I cannot believe I am writing this, but Nasim Nunez led the Washington Nationals to victory with his home run power. The light hitting shortstop had never hit a home run in his big league career and had only hit nine in over 1,500 Minor League at bats. However, today was different. On an early … Read more
Wildcard race just got wilder. The Tampa Bay Rays came into Wednesday night with a chance to match their longest winning streak of the season, sweep their second consecutive opponent, and a shot at climbing back into the thick of the wild-card race. Everything went right for the Rays early and mostly stayed that way … Read more
The Rays win a few games and maybe you start to feel better about this team. If you squint you can see a road to the postseason. Maybe even a team that could get lucky in a 3 game Wild Card series. And then you get a game like this. You remember that Ryan Pepiot, … Read more
The Miami Marlins achieved a franchise first on Sunday. In doing so, they carved out an interesting place in MLB history. With a 7-3 victory over the Yankees, the Marlins swept New York for the first time in a series of three or more games. In doing so, the Marlins became the only team to … Read more
The Kansas City Royals captured a much-needed sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin the week before the All-Star break. Going into an off day before a three-game series against the Mets, the Royals now stand at 46-48, three games back of the Mariners and Red Sox for the third and final Wild Card spot. … Read more
We may have a Cinderella story on our hands north of the border. An 8-5 Toronto Blue Jays win over the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre on Thursday night cemented a four-game sweep by the home team, while simultaneously sending a strong statement to the rest of the AL East. That message? The Blue … Read more
Today, the Royals took on the Rangers in Texas, hoping to come away with a sweep to get back on track after their worst week of the season. The Royals are coming off a 0-6 stretch where they were swept by the Yankees and the Athletics and needed a bounce-back series to get the season … Read more
Captain Sciver-Brunt leads charge to victory That winning feeling: New skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt lifts the trophy to cap a clinical performance over six white-ball games ENGLAND’S WOMEN beat the weather and the Windies at Taunton to rack up a 6-0 scoreline in their white ball series. Elsewhere, it was announced that talismanic spinner Sophie Ecclestone … Read more
Mike Asti is an experienced media personality and journalist with a vast resume and skillset, most notably from time with TribLIVE Radio and WPXI-TV. Asti now serves as the Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, where he leads the coverage of WVU sports. He has also covered the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates and other teams within … Read more
The Kansas City Royals avoided a sweep in Minnesota, by rallying late to secure a 2-1 win in extra innings. In a stadium, where they had lost 21 of their last 25, it looked like another typical performance from the Royals in Minnesota, but they got enough hits late with runners in scoring position. Kris … Read more