Baseball Page 175 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dodgers win sixth straight series, extend Royals' misery
Justin Wrobleski threw six shutout innings in a bulk role out of the bullpen, while Enrique Hernandez and Will Smith each homered as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Sunday.,After opener Lou Trivino allowed a run on the first two Kansas City batters of the game, Wr...
White Sox take series from Giants in Jonathan Cannon's return
Kyle Teel went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox took the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-2 win on Sunday.,White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon, out since June 3 because of a back strain, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and struck out four ...
Astros finish homestand with another shutout, blanking Cubs
Framber Valdez produced his fourth scoreless start of the season and Jose Altuve homered with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning as the host Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series with the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Sunday.,The Astros improved to 9-0-2 over their...
Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm drive in 4 apiece as Yankees bash A's
Aaron Judge homered twice and drove in four runs while Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and also drove in four as the host New York Yankees rocked Luis Severino to beat the Athletics 12-5 on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the sixth time in their past 16 games and scored their most runs since a 13-1 ...
Reds score two in ninth to rally past Padres 3-2
Will Benson laced a walk-off RBI single to right field in a two-run ninth inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday.,With the Reds trailing 2-1 entering the ninth against Padres closer Robert Suarez (2-4), Elly De La Cruz reached on third-baseman T...
Blue Jays score series win over sliding Red Sox
Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit a solo home run to propel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.,The home runs came back-to-back in the top of the first against Walker Buehler. It was Barger's ninth home run of the season, and homer No. 1...
Pirates hammer Mets, finish three-game sweep with 30 runs
Oneil Cruz hit two home runs and had four RBIs, Henry Davis had four hits and the host Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 12-1 rout on Sunday afternoon.,Ke'Bryan Hayes continued his torrid hitting with three more hits and two RBIs as the Pirates recorded thei...
Dean Kremer, Orioles quiet Rays' bats
Dean Kremer threw seven shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles, after giving up 19 total runs in the first two games of the series, won the rubber match by defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Ramon Laureano and Gary Sanchez both had two hits for the Orioles, who won for...
Ranger Suarez, Phillies outlast Braves in pitchers' duel
Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez pitched seven strong innings to outduel Atlanta's Spencer Strider and lead the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Phillies lead the season series 5-4; the teams meet for the final time in a four-game ser...
Matthew Liberatore, Nolan Gorman complete Cards' first sweep of Guardians
Nolan Gorman and Victor Scott II each hit a home run as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals threw a combined three-hitter to complete their first sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with an 7-0 victory Sunday afternoon.,Matthew Liberatore (6-6) pitched six-plus innings, allowing three hits and five walks ...
White Sox place Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) on 10-day IL
After waiting in vain for Luis Robert Jr.'s strained hamstring to get better, the Chicago White Sox placed their center fielder on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game with the San Francisco Giants.,The move is retroactive to June 26, with the White Sox not expected to replace Robert on th...
Tarik Skubal takes center stags as Tigers clash with Twins
Tarik Skubal is a lock to make the All-Star Game for the second straight season. The Detroit Tigers left-hander will get another showcase Sunday night when he starts against the visiting Minnesota Twins in a standalone nationally televised game.,Skubal has collected the victory in all four of his Ju...
Angels aim to rise above .500 in finale vs. reeling Nationals
It has been more than two months since the Los Angeles Angels last enjoyed an above-.500 record.,The Angels will take another swing at moving over the break-even point when they conclude a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Anaheim, Calif.,Los Angeles was last ...
Brewers look for sweep, fifth straight victory in finale vs. Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers' six-game homestand started with a loss but they can leave for the road on a five-game winning streak by beating the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.,Milwaukee has taken the first two of the weekend series, including Saturday's 5-0 win, and can get the sweep when the Brewers send Ch...
Hot Marlins seek sweep of Diamondbacks
The Miami Marlins will bring a season-long six-game winning streak into the final game of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,The Marlins overcame a four-run deficit in the final two innings for an 8-7, 10-inning victory Saturday as they clinched the series aga...
Luis Castillo, Mariners chase series win vs. Rangers
Two pitchers looking to return to their winning ways will square off when the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners clash on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of the three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Seattle will send Luis Castillo (4-5, 3.69 ERA) to the mound on Sunday against fellow right-han...
Giants' Justin Verlander seeks first win of 2025 vs. White Sox
Justin Verlander's road to 300 career victories has hit a big roadblock so far in 2025.,Verlander, 42, entered the season with 262 career wins. Now, the San Francisco Giants right-hander heads into his 13th start of the campaign in Sunday afternoon's rubber match of the three-game series against the...
Royals, home losing streak over, look to win series vs. Dodgers
With their franchise-tying home losing streak in the past, the Kansas City Royals now get to focus on taking a series from the reigning World Series champions. ,The Royals can post their first winning home series in nearly two months with a second consecutive victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on ...
Padres' Gavin Sheets looks for encore after game-winning HR vs. Reds
Gavin Sheets is having a career year for the San Diego Padres.,And he showed it again Saturday when he went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning of the Padres' 6-4 comeback win over the Cincinnati Reds.,The two teams will meet again Sunday afternoon in Ci...
Bullpen ready to contribute as Cubs chase series win vs. Astros
While the Cubs' seven-run fourth inning laid the foundation for an easy 12-3 road victory over the host Houston Astros on Saturday, how Chicago was able to set up its bullpen for the series rubber match on Sunday was tied to the opener.,Veteran right-hander Chris Flexen worked four shutout innings o...