Kentucky Derby winner Orb with assistant trainer Jen Patterson outside the Preakness Barn at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Wednesday.(Photo: Mitch Stringer, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Horse racing people like Orb’s chances at the Triple Crown after Kentucky Derby win Orb is the favorite in Saturday’s Preakness, at Pimlico in Baltimore Orb’s more [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Middlebrooks helps Red Sox survive Rays with late 4-3 win
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Boston Red Sox’s Daniel Nava (29) celebrates with Dustin Pedroia after scoring on a three-run double by Will Middlebrooks off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Fernando Rodney during a baseball game Thursday, May 16, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) (PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Will Middlebrooks had a three-run [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Nelson Cruz’s 3-run HR leads Rangers over A’s
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. — Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, leading Alexi Ogando and the Texas Rangers over Oakland. Ogando (4-2) didn’t allow a hit until Eric Sogard’s leadoff double in the sixth inning. Lance Berkman hit a two-run single and Adrian Beltre added an RBI single a day after hitting a [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Moore remains unbeaten, Rays tie for major league lead in wins
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Matt Moore pitched six solid innings to remain unbeaten and tie for the major league lead in wins, sending the surging Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Moore (7-0) yielded a three-run homer to David Ortiz in the [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Johnson sent back to Triple-A after loss to Twins
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Doumit homered, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau each had three hits, and the Twins beat the Orioles, who lost for just the second time in seven games. Vance Worley struggled through 5 1-3 innings, but a strong performance by Minnesota’s bullpen enabled him to earn his first win [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Red Sox shutout Blue Jays 5-0
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Jon Lester pitched a one-hitter Friday night, allowing only Maicer Izturis’ two-out double in the sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox broke a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Just nine days shy of the fifth anniversary of his no-hitter, the left-hander [...]
MLB: David Ortiz – Dan Shaughnessy’s steroid accusations are discriminatory
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / SI) — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said on Thursday that he thought a recent Boston Globe column had racially tinged elements in its questioning of whether he has been helped by steroids in his prolific start to the 2013 season. In a column published on Wednesday, longtime Boston Globe columnist Dan [...]
MLB fines umpire, David Price after war of words / Red Sox manager John Farrell upset at allegations Clay Buchholz was putting substance on ball
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price yells in the dugout after exchanging words with home plate umpire Tom Hallion during the seventh inning Sunday.(Photo: Paul Beaty AP) Story Highlights Price claimed umpire Tom Hallion cursed at him Hallion called Price a “liar” after the game The Rays were playing at Kansas City on April [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: David Price, Rays handle White Sox
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON (AP) — John Lackey returned from the disabled list and pitched six solid innings, David Ortiz drove in two more runs and the Boston Red Sox matched a team record with their 18th win in April by beating the Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday for a four-game sweep. Lackey (1-1) missed all of last season [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Ortiz continues to crush as Red Sox win eighth straight series
April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON – David Ortiz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, boosting his batting average over .500 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-2 Thursday night to win their eighth straight series opener. Ortiz, who also scored three runs, is 11 for 20 (.550) with five RBIs since [...]
