Stephen Strasburg kept the Washington Nationals in the game until Jayson Werth delivered a clutch hit. Strasburg pitched seven strong innings, Werth hit a tiebreaking triple in the eighth and the Nationals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday night. Strasburg (7-6) allowed just two hits, struck out five and didn’t walk a batter in his third straight solid start after coming off the disabled list.
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny guessed right batting Yadier Molina cleanup for the first time all season. Molina capped an impressive game with his 100th career homer in the bottom of the eighth that snapped a tie in a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. ”Good timing,” Molina said, encapsulating the day.
Urrutia broke a ninth-inning tie with a drive into the seats in left field, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a nine-game losing streak against the New York Mets with a 5-4 victory Wednesday night. Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who hadn’t defeated the Mets since June 18, 2009. Baltimore rallied from 3-1 and 4-3 deficits before Urrutia led off the ninth against Carlos Torres (4-5).
Joel Embiid, who was the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA entry draft, will miss a second straight season after undergoing more foot surgery, the Philadelphia 76ers announced. The 21-year-old Cameroon native underwent a bone graft and had two screws replaced in his right foot, general manager Sam Hinkie said. The 2.13 meter (7-foot) Embiid also had surgery on the same foot a year ago that sidelined him for
(The Sports Xchange) – Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg smothered the Colorado hitters once more and Jayson Werth broke a tie with a two-run triple in the eighth inning as the Nationals beat the Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday. Both teams scored on wild pitches and the Nationals tallied all their runs with two outs as they won back-to-back games for the first time since July 30 with the victory over a
Six-time all-star Chase Utley, who helped lead Philadelphia to a World Series title in 2008, was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of minor-league prospects, the Phillies announced. The Phillies received outfielder Darnell Sweeney and right handed pitcher John Richy in exchange for second baseman Utley, who will go down in history as one of Philadelphia’s all-time great players. The 36-year-old veteran not only put up all-star
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods is approaching his first appearance at the Wyndham Championship with eager anticipation for a reason that would have been inconceivable a few years ago. Woods was delighted to discover during Wednesday’s pro-am that players will not need to rely on their drivers very often at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is rather short by today’s standards. This is one of those courses,” Woods
Tiger Woods is approaching his first appearance at the Wyndham Championship with eager anticipation for a reason that would have been inconceivable a few years ago. Woods was delighted to discover during Wednesday’s pro-am that players will not need to rely on their drivers very often at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is rather short by today’s standards. This is one of those courses,” Woods said after
– As reported by Carscoops, Hyundai’s South Korean mothership took to Facebook to release design sketches of its upcoming new Avante—the Elantra to us. This teaser comes ahead of the car’s expected debut next month at the Frankfurt auto show. – The sketch teaser pretty much validates this shot of a new Elantra that appeared in the Korea Economic Daily last spring. That car was labeled as a 2016 model,
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