May 25, 2013

MLB – AL Roundup: Orioles lose to Yankees 6-4, skid reaches 6

(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: Indians continues to stay hot, beats Mariners 6-3

(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: Expanded instant replay is coming to a ballpark near you— but not until 2014

Bob Melvin got ejected for arguing a blown call by Angel Hernandez’s umpiring crew last week in Cleveland. (AP) (PhatzRadio / AP) — While it won’t fix the blown calls that two umpiring crews made last week, or provide help during this year’s postseason, an expanded replay system is coming in 2014. On Thursday at [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Moore remains unbeaten, Rays tie for major league lead in wins

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(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: Ortiz continues to crush as Red Sox win eighth straight series

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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 [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Ichiro hits 2-run single in ninth as Yankees beat Rays 4-3

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(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: Report links Robinson Cano associate to Biogenesis; Yankees second baseman denies involvement

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano denied any involvement with a South Florida clinic under investigation by Major League Baseball after a report linked an associate of his to the facility. ESPN reported Monday that the spokeswoman for Cano’s foundation is listed as having been a client of Biogenesis of [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Orioles hit into triple play in loss to Yankees / Interlleague – Mets 16, Twins 6

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NEW YORK — The Yankees turned a triple play at home for the first time in 45 years, Adam Jones dropped Vernon Wells’ fly ball while blowing a bubble for a tiebreaking three-run error and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Friday night for its fourth straight win. CC Sabathia (2-1) allowed two runs [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Carrasco ejected, Indians thrashed 14-1 by Yankees

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(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 Roundup: Indians’ home opener wrecked by Hafner, Yankees

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND — Travis Hafner drove in four runs in his return to Cleveland and Robinson Cano homered twice as injury-riddled New York ruined the Indians’ highly anticipated first home game under manager Terry Francona with an 11-6 win Monday. Hafner hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Ubaldo Jimenez [...]