Already improbable, the notion of a Mets collapse has become near-impossible. New York all but sewed up the National League East with a 6-4 win over the Reds on Thursday at Great American Ball Park; combined with the Nationals’ loss earlier in the day, it grew the Mets’ division lead to 7 1/2 games with […]
Twins down Indians 4-2
September 24, 2015 by
The Twins gained ground in the chase for the second American League Wild Card spot for a second straight night, as Phil Hughes tossed five scoreless innings and Brian Dozier homered in a 4-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday at Target Field. With their second straight victory over the Indians, the Twins (78-73) moved […]
Cardinals rip Reds 10-2
September 24, 2015 by
With Matt Holliday back in the Cardinals’ lineup for the first time in nearly two months, Matt Carpenter supplied two of the team’s season-high four home runs in a 10-2 blowout victory over the Reds on Wednesday night. St. Louis, which completed a three-game series sweep, reduced its magic number to seven for clinching the […]
Twins down Indians 3-1
September 23, 2015 by
Ervin Santana continued his impressive run, tossing seven-plus strong innings to outduel Danny Salazar to lift the Twins to a 3-1 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at Target Field. With the win, the Twins improved to 77-73 and are two games back of the Astros for the second American League Wild Card spot. […]
Cardinals beat Reds 3-1
September 23, 2015 by
A day after sparking the Cardinals’ game-winning rally, rookie Tommy Pham completed it on Tuesday night, his sacrifice fly lifting St. Louis to a 3-1 win over the Reds that also featured another strong start from John Lackey. The win inched the Cardinals, who are already assured a playoff spot, closer to the one they […]
Cardinals beat Reds 2-1
September 22, 2015 by
Again unable to solve Reds rookie lefty John Lamb, the Cardinals pounced on the Cincinnati bullpen after his departure to steal a 2-1, come-from-behind win on Monday night that dropped their magic number for a division title to nine. The victory was the Cardinals’ 12th of the season when trailing after seven innings. After stranding […]
Browns down Titans 28-14
September 21, 2015 by
In one of the more dominant individual performances of the Browns’ past decade, Benjamin scored on touchdowns of 78, 60 and 50 yards in Cleveland’s 28-14 victory against Tennessee, giving the 25-year-old wide receiver five touchdowns in his last two games against the Titans. “He might not be allowed in Nashville ever again,” Pettine said […]
Bengals beat Chargers 24-19
September 21, 2015 by
In a grinding game of giveaway at Sunday’s Paul Brown Stadium opener, the Bengals defense answered the bell early in the fourth quarter when they sacked Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers on his own goal line and it turned into a back-breaking 38-yard touchdown drive finished off by quarterback Andy Dalton’s third touchdown pass of the […]
Crew SC downs D.C. United 2-1 to earn playoff spot
September 21, 2015 by
D.C. United and Columbus Crew SC came into their Saturday night meeting walking down two distinctly different paths. Crew SC had won three of its previous four matches, with United having lost three times and drawn once in that same span. And it was Columbus’ upward trajectory that continued, as they rode an early Ethan […]
Ohio State barely escapes Northern Illinois 20-13
September 21, 2015 by
For a team that seemed to have two great quarterbacks, Ohio State is now searching for one. Cardale Jones started and threw two interceptions, J.T. Barrett finished and was not much better, but linebacker Darron Lee and Ohio State’s defense bailed out the struggling offense and the top-ranked Buckeyes beat Northern Illinois 20-13 on Saturday. […]
