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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Caminero hits 2 of Tampa Bay's season-high 5 homers as Rays rout Astros 16-3
Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy watches his two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Houston Astros starting pitcher Colton Gordon throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena (3) celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Jose Altuve during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his solo home run against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his solo home run against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy watches his two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Houston Astros starting pitcher Colton Gordon throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena (3) celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Jose Altuve during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his solo home run against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) HOUSTON (AP) — Junior Caminero hit two of Tampa Bay's season-high five home runs and Zack Littell threw his first career complete game as the Rays sailed to a 16-3 victory over the Houston Astros Saturday. Littell (5-5) allowed 10 hits and three runs with six strikeouts. The Rays have won each of Littell's last seven starts and he's 5-0 in that stretch. Advertisement The 21-year-old Caminero had a career-best four hits and drove in five runs. The performance comes after he set a career high with six RBIs on Thursday in a 13-3 victory. Yandy Díaz, Jake Mangum and Josh Lowe also homered for the Rays, who had a season-best 18 hits and whose 16 runs tied a season high. Díaz had a two-run shot in the third and Caminero put the Rays in front 4-3 with his solo homer to the seats in left field to start the fourth. Tampa Bay led by 2 when Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to a career-long 13 games with an RBI double with one out in the sixth. Caminero followed with double to make it 7-3. Advertisement Mangum, a rookie who came off the injured list Friday, smacked a ball to the bullpen in right-center for his first career homer to push the lead to 9-3 and a two-run shot by Josh Lowe left Tampa Bay up 11-3. There were two on with one out in the eighth when Caminero went deep again to make it 14-3 and give him his first career multi-homer game. Jeremy Peña homered twice for the Astros, who fell to 1-2 in this four-game series. Houston starter Colton Gordon (0-1) allowed five hits and four runs in five innings. Key moment Tampa Bay's six-run seventh inning made it 11-3. Key stat Tampa Bay allowed four or fewer runs for the 12th straight game, which is the team's longest streak since a 16-game stretch to end the 2021 season. Up next Tampa Bay's Taj Bradley (4-4, 4.38 ERA) opposes RHP Hunter Brown (7-3, 2.00) when the series concludes Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Colton Gordon grew up a huge Rays fan. Monday, he pitches against them
Colton Zimring Gordon was a fervid Rays fan growing up between his parents' homes in the St. Petersburg and Bradenton areas. He went to his first game at 7 months old and averaged 25-30 a year for a while. Advertisement 'We've always been Rays fans,' his father, Steve, said Sunday. 'He was the kid always chasing foul balls all game. After games, he'd beg me to take him to the parking lot so he could get autographs. He attended three of their summer camps and was in one of their TV spots.' All that allegiance will be pushed aside Monday night. Gordon, who made his major-league debut Wednesday with the Astros, will get his second start against the Rays. Some 50-70 relatives, friends and former coaches are expected to be in the stands at Steinbrenner Field to watch the left-hander take the mound. 'This is really, really exciting,' Steve Gordon said. 'It's just crazy.' Advertisement Colton dreamed of playing in the majors since the third grade, and Steve said he made it his goal to provide every opportunity to help make it happen. That included St. Petersburg's Fossil Park Little League program, travel ball with the Tampa Terror and Florida Burn (under the coaching of former Rays reliever Mark Guthrie), and Lakewood Ranch High. Colton committed to Florida and redshirted his first year. Seeking a greater opportunity for the next season than the Gators offered, he switched to Hillsborough Community College, playing on the community field adjacent to where the Astros and Rays will meet Monday. He ended up at UCF, where he worked through Tommy John surgery and recovery, and made himself into a pro prospect. With his family hoping the Rays would draft him in 2021, Gordon went in the eighth round to the Astros. He worked his way through their system, with the added benefit of pitching for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Advertisement Gordon was 4-0 with a 2.55 ERA in eight starts for Triple-A Sugar Land this season before he was summoned by the Astros. He worked into the fifth inning of his debut Wednesday against the Royals, allowing three runs. Now, he's returning home as the major-leaguer he'd wanted to be since age 10. 'It's so exciting,' Steve Gordon said, 'to see your son reach his goal.' • • • Sign up for our Sports Today newsletter to get daily updates on the Bucs, Rays, Lightning and college football across Florida. Every weekday, tune into our Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast to hear reporter Rick Stroud break down the biggest stories in Tampa Bay sports. Never miss out on the latest with your favorite Tampa Bay sports teams. Follow our coverage on X and Facebook.
