Soaked in beer, Ichiro Suzuki smiled after a long day. After he reached 200 hits for the ninth straight season during the second game of a doubleheader, Ken Griffey Jr. picked up his slight teammate, slung him over his shoulder and carried him to the showers, where teammates awaited with a beer bath. "To get to enjoy this with these teammates I have, and especially that guy over there makes me…
Pedro Martinez was pushing 130 pitches and the tying run stood on second base when manager Charlie Manuel came out to the mound for a chat. Pull Pedro? With the way the Phillies bullpen has been struggling, not a chance. Martinez escaped the eighth-inning threat and looked again like a free-agent bargain, leading Philadelphia to a 1-0 win over the New York Mets and a doubleheader sweep on Sunday…
Pedro Martinez was pushing 130 pitches and the tying run stood on second base when manager Charlie Manuel came out to the mound for a chat. Pull Pedro? With the way the Phillies bullpen has been struggling, not a chance. Martinez escaped the eighth-inning threat and looked again like a free-agent bargain, leading Philadelphia to a 1-0 win over the New York Mets and a doubleheader sweep on Sunday…
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has gone from filing for bankruptcy to pawning off his sports memorabilia. Auctioneers plan to sell a trove of memorabilia that the financially troubled All-Star left unclaimed at a pawnshop in Beverly Hills. Among the items are Dykstra's 1986 New York Mets World Series championship ring and trophy.
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has gone from filing for bankruptcy to pawning off his sports memorabilia. Auctioneers plan to sell a trove of memorabilia that the financially troubled All-Star left unclaimed at a pawnshop in Beverly Hills. Among the items are Dykstra's 1986 New York Mets World Series championship ring and trophy.
Ichiro Suzuki has become the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons. The Seattle Mariners' right fielder set the mark with an infield single in the second inning of the nightcap of doubleheader against the Texas Rangers. In his second at-bat of the game, Suzuki beat out a slow roller to shortstop Elvis Andrus to break a tie with Willie Keeler, who…
Jon Lester made the most of his second chance. Two days after struggling in a game that was rained out, the Red Sox left-hander allowed two hits in eight innings and Boston beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss. Lester gave up hits to three of the first four batters Friday night but none of that counted when the game was…
Despite dropping two of three games to San Diego, the Colorado Rockies like their position in the National League playoff chase. Tony Gwynn drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in a three-run sixth inning and the Padres beat the wild card-leading Rockies 7-3 Sunday. The Rockies open a three-game series in San Francisco on Monday against the Giants, who pulled to 4 1/2 games back in the…
Brad Penny swears he's past any problems he once had with the Los Angeles Dodgers. All he cares about now is pitching his new San Francisco team into the playoffs. Penny kept his emotions in check and worked seven strong innings to beat his former club, Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer and the Giants avoided a sweep by rival Los Angeles with a 7-2 victory over the first-place Dodgers on Sunday.
Torii Hunter had no idea he was batting .220 against Mark Buehrle when he came to the plate leading off the seventh inning. All that Hunter knew was, he got a juicy pitch. Hunter hit a tiebreaking home run off the four-time All-Star, and the Los Angeles Angels put another crimp in Chicago's playoff hopes with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday.
