Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) runs to second base during the ninth inning of an MLB game against the Seattle Mariners at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
It’s been almost four weeks since Shohei Ohtani last pitched in a game, still managing the left knee inflammation that still isn’t 100 percent. But that’s not the only injury the Dodgers superstar is dealing with.
After Tuesday night’s game, Ohtani revealed that his right bicep has also been bothering him. That was part of the reason that his planned bullpen session over the weekend in New York was scrapped.
“It started with the knee, and the bicep thing started when he took a swing — I don’t know, three or four weeks ago. Then as we got to the break we wanted him to rest his knee, to rest his body and arm. Then as he started ramping back up, in the bullpen … it just wasn’t responding. Nor was his knee,” manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday night, as shown on SportsNet LA. “There is an effect from the lower half to the compromising of the upper half. So trying to mitigate that, we stopped the throwing, stopped the bullpens, trying to take care of the knee and hopefully not try to create velocity with the arm that’s not 100 percent.”
Ohtani homered and doubled on Tuesday, part of a three-hit game against the Mariners. But he’s hitting .250/.307/.500 in July, decent numbers but well below his established norms. Since the All-Star break, Ohtani is hitting .238/.283/.405.
The Dodgers hold an 11 1/2-game lead in the National League West. They are making the postseason, and it would take a lot for them to not be one of the top two seeds, securing them a bye past the wild card round. They are a team managing with an eye toward October, a month they have already secured though not yet clinched.
If there was ever a time to be conservative, to take a step back, this is it.
TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 21, 2026: Tate Southisene #19 of the Atlanta Braves covers as Coby Morales #38 of the New York Yankees steals second base during the first inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 21, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
The Atlanta Braves made the ultra-aggressive move to promote their star infield prospect Tate Southisene to Double-A at the age of 19 after just 104 professional games, but his run with the Clingstones is going to have an unfortunate interruption. In the second inning of his debut on Tuesday night Southisene was hit in the wrist by an errant sinker up-and-in, and while he initially remained in the game to run the bases he was pulled in between innings. The Columbus Clingstones announced that the Braves 2025 first round pick, who received a $2,622,500 signing bonus last summer, would be placed on the injured list, halting his meteoric rise through Atlanta’s ranks.
— Columbus Clingstones (@GoClingstones) July 29, 2026
Southisene has been nothing short of phenomenal in his first full season of professional baseball, with a 139 wRC+ split across Single-A Augusta and High-A Rome. He spent most of the season in Single-A, where he hit .297/.429/.500 with eight home runs and 36 stolen bases in 51 games, before what was seen as an aggressive call up to High-A in early June. Southisene took about a series to adjust to High-A pitching before going on a rampage and hitting .272/.393/.456 over his final 30 games in High-A. His power numbers did take a dip, but his ability to work deep counts and recognize the strike zone is years ahead of the typical 19-year-old and that approach is what gave the Braves confidence he could succeed in Double-A. Southisene is starting to get top 100 looks nationally, and though his ultimate defensive home is still up in the air he is seen as one of the best position player prospects in recent seasons for the Braves and a player who projects to being at least a solid major league regular.
Jul 4, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (51) throws a runner out at first against the New York Mets in the fifth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Colin Hubbard-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Rise and shine, Braves country! A Wednesday split doubleheader is at your service.
Chris Sale is on the mound for the Atlanta Braves to face the New York Mets in today’s second game of the doubleheader in this three-game series.
With a 2.19 ERA, Sale has been a dominant force on the mound that continues to produce, even when the offense hasn’t been. His last outings against the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers in mid-July showed everything the Braves have been trying to execute. Coming off the All-Star break, that’s the spark they needed to show the work they’ve put in coming to fruition.
Monday night’s matchup, however, was the opposite of that.
Mets’ Christian Scott is boasting a 3.13 ERA across his 14 games this season, and is expected to provide a steady duel against the Braves’ ace.
The Mets have also been a team that’s been struggling with consistent offense, but Monday’s matchup showed they could get hot unexpectedly and run with it.
It’s disappointing to experience a loss, but even worse when it’s behind a Chris Sale start. Expect a pitcher’s face-off, but uncertainty when it comes to both teams’ offense. Will the Braves bounce back after Monday to finish off this doubleheader, or will they fold under the pressure?
Tune in at 7:10 p.m. to find out.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY
TV/Streaming: BravesVision
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan, La Mejor 1600/1460/1130 AM
DENVER, CO - JULY 22: Starting pitcher Gabriel Hughes #43 of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch in the second inning against the Washington Nationals at Coors Field on July 22, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Sloppy defense and ineffective pitching led to a gut-punch loss for the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night. The Rockies had four errors and allowed six walks, making it hard to quell the continuous pressure from the San Diego Padres. Now, the Rockies look to snag a series split to close out the short stint against the Padres.
Gabriel Hughes (0-2, 2.79 ERA) looks to continue the strong start to his young career. Over his three starts, Hughes has proven to be unflappable and capable of handling any type of big league lineup. He has gone at least five innings and allowed three or fewer runs in each start while striking out at least five batters. In his last outing, Hughes battled the Washington Nationals, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings of work. Hughes’ cut fastball continues to baffle hitters and when his secondary pitches are working, he can almost look unhittable. The issue he ran into his last time out was that the Nationals ran his pitch count up with an excess of foul balls. That was also what got Michael Lorenzen in trouble yesterday. Either way, Hughes will have to find a way to get ahead of the Padres and work quickly and efficiently to save the bullpen.
