>>Royals DFA Veteran OF Jackie Bradley Jr.
(Kansas City, MO) — The Royals are moving on from one of their most experienced players. Kansas City designated veteran outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment on Monday. The 33-year-old is batting .133 with one home run and six RBI in 43 games this season. The former All-Star was signed by Kansas City this offseason after splitting the 2022 season between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. In a corresponding move, the team called up fellow outfielder Dairon Blanco from Triple-A Omaha.
>>Mets Sign Voit To Minor League Deal
(Flushing, NY) — The Mets could be looking to add a little extra pop to their lineup. New York signed Luke Voit to a minor league deal on Monday and was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse. Voit was designated for assignment on May 29th after playing in 22 games with the Milwaukee Brewers this season. The 32-year-old signed a minor league contract with the Brewers in the offseason, opted out of it and signed a major league deal with the club for two-million-dollars. Voit is a career .253 hitter with 95 home runs, 68 of which came across four seasons with the New York Yankees.
>>Cardinals Blow Lead Against Giants
(St. Louis, MO) — The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t hold on to a late lead during a 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium. Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the sixth to put St. Louis up by one, but Mitch Haniger tied the game with an RBI single in the next half-inning. Chris Stratton gave up another run in the eighth and was charged with his first loss in relief. Paul DeJong also homered for St. Louis, who remain in last-place in the NL Central at 27-and-40. Jack Flaherty starts for St. Louis against the Giants tonight.
>>Cardinals Put RP Helsley On IL
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals bullpen will be missing one of its top relievers for at least two weeks. The team placed reliever Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain yesterday. Helsley suffered the injury during his last appearance on June 7th. The 28-year-old is 3-and-4 with a 3.24 ERA and seven saves in 25 innings this season. Pitcher Jake Woodford was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take Helsley’s roster spot.
>>Reds Edge Royals In Series Opener
(Kansas City, MO) — The Reds scored a late run and beat the Royals 5-4 in their series opener from Kansas City. The game was tied at four heading into the top of the 10th until Jonathan India grounded into a fielder’s choice which scored the game winning run. Buck Farmer earned the win after giving up one run in an inning-and-two-thirds of relief. Cincy is third in the NL Central at 32-and-35. Game two of the three-game set takes place tonight at 6:40 with a 6:10 pregame show on NewsRadio 99.3FM/1230AM WHOP.
MLB Scores
MLB American League
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Los Angeles Angels 9, Texas Rangers 6 (F/12)
Oakland Athletics 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3
MLB National League
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San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8
MLB Interleague
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Detroit Tigers 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (F/10)
Colorado Rockies 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (F/10)
Cincinnati Reds 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (F/10)
Seattle Mariners 8, Miami Marlins 1
MLB Schedule
MLB American League
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6:05 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
7:05 p.m. – Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
8:40 p.m. – Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics
MLB National League
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6:45 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
7:05 p.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
7:10 p.m. – Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
8:40 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB Interleague
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5:40 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at Detroit Tigers
6:10 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at Boston Red Sox
6:10 p.m. – New York Yankees at New York Mets
6:40 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins
7:10 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Kansas City Royals
8:40 p.m. – Miami Marlins at Seattle Mariners
8:40 p.m. – Cleveland Guardians at San Diego Padres
9:10 p.m. – Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers