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Duffy laments fastball that results in homer

Edit MLB 23 Jun 2016
NEW YORK -- As he walked off the mound and toward the Royals' dugout, Danny Duffy had one fastball on his mind. For the most part, the left-hander was solid in the Royals' 4-3 loss to the Mets on Wednesday, allowing three runs on four hits over 4 2/3 innings while striking out eight, but a 97-mph four-seam fastball that Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera drilled over the left-center-field wall in the fifth was the difference in his mind....

Yankees can add CC Sabathia’s ankle to growing list of worries

Edit New York Post 23 Jun 2016
It came when starting pitcher CC Sabathia struggled to put weight on his right leg as he walked out of the clubhouse after turning his ankle twice in a 9-8 Yankees win over the Rockies. Nothing went right for Sabathia, who gave up seven hits and six runs over 4 ¹/₃ innings and saw his streak of seven strong starts come to an end in an ugly no-decision against Colorado ... If you don’t get it in there, that’s what happens.”....

Duffy laments fastball that results in homer (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Even if you go five and dive, that's pretty good to give up one run, but I made a bad pitch and he put a good swing on it.'. Before allowing the home run, though, Duffy managed to hold the Mets in check, allowing three hits and a run through the first four innings while retiring seven in a row at one point. He did, however, have issues with his command, walking four batters while driving his pitch count up over 100....

First-inning woes continue for Archer in loss

Edit MLB 23 Jun 2016
Archer allowed three runs on two hits -- one of them a Jason Kipnis homer -- and two walks in the first, moving his first-inning ERA to 10.69 for the season. Kipnis' two-run homer TB@CLE. Kipnis' two-run homer to right-center field. Jason Kipnis opens the scoring with a two-run homer to right-center field, giving the Indians the early 2-0 lead over the Rays ... 16 innings, 19 runs, 24 hits and 16 walks ... "And, you know, not just one run....

First-inning woes continue for Archer in loss (Tampa Bay Rays)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Archer allowed three runs on two hits -- one of them a Jason Kipnis homer -- and two walks in the first, moving his first-inning ERA to 10.69 for the season ... 16 innings, 19 runs, 24 hits and 16 walks ... 'And, you know, not just one run. One run is whatever, it happens. But multiple runs and putting the team behind the eight ball is frustrating.'. In 34 first innings in 2015, Archer allowed just 13 earned runs for a 3.44 ERA....

Archer's struggles continue in 6-1 loss to Indians

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 23 Jun 2016
Archer (4-10) allowed three runs in the first and four over six innings as the Rays lost their fifth straight game Wednesday night against the Indians, 6-1 ... "I don't think it's a mystery at all," Cash said ... Archer walked Carlos Santana to begin Wednesday's start, before Jason Kipnis pounded a home run over the center field wall in the next at-bat to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead ... The two walks in the first inning, that really hurt me."....

Wacha bests Cubs for long-awaited win

Edit MLB 23 Jun 2016
Wacha allowed two runs and three hits, struck out five and walked two in 6 2/3 innings as the Cardinals beat the Cubs, 7-2, Wednesday to complete their first three-game sweep at Wrigley Field since May 1988 ... Contreras' two-run home run STL@CHC ... The play prevented a possible run, as Kris Bryant walked and Anthony Rizzo singled for the Cubs' first hit before Ben Zobrist grounded out to end the inning....

Cespedes day to day with mild wrist sprain (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Cespedes visibly grimaced after fouling off a pitch in the fifth inning, then entered into a conversation with a member of the training staff after drawing a walk ... 'I don't really know when it happened ... At the time of his departure, he had reached base in five of his last six plate appearances, with a home run, a double, two singles and a walk....

Jon Gray pulled for “arm fatigue” as Rockies look toward tough stretch

Edit Denver Post 23 Jun 2016
He walked a fastball through the batter’s box to walk Brett Gardner on five pitches ... After scoring 27 runs in three games, two at Coors Field, the Rockies put up eight more after Nick Hundley hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Ryan Raburn hit a two-run shot in the fifth ... Including the home run, he gave up just three hits in his four innings. But his fastball flailed and he walked six ... “I don’t feel any pain....

Bumpy road: Royals drop both games to Mets in Series rematch

Edit The Oklahoman 23 Jun 2016
Reynolds sent an opposite-field drive to right off Soria (3-3) for his first major league home run ... Curtis Granderson walked with two outs in the fifth and Cabrera hit a two-run shot off a 97 mph, 1-2 fastball from frustrated starter Danny Duffy ... The left-hander allowed three runs and four hits while throwing 103 pitches in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked four ... He struck out four and walked none....

Cespedes day to day with mild wrist sprain

Edit MLB 23 Jun 2016
Cespedes visibly grimaced after fouling off a pitch in the fifth inning, then entered into a conversation with a member of the training staff after drawing a walk ... "I don't really know when it happened ... At the time of his departure, he had reached base in five of his last six plate appearances, with a home run, a double, two singles and a walk. Overall this season, Cespedes is hitting .290 with 18 home runs and 44 RBIs in 65 games....

D-backs' K's rising, but hitters not too concerned

Edit MLB 23 Jun 2016
Happ strikes out the side in the 5th, fanning Yasmany Tomas to escape trouble with no runs scoring ... "I think if we keep going out there and having good at-bats, obviously we're going to have to keep working and keep trying to have good at-bats, but as long as we're winning ballgames and scoring runs, I think that's on the backburner." ... "The walks, I don't think I swung the bat....

D-backs' K's rising, but hitters not too concerned (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
'I think if we keep going out there and having good at-bats, obviously we're going to have to keep working and keep trying to have good at-bats, but as long as we're winning ballgames and scoring runs, I think that's on the backburner.'. Hale believes the number of strikeouts is a byproduct of a lineup that hits home runs ... 'The walks, I don't think I swung the bat....
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