Baseball news from Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert SaxoTech Online Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:00 -0700 15 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130515/SPORTS01/305150034 Zack Greinke pitched 5 1-3 strong innings in his first start since April 11 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Wednesday night. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:44:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130515/SPORTS01/305150034 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130513/SPORTS01/305130038 Billy Butler broke out of a severe slump with five hits and five RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals kept Joe Blanton winless in eight starts this season with an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Mon, 13 May 2013 23:43:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130513/SPORTS01/305130038 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130513/SPORTS01/305130037 Jordan Zimmermann won his NL and major league-leading seventh game, Ryan Zimmerman drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Monday night after losing Bryce Harper in a violent collision with the wall in right field. Mon, 13 May 2013 23:42:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130513/SPORTS01/305130037 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120029 Alexi Amarista homered and Will Venable extended his hitting streak to seven games. Outside of that, little went right offensively for San Diego in another close loss. Sun, 12 May 2013 23:43:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120029 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120028 Scott Van Slyke became the fourth Dodgers player to match Matt Kemp's season total for home runs since the two-time All-Star slugger hit his first of the year April 24 in New York. Sun, 12 May 2013 23:40:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120028 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120027 It's been a rough start to the season for the Angels and Chris Sale almost dealt Los Angeles with another embarrassing blow. Sun, 12 May 2013 23:37:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130512/SPORTS01/305120027