MIAMI (AP) ― Nick Green hit a game-winning sacrifice fly and the Miami Marlins rallied for two runs in the 15th inning to beat the Mets 4-3 on Monday night, handing New York its fifth consecutive loss. Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton limped out of the game in the 10th inning with a strained right hamstring. He hit a tapper in front of the plate and clutched his leg just before crossing first b...

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Choo Shin-soo circles the bases after his homer in the sixth inning. ( AFP-Yonhap News) WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Washington Nationals acquired center fielder Denard Span for his ability to hit leadoff and play defense. Saturday against Cincinnati, it was his fielding that stole the show. Span made pair of impressive catches to halt Reds rallies, Bryce Harper hit a two-r...

NEW YORK (AP) ― From his very first pitch, Ryu Hyun-Jin heard the fans cheering for him. A lot of them, anyway. Boosted by plenty of road rooters, the South Korean rookie turned in his best performance yet and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 3-2 Thursday on Andre Ethier’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning. “I was aware there are a lot of Korean Americans here in New Yor...

Choo goes 2 for 4 to raise batting average to .392

Choo goes 3 for 4 with a walk to continue torrid start to season

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Reds manager Dusty Baker’s mind was worn out from another long, long game. At least he could smile. The Chicago Cubs? Numb, just like always. Jay Bruce hit a tying double and scored on Cesar Izturis’ two-out single in the 13th inning Monday night, rallying Cincinnati to a 5-4 victory that gave the Cubs their fourth straight loss. The Reds used seven pitchers, 11 position play...

Ryu Hyun-jin allows five runs and strikes out six in six innings; Choo Shin-soo goes 3 for 4 with a double and three walks

Reds outfielder Choo Shin-soo singles in the third inning on Thursday. (AFP-Yonhap News) CINCINNATI (AP) ― Tony Cingrani might have been a little too relaxed for his first big league start. With the way the Reds have been hitting, that’s understandable. Choo Shin-soo singled, doubled and scored twice, helping Cingrani get a victory in his starting debut, and the Reds won their fourth in a row b...

It didn’t used to be this way for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. The Busan-based Giants have been the most popular club in the nation’s top baseball league in terms of home attendance and have been to the playoffs every year since 2008. The Giants are the first KBO club to draw more than 1 million fans at home in five straight seasons. That streak is in jeopardy this year, ...

CINCINNATI (AP) ― The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds managed only two singles apiece on Tuesday night, staying scoreless until their game was suspended because of heavy rain in the middle of the ninth inning. The game will be picked up at the same point on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., before the teams play the finale of their series no earlier than 7:10 p.m. Phillies reliever Phillippe Au...

MIAMI (AP) ― Lined up in front of their dugouts, all wearing No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day, the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins stood for a moment of silence to honor bombing victims at the Boston Marathon. What began as an annual celebration to salute the man who broke baseball’s color barrier 66 years ago turned somber after a pair of explosions near the finish line in Boston ― about a ...