(PhatzRadio / AP) — BALTIMORE — Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night, extending Baltimore’s losing streak to six games. New York trailed 4-3 in the ninth before Travis Hafner homered with [...]
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 – AL Roundup: Ichiro hits 2-run single in ninth as Yankees beat Rays 4-3
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Tuesday night. Robinson Cano ended AL Cy Young Award winner David Price’s night with a leadoff single in the ninth. Tampa Bay is winless in [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Red Sox win emotional game, off to best start in 11 years
April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – After honouring the victims and the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Red Sox kept on with their best start in 11 years by beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday as David Ortiz played his first game since last summer and Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Carrasco ejected, Indians thrashed 14-1 by Yankees
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND — Robinson Cano hit one of New York’s five homers and drove in five runs, Andy Pettitte pitched seven solid innings and the Yankees romped to a 14-1 win Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians, who had starter Carlos Carrasco ejected from his first appearance since 2011. The 40-year-old Pettitte [...]
MLB AL East spring preview: Top prospects, big moves add new flavor
March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano takes some swings with a weight on his bat before a spring training game.(Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports) New York Yankees The Big Question: Just how brittle is the Yankees’ lineup? With the exception of Mariano Rivera reclaiming the closer’s job from the departed Rafael Soriano, the [...]
MLB: Matsui retires from baseball
December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Designated hitter Hideki Matsui #35 of the Tampa Bay Rays bats against the Seattle Mariners July 21, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Seattle won 2 – 1. (July 20, 2012 – Source: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui retired Thursday from professional baseball, saying [...]
MLB World Series: Leyland – Valverde will be ready for World Series
October 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ichiro Suzuki #31 of the New York Yankees hits a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Jose Valverde #46 of the Detroit Tigers during Game One of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 13, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York. [...]
MLB Playoffs ALCS: Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant
October 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch against the New York Yankees during game three of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on October 16, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (October 15, 2012 – Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander and Detroit’s stellar starters are one [...]
MLB Playoffs ALCS: Jeter hurt, Young stars as Tigers win ALCS opener
October 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees is carried off of the field by trainer Steve Donohue (L) and manager Joe Girardi after Jeter injured his leg in the top of the 12th inning against the Detroit Tigers during Game One of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 13, 2012 [...]
