Major League Baseball - Playoffs

Indians embrace underdog role in World Series against Cubs

Cleveland can match up with anyone

DATE: Oct 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cleveland Indians one win away from World Series after 4-2 win in Toronto

TORONTO — Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli homered, and Cleveland’s bullpen pulled off its most impressive feat yet in these American League playoffs, taking over after Trevor Bauer’s first-inni...

DATE: Oct 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cleveland Indians Game 3 starter Trevor Bauer good to go after strange drone injury

TORONTO — Trevor Bauer and his drone were ready to explain themselves. The Cleveland right-hander kept the mood light at his news conference Sunday, showing up with the drone he s...

DATE: Oct 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Clayton Kershaw baffles Cubs, Dodgers even NLCS 1-1

CHICAGO – So much for October closer. With his Dodgers desperate for a win, Clayton Kershaw delivered the most dominant start of his checkered playoff career. The ace left-hander ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Montero lifts Cubs to grand NLCS Game 1 win against Dodgers

CHICAGO — Miguel Montero snapped an eighth-inning tie with the third pinch-hit grand slam in postseason history, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 in their NL Championshi...

DATE: Oct 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Sports

Blue Jays and Indians ready for ALCS drama

CLEVELAND – There wasn’t a bench-clearing brawl. That is about the only thing that didn’t happen during seven tense, theatric and highly entertaining regular-season games between ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kershaw gets save, Dodgers top Nationals 4-3 to win NLDS

WASHINGTON – Clayton Kershaw got the final two outs to earn his first major league save and finish the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals in Game 5 to win their N...

DATE: Oct 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cleveland Indians sweep Boston Red Sox, will face Toronto in ALCS

BOSTON – Cleveland closer Cody Allen hung on in the last two innings, and the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Monday night to complete a three-game sweep of their AL Division Series. ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nationals beat Dodgers to take 2-1 lead in NLDS

LOS ANGELES — Jayson Werth always wanted to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium when he played two seasons in the venerable ballpark. His latest attempt came close with a 450-foot blast int...

DATE: Oct 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Blue Jays punchout Rangers, Lobaton home run lifts Nationals past Dodgers

TORONTO – Josh Donaldson raced home from second base after Rougned Odor bounced a double-play relay in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 to sweep their AL ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Perez unlikely World Series MVP

NEW YORK – Salvador Perez took foul balls of his mask, collarbone and fingers, and the Kansas City catcher kept on bouncing back, like some indestructible test dummy. ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports