The scorebook says Cincinnati lost to Washington, 7-6, in 11 innings on Saturday at Great American Ball Park. Solo home runs by Ian Desmond and Wilson Ramos — his second homer of the game — off of J.J. Hoover were the difference, after the opportunistic Reds came back from a four-run deficit to forge a […]
Clippers Beat Indianapolis 7-4
April 6, 2013 by
It was another night and another win for Columbus as the Clippers cruised past Indianapolis 7-4 at Victory Field. Indianapolis wasted no time offensively striking first in the bottom of the 1st when Jody Mercer drove in Alex Presley with an RBI double. Felix Pie would later tack on another run for Indy in the […]
Tampa Bay Beats Indians 4-0
April 6, 2013 by
The Indians rolled out of Toronto on Thursday night feeling good about their offense after scoring a combined 15 runs on 31 hits over three games. But their revamped lineup was no match for left-hander Matt Moore and the Rays on Friday night. Moore struck out eight over six innings and the Tribe managed just […]
Reds Rout Nationals 15-0 with 6 Home Runs
April 6, 2013 by
You needed to see home runs? Yeah, the Reds had some home runs on Friday night. Plenty of them, bunches of them. In fact, they had all kinds of home runs for your perusal. Missed one? Don’t worry, it felt like another long ball would be along soon enough. Against the Nationals during a 15-0 […]
Cavs Break 10-game Skid, Beat Boston 97-91
April 6, 2013 by
After looking lifeless in Wednesday’s 113-95 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cavaliers post-game media conference was dominated by different forms of the same question. “Have you guys checked out?” Although no one was able to find the right words for an overly convincing denial, the Cavaliers used their play on Friday to send a […]
Toronto Beats Cleveland 10-8
April 5, 2013 by
The Indians won their first series of the season. That is the main takeaway from Cleveland’s opening act north of the border. The other is that this new brand of offense already appears more resilient than the lineup assembled last season. As for Thursday night, the Indians would probably prefer to quickly forget about what […]
Reds Break Strikeout Record, Beat Angels 5-4
April 5, 2013 by
Before the Reds played their Opening Series finale vs. the Angels on Thursday, it was mentioned to manager Dusty Baker by a certain reporter that his opponent’s big hitters — Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton — hadn’t really contributed much yet. Baker kind of hates it when reporters do that. “We want them […]
Blue Jackets Beat Predators 3-1
April 5, 2013 by
In his first game with the Blue Jackets, Marian Gaborik contributed pretty much what everyone was looking for and more. He tallied the game-winning goal in the third period off a sweet centering pass from Brandon Dubinsky, re-directing the puck over Pekka Rinne’s shoulder for the go-ahead goal at 4:16 that would stand up the […]
Indians Down Blue Jays 3-2 in Extra Innings
April 4, 2013 by
The Indians are willing to live with bouts of famine, given the kind of feast Mark Reynolds can provide when his bat greets a baseball. On Wednesday, Reynolds certainly showed his flaws, but he ultimately dropped a substantial amount of jaws with a mammoth home run that sent Cleveland to 3-2 victory over the Blue […]
Reds Beat Angels 5-4
April 4, 2013 by
The sacrifice bunt is often derided by the new-school baseball crowd because it gives away an out and can take the bat out of the hand of the better hitters. No one has ever accused Reds manager Dusty Baker of being new school. Baker believes in the sac bunt through thick and thin, for better […]
