Baseball Page 191 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
White Sox chase series win in rematch vs. Blue Jays
With their eight-game losing streak over, the visiting Chicago White Sox will aim to carry the momentum into Saturday afternoon and clinch their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,The White Sox were coming off a disheartening doubleheader loss at home to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursda...
Mariners' Cal Raleigh aims to stay 'locked in' vs. Cubs
The Chicago Cubs will need to try some new methods against Cal Raleigh when they host the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of their three-game set on Saturday afternoon.,Nothing worked against the Seattle catcher in the series opener on Friday, when he hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home ru...
Cards' Alec Burleson out to continue season turnaround vs. Reds
The first month of the 2025 season can be categorized as only so-so for St. Louis Cardinals first baseman/outfielder Alec Burleson. ,He ended April batting .260 and slugging .294. But an invitation one night from manager Oliver Marmol to join him and some members of the coaching staff for casual con...
Brewers, buoyed by blowout, chase more offense vs. Twins
Milwaukee's Christian Yelich already has put together one of his best series of the season, and the Brewers and Minnesota Twins have played only one game.,Yelich will look to stay red hot when the teams play the second installment of a three-game set on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Brewers...
Zach Eflin, Orioles attempt to extend Yankees' slump
The Baltimore Orioles endured a late night trip from Tampa Bay to New York that may have dragged into the wee hours of Friday.,By the time Friday night arrived, the Orioles were ready to continue their recent surge.,The Orioles will attempt to earn another victory Saturday afternoon in New York when...
Tigers, facing Rays, plot to end Saturday hex
The Detroit Tigers have held the top record in the American League for more than a month, but they seem to have a persistent trouble spot -- winning on Saturdays.,After going 5-0 in Saturday games in April, the Tigers are a combined 0-7 on Saturdays in May and June. Detroit will have a chance to sna...
MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh's 2 homers power M's past Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 28th and 29th home runs of the season to help the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 9-4 win against the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.,Raleigh, who passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, also singled, walked and sco...
Royals score late, hold on for victory over Padres
Salvador Perez's RBI single snapped a tie in the top of the eighth inning Friday night and the visiting Kansas City Royals stopped the San Diego Padres 6-5.,Perez's hit knocked in Maikel Garcia, who opened the inning with a single off Jason Adam (5-3) and reached scoring position via Vinnie Pasquant...
Red Sox rally to take reunion with Giants' Rafael Devers
Ceddanne Rafaela and David Hamilton combined for five hits, three runs and four RBIs out of the bottom two spots in the batting order and the Boston Red Sox spoiled Rafael Devers' reunion with a 7-5 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.,Meeting just five days after completing a block...
Astros edge Angels in 10 innings on run-scoring wild pitch
Mauricio Dubon scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning as the visiting Houston Astros posted a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Jeremy Pena went 3-for-4 with a home run, while Hunter Brown allowed one run on two hits across five innings, strikin...
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers emerge with win over Nationals
Miguel Rojas hit a two-run home run and Clayton Kershaw inched closer to 3,000 career strikeouts as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-5 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday.,Kershaw (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits and two walks in five innings. He fanned four, move within ei...
Royals score late, hold off Padres
Salvador Perez's RBI single snapped a 4-4 tie in the top of the eighth inning Friday night and the visiting Kansas City Royals stopped the San Diego Padres 6-5.,Perez's hit knocked in Maikel Garcia, who opened the inning with a single off Jason Adam (5-3) and reached scoring position via Vinnie Pasq...
Nick Kurtz blasts another homer to lead Athletics over Guardians
Nick Kurtz continued his power show with a two-run homer and Jeffrey Springs pitched 7 1/3 strong innings to lead the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler had three hits and an RBI and Jacob Wilson and Luis Urias added run...
Eugenio Suarez leads D-backs' homer barrage in win over Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit two of Arizona's four home runs to reach 300 for his career, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 14-8 in Denver on Friday night.,Suarez, who tied his season high with four hits, connected in the fifth and sixth innings. Ketel Marte homered, doubled twice and drove in fi...
Christian Yelich has career-high 8 RBIs as Brewers blast Twins
Christian Yelich went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a career-high eight RBIs, Jacob Misiorowski carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Minnesota Twins for a 17-6 win Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yelich twice hit bases-clearing doubles for Milwaukee, whi...
Yandy Diaz clubs two homers as Rays pound Tigers
Yandy Diaz homered twice and Matt Thaiss scored twice and drove in four runs Friday following a 50-minute rain delay helping the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.,Curtis Mead scored three times and drove in a run for Tampa Bay (42-34) which has won six of its last eight ...
Loss of A.J. Puk, Gabriel Moreno adds to D-backs' injury woes
A week after announcing closer Justin Martinez will undergo Tommy John surgery, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday that A.J. Puk will undergo the same procedure.,The club opened the season with visions of Martinez, a right-hander, and the lefty Puk potentially sharing closer duties. Now, Puk ...
Ramon Urias' homer keys surging Orioles over slumping Yankees
Ramon Urias started the eighth inning by hitting a tiebreaking homer and the visiting Baltimore Orioles continued their recent surge with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.,The Orioles won for the 14th time in 20 games and beat the Yankees for the third time in four meetings th...
Phillies use outburst in seventh to beat Mets, take NL East lead
Trea Turner's RBI double snapped a tie and sparked a six-run seventh inning for the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed their surge into first place in the National League East by beating the reeling New York Mets 10-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Phillies, who have won eight of...
Five-run inning carries Cardinals past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning in a 6-1 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.,Starting pitcher Andre Pallante (5-3) was effective through six scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing just two hits for the Card...