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William Contreras, Brewers aim to keep hits coming against Nationals
William Contreras will look to continue his torrid week when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers play the middle game of their series against the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Contreras had a career-high five hits, including his third home run in two games, to lead the Brewers to a 16-9 vic...
Aces wild: Tigers' Tarik Skubal to square off vs. Phillies' Zack Wheeler
It's not often a regular-season game carries the weight of history, but Saturday afternoon's matchup between Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler and Detroit Tigers star Tarik Skubal just might.,The two current Cy Young Award front-runners are set to face off in Philadelphia in a battle of divisio...
Pirates' Paul Skenes faces Rockies, looks to continue torrid stretch
The Pittsburgh Pirates aren't in the postseason hunt, but they do have a reason for optimism every fifth day when Paul Skenes takes the mound.,Skenes (6-8) will take his majors-best 1.83 ERA into hitter-friendly Coors Field in Denver on Saturday afternoon when Pittsburgh continues its series against...
New faces fitting in with Royals, Blue Jays
After reaping an immediate reward from a trade-deadline deal, the Kansas City Royals are positioned Saturday afternoon to clinch their three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run in the second inning Friday night in his first plate appearance for the...
Dodgers’ Blake Snell set to return to face Rays
The Los Angeles Dodgers were relatively quiet at Thursday's MLB trade deadline, safe in the knowledge that several injured players would be returning soon.,One of those players critical to the team's postseason hopes will rejoin the Dodgers when they continue their three-game series against the host...
MLB roundup: Down 9-0 in first, Rockies shock Pirates 17-16
Brenton Doyle capped a five-run ninth inning with a two-run home run, and the Colorado Rockies rallied after giving up nine runs in the first to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night in Denver.,Hunter Goodman also went deep in the ninth, Warming Bernabel had four hits -- including a thre...
J.P. Crawford walk-off homer lifts Mariners past Rangers
J.P. Crawford hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the visiting Texas Rangers 4-3 Friday night.,Dominic Canzone led off the inning with a single and Crawford lined a 2-0 fastball from Robert Garcia (1-6) over the right field wall to give the...
J.P. Crawford walk-off homer lifts Mariners past the Rangers
J.P Crawford hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the visiting Texas Rangers 4-3 Friday night.,Dominic Canzone drew a leadoff walk and Crawford lined a 2-0 fastball from Robert Garcia (1-6) over the right-field wall to give the Mariners the ...
A's earn third win in a row while handing D-backs sixth straight loss
Shea Langeliers had three hits, including a two-run homer during a four-run first inning, to lead the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom had two hits and an RBI and Brent Rooker and Carlos Cortes also drove in runs as ...
White Sox hit four home runs in win over Angels
Andrew Benintendi homered and doubled, and the Chicago White Sox hit four home runs en route to a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs and Colson Montgomery and J...
Nick Pivetta deals, new-look Padres beat Cardinals
Nick Pivetta allowed just one hit in seven innings and Jackson Merrill capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 for their sixth straight win Friday night.,Pivetta (11-3) improved to 7-0 at home this season, walking none an...
Rockies rally from nine-run hole, stun Pirates 17-16
Brenton Doyle capped a five-run ninth inning with a two-run home run, and the Colorado Rockies rallied after giving up nine runs in the first to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night in Denver.,Hunter Goodman also went deep in the ninth, Warming Bernabel had four hits -- including a thre...
After lightning-quick opener, Cubs seek another win vs. O's
The Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles have a different outlook on the remainder of the season.,When they meet in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon in Chicago, the Cubs will be gearing up for a deep playoff run while the Orioles are already looking ahead to next season...
Nick Pivetta deals, new-look Padres beat the Cardinals
Nick Pivetta allowed just one hit in seven innings and Jackson Merrill capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 for their sixth straight win Friday night.,Pivetta (11-3) improved to 7-0 at Petco Park this season, walking n...
Marlins complete improbable comeback to beat Yankees 13-12
With one out in the ninth, Xavier Edwards scored from third base on a swinging bunt by Agustin Ramirez as the host Miami Marlins rallied for a 13-12 walk-off win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.,The Marlins trailed 9-4 before scoring six runs in the seventh inning. They also entered the bo...
All-Star pitching matchup leads to Giants extra-innings win over Mets
Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith broke a tie with an RBI single in the 10th, new closer Randy Rodriguez stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the inning and the San Francisco Giants snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 road win over the New York Mets on Friday night.,After blowing a three-run ...
Brewers pound out 16 runs, 25 hits in rout of Nationals
William Contreras had five hits including his third homer in two games, Blake Perkins homered twice and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 16-9 on Friday.,Andrew Vaughn had three hits including a home run and Andruw Monasterio had four hits for Milwaukee. The Brewers pounde...
Kyle Manzardo walks off new-look Twins for Guardians win
Kyle Manzardo's second walk-off hit of the season against Minnesota scored Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the visiting Twins on Friday night.,Manzardo singled to left field off Kody Funderburk (1-1) with the bases loaded and one out as the Guardi...
Clayton Kershaw shines as Dodgers shut out Rays
Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and doubled in two runs, Clayton Kershaw tossed six shutout innings, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-0 win on Friday night.,Clayton Kershaw (5-2) gave up five hits with no walks and struck out three ...
Red Sox walk off with 10th-inning win over Astros
Roman Anthony's single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in Wilyer Abreu with the game-winning run as the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to three games by beating the visiting Houston Astros 2-1 Friday night., ,Abreu starting the inning at second base as the automatic runner and m...