Kazmir is 5-5 with a 2.38 ERA, 3.09 FIP, 3.51 xFIP, a 1.09 WHIP and a 23% strikeout rate in his 18 starts this season. The Astros sent RHP Daniel Mengden and catcher Jacob Nottingham to the A’s in exchange. Kansas City’s best scoring chance came in the bottom of the fourth, as they had runners at the corners with two out, but Kazmir was able to get Alex Rios to fly out to right to end the threat. Incidentally, these playoff odds include the Kazmir trade, boosting the Astros’ playoff probability by 7 percentage points from Thursday morning.
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“We’re not going to be moving Champion Energy money into the Astros”, he said.
“We’re starting to draw and that’s great, and the fans are getting interested and the team is playing well and they’re fun to watch”, Crane said. He logged 50 starts for Oakland since the start of 2014 and made 35 appearances for the Angels amid an injury-plagued three-season run from 2009 to 2011.
The Astros are only two games out of first place in the AL West and now own the first Wild Card spot.
Milwaukee’s Jimmy Nelson threw seven innings in one of his best starts of the season to win a pitching duel with Patrick Corbin, and give the Brewers a 2-1 win against Arizona. Thus, they shipped Kazmir to Houston this afternoon, where he’ll presumably pick up where he left off in the Bay. He was limited to one start in 2011 with the Angels before going on the disabled list with a lower back strain and being released. Houston’s starting rotation has a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in Major League Baseball. If you’re like me, you said, “Who?”. “I’m going to miss all the guys here”. “With the deadline looming, and I think the market probably soon to be rife with a lot of opportunities, we thought this was the proper time”.
The Pirates got Ramirez on Thursday for minor league pitcher Yhonathan Barrios.
Athletics expected to get rid of other players as July 31 trade deadline approaches. Scherzer gave up three home runs in a game for the first time in almost four years.
ESPN’s Jayson Stark mentioned that the Astros “aren’t done after trading for Kazmir”, but he also indicated the team is looking for bullpen arms and corner outfield bats, mentioning nothing about a starter. Pittsburgh began Thursday trailing St. Louis by six games in the NL Central. He also walked one and struck out three in the efficient outing, leaving the game after just 91 pitches.
Kazmir was in dominant form, blanking Kansas City for seven innings on just three singles.
“He came as advertised”, Hinch said.
CHICAGO (AP) – Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Philadelphia beat the Chicago Cubs. Mattingly said Anderson is on track to pitch Sunday, but would not want to push him up.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Texas starter Colby Lewis held Los Angeles to two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings. At Oakland’s spacious O.co Coliseum, he has a 1.36 ERA and holds opponents to a. 441 OPS.
Because they weren’t better than they showed, Kazmir was traded, and Beane acknowledged he probably won’t be the last.
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“He really handled us with fastballs and changeups”, Royals manager Ned Yost said. “This year’s just been a little more exceptional than the years before”.
