Giants Blank Royals For 3-2 World Series Lead
Madison Bumgarner kept slinging away, and put the Giants just one win from yet another championship, throwing a four-hitter to beat the Royals by a score of 5-0 on Sunday night.
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Madison Bumgarner kept slinging away, and put the Giants just one win from yet another championship, throwing a four-hitter to beat the Royals by a score of 5-0 on Sunday night.
Madison Bumgarner, who shows virtually no emotion on the mound, carried a shutout into the seventh inning and beat the Royals by a score of 7-1 Tuesday night.
While many people know about the Giants, they are no rookie when it comes to the World Series having won two in the last four years, little is known about the Kansas City Royals. Here are five fun facts about America's newest favorite team.
The Texas Rangers formally introduced Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister as the 18th manager in club history on Friday.
Baseball is trying to be pure again. And when you consider the final four teams in the MLB postseason, they did a good job. The Giants, Cardinals, Orioles and Royals aren't considered members of the monetary aristocracy, at least not at the level of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers.
The announcement on Thursday that the Texas Rangers have hired Jeff Banister as the team's next manager was met by one question from many: Who?
Travis Ishikawa made good on the big stage only a few months removed from the minors, hitting the first homer to end an NLCS on a three-run drive that lifted San Francisco to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 on Thursday night.
Boosted by their strong results on replay challenges this season, several umpires will get to work the World Series for the first time.
Jeff Banister isn't just one of the finest baseball men I've met in a clubhouse — he's one of the finest men I have met, period.
With another tight win over the Orioles, the Royals captured their first the AL championship since 1985. That was also the last time that they were in the playoffs.
Bench coach Tim Bogar, the Rangers' interim manager for the final 22 games after Ron Washington's sudden resignation, is among three finalists for the Texas manager's job.
Nail-biting tension. Extra-inning excitement. Game-changing home runs. Baseball's postseason has offered up a lot of drama, if you can stay awake long enough to see it.
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The Rangers have interviewed the first external candidate in their search for a new manager. Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo met with the Rangers on Tuesday.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is fully comfortable with being the dean of those in charge of major North American sports. Being the oldest — well, that is a different story.
The 8.5 percent increase was finalized Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association. It is up from $13.3 million after the 2012 season, the first of the new system.
Aside from a seemingly generous strike zone, Scott also appeared to clap when Yasiel Puig was struck out during the third inning.
Kevin Kouzmanoff and J.P. Arencibia were among six players who the Rangers assigned outright to Round Rock on Monday. The Rangers have 37 players on their 40-man roster.
Interim manager Tim Bogar is among six more candidates the Rangers plan to interview beginning next week in their search for Ron Washington's full-time replacement.
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Former Texas Rangers great Michael Young isn't ready to manage his former team. But the 7-time All Star is preparing to join Jon Daniels and the Rangers front office.
The Rangers have reached a two-year player development agreement with the High-A High Desert Mavericks of the California League.
The Rangers have interviewed internal candidates Mike Maddux and Steve Buechele in their search for a new manager, and will interview Tim Bogar within the next two weeks.
The FCC has eliminated the 'sports blackout' rule that allowed restriction of television broadcasts in local TV markets.
