A look at whatr17;s happening around baseball today:
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The Chicago Cubs might have further word on Yu Darvish after the Japanese ace said he felt soreness in his troubled triceps tendon following a minor league rehab start. Darvish hasnr17;t pitched in the majors since May 20 because of right triceps tendinitis. He threw five sharp innings for Class A South Bend on Monday Ryan Kelly Jersey , and was set to rejoin the Cubs during their series at Dodger Stadium.
r1;In the triceps therer17;s likeliness to get more fatigue there, especially if therer17;s a long gap between innings,r1; he said through a translator. r1;Thatr17;s when I feel fatigue there. Not necessarily pain, but I canr17;t for sure say there is nothing going on in the tricep zone.r1;
NIMMO NEEDED
The Mets take a seven-game skid into their game against Pittsburgh, but at least they may get their most productive hitter back. Brandon Nimmo has a sore right pinkie after getting hit by a pitch Sunday Peyton Manning Jersey , but an MRI showed no broken bones and he is day to day. He didnr17;t start Monday but entered as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning and stayed in the game to play left field. The Mets have also lost 14 of 15 at home and are 13-25 at Citi Field this season.
ACES ALONG I-95
Aces Luis Severino and Jake Arrieta square off as the Yankees continue a series in Philadelphia. Severino (11-2, 2.24) has never faced the Phillies, and Arrieta (5-5, 3.42) is 3-1, 3.83 in seven career starts vs. New York. The Yankees won the series opener Monday in their first appearance at Citizens Bank Park since beating the Phillies in the 2009 World Series. The Yankees improved to 14-14 against the Phillies Quenton Nelson Jersey , leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers as the only team they have a losing record (6-7) against in the regular season.
ON THE SKIDS
Carlos Martinez has lost three straight decisions entering a tough test against Corey Kluber and the Indians. Martinez (3-4, 3.24) hasnr17;t won since May 2, and St. Louis has dropped his past five starts, a span in which he has a 7.06 ERA. Kluber (11-3, 2.10) pitched seven innings of one-hit ball in a 12-0 victory over the White Sox in his previous outing.
COLLEGES
Oregon State and Arkansas begin the College World Series Darius Leonard Jersey , a day after the opener in their best-of-three matchup was rained out in Omaha. Luke Heimlich (16-2) starts for Oregon State against the Razorbacksr17; Blaine Knight (13-0).
A two-time Pac-12 pitcher of the year, Heimlich was not picked in this monthr17;s Major League Baseball draft. He wasnr17;t with the team at last yearr17;s College World Series after it was revealed he had pleaded guilty to molesting a young relative when he was 15. He served two yearsr17; probation and went through a treatment program, but later denied wrongdoing in interviews with Sports Illustrated and The New York Times.
Lindsey Vonn led by a large margin in the opening training session for a World Cup downhill on the Olympia delle Tofane course Wednesday.
Vonn held a 0.95-second advantage over Sofia Goggia of Italy and was 2.02 ahead of American teammate Jacqueline Wiles.
In a strong showing for the American and Italian teams, Alice McKennis of the United States was fourth and Federica Brignone of Italy was fifth.
Vonn has won only one race this season and will be looking to step up preparations for next monthr17;s Pyeongchang Olympics on a course where she holds a record 11 wins.
Vonn recorded her first podium result in Cortina in 2004.
After another training session Thursday, downhill races are scheduled for Friday and Saturday Jaire Alexander Color Rush Jersey , followed by a super-G on Sunday.
