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CWEB Celebrity News: Justin Bieber Stuns the Digital Sphere with Surprise “Swag II” Album Release

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CWEB Celebrity News – In a move that electrified the digital landscape early Friday, global music icon Justin Bieber unveiled the unexpected sequel to his recent album, “Swag.” Titled “Swag II,” the release was strategically unveiled with minimal prior announcement, creating a wave of immediate excitement among his dedicated fanbase.

The prolific new offering comprises 23 tracks, expanding upon the sonic palette established in the original “Swag” album. Bieber continues his creative partnership with the core production ensemble of Dijon, Carter Lang, and Mk.gee, ensuring a cohesive auditory experience. “Swag II” also introduces prestigious new collaborations, featuring the ethereal vocals of Afrobeat sensation Tems, the distinctive sound of British artist Bakar, and a notable appearance from celebrated ’00s Louisiana rapper Hurricane Chris. The album retains contributions from Lil B and Eddie Benjamin, further bridging the two projects.

A significant departure from its predecessor is the omission of skits by comedian Druski. In their place, the album concludes with an ambitious, nearly eight-minute spoken-word piece. This narrative offers a modern reinterpretation of the Adam and Eve story, with Bieber himself providing the voice of Adam, set against a backdrop of rich pop-infused instrumentation.

Eschewing traditional rollout tactics, Bieber premiered “Swag II” directly on YouTube in the early hours of Friday, accompanied by social media posts featuring the album artwork and a candid family photograph. His wife, Hailey Bieber, amplified the release by sharing his announcements on her own platforms.

Collectively, “Swag” and “Swag II” now represent a staggering and prolific output of 44 songs, a testament to Bieber’s current creative fervor. This immense productivity has not only delighted his audience but has also sparked speculation about the potential for a third installment in the “Swag” series.

This artistic surge coincides with Bieber’s embrace of his roles as a family man and designer. His recent work, including both his music—which often features lyrical nods to his wife, Hailey—and his SKYLRK clothing collection, reflects a deeply personal narrative. The collection itself includes thoughtfully designed matching shoes for Hailey and their son, Jack Blues, alongside a line of adorable infant apparel, seamlessly blending his creative passions with his family life.

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MLB News: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox out to avert sweep by Yankees


The Boston Red Sox clinched the season series over their rival New York Yankees last month, but they will not get the last laugh in the midst of a September playoff race.

After clinching the current series with a 5-3 win on Saturday, New York (83-65) will look to finish a sweep when it goes head-to-head with Boston (81-68) and ace left-hander Garrett Crochet (15-5, 2.57 ERA) on Sunday evening.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Yankees on Saturday, bringing him within one long ball of becoming just the third player in franchise history to produce a 30-homer, 30-stolen base season.

“(The milestone) would mean a lot if we win the division with it, if I feel like I helped the team a lot and it helped us win,” Chisholm said.

While the Yankees remain three games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East, this weekend’s results have offered some cushion — now 2 1/2 games — in the wild-card race.

Will Warren (8-6, 4.22) takes the ball for New York in Sunday’s finale.

Warren, who is 1-1 with an 8.68 ERA in his two starts against the Red Sox this season and in his career, has recorded back-to-back no-decisions. He struck out five while allowing two runs on just two hits over the first six innings of New York’s eventual 12-2 Tuesday loss to the Detroit Tigers.

Sunday’s two starting pitchers also matched up on Aug. 23 as the Red Sox won their third straight contest to begin a four-game set in the Bronx. Crochet’s 11 strikeouts over seven innings of one-run ball led Boston to a 12-1 victory. Warren allowed five runs on seven hits in four frames.

Things have changed over this weekend, however.

“All these games are super important — to get another win in this place, obviously against a really good opponent, and Crochet waiting tomorrow,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “This was a good one to get, and hopefully we can go out and finish out a great series.”

The Red Sox certainly feel good about their chances to salvage the series with Crochet taking the mound, but a 3-for-31 offensive effort with runners in scoring position over the last three games and leaving eight runners on base Saturday proved mighty costly.

The hit column was 10-10 on Saturday, as three Boston players had multi-hit games and both Alex Bregman and Jarren Duran homered. It was not enough.

Since Roman Anthony was sidelined with a strained oblique, the Red Sox are just 3-6.

Now, the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are nipping at their heels in the playoff race, with the Texas Rangers just two games behind.

