A five-game road trip began with a second straight loss for the Red Sox. Down, 1-0, the Sox allowed four runs in a shaky seventh and the Twins held on.
In today’s game thread, I alluded to the fact that Chris Stratton pitches worse when he has had more rest. I suggested the Royals pitch him tonight to prevent that from becoming a problem. Unfortunately, it turns out that two days’ rest was already too many for the Royals’ reliever who ended up giving up five runs in the bottom of the seventh, capped up by a three-run home run to pinch-hitter Matt Vierling. Prior to that, the game had been going pretty well for Kansas City. Brady Singer turned...
Logan Webb became the second starting pitcher in three days to pitch eight shutout innings against the Mets, who lost 5-1 to the Giants at Oracle Park.
Bailey Ober didn't allow a hit through five innings and lasted into the eighth, matching the longest start of his career. It was a much-needed effort for the Twins.
— Michael Massey hit a two-run home run, Cole Ragans struck out nine in a season-high 6 2/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
SAN DIEGO -- Something had to give. Phillies starter Ranger Suárez was riding a 25-inning scoreless streak. Padres starter Dylan Cease had won three straight starts and had posted four straight quality starts. Turns out the Phillies had a tiebreaker streak. Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 11 games
Max Kepler drove in Byron Buxton in the ninth for the game-winning run as Joe Ryan and three relievers combined to hold the White Sox scoreless over the final eight innings.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored his first century in almost five years during the Dhaka Premier League Super Six match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Gazi Group Cricketers at the BKSP-4 Ground in Savar on Friday.
The Angels don’t hit for most of the night and make costly defensive mistakes on their way to a 5-3 defeat, their seventh loss in the last eight games.
The Angels don’t hit for most of the night and make costly defensive mistakes on their way to a 5-3 defeat, their seventh loss in the last eight games.
The Angels don’t hit for most of the night and make costly defensive mistakes on their way to a 5-3 defeat, their seventh loss in the last eight games.
Chris Taylor breaks out of his slump with a two-run, game-tying single in the sixth inning, but the Mets score five times in the final three innings to hand the Dodgers their sixth loss in the past eight games, 9-4.