MLB

Detroit ace Justin Verlander wins his big league best 19th game Monday as his Detroit Tigers stop the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 in St.Petersburg. Verlander’s 19 wins matches his career high and he’s won his last seven decisions. In other American League action, Seattle slips by slumping Cleveland 3-2 as …

The red hot Atlanta Braves complete a sweep of National League West leading Arizona with a 1-0 win over the D’Backs on Sunday. In other NL action, Milwaukee downs New York 6-2 while Washington nips Philadelphia 5-4. Cincinnati downs Pittsburgh 5-4 while San Francisco gains a game on Arizona with …

The Los Angeles Angels got a two run walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Texas Rangers 2-1 Thursday to avoid a four game sweep. Still, the Angels trail the Rangers by six games in the American League West. In other AL games, New York stays …

The San Francisco Giants built a 7-2 lead over the Atlanta Braves and then had to withstand a furious rally before winning 7-5 on Wednesday. The win lifts the Giants to within two and a half games of NL West leading Arizona, who was beaten 9-2 by Philadelphia. The Braves …

Martin Prado’s walk off single in the bottom of the 11th inning gives the Atlanta Braves a 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. The win increases Atlanta’s wild card lead over the Giants to six games in the National League. In other NL games, Milwaukee won its …

Jim Thome slugged two homers, the last number 600 of his career, to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6 on Monday. Thome hit number 600 off pitcher Daniel Schlereth, the son of ESPN broadcaster Mark Schlereth, in the seventh inning to reach the historic milestone. He becomes …

Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla’s hitting streak is now over after he went o for 3 in a 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Uggla’s streak ends at 33 games. Despite the loss, Atlanta still leads the National League wild card race. In other NL games, Arizona …

The Tampa Bay Rays used a five run ninth inning rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. Trailing 7-3 going to the ninth inning, the Rays rallied to win to move them eight games over the .500 mark. In other American League games, Minnesota …

The Atlanta Braves continue to lead the wild card race by four games in the National League after beating the Florida Marlins 4-3 Tuesday night. In the game, second baseman Dan Uggla was only 1 for 6 but the hit extends his hitting streak to 30 games. In other National …

Dan Uggla extends his hitting streak to 29 games as the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 8-5 Monday night in Miami. In other National League games, New York came back from a late 8-4 deficit to nip San Diego 9-8 as Lucas Duda hit a game winning two run …