Category: Baseball

Tigers Get Best of Fast Start, Bullpen Holds Off Angels

Victor Reyes’ single scored the go-ahead run in the fifth, Tyler Alexander ended a personal four-game losing streak and the host Detroit Tigers topped the Los Angeles Angels 4–3 on Saturday. Jonathan Schoop, Willi Castro and Jeimer Candelario drove in the other runs for Detroit, which had lost 10 of its previous 12 games. Alexander…


Mark DeRosa to Manage Team USA in World Baseball Classic

Retired major leaguer Mark DeRosa will manage Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. USA Baseball announced his hiring on Friday. DeRosa, now 47, began his major league career with the Braves in 1998 and spent seven seasons in Atlanta. He had shorter stints with the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland franchise, St….


Dodgers Edge Marlins 2–1 for 34th Come-From-Behind Win

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith’s fielder’s choice-grounder scored Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 2–1 Friday night for their major league-leading 34th come-from-behind victory. Betts scored on the bizarre play in which Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings abandoned the plate. Third baseman Jon Berti fielded…


Sandoval Throws 4-hitter, Angels Beat Tigers 1-0 on Walsh HR

DETROIT—Patrick Sandoval pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 1–0 Friday night on Jared Walsh’s second-inning homer. Sandoval (4–8) threw 97 pitches, struck out nine, walked none and didn’t allow a runner past first base as the Angels ended a three-game skid. The 25-year-old left-hander…


McCutchen Has 19th Career Multi-HR Game in Brewers’ 5–3 Win Over Dodgers

MILWAUKEE—If Andrew McCutchen gets back to hitting left-handers as effectively as he has for much of his career, it could go a long way toward helping the Milwaukee Brewers to a fifth straight playoff berth. McCutchen homered twice Thursday and Hunter Renfroe also went deep off left-hander Andrew Heaney in Milwaukee’s 5–3 win over the…


Texas Rangers Fire President Jon Daniels

The Texas Rangers relieved Jon Daniels of his duties as the team’s president of baseball operations on Wednesday. Daniels, who will turn 45 next Wednesday, joined the Rangers’ baseball operations department in 2002. He was named as the team’s eighth general manager on Oct. 4, 2005 and promoted to president of baseball operations in March…


MLB Roundup: Braves Complete Series Win Over Mets

Michael Harris II drove in the go-ahead run with a seeing-eye double in the seventh inning to send the Atlanta Braves to a 3–2 win over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday. The victory gave the Braves a 3–1 series win and cut the Mets’ lead in the National League East to 3 1/2…


Tony Gonsolin Wins 15Th as Dodgers Nip Brewers 2–1

MILWAUKEE—Tony Gonsolin pitched seven scoreless innings for his 15th victory, Austin Barnes and Max Muncy homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2–1 on Wednesday night. Gonsolsin (15–1) matched the Astros’ Justin Verlander for the major league lead in wins. Los Angeles is 21–5 since the All-Star break and has the majors’…


Mariners Overcome Ohtani’s 4 Hits, Sweep Angels 11–7

ANAHEIM—Cal Raleigh homered twice, Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker each hit a two-run shot, and the Seattle Mariners overcame Shohei Ohtani’s four-hit performance to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 11–7 victory Wednesday, August 17. Raleigh had the first multi-homer game of his career with a solo shot in the…


Caratini’s 2-run Single in 11Th Rallies Brewers Over Dodgers

MILWAUKEE—Victor Caratini hit a two-run single off Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel in the 11th inning, rallying the Milwaukee Brewers over Los Angeles 5–4 on Tuesday night. A sensational catch by Dodgers center fielder Chris Taylor in the 10th kept the game tied. Taylor homered in the seventh to make it 3–all. Batting with the bases…