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Nick Gonzales' walk-off sac fly lifts Pirates past Phillies
Nick Gonzales' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth scored Adam Frazier and lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in a game that began late following a one-hour, 23-minute rain delay.,Gonzales' walk-off RBI secured the Pirates the...
Two homers spark Blue Jays' comeback against Twins
George Springer and Addison Barger homered as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Bo Bichette added a two-run single for Toronto, which overcame a 3-0 deficit to win its third game in a row. The Blue Jays improved to 8-1 in their past ...
Five Padres pitchers blank Brewers, 2-0
Manny Machado homered and five pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the visiting San Diego Padres opened a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-0 win on Friday.,Randy Vasquez, Wandy Peralta (3-0), Jeremiah Estrada and Adrian Morejon held the Brewers scoreless through eight innin...
Yankees tally five times in first, outlast Red Sox
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-out, three-run homer in a five-run first inning off Walker Buehler Friday night for the host New York Yankees, who raced out to a big lead and earned a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first meeting of the season between the rivals.,Buehler (4-4) was one strike ...
Luis Robert Jr. knocks in three to help White Sox beat Royals
Luis Robert blooped a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning among his two hits and three RBIs and Mike Tauchman homered to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Chicago used a five-run eighth inning to break the game open and pick up its t...
Diamondbacks-Reds game suspended after 6 due to rain
The visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds were tied 3-3 after six innings in the opener of their three-game series on Friday evening when the game was suspended due to rain.,The contest will resume at 2:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, and the regularly scheduled game will begin 40 minutes follow...
Astros beat Guardians in Colton Gordon's 1st MLB win
Christian Walker's two-run double highlighted a three-run third inning and Colton Gordon allowed one run over five innings for his first major league win in the Houston Astros' 4-2 road victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. ,Jeremy Pena extended his hitting streak to 12 games with hi...
Tigers down Cubs in matchup of Central division leaders
Tarik Skubal pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, Spencer Torkelson hit the go-ahead homer and the host Detroit Tigers downed the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Friday to open a three-game interleague eries.,In a matchup of AL and NL Central first-place teams, Skubal (6-2) allowed one run, scattered eight hits and st...
Yankees SS Anthony Volpe (elbow) exits game
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe exited New York's Friday game against the visiting Boston Red Sox with a left elbow contusion and was undergoing x-rays and a CT scan.,Volpe was hit on the elbow with a changeup by Walker Buehler with the bases loaded in the second inning to give the Yankees a 7-0 lea...
Orioles reacquire well-traveled RHP Scott Blewett
It did not take long for right-handed reliever Scott Blewett to find a new home. Perhaps it would be more accurate to refer to it as a previous, short-term home. ,One day after he was designated for assignment by the Braves, the Baltimore Orioles reacquired Blewett for cash considerations on Friday...
Michael Soroka leads combined two-hitter as Nats beat Rangers
Michael Soroka threw six scoreless innings and Alex Call homered to propel the Washington Nationals to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday.,Soroka (3-3) allowed just two hits while striking out seven and walking one for the Nationals, who had dropped three of four games prior to ...
Athletics place C Shea Langeliers (oblique) on IL
The Athletics placed catcher Shea Langeliers on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left oblique strain.,Langeliers was injured during a sixth-inning at-bat in a 14-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. He grabbed his left side after fouling off a pitch.,Catcher Jhonny Pereda was recalled ...
Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes to have Tommy John surgery
Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John surgery, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo revealed Friday.,Burnes injured his right (throwing) elbow Sunday against the Washington Nationals and left during the fifth inning. He was placed on the injured list Tuesday with what was termed elbow inflamma...
Surging Rays hang on to defeat Marlins 4-3
Right-hander Zack Littell won in his sixth straight decision, Jonathan Aranda had two RBIs, and the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays edged the visiting Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday afternoon. ,Coming off the Rays' first complete game since Ryan Yarbrough in 2021, 647 straight contests ago, Littell (6-5) allowe...
One day after bullpen meltdown, Braves recall RHP Craig Kimbrel
Former Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is set to rejoin the club where it all began after the nine-time All-Star was recalled to the Atlanta Braves from Triple-A Gwinnett.,Kimbrel, 37, spent his first five major league seasons with the Braves, collecting 186 saves while leading the National Leag...
Reds return 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand from IL
The Cincinnati Reds reinstated first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the injured list Friday, while catcher Austin Wynns was designated for assignment.,Encarnacion-Strand, 25, has been out with a back injury after batting .158 with two home runs and five RBIs in 15 games. In 107 games for ...
Dodgers recall LHP Justin Wrobleski amid staff injury crush
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski to start in Friday's series opener on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Landon Knack was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.,Wrobleski, 24, was 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA in two appearances (one sta...
White Sox promote top catching prospect Kyle Teel
The Chicago White Sox called up catcher Kyle Teel from Triple-A Charlotte before Friday's series opener against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Teel, 23, is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the White Sox system and No. 26 overall in baseball by MLB.com. He has yet to make his major league debut.,Tee...
Jackie Robinson mural in Miami defaced with hate speech
Miami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs this week.,The vandalism in the city's Overtown neighborhood was reported Monday to police, who told The Athletic on Friday that they are investigating the incident as a hate cr...
Guardians RHP Shane Bieber (elbow) suffers rehab setback
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber was scratched from his scheduled rehab start on Friday due to soreness in his surgically repaired elbow.,The former American League Cy Young Award winner pitched just twice in 2024 before having Tommy John surgery in April. He was expected to miss at lea...