“There’s a lot of stuff going on and we have to play better,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “I’m not saying we’re in a bad spot, but I think we have to wait to see if October is part of this.”

Crochet bounced back from a season-worst start — allowing seven runs and nine hits to the Cleveland Guardians on Sept. 2 — to scatter three hits over seven shutout frames with 10 strikeouts in a Monday win over the Athletics.

The 26-year-old leads the majors with 228 strikeouts in 185 1/3 innings. He has now worked seven innings in four of his last seven starts, fanning double-digit batters in two of them.

“One run feels like five when he’s pitching,” shortstop Trevor Story said. “He had the good stuff (in his last start). … He bounced back after a tough start last time. Like I’ve said all year, that’s what the big boys do. That’s what the aces do.”

Crochet is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in six appearances (three starts, all this season) against the Yankees in his career.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Hot Mariners ask George Kirby to extend winning streak vs. Angels


The Seattle Mariners are playing their best at the right time.

Bryan Woo pitched six quality innings with a career-high 13 strikeouts and J.P. Crawford homered as the Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

The Mariners (81-68) will try to sweep the four-game series with the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Seattle is deadlocked with the Houston Astros for the lead in the American League West.

“This is the time you want to get hot. This is time you want to play well and these guys are doing it,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “It’s been a great stretch, doing the little things to win games.

“(Sunday) we’ll look for same game plan. Get the momentum early and keep it in your dugout. … These guys fight like crazy.”

That never was more evident than in the bottom of the fifth inning. Leading 3-2 with the bases loaded and one out, Josh Naylor fouled off eight straight pitches from Angels reliever Chase Silseth, seven of those with two strikes, before grounding a two-run single through the right side of the infield.

“Sometimes you just have to spoil some pitches,” Naylor said in a postgame interview on Root Sports. “Just trying to do my best to get a pitch and put it in play.”

Count Wilson among those impressed with the first baseman, acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks before the trade deadline.

“Naylor’s at-bat was unreal,” Wilson said. “That’s what he does. He grinds you down and comes up with the big swing.”

Jo Adell and Taylor Ward hit solo homers for the Angels (69-80), who have lost three straight.

With shortstop Zach Neto ailing (sore left wrist), the Angels called up Denzer Guzman to make his major-league debut. Guzman went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, but went to knees to snare a hard one-hopper by Eugenio Suarez and scrambled back to his feet to throw him out easily.

“Just seeing him coming today, you can tell he’s nervous, right?” said Angels acting manager Ryan Goins, who is filling in this weekend with interim manager Ray Montgomery at his father-in-law’s funeral. “Like, same with me. I’m going to be nervous when I manage the games. It’s fun to see. It’s fun to kind of share some of the nerves with someone. But he’s really good at short, he’s really good at third. He gives you a good at-bat. He really enjoys playing the game.”

The series finale will feature a pair of right-handers in the Angels’ Kyle Hendricks (7-9, 4.58 ERA) and Seattle’s George Kirby (8-7, 4.56).

Hendricks beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 12-2 Tuesday for his first victory since July 27. He pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts.

Hendricks is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three career starts versus the Mariners. Both of the wins have come this season in Anaheim, Calif. He gave up four runs over six innings in a 5-4 decision on June 6 and one run on two hits in six frames on July 27 in a 4-1 victory.

Kirby is winless in his past five starts. He most recently pitched Tuesday, lasting just four innings in a game the Mariners eventually won 5-3 against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.

Kirby is 6-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 10 previous starts against Los Angeles. He has beaten the Angels twice this season, both times in Anaheim. He gave up two runs on two hits over seven innings in a 3-2 victory on June 8 and two runs in six innings of a 7-2 win July 26.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Padres hope to keep heat on Dodgers in finale with Rockies


With two weeks and 13 games remaining, the San Diego Padres are very much alive in the National League West.

San Diego (81-68) is chasing Los Angeles (83-65) for division supremacy and can keep the heat on the Dodgers in the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.

Colorado (41-108) will send German Marquez (3-13, 6.31 ERA) to the mound against the Padres’ Yu Darvish (3-5, 5.65) in a matchup of right-handers.

San Diego routed the Rockies 11-3 Saturday night and can win the weekend series on Sunday. The Padres have won nine of the first 12 games of the season series with Colorado.

