Two of the most storied National League franchises will meet in a postseason series for the first time Saturday, and their Division Series begins with a Game 1 that features the requisite matchup of aces, along with a few unique storylines. The presence of Matt Cain on the mound for the Giants and Johnny Cueto […]
Indians Drop Season Finale 9-0
October 4, 2012 by
Cleveland closed out its 2012 campaign with a 9-0 defeat at the hands of the White Sox on Wednesday night at Progressive Field, and is now entering a critical offseason. The decisions made over the next few months could very well set the direction for the next few years. “I think there’s going to be […]
Reds Lose 1-0, Look Towards Playoffs
October 4, 2012 by
Coming off the first no-hitter of his career, Homer Bailey ended the suspense immediately on Wednesday. Bailey’s very first batter of the game, Adron Chambers, hit a single up the middle in the bottom of the first inning to guarantee Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of two straight no-hitters was safe from replication. Bailey, who pitched […]
Indians Beat White Sox 4-3
October 3, 2012 by
In the ninth inning on Tuesday night, Travis Hafner sent a pitch from Jake Peavy towering high over right field, where the baseball struck the foul pole for a game-tying, two-run home run. It was a dramatic blast that helped propel the Indians to a 4-3, 12-inning victory over the White Sox. “That was huge,” […]
Reds Beat Cardinals 3-1
October 3, 2012 by
Facing a Cardinals club trying to clinch a Wild Card spot, the Reds took a 3-1 win on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium that kept them alive for the top seed in the National League postseason heading into Game 162. “There was a lot of energy for sure,” said right fielder Jay Bruce, who hit […]
White Sox Trounce Indians 11-0
October 2, 2012 by
The Indians were unable to bounce the White Sox from contention on their own, given the stellar showing by Chicago lefty Hector Santiago and the surplus of support he received in an 11-0 rout at Progressive Field. No, the Tigers took care of that end of the equation. In Kansas City, Detroit took down the […]
Cardinals Beat Reds 4-2
October 2, 2012 by
In a 4-2 Reds loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Bronson Arroyo had what amounted to a tuneup for his final regular-season game, throwing only 73 pitches over five innings before being pulled. “We decided to take him out early before the game started,” said manager Dusty Baker, following his first game back after […]
Bengals Beat Jaguars 27-10
October 1, 2012 by
The Andy Dalton and A.J. Green Duo continued its star-studded road show Sunday at EverBank Field when Green logged the first back-to-back 100-yard games of his career and caught Dalton’s textbook floater for an 18-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter that gave the Bengals a 24-10 lead. Mike Nugent’s 35-yard field goal with 12:38 […]
Indians Smack Royals 15-3
October 1, 2012 by
On Sunday afternoon, anticipated rain clouds disappeared, the sun came out, and the Indians rolled to a 15-3 rout of the Royals at Progressive Field. The win was essentially sealed by a relentless 10-run outbreak in the fifth inning, paving the way for the Tribe’s fifth win in the past seven games. That is as […]
Late Runs Send Reds Over Pirates 4-3
October 1, 2012 by
The Reds were all pulling for ace Johnny Cueto to finish his regular season with 20 victories on Sunday. On the other hand, postseason preparation carried more weight. That meant there would be no moving heaven and earth, and no giving Cueto one more inning. He was finished after the seventh and trailing, so he […]
