Country in discussions with IOC over staging the Games
A move from event’s traditional summer slot may be required
Qatar has confirmed its interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country’s Olympic committee (QOC) confirmed on Tuesday it was in “ongoing discussions” with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over staging the Games.
The Middle East nation hosted the men’s football World Cup in 2022.
Continue reading...As the Mets continue their three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels, the club announced a series of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, highlighted by the return of outfielder Starling Marte.
The full list of roster moves:
-OF Starling Marte has been reinstated from the 10-Day Injured List
-INF Jared Young was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
-RHP Rico Garcia has reported to the major league team and will be active for Tuesday’s game
-RHP Kevin Herget was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
-RHP Justin Garza has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse
-RHP Chris Devenski has been designated for assignment
-LHP Brandon Waddell's optional assignment was reversed, and he was placed on the 15-Day Injured List (effective 7/19) with a right hip impingement
Marte was placed on the 10-day IL on July 8 due to a right knee bone bruise, a similar injury to one that he dealt with during spring training.
The 36-year-old has had a solid season for the Mets, slashing .270/.353/.387 with four homers, 20 RBI, and 22 runs scored though injuries have limited him to just 58 games.
Meanwhile, the Mets’ game of bullpen musical chairs continues with Garcia, who was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on Monday, being available to pitch on Tuesday, with Justin Garza also getting the call back up to the majors. Both Garcia and Garza have previously pitched with the Mets this season.
Terry Stotts reportedly staying with Warriors, won't join Knicks coaching staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Warriors assistant coach Terry Stotts reportedly is staying in the Bay.
As new Knicks coach Mike Brown attempts to fill his coaching staff in New York, Stotts “doesn’t plan on going anywhere” and will return to Golden State for the 2025-26 NBA season, SNY’s Ian Begley reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Stotts, 67, joined Steve Kerr on the front bench last season after the Warriors coach’s former top assistant, Kenny Atkinson, accepted the Cleveland Cavaliers’ head-coaching job. Stotts brought over a decade of head-coaching experience with him to Golden State and helped provide structure to the offense.
With a team led by Steph Curry, Stotts didn’t have to tweak too much. Still, he helped the Warriors reach the NBA playoffs in his first season alongside Kerr, in addition to defensive-minded assistant and former player Jerry Stackhouse.
The Warriors finished the 2024-25 season ranked No. 15 in offensive rating (115.09) and will look to improve upon that standing next season with Stotts back in the mix.
The 2025 NHL free agency period officially began three weeks ago, and while many teams have made big splashes with big moves, it’s been a fairly chill summer for the Ottawa Senators.
But that doesn’t mean there weren’t significant player exits from the team. So, here's a fulsome review of the departures, some of which may have slipped under your radar, and how the Senators have backfilled each hole.
Perhaps the most notable departure this summer was goaltender Anton Forsberg, who signed with the Los Angeles Kings. Forsberg had been a mainstay in Ottawa’s crease since being claimed off waivers in 2021.
His backup role is now expected to be filled by Leevi Meriläinen, who played 12 games in Ottawa last season and was outstanding. Meriläinen turns 23 next month, so he’ll be one of the youngest goalies in the NHL this season.
Ottawa Senators Sign Goaltender Leevi Meriläinen To New One-Way ContractThe Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Leevi Meriläinen to a one-year, one-way contract extension worth an average annual value of $1.05 million.
With Forsberg leaving, combined with worries from last year's rash of injuries, the Sens signed two new goalies. Hunter Shepard was pulled away from the Washington Capitals organization. The team also signed Embrun’s Jackson Parsons, an undrafted free agent, who hopes to push Shepard and Mads Søgaard for minutes in Belleville.
Adam Gaudette was a neat story this year, grabbing the final spot on the roster in training camp, then being placed on waivers. After clearing, he scored a career-high 19 goals and parlayed that into a two-year deal worth $2 million a season with the San Jose Sharks. Most Sens fans were happy for him, but were also happy the Sens didn't overspend to keep him.
Gaudette’s role in Ottawa will probably be directly claimed by NHL veteran Lars Eller, who signed a one-year deal with the Senators.
