Jordan Schafer

The Dodgers have bullpen problems and hitting with runners in scoring position problems and health in the rotation problems. And one other little thing: They’re a lousy defensive team. This defensive trouble might come as a surprise. All three...

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And there things were going so well. The Dodgers opened their six-game road trip Friday in Atlanta, survived a middling start by Hyun-Jin Ryu to jump out to a 4-2 lead after five innings. Then after a little bloop single and a fielding error by...

Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak. Atlanta beat the...

Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward is expected to miss at least five games recovering from an appendectomy. He required surgery Monday at Rose Medical Center in Denver. The Braves, whose game against the Colorado Rockies was postponed due to...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ****HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL**** District 1B Summit (25-1) vs. Rosholt (15-10) at Waubay, 7 p.m. District 2B Warner (29-0) vs. Northwestern (23-7) at Aberdeen Civic Arena, 7 p.m. District 5B Highmore-Harrold (18-...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros ended their team-record losing streak at 12 games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 Sunday behind three hits and three RBIs from Marwin Gonzalez.   Hours after Houston traded third baseman Chris Johnson to Arizona...

TODAY AMATEUR BASEBALL Class B State Tournament at Mitchell Clark vs. Akron, Iowa, 6 p.m. Milbank vs. Harrisburg, 8 p.m. SOFTBALL Men's 12-Inch Slow Pitch at South Complex 6:30 p.m. - Johnson Drywall vs. Hart Farms/Kippley Tax Service/...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two months ago, an early two-run deficit would have had the Pittsburgh Pirates scrambling.   Now, it's just a blip. And for the moment, so is nearly two decades of losing.   Mike McKenry and Pedro Alvarez drove in two runs...

The 2005 World Series seemed like a distant memory when the Astros visited the White Sox for a weekend interleague series. Only 22,452 fans showed up Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field for the Astros' 8-3 victory and even Paul Konerko couldn't find much...

SAN FRANCISCO -- With the help of several outstanding defensive plays, Matt Cain threw the first perfect game in Giants franchise history Wednesday, striking out a career-high 14 batters as San Francisco blanked the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain's gem was...

Gio Gonzalez earned his first win with the surprising Washington Nationals, pitching seven dominant innings Tuesday night in a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. The Nationals improved to 9-3, their best start since moving from Montreal to Washington in...