Mengden Tosses 2-Hitter, A's Shut Out Phillies
Daniel Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the A's beat the Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.
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Daniel Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the A's beat the Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.
The Boston Red Sox have been fined by Major League Baseball for using electronic equipment to steal signs given by a Yankees catcher this season.
Drew Pomeranz threw six innings of one-run ball and and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Red Sox past the A' 6-2 on Thursday.
Some fans seated above the Green Monster hung a sign about racism in the fourth inning and were escorted from Fenway Park during Boston's 7-3 loss to Oakland on Wednesday night.
Fans typically don't remember team win streaks like they do other records.
The Oakland Athletics have decided on land near Laney College as their preferred spot for a ballpark to replace the Coliseum.
The Dodgers lost their 11th straight game for the longest skid since the club moved to Los Angeles, finishing their 8-6 defeat to the San Francisco Giants at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday.
Jed Lowrie singled home the winning run in the ninth inning after Boog Powell's tying home run, and the A's snapped the AL West-leading Astros' seven-game winning streak Friday night.
Pablo Sandoval snapped his 0-for-38 skid with a three-run homer as the Giants beat the White Sox 9-2 on Friday night.
A beautiful day at the ballpark is still enjoyable, even if the two teams stink.
The Angels employed an American League-record 12 pitchers on Labor Day, to beat the Oakland A's 11-9.
The Colorado Rockies halted a four-game skid by beating the Giants 4-3 on Monday.
Robinson Cano homered and drove in four runs, Andrew Albers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Giants 7-3 on Sunday to gain ground again in the wild-card race.
Nick Hundley hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, and the Giants beat the Cardinals 2-1 on Saturday.
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Giants 11-6 on Friday night.
The Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the A's on Friday night.
Michael Wacha pitched six strong innings and Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer as the Cardinals defeated the Giants 5-2 on Thursday night.
The 2017 MLB season has been dominated by offense, but that doesn't mean there haven't been great pitching performances. While the usual suspects like Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber have all been unsurprisingly dominant, there have also been major breakouts from a number of young arms.
A baseball game won't fix Houston's problems. But it will help.
Jeff Samardzija allowed just three singles in pitching his first shutout since 2015, and Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik homered to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
The Diamondbacks held on to beat the Giants 4-3 on Friday night to give Zack Greinke his 15th win of the season.
Khris Davis hit a go-ahead homer leading off the seventh after his tying solo shot in the fourth, and the A's beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Friday.
Umpires deserve respect, but poor performance will cost them.
Jarrett Parker hit a go-ahead two-run double on a checked swing in the seventh, Buster Posey hit a sacrifice fly, and San Francisco beat the contending Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday.
