Rowan Kavner
@rowankavner
MLB writer, FOX Sports. BBWAA. Twin dad. Never walk the bases loaded. I guess we’re running this back?
Jac Caglianone just scored from second base ... on a flyout to CF. Andy Pages lost the ball on the transfer, and the struggling Dodgers bullpen has blown another late lead.
Pitcher, catcher, both runners thought there were two outs. Scoreboard showed two outs. There was only one. Scoreboard flipped back to one out right before the flyout was caught. Then the Red Sox got doubled off. Huge play in the game. There has been a looooong delay figuring out what to do.
Big day. Tarik Skubal gets to start in Ben Rortvedt’s 2026 Dodgers debut.
Thirty miles from Dodger Stadium, the Brewers are in Anaheim. I asked Sal Frelick for his Tarik Skubal trade reaction. He was neither surprised nor upset, but acknowledged some disappointment after feeling like the Brewers were actually going for the deadline prize this time:
The Giants announced they are suspending payment to Harrison Bader as they investigate the circumstances of his scooter accident:
Initial 33-man* NL roster (*Harper was named a "legend" pick, so NL got an extra player) Dodgers, Phillies, Braves led all teams with five All-Stars each.
The Padres did not challenge pitch No. 9 to Freddie Freeman, who would have struck out. Instead, he walks to bring in the go-ahead run. One batter later, Mookie Betts hits a two-run single to chase Michael King.
Murakami already has one HR for every million he’s making this season
Shohei Ohtani is back to taking BP on the field as he works to find his swing.
I applaud when umps who clearly aren’t watching the challenging player in the immediate aftermath of a call recognize they didn’t see them and still grant the challenge (as Brian O’Nora does here) instead of ruling it was too late.
Gavin Williams has 10 strikeouts through seven scoreless innings, and these are numbers I never expected to see all at once, even if only a week into the season.
Shohei Ohtani, who’s 3-for-15 with six walks and no extra-base hits to start the year, is taking BP on the field today, something you rarely see him do.
Cleveland outfielders are going to need a lot of ice tonight. Angel Martinez just took a 96.4 mph fastball from Ohtani directly off the left knee, but is somehow staying in the game (and looked OK running the bases).
Rookie sensation Chase DeLauter fouled a Shohei Ohtani fastball off his back foot. He tried to stay in but couldn't run out a grounder and then hobbled straight down to the tunnel. He's now out of the game.
