|Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
NEW YORK — The daughter of former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre made a quick-thinking save Wednesday when she caught a baby who had tumbled off of a second-floor Brooklyn apartment's fire escape, the baseball great has confirmed.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS - With two scheduled days off next week, there is a strong possibility shortstop Alexei Ramirez might have the distinction of playing in every inning for the White Sox before the All-Star break.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
ST. LOUIS — While lamenting Wednesday afternoon the sudden losses he experienced at Busch Stadium, Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum also marveled at the hitter responsible for several of them and how trickier it's become to pitch to Yadier Molina.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
ATLANTA - When Kris Medlen couldn't hold a multirun lead in the fifth inning Wednesday night, the Braves gave him another. And that time, Medlen made it stand.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
Take a bow, all those who had Justin Grimm as the first Texas Rangers starting pitcher to win a game in June.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS - Despite throwing a career-high 124 pitches in his last outing, Chris Sale was counted on Wednesday night to provide a quality start and take a load off a well-taxed bullpen.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
ST. LOUIS - Mike Matheny met with David Freese on Tuesday night to make sure he knew why he wouldn't be starting in Wednesday night's game.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
PHILADELPHIA - It was a game that could have ended with all of the good tidings that were generated from the previous homestand, and then some.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau felt solid contact, watched the ball reach the Target Field stands and heard fans stand up and cheer for his first home run in nearly two months when his two-run shot in the sixth inning Wednesday provided a needed cushion in the Twins' 7-4 victory over the White Sox.
| |Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas — When the Oakland Athletics were busy winning 22 of 29 heading into this series in Texas, one of the staples of their arsenal was their pitchers' ability to come up with shutdown innings.