These guys are bout it-bout it.

Gabe Speier takes 55. Last worn by Yohan Ramirez in 2022.

gabe speier looks like an outlaw. put that man in a duster and some cowboy boots

I see Gabe Speier is doing his best best Andres Muñoz impression

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title for the 10th time in 11 seasons with a 6-2 win in 11 innings over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Max Muncy’s single off Gabe Speier (2-2) scored Mookie Betts from second base with one out in the top of the 11th to give the Dodgers the lead. Chris Taylor and Kike Hernández followed with two-run singles off Isaiah Campbell, and the numerous fans in Dodger blue roared their approval as Seattle fans headed for the exits. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Ryan Brasier reacts after striking out Seattle Mariners’ Teoscar Hernandez to end the eight inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)Los Angeles Dodgers’ Amed Rosario, right, celebrates with Mookie Betts after scoring off a sacrifice fly hit by Kolten Wong against the Seattle Mariners during the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy) Evan Phillips (2-4) pitched the 10th inning and Joe Kelly got the final three outs. Afterward, the Dodgers held a brief celebration on the field filled with hugs, and division-title shirts and hats. Close Modal Suggest a Correction Suggest a Correction [ad_2]

GABE SPEIER WORLD !!!!!!!

Mariners Hang On To Beat Twins.

Twins 6 Mariners 7 W-Gilbert (8-5) L-Gray (4-4) SV-Sewald (19)

The Minnesota Twins had a great weekend with a sweep over the A’s in Oakland. The road trip continued today with a trip up to Seattle to play the Mariners. The Twins struck first in the third as Michael Taylor lined a lead-off single to left. Carlos Correa followed with a double of his own to put the Twins on the board. Eddie Julien kept the chain moving with a single and Alex Kirilloff hit a sac fly to right. The Twins had a two-run lead after three innings of play. The Mariners started to figure out Sonny Gray in the fifth and quickly loaded the bases. Jose Caballero lined a run-scoring single to left to get the Mariners on the board. Julio Rodriguez drew a bases loaded walk to even the game at two. Jarred Kelenic drove in a pair with a single to left and Seattle took the lead in a blink of an eye. The Twins inched closer in the sixth when Joey Gallo crushed a Gabe Speier fastball out to center for a solo homer. Minnesota was within a run, but Seattle got that run back in the bottom of the sixth. Cal Raleigh led-off with a walk and reached second and third on groundballs. Mike Ford drew a walk and a wild pitch plated a run. The Mariners got back to work in the seventh as Jarred Kelenic lined a two-out single to right and Eugenio Suarez smoked an Oliver Ortega slider out to left for a two-run blast. The Twins made things interesting in the ninth as Eddie Julien and Donovan Solano singled. Max Kepler knocked a Ty Adcock slider out to right for a three-run homer and the Twins were within a run late. Paul Sewald struck out Ryan Jeffers to end the game and the Mariners took Game 1 tonight. 

-Final Thoughts- Sonny Gray was rolling then ran into trouble in the fifth. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Oliver Ortega got four outs and allowed two runs with two strikeouts. Jorge Lopez had a scoreless eighth inning of work. Eddie Julien led the team with three hits on the night. Alex Kirilloff and Max Kepler had two hits each. The Twins hit 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Tomorrow, Bailey Ober faces Bryan Woo in the second game. 

-Chris Kreibich-

→  @Dbacks: #Dbacks acquire OF Jon Jay from the Royals in exchange for LHP Gabe Speier and RHP Elvis Luciano. Welcome to #GenerationDbacks, @jonjayU!

GABE SPEIER IS BACK

Alec Marsh takes 67. Last worn by Gabe Speier in 2022.

Cruz homers, Twins beat Royals 4-2 to open doubleheader

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Tyler Duffey (1-0) earned the win with a perfect inning in relief of Jake Odorizzi. Taylor Rogers picked up his fifth save in six chances for Minnesota, which was swept in Kansas City last week.

Gabe Speier (0-1) surrendered one while getting two outs for the Royals. Ian Kennedy started and pitched two innings as the opener, his first start since Sept. 28, 2018.

''Going in today, it just went right back into that starter routine I've literally done my entire life,'' Kennedy said. ''You have that routine for eight, nine years in big leagues. Last year, I had different routine. This year, I have a new routine.''

Odorizzi was sharp early in his second start of the season following back trouble. He didn't allow a hit until Salvador Perez singled with two outs in the fourth and struck out six in the game.

''I felt much better today, much more stronger, more like myself,'' Odorizzi said. ''So, that's encouraging. I've still got a little ways to go. Today was definitely a big step in the right direction.''

