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Clayton Kershaw surpasses Don Sutton as Los Angeles Dodgers’ all-time leader in strikeouts

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw became the Los Angeles Dodgers all-time leader in strikeouts on Saturday night, striking out Detroit Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson in the fourth inning for the 2,697th regular-season punchout of his storied career. Kershaw, 34, surpassed Don Sutton, who last pitched for the Dodgers in 1988 and had reigned as the […]

A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano says vile remark by Astros hitting coach spurred brawl

Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a vile comment to Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano regarding his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros’ bench Sunday and leading to a melee expected to result in lengthy suspensions, Laureano told ESPN on Monday. After being hit by a pitch for the third time in the […]

Oakland Athletics OF Ramon Laureano charges Houston Astros dugout, sparks brawl

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros apparently were tired of playing nice. So following two quiet games at the Coliseum, true feelings seemed to come out and tempers flared Sunday, months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers. Things got so angry the benches cleared — […]

Are the Astros really being targeted for hit-by-pitches this spring?

The narrative isn’t completely wrong, but let’s put this in some context. As always, context is important and hyperbole can be misleading. Entering Friday’s spring training games, the Astros have been hit by seven pitches. That’s no longer the most; the Cardinals have been hit by eight pitches — and they certainly are not being […]

Alex Bregman becomes 7th Astros player hit by pitch in 5 games

“It was a splitter,” Bregman said. “It just got away from him.” Some opposing players have called for retaliation against the Astros following Major League Baseball’s finding that Houston broke rules against electronic sign stealing en route to its 2017 World Series title and again in 2018. Dustin Garneau was hit Sunday against Washington, and […]