All Justin Meram’s mother wanted for Mother’s Day was a goal. He gave her three. The Columbus Crew SC midfielder’s first career hat-trick was not only the driving force behind Crew SC’s 3-2 win over the Montreal Impact, but it also gave him membership to the Black & Gold’s 30-goals, 30-assist club just weeks after […]
Reds edge Giants 3-2
Defensive replacement Scooter Gennett hit a leadoff triple in the eighth inning and scored on Zack Cozart’s RBI double as the Reds bounced back after twice coming up short with runners in scoring position to beat the Giants, 3-2, on Thursday night. “I feel like the team in general, we’ve been coming through in spots […]
Indians blank Blue Jays 6-0
Corey Kluber might be the official ace of the Indians’ pitching staff, but if Carlos Carrasco keeps pitching like he did Tuesday night, the recognition he deserves should be right around the corner. Carrasco continued his dominant start to the season by tossing seven scoreless innings in a 6-0 victory over the Blue Jays at […]
Reds beat Yankees 5-3 to split series
The Yankees hit two impressive home runs in the first two innings on Tuesday, but those solo shots proved insufficient against a singles-filled Reds rally. Cincinnati scored five runs in the bottom of the second inning for a 5-3 victory that provided a split in the two-game series and ended New York’s six-game win streak. […]
Indians edge Royals 1-0 to take series
Carlos Santana had three hits and drove in the game’s only run and Indians pitchers held the slump-ridden Royals offense to one hit in a 1-0 victory in Sunday’s rubber game at Kauffman Stadium. Santana singled up the middle in the fifth inning for the only run the Tribe’s staff needed. Santana’s hit traveled at […]
Reds beat Giants 4-0 to complete sweep
Johnny Cueto once called Great American Ball Park home as the Reds ace, but even he could not salvage the series for the Giants. Behind a four-hit shutout from Scott Feldman and their lineup’s two home runs off Cueto, the Reds completed a three-game series sweep with a 4-0 victory over San Francisco. Feldman notched […]
Cavaliers beat Raptors 109-102 to earn sweep and head to conference finals
Through the first three games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals (and the first three quarters of Game 4) the Raptors had more than their hands full with LeBron James. Once Kyrie Irving got rolling, it was lights out in Canada. Toronto played its best game of the series – taking a double-digit lead early and […]
Reds beat Pirates 4-2
As Tim Adleman gave the Reds a much-needed quality start with six innings, Joey Votto and Adam Duvall divided the work evenly to back him. Votto and Duvall each notched two hits and two RBIs during the Reds’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates on Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati claimed three of four […]
Tigers down Indians 5-2
The Tigers already have as many wins over the Indians in 2017 as they did all of last season. Miguel Cabrera’s two-run home run in his first game back from the disabled list led a five-run, three-inning onslaught against Corey Kluber, supporting Justin Verlander for a 5-2 win Tuesday night at Comerica Park. Detroit has […]
Pirates whip Reds 12-3
Using a lineup that carried four regular players, amid starters missing for myriad reasons, the Pirates poured on the offense to overcome the Reds. In a 12-3 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park, Pittsburgh broke out with six-run top of the fourth inning and didn’t stop there. Ten of its runs […]