One day after the home run review heard ’round the baseball world, Cleveland clubbed a trio of homers to cruise to a 9-2 rout over the A’s at Progressive Field. The lopsided win supported a strong outing from left-hander Scott Kazmir, who struck out 10 hitters to help guide the Indians to their 10th win […]
River Valley Pair Named Athletes of the Month
May 9, 2013 by
River Valley’s Courtney Rengert, a softball ace, and Ethan Douglas, a sprinter, have been named the Fahey Bank Athletes of the Month for April 2013. This is Courtney Rengert’s third win of the Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month program. Courtney is a senior softball player for the Lady Vikings. She had led the team […]
Knights Beat Clippers 8-3
May 9, 2013 by
Led by the bat of Josh Phegley and the pitching arm of Zach Stewart, the Charlotte Knights upended the Clippers 8-3 at Huntington Park. The Knights opened the scoring with a big top of the third. Brent Morel started it with an RBI single to left. Josh Phegley then cranked a two run shot into […]
Indians Beat A’s with Controversial Call
May 9, 2013 by
The Indians became overwhelming supporters of instant replay on Wednesday night. A controversial ruling in the ninth inning went their way, and there was not a single person inside the clubhouse arguing the umpires’ decision. After all, the umpiring crew had examined replays. “It’s not for me to disagree or agree with a call,” starter […]
Braves Beat Reds 7-2
May 9, 2013 by
As well as Mike Leake was pitching against the Braves on Wednesday afternoon, combined with his track record as a hitter, Reds manager Dusty Baker made a decision to try and squeeze a little more from his starting pitcher. The choice to let Leake bat in the seventh inning and return to pitch the eighth […]
Clippers Split Doubleheader with Knights
May 8, 2013 by
A doubleheader was played at Huntington Park with Charlotte rallying to take game one 4-2 and Columbus holding on for a 2-1 victory in game two. In game one, it would be Columbus who get on the scoreboard first. Matt LaPorta hit his third homer in four games, a solo shot in the bottom of […]
Indians Beat A’s 1-0
May 8, 2013 by
Indians manager Terry Francona sat inside the interview room on Tuesday night, attempting to answer questions over the rap music that blared from inside the team’s clubhouse across the hall. He allowed himself to smirk. Under the circumstances, Francona did not mind the celebratory inconvenience. “I’m not necessarily sure I like the words to that […]
Reds Beat Braves with Back-to-Back Home Run Rally
May 8, 2013 by
The 27th out was just one strike away from being notched by the Braves on Tuesday night and the Reds were just about done against closer Craig Kimbrel. If anyone has seen “The Princess Bride,” they know there’s a big difference between being mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. And then […]
Indians Beat A’s 7-3 with 4 Home Runs
May 7, 2013 by
Mark Reynolds launched a pitch deep into the Cleveland night on Monday, sending a fifth-inning blast three rows shy of the top of the left-field bleachers. The jaw-dropping display of power highlighted a four-homer attack that propelled the Indians to a 7-3 victory over the A’s in the opener of a four-game series. “As long […]
Braves Beat Reds 7-4
May 7, 2013 by
Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo had to grind and he had to slog during a seemingly perpetual uphill fight vs. the Braves. The one thing Arroyo did not do was give up on trying to keep the Reds in striking distance. Coming off of a three-game sweep of the Cubs and a hard-earned .500 road […]
