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CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
Angel Martínez's 3-run homer in the eighth leads Guardians rally in 7-4 win over Dodgers
Angel Martínez hit a three-run, go-ahead homer and the Cleveland Guardians scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The Dodgers built a 4-1 lead before Lou Trivino gave up an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones tied it in the eighth with a two-run single off Tanner Scott (0-1) and Martínez followed with his 394-foot blast off Alex Vesia. Matt Festa (1-0) pitched the eighth and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save. The Guardians salvaged the third and final game of the interleague series. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw was denied his 213th win, despite pitching a season-high five innings and allowing one run. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner struck out three in his third outing since undergoing left knee and toe surgery. José Ramírez extended his career-long hitting streak to 21 games with an RBI single in the first, also moving into eighth place in Cleveland history with 1,564 hits. Carlos Santana went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Will Smith, Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman drove in runs and Kiké Hernández scored on a wild pitch for Los Angeles. Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan left the game after three innings with right wrist inflammation. Kolby Allard made a spot start for Cleveland, allowing two runs in four innings. The Guardians had five runs and eight hits off Trivino and Scott over 2 1/3 innings after Kershaw left the game after the fifth. Key moment Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who leads the majors with 20 home runs, went 0 for 3 with a walk. He had homered in three straight games. Key stat Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-1, 4.68 ERA) pitches Friday against the New York Yankees to begin a seven-game homestand. Up next Guardians: RHP Luis Ortiz (2-5, 4.73 ERA) is tentatively scheduled to start Friday at home against the Los Angeles Angels.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Angel Martínez hits a 3-run homer in the eighth inning as Guardians rally for 7-4 win over Dodgers
CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a three-run, go-ahead homer and the Cleveland Guardians scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The Dodgers built a 4-1 lead before Lou Trivino gave up an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones tied it in the eighth with a two-run single off Tanner Scott (0-1) and Martínez followed with his 394-foot blast off Alex Vesia. Matt Festa (1-0) pitched the eighth and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save. The Guardians salvaged the third and final game of the interleague series. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw was denied his 213th win, despite pitching a season-high five innings and allowing one run. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner struck out three in his third outing since undergoing left knee and toe surgery. José Ramírez extended his career-long hitting streak to 21 games with an RBI single in the first, also moving into eighth place in Cleveland history with 1,564 hits. Carlos Santana went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Will Smith, Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman drove in runs and Kiké Hernández scored on a wild pitch for Los Angeles. Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan left the game after three innings with right wrist inflammation. Kolby Allard made a spot start for Cleveland, allowing two runs in four innings. Key moment The Guardians had five runs and eight hits off Trivino and Scott over 2 1/3 innings after Kershaw left the game after the fifth. Key stat Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who leads the majors with 20 home runs, went 0 for 3 with a walk. He had homered in three straight games. Up next Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-1, 4.68 ERA) pitches Friday against the New York Yankees to begin a seven-game homestand. Guardians: RHP Luis Ortiz (2-5, 4.73 ERA) is tentatively scheduled to start Friday at home against the Los Angeles Angels. ___ AP MLB:
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
5 most underrated baseball players of MLB 2025
