LEADING OFF: Old-Timers' Day in the Bronx, Kershaw at Coors

A look at what's happening around the majors today:

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A DAY TO Recollect

Ron Guidry, Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez highlight the Yankees alumni set to appear at Old-Timers' Day in the Bronx prior to a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.

At that place won't be a playful reunion game this season, with New York calling off the exhibition considering too many of the retired players in omnipresence are recovering from diverse operations. Only there will still be a pregame anniversary on the field at Yankee Stadium, which will also include David Cone, Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone, along with Yankees spouses Joan Ford (wife of Whitey), Jill Martin (wife of Baton), Diana Munson (married woman of Thurman) and Kay Murcer (wife of Bobby).

After that, Aaron Judge aims for the fences over again afterward becoming the first large leaguer this season to reach 40 home runs Friday dark. He wasn't done, either. The star slugger launched a m slam for No. 41 and even robbed a home run in correct field equally the Yankees rallied for an eleven-5 victory over the Royals. He finished with half dozen RBIs, giving him a major league-leading 89.

A free amanuensis at the end of the season, Gauge has eight homers and xix RBIs in nine games since the All-Star break. He is on pace for 66 home runs, which would pinnacle Roger Maris' club record of 61 in 1961.

HELLO, SAILOR

All-Star pitcher Luis Castillo is headed from Cincinnati to Seattle subsequently the Mariners caused perchance the top starter on the merchandise market Friday dark for iv small-scale league prospects.

Seattle, which holds the 2d of three AL wild cards, has not been to the playoffs since 2001 — the longest postseason drought in the four major N American professional person sports.

"He'south i of the best pitchers in the game. He's really established himself as a ascendant starter," Mariners director Scott Servais said. "We've got a chance to do something really big here this year. You lot have to step out and gamble once in a while if y'all ultimately want to get the reward."

Castillo last pitched Wednesday and figures to make his Mariners debut side by side week at Yankee Stadium, where Seattle plays a three-game series starting Monday.

KERSHAW AT COORS

Clayton Kershaw pitches in Colorado, his second outing since starting the All-Star Game for the National League on his home mound at Dodger Stadium.

The 34-year-erstwhile lefty, who is 8-5 with a two.49 ERA, immune four runs and 5 hits in iv ane/iii innings Sunday at home against rival San Francisco. A three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw is 2-0 with a i.67 ERA in his final four starts.

He is 11-vii with a 4.81 ERA at Coors Field, his highest ERA at whatsoever ballpark where he has fabricated more than one outset.

Los Angeles is 20-4 this calendar month and 67-32 overall, both the best marks in the majors.

Kyle Freeland (five-7, four.64) starts for the Rockies. He has a 3.57 ERA on the road merely a 5.66 ERA at hitter-friendly Coors, where he has immune eight of the 12 home runs he's yielded.

MONEY TALKS

All-Star bullpen Joe Musgrove (8-3, two.63 ERA) is winless in v starts going into his outing for San Diego against Minnesota. He is 0-3 with a v.34 ERA since winning at the Chicago Cubs on June sixteen.

Musgrove and his hometown Padres are nearing understanding on a $100 one thousand thousand, five-year contract that would start adjacent twelvemonth. The deal is still a few days from being finalized.

The right-hander has an $viii,625,000 salary and was on track to be eligible for free agency after the Earth Series.

Sonny Gray (5-iii, 3.52) starts for the Twins. He will be facing San Diego for the second fourth dimension, the first since a win at Cincinnati on Aug. 20, 2019, when he allowed i run and four hits in six innings.

GLORY DAYS

Rays right-hander Corey Kluber (half-dozen-6, 3.91 ERA) makes his 2d career start against Cleveland — the squad he pitched for when he won AL Cy Young Awards in 2014 and 2017. He tossed vi scoreless innings for the New York Yankees confronting Cleveland last Sept. 17, earning a win.

Zach Plesac (2-8, iv.09) goes for the Guardians, who are 1 game dorsum of offset-place Minnesota in the AL Central and 1 1/2 backside Tampa Bay for the last AL wild carte.

ARM Warning

The surging Toronto Blue Jays hope for more than skillful news on top pitcher Alek Manoah, who left Friday night'southward outset against Detroit in the sixth inning after getting hit on the right elbow by Jonathan Schoop'south comebacker.

The team said Manoah had a bruise, and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Manoah said later he felt good.

"It kind of got me make clean on the arm," he said. "But after that, one time I realized it really wasn't that painful or anything, I tried to fight to stay in. Only I think with the pitch count and where the game was at, it was a skilful call to take me out."

A kickoff-fourth dimension All-Star this season, Manoah is 11-five with a ii.43 ERA.

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