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Reports: Dodgers to put Teoscar Hernandez on IL, recall Ryan Ward
The Los Angeles Dodgers will place outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the injured list with a left hamstring strain and recall infielder/outfielder Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Hernandez was injured Wednesday while running out a ground ball in the second in...
Tigers place closer Kenley Jansen on 15-day IL
The Detroit Tigers placed four-time All-Star closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list Thursday with pelvic inflammation.,Jansen, who worked through a right groin issue earlier in the season, exited Detroit's 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday after nine pitches in the ninth inni...
Angels reinstate LHP Drew Pomeranz from injured list
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left-hander Drew Pomeranz from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,The 37-year-old reliever landed on the IL on May 13 with inflammation in his pitching elbow.,Pomeranz is 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA, eight walks and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings in his first season with the...
Astros' Yordan Alvarez rides 'incredible' run into finale vs. Rangers
The Texas Rangers seemingly have run out of answers for Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has dominated the first three contests of the four-game series between the teams.,Alvarez has homered twice in back-to-back games for the Astros, who have won two of the three contests heading into the...
After ending 10-game skid, Cubs face tall task vs. Paul Skenes, Pirates
The Chicago Cubs finally cured some of their ills by snapping their longest losing streak in almost four years on Wednesday.,But on Thursday night, the Cubs will face Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes, who will try to get back on track in the finale of the te...
Gunnar Henderson, Orioles hope to extend power spree vs. Blue Jays
Two teams that might be trending in the right direction will meet Thursday night when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Baltimore Orioles to open a four-game series.,The Blue Jays just completed a 4-2 homestand, capped by a 2-1 victory against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto needed f...
Red Sox, desperate for home success, chase series win vs. Braves
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to earn their first back-to-back home victories since early April when they wrap up a three-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,After Atlanta won the series opener 7-6 Tuesday, Boston ended a five-game home losing streak with an 8-0 victory on...
White Sox ride lineup momentum into series finale against Twins
Chicago White Sox ace Davis Martin admits, "I don't like talking about myself.",The Minnesota Twins can relate.,After absorbing a 15-2 defeat on Wednesday, the visiting Twins will aim to move on against Martin on Thursday afternoon as they try to split the four-game series.,"There's not much we did ...
Tigers' Jack Flaherty, facing Angels, searches for first win of season
The Detroit Tigers have been wallowing around the bottom of the American League. A big part of that has been the continued struggles for Jack Flaherty.,The veteran right-hander, who will start the series finale against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, hasn't recorded a victory this year....
MLB roundup: Ian Happ-led Cubs blast Pirates to halt 10-game skid
Ian Happ drove in five runs and ignited a six-run seventh inning with a three-run home run that eventually helped the Chicago Cubs snap a 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,The Cubs last scored 10 runs in a game in their prior win May 15 before...
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez exits with hamstring strain, will go on IL
Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez left Los Angeles' Wednesday game against the Colorado Rockies after the second inning with a left hamstring strain that will force him onto the injured list.,Hernandez hit a ground ball to shortstop in his second-inning at-bat and had a pronounced limp after ru...
Shohei Ohtani (6 no-hit innings, homer) carries Dodgers past Rockies
Shohei Ohtani did not allow a hit over six innings on the mound and added a leadoff home run from the batter's box as the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.,Ohtani and Will Klein held the Rockies without...
Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez exits vs. Rockies with hamstring strain
Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez left Wednesday's game against the Colorado Rockies after the second inning with a left hamstring strain., ,Hernandez hit a ground ball to shortstop in his first at-bat and had a pronounced limp after running through the first-base bag. He grabbed at...
Yordan Alvarez bangs two more homers as Astros edge Rangers
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs, including a go-ahead blast in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Alvarez has hit five home runs in his last three games to pull even with Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Muraka...
Reds strand 17 runners in failed bid for sweep of Mets
Juan Soto hit his sixth homer in seven games and Carson Benge had a pair of two-out RBI singles to lead the New York Mets past the visiting Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday.,In salvaging the finale of a three-game series, the Mets avoided being swept at home by the Reds for the first time since May ...
Gerrit Cole brilliant again as Yankees sweep Royals
Gerrit Cole scattered four hits and struck out 10 over 6 2/3 stellar innings and Ben Rice had three RBIs as the visiting New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.,Cole (1-0) did not yield a walk during his efficient 79-pitch outi...
David Sandlin dazzles in debut as White Sox smash Twins
David Sandlin pitched six innings of one-run ball in his major league debut and Munetaka Murakami homered for the third straight game as the host Chicago White Sox blasted the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday.,Chicago secured at least a split of the four-game series behind a sterling outing from Sa...
Dodgers place IF Kike Hernandez (oblique) on IL, recall Alex Freeland
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned infielder Kike Hernandez to the injured list on Wednesday due to a left oblique strain. With Hernandez back on the shelf after a mere two-game return, infielder Alex Freeland has been recalled in a corresponding move.,Hernandez, who started the season on the IL due t...
Ian Happ breaks out of slump, Cubs snap 10-game skid vs. Pirates
Ian Happ drove in five runs and ignited a six-run seventh inning with a three-run home run that eventually helped the Chicago Cubs snap a 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,The Cubs last scored 10 runs in a game in their prior win May 15th befo...
Blaze Alexander, Orioles finish sweep of Rays in dominant fashion
Gunnar Henderson hit the first of his two home runs in Baltimore's five-run first inning as the Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep against the team with the best record in the American League.,Rookie Trey Gibson took a shutout into the six...