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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Pirates ruffle Unit, catch break on HR call in winThe Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a rattled Randy Johnson and a reversed home run call to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Monday.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Monday, June 30, 2008
Blue Jays break out, batter Braves in victoryVernon Wells homered and drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday. Wells finished with three hits, Rod Barajas hit a solo homer and Joe Inglett had two RBI for Toronto, which got a solid effort from John Parrish [...]
Monday, June 30, 2008
ChiSox return favor with home sweep of Cubs
MLB power rankings First they were a feel-good story. Now the Rays are a legit AL contender. There’s a new king in Aram Tolegian’s Power Rankings.
Ordonez on 15-day DL with pulled oblique The Detroit Tigers placed right fielder Magglio Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list [...]
Monday, June 30, 2008
American League wins bragging rights again The American League dominated the National League during regularly scheduled interleague play that concluded Sunday.
Monday, June 30, 2008
White Sox get even with Cubs
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs. Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Jim Thome homered to back Mark Buehrle’s seven strong innings Sunday night as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep at …
Monday, June 30, 2008
Dunn’s homer helps Reds beat Indians
Bronson Arroyo bounced back from the worst start of his career and Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 9-5 on Sunday.
Blue Jays break out, batter Braves in victoryVernon Wells homered and drove in three [...]
Monday, June 30, 2008
Hurley stifles Phillies for first career win Hurley stifles Phillies for first career win Kason Gabbard couldn’t do it. Vicente Padilla couldn’t do it. But Eric Hurley, in his fourth Major League start, shut down Philadelphia’s potent offense to earn his first Major [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Perez pitches Mets past Yankees 3-1 (AP)
Oliver Perez always manages to drive the New York Mets mad with his pattern — good start, bad start, something in-between. Except when he faces the New York Yankees. Perez pitched another gem against them Sunday, Carlos Delgado homered again and the [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Nolasco, Marlins stay perfect against DiamondbacksRicky Nolasco pitched eight effective innings, and Cody Ross homered to lift the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Nolasco (8-4) struck out nine and gave up just one run and six hits for the Marlins, who have beaten the Diamondbacks all four [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Grand third lifts White Sox
Nick Swisher got a taste of Chicago’s heated baseball rivalry last weekend at Wrigley and it was a rude awakening for the White Sox’s slugger.
Rockies-Tigers Preview
Recently, however, the Tigers have shown signs of living up to expectations [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
How the Dodgers won without a hit How the Dodgers won without a hit The Dodgers‘ offense struggled on Saturday night, but some opportunistic baserunning and a smart at-bat by Blake DeWitt were enough for them to win without a hit. [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Paralyzed mother keeps Tigers’ Thames even-keeled
Anytime Marcus Thames starts to get cranky about being a part-time player, he simply thinks about his mom.
3,494 and counting: Ballhawk in league all his ownZack Hample can beg for a baseball in 32 languages, including Swahili, Swedish and sign. The baseball-seeking savant [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Utley, Howard provide pop in Texas Utley, Howard provide pop in Texas Unlike Brett Myers on Friday, Cole Hamels did not surrender a lead on Saturday, and the Phillies pelted out an 8-6 win against the Rangers and their old friend Vicente Padilla. [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
LaRoche mired in season-long struggle LaRoche mired in season-long struggle Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche, who has been mired in a season-long slump was back in the lineup on Saturday night after getting a day off on Friday. [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Pitcher Tomko rejoins hometown Padres Right-hander Brett Tomko rejoined the San Diego Padres on Friday, six days after he was placed on unconditional waivers by the …
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Rookie Bonine impressive in Tigers’ win (AP)
The Detroit Tigers are close to the break-even point. Eddie Bonine limited Colorado to five hits over eight innings to lift Detroit to a 7-1 win over the Rockies on Friday night. Curtis Granderson was 4-for-5 with two triples and stretched his [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Rookie Bonine impressive in Tigers’ win (AP)
The Detroit Tigers are close to the break-even point. Eddie Bonine limited Colorado to five hits over eight innings to lift Detroit to a 7-1 win over the Rockies on Friday night. Curtis Granderson was 4-for-5 with two triples and stretched his [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Royals beat Cards for sixth straight win (AP)
So how can the same bunch of guys who lose 12 in a row in May turn around and win 11 of 12 in June? Simple. “We weren’t hitting and we weren’t pitching at the same time,” said right-hander Gil Meche, [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Nats earn an edge in Beltway Series Nats earn an edge in Beltway Series Kory Casto’s double in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Nationals defeat the Orioles, 4-2, in the first game of the Battle of the Beltway series at [...]
Friday, June 27, 2008
Royals Beat Rockies For Sweep
As a kid in Colorado, Luke Hochevar rooted for the Rockies. On Wednesday night, he took a different approach against them.
The 24-year-old rookie pitched a career-high eight innings, Ross Gload drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Rockies 4-2 [...]
Friday, June 27, 2008
Payoff pitch not coming from some big signeesDontrelle Willis, who went to the Detroit Tigers with plenty of hype, was awarded a three-year, $29 million contract before throwing a pitch. He still has yet to win a game. Willis is not even in Detroit these days, trying to solve his pitching woes (0-1, 10.32 ERA) [...]
