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Brewers sting D-backs in Game 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Yovani Gallardo could barely see the return tosses from catcher Jonathan Lucroy, losing them in the bright light filtering through the windows at Miller Park.Imagine how the Diamondbacks felt.Gallardo emerged from the shadows, outpitching Arizona ace Ian Kennedy as the Milwaukee Bre

Oct. 2, 2011

Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — A startling comeback on the final day of the regular season carried the Tampa Bay Rays back to the playoffs.Their chances of claiming the AL wild card in jeopardy, the Rays rallied Wednesday night from a late seven-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 on

Sept. 30, 2011

Playoffs ready to take flight for Yankees, Tigers

NEW YORK (AP) ― After a long flight, a pre-dawn arrival and a workout that came all too soon, Derek Jeter is ready for the playoffs.Almost. First, a good night’s sleep would be nice.“Man, I got home at 4:30. I don’t even know what I’m saying right now,” a bleary-eyed Jeter said Thursday, a day befor

Sept. 30, 2011

Cardinals cap incredible run

HOUSTON (AP) ― Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals completed one of baseball’s greatest comebacks, clinching the NL wild card Wednesday night with an 8-0 win over Houston and a later loss by Atlanta.The Cardinals got their playoff spot when the Braves fell to Philadelphia 4-3 in 13 innings.S

Sept. 29, 2011

Red Sox hold on to stay tied for wild-card lead

BALTIMORE (AP) ― The Boston Red Sox celebrated a rare September victory for about 20 minutes before turning their attention toward their next game ― the last and most important of the 162-game schedule.The Red Sox maintained a share of the AL wild-card lead Tuesday night, using four home runs to bea

Sept. 28, 2011

Red Sox hold on to stay tied for wild-card lead

Samsung Lions run away with league title

The Samsung Lions have won the pennant race title in the country’s top professional league for the first time in five years.After winning the game against the Doosan Bears 5-3 on Tuesday, the Daegu-based club improved their record to 76-47 to claim the regular-season title. And with the title, they

Sept. 28, 2011

Samsung Lions run away with league title

Samsung Lions wins KBO pennant race

The Samsung Lions has won the pennant race title in the country’s top professional league for the first time in five years.After winning the game against Doosan Bears 5-3 on Tuesday, the Daegu-based club improved their record to 76-47 this season to claim the regular season title. And with the title

Sept. 28, 2011

Korean baseball enjoys golden days

It’s 6 p.m. on Sept. 16, and the Jamsil baseball stadium is already nearly filled. “LG! LG!” a large squad in the first base stands starts chanting their club’s name as the match between the home team LG Twins and SK Wyverns begins.“SK (clap-clap), SK (clap-clap),” another big crowd at third base sh

Sept. 23, 2011

Playoff-hopeful Rays rough up watered-down Yankees

Tampa Bay pulls within 2 games of Boston in wild-card raceNEW YORK (AP) ― Rays manager Joe Maddon heard a few cheers coming from the clubhouse and reached for the computer mouse. He knew what had just happened. He wanted to know how.“Niiiice,” Maddon said after learning the Toronto Blue Jays beat th

Sept. 23, 2011

Rivera breaks MLB saves mark

NEW YORK (AP) ― Mariano Rivera stood by himself, in the center of the diamond at Yankee Stadium.For once, the great closer wasn’t sure what to do next.So he smiled, blew a kiss to the crowd, and then doffed his cap as cheers washed over him following the record 602nd save of his career.“Oh, my God,

Sept. 20, 2011

SK, Lotte feel late-season pressure

The temperature has dropped as the cool breeze of fall has swept in. But the tension and excitement are growing in the country’s top professional baseball league as the race for a playoff berth is well under way.The race will reach its climax this week as two of the top teams ― the Lotte Giants and

Sept. 19, 2011

Former MVP pitcher Choi dies

Considered one of history’s premier power pitchersIt was another sad day for the Korean baseball league as Choi Dong-won, an all-time favorite pitcher, died of cancer Wednesday. He was 53.His death came just one week after fans and players were in mourning for the loss of legendary hitter Jang Hyo-j

Sept. 14, 2011

Rivera gets 600th career save as Yankees top M’s

SEATTLE (AP) ― Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save, moving within one of Trevor Hoffman’s major league record, by closing out the New York Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.Rivera entered with a one-run lead in the ninth and allowed just a one-out single to Ichiro Suzuki.

Sept. 14, 2011

Former MVP pitcher Choi dies of cancer

Choi Dong-won (Yonhap News)Choi Dong-won, one of the premier power pitchers in South Korean baseball in the 1980s, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 53 years old.The National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) Ilsan Hospital in Goyang, west of Seoul, said Choi lost his battle with colorectal cancer. The

Sept. 14, 2011

Korea gears up for Asia hoops championships

The South Korean basketball team traveled Tuesday to China to participate in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championships, which will be held in Wuhan, Hubei, Sept. 15-25.Sixteen teams ― including Korea, host China and defending champion Iran ― are divided into four groups of four in the biennial event.This yea

Sept. 13, 2011

Nationals end Dodgers series with loss, rainout

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Too bad the Washington Nationals couldn’t hop on the plane and follow the Los Angeles Dodgers to sunny California.The Nationals lost a series to the Dodgers this week, and what a messy one it was. It rained Tuesday, nearly ruining Stephen Strasburg’s comeback game. It rained Wednes

Sept. 9, 2011

Former All-Star Jang dies of cancer

BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Jang Hyo-jo, the career batting average leader in South Korea’s top baseball league, died Wednesday of liver cancer. He was 55 years old.Dong-A University Medical Center in Busan said Jang succumbed to cancer early Wednesday, about a month after he was hospitalized.Jang played

Sept. 7, 2011

Strasburg tosses 5 solid innings in loss

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five shutout innings Tuesday night in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery, but the bullpen blew the lead as the Washington Nationals lost 7-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.The 2009 overall No. 1 draft pick again disp

Sept. 7, 2011

Tigers extend division cushion over Indians

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Doug Fister’s breaking ball put the brakes on Cleveland’s challenge to first-place Detroit.Fister struck out a career-high 13, Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Tigers beat the Indians 4-2 on Monday to extend their AL Central lead to 7 1/2 games.“That’s the best I’ve see

Sept. 6, 2011

Braves fall to Mets, 11-7

NEW YORK (AP) ― When the Mets blew an early lead by allowing five runs to the Braves on bloopers and broken bats, Justin Turner knew exactly what everyone was thinking.“I’m sure most of the people watching the game were like ‘Here we go again,’” he said.Turner put a stop to that by hitting his secon

Aug. 7, 2011