Chisholm Jr. homers in 500th game and Yankees reach halfway point with 3-0 victory over A's
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered on the first pitch he saw in his 500th game and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 3-0 on Friday night to reach the halfway point of the season. Chisholm hit his fifth homer in 21 games since returning from an oblique injury on June 3 and gave the Yankees the lead in the second by driving a cutter from A's starter Mitch Spence (2-3) to the second deck in right field. Chisholm has 89 homers and 109 stolen bases since debuting with the Miami Marlins on September 1, 2020.
Yankees still playing with short roster as Athletics series begins
The Yankees have 26 players on their active roster for Friday night's series opener against the Athletics, only 25 of them are with the team and there's a chance that only 24 are truly available. Backup catcher J.C. Escarra is unofficially on the paternity list. Reliever Jonathan Loáisiga is still out of commission as well. The Yankees considered putting Escarra on the paternity list, calling up a player from Triple-A for the few days he's away from the team, but they ultimately decided against it.
Yankees Hosting Several Familiar Faces vs. A's
The New York Yankees are gearing up for another three-game series after a night of rest. In fact, every starting pitcher this weekend has a Yankees connection. At the beginning of the series, Yankee Will Warren takes on A's pitcher Mitch Spence. Spence has an 3.84 ERA in 26 games (but only 58.2 innings).
Dietrich Enns returns to MLB after 1,371 days to pitch 5 scoreless innings in start for Tigers
Dietrich Enns probably won't have to wait another 1,371 days for another chance to pitch in the major leagues. Enns threw five scoreless innings while allowing only one single and two walks in a start for Detroit on Thursday in the Tigers' 8-0 win over the Athletics. “He's earned the right to pitch again in some capacity,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.
Tigers fall to Athletics 3-0
Jacob Lopez pitched seven innings and Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer to help the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Lopez (2-4) gave up three hits and a walk, striking out six to improve to 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last four starts. Jack Flaherty (5-9) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. Flaherty struck out seven.
Jacob Lopez continues hot stretch with 7 innings in the Athletics' 3-0 win over the Tigers
Jacob Lopez pitched seveninnings and Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer to help the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Lopez (2-4) gave up three hits and a walk, striking out six to improve to 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last four starts. Jack Flaherty (5-9) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings.
Mark McGwire's ex-teammate says slugger could've hit 900 home runs, even without PEDs
Former first baseman Mark McGwire finished with 583 career home runs in the 16 seasons he was in the league. In a video podcast from August 2024 that has recently resurfaced, Jose Canseco, who was McGwire's teammate with the Athletics for a little more than six and a half seasons and was with the Yankees in 2000 for 37 games, believed his former “Bash Brother” would have obliterated the home run record, even if McGwire had not used performance-enhancing drugs.