“We’ve got an off-day before the game. Jake Cave was telling me there is a really cool museum right there in Mexico City. I might swing over there to check it out with him.” Baseball and sightseeing add spice to the regular season. ...
"We have not played to our standards, but hopefully we get there,” said Rockies manager Bud Black. “For me, all was positive (from the game in Mexico) except for the outcome.” Houston arrived in Mexico City after scoring just six runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of theChic...
•For Rockies coach, Mexico City Series all about growing the game As the home runs started to pile up for both teams in that first game last year, there was a certain buzz in San Diego’s dugout on how to go about taking advantage of the different atmospheric conditions. ...
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (elbow soreness) could rejoin the rotation this weekend when the club plays a two-game series against Colorado in Mexico City. … RHP Cristian Javier flew to Houston on Tuesday for further evaluation of the neck soreness that landed him on the 15-day injured list...
save was his first since Aug. 2, 2015, against Cincinnati as a member of the Pirates, but it was also his first as a Royal since 2011 when he had 28 saves in 35 chances. Soria, who is third in club history with 161 saves, said his parents flew in from Mexico to see the game....
Revenue Streams.In the early 20th century, MLB clubs had one revenue stream ~ and that was the income that clubs derived from the sale of game day tickets and concessions at the ballparks. Unless your favorite club was the New York Yankees, or a few other perennial big market city teams...
Houston arrived in Mexico City after scoring just six runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, but the team took advantage of the 7,349-foot (2,240-meter) elevation of the Alfredo Harp Helú stadium to break the offensive slump with 15 hits against the Rockies. ...
The bullpen was worn down by two games in Mexico City, so Sean Hjelle came in for the final out of the sixth and then got the seventh inning of a tie game. He wouldn't make it out of the inning. The Astros scored five runs in the seventh on four hits and three walks. ...
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (elbow soreness) threw about 40 pitches during a bullpen session. "He came off the mound feeling good," Espada said. Valdez remains in line to start this weekend during a two-game series against Colorado in Mexico City. … RHP Cristian Javier (neck discomfort) ...
France (0-3) gave up five runs, five hits and four walks in five innings. Jake Meyers had a solo homer for Houston. TRAINER'S ROOM Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (elbow soreness) could rejoin the rotation this weekend when the club plays a two-game series against Colorado in Mexico City....