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Road warriors? Rays will need to be entering opener vs. Angels
The Tampa Bay Rays will begin a pivotal two-week West Coast trip on Monday night when they open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Tampa Bay, which is just 8-22 over its last 30 games, enters the series five games behind the Seattle Mariners for the final wild-card sp...

Blue Jays bid to get back on track in opener vs. Rockies
The Toronto Blue Jays have stumbled a bit since soaring to the top of the American League East by winning 19 of 23 games.,Toronto has lost six of its last eight contests to see its lead in the division dwindle to three games. ,The Blue Jays can turn things around when they begin a three-game series ...

Yankees' Max Fried takes aim at Rangers for first time in career
The slumping New York Yankees will turn to ace left-hander Max Fried to help snap a three-game losing streak when they play the Texas Rangers on Monday night in Arlington, Texas.,Fried (12-4, 2.62 ERA) will be countered in the opener of a three-game series by left-handed workhorse Patrick Corbin (6-...

Michael Soroka embraces 'new life' ahead of Cubs' debut vs. Reds
Michael Soroka is scheduled to make his Chicago Cubs debut when the right-hander takes the mound against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of the teams' three-game series on Monday night.,Soroka (3-8, 4.87 ERA) was acquired from the Washington Nationals on Wednesday for the No. 13 and 14 pr...

Braves return after disappointing trip to host MLB-best Brewers
One of baseball's hottest teams and offenses will look to continue a torrid stretch on Monday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers take on the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series.,Winners in six of seven games, Milwaukee (67-44) owns Major League Baseball's best record.,In a sweep of Wa...

For starters, Mets need more innings with Guardians up next
Sean Manaea has yet to exceed five innings or 86 pitches in any of his four starts this season.,For the New York Mets, there's no better time for Manaea to change that trend than Monday night.,The left-hander will attempt to provide some much-needed length when the Mets open a three-game series agai...

Division-leading Phillies like view with Orioles visiting
The Philadelphia Phillies are back in first place in the National League East and the ultimate task is staying there.,The Phillies hold a half-game lead over the New York Mets as they enter a three-game home series against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.,Philadelphia took two of three from th...

Red Sox having fun at home as Royals come to Fenway
The Boston Red Sox will have plenty of momentum and a rested bullpen when they open a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.,Boston completed a three-game sweep by beating the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 on Sunday, running its winning streak to five games. The Red Sox h...

Pirates' Johan Oviedo set to return from 2-year absence to face Giants
Nearly two years after he last pitched in a major league game, Johan Oviedo is ready to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The 27-year-old right-hander will get the start on Monday against the visiting San Francisco Giants and veteran Justin Verlander.,The teams are set to open a three-game series af...

Tigers' Casey Mize looks for turnaround effort vs. Twins
Casey Mize pitched well enough during his first 15 starts to be named an American League All-Star. The Detroit Tigers right-hander will be looking to regain that form when he starts against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night.,Mize (9-4, 3.43 ERA) is coming off three subpar outings. He gave...

Marlins are the hot team, for a change, heading into series vs. Astros
The Houston Astros, who are on track for their ninth straight playoff berth, will visit the red-hot Miami Marlins for a three-game series that starts on Monday night.,Houston also is on pace for its eighth American League West title in nine years. However, the Astros will arrive in Miami after getti...

MLB roundup: M's Julio Rodriguez sets 20-20 record in win
Julio Rodriguez hit a milestone home run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.,Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford also went deep for the Mariners, who took three of four games in the series. Rodriguez's two-run homer in the third inning off Jacob deGrom (10-4) was t...

Julio Rodriguez reaches 20-20 again as Mariners edge Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit a milestone home run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford also went deep for the Mariners, who took three of four games in the series between the American League West rivals and improved to 10-3 again...

Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez dominates Tigers in shutout
Kyle Schwarber belted his 38th homer of the year and Cristopher Sanchez threw eight scoreless innings to help the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory Sunday night over the Detroit Tigers.,Sanchez (10-3) allowed five hits and struck out six over eight innings. He was dominant throughout, thro...

White Sox release former All-Star Noah Syndergaard
The Chicago White Sox released veteran right-hander Noah Syndergaard.,The 32-year-old is a former All-Star, who rose to prominence during his run with the New York Mets. In 2016, Syndergaard pitched 183 2/3 innings, posting a 2.60 ERA and 218 strikeouts.,However, injury struggles persisted, and the ...

Dylan Cease powers Padres past Cardinals
Jake Cronenworth cracked a two-run homer, and Dylan Cease tossed five scoreless innings as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday.,Cease (4-10) allowed just one hit, a first-inning single to Ivan Herrera, and one walk while striking out nine. It was the first wi...

Julio Rodriguez hits 100th career homer as Mariners edge Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit a milestone home run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 Sunday afternoon.,Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford also went deep for the Mariners, who took three of four games in the series between the American League West rivals and improved to 10-3 against ...

Taylor Ward hits walk-off homer, Angels avoid sweep against White Sox
Taylor Ward hit a three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth, as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 5-0 deficit for a 8-5 walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Ward, who finished with four RBIs, hit a 3-2 sweeper from Chicago reliever T...

Diamondbacks top A’s with balanced attack, snap post-deadline skid
Corbin Carroll capped a three-run second with an RBI single, Eduardo Rodriguez threw five effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks won a road series over the Athletics with a 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Blaze Alexander hit his first home run of the season, while Ale...

Spencer Horwitz drives in 6, as Pirates beat Rockies
Spencer Horwitz homered twice, doubled and drove in a career-high six runs, Tommy Pham also went deep, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5 in Denver on Sunday.,Nick Gonzales had four hits for Pittsburgh, which salvaged the finale of the three-game series.,Mickey Moniak, Hunter G...