Robbie Ray lost a no-hitter with two outs in the seventh inning on a grounder that bounced off his own glove in the Seattle Mariners’ 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Mariners’ Ray loses no-hit bid on ball off his own glove — MLB | NBC Sports
SEATTLE — Just like they drew it up. The Angels’ superstar duo of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani carried the team to a badly needed 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Trout drove in all of the Angels’ runs with a pair of two-run homers and Ohtani pitched six scoreless innings, helping…
Mike Trout hits 2 home runs, Shohei Ohtani shines on mound in Angels’ win — Pasadena Star News
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Dodgers’ Tyler Anderson comes up just short of no-hit bid in victory over Angels — Orange County Register
Shane McClanahan pitched eight superb innings to win his fifth consecutive start and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 victory on Thursday.
McClanahan wins 5th straight start, Rays sweep 3 from Cards — MLB | NBC Sports
The sons of Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos are fighting over the ailing patriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court that reveals that the family for several years has intended to sell the team. Louis F. Angelos, 52, is suing John P. Angelos, 54, over what he characterizes as…
Lawsuit between Peter Angelos’ sons lays bare secret struggle over Baltimore Orioles’ future, possible sale of team — Orange County Register
Michael Kopech wasn’t sure how he would feel in the first inning of Tuesday’s start against the Los Angeles Dodgers after a less-than-stellar bullpen session before the game. Turns out, Kopech said, “there was really no correlation there.” The Chicago White Sox right-hander was sharp from the start, shutting down one of the most dangerous…
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Angels’ Mike Trout leaves game with left groin tightness after strong start — Orange County Register
PHILADELPHIA — The Angels nightmare got even worse. Jimmy Herget gave up a three-run homer to Bryson Stott with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, dropping the Angels to a 9-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that ran their streak to 11 straight losses. They last lost 11 games in a row in…
Angels blow late leads, extend losing streak to 11 games — Press Telegram
Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer, capping a tumultuous weekend at Yankee Stadium and helping the Chicago White Sox beat New York, 5-0, Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep.
Anderson’s HR hushes Yankees, lifts Chisox to twinbill sweep — MLB | NBC Sports
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Postgame Notes for Wednesday, May 4, 2022
NEW YORK YANKEES (18-7) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (16-10)
R H E LOB Win: Kikuchi (1-1)
NEW YORK 1 5 0 7 Loss: Cortes (1-1)
TORONTO 2 4 0 5 Save: Romano (12)
First Pitch: 7:08 pm One-Run Games: 10-3 Temperature: 20°C/68°F
Last Pitch: 9:52 pm Extra-Inning Games: 1-1 Wind: N/A
Game Time 2:44 Comeback Wins: 7 Attendance: 29,057
BLUE JAYS NOTES:
• Earned their 10th one-run win of the season (10-3), the most one-run victories in the Majors…Avoided
the sweep, improving to 16-10 overall this season and 10-6 at Rogers Centre…Have won 10 of their last 15
games…Moved to 8-6 against the AL East, and 3-4 against New York this season.
• YUSEI KIKUCHI picked up his 1st win as a Blue Jay, tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball, surrendering three
hits and a walk while racking up seven strikeouts…Marked his 1st quality start of the season…Induced a
season-high 15 swing-and-misses…Blue Jays starters have notched 11 quality starts this season, the most
in the American League, trailing only the Padres for the most in the Majors (13).
• MATT CHAPMAN opened the scoring with a solo home run in the 2nd, his 5th longball of the year…All five of
his homers this season have come at Rogers Centre…Has homered once in all five home series this year.
• BO BICHETTE doubled and scored in the 3rd, his 5th two-bagger of the year…All five of his doubles have
come against the Yankees, tied for the most against any single opponent this season in the Majors (Patrick
Wisdom – 5-2B vs. COL)…Also drew a walk in the 1st, finishing the game 1-for-3.
• VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. drove in the eventual game-winning run with a single in the 3rd inning…In 13
games against AL East opponents this season, has gone 12-for-46 (.261) with four doubles, three home
runs, and seven RBI (.895 OPS).
• JORDAN ROMANO escaped a bases-loaded jam, pitching a scoreless 9th inning to preserve the win (1.0
IP, 2H, BB, K)…Marked his MLB-leading 12th save of the season.
YANKEES NOTES:
• Had their season-high 11 game winning streak snapped, slipping to 18-7 overall on the season…Are now 8-
4 away from Yankee Stadium…Moved to 10-6 against divisional opponents this year and 15-2 when hitting
at least one home run.
• NESTOR CORTES allowed two runs on four hits over 4.0 innings with four walks and three strikeouts…Has
not allowed more than two runs in any of his five starts this season…Yankee starters have allowed 3ER or
fewer in 24 of 25 starts this season, and no more than 2ER in 20 of those starts.
