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Alejandro Kirk stars in return as Blue Jays down Yankees
Alejandro Kirk had three hits, a walk, and two RBIs Friday night on his return from a fractured thumb and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5.,Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer each hit two-run homers for Toronto in the opener of a three-game series.,Cody Bellinger hit ...
White Sox ride 7-run fifth past Shohei Ohtani-less Dodgers
Tristan Peters punctuated a seven-run fifth inning with a two-run triple and Anthony Kay pitched five strong innings as the surging Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 on Friday.,American League Central-leading Chicago improved to 3-0 on a five-game homestand against the ...
Trent Grisham (hamstring) leaves Yankees game
New York centerfielder Trent Grisham suffered a hamstring injury in the sixth inning of the Yankees' game with the Blue Jays in Toronto on Friday night and had to exit the contest.,The Yankees reported the injury as right hamstring tightness.,With two outs in the top of the inning, Grisham hit a two...
Three Red Sox rack up three-hit nights in rout of Rangers
Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.,Contreras and Abreu each hit a solo home run, and Rafaela belted a two-run homer.,It was a rare home victory for the Red Sox, who ended a fo...
Orioles pile it on early, down Padres to kick off series
Samuel Basallo's two-run home run in the first inning gave the Baltimore Orioles the lead for good en route to beat the visiting San Diego Padres 7-3 to open a three-game series Friday night., ,Gunnar Henderson also homered among his three hits and starting pitcher Shane Baz (4-6) worked five inning...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski dominates Phillies in 15-K one-hitter
Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 batters in his first career complete game, a one-hit gem, in the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee, but the standout star for the Brewers was clearly Misiorow...
Tanner Bibee, Guardians keep Tigers off-balance in win
Tanner Bibee struck out eight over seven-plus innings in a combined two-hitter and Brayan Rocchio had an RBI triple as the Cleveland Guardians never trailed in a 3-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Patrick Bailey and Steven Kwan added run-scoring singles for the Guardians, ...
Sandy Alcantara sets two franchise records, hurls Marlins past Pirates
Liam Hicks belted a two-run homer among his three hits and Sandy Alcantara won his third straight start, fueling the visiting Miami Marlins to an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Alcantara (6-4) allowed three runs on five hits while striking out seven batters in eight innings...
Cardinals’ Blaze Jordan to make major league debut Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals selected rookie corner infielder Blaze Jordan from Triple-A Memphis on Friday to make his major league debut against the host Minnesota Twins.,Jordan will bat eighth and play third base for the Cardinals.,A 2020 third-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, Jordan was dealt t...
Blue Jays activate two-time All-Star C Alejandro Kirk (thumb)
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk was activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Friday's series opener against the visiting New York Yankees.,Kirk has been sidelined since fracturing his left thumb against the Chicago White Sox on April 3.,Kirk will be behind the plate and bat fourth ag...
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (knee) not in lineup vs. White Sox
Although Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts downplayed the severity of the left knee inflammation that caused Shohei Ohtani to be removed from Thursday's game, the Dodgers star is missing from the lineup for Friday's series opener at the Chicago White Sox.,Ohtani, who homered and reached four times in...
Phillies place OF Adolis Garcia (shoulder) on 60-day injured list
The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Adolis Garcia on the 60-day injured list with a right latissimus dorsi tear on Friday.,In other moves, all involving outfielders, the Phillies recalled Gabriel Rincones Jr. from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, placed Steward Berroa on the paternity list and activa...
RHP Daniel Espino to make long-awaited arrival in Cleveland
The Cleveland Guardians called up former top prospect Daniel Espino ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting Detroit Tigers.,The 25-year-old right-hander was Cleveland's first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2019 draft and is in line to make his long-awaited major league debut.,Espino w...
Report: P Daniel Espino to make long-awaited arrival in Cleveland
Daniel Espino reportedly is closer than ever to making his major league debut with the Cleveland Guardians.,Espino, a right-handed pitcher, is expected to be called up from Triple-A Columbus on Friday before the Guardians open a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers, The Athletic reported.,Right...
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Giants' Bryce Eldridge gear up for weekend series
Two powerful left-handed hitters will take aim at a first career deposit into the San Francisco Bay when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against Bryce Eldridge and the host Giants on Friday night.,The series will be a rematch of fourth-place teams in their respectiv...
A's eager to continue power display in opener vs. Rockies
The Athletics are halfway through a six-game expedition in their future home city of Las Vegas. They will continue the stretch when they host the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.,The three-game series will cap a week in which the Athletics are trying to establish relationships in Las Vegas as well ...
Astros, Royals striving to escape the doldrums
The Houston Astros have appeared in the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons, winning two World Series.,But they enter the start of a three-game road series Friday night against the Kansas City Royals in fourth place in the American League West, five games behind the first-place Seattle Mari...
Cardinals carry positive vibes into series opener vs. Twins
The St. Louis Cardinals landed in Minnesota with their confidence sky high.,A 5-4 loss in Thursday's series finale at the New York Mets did little to dampen the Cardinals' spirits. They had earned victories in their previous six games in a row, and they will look to get back to their winning ways wh...
Shohei Ohtani likely to play as division-leading White Sox, Dodgers square off
A weekend series between two division leaders -- the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers -- already was minus one Japanese slugger as Chicago's Munetaka Murakami remains on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.,Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, however, alleviated fears that star Shohei Oh...
Juan Soto works to turn corner as Mets open set vs. Braves
The first few months of the season had been good to Juan Soto.,Then June arrived, and his statistics took a hit. Through nine games this month, Soto is averaging .147 at the plate, with a .237 on-base percentage and a .265 slugging percentage.,But after he came up clutch in the Mets' 5-4 win against...