Marquez, the oldest tenured player on the Rockies at age 30, has struggled since coming off the injured list last month. He missed five weeks with right biceps tendonitis, which came on after a solid stretch of starts. His first outing back was Aug. 29 against the Chicago Cubs when he allowed eight runs in 4 1/3 innings in an 11-7 loss. In two September starts, Marquez is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA.

He could be in the final days with Colorado because his two-year, $20 million contract extension expires at the end of this season, but he said he isn’t thinking about what could be his last few starts with the Rockies.

“I take this game and my life day by day,” Marquez said recently. “I’m just trying to do my best every day.”

Marquez will make the 21st appearance (19th start) of his career against San Diego, second to the 24 times he has faced Arizona. He is 11-4 with a 4.40 ERA in those 20 games vs. the Padres and has pitched well in San Diego, going 6-3 with a 4.08 ERA in 11 games (10 starts).

The Padres have scuffled since beating Los Angeles on Aug. 23 to move into first place in the NL West. They lost nine of 15 games heading into this weekend but have stayed within range of the Dodgers, who also have struggled.

San Diego is still safely in the second wild-card position in the NL but is going for the bigger prize — preventing Los Angeles from winning the division for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons.

“It’s hard to articulate this, but these guys, they want it so bad,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “They are so dedicated in their preparation. And, man, they want it bad — and might [need] to let the game come to them a little bit more. … Easier said than done.”

Darvish is searching for his third win since the end of July. The veteran is coming off his best outing since beating the Dodgers on Aug. 22, allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings for a no-decision in San Diego’s 4-3, 10-inning win over Cincinnati on Monday.

Darvish has faced Colorado 12 times in his career — all starts — and is 4-4 with a 5.48 ERA in those outings. Sunday will be the first time he has pitched against the Rockies since June 9, 2023, when he got the victory in a 9-6 Padres victory.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Behind Robbie Ray, Giants chase series win vs. Dodgers


Robbie Ray will attempt to match former San Francisco Giants greats Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito in a career achievement Sunday afternoon when he takes the mound against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.

The California rivals have split the first two meetings of a three-game set that is important in each team’s pursuit of the playoffs and postseason positioning.

Saturday’s 13-7 win allowed the Dodgers (83-65) to counter a San Diego Padres win over the Colorado Rockies and retain a 2 1/2-game lead atop the National League West.

Meanwhile, the loss was a costly one for the Giants (75-73), who had a chance to take over the third wild-card spot in the NL and move past the New York Mets, who had lost to the Texas Rangers earlier on Saturday.

Especially with a foe as potent as the Dodgers in town, San Francisco manager Bob Melvin hopes his team can keep its focus on the field — rather than on the scoreboard.

“What’s in our control is just trying to win a baseball game,” Melvin told reporters this week. “There’s a lot of teams bunched up. A couple behind us, or whatever. A couple ahead of us. It’s just trying to win as many baseball games as we can. That’s what we’ve been talking about more so than who, where and when.”

Both playoff races figure to be impacted — one way or another — in Sunday’s series finale. The Dodgers will counter Ray (11-6, 3.32) with right-hander Tyler Glasnow (2-3, 3.21).

Ray is plenty familiar with the Dodgers, against whom he has made 23 lifetime starts and gone 9-6 with a 3.32 ERA. The nine wins are his most against any opponent.

A 10th win would be noteworthy in that the 33-year-old left-hander would join some Giants pitching hierarchy should he achieve it. Bumgarner (16) was the last Giant to retire with double-digit wins over the Dodgers. Lincecum (11) and Zito (10) also topped the mark before hanging up their cleats a decade ago.

Ray rebounded from three consecutive subpar efforts with five innings of two-run, three-hit ball in a 5-3 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

One night earlier, Glasnow lost a potential no-hitter because of a pitch count against the Rockies, pulled after seven innings. Ryan Ritter’s leadoff double in the ninth prevented a combined no-hit effort in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win. Glasnow struck out 11 on his 105-pitch night.

Still working his way into top form after a 2 1/2-month layoff due to a painful right shoulder, the 32-year-old insisted he understood the big picture when told to take a shower six outs from potential history.

“If I was healthy every single season, it’d maybe be a different story. But I respect the decision,” he told reporters after the game. “They wanted to take me out, and we ended up winning, so we’re good.”

