The Columbus Clippers (26-30) fell to the Louisville Bats (27-31) 3-2 Sunday. The Clippers were held to four hits by Louisville’s pitching staff in the loss. Kyle Davies (2-3, 4.30 ERA) spun a quality start for Columbus. He went seven innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Tim […]
Indians Earn Sweep over Rockies with 6-4 Win
Michael Bourn came to Cleveland as a leadoff man with speed, but it was his power that dashed the Rockies’ hopes of avoiding a sweep on Sunday. With a man on and one out in the ninth, Bourn took a fastball from reliever Adam Ottavino and launched it into the right-field seats for his first […]
Reds Beat D-Backs 4-3 to Win Series
It was a road trip that began Monday with the Reds almost being on the wrong end of a perfect game. On Thursday came a loss where they sent the minimum number of hitters to bat with only three singles, and a players-only team meeting was subsequently called. Instead of it feeling like the season […]
Davis, Flach Named April Athletes of the Month
The Fahey Banking Company has announced the April Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month winners for 2014 are Olivia Davis of Marion Harding and CJ Flach of Elgin. This is Olivia Davis’s second time winning the Athlete of the Month award, but she has now won in two different sports. Olivia is a member of […]
Knights Down Clippers 18-9
The Columbus Clippers (24-28) lost to the Charlotte Knights (18-35) 18-9 Thursday night. It was night batting practice to end the series between the Clippers and Knights as they combined for seven doubles, two triples, seven homers and 27 total runs on 33 hits. After winning the first two games of the series the Clippers […]
D-backs Beat Reds 4-0
The Reds know they’ve wandered into a barren offensive wilderness from which it’s getting tougher to emerge. Perhaps after the team meeting that was held in response to the season’s rock bottom performance, they can finally find their way out. A lineup that beat Clayton Kershaw a night earlier and left Los Angeles euphoric was […]
Knights Beat Clippers 5-2 in Extra Innings
It was an extra-inning affair once again for the Knights and Clippers, but Columbus came up short this time on a three-run Cody Sanchez homer. The 5-2 loss for the Columbus Clippers (24-27) to the Charlotte Knights (17-35) ended a two-game winning streak for the Clippers. Neither starter would receive a decision. Travis Banwart (3-1, […]
White Sox Sweep Indians with 3-2 Final Win
Cleveland fought back to forge a tie game in the ninth inning, but was ultimately undone by its most glaring weakness all season: defense. An error by Mike Aviles opening the ninth led to a walk-off single by Moises Sierra, as the Tribe was swept by the White Sox with a 3-2 loss Wednesday night […]
Reds Beat Dodgers 3-2
There was no overstating the importance of what the Reds did on Wednesday night. They brought a season-high four-game losing streak into the game and were faced with sinking further below .500 They needed, and Homer Bailey delivered, a stopper-like performance. And the Reds got something that’s often burned them this season — a victory […]
U.S. Men Blanks Azerbaijan 2-0
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened its three-game Send-Off Series with a 2-0 victory against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park as second-half substitutes Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson each scored a goal. The match, powered by Yingli Solar, saw U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard tie Kasey Keller’s record of 53 career U.S. MNT victories. Howard also posted […]