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Nick Martinez takes no-hitter into ninth as Reds beat Padres
Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to lift the host Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday.,After allowing a two-out walk to Jackson Merrill in the first, Martinez (5-8) retired the next...

David Festa, Twins shut down AL-best Tigers
Byron Buxton hit a solo homer and David Festa pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night.,Brooks Lee drove in two runs, Willi Castro scored a run and knocked in another and Buxton scored two runs as the Twins won their third straight...

Bryan Reynolds (3-run HR), Pirates pound Mets
Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run home run and Alexander Canario hit two doubles to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Reynolds' 402-foot home run -- his ninth of the season -- off Mets reliever Blade Tidwell in...

Sonny Gray deals one-hitter as Cardinals cruise vs. Guardians
Sonny Gray threw a one-hitter and struck out a season-high 11 and Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado drove in two runs apiece as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Friday night.,Gray (8-2) only permitted a single to Nolan Jones in the fifth inning and did not issue a w...

Will Warren and Yankees bullpen whitewash Athletics
Will Warren pitched five innings and combined with four relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees recorded a 3-0 victory over the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the second off starter Mitch Spence (2-3). Cody Bellinger and DJ LeMahieu hit RBI singles in th...

Angels manager Ron Washington (health) out for rest of season
Ron Washington will not manage the Los Angeles Angels for the rest of the season due to a health concern, the team announced Friday.,Bench coach Ray Montgomery will act as interim manager. Ryan Goins was promoted to the team's bench coach.,Washington, 73, experienced shortness of breath and heavy fa...

Mets RHP Griffin Canning has ruptured Achilles
The New York Mets announced that starting pitcher Griffin Canning suffered a ruptured Achilles on Thursday night.,Canning was placed on the 60-day injured list on Friday and faces a lengthy recovery. It is the same injury that affected NBA stars Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton dur...

Giants call up RHP Carson Seymour for major league debut
The San Francisco Giants recalled Carson Seymour to the major leagues for the first time on Friday and optioned right-hander Sean Hjelle to Triple-A Sacramento.,The move comes in advance of a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox and at the start of a 10-game road trip.,Seymour, 26, i...

Mariners' Cal Raleigh to compete in HR Derby with dad on mound
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been selected to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,Raleigh will look to become the first catcher to win the event, which will take place on July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta. He joins Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. ...

D-backs sign OF Albert Almora to minor league deal
With Corbin Carroll sidelined indefinitely with a chip fracture in his left wrist, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed fellow outfielder Albert Almora to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Reno.,Almora, 31, was recently released from his minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. A form...

Thriving Marlins, banged-up Diamondbacks look for another series win
Two of the hotter teams in the National League will meet when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Miami Marlins in the first contest of a three-game series Friday night in Phoenix. ,Each team has won five of its past seven games and 10 of 15.,The Marlins have taken three of their past four series, cap...

Jose Quintana, Christian Yelich fuel Brewers into clash vs. Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers were scuffling for the first seven weeks of the season before winning 24 of their past 35 games.,The Brewers can continue their surge on Friday when they host the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.,Jose Quintana (5-2, 2.98 ERA) is scheduled to start for Milw...

Sinking Royals vow to 'keep fighting' against surging Dodgers
Royals manager Matt Quatraro needs to find some answers for his team as the Los Angeles Dodgers -- who are tied for baseball's best record -- visit Kansas City for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,The Royals have lost five games in a row and are 7-15 in June, with offense an issue during ...

Astros clash with Cubs, aim to continue torrid run at home
The two teams tied for the third-best record in the majors will begin a three-game series on Friday night when the Chicago Cubs visit the Houston Astros., ,The National League Central-leading Cubs and American League West-best Astros are 48-33. That record is bettered by only the Detroit Tigers and ...

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi back against Mariners for key AL West battle
The Texas Rangers hope to get a lift from the return of ace pitcher Nathan Eovaldi when they clash with the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in the opener of a key three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Eovaldi (4-3, 1.56 ERA) will return to the mound to start for the Rangers after missing almost a ...

Braves bid to 'make some hay' vs. foundering Phillies
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker made his feelings clear about Thursday night's 4-0 loss at the New York Mets after a reporter asked him about going 5-2 against the National League East leaders over the last 10 days.,"We needed to go 7-0 against them, quite honestly," Snitker said. "We are tryin...

Giants hope series with struggling White Sox leads to turnaround
A three-game series against the struggling Chicago White Sox can't come soon enough for the San Francisco Giants.,The Giants will open a 10-game road trip Friday night against the White Sox after finishing an unimpressive nine-game homestand with a 3-6 mark.,The flight from San Francisco to Chicago ...

Spencer Torkelson, Tigers take aim at Twins
The American League-leading Detroit Tigers haven't played division rival Minnesota since mid-April. ,That will change this weekend when the Twins head to Detroit for a three-game series that begins on Friday night.,The Tigers took two of three games in Minneapolis during that early-season series. Th...

Struggling Red Sox host Blue Jays in AL East clash
Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Boston Red Sox will look to stir up some offense Friday night when they open a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in a matchup of American League East teams., ,After losing to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in 10 innings on Tuesday, Boston wa...

Guardians face uphill battle vs. Sonny Gray, Cardinals
A six-week downward spiral by the Cleveland Guardians reached a low point in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.,The Guardians matched their season high with four errors -- three by first baseman Kyle Manzardo in one inning -- and managed only two hits in a 6-0 loss. They ...