
May 17
Mariners waste ninth inning rally in 5-4 loss
Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated.
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated.
Kenley Jansen insisted he made the pitch he wanted to Evan Gattis, even though it landed over the left-field wall.

The only saving grace for C.J. Wilson after another quiet night by the Los Angeles' bats was that he won't have to match up against Chris Sale in his next start.

After putting nine runs on the board, the Chicago White Sox were still lamenting the six baserunners they stranded in the first three innings against Joe Blanton. Those missed opportunities ultimately came back to haunt them.

Madison Bumgarner, the steadiest pitcher in the San Francisco Giants' rotation so far this season, finally had an off night and it was a doozy.

Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night.

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night.

The first inning had been the Milwaukee Brewers' strongest suit all season. This time, the St. Louis Cardinals turned the tables and put them in a hole just large enough that six RBIs from Aramis Ramirez left them short.

Still no wins for Jeremy Hefner. Another rough day for Ike Davis, too.

Things are going so well for the Pittsburgh Pirates these days that opposing teams can't even make routine catches.

The Kansas City Royals got another stellar effort from a starting pitcher and had nothing to show for it.

Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits, Mitch Moreland homered and Texas roughed up Anibal Sanchez in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.

Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning streak.
When in doubt, hit the ball out of the park.
OAKLAND, Calif.-If there is a game plan to minimize the effect of losing opening day starting pitcher Brett Anderson for an indefinite time thanks to a stress fracture in his right foot, the A's used it as the outline for their 2-1 win over Kansas City on Friday night.
DENVER - Coors Field is a tough place to play any night, and the Giants only made the task more difficult Friday night with a series of errors, both physical and mental.
MIAMI - At least the Miami Marlins weren't no-hit.
The Atlanta Braves placed relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It may not be the Ryan whom people in Houston had hoped would walk through the door.
The Milwaukee Brewers, in their present form, are still far from a well-oiled machine.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - It's an accepted fact in baseball that hitters have the advantage on the rare occasion a starting pitcher faces the same opponent in back-to-back starts.
Justin Verlander threw his between-starts bullpen session Saturday. It came two days after he gave up seven runs in the third inning to the Rangers.
Chris Sale didn't flirt with a no-hitter this time, but again sailed along against the LA Angels of Anaheim.
If they are going to continue to be successful, if they are going to hang around toward the top of the American League East standings all year, the Orioles have to buck this recent trend of short, uneven starts from their rotation.