Houston Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez attempts to bare hand the ball but fails during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Bret Hartman/AP Photo)

Astros lose to Dodgers on A.J. Ellis' HR in 9th

The Houston Astros had Chad Billingsley on the ropes early and let him off. They left the bases loaded twice, including the eighth inning after scoring the tying run off closer Kenley Jansen, and A.J. Ellis made them pay dearly.

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Published May 26th, 2012 - 11:44PM
Zack Greinke had a bad game in Arizona on Saturday night - but not his worst.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 11:19PM
A.J. Ellis hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 10:25PM
John McDonald hit a three-homer and Milwaukee's Zack Greinke had his worst outing of the season in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 8-5 victory over the Brewers on Saturday night.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 9:10PM
The Colorado Rockies' starting pitchers have developed a habit of working just seven innings. The overworked bullpen couldn't bail them out this time.
Published May 27th, 2012 - 12:05AM
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine called out the Tampa Bay coaching staff a day after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing scrum.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 9:10PM
Suffering through their longest skid in 15 years, the Chicago Cubs found a new way to lose.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 8:44PM
Fernando Rodney streak of save perfection came to a crushing end.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 8:25PM
Chris Heisey gave Cincinnati the lead with his first home run of the season, and four relievers made it stand up as the Reds overcame a poor start by Mike Leake for a 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 8:00PM
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a pinch-hit, two-run homer off Fernando Rodney with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 7:45PM
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 6:20PM
Very little went right for the Baltimore Orioles after they built a three-run lead against the Kansas City Royals.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 5:40PM
Gregor Blanco struck out swinging to end the game, leaving two runners on base in the San Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss to the Miami Marlins.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 5:00PM
Ready or not, Francisco Liriano is jumping back into the Minnesota Twins' beleaguered starting rotation.
Published May 26th, 2012 - 12:44PM
Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game.








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