While it wasn’t quite the battle of aces from the previous night, Trevor Bauer and Jose Quintana staged quite an impressive pitching duel of their own on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Bauer, who pitched into the eighth inning, was just a little bit better in leading the Indians to a 3-1 victory over […]
Royals blank Reds 3-0
May 20, 2015 by
Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura silenced the Reds on four hits through seven shutout innings, and Mike Moustakas delivered two RBI doubles in a 3-0 win on a rainy Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Ventura needed just 88 pitches to get through seven. He walked none and struck out six. “He stayed within his mechanics,” Royals […]
U.S. Women crush Mexico 5-1
May 18, 2015 by
Sydney Leroux and Abby Wambach led the way as the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Mexico 5-1 in the second of its three-game Send-Off Series matches ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Before a sellout crowd of 27,000, the largest-ever for the WNT at StubHub Center, the U.S. outshot Mexico 12-4 in the […]
Crew SC continues to stumble on the road, loses to San Jose 2-0
May 18, 2015 by
Chris Wondolowski moved one goal away from joining MLS’ Century Club as the San Jose Earthquakes beat 10-man Columbus Crew SC 2-0 Saturday night. Wondolowski broke through for his 99th career regular-season MLS goal against a depleted Crew SC side that played with 10 men for almost an hour after Mohammed Saeid’s first-half red card. […]
Indians fall to Rangers 5-1, lose out on sweep
May 18, 2015 by
The scoreboard might not have indicated it, but the Indians actually had more baserunners than the Rangers on Sunday. The Indians fell, 5-1, in the series finale at Globe Life Park while reaching base 12 times — three more times than the Rangers did. But they were unable to get enough of those baserunners across […]
Giants beat Reds 9-8
May 18, 2015 by
Using home runs from Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence and three RBIs from Nori Aoki, the Giants outlasted the Reds for a wild 9-8 win on Sunday at Great American Ball Park to claim three of four games in the series. San Francisco scored 30 runs over the three straight wins. “It was a hard-fought […]
Non-stars shine as Cavaliers beat Bulls 94-73 to advance
May 15, 2015 by
For the first time since 2009, the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Chicago Bulls, 94-73, on Thursday night to win the series 4-2. Once LeBron James nailed that dagger of a game-winning shot in Game 4, the Bulls never really recovered. Whether it was the Bulls’ inconsistent offense […]
Cardinals down Indians 2-1 with late homer
May 15, 2015 by
Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter launched a two-run home run off lefty Marc Rzepczynski in the eighth inning on Thursday, spoiling a strong start from Indians starter Trevor Bauer and helping St. Louis claim a 2-1 victory at Progressive Field. Following a one-out walk to Peter Bourjos in the eighth, Bauer was pulled in favor […]
Reds beat Giants 4-3
May 15, 2015 by
Marlon Byrd provided three RBIs, with his solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning giving the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Giants on Thursday — their third straight win. Cincinnati was up, 3-2, in the eighth inning when Joe Panik hit a triple off reliever Tony Cingrani that landed near the […]
Cavaliers down Bulls 106-101 to take series lead
May 13, 2015 by
LeBron James carried the Cavaliers to pivotal 106-101 Game 5 win over the Chicago Bulls to take a 3-2 series lead Tuesday night at The Q. Thanks to James’ 38 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks, Cleveland is one win away from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time […]
