One of the stranger weeks in recent memory continued for the Yankees on Friday, as New York capitalized on a three-run error and turned a crucial triple play to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
Miller spoils Lohse’s return with seven strong frames
Shelby Miller spoiled Kyle Lohse’s homecoming, allowing just one hit in seven innings as the Cardinals defeated the Brewers, 2-0, on Friday. Yadier Molina hit a solo homer and David Freese drove a run with an early single.
McCutchen, Bucs back Burnett’s eight K’s
A.J. Burnett didn’t get the win, but he did notch eight strikeouts as the Pirates edged the Reds, 6-5, in a close contest Friday night at PNC Park. Andrew McCutchen had three RBIs, including the go-ahead homer.
Utley’s triple in the 10th boosts Phillies past Marlins
Chase Utley tripled to right field with two outs to score Ben Revere in the 10th to give the Phillies the lead in a 3-1 victory at Marlins Park on Friday.
Masterson superb, rewarded by Swish walk-off hit
Justin Masterson finished off the final frame for the Tribe, and he then watched from the dugout as his teammates rallied for a 1-0 walk-off victory over the rival White Sox at Progressive Field on Friday.
Buck’s grand slam leads offensive attack over Twins
Unfazed by the wintry backdrop Friday night at Target Field, the Mets shelled the Minnesota Twins with a furious early scoring barrage to open Interleague Play with a 16-5 victory.
Yanks turn one of rarest triple plays in history
With the potential tying run at the plate in the eighth inning, the Yankees quickly ended the Orioles’ threat with the first 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 triple play in Major League history.
Konerko defends Quentin’s actions vs. Greinke
Paul Konerko was not surprised by the actions of Carlos Quentin on Thursday night, when the Padres outfielder charged the mound after Dodgers starter Zack Greinke hit him with a 3-2 pitch in the left arm, resulting in an on-field scrum and a broken left collarbone for the pitcher.
Quentin says Greinke at fault for fracas
If you ask Carlos Quentin, he wasn’t the one who started the fracas, it was Zack Greinke.
Headley doubles in first rehab start
Chase Headley made a Minor League rehab start at Class A Lake Elsinore on Friday evening. going 1-for-3 with a double as the designated hitter.
Remorseful Quentin defends actions against Greinke
After a night to reflect on the events of Thursday’s benches-clearing incident at Petco Park, Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin sounded equal parts repentant and resolute Friday about the role that he played in the episode.
Carrasco gets eight-game ban for hitting Youkilis
Major League Baseball slapped Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco with an eight-game suspension Friday for hitting Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis with a pitch in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s 14-1 loss in Cleveland.
Cubs blow lead, win on walk-off double in ninth
Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro hit a game-tying home run leading off the ninth and Starlin Castro smacked a walk-off RBI double to score David DeJesus from first and lift the Cubs to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Giants on Friday.
Cards dedicate Friday’s game to Stan the Man
The Cardinals are dedicating Friday night’s game to honoring the life and legacy of Hall of Famer Stan Musial, which follows a ceremony for Musial during Monday’s home opener.
Greinke fractures collarbone in fracas at Petco
The Dodgers have lost right-hander Zack Greinke indefinitely with a broken collarbone as a result of a fight in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s 3-2 victory over the Padres at Petco Park.
Old tensions rise as Greinke, Quentin set off melee
A benches-clearing brawl broke out at the Dodgers-Padres game on Thursday when Zack Greinke hit Carlos Quentin with a full-count pitch leading off the bottom of the sixth inning.
Jackie’s legacy celebrated at ’42’ premiere in KC
This wasn’t your Hollywood red-carpet movie premiere. Not with a brooding grey sky, a breezy 41 degrees and a theater complex set inside a suburban shopping mall. This was Thursday night in chilly Kansas City and yet here came film star Harrison Ford, working his way down the red carpet at the Kansas City premiere of the movie “42,” the story of how Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, portrayed by Ford, broke baseball’s color line in 1947.