Baseball

Rangers top Jays in 14, take 2-0 lead TORONTO – Fed up with his own bat, Hanser Alberto grabbed one belonging to teammate Delino DeShields. Good choice, rookie. Alberto, the seldom-used backup infielder, lined a tiebreaking single to center in the 14th inning, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto […]

Mariners part ways with McClendon SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners have fired manager Lloyd McClendon after two seasons, with new general manager Jerry Dipoto choosing to bring in his own field boss to take over Seattle’s operations. The Mariners announced the decision on McClendon on Friday, less than a week […]

Marines claim final Pacific League playoff spot CHIBA – The Chiba Lotte Marines sewed up the final Pacific League playoff spot on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. With 29,693 fans packing QVC Marine Field, Saburo Omura’s two-run single overturned a 3-2, third-inning deficit and […]

Scherzer strikes out 17 in second no-hitter of season NEW YORK – Max Scherzer pitched his second no-hitter this season for Washington, striking out a team-record 17 and leading the Nationals over the NL East champion New York Mets 2-0 Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep. Only one batter reached […]

Marines keep playoff hopes alive CHIBA – Yuta Omine allowed just three hits in seven innings to set the Chiba Lotte Marines up for a crucial 2-0 win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday afternoon. Needing to win two of their remaining four games to secure the […]

Opportunistic Carp spoil Swallows’ celebration plans [ENGLISH] The Hiroshima Carp have more work to do during the regular season in order to get where they want to be. Now the Tokyo Yakult Swallows still do as well. Yoshihiro Maru tied the game with a homer in the fifth, Brad Eldred […]

Eagles finalize decision to offer managerial post to Nashida [ENGLISH] The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles board of directors on Tuesday decided to formally offer two-time Pacific League winner Masataka Nashida the manager’s job for next season. The 62-year-old Nashida, who won the PL title with the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the […]

Giants’ Aoki pleased to be back on field [ENGLISH] SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki said Monday it was great to be back as he resumed batting practice after a spell away from the team due to health issues. “It (practice) felt great. I knew there would […]

Tanaka set for return to rotation [ENGLISH] NEW YORK – New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has been slated to pitch on Wednesday for the first time since he strained his right hamstring on Sept. 18. Tanaka skipped his last start and had felt discomfort after a bullpen session last […]

Angels boost playoff hopes [ENGLISH] ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – David Murphy looked around at the loaded bases, the drawn-in infield and the left-handed Oakland pitcher on the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning of a crucial game for the Los Angeles Angels’ playoff hopes. Murphy saw nothing but a […]