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HOUSTON — As Jo Adell looked back on the way the Angels handled the Houston Astros’ pitchers in a 7-2 victory on Tuesday night, he mentioned his injured teammate. No, not Mike Trout. “We Fletched them,” Adell said, referring to shortstop David Fletcher, who is known for finding ways to drop even the weakest hit…
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The best rotation in MLB is one step closer to adding baseball’s best pitcher back into the mix. Jacob deGrom is set to undergo a follow-up MRI on the stress reaction in his right scapula on Monday. The MRI will take place in Florida, where deGrom has spent the majority of his time since the…
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DETROIT — The deadline to get vaccinated in time to pass Canadian border requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine has passed for the Yankees’ first trip to Toronto. The Bombers are still not commenting on the vaccination status of their players, but Aaron Boone suggested that he expects to have his full roster against the Blue…
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Step one: Come back from a three-run deficit. Step two: Overturned call. Step three: Walk-off win. Francisco Lindor ripped an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the 10th to give the Mets a 5-4 win over the Giants in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Citi Field. The Mets shortstop, who also…
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ANAHEIM — Tuesday night’s edition of the Freeway Faceoff stalled early, hit the gas, weaved through traffic and slammed the brakes on the Ducks’ hopes of playing spoiler as the Kings earned a 2-1 victory that brought them a significant step closer to their first postseason appearance since 2018. Winger Adrian Kempe opened the scoring…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Mission Viejo’s Sofia Elliott and San Juan Hills’ Peyton Leonard dueled for 11 innings in the circle. The Diablos’ outfielders combined for four spectacular diving or sliding catches  And Brooke Finneran shook off a recent injury to delivered in…
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LOS ANGELES — When he reached the major leagues, Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried chose jersey No. 32 as an homage to his favorite pitcher growing up: Sandy Koufax. Koufax famously threw the first perfect game in Dodger Stadium history, on Sept. 9, 1965. Fried, a 28-year-old San Fernando Valley native who starred at Harvard-Westlake, was…
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One strikeout, followed by another whiff, and then another. Suddenly, nine consecutive batters retired, including 17 of the last 18. This was getting real; Max Scherzer had the look. In his first home start as a Met, Scherzer carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the Mets’ 3-1 win over the Giants in Game…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 115-105 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta Hawks: — This was the perfect example of needing to take care of business with a purpose. — For the Heat, part of the purpose is Hawks forward John Collins working his way back from toe and finger injuries.…
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Former Lakers executive Jerry West demanded a retraction and an apology for what he called “a baseless and malicious assault” on his character in the HBO series “Winning Time,” in a letter sent by his legal team to the network and producer Adam McKay on Tuesday evening, which was distributed to multiple media outlets. West’s…
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