• JOEY GALLO drilled a solo homer in the 3rd inning, his 3rd bomb of the season…Marked his 1st game in the
lineup since 4/30 at KC…All three of his longballs have come in his last five starts…Has reached base
safely in each of his last seven starts, batting .304 (7-for-23) with a double, three homers, and four RBI (.739
SLG, 1.124 OPS).
• JOSH DONALDSON notched a single in the top of the 9th to go along with his walk in the 7th, part of a 1-for3 effort…Has hit safely in a season-high eight straight games, going 8-for-29 (.276) with three doubles and
three RBI (.779 OPS).
HOME RUNS # Outs Type Field Count Off Inning Score Before
Matt Chapman 5 0 1R CF 3-2 Cortes 2nd 0-0
Joey Gallo 3 0 1R CF 0-0 Kikuchi 3rd 1-0
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern)
Thursday, May 5 at Cleveland Guardians, 6:10 pm…RHP José Berríos (2-0, 4.13) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (0-2, 10.67)
Friday, May 6 at Cleveland Guardians, 7:10 pm…RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (1-1, 2.45)
Saturday, May 7 at Cleveland Guardians, 6:10 pm…RHP Ross Stripling (0-0, 3.79) vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (1-2, 2.70)
Sunday, May 8 at Cleveland Guardians, 1:40 pm…RHP Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.45) vs. TBA
Postgame Notes for Monday, May 2, 2022
NEW YORK YANKEES (17-6) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (15-9)
R H E LOB Win: Holmes (2-0)
NEW YORK 3 7 0 5 Loss: García (0-2)
TORONTO 2 9 1 6 Save: Green (1)
First Pitch: 7:07 pm One-Run Games: 9-3 Temperature: 20°C/68°F
Last Pitch: 10:01 pm Extra-Inning Games: 1-1 Wind: N/A
Game Time 2:54 Comeback Wins: 7 Attendance: 18,577
BLUE JAYS NOTES:
• Dropped to 15-9 overall this season and 9-5 at Rogers Centre…Have still won nine of their last 13
games…Slipped to 5-3 in series openers this year and 7-5 against the AL East…Are now 2-3 against New
York this season…Moved to 7-3 on the year when outhitting their opponent, and 9-3 in one-run games.
• ROSS STRIPLING tossed 4.0 innings, giving up a pair of runs on five hits with no walks and three
strikeouts…The only damage came on a Gleyber Torres two-run homer in the 4th, the first home run
surrendered by Stripling this season…Has given up exactly five hits in each of his last three
outings…Marked the 10th time a Blue Jays starter has not issued a walk this season, tied with Tampa for the
most such instances in the Majors.
• BO BICHETTE drove in Toronto’s first run of the game with an RBI double in the 4th, his 3rd double of the
season, all of which have come against New York…Also singled in the 6th, finishing the game 2-for-4, his 6th
multi-hit game of the year.
• GEORGE SPRINGER singled in the 1st and 4th innings, going 2-for-4 on the night…Marked his 9th multi-hit
game of the season…Has hit safely in four of five games against the Yankees this year, batting .364 (8-for22) with two doubles, a home run, and four RBI (.982 OPS).
• LOURDES GURRIEL JR. hit safely for a 5th straight game after a single in the bottom of the 8th…Has
notched at least one hit in 18 of 24 games this season.
• TYLER HEINEMAN extended his hitting streak to three games with a double in the 7th, part of a 1-for-3
effort…Has gone 4-for-11 (.364) across six games this season with a pair of doubles and an RBI (.909
OPS).
YANKEES NOTES:
• Extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games, the longest streak in the Majors this season…The
10-game win streak is tied for their 2nd longest since 2006, trailing only a 13-game streak from 8/14-
8/27/21…Moved to 17-6 overall on the season and 7-3 away from Yankee Stadium…Are now 9-5 against
divisional opponents this year, and 14-1 when hitting at least one home run.
• JORDAN MONTGOMERY gave up two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with no walks and five
strikeouts…Has allowed 3ER or fewer in every start this year, and in 29 of his 35 starts since the beginning
of 2021…Yankee starters have allowed 3ER or fewer in 22 of 23 starts this season, and no more than 2ER
in 18 of those starts.
• GLEYBER TORRES opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the 4th, his 3rd longball of the year…Also drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th with a two-out single…Finished the game 2-for-4
with 3 RBI, his 4th multi-hit game of the season.
• DJ LeMAHIEU singled and stole a base in the 3rd, part of a 1-for-4 night…Has reached base safely in 17 of his last 18 games, hitting .324 (23-for-71) with 12 runs, five doubles, a home run, and eight RBI in that span.
HOME RUNS # Outs Type Field Count Off Inning Score Before
Gleyber Torres 3 2 2R RCF 1-1 Stripling 4th 0-0
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, May 3 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm…RHP Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.44) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.26)
Wednesday, May 4 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm…LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-1, 5.52) vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (1-0, 1.31)
The view from left field 