May 18, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: Reds get hits, still drop 3rd straight to Nats

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper homered and singled, Dan Haren had his best start of the young season Saturday and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3. Denard Span and Jayson Werth each had two hits for Washington, which has won the first three games of the four-game set. Haren (2-3) [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Bryce Harper homers twice as Nationals edge Mets 7-6

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bryce Harper launched two long home runs, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and also doubled Saturday to lead the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 7-6. Adam LaRoche and Ian Desmond homered for the Nationals on Bark in the Park day at Citi [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Ian Desmond’s HR in extra inning leads Nationals over Reds / Interleague: Phillies 4, Royals 3

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CINCINNATI — Ian Desmond made two errors at shortstop that helped the Cincinnati Reds take the game to extra innings, then led off the 11th with his first home run of the season to rally the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 victory Saturday. Bryce Harper also homered for the Nationals, who [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Ian Desmond’s HR in extra inning leads Nationals over Reds

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CINCINNATI — Ian Desmond made two errors at shortstop that helped the Cincinnati Reds take the game to extra innings, then led off the 11th with his first home run of the season to rally the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 victory Saturday. Bryce Harper also homered for the Nationals, who [...]

MLB NL Roundup: Harper, Strasburg lead Nationals over Marlins 2-0 / Interleague

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper homered in his first two at-bats, Stephen Strasburg retired 19 batters in a row at one stretch, and the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals opened the season with a 2-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday. For Strasburg, this marked the start of what should [...]

MLB AL East spring preview: Top prospects, big moves add new flavor

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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: Nationals, Soriano close to $28M deal

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Rafael Soriano #29 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Boston Red Sox on October 2, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (October 1, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) WASHINGTON (AP) — Reliever Rafael Soriano and the Washington Nationals were working to finalize a [...]

MLB: Mariano Rivera, Yankees agree to deal

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(Photo: Anthony Gruppuso, US PRESSWIRE) Story Highlights Rivera, Yankees agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal Rivera suffered a season-ending injury while chasing balls during batting practice on May 3 Rivera, baseball’s all-time saves’ leader, has saved 608 games (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — – The New York Yankees are bringing the band back together [...]

MLB Yankees GM: Rivera return uncertain

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Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees throws out the first pitch prior to Game Three of the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on October 10, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (October 9, 2012 – Source: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – Yankees slam Blue Jays 11-4

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Robinson Cano #24 and Russell Martin #55 of the New York Yankees celebrate a Russell Martin 3-run home run of of Jason Frasor #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays during MLB action at the Rogers Centre September 28, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (September 27, 2012 – Source: Abelimages/Getty Images North America) TORONTO (AP) — [...]