Blue Jays beat Indians 5-3

Ryan Goins came through with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning as the Blue Jays defeated the Indians, 5-3, in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. With the victory, Toronto maintained its 1 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for first place in the American League East, as New York also came out […]

Cubs slip past Reds 5-4

Rookie Kyle Schwarber belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh and Kris Bryant drove in two runs to lead the Cubs to a 5-4 victory Tuesday night over the Reds for their second win in the last seven games. “It was a really big win for us tonight,” Chicago starter Dan Haren […]

Indians beat Blue Jays 4-2

Ryan Raburn came through with a big double in the seventh inning and Cody Allen escaped a bases-loaded situation in the eighth as the Indians survived to secure a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre. The loss for Toronto didn’t impact its 1 1/2-game lead in the American League […]

Reds smack Cubs 13-6

Eugenio Suarez and Adam Duvall each hit two-run homers in the sixth inning as the Reds came back to defeat the Cubs, 13-6, at Wrigley Field on Monday night. Cincinnati relievers combined to toss 4 1/3 innings while allowing only one earned run, including Aroldis Chapman’s five-out save — his first of more than three […]

Crew SC downs NYCFC 2-1 to earn 3 big away points

Second-half substitute Justin Meram scored the late winner for Columbus Crew SC in a 2-1 victory over New York City FC in front of 30,018 fans at Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon. Meram, who replaced Cedrick Mabwati in the 57th minute, took a pass from Federico HiguaĆ­n following a turnover in the NYCFC defensive third, and […]

Indians whip Angels 9-2 for sweep

Abraham Almonte launched a grand slam, Carlos Santana drove in three runs with a little help from the sun and Josh Tomlin spun seven-plus strong innings to lead the Indians to a 9-2 rout over the Angels on Sunday at Progressive Field. The win was the eighth in the past 10 games for Cleveland (63-66), […]

Brewers beat Reds 4-1

Wily Peralta edged out John Lamb during a low-scoring duel on Sunday afternoon that the Brewers won, 4-1, over the Reds. Milwaukee (55-75) took two of three games in the series from last-place Cincinnati (53-76) to stay 1 1/2 games ahead of the last-place team in the National League Central. It was a 1-1 game […]

Dodgers beat Reds 1-0

The Reds’ frustration showed in the moment Thursday when they missed a chance to break through against the Dodgers and Zack Greinke. When the final score turns out to be a 1-0 defeat — Cincinnati’s 12th loss in its past 13 games — well, that’s some added salt that burns the wound. In the bottom […]

Indians beat Brewers 6-2 for two game sweep

Jason Kipnis had three RBIs as the Indians completed a mini-sweep of their two-game series against Milwaukee with a 6-2 victory at Progressive Field on Wednesday night. Rookie starting pitcher Cody Anderson filled in admirably for the injured Carlos Carrasco in his first start since being activated from the disabled list, allowing two earned runs […]

Dodgers beat Reds 7-4

The Dodgers homered three times in a five-run fourth inning Wednesday night to chase rookie starter David Holmberg, and they held on for a 7-4 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. With the victory, the Dodgers remained 2 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Giants, who beat the Cubs, 4-2. Since Aug. […]