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Sale has 15 strikeouts as White Sox clip Rays

May 29, 2012

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Chris Sale nearly made White Sox history in a dominating victory. Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and Chicago extended its winning stre...
Lee Dae-ho hits 10th home run, leads Japanese Pacific League

May 29, 2012

(Yonhap News) Lee Dae-ho hit his 10th homer of the season Monday to lead the Japanese Pacific league in home runs. The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” hit a solo home run during the fourth inning of a ga...
Tigers pounce, Heroes fall and Eagles clipped

May 28, 2012

The Hanwha Eagles had a lot to look forward to this season: They brought in Korean pitching legend Park Chan-ho as a starting pitcher and saw their veteran slugger Kim Tae-kyun return from his two-ye...
Sox sink Indians to finish sweep

May 28, 2012

CHICAGO (AP) ― Paul Konerko got a big milestone home run and the White Sox got a sweep of the only team between them and the AL Central lead. Konerko’s tiebreaking three-run homer was his 400th for ...
White Sox pound Tribe 14-7

May 27, 2012

CHICAGO (AP) ― Paul Konerko just wants to trust his instincts every time he steps to the plate. The way he’s stinging the ball, why wouldn’t he? “It doesn’t come easy,” Konerko said. He sure is mak...
Indians sweep with 2-1 win over Tigers

May 25, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) ― After the final out, closer Chris Perez let out a primal scream and punched the air in celebration. The Cleveland Indians, overlooked and underappreciated ― even by many of their ow...
Kia Tigers sign on Henry Sosa midseason

May 24, 2012

The Kia Tigers released Horacio Ramirez and signed Houston Astros pitcher Henry Sosa in a desperate bid to improve their performance midseason. Kia brought in the starting pitcher for a $50,000 star...
Lee Dae-ho eyes home run title

May 24, 2012

Slugger Lee Dae-ho is playing in Japan like he wants to be a home run king his first season into the league. The Orix Buffaloes “Big Boy” Lee looks like he is settling in Japan’s Pacific League, aft...
Choo, Indians handcuff Tigers

May 23, 2012

Indians right fielder Choo Shin-soo fields a ball hit by Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder in the seventh inning on Tuesday. (AFP-Yonhap News) Korean right fielder goes 2 for 4 with 2 runs, walk a...
Gonzalez masters Phillies

May 22, 2012

Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the second inning on Monday. (AP-Yonhap News) PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Gio Gonzalez continued to dominate ...
Scherzer’s 15 Ks help Tigers roll

May 21, 2012

DETROIT (AP) ― Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake. After 15 strikeouts in seven innings, Scherzer’s da...
Nexen on fire, Doosan fizzles out

May 21, 2012

A pair of baseball teams have seen the tide turn just a quarter into their season. Through the sixth week of the season the Nexen Heroes have been on a hot streak with six consecutives wins, topplin...
Indians cap rally past M’s in 11th inning

May 18, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Carlos Santana didn’t mind the postgame pounding he took from his teammates Thursday. In fact, he enjoyed it. Santana was greeted by his enthusiastic teammates after the Cleveland I...
Choo stays hot as Indians rip M’s

May 17, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) ― All Ubaldo Jimenez could do to try and shake off his slow start to the season was keep throwing strikes. It paid off against the Seattle Mariners. The right-hander pitched six innin...
Indians roll in 5-0 win over Twins

May 16, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Derek Lowe pitched his first shutout in nearly seven years, throwing a six-hitter Tuesday and leading the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins 5-0. Choo Shin-soo, the Indian...