Baseball Page 154 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dustin May, Cardinals host offensively struggling Padres
A pair of current National League wild-card teams will meet in a potential postseason preview on Monday as the St. Louis Cardinals host the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game set.,Nearing the halfway point of the regular season, St. Louis enters the matchup in the top wild-card slot, 1 1...
Surging Mets have tall task against Reds' Chase Burns
The New York Mets will continue trying to stack wins together when they open a three-game series at the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,The Mets are coming off a series win against the visiting Atlanta Braves over the weekend, giving them three wins in the past four games and 10 in the past 16.,Ano...
Can Royals slow down Nationals, red-hot James Wood?
James Wood looks to continue his hot streak when the Washington Nationals open a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.,Wood finished a triple short of the cycle, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Nationals beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 10-1 on Sunday in th...
Marlins aim to remain hot in visit to Phillies
The Miami Marlins are crossing Pennsylvania with some momentum as they open a three-game road set against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Miami is coming off a series victory in Pittsburgh, highlighted by a 4-2 win over ace right-hander Paul Skenes and the Pirates on Sunday. The Marlins rode a ...
Rangers get off to hot start, hold off Red Sox
Wyatt Langford and Kyle Higashioka homered in back-to-back innings to start the game, and the visiting Texas Rangers avoided a three-game series sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox with a 6-4 win on Sunday night.,The Rangers tagged Boston starter Connelly Early (5-5) for six runs and 11 hits th...
Reports: Brewers prepared to promote SS Cooper Pratt
The Milwaukee Brewers are planning to promote Triple-A shortstop Cooper Pratt to the big leagues prior to Tuesday's home game against the Cleveland Guardians, according to multiple reports.,Pratt, 21, signed an eight-year contract with the Brewers in April reportedly worth $50.75 million with two cl...
MLB roundup: Rockies batter Athletics with 23 runs on 24 hits
Willi Castro hit two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the visiting Colorado Rockies, who set a franchise records for runs in a game in routing the Athletics 23-9 on Sunday in Las Vegas.,Castro hit a two-run homer in the second and a grand slam in the eighth to finish 4-for-6. Hunter Goodman...
Giants place RHP Keaton Winn (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The San Francisco Giants placed right-handed reliever Keaton Winn, who pitched on three consecutive days last weekend, on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right elbow strain.,The move is retroactive to last Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Giants recalled right-hander Tristan Bec...
Rays avoid sweep with 5-run eighth vs. Angels
Junior Caminero's 15th home run of the season triggered a five-run eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Victor Mesa Jr. also stroked a two-run homer in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a 3-3 tie to avoid being swept in the...
Ryan Kreidler's late-game heroics guide Twins past Cardinals
Ryan Kreidler's RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning made the difference for the Minnesota Twins in their 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday in Minneapolis.,The two-bagger off Cardinals reliever George Soriano (3-1) hit the wall in left center to cap a brief but s...
White Sox score six in sixth to swipe series from Dodgers
Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth belted two-run home runs to highlight a six-run sixth inning as the Chicago White Sox earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.,Erick Fedde (2-5) claimed the win by throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. He scattered thr...
Rays avoid sweep with 5-run inning vs. Angels
Junior Caminero's 15th home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field, broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 in Anaheim, California on Sunday afternoon.,Victor Mesa Jr. also homered for the Rays, part of a five-run eighth th...
Three homers lift D-backs to rubber-game win over Reds
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits on 85 pitches in six innings....
Rockies pile up franchise-record 23 runs in rout of Athletics in Vegas
Willi Castro hit two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 23-9 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Castro hit a two-run homer in the second and a grand slam in the eighth to finish 4-for-6 as the Rockies set a franchise record for runs in ...
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (shoulder) slated to return Tuesday
Houston Astros ace right-hander Hunter Brown is slated to return to the starting rotation Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers after missing 2 1/2 months with a shoulder strain.,Brown last pitched on March 31 when he was pulled after six innings and 78 pitches against the Boston Red Sox. He reported i...
Logan Webb twirls another gem, Giants salvage finale vs. Cubs
Logan Webb threw eight innings of one-run ball for a second straight start, Matt Chapman gave him all the support he would need with a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants salvaged one win in a three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-1 triumph Sunday afternoon.,Six days after ...
Three solo homers lift Diamondbacks past Reds
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out...
Ryan Kreidler's late-game heroics deliver Twins over Cardinals
Ryan Kreidler's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning provided the difference for the Minnesota Twins in their 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday in Minneapolis.,The two-bagger off Cardinals reliever George Soriano (3-1) hit the wall in left-center field, capping a 2-for...
Yankees break out for 5 runs in ninth to beat Blue Jays
Ben Rice and Jose Caballero homered in a five-run ninth inning on Sunday afternoon and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3.,New York took two of three in the series after winning on Paul Goldschmidt's ninth-inning homer on Saturday. ,Goldschmidt reached second with one ...
Kyle Harrison bests Cristopher Sanchez as Brewers blank Phillies
Light-hitting Blake Perkins had a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison bounced back from his worst career start to toss six innings of three-hit ball to pace the Milwaukee Brewers over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Sunday in the deciding game of the three-game series., ,Perkins, who entered...