The Columbus Clippers (22-21) lost 5-0 to the Syracuse Chiefs (22-22) Monday night. After consecutive solid offensive games the bats went quiet for the Clippers as they had to rely on a spot start with no true starters available. With Josh Tomlin, T.J. House and Trevor Bauer at the major league level and Danny Salazar […]
Indians Beat Tigers 5-4 with Walk-Off Home Run
May 20, 2014 by
Try telling Michael Brantley that the current series is not important. Watch the way he carried the bat with him up the first-base line, keeping a firm grip on the handle as he waited to see if the ball cleared the right-field wall. Then, look at how Brantley flipped it away and howled. Brantley flexed […]
Reds Beat Nationals 4-3 in 15 Innings
May 20, 2014 by
Todd Frazier stepped into the batter’s box a few minutes before midnight Monday with one thing on his mind — the third baseman wanted to get a pitch he could drive. Frazier got his wish and did his job, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer off Ross Detwiler with one out in the top of the […]
Crew Battles Timbers to 3-3 Draw in Back-and-Forth Match
May 19, 2014 by
Two teams scrambling for points left no stone unturned in a wild display as the Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers played to a 3-3 draw Saturday night at a raucous Providence Park. In a match highlighted by a red card, a penalty kick and three late goals, an 85th minute Gaston Fernandez strike rescued a […]
Clippers Beat Chiefs 8-3
May 19, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (22-20) beat up on the Syracuse Chiefs (21-22) 8-3. It was the second consecutive game the Clippers scored at least eight. The Clippers came up clutch hitting well with runners on and were not deterred by hitting with two outs. Columbus had a total of five two-out RBI after having four the […]
Indians Embarrassed by A’s 13-3
May 19, 2014 by
Really, what could they say? The Indians had been outscored by 24 runs in a three-game series in which they didn’t notch a single hit with a runner in scoring position. Their Sunday bid for some semblance of respectability in a lost weekend at Progressive Field was instead marked by flat bats, a walloped ace […]
Phillies Beat Reds 8-3, Take Series
May 19, 2014 by
Having a lineup not scoring many runs and a bullpen giving up too many runs are a pair of volatile ingredients the Reds have together at the same time. It’s left Cincinnati with little margin for error, and the shortcomings were on full display in Philadelphia. An 8-3 Reds loss on Sunday gave the Phillies […]
Red Wings Beat Clippers 5-4
May 16, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (20-19) lost to the Rochester Red Wings (19-20) 5-4 Thursday afternoon. The Clippers couldn’t muster any offense early the first six innings and got their first hit on a single in the seventh, rallied for four runs in the eighth, but failed to tie the game. The loss is the third in […]
Blue Jays Beat Indians 4-2
May 16, 2014 by
Here one day and gone the next. That was the case Wednesday night for the Indians’ offense, which went from a whirlwind to a whimper in a span of 24 hours in Toronto. Danny Salazar labored in an abbreviated outing and the Blue Jays found the book on the Tribe, using a handful of left-handers […]
Reds Split Doubleheader with Padres
May 16, 2014 by
Those around Johnny Cueto on the Reds have long run out of superlatives to describe his performances after each start this season. Here’s a suggestion for Thursday: historic. In a 5-0 Reds win over the Padres in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader at Great American Ball Park, Cueto faced two batters over the minimum […]
