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Behind loaded bullpen, Padres seek series win in Miami
If the San Diego Padres make the playoffs this year, their bullpen will likely count as a primary factor.,The Padres, who lead the majors in bullpen ERA (3.15) and saves (35), are set to face the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series.,In the opener on Monday, ...

Will Smith's two homers spark Dodgers' win over Twins
Will Smith hit two home runs, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a six-game home losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday.,Ohtani pitched the first three innings, allowing one run in his sixth start of the season since re...

Royals will call up LHP Rich Hill, 45, for 21st season
The Kansas City Royals will call up 45-year-old left-hander Rich Hill from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday and give him the start against the host Chicago Cubs.,Royals manager Matt Quatraro made the news official late Monday night after Kansas City beat Chicago 12-4.,Hill, entering his 21st major league s...

Brice Matthews' first two homers lead Astros past D-backs
Rookie Brice Matthews hit his first two homers and drove in his first five runs as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 in Phoenix on Monday.,Matthews hit a three-run homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the seventh, both off Zac Gallen (7-11). The 23-year-old second base...

Brandon Woodruff, Brewers blank M's for 11th straight win
Brandon Woodruff pitched six sharp innings as the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 6-0 victory over the host Seattle Mariners on Monday night.,Jackson Chourio went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in two runs for the Brewers, who moved into sole possession of first p...

MLB roundup: Phillies top Red Sox with walk-off catcher's interference
A check swing by Edmundo Sosa resulted in catcher's interference with the bases loaded, allowing the winning run to score in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-2, 10-inning victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Philadelphia won without putting a ball in play in the 10th, as Otto Kemp walked ...

Cards send Rockies to worst 100-game mark since 1916
Willson Contreras homered and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, Michael McGreevy pitched seven strong innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Masyn Winn also had three hits and Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan and Jordan Walker contri...

Michael Helman knocks in four as Rangers top Athletics
Michael Helman hit a three-run homer, his first major league long ball, and drove in a run with a bunt as the Texas Rangers dismantled the Athletics 7-2 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Josh Jung homered and scored three runs for the Rangers, who have won four of t...

Salvador Perez hits two homers as Royals rout Cubs
Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs to help power the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 12-4 win against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.,Starting pitcher Noah Cameron (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Royals.,Cubs reliever Ben Brown...

Michael Helman knocks in four as Rangers top A's
Michael Helman hit a three-run homer, his first major league long ball, and drove in a run with a bunt as the Texas Rangers dismantled the Athletics 7-2 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Josh Jung homered and scored three runs for the Rangers, who have won four of t...

White Sox thump Rays to claim season-high four-game win streak
Brooks Baldwin slugged a three-run homer as the streaking Chicago White Sox scored six times in the first three innings and thumped the host Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on Monday night.,Miguel Vargas added a two-run blast, his 12th, and Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and two RBIs as the White Sox won their sea...

WTA roundup: Polish seeds win Washington openers
Poland's Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette, the only two seeded players in action on Monday, earned straight-set wins in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington.,Frech, the fifth seed, got past Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Linette downed D...

Braves ride Drake Baldwin's 6 RBIs to win over Giants
Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in a career-high six runs and the Atlanta Braves overpowered visiting San Francisco 9-5 on Monday, sending the Giants to their sixth straight loss.,Baldwin went 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored two runs to help the Braves end a two-game losing streak. He is the first Br...

Brett Baty triggers and caps Mets' four-run rally over Angels
Brett Baty hit a two-run homer to trigger a comeback and scored the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning Monday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets, who tied a season high by overcoming a four-run deficit, have won two...

Josh Bell, Daylen Lile power Nationals past Reds
Josh Bell had two hits, including a home run, and the Washington Nationals jumped out to a 7-0 lead before holding on for a 10-8 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,Brady House and Jacob Young had three hits apiece, Daylen Lile had two hits, including a three-run triple, and James...

Jays down Yankees for club-best 11th straight home win
Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings, Bo Bichette hit a two-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 4-1 on Monday night.,The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to 11 games, a franchise best. The previous best was a 10-game string in 1985.,Toronto s...

Guardians blast three homers to rally past Orioles
Jose Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Bo Naylor and Kyle Manzardo had solo shots as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 10-5 in their series opener Monday night.,Manzardo's sixth-inning blast off Colin Selby (0-1) gave Cleveland a 6-5 lead, while Naylor went deep against Cor...

Liberty's Jonquel Jones in, Fever's Caitlin Clark out for Tuesday
The New York Liberty will have Jonquel Jones back in the lineup on Tuesday when they host the Indiana Fever, who again will be without Caitlin Clark.,Jones, a former WNBA MVP and the reigning Finals MVP, missed the past nine games due to a right ankle injury, but she wasn't listed Monday on the Libe...

Phillies beat Red Sox in 10th on walk-off catcher's interference
A check swing by Edmundo Sosa resulted in catcher's interference with the bases loaded, allowing the winning run to score in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-2, 10-inning victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Philadelphia won without putting a ball in play in the 10th, as Otto Kemp walked ...

Paul Skenes dominant in Pirates win over first-place Tigers
Paul Skenes struck out six and combined with three Pirates relievers on a five-hit shutout to lead Pittsburgh to a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.,The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Pirates and was only their second win in their past 13 games.,It was the first ti...