[ad_1] SEATTLE -- Mike Leake of the Seattle Mariners lost his bid to pitch a perfect game on a leadoff single in the ninth inning by rookie Luis Rengifo, then finished off the Los Angeles Angels for a 10-0 win Friday night.The Angels hadn't come close to a hit and Leake hadn't gone to a three-ball count before Rengifo grounded a hit to right field on Leake's 79th pitch.The fans
[ad_1] LAASEAHittersH-ABABRHRBIBBK#PAVGOBPSLG1-221101116.238.306.3701st: Smith singled to left.3rd: Smith struck out swinging.5th: Smith walked.0-11000001.196.297.3486th: Moore popped out to third.1-331121021.262.332.4461st: Crawford grounded out to shortstop.4th: Crawford walked.5th: Crawford lined out to right.6th: Crawford doubled to right, Gordon scored and Murphy scored.1-222102120.278.347.4841st: Santana struck out swinging.4th: Santana walked, Crawford to second.5th: Santana walked, Smith to second.6th: Santana reached on infield single to third, Crawford to third.2-442260014.239.372.5122nd: Vogelbach grounded out to shortstop.4th: Vogelbach homered to
[ad_1] SDMIAHittersH-ABABRHRBIBBK#PAVGOBPSLG0-440000319.328.393.5941st: Tatis Jr. struck out swinging.3rd: Tatis Jr. lined out to center.4th: Tatis Jr. struck out swinging.6th: Tatis Jr. struck out swinging.2-330201015.285.333.4411st: Hosmer walked.3rd: Hosmer doubled to deep right.5th: Hosmer singled to left center.6th: Hosmer grounded out to second.2-330201013.273.344.5111st: Machado singled to center, Hosmer to second.3rd: Machado flied out to left.5th: Machado singled to center, Hosmer thrown out at third.7th: Machado walked.0-330001012.253.308.5471st: F. Reyes grounded into double play, shortstop
[ad_1] ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols hit a bases-clearing double during the Angels' six-run first inning, and Los Angeles remained unbeaten in five games since the All-Star break with a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.Jake Marisnick was drilled between the shoulder blades by Angels reliever Noe Ramirez (4-1) in the sixth inning, and both teams nearly came to blows moments later. Marisnick ran over Angels catcher
[ad_1] To hell with big hits. Banish the nonsense about 400s. Junk the flatbeds. This was the match of our lives. Heart-stopping, heartbreaking, a blockbuster of a ripper. No one had seen one like this. And no one ever will.It was insane. It was pulsating. It was chaotic. It was breathtaking. It was cruel. It was unbelievable. It was extraordinary. It was epochal. It will be unforgettable. And after we
[ad_1] BALTIMORE -- The Tampa Bay Rays' bid for the first combined perfect game in major league history ended Sunday with a leadoff single in the ninth inning by the Orioles' Hanser Alberto.The hit off reliever Ryan Yarbrough came Sunday at Camden Yards. Alberto hit an easy grounder to the right side, through the Rays' overshifted infield.Tampa Bay's try came two days after a pair of Los Angeles Angels pitchers
[ad_1] That was Tiger Woods in his red shirt on Sunday at the Masters. That was Tiger Woods slipping on the green jacket. But it’s not the same Tiger Woods. The evidence has less to do with how he plays — still plenty good to beat the best in the world on the biggest stage — and more to do with how often he plays. The chanting and cheering Sunday
[ad_1] CLEVELAND -- The leadoff hitter for the National League All-Stars is reigning MVP Christian Yelich, who has 31 home runs at the break. The No. 9 hitter will be 21-year-old Ronald Acuna Jr., who has matched his age already with 21 first-half home runs. The low power man in the NL starting nine is catcher Willson Contreras, with a mere 18 home runs.That means all nine starters are on
[ad_1] WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer won't pitch in the All-Star Game because of a back injury, although the ace right-hander intends to represent the Washington Nationals on the sideline Monday and Tuesday in Cleveland.A three-time Cy Young Award winner and seven-time All-Star, Scherzer struck out 11 over seven shutout innings on Saturday against Kansas City. Hours later, Major League Baseball announced he would be replaced on the National League roster
[ad_1] TORONTO -- After his latest rough start, struggling Boston ace Chris Sale said he's never felt more frustrated by his performance.Danny Jansen and Brandon Drury each hit two-run homers, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Sale and the Red Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night.All three homers came off Sale (3-8), who lost for the first time in six starts. It's the