His day unraveled quickly, though.

Ryan McBroom doubled into the right-field corner to start the fifth. The play was originally ruled foul but a video review showed the ball landed just inside the line as Max Kepler slid trying to make the catch. Kepler threw the ball into the empty stands after the foul call, but Kansas City challenged the play, and McBroom was awarded second base.

Maikel Franco followed with his fifth homer of the season, ending Odorizzi's day.

''It's tough because as a competitor I'm frustrated just because my last pitch today was the worst one at the worst time, and had the worst result,'' Odorizzi said.

Cruz continued to be the driving force behind the Twins' offense. He hit a long home run off the facing off the third deck in left field in the third for his fifth homer of the season and 406th of his career. Cruz is one home run behind Duke Snider for 56th all-time.

Cruz nearly added a second homer in the fifth. His line shot appeared ready to clear the wall, but left fielder Alex Gordon pulled the ball back before it flipped out of his glove and onto the grass for a double.

FIRST TASTE

Saturday marked the first doubleheader of the season for Minnesota and the Royals after severe weather postponed Friday's series opener. All doubleheaders in Major League Baseball during this virus-shortened 60-game season are seven-inning games.

''First time I've played a seven-inning game since probably the minor leagues when you play a doubleheader,'' Kennedy said. ''You kind of catch yourself, it's the fifth inning, you're facing the back end of the bullpen (it's time to get going).''

TRAINER'S ROOM

Royals: RHP Jake Junis was scheduled to follow Kennedy and be the game's primary pitcher, but he was shut down while warming up in the bullpen. The team announced that Junis had back spasms and low back discomfort.

Twins: 3B Josh Donaldson missed his 12th straight game with a strained calf and doesn't sound close to rejoining the team. Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey said Friday that the team is going to be careful in regard to Donaldson's injury. He's dealt with similar nagging injuries in the past.

UP NEXT

The second game of the doubleheader will see LHP Danny Duffy (0-2, 5.12 ERA) taking the mound for Kansas City. RHP Jose Berrios (0-2, 5.31) pitches for Minnesota. Duffy will be making his 10th career start at Target Field, tied for the sixth-most of any opponent starter. Berrios gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss at Kansas City last week.

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2024 Seattle Mariners Players By Nationality

American: 25 (Carl Bolton, Dominic Canzone, J.P. Crawford, Brett De Geus, Ty France, Mitch Garver, Logan Gilbert, Sam Haggerty, Emerson Hancock, Mitch Haniger, George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Tyson Miller, Dylan Moore, Cal Raleigh, Luke Raley, Josh Rojas, Tayler Saucedo, Collin Snider, Gabe Speier, Ryne Stanek, Trent Thornton, Austin Voth, Bryan Woo & Bernardo Zavala) Dominican: 4 (Luis Castillo, Jorge Polanco, Julio Rodríguez & Gregory Santos) Mexican: 2 (Andrés Muñoz & Luis Urías) Canadian: 1 (Matt Brash) Venezuelan: 1 (Eduard Bazardo)

East Notes: Eickhoff, Phillies, Cora, Gsellman, Lugo

28-year-old righty Jerad Eickhoff gave the Phillies a feel-good story yesterday by tying a club record during his first MLB start in 13 months, as Joe Bloss details in a piece for MLB.com. Eickhoff managed to strike out seven consecutive Braves (eight overall) before allowing a homer to Johan Camargo and a single to Ozzie Albies, prompting an early hook by manager Gabe Kapler. Though Eickhoff was only allowed to throw 54 pitches, he recorded eight of his ten outs via the strikeout and didn’t walk a batter.

It stands to reason that a strong 2019 spring performance on the part of Eickhoff could have him back in the conversation for a rotation spot next year, though he’s likely to face some stiff competition. A rotation featuring Aaron Nola, Jake Arrieta, Nick Pivetta, Vince Velasquez and Zach Eflin has done well in 2018, and each has accumulated at least 2.0 fWAR to date. That’s to say nothing of any potential offseason rotation additions, which the Phillies could certainly afford to purchase given their massive budget and relatively low 2019 payroll commitments. Still, Eickhoff made an intriguing opening statement to support his case last night.

More off the coast of the Atlantic…

Speaking of the Phillies and their big winter budget, Scott Lauber opens an article for Philly.com by bluntly stating that John Middleton is “ready to make it rain.” With less than $70MM in salary commitments for the 2019 season, Lauber echoes the oft-heard sentiments that Philadelphia is firmly in the mix to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado (if not both). With that in mind, he embarked on a quest to discover who a panel of experts would prefer to sign. The criteria mentioned in Lauber’s excellent journalistic endeavor operates upon a slew of criteria including pure talent, durability/longevity and organizational fit.

