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Ultimately he was diagnosed as having "forearm fatigue," but Skaggs was limited to just three Cactus League starts, pitching 9 2/3 innings That might explain why Skaggs seemed to hit a wall in his first start of the season last Sunday against Oakland. He retired the first eight batters of the game, but needed 33 pitches to get out of the third inning. Finally with two outs in the fifth, Angels manager Brad Ausmus yanked Skaggs from the game after 86 pitches. Continue to Article

April 06, 2019 3:30:am EST

The Texas Rangers are all about fast starts this season. Matt Harvey and the Angels couldn't slow them down. Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer and Ronald Guzman added a two-run shot in the first inning, and the Rangers extended their outstanding start to the year with an 11-4 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night. Continue to Article

April 05, 2019 3:02:am EST

Joey Gallo and Ronald Guzman each homered in a five-run first inning Thursday, leading the Texas Rangers to an 11-4 victory that spoiled the Los Angeles Angels' home opener in Anaheim, Calif. Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout hit home runs in the losing effort for the Angels, who fell to 1-6 on the season. It is the worst start through seven games by an Angels team since the franchise's inaugural club began 1-8 in 1961. Continue to Article

April 05, 2019 2:09:am EST

Entering Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Giants outfielders had 11 hits in 62 at-bats, which computes to a .177 batting average. Kevin Pillar might be an incredible outfielder, but he's not going to do much to help the offense. The same Hunter Pence that hit .226 with the Giants last season? Continue to Article

April 04, 2019 12:50:am EST

Joey Gallo scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Rangers outscored the Cubs 11-10 on Sunday after falling behind Cole Hamels much the same way they did against Yu Darvish a day earlier. With one out and Chicago playing five infielders, Gallo raced home from third base when Pedro Strop's pitch to Nomar Mazara bounced past catcher Willson Contreras and high onto the net behind home plate to give the Rangers a series win after the Cubs' 12-4 victory on opening day. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 9:07:pm EST