They were the guys who weren’t supposed to play on Tuesday night, but they ended up winning the game for the Yankees.
Soria’s struggles in big spot continue vs. A’s
Another game lost. And another game when Royals reliever Joakim Soria sat in front of his locker afterward explaining what went wrong.
A’s hurt Royals’ playoff hopes with 4-run 8th
With two on and two out and a one-run lead, beleaguered Royals reliever Joakim Soria surrendered a two-run double to left-handed pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso in a four-run eighth as the A’s rallied for a stunning 5-4 win on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Nova, Rodriguez lead Bucs in comeback
The Pirates were three outs away from a five-game losing streak Tuesday night before Sean Rodriguez stopped their September skid. Rodriguez lined a three-run homer to right field off Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez, leading the Bucs to a 5-3 win at Citizens Bank Park.
Straily leads Reds to win with career-high 8 innings
The Reds usually wear their red jersey tops only for day games at Great American Ball Park, but that hasn’t been the case for when Dan Straily has made his last several home starts.
White Sox set Guinness Record with dogs
(Insert ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ joke here).
O’s bash way to tie for top AL Wild Card
A night after they were belted around Fenway Park, the Orioles bounced right back for a crucial 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday that got them back into a tie for the top American League Wild Card spot.
Cards rally vs. Cubs, stay right on Mets’ heels
Boosted to a 4-2 win by homers from Brandon Moss and Aledmys Diaz at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, the Cardinals ensured that the Cubs’ champagne will remain on ice for the duration of their stay. With Chicago’s magic number stuck on three, the earliest the Cubs can clinch a division title is Thursday.
Murphy runs hit streak vs. Mets to record 18 games
Daniel Murphy spent the first seven seasons of his career playing for the Mets. He’s spent the 2016 season beating up on them.
Trout adds another great snag to highlight reel
Angels star center fielder Mike Trout saved a run with an athletic catch in the third inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Mariners.
Tribe’s magic number 13 despite loss to White Sox
It was a sixth inning that went to the dogs for Trevor Bauer and the Indians on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Figuratively, in this case, although the White Sox set a new Guinness Record by having 1,122 canines in attendance.
Tigers’ Fulmer slated for three more starts
The plan for skipping Michael Fulmer for a turn through the Tigers’ rotation might be on hold now that Jordan Zimmermann’s rotation spot is very much in question.
Tigers’ Upton sits out with strained left calf
Justin Upton was out of the Tigers’ lineup for Tuesday night’s 8-1 loss against the Twins as the slugging outfielder deals with a strained left calf that forced him out of Monday’s series opener.
Tigers thumped by Twins, fall 2 back in Wild Card
The surprising summer of Matt Boyd took a mid-September downturn Tuesday night, and the Twins took advantage of a chance to play spoiler to the Tigers’ postseason hopes. Jorge Polanco had three hits and four RBIs as Minnesota built a big early lead and cruised to an 8-1 win at Comerica Park.
Beltre hits his hardest HR of ’16 from 1 knee
Beautiful.
Royals’ Piccolo reportedly a candidate for Twins’ opening
Royals assistant general manager J.J. Picollo has joined Cubs vice president Jason McLeod as a candidate for the Twins’ vacant front-office position, according to a report by Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball.
Prado ‘passes’ a grounder to Hechevarria
That’s why you get your body in front of the ball.