The Indians’ bats returned at an opportune time in a 5-4 series-clinching win over the Twins on Tuesday at Progressive Field. With the loss, Minnesota’s season-long skid extended to 12 games. It is the team’s longest such slump since losing 14 consecutive games in 1982. The Tribe scored more than one run for just the […]
Angels beat Reds 4-2
August 31, 2016 by
C.J. Cron did the damage and the Angels pitching did the damage control. Cron hit two home runs while Jered Weaver and the bullpen held off the Reds for a 4-2 victory on Tuesday. It was the Angels’ fourth straight win while Cincinnati has dropped seven of its last nine games. All of the Angels […]
Crew SC shutout Earthquakes 2-0
August 29, 2016 by
Columbus Crew SC recorded its second win in three matches Wednesday night — a 2-0 shut out of the San Jose Earthquakes — in front of a sell out crowd of 20,031 supporters. Ethan Finlay (32nd) and Justin Meram (84th) netted a goal each for the Black & Gold in the match, marking the third […]
Rangers down Indians 2-1
August 29, 2016 by
If the Indians and Rangers see each other again this season, it will be under the bright October lights with much more on the line. For now, Texas will have to settle for finishing a successful season series with the Tribe with a 2-1 victory on Sunday at Globe Life Park. With the win, the […]
D-backs pay back Reds with 11-2 thumping
August 29, 2016 by
Even with their top two hitters on the bench, the D-backs had no trouble swinging the bats on Sunday. They used a four-run first inning to take an early lead and Yasmany Tomas padded it with a pinch-hit, three-run homer in an 11-2 win over the Reds in the series finale at Chase Field. “He […]
Union beat Crew SC 2-1
August 26, 2016 by
The final of three regular season meetings between Columbus Crew SC and the Philadelphia Union was decided in a 13-minute span, with the Union escaping MAPFRE Stadium via a 2-1 victory. Crew SC mid-year acquisition Adam Jahn opened his account to equalize with a 73rd minute strike off a broken corner kick, but the Union […]
Rangers whip Indians 9-0
August 26, 2016 by
Cole Hamels has put himself into the thick of the American League Cy Young Award discussion with a stellar second half. That continued on Thursday night, when the Rangers’ ace overpowered the Indians, and the offense was equally as potent, in a 9-0 victory in the opener of the four-game set between division leaders. Over […]
Indians rocked by A’s 9-1
August 24, 2016 by
Sometimes in baseball, a team can’t hit what it has never seen. The Indians got their first look at A’s rookie left-hander Sean Manaea on Tuesday night, and went down quietly in a 9-1 loss at the Coliseum. The larger issue for the American League Central-leading Indians, however, was another abbreviated effort from righty Danny […]
Rangers shutout Reds 3-0
August 24, 2016 by
Reds right-hander Dan Straily is on a roll, and it didn’t stop against the first-place Rangers on Tuesday night. Straily, in a tight pitching matchup with left-hander Derek Holland, pitched six dominant innings, and the Reds held on for a 3-0 victory at Great American Ball Park. The Rangers have lost three straight, but remain […]
Crew SC downs Revolution 2-0 for first MLS win since May
August 22, 2016 by
Columbus Crew SC visited the New England Revolution on Saturday in a tense Eastern Conference matchup at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. It took just eight minutes for the visitors to jump in front via Ethan Finlay’s cool finish off Justin Meram’s goal-line cross. Almost exactly 40 minutes later, Federico Higuain sealed the road points […]
