Alex Rodriguez gave himself an early 40th birthday present. Rodriguez hit three home runs in a game for the fifth time in his career and keyed a ninth-inning rally against All-Star closer Glen Perkins, sending the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 8-5 Saturday night. The Yankees trailed 5-0 early.
Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez contended Shelby Miller had a better night than Carlos Martinez and the numbers almost backed up that case. ”He outpitched Martinez,” Gonzalez said. The Cardinals made the most of two hits and beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
The scouts packed the seats behind home plate, and Cole Hamels put on quite a show. Hamels struck out 13 in baseball’s third no-hitter of the season, leading Philadelphia to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in what might be his final start for the Phillies. ”It’s something where you just go out there and enjoy the moment,” Hamels said.
Madison Bumgarner took another step toward cementing his status as the best-hitting pitcher in the majors. The Giants’ three-time All-Star was still more pleased with what he did on the mound than at the plate. Bumgarner hit a home run and pitched seven innings for his third consecutive win, and San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday.
July 26 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the European Tour European Masters at the par-70 course on Sunday in Crans-Montana -17 Danny Willett (Britain) 65 62 71 65 -16 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Britain) 69 65 64 66 -15 Tyrrell Hatton (Britain) 65 68 70 62 -14 Pelle Edberg (Sweden) 65 72 66 63 -12 Anirban Lahiri (India) 67 67 70 64 -11 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69 70 66 64 -10 Florian
(Reuters) – Britain’s Danny Willett fended off a strong challenge from compatriot Matt Fitzpatrick to win the European Masters by one shot at Crans Montana on Sunday. Willett, who finished tied sixth at last week’s British Open, started the final round level on 12 under with Fitzpatrick and the 27-year-old shot a bogey-free 65 to finish 17 under par and claim his third European Tour title. Former world amateur number
Lewis Hamilton admitted he had a “very bad day at the office” after dropping from pole position to finish sixth in the Hungarian GP on Sunday.
Trainer Ralph Beckett suffered major disappointment in Munich after Air Pilot had to be withdrawn prior to the start of the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis – Bayerisches.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ant-Man” has claimed first place at the box office for the second weekend in a row, narrowly besting new opener “Pixels.” The Marvel and Disney superhero pic brought in $24.8 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $106.1 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.
Lizette Salas moved four strokes ahead of the field by firing a bogey-free seven-under 64 in the third round of the USLPGA Tour’s Meijer Classic. “I’m glad to be in this position and hope to be holding the trophy tomorrow,” said Salas. Salas’ playing partner Saturday was Lexi Thompson, who posted a three-under 68 and shares second place with Kris Tamulis (67) at 12-under.