The Padres announced that Kyle Hart (0-2, 5.21 ERA) will make the start today. A starter for most of his professional career, Hart has mostly been used as a reliever by the Padres at the big league level. In 27 appearances this season, including two starts as an opener, Hart has allowed 24 runs over 38 innings with 33 strikeouts and 12 walks. His last time out, Hart tossed two scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins and in the outing before that he started against Athletics and threw a scoreless inning. He has faced the Rockies three times this season, allowing three runs on four hits over 5.2 innings of work. In five total outings against the Rockies, he owns a 2.70 ERA in 13.1 innings.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 24: Tyler Soderstrom #21 of the Athletics high fives teammates after defeating the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Michael Turner/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
For the Guardians to remake their lineup with real intent, they will need to swing big at the fast-approaching MLB Trade Deadline, which is why they should try to land the Sacramento Athletics’ Tyler Soderstrom.
You can view our larger trade deadline piece here as we discuss a wider pool of options the Guardians may consider. To make my position clear, I expect the Guardians to make smaller moves, like trading Bo Naylor and getting a castoff/undervalued reliever. But, in the interest of exploring potential larger moves, we are doing a series looking at some of those bigger names. So far, we have discussed Spencer Steer, Luis Arraez, Shea Langeliers, Taylor Ward, Heliot Ramos, Jo Adell and Ty France. Although the Guardians’ greatest need is hitting, the market is aflush with starting pitching so it also may make sense for the Guardians to see if they can find a good value there, as we wrote here and looked at specifically with Jose Soriano.
Soderstrom is 24 years old and signed to a 7-year, $86 million extension with a team option for 2033 at $12.29 million. Over the past two years, he has a 125 wRC+, 21/10 K/BB/%, while managing a 102 wRC+ against LHP in that time period showing he is not a platoon player. He has a .475 slugging percentage and has been a good left fielder by Defensive Runs Saved at +14 and slightly below average there by Outs Above Average at -1.
Why would the Athletics trade Soderstrom? It should be clear to the Athletics that they need to leverage some of their major league talent into some prospect help for their upcoming move to Las Vegas. Soderstrom is a good piece but probably worth more to trade now then to hang on to in hopes he will be in his prime when the team reaches Vegas. It will not be cheap to acquire Soderstrom and will require two top 100 prospects given his years of cheap team control… likely will take something like Angel Genao and Braylon Doughty, and probably a lower level prospect thrown in. Expensive, but, in one fell swoop, the Guardians would provide themselves a middle of the order hitter making their lineup something like:
Kwan CF
Jose 3B
DeLauter DH
Soderstrom LF
Bazzana 2B
Angel Martinez RF
Manzardo 1B
Bailey C
Rocchio SS
Is that a lot of lefties? Yes. The majority of major league pitchers are right-handers and most of these lefties can handle southpaws with aplomb. It is worth noting that Soderstrom isn’t a pull-hitter as much, explaining why his 54 career homers look like they’d be 45 at Progressive Field, but getting a few more pulled-balls-in-the-air is something he could potentially work on doing to increase his offensive output in Cleveland.
What do you think about making a big swing for Tyler Soderstrom? Let me know in the comments below.
KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 30: Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo before the Royals home opener against the Minnesota Twins on March 30, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2026 season has been a big fat dud for the Kansas City Royals, a team that had designs on competing in what looks like a weak Central Division. With the August 3 trade deadline soon approaching, the Royals will almost certainly be sellers. The question is – what path will they take? General manager J.J. Picollo has said the team will be “open-minded to anything,” but will the team look at a modest sell-off of expiring contracts, a more aggressive re-tool, or will they combine selling with buying?
Here’s what each approach would look like, and what it would mean for the future of the franchise.
The obvious moves
Any team out of contention is going to look to move players on expiring contracts. The Royals have a few candidates.
John Schreiber has been fairly effective this year, and relievers are always in demand at the trade deadline. He has been a righty-killer – they’ve hit just .178 against him – but he has been hittable to lefties.
Lane Thomas hasn’t been great, but he’s a solid right-handed bat who has hit .261/.366/.432 against lefties. Contenders could view him as a nice complement to their lineup.
Starling Marte is a good clubhouse guy and has some value as a bench option, but the return is going to be very light for a 37-year-old with a 81 OPS+.
Matt Strahm would have been a good trade chip except he has given up 10 home runs in 34.2 innings with a 6.75 ERA. Unless some team thinks they can fix him quickly, I wouldn’t count on a suitor.
Kris Bubic is throwing and expected to return in August, but his injury and lack of availability will considerably diminish his trade value.
Carlos Estévez and Jonathan India are unmovable due to injury and ineffectiveness.
Moving any of these players other than Bubic is a no-brainer, to get some sort of compensation for a player that won’t be under contract by November.
Bubic is a different case in that the Royals could risk offering him a Qualifying Offer to bring him back next year on a one-year deal. Plus it is very difficult to say what the trade value is for a guy with his injury history who is currently out. Most likely his trade value is quite low, although you could argue that they should move him for anything they can get. Had he returned before the deadline and established his health in a few outings, it would be a different story. The Royals seem to be snakebit historically in having valuable trade pieces get injured before the deadline!
The retool
The problem with just trading the rentals is that teams don’t give up a lot for two months of service unless it is for an elite talent. Controllable years have value, and if the Royals are serious about adding talent to contend in the future, they may have to part with players that are under club control beyond this year.
Jeff Passan of ESPN suggested the Royals retool, writing that “Most of their top prospects are at the lower levels, so focusing on near major-league-ready talent — ones who will be there when the Royals move into their new stadium in 2030 or ’31 — makes sense.”
That means holding on to core players – Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone, Carter Jensen – but being willing to deal players who will be eligible for free agency in a year or two. The most likely candidates are pitchers Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha. The Royals opted not to trade Lugo a year ago, instead signing him to an extension that will pay him $20 million next year, with a vesting option for 2028. The 36-year-old has had mixed results since signing the extension, and the Royals may want to free up financial flexibility and avoid age catching up with him.
