the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images Whoever said you never get a second chance to make a first impression hasn’t heard of Kyle Hart. After starting the…
May 11, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning (46) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Getting off to fast starts hasn’t been a problem lately for the otherwise offensively challenged New York Mets. The…
May 23, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers during the second inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images All Star, meet All-Star. The past two National League starting pitchers in the All-Star Game will take the mound when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh…
May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (39) pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Pavin Smith (26) during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The St. Louis Cardinals might be feeling comfortable in close games because they’ve played quite a few. They’ll try…
May 23, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler (45) walks back towards the dugout after the fourth inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images Zack Wheeler is enjoying another stellar season, although his worst start of the campaign came last month against the Atlanta…
