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Javier Baez hits two HRs as Tigers knock off Pirates
Javier Baez hit a pair of solo home runs and the host Detroit Tigers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday.,Baez's power display made a winner of Casey Mize, who allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits in six innings. Chase Lee, Tommy Kahnle and Brenan Hanifee each pitched a scoreless i...

Giants' Rafael Devers: 'I am here to play wherever they want me to play'
During his introductory news conference with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, Rafael Devers declared something in Spanish that the Boston Red Sox wished they could have heard from one of the game's elite hitters.,"They're the men in charge," Devers' translator said two days after being acquired ...

Athletics activate 3B Gio Urshela, place OF Seth Brown in IL
The Athletics activated third baseman Gio Urshela from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday night's game against the visiting Houston Astros.,Urshela has been sidelined with a left hamstring strain. He was injured during a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on May 22.,The Athletics placed outfi...

Phillies sit Nick Castellanos for ‘inappropriate comment’ to manager
Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters before Tuesday's game at the Miami Marlins that Nick Castellanos was benched after making an "inappropriate" comment to Thomson.,In the eighth inning of a 5-2 series-opening win Monday, Thomson removed Castellanos from the outfield in favor of...

White Sox reinstate Lenyn Sosa from IL, option Brooks Baldwin
The Chicago White Sox welcomed back infielder Lenyn Sosa on Tuesday after he missed two weeks on the injured list with a right hip flexor strain.,The White Sox optioned utility player Brooks Baldwin to Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move.,Sosa, 25, was primarily Chicago's starting second base...

Pirates' Joey Bart (concussion) returns from 7-day injured list
Prior to Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated starting catcher Joey Bart from the 7-day injured list.,Bart has not played since May 27, when he was lifted in the fifth inning with concussion-like symptoms after taking a backswing to his helmet and getting hit ...

Ben Rice out of Yankees’ lineup with Giancarlo Stanton back
The slumping New York Yankees sat Ben Rice for Tuesday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels while they continued to work slugger Giancarlo Stanton back into the lineup.,Stanton, who missed the first 70 games of the season with tendinitis in both elbows, made his season debut Monday and wen...

Blue Jays place Bowden Francis (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Bowden Francis on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to a right shoulder impingement.,The 29-year-old Francis has fashioned a 2-8 record with a 6.05 ERA in 14 starts. He failed to get through four innings in any of his three starts in June, when he surrende...

Mets place RHP Tylor Megill (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The New York Mets placed right-hander Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right elbow sprain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled right-hander Justin Garza from Triple-A Syracuse.,Megill, 29, last pitched on Saturday, allowing six...

Joe Torre joins AL coaching staff for All-Star Game
Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre, who guided the New York Yankees to four World Series rings, will be an honorary coach for the American League at the All-Star Game on July 15 in Atlanta, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday.,Torre, who turns 85 on July 18, will join current Yankees skipper Aaron B...

Dodgers turn to bullpen, look to extend Padres' struggles
It will be another night of full energy when the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clash again Tuesday as the National League West rivals continue a run of seven games against each other in 11 days.,There was plenty of attention on Monday's opener of a four-game series at Los Angeles when the...

A's look to ride Nick Kurtz's power surge into rematch vs. Astros
Nick Kurtz is expected to become one of the linchpins of the Athletics by the time the franchise moves to Las Vegas, anticipated for the 2028 season.,The fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft might be ahead of schedule.,Kurtz took another step in his journey Monday night when he drilled a two-run, w...

Roman Anthony, red-hot Red Sox aim to shut down Mariners
It is a bit premature to call Roman Anthony the current face of the franchise.,But the prized Boston Red Sox prospect is in the running.,A day after three-time All-Star Rafael Devers was traded to San Francisco, Anthony launched his first major-league home run as the Red Sox defeated the host Seattl...

Jake Mangum, Rays look to keep things rolling vs. O's
The red-hot Tampa Bay Rays look to keep rolling Tuesday night in the second contest of their four-games series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,It will be pretty hard to top the overall performance from Monday's 7-1 win in the first meeting with their American League East rival.,The Rays' off...

Angels aim to hand Yankees fifth consecutive loss
Even with the presence of Giancarlo Stanton's bat in the middle of their lineup, the New York Yankees saw their woes at the plate persist Monday night.,The Yankees carry a season-worst four-game losing streak into their Tuesday home game against the Los Angeles Angels.,New York was shut out 2-0 on S...

Rockies, riding rare win streak, face skidding Nationals
The visiting Colorado Rockies will look for their third straight win, which would match their best run of the season, when they play the second game of a four-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Colorado stunned the reeling Nationals with a three-run ninth inning Monday nig...

Phillies' Jesus Luzardo back in Miami to face former club
After allowing a total of 20 runs in his previous two starts, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo returned to form with a dominant outing last week.,Luzardo will look to build on the performance when he takes the mound against his former team on Tuesday. The visiting Phillies opened a fo...

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani, after pitching, lifts Dodgers at plate
Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday.,Ohtani, who is back to pitching after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure in 2023, s...

Roman Anthony hits first homer as Red Sox blank Mariners
Prized prospect Roman Anthony hit his first major league home run and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-0 Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory.,Boston was playing its first game since trading Rafael Devers to the San Fr...

Shohei Ohtani pitches, but bat is key in Dodgers win over Padres
Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday in the opener of a four-game series.,Ohtani, who is back to pitching after a second Tommy ...