THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York scored twice off Sean Marshall in the ninth, but Reds manager Dusty Baker pulled his regular closer in favour of Arredondo and he got the job done. Curtis Granderson then fouled off a 3-0 pitch before topping a slow roller to Votto for the final out. Making his first start ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chen won his third straight start with some help from Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas, who both homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat Arizona 7-3 Saturday night. “He was working his magic,” Royals catcher Brayan Pena said.”He came out of some pretty good jams.” The Diamondbacks’ best chance to score early ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS One day after being victimized by Kevin Millwood’s two-hitter — his first shutout in nine years — the Rockies looked lost against Vargas, who took a two-hitter into the seventh to help hand Colorado its 12th loss in 15 games. And on a cold and damp day where the vendors’ shouts of ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cobb (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings.He retired his last 10 batters. Joel Peralta pitched the eighth before Fernando Rodney got the final three outs for his 13th save. The Braves had scoring chances in each of the first four innings, but Cobb induced two double-play grounders wholesale ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Plouffe hit a solo home run in the 11th inning, lifting the Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Saturday for their season-high fourth straight win. “That was a big one today,” Gardenhire said.”At that point, we were all yelling for him to hit a home run.We’d been there long enough.It was a ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Good thing for the Chicago White Sox. Dunn’s solo shot in a three-run eighth inning was his 13th of the season and 42nd of his career against the Cubs — only Albert Pujols (53) has more among active players against the team from the North Side of Chicago. Dunn was selective at ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jones continued his consistent play with three hits and his 14th home run, Nick Markakis added a two-run homer and the Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win, 6-5 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Jones has an 11-game hitting streak.In the season’s first 41 games, Jones also ...Read More
TORONTO — The decision a week and a half ago to pinch-hit for J.P.Arencibia with runners on the corners and one out in the ninth inning of a tied game was among the more intriguing, and risky moves John Farrell has made as Toronto Blue Jays manager. The more significant issue at play was what ...Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS So the catcher texted Valentine on Friday night from the hospital, where he received 12 stitches after taking a ball off his ear, and told the manager that he was feeling good and predicted a homer Saturday. David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to help Boston snap the Phillies’ ...Read More
Colby Rasmus was not in the Toronto Blue Jays starting lineup for the second straight day on Saturday, and John Farrell says he wants the centre-fielder to treat it as a working holiday. “I talked to him prior to yesterday’s game, and then met with him for a while after the game (Friday), a chance ...Read More