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Vaughn Grissom, Grayson Rodriguez guide Angels over Twins
Vaughn Grissom hit a solo home run and sacrifice fly and Grayson Rodriguez threw 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Grissom hit his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning, and the Angels built a 4-1 lead...
Sonny Gray-led Red Sox top Mets for 7th straight victory
Wilyer Abreu had three hits, including a two-run homer, Friday night as the Boston Red Sox capped an eventful day by beating the host New York Mets, 6-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The first pitch was pushed back from 7:15 to 7:51 p.m. ET after the Red Sox didn't land at nearb...
Wyatt Langford helps Rangers uncork 4-run 8th to beat Astros
Wyatt Langford slugged a tiebreaking home run as the Texas Rangers exploded for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning en route to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Langford answered the Astros' rally from a three-run deficit with his ninth homer of the season. H...
Tristan Peters hits for cycle as White Sox blast Athletics
Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the slumping Athletics 14-1 on Friday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak while sending the Athletics to their season-high seventh straig...
Reds blank Cubs behind Hunter Greene’s 12 strikeouts
Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered, Hunter Greene tossed seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 win on Friday.,De La Cruz hit a solo homer and tripled for Cincinnati, which out-hit the Cubs 13-4 and won for just the fou...
Rookies Parker Messick, Chase DeLauter push Guardians past Marlins
Parker Messick took a no-hit-bid into the sixth inning, and Chase DeLauter slugged a two-run homer as the Guardians cooled off the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.,All-Star closer Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth, earning his major-league-best 28th save. It was the third time in three day...
Rays use homers, stellar pitching, Taylor Walls' glove to defeat M's
Tampa Bay starter Nick Martinez posted his eighth win on the day he was named to his first All-Star team, and the Rays opened the final series before the break with a 7-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The 35-year-old right-hander replaced injured Boston Re...
Samuel Basallo powers Orioles past Royals with late HR
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Blaze Alexander homered in the fourth inning and was the only Oriole with two hit...
Tigers rack up runs late to win sixth straight, down Phillies
Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson hit two-run homers and the streaking Detroit Tigers powered past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2, on Friday.,Colt Keith added a solo shot in Detroit's sixth straight victory and ninth in its last 10 games. Riley Greene reached base four times and scored...
Rain postpones Brewers-Pirates; set for split DH on Saturday
The opener of the three-game series between the Milwaukee Brewers and host Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain on Friday night.,The Brewers and Pirates, who didn't start their game on Friday after a delay of one hour and 27 minutes, will play a split doubleheader on Saturday. The makeup...
Mets' Mark Vientos (hand) expected to be out 6-8 weeks
The New York Mets placed infielder Mark Vientos on the 10-day injured list on Friday because of a fractured right hand, which will not require surgery but keep him sidelined six to eight weeks.,In a corresponding move, the Mets selected the contract of shortstop Zack Short from Triple-A Syracuse. Th...
White Sox reinstate All-Star 1B Munetaka Murakami from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Prior to striking out in his first at-bat Friday night against the Athletics, Murakami was named to the American League All-Star team as a replacement for injured Minnesota Twins outfielder Byro...
A's 1B Nick Kurtz (thumb) ailing, could miss All-Star Game
Oakland Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz is out of the lineup Friday night due to a right thumb capsule strain.,According to MLB.com, Kurtz might need a stint on the 10-day injured list. That transaction would cause Kurtz to miss next Tuesday's All-Star Game in Philadelphia.,Kurtz is the American ...
Cardinals 2B JJ Wetherholt agrees to reported $112.5M extension
The St. Louis Cardinals reached agreement Friday on an eight-year contract extension with stellar rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt.,According to published reports, Wetherholt will receive $112.5 million plus performance bonuses that could raise the worth to $132 million.,The deal begins next seas...
Twins acquire RHP Tommy Nance from Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays dealt right-handed reliever Tommy Nance to the Minnesota Twins on Friday in exchange for catcher/infielder prospect Ryan Sprock and an undisclosed amount of international bonus pool money.,Nance, 35, was in his third season in Toronto after one season apiece with the Chicago Cu...
Shohei Ohtani (knee) out of All-Star Game, Friday pitching start
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani pulled out of the upcoming All-Star Game on Friday due to continued issues with his left knee.,The Dodgers said Ohtani will "have some interventions on his knee" next week to get him ready for the second half of the season and will miss Tuesday's Midsummer...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani gets another shot with bat vs. D-backs
Shohei Ohtani will miss his last pitching start prior to the All-Star break but he can still make an impact with his bat when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.,Ohtani was scratched from his Friday start and the Dodgers announced the two-way superstar will miss ne...
Nick Martinez, Ceddanne Rafaela named to AL All-Star roster
Right-hander Nick Martinez of the Tampa Bay Rays and outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox were named as roster replacements Friday on the American League All-Star team.,Both Martinez and Rafaela are first-time All-Stars. ,Martinez replaces Boston Red Sox left-hander Ranger Suarez, who i...
Flight delay: Red Sox stuck in Chicago ahead of game in New York
Players on the Boston Red Sox are being reminded of their travel ball days as they deal with flight delays, with an expected arrival in New York on Friday just ahead of game time.,The Red Sox have experienced a multiple flight issues over two separate days and remained grounded at Chicago's Midway A...
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber joins Bryce Harper in HR Derby
The Phillies will be well represented in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Philadelphia.,Kyle Schwarber announced Friday that he is joining Phillies teammate Bryce Harper in the exhibition at Citizens Bank Park.,Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice, Kan...