Alex Speier of the Boston Globe recently wrote about how manager Alex Cora has changed the organizational culture of the Red Sox in regards to analytics. According to Speier, some front offices last year weren’t on the lookout for authority figures to serve as their club’s skippers as the were trying to identify someone who could “serve as a conduit for data-driven analysis”. Cora’s been able to do just that, as evidenced in a recent defensive shift detailed in Speier’s piece, though that’s far from the only example. “He’s kind of reformed the culture of how we’re going to integrate data into decision-making,” assistant GM Eddie Romero said of the rookie manager.

The Mets have elected to shut down right-handers Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman for the season, per a report from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The decision comes as a result of workload concerns, as the two relievers have combined for 181 1/3 innings on the season. Mickey Callaway offered his thoughts on the subject. “”We feel that those guys have had outstanding years,” he explained. “They both finished with a save, on a strong note. They’ve probably done more than we could have ever asked to this point. And we felt these last three games, we’re going to give these younger guys a shot to go out there and nail down the games for us. We feel this is taking care of them heading into the offseason, so they can come back and be even better next year.”

Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/09/east-notes-eickhoff-phillies-cora-gsellman-lugo.html

East Notes: Eickhoff, Phillies, Cora, Gsellman, Lugo

28-year-old righty Jerad Eickhoff gave the Phillies a feel-good story yesterday by tying a club record during his first MLB start in 13 months, as Joe Bloss details in a piece for MLB.com. Eickhoff managed to strike out seven consecutive Braves (eight overall) before allowing a homer to Johan Camargo and a single to Ozzie Albies, prompting an early hook by manager Gabe Kapler. Though Eickhoff was only allowed to throw 54 pitches, he recorded eight of his ten outs via the strikeout and didn’t walk a batter.

It stands to reason that a strong 2019 spring performance on the part of Eickhoff could have him back in the conversation for a rotation spot next year, though he’s likely to face some stiff competition. A rotation featuring Aaron Nola, Jake Arrieta, Nick Pivetta, Vince Velasquez and Zach Eflin has done well in 2018, and each has accumulated at least 2.0 fWAR to date. That’s to say nothing of any potential offseason rotation additions, which the Phillies could certainly afford to purchase given their massive budget and relatively low 2019 payroll commitments. Still, Eickhoff made an intriguing opening statement to support his case last night.

More off the coast of the Atlantic…

Speaking of the Phillies and their big winter budget, Scott Lauber opens an article for Philly.com by bluntly stating that John Middleton is “ready to make it rain.” With less than $70MM in salary commitments for the 2019 season, Lauber echoes the oft-heard sentiments that Philadelphia is firmly in the mix to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado (if not both). With that in mind, he embarked on a quest to discover who a panel of experts would prefer to sign. The criteria mentioned in Lauber’s excellent journalistic endeavor operates upon a slew of criteria including pure talent, durability/longevity and organizational fit.

Alex Speier of the Boston Globe recently wrote about how manager Alex Cora has changed the organizational culture of the Red Sox in regards to analytics. According to Speier, some front offices last year weren’t on the lookout for authority figures to serve as their club’s skippers as the were trying to identify someone who could “serve as a conduit for data-driven analysis”. Cora’s been able to do just that, as evidenced in a recent defensive shift detailed in Speier’s piece, though that’s far from the only example. “He’s kind of reformed the culture of how we’re going to integrate data into decision-making,” assistant GM Eddie Romero said of the rookie manager.

The Mets have elected to shut down right-handers Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman for the season, per a report from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The decision comes as a result of workload concerns, as the two relievers have combined for 181 1/3 innings on the season. Mickey Callaway offered his thoughts on the subject. “”We feel that those guys have had outstanding years,” he explained. “They both finished with a save, on a strong note. They’ve probably done more than we could have ever asked to this point. And we felt these last three games, we’re going to give these younger guys a shot to go out there and nail down the games for us. We feel this is taking care of them heading into the offseason, so they can come back and be even better next year.”

Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/09/east-notes-eickhoff-phillies-cora-gsellman-lugo.html

Mike Moustakas discusses trade of Jon Jay

Mike Moustakas discusses trade of Jon Jay

OAKLAND — Wednesday’s trade of center fielder Jon Jay to the D-backs for Minor League pitchers Elvis Luciano and Gabe Speier didn’t exactly take the Royals’ clubhouse by surprise.

Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas said while it was disappointing to see one of the team leaders traded away, “we weren’t shocked.”

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