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Cleveland defeated Detroit to match the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the longest MLB winning streak since 1900.
CLEVELAND – The lead lasted half an inning, five batters to be exact. It was the first time the Tigers led the Indians in any of their seven meetings this month and it was gone, just like that. After Jeimer Candelario gave the Tigers a lead in the top of the first inning of Wednesday afternoon's
#Indians turn on sprinklers to distract #Tigers outfielders. Bold strategy. pic.twitter.com/3zfI19y6L9 Not even a sprinkler shower can cool down the scorching-hot Indians. In the middle of the Indians-Tigers game in Cleveland on Wednesday, the outfield sprinkler system turned on, interrupting play for
So are these bold words coming from Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen or a simple statement of fact? You be the judge. Via Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, here's what Jansen had to say: "I don't care how good the Indians are playing. I don't care how good the Nationals are playing
The Tampa Bay Rays will return home to Florida following Hurricane Irma.
Simmons ranks second by one version of WAR and sixth by another, so he will be a name you hear when folks start talking about league MVP and why WAR may or may not be the best measure of that.
With a chance at ending the Indians' record win streak, tensions were running high for the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. That much was clear in the third inning. After a walk of Jay Bruce, Tigers catcher James McCann got ejected for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott. Manager
Shohei Otani, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher and left-handed hitter dubbed the Japanese Babe Ruth, is expected to head to Major League Baseball in 2018, US media reported. Otani hit .322 with 22 home runs and 67 runs-batted-in in 104 games and had a 1.86 earned run average and 174 strikeouts in
Japanese sensation Shohei Otani, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher and left-handed hitter, is expected to be posted by his team and play in Major League Baseball in 2018, according to multiple reports. Otani has put up MVP pitching and hitting numbers for the Nippon Ham Fighters. Otani, commonly referred
Hall of Fame pitcher and Boston Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley has doubts that he'll talk to Red Sox ace David Price again. "Ultimately, this comes back to the dude doesn't like me," Eckersley told Rob Bradford on WEEI.com's Bradfo Sho podcast. "I get it. It's cool
Shohei Otani is likely to leave Japan and sign with a Major League Baseball team after this season, multiple reports in Japanese media said Wednesday, a move that would cost the 23-year-old pitcher and outfielder more than $100 million. In his fifth season with the Nippon Ham Fighters, the reigning
The Tampa Bay Rays' absence from Tropicana Field will be a brief one. The Rays were forced to play their series against the New York Yankees on Monday at Citi Field after Hurricane Irma barreled its way through Florida, but the team confirmed Wednesday it'll return to St. Petersburg for its series
Only a week ago it seemed a foregone conclusion the Cubs would win the National League Central Division and play the Nationals in the NLDS. The Cubs were reverting to form, the Nationals were running away with the East and the Dodgers were headed for the best record in baseball. Cubs fans quickly booked
The advent of the pitch clock in Major League Baseball may be upon us. That's according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, who notes that Commissioner Rob Manfred is determined to get the clock into games, perhaps by as early as next season—and that, as opposed to last winter, he may finally have
Andrew Miller is scheduled to return from the disabled list on Thursday and work his way back into a significant role in the Cleveland Indians bullpen. Miller will be on a strict schedule when he returns. The plan Thursday involves bringing Miller in for one out in a low-pressure situation and slowly
Andrew Miller is scheduled to return from the disabled list on Thursday and work his way back into a significant role in the Cleveland Indians bullpen. Miller will be on a strict schedule when he returns. The plan Thursday involves bringing Miller in for one out in a low-pressure situation and slowly
WASHINGTON -- Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings, Freddie Freeman was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, and Ozzie Albies went 3-for-5 with a solo shot as the Atlanta Braves crushed the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Tuesday night. It was the first game for the Nationals (88-56) since they clinched
The Major League Baseball season is scheduled to come to an end on Sunday, Oct. 1, though it could be extended by one day (or more) if any tiebreaker games are necessary. Here is how many games each team has left in its season starting on Wednesday, Sept. 13: American League East Baltimore Orioles: 17
Most 35-year old catchers playing their 14th big league season would be fading like the September sunlight. The St. Louis Cardinals veteran has knocked in 10 runs the past three games, giving him 75 RBIs for the year, just five off his career high set in 2013. Molina was strong again Tuesday night with
Greg Bird will miss his third straight game Wednesday. Bird, who has been sidelined since Monday with back spasms, had hoped to play in Wednesday's afternoon game against the Rays at Citi Field. Joe Girardi said he decided to take a cautionary approach and leave Bird out of the lineup. “I was under
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