Left-hander Kyle Lobstein logged seven solid innings, stymieing the Indians’ lineup and leading the Tigers to an 8-6 victory on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park. Detroit took the series and improved to 5-1 against Cleveland this season. The Tribe, which fell to 1-6 against left-handed starters this year, managed only three runs on six hits […]
Cubs beat Reds 5-2
April 27, 2015 by
Big hits from Miguel Montero and Addison Russell were enough to lift the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Reds on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. Chicago took both games of the rain-shortened series. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead with one out in the second inning against Anthony DeSclafani when Montero hit […]
Cavaliers beat Celtics 103-95 to take 3-0 advantage
April 24, 2015 by
With their backs up against the wall, the Boston Celtics put together one valiant, aggressive effort in trying to avoid a 0-3 first-round deficit. However, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were too much down the stretch, picking up a gritty 103-95 road win on Thursday night at the TD Garden to come within one […]
Brewers beat Reds 4-2
April 24, 2015 by
Jean Segura delivered the clutch hit the Brewers have so badly needed, a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning that sent Milwaukee to a 4-2 win over Cincinnati on Thursday at Miller Park. Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez hit solo home runs, but the Brewers needed Segura’s single off Reds reliever Kevin Gregg to […]
White Sox smack Indians 6-0
April 23, 2015 by
An expected low-scoring battle between top-flight starters Jeff Samardzija and Corey Kluber turned into a 6-0 White Sox victory over the Indians on Wednesday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. By virtue of its four-run rally in the ninth inning Monday, Chicago picked up a second series victory this season. But the White Sox win in […]
Reds beat Brewers 2-1
April 23, 2015 by
There were no offensive fireworks at Miller Park on Wednesday night. Johnny Cueto and Jimmy Nelson made sure of that. Cueto, the Reds’ ace, and Nelson, the Brewers’ No. 5 starter who has pitched far above his standing, surrendered a run apiece before settling into a classic pitchers’ duel for eight innings that was settled […]
Cavaliers beat Celtics 99-91 to take 2 game lead
April 22, 2015 by
Those pesky Boston Celtics made life miserable for the Cavaliers on Tuesday night, but the fourth-quarter heroics of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving lifted their team to a 99-91 win to take an 2-0 first-round series lead. Boston can’t match the Cleveland pound-for-pound in talent, but can match the Cavaliers’ intensity level and that’s how […]
Indians down White Sox 6-2
April 22, 2015 by
Carlos Carrasco made his first appearance since getting hit with a Melky Cabrera line drive in the face one week ago a winning one, as the Indians topped the White Sox by a 6-2 margin Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Carrasco worked five innings and struck out eight, allowing four hits, including a Jose […]
Reds beat Brewers 16-10 highlighted by three grand slams
April 22, 2015 by
The Brewers finally had a big night at the plate. They just happened to do it while the Reds played home run derby. About 24 hours after matching their season high with six runs in a series-opening victory, the Reds more than doubled that total by the sixth inning of a 16-10 win over the […]
Indians collapse in 9th, lose to White Sox 4-3
April 21, 2015 by
The final seven batters for the White Sox reached base Monday night, but Indians closer Cody Allen felt as if he was one pitch away from getting out of the jam — right until the end of the ninth-inning meltdown that led to a 4-3 loss. “I never felt like we were out of it […]
