Yankees Hold Off Pesky Orioles, Win 10-8
The New York Yankees built a six-run lead and beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-8 Friday night to close in on their second straight AL wild card.
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The New York Yankees built a six-run lead and beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-8 Friday night to close in on their second straight AL wild card.
Jose Lobaton hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly against his former team in the 12th inning and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night.
Mookie Betts and the Boston Red Sox won their third consecutive AL East championship Thursday night
It's been a rough season in Baltimore with the team already tying the franchise record for most losses since 1954. They could surpass that mark and others by year end.
The teams were set to play a single-admission doubleheader Wednesday to make up Monday's rainout, but the nightcap was pushed to Thursday. They now will play two games beginning at 3:10 p.m. to conclude a four-game series.
Stephen Piscotty hit a two-run single, Matt Chapman and Matt Olson each doubled in a run, and the A's jumped on the New York Yankees early for an 8-2 win Wednesday night.
With college football back in full force and MLB division races heating up, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
The playoff-contending New York Yankees are close to completing a trade for San Francisco Giants outfielder Andrew McCutchen, multiple outlets report.
After suffering a walk-off loss to the Cubs earlier in the day, the Mets bounced back on the strength of a Todd Frazier grand slam to beat the Cubs 10-3 Wednesday afternoon.
An anticipated showdown between Jacob deGrom and Cole Hamels will be decided without them — and a day later, to boot.
Gray took a three-hitter into the seventh inning, and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep.
The Nationals fell to 64-66 — they've already lost more games than they dropped last year in going 97-65 to take their second consecutive NL East title.
Andujar homered and had four RBIs, J.A. Happ pitched six sharp innings to win his fifth straight start with the Yankees and New York breezed to a 10-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.
With college football returning and MLB division races continuing, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
The Cubs' Yu Darvish, Indians' Trevor Bauer, and Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale all find themselves on the DL nursing various maladies.
Jacob deGrom pitched his first complete game of the season and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.71, weathering a rain delay and leading the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
Giancarlo Stanton hit one of New York's four homers, Luis Severino struck out eight while pitching into the sixth inning and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6 on Saturday.
The goal he says, according to a report, is for them to "fit in" Miami's vibrant Latin culture.
Ronald Guzman became the first rookie to hit three home runs in a game against the Yankees, powering the Texas Rangers past New York 12-7 on Friday night.
Wheeler (7-6) allowed four hits and two runs. He struck out eight and walked one.
With MLB division races getting interesting, at least in the National League, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
Stanton's 28th homer was measured at 121.7 mph, the fastest long ball tracked by Statcast since the system was introduced in 2015.
With his 246th career win, Bartolo Colon finally moved past Dennis Martinez for the most victories all time by a Latin American-born pitcher, an impressive feat for a special pitcher.
The Red Sox swept the Yankees to take control in the AL East, as other division races, particularly in the NL, stay competitive.
Rookie second baseman Jeff McNeil went 4 for 4, and Austin Jackson had an RBI infield single as the Mets halted a four-game skid.