Wacha has been excellent this year, earning an All-Star appearance, and he is under a very club-friendly contract that will pay him $14 million next year with a $14 million club option for 2028. But if the Royals want to replenish the young talent in the organization, they may need to move the veteran while his value is still high. Wacha has been a steady contributor the last few years, but is 35 years old, and Father Time catches up to everyone.
Picollo seems open to moving the veterans, but with some reservations, saying “we have to be very, very pointed on what we want to get out of any one of those two. And it’s also, they made a commitment to us, and that’s big. And I think that’s important to the morale of the team.”
A retool could involve trading younger players as well. Daniel Lynch IV is having a breakout season in the bullpen, but the team could look to move him while his value is high. Michael Massey and Nick Loftin have also emerged as quality bats, but having both on the roster may be redundant, leaving one of them as a trade candidate. Vinnie Pasquantino could also become available if the team wants to get Caglianone back to first base, although his offensive struggles and recurring wrist injuries make a deal less likely.
Selling and buying
The Royals are coming off back-to-back winning seasons, and even though they missed the playoffs last year, they seemed to think they were on the right track. Although this year has been a disaster, the Royals have indicated they think the nucleus of this team can get back to contention.
“You all know the core we have on this club that’s going to be back in the coming years,” Picollo told reporters last week. “It’s a really good starting point. So if we can add to the roster and get our roster better, that will be the objective.”
I would not rule out the Royals actually adding to the roster at the deadline, despite their place in the standings. They wouldn’t be interested in short-term players, but those that can help in 2027 and beyond. What would that look like? Perhaps they trade away Michael Wacha, but acquire a younger pitcher with some promise to take his place in the rotation. They trade away a short-term bat like Lane Thomas, but also look to acquire a young outfielder with potential in a separate deal.
The farm system has made great strides this summer, and the team could look to cash some of those chips in now to position the team back into possible contention for next year. They know they have a window with Bobby Witt Jr. they need to maximize, and they need to build a good team around him to have a chance at a postseason run.
What about a full-blown rebuild?
Passan writes that the Royals “can’t totally tear things down, not with Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia locked up long term.”
But what if even Bobby is not off-limits?
At the Athletic, Red Sox beat writer Jen McCaffrey considers what it would take for Boston to acquire the All-Star shortstop, and suggests a starting point of outfielder Roman Anthony, pitcher Payton Tolle, top shortstop prospect Franklin Arias (#7 overall in MLB Pipeline’s list), and pitching prospect Anthony Eyanson (#49).
Sure, Bobby Witt Jr. signed a long-term deal with the club, but remember he has an opt out after the 2030 season. And the Royals may want to move him before that, when his salary rises $30 million in 2028. You could get a lot of talent for him. Anthony was third in Rookie of the Year voting last year, Tolle has been terrific this year at the MLB level, and Arias and Eyanson are both top prospects in baseball that could be in the big leagues in a year or two.
But it ain’t gonna happen.
Players like Bobby Witt Jr. are once-in-a-generation talents that don’t come around all the time. Prospects are great, but they often fail. Trading Witt for four young players – even highly rated ones – is still trading 80 cents on the dollar. Plus the team is trying to build support for public financing for a new stadium – dealing your franchise player is not conducive to that goal.
The Royals aren’t deciding whether to buy or sell. They’re deciding how aggressively to reshape the roster. Trading the expiring contracts is the easy part. The harder question is whether Picollo is willing to sacrifice good players today to build a better team in 2027 and beyond, or whether he believes this core simply needs a few tweaks to get back into contention. The next few days will reveal just how much faith the front office still has in this roster.
Left-hander Foster Griffin is having a really good year for the Washington Nationals.
He’s 12-2 in 21 starts with a 2.76 ERA, 1.032 WHIP and only 28 walks and 113 strikeouts in 124 innings, and he was named to the National League All-Star team.
Can I stop for a minute and say “I told you so”?
Because I did tell you that the Cubs should have signed Griffin as a free agent, coming back from three years in NPB, in an article posted here last November 21.
What I wrote back then:
In three seasons in NPB, Griffin posted a 2.57 ERA and 1.033 WHIP in 54 games covering 315.2 innings, with 78 walks and 318 strikeouts, both good ratios, and allowed just 18 home runs in that time.
This isn’t the sort of signing that would make big waves, or solve any large problem with the Cubs rotation. Nevertheless, I think the results Griffin has had in NPB could translate pretty well to MLB.
In fact, that is exactly what has happened. Griffin’s numbers in MLB this year pretty well match those NPB numbers. And as I noted in the article, the Cubs knew Griffin well as they had faced him in an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants during their trip to Japan in March 2025.
The Nationals signed Griffin to a one-year deal for $5.5 million. That would have been a lot better use of that money than, say, signing Phil Maton.
Anyway.
The Nats are on the fringes of the wild-card race, currently tied with the Pirates, one game behind the Diamondbacks for the National League’s last wild card spot. So perhaps they’d be willing to do what some are terming “soft selling.”
Griffin would look good in the Cubs rotation for the rest of the year and would not be expensive. He turned 31 on Monday. He’s been healthy and productive, throwing at least six innings in 12 of his 21 starts.
Would you trade Kevin Alcántara to the Nationals for Griffin? I would. Maybe throw in an A-ball pitching lottery ticket.
Just over half of MLB players believe the league is doing enough to protect the game from players teaming up with gamblers, according to a survey conducted by The Athletic.
Key Takeaways
Eighteen players said MLB isn't doing enough.
One player said the league was hypocritical for constantly promoting gambling.
Others believe the onus should be on the players themselves.
