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Today's Headlines
Greene powers Tigers past Astros.
The Tigers came out firing on Saturday afternoon and the game was out of reach for the 'Stros after just a few innings. Matt Vierling and Riley Greene hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning. Then Greene hit another homer in the second inning, forcing Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti out of the game. Detroit was up 9-0 by the end of the third inning, with Greene plating five of those runs. Although Houston pushed across five runs in the seventh, it was nowhere near enough. The Tigers cruised to a 13-5 victory and the two teams will play a rubber match this afternoon.
https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1802078245380145498
Mets win four straight games and eight of last 10.
J.D. Martinez has been taking it into his own hands, dragging the Mets to victory once again. He hit two home runs on Saturday, a two-run shot in the fourth and a solo homer in the seventh. Martinez also had a walk-off home run on Thursday against the Marlins and drove in both of the Mets runs to beat the Padres 2-1 on Friday. Don't look now, but the Mets are only 2.0 games out of the Wild Card...
https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1802102018296648066
Aces gonna ace (Imanaga's Version).
Shota Imanaga has been incredible and is looking like the NL Rookie of the Year at this point in the season. Imanaga earned his seventh win of the season on Saturday afternoon against the Cardinals, tossing seven innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits, zero walks, and striking out six. The Cardinals' lone run came after an Alec Burleson double and Nolan Arenado sac fly. The Cubs lefty got into a little trouble in the seventh inning but was really fired up after he navigated out of the jam. Imanaga lowered his ERA to 1.89 on the season.
https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1802074286393364716
This & That.
Player highlights from Saturday's games:
- DJ Herz: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K, 21 Whiffs, 38% CSW
- Heliot Ramos: 3-for-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Logan O’Hoppe: 2-for-4, game-tying 467 ft. home run
- Riley Greene, Wenceel Pérez, Colt Keith all had four-hit games
- Ryan McMahon steals home!
- MJ Melendez's 12-pitch at-bat ends in a grand slam
https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/1802109759098675440
https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/1802074841367138545
https://twitter.com/Angels/status/1802094672548122896
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1802166197540057427
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1802173431489638414
Best Moments From Yesterday
Giants do Pride Day right!
Baseball is for everyone! The Giants had some really cool things happening for Pride Day, including a vow renewal ceremony celebrating nine couples and an art series showcasing local art depicting Pride and the LGBTQ+ community through San Francisco and baseball.
https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/1802083163394723927
Snoop in the booth doesn't disappoint.
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1802086584218796206
https://twitter.com/SamKuffelWx/status/1802078669965262951
We love teammates supporting teammates.
https://twitter.com/CyrtHogg/status/1802114920395186395
https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1802118761991819267
Injuries and Other Moves
⚾ SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto left Saturday's game early with tricep tightness.
⚾ OF Michael Harris II will miss "a long time" with a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
⚾ C Salvador Perez has a knee sprain and inflammation, but it doesn't seem serious. If he's not in the lineup today, expect him back on Tuesday.
⚾ SP Jordan Wicks was placed on the 15-day IL with an oblique strain.
⚾ CL Devin Williams is on track to return after the All-Star Break. He's been sidelined the whole season with a back injury.
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