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Guardians look to bounce back, avoid sweep vs. Yankees
Looking to build on a much-needed strong showing, Nestor Cortes has a chance to help the New York Yankees continue their sizzling start at the expense of the suddenly struggling Cleveland Guardians. ,The left-hander will try to lead the visiting Yankees to a three-game series sweep of the Guardians ...
Thairo Estrada powers Giants past Rays
Thairo Estrada homered twice to help the visiting San Francisco Giants even the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 11-2 win on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,LaMonte Wade Jr., Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman also homered for San Francisco, which had lost three of four.,Gian...
Red Sox seek another series win vs. Angels
The Boston Red Sox look to claim their second series win over the Los Angeles Angels in as many weekends when the teams play the rubber match of a three-game set in Boston on Sunday afternoon.,The Red Sox scored four runs in the first inning Saturday in their 7-2 win, which snapped their season-high...
MLB roundup: Phillies enjoy walk-off win vs. Pirates
Nick Castellanos had two hits and delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,With the bases loaded and one out, Castellanos stepped up and lined the first pitch he saw from Roansy Contreras over the...
Juan Soto homers as Yankees sweep doubleheader vs. Guardians
Cody Poteet allowed one run in six innings of his first major-league appearance in nearly two years, and Juan Soto broke things open with a three-run homer, as the visiting New York Yankees completed their doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with an 8-2 victory Saturday night. ,The right-h...
After lengthy rain delay, Dodgers cool off Padres' bats
Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs and Gavin Stone pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers notched a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on a rainy Friday night.,Gavin Lux, Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy also drove in runs for Los Angeles, which halted a two-game slide ...
Nick Castellanos, Phillies go for series win over Pirates
Batting with the bases loaded with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday, Nick Castellanos was thinking just one thing:,"Let's win this game," and then he delivered, drilling the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Roansy Contreras into center field to lift Phi...
MacKenzie Gore strikes out 11 as Nationals top A's
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore struck out 11 in five shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals hold on for a 3-1 win over the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon., ,Gore (2-0) struck out three in the first inning despite allowing two baserunners, and he fanned the side in the fifth. He g...
Rays face former ace Blake Snell in finale vs. Giants
Blake Snell should feel right at home Sunday when he takes the mound in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the San Francisco Giants in the rubber game of a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays.,The veteran left-hander played his first five MLB seasons in Tampa Bay, posting the best season of his...
After sweeping doubleheader, Twins eye series win vs. Tigers
The Minnesota Twins had their best day of the young season Saturday. They'll look to get a series victory when they face the Detroit Tigers again Sunday afternoon.,The Twins, who were 4-7 entering the day, pulled off a doubleheader sweep. They won the opener 11-5 in 12 innings, then recorded a 4-1 v...
Red Sox go on offensive early in downing Angels
Masataka Yoshida and Triston Casas each drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox used an early offensive surge to take down the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday afternoon.,The Red Sox totaled 11 hits in the game, scoring six of their seven runs against Angels starter Griffin Canning (0-2) ...
Max Meyer keeps Braves under control in Marlins' victory
Max Meyer pitched six impressive innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Meyer (2-0) gave up six hits and one run while striking out seven and walking none. Miami left fielder Bryan De La Cruz finished 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead t...
Off to strong start, Royals vie for series win over Mets
The Kansas City Royals returned to form Saturday, fewer than 24 hours after enduring their quietest offensive game of the season.,Yet even in defeat, the New York Mets displayed some encouraging traits.,The Royals and Mets will both be looking to stay hot Sunday afternoon, when they meet in the rubb...
Daulton Varsho's 1st-inning slam leads Jays past Rockies
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-3 Saturday afternoon.,The teams have split the first two games of the three-game series.,Brenton Doyle hit a solo home run for the Rockies.,Colorado right-hander Dakota Hudso...
Brewers again score big, knock off Orioles
Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an early three-run deficit to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 11-5 on Saturday.,Five relievers combined for 5 2/3 shutout innings and helped the Brewers to win their fourth straight game.,Rhys Hoskin...
Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull eyes another shutdown outing vs. Pirates
Spencer Turnbull entered this season essentially as a placeholder in the Philadelphia Phillies' starting rotation.,The 31-year-old right-hander was expected to fill in for a few starts while Taijuan Walker spent time on the injured list with right shoulder soreness.,But Turnbull (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has ...
Hot Mets out to cool off Royals again
The New York Mets needed less than a week to confirm manager Carlos Mendoza's belief that their rough start was simply an example of getting one of their subpar stretches out of the way.,The Kansas City Royals hope Friday night wasn't the beginning of their regression to the middle of the pack in th...
Jays' Yariel Rodriguez set to face Rockies in MLB debut
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Yariel Rodriguez is scheduled to make his major league debut Saturday afternoon against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The 27-year-old Rodriguez arrived from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, and the plan is to activate him Saturday to make the start.,The Rockies will counte...
Twins SS Carlos Correa (oblique) lands on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain on Saturday.,Correa, 29, sustained the injury during the Twins' 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. ,A two-time All-Star, Correa is hitting .306 with one homer, four RBIs and a .432 on-bas...
Harold Ramirez, Rays look to run past Giants again
The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base.,"That's what happens when you lose s...