(PhatzRadio / AP) — CINCINNATI – Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier hit upper-deck homers off left-hander Francisco Liriano, and the Cincinnati Reds moved a season-high 15 games over .500 by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night. The Reds (43-28) hit four solo homers in all, extending their best start since 1995, the last [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Saunders sharp in Mariners’ 3-2 win over A’s
June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 14: Mike Zunino #3 of of the Seattle Mariners is congratulated by Michael Saunders #55 after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on June 14, 2013 in Oakland, California. Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. — [...]
MLB – NL Roundup: Braves bullied by Bumgarner, Giants in 6-0 loss
June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
San Francisco Giants’ Joaquin Arias scores on a Gregor Blanco base hit in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, June 14, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Joh Bazemore) (PhatzRadio / AP) — ATLANTA — Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Tigers sweeps Indians with a 4-1 win
June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
DETROIT (AP) — Jose Alvarez pitched six impressive innings in his major league debut and Don Kelly hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth to help the Detroit Tigers finish a three-game sweep of the skidding Cleveland Indians with a 4-1 victory Sunday. Alvarez (1-0) was starting because of Anibal Sanchez’s shoulder tightness, and [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Indians continues to stay hot, beats Mariners 6-3
May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND – Jason Kipnis’ three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Kipnis’ home run came on an 0-1 pitch from Lucas Luetge and capped a two-out rally that began with a walk and an infield hit. The Indians [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Yankees split doubleheader with Indians
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND — Vidal Nuno pitched five innings of three-hit ball to win his first major league start, Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay had two RBIs apiece and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-0 Monday for a doubleheader split. Justin Masterson pitched a four-hitter for his third career shutout [...]
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 – NL Roundup: Jackson gets best of Strasburg, Cubs beat Nats 8-2
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(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 – 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: Indians hold on to beat the A’s, 4-3
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND — An apparent game-tying homer by Oakland’s Adam Rosales was ruled a double by umpires in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night. Rosales sent a drive off Indians closer Chris Perez that looked as if it cleared the left-field [...]
