PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm is used to teams intentionally walking Phillies slugger Bryce Harper in big spots to get him. Even Bohm concedes the move makes sense, teams simply don't want to get beat by the two-time NL MVP. So it looks like teams such as the Mets are going to get beat by ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A crowded stadium. A playoff vibe. A tight game. They're the hallmarks of meaningful September baseball, a rite of fall that's been missing from PNC Park for nearly a decade. This weekend offered what the Pittsburgh Pirates hope is a preview of things to come. Jason Delay ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan India hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Friday night, another important victory in the tight National League wild-card race. The Reds moved into the third wild card after the San Francisco Giants — ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Yankees endured one very painful bounce that cost them the lead and, more importantly, reliever Anthony Misiewicz. A more fortunate one helped them rally past the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres scored when a potential ...
By The Associated Press undefined NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees' losing streak hit nine games for the first time in 41 years as Tommy Kahnle allowed a go-ahead homer to CJ Abrams with two outs in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals claimed a 2-1 win on Tuesday ...
MIAMI (AP) — With seven weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees already are running out of time. Jake Burger's game-ending single capped a five-run, ninth-inning comeback against Clay Holmes and Tommy Kahnle, giving the Miami Marlins an 8-7 win Sunday. "The mountain gets bigger with ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in four runs to lead Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep. Cole (10-2) recovered from a rocky start and beat Shane McClanahan (11-2) in a marquee matchup of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow pitched seven splendid innings and the Tampa Bay Rays hit four early homers off spot starter Jhony Brito to beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Monday night. Brandon Lowe launched a two-run drive in the first and Wander Franco added a solo shot in the third before ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The surprising Texas Rangers are going all-in with Max Scherzer just when they need a big boost the most. The AL West leaders acquired the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade announced Sunday, right about the time Texas placed ace ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension by Monday's deadline for franchised players, leaving the star running back with the option of playing for the tag-mandated $10.1 million salary or maybe taking ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Touted prospect Colton Cowser hit an RBI single in his major league debut and scored the go-ahead run when fellow rookie Jordan Westburg followed with a two-run triple, sending Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday night. Kremer ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer, pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 win over Gerrit Cole on Sunday that completed a disappointing 3-3 trip for New York. "I was excited to faceoff against Gerrit," Montogmery ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. "All is not lost yet, but it's getting late," he said during a news conference Wednesday. "I'm ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler struck an optimistic tone and said they feel supported by owner Steve Cohen, hours after the New York Mets owner said he planned to hold a press conference regarding the struggling team on Wednesday. Cohen revealed his ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — David Robertson got razzed in the bullpen by Phillies fans for the strange-but-true way he strained a calf in last season's playoffs. Yes, the former Phillies reliever was injured when he jumped in the air while celebrating a homer by Bryce Harper. Robertson kept his feet ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six strong innings, Trea Turner had a pair of RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of two defensive miscues by the New York Mets in a 5-1 victory Friday night. Brandon Marsh had three hits, a double and an RBI for Philadelphia, which ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit one of Seattle's four early homers and the Mariners teed off against a suddenly inept Domingo Germán in blowing out the sloppy New York Yankees 10-2 on Thursday night to prevent a three-game sweep. Touted rookie Bryan Woo (1-1) breezed into the sixth ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jhonny Brito pitched a career-high 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a successful return to the major leagues and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night. Fill-ins Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney homered off Luis Castillo (4-6) as the Yankees won a ...
HOUSTON (AP) — For much of the last few years, the Houston Astros depended on Justin Verlander to lead their rotation. With the three-time Cy Young Award winner gone to the New York Mets this season, that role shifted to Framber Valdez. And on Tuesday night, the left-hander outpitched his ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit two homers Sunday, including a tiebreaking shot in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-7 win over the New York Mets and a rare series win. Arenado hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Cardinals, who blew an early 5-1 lead ...