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Rays complete 2nd 9-0 West Coast trip in MLB history with 8-4 win over Athletics
The Associated Press | Posted Aug. 12 - 4:22 p.m. | Save Story
The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays became the second East Coast team in major league history to go 9-0 on a West Coast trip, beating the Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday behind a three-run homer from Liam Hicks and another solid start by Drew Rasmussen.

Walls HRs from both sides of the plate for 2nd time in his career as Rays beat A's 12-4
The Associated Press | Updated Aug. 12 - 12:56 p.m. | Save Story
Taylor Walls homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career, Nick Martinez tossed a complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game, 12-4 over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 12 - 11:58 a.m. | Save Story
It started as a limited promotion for a specialty theme night. Then the Chicago White Sox heard from their fans.

Taylor Walls homers from each side of the plate to make Tampa Bay Rays history
The Associated Press | Posted Aug. 11 - 10:48 p.m. | Save Story
Taylor Walls homered from each side of the plate in a 12-4 victory at the Athletics on Tuesday night, becoming the first switch-hitter to do that twice for the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

Reds rally late, beat the White Sox 5-4 in the 10th to spoil pope hat giveaway night
Luke Decock, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 11 - 8:42 p.m. | Save Story
Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Red Sox score bizarre run on sacrifice fly without tagging up from 3rd base
The Associated Press | Updated Aug. 11 - 12:26 a.m. | Save Story
without ever tagging up on an inning-ending play.

Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 11 - 12:14 a.m. | Save Story
Although Tarik Skubal didn't meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game it eventually managed to win after he left.

Kodai Senga gets 1st career save but Mets rookie gives away souvenir ball in comical scene
Bill Trocchi, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 10 - 10:22 p.m. | Save Story
After earning his first career save, New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga wanted the ball as a keepsake.

Former White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson announces his retirement after 10 years in the majors
The Associated Press | Posted Aug. 10 - 2:10 p.m. | Save Story
Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues.

Tim Brosnan named sixth Big East commissioner, will succeed Val Ackerman in September
The Associated Press | Updated Aug. 10 - 2:04 p.m. | Save Story
The Big East named Tim Brosnan as the sixth commissioner in conference history on Monday.

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson sets MLB record by going 111 straight games without an error
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 9 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Jacob Wilson's father will be very proud. All that work on the Little League fields on up has paid off.

Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees
Larry Fleisher, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 9 - 3:09 p.m. | Save Story
Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday's game against the New York Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a run.

The Dodgers snapped a 7-game skid, but manager Dave Roberts wasn't in a celebratory mood
David Brandt, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 8 - 11:00 p.m. | Save Story
Dave Roberts didn't look like a manager whose team had just won a Major League Baseball game on Saturday night, wearing a tired, slightly-concerned look on his face while contemplating the 3 1/2 hours of baseball he had just witnessed.

Toronto's Max Scherzer moves into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Walter Johnson
The Associated Press | Posted Aug. 8 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson in the Blue Jays' 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Red Sox bid for 2nd win streak of 10 or more games ends in 7-3 loss to Athletics
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 8 - 6:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.

Boston fails to post 2nd win streak of 10-plus in a season for 1st time, falls to A's 7-3
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 8 - 6:38 p.m. | Save Story
The way the things have gone for the Boston Red Sox since early July, it wouldn't have been surprising if they pulled off another comeback.

Mariano Rivera returns to Yankees Old-Timer's Day after tearing Achilles tendon last year
Larry Fleisher, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 8 - 1:25 p.m. | Save Story
Mariano Rivera was back on the field at the Yankees' annual Old-Timer's Day on Saturday after tearing an Achilles tendon playing the outfield at the event last year.

The mighty Dodgers are reeling following a 7th straight loss in heartbreaking fashion
David Brandt, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 8 - 12:05 a.m. | Save Story
The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk.

Yankees rally with 2 outs in 9th inning and beat Braves 3-2 in 10 after long rain delay
Larry Fleisher, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 7 - 11:04 p.m. | Save Story
Ben Rice ripped a tying single off the right-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning and Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th as the New York Yankees rallied past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night in a rain-delayed game that ended after midnight.

