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Concerns at first base as Mets, Angels open series
When the visiting Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets start a three-game series Monday night, the status of both teams' first basemen could be a question.,New York star Pete Alonso barely maintained his consecutive games played streak at 354 by entering Sunday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati as a defensi...
Yankees chasing division-leading Jays in visit to Toronto
The New York Yankees have a chance for quick redemption when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.,The three-game series gives the Yankees a chance to help make up for their previous visit, June 30-July 3, when the Blue Jays won all four games.,The Blue Jays swept past the Yankees into f...
Paul Skenes tries to lift skidding Pirates against MLB's best in Tigers
Coming off his second consecutive start in the All-Star Game, Pirates ace Paul Skenes will oppose Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty as he tries to get his squad back on track on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Skenes (4-8, 2.01 ERA) will aim to continue his bid for the National League's Cy Young...
Phillies, Red Sox face off after sluggish starts to 2nd half
Walker Buehler's season has been quite a grind, but at least he ended the first half with a pair of solid outings.,The veteran right-hander aims to build off those performances Monday when the Boston Red Sox visit the Philadelphia Phillies for the first of three games.,Buehler (6-6, 6.12 ERA) was an...
Reds, Nationals look to bounce back from losses
The Cincinnati Reds continue their six-game road trip when they visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Monday night.,The Reds trail the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers by 7 1/2 games in the National League Central Division but are in the thick of the NL wild-card race. ...
Eury Perez looks to continue stellar July as Marlins host Padres
Not all elbow operations are created equally.,Take, for example, Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, who is set to start on Monday night against the visiting San Diego Padres.,The 22-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has made an amazing recovery from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3-2 reco...
Eugenio Suarez goes deep twice again as D-backs sweep Cardinals
Eugenio Suarez had his second consecutive two-homer game, Merrill Kelly pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-3 victory in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.,Suarez hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run first inning a...
O's, Guardians look to jumpstart playoff push in 4-game set
Two teams needing to make up ground in the American League playoff race hope to dig their opponent into a deeper hole when the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians open a four-game series in Ohio on Monday night.,The pitching matchup in the opener will be a rematch of a 6-2 Baltimore home win o...
Vierling’s RBI single in eighth lifts Tigers past Rangers
Matt Vierling's two-out single in the eighth provided the deciding run as the offense-starved Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Tigers did just enough to snap a season-high six-game losing skid while Texas had ...
MLB roundup: White Sox down Pirates for first series sweep this season
Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Vargas and Tauchman each finished with two hits and three RBIs to help the White Sox earn their fi...
David Fry's three-run double clears way for Guardians to beat A's
David Fry cleared the bases with a fourth-inning double during a career-best four-RBI day, Gavin Williams struck out 11 in seven innings and the Cleveland Guardians completed a series win over the visiting Athletics with an 8-2 triumph Sunday afternoon.,Angel Martinez chipped in with a single, doubl...
Astros avoid sweep with late 11-run onslaught vs. Mariners
Christian Walker hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros went on to rout the host Seattle Mariners 11-3 Sunday afternoon.,Former Mariner Taylor Trammell also hit a solo shot and added a two-run double for Houston, which avoided being swept in the three-game series and e...
Brewers complete 2nd series sweep of Dodgers for 10th straight win
Isaac Collins delivered a go-ahead two-run single in a three-run sixth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers finished off a perfect run against the Los Angeles Dodgers this season with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.,Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio had a single to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, tying a care...
Veteran reliever David Robertson signs with Phillies
Veteran right-handed reliever David Robertson is making his Philadelphia return, as he and the Phillies came to an agreement for the stretch drive of the season on Sunday. Robertson will earn more than $5 million on the deal, per multiple reports.,The longtime pitcher worked out for teams, and accor...
Eugenio Suarez goez deep twice again as D-backs sweep Cardinals
Eugenio Suarez had his second consecutive two-homer game, Merrill Kelly pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-3 victory in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.,Suarez hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run first inning a...
Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman (wrist) exits game vs. Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman departed Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after he was hit in the left wrist by a pitch from left-hander Jose Quintana in the bottom of the sixth inning.,Freeman tried to let an inside sinker from Quintana pass under his hands, but the pit...
Report: Mets intend to recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
A month after he was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, former top prospect Francisco Alvarez is set to return to the New York Mets, The Athletic reported Sunday.,The Mets intend to recall the 23-year-old catcher from Triple-A ahead of their Monday matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Alvare...
Orioles use power to subdue Rays
Fueled by three home runs, the visiting Baltimore Orioles salvaged the final game of a three-game series by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.,Jackson Holliday, Ryan O'Hearn and Alex Jackson went deep for the Orioles, who ended a four-game skid. Gunnar Henderson added a two-run double.,Tr...
Royce Lewis homers twice to lift Twins over Rockies
Royce Lewis hit two home runs for his second multi-homer game of his career -- and first in the regular season -- as the Minnesota Twins went deep four times to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 in Denver on Sunday.,Matt Wallner and Harrison Bader also homered to back seven strong innings from starter J...
Aaron Judge ties Alex Rodriguez on Yankees' all-time HR list
Aaron Judge continues to climb the all-time home run rankings for the New York Yankees, with his 36th homer of the year on Sunday moving the captain into a sixth-place tie with Alex Rodriguez for the most long balls in Yankees history.,Judge sent a 2-1 cutter 409 feet over the wall in right-center f...