May 22, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: Strasburg returns to hometown as Nationals beat Padres

Washington Nationals’ Adam LaRoche, right, is congratulated by Ryan Zimmerman after hitting a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (The Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN DIEGO – Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight [...]

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 – NL Roundup: Andres Torres’ single lifts Giants in extra innings / Interleague Results

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Andres Torres lined a game-ending single to right field with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Javier Lopez (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win after Sergio Romo blew [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Braves beat the Nationals 3-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ATLANTA – Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak. Atlanta beat the Nationals for the eighth straight time dating to [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: New York Yankees down sloppy Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 / Interleague: Tigers 10, Braves 0

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – David Phelps struck out a career-high nine in four innings after relieving the injured Ivan Nova, Chris Stewart threw out two baserunners to quash potential rallies as an emergency fill-in for Francisco Cervelli and the New York Yankees beat the wild Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Friday night. Lyle Overbay hit a [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Yadier Molina single helps lift Cards over Nationals, 4-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — Yadier Molina hit a two-run single off Stephen Strasburg during St. Louis’ three-run first inning, and the Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2 Wednesday to complete a sweep and give Washington’s All-Star ace the only four-start losing streak of his young career. Jaime Garcia (2-1) allowed a run on Bryce [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Zito, Gaudin, Posey help Giants finish sweep of Padres

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO – Barry Zito and Chad Gaudin combined on a six-hitter, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Zito (3-1) bounced back from the worst start of big league career to beat the Padres for the [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Despite Revere’s plays, Phillies lose to Reds 4-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CINCINNATI — Brandon Phillips drove in a pair of runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Monday night. Cincinnati’s five-game slide matched its longest slump from last season, when it won the NL [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: J.P. Arencibia helps lead Blue Jays in rally win over Tigers

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — DETROIT — J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and Toronto rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Detroit. Detroit led 6-1 in the sixth, but starter Rick Porcello allowed hits to the first three batters. They all eventually scored, and Toronto added four more runs the following [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Albert Pujols hits 2 HRs; Angels beat Rangers 8-4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ARLINGTON, Texas — Albert Pujols homered twice to offset another tough day for Josh Hamilton in his second game back in Texas, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 8-4 Saturday. Pujols hit a two-run shot to the lawn in center field off Matt Harrison in the first inning and [...]