Watch Live: Astros and Royals battle in MLB Free Game of the Day It took them until mid-June, but the Houston Astros finally look like a factor in the American League.  After two dominant wins against the Kansas City Royals this weekend, the Astros have now won seven straight and are a season-best three games over .500. Granted, they're still nine games behind the division-leading Texas … [Read more...]

Jose Altuve literally fell 90 feet short of a cycle Just about everything is going right for the Houston Astros these days. Following Saturday's 13-5 dismantling of the Royals, they've now won seven straight games overall, they've moved to a season-best three games over .500, and in the last two games alone have scored 26 total runs.  They're definitely hot, but it hasn't all been smooth … [Read more...]

Key relievers playing big role in Astros recent turnaround It took them until mid-June, but the Houston Astros finally look like a factor in the American League.  After two dominant wins against the Kansas City Royals this weekend, the Astros have now won seven straight and are a season-best three games over .500. Granted, they're still nine games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers, … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Rosenthal Removed Trevor Rosenthal's reign of terror is over, for now. Rosenthal, the Cardinals' closer with a penchant for high-wire acts, was removed from the role by Cards manager Mike Matheny on Saturday after he suffered his third blown save of the season Friday. Rosenthal coughed up a two-run lead without registering an out against the Mariners, with Adam … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: White Sox lose despite record-tying homer barrage Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about.  If you missed the MLB Free Game of the Day on Yahoo Sports on Saturday afternoon, you missed a … [Read more...]

Crazy fan runs on field, nearly disrupts play at Safeco Field Just when we think we've seen everything, crazy Saturday night baseball hits us with another gem.  In what may be the weirdest moment we've seen all season, a fan not only ran on the field during the Cardinals-Mariners game at Safeco Field in Seattle, he nearly disrupted a live play in the outfield.   go mariners … [Read more...]

Joe Blanton gives up homer, hits finishing move on Gatorade jug In the history baseball, there have been several one-sided battles between players and inanimate dugout objects. From David Ortiz absolutely destroying a Camden Yards bullpen phone with his bat, to Carlos Zambrano dismantling a Gatorade cooler in a fit of rage, to Sean Rodriguez going all Mike Tyson's Punchout on a Gatorade jug … [Read more...]

White Sox and Blue Jays meet in Free Game of the Day After starting the season with an AL-best 23-11 record, the Chicago White Sox have looked like a flawed and sometimes broken team ever since. In fact, since May 12, they've gone 14-26, going from first place with a five-game lead to fourth place with a six-game deficit in the AL Central.  There's no one specific area where they've been … [Read more...]

How social media forced Mets' hand in calling up top prospect It's tough to keep a secret in today's technologically advanced world. All it takes is one click of a button to send information — true or false, good or bad — soaring into cyberspace, where it's there to be consumed and dissected by the entire world. The New York Mets were reminded of that reality on Saturday, and it actually … [Read more...]

Week That Was: Week That Was: Dodging Bullets It was a scary week for a couple of the National League's premier starting pitchers, but luckily, it appears both were able to avoid anything serious. Stephen Strasburg bowed out of his marquee Monday match-up against Clayton Kershaw due to a back strain that he sustained while lifting weights over the weekend. Strasburg played catch on Wednesday and … [Read more...]