Tag: Baseball

Florida hammers LSU 24–4 to send MCWS to Game 3

Wyatt Langford racked up six RBIs while going 5-for-5 from the plate and two teammates posted five RBIs apiece as the Florida Gators dominated the LSU Tigers in a 24–4 victory on Sunday, June 25, in the second game of the men’s College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The series, now tied a game apiece…


Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Gets His 2,000Th Hit With a Double in Loss to Astros

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th hit, reaching the milestone with a double in the eighth inning of a 6–5 loss to the Houston Astros in 11 innings Sunday night, June 25. Freeman’s sharp line drive to right field was his second double of the game and drove in Mookie…


Dodgers Rally to Beat Astros 8–7 After Houston Reliever Stanek Called for Balk in 8th

LOS ANGELES—Trailing by two runs in the eighth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers got help from Houston’s relievers and the umpire. James Outman scored the go-ahead run on a balk by Ryan Stanek and the Dodgers rallied to beat the Astros 8–7 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Stanek, his long blond hair flying,…


Angels Have a 13-run Inning and Set Franchise Records for Runs and Hits in 25–1 Rout of Rockies

DENVER—Mike Trout, Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss hit homers on consecutive pitches to open a 13-run third inning and Mickey Moniak capped it win a two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels’ record-setting 25–1 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night, June 24. The Angels set franchise marks for runs and hits (28) in…


MLB Roundup: Cycle Helps Reds Run Win Streak to 12

Rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz recorded Cincinnati’s first cycle in 34 years as the host Reds rallied from five runs down to tie their modern-era franchise record with a 12th straight win, defeating the Atlanta Braves 11–10 on Friday. Cincinnati matched its 1957 and 1939 clubs for the longest single-season winning streak since 1900….


MLB Scores—Reds Extend Winning Streak to 11 Games Which Is Team’s Longest Since 1957

CINCINNATI—Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5–3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out bloop to left that fell for a double against Daniel Bard…


Former Oklahoma and MLB pitcher George Frazier dies at age 68

Oklahoma has announced that former pitcher George Frazier, a World Series champion who had a nearly three-decade run as a television broadcaster, has died at age 68. The Denver Post reported he died Monday in Tulsa after a recent illness. In two seasons at Oklahoma, he played on College World Series teams in 1975 and…


Freeman Homers Off Ohtani, and Dodgers Sweep Angels With 2–0 Victory

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Freddie Freeman hit his 14th homer off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning, and seven relievers combined on a two-hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second straight shutout victory in the Freeway Series, 2–0 over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night, June 21. Ohtani (6–3) pitched seven innings of five-hit ball with two…


Florida Locks up Spot in the College World Series Finals With a 3–2 Win Over TCU

Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run, and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3–2 victory over TCU on Wednesday, June 21. The Gators (53–15) will play No. 1 national seed Wake Forest or LSU in the best-of-three championship series starting Saturday. Wake Forest would advance…


TCU Ends Oral Roberts’ Surprising Run With 6–1 Win and Will Face Florida Next at CWS

OMAHA, Neb.—TCU used a four-run fifth inning to take control of the game and went on to beat Oral Roberts 6–1 in a College World Series elimination game Tuesday, ending the Golden Eagles’ surprising postseason run. Oral Roberts pitcher Brooks Fowler (39) throws a pitch in the first inning against TCU in a baseball game…