
Darvish, Rangers starters still winless in June
Yu Darvish is like the rest of the Texas starters - still without a victory in June.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Yu Darvish is like the rest of the Texas starters - still without a victory in June.
Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night.

The Washington Nationals hardly look like the team that ended the Philadelphia Phillies' five-year reign atop the NL East.

Nathan Eovaldi missed out on a win Tuesday night, yet considered his season debut a success all the same.

The Chicago White Sox climbed out of an early hole created by starter Dylan Axelrod, only to lose another close game.

Josh Hamilton has just about hit rock-bottom with the bat for the Los Angeles Angels.

Jesus Guzman put the San Diego Padres in position to extend their winning streak and add yet another come-from-behind win. The good feeling did not last long.

Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers' Japanese ace four times, more than any other team.
Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, completing a doubleheader sweep.

The Milwaukee Brewers were done in by their mistakes on Tuesday night.

Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

Adam Wainwright felt he let his teammates down Tuesday night.
The Chicago White Sox hope ace Chris Sale can snap out of his recent funk when he toes the rubber Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins in the middle portion of a three-game series at Target Field.
The New York Mets relied on their top two pitching prospects to sweep Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Yu Darvish has pretty much had his way in his first year and half in the major leagues.
The Houston Astros announced that they will officially sign pitcher Mark Appel, the top overall pick in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, to a contract during a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
Rain put Don Mattingly's return to the Bronx on hold, so the Los Angeles Dodgers manager and former Yankee great will have to wait until Wednesday's doubleheader in New York.
ST. LOUIS - The Chicago Cubs went through Carlos Marmol, Kyuji Fujikawa and a closer-by-committee strategy the first two weeks of the season before rescuing Kevin Gregg from the scrap heap in mid-April and watching him succeed in his old role.
By the time Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright righted his wayward mechanics before the start of the second inning Tuesday, it was already too late.
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle.
Arizona tries to make it two straight wins on Wednesday when the Diamondbacks play the rubber match of a three-game series versus the Miami Marlins at Chase Field.
Kendrys Morales drove in the winning run in the 10th inning to lead the Seattle Mariners in a 3-2 win over the LA Angels of Anaheim in the second of a four-game set.
Paul Goldschmidt hit the game-winning homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
The Houston Astros have signed right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the draft earlier this month.