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British rookie trying to catch on with 49ers
Lawrence Okoye was one of the last players to leave the "pitch" Friday afternoon — one of several things that set the big Brit apart from other newcomers at the San Francisco 49ers' rookie minicamp. Okoye is the only rookie there who never has played a snap of organized football. ...
McCann drives in 3 as Braves beat Giants 6-3
Brian McCann spent the first month of the season in Florida rehabilitating his surgically repaired right shoulder. He hardly watched the Atlanta Braves play. Now that he's back, a big void has been filled. McCann hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in his third game this season since ...
No dispute this time; Indians rout Oakland A's
Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds hit indisputable home runs and Scott Kazmir struck out 10 in six innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 win over Oakland on Thursday and a four-game sweep of the Athletics. The Indians ended the series with a convincing blowout, one day ...
MLB admits umpires blew critical call in A's loss
Major League Baseball says the umpires were wrong. That doesn't help the Oakland Athletics. One day after umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew failed to reverse an obvious home run by A's infielder Adam Rosales following a video review, MLB executive vice president Joe Torre said an "improper call" was made ...
Indians edge Athletics 4-3 on controversial call
An apparent game-tying homer by Oakland's Adam Rosales was ruled a double by umpires in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night. Rosales sent a drive off Indians closer Chris Perez that looked as if it cleared the left-field wall. ...
Torres singles in 10th; Lifts Giants past Phillies
Andres Torres lined a game-ending single to right field with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Javier Lopez (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win after Sergio Romo blew his second ...
A's place Josh Reddick on 15-day DL
The Athletics are running out of healthy outfielders. Oakland placed outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right wrist on Wednesday, where he joined center fielders Coco Crisp (hamstring) and Chris Young (quadriceps). The A's made the move with Reddick before playing the third game of ...
Utley, Howard homer as Phillies beat Giants 6-2
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Tuesday night. Utley had three hits and two RBIs, Howard reached base four times and Kyle Kendrick pitched seven strong innings to win his third consecutive decision. The right-hander ...
Indians' McAllister and 2 relievers blank A's 1-0
Zach McAllister and two relievers combined on a shutout and the Cleveland Indians scored an unearned run in the fifth inning for their eighth win in nine games, 1-0 over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. McAllister, Rich Hill and Chris Perez limited the highest-scoring offense in the majors to ...
Marlins shut out by Padres 5-0
One day after scoring 14 runs in a victory at Philadelphia, it was back to normal for the Miami Marlins. Miami was shut out for the fifth time this season, tying Atlanta and Philadelphia for most in the majors, in a 5-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday ...
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