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Athletics post 4-HR third, damage Mariners' slim playoff hopes
Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof homered in a five-run third inning and the Athletics held on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night, further damaging the hosts' postseason hopes.,Brady Basso (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the A's (56-86) won thei...
Ivan Herrera's 9th-inning homer rescues Cardinals against Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 in Denver on Friday night.,St. Louis (71-71) gained ground in the NL wild-card race, pulling even with Miami and moving within three games of Arizona.,The Cardinals trailed 6-...
Athletics post 4-HR third, damage Mariners' playoff hopes
Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof homered in a five-run third inning and the Athletics held on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night, further damaging the hosts' postseason hopes.,Brady Basso (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the A's (56-86) won thei...
Blake Snell blanks Nats for 6 innings in Dodgers' win
Blake Snell delivered six scoreless innings, Kyle Tucker contributed a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday in the opener of a three-game series., ,Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run double, one game after hitting a two-run game-endi...
Luis Campusano's 2-run, 10th-inning blast carries Padres past Yankees
Luis Campusano belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, giving the San Diego Padres a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Yankees.,With Dustin Harris at second, pinch-running for the automatic runner, Paul Blackburn (7-3) fanned Xander Bogaerts for the first out. Campusan...
Yankees OF Trent Grisham injures hamstring in loss to Padres
New York Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham is likely headed for an MRI exam and could land on the injured list after exiting Friday night's game against the host San Diego Padres with a right hamstring injury.,Grisham was visibly limping while running in on Xander Bogaerts' two-out fly ball into ...
Ivan Herrera 9th-inning homer rescues Cardinals against Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-6, in Denver on Friday night.,St. Louis (71-71) gained ground in the NL wild card, jumping over Miami and moving within three games of Arizona.,The Cardinals trailed 6-4 enteri...
Jonathan Aranda's big night helps Rays beat Rangers
Jonathan Aranda doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored two for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 7-6 win against the Texas Rangers on Friday night in the second game of their four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Richie Palacios homered, Yandy Diaz had three hits and scored a run and Junior Caminero h...
Guardians rally, walk off Tigers to sweep doubleheader
Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory and their second walk-off win of the day over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Cleveland swept the doubleheader when Bazzana smacked a pitch from Kenley Jansen (4-6) back through th...
Yankees OF Trent Grisham leaves game with apparent leg injury
New York Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham exited Friday night's game against the host San Diego Padres with an apparent hamstring injury after the top of the third inning.,Grisham couldn't run down Xander Bogaerts' two-out fly ball into shallow left-center that fell for a single to score Ty Fran...
Yainer Diaz's homer helps rising Astros down Diamondbacks
Yainer Diaz homered, Cristian Javier matched his season high in strikeouts, and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of their three-game interleague series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-1 victory on Friday.,Javier (2-5) allowed one run on one hit with three walks and eight stri...
Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement spark Blue Jays past Royals
Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement had two hits and a pair of RBIs apiece to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays post a 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,After Toronto (71-71) starter Jameson Taillon exited with elbow discomfort following two innings, four relievers combined to throw ...
Fifth-inning uprising rallies Brewers past Reds
Rookie Cooper Pratt ripped a bases-clearing triple and scored on a wild pitch during the fifth inning, lifting the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.,Milwaukee's Brice Turang had a two-run double among his three hits, drove in a run after being hit by a ...
Nolan McLean wins 3rd straight as Mets down Giants
Nolan McLean worked through six innings and won his third straight decision Friday night, when the host New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 in the opener of a three-game series.,Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer in the first to give the Mets (64-77) a lead they'd never relinquish. Fran...
Shota Imanaga leads Cubs past Marlins into top wild-card spot
Shota Imanaga outdueled Janson Junk on Friday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the host Miami Marlins.,The Cubs won their second straight game and took over the top spot in the National League wild-card standings, thanks to their starter. The Cubs' left-hander dominated the Marlins, pitchi...
White Sox ride trio of homers to victory over Twins
Colson Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, and the Chicago White Sox pulled away for a 4-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery each hit solo homers for Chicago (74-67) in the opener of a three-game series. The AL Central-leading Whi...
Jared Jones fans 9 as Pirates blank Angels
Jared Jones matched his season high with nine strikeouts over six three-hit innings and Jake Mangum had an RBI double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,Bryan Reynolds also doubled and had two hit...
Ranger Suarez tosses 7 innings as Red Sox shut out Orioles
Ranger Suarez fired seven sharp innings and Mickey Gasper homered in the first, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.,Suarez (6-4) limited the Orioles to five hits and one walk while striking out three across a 91-pitch effort. He won for jus...
Chris Sale, Braves top Cristopher Sanchez, Phils, boost NL East lead
Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sanchez in a battle of aces and Mauricio Dubon hit a late two-run homer as the visiting Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday.,Sale (14-9) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking one. Sanchez (16-5) also tos...
Phillies 3B Bryson Stott (personal matter) scratched vs. Braves
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Bryson Stott was scratched from Friday's lineup shortly before first pitch against the visiting Atlanta Braves due to a personal matter.,The Phillies didn't immediately provide a reason for Stott's removal. However, Stott and his wife, Dru, announced in May that Dru w...