Orlando Hernandez has pitched like an ace all season. If the New York Mets can get Carlos Delgado going, too, they might wind up pulling away from the rest of the NL East again. Hernandez tossed seven sharp innings and Delgado finally came through with a big hit, sending New York to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Orlando Hernandez has pitched like an ace all season. If the New York Mets can get Carlos Delgado going, too, they might wind up pulling away from the rest of the NL East again. Hernandez tossed seven sharp innings and Delgado finally came through with a big hit, sending New York to a 4-3 victory…
Tim Wakefield’s wakeup call came several years ago. To keep pitching he needed to work on more than just his baffling knuckleball. His body needed attention, too. And that’s why at age 41, he’s having one of his best seasons. He allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings Saturday, joining teammate Josh Beckett as…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Ticker) — Street Sense had a nose for the wire.
Hystericalady scored a front-running 6-length victory over Lexi Star to capture the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Ridden by Eddie Castro, Hystericalady covered the one mile and a sixteenth in 1:41.4 in winning for the seventh time in 13 career starts. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, the filly paid $4.80, $3.60 and…
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense overcame an inspired performance by Grasshopper to win the $1 million Travers Stakes by a half-length on Saturday.
Matt Hasselbeck said it felt like the season opener. Fortunately for him, it wasn’t. But at least his Seahawks feel far better about themselves than they did a week ago. Hasselbeck, playing for the first time since he had a single series in the exhibition opener two weeks ago, completed 12 of 17 passes for…
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After trailing the field through most of the race, Miss Shop moved up to win the $400,000 Personal Ensign Stakes by three lengths over Unbridled Belle at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. Miss Shop made her move on the outside under Javier Castellano to run down the tiring Sugar Shake, who led until the quarter…
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Gregg Zaun wanted to make sure his 1,000th major league game was something special — especially with his parents making the drive down the freeway from his hometown of Glendale. The Blue Jays’ 36-year-old catcher had two RBIs, scored a run with a headfirst slide and choked off another with a textbook leg block, leading…
Maybe in the regular season the red flag will come out. Preseason games don’t count and neither do touchdowns that are erroneously ruled incompletions, as Brady Quinn discovered Saturday night. Quinn was efficient and effective for the second straight game, leading the Cleveland Browns past the Denver Broncos 17-16, although it probably wasn’t enough to…
The stadium lights dimmed while Kyle Boller’s throw was in mid-air. The pass was incomplete — just like the game. With more lightning on the way, officials decided enough was enough. Saturday night’s preseason game between the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins was halted with 11:38 remaining in the third quarter, giving the Redskins an…