The World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Team continued its Victory Tour with a 7-2 win against Costa Rica in front of a record crowd of 20,535 at Finley Stadium. The crowd was the largest for a stand-alone WNT friendly in the southeastern region of the United States. Members of the military led the team […]
Red Sox down Indians 6-4
Facing reigning American League Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, a red-hot Red Sox offense battered the Indians’ ace early on Wednesday night, swatting four home runs and holding on for a 6-4 rubber-game victory at Fenway Park. Designated hitter David Ortiz sparked the scoring for Boston by belting a leadoff home run in the second, […]
Royals beat Reds 4-3 to earn series sweep
The Royals completed a four-game season-series sweep of the Reds with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night to end the two-game Interleague set at Great American Ball Park. Following a rain-delayed start of 1 hour, 37 minutes, both teams’ starters struggled. Neither Keyvius Sampson of Cincinnati, nor Kansas City’s Jeremy Guthrie reached five innings, but […]
Red Sox crush Indians 9-1
Picking up where they left off this weekend, the Red Sox continued churning out runs by the bunches and supported a strong outing by starter Eduardo Rodriguez, cruising to a 9-1 victory over the Indians on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Rodriguez turned in a career-best eight innings, limiting Cleveland to one run on six […]
Royals beat Reds 3-1 in 13 innings
In a game that turned wild in the late innings, the Royals claimed a 3-1 victory over the Reds in 13 innings on Tuesday when Jarrod Dyson scored on a throwing error by reliever Ryan Mattheus. It was tied at 1, when Dyson hit a leadoff single. Royals reliever Kris Medlen sacrifice bunted to Mattheus, […]
Indians whip Red Sox 8-2
Facing an offense that scored 45 runs in the previous three games, right-hander Danny Salazar turned in a dominant performance while leading the Indians to an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park. “He did a really good job,” Indians manager Terry Francona […]
U.S. Women crush Costa Rica 8-0
The World Champion U.S. Women’s National Team opened its Victory Tour in style with an 8-0 win against Costa Rica in front of a crowd of 44,028 at Heinz Field. The attendance set a record for the largest crowd for a stand-alone U.S. WNT match on home soil. In a special homecoming, Pittsburgh native Meghan […]
Twins down Indians 4-1
Left-hander Tommy Milone handcuffed the Indians for five innings and the Twins’ bullpen followed suit on Sunday afternoon, leading Minnesota to a 4-1 victory over the Tribe and sealing a series win at Target Field. Milone — activated from the disabled list before the game after dealing with a left elbow injury — limited Cleveland […]
Dodger beat Reds 2-1
Joc Pederson and Zack Greinke hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to propel the Dodgers to a 2-1 win in the four-game series finale on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. In addition to his work at the plate, Greinke was just as dominant on the mound. He lowered his Major League-leading ERA to 1.58 and […]
Yankees down Indians 8-6
Brian McCann and Stephen Drew homered as the Yankees enjoyed a respite from their recent offensive woes, snapping a five-game losing streak with an 8-6 victory over the Indians on Thursday night at Progressive Field. The Yankees remained a half-game behind the Blue Jays for the American League East lead, knocking around Cleveland starter Trevor […]