Tag: Baseball
Vandy wins pitchers’ duel to begin Nashville Super Regional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kumar Rocker struck out 11 in 7 2/3 innings, while allowing just three hits, and Vanderbilt held off East Carolina 2-0...
Pederson, Rizzo, Contreras homer as Cubs beat Cardinals 8-5
CHICAGO — Joc Pederson homered and drove in three runs, Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras went deep and the Chicago Cubs beat the St....
Mariners get back reliever Graveman after COVID issue
CLEVELAND — Seattle Mariners reliever Kendall Graveman is back with the team after being on the injured list following a COVID-19 scare.
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22 of 30 MLB teams relax COVID protocols, vaccine pace slows
NEW YORK — Two additional Major League Baseball teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after reaching the 85% vaccination threshold for players...
Beck Ks 13, Stanford wins opener of Lubbock Super Regional
LUBBOCK, Texas — Brendan Beck set a career high with 13 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings, Christian Robinson had four RBIs, and Stanford beat...
Rizzo hits trying homer on 14th pitch, Cubs beat Cards 8-5
Anthony Rizzo hit a tying home run in the sixth inning on the 14th pitch of his at-bat against Daniel Ponce de Leon. and...
Vandy’s Rocker, Stanford’s Beck dominate in super regionals
Vanderbilt's Kumar Rocker and Stanford's Brendan Beck turned in dominant pitching performances in NCAA super regionals Friday to put their teams on the cusp...
Nats’ Scherzer exits after 12 pitches with apparent injury
WASHINGTON — Nationals ace Max Scherzer exited with an apparent injury after throwing just 12 pitches in Friday night's start against San Francisco.
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Cole spins a win as Stanton powers Yankees past Twins 9-6
MINNEAPOLIS — Gerrit Cole got back on track with six sharp innings amid the hubbub in the game around pitcher grip aids, and Giancarlo...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth made his major league debut...