Travis Hamonic, who manned Ottawa's blue line for the past three and a half years, was not re-signed and remains an unrestricted free agent. His spot on the NHL organizational roster was filled when the Sens traded for LA Kings defenseman Jordan Spence.
Spence and Nik Matinpalo will probably jostle for the 6-7 role this season, or maybe more than that if Nick Jensen is out. Carter Yakemchuk, the Sens’ best prospect, will turn pro this fall and might also force his way into this conversation.
A handful of other players who spent meaningful time with the Senators also found new homes in the past three weeks.
After 41 games in Ottawa, Matthew Highmore signed with the New York Islanders, while Cole Reinhardt (17 games) made his way to the Vegas Golden Knights. Both players provided depth in Ottawa’s lineup last season.
While they’re not the same kinds of forwards, their roles on the organizational depth chart were filled by the Sens’ free-agent signings of Arthur Kaliyev (NYR) and Olle Lycksell (PHI). Both players saw meaningful NHL time last season. In fact, Kaliyev had been a regular for the LA Kings for three years until his trade to New York last season.
Ottawa Senators Sign Five Players, Including Former OHL Sniper Arthur KaliyevWhen the Ottawa Senators selected Shane Pinto 32nd overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, some Sens fans raised an eyebrow or two, wondering if Hamilton Bulldogs winger Arthur Kaliyev might have been the better choice. Kaliyev had just put up a 51-goal OHL season, and ended up being chosen by the LA Kings with the very next pick after Pinto.
Several other Sens players were allowed to walk after their contracts expired. These include Angus Crookshank, whose work ethic made him a fan favorite. He finds himself now with the New Jersey Devils.
Defenseman Dennis Gilbert, who came over at the deadline from the Buffalo Sabres, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sens’ re-signing of former first-rounder Lassi Thomson helped to fill that organizational gap. Thomson played in Sweden last season, but his playing rights still belonged to the Sens.
The Senators still have some restricted free agents (RFAs) left to deal with this summer. Forward Jan Jeník, along with defensemen Max Guénette and Donovan Sebrango, all received qualifying offers but have not yet been officially signed.
Right now, with Belleville’s veteran 28-year-old all-star Jeremy Davies signing with Vegas, the B-Sens’ blue line is tracking to be very young this season. The other notable factor is that Belleville currently has only three forwards signed beyond this season.
Collectively, the summer signings haven't been what you’d call game-changing, the team’s deadline day acquisitions – Fabian Zetterlund and Dylan Cozens – can’t be ignored when measuring the complete picture and improvements the club has made for this fall. Hanging on to Zetterlund, Claude Giroux, and Nick Cousins, who all needed new deals, was also meaningful.
But now that all the smoke has cleared, all Sens fans can do now over the next couple of months is hope that the summer comings and goings are enough to help a maturing core take the next step.
By Steve Warne
The Hockey News Ottawa
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The Knicks have received permission to speak with Minnesota assistant coach Pablo Prigioni for openings on Mike Brown’s staff, league sources tell SNY.
Prigioni, a former Knick, has been focused on the Timberwolves offense under head coach Chris Finch.
The Knicks are looking to add at least one assistant coach to Brown’s staff. Several members of Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff – including Maurice Cheeks, Mark Bryant, Rick Brunson, and Darren Erman – will remain on staff under Brown.
A move to New York would presumably be a promotion for Prigioni. The 48-year-old has also coached as an assistant in Brooklyn and Minnesota. Prigioni’s NBA career started with the Knicks in 2012-2013. At 35, he was the oldest rookie in NBA history. He also made a huge impact on that Knicks team. Priogini began the season as a backup point guard and was inserted into the starting lineup due to injury. New York finished the regular season with 17 wins in its final 19 games.
Prigioni also started for the Knicks in the playoffs, helping them defeat the Boston Celtics in the first round.
Because the Timberwolves granted the Knicks permission to speak to Prigioni, It’s logical to assume there is mutual interest between the coach and the organization.
The Knicks reportedly also had interest in adding Jay Triano (DAL) and Darvin Ham (MIL) to the staff but both coaches are expected to remain with their current teams.
I don’t know if Terry Stotts was a candidate for the Knicks opening, but he will also be remaining with his current team (GSW) next season, per league sources familiar with the matter.
