Reds manager Dusty Baker said it before Tuesday’s game and reiterated it after his team walked off the field at Great American Ball Park with a 3-1 win over the A’s. After losing seven of the previous nine games, including a 15-2 blowout at the hands of the Cardinals on Sunday, what happened on the […]
Clippers Beat Mud Hens 6-3
After a four run first inning, the Clippers never looked back as they doubled up Toledo 6-3 at Fifth Third Field. The Clippers jumped all over Mud Hens starter Jair Jurrjens in the top of the first. Ezequiel Carrera started the offensive onslaught with an RBI single. Jeremy Hermida drove home another run with an […]
Late Home Run Dooms Indians
The Indians were in control, three outs away from collecting a key opening victory in arguably the most important series of the season. That changed with one ill-fated pitch and a swing that silenced a crowd that had a renewed energy all evening. In the ninth inning on Monday night, Indians closer Chris Perez surrendered […]
Dynamo Whip Crew 3-1
With two teams fighting to improve their position in the standings, it was the Houston Dynamo that saw their stock rise in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston entered the night seven points ahead of the Crew, but outside the playoff positions due […]
Mud Hens Beat Clippers 6-2
A four run second inning helped Toledo come away with a 6-2 win over Columbus at Fifth Third Field. The bottom of the second was a disastrous inning for Columbus. Ben Guez got Toledo started with an RBI single. Gustavo Nunez also contributed during that inning with an RBI single. Bad defense capped a forgettable […]
Indians Beat Marlins 2-0
Scott Kazmir peered in at the sign from his catcher, looking for a way to finish off Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton in the sixth inning on Sunday. With the count full, and a couple of fastballs already fouled off, the Indians lefty unleashed a changeup that dove away from Stanton’s swing. Under pressure, Kazmir remained […]
Cardinals Smack Reds 15-2
In a predictably quiet and mostly empty clubhouse, starting pitcher Mike Leake wondered what the Reds needed to do to beat the Cardinals. The latest victim of the best offense in baseball, Leake lasted five-plus innings and gave up seven runs in a 15-2 rout on Sunday at Great American Ball Park, moving Cincinnati to […]
Bisons Beat Clippers 5-1
The Clippers could only muster one run on the scoreboard as Rickey Romero and Buffalo shut down Columbus 5-1 at Huntington Park. Jeremy Hermida got the Clippers off to good start offensively with a solo homer, his 15th of the year, to right center. That lead would not last long as Ryan Goins clubbed a […]
Indians Beat White Sox 6-1
The party that has become Progressive Field kept on raging Thursday afternoon against the White Sox. With All-Star right-hander Justin Masterson keeping the visitors from enjoying themselves, Ryan Raburn and the Tribe offense supplied all the additional favors necessary for a good time, as the Indians finished off a four-game sweep of Chicago with a […]
MLS All Stars Fall to AS Roma 3-1
For all of the parties and hype building up to Kansas City’s first MLS All-Star game, AS Roma took the match itself seriously. It showed. The largest crowd in Sporting Park history got treated to a clinic on creative, efficient, aggressive soccer on Wednesday night. It came at the expense of the MLS All-Stars, though, […]