ATLANTA — The Angels had put themselves in position to secure a comfortable victory on Tuesday night, taking a four-run lead into the ninth inning. Closer Kenley Jansen got the ball, even though there was no save on the line. Eighteen pitches later, the Angels were shaking hands and celebrating a victory. A day later, though, Jansen said that’s not how he’d prefer to be … [Read more...] about Angels closer Kenley Jansen ‘not a fan’ of holding 4-run leads
Kings sign 4 players to 2-way contracts
The Kings have signed four players to two-way contracts, the team announced in a news release Wednesday, a day after the opening of free agency. Defenseman Samuel Bolduc joined forwards Logan Brown, Cole Guttman and Taylor Ward among those inking new pacts. Ward, 27, re-signed after spending all or part of the past four seasons with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey … [Read more...] about Kings sign 4 players to 2-way contracts
Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez will not defend Home Run Derby title
LOS ANGELES — The Home Run Derby will have a new champion this year. Last year’s champ, Teoscar Hernandez, has decided not to participate this year. “No, I’m not going to do it,” the Dodgers outfielder said of the July 14 event in Atlanta. “Last year after I did it, all of this area (his upper legs) was tight and sore. This year, I had the injury over there. I don’t want to … [Read more...] about Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez will not defend Home Run Derby title
Dodgers beat White Sox for 8th win in their past 10 games
LOS ANGELES — It’s possible the Colorado Rockies are doing everyone a disservice by distracting us from just how bad the Chicago White Sox still are. The Dodgers continued their tour of baseball’s lower latitudes with an easy 6-1 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night, featuring seven strong innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani’s 30th home run of the … [Read more...] about Dodgers beat White Sox for 8th win in their past 10 games
Angels put away Braves with 4 runs in 8th inning
ATLANTA — It took the Angels eight innings to come up with a clutch hit, and then they got four of them. Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler each had doubles, and then Luis Rengifo followed with an RBI single, leading to a four-run eighth inning in the Angels’ 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. The rally came an inning too late for Tyler Anderson to get … [Read more...] about Angels put away Braves with 4 runs in 8th inning