Baseball

Nats sweep Phillies, reach playoffs

WASHINGTON – Trea Turner’s go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning lifted Washington to a…

Lions repeat as Pacific League champions

SENDAI – The Seibu batters roared at the plate as usual, Zach Neal had another…

Anthony Alford slugs walk-off homer in 15th inning to lead Blue Jays past Orioles

TORONTO – Anthony Alford hit a game-ending drive in the 15th inning for his first…

Giants star Shinnosuke Abe to retire after season, sources say

Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe will draw the curtain on his professional baseball career after…

Ernesto Mejia moves Lions past Eagles again

SENDAI – Ernesto Mejia once more had the last word against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…

Cardinals get past Yu Darvish, Cubs to clinch playoff berth

CHICAGO – Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the franchise’s first postseason berth…

Hawks narrow gap on PL-leading Lions

OSAKA – Yuki Yanagita and Yurisbel Gracial each drove in a pair of runs as…

Brewers improve position in race

MILWAUKEE – Brent Suter has turned out to be the wild card in the wild…

Giants capture first Central League pennant since 2014

YOKOHAMA – Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara wrapped an arm about Shinnosuke Abe, one of…

Braves clinch NL East again

ATLANTA – Freddie Freeman didn’t care that his eyes kept tearing up from all the…