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MLB draft, Day 2: Yankees take Luke Pettitte, son of Andy
A Pettitte could be back in pinstripes before long.,The New York Yankees selected Dallas Baptist two-way player Luke Pettitte, the son of franchise legend Andy Pettitte, with their eighth-round pick as the 2026 MLB Draft concluded Sunday in Philadelphia.,Andy Pettitte was a 22nd-rounder back in 1990...
Diamondbacks place RHP Zac Gallen (elbow) on IL
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen was placed on the 15-day injury list Sunday with inflammation in his pitching elbow.,Gallen reported elbow soreness to the team on Saturday and he was scratched from Sunday's scheduled start against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Gallen, 30, was sent back ...
Ildemaro Vargas, Diamondbacks rally to complete sweep of Dodgers
Ildemaro Vargas delivered a go-ahead single in the sixth inning and Tim Tawa hit a home run as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 5-3 victory Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers., ,Nolan Arenado and Ryan Waldschmidt also drove in runs for the Diamondb...
Padres score twice in eighth to rally past Blue Jays
Ty France's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday snapped a tie and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Trailing 4-3 entering the inning, San Diego reached Jeff Hoffman (5-6) for the tying and winning runs. Xander Bogaerts led off with an i...
Willy Adames key part of pivotal 8th inning as Giants beat Rockies
Willy Adames had three hits, including an RBI single as part of a two-run eighth inning, Trevor McDonald combined with two relievers on a three-hitter and the San Francisco Giants outlasted the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.,After the teams traded single tallies in the first four...
Brandon Nimmo boosts Rangers to walk-off win over Astros
Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single capped off a 3-for-5 game for the Texas Rangers, who scored a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday and won two of three during the weekend series in Arlington, Texas.,Nimmo also had an RBI triple as Texas won despite giving up a three-run lead. Kyle Higashioka h...
Braves push across winning run on Cardinals' error
A ninth-inning throwing error by the St. Louis Cardinals' Gold Glove-winning shortstop Masyn Winn allowed the go-ahead run to score, helping lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Jojo Romero (1-3) threw the top of the ninth for the Cardinals, allowing Ozzie Albies' o...
Joey Cantillo whiffs 9 as Guardians sweep Marlins
Brayan Rocchio and Chase DeLauter slugged home runs, and Joey Cantillo struck out nine batters in five innings, leading the Guardians to a 5-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Guardians right fielder Kahlil Watson -- Miami's first-round pick in 2021 -- also had a solid game, goin...
Taj Bradley pitches 7 strong innings as Twins down Angels
Taj Bradley tossed seven strong innings, and Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third, helping the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Bradley (9-3) overcame solo homers by Josh Lowe and rookie Denzer Guzman to win his third straight star...
Yankees again rally late to complete three-game sweep of Nationals
Ben Rice hit a two-run eighth-inning triple and for the third straight game the New York Yankees used a late-inning rally to beat the Nationals, this time 5-3 Sunday in Washington.,New York rallied in the ninth inning Friday, the eighth inning Saturday and again in the eighth Sunday to close out the...
Leody Taveras, Orioles complete sweep of skidding Royals
Leody Taveras homered and later drove in the tiebreaking run as the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals, heading into the All-Star break on a season-best four-game winning streak thanks to an 8-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,Samuel Basallo also homered, Gun...
White Sox crush Athletics to complete sweep
Braden Montgomery went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in a six-run first inning, and Sam Antonacci also homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the skidding Athletics 9-1 on Sunday.,Chicago, which has lost 100 games in each of the past three seasons, completed a three-ga...
Red Sox take advantage of costly Mets' error, win 9th straight
Anthony Siegler had the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Sunday for the visiting Boston Red Sox, who won their ninth straight game by edging the New York Mets 3-2 in the finale of a three-game interleague series.,The Red Sox forced extras in the ninth, when Andrew Monasterio had a bases-...
Cubs head into break hot after taking series from Reds
Alex Bregman had three hits, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning, to help the visiting Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Michael Busch had two hits, an RBI and a run, and Kevin Alcantara drove in two ...
Mariners beat Rays, avoid winless stay in Florida
Weston Wilson and Randy Arozarena each went deep in Seattle's four-run fourth inning Sunday afternoon, and the Mariners salvaged one win on their six-game Florida road trip by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Having entered Sunday with 12 runs on the road swing, the Mariners ...
Zack Wheeler fans 10 as Phillies blank Tigers
Zach Wheeler struck out 10 in six dominant innings and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Detroit Tigers, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon.,Wheeler, who refused to be an All-Star replacement after getting initially snubbed, improved his record to 10-1. He allowed two hits and two walks. Wheeler ...
Astros OF Brice Matthews leaves game with knee injury after hitting wall
Houston Astros center fielder Brice Matthews left in the second inning of Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers due to a left knee injury after running into the outfield wall.,Matthews slammed against the wall while trying to catch a Josh Jung fly in the bottom of the first. The ball slipped out o...
Astros OF Brice Matthews leaves game after hitting wall
Houston Astros center fielder Brice Matthews left in the second inning of Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers after running into the outfield wall.,Matthews slammed his back and head against the wall while trying to catch a Josh Jung fly in the bottom of the first. The ball slipped out of his gl...
Pirates explode for 10-run inning while wiping out Brewers
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning of a 14-5 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.,Pirates ace Paul Skenes (8-8) allowed two runs on three hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings.,Brewers starter Robert Gasser (2-4) surrendere...
Mariners starter Emerson Hancock leaves with hand injury
Seattle Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock left Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning after suffering an injury to his pitching hand.,In the bottom of the first, Hancock fielded a hard comebacker from leadoff man Yandy Diaz with his bare hand. He completed that play and we...