Justin Verlander struck out a season-high 12 in seven sparkling innings, Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1.
Minutes after becoming the 12th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins, and the first Black man to do it, Dusty Baker was already looking ahead.
Odorizzi wouldn't share exactly what knowledge Verlander imparted, but it seems to have done the trick, He turned in his second solid start since that tough outing to help the Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0
Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash has become the second skipper to win Manager of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, taking this year's American League award. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler won the NL honor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals say they have hired Dusty Baker as their manager.
The team announced the move on Tuesday, nearly a month after firing Matt Williams.
Baker's hiring means that Major League Baseball will avoid having zero black managers for the first time since the start of 1988 season...