Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jeff Locke allowed held the Los Angeles Dodgers to two hits over seven innings of work and the Pirates shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0. Locke (6-1) struck out five and walked one to win his sixth straight decision while lowering his ERA to 2.19. Andrew McCutchen drilled a two-run double in the third inning to stake Locke to a  to run lead, Mark Melancon  pitched the eighth an ...

The National League's two best starting pitchers were masterful on Thursday afternoon, as St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright outdueled New York Mets ace Matt Harvey in 2-1 victory for his 10th victory of the season, the first to reach double digits in victories in either league this season. For the fifth straight game, Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning, wherein he went seven scoreless on Thurs ...

Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander did what he always does. Verlander has a 15-2 record with a 2.56 ERA in 25 starts against the Kansas City Royals and he dominated again, with seven shutout innings, giving up just three singles and not permitting a runner past first. He struck out eight and walked two, while throwing 117 pitches. “Probably my best start of the season. I’m not exactly where I want to be, b ...

The Boston Red Sox got six solid innings from Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Nava gave the Red Sox all the runs that were needed with a two-run homer in the third inning and Boston beat Tampa Bay 2-1. Aceves (3-1), recalled before the game from Triple-A Pawtucket, went into the start with a 6.57 ERA and allowed one run, four hits and four walks. "Ace gave us a huge lift today," Boston manager John Farrell said. ...

A dreary season for Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla became a bit brighter on Sunday afternoon, as he led the charge with two home runs in Atlanta's 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Uggla came into the game batting a paltry .185 in 57 games, along with 12 home runs, 23 RBI, and an alarming 78 strikeouts in 197 at-bats this season. The Braves would score seven of their eight ...

The Boston Red Sox have been cruising as of late, building upon their recent dominance with a 10-5 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon. Leading the way for Boston was Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who has served as the starting catcher for the Red Sox for the past three seasons. Saltalamacchia belted two home runs on the afternoon, a 427-foot bomb to center field in the sixth inning, followe ...

Jordan Zimmermann turned in a dominant performance for the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon, leading the way in a 7-0 shutout victory over the Minnesota Twins. Zimmermann went seven scoreless innings, surrendering just two hits and striking out eight batters while walking two. The Washington starter garnered his ninth victory of the season, improving to a 9-3 record and 2.00 ERA, along with a strong ...

New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte  allowed three hits over 7 1-3 innings to earn his 250th career victory, leading the Yankees to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners  and in doing so becomes the 47th pitcher in major league history to reach that win total. For Pettitte  the day was special for more than just his pitching. Pettitte's son Josh Pettitte, a right-hand pitcher for Deer Park (Texas) High ...

Clay Buchholz had pitched into the seventh inning on 104 pitches and left the game with a stiff neck. The Red Sox went on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2  to split a day night doubleheader. Buchholz is now 9-0  with a 1.71 ERA. He gave up two runs on six hits, striking out four and walking one over 6 2/3 innings "I think that ball knocked my glove off," he said, adding that when he spun and threw to firs ...

Victor Martinez homered to begin a three run second inning and the Tigers would lead 5-0 after four innings, holding on to win 7-5. Justin Verlander threw seven innings and gave up just three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts, but it was Martinez and his three hits which won the game for Detroit. Martinez's first hit broke the scoreless tie and he would add two more base knocks and score three times, r ...

Melky Cabrera had a three hit night against Nick Tepesch and the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays won 6-1. Cabrera's first hit of the night catapulted the Blue Jays' offense when he tied the game at 1-1 with a home run. By the time the outfielder added his third hit, it was an RBI single putting the game out of reach at 6-1 in the 7th inning. Cabrera finished with half of his team's hits and one sho ...

 Chicago White Sox starter Chris Sale was facing some hard luck this season and his unfortunate record fell to 5-4 despite a 2.68 season ERA thanks to Josh Donaldson. The Oakland A's third baseman entered his at bat in the sixth inning with his team down 3-0 and facing one of the best young pitchers in baseball. Donaldson also had the luxury of batting with the bases loaded and didn't disappoint, hitting on ...

James Shields cost arguably the top prospect in baseball and was brought to Kansas City to be the ace of the staff. So far this year, Shields has been worth everything the Royals' sacrificed. "Big Game" James was stellar at home against an overmatched Houston lineup, but was matched by Astros' starter, Jordan Lyles in what would turn out to be a 4-2 Royals win. While Shields threw seven innings and gave up ...

Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado had been in an extended slump and may have been breaking out of it in a big way in a wild 10-9 win on Friday night over the Padres. Arenado was 2 for 5, entering the ninth inning with just one RBI single before launching a Joe Thatcher pitch over the wall to end the game. The NL West matchup was a classic Coors Field game, featuring 19 runs and 33 hits to accompa ...