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Consistent Angels aim to continue winning ways vs. Marlins
The Los Angeles Angels have maintained a level of consistency in one particular area that is unmatched in the majors this season.,Right-hander Jose Soriano (3-4, 3.57 ERA) will get the nod on the mound for Los Angeles as it continues its three-game series versus the Miami Marlins on Saturday night i...
Streaking Phillies look to stay hot vs. plummeting A's
There isn't a bigger mismatch in the majors right now than the Philadelphia Phillies facing the Athletics.,The Phillies have won a season-best eight straight games and 20 of their last 25 while the Athletics have dropped a season-worst 10 consecutive outings and 14 of their past 16 as the teams ente...
Rays' Brandon Lowe looks to stay hot vs. Blue Jays
Brandon Lowe has feasted on the Toronto Blue Jays this season.,Lowe will look to continue his torrid hitting on Saturday night when the Tampa Bay Rays turn to struggling Shane Baz in the second contest of their three-game series versus the visiting Blue Jays.,Lowe hit a two-run homer in the third in...
Tigers' Casey Mize expected to come off IL to face Guardians
Casey Mize is expected to return from a mild hamstring strain to start on the mound Saturday night as the Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Guardians, searching for their first win in the third game of the four-game series.,Barring anything unforseen, Mize will come off the injured list looking for ...
Mariners look for another early-count power surge vs. Astros
The Houston Astros might need to rethink how they approach the first pitch to every batter in the visiting Seattle Mariners lineup when the teams meet again on Saturday afternoon.,The Mariners hit three home runs Friday night -- all of them on the first pitch, including a two-run shot by catcher Cal...
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs bid to slug way past Reds again
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged he's having fun watching Pete Crow-Armstrong play lately -- and for good reason.,Crow-Armstrong hit two homers -- including a go-ahead grand slam in a six-run seventh inning -- and drove in six runs for the second time in a week in the Cubs' 13-6 win ...
Yankees look to get back on track after rare Rockies victory
The Colorado Rockies are on pace for an unwanted place in baseball history, and the schedule has been no help to them.,The New York Yankees are in Denver for a weekend series that started Friday night. The Rockies got a rare victory, 3-2, in the opener.,The Yankees will send Max Fried (6-0, 1.29 ERA...
With confidence growing, White Sox take on Rangers
The Chicago White Sox are showing signs of life despite sitting in the cellar of the American League Central and will look to build momentum when they host the slumping Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game set., ,The contest will be a clash of right-handers as the R...
Padres seek to build up steam in rematch vs. Braves
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said the way his team snapped its six-game losing streak Friday may provide the momentum to turn things around. ,Shildt will find out for sure when the Padres continue their three-game road series with the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.,The Padres won the ...
Giants' Kyle Harrison reclaims starting spot for clash with Nats
Left-hander Kyle Harrison will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants when they play the second contest of their three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Harrison, 23, steps into the spot usually filled by Justin Verlander, who was placed on the 1...
Quinn Priester, Brewers take aim at Pirates
Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester will take on his former team for the first time when the Brewers continue their four-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.,Priester (1-2, 4.66 ERA), a first-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2019, was traded last year to the Bos...
D-backs turn to consistent Merrill Kelly in bid to jolt Cards
Merrill Kelly has remained consistent for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to stay competitive in the National League West.,Kelly (5-2, 3.26 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. The right-hander permitted just one run in 14 innings while winning his las...
Royals' Michael Wacha aims to shut down Ty France, Twins
Ty France keeps coming up in big moments for the Minnesota Twins.,France will try to keep it going when the Twins take on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game set in Minneapolis. France hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the ...
Top four seeds advance in CDL Stage 4 Major playoffs
The top four seeds -- Miami Heretics, Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas and Los Angeles Thieves -- all posted victories on Friday in the upper-bracket quarterfinals of the Stage 4 Major playoffs in Dallas.,In the lower bracket Round 1, Minnesota Rokkr, Vegas Falcons, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 and Toronto Ul...
Orioles, Red Sox try again to play rain-impacted doubleheader
As the old saying goes, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains.",The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will take another stab at playing a day-night doubleheader in Boston on Saturday. The teams were slated to play one on Friday following a Thursday rainout, but an extended...
Storm avenge season-opening blowout loss to Mercury
Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and tied a franchise record with 14 assists as the Seattle Storm earned a 77-70 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday in their home opener., ,Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points as the Storm (2-1) exacte...
MLB roundup: Rafael Devers (8 RBIs), Red Sox pound Orioles 19-5
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Rafael Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Mets rally to force extras, but Dodgers prevail in 13
Teoscar Hernandez led off the 13th inning with an RBI double for the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, who outlasted the New York Mets 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series.,The Dodgers, who relinquished a three-run lead in the ninth inning of the rematch of last year's National League Championship S...
Phillies edge Athletics to run win streak to eight
Trea Turner homered among three hits and Zach Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to help the streaking Philadelphia Phillies post a 4-3 victory over the struggling Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Johan Rojas made a run-saving catch in the eighth inning to preserve a 1-0 lea...