Perkins lets one get away, fails to stop skid

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
They were three outs away from their first win, only to see closer Glen Perkins blow his first save chance in an eventual 4-3 loss to the Royals in 10 innings ... After a one-out single by Lorenzo Cain, Perkins got Eric Hosmer down 0-2 in the count, but he left a 93 mph fastball over the plate, and Hosmer lifted it into the left-field corner ... I just couldn't make the pitches to get guys out....

Markakis matches career high with 3 doubles

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
The four doubles through this season's first five games equal the total he reached during the 16th game of the 2015 season. Unfortunately for Markakis, his productive performance was squandered as the Cardinals tallied seven runs against Jim Johnson and Jose Ramirez after facing a one-run deficit with two outs and the bases empty in the eighth inning....

Gore scores on wild pitch in 10th, Royals beat winless Twins

Edit The Washington Times 11 Apr 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Speedy pinch runner Terrance Gore streaked home on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning, scoring with a headfirst slide to lift the Kansas City Royals over the winless Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday. The World Series champion Royals rallied for two runs ... ....

Panik's big hit caps Giants' 9-6 comeback win over Dodgers

Edit The Oklahoman 11 Apr 2016
Santiago Casilla got three outs for his second save as San Francisco took three of four from its fiercest rival. ....

Coco Crisp’s homer gives A’s win in extra innings, series sweep

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 11 Apr 2016
Bassitt put forth a commendable effort, going seven innings and allowing three hits and five walks while striking out four. [...] the sixth, he had only one difficult inning, suddenly losing the strike zone and walking the bases loaded at one point issuing eight balls in a row; he got out of it by getting Steve Clevenger to ground out to first....

Homering late, Yelich stresses theme of resiliency

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON -- The home run didn't change the outcome, but to Christian Yelich, it was another reminder that the Marlins are competing until the final out ... The solo shot actually did put the Marlins in striking distance, because with two outs, Martin Prado singled. Pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich has home run power, but he grounded out to second, ending the game....

Sweep Swing: Crisp sends A's past M's in 10

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
Hernandez fired seven shutout innings, striking out 10 and yielding just three hits in a pitching duel with A's starter Chris Bassitt, who also went seven innings with only three hits allowed. Bassitt pitched around five walks and struck out five, with one unearned run scoring in the sixth ... Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV....

Mariners fall in 10 despite dominant Felix

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
Hernandez fired seven shutout innings, striking out 10 and yielding just three hits in a pitching duel with A's starter Chris Bassitt, who also went seven innings with only three hits allowed. Bassitt pitched around five walks and struck out five, with one unearned run scoring in the sixth ... Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV....

Story hits 7th homer as Rockies beat Padres 6-3

Edit Springfield News-Sun 11 Apr 2016
He struck out six and didn't walk a batter ... Ramirez was thrown out trying to steal on the next pitch by rookie catcher Tony Wolters, who also picked up his first major league hit Sunday. San Diego had scored a franchise record 29 runs over the first two games at Coors Field after becoming the first team in the majors to get shut out three times to start a season....

Lone survivor as ship sinks with two crew dead and one missing

Edit Scotsman 11 Apr 2016
“They were all being supported by the life raft as the vessel sank but the water was too cold and two crew members reached the conclusion that if they had stayed with the life raft, as they are taught to do, then hypothermia would have set in ... Sadly only one reached it ... We're reaching out to them.”....

Bettis boosted by CarGo, 5 solo home runs

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
and Christian Bethancourt to open the second inning were followed by a one-out double from Adam Rosales ... Gonzalez launched a two-out solo shot into the left-field seats, and Arenado followed with his own homer to give the Colorado a 2-0 lead ... James Shields got 14 ground-ball outs in seven innings ... Bettis singled with one out, sending Wolters from first to third before the catcher scored on Blackmon's fielder's choice....

Age of adventure for retirees

Edit China Daily 11 Apr 2016
Somewhere good for their health ... The number of Chinese older than 60 reached 220 million by the end of 2015, accounting for 16.1 percent of the population, the National Bureau of Statistics' data show. The figure is expected to reach roughly 400 million by 2050 ... ....

Offense slowed; Padres taken down by long ball

Edit MLB 11 Apr 2016
and Christian Bethancourt to open the second inning were followed by a one-out double from Adam Rosales ... Gonzalez launched a two-out solo shot into the left-field seats, and Arenado followed with his own homer to give the Colorado a 2-0 lead ... James Shields got 14 ground-ball outs in seven innings ... Bettis singled with one out, sending Wolters from first to third before the catcher scored on Blackmon's fielder's choice....
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