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Diamondbacks reinstate 2B Ketel Marte from restricted list
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte from the restricted list prior to Sunday's home game against the St. Louis Cardinals.,The Arizona star was not in Sunday's starting lineup against St. Louis.,Marte was away from the Diamondbacks the previous two days. He requeste...
Wilyer Abreu's late-inning homers lift Red Sox over Cubs
Wilyer Abreu hit a pair of home runs and Garrett Crochet threw six quality innings to help the visiting Boston Red Sox earn a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.,Crochet (11-4) allowed just one run on eight hits while striking out five and walking two for Boston, which salvaged the series a...
Taylor Ward, Angels finish series at Phillies with a bang
Taylor Ward doubled twice and drove in four runs to cap an outstanding series as the Los Angeles Angels rolled over the host Philadelphia Phillies 8-2 on Sunday.,Ward drove in multiple runs in all three games in Philadelphia, finishing the weekend set with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBIs...
Reports: Braves coach under scrutiny for spat with Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Atlanta Braves bench coach Eddie Perez is under investigation by Major League Baseball for his role in an argument with New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., The Athletic and the New York Daily News reported Sunday.,During the Yankees' 12-9 win over the host Braves on Saturday, Chisholm...
Salvador Perez stays hot with homer in Royals win at Marlins
All-Star Kris Bubic pitched five scoreless innings, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 win over the host Miami Marlins.,The Marlins, who had their four-game win streak broken, are 21-11 over their past 32 games.,Salvador Perez led Kansas City's offense with a homer and a double in four at-bats....
White Sox rout Pirates to complete first sweep of 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...
Mets clutch up in 8th inning to escape with win over Reds
Juan Soto scored from third on Luis Torrens' fielder's choice grounder in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Soto started the inning by coaxing a leadoff walk from Brent Suter (1-1), then reached third via Jeff McNeil's o...
David Fry's three-run double clears way for Guardians win against 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...
Xander Bogaerts, Padres pour it on early to beat Nationals
Xander Bogaerts had a first-inning grand slam among his two hits, Nick Pivetta pitched six strong innings and the San Diego Padres beat the host Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday, taking the rubber game of the series.,Elias Diaz had a home run and a single, and Jake Cronenworth added two doubles fo...
Braves' pair of solo shots not enough to overcome Yankees
Aaron Judge homered to move up a notch on New York's all-time list and the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday to win their three-game interleague series.,It was New York's first series win against Atlanta since 2021, and its first series win on the road since June 10-12 at Kansas City.,Ju...
Blue Jays sweep Giants, tie home winning streak mark
Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer also homered Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 8-6.,The Blue Jays swept the three-game series and extended their home winning streak to 10 games, matching the mark set...
Astros place All-Star 3B Isaac Paredes on 10-day IL
The Houston Astros placed All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain prior to Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. ,Paredes, 26, hit a line drive off the left field wall and began limping on his way to first base in the third inning of Saturd...
Veteran reliever David Robertson auditioning for teams
Veteran right-handed reliever David Robertson is interested in signing with a team for the stretch drive of the season.,According to the New York Post, Robertson was impressive while throwing for teams at Providence, R.I.,The New York Yankees and New York Mets are rumored to be among the teams that ...
Mets' Pete Alonso (hand) out of starting lineup vs. Reds
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was held out of the starting lineup Sunday against the visiting Cincinnati Reds due to a right-hand contusion.,Alonso has played in all 99 games this season for the Mets and has appeared in a franchise-record 353 consecutive regular-season games dating back to...
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in finale vs. Rangers
Ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will take the mound as the Detroit Tigers look to avert a three-game series sweep by the Texas Rangers on Sunday evening in Arlington, Texas. ,Skubal (10-3, 2.33 ERA) is the defending American League Cy Young Award winner.,Texas has captured five of its past six games a...
Astros, Mariners send out All-Star pitchers in AL West battle
Games just mean more after the All-Star break.,After losing Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle, the Houston Astros altered their pitching rotation to send All-Star Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound Sunday afternoon.,On Saturday, the Mariners announced they'd start t...
MLB Cries Poor, Wants More: Rob Manfred’s Illogical Expansion Plan
MLB claims it's broke and headed for a lockout. So why is Rob Manfred fast-tracking two more expansion teams? Follow the illogical trail here....
Red-hot Brewers bid to complete season sweep of Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers not only will be chasing a 10th consecutive victory on Sunday, they will be out to finish a perfect 6-0 season series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Neither team has gone perfect against the other in a single season, with the Brewers going 6-1 in the 2012 season series t...
Diamondbacks seek sweep, return to .500 vs. struggling Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing themselves into a stand-pat position at worst as the trade deadline approaches.,The Diamondbacks battered the St. Louis Cardinals for the second straight game in a 10-1 victory Saturday, and they will go for a three-game sweep and a return to .500 in the series f...
Ryan McMahon aims to propel Rockies to sweep of Twins
The Colorado Rockies will look to turn their first home series win of 2025 into a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Twins in Denver.,The Rockies recorded a 6-4 win over the Twins on Friday and a 10-6 victory on Saturday.,"That's definitely a nice building block," Colorad...