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Diamondbacks erupt for 6 in 4th to down Cardinals
LuJames Groover and Ketel Marte hit back-to-back home runs as part of a six-run fourth inning to lift the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.,Tommy Troy was 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and two RBIs, and Ildemaro Vargas and Groover each had two RB...
Andrew Vaughn, Brewers build lead, hang on against Reds
Andrew Vaughn recorded a pinch-hit, bases-clearing double in the seventh inning, fueling the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,William Contreras highlighted his three-hit performance by launching a two-run homer in the third inning. Jake Bauers followed w...
Dansby Swanson comes up big again as Cubs sweep Mets in doubleheader
Dansby Swanson had the go-ahead RBI for the second time in a matter of hours Wednesday night, when his run-scoring triple in the sixth inning helped the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 10-5 and complete a doubleheader sweep.,Swanson hit the tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inni...
Shohei Ohtani delivers on mound, at plate as Dodgers sweep Twins
Shohei Ohtani struck out eight batters on the mound and tallied two hits and an RBI at the plate to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Mookie Betts went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run for Los Angeles, which completed a thr...
Derek Hill's 9th-inning blast powers Phillies past Nationals
Derek Hill slugged his first homer with the Philadelphia Phillies -- a pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning that ignited a 5-4 road victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,One night after Philadelphia used a two-out rally in the ninth to stun Washington, the Phillies wer...
Astros edge Blue Jays after Jeff Hoffman's 8th-inning error
The visiting Houston Astros scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on an errant pickoff attempt Wednesday night to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1.,Joey Loperfido tripled and scored on an error by Jeff Hoffman (5-5) on a throw to third, snapping a 1-1 tie in the rubber match of a three-game s...
Yandy Diaz collects four hits as Rays defeat Royals
Yandy Diaz had four hits with an RBI in leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Among the major league leaders in batting .332, Diaz registered his third game with at least four hits this season and extended a home o...
Ryan O'Hearn's 3 doubles, 3 RBIs spark Pirates' blowout of Mariners
Ryan O'Hearn went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs and Braxton Ashcraft struck out 10 in six solid innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates trounced the visiting Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Wednesday.,Endy Rodriguez added a two-run double and an RBI single for the Pirates, who evened the three-game i...
Paul Goldschmidt homers twice as Yankees edge Tigers
Paul Goldschmidt hit a pair of home runs off Detroit ace Tarik Skubal and Jasson Dominguez blasted a go-ahead two-run shot as the New York Yankees downed the host Detroit Tigers, 4-2, on Wednesday evening.,Goldschmidt, the Yankees' leadoff hitter, increased his season total to 14, four more than he ...
Guardians shrug off late White Sox homers to win in 10th
Rookie outfielder Kahlil Watson went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including the go-ahead run-scoring single in the 10th inning as the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Wednesday.,Cleveland navigated a wild finish to tie Chicago atop the American League Central and avoid a ...
Error in extras dooms Orioles against Angels
Logan O'Hoppe drove in Nolan Schanuel from third on a check-swing bouncer up the third base line with two outs in the bottom of the 10th as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Cal...
Rockies rally to knock off Red Sox
Willi Castro had three hits, Cole Carrigg had two hits and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday.,Tyler Freeman, Jake McCarthy and TJ Rumfield also had two hits each for Colorado. Antonio Senzatela (8-0) pitched two innings of rel...
Red Sox 3B Caleb Durbin injures pinky, out vs. Rockies
Boston third baseman Caleb Durbin exited in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver with a left pinky finger subluxation, the Red Sox announced.,He sustained the injury when sliding into first base to try to beat a relay throw from Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfiel...
Cubs' Dansby Swanson swats 2 HRs, drives in 7 runs to beat Mets in opener
Dansby Swanson hit two homers Wednesday afternoon, including a tie-breaking three-run shot and a grand slam, as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 10-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Michael Busch hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth for the Cubs, who have won fo...
Mets demote struggling RHP Kodai Senga to bullpen
Disappointing Mets right-hander Kodai Senga has been demoted to the bullpen after his ERA soared to 10.08 during Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Senga is 0-6 in seven starts and has served up nine homers in just 27 2/3 innings. He has struck out 34 and walked 22.,Senga, 33, gave up ...
Otto Lopez, Marlins continue sizzling June, top Rangers
Otto Lopez, who leads the majors in batting average, clubbed a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon.,The Marlins are 16-5 in June, giving them the most wins in the majors this month. They have also won six of th...
Aaron Judge's debut jersey expected to fetch $3M-$5M at auction
The jersey worn by Aaron Judge when he homered in his major league debut is estimated to fetch $3 million to $5 million when it is sold at auction in July, The Athletic reported.,The New York Yankees jersey from 2016 as well as former Yankees superstar Derek Jeter's jersey when he made an iconic div...
Cardinals invoke succession plan, install Bill DeWitt III as CEO
The St. Louis Cardinals promoted team president Bill DeWitt III to chief executive officer on Wednesday, following the club's succession plan.,His duties will be expanded as he will oversee both the baseball and business operations.,The DeWitt family purchased the Cardinals from Anheuser-Busch just ...
Rockies place RHP Jaden Hill (shoulder) on injured list
The Rockies placed right-hander Jaden Hill on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder tendonitis.,Colorado recalled right-hander Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding transaction.,Hill, 26, is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA and two saves in 32 relief appearances, tied for se...
Cubs lose Edward Cabrera, Ben Brown; Matthew Boyd returns
The Chicago Cubs placed right-handers Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.,Left-hander Matthew Boyd will come off of the injured list and start Thursday's game against the host New York Mets, manager Craig Counsell announced. Boyd underwent left knee surgery last month ...