Category: Baseball

Kershaw Wins No. 200 in Style as Dodgers Blank Mets 5–0

LOS ANGELES—Clayton Kershaw ended his outing with a fired-up scream and then capped his milestone night with a champagne toast from teammates on Tuesday, April 18.. The left-hander delivered a vintage performance for his 200th win, pitching seven splendid innings of three-hit ball as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 5–0. “The…


Damar Hamlin Reveals Official Cause of His Collapse, a Condition Rare to Adult Football Players

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who almost died after going into cardiac arrest on the field last season, has revealed that he collapsed because of a condition that mostly happens to teenagers playing baseball. During a press conference on Tuesday, the Bills announced that Hamlin has made a remarkable recovery over the past three months…


Ohtani Homers 100 Years After Babe, Leads Angels Over Yanks

NEW YORK—Shohei Ohtani followed Babe Ruth’s example and homered on the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium. When the two-way star finished circling the bases and reached the Los Angeles Angels dugout, he was met by Brett Phillips, who placed a kabuto helmet on his head, modeled on one used by ancient Japanese warriors.L…


Umpire Vanover Released From Hospital After ‘Scary’ Beaning

CLEVELAND—Major League Baseball umpire Larry Vanover was released from the hospital Friday, two days after being hit in the head with a relay throw by a Guardians player during a game against the New York Yankees. Vanover was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic after being under care for two nights and will remain off the…


Mets Prevail in Back-and-Forth Affair With Dodgers

Daniel Vogelbach hit a home run and drove in three runs as the visiting New York Mets ran their winning streak to five games by rallying for an 8–6 victory Monday, April 17, over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brett Baty had an RBI single in his season debut as the Mets opened their 10-game West…


Angels Avert 4-game Sweep With 5–4 Victory Over Red Sox

BOSTON—Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run, first-inning homer and Los Angeles held off the Boston Red Sox 5–4 on Monday, April 17, in the annual Patriots’ Day game that had Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s pitching start shortened by a long rain delay. Renfroe drove in four runs, helping the Angels avoid a four-game series sweep….


Wisdom, Bellinger HRs Lift Cubs to 3–2 Win Over Dodgers

LOS ANGELES—Patrick Wisdom homered for the third straight game, Cody Bellinger also went deep and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3–2 on Sunday, April 16. Wisdom and Bellinger connected back-to-back in the sixth inning, and the Cubs took two of three in the series. Drew Smyly (1–1) allowed one run and four…


Justin Turner’s Blast Propels Red Sox Past Angels

Justin Turner’s two-run home run in the third inning was all the Boston Red Sox needed to post a 2–1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon, April 16. Turner drove in Alex Verdugo with the homer. Both were 2–for–4 as Boston finished with seven hits. Garrett Whitlock (1–1) became the first…


MLB Roundup: Rays Drop Second Straight to Jays After 13–0 Start

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi struck out nine over six innings, and Toronto defeated visiting Tampa Bay 5–2 Saturday. The Rays entered the series having won their first 13 games of the season, tying a modern baseball record for best start (since 1900). Toronto has now won the first two games of the three-game set and sits…


Muncy Hits 2 More Homers, Powers Dodgers Past Giants 10–5

SAN FRANCSICO—Max Muncy hit a three-run homer and a solo shot to finish a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants with four homers and 11 RBIs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10–5 victory Wednesday night, April 12. Kershaw (2–1) allowed two earned runs and five hits over six innings,…