Baseball Page 165 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mariners chase return to .500, series win vs. tumbling Twins
After a bumpy start to the season, the Seattle Mariners have found their footing.,Their next goal is to return to .500 for the first time since April 3. The Mariners will have a chance to do so in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis....
Guardians' Travis Bazzana eager to make mark in finale vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians didn't call up top prospect Travis Bazzana on Tuesday to keep him on the bench, throwing him into the lineup at second base just hours after his promotion from Triple-A Columbus.,Bazzana, 23, will be back in the lineup on Wednesday afternoon as Cleveland concludes its three-g...
Free-falling Angels staying positive ahead of finale vs. White Sox
While a scuffling pitching staff is one reason the Los Angeles Angels have lost five in a row and nine of their past 10 games, the men charged with guiding them continue to preach patience.,As visiting Los Angeles aims to avoid a three-game series sweep at the hands of the Chicago White Sox on Wedne...
MLB roundup: Phillies trounce Giants after making managerial change
Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson.,With a 9-19 record entering Tuesday that was tied for the worst mark in the major leagues, the Phillies opted to part w...
Bo Bichette homers as Clay Holmes, Mets shut out Nationals
Clay Holmes threw six scoreless innings Tuesday night for the struggling New York Mets, who rolled to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game series.,Bo Bichette homered leading off the first and Juan Soto's two-run blast closed out a seven-run fourth-inni...
Tigers RHP Casey Mize headed for MRI on sore groin
Detroit starter Casey Mize left in the third inning of the Tigers' Tuesday game against the host Atlanta Braves due to right groin tightness and he will undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday.,Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, appeared to grimace after fielding a soft grounder from Atlanta's...
Martin Perez leads Braves past Tigers in matchup of division leaders
Martin Perez pitched five scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies homered to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-series between division-leading clubs.,The journeyman left-hander allowed two hits and four walks, striking out five. Perez (2-1)...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s bomb in extras gives Royals win over A's
Bobby Witt Jr. smacked a tiebreaking three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals stretched their winning streak to a season-best four games with a 4-1 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Salvador Perez also homered for Kansas City, whic...
Janson Junk outduels Shohei Ohtani as Marlins edge Dodgers
Janson Junk pitched six scoreless innings, Otto Lopez had three hits and the visiting Miami Marlins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday to even a three-game series.,Owen Caissie and Kyle Stowers each drove in a run as the Marlins improved to 2-3 on a six-game West Coast...
Cubs break game open late to get by wild Padres
Nico Hoerner's two-run double snapped a sixth-inning tie and Pete Crow-Armstrong broke open the game with a three-run homer Tuesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs stopped the San Diego Padres 8-3.,The game was tied 2-2 when Hoerner lined his two-bagger into right-center field, scoring Nicky Lope...
Cam Schlittler dazzles again as Yankees hold off Rangers
Cam Schlittler pitched six stellar innings to best Jacob deGrom and Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game as the visiting New York Yankees hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,The Yankees won for the 10th time in 11 games and Schlittler (4-...
Brewers end 7-game homerless stretch, demolish Diamondbacks
Sal Frelick went deep to snap Milwaukee's seven-game homerless streak and propel the Brewers to a 13-2 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series.,Frelick opened the second inning with his second homer, sending a 1-2 pitch from Merrill Kelly 396 feet ...
Drew Romo switch-hits 2 home runs as White Sox bash Angels
Drew Romo homered from both sides of the plate, Colson Montgomery also went deep and Davis Martin pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Tuesday.,Chicago has won the first two games of the series against skidding Los Angeles, wh...
Late offensive eruption leads Mariners over Twins
Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBIs for Seattle, which evened the three-game series at one win apiece with the rubber match...
Martin Perez leads Braves past Tiger in matchup of division leaders
Martin Perez pitched five scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies homered to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-series between division-leading clubs.,The journeyman left-hander (2-1) allowed two hits and four walks, striking out five. It wa...
Bo Bichette, Clay Holmes help Mets blank Nationals
Clay Holmes threw six scoreless innings Tuesday night for the struggling New York Mets, who rolled to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Bo Bichette homered leading off the first and Juan Soto's two-run ...
Cubs' Justin Steele (elbow) sidelined late in Tommy John recovery
Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele has been shut down in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday.,Steele, who last pitched for Chicago on April 7, 2025, was trending towards a return in late May or early June, but has now stopped throwing as he deals with a left...
Trey Yesavage shines in season debut as Jays blank Red Sox
Trey Yesavage pitched 5 1/3 sharp innings in his season debut Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the visiting Boston Red Sox 3-0.,Yesavage (1-0) allowed four hits and no walks while striking three. He started the season on the injured list due to a right shoulder impingement.,Vladimir ...
Cardinals set season high in runs, blow past Pirates
Nolan Gorman and Victor Scott II homered Tuesday night, while Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson each knocked in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7.,St. Louis scored multiple runs in four different innings, finishing with 12 hits. The Cards were effici...
Shane Baz earns first win as Oriole, downing Astros
Shane Baz earned his first pitching victory with the Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso smacked a two-run homer in a 5-3 victory against the visiting Houston Astros to open a three-game series Tuesday night.,Baz (1-2), an offseason acquisition who signed a big contract just days before his Orioles de...