The White Sox captured their fifth home series victory in five tries, claiming a 4-3 walk-off victory on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field to take two of three from the Reds. The winning run scored when Gordon Beckham singled home Avisail Garcia with the first run scored this season against Reds closer Aroldis Chapman, […]
Royals beat Indians 7-4
May 8, 2015 by
Eric Hosmer blasted a three-run homer and the Royals survived a shaky start from Edinson Volquez to hold off the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, on Thursday in a game that’s start was delayed two hours and 17 minutes by rain. Hosmer’s homer came during a four-run first inning off American League Cy Young Award winner Corey […]
Pirates beat Reds 7-2
May 8, 2015 by
A.J. Burnett worked seven sharp innings Thursday night to pick up his first win to accompany a 1.66 ERA, as the Pirates’ offense awakened to down the Reds, 7-2, and avoid a historic loss. Starling Marte and Chris Stewart drove in two runs each, and Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 and scored twice for the Bucs, […]
Cavaliers whip Bulls 106-91 to even series
May 7, 2015 by
LeBron James said he would have a different mindset going into Game 2 against the Chicago Bulls. If you weren’t buying it, James essentially said, “Don’t believe me, just watch” as his 33 points, eight rebounds and five assists helped the Cavaliers crush the Bulls, 106-91, to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game […]
Indians smack Royals 10-3
May 7, 2015 by
Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco threw seven innings and the offense hammered Royals starter Danny Duffy early en route to a 10-3 victory on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Carrasco, staked at one point to a 6-0 lead, put it on cruise control, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out six and keeping the […]
Reds blank Pirates 3-0
May 7, 2015 by
Marlon Byrd homered in his third straight game, including the first two of this series, and right-hander Mike Leake helped himself with a two-out RBI double as the Reds upended the Pirates, 3-0, Wednesday night at PNC Park. As their losing streak reached five straight, the Bucs’ biggest threat against Leake was aborted on a […]
Royals beat Indians 5-3
May 6, 2015 by
Eric Hosmer belted a three-run homer and Jason Vargas tossed his best outing of the season as the Royals held on for a 5-3 win over the Indians on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals ended a two-game skid and have not lost more than two straight […]
Reds whip Pirates 7-1
May 6, 2015 by
Marlon Byrd drove in four runs Tuesday to charge the Reds to a 7-1 win over the Pirates and present right-hander Michael Lorenzen with his first Major League victory. Pittsburgh lefty Jeff Locke recovered to pitch seven strong innings but the Bucs’ slumping offense couldn’t overcome Todd Frazier’s solo homer in the second — his […]
Cavaliers lose first game with Bulls 99-92
May 5, 2015 by
The Chicago Bulls walked into The Q and stole a game from the Cavaliers with an 99-92 win on Monday night to take Game 1 of the Eastern semifinals. Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol led the charge. Rose put in 25 points, five boards and five assists while Gasol went for 21 points, 10 rebounds […]
United beats Crew SC 2-0
May 4, 2015 by
D.C. United and Columbus Crew SC met in D.C. on Saturday evening, first-place United riding a 15-game home unbeaten run (across all competitions) and fourth-place Columbus riding a pair of resounding victories over Orlando City and Philadelphia. D.C.’s streak continued, while Columbus’ would end. First-half strikes from Fabian Espindola and Sean Franklin would be enough […]
