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Mets hold off Reds' comeback attempt
Pete Alonso drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded grounder and Jeff McNeil homered to lead the visiting New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. , ,Alonso, who hit a game-tying solo homer in Thursday's second game of a doubleheader, came up against Fernando Cruz (...
Thairo Estrada provides heroics as Giants rally past Padres
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...
Orioles tackle surprising Pirates to start road trip
Grayson Rodriguez logged 6 1/3 strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles spoiled the Pittsburgh Pirates' home opener with a 5-2 victory on Friday.,Rodriguez (2-0) allowed two runs on six hits while walking two and striking out seven. Danny Coulombe got the final two outs of the seventh, Yennier Cano w...
Ryan McMahon hits walk-off grand slam, Rockies stun Rays
Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off grand slam, and the Colorado Rockies rallied from blowing a four-run lead to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-7 on Friday in Denver.,McMahon finished with three hits, Ezequiel Tovar homered among his two hits and Kris Bryant also went deep for Colorado. Elias Diaz and Nolan Jon...
Orioles, Ravens make $10M donation after bridge collapse
Baltimore's big-league franchises teamed up to donate $10 million in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.,Major League Baseball's Orioles and the NFL's Ravens made the joint announcement Friday that they would make the donation to the Baltimore Community Foundation's "Maryland Tough Ba...
D-backs activate OF Randal Grichuk from 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Randal Grichuk from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,The 32-year-old veteran, who signed with Arizona in February, missed the start of the season while recovering from surgery on his right ankle.,Grichuk split the 2023 season with the Colorado Rockies ...
Cubs unload on birthday boy Bobby Miller to beat Dodgers
Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch each homered while Seiya Suzuki supplied three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs outlasted the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 on Friday.,Swanson's one-out solo shot sparked a five-run second inning that put Chicago ahead for good. Ian Happ added a two-run triple and Nick Ma...
White Sox place Eloy Jimenez (adductor) on 10-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jimenez on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left adductor strain.,The move is retroactive to April 2.,Jimenez, 27, left Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers following an at-bat in the sixth inning. He has missed the past three...
Gio Urshela doubles in winning run as red-hot Tigers top A's
Gio Urshela drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the eighth as Detroit defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in the Tigers' home opener Friday afternoon.,Matt Vierling and Mark Canha hit solo homers and Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and scored two runs.,Detroit starter Tarik Skubal gave...
After nearby earthquake, Blue Jays blank Yankees
Ernie Clement opened the seventh inning by hitting his first career pinch-hit home run and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays recorded a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday afternoon.,After left-hander Caleb Ferguson (0-1) replaced Yankees starter Marcus Stroman, Toronto manager John Schneid...
Marlins still fishing for first win against Cardinals
Frustration is building for the injury-depleted Miami Marlins, who are off to an 0-8 start after reaching the playoffs in 2023.,The Marlins will seek a breakthrough victory when their three-game road series with the St. Louis Cardinals resumes on Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium.,Miami led the Ca...
Twins looking to cool off Guardians' hot hitters
The Minnesota Twins will go for their first win at home when they square off against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota is coming off a 4-2 loss against the Guardians in its home opener Thursday. The Twins went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position.,It's no s...
Yankees place reliever Jonathan Loáisiga on 60-day IL
The Yankees suffered a significant blow to their bullpen after Jonathan Loaisiga was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain just hours before New York's home opener Friday.,Loaisiga, 29, is no stranger to arm troubles. He missed time over the past two seasons with shoulder and ...
Royals attempt to keep power on against White Sox
The host Kansas City Royals continue their four-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Friday evening, hoping to build on their early-season power display.,The top of Kansas City's lineup has led the way, as both Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. have multiple home runs.,Leadoff hitter Garcia tops...
Tarik Skubal starts Tigers' home opener vs. punchless A's
Tarik Skubal got the honor of starting the Detroit Tigers' season opener. Thanks to some inclement weather and a rotation adjustment, the hard-throwing left-hander will also start the Tigers' home opener on Friday afternoon.,Skubal, who tossed six scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox on M...
Mets head to Cincinnati looking to build on first win
The New York Mets will look to build off the dramatic finish to their first win of 2024 when they visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Pete Alonso delivered a much-needed boost Thursday when he led off the ninth inning of Game 2 of a doubleheader against the D...
With offenses sputtering, Phillies, Nationals begin 3-game series
It's time for the Philadelphia Phillies to get going, but they'll have to do it away from home., ,After a season-opening 2-4 homestand, the Phillies head to Washington to face the Nationals in a three-game series beginning Friday night., ,Philadelphia's offense has sputtered during the first week of...
O's look to jump-start offense against Pirates
The Baltimore Orioles have displayed a knack for the dramatic through their first six games of the season.,Half of Baltimore's four wins came on walk-off hits, but the Orioles will hope for some early offense when they open a three-game series with the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,The contest ...
MLB roundup: Mets rally in 9th, beat Tigers to split DH
Pete Alonso hit the game-tying homer leading off the ninth inning and Tyrone Taylor had the walk-off RBI single one out later as the host New York Mets edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday.,A trio of Detroit pitchers combined to carry a one-hitter into the ninth...
Royals score 8 in 7th inning to crush White Sox
Nelson Velazquez and MJ Melendez homered, and Seth Lugo escaped several jams as the host Kansas City Royals blasted the Chicago White Sox 10-1 on Thursday evening.,Lugo (1-0) allowed five singles and a walk through the first four innings, avoiding damage with the help of three double-play grounders,...