It took homers from Yasiel Puig and Yasmani Grandal to give Jose De Leon a win in his Major League debut, as the Dodgers prevailed, 7-4, over the Padres on Sunday to take the series.
Lonnie Baseball! Tribe stuns Marlins in 9th
The Indians have proved all season they can never be counted out. The latest come-from-behind efforts by the Tribe sealed a 6-5 series-sweeping victory over the Marlins on Sunday at Progressive Field.
J-Hey saves the day with tying, walk-off hits
Jason Heyward hit a game-tying single in the ninth and a walk-off single with one out in the 13th inning on Sunday to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Giants at Wrigley Field and take the series, 3-1. All four games were decided by one run.
Nats poised for holiday yard work Monday
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Around the horn: Statcast’s defensive best of ’16
Throughout 2016, Statcast™ has tracked every movement on the field, providing a data-driven view of the game’s top defensive gems. With only about a month remaining on the schedule, now is a good opportunity to review the best of the best.
Tigers prospect Dixon Machado is at it again, this time with his best Derek Jeter impression
What a throw.
D-backs rally late to win series from Rockies
Socrates Brito’s seventh-inning homer awoke the D-backs’ bats as they scored seven runs in the last three innings to top the Rockies, 8-5 on Sunday at Coors Field.
Puig hits first homer since returning to LA
After being rudely interrupted by that pesky demotion to the Minor Leagues, Yasiel Puig resumed his role as Dodgers superstar on Sunday when he slugged a three-run homer and scored three runs in a 7-4 win over the Padres.
White Sox outlast Twins in 12-inning slugfest
Jose Abreu won the individual battle Sunday afternoon by driving in a career-high seven to go with two homers and three hits. But it was Tim Anderson who delivered the game-winner with a two-run double to left in the 12th during a 13-11 White Sox victory over the Twins at Target Field.
Springer, Astros end Rangers’ winning streak
George Springer hit a leadoff home run off Yu Darvish as the Astros held on for a 7-6 win in Sunday’s series finale at Globe Life Park, ending the Rangers’ seven-game winning streak.
Donaldson puts clutch hitting debate to test
The concept of “clutch” has been fiercely debated, but it’s impossible not to be excited about the possibilities when Josh Donaldson bats in big moments.
Pujols, Cron go deep as Angels top Mariners
C.J. Cron and Albert Pujols had home runs, but thoughts were with pitcher Matt Shoemaker, who suffered a laceration to the right side of his head after being hit with a line drive. Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz had a home runs for the Mariners and Hisashi Iwakuma allowed three runs in seven innings.
This Justin: Tigers tie O’s for 2nd WC spot
The Tigers showed a little late-inning magic of their own. After the Royals rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to grab a 5-4 lead, Tigers left fielder Justin Upton belted a two-run homer to right-center in the eighth off right-hander Joakim Soria to spark a huge 6-5 win on Sunday afternoon.
Replay review ends E-Rod’s no-hit bid in 8th
Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez saw his no-hit bid against the A’s come to an end with two outs in the eighth inning on an overturned call during Sunday afternoon’s 1-0 Boston loss at the Coliseum.
Utley’s no-look tag shuts down Padres’ threat
Hector Sanchez thought he had a double all the way up until the point when Chase Utley caught Joc Pederson’s relay at second, but a no-look tag from Utley proved Sanchez wrong.
Shoemaker has small skull fracture, hematoma
Angels starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker left the game in the second inning Sunday after he was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Seattle’s Kyle Seager. Shoemaker was able to walk of the field.
A’s walk-off sends Red Sox back to 2nd
It took a two-out replay review in the eighth inning for the A’s to get their first hit against Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez, but they avoided a series sweep with their second hit one inning later when Khris Davis’ double off Craig Kimbrel, with help from a fielding error by left fielder Brock Holt, plated Danny Valencia for a 1-0 walk-off win at the Coliseum.