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Sean Murphy, Matt Olson power Braves past Angels
Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer and Matt Olson soon followed with a grand slam as the Atlanta Braves rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning and defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Wednesday to even their three-game series.,Murphy ended Atlanta's 21-inning scoreless streak when he g...
Christian Encarnacion-Strand's slam sends Reds past Red Sox
Christian Encarnacion-Strand's seventh-inning grand slam sparked a Cincinnati comeback as the visiting Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4 in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night.,Encarnacion-Strand joined Tyler Stephenson, Gavin Lux and Matt McLain with multiple hits for the Reds, ...
Nationals use 6-run inning to surge past Tigers, split DH
Nathaniel Lowe's bases-loaded triple keyed a six-run eighth inning and the host Washington Nationals rallied past the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday night to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.,Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run homers to lead Detroit to an 11-2 win in the opener.,CJ Abra...
Dodgers, Tigers place 3 apiece as All-Star Game starters announced
Major League Baseball's top teams, the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers, each will have three representatives starting the 2025 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday at Atlanta's Truist Park.,The Tigers of the American League and Dodgers of the National League netted three starters as Phase 2 of the ...
Twins eke out victory, end Marlins' 8-game win streak
Carlos Correa's go-ahead single in the fourth inning stood up as the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping Miami's eight-game winning streak.,The surge fell one short of tying the Marlins' franchise record.,Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (4-4) allowed just t...
Phillies rally to take Game 2 of doubleheader, series from Padres
Christopher Sanchez allowed a run and five hits over seven innings and Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh homered in the host Philadelphia Phillies' 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres to split a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.,The Padres won Game 1, 6-4, as Manny Machado drove in three runs. Kyle Schw...
Braves DFA Alex Verdugo, activate Jurickson Profar, place Spencer Schwellenbach on IL
The Atlanta Braves designated Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar in a series of roster moves on Wednesday, that also included placing right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach on the 15-day injured list with a fractured right elbow.,The Braves also optioned righ...
Rangers reinstate 1B Jake Burger, demote 3B Josh Jung
The Texas Rangers reinstated first baseman Jake Burger from the 10-day injured list before Wednesday night's series finale against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,Burger, 29, missed the Rangers' past 10 games with a left oblique strain. He is batting .220 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 65 games this ...
Braves DFA Alex Verdugo to clear room for Jurickson Profar
The Atlanta Braves designated Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar in a series of roster moves on Wednesday.,Profar is returning from an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. He was scheduled to start in left field...
Twins RHP Bailey Ober (hip) lands on IL after latest shelling
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due an impingement in his left hip.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for Ober, who surrendered seven runs on 11 hits -- including four home runs -- in Saturday's 10-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers.,Ober, who turns...
Manny Machado's 3-run double helps Padres knock off Phillies
Manny Machado drove in three runs in support of Nick Pivetta, who quieted the Philadelphia Phillies over six innings to guide the San Diego Padres to a 6-4 road victory in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader., ,Pivetta (9-2) allowed one run and seven hits against his former team as San Diego ...
Red Sox rally past Reds to win resumed game
Wilyer Abreu and Trevor Story drove in runs in the eighth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in a suspended game that was completed on Wednesday afternoon.,The first three innings were completed on Tuesday night before heavy rain halted play.,In Boston's...
Riley Greene blasts two 3-run homers as Tigers rout Nationals
Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run home runs, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 Wednesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.,Greene has homered in three straight games and has 21 on the season.,Zach McKinstry had fo...
Tie-breaking grand slam by Joey Ortiz lifts Brewers over Mets
Joey Ortiz hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the sixth inning to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of their four-game series, which was postponed by rain a night earlier.,Isaac Collins went 4-for-4 with a walk and a solo ho...
Pirates post third straight shutout against Cardinals
Mitch Keller pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday and combined with Dennis Santana and Isaac Mattson to lead Pittsburgh to a 5-0 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates' third consecutive shutout in the series sweep.,Keller (3-10) struck out seven, walked one and gave up five hit...
Report: Braves DFA Alex Verdugo to clear room for Jurickson Profar
The Atlanta Braves are designating Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Profar is eligible to return on Wednesday from an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.,Verdugo is batting ....
Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A's, 6-5
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Edwin Uceta survived the ninth inning for his first save. The right-hander came on after Max Muncy homered ...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on the cusp of history vs. White Sox
The countdown to 3,000 will be at the forefront when Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player is three strikeouts away from becoming th...
Salvador Perez looks to propel Royals to another win vs. M's
While Cal Raleigh seemingly has put a stranglehold on the mantle of best catcher in baseball this season, Salvador Perez showed he's not done yet.,Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to a much-needed 6-3 victory against Raleigh and the Mariners ...
Veteran, 'rookie' pitchers the focus as Rangers host Orioles
Two pitchers who have been underwhelming recently will take the mound when the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers square off Wednesday night in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. ,The Orioles will begin the game with Japanese veteran but MLB rookie Tomoyuki Sugano (6-4, 4.0...