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Vikings selected Penn State LB Kobe King with the No. 201 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Celebrated for his hard-hitting, violent playing style, King (6’1/236) profiles as a potential two-down starter in the NFL. He lacks overall elite athleticism but was clocked at a 1.57-second 10-yard split (93rd percentile RAS) and pumped out 26 bench press repetitions at Penn State’s Pro Day. The latter sum would have tied for the positional high at the NFL Scouting Combine. King started for the Nittany Lions over the last two seasons and promisingly posted career highs in solo tackles (55), stops (38), TFLs (15) and quarterback pressures (nine) in 2024 regular season play. He thrived in the postseason limelight, racking up 19 solo tackles in Penn State’s three combined playoff and bowl games.
Jeremy Peña finished 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI as the Astros edged the Royals 4-3 on Wednesday.
The last hit made it a 4-3 game in the eighth. Peña has 15 hits during his current seven-game hitting streak that’s raised his average from .275 to .315.
Making his major league debut, Colton Gordon gave up three runs in 4 1/3 innings Wednesday against the Royals.
Gordon allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out three. Maikel Garcia homered off him, and the Royals as a team whiffed on just two of 41 swings. The plan is for Gordon to remain in the rotation for now and face the Rays next week, but there wasn’t a whole lot to like tonight.
Josh Hader worked a hitless ninth with a one-run lead for his 10th save Wednesday against the Royals.
The Astros moved to 16-0 when Hader pitches, which makes us wonder why they don’t just use him every day. It’s common sense, really.
Michael Lorenzen surrendered four runs in 7 1/3 innings Wednesday in a loss to the Astros.
The Royals were up 3-2 after seven, yet Matt Quatraro just kept pressing his luck with his No. 5 starter. It wasn’t a pitch count issue — Lorenzen threw just 84 pitches on the night — it was a pretending-Michael-Lorenzen-is-better-than-your-relievers problem. Lorenzen dropped to 3-4 with a 3.76 ERA. He’ll face the Giants next.
Maikel Garcia had a solo homer and an RBI double against the Astros on Wednesday.
Remember when the Royals sat Garcia and started Cavan Biggio on Opening Day? Garcia has since been easily the team’s second-best player behind only Bobby Witt Jr. He’s batting .295/.362/.474 through 175 plate appearances.
Davis Martin allowed seven hits and one run with zero walks and five strikeouts across 6 2/3 innings in a 4-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday.
Martin did well to scatter his seven hits and never let the Reds sustain a true rally against him. He worked his cutter on the outer-half well to right-handed batters and mixed in just enough changeups to keep the lefties honest. Surprisingly, this was his fourth time this season completing six innings and his third straight start where he’s walked one or fewer batters. He’s lined up for a two-start week against the Mariners and Rangers next.