Daily Baseball Update - 6/9/2021

In baseball yesterday: Gerrit Cole has an awkward response to the question of if he ever used Spider Tack, Robbie Ray has 13 strikeouts in a ND, & more.

Good morning.

It’s June 9th, 2021 and here’s everything that happened in the world of baseball yesterday.

The Most Important Thing

Yankees Videos @snyyankees

Gerrit Cole on if he ever used Spider Tack while pitching: "I don't quite know how to answer that, to be honest...If MLB wants to legislate some more stuff, that's a conversation that we can have"

The doctoring of baseballs appears to be a major problem for baseball, to no one’s surprise.

Kevin Goldstein @Kevin_Goldstein

A. Gerrit Cole answered the question exceptionally poorly, and should have had a better answer prepared. B. The overwhelming majority of pitchers on YOUR favorite team are using Spider Tack (or something similar), so to suddenly make him the face of this is a little disingenuous.

Everything Else

Tuesday Recaps

• Orioles 10, Mets 3 (Camden Chat)

• Dodgers 5, Pirates 3 (Dodger Digest)

• Braves 9, Phillies 5 (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

• Astros 7, Red Sox 1 (AP)

• Tigers 5, Mariners 3 (Detroit Free Press)

• Rays 3, Nationals 1 (Orlando Sentinel)

• Marlins 6, Rockies 2 (Denver Post)

• Brewers 5, Reds 1 (Brew Crew Ball)

• Giants 9, Rangers 4 (CBS Bay Area)

• White Sox 6, Blue Jays 1 (South Side Sox)

• Yankees 8, Twins 4 (NY Times)

• Indians 10, Cardinals 1 (Cleveland.com)

• Angels 8, Royals 1 (OC Register)

• A’s 5, Diamondbacks 2 (Mercury News)

• Cubs 7, Padres 1 (AP)

Tuesday Notables

• Pete Alonso, Mets: 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI

• Brandon Crawford, Giants: 2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

• Robbie Ray, Blue Jays: 6.1 IP, 13 K, 0 BB, 5 H, 1 ER

• Jose Ramirez, Indians: 3-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

• Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

• Pablo Lopez, Marlins: 8 IP, 8 K, 0 BB, 5 H, 2 ER

• Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: 2-3, HR, 4 RBI

• Chad Pinder, A’s: 3-3, RBI, R

Standings Update

Today’s Schedule

Transactions

• Astros moves: Placed IF/OF Aledmys Diaz on the 10-day IL. Activated OF Michael Brantley from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Lance McCullers to Sugar Land (Triple-A) to begin a rehab assignment.

• Blue Jays moves: Placed C Danny Jansen on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 7. Recalled C Riley Adams from Buffalo (Triple-A).

• Brewers moves: Selected the contract of INF/OF Jace Peterson from Nashville (Triple-A).

• Cubs moves: Placed RHP Adbert Alzolay on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Kohl Stewart from Iowa (Triple-A). Activated RHP Alec Mills from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Cory Abbott to Iowa.

• Giants moves: Activated 1B Brandon Belt from the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Caleb Baragar to Sacramento (Triple-A) on a rehab assignment.

• Mariners moves: Selected the contract of OF Dillon Thomas from Tacoma (Triple-A). Designated C Jacob Nottingham for assignment. Optioned RHP Kendall Graveman to Tacoma (Triple-A) on a rehab assignment.

• Marlins moves: Recalled LHP Braxton Garrett from Jacksonville (Triple-A). Placed LHP Daniel Castano on the 10-day IL.

• Mets moves: Optioned OF Albert Almora to Syracuse (Triple-A) on a rehab assignment. Signed OF Cesar Puello to a minor league contract.

• Nationals moves: Recalled RHP Ryne Harper from Rochester (Triple-A). Placed RHP Austin Voth on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 7.

• Orioles moves: Activated RHP Mac Sceroler from the 10-day IL and INF Pat Valaika from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Ramón Urías to Norfolk (Triple-A). Optioned OF Austin Hayes to Norfolk (Triple-A) on a rehab assignment.

• Phillies moves: Optioned 2B Nick Maton and LHP Cristopher Sanchez to Lehigh Valley (Triple-A). Placed RHP Brandon Kintzler on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 7. Selected the contract of 2B Luke Williams from Lehigh Valley. Activated RHPs Chase Anderson and David Hale from the 10-day IL.

• Pirates moves: Activated OF/INF Phillip Evans and RHP Mitch Keller from the IL. Optioned LHP Austin Davis to Indianapolis (Triple-A). Designated INF/OF Wilmer Difo for assignment.

• Rangers moves: Recalled INF/OF Eli White from Round Rock (Triple-A). Designated OF/DH Khris Davis for assignment.

• Reds moves: Activated 1B Joey Votto from 10-day IL. Placed RHP Michael Feliz on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 7.

• Tigers moves: Placed 3B Jeimer Candelario on the bereavement list. Recalled 2B Isaac Paredes from Toledo (Triple-A).

• Twins moves: Optioned OF Byron Buxton to St. Paul (Triple-A) on a rehab assignment. Activated OF Rob Refsnyder from 7-day IL. Optioned OF Gilbert Celestino to St. Paul. Optioned RHP Juan Minaya outright to St. Paul.

• Yankees moves: Transferred LHP Zack Britton from Somerset (Double-A) to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) for his rehab assignment. Optioned OF Ryan LaMarre to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on a rehab assignment.

Injuries/Chatter

• Twins RHP prospect Blayne Enlow will undergo Tommy John surgery, says Jeff Johnson.

• Another encouraging follow-up on Rays RHP prospect Tyler Zombro: he could reportedly be released from the hospital within the week.

• Reds RHP Sonny Gray was removed from his start yesterday due to groin tightness. He’ll have an MRI today.

• Rockies top pitching prospect Ryan Rolison will be out for more than a month after having his appendix removed, manager Bud Black told reporters.

Posts With Your Toast

• Tim Kurkjian gives his thoughts on how baserunning has become an embarrassing problem in baseball.

• MLB’s pitch doctoring scandal goes beyond individual offenders, opines Stephanie Apstein.

• Dan Szymborski writes Kevin Gausman is giving batters splitting headaches.

• Will Leitch says don’t write off these sub .500 teams.

Random Baseball Rewind

Foul Tips

• A little old but still interesting: a Florida man who died from COVID-19 left his family a baseball card collection worth $20,000,000.

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