Baseball Page 123 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mitch Keller, Pirates aim for road sweep of Red Sox
The Pittsburgh Pirates close their seven-game road trip Sunday in Boston with a sweep of the Red Sox their goal.,The Pirates have amassed double-digit hits in back-to-back games, and their starting rotation has done well to help a streak of eight wins in 10 games, including 4-2 on their road trip th...
Ian Seymour, Rays look to subdue reeling Nationals
The Tampa Bay Rays will vie for a much-needed three-game series sweep on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Washington Nationals.,Tampa Bay is looking to gain ground in the American League wild-card race. The Rays on Monday will begin a stretch of seven games against teams ahead of them in the sta...
Manny Machado, Padres seek repeat success vs. Twins
At least one Twin Cities resident might be pulling for the San Diego Padres when they take on the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,That would be Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, who grew up near San Diego and played football at ...
Struggling Andre Pallante aims to pitch Cards to sweep of Reds
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante's season has taken an ugly turn, resulting in an 0-5 record and a 9.82 ERA in August.,Pallante (6-12, 5.44 ERA overall) will try to finish the month on a better note Sunday afternoon when the Cardinals vie to complete a three-game sweep of the host Cin...
MLB roundup: Yankees top White Sox in 11th for 7th straight win
Clay Bellinger blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells homered as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight win.,The Yankees moved within two games of the American League East-leading Toronto Blue...
Rangers pound Athletics for fourth straight victory
Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and...
Athletics' Nick Kurtz undergoes MRI, avoids serious injury
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz wasn't found to have a serious injury when he underwent an MRI exam on his right oblique, manager Mark Kotsay said before Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers.,Kotsay termed it good news that the American League Rookie of the Year avoided a serious ailment during Sa...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks stifle Dodgers' offense
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez went six scoreless innings and Corbin Carroll hit a home run to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.,Gabriel Moreno had a sacrifice fly in a three-run sevent...
Reports: Red Sox reach extension with LHP Aroldis Chapman
The Boston Red Sox agreed to a contract extension with left-hander Aroldis Chapman, per multiple reports. ,The deal contains $13.3 million in guarantees, according to MassLive. He will be under contract for next season and carry an option for 2027.,Chapman, an eight-time All-Star, has posted career-...
Top of Cubs' order orchestrates another win over Rockies
Kyle Tucker had two hits and scored twice while Michael Busch, Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ each added two hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday night in Denver.,Javier Assad (1-1) pitched six solid innings and Daniel Palencia got the final three outs for his 21st save. The...
Yankees score three runs in 11th to down White Sox
Clay Bellinger blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells homered as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight win.,The Yankees moved within two games of the American League East-leading Toronto Blue...
Elias Diaz blasts 2 homers as Padres roll over Twins
Elias Diaz went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs, and the San Diego Padres pulled away for a 12-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Ramon Laureano finished 2-for-5 with one homer and three RBIs for San Diego, which evened the series at one win apiece with the rubbe...
Angels rally late, secure win over Astros
Oswald Peraza delivered a tie-breaking, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.,Peraza, who entered the game to play first base in the bottom of the seventh, struck the biggest blow against Astros...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s homer lifts Royals past Tigers
Bobby Witt Jr. delivered a tie-breaking two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 win against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Saturday.,After reliever Tyler Holton (5-4) walked pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert, Witt mashed a fastball over the wall to straight-away center...
Kyle Manzardo homers as Guardians edge slumping Mariners
Kyle Manzardo had a two-run homer and Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each had RBI singles, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.,Right-hander Gavin Williams (9-5) allowed one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out eight with a lo...
Trevor Rogers shines again as Orioles blast Giants
Jeremiah Jackson, Ryan Mountcastle and Samuel Basallo hit home runs, Trevor Rogers completed an unbeaten month of August with seven sharp innings and the visiting Baltimore Orioles turned the tables on the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 romp Saturday afternoon.,Jackson also doubled, scored twice ...
Cards get pitching, clutch hits to continue Reds' skid
Nathan Church drove in two runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday night.,Willson Contreras and Pedro Pages hit homers as the Cardinals won their third straight game.,Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy (6-2) allowed one run on five hits and two walks in ...
Trea Turner lifts Phillies over Braves in 10th inning
Trea Turner delivered a two-run single with his team down to its final strike, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2, 10-inning win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Nacho Alvarez Jr. had the go-ahead base hit in the top of the 10th for Atlanta, which has lost the first three games ...
Led by Connor Norby, Marlins beat Mets again
Connor Norby hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the Miami Marlins, who outlasted the host New York Mets 11-8 in a wild back-and-forth game Saturday.,The Marlins, who led 5-1 after one inning and 8-5 after three frames, have won two of the first three games in the four-game se...
Pirates score combined 8 runs in 5th, 6th innings to topple Red Sox
A combined eight-run onslaught across the fifth and sixth innings propelled the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,All nine Pirates hit safely, and three had two RBIs in support of Johan Oviedo (2-0), who allowed two runs on three hits and struck out six a...