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Yankees edge Orioles in 10 innings

Published: 08/25/2018 @ 08:00 am

In the brief period that has elapsed since Luke Voit (Louis) stashed his gear in the Yankees’ clubhouse, his new teammates have pegged him as a player who carries himself with some swagger. The rookie showed on Friday night that he has the muscle to back it up. A pair of timely swings may have secured more opportunities for Voit,... more

Hot Wheels! Righty sharp as Mets blank Nats

Published: 08/26/2018 @ 08:00 am

Zack Wheeler had the nickname Wheels on the back of his special Players’ Weekend jersey. It fit considering his last name and the fact that he had been rolling, carrying the second six-game winning streak of his career into Saturday’s start against the Nationals at Citi Field. “He’s more confident than he’s ever been,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said before... more

Sonny Gray pickles Orioles as Yankees sweep twin bill

Published: 08/26/2018 @ 08:00 am

Preparing to make his first start in nearly a month, Sonny Gray (Pickles) huddled with catcher Austin Romine (Ro) early on Saturday, voicing an intention to fill the zone with his fastball, slider and splitter. Those pitches kept the Orioles’ aggressive lineup flailing, but the Yankees right-hander’s most important weapon might be his rediscovered confidence. A pair of excellent starting-pitching... more

Doubledays drop series opener at West Virginia

Published: 08/27/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays’ “never-give-up” attitude during Sunday afternoon’s matchup against the West Virginia Black Bears was a refreshing sight to see. Trailing on three separate occasions, Auburn’s offense bailed out it’s pitching multiple times by forcing three ties and eventually extra innings. But the Black Bears proved more resilient in the end. A walk-off single won it for West Virginia, with... more

Matz impresses again, but Mets blanked in loss to Washington

Published: 08/27/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Mets couldn’t continue playing spoiler on Sunday against a Nationals team that may not need the nudge. They couldn’t keep Washington’s scoreless-innings streak going and they couldn’t extend their own positive pitching streak to any great lengths. In the end, they couldn’t even keep their 15-0 loss to the Nationals at Citi Field close. But at least the Mets... more

Nothing was settled in loss to Bengals as Bills’ QB battle remains wide open

Published: 08/27/2018 @ 08:00 am

Sean McDermott is not ready to decide who his starting quarterback will be for the regular-season opener in Baltimore, and quite frankly, how could he be? The Bills’ three-headed competition between Josh Allen, Nathan Peterman and A.J. McCarron has not produced a clear-cut winner, though after what happened in Buffalo’s mostly abhorrent 26-13 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday, Peterman has... more

Yankees sweep Orioles; back in AL East hunt

Published: 08/27/2018 @ 08:00 am

Luke Voit (Louis) hit a two-run homer and AL Rookie of the Year contender Miguel Andujar (Papa) delivered a key two-run double as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the They are hesitant to admit it with so much of the schedule remaining, but the frustration that the Yankees experienced while spinning their wheels in the American League East... more

If Sean McDermott has decided on the Bills’ starting QB, he’s not saying

Published: 08/28/2018 @ 08:00 am

Sean McDermott did not reveal who the Buffalo Bills’ starting quarterback will be Thursday night in the preseason finale at Chicago, let alone on opening day of the regular season in Baltimore. Prior to practice Monday afternoon at One Bills Drive, McDermott said he and his staff will be making the decision on what the quarterback rotation will be at... more

Syndergaard can’t get on track as Mets lose to Cubs

Published: 08/28/2018 @ 08:00 am

The numbers, at face value, are fine. But they are not dominant. And that’s troubling for a pitcher who is accustomed to being dominant. Once again a shade less than his old shutdown self on Monday night, starter Noah Syndergaard allowed four runs on eight hits in the first three innings of the Mets’ 7-4 loss to the Cubs in... more

Tanaka can’t hold on as Yankees lose ground

Published: 08/28/2018 @ 08:00 am

Masahiro Tanaka reached back for something extra in the fourth inning to escape a bases-loaded jam, but the White Sox made sure that he could not repeat the feat two innings later. Yoan Moncada ripped a two-run double and Nicky Delmonico lifted a sacrifice fly that helped send the Yankees to a 6-2 loss Monday evening at Yankee Stadium. A... more

Marinconz launches 1st homerun as Auburn wins in West Virginia

Published: 08/29/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays bounced back in style against the Black Bears after a marathon matchup on Monday that they ended up losing 2-1 in extras. Auburn’s bats came through with 14 hits Tuesday night, driving in eight runs in the Doubledays’ 8-4 win over the Black Bears. Kyle Marinconz went on a tear Tuesday evening just one day after being the... more

Mets trade Jose Bautista to Phillies

Published: 08/29/2018 @ 08:00 am

Following three months of production and versatility at a time when many of their veteran alternatives were sidelined, the Mets thanked Jose Bautista on Tuesday with a trade to a contender. The team dealt Bautista to the Phillies for cash or a player to be named after Philadelphia claimed him on revocable waivers. The trade, Mets assistant general manager John... more

Walker’s pinch-hit HR finishes Yankee comeback

Published: 08/29/2018 @ 08:00 am

Neil Walker grabbed a bat and said that he thought about keeping his swing short, then he delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the ninth inning that lifted the Yankees to their ninth win in 11 games, a 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. Sent to the plate in place of Ronald Torreyes,... more

Bills close preseason with several big questions that still need answering

Published: 08/30/2018 @ 08:00 am

Based on what we all cringed at Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bills do not seem in any way to be ready for the start of the regular season. Their performance against the Bengals during the first half of their 26-13 loss — when it was starters vs. starters – was atrocious in every phase. The offense was comically inept thanks... more

Frazier’s slam sparks rout as Mets cool off Cubs

Published: 08/30/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Mets believed patience had rewarded them in February when, amidst a flurry of late moves that a depressed free-agent market made possible, they signed Todd Frazier and Jason Vargas to two-year contracts. The former, one of the game’s most durable players, had recently submitted a 40-homer campaign. The latter was a steady starting pitcher coming off an 18-win season.... more

Yankee bats stifled as White Sox take series

Published: 08/30/2018 @ 08:00 am

The pieces had been set for a memorable moment as Giancarlo Stanton strode to home plate with the bases loaded in the fifth inning on Wednesday, representing an opportunity for the Yankees to break through in substantial fashion. The slugger saw just one pitch as the rally was extinguished in strange fashion, with Gleyber Torres tagged out sliding home on... more

Doubledays drop first game, come up big in game 2 vs. Williamsport

Published: 08/31/2018 @ 08:00 am

The fans at Falcon Park were in for a treat Thursday after a wet and noisy Wednesday. Extreme thunderstorms cut Game 1 of the Doubledays’ three-game series against the Crosscutters short, which led to the contest picking back up at the bottom of the fourth with Game 2 being played 30 minutes after the conclusion. Though the Doubledays weren’t able... more

Bills pull off huge rally to beat Bears in preseason finale

Published: 08/31/2018 @ 08:00 am

Thankfully, mercifully, another summer of egregious preseason football is behind us. At least it ended with some fun drama as the Bills somehow rallied from a 27-3 third-quarter deficit to beat the Bears 28-27 on a 6-yard A.J. McCarron to Keith Towbridge touchdown pass with 13 seconds left to play. Unbelievable, really, when you consider how terribly they played for... more

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