“Obviously (Clarkson’s) a vet in this league. He’s done great things. Obviously, he can fill up the stat sheet and really score the ball at a high level. And obviously adding Geurschon as well. I think everybody’s seen what he did in the Olympics and carrying that momentum into (last season), so we’re really excited about him,” McBride told SNY last week during an appearance at NYC Basketball Kids Camp in Manhattan.
We don’t know how Knicks coach Mike Brown will deploy his rotation. But it’s logical to think that McBride will play significant minutes with Clarkson and Yabusele.
“I feel like we’re going to play fast, we’re going to be using a lot of different guys,” McBride said. “If you saw the Finals, they (Oklahoma City and Indiana) had a lot of depth on both teams, and I feel like we’re all NBA guys. So if you’re on the team, I feel like you’re able to help out.”
McBride talked to SNY before meeting with kids at the camp, which was sponsored by Playbook Basketball Management Software.
McBride has attended the camp four times.
“Being able to inspire the youth and give back to the community that supports me so much, it’s really easy on my part,” McBride said. “They do a great job, so I just love coming back.”
McBride has also written a children’s book, Deuce: The Champion of Friendship. He hopes that the book will “really encourage positivity and friendship and being loyal to people that care about you.”
“If one kid takes this book and sees something that can inspire them to do something great, that’s my goal,” McBride said. “Obviously, I want more. But I just want to impact everyone I’m around positively.”
McBride was also asked about Brown during the interview.
“We’ve definitely had a good couple of conversations. He’s really excited. I’m really excited. And I think it’s going to be a great year,” McBride said.
McBride noted that the decision to fire Tom Thibodeau was ‘above my pay-grade’ but added that Thibodeau ‘a great job’ in New York.
“The run we’ve had, winning 50 games (and playoff success); it’s above my pay grade on the decisions but I’m excited to start this new chapter,” McBride said.
The Philadelphia Flyers are the land of opportunity in 2025-26.
The Flyers’ off-season moves make it clear that the theme this upcoming season is “a fresh start.” Some additions either didn’t live up to their last contract, have struggled with injuries and poor play, just had an off-year or were simply looking to head elsewhere.
Up front, the Flyers offered a fresh start to young center Trevor Zegras by trading a second-round pick, a fourth-rounder and Ryan Poehling to the Anaheim Ducks. The 24-year-old’s reputation has taken some bumps as he struggled on the ice. After recording 61 and 65 points in his first full NHL seasons, he’s played a combined 88 games in the last two years, mustering up only 47 points.
With the Flyers, Zegras should have every chance to thrive down the middle on Philly’s first or second line. He is also entering the final campaign of his three-year deal worth $5.75 million annually, so making the most of his new opportunity will secure a fresh and bountiful harvest in his next contract negotiations.
Similarly, the Flyers signed veteran Christian Dvorak to a one-year, $5.4-million contract. The 29-year-old finished a six-year contract with a $4.45-million cap hit, but in the last four years with the Montreal Canadiens, he saw his average ice time decrease while not scoring more than 33 points in a season. He still managed to get a raise by signing in Philly.
While no one is expecting Dvorak to post 20 goals and 50 points, he’ll have a new beginning one way or another this coming year. At best, he can play at center and improve the team’s depth down the middle, or he shifts back to the wing to play higher up the lineup. The way he responds to this opportunity will largely dictate the contract he lands next summer.
In goal, the Flyers’ 3.45 goals-against average was fifth-worst in the NHL this past season, and their .872 save percentage was the lowest. Philadelphia GM Daniel Briere looks to turn the page by signing veteran netminder Dan Vladar. For the cost of a two-year contract paying him $3.35 million per season, the Flyers expect Vladar to at the very least compete for the starter’s job, which he lost out on this past season with the Calgary Flames.
In the last three seasons, Vladar’s .898 save percentage in 2024-25 was the best. After putting up a 3.62 goals-against average and .882 save percentage in 2023-24, he didn’t really bounce back enough this past season as Dustin Wolf got more of the stars. But if Philly can tighten up its defense, Vladar can be part of the short-term solution between the pipes.
