The Indians headed into this series against the Royals with a chance to gain ground in the American League Central. Cleveland did more than that, using a 7-0 win on Sunday at Progressive Field to complete a sweep of the four-game set to move 1 1/2 games ahead of Kansas City in the division. Kansas […]
Nationals down Reds 10-9
June 6, 2016 by
Riding a season-high four-game win streak, the Reds seemed destined for a series sweep after going up big on the Nationals early in Sunday’s finale at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals spoiled that with a mid-game offensive resurgence and held on for the 10-9 victory. “Boy that was an exciting game,” Nationals manager Dusty […]
Warriors thump Cavaliers 104-89 in Finals opener
June 3, 2016 by
It’s tough enough to swallow an NBA Finals defeat when All-Stars like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson or Draymond Green have done the damage. It’s downright painful when it comes from Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa. The Warriors second unit outscored the Wine and Gold’s reserves, 45-10, to help snuff a Cavaliers’ third-quarter rally and propel […]
U.S. Women draw 3-3 with Japan
June 3, 2016 by
The U.S. Women’s National Team fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to take a late lead only to see Japan score a late equalizer in a thrilling 3-3 draw before a sold out crowd of 18,572 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Japan took a surprising 2-0 lead midway through the first half as […]
Indians beat Royals 5-4
June 3, 2016 by
Francisco Lindor slid headfirst across home plate, then jumped to his feet and threw his helmet into the air. On a sacrifice fly by Mike Napoli, the Indians shortstop scored the winning run to send the Tribe to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Royals on Thursday night at Progressive Field. “It’s always fun,” Lindor […]
Reds whip Rockies 11-4
June 3, 2016 by
Eugenio Suarez hit two home runs as the Reds pounded the Rockies, 11-4, on Thursday night at Coors Field to win their first road series this season. Cincinnati chased Rockies starter Eddie Butler after four-plus frames, scoring in all but one inning they faced him. Jay Bruce had an RBI triple in the first and […]
Union downs Crew SC 3-2
June 2, 2016 by
A Columbus Crew SC side missing several key players due to injuries and international call-ups came up short in a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium Wednesday night. Only 16 players were available to Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter for the clash with the Eastern Conference leaders. Among them […]
Bisons blank Clippers 4-0
June 2, 2016 by
Despite another strong outing from Clippers starting pitching, this time in the form of southpaw Ross Detwiler (0-3), Buffalo’s was stronger in lefty Scott Diamond (4-5) as the Bisons (28-25) rode his efforts to a 4-0 win over Columbus (29-23) at Coca-Cola Field in front of an impressive crowd of 16,866. Detwiler went six innings, […]
Indians beat Rangers 5-4 in 11 innings
June 2, 2016 by
Yan Gomes sent a pitch from lefty Alex Claudio bouncing up the middle and into center field, scoring Lonnie Chisenhall and sending the Indians to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Rangers in 11 innings on Wednesday night. Cleveland’s players poured from the dugout to celebrate the team’s first walk-off win of the season. The […]
Reds beat Rockies 7-2
June 2, 2016 by
Seemingly no Reds pitcher could figure out the Rockies’ lineup Tuesday night, but John Lamb had no such problem Wednesday, as he turned in seven strong innings in a 7-2 win at Coors Field. Lamb was excellent, allowing just one run on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts while working a career high […]