MLB is only one year removed from the scandal that involved Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. Both were suspended after being accused of manipulating pitches for the benefit of sports bettors in cases that are still being fought in court.
“It takes plain stupidity to do that,” an NL reliever told The Athletic. “You can’t fix stupid.”
MLB’s sports betting rules are straightforward: Wagering on baseball games at any level is not allowed. Team personnel and league employees also cannot share privileged information with sports bettors or fix their performances so that associates can profit at sportsbooks.
Similar rules exist in other professional and amateur sports federations. But despite that, cases of illegal betting have proliferated.
The Athletic’s poll, conducted under the veil of anonymity from February to May 2026, asked players if they believed MLB has done enough to protect games from interference by sports bettors. Fifty-five of the 100 players surveyed answered "Yes," while 27 were unsure or had no opinion and 18 said no.
“It’s kind of like PEDs,” said an AL Central position player. “It’s well-known that you shouldn’t be doing that, so if you do it, I feel like that’s your decision rather than a lack of understanding.”
An NL pitcher suggested that any ambiguity or uncertainty about the league’s rules and enforcement will disappear by the seriousness with which it approached the Guardians pitchers' situation.
“The whole deal in Cleveland seems like a pretty good start,” the player said. “They got rid of one of the better players in baseball, which tells you, ‘We don’t allow this for anybody.’”
Players express concern
While the majority of the respondents said MLB has done enough, a smaller portion questioned the league’s integrity for partnering with U.S. sports betting companies.
“I think it’s a pretty hypocritical thing to take the stance they do on gambling and put such a negative stigma around players gambling ... while also promoting DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and those things,” said an NL hitter, per The Athletic. “It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.”
“It’s in every stadium,” an AL pitcher added. “There’s f---ing ads everywhere - BetMGM, Bet Hard Rock, all this s---. There’s nothing saying, ‘Don’t do it.’ It would be too easy. We already saw it.”
Another player went so far as to say that MLB is “promoting (sports betting) rather than helping players.”
MLB signed its first gambling partnership with MGM Resorts International in November 2018, just over six months after the practice was legalized federally. The league currently maintains partnerships with FanDuel, DraftKings, and MGM Resorts/BetMGM.
Team entities, including stadiums, broadcast networks, and much more, are also eligible to partner with gambling companies.
Columbus Clippers Travis Bazzana (12) throws the ball to first base during home opener at Huntington Park on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. | Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Columbus jumped out to an early 4-0 lead then held on to preserve the victory Tuesday. Leading the way was Ralphy Velazquez, who snapped out of a short funk by going 2-fo-4 with a massive 415-foot three-run home run in the first inning while also doubling.
In his first game back in Columbus, Daniel Schneemann was perfect at the plate, going 1-for-1 with three walks. Cooper Ingle went 2-for-5 and Angel Genao went 1-for-3 with a walk while Kody Huff homered and George Valera doubled.
Starting pitcher Rorik Maltrud danced around four walks to toss 4.1 innings while allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts.
All three relievers Steven Perez, Carlos Hernandez and Cody Heuer allowed one run in their appearances.
Akron’s offense erupted on Tuesday, scoring 12 runs on a whopping 19 hits with everyone getting in on the action.
Nolan Schubart led the way, going 2-for-5 with a mammoth home run, a double and a walk.
Also homering was Ryan Cesarini, who went 2-for-5 with a walk; and Maick Collado, who went 2-for-5.
Jaison Chourio went 2-for-6 with a double, Dean Curley went 3-for-5 with two doubles, Aaron Walton went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and Alex Mooney went 2-for-5.
The terrific offense backed up the pitching staff in a semi-bullpen game. Sean Matson allowed three runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings. Jack Jasiak was perfect in 1.2 frames with three strikeouts. Dylan DeLucia tossed 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings, Kendeglys Virguez’s Double-A debut saw him strike out the side in a perfect inning and Zane Morehouse closed out the win with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
The bottom of the batting order did most of the damage in this one, but people definitely will be talking about Juneiker Caceres’ first High-A homer, a majestic shot in the third inning. He might be the team’s top overall prospect soon if he keeps this up.
Jeffrey Mercedes had a great game, going 3-for-4 with a double while Esteban Gonzalez was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks.
Welby Francisca went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a hit by pitch and Anthony Martinez went 1-for-2 with two walks.
Starting pitcher Jacob Zibin allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks in 5.0 innings.Logan McGuire picked up the save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Catching prospect Reiner Herrera had a sensational game, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and a walk. Also standing out was Jonathan Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases. No one else reached base safely twice, although Alejandro Blasco had a hit in one of his two plate appearances before leaving the game in his full-season debut.
Starting pitcher Alejandro Rivera allowed five runs on five hits with one walk and no strikeouts in 5.0 innings in what also was his full-season debut.
TheCubs(61-46) will look to make it three straight over the Cardinals (53-54) tonight at Busch Stadium. Chicago has won seven of their last ten to bolster their claim for the top wild card spot in the National League while St. Louis has lost eight of their last ten and as a result, their season is on life support.
The Cubs followed Monday's 7-3 victory with an even more convincing 10-2 win last night, overpowering the Cardinals offensively for the second straight game. Chicago’s offense was relentless. Seiya Suzuki and Alex Bregman each picked up three hits and Colin Rea tossed six innings of four-hit, one-run ball to earn the win. Michael McGreevy took the loss for St. Louis. The right-hander lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs.
Tonight the Cubs will hand the ball to veteran left-hander Matthew Boyd (6-1, 3.81 ERA). His most recent start came July 24 against the Pirates, when he was outstanding despite not earning the decision in a 3-2 Cubs victory. Boyd tossed seven innings, allowing one run on seven hits, while striking out four and walking three. Boyd has allowed just six earned runs over 25⅓ innings in July and has won each of his last three decisions. St. Louis counters with right-hander Dustin May (5-7, 4.59 ERA). May's most recent outing came July 24 against Cincinnati. Although the Cardinals lost 4-2, May delivered one of his better performances of the month, allowing just one run over six innings while striking out eight. Prior to that outing, May struggled against Arizona, surrendering five runs over five innings.
