a-doubled for Hampson in the 6th. b-grounded out for Herrera in the 6th. c-grounded out for Thompson in the 7th. d-struck out for Turner in the 8th. e-singled for Martinez in the 8th.

E_Suárez (1). LOB_Chicago 10, Arizona 7. 2B_Happ (1), Amaya 2 (3), Marte (1), Grichuk (1), Carroll (1). HR_Happ (1), off Gallen; Suárez (1), off Steele. RBIs_Happ 3 (4), Tucker (2), Amaya 5 (6), ...

Eighth-year pitcher Framber Valdez got the start for the Astros. The first batter he faced was Francisco Lindor. With an 0-1 ...

Umpires_Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Rob Drake; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Malachi Moore. T_2:45. A_42,305 (41,000).

The Mets' offense was unable to come through with the big hit, as they lost to the Astros, 3-1, in an Opening Day loss on ...

DP_Cleveland 3 (Arias, Rocchio, Santana; Rocchio, Arias, Santana; Wilson, Schneemann, Kayfus); Arizona 1 (Perdomo, P.Smith, Marte, P.Smith). Inherited runners-scored_Martinez 2-2. HBP_Morehouse ...

b-grounded out for Paredes in the 7th. c-struck out for Y.Alvarez in the 8th. d-struck out for Marte in the 9th. 1-ran for Lindor in the 9th. LOB_Houston 6, New York 3. 2B_Senger (1). HR_Smith (1 ...

The Kansas City Royals today named their 2024 Organization Award winners and their Players and Pitchers of the Year for each minor league affiliate.

All statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and Dan Szymborksi’s ZiPS projection system.

Arizona is more hitter-friendly than Florida. There’s some evidence peripheral stats like BB and K rate “stabilize much quicker in spring training... and thus were more predictive of what does happen ...

E_K.Nelson (1), Diaz (1), MacIver (1). DP_Arizona 1, 0. LOB_Arizona 7, 3. 2B_Barrosa (1), Marte (1), Andujar (1). HR_Smith (1), C.Alexander (1). SB_Barrosa (1). HBP ...