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Mon Oct 7 201910:38This Date in Baseball
Oct. 81908 — The Chicago Cubs won the NL pennant when Mordecai Brown beat Christy Mathewson 4-2 in the playoff of the disputed game Sept. 23 when Fred Merkle failed to touch second base.1915 — The Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series game, a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Grover Cleveland Alexander allowed one run on eight hits and two walks.1921 — The New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 1-0 in the first "Subway Series" to take the World Series, five games to three. The only run of the game scored on a first-inning error by Yankees shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh.1929 — Howard Ehmke, a surprise starter for the Philadelphia Athletics, struck out 13 Chicago Cubs to win the opening game of the World Series 3-1.1939 — The New York Yankees took advantage of four errors to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in 10 innings in Game 4 and win their fourth consecutive World Series. The Reds had a 4-2 lead going into the ninth inning.1956 — Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched... [More]
Sun Oct 6 201909:28This Date in Baseball
Oct. 71904 — Jack Chesbro got his 41st victory of the season as New York defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2.1933 — Mel Ott's home run in the 10th inning to give the New York Giants for a 4-3 victory and the World Championship in five games over the Washington Senators.1935 — Detroit's Goose Goslin drove in Mickey Cochrane with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 win and the World Championship in six games over the Chicago Cubs.1950 — Rookie pitcher Whitey Ford, with ninth-inning help from Allie Reynolds, beat Philadelphia 5-2 to give the Yankees a World Series sweep of the "Whiz Kids."1952 — Billy Martin's running catch on a high infield pop with the bases loaded in the seventh inning snuffed a Dodgers rally and the New York Yankees went on to win Game 7 of the World Series 4-2. It was the fourth consecutive world championship for the Yankees.1969 — The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies in a blockbuster deal involving... [More]
Thu Oct 3 201917:10This Date in Baseball
Oct. 61915 _ Philadelphia rookie Elmer Myers made a spectacular debut by striking out 12 Washington batters while allowing just two hits. Myers walked 5 in the 4-0 win his only game this year.1926 _ Babe Ruth hit three homers to lead the Yankees to a 10-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series.1948 _ In the opening game of the World Series, the Boston Braves beat Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians 1-0 with two hits and the benefit of a disputed call on a pickoff attempt in the eighth by Feller.1963 _ Frank Howard led Los Angeles to a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees with a home run and a single, giving the Dodgers a four-game sweep in the World Series.1966 _ Jim Palmer, 20, became the youngest player to pitch a World Series shutout as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0. Sandy Koufax was the loser, his last appearance in the major leagues. Dodger outfielder Willie Davis committed three errors on successive plays in the fifth inning.1978... [More]
Sat Mar 24 201818:10National League West capsules
Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Los Angeles Dodgers2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Manager: Dave Roberts (third season).He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler, LHP Scott Alexander, LHP Henry Owens.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Brandon McCarthy, LHP Tony Watson, LHP Luis Avilan, LHP Scott Kazmir, LHP Adam Liberatore, OF Andre Ethier, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Grant Dayton, OF Franklin Gutierrez, RHP Josh Ravin.Projected Lineup: CF Chris Taylor (.288, 21 HRs, 72 RBIs, 17 SBs), SS Corey Seager (.295, 22, 77), 3B Justin Turner (.322, 21, 71, will start season on DL with broken left wrist), 1B Cody Bellinger (.267, 39, 97, 10 SBs), RF Yasiel Puig (.263, 28, 74), LF Matt Kemp (.276, 19, 64 in 115 games with Braves) or Joc Pederson (.212, 11, 35 in 102 games), C Austin Barnes (.289, 8, 38) or Yasmani Grandal (.247, 22, 58), 2B Logan Forsythe (.224, 6,... [More]
Thu Mar 22 201809:59National League West capsules
Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Los Angeles Dodgers2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Manager: Dave Roberts (third season).He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler, LHP Scott Alexander, LHP Henry Owens.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Brandon McCarthy, LHP Tony Watson, LHP Luis Avilan, LHP Scott Kazmir, LHP Adam Liberatore, OF Andre Ethier, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Grant Dayton, OF Franklin Gutierrez, RHP Josh Ravin.Projected Lineup: CF Chris Taylor (.288, 21 HRs, 72 RBIs, 17 SBs), SS Corey Seager (.295, 22, 77), 3B Justin Turner (.322, 21, 71, will start season on DL with broken left wrist), 1B Cody Bellinger (.267, 39, 97, 10 SBs), RF Yasiel Puig (.263, 28, 74), LF Matt Kemp (.276, 19, 64 in 115 games with Braves) or Joc Pederson (.212, 11, 35 in 102 games), C Austin Barnes (.289, 8, 38) or Yasmani Grandal (.247, 22, 58), 2B Logan Forsythe (.224, 6,... [More]
Fri Mar 2 201822:09Dodgers' Kershaw breezes through routine spring start
