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Cards top Red Sox 4-2 to level Series

Oct 25, 2013

BOSTON (AP) ― Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and leveled the World Series. Wacha beat John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, and this time it was the Cardinals‘ turn to take advantage of sloppy fielding as St. Louis topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night in Game 2. David Ortiz put Boston ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run homer just over the Green Monster in left, ending Wacha’s scoreless
Doosan beats Samsung to take Korean Series opener

Oct 24, 2013

The Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 7-2 to open the Korean Series here on Thursday, taking a major first step toward the Korea Baseball Organization championship.Visiting Daegu Stadium, the Bears pounded the Lions' pitching for 12 hits, including two solo home runs, in the resounding victory to start the best-of-seven showdown.Shortstop Son Si-heon, making his first postseason start this year, went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to pace the Bears' offense.The second game will be ba
Lester, Red Sox rout sloppy Cards in Series opener

Oct 24, 2013

Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned this World Series opener into a rout.Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right after the umps reversed a blown call, Jon Lester made an early lead stand up and the Red Sox romped past sloppy St. Louis 8-1 Wednesday night for their ninth straight win in a World Series game.A season before Major League Baseball is expected to expand instant replay, fans got to see a preview. The entire six-man crew huddled
Samsung, Doosan eyeing history in Korean Series

Oct 23, 2013

History will be at stake as the Samsung Lions prepare to host the Doosan Bears in the Korean Series, the championship round in the Korea Baseball Organization, starting on Thursday.The first game of the best-of-seven series is set to start at 6 p.m. Thursday at Daegu Stadium, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The Lions won their third straight pennant with a record of 75-51-2 and earned the bye to the Korean Series. They will have home-field advantage and will host the first two games and,
Boston strong: Sox ride wave of good feelings

Oct 22, 2013

BOSTON (AP) ― Walking back to his Fenway Park office after the traditional Patriots Day morning Red Sox game, Charles Steinberg saw the reports on TV that there had been explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.He saw video of the damage on Boylston Street. He heard the police say that a fire at the John F. Kennedy Library might be related. And he thought to himself, “We’re next.”“That added to the dread,” said Steinberg, an executive vice president with the Red Sox who orchestrates many of
NBA eager to ...get Derrick Rose back on the floor

Oct 22, 2013

MIAMI (AP) ― There’s no question that the city of Chicago was waiting, impatiently at times, to get Derrick Rose back. And the same could likely be said about the Bulls franchise.They weren’t alone. The NBA was waiting as well.When Rose’s comeback commences for real on opening night in Miami on Oct. 29 against the two-time defending champion Heat, there’s no question the league will be savoring the return of one of its biggest sources of star power. Rose sells tons of jerseys, sells tons of tick
Mattingly unsure about future with Dodgers

Oct 22, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Don Mattingly said Monday that his 2014 contract option vested with the Dodgers’ first-round playoff victory over Atlanta, but he isn’t sure he’ll be back as manager next season.He said that the organization put him in a difficult position with his players by not exercising a team option going into the final year of his three-year deal.“It’s been a frustrating, tough year, honestly,” he told reporters while sitting next to general manager Ned Colletti.“It puts me in a spot tha
Fresh-faced Cards vs. bearded Sox

Oct 21, 2013

Big Papi, Dustin Pedroia and the bearded guys from Boston. Michael Wacha, Trevor Rosenthal and those fresh mugs from St. Louis.Pretty neat face-off in this World Series.Cardinals-Red Sox, once again in October. Fully rested, they’ll open Wednesday night at Fenway Park.Postseason stars from past and present ― Carlos Beltran, David Freese, John Lackey, David Ortiz and Adam Wainwright.Juicy plotlines ― can Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina shut down Jacoby Ellsbury and the runnin’ Red Sox? Can all-w
Sloppy LG Twins crash out of first postseason in 11 years

Oct 21, 2013

Held back by sloppy fielding and sluggish bats, the LG Twins lasted just five days in their first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff in more than a decade.The Twins, owner of the second-best record during the regular season, crashed out of their first postseason since 2002, succumbing to their Seoul rivals, the Doosan Bears, in four games of the best-of-five second round series. The 5-1 loss on Sunday was the final blow.The Bears, which finished fourth in the regular season, had battled t
Red October

Oct 20, 2013

Shane Victorino’s grand slam sends Red Sox into Series
L.A. ouster ends Ryu’s ...first big-league postseason

Oct 20, 2013

South Korean hurler Ryu Hyun-jin’s first Major League Baseball postseason ended on a sour note in St. Louis, as his Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated in the National League Championship Series following their 9-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6.Ryu made two starts in the playoffs, going 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 10 innings pitched. Ryu was lined up to start Game 7 if the Dodgers won to stay alive.In his postseason debut on Oct. 6 against the Atlanta Braves at home in Game 3 of the Natio
Ryu Hyun-jin's first big league postseason ends as Dodgers get knocked out of NLCS

Oct 19, 2013

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean hurler Ryu Hyun-jin's first Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason ended on a sour note in St. Louis on Friday, as his Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) following their 9-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6.Ryu made two starts in the playoffs, going 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 10 innings pitched. Ryu was lined up to start Game 7 if the Dodgers won Friday to stay alive.In his postseason debut on Oct. 6
MLB takes formal step for big league clubs to sign pitcher Yoon Suk-min

Oct 18, 2013

Major League Baseball (MLB) has tendered a status check on the South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min, baseball officials here said Friday, a formal administrative step before a big league club can sign any professional player from here.According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), MLB on Friday asked for Yoon's status in the top domestic league. The KBO said it informed MLB that Yoon, 27, is currently under contract with the Kia Tigers and will be eligible for free agency after the end of the
Red Sox on brink of World Series return

Oct 18, 2013

Mike Napoli homered and the Red Sox tagged Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez for four runs Thursday in a 4-3 win that put Boston on the brink of returning to baseball's World Series.The victory gave the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, which shifts to Boston for game six on Saturday and game seven, if necessary, on Sunday.The Red Sox are trying to get back to Major League Baseball's championship showcase for the first time since 2007, when they won their
Backed by dominant pitching, LG beats Doosan to even KBO playoff series

Oct 17, 2013

The LG Twins blanked the Doosan Bears 2-0 on Thursday to knot their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff series at one game apiece, backed by a dominant performance by their flame-throwing starter.Radhames Liz struck out 10 and gave up only one hit in eight overpowering innings for the victorious side at Jamsil Stadium, and leadoff Park Yong-taik went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI to back the right-hander.The third game will be back at Jamsil at 2 p.m. Saturday. Since both teams share