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Adrian Houser, White Sox take on hot-hitting Rangers
The Rangers' bats have finally come alive, and Texas will look to continue its recent scoring prowess when it faces the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The White Sox will send right hander Adrian Houser (2-1, 1.48 ERA) to the mound. The Rangers w...

Mets go for seventh straight victory as Rays visit
The New York Mets maintained the best record in the major leagues with a Thursday win over the Washington Nationals.,The Mets likely will find out on Friday whether the victory was a costly one.,New York will look to match its season high with a seventh straight win on Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays...

Coming off 12-K gem, Braves' Bryce Elder faces Rockies
Braves right-hander Bryce Elder will put his unbeaten record against the Colorado Rockies on the line Friday when the teams open a three-game series in Atlanta.,The Braves return home after winning two of three games at Milwaukee, which followed a seven-game losing streak. Atlanta is nine games unde...

Yankees, awaiting Giancarlo Stanton's return, open series in Boston
The visiting New York Yankees will be looking to extend a three-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night -- and they might have Giancarlo Stanton back in action this weekend.,Several reports this week indicated that the 35-year-old designated ...

Surging Reds eager to take on AL-best Tigers
The Cincinnati Reds view this weekend as a measuring stick to see just how much they have improved.,The Reds pushed their record above .500 with a five-game winning streak that was snapped Wednesday. They'll now head to Detroit to face the American League-leading Tigers for a three-game series that ...

With rested bullpen, Orioles try to cool off Angels
The Baltimore Orioles didn't like the result in their most recent game, but certain developments might help set them up for their next series, which begins Friday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Baltimore lost two of three to the Detroit Tigers to begin a six-game homestand. In Thursday nig...

Nats in desperate search for offense as they host Marlins
The Washington Nationals will try to carry over their performance late in a loss on Thursday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Washington dropped its fifth straight game -- 4-3 to the New York Mets -- but they did generate some late offense, scori...

Pirates ace Paul Skenes aims to tame Cubs, even set
Pittsburgh Pirates fireballer Paul Skenes is producing stellar numbers during his sophomore season, even if his won-loss record isn't among them.,Pittsburgh's punchless offense has played a significant role in that department, given that it has mustered three runs or fewer in nine of his 14 starts t...

MLB roundup: Cramp ends Brewers prospect's no-hit bid in debut
In his major league debut, highly touted Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski tossed five hitless innings before exiting with a leg cramp to pace Milwaukee to a 6-0 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series., ,The hard-throwing 23-year-old right-hand...

Brewers prospect no-hits Cards for 5, exits with cramp in winning debut
In his major league debut, highly touted Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski tossed five hitless innings before exiting with a leg cramp to pace Milwaukee to a 6-0 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series., ,The hard-throwing 23-year-old right-hand...

Yanks edge Royals 1-0 on late run, sweep season series
Pablo Reyes scored an unearned run from second base on a wild play in the eighth inning after New York's Will Warren and Kansas City's Seth Lugo dueled in the visiting Yankees' 1-0 victory over the Royals on Thursday night.,The American League East-leading Yankees totaled 16 runs and 24 hits in the ...

Framber Valdez fans 12 as Astros slip past White Sox
Framber Valdez recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts while leading the Houston Astros to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Isaac Paredes slugged his club-leading 15th home run and Jose Altuve added a two-run double as the Astros claimed the decisive game of the three-game...

Brewers prospect no-hits Cards for 5, exits with injury in winning debut
In his major league debut, highly touted Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski tossed five hitless innings before exiting with a leg cramp to pace Milwaukee to a 6-0 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series., ,The hard-throwing 23-year-old right-hand...

Cubs' Jameson Taillon extends win streak at Pirates' expense
Pete Crow-Armstrong belted a two-run homer and Jameson Taillon recorded his fifth win in as many starts as the host Chicago Cubs earned a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.,Taillon (7-3), who began his major league career with Pittsburgh, allowed two runs on four hits and two walks...

Tarik Skubal twirls another gem as Tigers top Orioles
Tarik Skubal pitched seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers did all their scoring in one inning for a 4-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles in Thursday night's rubber game.,Dillon Dingler and Parker Meadows drilled fourth-inning home runs, with Meadows' three-run shot the big blow.,...

Carlos Santana, 'elite' at 39, and Guardians take on skidding Mariners
Carlos Santana had contract offers from both the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners, two teams he had previously played for, this past offseason.,The veteran first baseman chose a one-year, $12 million deal with the Guardians, reportedly passing up a Mariners offer that included more guarantee...

Padres, Diamondbacks clash in key NL West series
It has taken almost half a season, but the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks will finally get a good look at each other when they meet in a three-game weekend series in Arizona.,The D-backs enter on a high note after hitting seven homers in a three-game sweep of Seattle. They have won seven ...

Orlando Arcia's clutch hit gives Rockies walk-off win
Orlando Arcia hit a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants, 8-7 in Denver on Thursday.,Colorado scored three times in the ninth for its first walk-off victory of the season and ended San Francisco's streak of one-run wins...

Rockies plan to active LHP Austin Gomber for Sunday start
The Colorado Rockies plan to activate interim left-hander Austin Gomber, who has not played this season due to left shoulder soreness, and start him on Sunday at Atlanta, manager Warren Schaeffer said on Thursday.,Gomber, 31, is on the 60-day injured list after making just one appearance in spring t...

Mets' Kodai Sengai sustains strained hamstring in win over Nationals
Kodai Senga allowed one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings before exiting with a strained hamstring Thursday afternoon as the New York Mets extended their home-winning streak over the Washington Nationals to 10 games by holding on for a 4-3 victory. The injury is sending Senga to the injured list, and h...