Fan who threw 96 mph in radar gun booth shines in Athletics minor league debut

Nathan Patterson’s dream year continued in his debut for the Oakland Athletics organization last week. Patterson, the fan who was signed after hitting 96 mph in a stadium radar gun booth, made his first appearance with the A’s in the Rookie-level Arizona League. He struck out all three batters he faced. Source: Cassandra Negley, Yahoo [...]

Mets 11, Royals 5 (8/18/19)

The Mets used a six-run seventh inning to turn a one-run deficit into a laugher, emerging with an 11-5 win over the Royals Sunday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets the series win and combined with losses by the Phillies and Brewers, created a three-way tie at 64-60, one game behind in the Wild Card [...]

Braves 5, Mets 3 (8/13/19)

The Braves jumped on top early and held on for a 5-3 win Tuesday night in Atlanta in the opening game of a three-game set. Zack Wheeler entered the game with a 15.1 scoreless inning streak but allowed two runs in the first and another in the second. His final line saw 12 hits and [...]