Baseball Page 125 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mets enjoying contributions from younger players ahead of finale vs. Angels
Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio have spent the last two games providing evidence the New York Mets might not need to look outside the organization for difference-making offensive players prior to the July 31 trade deadline.,For the Los Angeles Angels, back-to-back losses might be nu...
Tigers hope rookie Troy Melton can provide spark vs. Pirates
The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.,Melton, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked pr...
Marlins throw another righty (Sandy Alcantara) at Padres
The San Diego Padres' lineup is getting tested in the series against the host Miami Marlins.,San Diego prevailed 2-1 in a game started by Miami's Eury Perez on Monday but lost to Edward Cabrera 4-3 on Tuesday.,On Wednesday, the Padres will face their third straight hard-throwing right-hander as Sand...
Giants, winless Justin Verlander chase series victory vs. Braves
Justin Verlander will continue to search for his first elusive win with the Giants when San Francisco wraps up its six-game road trip with a series finale against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 9-5 on Monday before San Francisco prevailed 9-0 on Tues...
MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh, M's end Brewers' 11-game win streak
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 39th home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the host Seattle Mariners ended the Milwaukee Brewers' 11-game winning streak with a 1-0 decision on Tuesday.,Raleigh, who won the Home Run Derby during last week's All-Star fest...
Nationals go for first series sweep since May in finale with Reds
The Washington Nationals go for their first series sweep since May when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington's last three-game series sweep took place May 16-18 in Baltimore. The Nationals have won the first two games against the Reds by scores of 10-8 and 6-1.,It is the ...
Royce Lewis, Christian Vazquez carry Twins past struggling Dodgers
Royce Lewis and Christian Vazquez each drove in three runs and the visiting Minnesota Twins used a trio of three-run innings to earn a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Lewis, a native of Southern California, managed to drive in a run in three separate innings without the aid of ...
Astros' Framber Valdez beats D-backs for 10th straight win
Brice Matthews hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, Framber Valdez won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros earned a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Phoenix.,Matthews followed a one-out walk to pinch hitter Taylor Trammell with a 396-foot homer to l...
Cal Raleigh homers as Mariners halt Brewers' 11-game win streak
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 39th home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners put an end to visiting Milwaukee's 11-game winning streak with a 1-0 decision Tuesday night.,Raleigh, who won the Home Run Derby during last week's All-Star ...
MLB roundup: Yankees halt Jays' 11-game home win streak
Ben Rice blasted a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Rice launched a first-pitch fastball over the wall in right center against Jeff Hoffman (6-3) with one out.,The loss ended the Blue Jays' 11-game home w...
Mickey Moniak homers as Rockies double up Cardinals
Mickey Moniak homered and singled, Ryan McMahon also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Bradley Blalock (1-2) pitched into the sixth inning, Brenton Doyle had three hits and Adael Amador doubled twice for Colorado. The Rockies have won th...
Corey Seager's homer backs Jacob deGrom as Rangers beat A's
Corey Seager's three-run home run in the seventh broke open a close game and assured Texas ace Jacob deGrom the win as the Rangers outlasted the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have taken the first two games of the three-game series to assure their third straight series vic...
Matthew Boyd, Cubs blank Royals, ruin Rich Hill's return to majors
Matthew Boyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs spoiled 45-year-old Rich Hill's return to the major leagues with a 6-0 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.,Boyd (11-3) extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings while allowing four hits with one walk and six strikeo...
Seager’s three-run homer backs deGrom as Rangers beat Athletics
Corey Seager's three-run home run in the seventh broke open a close game and assured Texas ace Jacob deGrom the win as the Rangers outlasted the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday in the second of a three-games series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have taken the first two games of this set to assure their ...
Three-run fifth inning carries Mets to win over Angels
Francisco Alvarez hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth inning and Brandon Nimmo delivered an RBI single two batters later as the host New York Mets earned another comeback win, edging the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday.,The Mets have won three straight, all in come-from-behind fashion, and...
Giants end 6-game losing streak with shutout of Braves
Casey Schmitt and Wilmer Flores homered as the visiting San Francisco Giants ended their six-game losing streak with a 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Schmitt hit a solo homer, his fifth, as part of a four-run rally in the second inning. Flores delivered a three-run shot, his 12th and fi...
Ben Rice's ninth-inning blast enables Yankees to stop Jays' streak
Ben Rice blasted a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Rice launched a first-pitch fastball over the wall in right center against Jeff Hoffman (6-3) with one out.,The loss ended the Blue Jays' 11-game home w...
Pirates rack up 14 hits, extend Tigers' slide
Spencer Horwitz, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds each had three hits and two RBIs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.,Horwitz recorded his second consecutive three-hit game and reached base four times as the Pirates won for the second straigh...
Rays bolt ahead with four runs in second, hold off White Sox
Jose Caballero slapped a two-run single to highlight a four-run second inning, fueling the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Caballero had two of his team's five hits and rookie Chandler Simpson stole three bases for the Rays, who snapped a modest two-game s...
Jose Ramirez homers again to pace red-hot Guardians past O's
Jose Ramirez homered for the second straight game and Kyle Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs apiece as the surging Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night.,The Guardians have won 10 of their last 12 games -- immediately after dropping 10 in a row -- t...