Ruben Tejada

George Brett is Royals' interim hitting coach

2013-05-30 19:41:00

Stuck in an eight-game losing streak, the Kansas City Royals turned to the greatest player in franchise history to turn around their hitting woes. Hall of Famer George Brett, 60, was appointed the club's interim hitting coach Thursday and joined the...

This time Dodgers rally in ninth inning for 3-2 win over Mets

2013-04-25 13:41:00

The Dodgers were stumbling along again, looking like they were suffering from some kind of hangover from their walk-off loss Wednesday. Only this time in the ninth inning Thursday they were the ones who struck. This time Andre Ethier, who had been...

Dodgers let one get away as Mets rally in ninth, get slam in 10th

2013-04-24 20:19:00

And here the Dodgers were looking like they were going to bring in such a nice, little victory Wednesday. Instead of this: Allowing the Mets to tie the score with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and then watching reliever Josh Wall’s...

Mighty Mark Ellis powers Dodgers to 7-2 victory over Mets

2013-04-23 19:38:00

The Dodgers needed a lift. They’d been struggling to score all season, and then before Tuesday’s game against the Mets learned that right-hander Chad Billingsley was headed for Tommy John surgery. Power did not seem to be the cool night&...

Mets complete sweep of Yankees

2013-05-30 20:12:00

NEW YORK -- Dillon Gee struck out a career-high 12 batters, and the New York Mets swept the season series from the New York Yankees for the first time with a 3-1 victory Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. Gee allowed a solo home run to Robinson Cano in...

Scoreboard -- May 30, 2013

2013-05-30 22:37:00

|TV SPORTS| College Softball--World Series, 6 and 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball--Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP); Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics, 9 p.m. (WGN) NHL Hockey--Playoffs, conference finals, game 1,...

Mets strike early, beat Yankees 9-4

2013-05-29 19:43:00

Faced with a possible demotion to the minor leagues, slumping Ike Davis capped a five-run top of the first inning with a two-run single as the New York Mets extended their season-high winning streak to four games with a 9-4 victory over the New York...

It's Good To Be Matt Harvey These Days

2013-05-28 21:54:00

Life is good these days for the big kid from Fitch High. He's king buddies with Rangers goalie King Henrik Lundqvist. He tools around in a spiffy Escalade. On the mound, he's nearly unhittable, so much so even Doc Gooden came out to watch him Tuesday...

Braves vs. Mets suspended after eight innings, to resume Saturday

2013-05-25 00:00:00

NEW YORK Evan Gattis got his first taste of the Big Apple on Friday night, and by now no one should've been surprised that he took a big bite. The rookie phenom's two-run, two-out, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning snapped a 3-all tie against the...

Mets Lose On Quirky Bounce

2013-05-22 13:59:00

A quirky double by Brandon Phillips broke a ninth-inning tie on Wednesday afternoon and the Cincinnati Reds added two runs to complete a three-game sweep of the Mets with a 7-4 win in front of an announced crowd of 30,415. With one out and runners at...

Murphy comes through for Mets in win over Yankees

2013-05-28 00:00:00

By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange NEW YORK -- Hitting the ball almost 400 feet and making Brett Gardner run backward in the sixth inning didn't work for Daniel Murphy. Two innings later, Murphy found out that hitting the ball about half as far and just...

Mets shut out Nationals

2013-04-21 16:21:00

Everyone knows the Mets need more than just Matt Harvey on the mound. So when Dillon Gee finally pitched Sunday, he wasn’t the only one smiling in the clubhouse. Gee earned his first victory of the season, John Buck hit his seventh home run and New...

Alfonso Soriano catches fly ball off the bat of the Mets' Ruben Tejada in the 6th inning.

2012-06-26 00:00:00