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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...
White Sox use long ball to take series from Dodgers
Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth each belted two-run home runs on Sunday afternoon to help the Chicago White Sox earn a 6-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.,Erick Fedde (2-5) earned the win, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief and allowing three hits while striking out four ...
A.J. Ewing shines as Mets roll past Braves
Freddy Peralta overcame a laborious first inning to toss five solid frames and earn the win Sunday afternoon, when the host New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-1 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,A.J. Ewing went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for the Mets, who went 3-3 on their homes...
Stephen Kolek shuts down Astros to help Royals avoid sweep
Stephen Kolek allowed five hits over 7 1/3 stellar innings and Maikel Garcia had three hits with three RBIs, as the Kansas City Royals avoided a series sweep by the visiting Houston Astros with their 4-0 victory Sunday. ,After Royals starters allowed a combined 12 runs over five innings in losing th...
Rodolfo Duran's big day propels Padres to series win vs. O's
Rodolfo Duran homered and doubled to drive in three runs and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in Sunday afternoon's series finale.,Walker Buehler (4-3) worked five innings of one-run ball, Fernando Tatis Jr. added two hits and two RBIs and Jackson Merrill posted two hits ...
James Wood, Miles Mikolas star as Nats pound Mariners
James Wood finished a triple short of the cycle, Miles Mikolas pitched seven scoreless innings and the Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-1 in Washington on Sunday.,Wood smacked his 20th home run of the season and provided an RBI double, while Keibert Ruiz had three hits including a solo home ru...
Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (lower back) sits for another game
Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sat for the second straight day with lower back tightness in Toronto's Sunday home series finale vs. the New York Yankees.,Toronto manager John Schneider said Saturday that the issue emerged as Friday's 8-5 win played out. There was hope that rest w...
Report: Brewers manger Pat Murphy has MRI on back, might need surgery
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy underwent an MRI on his back before Sunday's game and might be in line for surgery in the future, MLB.com reported.,Murphy, 67, has not been making mound visits during this weekend's series against the Philadelphia Phillies, with that responsibility falling to pi...