No one in the Yankees lineup needed a big moment this weekend more than Giancarlo Stanton. Coming off a three-hit performance last night, Stanton mashed a grand slam to help carry the Yankees to an 8-3 win, polishing off a third consecutive series victory to begin 2024, this time against the Blue Jays. Luis Gil had a second solid—albeit short—showing in his role as a fifth starter. Due to trouble in the third, he only lasted 4.1 innings. He was tagged with two earned runs, striking out eight,...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — JP Sears navigated through trouble and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning Thursday in the Oakland Athletics’ game against the World Series champion Texas Rangers. Sears faced nine batters with runners on base after issuing leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings. But the 28-year-old left-hander —
Ethan Petry and Dalton Reeves both homered and the University of South Carolina baseball team thwarted a late Florida rally in a 9-8 win over the No. 24 Gators Saturday afternoon (April 13) at Condron Family Ballpark.
NEW YORK — Mets third baseman Brett Baty squatted, pointing three fingers —
NEW YORK — It was so close that umpires wanted another look. slugger , the crusher of home runs that seem to never land, tore a line drive so fast, and so low, that it seemed like fans seated in the front row behind the right-field wall could have interfered with the outreached glove of outfielder . So, after Stanton rounded the bases, and after the music blared and the lights flickered in celebration, everyone waited. And waited. Advertisement Finally, a replay on the big screen in center...
Leading off the top of the ninth in a game the Yankees trailed by two runs, Stanton crushed a 437-foot home run into the second deck in left field.
NEW YORK – As Giancarlo Stanton prepared to exit Yankee Stadium late on Saturday evening, the slugger spoke of the importance of “understanding the feel” he’d experienced during his first three-hit performance in nearly two years, especially with regard to maintaining the balance in his legs. The key, Stanton said,
What once looked like an easy Yankees victory turned into a nailbiter, but a win’s a win.
Smith drove in the go-ahead run in the Rangers' win on Wednesday and has
Sterling will be honored at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium Saturday.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a loud tiebreaking grand slam in the third inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday for their eighth win in 10 games to start the season. Stanton gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead by with a 417-foot drive off Bowden Francis (0-2) that clanked against the facing of an advertisement below the second deck in left field. Stanton fell behind 0-2 in the count before turning on a 2-2 inside fastball and driving the ball 110.6 mph for his 11th career...
In a game riddled with errors, the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of one by the Baltimore Orioles for a walk-off win. Edward Olivares grounded into a bases-loaded fielder’s choice in the ninth inning, but after stepping on second base for the forceout Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson made an errant throw