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Dodgers seek to sweep Yankees after blowout win
Out to finish the first portion of an all-New York homestand with a sweep, the Los Angeles Dodgers will send their top pitcher to the mound Sunday against the New York Yankees., ,It remains to be seen if the Dodgers' top offense, which powered an 18-2 victory over the Yankees on Saturday, will be in...
Pirates seek series win after snapping skid to Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly didn't outwardly panic when his team endured a 26-game streak of not scoring more than four runs in a game.,"Guys were showing up early and putting in the work, continuing to trust the process," he said, "and I think we're seeing the results now.",Pittsburgh rapp...
Cole Young, Mariners look for encore vs. Twins
Cole Young certainly won't forget his major league debut.,Young drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Saturday.,The three-game series will wrap up Sunday afternoon in Seattle.,Young was mobbed by teammates after his grounde...
Nationals look to ride offensive surge into finale vs. D-backs
The Washington Nationals will go for their fifth straight win when they play the finale of their three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,The Nationals scored nine runs before making an out in a 10-run first inning and held on for an 11-7 win on Saturday nig...
Seiya Suzuki, Cubs bid to stay hot in finale vs. Reds
Off to their best start to a season since 2016, the Chicago Cubs will face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago sits atop the National League Central standings at 36-22 following a 2-0 win over the Reds on Saturday. Drew Pomeranz, Ben B...
Royals' 'phenomenal' Kris Bubic set to face Tigers
Kris Bubic hopes his exceptional performance in May carries over to June and helps the Kansas City Royals snap the Detroit Tigers' road-series winning streak.,Brimming with confidence, Bubic will aim to continue his dominance in this series rubber game against the American League Central-leading Tig...
Astros rest Yordan Alvarez (hand), aim for split of series with Rays
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will miss additional time after imaging on Friday revealed a small, previously undetected fracture in his fourth metacarpal of his right hand that the club said is 60 percent healed.,Alvarez faced live pitching before the second contest of a four-game set agains...
Runs at a premium when Giants, Marlins square off
The San Francisco Giants will be looking to shake a clutch-hitting slump against a pitcher who has been tough so far this season when they go for a series win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,A total of just three runs have been scored in the first two games of the set, with the Marl...
Improving clutch hitting, Mets out to sweep lowly Rockies
As May ended, the New York Mets saw signs they may be close to fixing their season-long struggles in clutch situations.,But the Colorado Rockies seem no closer to solving their various maladies.,The Mets will look to complete a sweep on Sunday afternoon, when New York hosts Colorado in the finale of...
Phillies waiting on Bryce Harper, try to avoid sweep to Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper remains a question mark for the series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday after missing the previous four games with a bruised right elbow.,Harper was hit on his throwing elbow by a 95 mph fastball from Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Br...
Guardians anxious to get slugger of their own back vs. Angels
The return of Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout has loomed large over the first two games of their series against the Guardians in Cleveland.,Next could be the comeback of Cleveland's All-Star designated hitter David Fry, who is expected to make his season debut Sunday.,Angels right-hander Jac...
Without Daulton Varsho, Jays eye sweep of skidding A's
The Athletics need to find some pitching if they are to salvage the series finale against the host Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays have outscored the Athletics 31-14 in winning the first three of the four-game series. Toronto has won four straight overall.,The Athletics have los...
Orioles look to further bury White Sox in standings
The Baltimore Orioles go for a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Orioles have survived late-game threats to win the first two meetings of the season between the teams holding the two worst records in the American League, though Baltimore has...
Rangers turn to Jacob deGrom vs. Cards to end series skid
The Texas Rangers will look to snap a streak of three straight losing series when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The rubber game will be a battle of right handers as St. Louis will send Erick Fedde (3-4, 3...
Braves, with Ronald Acuna Jr., finding offense while Red Sox struggle
The offense may be starting to awaken for the Atlanta Braves, who host the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in the rubber match of their three-game set.,The Red Sox have gone 1-4 on their current road trip and have lost six of their last seven games. The Braves have won two of their last three but have drop...
MLB roundup: Nats tie 77-year-old NL mark in win vs. D-backs
The visiting Washington Nationals exploded for 10 runs in the first inning -- including nine before the first out was recorded -- and held on for an 11-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix.,Washington tied the National League record with those nine runs before the firs...
Nationals' 10-run first inning too much for Diamondbacks
The visiting Washington Nationals exploded for 10 runs in the first inning and held on for an 11-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix.,Daylen Lile had a double and a triple for the Nationals, who have won four straight and scored nine or more runs in each game.,Mike So...
Pirates' pitching, hitting too much for Padres
Bailey Falter tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday night and Andrew McCutchen homered as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the San Diego Padres 5-0.,Falter (4-3) gave up two hits, walked one and fanned one in a 79-pitch effort. The left-hander, who fetched 12 outs via grounders, dominated S...
M's Cole Young plates winner in MLB debut vs. Twins
Cole Young drove in the winning run in the 11th inning of his major league debut as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Saturday.,Cal Raleigh continued his home run barrage and J.P. Crawford also went deep as the Mariners snapped a three-game skid and moved back atop th...
Cole Young plates game-winner in MLB debut as Mariners walk off Twins
Cole Young drove in the winning run in the 11th inning of his major league debut as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Saturday.,Cal Raleigh continued his home run barrage and J.P. Crawford also went deep as the Mariners snapped a three-game skid and moved back atop th...