Clayton Kershaw's second spring training outing went according to plan, save for one poor throw to first.The ace left-hander breezed through two scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, allowing one hit and walking one during a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Arizona. He worked a perfect inning in his spring training debut against Seattle on Sunday."Another step. Another inning," Kershaw said. "Definitely things I can do better, but for the most part I'll take it. It was all right. I made some good pitches when I needed to. I made some bad ones, too. Enough to work on for the next one."Leury Garcia dropped a single into left in the first for Chicago's only hit off Kershaw. Garcia raced all the way to third when Kershaw made a wild throw on a pickoff attempt, but Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia grounded out to end the inning."I just tried to be a little too quick," Kershaw said, looking back on his fielding miscue. "I think I might have, it would have been... [More]
Fri Mar 2 201819:19Dodgers' Kershaw breezes through routine spring start
Clayton Kershaw's second spring training outing went according to plan, save for one poor throw to first.The ace left-hander breezed through two scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, allowing one hit and walking one during a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Arizona. He worked a perfect inning in his spring training debut against Seattle on Sunday."Another step. Another inning," Kershaw said. "Definitely things I can do better, but for the most part I'll take it. It was all right. I made some good pitches when I needed to. I made some bad ones, too. Enough to work on for the next one."Leury Garcia dropped a single into left in the first for Chicago's only hit off Kershaw. Garcia raced all the way to third when Kershaw made a wild throw on a pickoff attempt, but Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia grounded out to end the inning."I just tried to be a little too quick," Kershaw said, looking back on his fielding miscue. "I think I might have, it would have been... [More]
Fri Mar 2 201811:58Tigers pitcher Travis Wood has torn knee ligament
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit left-hander Travis Wood has a torn left ACL and medial meniscus in left knee.Wood twisted the knee while starting a rundown in the second inning of his spring training debut Thursday and fell to the ground clutching his knee.Detroit said Friday its training staff is evaluating surgical options.The 31-year-old, who pitched in three games of the 2016 World Series for the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a minor league contract with the Tigers. He was held out of the early exhibition games because of an injury to his right index finger, sustained during a hunting accident.Wood was 4-7 with a 6.80 ERA last year in 14 starts and 25 relief appearances for San Diego and Kansas City.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Fri Mar 2 201811:38Tigers pitcher Travis Wood has torn knee ligament
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit left-hander Travis Wood has a torn left ACL and medial meniscus in left knee.Wood twisted the knee while starting a rundown in the second inning of his spring training debut Thursday and fell to the ground clutching his knee.Detroit said Friday its training staff is evaluating surgical options.The 31-year-old, who pitched in three games of the 2016 World Series for the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a minor league contract with the Tigers. He was held out of the early exhibition games because of an injury to his right index finger, sustained during a hunting accident.Wood was 4-7 with a 6.80 ERA last year in 14 starts and 25 relief appearances for San Diego and Kansas City.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Thu Mar 1 201815:38Tigers pitcher Travis Wood sprains left knee
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit left-hander Travis Wood sprained his left knee during his first spring training appearance for the Detroit Tigers.Wood twisted the knee while starting a rundown in the second inning Thursday and fell to the ground clutching his knee. He was helped off the field and taken to the Tigers clubhouse.The 31-year-old, who pitched in three games of the 2016 World Series for the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a minor league contract with the Tigers. He was held out of the early exhibition games because of an injury to his right index finger, sustained during a hunting accident.Wood was 4-7 with a 6.80 ERA last year in 14 starts and 25 relief appearances for San Diego and Kansas City.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Fri Feb 9 201813:13NL West teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the National League West entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Los Angeles DodgersManager: Dave Roberts (third season).2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Training Town: Glendale, Arizona.Park: Camelback Ranch.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Brandon McCarthy, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, 2B Chase Utley, OF Andre Ethier.Going campin': The Dodgers returned to the World Series for the first time since winning it in 1988, only to lose to Houston in seven games. They topped 100 wins while earning a fifth straight NL West title. Clayton Kershaw is one of the elite pitchers in the game, a seven-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner. He begins the season with 144 career victories, 21 shy of Sandy... [More]
Wed Sep 20 201705:11LHP Travis Wood allowed two runs -- on A.J
LHP Travis Wood allowed two runs -- on A.J. Pollock's two solo homers -- on three hits and two walks over six innings Tuesday night. In his two previous starts, Wood gave up 16 runs (15 earned) on 16 hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Wood got 10 ground-ball outs with six coming on double plays turned by the Padres infield. "I thought there was a crispness to his stuff that wasn't there his last couple starts," said Padres manager Andy Green. "He threw a split-finger fastball that he doesn't normally throw."
