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Mariners' Cal Raleigh set to return vs. Royals after rare day off
And in his team's 86th game, Cal Raleigh rested.,The Seattle Mariners' catcher, who was named the American League's All-Star starter earlier in the afternoon, took just his second night of the season off Wednesday.,Teammate Randy Arozarena supplied the power in Raleigh's absence, going deep for the ...
Dodgers seek sweep of White Sox after drama-filled game
After a night with plenty of emotion on both sides, the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Chicago White Sox will finish a three-game series on Thursday night. ,In a matchup between the best team in the major leagues and the worst team in the American League, the seemingly mismatched pair played a thr...
Giants turn to Robbie Ray in attempt to split series vs. D-backs
Two starting pitchers who got off to sizzling starts this season will try to get back to their winning ways on Thursday when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks won the first two contests of the four-game series before the Giants held on for a 6-5 vict...
All-Stars on display as Cubs face Guardians in series finale
The accolades keep coming for Chicago center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who has been named as a starter for the National League in the All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.,Crow-Armstrong will look to continue his stellar first half when the Cubs aim for a sweep of their three-game series against t...
Jose Soriano, Angels aim to bounce back in finale vs. Braves
Two pitchers looking to rebound from miserable starts will square off Thursday when the Atlanta Braves host the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series.,The Angels recorded a 4-0 win in the series opener on Tuesday, but the Braves rebounded for an 8-3 victory on Wednesday. ...
Mets chase series win over Brewers after lineup shake-up
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza made a simple switch atop the batting order, and it paid big dividends.,Placed in the leadoff position in Game 2 of a doubleheader, Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam in the second inning and Francisco Lindor added a solo homer and three RBIs in New York's 7-3 home v...
Blue Jays turn to Chris Bassitt in bid for 4-game sweep of Yankees
Sole possession of first place in the American League East will be on the line Thursday night when the Toronto Blue Jays vie for a four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees.,The Blue Jays rebounded after squandering an eight-run lead to record an 11-9 decision on Wednesday.,New York tied the ...
Jake Irvin, Nationals eye series victory vs. Tigers
The Washington Nationals will shoot for their second straight series win when they host the Detroit Tigers on Thursday evening.,After dropping seven consecutive series, Washington took two of three games from the Los Angeles Angels last weekend. On Wednesday, the Nationals rallied for six runs in th...
Kyle Freeland, Rockies seek improvement against Astros
Kyle Freeland was getting into a good rhythm for the Colorado Rockies before he landed on the injured list in mid-June. ,The left-hander posted three consecutive quality starts and dropped his ERA by more than half a run, but his first start after coming off the IL broke that string of good outings....
Marlins, win streak over, chase series win against Twins
The host Miami Marlins, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, will try to get back on track Thursday afternoon in the decisive contest of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.,Minnesota recorded a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, but the Marlins are still on an impressive...
MLB roundup: Dodgers win as Clayton Kershaw gets 3,000th K
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani also drove in r...
Clayton Kershaw makes history in Dodgers' comeback win over White Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout while Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani als...
Giants blow lead but edge D-backs in 10 to end skid
Jung Hoo Lee singled, doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored two for the San Francisco Giants, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5, 10-inning win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Phoenix.,Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-opening home run and Brett Wisely had two hits, an RBI ...
Randy Arozarena's latest homer leads Mariners past Royals
Randy Arozarena homered for the fourth time in the past three games and added a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday.,Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, named the American League's starting catcher for the All-Star Game earlier in the day, got ju...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw becomes 20th with 3,000 K's
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in major league history to register 3,000 career strikeouts when he set down the Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra to end the sixth inning on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,Kershaw, 37, became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach the miles...
Jose Altuve, Astros pile up hits in victory over Rockies
Jose Altuve had two singles to pass Jeff Bagwell for second on Houston's career hit list, Shay Whitcomb hit his first major league home run and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Altuve now has 2,315 hits, one more than Bagwell amassed for the Astros in his Hall o...
Cubs send slumping Guardians to sixth straight loss
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and three RBIs and Shota Imanaga pitched into the sixth inning as the host Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland 5-4 on Wednesday night, handing the Guardians their sixth straight loss.,Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which rallied from an early 3-...
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut down Orioles
Marcus Semien ripped a three-run homer and Corey Seager added a solo shot as the Texas Rangers pounded out a 6-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in the decisive game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Texas rode the right arms of aces Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi to win the f...
Jays squander 8-run lead, recover to tie Yanks for first in East
Davis Schneider homered twice and Addison Barger also went deep as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 11-9 on Wednesday night.,Toronto has won the first three games of the four-game series to tie the Yankees for first in the American League East.,The Blue Jays squandered an...
Brandon Nimmo's grand slam helps Mets salvage split with Brewers
Brandon Nimmo belted a grand slam and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs, helping the host New York Mets salvage a split of their doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 7-3 victory on Wednesday.,Nimmo's grand slam in the second inning was the third of his career and second this season. ...