Baseball

Yu Darvish’s strong outing not enough as Padres lose to Giants

San Diego – Yu Darvish pitched seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball on Saturday, but…

Haruhiro Hamaguchi gives credit to BayStars after earning first win since May

Haruhiro Hamaguchi recorded the win at Tokyo Dome on Saturday, but the lefty was eager…

Shohei Ohtani takes slim lead over Yordan Alvarez on All-Star ballot

Shohei Ohtani narrowly leads the voting to start the Major League Baseball All-Star Game as…

Blue Jays place Yusei Kikuchi on injured list with neck strain

Seattle – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-hander Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured…

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 and drives in two runs as Angels end skid

Shohei Ohtani delivered another sparkling performance on the mound and at the plate Wednesday to…

Tigers hold off Carp to move closer to third place

Yuki Nishi allowed two runs over 6⅓ innings and three relievers completed the win as…

Pitching sensation Roki Sasaki earns first NPB All-Star selection

Roki Sasaki, who in April became the youngest pitcher to throw a perfect game in…

Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki homers in second straight game since injury return

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Seiya Suzuki homered for the second day in a row since coming…

Giants and Shosei Togo put brakes on runaway Swallows

Shosei Togo got out of a couple of early jams to allow just a run…

Seiya Suzuki hits inside-the-park homer on return from injury

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead, inside-the-park solo home run…