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The Latest Odds: Cubs vs. Cardinals
The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of DraftKings:
Moneyline: Chicago Cubs (-110), St. Louis Cardinals (-110)
Spread: Cubs -1.5 (+153), Cardinals +1.5 (-186)
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable Starting Pitchers and their Stats: Cubs vs. Cardinals for July 29
Cubs: Matthew Boyd Season Totals: 59.0 IP, 6-1, 3.81 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 55K, 17 BB
Cardinals: Dustin May Season Totals: 104.0 IP, 5-7, 4.59 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 103K, 33 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Cubs vs. Cardinals
Alex Bregman is 7-10 in this series with 5 runs scored
Michael Busch is 1-10 in this series
Pete Crow-Armstrong is 0-7 in this series after going 7-14 over the weekend against the Bucs
PCA is 3-3 with 1 HR in his career against Dustin May
Dansby Swanson has hit safely in 4 straight (6-16) and in 6 of his last 7 games (10-26)
Jordan Walker is 0-10 over his last 3 games
Walker is 2-3 including 1 HR in his career against Matthew Boyd
JJ Wetherholt is 2-6 in this series after going 0-10 over the weekend against the Reds
Alec Burleson is 2-7 in his career against Boyd
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The Cubs are 49-58 on the Run Line this season
The Cardinals are 58-49 on the Run Line this season
The OVER has cashed 58 times in Chicago’s 107 games this season (58-48-1)
The OVER has cashed an MLB-low 43 times in the Cardinals’ 107 games this season (43-58-6)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19: Director of catching, Tanner Swanson and Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees stand for the national anthem before the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on May 19, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The biggest weakness with the 2026 Yankees is the catching position; that much is painfully obvious. Even after a recent uptick in production from the platoon and Ali Sánchez’s heroics on Monday night, Yankees’ catchers entered Tuesday’s game with a putrid 58 wRC+ and 0.8 fWAR at the position, ranking 28th and 24th in all of baseball, respectively.
It’s a non-negotiable at the upcoming trade deadline to get another bat, and even if it seems like the Hunter Goodmans and the (now-injured) Shea Langeliers of the world are highly improbable, the general consensus among baseball analysts is that the Yankees will acquire a catcher of some sort to try and resuscitate a highly unproductive room. Such a trade could happen by the time this is published!
But as we wait for that hopeful addition to don the pinstripes, there’s something that needs to be said about the current room that gets lost in the offensive black hole. Despite the clear need for an offensive upgrade, there is still value in the incumbent catcher’s defensive abilities. The one position on the diamond where subpar offense has always been tolerated is catcher, so the Yankees being tied for third in Fielding Run Value at least gives them a higher floor with how awful the production has been offensively.
All three of their catchers are good framers. Austin Wells has always been highly regarded for his defense, and it tracks with +4 Framing Runs and +3 FRV, both well-above-average numbers. While his hitting regression has been mind-boggling to say the least, he remains a 90th-percentile framer, something that is still valuable even with ABS. He is the league’s best framer on pitches below the zone, generating +6 Framing Runs and stealing a bevy of strikes on offspeed and breaking balls.
J.C. Escarra and Sánchez have both been productive as well in their backup roles, but it’s been especially surprising to see Sánchez produce +4 Framing Runs of his own, even being a more valuable framer in much less playing time than Wells, according to FanGraphs. Sánchez has more than doubled his career FRV in one-third of his career playing time.
And while ABS has slightly reduced the value of framing because of the ability to overturn pitches, two of the three Yankees’ catchers are above average in ABS. Of the 64 catchers who have made at least 20 challenges, Wells and Escarra are tied for 23rd at 63%. In terms of net overturns over expected, Wells is 14th at +8.0.
Even as it’s gained much more importance in recent years, framing is just one small part of catcher defense. All three Yankees’ catchers have been elite blockers, posting a +9 Blocking Above Average as a team, fourth in baseball. On a team that has two of the best splitters in baseball as high-leverage arms, this is extremely important to prevent passed balls and wild pitches. Only two teams have fewer PB+WP than the Yankees’ 26, despite their estimated count being a lot higher.
This is the specialty of Escarra, who’s managed to be +4 in just 216 innings. On a rate basis, only Cal Raleigh, Alejandro Kirk, and Sebastian Rivero of the Angels have been better. When he was in the bigs, he frequently smothered buried pitches in front of the plate as few have.
While all this blocking and framing is supported by in-depth Baseball Savant statistics, there are two aspects on the defensive end that the catching trio has also thrived at that don’t require going beyond basic box scores. Just look at controlling the run game, where even though the Yankees have a mediocre rate of 22 percent of catching base stealers, they’ve surrendered just 54 stolen bases, tied for the third-fewest in baseball.
Stolen bases are not necessarily on the catcher, nor are they exclusively on the pitcher, but baserunners will be more ambitious if you are not a threat to throw them out, even if there isn’t a Marcus Stroman-Jose Trevino duo that’s practically begging you to do so. It’s an organizational thing, and you bet that the coaching staff has drilled into these pitchers and catchers to respect the run game. The Yankees are fourth in MLB in pickoffs with 12 and have been one of the best teams in preventing stolen bases since 2025.