Finally, there’s a fresh start happening off the ice in Philadelphia, as former Vancouver Canucks bench boss Rick Tocchet returned to the Flyers to be closer to his family. After starring as a player in Philly, Tocchet is now running the show behind the bench. The stellar reputation he’s built for himself as an NHL coach, having won the Jack Adams Award in 2023-24 and winning two Stanley Cup championships as an assistant in Pittsburgh, brings a lot of hope that he can not only elevate the team but maintain it over the next five years. Tocchet even said he just felt it was a fresh start for him, given that his previous contract in Vancouver had expired.
There’s no assurance any of them will work out as hoped. That said, Briere has made tactical choices and calculated gambles on the new people he’s brought in, some safer bets than others. While it’s still going to be an uphill battle for Philadelphia to leapfrog up the Metropolitan Division standings and secure a playoff berth this upcoming season, the Flyers might just find a way to beat the odds and reward their fans with their first playoff action in six years. At the very least, a core will emerge to power this group forward so that once it does make the playoffs down the line, it will stay there for a long time.
Fresh starts can be just what the doctor ordered, and that’s what Briere & Co. have put in place for Philadelphia. Whether they work is yet to be seen, but regardless, the Flyers will be a team worth watching.
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Canadian defenseman Maxime Lajoie, 27, has signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the KHL club announced on Tuesday.
This is Lajoie’s first contract to play overseas.
“Many teams have wanted to sign Maxim for several seasons, and we’re glad that he’s chosen Avangard,” said Omsk GM Alexei Sopin. “He is a versatile defenseman with excellent skating and a great shot, he’s mobile, and works equally well defensively and offensively. He also successfully connects partners and makes reliable decisions. We believe that Maxim will help achieve the serious goals set for Avangard.”
Lajoie was born in Quebec City but grew up in Montreal, Toronto and Calgary, and then junior hockey for the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos. He was selected in the fifth round, 133rd overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Between 2018 and 2024, Lajoie played 77 NHL regular-season games for the Senators, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs, recording 16 points and 20 penalty minutes. He also played two playoff games for Carolina in 2021, incurring one minor penalty.
KHL Club Avangard Omsk Extends A Pair Of Ex-NHLers & Olympians
Two
players who have both played in the NHL and represented their
countries at the Winter Olympics have signed contract extensions with
Avangard Omsk, the KHL club recently announced.
Lajoie spent the 2024-25 season in the Seattle Kraken organization but spent the entire season in the AHL, recording 39 points and 32 penalty minutes in 76 regular-season and playoff games for the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
In Omsk, Lajoie will play for coach Guy Boucher, whom he previously played for in Ottawa and Toronto. Last season, Omsk finished sixth in the KHL’s Eastern Conference and was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.
The Avangard lineup features ex-NHLers Nail Yakupov, Vyacheslav Voynov, Alexander Volkov, Nikolai Prokhorin and Vasili Ponomaryov.
© Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images.
Former Sabres, Panthers, Leafs Defenseman Signs In SloveniaAmerican
defenseman T.J. Brennan, 36, has signed a contract to play for HK
Olimpija Ljubljana, the Slovenia-based ICEHL club announced on
Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Washington Wizards' motivation in waiving Marcus Smart and Blake Wesley is clear: They saved about $8.2 million with the moves. Smart quickly reached terms to join the Los Angeles Lakers once he cleared waivers.
Now Wesley has found a home, joining a number of other talented young guards with the Portland Trail Blazers, a story broken by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. This will be a fully guaranteed one-year contract, Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report confirms.
Wesley is the former Notre Dame star who was drafted No. 25 overall in 2022 by the San Antonio Spurs, where things just never clicked as hoped. Wesley's minutes dropped each season with the Spurs, last year getting in 58 games at 11.8 minutes a night, averaging 3.7 points and two assists a game. Part of the challenge is the 6'5" guard shot 29.3% from beyond the arc last season (which is pretty much at his career average).
For Portland fans looking for reasons to be optimistic, Wesley is just 22 years old, shot 35.9% from 3-point range for the Austin Spurs in the G League, and he's a solid to plus defender.
Portland is largely set in their guard rotation with Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson, and Shaedon Sharpe (Damian Lillard is on the roster but will sit out this season recovering from his torn Achilles). Wesley is more of a deep bench guy, but he'll get his chance, and on a minimum contract, this is a low-risk roll of the dice by Portland. Wesley also makes 15 guaranteed contracts for the Trail Blazers, their roster is set.
