Baseball Page 563 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Phillies could get Trea Turner back for opener vs. Padres
Even the best teams in the majors go through slumps. ,The Philadelphia Phillies still own the best record in the National League, but they have dropped five of their past seven games as they return home to open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Monday. ,After falling to the New York M...
Pitching lifting Cardinals while Marlins searching for offense
The resurgent St. Louis Cardinals are set to open a three-game series against the host Miami Marlins on Monday night.,On May 11, the Cardinals were 15-24. But after beating the Cubs 2-1 on Sunday, the Cardinals are 35-35, and they would be a wild-card team if the regular season ended today.,"Really ...
Red Sox take over basepaths, sink Yankees
The Boston Red Sox set a franchise record by stealing nine bases en route to a 9-3 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday night.,David Hamilton had four of Boston's nine steals. He also had two hits and scored three times.,Boston's Ceddanne Rafaela collected three hits and drove in two...
Jose Miranda's blast lifts Twins in DH sweep of Athletics
Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the host Minnesota Twins held on for an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics in the nightcap of a doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis.,Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis also homered for the Twins, who completed a four-game swe...
MLB roundup: Astros' Ronel Blanco flirts with no-hitter in win vs. Tigers
Ronel Blanco tossed seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run home run as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.,Blanco (7-2) continued his breakout campaign and flirted with a second no-...
Jorge Soler helps Giants steamroll Angels
Jorge Soler contributed a three-run home run to a nine-run fourth inning, Spencer Bivens recorded a win in his major-league debut and the San Francisco Giants overcame another injury to their starting staff to beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday afternoon.,The victory came after the Giants ha...
Christian Walker, Diamondbacks put up big numbers against White Sox
Christian Walker had three hits, including a solo home run, and drove in three runs to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-5 win against the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy also drove in three runs, Joc Pederson had...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts hit by pitch, fractures left hand
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts fractured his left hand when he was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Kansas City Royals, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game.,The team also said Betts won't need surgery and there is no timetab...
Logan Gilbert dominates in Mariners' shutout of Rangers
Logan Gilbert pitched eight scoreless innings as the host Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers with a 5-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Rookie Tyler Locklear homered for the Mariners, who won for the seventh time in eight games and increas...
Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow gets powerful support in shutout of Royals
Tyler Glasnow threw seven shutout innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers used three solo home runs to beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to win the three-game series.,Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani ripped solo homers in the third and sixth innings and Freddie Freeman followed...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts hit on hand, leaves game vs. Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning and exited the game during a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Betts was hit in the left hand by a 97.9-mph fastball from Royals reliever Dan Altavilla and went to the ground in extreme pa...
Pirates rack up 15 hits to win series finale vs. Rockies
Rowdy Tellez went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, Jason Delay hit a three-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Sunday in Denver.,Jared Triolo added two hits and drove in a pair of runs for Pittsburgh, which also received two hits from Andrew McCutchen, Nick Gonzales and Jack...
Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps) on 15-day DL
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with right triceps tendinitis.,Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove (right intercostal strain) was also placed on the 15-day IL before the series finale against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Right-ha...
Mets outslug Padres to finish sweep
Pete Alonso homered and finished with five RBIs as the surging New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres with an 11-6 victory Sunday.,Francisco Lindor led the game off with a homer and Luis Torrens sparked a four-run eighth inning with a solo shot for the Mets, who ...
Willy Adames powers Brewers to series win over Reds
Willy Adames hit a go-ahead three-run homer and center fielder Blake Perkins threw out the game-tying run at the plate in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Colin Rea (6-2) allowed three runs (two earn...
Carlos Correa (2 HRs), Twins topple A's in twin-bill opener
Carlos Correa went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a split doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis., ,Royce Lewis and Carlos Santana added one home run apiece for Minnesota, which won its fourth conse...
Daulton Varsho belts slam as Jays edge Guardians
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam, Ernie Clement belted a two-run blast and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-6 Sunday afternoon.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and a walk for Toronto in the rubber match of the three-game series.,Daniel Schneemann had thr...
Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles' HR barrage in win over Phillies
Gunnar Henderson drilled a home run in the first inning, one of four homers for the Baltimore Orioles on their way to defeating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon.,Colton Cowser, Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg also homered by the fi...
Ronel Blanco's 7 no-hit innings lead Astros past Tigers
Ronel Blanco tossed seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run home run as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.,Blanco (7-2) continued his breakout campaign and flirted with a second no-...
Jose Siri helps Rays put away Braves
Jose Siri hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday and salvage a game in their three-game series.,Siri connected on his eighth home run of the season off Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (0-1), who walked Randy Aroza...