Wed Sep 13 201705:10LHP Travis Wood gave up nine runs on nine hits in only 2 1/3 inn...
LHP Travis Wood gave up nine runs on nine hits in only 2 1/3 innings Tuesday, his second consecutive start of three innings or fewer. Wood surrendered home runs in each of the first three innings before he was taken out of the game. The nine runs allowed were a career high for Wood.
Wed Sep 6 201707:32LHP Travis Wood didn't pitch particularly well Tuesday night, al...
LHP Travis Wood didn't pitch particularly well Tuesday night, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits -- including two home runs -- and a walk in two-plus innings against the Cardinals. However, he did tie a franchise record with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second. Wood became only the third Padres pitcher to homer in back-to-back starts, joining Mike Corkins (1973) and Tim Lollar (1982). The home run was the 11th of Wood's career. The outing was the third-shortest of Wood's career.
Thu Aug 31 201704:21LHP Travis Wood hit 10th regular-season home run of career Wedne...
LHP Travis Wood hit the 10th regular-season home run of his career Wednesday night. He also homered against the Giants in the National League Division Series last year. Wood's homer followed Clayton Richard's home run in Miami on Aug. 27 -- marking the first time in franchise history that two Padres pitchers have homered in a four-game span. Wood the pitcher worked around six hits and four walks to work 4 1/3 scoreless innings before coming out after 97 pitches.
Fri Aug 25 201703:13LHP Travis Wood gets start Friday night when San Diego opens thr...
LHP Travis Wood gets the start Friday night when San Diego opens a three-game series in Miami. Wood is coming off a 3-1 victory Saturday night over Washington at Petco Park, limiting the Nationals to three hits and an unearned run over seven innings with two walks and two strikeouts. In his career against the Marlins, Wood is 1-3 with a ghastly 7.92 ERA in 10 games, four of them starts.
Sun Aug 20 201704:19LHP Travis Wood allowed one unearned run on three hits and two w...
LHP Travis Wood allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks Saturday night over seven innings. It took Wood 36 pitches to get out of the first inning and he needed only 67 pitches to navigate the final six innings. Wood is 2-1 in five starts for the Padres (since being acquired from Kansas City on July 24) with a 4.18 earned run average. Saturday night was the first time he went seven innings this season.
Thu Aug 10 201703:32LHP Travis Wood, making third start for Padres, needed 32 pitche...
LHP Travis Wood, making his third start for the Padres, needed 32 pitches to get through the first inning and allowed a two-run single by Jose Peraza to get down early. Another two-out rally featured a two-run home run by Eugenio Suarez and pushed Wood's pitch count to 67 through three innings. Wood finished with six runs allowed (five earned) with four walks and seven strikeouts in five innings. "In the first two games, he had command of his pitches on the periphery of the zone," Padres manager Andy Green said. "Today for whatever reason, it wasn't getting called on the periphery and it forced him to the middle of the plate."
Sat Aug 5 201705:15LHP Travis Wood, making first road start in Padres uniform, pitc...
LHP Travis Wood, making his first road start in a Padres uniform, pitched into the sixth and got a no-decision. He allowed four runs and six hits, with five strikeouts and two walks. That didn't live up to his previous game, when he earned the victory July 28 against Pittsburgh, working six innings and allowing only two hits and two earned runs, with a season-high seven strikeouts. Wood also singled in a run in that win.
Sat Jul 29 201704:19LHP Travis Wood made debut as Padres starter on Friday
LHP Travis Wood made his debut as a Padres starter on Friday. When pitching six strong innings, Wood, who came over from the Royals in a recent trade, will remain in the rotation going forward and that was determined before his Friday night outing. Wood had just three starts in 28 appearances with Kansas City.
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