Series victory would offer chance to experiment in fifth Test but Stokes and McCullum are trying to be here now at Old Trafford
The last time India were in Manchester for a Test match was back in 2021 and it was a pretty bleak affair. An outbreak of Covid-19 among their backroom staff saw the series finale called off just 90 minutes before the toss, even if many suspected the proximity of the rescheduled Indian Premier League also had a role to play here.
“I saw Lanky the Giraffe walking into the ground with his head slumped,” said Tom Harrison, then chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, after crossing paths with Lancashire’s club mascot that morning. “It summed up my feelings too.”
Continue reading...The Big 12 rejected a $200 million bid from the University of Memphis to join the conference.
Home rider denies Ben Healy in lung-busting sprint finish
Tadej Pogacar retains the overall leader’s yellow jersey
Valentin Paret-Peintre stayed ice-cool in the heat to give France its first win in this year’s Tour de France as he prevailed atop the intimidating Mont Ventoux on the 16th stage.
The Soudal-Quick Step rider beat Ireland’s Ben Healy in a lung-busting sprint finish on the Giant of Provence, as Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after keeping chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in his sights on the 21.5km ascent at 7.5%.
Jeremy Whittle’s report to follow
Continue reading...PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes wants the ball. All the time.
Yet the only pitcher in major league history to start the All-Star Game in each of his first two seasons also understands the Pittsburgh Pirates are intent on playing the long game with his electric right arm.
They did a year ago, when they put Skenes on a soft innings cap during his remarkable rookie season. They’re doing it again this summer. To a point, anyway.
So when Skenes walked into the dugout on Monday night after needing 86 pitches to get through six innings against the Detroit Tigers, the 23-year-old didn’t put up a fight when manager Don Kelly turned to reliever Braxton Ashcraft for the seventh in what eventually became a 3-0 victory.
“I haven’t had a real start in 10 days,” Skenes said after lowering his ERA to 1.91, the best in the majors. “So it’s a little bit of a ramp back up. I think that it was about as good as it could have been ... a pretty good starting point.”
Sure looked like it. Skenes struck out six while allowing three hits to pick up his first victory since late May. The dry spell had nothing to do with his pitching — Skenes had a 1.77 ERA in his last eight starts entering Monday. Instead, it can be blamed on an offense that has scored the fewest runs in the majors.
Skenes has taken the high road amid his team’s struggles, to the point that Kelly needs to remind himself that Skenes just turned 23 less than two months ago.
“He’s wise beyond his years,” Kelly said. “The maturity level he shows when he’s out there, really, I don’t remember seeing anybody in my time (who’s had that).”
The Pirates are relying on it as they try to help him navigate his first full season in the big leagues. He bought in — begrudgingly at first — to the plan to monitor his workload as a rookie. This year, he wanted to take the ball and let it rip.
And while he has — Skenes has thrown 127 innings this season, nearly matching the 133 he tossed after being called up last May — Pittsburgh is trying to find the safest, healthiest path to help him make to late September.
“I don’t think anybody has the perfect answer,” Kelly said. “Just trying to make sure that we’re taking everything into account and collaborating with people that know more than even I do about all of this stuff and taking everybody’s thoughts into consideration and finding what we feel is the best way to go.”
Skenes is a part of that process, and he’s amenable, within reason. He hasn’t thrown more than 88 pitches in any of his four starts this month, even though he’s allowed all of two runs in the process.
“There’s still going to be starts where it’s like, ‘Hey, go out there and pitch,’” Skenes said. “I think we’re just going to pick our times with that. So I don’t know. There’s a long way to go still. So just going to keep pitching until they take the ball out of my hands.”
Kelly is hopeful Skenes can flirt with reaching 200 innings, a goal that seems doable if he can make another dozen starts like his first 21 this season. Skenes is a Cy Young Award contender despite playing for a last-place team that will likely be a seller at the trade deadline.
Pittsburgh’s victory on Monday night was its second in its last 13 games. The energy that characterized Kelly’s first 50 games on the job after replacing Derek Shelton in May has faded in the summer heat.
