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Red Sox aim to pick on struggling Rangers' staff again
The Texas Rangers, riding a three-game losing streak, will hope to slow the Boston Red Sox's offense on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. ,Boston opened the three-game series with an 11-6 victory on Friday. Texas has been outscored 29-8 during its skid.,The Red Sox hit three home runs in the Frida...
D-backs seek another quick start vs. Pirates
The Arizona Diamondbacks will vie for their sixth straight series victory on Saturday evening when they play the second contest of a three-game set against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Diamondbacks started the series opener with a flourish on Friday, as the first four batters came around to scor...
Michael Lorenzen faces familiar foe, Tigers, in Royals debut
Michael Lorenzen pitched for the Detroit Tigers at the start of last season, then recorded his first win of this season against them.,Lorenzen will face the Tigers once again on Saturday, but he'll do so wearing yet another uniform. He was traded from the Texas Rangers to Kansas City on Monday in ex...
Gleyber Torres, after getting yanked, likely to return vs. Jays
In his first at-bat Friday night, Gleyber Torres lifted a fly ball to deep left, went into a home run trot, and settled for a long single after watching the ball stay in the ballpark.,Torres subsequently was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on a double, and an inning later, he...
Pair of pitchers desperate for win face off in D.C.
Both long overdue for wins, Aaron Civale of the Milwaukee Brewers and DJ Herz of the host Washington Nationals take the mound on Saturday afternoon, looking for a change of fortune in the second game of the three-game series.,Civale (2-7, 4.92 ERA) has not won in his past 18 starts, including his fi...
Liquid, 1win just one win from Elite League Season 2 final
After their first maps on Friday, Team Liquid and 1win appeared headed to the lower bracket to face elimination games. Instead, they are both one victory away from the grand final at the Elite League Season 2 playoffs in Lima, Peru.,On the first day of the playoffs, the top four seeds from pool play...
MLB roundup: Giants' Blake Snell no-hits Reds
Blake Snell hurled the first no-hitter of his career and the 18th in Giants franchise history as visiting San Francisco blanked the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday.,Snell (1-3), coming off a career-best 15-strikeout performance against the Colorado Rockies on July 27, was again overpowering, striking ...
Blue Jays hammer Marcus Stroman, beat Yankees
Ernie Clement drove in three runs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays knocked off the New York Yankees 8-5 on Friday night.,The start of the game was delayed by rain for 86 minutes, and then the Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major-league-leading 40t...
Lakers unveil statue of Kobe, Gianna Bryant
On the symbolic date of 8/2/24, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the second of three statues commissioned to honor Kobe Bryant near Crypto.com Arena.,The new statue depicts Bryant alongside his daughter Gianna. The two were among seven people who died in a Southern California helicopter crash on Jan....
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka reaches DC semis
Winning an all-Belarus matchup, top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka got past sixth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington.,Sabalenka had an 8-1 edge in aces and she picked on Azarenka's second serve, winning 18 of 22 points (81.8 percent).,...
Mets dispatch Angels for their 8th win in 11 games
Pete Alonso smashed a two-run homer and Paul Blackburn pitched six solid innings in his New York debut as the Mets notched a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Brandon Nimmo had three hits as New York won for the eighth time in its past 11 games. Harrison Bade...
Justin Turner's grand intro lifts Seattle past Philadelphia
Justin Turner hit a grand slam in his home debut as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series between division leaders.,Victor Robles, Luke Raley and Mitch Haniger also went deep and Bryan Woo (5-1) pitched seven scorel...
Rockies extend season's dominance over Padres
Brendan Rodgers homered and Austin Gomber worked seven strong innings as the visiting Colorado Rockies stopped the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Friday night.,Gomber (3-7) beat the Padres for the second time this year, permitting five hits and two runs with one walk and six strikeouts. Tyler Kinley pitche...
Athletics belt three home runs, down Dodgers
The Oakland Athletics picked up in August where they left off in July, parlaying three home runs and steady pitching from Joey Estes into a 6-5 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,Shea Langeliers, Seth Brown and Brent Rooker went deep for the...
Blue Jays hammer Marcus Stroman in beating Yankees
Ernie Clement drove in three runs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays knocked off the New York Yankees 8-5 on Friday night.,The start of the game was delayed by rain for 86 minutes, and then the Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major-league-leading 40t...
White Sox fall in opener vs. Twins for 18th straight loss
Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 10-2 win over the White Sox on Friday in Minneapolis, sending Chicago to its 18th consecutive loss.,Willi Castro finished 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for Minnesota, which took the opener of a thre...
Red Sox get early lead, keep adding on, beat Rangers
Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each hit a two-run home run to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-6 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Rafael Devers added a solo home run and Connor Wong collected four singles for the Red Sox. Boston second baseman Nick Sogard added a two-...
Yusei Kikuchi fans eight straight as Astros edge Rays
Yainer Diaz recorded his third consecutive multi-hit game and Yusei Kikuchi matched a franchise record in his debut with the Houston Astros, who rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Kikuchi fanned a franchise-record-tying eight consecutive batters late in his 5 2/3-i...
Pitching guides Guardians past Orioles for 5th straight win
Cleveland pitchers held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit through the first six innings as the host Guardians posted an 8-4 victory on Friday night in a matchup of teams that began the night as American League division leaders.,Josh Naylor's third hit of the game was a two-run double that expanded on...
Giants' Blake Snell no-hits Reds, fans 11
Blake Snell hurled the first no-hitter of his career and the 18th in Giants franchise history as visiting San Francisco blanked the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday.,Snell (1-3), coming off a career-best 15-strikeout performance against the Colorado Rockies on July 27, was again overpowering, striking ...