Gardner homers, Judge cracks tooth, Yanks top Rays 6-5 in 11 Brett Gardner lined a slider from rookie Andrew Kittredge a half-dozen rows into the right-field seats leading off the 11th inning, circled the bases with his career-high 18th home run, rolled his helmet toward home plate and crossed with […]
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Rays acquire Duda, Jennings, lose shocker to Yankees Alex Colome had gotten Gary Sanchez to hit a two-hopper to the left side of infield with two outs in the ninth inning, thought he had stranded Brett Gardner on third base and preserved a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. […]
Cardinals’ offense potent in 10-5 win over Colorado Like a true power hitter, Carlos Martinez took a hefty cut and came up empty on the 92 mph fastball. The St. Louis pitcher missed wildly on a 1-1 offering in the fourth inning of the Cardinals’ 10-5 victory over Colorado on […]
White Sox OF Avisail Garcia sidelined by right thumb injury White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia tried ignoring the discomfort in his right thumb. When it started to affect his swing, he decided it was time to see a doctor. Garcia had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a strained ligament, […]
Arrieta helps Cubs stay hot with 8-3 victory over White Sox One after another, the starting pitchers for the Chicago Cubs are delivering every night. It was Jake Arrieta’s turn on Wednesday. Arrieta pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 to […]
Hosmer’s 5 hits, slam help Royals top Tigers, win 8th in row The Kansas City Royals don’t play the Detroit Tigers again until September. That might be the one thing that keeps them from making a postseason run. The Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with a 16-2 […]
LEADING OFF: Darvish Texas finale? Cobb on mound for Rays A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: DARVISH TEXAS FINALE? Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish makes his final scheduled start before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline with growing speculation that the potential free agent could be dealt to another […]
Red Sox acquire Eduardo Nunez from Giants The Boston Red Sox, hesitant to entrust their World Series hopes on a 20-year-old rookie third baseman, got themselves a key insurance policy Tuesday night, acquiring San Francisco Giants veteran infielder Eduardo Nunez for two right-handed pitching prospects. The Red Sox, who had […]
Giants rock Pirates to help Bumgarner earn first win Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner saw no reason to make a big deal over his first win of the year, even if it came far deeper into the season than anyone expected. In a season that long ago spun out of control […]
Cespedes leads Mets past Padres 6-5 Yoenis Cespedes hit a big league homer — and one of the Little League variety to help power the New York Mets to another victory. Cespedes had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Mets beat the San Diego […]
