Juan Soto's blast was ultimately the difference. But Anthony Volpe's at-bat
Just as we all expected, Friday night at Yankee Stadium featured the Clarke Schmidt/Tyler Alexander pitching masterclass that was promised. The two back-end starters kept this a low-scoring affair for much of the evening in the Bronx, but the Yankees ultimately pulled it out in the end. It wasn’t pretty, but as they say, good pitching and three-run homers With Schmidt making his fourth start of the year, he delivered some of his best stuff against the pesky Rays. In the top of the first, he...
LOS ANGELES -- Two weeks into the season, the Padres are proving no deficit is too big for their offense to overcome. Jackson Merrill hit the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 11th inning as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit to storm back and beat the
The San Diego Padres are a month into life after All-Stars Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Josh Hader. All is good, in part because the Soto trade helped restock the rotation.
The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, 5-3, at Yankee Stadium. With the win, New York now has the best record in the American League
All things considered, Juan Soto has gotten off to a strong start with the New York Yankees. Through his first 16 games in pinstripes, the 25-year-old outfielder has hit for a .344 average (1.009 OPS), three home runs and 15 RBIs while posting a Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of 1.2. In fact, Soto has been
Jackson Merrill provided the go-ahead single in the 11th inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and had three hits, and the San Diego Padres rallied for a 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night despite Shohei Ohtani hitting his 175th home run in the majors to tie Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japanese-born player. Tatis Jr. hit a two-run shot in the seventh inning to tie it at 7-all. Manny Machado, Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth also went deep for the Padres, who trailed 7-3 after...
As City and Chelsea square off in the FA Cup quarterfinals Palmer has the
AEK is now the clear favorite to win a second title in a row, as it leads the Super League table by four points after beating crosstown rival Panathinaikos on Wednesday. AEK defeated the Greens 3-0 at home in one of its most emphatic triumphs in this season. Niclas Eliasson scored twice and Ezequiel Ponce once, as the champions beat their closest rival and need two wins in the three remaining games to clinch another title. PAOK stumbled at Lamia, drawing 1-1 in an eventful game. Lamia led with...
It is beginning to sound like a broken record at this point (and it’s still only April), but Major League Baseball has a serious umpire problem. The latest prime example of how broken the current umpire system is came Tuesday night during a Juan Soto at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning at Yankee […]
LEROY – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots advanced to the semifinals of the Division II Non-Select playoffs with a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Iowa Lady Yellow Jackets. The Lady Pats won the game in walk-off fashion, scoring the game’s only run in the bottom of the seventh. With one out in the inning, Reese Charpentier stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. She sent a 2-1 pitch to the wall in left centerfield that scored Amelia Dupre, advancing the Lady Pats to the semifinals to face the...
Tyler Reddick stole a victory at Talladega Superspeedway when front-runner Michael McDowell, swerving up and down the track trying to block Brad Keselowski, wound up crashing with the finish line in sight Sunday.