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Nationals win back-and-forth affair to earn sweep of Brewers
Keibert Ruiz singled in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and the visiting Washington Nationals completed a sweep Sunday with an 8-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, who have lost five consecutive games.,CJ Abrams and Jacob Young opened the eighth with consecutive singles off Angel Zerpa (0-...

Jose Soriano still dealing as Angels defeat Reds
Jose Soriano continued his hot start with 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings and Oswald Peraza homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the second consecutive start that Sor...

Rockies starter Kyle Freeland scratched (shoulder) against Padres
Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland was scratched from his start Sunday at the San Diego Padres because of left posterior shoulder soreness.,Freeland, who was 1-1 with a 2.30 earned run average in his first three starts this year, was replaced by right-handed reliever Jimmy Herget. It was the sec...

Willson Contreras hammers former team as Red Sox rout Cards
Willson Contreras had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,Jarren Duran also collected three RBIs for Boston, which received four hits and two RBIs from Trevor Story. After losing...

Twins chase Max Scherzer early to win series against Blue Jays
Tristan Gray hit a three-run home run Sunday afternoon and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Kody Clemens added a solo home run and Taj Bradley (3-0) went five innings to pick the win for the Twins, who have won six of their l...

Diamondbacks skate past slumping Phillies
Pinch-hitter Adrian Del Castillo singled in the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday.,Corbin Carroll, James McCann and rookie Jose Fernandez had two hits apiece for the Di...

Birthday boy Cade Povich pitches Orioles past Giants
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run home run in the first inning and starter Cade Povich retired the first 12 batters he faced as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Povich, pitching on his 26th birthday, allowed just five hits and one run while fanning...

Chandler Simpson impactful again as Rays finish sweep of Yankees
Chandler Simpson collected three hits, scored a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees by hanging on for a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Simpson went 5-for-10 in the series and made his mark on each game. He drove in two run...

Nick Kurtz's HR, Aaron Civale's pitching help Athletics blank Mets
Aaron Civale tossed 5 2/3 solid innings and combined with four relievers on a four-hitter Sunday for the red-hot Athletics, who completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 1-0 victory.,Nick Kurtz homered in the third for the Athletics, who won the final five games of a six-game road tri...

Tarik Skubal deals, Tigers go yard to complete sweep of Marlins
Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer, Kevin McGonigle blasted his first career homer and the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with an 8-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Kerry Carpenter supplied a two-run shot for Detroit. McGonigle reached base four times, includin...
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LHP Noah Schultz, White Sox's No. 2 prospect, set for debut Tuesday
The Chicago White Sox are promoting No. 2 prospect Noah Schultz, who will make his major league debut in Tuesday's home game vs. Tampa Bay.,The team announced the news Sunday on its social media accounts with the caption, "Coming soon to a mound near you.",The 22-year-old left-hander was Chicago's f...

Phillies RHP Andrew Painter (migraine) scratched vs. D-backs
Philadelphia Phillies rookie Andrew Painter was scratched from Sunday's series finale against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks due to a migraine.,Fellow right-hander Zach Pop started what is expected to be a bullpen game in place of Painter, who went 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA in his first two starts.,Per...

Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star, manager, dies at 76
Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died on Saturday. He was 76.,The Garner family released the following statement on Sunday:,"(He) passed away peacefully last night, April 11, surrounded by fa...

Blue Jays place OF/DH George Springer (toe) on 10-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed George Springer on the 10-day injured list Sunday, one day after he fractured the big toe on his left foot in a game against the Minnesota Twins.,The Blue Jays recalled fellow outfielder Eloy Jimenez from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons as a corresponding roster move.,Spring...

Braves, Guardians battle it out to stay undefeated in series play
The race to determine the last Major League Baseball team to lose a series this season will, appropriately, go down to the wire Sunday night.,The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians each will attempt to remain unbeaten in series play Sunday night, when Atlanta hosts Cleveland in the rubber match ...

Flexibility of Fernando Tatis Jr. an advantage for Padres vs. Rockies
There were more than a few double-takes around Major League Baseball when the host San Diego Padres unveiled their lineup for Saturday night's game with the Colorado Rockies that listed Fernando Tatis Jr. at second base.,The Platinum Glove right fielder hadn't started a big league game at second bef...

'Catalyst' J.P. Crawford, Mariners go for another win over Astros
The Seattle Mariners might want to consider keeping J.P. Crawford in the leadoff spot.,Because good things happen to them when he's there.,Crawford singled home the winning run with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of an 8-7 victory against the struggling Houston Astros...

'Efficient' Dodgers showing Rangers their pitching, hitting prowess
The National League-West leading Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 runs over two games against the visiting Texas Rangers and will try for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.,The Dodgers have Major League Baseball's best record and have won seven of their past eight games. The defending World Series champ...

After 'gutsy, blue-collar win,' Pirates vie for rare sweep of Cubs
Konnor Griffin was 13 the last time the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Chicago Cubs in a series.,The Pirates and their soon-to-be 20-year-old shortstop will look to leave Chicago with three straight wins when the National League Central rivals conclude their series on Sunday.,Griffin, who signed a nin...