DENVER — The Dodgers escaped the House of Mile High Horrors having to salvage a split against the less-talented Colorado Rockies, having played the coldest game in franchise history, having reliever Blake Treinen hit in the head by a batted ball during batting practice. And most significantly, having to report Monday that star closer Edwin Díaz will…
DENVER — What do you know? The once-stampeding Dodgers have been caged by the Colorado Rockies. With a 9-6 loss Sunday at Coors Field, the two-time defending World Series champions lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits. Nor could the…
DENVER — The hottest team in baseball, the coldest game in franchise history. And a California kid on the mound, battling the inclement elements, this time beating the 35-degree chill. Last April, a deluge in Philadelphia derailed the Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow in a frustrating defeat against the Phillies. On Friday, in his first game at Coors…
Oklahoma City’s offense highlighted Sunday in the Dodgers minors, as did Zyhir Hope’s power-packed weekend for Tulsa. Player of the day Ryan Fitzgerald hit a grand slam on Sunday, part of a five-RBI day to continue his hot start to the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City. The infielder also doubled and had 11 hits in…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Germán Márquez is a winner with the San Diego Padres. The right-hander pitched five effective innings in Monday night’s 5-0 victory at Pittsburgh. He allowed six hits, struck out four and walked one in his second start with his new team. Advertisement The 31-year-old Márquez is trying to rebuild his career with…
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit the 64th leadoff home run of his career, Kazuma Okamoto went deep for the first time in the majors and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Jesús Sánchez added a two-run homer, his first with Toronto. The defending American League…
