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Twins RHP Pablo Lopez expected to miss 8-12 weeks with shoulder injury
Minnesota Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez is expected to miss 8 to 12 weeks with an injury to his throwing shoulder, the team announced on Wednesday. Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major muscle.,Lopez, the Twins' Opening Day starter, exited Tuesday night's 10-3 win against the Athl...
Tigers give up 4-run lead, rebound to sink White Sox
Colt Keith delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning and Riley Greene had three hits and two RBIs to lift the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,The Tigers secured at least a split of the four-game series that concludes Thursday after squa...
D-backs' Merrill Kelly outduels Braves' Chris Sale 2-1
Merrill Kelly allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday for their third straight win.,Kelly (6-2) allowed one walk and struck out eight. He did not allow a base runner until Marcell Ozuna walked to le...
MLB roundup: Ceddanne Rafaela gives Red Sox wild win over Angels
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off, two-run homer inside Pesky's Pole with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning propelled the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.,Rafaela's third home run in as many games landed just 308 feet from home plate but allowed Bost...
Diamondbacks hold off Braves for 3rd straight win
Merrill Kelly allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday for their third straight win.,Kelly (6-2) allowed one walk and struck out eight. He did not allow a base runner until Marcell Ozuna walked to le...
Luis L. Ortiz, Guardians hand Yanks 2nd shutout of season
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to back 5 2/3 stellar innings from Luis L. Ortiz as the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 4-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,The Guardians won for only the third time in their past 11 regular-season visits to New York ...
Brandon Lowe's HR helps Rays take down Rangers
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays used a four-run third inning to top the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 on Wednesday night. ,The second baseman homered in the first and doubled in the third as the Rays won for the 11th time in 14 games and moved to 20-19...
MacKenzie Gore dominates in Nationals' shutout of Cubs
MacKenzie Gore pitched seven shutout innings, Ahmed Rosario homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Wednesday night.,Gore outdueled Chicago's Matthew Boyd, who took a perfect game into the sixth inning.,Gore (3-5) allowed hits to the first three batters he faced an...
Luis L. Ortiz, Guardians hand Yankees second shutout of the season
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to back 5 2/3 stellar innings from Luis L. Ortiz as the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 4-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,The Guardians won for only the third time in their past 11 regular-season visits to New York ...
Guardians RHP Ben Lively undergoes Tommy John surgery
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Ben Lively underwent Tommy John surgery and a right flexor tendon repair on Wednesday.,The two procedures are expected to keep Lively sidelined for 12 to 18 months.,Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgeries in Arlington, Texas.,Lively exited a game against the Milwau...
Jays nip Phillies on Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off RBI single
Alejandro Kirk's tiebreaking RBI single off the right field wall in the ninth inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Kirk's game-winning hit came against former Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano (0-2).,Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman ...
Rockies edge Marlins 3-2 for first sweep since '24
Hunter Goodman had two hits, Kyle Freeland pitched into the seventh inning and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat Miami 3-2 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game series from the Marlins.,It was the first time Colorado has swept a series since May 13-15, 2024, at San Diego.,Freeland (1-8) allowed two ...
Mike Burrows, three Pirates relievers shut out Astros
Rookie Mike Burrows threw a career-high 5 1/3 innings as the host Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night.,A day after they were blanked for the 10th time this season, the Pirates returned the favor to record their seventh shutout win of the year. It was the fourth time...
MacKenzie Gore dominates for Nationals in shutout of Cubs
MacKenzie Gore pitched seven shutout innings, Ahmed Rosario homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Wednesday night.,Gore outdueled Chicago's Matthew Boyd, who took a perfect game into the sixth inning.,Gore (3-5) allowed hits to the first batters he faced and none...
Phils RHP Aaron Nola (ankle) has throwing session scrapped
Out with a sprained right ankle, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was scheduled to throw a live batting session on Thursday, but manager Rob Thomson said on Wednesday that mild soreness in Nola's right side put the session on hold.,The Phillies have no timetable for when Nola, who is 1-...
Balloting opens for MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta
Voting got underway Wednesday for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 15 in Atlanta.,The 95th Midsummer Classic will be the first at Truist Park and the third played in Atlanta (1972, 2000).,The American League All-Stars have won the last two years to extend their series lead to 48-...
Royals-Cards rescheduled (rain) as part of doubleheader Thursday
The St. Louis Cardinals' home contest against the Kansas City Royals originally set for Wednesday evening has been rescheduled due to rain.,The matchup has been bumped to Thursday, now the opener of a split doubleheader. The originally scheduled Thursday game (6:45 p.m. CT) will occur as slated. Wed...
Red Sox outlast Angels on Ceddanne Rafaela’s walk-off HR
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off, two-run homer inside Pesky's Pole with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning propelled the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon.,Rafaela's third home run in as many games landed just 308 feet from home plate but al...
White Sox place INF Lenyn Sosa (hip) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Lenyn Sosa on the 10-day injured list with a right hip flexor strain.,In a corresponding move on Wednesday, the White Sox recalled infielder Tim Elko from Triple-A Charlotte.,Sosa, 25, went 0-for-4 in Monday's 13-1 loss to Detroit and did not play in Tuesday's ...
Brewers extend mastery over Reds, take series with 9-1 win
Jackson Chourio and Daz Cameron belted two-run homers to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Chourio finished 3-for-5 while Isaac Collins added a three-run homer for Milwaukee, which captured the rubber game and clinched its 12th consecut...