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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani set for start vs. slumping Royals
While it remains to be seen how long Shohei Ohtani will go in his third start on the mound of 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to send the reeling Kansas City Royals to a historic low point in home futility. ,The two-way superstar hopes to lead the Dodgers to a sixth straight win on Saturday ...
Old teammates meet again as Giants visit White Sox
Former Boston Red Sox teammates meet again when Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi go head-to-head for the second straight night as the San Francisco Giants continue their road series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Devers and Benintendi contributed one hit apiece to rather mea...
Blue Jays bid to follow up strong showing vs. reeling Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to end a season-high six-game losing streak Saturday when they face the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the second contest of a three-game series., ,Toronto extended Boston's losing streak by opening the series with a 9-0 victory on Friday night. Toronto collected 16 hi...
Marlins, against Diamondbacks, seek sixth consecutive win
Right-hander Sandy Alcantara appears to be back in form, and the Miami Marlins will be seeking another strong start from him when they play the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,The Marlins extended their season-long winning streak to five games with a 9-8 victory Friday in the opener of ...
Mariners' Bryan Woo looks to notch third win vs. Rangers in 2025
It will be a rematch of right-handers from earlier in the season when the Seattle Mariners clash with the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Mariners will send Bryan Woo (7-4, 3.12 ERA) to the mound to start the second contest of the three-game series against Kumar Rocker (...
Why the Chicago Cubs Aren’t Being Taken Seriously as World Series Contenders
The Cubs are on pace for their best record since 2016 when they won the World Series. But without major pitching help, their World Series odds remain long. Here’s why....
Mets' Paul Blackburn, Pirates' Bailey Falter look to end June on strong note
A day after their rotation took a serious hit, the New York Mets will look to former All-Star right-hander Paul Blackburn to get things moving in the right direction when he takes on the host Pittsburgh Pirates and left-hander Bailey Falter on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series.,The ...
Rays' Zack Littell seeks to help taxed bullpen in start vs. Orioles
Although the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching has been as sharp as it could be, the team might find itself in a bind this weekend.,The Rays went through the bulk of their bullpen in Friday night's 22-8 loss to the host Baltimore Orioles, making for a potentially tricky second game of the series on Saturday ...
Twins' Bailey Ober looks for June redemption vs. Tigers
Bailey Ober has one final chance to end his June swoon.,The Minnesota Twins right-hander will pitch Saturday in the middle game of a three-game road series with the Detroit Tigers. Ober (4-5, 4.90 ERA) has lost all four of his June starts, surrendering 23 runs in 24 1/3 innings. The long ball has be...
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt aims for more zeros vs. struggling A's
A week ago, Clarke Schmidt was unhittable for seven innings, and the lone obstacle was a rising pitch count.,The New York Yankees are curious to see what the follow up to Schmidt's flirtation with history looks like when the emerging right-hander faces the visiting Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,N...
MLB roundup: Reds' Nick Martinez nearly no-hits Padres
Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to lift the host Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday.,After allowing a two-out walk to Jackson Merrill in the first, Martinez (5-8) retired the next...
Arizona governor signs $500K bill for upgrades to Chase Field
The Arizona Diamondbacks' home venue, Chase Field, will be upgraded after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill Friday earmarking $500 million toward renovations.,The measure will direct sales tax collected at the Phoenix stadium and nearby buildings, plus taxes from some club employees, to be used...
Marlins hit 3 homers, edge D-backs for 5th straight win
Otto Lopez went 3-for-5 with a homer, Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight game and the Miami Marlins extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 9-8 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.,Heriberto Hernandez homered, Stowers and Connor Norby had two h...
Nats match franchise record in slugfest win vs. Angels
Brady House's tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning helped lift the Washington Nationals to a 15-9 comeback victory Friday over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Each Nationals batter had at least one hit and drove in at least a run, with eight of them scoring at least once. Friday ...
Phillies blast 5 homers in rout of Braves
Philadelphia hit a season-high five home runs, including three-run shots by Nick Castellanos and Otto Kemp, to awaken their dormant bats and send the visiting Phillies to a 13-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night in the opener of their three-game series.,The victory ended the Phillies' thre...
Mariners give up lead, but outlast Rangers in 12
Miles Mastrobuoni's single in the top of the 12th inning drove home Randy Arozarena with the deciding run as the Seattle Mariners eked out a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,Mastrobuoni's two-out hit off Shawn Armstrong (2-3), t...
Dodgers hand Royals record-tying 11th straight home loss
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and added a tying-RBI triple, as the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, edging the host Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.,The Royals matched a club-record 11-game home losing streak.,Ohtani sent an enticing 1-2 changeup from Noah Cameron (2-4) into ...
Jackson Chourio's big night lifts Brewers over Rockies
Jackson Chourio homered and drove in four runs, Caleb Durbin finished with three hits and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-6 on Friday night.,Sal Frelick, William Contreras and Brice Turang had two hits each for Milwaukee, which has won three in a row.,Thairo Estrada and Braxt...
Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith belt homers as Astros top Cubs
Yainer Diaz and Cam Smith slugged three-run home runs, and Brandon Walter earned his first career victory as the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Astros stretched their winning streak to five games with their early power displ...
Mitch Keller collects first win since March 28 as Pirates pound Mets
Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run homer and Alexander Canario cracked two doubles to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Reynolds' 402-foot home run -- his ninth of the season -- off reliever Blade Tidwell in the...