Power was the theme of the day for the Indians as they launched five home runs and received a dominant outing from Carlos Carrasco en route to an 11-4 rout over the Royals on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Led by a two-homer, six-RBI performance by rookie Tyler Naquin, the first-place Indians took two of […]
Reds beat Braves 6-3
July 21, 2016 by
It was a good thing for Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani that Tucker Barnhart hit a home run in the sixth inning on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The two-run shot not only provided a lead, it allowed DeSclafani to pitch eight innings as the Reds took a 6-3 victory over the Braves and […]
Indians beat Royals 7-3
July 20, 2016 by
There was no late-inning magic for the Royals this time around. The Indians, who gave up seven runs in the eighth inning on Monday night in a loss, took a commanding six-run lead through five innings on Tuesday night en route to a 7-3 win at Kauffman Stadium. “Coming on the heels of last night […]
Braves down Reds 5-4 in 11 innings
July 20, 2016 by
It was a night when both teams’ bullpens had spells of not getting the job done. But the messy battle of relievers was ultimately claimed by the Braves with a 5-4 victory over the Reds in 11 innings, with Ender Inciarte’s sacrifice fly being the difference. In the top of the 11th, Nick Markakis hit […]
Royals beat Indians 7-3
July 19, 2016 by
The Royals couldn’t chase Indians right-hander Corey Kluber. Only the steamy Kansas City weather could. Kluber was masterful through seven shutout innings in the 90-degree heat (99 heat index) before a cramp in his lower right leg forced his exit as he warmed up for the eighth inning with a two-run lead. That’s when the […]
Reds whip Braves 8-2
July 19, 2016 by
The people responsible for the home run celebration fireworks at Great American Ball Park barely had time to reload in the fourth inning on Monday. Three homers in the bottom of the fourth helped power the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Braves. It was Cincinnati’s third win in four games since the All-Star […]
Crew SC’s Trapp named to MLS All Star roster
July 18, 2016 by
In conjunction with Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew SC Sunday announced that midfielder Wil Trapp has been named to the Gameday Roster for the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars are set to take on Premier League side Arsenal on Thursday, July 28 at Avaya Stadium, home of the San Jose Earthquakes (7:30 […]
Crew SC continues hunt for wins, draws 1-1 with D.C. United
July 18, 2016 by
Columbus Crew SC recorded its ninth consecutive unbeaten result — a 1-1 draw against D.C. United — at MAPFRE Stadium in front a sellout crowd of 20,065 supporters on Saturday. Ola Kamara netted the lone goal for the Black & Gold, marking his ninth in 12 matches. The first 45 began with the Black & […]
Indians beat Twins 6-1 for series win
July 18, 2016 by
Despite a quick turnaround from Saturday night’s game that ended just after 12:30 a.m. local time, Cleveland’s big bats woke up for the series finale. The Indians received a strong effort by starter Josh Tomlin and blasted three homers over 400 feet to pick up a 6-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Target Field. The […]
Reds down Brewers 1-0 on passed ball in 9th
July 18, 2016 by
The pitching for both the Reds and Brewers was airtight all afternoon on Sunday until Milwaukee let the wrong guy get on base: Billy Hamilton. The speedster scored from third base on a passed ball in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Reds a 1-0 walk-off victory at Great American Ball Park and […]
