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Pirates bid to ride strong showings at plate in finale vs. Mets
The Pittsburgh Pirates have experienced trouble scoring runs throughout most of this season, however that hasn't been a problem this weekend against the New York Mets.,The Pirates will look to secure a sweep of the three-game series against the visiting Mets on Sunday afternoon.,Pittsburgh scored ni...
A's Luis Severino aims for better result in rematch vs. Yankees
Luis Severino missed pitching at Yankee Stadium last season during his lone season with the New York Mets.,On Sunday, the right-hander takes the mound in the Bronx for the first time as a visitor when the Athletics conclude a three-game series with the Yankees.,Rookie Nick Kurtz belted a three-run b...
Losing skid snapped, Red Sox try to build off win vs. Blue Jays
The Boston Red Sox and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays will each be looking to win the rubber match of a three-game series when the teams meet on Sunday afternoon.,It's been feast or famine on offense for both teams in the series. Toronto won the opener 9-0 on Friday night, and Boston collected 18 hi...
Rays, Orioles need to give bullpens a break after flood of runs
It should be clear as the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles head into the rubber match of the three-game series that keeping their starting pitchers in the game could be the key factor.,The teams clash Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, where each team has turned to position players on the mound so f...
Phillies need more consistent offense vs. Braves
Two outstanding starting pitchers will take the mound on Sunday when the Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Phillies won the first game 13-0 and the Braves took the second game 6-1 to square the season series at 4-4. Philadelphia remains ...
Guardians struggling through June, while Cardinals are upbeat
The Cleveland Guardians have reached the midpoint of their season with a losing record, falling one game below .500 with back-to-back losses to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Cleveland left-hander Logan Allen (5-5, 4.25 ERA) will be tasked with trying to avoid a three-game series sweep Sunday, wh...
MLB roundup: Miami stays hot, rallies to beat D-backs in 10th
Agustin Ramirez singled in the winning run in the 10th inning and Miami overcame a four-run deficit to extend its season-best winning streak to six games with an 8-7 victory over Arizona on Saturday in Phoenix.,Ramirez had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two. Otto Lopez homered and d...
Kevin Newman's 3-run HR helps Angels top Nationals
Kevin Newman belted a three-run homer and Mike Trout hit a solo shot during a six-run seventh inning to help the Los Angeles Angels post an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Christian Moore hit a go-ahead single during the decisive frame as the Angels won...
Kyle Tucker slugs Cubs over Astros
Kyle Tucker drilled a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning, the third homer slugged by the Chicago Cubs in that frame en route to a 12-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Tucker finished 4-for-5 with four runs scored and ...
Spencer Schwellenbach, Braves too strong for Phillies
Spencer Schwellenbach set a career high with 12 strikeouts and Sean Murphy hit a grand slam to lead the host Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday to end their three-game losing streak.,The win squared the three-game series and evened the season series between the te...
Marcus Semien’s 10th-inning walk-off lifts Rangers over Mariners
Marcus Semien's bases-loaded single to right field in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Alejandro Osuna with the winning run as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in the second of a three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texa...
Pirates score in bunches, extend Mets' misery
Ke'Bryan Hayes and Andrew McCutchen each had two hits and two RBIs, and four Pittsburgh relievers combined to allow only one run over 7 1/3 innings and lead the host Pirates to a 9-2 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night.,Hayes' RBI single in the bottom of the second drove home Joey Bart, who...
Semien’s 10th-inning walk-off single lifts Rangers over Mariners
Marcus Semien's bases-loaded single to right field in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Alejandro Osuna with the winning run as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in the second of a three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texa...
Gavin Sheets blast lifts Padres past Reds
Gavin Sheets hit a three-run home run and two doubles to lead the visiting San Diego Padres to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday.,The Padres trailed 4-3 in the seventh when reliever Lyon Richardson ran into trouble. Jackson Merrill led off with a double and Xander Bogaerts walked with one ...
Marlins rally from 4 runs down to beat D-backs in 10 innings
Agustin Ramirez singled in the winning run in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins overcame a four-run deficit to extend their season-best winning streak to six games with an 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,Ramirez had three hits, including two doubles, ...
Royals top Dodgers to snap 11-game home skid
Kansas City's offense woke up after Shohei Ohtani exited from tossing two scoreless innings, and the Royals snapped their 11-game home skid with Saturday's 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City with a three-run homer and five RBIs. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan I...
Red Sox snap six-game slide with rout of Blue Jays
Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run home run and Lucas Giolito pitched seven strong innings as the Boston Red Sox ended a six-game losing streak by routing the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 15-1 Saturday.,Abreu's home run came against Toronto starting pitcher Chris Bassitt in the bottom of the first inning. I...
Cardinals rally from five-run deficit to outslug Guardians
Victor Scott II had a two-run double and Nolan Gorman singled in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five times in the sixth inning, rallying for a 9-6 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.,Cleveland had taken a 6-1 lead in the fourth, when it ended a 21-inning scorele...
Rays take command, clamp down against Orioles
Jonathan Aranda smacked a two-run home run and Yandy Diaz had a three-run blast to support stellar pitching from Zack Littell in the Tampa Bay Rays' 11-3 romp past the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Littell (7-7) avenged a June 17 home loss to Baltimore, striking out five and limiting the Oriol...
Adrian Houser, White Sox shut down Giants
Andrew Benintendi hit a home run and Adrian Houser scattered four hits over seven innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Houser walked one and struck out five before departing after throwing 88 pitches, 62 for strikes. Gra...