[Newsmaker] Ryu Hyun-jin earns 10th win of season

LOS ANGELES (Yonhap) ― Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers earned his 10th victory of the season after tossing six shutout innings against the San Diego Padres at home on Sunday.In his final start before the All-Star break, Ryu left the game after six innings with the Dodgers leading 1-0. Ryu allowed only two hits and struck out a season-high 10 batters before handing things over to Brandon League to start the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium.Ryu entered the day with a 9-5 record and a 3.65

July 14, 2014

Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo hopes to start from scratch

ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) ― As he wrapped up a disappointing first half of the Major League Baseball season with the Texas Rangers on Sunday, South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo said he will try to start the latter half from scratch.Choo made an appearance as a pinch hitter and ended up going 0 for 2 against the Los Angeles Angels, as the Rangers fell 10-7.The Rangers, a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, are entering the All-Star break with the worst record in the majors a

July 14, 2014

Ryu Hyun-jin earns 10th win of season with six shutout innings vs. Padres

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers earned his 10th victory of the season after tossing six shutout innings against the San Diego Padres at home on Sunday.In his final start before the All-Star break, Ryu left the game after six innings with the Dodgers leading 1-0. Ryu allowed only two hits and struck out a season-high 10 batters before handing things over to Brandon League to start the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium.Ryu entered the day with a 9-5 record and a 3.65 ERA. He lowered his ERA

July 14, 2014

Streak over, Kershaw pitches Dodgers past Padres 2-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw’s scoreless streak ended at 41 innings when he gave up a home run to Chase Headley, but the Los Angeles ace pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Thursday night.Kershaw won his eighth straight start and came within 18 innings of the major league record set by Dodgers right-hander Orel Hershiser, who threw 59 consecutive shutout innings in 1988.The switch-hitting Headley homered off Kershaw (11-2) in the s

July 11, 2014

Scherzer outduels Greinke as Tigers roll

DETROIT (AP) ― When Max Scherzer is on the mound, the Detroit Tigers have a chance to win pretty much any game ― even without their top two sluggers.Scherzer pitched seven impressive innings, outdueling Zack Greinke and helping the short-handed Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday.Detroit was without Miguel Cabrera, who was given a day off, and Victor Martinez, who is dealing with a lingering back issue.“Baseball’s that type of game,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “Even withou

July 10, 2014

Ryu Hyun-jin hit hard in loss

DETROIT (Yonhap) ― Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers was mauled by the Detroit Tigers on the road on Tuesday, suffering his fifth loss of 2014 after blowing an early lead in one of his worst outings of the season.Ryu was tagged for seven earned runs on 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings at Comerica Park, as the Tigers routed the Dodgers 14-5.Ryu dropped to 9-5 on the year and his ERA went up from 3.08 to 3.65. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin delivers in the first inning on Tuesday. (AP-Yonh

July 9, 2014

Kemp’s four hits lead Dodgers

DENVER (AP) ― Matt Kemp had four hits and drove in two runs, Adrian Gonzalez had three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Sunday.Juan Uribe added three hits for the Dodgers, who won three of four in the weekend series. They head to Detroit in first place in the NL West, a half-game ahead of San Francisco.Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, an All-Star starter with an NL-best 5.3 million votes, scored both runs for the Rockies.Colorado was 26-20 on May 20 but has lost 17 of

July 7, 2014

Rockies hold on for 8-7 win over Dodgers

DENVER (AP) ― Drew Stubbs hit a two-run homer, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings before giving way to a shaky bullpen and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game skid by holding off the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Saturday.The Rockies are 3-16 since June 16 ― with De La Rosa (9-6) accounting for each win. The lefty allowed two runs and three hits, all in the first inning. He then watched the bullpen almost completely unravel.The Dodgers turned this into a game with a fi

July 6, 2014

Ryu gets no-decision as Dodgers fall

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin hits an RBI double in the fifth inning on Wednesday. ( USA Today-Yonhap)LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Cleveland Indians had plenty to talk about on the flight home at the end of a 4-4 road trip.There were back-to-back losses in one-hit shutouts, and a rare 7-2-4 triple play that required two video replays to confirm. There was also the three-run eighth inning they had against Brian Wilson on Wednesday, which Mike Aviles capped with a two-run single en route to a

July 3, 2014

Teenage shortstop signs with Yankees

Teenage shortstop Park Hyo-joon and his parents (Yonhap)South Korean teenage shortstop Park Hyo-joon has signed with the New York Yankees.Park Dong-hoon, father of the 18-year-old player, said on Thursday the shortstop signed for $1.16 million and the Major League Baseball club also agreed to provide an interpreter and a trainer.The infielder with Yatap High School in Seongnam, just east of Seoul, becomes the second South Korean to join the Yankees organization after the retired pitcher Park Cha

July 3, 2014

Kershaw K’s 13 as Dodgers thump Cards

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano avoids an inside pitch in the sixth inning on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap)LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw completed a spectacular June with 13 strikeouts during seven innings of five-hit ball, and Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.Kershaw (9-2) extended his career-best scoreless streak to 28 innings in his first home start since throwing his first career no-hitter June 18 again

June 30, 2014

NC's Charlie Shirek throws KBO's first no-hitter in 14 years

Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos (Yonhap)Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos on Tuesday threw the first no-hitter in the top South Korean baseball league in 14 years.The American right-hander held the LG Twins hitless while striking out seven and walking three batters, as the visiting Dinos won the road game 6-0 at Jamsil Stadium.Shirek became the first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) pitcher to throw a no-no since Song Jin-woo, then with the Hanwha Eagles, on May 18, 2000. Shirek's no-hitter is the

June 24, 2014

Streelman prevails at Travelers, Choi in 2nd

CROMWELL, Connecticut (AP) ― As much as Kevin Streelman enjoys the back nine at TPC River Highlands, even he didn’t think he what he accomplished Sunday was possible.Streelman birdied the last seven holes to win the Travelers Championship by a stroke, shooting his second straight 6-under 64 to finish at 15-under 265.“It’s probably my favorite nine holes on the PGA Tour,” Streelman said. “But you can’t plan for something like that to happen. It just kind of falls into place.”He broke the tour rec

June 23, 2014