This season it feels like we have been snakebitten a little bit. We have lost 10 games by one run and we’ve been walked off five times. I think there are two ways we could look at it.
Aviators/Baseball
A.J. Landis tossed a three-hitter and didn’t allow a runner to reach third base until the seventh inning as he led Desert Oasis to a 7-0 baseball win at Arbor View. The Diamondbacks moved one-half game ahead of the Aggies entering the final week of the league season.
Nick Evans and Zach Borenstein hit back-to-back doubles to open Reno’s three-run fourth inning that sent the Aces past the 51s 6-3 in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday in Reno.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who has discussed his ambition to one day become a two-sport star, clarified his comments and made it clear Wednesday that he has no plans to leave football for baseball.
Baseball slugger Barry Bonds’ conviction of obstructing justice during a government probe into steroid use was overturned by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.
Royals right-handed reliever Kelvin Herrera is appealing his five-game suspension, which was to begin Wednesday.
Vince Fernandez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift UC Riverside to an 8-6 home victory over the UNLV baseball team in a wild game on Tuesday afternoon.
The Liberty and Las Vegas baseball teams had the same number of chances to hit with runners in scoring position on Tuesday.
Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Kelvin Herrera was suspended five games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally throwing a fastball behind Oakland Athletics infielder Brett Lawrie during a testy weekend series between the 2014 playoff opponents.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount after an incident with umpire John Tumpane during Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
“Little League home run” by Cubs rookie against Pirates rekindles memories of former Stars outfielder.
A fan who was hit in the head by a foul ball during Monday night’s Cubs-Pirates game has been released from the hospital, according to a statement by the Pirates.
Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price apologized Tuesday for his profanity-laced tirade the day before in which he used the F-word a whopping 77 times in a venemous five-minute, 34-second showdown in which he called out reporters for revealing roster information.
Kris Bryant is still waiting for his first big league homer, but he used some nifty baserunning to turn a two-run double into a highly-entertaining “little league home run” Monday night.
Las Vegas 51s shortstop Matt Reynolds started the season on a 3-for-23 skid but has since gone 13-for-28 to lift his average to .314 with a team-leading 15 RBIs. His streak of five straight multiple-hit games came to an end in Monday’s 8-4 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies at Cashman Field.
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