Rick Porcello allowed just four hits for his second straight shutout to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
Porcello (11-4) only had one career complete game before blanking the Rangers on Thursday last week, but is now the first Tigers pitcher since Jack Morris to throw back-to-back shutouts. Morris threw three in a row in July 1986.
Torii Hunter had an RBI grounder in the fourth inning and J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer in the sixth.
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Giants ace Tim Lincecum followed his second career no-hitter with another vintage performance, pitching eight sharp innings to lead San Francisco to a 5-0 shutout of the St Louis Cardinals.
Lincecum (7-5) allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two. He worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the fourth and stayed out of trouble the rest of the way, helping San Francisco snap a four-game losing streak since his latest gem against San Diego.
Pablo Sandoval hit his 100th career homer to cap a three-run fourth inning.
In New York, David Price came within one pitch of extending his remarkable strikeout streak to lead a resurgent Tampa Bay Rays past the Yankees 2-1.
James Loney hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning as the Rays matched their longest win string of the season. Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig’s team record for doubles as the Yankees equaled their worst skid this year with their fourth loss in a row.
The Washington Nationals downed the Colorado Rockies 7-1 for their fourth straight win after Stephen Strasburg bounced back from his worst outing of the season with 7-2/3 dominant innings, while Jayson Werth had two doubles and three RBIs.
Anthony Rendon added a two-run double for the Nationals.
At San Diego, Seth Smith hit a home run and scored three runs, while Carlos Quentin homered and drove in three runs to lead the Padres over the Cincinnati Reds 8-2.
Smith had three hits as the Padres finished with a season-high 16 one night after managing just one hit in a 1-0 win over the Reds.
The Los Angeles Angels swept the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader 8-4 and 7-5, after Kole Calhoun homered and scored twice in the late game.
In other games, Ed Lucas’ single scored the winning run from second base with one out in the 11th inning as the Miami Marlins edged the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
The Baltimore Orioles downed the Texas Rangers 8-3, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-3 and the Seattle Mariners trounced the Houston Astros 13-2. The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 and the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1.
The Minnesota Twins downed the Kansas City Royals 10-2, the Atlanta Braves downed the New York Mets 5-4 and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, believes his compatriots are “being held in higher esteem” by English clubs compared with the past. “The staff at Liverpool ask me about lots of Japanese players, not necessarily with a view to a transfer, but just saying this or
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