NEW YORK – Masahiro Tanaka turned out another quality start on Friday to help the New York Yankees clinch their 27th straight season above .500 with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. It’s the second-longest streak in major league history behind the Yankees’ run of 39 seasons from 1926 […]
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Carp slugger Xavier Batista tests positive for banned substance
Hiroshima Carp first baseman Xavier Batista, who leads the Central League club with 26 home runs, has tested positive for a banned substance, the team said Saturday. The Carp deactivated the 27-year-old after hearing of the failed test from Nippon Professional Baseball. Batista’s positive test is the second this season […]
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Carp hurler Daichi Osera goes the distance in triumph over BayStars
YOKOHAMA – Daichi Osera threw a five-hitter and scored the game-winning run on Friday, as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 4-2 and moved past them into second place in the Central League. Osera (10-6) struck out four, while allowing five hits and three walks after being 0-2 with […]
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Cubs’ Yu Darvish sharp, but bullpen blows lead
PHILADELPHIA – Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish struck out 10, silencing Philadelphia’s bats for seven innings a night after the Phillies scored 11 runs in former manager Charlie Manuel’s debut as hitting coach. But the Phillies rallied against Chicago’s bullpen and moved within one game of the Cubs for the […]
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Marines starter Chihaya Sasaki, reliever Toshiya Nakamura blank reeling Fighters
A trip to visit the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was just what the doctor ordered for Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Chihaya Sasaki. The Fighters, meanwhile, are still desperately searching for the cure to their own malaise. Sasaki (2-1) threw five shutout frames and got plenty of run support as the […]
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Marlins CEO Derek Jeter noncommittal on Don Mattingly’s future as manager
MIAMI – His club seemingly headed to a second consecutive last-place finish in the NL East, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter isn’t ready to disclose whether manager Don Mattingly will return next season. “There hasn’t been a decision yet,” Jeter said before Miami hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday […]
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Angels’ Albert Pujols sets career hit record for foreign-born players
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols doesn’t want to talk about his growing list of accomplishments until his career comes to an end. That leaves the task to the rest of baseball, and they are running out of ways to describe Pujols’ illustrious time in the game. […]
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Swallows put on show at plate while Masanori Ishikawa dominates on mound against BayStars
Tetsuto Yamada and Keiji Obiki both bagged three-run homers in the first inning, opening the floodgates as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows blew away the Yokohama BayStars 15-2 in the Central League on Wednesday. With their offense clicking into gear from the outset, the last-place Swallows racked up 17 hits, including […]
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Tigers rough up Yusei Kikuchi; Kyle Seager lifts M’s with three-homer night
DETROIT – Kyle Seager left Comerica Park with the first three-homer game of his career and he had no idea how it happened. Seager homered in the fourth, sixth and ninth innings, driving in six runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 11-6 on Tuesday night. “I don’t […]
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Phillies hire former manager Charlie Manuel as hitting coach
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies have turned to the most successful manager in franchise history to revive their feeble offense. The Phillies hired Charlie Manuel to replace John Mallee as hitting coach on Tuesday before a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. Manuel, who was working as senior adviser to […]