The Reds already had their three-game series with the Astros won with two victories before Wednesday, but that’s not quite enough when the opponent has 100 losses and you’re in a dogfight to the end for a playoff spot. It took five hours and 18 minutes, several missed chances and a few hair-whitening moments for […]
Indians Beat Royals 5-3
September 18, 2013 by
The Indians played in a postseason-type atmosphere in Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night. An energized crowd, witnessing meaningful September games after so many forgettable seasons, did all it could to intimidate a Cleveland club also hoping to experience October. The Indians refused to go down without a fight. The Tribe used a late comeback to […]
Reds Whip Astros 10-0
September 18, 2013 by
The nice round number of 100 seemed prevalent on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. While the Astros were trying to avoid it for another day, Reds right fielder Jay Bruce powered right to it. Part of a 10-0 Reds thumping of Houston, Bruce notched five RBIs, including four on a fourth-inning grand slam that […]
Bengals Down Steelers 20-10
September 17, 2013 by
Something old and something new paved the way for the Bengals to walk down the aisle to their first victory of the season Monday night at Paul Brown Stadium, when rookie running back Giovani Bernard injected life into a flagging offense and safety Reggie Nelson channeled last December in Pittsburgh when he picked off quarterback […]
Royals Beat Indians 7-1
September 17, 2013 by
Scott Kazmir stood in the infield with his hands on his head, eyes wide and mouth agape. The Indians’ left-hander stared in disbelief after Royals catcher Salvador Perez was ruled safe on a leadoff triple in the sixth inning on Monday night. “That changed the game,” Kazmir said. On this evening, that was the beginning […]
Reds Beat Astros 6-1
September 17, 2013 by
Following 2 1/2 months on the disabled list, Reds ace Johnny Cueto has only a scant amount of days to show he can still help his team down the stretch, and possibly the playoffs. The most important part of the Reds’ 6-1 victory over the Astros on Monday was that Cueto showed no outward signs […]
Ravens Beat Browns 14-6
September 16, 2013 by
Two second-half touchdowns gave the Baltimore Ravens just enough of a lead, as they improved to 1-1 on the season with a 14-6 win over the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium Sunday. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco threw a five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marlon Brown and extended the Ravens’ lead over the Browns […]
Indians Beat White Sox 7-1, Close in on Wild Card Spot
September 16, 2013 by
By the time the Indians got under way in Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox following a four-hour, 23-minute rain delay, both teams they were chasing in the American League Wild Card race had already lost. The Tribe took full advantage behind a solid start by Zach McAllister and homers from Matt Carson, Nick […]
Brewers Beat Reds 6-5
September 16, 2013 by
The Reds were sitting pretty with less than three innings to play on Sunday, firmly grasping a 5-1 lead against a Brewers offense that had done essentially nothing through six innings against starter Bronson Arroyo. Then the wheels fell off. Late walks turned into late Milwaukee runs, and Carlos Gomez took the air out of […]
Crew Beats League-Leading Impact 2-1
September 16, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew are officially back in the playoff hunt. After falling behind on Marco Di Vaio’s 18th goal of the season, an inspired Federico Higuain provided the assists on second-half goals by Chad Marshall and Dominic Oduro as the Crew notched an improbable 2-1 comeback win against the Montreal Impact, who were at the […]