At the end of the day, though, the most important job of a catcher is calling a game and their chemistry with the pitchers. As much as their offense has struggled, they’ve been the heart of one of the league’s best pitching staffs and it can’t be too casually dismissed that Yankees pitchers throughout the staff rave about Wells’ game-calling ability. The risk of adding a catcher in-season is the lack of a runway for said catcher to develop that chemistry with all 13 pitchers he’ll need to work with on a deep playoff run.
For all that he’s struggled with his bat, having Wells as your backup, with Sánchez and Escarra waiting in the wings, would be a big plus for this team.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 28: Zach McKinstry #39 and Eduardo Valencia #32 of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after Valencia's two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the bottom of the eighth inning at Comerica Park on July 28, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Detroit Tigers (51-56) vs. Baltimore Orioles (52-56)
Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica Park SB Nation Site:Camden Chat Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (7-5, 2.70 ERA) vs. LHP Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.17 ERA)
Pitching development has been the Red Sox’s bread and butter under Craig Breslow. Since Breslow took over, the organization has invested heavily in the pitching pipeline. In his first two drafts, 28 of the team’s 41 picks were spent on pitchers — 29 if you count two-way player Conrad Cason. At the major league level, Hunter Dobbins, Richard Fitts, Payton Tolle, Connelly Early, and Jake Bennett have all contributed after spending time in the system.
This season, the draft was more balanced, but several pitchers were still selected in the middle and later rounds. One of them was left-hander Brett Lanman out of Abilene Christian University, selected in the fifth round. Lanman, like many of the pitchers acquired by Breslow during his tenure as Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer, is huge. He’s listed at 6-5, 230 pounds, and uses that frame to extend down the mound and help his pitches play up. While no two pitchers are the same, he’s excited to get to an organization with a recent track record of getting young arms to the major leagues.
“I’m ready to get to work, cause these guys know what they’re talking about,” Lanman said. “They’ve developed these guys, and they’re in the big leagues. It’s like, man, they know, they know what it takes to get a left-handed pitcher into the big leagues pretty quickly.”
Draft picks, to an extent, are lottery tickets. It’s incredibly rare for a draft pick to enter the league as a major league-level talent. Paul Skeneses (Skenesi? Skenes?) don’t grow on trees, and if they did, they’d all be first-round picks. Lanman, as a fifth-round pick, is far from a finished product. If he were, his ERA in his final season at ACU likely would have been lower than 5.35. The Red Sox didn’t select the lefty because of his college results. They picked him because of who they believe he can become.
Potential is based on traits, such as being huge and left-handed. Lanman is both huge (6-5, 230) and left-handed. He also has a low release point and plus extension, creating a flat attack angle for his fastball. Most starting pitchers who succeed have a fastball as the foundation. Lanman knows that his heater is what’s brought him this far, and that’s what the Red Sox will want to build upon.
“I’m gonna attack you with my fastball, and my fastball’s my best pitch. That’s pretty much why I’m here right now in Florida with the Red Sox is my fastball,” Lanman said.
Right now, he averages about 92 mph and has topped out at 95 mph. Many pitchers who enter the Red Sox organization see immediate velocity gains. The team typically sends pitchers to the complex in Florida after the draft and only has them appear in games with a minor league affiliate the following season. During that time away from competitive action, they’ve been able to help pitchers add velocity.
“I definitely got more [velocity] in me. I just need someone to help me unlock that, which is hopefully the right organization here … Like I said, they’ve proven it in the past, so why not me? Add another name to that list,” Lanman said.
Payton Tolle, Connelly Early, and Jake Bennett are all left-handed pitchers who made significant strides under the current front office. It’s looked different for each of them. Tolle flew through the minor leagues, while Bennett made the jump from Triple-A to the major leagues after a short time in the system. Regardless, the recent track record of developing pitchers is strong. For Lanman, that likely comes in the form of adding velocity and finding secondary pitches to complement his heater.
He currently throws a cutter, curveball, and changeup, though none of his secondary pitches are particularly polished. He’s toyed with Trackman data and looked into analytics for himself in college, but is open to whatever ideas the coaches want to try, citing their physics and biomechanics aptitude.
“My goal here is to just soak everything in, and if they want to try something, I’m gonna say ‘let’s do it,’ and go for it,” Lanman said. “I trust them. They’re very credible. They’ve done it in the past … whatever they think will get me to that level, I’m gonna do it.”
The fifth-round draft pick is far from a lock to contribute at the major league level. No draft pick is. He’s built in the archetype that the Red Sox have had success developing, though, and has a chance to be the next pitcher to make headlines in the minor league system.
NHL salaries are rising so quickly that Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has dropped out of the top 50 and Minnesota Wild standout Kirill Kaprizov didn't get a chance to earn a paycheck with the title of top-paid player.
Carlsson's status was also surpassed when the San Jose Sharks announced on Tuesday, July 29, that Macklin Celebrini signed a five-year extension with an $18.8 million average. His deal won't kick in until the 2027-28 season.
Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard signed a five-year deal with a $15 million cap hit that makes him No. 3 overall in 2026-27 behind Carlsson and Kaprizov. Anaheim's Cutter Gauthier and Columbus' Adam Fantilli, restricted free agents without arbitration rights, have yet to sign for the upcoming season.
The NHL salary cap, which was stagnant after the pandemic, rose to $95.5 million last season and $104 million this season.
Crosby, whose $8.7 million cap hit is derived from his 87 jersey number, is now ranked 52nd in average annual value.
