| Thu Mar 15 2018 | 01:43 | Greinke's start cut short because of groin tightness | ||||
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona ace Zack Greinke's start against Cincinnati was cut short Wednesday after one inning because of right groin tightness.Greinke had been scheduled to throw five innings. The 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner retired Ben Revere on a groundout, allowed Jesse Winkler's single, then struck out Joey Votto and Scooter Gennett.Albert Suarez relieved to start the second.Greinke was making his just second big league exhibition appearance this year. The 34-year-old right-hander pitched 1 2/3 innings against Milwaukee on Feb. 25, then made a pair of appearances in "B'' games.RED SOX 2, TWINS 1Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings of two-hit ball and struck out seven, lowering his ERA to 1.00. Mitch Moreland homered in the third off Tyler Duffey, who gave up two runs — one earned — and four hits in three innings. Mookie Betts, batting .130, singled and drove in a run. Miguel Sano doubled.CARDINALS 3, ASTROS 1Adam Wainwright allowed one run and four hits in five innings... [More] | ||||||
| Thu Jan 25 2018 | 15:24 | Cubs invite Gimenez, 18 other players to major league camp | ||||
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have invited veteran catcher Chris Gimenez and 18 other non-roster players to their major league spring training camp.A nine-year veteran, Gimenez played for Chicago manager Joe Maddon when both were with Tampa Bay in 2012 and 2013 and was later a teammate of free agent pitcher Yu Darvish — a Cubs target — with the Texas Rangers.Chicago also invited pitchers Anthony Bass, Craig Brooks, David Garner, Justin Hancock, Thomas Hatch, Williams Perez, Alberto Baldonado, Daniel Camarena and Kyle Ryan; infielders Ryan Court, Mike Freeman, Jason Vosler and Chesny Young; catchers Taylor Davis, Ian Rice and Ali Solis; and outfielders Jacob Hannemann and Bijan Rademacher.Pitchers and catchers begin workouts Feb. 14, with the first full squad workout on Feb. 19.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball | ||||||
| Sun Jun 14 2015 | 09:27 | Hannemann racked up four extra-base hits -- including grand slam... | ||||
Hannemann racked up four extra-base hits -- including a grand slam -- for Double-A Tennessee on Saturday. | ||||||
The 24-year-old Hannemann is lost in the shuffle in a deep Cubs farm system, and probably profiles as little more than a reserve outfielder once he arrives in the big leagues. He's hit just 11 homers across 759 minor-league at-bats and is slashing .207/.258/.321 since earning his promotion to Double-A in April. | ||||||