Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Ventura Sidelined Yordano Ventura continues to find new and creative ways to leave games early. Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Nate_Grimm on Twitter. Unlike some of the self-inflicted exits that Ventura made earlier this season, the right-hander left Friday's start against the Cardinals after three innings with right hand weakness. He allowed four hits and two runs … [Read more...]
Chase Anderson flirts with no-hitter as Diamondbacks shut down Giants
Chase Anderson flirts with no-hitter as Diamondbacks shut down Giants Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. San Francisco Giants pitchers may have cornered the market on no-hitters, but that doesn't mean others can't at least … [Read more...]
Baylor TE LaQuan McGowan throws out first pitch at Rangers game (Video)
Baylor TE LaQuan McGowan throws out first pitch at Rangers game (Video) Friday night was Baylor night at the Texas Rangers game, and LaQuan McGowan, the Bears’ 6-foot-7 400-pound tight end, threw out the first pitch. The big lefty didn’t exactly have textbook form, but he got the ball over the plate just fine on what appeared to be a windy evening in Arlington. Baylor's LaQuan McGowan can do … [Read more...]
Fan struck by bat at Fenway is out of hospital
Fan struck by bat at Fenway is out of hospital Last Friday, 44-year-old Tonya Carpenter was severely injured when a shard from the bat of Brett Lawrie flew into the seats during the Athletics-Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Shortly therefter, her condition was listed as serious. Since then, though, she's been improving, and on Friday she was released from the hospital. Dr. Efstathios Papavassiliou, a … [Read more...]
Kulik Lodge wins Santa Anita feature by a nose (The Associated Press)
Kulik Lodge wins Santa Anita feature by a nose (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Kulik Lodge returned from an eight-month layoff to win the $63,000 feature by a nose Friday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Lara wins in unanimous decision over Rodriguez (The Associated Press)
Lara wins in unanimous decision over Rodriguez (The Associated Press) Erislandy Lara defended his WBA world super welterweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision over Delvin Rodriguez on Friday night. Lara (21-2-2) lost a controversial split decision to Canelo Alvarez last July. On Friday, the challenger barely landed a punch in the first four rounds as Lara snuck in quick … [Read more...]
Red Sox hit another low, blow seven-run lead against Blue Jays
Red Sox hit another low, blow seven-run lead against Blue Jays If you thought things couldn't get any worse for the Boston Red Sox. If you were convinced that Thursday's heated dugout exchange between manager John Farrell and pitcher Wade Miley during a 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles had to be rock bottom. You were quickly proven wrong on Friday. The Red Sox, who were swept in that … [Read more...]
Maryland adds UConn transfer Jefferson Ashiru
Maryland adds UConn transfer Jefferson Ashiru Maryland received a boost to its defense on Friday. The program officially announced the addition of linebacker Jefferson Ashiru, a graduate transfer from UConn. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Ashiru played in 30 games for UConn over the past three years, including 19 starts. He’ll be eligible immediately for the Terps in 2015. “We are thrilled to … [Read more...]