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A-Rod Whiffs 4 Times As Royals Top Yanks

KC pitchers rack up 11 strikeouts in all, as injured Jeter sits

(Newser) - Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals got the best of Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod struck out four times in a game for only the fourth time in his major league career, and the Royals won their home opener 5-2 over the New York Yankees on Tuesday. In a matchup...

Red Sox Get Rings, Then Drop Tigers to 0-7

Matsuzaka shuts down Detroit bats over 6 2/3 innings

(Newser) - There was red-white-and-blue bunting hanging from the stands, a Green Monster-sized American flag on the left-field wall and an Air National Guard flyover punctuating "The Star-Spangled Banner." After opening with a three-country trip of nearly 16,000 miles, the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park, received their...

Orioles Stomp Rangers to Win 6th in Row

Hot start continues for team expected to be worst in AL

(Newser) - The surprising Baltimore Orioles can win on the road too. Scott Moore and Luke Scott hit early home runs and Baltimore ruined the Texas Rangers' home opener with an 8-1 victory Tuesday. The Orioles (6-1) have the American League's best record and a six-game winning streak, already matching their...

Hunter's Slam Wins It for Angels
Hunter's Slam Wins It for Angels
Apr 8, 2008 1:02 AM CDT

Hunter's Slam Wins It for Angels

Blast off Indians' closer Borowski is his second in two innings

(Newser) - Torii Hunter hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning after Cleveland scored three runs in the top half off closer Francisco Rodriguez, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-4 win over the Indians on Monday night. Jhonny Peralta doubled home the go-ahead run off Rodriguez...

Huff, Orioles Get Rare Sweep of Mariners

Seattle bullpen fails again in absense of Putz

(Newser) - Aubrey Huff homered to break an eighth-inning tie, and the surprising Baltimore Orioles completed their first four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners since 1999 with a 5-4 victory Monday. Melvin Mora also homered, and Brian Roberts had three hits for the Orioles, an AL-best 5-1. The Mariners, last in...

Weaver Outduels Millwood to Beat Rangers

Angels right-hander throws seven shutout innings in win

(Newser) - Jered Weaver pitched seven scoreless innings, Torii Hunter and Howie Kendrick had run-scoring hits and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 last night. Weaver (1-1) allowed three hits, walked none and struck out six after losing at Minnesota in the first opening-day assignment of his career. Weaver...

Eveland, A's Shut Down Indians
Eveland, A's Shut Down Indians
Apr 5, 2008 10:01 PM CDT

Eveland, A's Shut Down Indians

Oakland roughs up Bay Area native Sabathia early

(Newser) - Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia got roughed up in another disappointing homecoming and Dana Eveland allowed one run in seven innings to win in his Oakland Athletics debut, beating the Indians 6-1 today. Jack Cust hit a two-run double in a three-run first inning and Mark Ellis added a solo homer...

Crede's HR Lifts White Sox Past Indians

Chicago wins pitchers' duel to avoid opening series sweep

(Newser) - Even though his pitchers allowed 17 runs in losing the first two games of the season, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen maintained a positive outlook. "We expected to win at least one game this year," Guillen said after Chicago defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-1 Thursday. John Danks didn't...

Greinke Powers Royals to Sweep of Tigers

First 3-0 start for KC since 2003; hold Tigers to five runs in series

(Newser) - Zack Greinke allowed one run in seven innings, and Alex Gordon and Mark Teahen homered to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 4-1 Thursday for a season-opening three-game sweep. Kansas City is 3-0 for the first time since winning its first nine games in 2003. Last year,...

Hunter Homers as Angels Top Twins 5-4

Former Minnesota star hurts old team

(Newser) - Torii Hunter gave Twins fans something to remember him by. In the final game of an emotional return to the Metrodome, Hunter homered leading off the seventh inning to back a strong start from Ervin Santana and help the Los Angeles Angels beat Minnesota 5-4 on Thursday. Prior to his...

Pettitte Sits Down With Investigators

Clemens on deck in round of depositions to Congressional staff

(Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte spoke under oath with officials from a House committee for 2.5 hours today on the subject of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Pettitte's testimony has been highly anticipated since accusations in the Mitchell Report that both Pettitte and former teammate Roger Clemens used steroids, writes the...

Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett
Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett
Oct 13, 2007 12:53 AM CDT

Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett

Smash Cleveland 10-3 to take 1-0 ALCS lead

(Newser) - Game 1 of the ALCS did not prove to be the pitching duel between Cy Young candidates that many had expected, as the Red Sox battered Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia en-route to a 10-3 victory, the Providence Journal reports. Sabathia was rocked for eight runs in four and a...

52nd Homer for A-Rod as Yanks Sweep Kansas

Rodriguez' 7th homer in 5 games shoots Yanks to 6-3 win

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez' two-run homer in the first inning yesterday boosted the Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals, and helped Yank ace Chien-Ming Wang collect his 18th win of the season. A-Rod, now with 52 home runs this season and a .583 batting average in the four-game...

Rangers Rack Up Record 30 Runs
Rangers Rack Up Record 30 Runs
Aug 22, 2007 9:33 PM CDT

Rangers Rack Up Record 30 Runs

In a night of oddities, Texas posts 29 hits and 2 grand slams

(Newser) - The Rangers punished the Orioles 30-3 last night in MLB's first 30-run performance in 110 years, the AP reports. Though short of the big-league record for most runs in a game--Chicago routed Louisville 36-7 on Jun 28, 1897--Texas' mark is the best in American League history. The Rangers' 29 hits...

American League Scores 10th Straight All-Star Win

MVP Ichiro jump-starts 5-4 victory, Series edge

(Newser) - The American League won its 10th straight Midsummer Classic last night, besting the National League 5-4. The game, hosted by San Francisco at AT&T Park, was a slugging match: MVP Ichiro Suzuki chalked up the first in-the-parker in All-Star game history, and blasts from Carl Crawford and Victor Martinez...

Tigers Pounce on Sabathia
Tigers Pounce on Sabathia
Jul 6, 2007 5:40 AM CDT

Tigers Pounce on Sabathia

Detroit ousts All-Star lefty after only four innings; Verlander dominates in 12-3 win

(Newser) - The Tigers shelled baseball's winningest pitcher last night, earning 7 runs off Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia in only 4 innings. Justin Verlander was dominant for Detroit, fanning seven on their way to a 12-3 rout and his 10th win of the season. Homers from Gary Sheffield, Placido Polanco, and Carlos...

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