Lefty Carlos Rodon turned in another quality start, slugger Jose Abreu launched a home run and collected three hits, and the White Sox picked up a 7-4 victory over the Indians on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Rodon (7-6) held Cleveland to one run over seven innings, ending with eight strikeouts and one walk […]
Pirates beat Reds 7-3
Left-hander Francisco Liriano threw six scoreless innings and the Pirates used a third-inning balk and a blast to beat the Reds, 7-3, on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. The Pirates’ 82nd win of the season — a figure that would have been celebrated wildly only a few years ago — clinched their third […]
Buckeyes open season by beating Virginia Tech 42-24
Cardale Jones was yucking it up on the sideline, mimicking Braxton Miller’s spin move and celebrating an Ohio State touchdown. Jones, the quarterback who seemingly came out of nowhere last December to lead the Buckeyes to the national title, is the man for Ohio State again. And he clearly plans to have a good time […]
Mistakes cost Crew SC in 3-0 loss to FC Dallas
Columbus Crew SC did plenty of things right against FC Dallas at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday night, but was harshly punished for a handful of mistakes as the visiting Texans pulled off a ruthless 3-0 win via opportunistic goals from Atiba Harris, Michael Barrios and David Texeira. Crew SC dominated possession with a whopping 67 […]
Indians beat White Sox 3-2
Ryan Raburn showed up to U.S. Cellular Field on Monday morning without a single September plate appearance for the Indians. After waiting patiently for an opportunity to get back in the lineup, the veteran was rewarded with a start against White Sox ace Chris Sale. Talk about a tough assignment. “He’s probably one of the […]
Reds down Bucs 3-1
Led by 7 1/3 strong innings from right-hander Anthony DeSclafani and aided by four Pirates errors, the Reds continued their season-long mastery of the Bucs with a 3-1 win Monday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. With the loss, the Pirates remained 5 1/2 games behind the first-place Cardinals in the National League Central standings, […]
Blue Jays beat Indians 5-1
Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a pair of doubles, while R.A. Dickey tossed his second complete game of the year to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. The victory ensured that Toronto maintained its 1 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for first place […]
Reds beat Cubs 7-4 with three-run homer in ninth
Joey Votto crushed a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to power the Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Chicago had tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on Kris Bryant’s two-run home run, but Bryant’s error helped keep Cincinnati’s ninth alive. Votto connected […]
Blue Jays beat Indians 5-3
Ryan Goins came through with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning as the Blue Jays defeated the Indians, 5-3, in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. With the victory, Toronto maintained its 1 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for first place in the American League East, as New York also came out […]
Cubs slip past Reds 5-4
Rookie Kyle Schwarber belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh and Kris Bryant drove in two runs to lead the Cubs to a 5-4 victory Tuesday night over the Reds for their second win in the last seven games. “It was a really big win for us tonight,” Chicago starter Dan Haren […]



