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Three Astros combine to top Rangers for majors' first no-hitter since '24
Tatsuya Imai and two Houston Astros relievers combined for the major leagues' first no-hitter since 2024, stopping the Texas Rangers 9-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,Steven Okert pitched one inning while Alimber Santa handled the eighth and ninth to complete the no-no in his major league debut.,In...

Jesus Luzardo throws 6 innings as Phillies shut out Padres
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered while Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday.,Luzardo (4-4) worked in and out of trouble for half his stint, permitting four hits and a pair of walks while fanning six in a 104-...

Strong pitching effort helps Phillies shutout Padres
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh each homered, while Jesus Luzardo tossed six shutout innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday.,Luzardo (4-4) worked in and out of trouble for half his stint, permitting four hits and a pair of walks while fanning six in...

Nationals score early and often, break down Guardians for easy win
Curtis Mead hit two of Washington's six home runs and the Nationals rolled to a 10-2 win against the Guardians on Monday in Cleveland for their third straight win.,James Wood had four hits, including a home run, and Luis Garcia Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run single.,Jaco...

Diamondbacks swing away at Giants, nab series-opening win
Ketel Marte continued his torrid pace with four hits and three RBIs, Merrill Kelly threw seven sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-2 victory Monday afternoon.,Gabriel Moreno homered and scored twice for the Diamondbacks...

Wander Franco ‘criminally responsible’ but given judicial pardon
Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible of the sexual abuse of a minor but was granted a judicial pardon and won't face prison time.,A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday that Franco was both a defendant and a victim in his case, for which he was origina...

Spencer Steer drives in 3 as Reds add to Mets' misery
Spencer Steer had three RBIs and Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run fourth inning Monday for the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who beat the reeling New York Mets 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,JJ Bleday homered in the third -- his seventh round-tripper in 25 games since jo...

Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez (elbow) activated, in lineup vs. Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will make his season debut Monday night against the Colorado Rockies.,Hernandez, who has recovered from left elbow surgery, will bat ninth and play third base.,Hernandez, 34, underwent surgery in Novemb...

Anthony Volpe the hero as Yankees extend dominance over Royals
Anthony Volpe roped a two-run, go-ahead single in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees won their 12th straight over the host Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Monday.,New York led 2-1 when Kansas City star Salvador Perez matched Royals legend George Brett for the most home runs at Kauffman Stadium wit...

O's beat Rays in 13 on another Colton Cowser walk-off HR
Colton Cowser's two-run home run in the 13th inning was his second walk-off home run in as many days as the Baltimore Orioles overcame the Tampa Bay Rays for a 9-7 victory to begin a three-game series Monday afternoon.,Cedric Mullins hit a go-ahead single in the top of the 13th against his former te...

Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease (hamstring) to go on 15-day IL
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Toronto ace right-hander Dylan Cease will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a left hamstring injury. ,Cease, 30, left Sunday's start against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning with what the team called "mild left hamstring ...

Munetaka Murakami belts 18th homer as White Sox beat Twins
Munetaka Murakami and Drew Romo homered to back six strong innings from Anthony Kay as the Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Monday.,Chicago won for the eighth time in its past nine home games while snapping the Twins' four-game winning streak.,Kay (4-1) overcame sluggis...

Red Sox desperate to turn it around at home with Braves on tap
It's been a season full of questions for the Boston Red Sox, none more perplexing than this: Why has Boston struggled so much at Fenway Park?,The Red Sox are 8-17 at home, the worst mark in Major League Baseball, entering Tuesday's matchup with the visiting Atlanta Braves, who happen to have the spo...

Flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski fans 12, Brewers top Cardinals
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run on two hits over seven innings and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,In the opener of a series between the top two teams in the National League Cen...

Henry Davis' homer helps Pirates send Cubs to ninth straight loss
Henry Davis blasted a solo, go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday afternoon.,Davis' fourth homer of the season off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) gave the Pirates their fourth win in six games, a...

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. owes $3.74M in future earnings ruling
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out in court and must give Big League Advance about $3.74 million in back pay as a result of his future earnings agreement with the group.,Tatis signed a future earnings contract with Big League Advance (BLA) in 2017 and received $2 million from the fi...

Tigers, Angels meet as both see reasons for optimism
The Detroit Tigers finally exhaled on Sunday. Their long losing streak ended in the second game of a doubleheader in Baltimore.,They will now try to make the long climb back into division contention when they host the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game series that begins Tuesday.,Closer Kenley Jans...

Rays OF Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) out 6-8 weeks
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jonny DeLuca will be sidelined six to eight weeks with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, the team confirmed Monday after an MRI.,DeLuca landed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday after getting hurt while running out an infield single on Friday in a 4-2 win against the New ...

White Sox designate OF Jarred Kelenic for assignment
The Chicago White Sox designated outfielder Jarred Kelenic for assignment on Monday.,The move cleared room to promote Japanese infielder/outfielder Rikuu Nishida from Triple-A Charlotte.,Kelenic, 26, hit .226 with one homer and four RBIs in 19 games in his first season with Chicago.,A first-round pi...

Former All-Star Chris Taylor announces retirement
Former All-Star utility player Chris Taylor, a two-time World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers, retired after 12 seasons.,Taylor, 35, originally submitted his retirement paperwork Friday and then appeared to change his mind on Saturday before changing it again on Sunday.,"Clearing up any...