BOSTON — With Scott Effross getting the save Saturday night, the Yankees have had 10 players record a save this season. That is the most by any team in the majors and after Clay Holmes recent struggles, it leaves the Bombers looking for guys to close out games now. “I mean, it’s going to evolve.…
Day: August 15, 2022
DL Hall’s development is a delicate balance. For the contending Orioles, it’s just the beginning. | ANALYSIS
One was on the mound making his major league debut, and the other was in the stands at Tropicana Field, soaking in the atmosphere from a scene he hopes to experience soon. It was a short-lived debut for Orioles left-hander DL Hall, who was pulled after 3 2/3 innings and learned he was headed back…
Column: It’s déjà vu all over again for Tony La Russa and the underachieving Chicago White Sox
No one remains the way they were in their 30s, and Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is no different than the rest of us. But La Russa, 77, sounds a lot like he did in his first go-round on the South Side in the 1980s, especially when it comes to addressing the Sox’s…
Eduardo Escobar doesn’t think he’ll need trip to IL
After being abruptly pulled from Friday night’s game with tightness in his left side, Eduardo Escobar finally explained what happened. “I really felt it when I was swinging,” he said on Sunday afternoon. “After those couple ground balls at third I felt kind of a pull. I went into the cage and took a couple…
UCLA’s Murphy twins could be double trouble for Pac-12 QBs
LOS ANGELES — Grayson and Gabriel Murphy are twins, identical in just about every sense of the word. They look alike. They are listed at the same height and same weight — 6-foot-3 and 262 pounds. They play the same position. And they’re trying to prove themselves at UCLA. The defensive linemen arrived at Westwood…
DJ LeMahieu sidelined by toe soreness
Not only did the Yankees get shut out and lose a series here at Fenway this weekend, they now have to be concerned about DJ LeMahieu. The Yankees versatile infielder sat out Sunday night’s 3-0 loss to the Red Sox with a sore right big toe, an issue that has been bothering him for several…
Anne Heche, star with troubled life, dies of crash injuries
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise in the 1990s and accomplished career contrasted with personal chapters of turmoil, died of injuries from a fiery car crash. She was 53. Heche was “peacefully taken off life support,” spokeswoman Holly Baird said in a statement Sunday night.…
Yankees blanked by Red Sox, drop series
BOSTON — Well, at least it’s over now. The Yankees’ disastrous, nine-game roadtrip featured blown leads, bad base running and the offense being held scoreless three times. Sunday night, Michael Wacha and the Red Sox sent the Bombers limping back home after 3-0 shut out at Fenway Park. The Yankees (72-43) lost seven out of nine…