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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Cubs-Marlins Trade Idea Sends Ryan Weathers to Chicago
Cubs-Marlins Trade Idea Sends Ryan Weathers to Chicago originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are second in Major League Baseball in runs with 340, and are in first place in the National League Central. Advertisement The club has its sights set on a postseason berth for the first time since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the season's length to 60 games. Naturally, the Cubs are one of the teams that should be heavily involved in trade discussions at this year's July 31 deadline, especially for help in the starting rotation. The Miami Marlins, who are unlikely to be in the NL postseason race by the end of July, could be one team that Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer calls to make a trade. However, Allen Settle of Yardbarker does not believe a deal between the two teams would involve former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara. Rather, a left-handed pitcher and a former 2018 first-round pick by the San Diego Padres, Ryan Weathers. Miami Marlins pitcher Ryan Weathers (35) pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at loanDepot Rassol-Imagn Images "In many ways, Weathers has emerged as Miami's de facto ace. His improved fastball velocity has allowed the former top prospect to break out in a major way," Settle wrote. "The Marlins could retain the 25-year-old as a foundational piece of their rebuild, but president of baseball operations Peter Bendix has a track record of flipping established talent for prospect capital." Advertisement Weathers began the year on the injured list due to a left flexor strain but has performed well after a rehab assignment at Triple-A Jacksonville in April. He's allowed two earned runs in his first three starts (15.2 innings) of the season with the Marlins, and opposing hitters are batting just .185 against his four-seam fastball, a pitch he throws for an average velocity of 97.5 mph. Adding Weathers to the Cubs' rotation would allow manager Craig Counsell to return Ben Brown to the bullpen, and he would be extra insurance in case Shota Imanaga or Javier Assad suffer setbacks during their injury recoveries. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
San Francisco Chronicle
4 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day ... number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. "But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___
Fox Sports
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day ... number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. "But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___ AP MLB: recommended
Winnipeg Free Press
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it,' San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day … number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. 'But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___ AP MLB:
CBS News
5 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Matos' 3-run homer powers San Francisco Giants to 4-2 win over Miami Marlins
Luis Matos hit a three-run home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Sunday. After Wilmer Flores knocked in a run with a groundout in the second inning, Matos connected on a 2-0 changeup from Ryan Weathers (1-1) in the third that traveled 390 feet to left-center and gave the Giants a 4-0 lead. San Francisco did not score after that, marking the 14th straight games the Giants have failed to score more than four runs. San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos scores on a ground out hit by Wilmer Flores during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Miami. Lynne Sladky / AP Hayden Birdsong (3-1) struck out five and allowed five hits and one run in his second start in San Francisco's rotation. He had limited Miami to two hits through five innings — both doubles by Xavier Edwards — before giving up three straight hits to start the sixth, which allowed Miami to make it 4-1 on Otto Lopez's RBI single. Camilo Doval got his second four-out save of the series, and his seventh save of the season. Edwards set a Marlins franchise record with five hits in his second game back from a left mid back strain. He made it 4-2 in the seventh when he drove in Eric Wagaman with an infield single. Heliot Ramos had two singles and a steal and scored San Francisco's first run in the third. Weathers struck out a season-high seven batters, walked four and allowed five hits over six innings. Key moment Doval worked out of the bases-loaded jam in the eighth after inheriting two runners with two outs. He walked pinch-hitter Dane Meyers before striking out Javier Sanoja. Key stat San Francisco's pitching limited Miami to three runs in the series. Up next Giants RHP Logan Webb (5-5, 2.82) starts the opener of a four-game home series against San Diego. Marlins RHP Max Meyer (3-4, 4.53) is on the mound for the first of three games against Colorado.
