Yoenis Cespedes hits three homers, flirts with two cycles in historic performance Not surprisingly, Coors Field and Yoenis Cespedes proved to be a good mix for the New York Mets on Friday. The Cuban outfielder, whom the Mets acquired from the Detroit Tigers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, had a career night, going 5-for-6 with three home runs, five runs scored, seven runs driven in and … [Read more...]
Madison Bumgarner homers again, continues one-man show for Giants
Madison Bumgarner homers again, continues one-man show for 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. Madison Bumgarner's one-man show is on the road in Pittsburgh. In a rematch from last year's NL wild-card game, Bumgarner … [Read more...]
Manchester United vs Newcastle United – team news and predicted lineups
Manchester United vs Newcastle United – team news and predicted lineups Manchester United will be aiming to maintain their 100% record in the new Premier League campaign when they host Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Red Devils won both of their first two games against Tottenham and Aston Villa via a 1-0 scoreline but will be looking to […] Manchester United will be aiming … [Read more...]
Denny Hamlin beats Kyle Busch for pole at Bristol
Denny Hamlin beats Kyle Busch for pole at Bristol Denny Hamlin won two pole awards on Friday at Bristol. His teammate Kyle Busch qualfied second twice as well. Hamlin set a track record at Bristol on Friday with a lap of 130.407 MPH to edge out Busch and will start first for Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race. Just about 90 minutes before Hamlin won the pole for the Cup race, he … [Read more...]
Man on fire: Mike Fiers throws first career no-hitter against Dodgers
Man on fire: Mike Fiers throws first career no-hitter against Dodgers Until Friday night, Houston Astros right-hander Mike Fiers was the other guy included in the Carlos Gomez trade. Now he's the talk of the town after throwing his first career no-hitter in Houston's 3-0 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Of course, that isn't to say Fiers was completely overlooked in the deal. For … [Read more...]
Astros' Fiers throws no-hitter against Dodgers
Astros' Fiers throws no-hitter against Dodgers Astros starting pitcher Mike Fiers -- making just his third start with Houston since coming over in a trade from Milwaukee -- has thrown a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers. Here's the final out: Fiers, 30, had previously never even thrown a single complete-game in his big-league career and surpassed his previous career high of 113 … [Read more...]