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The Los Angeles Dodgers and their trio of former Tampa Bay Rays may be happy to be going on the road after a dismal homestand. Los Angeles (13-13) ended a season-high slide at six by capping a seven-game homestand with Sunday's 1-0 victory over San Diego behind Clayton Kershaw, who struck out 14 in a three-hitter and also singled home the only run. The Dodgers batted .167 on the homestand and totaled 12 runs while going 3 for 39 with runners in scoring position. Continue to Article

May 02, 2016 3:49:pm EST

  Near the end of the Toronto Blue Jays-Tampa Bay Rays game on Sunday, there was a bizarre rundown that ended in a hug between the Jays' Kevin Pillar and the Rays' Ryan Webb. But it shouldn't have ended that way. There were two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and Pillar was on first with Ryan Webb on the mound for the Rays. Webb turned and threw to first to pick off Pillar, who was too far off the base and got caught in a rundown. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Most of the rundown play was pretty normal. Webb threw it to Logan Morrison at first base, and when Pillar started to run, Morrison threw it to shortstop Brad Miller. Then Pillar careened back toward first, so Miller threw it to Webb, who had come in to cover first. Pillar spun his wheels toward second again with Webb hot on his heels. Webb threw it to second baseman Logan Forsythe, so Pillar changed direction once again. It's the last change of direction that initiated the weirdness. Webb was so close behind Pillar that when Pillar changed directions toward first, he ran directly into Webb, who hadn't had a chance to get out of Continue to Article

May 02, 2016 10:54:am EST

  Near the end of the Toronto Blue Jays-Tampa Bay Rays game on Sunday, there was a bizarre rundown that ended in a hug between the Jays' Kevin Pillar and the Rays' Ryan Webb. But it shouldn't have ended that way. There were two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and Pillar was on first with Ryan Webb on the mound for the Rays. Webb turned and threw to first to pick off Pillar, who was too far off the base and got caught in a rundown. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Most of the rundown play was pretty normal. Webb threw it to Logan Morrison at first base, and when Pillar started to run, Morrison threw it to shortstop Brad Miller. Then Pillar careened back toward first, so Miller threw it to Webb, who had come in to cover first. Pillar spun his wheels toward second again with Webb hot on his heels. Webb threw it to second baseman Logan Forsythe, so Pillar changed direction once again. It's the last change of direction that initiated the weirdness. Webb was so close behind Pillar that when Pillar changed directions toward first, he ran directly into Webb, who hadn't had a chance to get out of Continue to Article

May 02, 2016 10:54:am EST