Image Source: Getty Amid all the whiz-bang attention grabbed by stars like Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto in the high-octane world of Major League Baseball, several players put together a sustained excellence that doesn't receive their due. So, as we move through the 2025 season, let's take a look at five such underrated players who are providing meaningful production for their teams. José Ramírez , the perennial underappreciated star A six-time All-Star who has placed in the top 10 of M.V.P. voting seven times, José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians somehow still flies under the radar. And in 2024, he came close to becoming the first player in history to reach 40-40-40: 41 stolen bases, 39 home runs, and 39 doubles. He's reliable day in and day out and provides leadership as well as stability to a team that still isn't over the top, but he is one of the better players the league nearly always forgets about. Emerging talents making their mark in Major League Baseball Several young players are stepping up and proving their worth in the 2025 season: Lawrence Butler , Oakland Athletics: Still just 24, Butler seemed to show what he was all about after the All-Star break in 2024, hitting 17 of his 22 dingers after July and slugging .938 OPS in 66 games. His play was rewarded with a seven-year, $65.5 million extension, an early indication from the team that they believe in his long-term contributions. Christian Walker , Houston Astros: Walker has power, but he's known for his defense at first base, with some gold glove hardware and an average of 29 homers per 162 games. Yet, somehow, he's still one of baseball's most underrecognized figures, especially after his three-year, $60 million deal with the Astros. Jarren Duran , Boston Red Sox: Duran did a little bit of everything in 2024 — and for his career — leading Gamecocks in hits (191), doubles (48), triples (14), and runs (111). He was key in Boston but often a sidelight beside bigger names around the league. Kyle Tucker , Chicago Cubs: Since being dealt by the Astros, Tucker has been a steady force on offense. He outhit Juan Soto in slugging percentage and OPS in 2024 despite appearing in fewer games. That performance level is elite, and he doesn't always get the credit he deserves. Also Read: MLB Report: Kansas City Royals eye Josh Hammond and Mason Neville in bold 2025 MLB Draft move Players like these, who truly represent the incredibly deep level of talent in MLB, performers who might not get the same acclaim as the marquee stars, but who are consistent, high-quality performers, just like the guys who were out there. And as the season wears on, their relentless quality might result in them earning the recognition they've always worked towards. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘OK, I feel old now': Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues
CLEVELAND — Carlos Santana, about 10 months shy of his 40th birthday, is the elder statesman on the Guardians' roster. Santana said his teammates often call him 'Grandpa.' José Ramírez said Santana particularly shows his age with how he waddles from one place to the next. On Wednesday, Santana will square off against Clayton Kershaw in the club's series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Once upon a time, nearly 20 years ago, Santana was Kershaw's catcher for the Class A Great Lakes Loons. (To further the point about how long ago this was, Kenley Jansen was also a catcher in the Dodgers' system at the time. Now, he's inching toward 500 career saves.) Advertisement Santana and Kershaw caught up in spring training and reminisced about the nascent days of their professional careers. Santana is 0-for-7 against Kershaw, and he stressed his desire to take the southpaw deep. Santana reached 15 years of major-league service time last week, so The Athletic quizzed him on an array of career milestones, starting with his big-league debut against the Washington Nationals on June 11, 2010, when a 23-36 club called up its top prospect, a catcher with a booming bat and a good eye at the plate. Do you remember the first pitcher you faced? Ummm, nah. I remember the second because I hit a home run. (J.D.) Martin. He played here (in Cleveland). But the first? I don't know. Luis Atilano. Atilano? Ah, I don't remember that. I know the second game, Martin, he played with me in the minor leagues. That was Atilano's only year in the majors, as he posted a 5.15 ERA in 16 starts for the Nationals. As for Martin, Cleveland drafted him with the 35th overall pick in 2001. That year, the club owned four of the first 43 picks, but only Martin ever reached the majors — and he didn't do so with Cleveland. Martin made 24 starts for Washington in 2009-10. Who pitched the third game of that series? (Stephen) Strasburg. I remember that series. I'll never forget it. There was Strasburg Mania that summer, and the frenzy reached new heights when he struck out 14 Pirates batters in his debut. Five days later, he pitched at Progressive Field. Santana batted third and recorded a single, a walk and a flyout against the fellow rookie. (Trevor Crowe hit leadoff, by the way.) You grounded into a fielder's choice in your first at-bat and eventually scored. Do you remember who hit you home? No, it's (been) a long time, 15 years. Wait, what happened to never forgetting that series? Advertisement You scored on an Austin Kearns home run. Ohhh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Big ears. Kearns tagged Atilano for a pair of home runs that night. Who pitched that day for Cleveland? I was catching. Who was it? Jeanmar Gómez? No. (Justin) Masterson? Jake Westbrook. Ohhh, Westbrook. Yeah, the veteran guy. Westbrook was traded seven weeks later to the Cardinals in a three-team deal that landed Cleveland a