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Rays, on a roll, vie for sweep of Rangers
The Tampa Bay Rays and visiting Texas Rangers are trending in opposite directions, and the Rays will look to work that advantage for a sweep of their three-game series on Thursday night.,Brandon Lowe swung the hot bat in the 5-4 victory Wednesday night by the Rays, who improved to 11-3 in their past...
Nationals' Jake Irvin carries hot streak into start vs. Cubs
Washington right-hander Jake Irvin will look to win his fourth straight start when the Nationals host the Chicago Cubs in the decisive game of a three-game series on Thursday.,Irvin (5-1, 3.93 ERA) will be opposed by Chicago left-hander Drew Pomeranz (2-0, 0.00), who will be working as an opener.,Ov...
Mets eager to cap season series with another win over Dodgers
The New York Mets took an adventurous route last season to the National League Championship Series, where they fell to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.,The first six games this season against the Dodgers are evidence the Mets could be in line for a straighter path...
Pirates hope to score more runs for Mitch Keller vs. Astros
Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez, coming off his best start of the season, will look for another positive result when he opposes Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller in the rubber match of a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.,Each team has shut out the other in the first two ga...
Max Fried looks to rebound as Yankees host Guardians in series finale
Max Fried was unbeatable for nearly two months into his first season with the New York Yankees until running into the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.,Coming off his first defeat of the season, Fried aims to start another winning streak Thursday night when the Yankees host the Cleveland Guardi...
Robbie Ray, Giants look for series split with Padres
One day after a newcomer contributed to the team's best offensive output in almost three weeks, the San Francisco Giants hope for more from another fresh face when they seek a four-game series split with the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon.,With Daniel Johnson chipping in with two hi...
Twins aim to continue barrage vs. A's, sweep series
The Minnesota Twins are beating up on the Athletics in ferocious fashion and will look to complete a four-game sweep on Thursday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Minnesota scored 10 runs in each of the first two games and has outscored the Athletics 26-8. The Twins have five homers among 11 extr...
Out to avoid sweep by O's, M's turn to reliable Bryan Woo
Bryan Woo has been a model of consistency this season.,Entering a Thursday afternoon start against the visiting Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners right-hander is the only pitcher in the major leagues who has gone at least six innings 11 times this season.,Woo has hit that mark in each of his o...
Phils await word on J.T. Realmuto (groin) ahead of finale vs. Jays
The Philadelphia Phillies will know more about the status of catcher J.T. Realmuto before the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,Realmuto left the game in the bottom of the ninth of a 2-1 loss to Toronto on Wednesday after he took a foul...
Tigers' Casey Mize looks to beat White Sox for first time
Colt Keith contributed a go-ahead double for the Detroit Tigers in a Wednesday road victory against the Chicago White Sox.,He may provide a game-changing play at third base in the series finale on Thursday. Or maybe five weeks from now.,All Tigers manager A.J. Hinch knows is the organization is read...
D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt aims for bounce-back effort vs. Braves
Brandon Pfaadt will have a lot to prove when he takes the mound on Thursday afternoon while trying to help the Arizona Diamondbacks complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves.,The Diamondbacks, who beat the Braves 8-3 on Tuesday and 2-1 on Wednesday, haven't swept a set in Atlanta since 2019....
After postponement due to rain, Royals, Cardinals set to play doubleheader
The St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff was already showing signs of strain heading into a difficult stretch of schedule.,Its challenge got even greater after rain postponed Wednesday's home game against the Kansas City Royals. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader Thursday at Busch Stadium.,T...
Pete Alonso's two-homer outing powers Mets past Dodgers
Pete Alonso hit two homers and collected five RBIs Wednesday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued their surge with a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Griffin Canning (6-2) tossed six scoreless innings for the Mets, who have won two of the first three games in the four-game set to...
Ryan Jeffers, Twins hand struggling Athletics 9th straight loss
Harrison Bader slammed a two-run homer and Ryan Jeffers also went deep to help the Minnesota Twins notch a 6-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Jeffers had two RBIs and Willi Castro added a run-scoring single for Minnesota, which has outscored the Athletics 26...
Orioles rally past Mariners for 5th straight win
Heston Kjerstad's two-run triple in the seventh inning proved decisive as the Baltimore Orioles rallied to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Wednesday night.,Adley Rutschman homered for the Orioles, who won their season-high fifth straight game and improved to 8-2 over their past 10.,Cal Raleigh ...
Giants overcome 5-run deficit, nip Padres 6-5
Heliot Ramos tied the game with a two-RBI double in the seventh inning, Jung Hoo Lee followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 5-0 deficit to overtake the visiting San Diego Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night.,Patrick Bailey began the comeback with an RBI double i...
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...