It is tough enough to sweep a doubleheader in the major leagues. Well, the Baltimore Orioles hadn’t pulled off that trick in 41 years. Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of four-hit ball to win his fourth straight decision, and the Orioles breezed past the Cleveland Indians 8-0 Sunday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Serena Williams knew she had to do something – fast. Down 3-1 to a qualifier on the first day of Wimbledon, the top-ranked player was not about to drop the opening set as she did four times during her run to the French Open title. ”She came out so fast, I was like, ‘Oh my God, if I don’t start I’m going to be down a set.’ And I was
The Philadelphia Phillies have hired veteran baseball executive Andy MacPhail to be their team president, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. MacPhail replaces Pat Gillick, who helped choose his successor. MacPhail won two World Series as general manager of the Minnesota Twins in 1987 and 1991 and later served as president of the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.
Every five or 10 minutes while the game was on hold, Carlos Martinez went to the indoor batting cage to stay loose. The only concession the St. Louis Cardinals made to a lengthy rain delay was perhaps shortening the right-hander’s outing by one inning. ”Carlos was great, he stayed focused,” manager Mike Matheny said.
Steven Matz’s giddy grandfather popped out of his seat at Citi Field and shouted with unabashed glee. In an astonishing and storybook debut, Matz became the only major league pitcher to drive in four runs in his first career game while leading the New York Mets to a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. ”Did it all today,” Matz said.
(Reuters) – Most of the clubs in Choi Na-yeon’s bag weren’t doing what they were supposed to in the final round of the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, the overnight leader struggling for accuracy from tee to green and wielding a putter as cold as ice. Trailing American favorite Stacy Lewis by a stroke with three holes left to play, South Korean Choi turned to her number 8 at the par
South Korea’s Choi Na-Yeon holed out from the fairway for eagle on the 16th hole en route to a two-under 69 to claim the LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship.
(Repeats to add dateline) June 28 (Reuters) – Bubba Watson won his second Travelers Championship the same way as the first, at the second extra hole. Watson beat Englishman Paul Casey in a playoff on Sunday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. In notching his eighth victory on the PGA Tour, left-hander Watson matched Canadian Mike Weir for second on the all-time southpaw list.
(Reuters) – Jeff Maggert reeled off three birdies in a row to begin his final round at the U.S. Senior Open then cruised to his second major victory on the Champions Tour this season. Maggert, the 54-hole co-leader with Bernhard Langer, shot a five-under 65 for a 10-under 270 total and a two-shot win over Scot Colin Montgomerie at the Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California on Sunday. Montgomerie,
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Choi Na-yeon used her trusty 8 iron to great effect over the closing holes of the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, finishing eagle-birdie-par to claim her second win on the LPGA Tour this season. Choi, who won the opening event of the season in Florida, trailed local favorite Stacy Lewis by a stroke with three holes to play but leapfrogged the American by holing out from 142
