MLB Player News

The 35-year-old right-hander also issued a pair of walks in the contest while recording three strikeouts. He kept the Cubs off the scoreboard completely through the first three innings, but the Cubs broke through in the fourth as Dansby Swanson plated a run with a ground ball and Mike Tauchman scored on a balk. Mikolas then returned for the fifth where he allowed three straight singles and a walk — pushing a run across and leaving the bases loaded with nobody out. Fortunately for him, only one additional run scored. He’ll try to get back on track and improve upon his 5.12 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 86/22 K/BB ratio (128 1/3 innings) when he does battle against the Royals in Kansas City on Friday.

It was Adames’ first game in front of the home fans since signing his massive deal, and it was a good one. He blooped a single into right field with the bases loaded and the Giants trailing 9-8, and it turned defeat into victory. Adames has now driven in six runs over the first seven games, and he should be a quality run-producer once again in 2025.

Verlander allowed a solo homer to Julio Rodríguez in the first, and then gave up two more runs in the third; including a bases-loaded walk to Randy Arozarena. The future Hall of Famer looked solid against Cincinnati, but this outing was much more in line with the struggles that followed him for much of the 2024 season. Fortunately the Giants scored enough runs to keep him from picking up a loss. He gets the Reds again next week.

Castillo was called up for a spot start against the Giants, and unsurprisingly, it didn’t go particularly well. The 30-year-old was fortunate to give up just the three, and the Mariners had seen enough after 68 pitches. Castillo will almost certainly be headed back to Tacoma before Saturday’s game.

Marte suffered the injury while legging out a double in the opening inning. At this stage, we don’t have any information regarding the severity of the strain or how much time Marte may stand to miss. He’ll undergo further testing and the Diamondbacks should have another update on his status as soon as more information becomes available. Garrett Hampson replaced him in the lineup on Friday and would be in line for more playing time at second base if Marte is looking at any sort of extended absence.

Wilson’s second big-league homer — and second in eight games this season — left his bat at 102.4 mph. He still hasn’t hit a ball harder than 104.6 mph since debuting, so it’s hard to project him to collect many more homers. He’s definitely showing elite bat-to-ball skills, however. He’s batting .379, he’s yet to strike out and he has swung and missed just once in 29 plate appearances this season.

Bido allowed six hits, walked two and struck out five on a challenging day in a windy and cold Coors Field. He’s been effective both times out, and he seems solid enough to rate as a streaming option at times. However, a home start against the Padres next week isn’t one of those times.

He didn’t need any of his three-run cushion. Miller has pitched three scoreless innings with one hit surrendered and six strikeouts this season.