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Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A's, 6-5
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Edwin Uceta survived the ninth inning for his first save. The right-hander came on after Max Muncy homered ...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on the cusp of history vs. White Sox
The countdown to 3,000 will be at the forefront when Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player is three strikeouts away from becoming th...
Salvador Perez looks to propel Royals to another win vs. M's
While Cal Raleigh seemingly has put a stranglehold on the mantle of best catcher in baseball this season, Salvador Perez showed he's not done yet.,Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to a much-needed 6-3 victory against Raleigh and the Mariners ...
Veteran, 'rookie' pitchers the focus as Rangers host Orioles
Two pitchers who have been underwhelming recently will take the mound when the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers square off Wednesday night in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. ,The Orioles will begin the game with Japanese veteran but MLB rookie Tomoyuki Sugano (6-4, 4.0...
Diamondbacks look for third consecutive win vs. struggling Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks seem to have found some confidence with the San Francisco Giants in the visiting dugout.,The Diamondbacks will try for three straight wins against their National League West rival when they meet on Wednesday evening in Phoenix.,The Giants, meanwhile, will try to avoid losing...
Astros keep winning despite injuries, seek series victory vs. Rockies
The Houston Astros are getting unhappy injury updates on a daily basis, but it hasn't stopped them from winning.,Houston built on its impressive 19-win June with a 6-5 victory against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver in the opener of a three-game series.,The Astros will try to make it...
Cubs' Shota Imanaga aims to shut down struggling Guardians
Shota Imanaga returned from injury last week and immediately regained his star form on the mound for the Chicago Cubs. ,Imanaga, however, hopes to be better than his only other career appearance against Cleveland when the host Cubs try to hand the Guardians a sixth consecutive loss on Wednesday nigh...
Jurickson Profar set to return in Braves' rematch vs. Angels
Atlanta left fielder Jurickson Profar will return to the lineup Wednesday night when the Braves host the Los Angeles Angels in the second contest of their three-game set.,Profar signed a three-year, $42 million free-agent contract in the offseason but was suspended 80 games for violating MLB's banne...
Jays look to topple Yankees again, join them atop AL East
Entering play on the second day of June, the Toronto Blue Jays stood 5 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East.,On the second day of July, the Blue Jays can move into a tie for first place in the division with a victory over the Yankees in Toronto on Wednesday night.,The Bl...
Surging Marlins seek to reel in series win vs. Twins
Winners of eight games in a row, the Miami Marlins will aim to clinch their fourth consecutive series win on Wednesday night when they host the Minnesota Twins.,A Marlins victory also would tie the record for the longest streak in franchise history.,Kyle Stowers, who hit a homer in Miami's 2-0 win o...
Red Sox, Reds ready to resume suspended game in 4th inning
The Boston Red Sox and visiting Cincinnati Reds will complete their three-game interleague series with a full Wednesday of action, picking up their suspended game from Tuesday night before playing their regularly scheduled evening contest.,After scoring seven first-inning runs en route to a 13-6 win...
Hard-luck MacKenzie Gore, Nationals oppose Tigers in DH
The visiting Detroit Tigers will open their three-game series against the Washington Nationals a day later than expected when the teams clash in a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.,After the scheduled Tuesday game was rained out, the teams will play a makeup game Wednesday afternoon before coming...
Mets hope July gets off to better start in rain-forced DH vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers and host New York Mets will play a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday after rain forced the postponement of the series opener on Tuesday.,Milwaukee's Freddy Peralta (8-4, 2.90 ERA) and New York's Clay Holmes (8-4, 2.97), Tuesday's scheduled starters, are slated to pitch the af...
Padres, Phillies set to return to action in split doubleheader
After a rainout on Tuesday in Philadelphia, the Phillies and the San Diego Padres took different approaches regarding their scheduled starting pitchers for the game that didn't happen.,San Diego right-hander Nick Pivetta will start the regularly scheduled Wednesday afternoon game, but Philadelphia l...
Shea Langeliers, Athletics pursue 3-game sweep of Rays
Shea Langeliers has come off the injured list bashing for the Athletics.,The catcher, activated from the IL on Monday, homered in each of his first two games back. He will try to help the A's complete a three-game sweep of the host Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Langeliers, who recovered from an obliq...
MLB roundup: George Springer's 2 HRs, 7 RBIs lift Jays past Yankees
George Springer hit a grand slam and a solo homer and collected a career-high seven RBIs Tuesday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 12-5 on Canada Day.,Andres Gimenez added a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have won the opening two of a four-game series....
Cardinals turn to ace Sonny Gray to tame red-hot Pirates
Coming off his best start in a decade, St. Louis Cardinals ace Sonny Gray will try to deliver another quality effort when he faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.,Gray will oppose Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller, who will try to help Pittsburgh extend its season-best winning st...
Shohei Ohtani slugs NL-leading 30th HR as Dodgers top White Sox
Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 30th home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a six-game homestand with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Andy Pages and Michael Conforto each drove in two runs as the Dodg...
Salvador Perez knocks in 3 as Royals double up Mariners
Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Tuesday.,Five Royals combined for 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief as Kansas City won for just the second time in the past 10 games. Lucas Erceg (3-2) got the vic...
Diamondbacks blast 4 homers to beat Giants
Jake McCarthy, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Randal Grichuk and James McCann homered to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win against the San Francisco Giants in the second game of their four-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Geraldo Perdomo added two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which ended a f...