The Orix Buffaloes looked good last week. They also played reasonably well too, winning four of their seven games, despite ending on a losing note. The struggling Pacific League outfit went into its past for a couple of games last week, playing a series in Kobe and wearing throwbacks from […]
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani shakes off slump with homer in win
Anaheim, California – Mike Trout delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rebounded from a rough start for their third straight victory, 4-3 over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani homered in his first plate appearance in eight days for the […]
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White Sox beat Twins to clinch playoff spot
Chicago – After clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox were low key during their on-field celebration. Bigger bashes await greater achievements. “We said we’re going to save it for when we clinch our division,” Eloy Jimenez said Thursday after his tiebreaking double […]
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Dodgers become first team to clinch playoff spot
San Diego – While the Los Angeles Dodgers are regular participants in postseason baseball, there was something unusual about becoming the first team in the pandemic-shortened season to clinch a berth in the expanded playoffs. “It’s different, I guess. I just found that out five minutes ago,” manager Dave Roberts […]
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World Series to be hosted at Rangers’ new Arlington ballpark
New York – The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944. The Division […]
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Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agrees to buy Mets
New York – Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has agreed to buy the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families. The team announced the agreement on Monday. The deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Sportico reported Cohen will own 95 percent of […]
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Giants stripping all mystery out of remainder of Central League campaign
The Yomiuri Giants don’t have an unassailable lead in the Central League, but they’ve got a pretty big cushion. After winning six games last week, the Kyojin have a 9½-game lead over the second-place Hanshin Tigers with fewer than 50 games remaining for each team in the CL. Barring a […]
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Cubs’ Alec Mills tosses no-hitter against Brewers
Milwaukee – Cubs right-hander Alec Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season, completing the 16th such gem in Chicago franchise history in a 12-0 romp over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Mills got Jace Peterson — who replaced star slugger Chritsian Yelich late in the blowout — to hit […]
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Astros rally to beat Dodgers despite angry L.A. fans
Los Angeles – The Astros were whooping it up on the Dodgers’ field again, just like they did after winning Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. In Houston’s first visit since being punished for cheating en route to that infamous championship, the Astros rallied with five runs for a […]
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Kenta Maeda outduels Shane Bieber with seven shutout innings in win over Indians
Minneapolis – Kenta Maeda hurled seven shutout innings and earned his fifth win of the season in the Minnesota Twins’ 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Maeda (5-1) allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked two in a 94-pitch effort backed by Byron Buxton’s two-run home run […]