MIAMI (AP) -- Choo Shin-soo’s first home run landed in the nightclub beyond the left-field fence, catching by surprise revelers distracted by the Miami Heat on TV.His second homer dropped into the right-field bullpen amid Marlins relievers, who saw ball coming.Clearing the hard-to-reach fence both ways, Choo went 4 for 5 Wednesday and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0.Mike Leake and three relievers combined on an 11-hitter for

MIAMI (AP) ― One pitch from being pulled, and one strike from victory, Homer Bailey unleashed a 97 mph fastball to finish off the Marlins.With his 125th pitch ― a career high ― Bailey completed a six-hitter and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to four games by beating Miami 6-2 Tuesday night.Bailey went to a full count on the final batter, Greg Dobbs, and wouldn’t have faced another, manager Dusty Baker said.“We were counting pitches in the ninth inning,” Baker said. “We we

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Chris Capuano pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Scott Van Slyke homered, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.Capuano (1-2) allowed a run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. The left-hander started against the Marlins for the first time since last Aug. 12, when he threw eight innings of two-hit ball in a 5-0 win at Miami. Brandon League finished in a non-save situation, giving up a two-ru

Korean allows one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings to pick up fourth win

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Dan Uggla and Juan Francisco helped Atlanta quickly forget a terrible ending.Uggla hit a pair of solo homers and Francisco added his first career grand slam as the Braves recovered from a stunning last-swing loss by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 Wednesday.Atlanta took two of three in the series, the first the Reds lost at home this season. The Reds are 13-6 at Great American Ball Park, the most home wins the majors.Devin Mesoraco and Choo Shin-soo hit two-out homers in the ni

In a matter of weeks, Chris Oxspring, a right-handed starter for the Lotte Giants, has gone from a scapegoat to one of the few bright spots for the struggling Korea Baseball Organization club.The 35-year-old Australian got off to a rocky beginning on his second tour of duty in the top South Korean league. In his first four starts of the season, Oxspring went 0-3 as he surrendered 14 earned runs and walked 14 batters in 19 innings. But in his last three starts, Oxspring has gone 3-0, having conce

After being traded by the same Korea Baseball Organization team for the second time in his career this week, Kim Sang-hyun didn’t initially hide his disappointment.In his first game for the SK Wyverns since being moved by the Kia Tigers, the right-handed slugger put what bitter feelings he might have had behind him, and made an immediate impact on the field. Batting cleanup for the Incheon-based club following Monday’s trade, Kim went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Both RBIs came on

CINCINNATI (AP) ― One of the NL’s best closers was one strike away from a milestone save. Devin Mesoraco and Choo Shin-soo turned everything upside down in a span of five pitches.Mesoraco homered on a full-count pitch from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday night, and Choo followed with his second homer of the game, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.So sudden, and so shocking for everyone.“He’s the best closer in the league,” said Choo,

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Andrelton Simmons is starting to get noticed for more than those amazing defensive plays.The young shortstop homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs on Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds’ winning streak at three games.The Braves won at a place where they’ve had little success lately. They were 0-4 at Great American Ball Park last year and 14-25 overall since it opened for the 2003 season. Simmons led the way on o

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