little-known pitching prospect named Corey Kluber. What about the second game? Whose complete game did you catch? (Shrugs) Fausto Carmona. He was an All-Star that year. Ohhh, Fausto Carmona. Roberto Hernández. Happy for him. He's one of the guys who (impacted) me. We had a very good relationship. Hernández never recaptured the form from his first full season as a big-league starter in 2007, when he logged a 3.06 ERA, finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting and vanquished the Yankees in the playoffs amid swarms of midges. He did, however, receive his only All-Star Game nod in 2010, a year in which he finished with a 3.77 ERA across 210 innings. Who else played catcher for the Indians in 2010? Mike Redmond. He's the bench coach with Colorado. He was actually relieved of his duties earlier this month, but that's correct. Redmond's 13th and final big-league season came with Cleveland. He caught 22 games in 2010. Chris Gimenez, too. I saw him the other day. He told me, 'You look good, man! Keep going. Five more years.' I said, 'Hell no!' That year, Lou Marson caught 81 games, Santana 40, Gimenez 19, Redmond 18 and Luke Carlin made four starts behind the plate in the final week and a half of the season. Against which pitcher have you hit the most home runs? (Justin) Verlander? That's right. How many? I don't know. Nine? Bingo. Somebody told me that when I played in Seattle (in 2022, when Verlander was with the Houston Astros). Overall, Santana has a .226/.320/.607 slash line in 97 plate appearances against Verlander. The two battled often during Santana's first of three stints with Cleveland, and while Verlander was the ace of Detroit's rotation. Advertisement Do you take pride in a future first-ballot Hall of Famer being your most frequent victim? Yeah, I think it's something personal. When I was younger, I (hit) my first grand slam (against the Tigers). When I came (to Detroit six weeks later), he threw behind me. So in my mind, every at-bat I take (against him) is personal. He threw behind me for hitting a grand slam at home. So that's why I think I've hit a lot of home runs against him. Do you remember who you tagged for that grand slam? Joaquin Benoit, against Detroit. On April 29, 2011, Santana smacked a walk-off slam that scored Grady Sizemore, Asdrubal Cabrera and Adam Everett. Where did you hit your only inside-the-park home run? Here (in Detroit). Austin Hedges walked over to a nearby locker. Santana: 'Hey, Hedgey, can you believe that I hit an inside-the-park home run?' Hedges: 'You? No chance.' Santana: 'No chance? Yes.' Hedges: 'When? Your rookie year, 35 years ago? Did all the outfielders die?' Santana: 'I think it was a line drive and the outfielder (slipped).' Hedges: 'Did you do it like (Tyler) Naquin, slide in (to home plate and pose)?' You have one five-hit game to your name. I don't remember that. Against Tampa. Three of the hits came off David Price. Oh really? What year? April 7, 2013. That's a long time ago. I don't know. It's crazy. One day after I retire, I want to check all of my stories and show my kids. Santana finished with a homer, two doubles and two singles in a 13-0 win. Masterson tossed seven scoreless innings. OK, let's wrap with this: Who else was involved in your trade to Cleveland in 2008? July 26, 2008. (Jon) Meloan. And Casey Blake. I cried a lot. That's right. Santana and Meloan, who had debuted for the Dodgers the year prior, came to Cleveland for Blake, who spent five and a half seasons with the Indians. OK, I feel old now. (Top photo of Carlos Santana congratulating Jim Thome after he hit a home run on Sept. 16, 2011: Hannah Foslien / Getty Images)
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shohei Ohtani's leadoff homer powers Dodgers to 7-2 win over Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Monday night. Will Smith also went deep for the Dodgers, who bounced back after dropping two of three games in New York to the Mets. Los Angeles' first five hitters accounted for seven of its eight hits. Ohtani didn't waste any time in hitting his major league-leading 19th homer of the season. He drove a low, inside fastball from Gavin Williams (4-3) on the first pitch into the right-field stands. It was the second time this year he went deep on the first pitch. It was Ohtani's fifth leadoff homer this season and 17th since arriving in the majors from Japan in 2018. It is the first time he has had 19 home runs in the majors before June 1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-3) allowed two runs in six innings and struck out seven. The Japanese right-hander has a 1.97 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors. Key moment The Dodgers got a pair of insurance runs in the fifth on Teoscar Hernández's RBI single and Max Muncy's sacrifice fly. Key stat Cleveland's José Ramírez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 19 games with a pair of doubles. He is batting .387 (29 for 75) with 12 extra-base hits and 11 RBIs during that span. Up next Los Angeles RHP Dustin May (2-4, 4.09 ERA) faces Cleveland RHP Tanner Bibee (4-4, 3.57 ERA) in the middle game of the series. ___ AP MLB:
