Miami Marlins (52-58) 2 Washington Nationals (66-44) 3 WASHINGTON-- Adam Lind delivered a pinch-hit tie-breaking single in the eighth inning to widen the Nationals' divisional lead over the Marlins to fourteen games. No longer showing signs of being plagued by neck spasms, Max Scherzer ate up seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out nine. His … [Read more...] about MLB roundup: Votto makes it three in a row and Machado spoils Trout’s birthday
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MLB Roundup: Raise the jolly Rodriguez, Dodgers on a roll and a Royal split
MILWAUKEE BREWERS (59-54) 1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (58-55) 2 ST. PETERSBURG, FL-- Chris Archer struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks as the Rays earned a 30th win at home. Jimmy Nelson pitched eight innings for the Brewers, striking out nine and giving up one run on six hits and two walks. DETROIT TIGERS (51-59) 3 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (55-56) … [Read more...] about MLB Roundup: Raise the jolly Rodriguez, Dodgers on a roll and a Royal split
MLB Roundup: Blue Jays outlast Astros, road teams prevail and Parker has “Giant” hit
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (64-44) 4 CHICAGO CUBS (58-51) 7 CHICAGO, IL-- Willson Contreras drove in three runs on two hits for the Cubs, who won their sixth game in the last 10 games. John Lackey pitched five innings for the Cubs and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (78-32) 7 NEW YORK METS (49-59) 4 QUEENS, … [Read more...] about MLB Roundup: Blue Jays outlast Astros, road teams prevail and Parker has “Giant” hit
Woodruff shines in debut; Big Sexy goes the distance and Markakis paces Birds
New York Yankees (57-51) 2 Cleveland Indians (59-48) 7 CLEVELAND-- Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a run batted in as the Indians handed the Yankees their fourth straight loss. Earning a win in his third consecutive outing for Cleveland, Trevor Bauer tossed seven innings of one run ball to go along with seven strikeouts. For Jaime Garcia, this was a … [Read more...] about Woodruff shines in debut; Big Sexy goes the distance and Markakis paces Birds
Kluber and Kuhl dominate; Rockies walk off
New York Yankees (57-50) 1 Cleveland Indians (58-48) 5 CLEVELAND-- Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Yan Gomes each plated a run for the Indians as the team snapped their three-game losing skid. On the hill, Corey Kluber was dominant, tossing a complete game three-hitter while setting down eleven on strikes. Making his much anticipated debut for New York, Sonny Gray was … [Read more...] about Kluber and Kuhl dominate; Rockies walk off