Baseball Page 139 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Astros fill in missing pieces in series against Rangers
It was fitting that the Astros had to dig deep into their reconfigured bench in the latter stages of a 5-4, 11-inning victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday that evened this three-game series.,Before Zack Short stroked a walk-off single that scored Cam Smith from second base, Kenedy Corona worke...
Guardians carry momentum into series finale vs. White Sox
After hitting their season's low point a week ago, the Cleveland Guardians have reversed course in impressive fashion.,With one game remaining before the All-Star break, the Guardians now find themselves trending upward. They'll look to maintain their momentum in the finale of a four-game series aga...
Reds look to beat Rockies, get Terry Francona 2,000th win
In a span of 10 pitches Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds ensured they wouldn't be swept for the first time this season by the most surprising opponent possible -- and inched manager Terry Francona to the edge of yet another milestone.,Francona will pursue the 2,000th win of his managerial career in the...
After righting ship, Cubs feel confident going into finale vs. Yankees
The Chicago Cubs made much better pitches against former Cub Cody Bellinger on Saturday and saved their bullpen, putting them in position to head into the All-Star break on a positive note.,Other than Aaron Judge collecting three hits, including his 350th career homer, the Yankees were unable to mus...
Red Sox look to enter break on 10-game win streak
The Boston Red Sox will be looking to extend their winning streak to 10 games Sunday when they wrap up a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Boston owns the longest active winning streak in the majors and has not won 10 straight games since the 2018 season. The Red Sox have outscor...
MLB roundup: Garrett Crochet tosses first shutout in Red Sox win
In his 51st career start, Garrett Crochet accomplished two feats in one dominant outing: his first career complete game and first career shutout. And that was all the Boston Red Sox needed to walk away with a 1-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet threw 100 pitches, allowed ju...
Orioles, Marlins square off in rubber match before All-Star break
Two teams that have long climbs if they're going to reach the postseason needed a sweep this weekend, but instead the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles will try for the next best thing.,The ballclubs meet in the rubber game of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.,"Have a chance to win the ser...
All-Star Brent Rooker powers Athletics past Blue Jays
All-Star Brent Rooker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and drove in three runs overall to lead the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler also drove in a run as the Athletics evened the three-game series at one win apiece. Ro...
Mike Trout's 4 RBIs help Angels defeat Diamondbacks
Mike Trout had two hits, including the 395th home run of his career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-5 victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Nolan Schanuel went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI, Luis Rengifo and Zach Neto each...
Astros walk-off Rangers in 11th to halt 4-game skid
Zack Short hit an opposite-field, walk-off single in the 11th inning, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Short plated Cam Smith from second base with his single to right field off Rangers reliever Hoby Milner. Smith walked against R...
Jackson Merrill snaps slump with 2 HRs to help Padres edge Phillies
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.,Machado's drive to deep right field scored Fernando Tatis Jr., who started the rally with a one-out s...
Tigers limping to break as they host Mariners in first-half finale
The Detroit Tigers will head into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors, but they're stumbling toward the layoff. The Tigers have lost three straight, including two at home to the Seattle Mariners.,They'll play their final game prior to the festivities on Sunday afternoon, looking to...
Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal named All-Star Game starters
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes and Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal were named All-Star Game starters and will open the contest Tuesday at Atlanta for the National League and American League, respectively.,Skenes was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts, who will man...
Kyle Manzardo homer lifts Guardians past White Sox
Kyle Manzardo hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning and Tanner Bibee earned his first victory since May 22 as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday.,Bibee (5-9) allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings after losing his previous five decisio...
Juan Soto, Mets stay hot with win over Royals
Frankie Montas allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning, and Juan Soto clubbed a two-run homer, securing the New York Mets their first winning road series in more than a month with Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.,Making his fourth start of the season after missing rou...
Reds rally for two in ninth to slay Rockies
Will Benson laced the tiebreaking RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on an error two batters later for the host Cincinnati Reds, who edged the Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Austin Hays lofted a first-inning sacrifice fly before Noelvi Marte ho...
Caleb Durbin caps Brewers rally against Nationals with walk-off single
Caleb Durbin's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday capped a three-run rally that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Jackson Chourio led off the inning with an infield single off closer Kyle Finnegan (1-3) and reached second via Christi...
Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...
Marlins pitching staff shuts out Orioles in much-needed win
Miami starter Janson Junk held the Baltimore Orioles scoreless on five hits through seven innings and the visiting Marlins ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-0 victory Saturday.,Miami's Derek Hill drove in two runs and Xavier Edwards hit a two-run homer as the Marlins scored all their runs ac...
Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end seven-game skid
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings, Alex Vesia emerged from a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Michael Conforto had three hits and scored both Dodg...