http://www.mail.com/subjects/8152-baseball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/8152-baseball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2163676-rangers-starter-win-time-june.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Justin Grimm threw his last pitch, the Texas Rangers were trailing the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics. The rookie right-hander stayed in just long enough to become the first Rangers starter to get a victory in June. David Murphy and Leonys Martin singled and scored in Texas' two-run fifth, and the Rangers rallied to beat th... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:40:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2163676-rangers-starter-win-time-june.html 2013-06-20T04:40:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2163624-oregon-st-knocks-indiana-cws-with-1-0-win.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In the kind of pitchers' duel the College World Series hadn't seen in three decades, Matt Boyd was just a bit superior to Aaron Slegers. Boyd threw a four-hitter and Oregon State ended the Hoosiers' first appearance in Omaha with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night. "Matt was just a couple of pitches better," Beavers coach Pat Casey said. "Fo... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:31:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2163624-oregon-st-knocks-indiana-cws-with-1-0-win.html 2013-06-20T04:31:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162958-yankees-spoil-mattinglys-return-to-bronx.html NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees fans showed Don Mattingly the love from the moment he took the lineup card to home plate Wednesday. Hiroki Kuroda, though, wasn't feeling nostalgic when facing his old team. Kuroda shut down Los Angeles into the seventh inning, Ichiro Suzuki homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees spoiled Mattingly's return to the... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:02:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162958-yankees-spoil-mattinglys-return-to-bronx.html 2013-06-19T22:02:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162616-astros-sign-no-1-pick-rhp-mark-appel.html HOUSTON (AP) — Mark Appel received high praise from MLB commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday when the No. 1 overall pick signed with the Houston Astros. Speaking at a MLB diversity business summit at a convention near Minute Maid Park, Selig praised Houston's rebuilding efforts. He then likened Appel, a right-handed pitcher, and Houston's 2012 No. 1 pick, ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:35:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162616-astros-sign-no-1-pick-rhp-mark-appel.html 2013-06-19T21:35:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162820-yankees-jeter-takes-batting-practice-tampa.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle. Jeter took 21 swings on Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. He looked comfortable at the plate, hitting balls to all fields. The Yankees captai... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:47:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2162820-yankees-jeter-takes-batting-practice-tampa.html 2013-06-19T19:47:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2161234-pitcher-safety-liners-issue-mlb.html Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head. He wakes up just before impact. The real thing is a nightmare scenario that happens a couple times a season in the major leagues. "Guys are bigger now and hitting the ball harder and we're throwing the ba... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:44:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2161234-pitcher-safety-liners-issue-mlb.html 2013-06-19T07:44:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160942-al-west-leading-as-beat-rangers-darvish-6-2.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers' Japanese ace four times, more than any other team. Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered, Jarrod Parker went seven strong innings for his fourth consecutive victory and the AL West-leading A's beat the Rangers 6-2 on Tuesday night. "We... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160942-al-west-leading-as-beat-rangers-darvish-6-2.html 2013-06-19T04:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160976-ucla-defeats-wolfpack-2-1-college-world-series.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position. These UCLA Bruins are proving that in this day and age of college baseball, pitching and defense, more than ever, can be a winning formula. It showed again Tuesday night in the Bruins' 2-1 victo... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160976-ucla-defeats-wolfpack-2-1-college-world-series.html 2013-06-19T04:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160582-north-carolina-ousts-tigers-cws-with-4-2-win.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for North Carolina. Holberton staked freshman starter Trent Thornton to a two-run lead before he even took the mound Tuesday, and No. 1 national seed Carolina went on to beat LSU 4-2 in an elimi... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:36:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160582-north-carolina-ousts-tigers-cws-with-4-2-win.html 2013-06-19T03:36:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160896-wheeler-harvey-lead-mets-sweep-braves.html ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets. Just imagine Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler at the top of the rotation for years to come. "I hope people saw this," said manager Terry Collins, no doubt referring to New York's long-suffering NL fans. "Certainly they're going to enjoy watching th... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160896-wheeler-harvey-lead-mets-sweep-braves.html 2013-06-19T03:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160270-yankees-inf-youkilis-surgery-teixeira-to-dl.html NEW YORK (AP) — They come back for a bit, then they're gone again. So it goes for the New York Yankees and many of their ailing stars this season. Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery and Mark Teixeira returned to the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his right wrist, the latest injury setbacks for the depleted Yankees. And while the team hop... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160270-yankees-inf-youkilis-surgery-teixeira-to-dl.html 2013-06-19T01:01:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2159554-us-collegians-to-host-cuba-july.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. collegiate national baseball team will host its Cuban counterpart next month in a five-game international "friendship" series. The Triple-A Iowa Cubs said Tuesday the series will start in Des Moines on July 18. The Americans and Cubans will then play two games each in Omaha, Neb., and Durham, N.C. The U.S. and Cuba resumed... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2159554-us-collegians-to-host-cuba-july.html 2013-06-18T15:55:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158760-padres-beat-giants-5-3-safety-squeeze-13th.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Cashner provided quite the thrilling warmup for his Tuesday start against San Francisco: a tiebreaking bunt as a pinch hitter in the 13th inning Monday night. Will Venable made an incredible catch to save San Diego, Cashner drove in the go-ahead run with a perfect safety squeeze, and the Padres extended their season-best winnin... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:45:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158760-padres-beat-giants-5-3-safety-squeeze-13th.html 2013-06-18T07:45:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158664-freemans-homer-9th-lifts-braves-mets-2-1.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves waited a long time to get going. Finally, at 1:22 a.m., Freddie Freeman gave them a most improbable victory. Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to ruin a brilliant performance by Dillon Gee, leading the Braves past the Mets 2-1 Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain. ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:18:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158664-freemans-homer-9th-lifts-braves-mets-2-1.html 2013-06-18T06:18:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158606-4-solo-homers-send-reds-pirates-4-1.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Frazier wasn't going to let left-hander Francisco Liriano get another fastball by him. He guessed right and hit one a long way. Frazier and Zack Cozart hit upper-deck homers off Liriano, and the Cincinnati Reds moved a season-high 15 games over .500 by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night. The Reds (43-28) hit four sol... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:34:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158606-4-solo-homers-send-reds-pirates-4-1.html 2013-06-18T04:34:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158528-rangers-6-game-skid-with-8-7-win-as.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz thrust his right arm into the air and shouted out in relief while running the bases after hitting his second homer of the night for the Texas Rangers. After a tough stretch, the Rangers had a loud and clear response Monday night to the message manager Ron Washington delivered the previous day. Cruz homered twice and the... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158528-rangers-6-game-skid-with-8-7-win-as.html 2013-06-18T04:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158474-scherzer-improves-to-10-0-tigers-top-orioles-5-1.html DETROIT (AP) — Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he's simply playing for a good team. When the Detroit Tigers right-hander found out he is the first to accomplish a couple feats since Rogers Clemens and Pedro Martinez, though, it knocked Scherzer off his humble... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:55:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158474-scherzer-improves-to-10-0-tigers-top-orioles-5-1.html 2013-06-18T02:55:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158132-oregon-st-sends-cards-packing-with-11-4-cws-win.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It's one down and three to go for Oregon State. The No. 3 national seed Beavers stayed alive at the College World Series on Monday, beating Louisville 11-4 after a seven-run fourth inning broke open the game. Oregon State won national championships the last two times it played in Omaha, in 2006 and '07, and coach Pat Casey's first title... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:25:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158132-oregon-st-sends-cards-packing-with-11-4-cws-win.html 2013-06-18T01:25:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2156730-bostons-lester-loses-1st-time-camden-yards.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Jon Lester insisted he was victimized by bad luck, even though the box score suggested otherwise. The Boston Red Sox left-hander yielded five runs and nine hits in five innings against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday in a 6-3 defeat. "It was a lot better than the linescore as far as the ball came out of my hand," Lester said. "Obviously t... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:15:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2156730-bostons-lester-loses-1st-time-camden-yards.html 2013-06-17T11:15:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155850-angels-9th-inning-rally-falls-short-vs-yankees.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After eight innings of offensive frustration against CC Sabathia, the Los Angeles Angels broke through with five hits and five runs in the dramatic ninth. But when Albert Pujols came up against Mariano Rivera with the bases loaded and two outs in a one-run game, the Angels' $240 million man couldn't connect. Rivera struck out Pujols... