CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a game-winning two-run home run in the 11th inning and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Alexis Díaz's first blown save of the season in a wild 7-5 win over the stumbling San Diego Padres on Friday. Elly De La Cruz doubled to drive in Jonathan India with the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers came out firing in free agency. Looking to improve its roster after an illuminating playoff exit, Cleveland agreed to deals with forwards Caris LeVert and Georges Niang in the first hour on Friday. LeVert, who bounced back and forth between starter and reserve ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele burnished his potential All-Star credentials while helping the Cubs get back on a winning track. The left-hander tossed a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and won his third straight start, and Chicago snapped a four-game skid with a 10-1 win over the ...
José Ramirez daringly stole home for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, but the Kansas City Royals rebounded to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 Thursday on pinch-hitter Freddy Fermin's two-run double in the bottom half. Even with the win, the Royals reached the season's midpoint at 23-58, ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are fully guaranteeing forward Cedi Osman's $6.7 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. Osman has been a solid contributor for the Cavs since 2017. If the team hadn't guaranteed the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramírez hit his fifth career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 14-1 on Wednesday night, moving into first place in the AL Central despite a losing record. Ramírez lined a first-pitch cutter from Austin Cox into the left-field ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor and David Fry had RBI singles in a two-run sixth inning, rookie Tanner Bibee struck out seven and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Saturday. Cleveland trailed 2-1 after five innings and tied the game on Naylor's single off Hoby Milner ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Down three runs in the ninth inning, the Cincinnati Reds got one-out solo homers from Jake Fraley and Will Benson off Raisel Iglesias. Could they extend a winning streak to 13 games for the first time in a century? Not quite. Iglesias struck out Matt McLain and Jonathan ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in five runs and Wade Miley pitched six sharp, scoreless innings to power the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Adames belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber (5-5). ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dazzling rookie Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to 12 games Friday night with an 11-10 victory over the Atlanta Braves. In a wild matchup of National League division ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati Reds player in 34 years to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat on Friday against the Atlanta Braves. De La Cruz doubled to open the second inning, had a two-run homer in the third, a run-scoring single ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Bell nearly dotted the "i." Bell homered off an "Ohio" sign beyond the left-field wall and Myles Straw hit an RBI triple, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 win Thursday and three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics, who lost their eighth straight. Bell's ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had three hits and Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick hit two-run homers to help the Houston Astros outlast the New York Mets 10-8 on Wednesday to win the three-game series. "We definitely needed to start playing better and I thought we played well yesterday and then ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Bo Naylor scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a throwing error, Gavin Williams pitched 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Wednesday night. Naylor singled for his first hit in the majors — ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out bloop ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer on a four-hit night, rookie Elly De La Cruz added a solo shot and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to 10 games with an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. "I remember what it was like to lose a game," ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Against the worst team in baseball, the Guardians saved their best for last. Andrés Giménez's soft single in the 10th inning brought home José Ramírez from third base, lifting Cleveland to a 3-2 win Tuesday night over the bottom-feeding Oakland Athletics, who lost their ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Terry Francona didn't get to do much scouting of top pitching prospect Gavin Williams during spring training in Arizona. He was forbidden. "Don't think they wanted me to," Francona cracked on Tuesday. "They were afraid I might want to bring him with ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and hit a go-ahead, two-run single in his return to the Reds' lineup after a 10-month absence that followed an operation to repair his left biceps and rotator cuff, helping Cincinnati to a 5-4 win over Colorado that ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Elly De La Cruz's arrival gave fans in Cincinnati a reason to be hopeful about the future. Then the Reds started looking like they might be contenders — right now. It helps that they play in the NL Central, where everyone is one great week away from ...