Game Recap

New York Yankees star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka took the mound on Thursday for his debut spring training start against the Atlanta Braves and was quite effective in limited action.

Tanaka retired the side in two perfect innings, striking out two batters and flashing dominant form in an encouraging outing at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.

After nearly 19 months on the shelf, New York Mets ace Matt Harvey finally returned to game action Friday in a spring training contest against the Detroit Tigers.

Harvey worked just two innings, but they were spectacular as he was perfect and struck out three batters.

The MLB All-Stars looked as though they just wanted to get this series over with as they crashed to a third defeat in a row against the Samurai Japan. A pitching shutout sparked the 4-0 rout for the hosts in the Tokyo dome.

The most impressive pitcher was undoubtedly Takahiro Norimoto. He didn't allow himself to be even remotely intimidated by his more illustrious opponents.

Norimoto's numbers from the mound were spectacular, per the MLB official Twitter account:

Samurai Japan took a commanding 2-0 series lead with an 8-4 win over the MLB All-Stars at the Tokyo Dome on Friday, continuing their dominance in Game 2 of the 2014 best-of-five Japan Series.

Exactly two weeks ago, the Kansas City Royals were two outs away from being eliminated from the playoffs. Now, just one game from clinching a spot in the World Series, that number is up to 108.

The Royals remained undefeated in the postseason Tuesday night, topping the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, and capturing a commanding 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Three times, the San Francisco Giants tried to bunt over the game-winning run and failed. The fourth time proved to be the charm.   

A wild Randy Choate throw into right field on a Gregor Blanco sacrifice allowed Brandon Crawford to score all the way from second base and gave the Giants a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park.

The Kansas City Royals are one game away from the World Series after downing the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

The Orioles jumped on top in the second inning when Steve Pearce and J.J. Hardy hit back-to-back doubles, Pearce scoring off of Hardy’s hit. It was the first time this series that the O’s had a lead in a game.

SCORE UPDATE: Giants 2 - 1 Nationals, Bottom 18th (SF leads NLDS 1-0)

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Extra innings is winning time for the Kansas City Royals.

For the second night in a row, Royals pitching silenced the high-powered Los Angeles Angels' offense en route to victory. The Wild Card winners jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series following a 4-1 win in 11 innings on Friday night in Anaheim.

Just when you think you have all of the answers, the 2014 MLB postseason changes the questions.

In a battle between two of the game's best aces, offense was the story as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped out to a 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series following a 10-9 win in Dodger Stadium on Friday night.