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Rockies reliever Scott Oberg out with blood clots in arm

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies may be without reliever Scott Oberg for the rest of the season after he developed blood clots in his right arm for a third time in his career. Manage...

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kyle Freeland throws 6 innings of 2-hit ball, Rockies pound Padres

DENVER — Kyle Freeland pitched six innings of two-hit ball and was backed by the superb defense of Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado as the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 on Sat...

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rob Manfred confident MLB can get through playoffs

Virus kept six teams idle over weekend

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pham, Tatis homer in 9th, Padres rally past Davis, Rockies

DENVER — Tommy Pham carried a little grudge with him to the plate. He took it out on the offending party. Pham hit a three-run homer in the ninth after Fernando Tatis J...

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Virus rocks MLB: Cardinals-Brewers postponed

Six teams now inactive this weekend

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB will play 7-inning doubleheaders

NEW YORK – Shortened season, shorter games. Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games, baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped b...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB sluggers slow out of the box to start 60-game season

Yelich in league’s worst slump

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB postpones Blue Jays-Phillies series after more positives

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball has postponed this weekend’s scheduled series between Toronto and Philadelphia because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staffers tested p...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB doubleheaders could get shortened to 7-inning games

NEW YORK — Ernie Banks famously said: “Let’s play two.” Baseball players just might not want to play nine innings twice in one day during this pandemic-delayed season. ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rockies rely on strong pitching, sweep 2 from A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. — German Márquez struck out eight over six impressive innings to bounce back after losing on opening day at Texas, and the Colorado Rockies wrapped up a successful season-ope...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dodgers’ Joe Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros

HOUSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman a...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Stray souvenirs: Without fans, MLB foul balls left stranded

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mookie Betts made a running catch in foul territory and immediately spotted something just over the padded outfield wall at Dodger Stadium: a lonely, stray baseball. ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports