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Tied for 6th in MLB run differential Up to 24th in ops, .680 Best ERA in MLB by 0.35 over the NY Yankees, 2.93 to 3.28 Also first in BAA at .215

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/29/politics/sut...gton/index.html Meet the kids who are suing President Trump and marching on Washington over climate change

The worst case is Jared Mitchell. The best case is he loses a step, but his game has never been predicated on stolen bases. That said, some hesitation in the outfield and worry in the back of his head about another injury are going to be hard for him to get over. It's just as much psychological as physical.

His style of play was always going to be a high risk factor...even if Giolito is a complete bust (and way too early to declare that), Lopez and Dunning could both be pretty special. "It's just awful," right-hander Max Scherzer said. "Especially when you see the replay, he comes up short of the bag and you see his ankle roll over, his whole leg kind of falls apart. Seeing him in the training room, it's an awful feeling. "You hate seeing your teammates injured severely. And I think that's what happened." www.mlb.com Getting an MRI Saturday...Michael Taylor will have to play center, but he won't hit enough to nail down the position.

We had the same situation with the pen early last year. And all the games without hardly a day off was blamed (by Harrelson) for burning out Albers and Robertson, to name two. But right now, we've got five solid guys in Jennings, Swarzak, Kahnle, Jones and Robertson. Beck and Ynoa aren't a big deal at all, and you always could use Burdi, Fulmer or Lopez down there at some point in the second half. At any rate, we have a long stretch of road games, so the record will likely fall back to sub .500 a month from now, so we might as well enjoy this while it lasts.

Kahnle pitching at same exact time as Kimbrel vs. Cubs. 99-100, Kimbrel at 98-99. The main difference is the knuckle curve.

.388 for Garcia. Last two haven't gone far...

First place baby. The only problem will be that Greg will go from trading Robertson to dealing for a playoff run.

Yackatow... Anderson hit another bomb earlier in the season that the wind killed...don't want to throw him a fastball at 2-0, even at 96.

Huge hit there but Soto after the inning looked lost with the Davidson dp ball. Castellanos might want to hide after the game. Bullpen takes on a much different look with Swarzak and Kahnle dominating.

Complaint about umpiring? DJ really hates Laz Diaz...Farmer, a fan.

No way they play in Columbus. Collins a homer but 23 k's in 61 ab's. At least he walks. Basabe two hits already. Tanner Banks doing well.

Bears should have taken Desmond King...

Avi just 6 behind Harper and Daniel Murphy, 19 RBI's.

Bad luck, wasted opportunity to break the game wide open. Of course, you could say that about both teams.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 05:59 PM) Wow 3 whole Soxtalk members paying attention to the game. Guess Pelfrey pitching means more than the current 4 game win streak . NFL draft? Bulls?

Avi 451 and 448 his last two homers. 6th hardest hit homer in majors on the 93 mph FB. 116 mph exit velocity. Collins even homered tonight. Basabe raking.

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 05:45 PM) If you had told me in Feb. that the MVPs of April for the Sox would be Garcias Avi and Leury I would have bust a gut. And Davidson, too. Not to mention Gonzo, Holland and Kanhle.

Frazier' swing finally coming around after the illness that knocked him out for six games... Leury continues to hit well from the right side, around .500. Saladino had three center cut pitches, couldn't do anything with them. Oh well.

Arrieta getting beaten up by the Red Sox. Too bad Sale missed the start against the Cubs by one day.

Abreu out of the lineup. Saladino as DH and leading off. Davidson, Y. Sanchez and Leury in against LHP.

Sale leading Kershaw by 13 k's for first in majors. 2nd in whip to Erwin Santana. Santana actually has been even better, BAA is .116 vs. Sale at .177. Of course, some of those numbers against the Sox, lol.

Worth noting that Mitch Haniger and Kris Davis were both Brewers' property... Tim Beckham, drafted in the same year as Gordon, finally starting to come into his own with the Rays. http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/22682...97733-658620023 Six candidates to be the next Eric Thames

https://weather.com/weather/radar/interacti...true&zoom=8 Looks like that huge front is staying just enough to the south.

You really think 29 other teams would trade for Dunning over Lopez/Giolito based on 4 Sally League starts? Some would argue against Giolito, but Lopez?