Here are the top 50 players in the league in cap hits, plus the top salaries and the top defensemen and goaltenders (money figures are from puckpedia.com):
Highest-paid NHL players by cap hit
Note: Sharks center Macklin Celebrini will average $18.8 million, starting in 2027-28
Top 50 plus ties
C Leo Carlsson, Ducks, $18,000,000
LW Kirill Kaprizov, Wild, $17,000,000
C Connor Bedard, Blackhawks, $15,000,000
C Leon Draisaitl, Oilers, $14,000,000
C Jack Eichel, Golden Knights, $13,500,000
C Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs, $13,250,000
C Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche, $12,604,000
C Connor McDavid, Oilers, $12,500,000
LW Jason Robertson, Stars, $12,000,000
RW Mitch Marner, Golden Knights, $12,000,000
RW Mikko Rantanen, Stars, $12,000,000
LW Kyle Connor, Jets, $12,000000
C Elias Pettersson, Canucks, $11,600,000
C/RW William Nylander, Maple Leafs, $11,500,000
C Martin Necas, Avalanche, $11,500,000
D Erik Karlsson, Penguins, $11,500,000
RW David Pastrnak, Bruins, $11,250,000
D Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres, $11,000,000
D Drew Doughty, Kings, $11,000,000
LW Artemi Panarin, Kings, $11,000,000
LW Pavel Dorofeyev, Rangers, $11,000,000
C Adrian Kempe, Kings, $10,625,000
D Thomas Harley, Stars, $10,587,000
D Evan Bouchard, Oilers, $10,500,000
RW Alex Tuch, Capitals, $10,500,000
LW Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames, $10,500,000
C Logan Cooley, Mammoth, $10,000,000
C Tyler Seguin, Stars, $9,850,0000
C Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes, $9,750,000
D Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets, $9,583,334
D Seth Jones, Panthers, $9,500,000
D Noah Dobson, Canadiens, $9,500,000
RW Nikita Kucherov, Lightning, $9,500,000
C Brayden Point, Lightning, $9,500,000
D Adam Fox, Rangers, $9,500,000
RW Mark Stone, Golden Knights, $9,500,000
D Charlie McAvoy, Bruins, $9,500,000
LW Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers, $9,500,000
D Darnell Nurse, Sharks, $9,250,000
C Mathew Barzal, Islanders, $9,150,000
C Trevor Zegras, Flyers, $9,125,000
D Roman Josi, Predators, $9,059,000
LW Jake Guentzel, Lightning, $9,000,000
D Dougie Hamilton, Devils, $9,000,000
D Cale Makar, Avalanche, $9,000,000
D Jakob Chychrun, Capitals, $9,000,000
D Luke Hughes, Devils, $9,000,000
D Jackson LaCombe, Ducks, $9,000,000
D Lane Hutson, Canadiens, $8,850,000
RW Timo Meier, Devils, $8,800,000
Highest-paid players by 2026-27 salary
Top 30, plus ties
C Leo Carlsson, Ducks, $20,800,000
LW Kirill Kaprizov, Wild, $19,100,000
C Jack Eichel, Golden Knights, $17,700,000
C Connor Bedard, Blackhawks, $17,000,000
C Leon Draisaitl, Oilers, $16,500,000
RW Alex Tuch, Capitals, $15,700,000
LW Kyle Connor, Jets, $15,000,000
C Connor McDavid, Oilers, $14,250,000
C Martin Necas, Avalanche, $14,000,000
RW Mitch Marner, Golden Knights, $14,000,000
LW Pavel Dorofeyev, Rangers, $14,000,000
C Logan Cooley, Mammoth, $13,000,000
D Thomas Harley, Stars, $13,000,000
C/RW William Nylander, Maple Leafs, $12,500,000
C Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche, $12,150,000
D Noah Dobson, Canadiens, $12,000,000
D Evan Bouchard, Oilers, $12,000,000
C Adrian Kempe, Kings, $12,000,000
LW Jason Robertson, Stars, $12,000,000
LW Artemi Panarin, Kings, $12,000,000
D Lane Hutson, Canadiens, $12,000,000
RW David Pastrnak, Bruins, $11,250,000
RW Mikko Rantanen, Stars, $11,250,000
C Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs, $11,080,000
D Drew Doughty, Kings, $11,000,000
D Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres, $11,000,000
D Darren Raddysh, Maple Leafs, $11,000,000
C Elias Pettersson, Canucks, $11,000,000
D Jacob Trouba, Sharks, $11,000,000
D Rasmus Andersson, Golden Knights, $10,500,000
LW Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames, $10,500,000
C Trevor Zegras, Flyers, $10,500,000
Highest-paid defenseman by cap hit
Note: Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will have a $12.5 million cap hit, starting in 2027-28.
