Alex Bregman went hitless in four at-bats with a walk, a run scored and an RBI Sunday against the Royals, and he was trying everything to snap out of his funk. [...] (více...)

Astros reliever Ken Giles gave up a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning to Rosell Herrera -- who robbed Alex Bregman of a home run an inning earlier -- to allow Royals to snap a nine-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at Minute Maid Park. (více...)

Yoshihisa Hirano’s deception; beating 90th percentile projections; the best rotations in baseball; Alex Bregman’s budding stardom

FanGraphs | Stephen Loftus (former BtBS writer): Yoshihisa Hirano made his mark in the 2017 WBC, but now it’s coming with the Diamondbacks, as he is using deception to land a more permanent spot in the bullpen.

Baseball Prospectus | Aaron Gleeman: Gleeman takes a look at the hitters that are beating even their 90th percentile PECOTA projections, including Mookie Betts, Matt Kemp, Max Muncy, and Brandon Nimmo (více...)

Alex Bregman delivered a walk-off two-run double as the Astros tied a franchise record with their 12th straight win, beating the Rays, 5-4, on Monday. The Astros trailed by a run in the ninth, but loaded the bases on a walk, single and catcher's interference. Bregman then lined a pitch to the gap in left-center off Rays reliever Sergio Romo for the game-winner. Tampa Bay jumped ahead early on Wilson Ramos' two-run homer off Astros starter Gerrit Cole in the first inning and added a pair of runs on Joey Wendle's two-run single in the third. The Astros begin chipping away as the Rays cycled pitchers through on a "bullpen day," scoring two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth. (více...)

Alex Bregman hit a game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth Monday against the Rays. That's 12 in a row for the Astros. Bregman had been 0-for-4 before delivering his 22nd double of the year off Sergio Romo in the bottom of the ninth. [...] (více...)