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Ross' arm, Villanueva's bat, Harper's drop help Padres to win over Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Nationals pitcher Erick Fedde let go of a changeup that stayed a little too elevated and a little more over the middle of the plate than he wanted.
The ball shot high enough and hard enough off Christian Villanueva's bat that Fedde sank to a squat on the front of the mound as he rotated his body to watch it fly.
The wind, blowing...Read more
Hoskins, Kingery enjoy facing Braves, impressed by Albies and Acuna
PHILADELPHIA -- Much like the Braves are building around young pillars Ronald Acuna and Ozzie Albies, the Phillies are orchestrating their future around Rhys Hoskins and Scott Kingery.
And the difference at the top of the National League East so far is one pairing's success against the other's growing pains.
Hoskins burst onto the scene in ...Read more
Royals beat Cardinals in 10 innings, secure first road series victory of season
ST. LOUIS -- Royals backup catcher Drew Butera had barely moved his bat in four pitches.
Cardinals reliever Bud Norris had pumped him three straight 94 mph fastballs that came in just too low for a strike, then offered a sinker that hit the middle of the zone.
With a teammate standing at every base, the Cardinals infield drawn in, and no outs ...Read more
Samardzija's command off the mark, Giants swept in two games by Astros
HOUSTON -- A day after suffering at the hands of the second-best pitcher in the American League, the Giants squared off against the only player posting better numbers than Houston's Gerrit Cole.
Their matchup with Justin Verlander didn't end well either.
After winning two in a row to end a seven-game homestand, the Giants lost to the defending...Read more
Ex-Twin Niko Goodrum homers to lift Tigers to victory
MINNEAPOLIS -- Maybe another road trip is just what the Twins need.
Perhaps the weather this time of year in Seattle will cure for their scoring ills. Later on, there will be opportunities in Kansas City that could lead to run-scoring success against the Royals.
And, maybe, Miguel Sano will appear sometime over the next week or so, healthy and...Read more
Taylor's big home run leads Dodgers over Rockies
LOS ANGELES--Yasiel Puig took four steps out of the batter's box, flipped his bat behind him and started his home-run trot on a ball that left his bat at 109 mph and traveled 421 feet into Dodger Stadium's left-field pavilion in the sixth inning Tuesday night.
Yes, this one was worth admiring.
Puig's vicious swing on a Bryan Shaw hanging ...Read more
M's nip A's in 10th inning
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland A's had their four-game victory streak snapped when Seattle's Jean Segura beat the relay throw to the plate, scoring the game-winning run on Guillermo Heredia's double to right-center field in the 10th inning on Tuesday night.
Even after the 3-2 loss, there was no decision on the night's overriding topic: An ...Read more
Angels can't recover from Toronto's early five-run burst
TORONTO -- Their offense still stumbling in the darkness, the Angels' latest loss was aided when a little too much light was cast upon their defense.
Right fielder Chris Young's inability to secure a potential third-out fly ball in the first inning helped lead to four unearned runs as they fell to Toronto 5-3.
The Angels have lost six of seven...Read more
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Royals' skid ends at three as Jason Hammel beats Cardinals for his first win of year
ST. LOUIS -- For weeks, Royals starting pitchers have struggled to both give manager Ned Yost length and their offense a chance to breathe.
They've dug themselves into early ruts, allowing 19 first-inning runs through 20 games in May after allowing just 16 first-inning runs in the first 28 games of the season. They've often labored just to get ...Read more
Lance Lynn's pitching, timely hitting boost Twins past Tigers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lance Lynn came through on his end, leaving it up to the offense to capitalize on his best outing as a Twin.
And with a splash of runs in the fifth inning, a struggling lineup provided support for their scuffling pitcher. And it allowed the Twins to beat the Tigers, 6-0, at Target Field.
The big inning sets the Twins up for a ...Read more
Giants pitching doesn't stack up against Astros in series-opening loss
HOUSTON -- Madison Bumgarner faced hitters at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, but he did not face the Houston Astros.
While Bumgarner took another crucial step in his lengthy rehab process, his absence from the Giants starting rotation remains a glaring issue for a team that clearly missed its ace in an 11-2 loss.
The defending World Series ...Read more
Welington Castillo records 3 hits in White Sox's 3-2 comeback win over Orioles
CHICAGO -- Stop us if you've read this before: White Sox player doesn't run out a ball. Manager Rick Renteria benches him. Player acknowledges his mistake, says it won't happen again.
The Sox rarely win but always listen.
"I think that the decision that he made was right," said catcher Welington Castillo, who failed to run out a pop-up Monday ...Read more
Albies, McCarthy help Braves protect first place vs. Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- The Braves will retain first place for another day.
Behind Ozzie Albies and Brandon McCarthy, they won a 3-1 barnburner against the Phillies on Tuesday.
Albies put the Braves ahead with a solo homer in the third. They tacked on another run in the fifth after two Phillies throwing errors and added an insurance run in the ninth ...Read more
Marlins end skid, beat Mets for first time this season
NEW YORK -- The moment he spotted Don Mattingly emerge from the dugout to come take the ball from him, Caleb Smith waited on the mound with his back turned to the manager, staring off into the distance.
He didn't appear happy.
But neither could he be disappointed.
Smith turned in yet another impressive start as the Marlins handed the Mets a 5...Read more
Tyler Chatwood walks six as Indians rout Cubs, 10-1
CHICAGO -- After pitching one of his most efficient games last week, Tyler Chatwood experienced his shortest outing Tuesday night because of recurring wildness.
Chatwood walked six in only 2 2/3 innings as the Cubs were routed by the Indians 10-1 at Wrigley Field.
Chatwood issued a leadoff walk to Francisco Lindor to start the third, and Jose ...Read more
Nationals win on Taylor's walk-off double to defeat Padres, 2-1
WASHINGTON -- Eric Lauer found the consistency he had worked for and the Padres were seeking from him.
The rookie left-hander went six strong innings on Tuesday, surrendering his only run on Bryce Harper's game-tying solo home run in the fifth.
The Padres lost 2-1 on a walk-off double by Michael A. Taylor against Matt Strahm scored Juan Soto ...Read more
Miguel Cabrera, ex-mistress headed to trial over child support in November
His back still hurts. His team is struggling. And his former mistress won't back down in a fight over child support.
No doubt, Tiger slugger Miguel Cabrera is having a rough go of things lately -- but at least he doesn't have to think about his legal fiasco until the season is over.
After almost 10 months of feuding with an ex-mistress over ...Read more
Mariners place Dee Gordon on the 10-day disabled list with fractured toe
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Mariners will be without their leadoff hitter and catalyst to their offense for at least 10 days, if not more.
Hours before they were set to open a quick one-city, three-game road trip in Oakland, the team announced it had placed second baseman/outfielder Dee Gordon on the disabled list with a "fractured right great toe."...Read more
Slip-ups cost Dodgers a run in 2-1 loss to Colorado
LOS ANGELES -- The kinetic chain of mistakes went from the pitcher to the catcher to the second baseman. The string of slip-ups cost the Los Angeles Dodgers a run in the eighth inning of a 2-1 defeat to Colorado and snapped a four-game winning streak. Pedro Baez walked a batter he should not have walked. Yasmani Grandal threw a ball too far. ...Read more
Thumb injury was the best thing to happen to Andrelton Simmons
The making of a most-valuable-player candidate, the process that transformed Andrelton Simmons from light-hitting defensive whiz to one of baseball's best all-around players, did not begin with a prodigious home run or a flurry of drives to the gaps.
It began in the video room, with Simmons' left thumb in a splint, a torn ligament sidelining ...Read more
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