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:56:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155850-angels-9th-inning-rally-falls-short-vs-yankees.html 2013-06-17T00:56:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155812-strasburg-good-return-nats-lose-2-0.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg's return from the disabled list went well except the result. Washington's ace right-hander allowed one run and one hit in five innings, but the Nationals' offense did nothing to support him in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. "I felt really good and definitely could have gone for a... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:03:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155812-strasburg-good-return-nats-lose-2-0.html 2013-06-16T22:03:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155356-rays-cobb-released-hospital-hit.html ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. The Rays announced during their game against Kansas City that Cobb had been released from Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. The team said he will be placed on the seven-day concussion list... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:36:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2155356-rays-cobb-released-hospital-hit.html 2013-06-16T19:36:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154848-angels-send-yankees-to-5th-straight-loss-6-2.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mark Teixeira is headed back to New York earlier than his fellow Yankees to get his troublesome right wrist examined. The way they are crumbling at the end of this road trip, the rest of the Yankees probably can't wait to be back in the Bronx, either. Erick Aybar homered and drove in two runs, and Albert Pujols added two more RBIs i... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154848-angels-send-yankees-to-5th-straight-loss-6-2.html 2013-06-16T04:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154810-yankees-1b-teixeira-leaves-4th-inning.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left New York's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth inning Saturday with an aggravated right wrist. Teixeira, who missed the first 53 games of the season with an injury to the wrist, will be examined by Yankees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad in New York on Sunday, adding anothe... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:36:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154810-yankees-1b-teixeira-leaves-4th-inning.html 2013-06-16T03:36:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154644-cobb-hit-drive-rays-win-royals.html ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A scary moment involving Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb overshadowed the Rays victory. Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday. Rays spokesman Rick Vaughn said all test... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:18:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154644-cobb-hit-drive-rays-win-royals.html 2013-06-16T02:18:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154526-rays-pitcher-cobb-struck-drive.html ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of Saturday's game. Cobb put a hand on his head after being struck. Trainers from both teams and other medical staff immediately ran onto the fiel... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:25:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154526-rays-pitcher-cobb-struck-drive.html 2013-06-15T23:25:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154258-alderson-mets-set-to-moves-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Sandy Alderson knows how long Mets fans have been waiting for their team to do more than tear down and rebuild. He's been the one overseeing most of the creative roster destruction and reconstruction. Now he says it's almost time for the Mets to start doing more than drafting and waiting. And waiting. "I do believe ove... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:13:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2154258-alderson-mets-set-to-moves-season.html 2013-06-15T18:13:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153600-web-giants-broader-surveillance-revelations.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders to turn over user data. The announcements Friday night come at the end of a week when Facebook, Microsoft and Googl... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:41:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153600-web-giants-broader-surveillance-revelations.html 2013-06-15T12:41:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2153546-tillman-davis-lead-orioles-red-sox-2-0.html BALTIMORE (AP) — There's still more than half a season left to play, so there's no reason for the Baltimore Orioles to become overly excited about their current situation. Then again, what harm is there in enjoying the moment? Chris Tillman took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 22nd home run and the Orioles bl... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:50:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2153546-tillman-davis-lead-orioles-red-sox-2-0.html 2013-06-15T02:50:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2152546-tulowitzki-to-up-to-6-weeks-with-broken-rib.html DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the disabled list on Friday, and the star shortstop could miss up to six weeks because of a broken rib. Team spokesman Nick Piburn said an MRI taken Thursday night revealed a right rib fracture. Tulowitzki was injured earlier in the day while diving for a ball in the eighth inning of a 5-4 loss ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:54:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2152546-tulowitzki-to-up-to-6-weeks-with-broken-rib.html 2013-06-15T01:54:08Z