Lyle Overbay

Angels display power in win over Royals, 6-2

2013-05-15 00:00:00

There are issues in the starting rotation, in the bullpen, on the bench. For the Angels, those are minor issues. These Angels are built to outslug the opposition. If they don't hit, the rest doesn't matter. Those Angels showed up on Tuesday. For the...

Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 in the 10th, Johnson blows third straight save opportunity

2013-05-20 21:13:00

Orioles closer Jim Johnson can be depended on to always be at his locker to answer questions anytime he becomes a focal point of a game following a blown save. Those times have been rare, until recently, as Johnson has blown three consecutive ninth-...

Steady Cano Making Case To Be A Keeper

2013-05-18 16:08:00

Three times Saturday, Robinson Cano flashed a smile as big as Jay-Z's when he sees his wife, Beyonce, after a long day at the office. The first time came when Cano, semi-fooled by a Brandon Morrow pitch, still managed to turn it into one of those short-...

SUNDAY GRAVY: Joe Girardi working his magic with Yankees

2013-05-19 04:24:03

O.J. Simpson appeared in court earlier this week. Let's hope his search for the real killers is going a little better than his search for the prison salad bar. --Managers often get too much credit when a baseball team succeeds, especially in major...

La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos

2013-05-18 00:00:00

� �Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lanc� una maldici�n a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que a�n sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un s�bado 24 de diciembre de...

Wilhelmsen, Mariners slam door on Yankees, claim series with 3-2 win

2013-05-17 03:54:03

Still pulsating, Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen stood holding a beverage in the clubhouse to explain why he was feeling fulfilled. "Everything you could want as a ninth-inning guy happened right there," Wilhelmsen said. Just about everything the...

Liga Americana: Moore establece nuevas marcas desde el montículo

2013-05-15 08:27:00

Houston (EEUU), 15 may (EFE).- El abridor Matt Moore dio c�tedra sobre el mont�culo y se convirt� en l�der de triunfos en la Liga Americana, consigui� una marca de equipo y empat� otra, para ser protagonista en la jornada del b�isbol profesional de la...

Yankees rally to beat Mariners and get CC Sabathia off the hook

2013-05-15 02:44:02

Before this season began, the Yankees were a hastily assembled roster of retreads and replacements. Six weeks later, they're a first-place team that can't lose. Take Tuesday night, for example. The Yankees faced their nemesis Felix Hernandez, trailed 3-...

Mariners, Felix Hernandez not perfect enough in loss to Yankees

2013-05-15 03:24:03

NEW YORK _ Charlie Furbush summed up the postgame mood for many of his fellow Mariners when he shrugged and said he felt he pitched well despite the results. The Mariners, to a man, played a pretty good ballgame Tuesday night despite taking a 4-3 loss...

Yankees activan a Curtis Granderson

2013-05-14 15:13:00

� Buenas noticias para los Yankees de Nueva York: Curtis Granderson ha regresado al club. El patrullero de los Mulos, que no hab�a jugado en toda la temporada tras sufrir una lesi�n en el antebrazo derecho durante la primavera, fue reactivado el...

Rookie helps Yankees get split of doubleheader

2013-05-13 18:06:12

The Sports Xchange CLEVELAND — In the first game of their doubleheader Monday, the New York Yankees held the Cleveland Indians to one run but lost, so in the second game, the Yankees did not allow the Indians to score any runs. After losing the...

Judging the Royals: Three bad sliders cost Santana the game

2013-05-13 11:14:02

Sunday against the Yankees, Ervin Santana threw 102 pitches -- three of them cost him the game. In the third inning Santana threw a slider up in the zone to Robinson Cano, and the Yankees second baseman hit it over 400 feet. Unfortunately, the right field...

Michael McKenry is greeted at home plate by teammates Xavier Paul, center left, Josh Harrison, center right, and Lyle Overbay, right, after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Pirates ahead of the Chicago Cubs Friday night.

2011-07-08 20:51:34

Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Wood, left, is greeted by Lyle Overbay after hitting a two-run homer off Houston Astros pitcher Wandy Rodriguez during a baseball game Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

2011-07-05 21:11:32

New York Mets second baseman Ruben Tejada, top, hops over Pittsburgh Pirates' Lyle Overbay at second base to complete a double play on Pirates pinch-hitter Wyatt Toregas in the ninth inning to end the baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday.

2011-06-10 21:20:47