ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Alex Cobb has struck out 13 in 4 2-3 innings Friday night, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to fan that many batters and fail to make it through the fifth inning.
The right-hander left the game against the San Diego Padres after throwing 117 pitches. He recorded 13 of 14 outs on strikeouts — four of them in the third, when a wild pitch on strike three allowed Will Venable to reach base. The Padres center fielder...
BOSTON (AP) — Jon Lester was inducing Toronto's aggressive batters to make outs by getting them to swing at first pitches — until Macier Izturis came up in the sixth.
First pitch. Two-out double to left field. End of bid for perfect game and no-hitter.
But Izturis was the only Blue Jay to reach base as the Boston Red Sox broke a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 win on Friday night.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Defending series champion Levi Sherwood and Todd Potter head the field of 12 freestyle motocross riders entered in the Red Bull X-Fighters Glen Helen on Saturday, the only U.S. stop on six-event world tour.
Potter won the competition at Glen Helen last year.
Also in the field are Tom Pages, who won the tour opener at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City on March 8, and Dany Torres, who won the Dubai stop on April 12 in the...
DETROIT (AP) — Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera each hit a long home run, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-4 on Friday night.
The Tigers scored three runs in the second and three more in the fourth. Fielder's third-inning solo shot landed just below the No. 42 honoring Jackie Robinson on the brick facade beyond the wall in right-center field, giving Detroit a 4-1 lead.
Cabrera's three-run homer the following inning landed below...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb has struck out 13 in 4 2-3 innings Friday night, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to fan that many batters and fail to make it through the fifth inning.
The right-hander left the Rays' 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres after throwing 117 pitches. He recorded 12 of 14 outs on strikeouts — four of them in the third, when a wild pitch on strike three allowed Will Venable to reach base. The Padres...