Baseball

Freeman's homer in 9th lifts Braves over Mets 2-1
Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Dillon Gee, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on ...
4 solo homers send Reds over Pirates 4-1
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 ...
Rangers end 6-game skid with 8-7 win over A's
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 ...
Scherzer improves to 10-0, Tigers top Orioles 5-1
Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he's simply playing ...
Oregon St. sends Cards packing with 11-4 CWS win
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 ...
Boston's Lester loses for 1st time at Camden Yards
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 ...
Angels' 9th-inning rally falls short vs Yankees
After eight innings of offensive frustration against CC Sabathia, the Los Angeles Angels broke through with five hits and five runs in the dramatic ...
Strasburg looks good in return, but Nats lose 2-0
Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg's return from the disabled list went well except the result. Washington's ace right-hander allowed one ...
Rays' Cobb released from hospital after being hit
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 ...
Angels send Yankees to 5th straight loss, 6-2
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 ...
Yankees 1B Teixeira leaves in 4th inning
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.
Cobb hit by line drive in Rays' win over Royals
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 ...
Rays pitcher Cobb struck by line drive
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 ...
Alderson: Mets set to make moves by end of season
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 ...
Tillman, Davis lead Orioles past Red Sox 2-0
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 ...
Tulowitzki to miss up to 6 weeks with broken rib
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.
Kennedy, Mattingly, Gibson among 8 suspended
Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines ...
Yost follows KC game at his daughter's wedding
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost could have been excused for missing his team's game on the night his daughter got married. But he didn't. Yost was ...
Derek Jeter resumes hitting, fielding drills
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter resumed hitting and fielding drills Friday for the first time since mid-April, a day after receiving medically clearance ...
Encarnacion lifts Blue Jays over Rangers 3-1
Esmil Rogers is turning into quite a starter for the Toronto Blue Jays. In his third start after opening the season as a reliever for the Blue Jays, ...
Japan baseball boss apologizes for ball switch
The Japanese baseball commissioner apologized on Friday for the confusion caused by introducing a new, livelier ball this season without notifying ...
Davis, Orioles outlast Red Sox 5-4 in 13 innings
On a night when the Baltimore Orioles had all sorts of problems with runners on base, Chris Davis finally delivered the pivotal hit. It wasn't a thing ...
Freiman's 18th-inning single lifts A's over Yanks
Maybe a game-winning, broken-bat hit against baseball's career saves leader in the 18th inning will get Nate Freiman in a nice groove again.
Mets nix idea for racy dating site to elect Wright
The New York Mets are willing to do most anything to get David Wright elected to the All-Star team. Well, almost anything. The Mets said Thursday they ...
Wainwright leads Cards over Mets and Harvey 2-1
Adam Wainwright used to be a creature of routine leading up to each start. "Same sleeping shirt the night before," the St. Louis Cardinals ace said.