Phillies cash in on second-inning blunders by Padres in NLCS Game 2
The Philadelphia Phillies showed that in the second inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, when they scored four runs on balls that either weren't hit hard or should've been handled.
There was a double on a fly ball that San Diego Padres right fielder Juan Soto lost in the sun. And an RBI groundout on a ball that first baseman Brandon Drury didn't field cleanly enough to either record the out at home or begin an inning-ending double play. And four singles, none of which traveled more than 85 mph.
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Two of the batted balls -- Matt Vierling's fly ball to Soto and Edmundo Sosa's flare to left field, which fell directly in front of Jurickson Profar -- carried catch probabilities of at least 95%. It didn't matter. The Phillies, who entered 5-0 when scoring first in these playoffs, had an early four-run lead and forced Blake Snell to navigate a 37-pitch inning.
Guardians' Jose Ramirez to have thumb surgery
Cleveland's All-Star third baseman played the second half -- as well as the team's playoff run that ended Tuesday in the AL Division Series -- with a torn right thumb ligament that will require surgery.
The team said Ramírez injured the ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb during a June game in Los Angeles. The 30-year-old could have opted for surgery, which would have sidelined him for two months, but decided to keep playing.
He'll now have an operation in the next few weeks. Renowned hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham will perform the surgery in Dayton, Ohio.
The Guardians said the rehab will not significantly impact his offseason training or Ramírez's availability for next season. The team is expected to have more details later this week.
The revelation of Ramírez's injury came one day after the Guardians, who went 92-70 and won the AL Central before beating Tampa Bay in the wild-card round, were eliminated from the postseason with a 5-1 loss in Game 5 to the New York Yankees.
Ramírez went 1 for 3 in the finale, driving in Cleveland's only run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. He batted .400 (8 of 20) in the five-game series against New York with two doubles and two RBI.
Despite the injury, Ramírez had another stellar season in 2022, which he began by signing a seven-year, $141 million contract that likely will keep him with the Guardians for the rest of his career.
The switch-hitting Ramírez batted .280 with 29 home runs and 126 RBI in 157 games. The four-time All-Star finished just five RBI behind league leader Aaron Judge. He could wind up in the top three in AL MVP voting for the fourth time in his career.
Although there were stretches when Ramírez wasn't driving the ball like normal, his stats barely dipped as the Guardians surged in September to win their division by 11 games over the Chicago White Sox.
Frankie Montas addition among Yankees' ALCS roster tweaks
HOUSTON -- The New York Yankees made several changes as they announced their 26-man roster for the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.
The No. 1-seeded Astros, on the other hand, made only one addition, with both teams going with an even split between pitchers and position players with 13 apiece.
The Yankees chose to include one more pitcher for the best-of-seven ALCS, one less than they had for the division series against Cleveland in which they got past the Guardians in five games.
Trade-deadline acquisition Frankie Montas, who has been on the injured list since mid-September after receiving a cortisone shot to treat right shoulder inflammation, was included on the 13-man pitching staff. Montas did not pitch to expectations after being acquired by the Yankees before the Aug. 2 trade deadline, going 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts.
The Yankees are counting on Montas' vast experience against the Astros, with the 29-year-old pitching the last six seasons with the Oakland Athletics. Montas is 8-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 15 career games against Houston (13 starts), including a 3-2 record and 3.86 ERA in six career games at Minute Maid Park.
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The Yankees also opted to leave out long man Lucas Luetge, who did not pitch in the divisional round against Cleveland despite having been included in the active roster. The club went instead with rookie pitcher Greg Weissert, with fellow rookie reliever Ron Marinaccio not medically cleared after having to deal with a lingering shin injury.
Veteran utility man Marwin Gonzalez, who only saw limited action in the previous round, was also left off the AL Championship Series roster, as well as versatile infielder DJ LeMahieu.
LeMahieu has not been able to play in any postseason games because of a right foot injury that landed him on the injured list back in September. LeMahieu was hopeful that he would be able to be activated after doing baseball activities while rehabbing and taking batting practice the last few weeks, but the Yankees chose to go with rookie Oswald Peraza as a healthier reserve option.
The rookie Peraza, who plays most infield positions but is a natural shortstop, was a spark plug for the Yankees as they struggled down the stretch, hitting .306/.404/.429 over 18 games since making his MLB debut Sept. 2.
With Peraza on the roster, it is likely that fellow Venezuelan rookie Oswaldo Cabrera will now mostly be relegated to the outfield since the Yankees did not include an additional player to replace left fielder Aaron Hicks. Hicks' season came to an end after suffering a left knee injury in Game 5 of the division series against the Guardians after a collision in shallow left field with Cabrera, who started Game 5 of the division series at Yankee Stadium at shortstop.
Pinch-running specialist Tim Locastro made the roster once again, and will be an option in the outfield after playing 26 games in the outfield this regular season, mostly as a defensive replacement. Cabrera has also played 37 games in the outfield, including three this postseason.
And Matt Carpenter, who made the ALCS roster after being activated for the ALDS after being out with a foot fracture since Aug. 8, will also be an option, having had 15 outfield appearances for the Yankees. Carpenter, who has been limited to a lefty bat off the bench, has said that he feels healthy and that playing the outfield could be an option for him.
The Astros mostly kept the same roster they used for the division series against Seattle, where they swept the Mariners in three games. The only change in Dusty Baker's roster was the inclusion of one more pitcher for the longer series -- Seth Martinez -- leaving out outfielder Jake Myers.
The Astros will face a right-handed-heavy lineup in this series against New York, and Martinez, who made his first career postseason roster, finished the 2022 regular season with a 2.09 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 28⅔ innings pitched, holding opponents to a .187 batting average, and right-handed hitters to a .135 BA.
Gary Pettis ill, won't coach 3B for Astros in ALCS opener
HOUSTON -- Houston Astros third base coach Gary Pettis has been ruled out for Wednesday night's Game 1 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees because of an illness.
First base coach Omar Lopez will fill in for Pettis, and quality control coach Dan Firova will coach first base.
Lopez coached third base and Firova handled first base duties during the 2021 season when Pettis was away from the team after being diagnosed with blood cancer. Pettis was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in September 2020 and was away from the team until July 2021 while undergoing treatment.
The team did not provide any details on the nature of Pettis' illness Wednesday.
Angels hitting coaches Jeremy Reed, John Mallee won't return
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Hitting coach Jeremy Reed and assistant hitting coach John Mallee will not return to the Los Angeles Angels next season.
The team confirmed the decisions Wednesday.
Reed has been the Angels' hitting coach since 2019, serving for four seasons under three managers after spending two years as the organization's minor league hitting coordinator. Mallee was his assistant for the past three seasons.
The Angels were a dismal hitting team in 2022 while finishing with their seventh consecutive losing record and missing the playoffs for the eighth straight year.
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