Texas Ranges Blow Past Indians With Help From Nate Lowe's Homer, 5 Hits, 3 RBIs
Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe was 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Tuesday night.
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Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe was 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Tuesday night.
Eddie Robinson, who turned 100 years old Tuesday, Dec. 15, enjoyed a drive-by parade in his honor in Fort Worth last week.
The Texas Rangers have added to their starting pitching rotation with two-time Cy Young pitcher Corey Kluber, the team said Sunday.
The Twins and Indians are now tied for the AL Central lead, as the the Indians' unlikely comeback continues.
After getting shut out in Game 1, the Rangers offense wasn't much more effective in the second game.
José Ramírez connected on a 2-0 pitch from Ariel Jurado (6-7), who had blanked the Indians on two singles before allowing the third baseman's 15th homer.
A 4th inning sacrifice fly by Nomar Mazara was all Mike Minor, who pitched seven shutout innings, needed to earn his tenth win of the season.
Elvis Andrus' offense backed another impressive home start by Mike Minor as the Rangers earned a series split the Indians.
Jason Kipnis hit a 3-run home run in the first inning off Joe Palumbo and homered again later to pace the Indians to a 10-4 win at Globe Life Park Wednesday night.
Jose Ramirez ended a 29-game homerless drought in the third, and the Indians opened the seventh with three homers in a row to overwhelm the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Tuesday night.
The 31-year-old, whose deal was announced Wednesday, had spent his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians, where he was a three-time All-Star.
Just when it appeared the Astros might be in some trouble, they switched on their after-burners. After August 18, Houston went 29-10 to finish with 103 wins.
Edwards spent more than a half century in baseball. He succeeded Pat Corrales as manager of Cleveland, where in 1962 he began his major league career as a player.
Overrun by injuries to outfielders this season, Cleveland acquired Leonys Martin from the Tigers in exchange for 21-year-old infield prospect Willi Castro.
Odor drove in three runs, Ryan Rua hit a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers withstood the heat on a 108-degree afternoon to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-0 on Sunday.
Yonder Alonso homered twice, Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians scored in each of the last five innings in a 16-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
The following midseason awards aren't meant as predictions of who will actually win these in 2018. It's just a quick attempt to honor the players who have stood out so far.
Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer believes that the MLB should allow pitchers to use sticky substances on the baseball during games, giving them an advantage. The present rules that ban pitchers from doing so are rarely enforced, he said Wednesday.
Edwin Encarnacion homered three times and drove in six runs, helping Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 12-4 on Wednesday.
Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer ignited a Twitter battle on Tuesday when he insinuated that Astros pitchers are using sticky substances to increase their spin rates.
Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered on consecutive pitches off of Nick Goody in the 12th inning, and the Rangers beat the Indians by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Jeff Beliveau struck out Joey Gallo with two runners on in the ninth inning for his second career save, and the Indians held on for a 7-5 win over the Rangers on Monday night.
Puerto Rico is about to host its most significant sporting events since Hurricane Maria dramatically ravaged the islands seven months ago. The MLB returns Tuesday to San Juan.
Shohei Ohtani hit his first major league home run in his first Angel Stadium at-bat, taking a curtain call after his three-run homer on Tuesday night against the Indians.
Former MLB player Albert Belle was arrested Sunday on indecent exposure and extreme driving under the influence charges following a spring training game in Arizona.