Glasnow has gone 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA in six career outings (five starts) against the Giants.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Cubs short-handed in OF as they close series against Rays


The Chicago Cubs are running thin in right field as they try to clinch a National League playoff spot.

Chicago (84-64) is 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and has a 3 1/2-game lead on the San Diego Padres for the top wild-card spot despite a 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

The Cubs and Rays (73-75) will play the rubber game of their series Sunday afternoon in Chicago. The Cubs won the opener 6-4 on Friday.

Chicago right fielder Kyle Tucker remains on the injured list with a left calf strain. Seiya Suzuki missed a second consecutive game Saturday with an illness, and manager Craig Counsell said after the game that Suzuki is expected to miss Sunday’s contest as well.

Chicago brought up prospect Owen Caissie to fill in. Caissie left the game after making a running catch in the third inning but tripped over Pete Crow-Armstrong, who had slid to avoid a collision. Caissie’s momentum sent him into the ivy-covered brick wall at Wrigley Field, head first.

Counsell said Caissie is in concussion protocol.

“Suzuki is still under the weather and not looking good,” Counsell said. “His status is definitely in question for tomorrow. Caissie really hit his head hard and was not feeling well in the dugout.”

Willi Castro filled in after Caissie’s injury.

The Cubs did get a boost from rookie Moises Ballesteros, who hit his first major league home run in the second inning in his eighth career game.

“He did a nice job and like we knew, he is a big offensive talent,” Counsell said. “He is really a threat and a very talented hitter.”

The Cubs had runners on first and third with no one out against Tampa closer Pete Fairbanks on Saturday but could not tie the game. The threat was ended by a fielder’s choice and two strikeouts.

The big play in the inning came when Matt Shaw hit a sharp grounder to third and Dansby Swanson was caught in a rundown off third.

“We had multiple moments when we could have won that game, and it just did not happen,” Counsell said. “Ultimately, we just could not get it done.”

Chicago will send left-hander Shota Imanaga (9-7, 3.21 ERA) to the mound on Sunday. His last win came Sept. 2, when he beat the Braves 4-3. He lost the rematch with Atlanta on Monday, 4-1. The native of Japan has never pitched against Tampa Bay.

The Rays will counter with right-hander Adrian Houser (8-4, 3.11 ERA), a trade-deadline acquisition from the Chicago White Sox in July. Tampa Bay has won five straight Houser starts, and he is 2-0 during that stretch.

Houser is 4-2 with a 3.98 ERA in 10 starts against the Cubs, including 1-0 in 2025 after a 12-5 win on July 25 as a member of the White Sox.

Tampa Bay received a lift from Nick Fortes on Saturday as the catcher came off the bench to get a pinch-hit double in the seventh and the game-winning home run in the ninth. The leadoff blast broke a 4-4 tie.

“We have a really resilient group,” Fortes said. “We have good guys who are ready to come off the bench whenever they need to. This was just a really good win.”

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Reds try to rebound vs. Athletics in series finale


With just 14 games remaining in the regular season, the Cincinnati Reds head into Sunday afternoon’s series finale with the Athletics just 1 1/2 games behind the slumping New York Mets in the chase for the final National League wild-card spot.

But Terry Francona’s squad missed another golden opportunity to close the gap when it dropped its second straight game to the rebuilding A’s, 11-5, on Saturday night in West Sacramento, Calif.

Two wins over the Athletics (69-80), who are battling with the Los Angeles Angels to not finish in the AL West cellar, and Cincinnati (74-74) would be just a half-game behind the Mets, who have lost eight straight games.

The Reds couldn’t take advantage of New York’s latest slip-up even with ace Hunter Greene on the mound Saturday. Greene allowed five runs on four hits and four walks in just 2 1/3 innings.

Afterward, Francona was asked by a reporter if he thought his team might be pressing.

“I think they’re smart enough to know that we need to take advantage of what’s going on,” Francona said. “Nah, I think sometimes the game is harder than you want it to be, and sometimes winning is harder than you want it to be. I don’t point to they’re nervous. This is baseball. Sometimes the other team plays better than you.”

Left-hander Nick Lodolo (8-7, 3.10 ERA), who is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in one career start against the Athletics, will try to help the Reds salvage the series finale. He’ll oppose rookie right-hander Luis Morales (3-1, 2.73), who will make his seventh big league start and will face Cincinnati for the first time.

