Left-hander Jose Quintana spun six solid innings and Jose Abreu launched his second home run of the season, helping the White Sox claim a 4-1 victory over the Indians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. The Indians had more on their mind than the loss column, though. In the first inning, Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco […]
Reds beat Cubs 3-2
April 15, 2015 by
Anthony DeSclafani threw seven shutout innings to outduel Jake Arrieta and lead the Reds to a 3-2 victory Tuesday night over the Cubs to even the series. Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Marlon Byrd each hit RBI singles in the fourth, which was all DeSclafani needed. Making his seventh career start, the right-hander gave up […]
Blue Jackets coach named head coach of U.S. National Team
April 15, 2015 by
Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach Todd Richards has been named head coach of the United States National Team for the 2015 IIHF World Championships held from May 1-17 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, USA Hockey announced today. This will be the third time Richards has served on the coaching staff of the national men’s […]
Cavaliers down Pistons 109-97
April 14, 2015 by
The Detroit Pistons are in evaluation mode as the organization assesses a few young players and how they might fit moving forward. But the obvious assessment was that they didn’t belong on the same court with the Cavaliers on Monday at The Q, because they were manhandled 109-97, the Cavaliers’ 19th win in their last […]
Cubs beat Reds 7-6 in 10 innings
April 14, 2015 by
Reds manager Bryan Price is trying to find the right bullpen chemistry in the late innings, but he’s discovering just how combustible his elements are. Eighth-inning leads seems to be particularly flammable. For the second-straight day, Jumbo Diaz blew a two-run lead in the eighth within his first two batters. In Monday’s 7-6 loss to […]
Blue Jackets upend Islanders 5-4 in Shootout
April 13, 2015 by
Sunday night’s game was a historic one for the New York Islanders, and the Blue Jackets were certainly determined to crash the party. It has been a recurring theme in the season series between these two teams: blown leads. The Islanders blew a two-goal third period lead last week at Nationwide Arena and lost in […]
Tigers beat Indians 8-5
April 13, 2015 by
Miguel Cabrera has tormented the Tribe throughout his career and that did not change during Cleveland’s home-opening set against the rival Tigers. Cabrera launched two home runs, collected four hits and powered Detroit to an 8-5 victory over the Indians on Sunday at Progressive Field. Cabrera’s four-hit, four-RBI outpouring capped off an 11-for-14 showing in […]
Cardinals down Reds 7-5
April 13, 2015 by
Matt Carpenter’s two-run home run in the top of the 11th inning gave the Cardinals a 7-5 win over the Reds on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. St. Louis completed a 3-2 road trip by taking two of three from Cincinnati, which ended its home stand 4-2 with back-to-back losses in the series. Reds […]
Celtics whip resting Cavaliers 117-78
April 13, 2015 by
The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, playing without four of their five starters, showed fight early, even finishing the first 12 minutes with a 22-21 lead against the Boston Celtics. But on an afternoon when 10 players dressed, the Cavs couldn’t keep pace with an energetic group from Boston that’s still fighting for one of the two […]
Indians down Astros 5-1
April 10, 2015 by
After right-hander Trevor Bauer went six no-hit innings against the Astros on Thursday, the Indians’ bullpen took over, but closer Nick Hagadone could not complete the feat after allowing a one-out homer to Jed Lowrie in the ninth inning of the Tribe’s 5-1 win. “Any time you have a no-hitter going, it’s fun,” Bauer said. […]
