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After losing friends, Tigers aim to continue winning ways vs. M's
Who needs Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize?,Apparently, not the Detroit Tigers.,After dealing their top two starting pitchers at the MLB trade deadline in exchange for a bevy of prospects, the Tigers went out and defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Tuesday.,The three-game series resumes Wednesday n...
Casey Mize makes Padres debut against fellow wild-card contender D-backs
Casey Mize will make this first start for San Diego on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, and Padres general manager A.J. Preller has set the bar high.,"He was somebody that we had targeted," Preller said after the Padres acquired rotation boosters Mize and Robbie Ray at the trad...
Pirates' Paul Skenes eager to get back on track vs. Brewers
Both starting pitchers in Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and host Milwaukee Brewers will be trying to bounce back.,Pirates ace Paul Skenes will be attempting to rebound from two disastrous outings and Brewers starter Kyle Harrison will be making his first start after being on ...
Focus turns to the mound as White Sox, Red Sox clash again
The Boston Red Sox are the hottest team in baseball. The Chicago White Sox sit atop the American League Central.,Two reasons for their teams' recent success make up the head-to-head pitching matchup as the teams continue a three-game series on Wednesday night in Boston.,After the Red Sox rolled to a...
Twins' Dean Kremer aiming to give new team boost vs. Royals
Perhaps a change of scenery in Minnesota will help Dean Kremer find a rhythm on the mound.,Meanwhile, the Twins hope they finally can get the best of Kansas City's Noah Cameron.,Making his debut with Minnesota, Kremer tries to help his new team avoid a fourth straight loss Wednesday night when they ...
Yankees' George Lombard Jr. bids for encore vs. Cardinals
George Lombard Jr. enjoyed a memorable debut for the New York Yankees on Tuesday.,Now the Yankees are intrigued to see what kind of follow-up performance Lombard delivers on Wednesday night when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-game series.,The Yankees are 10-6 in their pas...
Guardians' Tanner Bibee strives for better results vs. Mets
Tanner Bibee has been the definition of hard-luck loser for the Cleveland Guardians, sharing the major league lead with 11 defeats despite being tied for second place in the American League with 14 quality starts.,His next opportunity for a win comes Wednesday as Cleveland continues its six-game hom...
Phillies put trust in rookie Andrew Painter vs. reeling Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their offense with a significant trade at the beginning of the week, but they opted not to tweak the back end of their rotation.,The Phillies look to push their winning streak to five games Wednesday when they continue their four-game home series with the Washington...
Angels, Orioles trying to adjust to new-look lineups
The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles are in adjustment mode after both teams made a rash of trades at the beginning of the week.,They will try to settle in for the middle game of their three-game series Wednesday night in Baltimore.,The Angels and Orioles had new-look lineups on display Tues...
Ever-optimistic Reds aim to send A's to 12th consecutive series loss
Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagan coined the expression "make it weird" to reflect the attitude of the players who were hoping to make it difficult for the Reds to trade away multiple players in a fire sale at the trade deadline.,With only role players Nathaniel Lowe and Caleb Ferguson gone in deals, P...
Liam Hicks, Rays seek to slam Rockies again for series sweep
Liam Hicks made a great first impression with his new team, hitting a grand slam in the Tampa Bay Rays' 9-7, 11-inning win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Hicks can help the Rays sweep Colorado when the teams wrap up their three-game series in Denver on Wednesday. Tampa Bay will start right-ha...
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran out to torment Giants again in rubber game
Ezequiel Duran will look to enhance his growing reputation as a Giants killer when the Texas Rangers complete a three-game series against San Francisco on Wednesday at Arlington, Texas.,Duran delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and game-winning two-bagger in the ninth as the Ran...
Mired in 5-game skid, Dodgers send reliable Eric Lauer vs. Cubs
The rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers could be a revolving door through the remainder of the regular season.,How long veteran left-hander Eric Lauer can maintain his spot is one of the key question marks.,Lauer will get his next opportunity to audition for a longer-term starting role when he take...
MLB roundup: Cubs spoil Tarik Skubal's Dodgers' debut
Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win against the visiting Dodgers on Tuesday, helping spoil the Los Angeles debut of left-hander Tarik Skubal.,Nico Hoerner singled and homered while Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed two hits, an RBI and a run for the ...
Jose Altuve aims to stay hot, lead Astros to series win vs. Jays
Second baseman Jose Altuve, riding a streak of three consecutive multi-hit games, leads the Houston Astros into the decisive matchup of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.,Altuve keyed Houston's 7-2 victory on Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs, hi...
Dodgers C Dalton Rushing diagnosed with partial UCL tear
A day after the Los Angeles Dodgers put Dalton Rushing on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday that the catcher is dealing with a partially torn right ulnar collateral ligament.,The team previously called Rushing's injury an inflamed or strained elbow.,According to Roberts, Rushi...
Manny Machado (3 hits, 4 RBIs) paces Padres to rout of Diamondbacks
Manny Machado had three hits and drove in four runs, Randy Vasquez pitched six scoreless innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series in Phoenix.,Jackson Merrill had three hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Padres, who jumpe...
Tigers hit 3 homers as Troy Melton shuts down Mariners
Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Tuesday.,Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Dillon Dingler homered for the Tigers, who won their fourth game in a row and fifth out of six to move past Seattle in the American League wild-card c...
Liam Hicks belts slam in Rays debut to help sink Rockies
Liam Hicks hit a grand slam in his Tampa Bay debut and Ben Williamson scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch as the Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 in 11 innings in Denver on Tuesday night.,Junior Caminero drove in an insurance run in the 11th with his second hit of the game and Hicks, Yandy ...
Rangers halt 6-game slide in dramatic fashion vs. Giants
Ezequiel Duran capped a four-RBI outing with a deep run-scoring double to right with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Arlington, Texas.,Duran went 3-for-5 and won the game with an opposite-field drive over the head...