May 22, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO – Pablo Sandoval splashed a home run into McCovey Cove to back Tim Lincecum’s strong pitching performance, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to wrap up a 7-3 homestand. Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also homered for the Giants. Lincecum (3-2) struck out [...]

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: 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: Barry Zito blanks Cardinals in 1-0 win / Interleague: Royals 13, Phillies 4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Zito pitched another gem against the St. Louis Cardinals, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory in their home opener Friday. The Giants celebrated their latest World Series title throughout the day. Of course, it was Zito who saved San Francisco’s season by beating the [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Madison Bumgarner has strong outing as Giants blank Dodgers, 3-0

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, right, tags out Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley at home during the third inning in San Francisco on Wednesday. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / AP) — LOS ANGELES — Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win against the Dodgers [...]

MLB: Opening Day offers fresh start around major leagues

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(Reuters) – The crack of the bat, packed crowds and the smell of hot dogs on the grill signaled Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, a celebration of hope and renewal giving teams and their fans a fresh start to a new season. It is a rite of spring for millions of Americans, who view Opening [...]

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: Justin Verlander, Tigers agree to $180M, seven-year deal / Buster Posey locks up a long-term deal

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(Justin Verlander has agreed to an $180 million contract, the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history.Mark Cunningham/Getty Images) LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has agreed to a $180 million, seven-year contract, topping Felix Hernandez for the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history. The 2011 AL MVP and [...]

MLB Roundup: Hudson, Niese draw Opening Day assignments

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(PhatzRadio / The Sports Xchange) — Two NL East division teams announced their Opening Day starters on Thursday. The Atlanta Braves named veteran right-hander Tim Hudson to start the opener, scheduled for April 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Hudson, 37, posted a 3.62 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 179 innings last season. He will head [...]

MLB Spring training Roundup: Astros’ Bedard returns to mound and strikes out 3

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Erik Bedard made his first appearance in two weeks because of a strained glut muscle and struck out three in one inning Wednesday for the Houston Astros in a 9-7 loss to a Washington Nationals split squad. Anthony Rendon had four hits, including a two-run homer in the eighth inning for [...]