A couple of the New York Mets’ biggest hits came from unexpected sources on Tuesday night. Eric Campbell’s tiebreaking pinch single and Juan Lagares’ two-run triple highlighted a four-run eighth inning that helped send the Mets to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins. ”Our offense is pretty exciting,” Mets pitcher Jonathan Niese said.
Hitting at the top of Toronto’s potent lineup, Troy Tulowitzki doesn’t feel any pressure to produce. Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson hit solo home runs, Marco Estrada pitched 6 2-3 innings to win consecutive starts and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Tuesday night. Toronto’s sixth win in seven games moved the Blue Jays ahead of the Twins and into the second AL wild-card spot.
The end of Dave Dombrowski’s tenure in Detroit came suddenly and unexpectedly – like so many of the moves he made to build the Tigers into an American League powerhouse. Dombrowski is out after nearly 14 seasons as president and general manager of the Tigers. Dombrowski was fresh off making several big trades last week, and his exit set off rampant speculation about where he would next work.
Toronto pitcher Aaron Sanchez was suspended for three games and manager John Gibbons for one for their roles in Sunday’s brawling game between the Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. Major League Baseball on Tuesday also fined Sanchez an undisclosed sum for intentionally throwing at Alcides Escobar with warnings in place during the top of the eighth inning of Toronto’s 7-6 win. Sanchez contends his pitch just got away.
(Reuters) – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez has been suspended for three games and manager John Gibbons for one following a bench-clearing confrontation with the Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on Tuesday. After the teams had been warned about hitting batters during Sunday’s game, Sanchez beaned Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar. Sanchez was ejected as both sides poured onto the field.
(The Sports Xchange) – Catcher Brian McCann drove in four runs as the New York Yankees pulled away in the late innings for a 13-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. The Yankees scored 12 runs after the fifth inning, including nine runs in the seventh. McCann hit a tie-breaking double off Robbie Ross Jr. in the sixth as the Yankees put together four consecutive hits and took
(The Sports Xchange) – Jake Arrieta pitched seven innings of a four-hitter while Anthony Rizzo tied a career high with four hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 for their sixth successive win. Arrieta (12-6) allowed just two singles, by center fielder Andrew McCutchen in the fourth inning and left fielder Starling Marte in the seventh, while striking out five and walking three. Relievers Tommy Hunter and
(Reuters) – Golfer Bae Sang-moon’s form plunged over the last few months after South Korea’s military ordered him to fulfill his national service obligations, but Internationals skipper Nick Price hopes he can turn it around in time for the Presidents Cup. Bae, who has won twice on the PGA Tour and was granted U.S. residency in 2013, was charged in February with violating national service laws after failing to return
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