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Jacob deGrom earns 100th victory as Rangers edge Cardinals
Jacob deGrom tossed five shutout innings to earn his 100th career victory and the visiting Texas Rangers opened a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Monday.,Ezequiel Duran doubled in a run among his three hits and Joc Pederson delivered an RBI single for Texas, which...
Tristan Gray's slam leads Twins to skid-ending win over White Sox
Tristan Gray belted a grand slam and finished with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a double for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Trevor Larnach finished 2-for-3 with an ...
Tigers blast five home runs, hold off Rays in slugfest
The Detroit Tigers jumped out to a six-run lead early but had to stave off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Rays to pull out a 10-9 victory Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Detroit used a season-high five homers to snap a four-game losing streak. Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 and enjoyed the first two-home...
Lane Thomas' first-inning slam sets tone as Royals drub Reds
Lane Thomas hit a first-inning grand slam, Luinder Avila threw five strong innings and the visiting Kansas City Royals posted a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,In just the second start of his two-year career, Avila (1-2) allowed one run on two hits, striking out five and walking four...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal appears set for rehab start
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal threw four innings of a simulated game on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the ace lefty of the Detroit Tigers is trending toward a rehab start as soon as this weekend.,Unofficially, Skubal threw 45 of 64 pitc...
Marlins blast three late homers to rally past Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, Sandy Alcantara pitched seven solid innings and the Miami Marlins rallied past the Nationals 7-3 in Washington, D.C. on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Alcantara, who had given 14 runs over his past two starts, allowed three runs on ...
Rays’ Chandler Simpson (mouth), Taylor Walls (hamstring) exit vs. Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays lost left fielder Chandler Simpson to a cut and bloodied mouth and shortstop Taylor Walls to hamstring tightness during their series opener against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday.,Walls left during the bottom of the third due to left hamstring tightness, which the Rays call...
Fresh bullpens featured in matchup between Astros, Pirates
Following a tumultuous start to the season largely dictated by injuries, the Houston Astros have enjoyed a stretch of consistently solid pitching that has steered their crawl back into contention.,While Houston starters have produced a 3.33 ERA over the last 16 games, Astros relievers have settled i...
Gage Jump, A's aim to regroup in opener against Cubs
Two teams that ended May in downward spirals look to begin June in style when the Athletics visit the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Athletics lost seven of their final nine games of May, ending the month with a 1-5 homestand against the Seattle Mariners and ...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. strives to continue HR tear vs. Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will try to cool off the bat of Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. when they open a three-game series in Atlanta on Tuesday.,Acuna has homered in four straight games, with five homers during that time, and appears to be regaining the form that was slowed by an early-season injury....
Guardians, Yankees open series while in thick of division races
While the New York Yankees are in a better position in the American League East than they were a week ago and starting a long stretch of home games, the Cleveland Guardians have led the AL Central for most of the season but are also facing a challenge from the Chicago White Sox for the lead.,The Yan...
Red Sox hope to find home success against suddenly-hot Orioles
Quality at-bats and quality starts are what it's all about in baseball.,The Boston Red Sox hope that both trends can continue as they return home to host the Baltimore Orioles for the first time this season, opening a three-game series with their American League East rival on Tuesday night.,After Bo...
Padres look to avenge being swept by Phillies last week
The San Diego Padres won't have to wait long for a chance to exact revenge on the Philadelphia Phillies.,After getting swept by the Phillies in San Diego last week, the Padres look to get even in Philadelphia as the teams open a three-game series Tuesday. ,Philadelphia outscored San Diego 10-3 over ...
Reds place SS Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) on IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed two-time All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right hamstring strain.,De La Cruz, 24, exited in the fifth inning of Sunday's win against Atlanta after feeling tightness in the hamstring while running to first base. ,This is the first ...
Rangers finally on a roll, next dealing with Cards
The Texas Rangers, fresh off a sweep of the Kansas City Royals, hit the road for a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals starting Monday night, hopeful to bring their just-uncovered offense with them.,The Rangers' three-game winning streak is their longest since a three-gamer from April ...
Mets, Mariners each surging entering series in Seattle
With 13 games over the next 14 days, the Seattle Mariners plan to shelve their Bryce Miller/Luis Castillo piggyback experiment for a six-man rotation.,However unpopular the piggyback might have been for those involved, there's no denying it worked.,Miller and Castillo each threw 71 pitches over five...
Report: Marlins to select contract of RHP Zach Brzykcy
Right-handed pitcher Zach Brzykcy is set to make his Marlins debut, as Miami will be selecting his contract prior to Monday's game with the Washington Nationals, Fish on First reported Sunday night.,Brzykcy, 0-1 with a 10.05 ERA in 32 career appearances (no starts) for the Nationals the last two sea...
Diamondbacks' improvement will be tested by heavyweight Dodgers
The Arizona Diamondbacks will host the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers when they meet for the first time since the Dodgers swept a season-opening three-game series in Chavez Ravine.,Some things have changed.,Some have not.,The National League West-leading Dodgers' 38 victories are the second-most in t...
Angels' Jose Soriano, Rockies' Kyle Freeland seek fresh starts with new month
Two pitchers who will be glad to flip the calendar from May to June take the mound Monday night when the Colorado Rockies open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.08 ERA) starts the opener for Colorado and will be opposed by right-h...
Twins hope homestand starting vs. White Sox can help halt skid
A fresh start at home cannot come soon enough for the Minnesota Twins.,The Twins, who are reeling from a five-game losing streak to finish their recent road trip, will return to familiar surroundings when they open a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday evening in Minneapolis.,M...