Chris Archer Underwent Surgery, Out For Season

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April 11 In Peoria History

Throughout their history the Chiefs have played 29 games (11–18 record) with 5 rain/snow outs on April 11. There has only been one Opening Day game on April 11 with the Chiefs falling in 1986.

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Peoria Virtual Opening Day, A July Prediction, & A Duel With Quad Cities

The Peoria Chiefs celebrated Opening Day on Thursday, albeit not on the field.

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Chris Archer Dealing With Neck Tightness

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The NL Central's Most Attractive Trade Chips

In January 2018, the Brewers were ready to build. They had prospects to deal and money to spend. In one swift stroke, they turned both of those assets into Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain. Nine months later, Milwaukee was in the National League Championship Series.

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Pirates Exercised 2020 Option On Chris Archer & Outrighted Wei-Chung Chang To Triple-A Indianapolis

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Pirates Shut Down Chris Archer For Thr Remainder Of The 2019 Season

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Pirates Placed Chris Archer On Ten-Day Injured List

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Chris Archer Leaves Start With Right Shoulder Discomfort

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Albert Pujols Stands Atop Foreign-Born Hits List

The milestones keep coming for Albert Pujols, who set another record on Wednesday, as he became the all-time hits leader among players born outside the United States, passing Adrian Beltre with career hit No. 3,167 on an RBI single to right field in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Pirates.

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Mets Intensify Efforts To Trade Noah Syndergaard, Must Convince Wilpons

The hardest sell for the Mets baseball operations department leading up to the trade deadline is not persuading suitors to make substantial offers for Edwin Diaz and Noah Syndergaard. It will be convincing ownership to accept such a deal if it reaches a level perceived acceptable.

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After First Hit, Andrew Knizner Eyes Long-Term Impact; Speaking Of Catchers

Andrew Knizner was so excited that the ball he hit off Chris Archer on Wednesday landed in the outfield, he clapped his hands coming out of the batter’s box… and then realized he had to get on base.

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Chris Archer Fans Ten Cubs, Saddled With No Decision

For all that went into his disappointing no-decision on Friday at Wrigley Field, Chris Archer had plenty of positives to pick from.

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Is The NL Central Mediocre, Or Just Balanced?

Abject mediocrity? Or almost unprecedented balance?

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Chris Archer Exits As Precaution As Pirates Rally To Win

Nine days ago, the Pirates erased a six-run deficit to beat the Tigers. On Sunday, they dug their way out of two three-run holes to beat the Padres in 11 innings. Over the last two days, they racked up 24 runs against one of the best teams in the American League.

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Chris Archer Dominates In His First Start Of June

Chris Archer’s day had barely started, and he’d allowed the Braves to take a 1-0 lead when Freddie Freeman launched a homer to deep center on the ninth pitch of the game. Archer slouched with his hands on his knees, dropped his head and then walked around before taking the mound again.

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Chris Archer Gets A 'Fresh Start' After Win Over Brewers

After losing his fifth straight start last Sunday, Chris Archer vowed he would improve. “My next one could be a great one,” Archer said, “and it will be a great one.”

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Pirates Activated Chris Archer From The Injured List

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Pirates Placed Chris Archer On Ten-Day Injured List & Recalled Michael Feliz From Triple-A Indianapolis

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Sam Gaviglio Is An Intersting Reliever For Blue Jays

In the middle of last season, I wrote about how Sam Gaviglio was working a unique brand of success, using a sub-90 mph fastball and a nasty slider. The success ran out with his subpar heater after though, as after July he put up a 6.16 ERA and 4.83 FIP in 76 innings.

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