The Athletics used a five-run eighth inning to break open Saturday’s win with rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz providing the big blow, a 493-foot grand slam to dead center, the longest home run in the majors this season and the longest grand slam of the Statcast Era (2015).

“Yeah, I got that one pretty good,” Kurtz said of his 31st home run, off reliever Scott Barlow.

The home run brought back some memories of the Bash Brothers — Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco — who were in attendance as the club inducted pitchers Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito and broadcaster Monte Moore into the Athletics Hall of Fame during a pregame ceremony.

“We wanted this one a little bit more,” Kurtz said. “You get guys like Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Tim Hudson and Barry Zito, you want to put on a show. You want to show that we’re carrying on their legacy as an A.”

It was the third straight win for the Athletics, who enter Sunday’s contest tied with the Angels for fourth place in the AL West.

Lawrence Butler also had a big game for the A’s with two hits and three stolen bases to become the first Athletic since Coco Crisp in 2013 to have 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season.

Carlos Cortes continued his hot hitting with his third homer in two games, and Brent Rooker clubbed his 28th homer off Greene in the second inning, a 421-foot drive to left-center.

“Give their guys credit,” Francona said. “They swing the bat pretty good. You make a mistake and they hit it a long way.”

–Field Level Media

MLB News: D-backs aim to push ‘a chip and a chair’ in finale vs. Twins


Regardless of how challenging the odds might be, the Arizona Diamondbacks plan to keep charging toward trying to gain a wild-card berth.

Arizona (74-75) will look to improve its chances when it plays the Minnesota Twins (65-83) on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

The Diamondbacks held on to beat the Twins 5-2 in 10 innings Saturday to set up a rubber match in the series finale.

The Diamondbacks are two games behind in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League. That is a slim margin on paper, but they are behind three teams — the New York Mets, San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

“You would be happy to be a game or two out with a week left in the season, if you were a seller at the (trade) deadline,” said Diamondbacks reliever John Curtiss, who was Saturday’s winning pitcher.

“When I was with the Twins in 2017 or ’18, Joe Mauer said that all you can ask for in the postseason is a (poker) chip and a chair. (Right now), it’s like we have a chip and a chair. Let’s play cards and let’s just try to win.”

Diamondbacks right-hander Nabil Crismatt (2-0, 3.24 ERA) is set to make his sixth appearance overall and his fifth start of the season on Sunday. He has seven walks and 17 strikeouts in 25 innings.

Crismatt is coming off a pair of no-decisions. In his most recent start, he allowed four runs on six hits in four innings against the Giants in his team’s 11-5 loss.

This will be Crismatt’s first career start vs. the Twins. He has made two career relief appearances against them and did not record a decision while tossing two scoreless innings.

Meanwhile, Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (5-7, 5.08 ERA) will make his 25th start of the season. He has 105 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings.

Ober will go for back-to-back victories after earning the win against the Kansas City Royals last Sunday in his most recent outing. He allowed one run on four hits in five innings, walked one and struck out six in a 5-1 triumph.

The performance helped Ober snap a four-month drought without earning a victory. Before last weekend’s start against the Royals, his last win took place May 3 against the Boston Red Sox.

The game also marked the first time Ober had Jhonny Pereda behind the plate with the Twins. He praised his new batterymate, and it is possible that the two will team up again Sunday.

“I thought he did a really good job being on the same page,” Ober said. “We were having dialogue in between innings. We had a plan going out there every single inning, which was great. He did a really good job.”

Ober has made one career start against the Diamondbacks. He drew a no-decision after allowing two runs on six hits in five innings for a 3.60 ERA.

Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers remains on the seven-day concussion injured list. He is expected to be out for Sunday’s series finale.

“I don’t have an update, like a true medical update,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “But I think he’s doing better. He’s doing more and he’s doing better.”

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Rangers look to sweep reeling Mets, stay firmly in playoff hunt


The Texas Rangers keep winning — but not enough to climb into an American League playoff spot.

The New York Mets keep losing — but not enough to fall out of a National League playoff spot.

The visiting Rangers will look to complete a sweep of the reeling Mets on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague series with wild-card implications.

Left-hander Jacob Latz (2-0, 2.91 ERA) is slated to start for the Rangers against Mets right-hander Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.42).

The Rangers extended their winning streak and lengthened the Mets’ skid on Saturday when Wyatt Langford’s two-out, tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning completed Texas’ comeback in a 3-2 victory.

