KANSAS CITY -- With the way MJ Melendez has been hitting, a big moment almost felt inevitable Sunday afternoon. Turns out, it was. Down one run in the bottom of the seventh with the leadoff runner on base, Melendez delivered the big swing yet again with the go-ahead, two-run home
I could really get used to a Royals rotation that pitches like this one has so far in 2024. Through nine games, the Royals had only one starting appearance that did not earn the designation of a Quality Start. Michael Wacha was the ignominious winner of that distinction and apparently he took it personally, because he came back with a start that matched the best we’ve seen a Royal make all season: seven shutout innings. He struck out eight and allowed only three baserunners all evening. He was...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Alec Bohm hit a pair of three-run home runs on Friday night, but Spencer Turnbull stole the show. He carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 7-0 victory over the White Sox at Citizens Bank Park, before allowing a one-out single to right field to Gavin
TORONTO -- Carlos Rodón sat hunched forward on the bench in the visiting dugout at Rogers Centre, his elbows resting on his thighs. He’d worked hard to get through four innings, evidenced by the sweat seeping through his uniform top, as though he’d run through a sprinkler on a summer
Cleveland Guardians lose to the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night
The Chiefs have threatened that the team could leave Kansas City if a sales tax extension for the renovated Arrowhead Stadium is not passed earlier this month. But that did not happen, creating uncertainty about the team’s future in the city. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson He jumped everywhere Kansas City’s dilemma, as he uses it […]
Triston McKenzie threw 5 2/3 shutout innings to help the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-0 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox in the opener of their three-game series on Monday afternoon. McKenzie (1-1), who was limited to four starts and 16 innings last season because of injuries, allowed three hits, struck out two and walked four on 87 pitches. Jose Ramirez hit a two-run home run, Steven Kwan had three hits and scored a run and Andres Gimenez and Josh Naylor each had two hits and a run...
Alec Bohm hit two home runs and tied a career high with six RBIs, Spencer Turnbull had a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday. Turnbull (2-0) threw seven scoreless innings and gave up one hit while striking out six and walking two. He threw 92 pitches, 57 for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.23. Whit Merrifield hit a solo homer, Trea Turner had three hits and extended his hitting streak to eight straight, and Bryce...
The White Sox are having a season to forget.
CHICAGO -- Tuesday night’s game between the White Sox and Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field has been postponed due to rain. The rain began at 5 p.m. CT and, according to forecasts, was set to last into the early morning in Chicago. The game will be made up as part