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Flaherty scratched from start due to hip tightness
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Saturday, 24 June 2023 11:54
LONDON -- St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday because of hip tightness, manager Oliver Marmol said.Flaherty (4-5, 4.95 ERA) had been set to face the Chicago Cubs at London Stadium. He has made 15 starts this season.Flaherty, 27, allowed 10 hits and six runs in each of his past two starts, though…
Franco back in lineup after 2-game benching
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Saturday, 24 June 2023 11:54
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is back in the starting lineup after being benched for two games in response to his handling of frustrating situations this season.Franco was second in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals.After being sent home Thursday, the first of the two games he didn't play, Franco was…
Cubs-Cards in London: MLB's long road back to the UK
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Saturday, 24 June 2023 05:15
LONDON -- Rachel Marsh can pinpoint exactly when her Chicago Cubs fandom began. It was one of those groundhog days in lockdown in July 2020 when her friend Sarah, who was video calling from Chicago, told her to put the Cubs-Brewers game on. Intrigued, she watched, and was quickly hooked.Marsh, a 25-year-old teacher who lives in Kent, England, didn't know…
LeMahieu focused on mechanics to regain form
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Friday, 23 June 2023 19:36
NEW YORK -- Hitting .160 over the last five weeks, DJ LeMahieu has been willing to look at his mechanics."I haven't really hit this bad in a while, I don't know if ever, and it's coming at a bad time for our team," LeMahieu said Friday before the New York Yankees' series opener against Texas. "So it's just frustrating."LeMahieu returned…
McClanahan (back) better, hopes to dodge IL stint
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Friday, 23 June 2023 19:36
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash believes ace Shane McClanahan can avoid going on the injured list because of mid-back tightness.McClanahan, who leads the majors with 11 wins, left Thursday night's 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals with two outs in the fourth inning."I talked to Shane, he's good," Cash said before Friday night's game…
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