Baseball Page 1064 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Max Fried looks for better showing as Braves battle D-backs
The Atlanta Braves hope to see a better version of Max Fried when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in the second contest of a three-game series. ,Fried (0-0, 40.50 ERA) will be opposed by Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (1-0, 1.80), who will make his first career appearance ...
After walk-off win, Brewers aim for another victory vs. Mariners
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for a return on their biggest offseason trade when they host the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. ,Left-hander DL Hall (0-0, 4.50 ERA), obtained from Baltimore in February in the trade for ace Corbin Burnes, will make his second start for Milwaukee while right-hand...
Rangers bid to take care of business vs. Astros
The Texas Rangers have picked up where they left off from last season, when they claimed the first World Series championship in franchise history.,The Rangers (5-2) will aim to maintain their solid start when they continue their four-game series against the Houston Astros on Saturday night in Arling...
White Sox meet Royals with worries about hitting, Luis Robert Jr.
Hardly anyone expects the Chicago White Sox to average fewer than two runs a game all season.,But then again, not many would have expected the Southsiders to be as punchless -- an MLB-worst 13 runs in seven games, six of them losses -- as they have been to start the 2024 season.,But runs are the com...
Yankees face Jays, look to end recent frustration
In the eighth inning of his New York Yankees home debut on Friday, Juan Soto flung his bat in frustration after striking out for the second time.,After a hot start, Soto has just one hit in his past 16 at-bats, and the newest Yankees slugger hopes to avoid another rough game Saturday night when New ...
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber aims to stay hot vs. Nationals
Kyle Schwarber will look to extend his six-game hitting streak on Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Washington Nationals in the middle contest of their three-game series.,Schwarber, who played for the Nationals in 72 games in 2021, extended his hitting streak in Philadelphia's 4-0 wi...
Pirates' Bailey Falter seeks improvement vs. Orioles
After getting rocked in his season debut, Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter will be up against another stiff challenge when the Pirates host the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Falter (0-0, 13.50 ERA) was tagged for six runs on five hits in four innings on Sunday, but he came away with a no-decisi...
Pete Alonso, Mets eye 3-game win streak in rematch with Reds
After losing their first five games of the season, the New York Mets are riding a modest two-game winning streak going into the second game of the three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,Both victories were by one run, and Pete Alonso was at the center of each triumph. He pro...
Hot-hitting Cubs put 5-game streak on line vs. Dodgers
Wrigley Field has been chilly since the Chicago Cubs opened their home slate on Monday, but the Cubs' bats have kept the team red-hot.,Chicago has scored 35 runs over its first four home games, all starting with temperatures no higher than 43 degrees.,"The conditions probably make it all the more im...
Tigers, masters of close wins, aim to keep rolling vs. A's
The Detroit Tigers would rather win by comfortable margins. Through the season's first week, however, they've done well living on the danger zone.,The Tigers are 6-1, though none of the victories was easy. They recorded three one-run wins in nine-inning games, and the other three triumphs came in ex...
MLB roundup: Giants get walk-off win in home opener
Thairo Estrada gave the San Francisco Giants a walk-off win in their home opener Friday afternoon, lacing a one-out double to left-center field to score Matt Chapman from first base for a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.,The win completed a happy homecoming for new Giants manager Bob Melvin, t...
Braves' Spencer Strider has damage to his UCL
The Atlanta Braves announced Saturday that star right-hander Spencer Strider has ligament damage to his pitching elbow and will undergo further evaluation in the coming days. ,Strider left his Friday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after four innings due to elbow discomfort. ,Strider will be ...
Trevor Story leaves Red Sox game early with apparent injury
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story left in the fourth inning of Boston's game against the host Los Angeles Angels after making a diving stop Friday.,Story dove to his right to keep Mike Trout's hard grounder in the infield, but the 31-year-old infielder landed hard on his left shoulder and was in obviou...
Red Sox belt five homers in win over Angels
Jarren Duran's solo home run in the eighth inning snapped a tie and helped lift the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Duran's home run was one of five by Boston hitters in the game, including two by Tyler O'Neill. Reese McGuire and Triston Casa...
White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. exits with right hip flexor injury
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. left Chicago's 2-1 loss to the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night in the ninth inning with a strained right hip flexor, manager Pedro Grifol said after the game.,Grifol said he would not have information about the extent of the injury until Robert has ad...
Brewers blow 9th-inning lead, edge M's on walk-off walk
William Contreras drew a game-ending, bases-loaded walk, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Seattle's Andres Munoz (0-1) relieved to start the inning and walked Sal Frelick, pinch-hitter Jake Bauers and Brice ...
Rangers score five runs early in rout of Astros
Cody Bradford pitched into the eighth inning, Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each hit three-run homers, and the host Texas Rangers routed the Houston Astros 10-2 in the opener of a four-game series on Friday in Arlington.,Garcia also singled in a run and Semien finished with three hits and three ru...
Royals score tiebreaking run in 8th to edge White Sox
Salvador Perez went 3-for-3 and Brady Singer turned in a sterling pitching performance as the host Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Friday night.,The Royals hustled to take the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth against Chicago's hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech (0-1)....
Braves edge D-backs in 10 to win home opener
Travis d'Arnaud led off the 10th inning with a single that scored pinch runner Forrest Wall, giving the Braves a 6-5, come-from-behind win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the home opener at Atlanta on Friday.,The Braves rallied from a 5-2 deficit, scoring once in the eighth and twice in the ninth.,...
Aaron Nola, Phillies shut out Nationals on two-hitter
Aaron Nola and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Friday night.,Kyle Schwarber had a two-run single as part of a three-run second inning and walked twice for the Phillies. Bryce Harper had three hits including an RBI s...