The last two times Ian Snell has beaten the Cardinals on the road, he’s knocked them back to .500. This time, it really had to hurt for St. Louis. Snell threw seven scoreless innings to end a six-game road losing streak since winning in St. Louis on April 16, and the Pittsburgh Pirates halted a five-game losing streak, routing Kip Wells 11-0 on Monday.
The last two times Ian Snell has beaten the Cardinals on the road, he’s knocked them back to .500. This time, it really had to hurt for St. Louis. Snell threw seven scoreless innings to end a six-game road losing streak since winning in St. Louis on April 16, and the Pittsburgh Pirates halted a…
Maybe it was the heat. Perhaps it was carryover from a bad loss to the Marlins. Whatever it was, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand couldn’t make contact, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost again. Howard and Rowand combined to go 0-for-7 with five strikeouts and the Phillies lost 5-1 to the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
Working with a fastball that was past its prime, Pedro Martinez made a vintage comeback. Back on the mound for the first time in almost a year, the right-hander got his 3,000th career strikeout Monday and led the resurgent New York Mets to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. A victory and a little…
The video system wasn’t working very well, so Ichiro Suzuki didn’t get to study any of Roger Clemens’ outings. He still managed to do pretty well against a banged-up Rocket. Suzuki had three hits off Clemens to equal another record, Felix Hernandez pitched seven sharp innings and the Mariners beat the New York Yankees 7-1…
Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter says his surgically repaired right knee feels better every day, and he’s expected to play in the season opener Sunday at Washington. Porter underwent arthroscopic surgery Aug. 7 and missed much of training camp. He returned to practice on a limited basis last week and has gradually increased his workload.
Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan reported to the New York Giants on Monday, six days before the season opener. Ending a holdout that may cost him more than $500,000 in fines, Strahan arrived unobserved at Giants Stadium around 4 p.m., handled some paperwork and met with general manager Jerry Reese and coach Tom…
When trainer Bruce Jackson saw the weather forecast for Monday — hot and dry, which meant a firm grass track at Remington Park — he knew conditions were prime for his 5-year old horse, Brego, to shine. The California-bred son of In Excess didn’t disappoint. Brego, a 17-1 longshot running in only his third stakes…
Heavily favored Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, drifted toward the inside rail but recovered to edge SF Royal Bank by a nose Monday in the $1.9 million All American Futurity. The Texas-bred Heartswideopen, with Oscar Hernandez aboard, put 68-year-old trainer Carl Draper back in the winner’s circle in the richest event in quarter horse…
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott capped a dominating season at Saratoga Race Course on Monday when 2-year-old Majestic Warrior took the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes. Mott topped the Saratoga standings for the first time in six years and took home an eighth career title as Saratoga’s leading trainer with 27 winners.
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle called it the “Tulo Trap.” Whatever it’s called, it helped the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Troy Tulowitzki caught rookie outfielder Justin Upton making a wide turn at third base to end an Arizona rally and the Rockies held on to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3.
Kenny Rogers is returning to the Tigers’ rotation for the September stretch run. Rogers is scheduled to start Wednesday’s home game against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park, which will be the first outing for the left-hander in more than a month. Rogers went on the 15-day disabled list for the second time this…
The Indianapolis Colts would do almost anything to avoid slowing down. They live on a no-huddle offense and quick-hitting scores, and rely on defensive speed to force opponents into mistakes. So in Thursday night’s season opener against New Orleans, the Colts hope to do — what else? — start fast. “I believe it’s important because…