Two-time Central League MVP Yoshihiro Maru proved to be a one-man wrecking crew Thursday, driving in four runs in the Yomiuri Giants’ 4-2 come-from-behind interleague win over the Orix Buffaloes. Maru tied the game 2-2 in the sixth inning off right-hander Kohei “K” Suzuki (1-4), who had limited the Giants […]
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Willson Contreras powers Cubs past White Sox
CHICAGO – Willson Contreras went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pulled away for a 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Contreras clubbed a grand slam and a solo homer to help the Cubs split a two-game series with their […]
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David Ortiz wasn’t target of nightclub shooting, Dominican Republic lead prosecutor says
SANTO, DOMINGO – The Dominican Republic’s lead prosecutor said on Wednesday that former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the target of a shooting in a nightclub in his hometown on June 9. Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez said the target was another man, dressed similarly to Ortiz, who […]
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Daiki Iwashita, hard-hitting Marines too much for Carp
HIROSHIMA – Daiki Iwashita took a three-hitter into the eighth inning and was backed by four home runs as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Hiroshima Carp 6-3 to clinch their interleague series. Iwashita (3-1) struck out five and was tagged with three runs at Mazda Stadium, which the visitors […]
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MLB says umpire union tweet about Manny Machado was ‘inappropriate’
SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball said it was inappropriate for the umpire’s union to comment on the one-game suspension levied against San Diego Padres star Manny Machado for his conduct following his ejection for arguing a called third strike Saturday at Colorado. The MLB Umpires Association said in a […]
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Giants’ Daikan Yoh comes through in clutch in triumph over Buffaloes
Daikan Yoh delivered a pinch-hit, game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Orix Buffaloes in interleague play on Tuesday. Giants left-hander Nobutaka Imamura gave up one unearned run in his six-inning start, but the Buffaloes denied […]
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Nick Hundley’s care for ailing boy leads to lasting bond with family
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Five years ago, veteran big leaguer Nick Hundley visited Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and met a boy named Zach Sprader. Hundley, then with the San Diego Padres, sought to give the young baseball fan a lift during his fight against leukemia. Little did Hundley know a lasting […]
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Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka tosses two-hit shutout against Rays
NEW YORK – At the start of a tough week for his team, Masahiro Tanaka made things look easy on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays again. Tanaka pitched a career-best two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth major league shutout, and the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay […]
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Dragons hold on for close win over Marines
CHIBA – Chunichi Dragons starter Enny Romero struck out 11 in his seven-inning start to get a 5-4 win against the Chiba Lotte Marines in interleague play on Monday. But the Central League team needed closer Raidel Martinez to pitch out of a ninth-inning jam with the winning run in […]
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Kris Johnson outduels Takayuki Kishi as Carp down Eagles
SENDAI – Kris Johnson allowed two runs in six innings to outduel veteran right-hander Takayuki Kishi in the Hiroshima Carp’s 4-2 interleague win over the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on Sunday. Johnson (6-4) walked four and surrendered three hits, while striking out five at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. But after two […]