It seems we have our first real baseball brawl of the season. In the eighth inning between the Giants and Nationals, Giants reliever Hunter Strickland drilled Bryce Harper in the side with a 97.8 mph fastball, with Harper promptly charging the mound. The Nats right … [Read more...] about Bryce Harper involved in bench-clearing brawl against Giants after being hit by pitch
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Alex Rodriguez hit by pitch, then homers in Yankees 9-6 win over Red Sox
YANKEES 9, RED SOX 6 BOSTON — The Red Sox hit Alex Rodriguez. Then A-Rod hit back. Ryan Dempster drilled A-Rod in the second inning, bringing players from both benches and bullpens on to the field, though order was restored before things got out of hand. Joe … [Read more...] about Alex Rodriguez hit by pitch, then homers in Yankees 9-6 win over Red Sox
Yankees’ Robinson Cano stays hot the day after he’s hit by pitch against Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO — The day after getting hit by a pitch on the left hand, Robinson Cano returned to the Yankee lineup Saturday and was 2-for-3 with a sac fly. He said afterward his hand “felt good.” Cano — who stayed in the game after being hit in the sixth … [Read more...] about Yankees’ Robinson Cano stays hot the day after he’s hit by pitch against Toronto Blue Jays
Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez hit by pitch, but Indians’ Mitch Talbot says plunking was not intentional
Alex Rodriguez may have been the latest contestant on "Drill the Yankee," but Indians pitcher Mitch Talbot claims he was the injured party after getting tossed from the Yankees' 4-0 victory at the Stadium Saturday. The Yankees were leading 2-0 in the sixth inning after … [Read more...] about Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez hit by pitch, but Indians’ Mitch Talbot says plunking was not intentional
Mike Pelfrey loses All-Star form, unravels after Scott Rolen is hit by pitch and Jerry Manuel tossed
For the Mets, it's been kind of a season of mini-seasons, beginning with that 4-8 start that didn't include Ike Davis and certainly didn't bode well for the summer of opportunity it's become. After that, there was the 9-1 first long home stand "season" that got us to start … [Read more...] about Mike Pelfrey loses All-Star form, unravels after Scott Rolen is hit by pitch and Jerry Manuel tossed