Baseball

Astros blast past Athletics on Apollo 11 night

HOUSTON - On the night the Houston Astros celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first…

Angels bid final farewell to Tyler Skaggs at service

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney urged those at a private…

Rhys Hoskins crushes homer in 11th to lift Phillies over Pirates

PITTSBURGH - Phillies manager Gabe Kapler spotted a man strolling over to the third base…

BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo’s move to No. 2 in order could help spark change

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo is not your typical No. 2 batter. Or is he? The answer probably…

Yankees great Mariano Rivera leads 2019 class into Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK - For Mariano Rivera, it was the culmination of a storied career,…

Marines’ Atsuki Taneichi stops Fighters’ win streak

SAPPORO - Atsuki Taneichi allowed two runs over five innings as the Chiba Lotte Marines…

Highly sought Japanese high school pitcher Roki Sasaki hits 160 kph

MORIOKA, IWATE PREF. - Highly touted right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki was clocked at 160 kph…

Masahiro Tanaka picks up 170th career victory in Yankees’ rout of Rockies

NEW YORK - Masahiro Tanaka claimed his seventh win of the season and 170th of…

Hiroshi Urano, three Fighters relievers combine to toss five-hit shutout against Marines

SAPPORO - Hiroshi Urano threw six scoreless innings to pace the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters…

Mariners’ Mike Leake tosses one-hitter in rout of Angels

SEATTLE - Mike Leake of the Seattle Mariners lost his bid to pitch a perfect…