Baseball

Schmidt: Autographs getting way too hard to read
Since when did the signatures of today's celebrity athletes become worse than your local physician's scrawl on a prescription slip? Yes, I know, some ...
Greenberg to play Tuesday for Marlins
Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen had previously stated he was ...
Postseason Scenarios
Baseball's postseason scenarios with two days left in the regular season: ___ All five American League playoff teams have been decided. New York, ...
Tigers and A's get in, Nationals clinch NL East
Here's how the pennant races look with two days to go: — FIVE ALIVE: A muddled mess only days ago, the American League playoff picture is clearing up ...
Tigers clinch AL Central title with late surge
There could have been some infighting when the Detroit Tigers were languishing below .500 midway through the season, or even when they trailed the ...
Zimmerman, Nationals win NL East championship
As the Washington Nationals' first draft pick back in June 2005, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was there almost from the start, through the various ...
A's win, back in playoffs for 1st time in 6 years
This time, it was manager Bob Melvin who took a whipped cream pie in the face. All those walk-off wins from guys hardly known beyond the Bay Area ...
Rays eliminated despite 5-3 win over Orioles
Bad news was waiting for Joe Maddon in the morning. The Tampa Bay Rays' manager said he planned to hit the sack and sleep "like a baby" on Monday ...
Cards top Reds 4-2, clinch tie for 2nd wild card
Jaime Garcia is in fine form for the postseason, winning his last three starts and homering off Bronson Arroyo, too. The St. Louis Cardinals are ...
Tigers beat Royals 6-3 to clinch AL Central title
Jim Leyland had tears in his eyes as he surveyed his crowded office Monday night. There was Miguel Cabrera, surrounded by his family, with the Triple ...
Nationals wrap up NL East title despite loss
Amid the postgame delirium on the field, the crushed beer cans and strewn champagne bottles collecting in the grass, pitcher Gio Gonzalez grabbed ...
Cubs two-hit by Astros to reach 100 losses
For all the struggles the Cubs have had over the last five decades or so, they haven't reached this milestone for futility in a while. The Cubs got ...
Yanks rout Red Sox 10-2, open 1-game AL East lead
Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Mark Teixeira stepped up the plate, sent the ball over the wall and circled the bases like a ...
White Sox eliminated after 11-0 win over Indians
Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but ...
Phelps replaces Nova in Yanks' rotation; Tex back
Ivan Nova has been dropped from the New York Yankees' rotation after a pair of poor outings, and David Phelps will replace him as Tuesday night's ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
Playoff scramble: Chaos, confusion are kinda fun
The Texas Rangers are totally set for the playoffs, eager to break out the bats, balls and gloves for really big games. Maybe they should log on to ...
Orioles' plane diverted because of smoke in galley
The airplane taking the Baltimore Orioles to St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday night had its flight diverted to Jacksonville because of smoke in the ...
Orioles beat Boston, gain tie for AL East lead
The Baltimore Orioles are tied atop the AL East with the New York Yankees with four games left, a scenario that might cause a team unaccustomed to ...
Cabrera ties Hamilton in HRs; Tigers beat Twins
Miguel Cabrera's line drive home run in the eighth inning against Minnesota moved him into a tie with Texas star Josh Hamilton for the AL lead, ...
Bailey pitches no-hitter, Reds beat Pirates 1-0
Homer Bailey had a certain milestone on his mind when he walked to the mound Friday night. He wound up pulling off an even bigger feat. Bailey pitched ...
Nats and Rangers close in, Yanks and Sox lose
Here's how the pennant races look with six days to go: — CLOSING IN: Washington and Texas can wrap up division titles this weekend. Both teams have ...
Cubbies on cusp of first 100-loss season since '66
Even for a team with a record of futility unmatched in professional baseball, this season has been one of the most dismal in Chicago Cubs history.
Detroit's Cabrera chasing Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera's drive sailed high into the Detroit night — so high, in fact, that left fielder Alex Gordon had time to drift over to the fence and ...