With 1 out, Trae Turner got hit by a pitch. He got picked off 1st when he took off for 2nd. Fitzgerald applied the tag. Bryce Harper, the batter at the time, flied out to left for out number 3. End of 2. Hicks' ERA is now a more respectable 7.79. Early season numbers are often misleading.

Phillies 5 Giants 1

Jordan Hicks got jumped on for 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st, pegging his season ERA at 8.27. The Giants had scored once in the top half of the inning, but had an unproductive top of the 2nd. Their catcher today is batting .125, and their shortstop is batting .091. Huff, the catcher, was the only batter to reach base in the top of the 2nd, on a 4-pitch walk, including a gift ball 1 from the umpire.

Phillies 5 Giants 1

Carroll hits 35 homers? Soderstrom hits 50? Don’t be surprised https://www.rawchili.com/4198157/ #MLB

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Rockies part ways with Meulens, name Hurdle new hitting coach https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-replace-hitting-coach-hensley-meulens-with-clint-hurdle DENVER – The Rockies replaced hitting coach Hensley Meulens with their former manager and long-ago hitting coach, Clint Hurdle, the club announced on Thursday.
The move comes with the Rockies, under manager Bud Black, holding the Majors’ worst record at 3-15. Having gone quickly to prospects and inexperienced players, the #MLB

Name a player that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame https://www.rawchili.com/4198130/ #Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB

Scorching Smith leads D-backs' sweep of Marlins https://www.mlb.com/news/pavin-smith-homers-for-second-straight-game-in-d-backs-win-vs-marlins MIAMI -- Pavin Smith has been on a heater at the plate lately for the D-backs.
He accounted for one-third of the team’s runs in its 6-4, sweep-clinching victory over the Marlins on Thursday afternoon at loanDepot park, hitting his second home run of the series in the first inning #MLB

What does Raleigh's mom think of 'Big Dumper' nickname? 'It stinks!' https://www.mlb.com/news/cal-raleigh-s-mom-stephanie-on-her-son-s-big-dumper-nickname Ask the average baseball fan what they know about Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh, and they might bring up his playoff-drought-ending walk-off homer from 2022. They might know he won a Platinum Glove last season, or if they're particularly plugged in, that he just hit his 100th career homer on #MLB

The insanity of this Aaron Judge graphic….. https://www.rawchili.com/4198124/ #Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB

[henrique] Roman Anthony is dealing with minor right shoulder soreness, resulting in why he’s been at DH since 4/11, per sources. He is penciled in as the DH for the day/night doubleheader today for the WooSox. https://www.rawchili.com/4198120/ #Baseball #Boston #BostonRedSox #MajorLeagueBaseball #Massachusetts #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueEast #RedSox

#Rockies let hitting coach Hensley Meulens go after a rough offensive start to the season. COL has recored a 72 OPS+ through 18 games of 2025, 3rd-worst in National League, 5th-lowest in #MLB.

Back before the start of 2020 season, Meulens, 57, was in the running to be #RedSox manager.

Yankees 2024 1st Round Pick Ben Hess in his first 2 starts: 9.2 IP | 0 ER | 5 H | 3 BB | 18 K’s https://www.rawchili.com/4198118/ #Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueEast #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkYankees #Yankee #Yankees

[Blue Jays] ROSTER MOVE: UTIL Davis Schneider optioned to Triple-A https://www.rawchili.com/4198114/ #Baseball #BlueJays #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueEast #Ontario #Toronto #TorontoBlueJays

The 2005 world series trophy https://www.rawchili.com/4198112/ #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoWhiteSox #Illinois #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #WhiteSox

G18 @ BAL Starting Lineup 04-17 6:35 PM (SPs: RHP Tanner Bibee vs. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano) https://www.rawchili.com/4198110/ #Baseball #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #Guardians #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Ohio

#MLB issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Apr 17, 3:49 PM EDT ...New KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER... https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202504171949-KMLB-FXUS62-AFDMLB

Detroit Tigers’ starting lineup for tonight’s series opener against the Royals! https://www.rawchili.com/4198108/ #Baseball #Detroit #DetroitTigers #MajorLeagueBaseball #Michigan #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Tigers

Orbit was recently featured as a Jeopardy clue that aired yesterday. https://www.rawchili.com/4198102/ #Astros #Baseball #Houston #HoustonAstros #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueWest #Texas

2025 Record Prediction https://www.rawchili.com/4198100/ #Anaheim #Angels #Baseball #California #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueWest

[KTNV Las Vegas] Clark County Commission approves creation of Las Vegas A’s ballpark tax district https://www.rawchili.com/4198098/ #Athletics #Baseball #California #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueWest #Oakland #OaklandAthletics