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Error gifts Dodgers 7-6 victory over Rays

Aug 10, 2013

A throwing error by Tampa Bay reliever Fernando Rodney allowed Los Angeles to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers an improbable 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday. The defeat meant the Rays failed to capitalize on a chance to move back within half a game of the American League East following Boston's loss to Kansas City, with the Royals scoring six runs ...
Ryu goes 7 strong to boost Dodgers

Aug 9, 2013

ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Ryu Hyun-jin has been pitching more like a savvy veteran than a rookie this season. Ryu pitched seven stellar innings and got help from a three-run homer by A.J. Ellis as the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Thursday night. The Dodgers have won 17 of their last 18 games on the road, with the only loss coming Tuesday to St. Louis in the second game of...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns team-leading 11th win of season vs. St. Louis

Aug 9, 2013

South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers earned his team-leading 11th win of the season here on Thursday, keeping the St. Louis Cardinals at bay over seven strong innings in the Dodgers' 5-1 victory. The left-hander allowed one unearned run on five singles and struck out seven at Busch Stadium to improve to 11-3 in his rookie Major League Baseball (MLB) season. His winning pe...
All-Seoul playoffs loom

Aug 8, 2013

In one of the most anticipated series in the second half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization season, the Doosan Bears swept the Nexen Heroes in their two-game set to overtake third place. At their home at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the Bears squeezed past the Heroes 5-4 on Tuesday and then beat them 11-7 on Wednesday to rise to third in the standings, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Heroes. The two ...
Reds beat slumping Athletics

Aug 7, 2013

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Mat Latos couldn’t get his curve to obey or his slider to work, but he had one thing in his favor. It doesn’t take a whole lot these days to get the Oakland Athletics out. Latos pitched into the eighth inning against Oakland’s slumping lineup, and Jay Bruce homered and made a run-saving catch on the warning track, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. ...
Alex Rodriguez, others suspended by MLB for drugs

Aug 6, 2013

New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players in a drug case _ the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly a century ago. Ryan Braun's 65-game suspension last month and previous penalties bring to 18 the total numb...
KT manager Cho eyes early playoff berth

Aug 5, 2013

SUWON (Yonhap News) ― Cho Beom-hyun, freshly named the inaugural manager of the expansion baseball club KT Wiz, said Monday he will try to turn the team into a playoff contender by his third season. Cho held his first press conference as the Wiz’s manager in Suwon, the club’s hometown in Gyeonggi Province, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul. The Wiz announced their signing of Cho to a three-year...
Dodgers win 14th straight on road

Aug 5, 2013

CHICAGO (AP) ― The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame another injury scare and extended their franchise-record road winning streak to 14 games. A.J. Ellis hit an RBI single, and Stephen Fife pitched into the sixth inning on a day when Zack Greinke was pushed back for rest to help the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Manager Don Mattingly moved Greinke’s scheduled start to Mon...
A-Rod says he’s ready to rejoin Yankees

Aug 4, 2013

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) ― Alex Rodriguez brushed aside any worries about a pending suspension, saying he’s headed to Chicago and plans to play for the New York Yankees on Monday night. “I’m excited to play Monday,” the star third baseman said after drawing four straight walks with Double-A Trenton on Saturday night. “I can’t wait to see my teammates. I feel like I can help them win.” Rodriguez...
Hanwha manager gets 1,500th victory

Aug 4, 2013

South Korea’s oldest active pro baseball manager Kim Euong-yong won his 1,500th victory on Saturday, becoming the first to pull off the landmark feat in the country’s pro baseball history, as his Hanwha Eagles beat the NC Dinos 4-2. Kim, 73, started his Korean Baseball Organization managerial career with the predecessor of the Kia Tigers in 1983, leading the club to 1,164 wins until he left the ...
Dodgers nab 13th-straight road win

Aug 4, 2013

CHICAGO (AP) ― Chris Capuano scattered six hits over 6 1/3 innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers set a team record with their 13th straight road win, 3-0 over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The Dodgers, who haven’t lost on the road since July 6 in San Francisco, eclipsed the 1924 mark set by the Brooklyn Robins. Carl Crawford broke open a 1-0 game by driving in two runs with a single in the sixth ...
Ryu Hyun-jin earns 10th win in MLB rookie season

Aug 4, 2013

South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched his 10th win in his rookie Major League Baseball (MLB) season on Friday, becoming the first South Korean player in the big league to achieve the landmark in his debut season. The 26-year-old left-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed two runs and 11 hits, and struck out six batters against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Th...
KT Wiz name Cho as inaugural manager

Aug 2, 2013

Cho Beom-hyun, who guided the Kia Tigers to the South Korean baseball championship in 2009, was named the inaugural manager of the expansion club KT Wiz on Friday. The Wiz, which will join the Korea Baseball Organization in 2015, announced the signing of Cho to a three-year deal worth 1.5 billion won ($1.3 million), a figure that includes a signing bonus. The 52-year-old former catcher managed ...
KT Wiz name Cho Beom-hyun as inaugural manager

Aug 2, 2013

Prosecutors on Friday sought an arrest warrant for an embattled former head of the national tax agency on charges of accepting massive bribes from food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group. Jeon Goon-pyo, 59, is accused of taking US$300,000 in U.S. bills and high-end watches from CJ Group officials in exchange for favors during a tax audit into the conglomerate in July 2006, shortly after he ...
Bailey, Reds snap skids with win over Padres

Aug 1, 2013

SAN DIEGO (AP) ― Homer Bailey gave the struggling Cincinnati Reds exactly what they needed. The right-hander came within two outs of a five-hit shutout to end his four-start losing streak and the Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 Wednesday to snap a five-game skid. Brandon Phillips homered and Joey Votto hit a two-run double for the Reds, who avoided a three-game sweep and ended San Diego’s fo...