One fantastic game-ending play on Monday night brought two players to their knees for different reasons. Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez hit the ground in quick prayer and lasting elation. The Reds’ Joey Votto could only squat down briefly in disappointment and disbelief. Gomez’s leaping catch at the fence in the bottom of the ninth […]
Crew Stops Timbers’ Streak with 1-0 Win
July 8, 2013 by
The Portland Timbers’ club-record 15-match undefeated streak was snapped on Sunday afternoon as the Columbus Crew took advantage of an early goal and red card to hand the Timbers their first road loss of 2013 with a 1-0 win at Crew Stadium. Bernardo Anor’s 5th-minute goal, his second in as many games, stood as the […]
Bats Beat Clippers 4-0
July 8, 2013 by
The Clippers offense continued to sputter as Chad Reineke and the Bats stifled Columbus 4-0 at Huntington Park. The Bats would use some power in the top of third when Neftali Soto gave Louisville a 3-0 lead with a three run no-doubter that landed in the left field bleachers. Emmanuel Burris later added to the […]
Indians Beat Tigers 9-6
July 8, 2013 by
Five years ago Sunday, the Indians agreed to a trade with Milwaukee that shipped out ace CC Sabathia and brought in four players, one of whom was to be named later. That player turned out to be Michael Brantley. Thanks in large part to Brantley, the Indians snapped a four-game losing streak in a 9-6 […]
Mariners Beat Reds 3-1
July 8, 2013 by
The longest-tenured player on the Reds, pitcher Bronson Arroyo has been around long enough to know it’s getting to the point where his team can’t afford losing games they’re supposed to win. Not only did a 3-1 Reds loss to the Mariners leave an empty feeling on Sunday, it was compounded by the dropping of […]
U.S. Men Smack Guatemala 6-0
July 8, 2013 by
In his first international match in more than 10 months, Landon Donovan made the most of his return by scoring his 50th and 51st career international goals as the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Guatemala 6-0 in an international friendly at Qualcomm Stadium. The game served as the team’s final tune-up before kicking off the […]
Late Penalties Send Galaxy to 2-1 Win over Crew
July 5, 2013 by
The LA Galaxy struggled to turn their dominance into anything concrete, but Robbie Keane converted two late penalty kicks to give them all of the points against the Columbus Crew on Thursday night at StubHub Center. Keane fired to the lower-right corner in the 85th minute and again in stoppage to forge a 2-1 victory […]
Mud Hens Shut Out Clippers 7-0
July 5, 2013 by
On the Fourth of July, no offensive fireworks were to be found for the Clippers as Toledo shut out Columbus 7-0 at Fifth-Third Field. The Mud Hens were the first to crack the scoreboard when Bryan Holaday scored on an Argenis Diaz RBI groundout in the bottom of the third. Toledo tallied more runs in […]
Royals Beat Indians 10-7
July 5, 2013 by
This has been a road trip that has tested the resiliency of the Indians. Over the past 11 days, Cleveland has barely been able to take a deep breath, due to the constant in-game intensity that has forced comeback after comeback. On Thursday, the Indians could not mount the final push that was required to […]
Bulls Beat Clippers 6-5
July 3, 2013 by
The Bulls captured a series win over the Clippers by defeating Columbus 6-5 in ten innings on a walk-off RBI single by Leslie Anderson. In the bottom of the first, Cole Figueroa got the Bulls on the board with an RBI double to right field. Vince Belnome later added to the lead with an RBI […]
