Patriot League Rundown: Week 1
Patriot League Rundown: Week 1 With all the fine FCS play against the big boys this opening weekend, we wanted to pay tribute by shining a spotlight on one of the fine FCS conferences: the Patriot League, which had a
Patriot League Rundown: Week 1 With all the fine FCS play against the big boys this opening weekend, we wanted to pay tribute by shining a spotlight on one of the fine FCS conferences: the Patriot League, which had a
As with the National League, the number of American League Wild Card contenders shrunk by several teams, leaving a tight and crowded race for the two playoff spots. Lopsided teams with either pitching or hitting but not both dominate this
Since we last visited the Wild Card race, there has been a noted shrinking of the contenders for the two spots. With the Braves firmly ensconced as NL East champs, and great races shaping up in the NL Central and
The Washington Nationals, fresh off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, fired their longtime hitting coach, Rick Eckstein, in hopes of awaking their dormant bats and saving their season. For one night at least, it
It has been an entertaining first half in the division at the All-Star Break, with the Braves’ offseason moves paying dividends with a six game lead–even as they have not run away with the division. The Nationals suffered through an injury-plagued
Just as in the NL, the AL has a large number of teams in contention and very few sellers. While the trade deadline cometh, these teams may still trade after–though it is much more difficult. It involves a process of
The Washington Nationals put eight more runs on the board Friday and received some help from the Philadelphia Phillies to pull within five games of first place in the NL East going into Saturday’s games. The help came from Cliff
Miami 4, Atlanta 3 The Miami Marlins got a rare series win in Atlanta, coming back in the ninth inning against Craig Kimbrel to beat the Braves, 4-3. AJ Ramos pitched two scoreless innings for the win, Steve Cishek got
One of the oddities of this season is a great number of teams are “in contention”–either over .500 or within four games in the standings. In the NL, that’s ten teams–not counting the Phillies, who were at .500 but have
The Washington Nationals couldn’t get the big hit on Matt Harvey, so they patiently waited until he was out of the game to score. The Nationals scored five in the 8th and 9th to come back and beat the New
Kansas City 4, Atlanta 3 (10 innings) Alex Gordon singled home David Lough for the winning run as the Royals beat the Braves, 4-3 in extra innings Wednesday night. Alex Wood (0-2) took the loss for Atlanta, while Aaron Crow
Atlanta 4, Kansas City 3 The Braves pulled ahead on a Jason Hayward home run in the 7th inning and hung on to beat the Royals, 4-3, in Kansas City. Kris Medlen (5-7) got the win to improve to 4-1
Baseball has indeed reached a state of competitive balance when the AL can boast 8 teams within 6 games of the Wild Card. This isn’t the Yankees and a bunch of also-rans anymore; it will be an entertaining dogfight to
For as competitive as the NL is this year, the most competitive division is going to be the Wild Card Division. Seven NL teams are realistically vying for two spots, and with so many buyers and so few sellers (Cubs,
Georgetown forward Greg Whittington has suffered a knee injury, confirmed by multiple media reports, and may be required to miss time depending on the severity of the injury. Whittington, spotted on crutches around the Georgetown campus, injured the knee during
The Braves completed a come from behind win over the Giants Saturday with a dramatic 9th inning win over Giants closer Sergio Romo. Freddie Freeman singled in Andrelton Simmons with the bases loaded for the game winning hit. The Giants
The Washington Nationals hit five solo home runs, including a game winner by Anthony Rendon with two outs in the top of the ninth, to defeat the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Saturday night. The game featured seven home runs, including two
Cleveland won its third straight, beating the Washington Nationals in dramatic fashion 2-1 with a walk-off fielder’s choice in the bottom of the 9th. Joe Smith (3-0) got the win for the Indians by pitching a perfect top of the
San Diego 3, Atlanta 2 Andrew Cashner (5-3) pitched eight strong innings, striking out five and outdueling Tim Hudson (4-6) on the way to a 3-2 win over the NL East leaders. Cashner has now gone six-plus innings in seven
The Washington Nationals swept the Minnesota Twins in a day-night doubleheader, beating the Twins 5-4 in the nightcap and reaching .500 again. The Nats pounded out 10 hits, chasing Twins starter Deduno, who had a sub-1.00 ERA over his last