The win was the sixth straight for the Rangers (79-70), who failed to gain ground in the playoff race for the second straight day. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners remain tied atop the AL West — and in a three-way deadlock with the Boston Red Sox for the final two wild-card spots — with wins over the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels, respectively.

The Astros, Mariners and Red Sox are 81-68.

The comeback win was the third of the streak for the Rangers, who were blanked through seven innings by rookie Brandon Sproat and left-hander Brooks Raley before they scored twice in the eighth against Tyler Rogers and Edwin Diaz.

“You do it a time or two, you get the confidence that you can come back,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “And that’s what’s going on, more than anything There’s 27 outs. Keep fighting. And they did that.”

Despite suffering their eighth straight loss, the Mets (76-73) maintained their half-game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the race for the third NL wild-card berth after the Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York also is 1 1/2 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, who lost to the Athletics.

The defeat continued a familiar pattern for the Mets, who had the best record in baseball at 45-24 through June 12 but are just 31-49 since.

“At times, it can feel like a snowball effect, where it’s just one after the other,” said Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, who failed to make a leaping catch of Cody Freeman’s leadoff single in the ninth. “We stop it and then all of a sudden, something else happens.”

Latz earned the win in his most recent start last Monday, when he tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0. McLean suffered his first big-league defeat Monday after allowing one run over 5 1/3 innings in the Mets’ 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Latz threw one-third of a scoreless inning of relief in his lone appearance against the Mets on June 18, 2024, when the Rangers fell 7-6.

McLean has never opposed Texas. He will become the third consecutive rookie to start for the Mets when he takes the mound on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Crisis averted, Tigers aim to avoid sweep by Marlins


The Detroit Tigers will look for some good on-field news when they try to salvage the finale of a three-game road series against the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers (84-65), first in the American League Central, have seen their lead reduced to 6 1/2 games over the second-place Cleveland Guardians after losing three straight. Detroit, which led the division by 14 games on July 8, opened September with a 9 1/2-game lead.

Cleveland defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday, while Detroit suffered a devastating 6-4 loss in 11 innings to Miami. That was after taking a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th but not scoring again despite having the bases loaded and none out.

That allowed the Marlins to tie the game on a fielder’s-choice grounder and win it on rookie Troy Johnston’s two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. It was Johnston’s second home run of the game. The first, a solo shot in the sixth, made the score 3-3.

The Tigers did get some good off-field news on Saturday, however.

Tarik Skubal, a candidate to win his second consecutive AL Cy Young Award, removed himself from Friday night’s 8-2 loss to the Marlins in the fourth inning because of tightness on the left side of his upper body after throwing a pitch.

But before Saturday’s game, manager A.J. Hinch said all of the tests on Skubal came back clean and that the ace left-hander was still on track for his next scheduled start, Thursday against Cleveland in Detroit.

“It was just some tightness,” Skubal said after Friday night’s game. “Certain things happen during the game where you feel some things, and they come and go with the game. This one really didn’t go away, and that’s what prompted me to call for A.J. and a trainer.”

Skubal is 13-5 with a 2.26 ERA with 224 strikeouts and 28 walks in 183 1/3 innings.

The Tigers haven’t named a starting pitcher for Sunday, which means it likely will be a bullpen day.

The Marlins’ win on Saturday was their fourth straight, their longest winning streak since they won five straight from July 29-Aug. 3. It was also the ninth walk-off win of the season for Miami (70-79) and brought its extra-inning mark to 8-4 this year.

The two-homer performance had even more meaning for Johnston because Marlins starting pitcher Janson Junk was Johnston’s high school summer-ball teammate in the Seattle suburbs.

“It was my storybook,” Johnston said. “When me and Janson were playing together as kids, there were no thoughts of pro ball at all. We barely had college offers. So this was such a cool experience, and it feels very comfortable playing behind him.”

Junk allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings, with a walk and four strikeouts. Miami trailed 3-2 after Junk threw his final pitch to retire the Tigers in the top of the sixth. And in the bottom of the inning, Johnston took his old teammate off the hook for a potential loss with his first homer of the game.

On Sunday, right-hander Adam Mazur (0-3, 6.30 ERA) is scheduled to start for Miami in his first career game against Detroit.

He has lost his past two outings, both this month to the Washington Nationals. He gave up 11 runs (eight earned) in 10 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.

– Field Level Media