Osleivis Basabe blasted a grand slam to finish a nine-run eighth inning for the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays, who defeated the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Tuesday night. Basabe is stepping in at shortstop for Wander Franco, who is on the MLB disabled list while authorities in the Dominican Republic investigate him for an … Read more
Tanner Bibee pitched a seven-inning shutout as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep. In seven innings, Bibee (9-2) allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out five. The Guardians had 15 hits, including home runs by Andrés Giménez and Gabriel Arias. Cleveland … Read more
Pitchers and reserves have been named to the American League and National League All-Star Teams, respectively. Randy Arozarena and Yandy Daz will make their All-Star Game debuts after being named to the AL All-Star team by fan vote, while LHP Shane McClanahan was welcomed to the Midsummer Classic roster via Player Balloting. In addition to … Read more