MLB Roundup: Johnson beats M’s 6-0 for Boston’s 6th straight win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 while allowing three hits over seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals over the Padres 3-0 on Saturday. Strasburg (6-1) singled...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Harper, Strickland trade punches, Nationals beat Giants 3-0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An enraged Bryce Harper charged the mound, fired his helmet and traded punches to the head with San Francisco reliever Hunter Strickland after getting hit by a fastball, setting...
View ArticleMLB trade targets: Top 25 players who could move by the deadline
(PhatzRadio Sports / USA Today Sports) —- This could be the trade deadline everyone has dreamed of, flooded with sexy names, All-Star starting pitchers, and a surplus to overhaul the playoff...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Sale struggles, but Marrero hits 2 HRs to lift Red Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — This wasn’t the way Chris Sale pictured his return to Chicago. With the way the Red Sox swung the bats, it didn’t make much of a difference. Sale had a shaky first start back in his...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Scherzer Ks 11 in 5-hitter as Nationals sweep Giants, 3-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Springer reached base in all six plate appearances and hit two of Houston’s season-high six home runs to lead the Astros to their seventh straight victory, 17-6 over the...
View ArticleMLB News and Notes: MLB All-Star Voting
A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: ___ RIVALRY RENEWED The Red Sox visit Baltimore for a four-game series that runs through Sunday. The contentious rivalry between AL East foes...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Twins turn triple play, rally in ninth to beat Angels, 4-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright hit a two-run homer off Brandon McCarthy and pitched six innings of four-hit ball, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Thursday for a...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: David Price returns to all-star form to help Boston Red Sox beat...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a grand slam for his 600th homer, becoming the ninth member of the club during the fourth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Andrew Benintendi’s 2 HRs help Boston Red Sox earn series split...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — George Springer hit two of Houston’s four home runs and the Astros matched their state rival for the longest winning streak in the major leagues this season at 10 games, beating...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Butler helps Cubs past Marlins 3-1 for 4th straight win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run homer, Brian McCann had a two-run shot and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday night for their 11th consecutive win. It’s...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Scherzer strikes out 14, Puig involved in testy exchange in...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Scooter Gennett hit four home runs, matching the major league record, and finished with 10 RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 on Tuesday night....
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Sanchez, Yankees hammer Price again in 9-1 win over Red Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lance McCullers took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in a five-run ninth as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Hicks hits 2 HRs, Montgomery pitches Yankees past O’s 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Rockies closer Greg Holland walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning before escaping, and Colorado held off the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Friday for their season-high sixth win in a row. After...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Chris Sale wins 7th straight decision; beats Justin Verlander,...
CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Reynolds and Charlie Blackmon homered, rookie Jeff Hoffman pitched neatly into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies won their seventh straight game, beating the Chicago Cubs...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Scherzer gets to 2,000 Ks, but Rangers beat Nationals 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie sensation Aaron Judge hit two more home runs, including a drive that cleared the distant bleachers at Yankee Stadium and sent New York romping past Baltimore 14-3 Sunday for its...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Pedroia’s single wins it in 11th; Red Sox beat Phillies 6-5
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched five scoreless innings in his return from treatments for testicular cancer and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Monday night. Taillon...
View ArticleMLB Draft 2017: Greene picked for arm, McKay for bat near top of MLB draft
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Hunter Greene was selected by Cincinnati as a pitcher, while Brendan McKay’s bat attracted Tampa Bay. And in a Major League Baseball draft stocked with two-way talents at the top,...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Sabathia leaves with injury; Young rallies Angels past Yanks
CLEVELAND (AP) — Clayton Kershaw extended his unbeaten string and rookie Cody Bellinger hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning off Andrew Miller that lifted the Los...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Simmons’ two-run homer leads Angels past Yankees, 7-5
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Moustakas hit his 18th home run leading off the second inning, Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain followed with back-to-back shots in the third and the Kansas City Royals beat...
View ArticleMLB Roundup: Khris Davis’ bloop single in 10th lifts A’s past Yankees 8-7
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ty Kelly doubled home the only run in the eighth inning of a duel between Philadelphia’s Nick Pivetta and Chris Sale to lead the Phillies over the Boston Red Sox on...
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