Baseball Page 109 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cubs aim to extend offensive surge at expense of skidding Mets
The Chicago Cubs have a chance Saturday to do something they have achieved only twice since 1900.,The New York Mets can only hope they don't inch closer to yet another bit of ignoble history.,The Cubs will look to remain red-hot Saturday afternoon when they host the free-falling Mets in the middle c...
Reds' bullpen geared up for another look at Twins
The stout Cincinnati bullpen appears to be at full strength as the Reds prepare for the middle contest of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Connor Phillips (2.25 ERA), Graham Ashcraft (1.64 ERA), Tony Santillan (0.00 ERA) and Emilio Pagan (six save...
Yankees bring knack for late heroics into rematch with Royals
In their past five wins, the New York Yankees experienced jubilation in their dugout during their final at-bat.,The Yankees hope to experience more good feelings but secure a win even earlier when they host the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.,New York is 4-8 over its past 12 games after wi...
MLB roundup: Mourning Angels produce shutout, end Padres' win streak
Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe homered as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Angels starter Jose Soriano (5-0) allowed two hits over 5 2/3 in...
Angels great Garret Anderson dies of heart attack at 53
Garret Anderson, the hero of Game 7 of the 2002 World Series and the all-time hits leader among other offensive categories for the Angels' franchise, died on Thursday. He was 53.,Anderson's wife, Teresa, told ESPN that her husband died of a heart attack. TMZ reported Anderson died following a medica...
Angels hammer Padres hours after learning of Garret Anderson's death
Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe each homered and Jose Soriano allowed two hits over 5 2/3 innings for his fifth win as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory on Friday night in Anah...
Jake deGrom, Rangers extend Mariners' skid in shutout
Brandon Nimmo homered leading off the game and that was enough as six Texas Rangers pitchers combined for a six-hitter in a 5-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,Reliever Gavin Collyer (1-0), a rookie right-hander, pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn his first major league victory...
Munetaka Murakami wallops slam as White Sox rout A's
Munetaka Murakami launched a towering grand slam and Davis Martin tossed seven solid innings to help the Chicago White Sox trounce the Athletics 9-2 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Murakami and Andrew Benintendi (one RBI) each had three hits and two runs as Chicago matched its highest sco...
Nolan Arenado, Michael Soroka carry D-backs over Jays
Nolan Arenado homered for the third time in four games and drove in two, Michael Soroka won his fourth game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 in Phoenix on Friday.,Arenado had two hits, and his two-out RBI single for a 5-2 lead capped a two-run seventh inning kept alive on ...
Max Muncy's 2 homers power Dodgers to rout of Rockies
Max Muncy homered twice and hit an RBI double as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a four-game series with a 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on chilly Friday night in Denver.,Shohei Ohtani had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 49 games, the fifth-longest run in Dodgers history.,Los Angeles sta...
Ryan McMahon unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-o...
Heliot Ramos (3-run HR), Giants erupt vs. Nationals
Heliot Ramos hit a three-run home run, Drew Gilbert and Casey Schmitt added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants beat the host Washington Nationals 10-5 on Friday night.,Matt Chapman had three hits and drove in three runs for the Giants, who have won two straight.,Logan Webb (2-2) went six inning...
Heliot Ramos powers Giants past host Nationals
Heliot Ramos hit a three-run home run, Drew Gilbert and Casey Schmitt added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants beat the host Washington Nationals 10-5 on Friday night.,Matt Chapman had three hits and drove in three runs for the Giants, who have won two straight.,Logan Webb (2-2) went six inning...
Nolan Gorman's big blast offsets 3 Astros homers as Cards take opener
Nolan Gorman clubbed a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals plenty of breathing room as they claimed a 9-4 win in the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Astros in Houston on Friday.,Gorman smacked his third homer of the season 353 fee...
Reds on winning end of pitchers' duel against Twins
Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run double and Brandon Williamson pitched into the sixth inning to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Williamson (2-1), a Fairmont, Minn., native, earned the win in the opener of a three-game set. He threw 5 1/3 inn...
Three-run 10th-inning rally sends Brewers past Marlins
Garrett Mitchell stroked a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the host Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.,Milwaukee, which has won three straight games, scored three times in the 10th against Calvin Faucher (1-2). Abner Uribe (1-0) earned the win with one ...
Red Sox halt Tigers' win streak on walk-off hit in 10th
Masataka Yoshida knocked a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 10th inning, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Yoshida's hit through the right side of the infield drove in Jarren Duran, the automatic runner on ...
Ryan McMahon the unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-o...
Ramos powers Giants past host Nationals
Heliot Ramos hit a three-run home run, Drew Gilbert and Casey Schmitt added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants beat the Nationals 10-5 in Washington on Friday night.,Matt Chapman had three hits and drove in three runs for the Giants, who have won two in row.,Logan Webb (2-2) went six innings fo...
Bubba Chandler shines as Pirates snap Rays' six-game streak
Bubba Chandler allowed one run over six innings and the host Pittsburgh Pirates totaled 11 hits to secure a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Chandler (1-1) struck out three, allowed three hits and walked one while throwing 90 pitches in his first career start against the Rays, wh...