MLB 2016-17 free agent tracker: What to watch at the baseball winter meetings
(PhatzRadio Sports / AP / USA Today) —- A look at what’s happening today at the baseball winter meetings in Oxon Hill, Maryland: ___ CLOSING TIME It was a good week for several top closers, with...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Royals rally with 6-run inning to beat Astros 7-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Howie Kendrick had a bases-loaded triple while Philadelphia scored 12 runs for the biggest first inning in team history, and the Phillies routed the Washington Nationals 17-3 on...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Feldman, Duvall spark Reds over Cardinals 8-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 592nd homer and a tying, two-run single in the ninth inning before Cliff Pennington’s drive to the wall capped the Los Angeles Angels’ rally from a six-run...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Rizzo, Cubs raise banner, beat Dodgers 3-2 in home opener
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a game-winning single off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Monday night after raising a World Series...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Mancini hits 2 of Orioles’ 5 HRs in 12-5 win over Red Sox
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Leake outpitched 2016 NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, Stephen Piscotty homered and had five RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Rays hit 4 HRs off Porcello; Archer ends long skid vs Bosox
ATLANTA (AP) — Ender Inciarte hit the first home run in baseball’s newest stadium, local product Nick Markakis drove in the first two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 Friday...
View ArticleMLB Today Preview: Morning start at Fenway, Ichiro back in Seattle
(PhatzRadio Sports / AP) —- A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: ___ SET THAT ALARM The annual Patriots Day’ game at Fenway Park is always the earliest start in the majors —...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Haniger doubles to end Marlins’ no-hit bid with 1 out in 9th
SEATTLE (AP) — Wei-Yin Chen and two relievers fell two outs shy of Miami’s first combined no-hitter and the Marlins one-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 victory Tuesday night. The Marlins were on the...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Harper blasts two homers as Nationals rout Braves
SEATTLE (AP) — Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki hit his first home run on the road in nearly four years in the Marlins 10-5 loss to the Mariners. The 43-year-old homered off Evan Marshall in possibly his final...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Sale’s 13 Ks, Betts’ hit in 10th lead Red Sox over Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 13 over eight shutout innings, Mookie Betts hit a three-run double in the 10th and the Boston Red Sox beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Thursday. At...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Dustin Pedroia leaves game with knee injury as Red Sox fall to...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Bundy took a five-hitter into the eighth inning, Manny Machado homered and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 Friday night. It was the seventh win in nine...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Boston Red Sox close out tempestuous series with win over...
BALTIMORE (AP) — A tempestuous three-game series between the Red Sox and Baltimore wound up with Matt Barnes being ejected for throwing a fastball behind the head of Orioles star Manny Machado in...
View ArticleMLB Today Preview: Hicks a hit for Tigers, Blach set for Kershaw
A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: ___ HICKS STICKS John Hicks is off to an impressive start as a fill-in for injured Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Called up from Triple-A...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Turner hits for cycle, Nationals beat Rockies 15-12
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Thames hit his major league-leading 11th home run — his eighth against Cincinnati this season — and the Milwaukee Brewers cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Reds on Tuesday night....
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Birthday boy Judge, Severino carry Yankees past Red Sox, 3-1
BOSTON (AP) — Luis Severino allowed three hits in seven innings of shutout ball and Aaron Judge celebrated his 25th birthday with a two-run homer and spectacular catch, carrying the surging New York...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Tanaka sails past Sale as Yankees sweep Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes limped off with a pulled hamstring, Matt Harvey was chased in the fifth inning as he made an emergency start in place of ailing Noah Syndergaard, and the New York Mets’...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Red Sox get to Jake Arrieta early, beat Cubs
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees completed a stunning rally from an eight-run deficit, outslugging the Baltimore Orioles 14-11 on Friday...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Carlos Gomez hits for the cycle in Rangers’ win over Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle for the second time and Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 on Saturday night....
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Boston Red Sox take two of three from Chicago Cubs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Rendon had 10 RBIs, three home runs and six hits as the Washington Nationals took advantage of Noah Syndergaard’s injury and mauled the New York Mets 23-5 on Sunday to set a...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Hosmer, Bonifacio homer as Royals end 9-game losing streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are 1-0 in May after ending April with nine consecutive defeats. Eric Hosmer and Jorge Bonifacio hit two-run homers, and the Royals snapped...
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