LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Astros slugger Jose Altuve accepted the American League Hank Aaron Award on Wednesday shortly before his team took the field aiming to level the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Altuve and the Miami Marlins Giancarlo Stanton received the annual honor given to the top offensive performers in the American and National leagues. The award is determined by online voting by fans and by a special panel of Hall of […]
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Baseball: Astros carry Harvey-ravaged Houston hopes in World Series
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch says his team is carrying the hopes of their hurricane-ravaged city as they open their World Series campaign against the Los Angeles Dodgers here Tuesday. The Texan outfit have been installed as the sentimental favorites for the best-of-seven series just two months after Hurricane Harvey deluged the region with record flooding that left more than 80 dead. Add in the fact that several members of the Astros […]
2017 MLB All-Star Game: Cano lifts AL over NL in extra innings; earns MVP
EBC Sports International Renee Suarez, Florida Bureau Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau MIAMI,FLORIDA – The American League prevailed over the National League at the 88th annual All-Star Game for the fifth straight meeting, winning 2-1 in 10 innings at Marlins Park last Tuesday night. Tied at 1-1 at the top of the 10th inning, Robinson Cano, the Seattle Mariners second baseman blasted a solo home run off Chicago Cubs closer Wade Davis. Cano circled around […]
Red-hot Rockies score 5 in the 9th with 2 outs; win season-high 7 in a row
by Marie A. Dumayac Eagle News Service, Denver DENVER, Colorado (Eagle News) — The Colorado Rockies are having an incredible season. This is their first 7-game win streak since April 2011. In a turnaround from previous seasons, the Rockies are now sitting on 1st place in the National League, 2nd in the whole league. They are the first NL team to win 41 games, and the only NL team that has more than 40 wins so […]





