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Dodgers Over Cardinals – Hitting More Important Than Pitching For Once
The Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in a very good position in the NL West following a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Clayton Kershaw may have had his impressive streak end, but it didn’t matter thanks to a ninth inning clutch hit from Adrian Gonzalez.
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A’s Over Orioles – How to Start the Second Half
The 2014 MLB season moved into its second half as the best team in Baseball, the Oakland Athletics, got past the Baltimore Orioles with a 5-4 win thanks to Josh Donaldson hitting a three-run, walk-off home run off of Zach Britton, helping his team come back from a two-run deficit going into the ninth.
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MLB Season – Indians Handle Red Sox, White Sox Keep Dodgers Frustrated
A day of dominance for some AL Central teams with two impressive wins, as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox on a 12th inning 3-run walk off homer by Asdrubal Cabrera, while the Chicago White Sox kept the Los Angeles Dodgers wondering about what’s going wrong, as a strong pitching performance from Josh Danks and the bullpen allowed only two hits in a 2-1 victory.
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MLB Season – Pirates Dominate Dodgers, Rangers Avoid Nationals Sweep
As the MLB season rolls forward, teams are trying to keep themselves in contention for the playoff spot, mostly via the wild card although it’s much too soon. The Pittsburgh Pirates improved their chances while hurting the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-3 that included a big hitting day for Andrew McCutchen, while Yu Darvish put on an impressive pitching performance to lead the Texas Rangers in a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals, avoiding a sweep in the series.
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MLB Season – Toronto Blue Jays Have a Red Hot Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals Have One as Well
Two pitching performances that stood out above the rest in another day of baseball were the Toronto Blue Jays beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-6 as Mark Buehrle became the first pitcher to win nine times this season, while the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the New York Yankees 6-0 as Lance Lynn pitched the first complete game of his career.
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MLB Season – Boston Red Sox Finally Win, Chicago Cubs Get a Rare One too
Two results that stood out among the many in another day of Major League Baseball came from two big names that don’t win that much: The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 to make it their first win after 10 consecutive losses, while the Chicago Cubs surprised the San Francisco Giants 8-4 as Jeff Samardzija got his first win on the mound in almost a year.
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Rays Over Red Sox – Brawling Because They Can’t Stop Losing
The crisis the Boston Red Sox are going through isn’t coming to an end, losing for a 10th consecutive time, this one being a 8-5 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays which brought out the worst in the biggest losers of Baseball at the moment, beginning a bench clearing brawl because they didn’t like to see their opponents actually trying to win by as much as possible.
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Dodgers Over Phillies – Finally a No Hitter
The first no hitter in major league baseball this season is also the first for Josh Beckett in his career, playing the entire game as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 behind his exquisite throwing and some big batting from Adrian Gonzalez, Yasiel Puig and Jeff Turner.
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Rays Over Red Sox – Losing Streak Becoming Embarrassing
Life after winning a World Series isn’t always easy, and the Boston Red Sox are finding it difficult to replicate last year’s success, as their 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays becomes their ninth in a row, this time coming due to a huge throwing error by Andrew Miller.
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Dodgers Over Phillies – Back to Dominating Form
After getting destroyed on his previous start Clayton Kershaw was back in the form everyone is used to seeing him in, which means almost unhittable, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 to open the three-game series in the city of brotherly love.