Tag: MLB
BOSTON (AP) Jorge Soler didnt have to wait for the question about the Green Monster to be finished before breaking into a wide smile. Soler hit a pair of long two-run homers over the…
BOSTON (AP) The music was blaring in the clubhouse and Boston utility player Brock Holt was holding a microphone, acting like a DJ. The defending World Series champion Red Sox were clearly ready to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Devin Smeltzers meditation routine kept him calm on the way to his first major league win. Smeltzer pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sometimes, baseball can be a simple game. Torontos 4-1 victory over the Royals on Wednesday afternoon completing a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium only further solidified a truth about…
CINCINNATI (AP) Jared Hughes errant pitch threw a load of fuel on one of the majors most flammable rivalries. Call it Pirates vs. Reds, round two and a fitting farewell for Yasiel Puig.…
KANSAS CITY After three days of taking it on the chin, the Royals rattled Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer into an early exit and a meltdown on the mound under the summer sun…
ATLANTA Royals right-hander Brad Keller pitched in front of friends and family in his home state and put on a show at the expense of the Atlanta Braves. The day certainly belonged to the…
ATLANTA (AP) PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.52 ERA) Braves: Dallas Keuchel (3-3, 3.58 ERA) BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into the matchup after a strong showing by Kevin Gausman. Gausman threw seven innings, surrendering…
CLEVELAND Royals rookie outfielder Bubba Starling had nothing to work off of, other than a scouting report. Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hands entry into the game typically serves as the signal to drive home…
At last weeks MLB All-Star game, Houston Astros ace Gerrit Cole called out 50 percent of Major League for purposely losing. But do teams intend to tank, and is it negative for professional sports? No…
