MLB
New York Yankees sweep Washington Nationals, win 4-1 for 9th straight
The New York Yankees beat the on-the-rise Washington Nationals 4-1 Sunday.
Pujols, Trumbo, Trout batter Giants for 12 runs
Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple while driving in five runs, and Mike Trout matched his career high with four hits in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-5 victory... Read more »
Sen. Harry Reid steals Bryce Harper's 'clown question, bro' remark (+ video)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid referenced fellow Nevadan Bryce Harper's "clown question, bro" remark in a Tuesday press conference. Read more »
Cain gets imperfect win for Giants over Angels
Matt Cain followed up his perfect game by persevering through five difficult innings for another victory, and Brandon Crawford had an early two-run double among the San Francisco Giants' 13 hits in... Read more »
Dickey Ks 13 in latest 1-hitter, Mets beat O's 5-0
R.A. Dickey became the first major league pitcher in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters and Ike Davis hit a grand slam to lead the New York Mets past the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Monday night. Read more »
MLB roundup: Teixeira doubles Yanks to win; Santana and Hammel pitch 1-hitters
Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double in the 14th inning Saturday and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 for their eighth consecutive victory. Read more »
Baseball notebook: Mets' Jason Bay, Rex Sox's Josh Beckett put on disabled list
Jason Bay is back on the disabled list with his second concussion in two years. Read more »
MLB denies Mets' appeal for Dickey
Major League Baseball denied the team's appeal of an official scoring decision during R.A. Dickey's one-hitter at Tampa Bay. Read more »
Rangers miss sweep with 11-3 loss to Diamondbacks
The Texas Rangers did nothing to help Scott Feldman with their bats or gloves. Read more »
Pirates limp out of Baltimore after 12-6 defeat
The Pittsburgh Pirates can only hope their miserable performance over three days at Camden Yards was merely a blip in a 162-game season rather than the beginning of a damaging skid. Read more »
Royals rally with 2 in 9th to beat Brewers 4-3
Brayan Pena drove in the tying run in the ninth inning, and Jarrod Dyson scored the winning run on a misguided cutoff throw across the infield, giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the... Read more »
Blanton, Thome lead Phillies over Twins 6-1
Joe Blanton pitched his second complete game of the season and Jim Thome homered for the second day in a row to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday... Read more »
Bryce Harper's 'clown question, bro' response becomes Internet meme overnight
On Tuesday night, baseball wunderkind Bryce Harper may have given his best answer of the season with his mouth, not his bat. Read more »
MLB: Giants' Matt Cain is pitch perfect
Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants, striking out a career-high 14 and getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0... Read more »
Baseball roundup: Rodriguez hits milestone slam
Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4 win over the Atlanta... Read more »
Dodgers rally to beat Angels 5-2
Former Angel Juan Rivera hit a three-run home run and Andre Ethier added his 500th career RBI in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally to beat the Angels 5-2 Tuesday night and... Read more »
Phillies pitching pummeled in 11-7 loss to Twins
With two on and two outs in the seventh inning, Philadelphia third baseman Mike Fontenot tracked a soft popup near the seats in foul territory to get the Phillies out of the inning. Read more »
Cubs use Peralta's errors to beat Tigers 4-3
It was another difficult day during a frustrating season for the Chicago Cubs. Only this time, it had a happy ending. Read more »
Braves blow lead on slam, lose to Yankees 6-4
Jonny Venters offered no excuses for leaving a full-count pitch over the middle of the plate to Alex Rodriguez. Read more »
Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1
Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Tuesday night, and the Royals got a superb start from Luis Mendoza to spoil Zack Greinke's return to Kansas City with a 2-1 win over the... Read more »
Young gets 1st win in over a year as Mets top Rays
Chris Young settled down after a shaky first inning to get his first win in more than a year and the New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Tuesday night. Read more »
Baseball roundup: Yankee pitchers blank Braves
Ivan Nova combined with four relievers on a five-hitter and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Monday night to claim a share of first place in the AL East for the first time in... Read more »
Braves shut down by Nova in 3-0 loss to Yankees
Randall Delgado's 19th career start was a little different. Read more »
Beckett, Red Sox lose to Marlins, 4-1
Facing his former team for the first time, Josh Beckett started slowly and paid dearly. Read more »
D-backs win 5th straight with 4-3 victory over A's
Winning streaks are made of little things, such as tagging up at first base and advancing to second. Read more »
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