Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros erased a late deficit with a three-run eighth inning and defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4–2, Tuesday night at Daikin Park. Raynel Delgado, playing his second major-league game, delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Astros relief unit combined for four scoreless innings to help […]
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Twins 12, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 16) — The Texas Rangers were blown out Tuesday night, 12–2, by the Minnesota Twins. One of their many highlights was a big three-run homer by Kody Clemens in the first inning. After an off day Wednesday due to England’s match with Croatia in Group L of the […]
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Twins 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 15) — The Texas Rangers were greeted to a rude welcome home from their recent six-game road trip Monday with a 4–2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Josh Bell provided most of their offense with a three-run shot in the first inning. The Rangers will aim to even […]
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Royals 4, Astros 0 The Houston Astros fell 4–0 to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium as the offense struggled to generate scoring opportunities throughout the series finale. Maikel Garcia drove in three runs and the Royals received scoreless innings from Stephen Kolek, Steven Cruz, and Daniel Lynch IV to hand […]
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Astros 8, Royals 7 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 8–7 Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium, erasing a four-run deficit and scoring the game’s final five runs to complete the comeback victory. Jose Altuve delivered a game-tying two-run home run after a lengthy rain delay, and the Astros rallied late to secure a […]
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Astros 10, Royals 8 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10–8, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium after scoring nine runs in the first inning and surviving a late comeback attempt. Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a grand slam, as the Astros built an early cushion and held off a late Royals rally. […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies made a low cost move Thursday that could pay big dividends in their chase for the NL East crown. Philadelphia acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox for two prospects, adding a right-handed bat with elite speed and defensive range. Hill’s skill set directly addresses two weaknesses for the 37–31 Phillies, who sit eight games […]
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Orioles-Blue Jays: No, He Wasn’t “Out of the Baseline.” You Simply Don’t Know the Rule. There are bad takes. There are uninformed takes. And then there are “out of the baseline” takes like the ones seen from Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, which exist in a special category of their […]
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