Rays shock Dodgers in 9th, tie Series 2-2
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brett Phillips squatted on the field crying, Randy Arozarena sprawled in the dirt pounding his hands on home plate. Tears of joy, smacks of celebration — and a crucial, crazy win for the scrappy Tampa Bay Rays. In one of the wildest World Series finishes ever, the...
Dodgers overpower Rays, take 2-1 World Series leadVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Walker Buehler was dominant for Los Angeles. Just like Orel Hershiser during the Dodgers’ last title run. Buehler struck out 10 in six innings in a pulsating performance, and Los Angeles beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2, on Friday night for a 2-1 World Series lead. Justin...
1942 Negro Leagues World Series Bobblehead featuring Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson unveiledVideo
It was a scene reminiscent of Babe Ruth calling his home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field. Except that it happened in the Negro Leagues World Series, 10 years later. The setting was Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, which hosted Game 2 of the...
Rays hold off Dodgers in Game 2, even up World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied after two in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field homers, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World...
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers stars take World Series Game 1 from Rays
ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic. Kershaw dominated for six innings, Bellinger and Betts homered and the Dodgers chased a wild Tyler Glasnow...
MLB commissioner Manfred tells AP he likes larger playoff, runner in extrasVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year’s innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with runners on second base. “People were wildly unenthusiastic about the changes. And then when they saw them...
Big-budget Dodgers set to face upstart, frugal Rays in World SeriesVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — A World Series like no other opens Tuesday night with Clayton Kershaw’s Los Angeles Dodgers pursuing redemption, Randy Arozarena’s Tampa Bay Rays seeking acclaim and MLB relieved just to reach the championship of the pandemic-delayed season. Buzz figures to be dampened, with attendance down to about 11,000...
Fox Sports’ Joe Buck calling 7 games in 7 days, including World Series, NFL
Joe Buck usually has a busy October covering both football and baseball games for Fox Sports. But this week will be even more hectic than usual, as the play-by-play broadcaster will be covering a different game each day this week. Buck’s week started Sunday calling the Green Bay Packers at...
Bellinger HR sends Dodgers to 3rd World Series in 4 years
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated as Cody Bellinger’s drive soared deep into the Texas night. Bellinger flung his bat off to the side and strutted up the first-base line. All the way to the World Series. Bellinger hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and...
NLCS Game 7 1st rookie starters matchup in a winner-take-allVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Game 7 of the National League Championship became MLB’s first winner-take-all postseason game matching rookie starters when the Los Angeles Dodgers chose Dustin May to start against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. The Braves had previously announced that Ian Anderson, the 22-year-old right-hander who had pitched...
Rays, remarkable Arozarena headed to World SeriesVideo
By now, every baseball fan has heard of remarkable rookie Randy Arozarena. They quickly are becoming familiar with his World Series-bound Tampa Bay teammates, too. “You sit here and look at this group of guys, and I always say we don’t have a lot of household names. But at the...
Charlie Morton, Rays finish off Astros to reach World Series
SAN DIEGO — Remarkable rookie Randy Arozarena homered again, 36-year-old Charlie Morton was brilliant against his former team and the Tampa Bay Rays reached the World Series for the second time, silencing the Houston Astros 4-2 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. The Rays will face...
Corey Seager homers again, Dodgers force NLCS Game 7 vs. Braves
ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager homered again, Walker Buehler pitched six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers pushed the NL Championship Series to Game 7 with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The Dodgers avoided elimination for the second time in less than 24 hours and...
Smith off Smith, Seager 2 HRs as Dodgers beat Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off the Atlanta reliever with the same name, Corey Seager homered twice and Los Angeles avoided elimination with a 7-3 win over the Braves in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series on Friday night. Smith connected in...
George Springer, Astros beat Rays to force Game 7 in ALCS
SAN DIEGO — George Springer and Jose Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdez pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight game, 7-4, on Friday to force a deciding Game 7 of the AL Championship Series....
Ex-Angels employee indicted in Tyler Skaggs’ fatal overdose
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee on drug charges for allegedly providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death. Eric Prescott Kay was charged Thursday with drug distribution and drug conspiracy in Skaggs’ overdose death, according...
Braves 1 win from World Series after pounding Dodgers in NLCS Game 4Video
ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcell Ozuna homered twice, MVP candidate Freddie Freeman delivered the go-ahead hit off Clayton Kershaw and the Atlanta Braves moved within one win of ending a two-decade World Series drought by routing the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Thursday night. The Braves took a 3-1 lead in...
Carlos Correa hits walkoff homer to keep Astros alive in ALCSVideo
SAN DIEGO — Carlos Correa homered with one out in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, on Thursday behind sensational pitching from five rookies to remain alive in the AL Championship Series. Correa drove a pitch from Nick Anderson to straightaway center field,...
George Springer, Jose Altuve homer as Astros avoid ALCS sweep
SAN DIEGO — José Altuve and the Houston Astros are eager to match the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the history books. Beating the Tampa Bay Rays three more times to reach the World Series won’t be easy, but the Astros believe they can do it. George Springer broke a...
Dodgers score record 11 runs in 1st inning to beat Braves in NLCS Game 3Video
ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Muncy hit a grand slam to cap an 11-run first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series, the highest-scoring inning ever in a postseason game. The Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves, 15-3, to trim Atlanta’s series lead to 2-1....
Rays beat Astros, move within 1 victory of World Series
SAN DIEGO — Kevin Kiermaier and the Tampa Bay Rays — with big assists from two former Padres who know Petco Park’s outfield well — are one win from the second World Series berth in franchise history. Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead, two-run single two batters after another critical error...
Freeman, Albies homer again as Braves take 2-0 NLCS lead over Los AngelesVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies homered again, rookie Ian Anderson extended his postseason scoreless streak in an abbreviated start and the Atlanta Braves just held on for an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship...
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw scratched from Game 2 start in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from his start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series due to back spasms. The Dodgers announced the decision on their longtime ace Tuesday, about seven hours before the first pitch in Arlington, Texas. Right-hander Tony...
Austin Riley homer sparks Braves past Dodgers in NLCS Game 1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Austin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and the Atlanta Braves opened their first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Riley, the No. 9 batter in...
Austin Riley HR ignites big Braves 9th in NLCS win over DodgersVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Austin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and the Atlanta Braves opened their first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Riley, the No. 9 batter in...
