#pitching-performance

#pitching-performance

Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of three-hit ball for the Blue Jays, adding two walks and allowing just three runs when he fell on tough times in the third inning - the lone frame the Dodgers put up any run support. He struck out eight in the start, including the top three hitters of Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, and Freddie Freeman to start the game.

The Angels' managerial search has earned plenty of headlines in recent weeks after the team decided neither Ron Washington nor Ray Montgomery would return in 2026. Albert Pujols seemed to be next in line, but the sides couldn't come to terms on a contract. Torii Hunter was seen as the fallback if Pujols didn't work out, but he was also removed from consideration. Suzuki was announced as the new skipper on Tuesday.

The Brewers hold an $8MM club option on Freddy Peralta's services for 2026, which represents the team's last bit of control from what was initially a five-year, $15.5MM extension signed by the right-hander back in February 2020. With Peralta now slated for free agency during the 2026-27 offseason, it is possible he has already thrown his last pitch in a Brewers uniform, as The Athletic's Andy McCullough writes that Milwaukee is "expected to at least field offers for" Peralta's services.

The Yankees acquired Williams from Milwaukee to be their closer. He lost the job twice but rebounded and was solid in the final stretch and the postseason as David Bednar's setup man, although he did give up a two-run single that allowed a pair of inherited runners to score in the seventh inning of Game 4 as Toronto increased its lead from 2-1 to 4-1.

If Wednesday's game proves to be the last one in a Dodgers uniform for Clayton Kershaw, it will do little to tarnish his legacy, said teammate Mookie Betts. "He's gonna have a statue, so we have to kind of keep that in mind," Betts said. "In the grand scheme of things, Kershaw is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the best pitchers to ever do it. "So if you let two innings kind of ruin that, then you don't know baseball."

Mitchell Parker emerged in 2024 as a major surprise, debuting in the big leagues after just four appearances at Triple-A Rochester before going seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in just his second start at the MLB level. Things looked good from there--minus a July 13 disaster where he was unable to escape the first inning, Parker managed a 4.01 ERA in just over 150 innings as a 24-year-old.

As we've been tracking for a few weeks: The September Dodgers pitching staff did indeed set a new all-time best for "lowest batting average allowed in a month." https://t.co/936p7BwAt1 All the flaws of batting average being noted: that's pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/JcUwGilcwR - Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) September 29, 2025

The Toronto Blue Jays came through with the division title on the line. Entering the final week of the season, they had to play two division rivals in the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays while a third division rival, the New York Yankees, were hot on their heels in the standings. The Blue Jays went 4-2 in their six game home stand, with four straight victories to end the year.

The Phillies did not send their best lineup out there on Wednesday night. They needed just one win or one Dodgers loss to wrap up a playoff bye, and there were five games left in the season. It was going to happen; they did not really seem to be in a rush. Similarly, the top seed in the NL is almost certainly out of reach.

Woodford joined the Snakes on a major league contract in the beginning of July. He'd been pitching in Triple-A with the Cubs when he triggered an out clause in that minor league deal. He took the ball 22 times and logged 36 1/3 innings of 6.44 ERA ball. It was his third consecutive season allowing more than six earned runs per nine innings. Woodford nevertheless found himself in a handful of high-leverage situations in an Arizona bullpen that was hit hard by injuries.

The Astros have placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list due to right hand soreness, per Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle. It's unclear how severe this hand injury is. McCullers is going to Houston for further evaluation. Left-hander Colton Gordon has been recalled in the corresponding active roster move. Chandler Rome of The Athletic first noted that McCullers wasn't listed on the club's lineup card but Gordon was.

Between the offseason and today, the Sox have signed or claimed nine relievers. Below are the stats for each: Everyone except Vasil and Castro (who was shut down for the season with a patellar tendon tear in June) has been optioned to the minors at least once this season. Vasil's and Altavilla's stats are the only anomaly from this putrid list, and Altavilla has been in Triple-A for the majority of his tenure with the organization.

You come up here and you get in the atmosphere of the game, you get in the atmosphere of the clubhouse, the mindset of competition, plan and direction of a championship, and things like that. Timing is different in that environment than it is in any other environment. So I feel pretty good with it all. I feel healthy.

He was a 15th round draft pick in 2012 and after six years in the minor leagues, he made his debut with Toronto on June 26, 2018 and in one of the better debuts in Blue Jays history, he went six innings, struck out three and allowed just two earned runs on six hits. Borucki started 17 games in total for the Blue Jays in that 2018 season, finishing with a 1.5 bWAR and looked like he might turn into a decent fourth or fifth starter.

"Trying to get back up to speed too quick," began Choban, "and on top of that the lack of body awareness, and the lack of having any idea where the ball was going, played into the frustrations and heartache of going through the whole process (solving the yips). "I got through that initial stage of the confusion of not really having a clue what was going on," Choban shared. "It turned into-okay-talk to the sports psychologist (the author of this piece). We figured out why it could be happening and ways to work through it."

The game was moving quickly to start, with both sides getting on base but ultimately not crossing home. In the bottom of the third with two outs, Steven Kwan hit a clean double, his 100th career double, to left to put him in scoring position. He didn't have to hustle to cross home, Daniel Schneemann hit a home run 408 feet to right center to put the Guards up by 2 in one swing.

It was just like old times for Carlos Rodón. Only in a different uniform.

CHICAGO (AP) - It was just like old times for Carlos Rodón. Only in a different uniform. Rodón pitched six effective innings for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The left-hander allowed one run and seven hits. It was Rodón's first start at Rate Field since he departed Chicago in free agency after the 2021 season.

Los Angeles initially signed Brogdon to a minor league contract over the offseason. He had an ERA approaching 13.00 in Triple-A when the Angels nevertheless called him up in early May. Brogdon held an MLB bullpen spot for the next three months. He allowed 5.30 earned runs per nine over 37 1/3 innings. His strikeout, walk and home run rates were each on the wrong side of league average.