Miguel Cabrera leads the majors in batting average (.387) and RBI (47) and is one home run shy of the AL leaders.(Photo: Tim Heitman, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Miguel Cabrera is on another Triple Crown bid Barry Bonds says Cabrera is by far the best player in baseball Cabrera’s career numbers: .320 BA, 332 [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Nelson Cruz’s 3-run HR leads Rangers over A’s
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. — Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, leading Alexi Ogando and the Texas Rangers over Oakland. Ogando (4-2) didn’t allow a hit until Eric Sogard’s leadoff double in the sixth inning. Lance Berkman hit a two-run single and Adrian Beltre added an RBI single a day after hitting a [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Mark Trumbo homers in 13th inning as Angels sweep Tigers
April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mark Trumbo homered leading off the bottom of the 13th inning and Albert Pujols doubled home two runs, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Sunday for their second straight series sweep of the Tigers. Detroit lefty Phil Coke (0-2) intentionally walked Pujols [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Carrasco ejected, Indians thrashed 14-1 by Yankees
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(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: Ian Kinsler hits go-ahead single; Rangers beat Angels 3-2
April 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Kinsler hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers gave their fans plenty of reasons to cheer in the home opener, beating Josh Hamilton and the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Friday. Hamilton was a five-time All-Star and the 2010 AL [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Yu Darvish one out from perfect game; beat Astros 7-0
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Texas Rangers’ Yu Darvish delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros’ Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers’ 7-0 win. AP / Boston Herald) (PhatzRadio / AP) — HOUSTON [...]
MLB: Opening Day offers fresh start around major leagues
April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(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 [...]
Baseball: Dominicans beat U.S. to advance to WBC semi-finals
March 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – Dominican Republic scored a pair of ninth-inning runs off one of Major League Baseball’s most dominant relievers to beat the United States 3-1 on Thursday and clinch a semi-finals berth in the World Baseball Classic. Craig Kimbrel had been nearly untouchable for the Atlanta Braves in 2012 but with the game on the [...]
MLB Report: Five more players linked to Miami clinic
February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, who led the NL with 44 stolen bases in 2012, was added to the list of players linked to the clinic.(Photo: Daniel Shirey, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights The report cites Nationals’ Gio Gonzalez did not receive any banned substances The report also indicates that at least 25 players were linked [...]
MLB Report: MLB to interview players in latest PED scandal
January 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees warms up against the Detroit Tigers during game four of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on October 17, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (October 16, 2012 – Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Major League Baseball plans to interview players that [...]
