MILWAUKEE -- Clay Holmes has yet to allow an earned run this season, though the Yankees closer has admittedly navigated some traffic to keep that mark spotless. That was not the case on Friday, when the right-hander fired a dominant 10-pitch ninth inning, sending his team on to extra innings.
PHILADELPHIA -- How locked in is the Phillies' rotation? They’re not just trying to beat their opponents. They’re trying to outdo each other. One day after Spencer Turnbull took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Zack Wheeler did him one better, holding the White Sox hitless until the eighth in
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed two runs and four hits over six innings in the three-time Cy Young Award winner's season debut for the Houston Astros, a 5-3 victory against the Washington
Houston Astros veteran pitcher Justin Verlander went six innings and allowed two runs in his season debut Friday night against the Washington Nationals.
After carrying a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Luis Severino was asked when he knew this could be a special night. Making his sixth start with his new team, a dominant Severino held the Chicago Cubs hitless Monday until Dansby Swanson singled on the right-hander's 89th pitch with nobody out in the eighth. Swanson connected on an 0-2 sinker clocked at 97 mph, sending a soft liner over shortstop into shallow left-center for a clean base hit.
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for his second quality start since coming off the injured list and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers almost let one get away to waste another terrific performance by starting pitcher Mark Manfredi on Wednesday afternoon at Dozer Park. The Peoria Chiefs tied the game 2-2 with an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning after Wisconsin had led
HOUSTON -- Justin Verlander will make his long-awaited season debut for the Astros on Friday against the Nationals in Washington, manager Joe Espada announced on Wednesday. Verlander, who threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, worked four innings Saturday for Double-A Corpus Christi in his final Minor League rehab start. “The
SAN DIEGO -- It sure looked like Nick Lodolo was careening toward a rough Monday night on the mound. The Reds’ starting pitcher opened the second inning against the Padres with back-to-back walks and, at that point, had thrown almost as many balls (14) as strikes (16). But Lodolo saved
Three area baseball teams were in action Wednesday, April 24.
The Brewers topped the Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night.