Reuters
6 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Astros RHP Ronel Blanco to undergo elbow surgery, miss much of '26
May 28 - Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow next week. The team announced the news Wednesday, the latest blow for the Houston pitching staff. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski underwent Tommy John surgery last week. Blanco will be out the rest of this season and is expected to miss much of 2026. The 31-year-old right-hander threw six innings in his most recent start, a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on May 17. He gave up three runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Last week, Blanco informed the Astros that he had a sore elbow and an MRI showed inflammation, the Houston Chronicle reported. He went on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 20, and the Astros recalled left-hander Colton Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land. Blanco is in his fourth major league season, all with the Astros. In 2024, he finished 13-6 with a 2.80 ERA in 30 games (29 starts). He threw his only career complete game in his season debut on April 1, no-hitting the Toronto Blue Jays in a 10-0 win. This season, he is 3-4 with a 4.10 ERA in nine starts. He has struck out 48 batters in 48 1/3 innings and made four quality starts. --Field Level Media
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Caleb John Raleigh Player Props: May 25, Mariners vs. Astros
Caleb John Raleigh Player Props: May 25, Mariners vs. Astros Caleb John Raleigh has his sights set on a more productive performance after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Seattle Mariners square off versus the Houston Astros on Sunday, who will send out Colton Gordon to start, at 2:10 p.m. ET on SCHN and ROOT Sports NW. Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Caleb John Raleigh player prop bets. Cal Raleigh paces the Mariners with 17 home runs and 35 runs batted in. In MLB action, Cal Raleigh ranks third in homers and 15th in RBI. Watch tonight's Mariners game on Fubo! Caleb John Raleigh Prop Bets and Odds Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238) 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238) Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +210) 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +210) RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +110) 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +110) Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -133) 0.5 runs (Over odds: -133) Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -111) 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -111) Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1050) How to Watch Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros Matchup: Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros Time: 2:10 p.m. ET 2:10 p.m. ET Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025 Sunday, May 25, 2025 TV Channel: SCHN and ROOT Sports NW SCHN and ROOT Sports NW Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now! - Regional restrictions may apply) Caleb John Raleigh vs. Colton Gordon Caleb John Raleigh prop bet insights Caleb John Raleigh has a hit in 68.6% of his 51 games this year, with more than one hit in 21.6% of them (11). He has gone yard in 15 of 51 games in 2025 (29.4%), which is 7.7% of his trips to the plate. Caleb John Raleigh has scored a run in 23 of 51 games this year, with multiple runs scored in nine of them. He has driven in at least one run 20 times this year in 51 games played (39.2%), including 12 times plating multiple runs (23.5%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in one contest. Caleb John Raleigh has struck out at least once in 36 out of 51 games this season (70.6%), with more than one strikeout in 18 of them (35.3%). MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 1:25 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Caleb John Raleigh stats against the Astros Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB 5/24/2025 Framber Valdez 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/1 0 5/23/2025 Ryan Gusto 2-for-4 1 1 2 1 2/0 0 5/22/2025 Lance McCullers 2-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0 4/9/2025 Hunter Brown 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 2/0 0 4/8/2025 Framber Valdez 1-for-5 1 0 0 0 2/0 0 4/7/2025 Hayden Wesneski 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 9/25/2024 Yusei Kikuchi 1-for-5 0 0 0 0 2/0 0 9/24/2024 Framber Valdez 2-for-4 0 0 0 1 0/0 0 9/23/2024 Hunter Brown 2-for-5 0 0 1 1 2/0 0 7/21/2024 Ronel Blanco 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 Astros starter: Colton Gordon The Astros' Gordon (0-0) toes the rubber for his third start of the year. When he last appeared on Monday, the left-hander threw 5 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Astros' Ronel Blanco placed on injured list with elbow inflammation
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros placed right-hander Ronel Blanco on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his right elbow. The move, which is retroactive to Tuesday, comes as the starter seeks a second opinion on his injury. 'He wants to go and get a second opinion,' manager Joe Espada said. 'So, once he gets that second opinion and we have more clarity on the injury, we'll report something back.' Espada added that Blanco is scheduled to get the second opinion sometime next week. Blanco joins a long list of starting pitchers on the injured list for the Astros. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski, who has been out since early May, is set to have season-ending Tommy John surgery and right-hander Spencer Arrighetti has been out since April after breaking his right thumb in a batting practice mishap. They're also without right-handers Luis Garcia and Cristian Javier who are both still recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 31-year-old Blanco is 3-4 with a 4.10 ERA in nine starts this season. Houston recalled left-hander Colton Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land to take his spot on the roster. ___ AP MLB:
