Baseball Page 142 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Colorful backdrop to hot Marlins welcoming Rangers, Scottish fans, dogs
It should be a wild night on Monday when the Miami Marlins play host to Texas.,First of all, Scotland's soccer fans are set to be in the stands as their team prepares for Wednesday's World Cup game against Brazil in Miami Gardens. Known as the Tartan Army, Scottish fans will walk to the stadium en m...
Tigers' Framber Valdez has momentum going into game against Yankees
Framber Valdez has never recorded a regular-season victory over the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers left-hander will seek a breakthrough in the opener of a three-game home series on Monday night.,The veteran left-hander has six career starts against the Yankees, posting an 0-2 record and 7.22 E...
MLB roundup: Brewers score 8 runs in 2nd to power past Braves
William Contreras hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run outburst in the second inning, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday.,The victory enabled the National League Central-leading Brewers to salvage one game against the NL East-leading Braves in the three...
Phillies batter Mets behind Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper capped their big weekends by each hitting home runs on Sunday night as the host Philadelphia Phillies rolled past the New York Mets 6-2 in the rubber game of a three-contest series between the National League East rivals.,Zack Wheeler pitched into the sixth for the 10...
Dodgers suffer rare 2-game skid as Orioles roll
Colton Cowser had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs to help the visiting Baltimore Orioles to a 12-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Taylor Ward singled, homered and scored three runs, Blaze Alexander had t...
Zach Neto's 9th-inning homer lifts Angels past Athletics
Zach Neto delivered a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth for the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied for a 9-7 win against the host Athletics on Sunday.,With Jose Siri on, Neto launched his 17th homer of the season over the left field wall against Elvis Alvarado (3-2) to put Los Angeles ahead...
Logan Gilbert fans 8 as Mariners top Red Sox to avoid sweep
Dominic Canzone homered and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 solid innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 3-1 Sunday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game series.,Nate Eaton went deep for Boston's only run.,Canzone made a diving catch that started an inning-ending ...
Pirates build big lead, survive late Rockies rally
Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales homered and finished with two hits each, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Sunday.,Jake Mangum had three hits and Spencer Horwitz contributed two for Pittsburgh, which built an 8-1 lead before surviving a late Colorado surge.,Pirat...
Twins rally in 7th, hold off Diamondbacks
A three-run seventh inning propelled the visiting Minnesota Twins into the lead and they held on for a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Father's Day Sunday.,Down 2-0, Josh Bell's pinch-hit RBI single off Juan Morillo (2-4) with two outs and runners on the corners scored Minnesota's first run...
JJ Wetherholt homers twice as Cardinals outslug Royals 12-10
JJ Wetherholt hit two of the St. Louis Cardinals' four home runs Sunday, helping the visitors stave off the Kansas City Royals 12-10 to avoid a sweep in the three-game series.,Sunday's slugfest featured a total of 28 hits, including eight home runs. Neither starting pitcher made it to the third inni...
Wyatt Langford's 3-run homer helps Rangers hold off Padres
Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer and the host Texas Rangers held on for a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.,The Rangers, who won for only the second time in six games, took two of three in the series. Langford went 2-for-4, and Josh Jung's RBI single in the fourth broke a ti...
Yordan Alvarez slams 25th homer, helps Astros beat Guardians
Yordan Alvarez slugged his American League-leading 25th home run, and Kai-Wei Teng worked six strong innings as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 victory on Sunday.,The Astros won the fourth of their last five serie...
Matt Vierling delivers 10th-inning winner as Tigers sweep White Sox
Matt Vierling hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning to drive in the game-winning run, as the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.,Detroit scored two runs in the 10th after Tristan Peters' sacrifice fly gave Chicago the lead in...
Chase Burns, Reds clinch road series win vs. Yankees
Chase Burns pitched five solid innings and extended his personal winning streak to eight games as the Cincinnati Reds recorded a 4-1 victory over the host New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,The Reds won a series at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons. Cincinnati also improved to 7...
Jonny DeLuca's late 2-run shot lifts Rays over Nationals
Jonny DeLuca slugged a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays strengthened their MLB-best home record with Sunday afternoon's 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Nationals in St. Petersburg, Fla.,With the Rays down 3-2 and facing his brother-in-law Orlando Ribalta ...
Kyle Stowers helps Marlins finish sweep of Giants
Kyle Stowers homered off of Giants ace Logan Webb as the host Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco with a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon.,In his career against Webb, Stowers is 4-for-7 with two homers, two doubles and one walk. ,Webb (4-5) pitched his first complete game since 20...
Brewers drop 8-run inning on Braves to salvage finale
William Contreras hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run outburst in the second inning, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday.,The victory enabled the National League Central-leading Brewers to salvage one game against the NL East-leading Braves in the three...
Marlins place C Liam Hicks on IL, DFA Christopher Morel
The Miami Marlins placed catcher Liam Hicks on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the visiting San Francisco Giants and designated infielder Christopher Morel for assignment.,Miami also activated outfielder Griffin Conine (hamstring) from the 60-day injured list and recalled catc...
Athletics DFA RHP Scott Barlow, promote Joey Meneses
The Athletics designated struggling right-handed reliever Scott Barlow for assignment prior to Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels.,Barlow, 33, gave up two runs while retiring two batters in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Angels and has allowed 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings over his last four a...
Rangers place RHP Jack Leiter (ankle) on 15-day IL
Texas Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter was scheduled to start against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, but he landed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, retroactive to Friday, due to a right ankle impingement. ,Leiter, 26, was replaced on the active roster by right-hander Jose Corniell, who was call...