SAN DIEGO — The N.L. West must have appeared winnable enough to the San Francisco Giants' Jake Peavy on Wednesday night. Why else would he field a grounder, attempt a headfirst slide to beat the runner to first base and reach out to touch the bag with his pitching hand, of all possible body parts? It…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mob carried itself to right field, where Lorenzo Cain collapsed beneath the weight of his teammates. In the moments after a stirring, 4-3 victory in 10 innings, Cain and the Royals could celebrate their a comeback in 10 innings. With two men on and one out, Cain roped a single to…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Paulo Orlando streaked across the plate like an overgrown college kid on a Slip 'N Slide, the momentum generated by his sprinter's legs twisting his body 90 degrees after he scored the winning run in the Kansas City Royals' 4-3 victory in 10 innings over the Seattle Mariners. Orlando scooped himself off…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre launched three-run homers Wednesday, and Colby Lewis won his 17th game of the season in a 10-3 victory over Oakland that moved the Texas Rangers three games up in the American League West. Andrus' shot in the fourth broke a 1-1 tie, and Beltre's moon shot in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mob carried itself to right field, where Lorenzo Cain collapsed beneath the weight of his teammates. In the moments after a stirring, 4-3 victory in 10 innings, Cain and the Royals could celebrate their a comeback in 10 innings. With two men on and one out, Cain roped a single to…
In the vast sprawling universe of truth, legend, statistics and unwritten rules, Yogi Berra feels, in some ways, like a bridge between it all. He was at once on a very short list of the best catchers ever and one of the most storied characters it has ever produced. The Yankees legend, an everyman who made…
