By R.B. FALLSTROM (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Lance Lynn faced the minimum the first four innings, then got yanked after encountering trouble against the Boston Red Sox lineup in the… Read more »
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Wacha, Beltran help Cards even World Series 1-all
By RONALD BLUM (BOSTON, AP) — One is 22, brimming with vigor and riding a hot streak in the dawn of his career, the other is 36, injected with a… Read more »
Reversed call boosts Boston to 8-1 opening win
By RONALD BLUM (BOSTON, AP) — Nearly a decade ago, the Boston Red Sox reversed The Curse. Now they’re even getting key calls turned around in the World Series, leaving… Read more »
Cardinals, Red Sox set to renew October rivalry
By BEN WALKER (BOSTON, AP) — David Freese launched a high drive to deep left-center field, watching the whole way until the ball loudly thwacked off the Green Monster. “That’s… Read more »
Pujols lawyer says Pujols would testify
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — An attorney for Albert Pujols has discounted another lawyer’s suggestion that Pujols and former Cardinals slugger Jack Clark take lie-detector tests to settle Pujols’ defamation lawsuit… Read more »
Ryan Braun accepts 65-game drug suspension
By RONALD BLUM (NEW YORK, AP) — Ryan Braun stood on a spring training field and proclaimed he was innocent of using banned testosterone. “I would bet my life,” he… Read more »
Twins squander chances in 9-8 loss to Royals
By DAVE CAMPBELL (MINNEAPOLIS, AP) — The Minnesota Twins found all kinds of opportunities to win this game, and the series, against the Kansas City Royals. Chris Parmelee was in… Read more »
Gibson wins debut as Twins beat Royals 6-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Gibson wasn’t dominant in his first major league start, but he still pitched well enough to make a bit of Minnesota Twins history and give the… Read more »
Hosmer homers, Shields shines as Royals beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have won the last six games started by James Shields, though it’s hard to tell by looking at his record. “I think my… Read more »
Guthrie, Royals fall 3-1 to Deduno, Twins
By DAVE CAMPBELL (MINNEAPOLIS, AP) — Kansas City’s pitching staff owns by far the best earned run average in the league, and Jeremy Guthrie turned in another more-than-serviceable start. The… Read more »