Minnesota 4, Washington 3 (11 innings) The Twins beat the Nationals in only the third-longest game of the day, 4-3, in 11 innings Saturday night. Nationals reliever Craig Stammen (3-2) yielded the winning run in the top of the 11th
The Washington Nationals, in the midst of a disappointing season that started with World Series hopes but has seen the team fall below .500, decided to revamp their bullpen, pull Danny Espinosa, and notch their first 9th-inning, come-from-behind win of
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 2 Chad Gaudin (1-1) started for the first time in over three years, pitching six strong innings, allowing a two-run home run to the Cardinals’ David Freese, as the Giants rallied in the seventh to
Washington 3, Atlanta 2 Stephen Strasburg left the game in the 2nd inning with a strained oblique, but his teammate Craig Stammen (3-1) picked up the slack out of the bullpen, pitching four perfect innings to defeat Julio Teheran (3-2) and
Atlanta 11, Toronto 3 Mike Minor (7-2) pitched seven innings, giving up three runs, as the Braves beat RA Dickey (4-7) and the Jays, 11-3. Dickey pitched six innings but gave up six runs, raising his ERA to 5.18. Freddie
Toronto 3, Braves 0 The Blue Jays notched a four-hit shutout in the most improbable way Wednesday night, starting reliever Esmil Rogers and bringing in two minor-league callups to blank the Braves, 3-0. Kris Medlen (1-6) did not last even
Atlanta 7, Toronto 6 (10 innings) Brian McCann hit two home runs out of the designated hitter spot, Freddie Freeman had three hits, and rookie catcher Evan Gattis homered as the Braves slipped past the Blue Jays 7-6 in extra
Toronto 9, Atlanta 3 Mark Buehrle got his second win of the year, beating Tim Hudson and the Braves 9-3 Monday night. The Blue Jays improved to only 14-15 at home with the win. Edwin Encarnacion homered and drove in
NY Mets 4, Atlanta 2 The Mets snapped an eight-game home losing skid, beating the Braves 4-2 Sunday night on the strength of an Ike Davis 8th inning, RBI single. LaTroy Hawkins (1-0) got the win, Shaun Marcum struck out
Washington 5, Philadelphia 2 Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven innings, giving up two runs, and winning his eighth game as the Nationals opened their series with a 5-2 win over the Phillies. The Nats found out that starting second baseman Danny
Kevin Gausman got roughed up in his Orioles debut, allowing four runs and seven hits in five innings, as the Blue Jays beat Baltimore 12-6 Thursday night. Gausman, the youngest starter in the A.L, was called up from Double-A Bowie
One quarter of the way through the season, few would have predicted the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Toronto Blue Jays would have struggled the way they have. These underperforming clubs still have
Anonymous sources within the Atlantic Coast Conference are telling ESPN that the conference is “thoroughly investigating” playing its men’s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim are the
Arizona 5, Atlanta 3 Paul Goldschmidt hit three double to knock out Tim Hudson and beat the Braves, 5-3 Wednesday night. Eric Chavez also drove in three runs as Ian Kennedy (2-3) won his first since opening day. LA Dodgers
Arizona 2, Atlanta 0 Patrick Corbin ran his record to 6-0 despite walking five batters as the Diamondbacks beat the Braves with the help of an infield double. Julio Teheran took the tough luck loss for the Braves, who remained
Giants 10, Braves 1 Madison Bumgarner (4-1) struck out 11 in limiting the Braves lineup to four hits, as San Francisco put themselves in position to win the four game series with a 10-1 rout of Atlanta Saturday. Braves starter
Detroit at Washington, postponed Rain postponed the Nats-Tigers game, a potential World Series preview, until Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 4 Shin-Soo Choo blasted two home runs, including a walk-off game winner in the ninth, as the Reds
Nationals 6, Pirates 2 Gio Gonzalez overcame a rocky start, including a home run to Starling Marte, to beat the Pirates and ensure Washington a winning road trip to Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Gonzalez (3-2) pitched six innings, allowing two runs.
Stephen Strasburg was not on his game tonight, but his teammates had his back, coming from a 4-2 deficit to beat the Pirates in the ninth inning on Tyler Moore’s sac fly to score Ryan Zimmerman. Strasburg went seven innings
For much of the young season, the Washington Nationals have been falling behind early and staying behind late. The last two games against the division-leading Atlanta Braves, the Nationals bucked that trend – and came away with two needed victories