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Pirates' Konnor Griffin in line to make return vs. Angels
The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to make another push for the postseason beginning Friday night when they host the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series.,The Pirates (69-72) are five games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.,Pitt...
Brewers, with 'unbelievable' Trevor Megill, open series vs. Reds
Some relievers might hit the figurative wall late in the season, but Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill appears to be sharper than ever.,Megill has not allowed an earned run in his last 14 appearances for Milwaukee, which will open a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Friday e...
Tigers intend to keep fighting in doubleheader vs. Guardians
This weekend will mark the Detroit Tigers' biggest test yet. If they are to extend their streak of postseason appearances to three, they need to fare well in their four-game series at the Cleveland Guardians.,The set will begin with a split doubleheader on Friday.,Tigers right-hander Keider Montero ...
MLB roundup: Dodgers sink Cards on Teoscar Hernandez's walk-off double
Teoscar Hernandez delivered a game-ending two-run double in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers found some offense just in time to pull out a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.,Without Shohei Ohtani, who received the day off following a four-strikeout game Wednesday while...
Cal Quantrill tosses 7 shutout innings as Rangers blank Rays
Cal Quantrill delivered another strong performance for the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays on two hits over seven innings in a 6-0 win at Arlington, Texas.,It was the third time in his past four outings that Quantrill (7-5) tossed at least six shutout innings. He struck ...
Teoscar Hernandez's walk-off 2-run double lifts Dodgers past Cardinals
Teoscar Hernandez delivered a game-ending two-run double in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers found some offense just in time to pull out a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.,Without Shohei Ohtani, who received the day off following a four-strikeout game Wednesday while...
Athletics pitchers rack up 18 strikeouts in win over Mariners
Zack Gelof and Donovan Walton homered as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Scott Blewett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief and struck out four as the A's (55-86) logged their second win in a row. Hogan Harris fanned two ...
Cal Quantrill tosses seven shutout innings as Rangers blank Rays
Cal Quantrill delivered another strong performance for the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays on two hits over seven innings in the 6-0 win in Arlington, Tex.,It was the third time in the past four outings Quantrill (7-5) tossed at least six shutout innings. He struck out f...
Royals take finale vs. Marlins behind Carter Jensen's 3 hits, 3 RBIs
Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 7-3 on Thursday.,Jac Caglianone added two hits with two RBIs for the Royals (63-78), who salvaged the finale of a three-game...
Adley Rutschman torments former team as Red Sox rally past Orioles
Adley Rutschman homered twice against his former team and then scored on Nick Sogard's go-ahead two-run blast as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night to begin a four-game series.,Sogard's fourth homer of the year broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning. Roman...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's homer leads Cubs past Brewers in pitchers' duel
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Kevin Gausman tossed seven innings of one-run ball as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday to earn a split of a four-game series.,Gausman (9-11) allowed five hits and one walk while striking out nine. Rya...
Dodgers concerned over health of superstar Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers are entertaining all options as it relates to the health of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who is not in Thursday's starting lineup for the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Ohtani shook his right arm and winced after striking out for the fourth time during Los...
Braves, Phillies dealing aces for key series opener
This National League East four-game showdown gets off to a compelling start Friday when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies.,Atlanta (83-57) holds a four-game lead on Philadelphia (79-61) with each team having 22 games left. The Braves and Phillie...
Padres know it's time to heat up as Yankees come to town
At the end of a 1-5 road trip concluding with a 7-3 loss Wednesday in Cincinnati that knocked the San Diego Padres out of the last wild-card spot in the National League, first-year manager Craig Stammen slapped a smiley-face emoji on the situation.,"We didn't play our best baseball, especially here ...
Blue Jays surge past fellow wild-card contending Guardians
Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run fifth inning and rookie Brett Bateman had three hits as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.,Toronto (70-71) scored five consecutive runs to claim the rubber match of the three-game se...
Astros pitching holds down White Sox in series-clinching win
Daulton Varsho ripped a two-run triple and scored as part of a four-run third inning, fueling the host Houston Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.,The Astros took three-of-four in the series and five-of-seven from Chicago this season.,Jose Altuve belted a two-ru...
Pirates turn small-ball approach into 5-2 win over Giants
Six pitchers combined to allow two hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates were proficient at small ball on offense to pick up a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,Pirates rookie right-hander Khristian Curtis (1-0), who was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis before t...
Dodgers mull IL stint for superstar Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers are entertaining all options as it relates to the health of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, including a stint on the injured list.,Ohtani shook his right arm and winced after striking out for the fourth time during Los Angeles' 8-6 loss in 10 innings to the St. Louis Cardina...
Pirates rookie SS Konnor Griffin eyes Friday return
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin is hoping to come off the 60-day injured list on Friday.,Griffin, 20, has been sidelined since early July with an injury to the knuckle on his left ring finger, which was in a splint for about six weeks.,"It's been driving me nuts watching the games...
Health of Shohei Ohtani a concern as Dodgers, Cardinals wrap up series
When Tarik Skubal takes the mound for his sixth start with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the health of Shohei Ohtani will be front and center Thursday night in advance of the series finale against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. ,The Dodgers will try to avoid a three-game sweep and might have to do it ...