PHILADELPHIA – As Freddie Freeman struggled to close the door during his prestigious Braves tenure, Matt Olson faced pressure to replace him in Atlanta. But as the season’s midway point approaches, he looks like a suitable successor. Olson lifted his second multihomer game in eight days and helped the Braves to a 5-3 win over […]
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Houston Astros star Jordan Alvarez is playing every day due to a hand injury.
Houston Astros slugger Jordan Alvarez was not in his team’s lineup for the final of the series against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday night due to a hand injury and is considered day-to-day, manager Dusty Baker said. “Hopefully those will be just a few days,” Baker said before his team’s 4-3 victory. “The diagnosis […]