BD Baseball: A’s Still on Top, Tigers Gut Punch, Rockies Hang 13

About this episode

Matt McKinley discusses the latest MLB games and player performances from April 30.

I’m a little late getting this one out, but we’re talking baseball for Thursday, April 30. The A’s wake up alone on top of the AL West, the Tigers get their guts ripped out in Atlanta, and the Rockies hang a big crooked 13 on the Reds. I go game‑by‑game through Wednesday’s MLB scoreboard straight off mlb.com — Guardians over the Rays behind Gavin Williams and a two‑run knock from Chase DeLauter, Angels getting walked off by Colson Montgomery and the White Sox in the 10th, Mariners beating the Twins even though Minnesota piles up 12 hits, Rangers blanking the Yankees behind Nathan Eovaldi, and the Blue Jays smacking the Red Sox 8–1 with bombs from Ernie Clement and Brandon Valenzuela. Then we get into the homer stuff. My A’s take care of the Royals 5–2 behind seven innings and eight punchouts from Luis Severino, a three‑run shot from Lawrence Butler, and clean work late from Joel Kuhnel and Mark Leiter Jr. I run through the A’s injury and roster notes: Max Muncy’s busted hand, Brett Harris coming up, Brent Rooker back off the IL, and Denzel Clarke and Colby Thomas in the mix. For the Tigers, I talk about Tarek Skubal going out and doing Tarek Skubal things before Matt Olson — the…

People in this episode

Host: Matt McKinley

Topics covered

• MLB
• baseball analysis
• team performance
• player statistics
• injury updates

Keywords

• A's
• Tigers
• Rockies
• MLB scoreboard
• player injuries
• baseball stats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A's, Tigers, Rockies, Guardians, Rays, Angels, White Sox, Mariners, Twins, Rangers

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