Baseball Page 117 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
White Sox appreciate Central view, ready for warming Red Sox
The Chicago White Sox will greet the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday with a one-game lead atop the American League Central.,While the White Sox realize they are nowhere near the finish line, they can appreciate the perch in the final week before the All Star-break. Especially on the heels of thre...
Dodgers look to lean on Eric Lauer in opener vs. Rockies
Once believed to be a temporary emergency addition to the starting rotation, the Los Angeles Dodgers are finding a comfort level when left-hander Eric Lauer takes the mound.,After Lauer was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays, then acquired in a May trade for a player to be named late...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman to test mettle vs. Giants
Kevin Gausman returns to Oracle Park for just the second time since leaving the San Francisco Giants as a free agent on Monday when he takes the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays.,The teams are beginning a three-game interleague series in San Francisco.,Gausman joined the Giants as a free agent in Dec...
Fresh off escaping with win, Mets vie for series split vs. Braves
New York Mets interim manager Andy Green was intent on focusing on the positives as his team prepares to play the finale of a four-game series in Atlanta on Monday.,After losing 12 of their last 14 games, the Mets ended a three-game skid with a 10-9 victory on Sunday despite nearly blowing a seven-r...
Padres strive to pick up steam in opener vs. Diamondbacks
The San Diego Padres' longest losing streak since 2013 is history.,After their 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday ended an eight-game skid, the Padres probably need a long winning streak at some point over the final 73 games of the year to earn a third straight postseason berth.,They'...
Brewers bid for more from starters ahead of opener vs. Cards
Not much has gone wrong for the Milwaukee Brewers this season, but manager Pat Murphy does have at least one concern as they open a five-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,After his team's 3-2 road victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Murphy lamented that starte...
Nats' Luis Garcia Jr., Astros' Yordan Alvarez showing no mercy to pitchers this season
Luis Garcia Jr. looks to continue his home run barrage as the Washington Nationals open a three-game home series against the Houston Astros on Monday.,The 26-year-old Nationals first baseman has been on a tear lately with nine homers in his last 12 games. He's cranked 16 homers since May 25 and is s...
Reeling Yankees face critical series with AL East-leading Rays
Trending in opposite directions over the past two weeks, the top two teams in the American League East -- the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees, respectively -- will meet in a key four-game series that begins Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays enter with a four-game lead over their riva...
Phillies All-Star LHP Cristopher Sanchez looks to improve road numbers at Royals
Cristopher Sanchez was named an All-Star for the second time, but the left-hander has struggled lately on the road for the Philadelphia Phillies.,Meanwhile, Kansas City left-hander Noah Cameron continues to have his own mound issues during a second major league season.,Looking to get back on track a...
Red Sox power past Angels to sweep series
Willson Contreras and Jarren Duran each hit home runs as the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 7-5 victory on Sunday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Tsung-Che Cheng had two hits and scored a run for Boston, whic...
MLB roundup: Marlins ride Eury Perez's 7 perfect innings to wild win over A's
Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings and the Miami Marlins slugged four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the Athletics to complete a three-game sweep Sunday at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Marlins immediately lost the perfect game and no-hitter in the eighth inning once...
Padres limit Dodgers' bats, snap 8-game slide
Manny Machado hit a three-run home run and JP Sears went five scoreless innings as the visiting San Diego Padres ended a season-long eight game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.,Fernando Tatis Jr. had an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Padres avo...
Brewers RHP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) returns to injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of right shoulder inflammation after his exit in the fourth inning from a loss Saturday night to the host Arizona Diamondbacks.,In a corresponding move, the Brewers recalled left-hander Drew R...
Eury Perez tosses 7 perfect innings, Marlins hold off Athletics
Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the Athletics on Sunday at West Sacramento, Calif., to complete a three-game sweep.,The Marlins immediately lost the perfect game and no-hitter in the eighth inning...
Mariners' pitching blanks Blue Jays for second straight game
Emerson Hancock pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Mitch Garver homered as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Sunday afternoon to take two-of-three in their weekend series.,Mariners' pitching held the Blue Jays without a run for the final 24 innings of the set. T...
Kyle Karros blasts late 3-run HR as Rockies rally past Giants
Kyle Karros crushed a three-run, go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, rallying the Colorado Rockies to a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Sunday and taking the rubber game of a three-game set.,Four Rockies relievers combined for four innings of four-hit relief, allowing for t...
Jake Bauers, Brewers finish off series victory over D-backs
Jake Bauers blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Jackson Chourio had two hits for the Brewers, who have won five of seven.,...
White Sox build early lead, edge Guardians to split series
Braden Montgomery scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on a Sam Antonacci groundout, lifting the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox took a one-game lead over Cleveland in the American League Central, winning the final two co...
Peter Lambert, Astros shut out Rays in rubber game
Peter Lambert carried a shutout into the sixth inning while Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes clubbed home runs as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.,Lambert (7-5) rebounded from his first loss in seven st...
Tigers end triumphant road trip with another win over Rangers
Riley Greene had a two-run homer and two-run triple among three hits, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Kevin McGonigle supplied two hits and scored a run as the Tigers completed their road trip with a 5-1 record. Dillon Dingler, who li...