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A's place 2023 All-Star Brent Rooker (rib) on IL
Oakland Athletics outfielder/designated hitter Brent Rooker was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to an injury that he sustained on Sunday.,Rooker is dealing with a costochondral rib cartilage injury. He was hurt in the game against the Detroit Tigers on a checked swing and has missed t...

Feds accuse Shohei Ohtani's interpreter of stealing $16M
Federal prosecutors allege that Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter siphoned more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star's bank account to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sportsbook.,According to an affidavit filed by federal authorities on Thursday, Ippei Mizuhara faces a charge of ...

Tigers look to pick up steam vs. Twins
The Detroit Tigers and visiting Minnesota Twins are still scheduled to play a four-game series this weekend. The format for the early showdown among American League Central rivals, however, had to be altered due to a postponement.,As expected, the Thursday afternoon contest was washed out. They'll n...

Tanner Houck, Red Sox eye more success vs. Angels
The Red Sox will look to get the best of the Los Angeles Angels for a second consecutive weekend when the teams change home sites to begin another three-game series on Friday night in Boston.,The memory of Boston's series win in Anaheim last weekend was quickly erased when the Red Sox were swept in ...

Ranger Suarez, Phillies shut down Pirates
Ranger Suarez pitched six dominant innings and the Philadelphia Phillies hit three home runs to power past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Thursday.,Philadelphia, which hadn't logged an extra-base hit in its previous two games, got a solo home run from Alec Bohm and two-run shots from Brandon...

Giants head east to take on Jose Caballero, Rays
Whether it has been at the plate or in the field through 13 games, new Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jose Caballero has been doing his part to make the memory of former star Wander Franco a distant one.,The Rays and their new shortstop return to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a seven-game homestand that opens...

Mariners hope offense stays hot vs. Cubs
A getaway road game before tax day might not seem important in the broad scheme of the Major League Baseball season.,But for the Seattle Mariners, it did.,The Mariners' moribund offense finally exploded in the 10th inning Wednesday in Toronto as Seattle pulled out a 6-1 victory to snap a three-game ...

MLB roundup: A's stifle Rangers 1-0, take series
Left-hander JP Sears took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Seth Brown homered and doubled as the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,Sears (1-1) was making just the 46th start of his major league...

Kevin Gausman hopes to bounce back when Jays face Rockies
The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking for right-hander Kevin Gausman to rebound from a shaky start when he faces the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday night.,The Blue Jays will be starting the second three-game series of their home schedule, which started with two wins over the Seattle Mariners. T...

Tigers, Twins postponed in rainy Detroit
Rain and chilly weather Thursday pushed the opener of a four-game series in Detroit between the Tigers and defending American League Central champion Minnesota Twins back one day.,There is more rain in the forecast on Friday, which could further dent plans for Detroit kickstarting an eight-game home...

Rain washes away Brewers-Reds matinee
Rain in Cincinnati on Thursday forced the postponement of the series finale between the Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.,The contest, originally scheduled for 12:10 p.m. local time, will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Aug. 30 at Great American Ball Park.,Milwaukee took two of three games i...

Tyrone Taylor's grand slam caps Mets' rout of Braves
Tyrone Taylor hit a grand slam and Jeff McNeil drove in three runs as the New York Mets clobbered the host Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Thursday.,Taylor's pinch-hit slam in the ninth inning capped the highest-scoring effort of the young season for the Mets, who took two of three games in the series.,McNei...

Bobby Witt Jr., Royals rout Astros in 7th straight win
Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice, leading the Kansas City Royals over the visiting Houston Astros 13-3 on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.,The Royals sent 15 batters to the plate in the first inning -- scoring nine -- capped by Witt's opposite-field, two-run homer.,Vinnie Pasquantino, ...

Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles eye sweep of Red Sox
Following a comfortable victory and then a come-from-behind effort, the visiting Baltimore Orioles will look to sweep the Boston Red Sox when the teams wrap up a three-game series on Thursday.,After taking the opener 7-1 on Tuesday, the Orioles overcame a five-run deficit to earn a 7-5 victory on We...

Royals blitz Astros with 7-run third, win 11-2
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 11-2 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday night. ,Pasquantino's two-run double in the third opened the floodgates as the Royals batted around in the inning, plating seven to snap a scor...

Christian Yelich stays hot as Brewers top Reds
Christian Yelich continued his torrid start to the season with a two-run homer in the first inning and Wade Miley had a successful start against his former team to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 on Wednesday night., ,After a rain delay of 1 hour, 50 minutes, Hunter ...

Winless starters meet in A's-Rangers rubber match
Two winless starting pitchers who have already shown marked improvement in their two outings this season go head-to-head Thursday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers wrap up their three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,A's left-hander JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA) and Rangers righty Jo...

MLB roundup: Royals score 7 runs in 3rd to beat Astros
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 11-2 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday night., ,Pasquantino's two-run double in the third opened the floodgates as the Royals sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven times to sna...

Dylan Cease pitches Padres to series win over Cubs
Jurickson Profar fell a triple short of the cycle and Dylan Cease fired six strong innings as the San Diego Padres won a series for the first time this year, routing the visiting Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Wednesday.,Cease (1-1) gave up just two hits and two unearned runs while walking two and fanning sev...

Christian Yelich, Brewers seek series win vs. Reds
Christian Yelich looks to remain hot and lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a series win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.,Yelich homered again in Milwaukee's 7-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday, his second long ball through the first three games of the four-game set. Yelich, who is...