(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Marcus Semien hit a two-run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex. The 422-foot drive deep into the bleachers in left off reliever Kevin Kelly (2-1) was Semien's first home run since June 9 and ended a 3-for-44 slump. Leody Taveras went 2-for-2 with a walk and a
(Photo credit: Joseph Cress-USA TODAY Sports) Davis Thompson shot 9-under-par 62 to move into the lead in the John Deere Classic in Saturday's third round at Silvis, Ill., seeking to secure his first victory on the PGA Tour after recent strong outings. Thompson goes into Sunday's final round at 21-under 192 with a two-stroke advantage on Eric Cole, who recorded a 64 with a strong late-round stretch, and England's Aaron R
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Two-time Grand Slam singles champion and Hall of Famer Vic Seixas has died, according to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He was 100. The Hall said Seixas died Friday but it didn't disclose a cause of death. Seixas won the 1953 Wimbledon and 1954 U.S. Championships (now the U.S. Open) during a career that saw him reach No. 1 in 1954. Overall, Seixas won 15 Grand Slam ti
(Photo credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) Tyler Anderson threw eight scoreless innings and tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon. Anderson (8-8) did not walk a batter and allowed just three hits -- all singles -- while not allowing a Cubs baserunner to get as far as second base. He made 98 pi
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Saturday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after the first inning without making a plate appearance. There was no immediate word on the reason for Rodriguez's departure. He jammed his right thumb in Thursday's game against Baltimore and was dealing with a knee issue Friday, according to the Mariners' ROOT Sport
(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Miranda matched the major league record for consecutive hits and Brooks Lee clubbed his first career home run as the Minnesota Twins beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-3 on Saturday. Miranda went 2-for-3 after entering the game with 10 hits in his previous 10 at-bats. He was hit by a pitch from Astros right-hander Hunter Brown (6-6) in his first plate appearance then added