Top 30 plus ties
Erik Karlsson, Penguins, $11,500,000
Drew Doughty, Kings, $11,000,000
Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres, $11,000,000
Thomas Harley, Stars, $10,587,000
Evan Bouchard, Oilers, $10,500,000
Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets, $9,583,334
Seth Jones, Panthers, $9,500,000
Charlie McAvoy, Bruins, $9,500,000
Adam Fox, Rangers, $9,500,000
Noah Dobson, Canadiens, $9,500,000
Darnell Nurse, Sharks, $9,250,000
Roman Josi, Predators, $9,059,000
Dougie Hamilton, Devils, $9,000,000
Jakob Chychrun, Capitals, $9,000,000
Cale Makar, Avalanche, $9,000,000
Jackson LaCombe, Ducks, $9,000,000
Luke Hughes, Devils, $9,000,000
Lane Hutson, Canadiens, $8,850,000
Moritz Seider, Red Wings, $8,550,000
John Carlson, Lightning, $8,500,000
Darren Raddysh, Maple Leafs, $8,500,000
Ivan Provorov, Blue Jackets, $8,500,000
Rasmus Andersson, Golden Knights, $8,500,000
Mikhail Sergachev, Mammoth, $8,500,000
Brock Faber, Wild, $8,500,000
Miro Heiskanen, Stars, $8,450,000
Owen Power, Sabres, $8,350,000
Jacob Trouba, Sharks, $8,250,000
Jake Sanderson, Senators, $8,050,000
Victor Hedman, Lightning, $8,000,000
Thomas Chabot, Senators, $8,000,000
Philip Broberg, Blues, $8,000,000
Highest-paid goaltenders by cap hit
Top 30
Igor Shesterkin, Rangers, $11,567,857
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning, $9,500,000
Thatcher Demko, Canucks, $8,500,000
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets, $8,500,000
Jake Oettinger, Stars, $8,250,000
Jeremy Swayman, Bruins, $8,250,000
Linus Ullmark, Senators, $8,250,000
Ilya Sorokin, Islanders, $8,250,000
Juuse Saros, Predators, $7,740,000
Dustin Wolf, Flames, $7,500,000
Sergei Bobrovsky, Maple Leafs, $7,000,000
Filip Gustavsson, Wild, $6,800,000
Lukas Dostal, Ducks, $6,500,000
John Gibson, Red Wings, $6,400,000
Adin Hill, Golden Knights, $6,250,000
Jordan Binnington, Blues, $6,000,000
Jacob Markstrom, Panthers, $6,000,000
Philipp Grubauer, Kraken, $5,900,000
Logan Thompson, Capitals, $5,850,000
Spencer Knight, Blackhawks, $5,833,333
Elvis Merzlikins, Blue Jackets, $5,400,000
Tristan Jarry, Oilers, $5,375,000
MacKenzie Blackwood, Avalanche, $5,250,000
Darcy Kuemper, Kings, $5,250,000
Jet Greaves, Blue Jackets, $5,000,000
Joey Daccord, Kraken, $5,000,000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Sabres, $4,750,000
Karel Vejmelka, Mammoth, $4,750,000
Kevin Lankinen, Canucks, $4,500,000
Joonas Korpisalo, Rangers, $4,000,000
What is the NHL salary cap for 2026-27 and beyond?
It was a 1-2 profitable day yesterday thanks to Kyle Stowers' lone dinger in a 1-0 win. Now I turn the page to Wednesday and navigate an afternoon schedule loaded with fadable arms, which is great news for dingers and MLB player props.
Jeremy Pena is checking every single box today vs. Grayson Rodriguez, while the San Diego rotation is a joke, giving value on Colorado lefty bats if Griffin Canning gets paraded out today.
These are my favorite home run picks for Wednesday, July 29.
UPDATE: Added another HR pick + parlay.
MLB home run props for today
Player to hit a HR
Odds
Jeremy Pena
+572
Mickey Moniak
+367
Willi Castro
+600
💲Today's HR parlay
+14236
Home run prediction: Jeremy Pena (+572)
Every Wednesday home run card needs a Houston bat or two.
Grayson Rodriguez might be making his final start for a while, as he has been getting pummeled while trying to pitch through shoulder and back issues.
His expected metrics back up the ugly ERA and FIP, and only one qualified starter has allowed a higher HardHit% this season. He gets just 29% of his outs on the ground, owns the 13th-worst BlastContact% in baseball, and isn't missing bats either — with only six strikeouts over his last 13+ innings.
Lefties have done the most damage against Rodriguez this year, but his splits have been much more even since 2024, so I don't have to force a left-handed bat here.
Jeremy Pena should get five plate appearances out of the leadoff spot and might be the hottest home run hitter in baseball since the break.
The right-hander has launched five homers over his last eight games, and with Yordan Alvarez priced below +200 today, this +572 number on Pena looks like a steal. Everything checks the boxes here: matchup, setting, form, and price.
I'm playing this home run down to +450.
Time: 9:38 p.m. ET
Where to watch: ABTV, Space City Home Network
Home run prediction: Mickey Moniak (+367)
I need a left-handed Colorado bat against Griffin Canning, who has surrendered 11 of his 12 home runs to left-handed hitters while allowing them to post a 1.004 OPS.
He is one of my favorite pitchers to fade today, ranking seventh-worst among qualified starters in HardHit% while sitting in the bottom 50 in HR/9, HR/FB, and BlastContact%.
Canning has been working in a bulk role, and the writing might be on the wall given how much he has struggled this season. Even if San Diego opens with another arm, it should still be Canning handling the bulk of the innings.
Mickey Moniak projects as the Rockies' second-most likely hitter to go deep today behind Hunter Goodman (+280). Moniak doesn't walk much, but he takes aggressive hacks with a 74.7 mph bat speed that ranks second on the club.
He also crushes right-handed pitching, posting a .952 OPS with 15 of his 17 home runs coming against righties. He also likely avoids San Diego's best left-handed reliever, as Adrian Morejon threw 32 pitches yesterday.
The Padres are in a tough spot with their pitching staff, and the Rockies have a chance to jump on one of the worst starter ERAs in baseball.
I make the fair price closer to +325.
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
Where to watch: Padres.TV, Rockies.TV
Home run prediction: Willi Castro (+600)
I'm grabbing another Rockies bat at a monster price with Willi Castro at +600.
The Padres could be cycling through plenty of arms today, and Castro has already gone deep in back-to-back games while launching four homers since the All-Star break.
Most of his power has come against RHP, which is great news if he gets the matchup with Griffin Canning.
I already have some Mickey Moniak shares, but Castro at this number might be my favorite value. He ranks second on the team in slugging over the last two weeks and has matched Hunter Goodman with the same number of home runs during that stretch.
His swing speed doesn't match Goodman's, but Castro's 17.3% BlastContact% leads the team over the last two weeks.
I don't see how this price should be much longer than Moniak's, and I'd play this home run down to +500.
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
Where to watch: Padres.TV, Rockies.TV
Josh Inglis' 2026 Transparency Record
HR picks: 26-143, -18.5 units
Best home run combo for July 29
Jeremy Pena
Trade Now +14236
Mickey Moniak
Willi Castro
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