Ohio State overcame a sluggish offensive start, a lightning delay and a driving rainstorm in the second half to beat Tulsa 48-3 on Saturday night. After piling up a school-record 776 yards of offense last week against Bowling Green, Ohio State (2-0) didn’t score an offensive touchdown against Tulsa until quarterback J.T. Barrett ran in […]
Indians smack Twins 7-1
September 12, 2016 by
The Indians have turned things up a notch over the past two weeks, and that looks like bad news for the rest of the American League Central. On Sunday, Carlos Santana and Corey Kluber helped power Cleveland to a 7-1 win over the Twins, helping the Tribe continue to pull away from the pack. With […]
Reds blank Pirates 8-0
September 12, 2016 by
The Pirates’ September slide continued Sunday afternoon with the Reds’ 8-0 win at PNC Park. Still mathematically alive in the National League Wild Card race, but fading fast with little time remaining, Pittsburgh has dropped 11 of its past 13 games. At a time where the Bucs can afford few, if any, mistakes, they made […]
Indians beat Astros 10-7, extend AL Central lead
September 9, 2016 by
A controversial call in the third inning, followed by some clutch hits for Cleveland, helped the Indians pull off a 10-7 victory over the Astros on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Tribe salvaged a split of the four-game series at Progressive Field. The victory helped the American League Central-leading Indians increase their lead to […]
Pirates hand Reds fifth straight loss, 4-1
September 9, 2016 by
The Pirates no longer needed a stopper-type performance from Ivan Nova after they ended their eight-game losing streak on Wednesday. They needed to start the makings of a roll and build momentum to improve their fading postseason hopes. In either function, Nova was the right guy for the job. Nova went the distance again on […]
U.S. Men whip Trinidad & Tobago 4-0, sets up home match vs. Mexico
September 7, 2016 by
The U.S. Men’s National Team used a brace from Jozy Altidore and goals from Sacha Kljestan and Paul Arriola to earn a hard-fought 4-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago Tuesday night. The win propelled the MNT to the top spot in Group C of Semifinal Round CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, as well as a berth […]
Astros down Indians 6-2
September 6, 2016 by
The Indians have one glaring weak spot in their rotation, and the Astros took advantage of it on Monday night. In a 6-2 victory over Cleveland, Houston rookie Alex Bregman launched a key home run and helped his offense capitalize on the Tribe’s bullpen day. Without a clear fifth starter, the American League Central-leading Indians […]
Mets blank Reds 5-0
September 6, 2016 by
At the Labor Day post and the start of the final stretch of the pennant races, the Mets are showing they are up for contending in September. Monday’s 5-0 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park was their third straight win, and they’ve also won six of eight games and 12 of their […]
Indians beat Twins 8-4 to complete sweep
September 1, 2016 by
With the divisional race heating up, the Indians were able to take care of business against the team they had struggled with for much of the season. Corey Kluber struck out 11 over eight innings in the Indians’ 8-4 win over the Twins on Wednesday at Progressive Field to maintain their 4 1/2-game lead over […]
Angels beat Reds 3-0 to earn sweep
September 1, 2016 by
The Angels didn’t need Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to complete a three-game sweep of the Reds on Wednesday. Ricky Nolasco fired a shutout, C.J. Cron collected two hits and two RBIs and Jefry Marte drove in a run for a 3-0 victory at Angel Stadium, extending the Angels’ win streak to five games. It […]
