Horror start for Nunez
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LIVERPOOL&#39;S new signing Antonio Nunez today made a terrible start to his English Premier League soccer career after suffering suspected knee ligament damage in his first training session.
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Leo Nunez took a shutout into the fifth inning in his first career start, outpitching 15-year veteran Tim Wakefield on Tuesday night to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3.
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It all started with a round of boos. With Mike Lowell on first base and David Ortiz on second, J.D. Drew stood at the plate looking at a third strike to end the first inning. The late-arriving crowd, which would eventually swell to 36,640, didn't much like it.
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or Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela, the first match of the United States Open did not begin in very promising fashion yesterday. Facing the former Wimbledon champion Conchita MartÃ­nez, Vento-Kabchi lost, 0-6, in the first set.
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Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez missed a start this week with a tired shoulder, and his return to the mound raised more troubling questions.
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NICK Dempseyâs first reaction to winning the 11th and final race of the Mistral Olympic regatta was one of despair after thinking he had missed out on a bronze medal by one point.
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A year ago, Mike Mussina lost to the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Pessimist&#39;s panic swept through the Bronx.
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When Scott Kazmir went out to throw his warmup pitches in the fifth inning of last night's 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Devil Rays rookie had to give himself a mental slap in the face.
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Arizona leftfielder Quinton McCracken left the game with a strained right groin after chasing after a foul ball in the first inning...Bautista extended his hitting streak to eight games...Los Angeles first baseman Hee-Seop Choi is mired in an 0-for-12
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His stomach was bothering him from the start of the game. By the end of the second inning, he was vomiting. Then came another wave of nausea.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starter Odalis Perez learned just how quickly things can unravel against the potent St. Louis Cardinals. After allowing Albert Pujols&#39;s first-inning
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Troy Vincent made the most of his first game in two months &#151; playing at a new position, to boot.
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Rookie Brad Halsey was taking the injured Kevin Brown&#39;s turn on Monday night, and the Yankees&#39; worst-case scenario was about to be realized at Kauffman Stadium.
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It was a good start for Royals right-hander Mike Wood. It was a bad finish for the bullpen. Closer Jeremy Affeldt gave up a three-run homer to Joe Crede in the ninth inning
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A week before the playoffs begin, the New York Yankees are worried about the health of another starting pitcher. This time, it's Orlando Hernandez.
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The Devil Rays were hesitant to do it, but they sent right-hander Franklin Nunez back to Triple-A to make room on the roster for Scott Kazmir on Monday.