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Royals hold on to end White Sox's winning streak
Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. homered, and Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4, as the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Sunday, stopping Chicago's three-game winning streak.,Carlos Estevez tempered a late White Sox rally to earn his 19th save, striking out Tim Elko with ...
Yankees claim CJ Alexander from Athletics
The New York Yankees claimed infielder CJ Alexander off waivers from the Athletics and optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.,Alexander, 28, had been designated for assignment on Thursday after six games with the A's.,Alexander batted 3-for-17 (.176) with eight strikeouts in his s...
Paul Skenes, Braxton Ashcraft hurl Pirates to sweep of Phillies
Paul Skenes and rookie Braxton Ashcraft combined to allow just one run on three hits and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Pittsburgh won its third in a row and swept a series for the first time this season while handing the Phillies th...
Bo Naylor helps Guardians slip past Astros 4-2
Bo Naylor hit a home run among his three hits as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the second three-hit game of the season for Naylor and seventh of his career. Gabriel Arias doubled twice and ...
Reds rely on the long ball, sweep Diamondbacks
Matt McLain hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also homered for the Reds to wrap up their fourth sweep...
Jack Flaherty shuts down Cubs as Tigers win
Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago Cubs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon.,Flaherty (5-6) gave up two hits and walked three while striking out nine while notching a win for his third consecutive start. Brenan Hanif...
Manny Machado's homer all Padres need to beat Brewers
Manny Machado snapped a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning and rookie Ryan Bergert and five relievers combined on a four-hitter to pace the visiting San Diego Padres to a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in the decider of a three-game series.,After San Diego ...
Rays complete comeback to take series with Marlins
Brandon Lowe's eighth-inning sacrifice fly capped a comeback for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, as they beat the visiting Miami Marlins 3-2.,Yandy Diaz had a hand in each of the runs for the Rays as the designated hitter went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in. His eighth-inning double ch...
Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez in lineup vs. Angels
True to his word, Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez is in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Rodriguez was listed to bat second in the team's lineup on Sunday, one day after he needed to be helped off the field in an 8-6 set...
Astros DFA former first-round pick Forrest Whitley
Right-hander Forrest Whitley, once a top-10 prospect in baseball, was designated for assignment by the Houston Astros on Sunday.,The Astros selected him with the No. 17 pick of the 2016 MLB Draft out of high school in San Antonio and gave him a $3.148 million signing bonus, but he failed to reached ...
Athletics acquire C Austin Wynns from Reds
The Athletics acquired catcher Austin Wynns from the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday for cash considerations.,The club also designated right-hander Carlos Duran for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.,Wynns, 34, was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on Friday. He batted .400 (16-for-40)...
Guardians option struggling OF Jhonkensy Noel to minors
The Cleveland Guardians optioned Jhonkensy Noel to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday and recalled fellow outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez from the Clippers.,Noel, 23, has struggled to find his stroke after belting 13 homers in 67 games during his rookie season in 2024. He went just 2-for-21 in the playoffs,...
Twins put RHP Zebby Matthews (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Zebby Matthews on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right shoulder strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Matthews, who owns a 1-1 record with a 5.21 ERA in four appearances (all starts) this season since being called up to the roster on May 18.,M...
Roman Anthony, baseball's No. 1 prospect, belts longest HR of 2025
Roman Anthony, the top prospect in baseball, did something Saturday night that Aaron Judge never has done. Shohei Ohtani, neither.,The 21-year-old Anthony, an outfielder in the Boston Red Sox farm system, launched a 497-foot home run for Triple-A Worcester. The grand slam was the longest home run hi...
Series at stake as Yankees, Red Sox clash in rubber game
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora marveled at the kind of season Aaron Judge is producing, and that was after a rare hitless showing by the New York Yankees slugger.,Judge and the Yankees will attempt to secure another series victory Sunday night when they host the Red Sox.,The Yankees will try for t...
Orioles aim to continue ascent in series finale vs. A's
The Baltimore Orioles were such huge disappointments that Brandon Hyde was fired in mid-May despite winning 192 regular-season games over the previous two seasons.,But the managing change has sparked the Orioles. They will look for their eighth victory in the past nine games when they close a three-...
With Julio Rodriguez in limbo, Mariners aim to halt skid vs. Angels
The Seattle Mariners will take a season-long five-game losing streak into their series finale with the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif. ,But, all things considered, the situation could be a whole lot worse for manager Dan Wilson's club.,Two-time All-Star center fielder Julio...
Giants seek series sweep of skidding Braves
Two teams streaking in opposite directions will wrap up a tightly contested three-game series on Sunday afternoon when the San Francisco Giants go for a sweep of the visiting Atlanta Braves.,The Giants have won the first two games of the series in dramatically different walk-off fashions. They follo...
Ronny Mauricio, Mets vie for sweep of downtrodden Rockies
Infielder Ronny Mauricio could be worth the wait for the New York Mets, who will aim for a sweep of their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Mauricio hit one of three homers for New York in its 8-1 win over the Rockies on Saturday. The Mets won for the seve...
Rookies providing lift as White Sox seek sweep of Royals
The Chicago White Sox's youth movement continues to show progress.,The team's rookies supplied all of the runs in a 4-1 home win over Kansas City on Saturday, clinching a series victory against the Royals for the first time since 2023.,Tim Elko hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Chase Meidrot...