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Angels rally in eighth inning to beat Astros

2013-05-09 21:40:00

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Angels win game and now may win protest as well

2013-05-10 10:29:00

Wins have been few and far between for the Angels this season, but on Thursday in Houston, they may have gotten a pair of victories. Not only did they rally to win the game with the Astros, 6-5, they appeared to have won a protest over an umpire's...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On Baseball column

2013-05-12 00:00:00

It is obvious that expanded replay will not cure all that ails major-league umpires. The umpires used instant replay of a home run by Oakland's Adam Rosales in Cleveland on Wednesday and still got it wrong. Umpire Angel Hernandez's excuse? The umps...

Mattingly, Scioscia on thin ice in LA

2013-05-11 13:21:00

How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...

Angels edge Astros, 6-5, snap losing streak

2013-05-10 00:00:00

HOUSTON_The Angels won a game they needed badly, but the umpire crew might have needed this result just as much. The Angels rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and Ernesto Frieri converted his second five-out save in eight days to secure a 6-5...

Phillies nominee for Roberto Clemente Award announced

2012-09-18 16:26:44

Pirates snap 5-game skid

2012-09-23 18:15:00

HOUSTON (AP) — If the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to salvage something positive out of this once-promising season they’ll have to finish strong. � Manager Clint Hurdle thought A.J. Burnett’s solid outing on Sunday illustrated that...

Astros embrace being youngest National League team

2012-04-10 15:56:00

They're the National League's youngest team, the Astros. "I think we look at it as a good thing. We're athletic. We're hungry. We're eager to play," Brian Bogusevic, an Astros outfielder, said.� It was an Astros home run festival during their season...

Snyder relishes opportunity to play for hometown Astros

2012-04-11 16:12:00

Chris Snyder has serious love for the Astros, and rightfully so. The 31-year-old veteran catcher, who received a one-year contract to play with the Astros, was brought in to help Houston put lots of runs on the scoreboard. "To be able to play here...

Pitcher Wesley Wright #53 of the Houston Astros throws against the Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park on April 19, 2013 in Houston, Texas.

2013-04-19 21:33:50