Samsung Lions slugger Lee Seung-yeop is well on his way to putting another notch in his belt with 500 career home runs, after previously notching his 2,000th career hit last month. After hitting a homer against Hanwha on Wednesday, Lee has 497 career home runs, with 159 in the Japanese league and 338 for the Lions, the only team he has ever played for in Korea. Lee has played in 1,197 games in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants, striking out a career-high 14 and getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Wednesday night. Cain’s 125-pitch masterpiece for San Francisco featured a pair of great plays by his corner outfielders, and he got pinch-hitter Jason Castro on a grounder to ...

DETROIT (AP) ― Ubaldo Jimenez had walked more hitters than anybody in baseball this year, and it’s fair to say he’d been a bit of a bust since coming over to Cleveland in a big trade last season. “He’s better than that,” manager Manny Acta said Tuesday night. “Today was a step in the right direction.” Jimenez walked only one hitter, pitching impressively into the seventh inning, and the Indians...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Ryan Vogelsong kept thinking how steady all the other San Francisco starters have been over the past week. It weighed on his mind Monday morning before his outing. His turn, time to keep up and do his part. He delivered, all right. Vogelsong won his fourth straight decision, Buster Posey scored the go-ahead run on a double-play groundball by Joaquin Arias in the seventh inn...

Korean veteran slugger Lee Dae-ho has pumped up his Japanese performance this month, earning him the league’s MVP award for May. The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” Lee was named the Pacific League MVP for his offensive performance last month, making him the third Korean ever to receive the honor. Lee topped the charts with 28 hits, a batting average of .322 and eight home runs during the month, his ...

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Now that the Minnesota Twins are winning, they hope they haven’t lost Joe Mauer for long. The former AL MVP and three-time batting champion sprained his right thumb and left the Twins’ 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, Minnesota’s fifth victory in six games following a five-game losing streak. “Hopefully I’ll be back in there soon,” said Mauer, who singled home Minn...

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Joe Mauer knows how to break out of a slump. Mauer, who entered Saturday night’s game in an 0 for 10 skid, had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer, to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians. “I was making good contact,” Mauer said. “I felt pretty good.” Mauer had an RBI single in Minnesota’s four-run first inning. He also singled in th...

May was a big month for the Orix Buffaloes’ slugger Lee Dae-ho after hitting eight homers. Lee ended his second month in the Pacific League with a batting average of .277 which is likely to only keep rising as he ended the month with a six-game hitting streak. Up from .233 at the beginning of the month, Lee could possibly add more to the board on Saturday against the Tohuku Golden Eagles after ...

The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” Lee Dae-ho hit his 10th home run of the season on Monday, putting him first in the Pacific League and second in Japan. What’s surprising is that the 29-year-old is not only smashing balls into the upper deck at a record pace but doing it after only 100 days in Japan. Lee’s last homer against the Yokohama Baystars on Monday put him one ahead of Wily Pena of the Soft...