May 19, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: Jackson gets best of Strasburg, Cubs beat Nats 8-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg fell apart after one of third baseman Ryan Zimmerman’s two errors and wound up dropping his fifth consecutive decision as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 Saturday. Edwin Jackson (1-5) worked into the sixth inning and hit a two-run double for good measure. He earned [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Halladay hurt; Hechavarria has 7 RBIs for Marlins

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PHILADELPHIA — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and a bases-loaded triple off an ailing Roy Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami Marlins in a 14-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. After the game, Halladay said he had a sore right shoulder. He said he will undergo [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Valbuena homers in the ninth as Cubs edge Marlins 4-3

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI – Luis Valbuena hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. The Marlins fell to 5-17, matching the worst start in franchise history through 22 games according to STATS. Miami had the [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Mets tag Halladay, beat Phillies 7-2 behind Harvey

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey threw seven impressive innings, John Buck hit a three-run homer and the Mets roughed up Roy Halladay in a victory over the Phillies. Harvey (2-0) followed up a dominant first start with another sharp outing. He gave up one run, three hits and struck out nine. The [...]

NL Roundup: Travis Wood allows 1 hit in 6 innings; Cubs beat Pirates, 3-2 / Interleague – Reds 5, Angels 4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PITTSBURGH — Travis Wood allowed one hit over six innings and the Chicago Cubs held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday. Wood struck out four and walked two as the Cubs won a season-opening series for the first time in four years. Wood also scored the game’s first run, racing [...]

MLB Spring training Roundup: Astros’ Bedard returns to mound and strikes out 3

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Erik Bedard made his first appearance in two weeks because of a strained glut muscle and struck out three in one inning Wednesday for the Houston Astros in a 9-7 loss to a Washington Nationals split squad. Anthony Rendon had four hits, including a two-run homer in the eighth inning for [...]

MLB Spring Training: Berkman homers for Rangers in win

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Lance Berkman #12 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd inning at Wrigley Field on July 27, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (July 26, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) SURPRISE, Ariz. — Lance Berkman hit his first home run of spring training, helping [...]

MLB Spring Roundup: Bumgarner, Scutaro solid as Giants tie Sox

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Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during the game against the Chicago White Sox on February 25, 2013 at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Giants and White Sox played to a 9-9 tie. (February 24, 2013 – Source: Rich Pilling/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Madison [...]

MLB: Baseball and broadcasting veteran Joe Garagiola retires at 87

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(Reuters) – Joe Garagiola, the Major League baseball veteran best known for his affable personality and quick wit as a sports commentator, game show host and even late-night television personality, retired from broadcasting on Wednesday. Garagiola, 87, who made his Major League debut with his hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals, in 1946 and ended [...]

MLB: Sammy Sosa says he, Mark McGwire belong in Hall of Fame

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Sammy Sosa, seen in this 2004 file photo while playing for the Chicago Cubs, thinks he and Mark McGwire should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Jack Dempsey/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Sammy Sosa thinks he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin’ Sammy also said [...]