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Diamondbacks pummel Rockies to take 3 of 4 in series
Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll led a 13-hit attack for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, and Ryne Nelson silenced the Colorado Rockies' bats in a 9-1 victory in Phoenix that gave the hosts their third win in the four-game series.,Marte, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs, and Carroll,...

Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (elbow discomfort) exits start early
Colorado Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana left with one out in the bottom of the second inning in his start against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,Colorado later announced Quintana was experiencing left elbow discomfort.,The Rockies trailed 5-0 but had no one warming up at the time of Qui...

Brooks Lee, Twins fend off Red Sox to complete sweep
Brooks Lee broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win and a three-game series sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Lee (2-for-4 with a double) was one of four Twins to record multiple hits in the game. Orlando Arcia was 3-for...

Salvador Perez paces Royals in victory over Mariners
Salvador Perez went 3 for 4 with three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-6 on Sunday afternoon.,Seth Lugo pitched 6 1/3 quality innings for the Royals, who won their second game in a row following a 1-10 stretch.,Rookie Colt Emerson went 4 for 4 with three doubl...

Nick Allen, Christian Walker help Astros hand Cubs 8th straight loss
Nick Allen homered, singled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice to help the visiting Houston Astros complete a three-game sweep of the reeling Chicago Cubs with an 8-5 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Christian Walker homered for the third time in two games and Jake Meyers also went deep for Houst...

Heriberto Hernandez's walk-off slam gives Marlins sweep of Mets
Heriberto Hernandez hit a walk-off grand slam Sunday afternoon for the Miami Marlins, who completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-0 win.,Christopher Morel led off the ninth against Devin Williams (3-2) by doubling over leaping third baseman Brett Baty. Pinch-runner Esteury Ruiz mo...

Dodgers take series from Brewers to wrap successful road trip
Andy Pages homered and Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over seven innings to pace the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in the deciding game of the series between division leaders.,Yamamoto (4-4), who tossed a complete game three-hitter against the...

Travis Bazzana helps Guardians knock off Phillies
Travis Bazzana belted a solo homer and had three hits, and fellow rookie Parker Messick threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, lifting the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Steven Kwan had three hits as American League Central Division leader Cleve...

Aaron Judge hits walk-off homer as Yankees beat Rays
Aaron Judge hit a game-ending two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bays on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak and won for the fifth time in 15 games following a 16-3 run. New York also beat...

Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez (elbow) set to make season debut
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez is expected to make his season debut Monday after recovering from left elbow surgery.,Hernandez underwent surgery in November after missing two months of time during the 2025 season due to elbow issues. He signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 millio...

Colton Cowser drills walk-off 3-run shot as Orioles beat Tigers
Colton Cowser hit a game-winning three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 5-3 victory against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.,The winning homer was Baltimore's only hit in the ...

Esmerlyn Valdez homers for first MLB hit, helping Pirates top Jays
Esmerlyn Valdez stroked a two-run homer for his first career major league hit Sunday afternoon and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.,Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (5-2) pitched a solid six innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks with five strikeo...

Cubs place RHP Edward Cabrera on 15-day IL with finger blister
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. Left-hander Jordan Wicks was called up from Triple-A Iowa to fill Cabrera's roster spot for the Cubs, who entered Sun...

Cards-Reds game ppd., to be made up as part of DH on Aug. 17
Sunday's scheduled series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed due to inclement weather.,This game will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Aug. 17.,The series opener on Friday also was postponed due to inclement weather. The National League Central r...

Jays' Dylan Cease, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave game with injuries
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of injuries.,Cease, a right-hander, exited due to what the team called "mild left hamstring discomfort" with Blue Jays trailin...

Rays OF Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) placed on 10-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday.,DeLuca felt a tug at his hamstring while legging out an infield single in the seventh inning of Tampa Bay's 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees ...

Angels fans have clear message: 'Sell the team'
Los Angeles Angels fans are making it clear that they want owner Arte Moreno to sell the team.,Buoyed by the operators of various Instagram accounts -- such as Angels Boycott and Angels Central -- fans have held organized protests at Angel Stadium recently. The protests are expected to culminate wit...

Mets' Juan Soto (illness) scratched from lineup vs. Marlins
Slugger Juan Soto was scratched from the New York Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the host Miami Marlins due to an illness.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto came to the ballpark on Sunday with a fever to go along with body aches.,"Soto's ill, so he is out of the lineup," Mendoza...

Nationals aim to clinch road series against Braves
The Washington Nationals have an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a road series this season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game set.,Washington evened the weekend series on Saturday in an atypical way for the upstart club. The Nationals, who l...

Mike Trout, Angels aspire for rare feat in matchup vs. Rangers
The Los Angeles Angels will try to finish their first three-game series sweep of the season on Sunday when they close their 10-game homestand with a contest against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. ,The Angels, just 8-24 over their past 32 games, followed a 9-6 win over Jacob deGrom in Friday's ...