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When evaluating Mariners-Dodgers southpaw angles, the series turned on the kind of tactical matchup managers spend months trying to control.…

Atlanta Braves run prevention did not merely fail at Citi Field. It unraveled in public. Rain hung over the ballpark.…

A Braves-Mets power battle can erase six innings of careful pitching with one violent crack. The sound reaches the upper…

Chris Sale kept the Mets guessing for six scoreless innings Wednesday night. His fastball climbed above barrels, while his slider…

Aggressive baserunning in the Mariners-Dodgers series finale will begin long before anyone breaks for second. The dirt around first base…

Mets bullpen strategy against the Atlanta Braves starts before the bullpen phone rings. It begins with the starter’s pitch count,…

The Dodgers’ late-inning bullpen strategy cracked when Alex Vesia spun an 0-1 slider that caught too much plate. Dominic Canzone…

Defense up the middle rescued the Mariners after their season-high five-home-run night nearly collapsed in the ninth inning. Shohei Ohtani…

Wednesday’s doubleheader will stretch both bullpens toward their breaking points, making every out from a starting pitcher precious. New York…

Seventy-five pitches. Just eight outs. Max Scherzer’s return to the mound where he built much of his Hall of Fame…