All around Skenes on Monday, there were signs of a club already looking to the future — again. A handful of the team’s picks in last week’s draft stood on the field at PNC Park after signing contracts. Johan Oviedo, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, is hopeful to be back this season, though a return to the rotation might have to wait until 2026.
The team’s misfortunes, however, have not affected Skenes’ mindset or his performance. He can only control what he can control. Things haven’t gone according to plan — not by a long shot — for the Pirates. All the face of the franchise can do is take the ball every handful of days and do his part.
If that means he won’t get to throw until he thinks he’s done some nights, so be it. He’s willing to go along with whatever the plan is, with one notable exception.
“Not skipping a start,” he said. “That’s a no-go. That’s not good. ... That’s not ideal. We’ve done a good job to this point, just working within our own parameters.”
There's an argument going on – call it a fuss, if you will – about K'Andre Miller. (Remember him, Mister Turnover?)
Give K the puck and the opposition says, "Thank you very much!"
Funny thing is that now that K is a Cane he's become the subject of a debate. It all started when professional Rangers gadfly Sean McCaffrey told The Maven that Miller will be better in Carolina than Slava (The Hulk's Hulk) Gavrikov will be for the Blueshirts.
What do you think?
The Honorable Jess Rubenstein, a royal member of The Maven's Roundtable – egad! What A Cad! – agrees with Sean and backs it up with a good point.
The Night Blueshirt Defenseman Lou Fontinato Got Himself A Red Smith ColumnDuring the late 1950's – with Phiery Phil Watson coaching the Rangers – games against the Canadiens at the Old Garden were epic; without fail.
"Miller will do better because the Canes will allow K to do what Rangers' coaches never did – and don't allow Adam Fox to do either – and that is, go on the attack. Miller's game is built on skating skills but the Rangers have refused to allow their D to play an attacking style."
Vic Morren, co-starring on the NHL Roundup podcast with Neil Smith, is not too crazy about K. "Has anyone watched Miller's decision-making." asks Vic, with and without the puck in all zones? He's a great talent – but it's hard to teach instinct and acumen."
We've seen enough of Miller to continue with the discussion. The trouble, for the moment, at least, is that we haven't viewed enough of Gavrikov to make an intelligent judgment.
Right now there's talk that – jeepers creepers – Chris Drury got himself a fortress on skates – anyone remember Jacob Trouba?
It's quite possible that Miller will thrive under coach Rod Brind'Amour's firewagon hockey in Raleigh. (Hey, they might turn him into what K wanted to be in the first place, a forward.)
But until Gavrikov struts his stuff, The Maven will stick with his original thought about Miller's "Bon Voyage," and that – for the Rangers – is addition by subtraction!
TORONTO — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Anthony Volpe has made “a few too many” fielding errors this season after the shortstop made his 12th miscue of the season in a 4-1 loss at Toronto. He’s now tied for most in the American League.
Volpe won the AL Gold Glove as a rookie shortstop in 2023, when he made 17 errors in 1,346 2/3 innings. He had 16 errors in 1,416 2/3 innings last year.
Volpe has played 846 2/3 defensive innings this season. He matched Kansas City’s Jonathan India for the AL lead with an errant throw to first base that led to a run in Toronto’s four-run fifth inning.
“I rushed the throw and pulled it and gave Goldy (first baseman Paul Goldschmidt) a tough pick to handle,” Volpe said.
It came one play after third baseman Oswald Peraza also made a throwing error that allowed a run to score.
Boone acknowledged that Volpe’s error total is high but insisted he’s not worried about the shortstop’s overall defensive performance.
“He’s still making a lot of rangy plays, he’s still making a lot of plays,” Boone said. “He just hasn’t been as consistent as he has in his first two years. That’s three or four plays we’re talking about.”
Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Astros (58-42) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (50-51).
Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for Houston against Eduardo Rodriguez for Arizona.
The American League West leaders took the series opener last night, 6-3. Rookie Brice Matthews cracked the first two home runs of his career and drove in five of the six runs for the Astros. Colton Gordon started for Houston lasting 5.2 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) to earn his fourth win of the season. Top trade target Eugenio Suarez homered for the fifth time in the last three games for Arizona in the loss.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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