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Rockies turn to Michael Lorenzen in bid for series win vs. Reds
The Cincinnati Reds will face a familiar pitcher on Thursday afternoon when they host the Colorado Rockies in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Rockies right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-2, 5.97 ERA) spent the first seven seasons (2015-21) of his career with the Reds. He'll look to lead Colorad...
Hunter Dobbins set for Cardinals debut vs. Pirates, Paul Skenes
Hunter Dobbins will go up against a formidable opposite number in his Cardinals debut on Thursday afternoon when St. Louis opposes the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The 26-year-old right-hander will face the Pirates' ace, reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes (4-1, 2.48 ERA).,St. Lou...
Braves bring historic pace into series finale vs. Tigers
The Braves will look for their 11th straight win against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon when the teams play the finale of a three-game series in Atlanta.,Matt Olson and the Braves gut-punched the Tigers on Wednesday when the first baseman crushed a two-run walk-off homer in the ninth innin...
Lawrence Butler's 3-run blast lifts Athletics over Royals
Lawrence Butler slugged a three-run homer and Luis Severino tossed seven strong innings to lead the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Jacob Wilson had two hits and scored twice and Jeff McNeil and Carlos Cortes also had two hits as t...
Lawrence Butler's blast lifts A's over Royals
Lawrence Butler slugged a three-run homer and Luis Severino tossed seven strong innings to lead the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Jacob Wilson had two hits and scored twice and Jeff McNeil and Carlos Cortes also had two hits as t...
Rangers OF Brandon Nimmo optimistic hamstring injury is minor
Texas outfielder Brandon Nimmo exited the Rangers' 3-0 win over the New York Yankees due to right hamstring tightness on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas, but he is optimistic he won't miss additional action.,Nimmo sustained the injury while beating out a fifth-inning single off first baseman Ben Rice'...
Yankees OF Jasson Dominguez heads for CT scan on elbow
Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez will have a CT scan on Thursday in New York after X-rays on his left elbow were inconclusive on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Dominguez came out of the Yankees' 3-0 defeat to the Texas Rangers after being hit on the elbow by Nathan Eovaldi's 89.1 mph cutter in ...
MLB roundup: Braves walk off Tigers in comeback stunner
Matt Olson delivered a long, two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning against closer Kenley Jansen to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Ozzie Albies opened the inning with a walk and Olson followed with his ninth homer, a 397-foot shot to right-cen...
Andre Pallante fires 6 strong innings as Cardinals edge Pirates
Andre Pallante allowed a run and five hits over six innings, Alec Burleson homered and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pallante (3-2) did not walk a batter and fanned six.,Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for the Ca...
Diamondbacks dig out of small hole, overpower Brewers
Nolan Arenado had a three-run homer and Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-opening hitting streak to 22 games as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks evened the series with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Arizona erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the fourth off starter Bran...
Nationals pile up season-high 14 runs, add to Mets' spiral
Brady House hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth inning Wednesday night for the visiting Washington Nationals, who rolled to a 14-2 win over the New York Mets in the middle game of a three-game series.,Curtis Mead homered and finished with a career-high four hits for the Nationa...
Matt Olson's walk-off homer lifts Braves over Tigers
Matt Olson delivered a long two-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning against closer Kenley Jansen to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Ozzie Albies opened the inning with a walk and Olson followed with his ninth homer, a 397-foot shot to right-cente...
Andre Pallante, Cardinals edge Pirates
Andre Pallante allowed a run and five hits over six innings, Alec Burleson homered and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pallante (3-2) did not walk a batter and fanned six.,Ivan Herrera was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for ...
Hunter Goodman homers twice as Rockies power past Reds
Hunter Goodman went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBIs and four runs as the visiting Colorado Rockies cooled off the Cincinnati Reds with a 13-2 win on Wednesday.,Brett Sullivan doubled twice among his three hits and had three RBIs for Colorado, which out-hit the Reds 15-10 and bounced back from a ...
Brewers place LHP Angel Zerpa (forearm) on 15-day injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness on Wednesday.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Brewers called up left-hander Brian Fitzpatrick from Triple-A Nashville.,Zerpa, acquired in an offseaso...
Tigers put RHP Casey Mize (adductor), SS Javier Baez (ankle) on IL
Detroit Tigers' right-hander Casey Mize and shortstop Javier Baez were placed on the injured list on Wednesday after both were hurt during Tuesday's loss to the Atlanta Braves.,Mize, 27, is on the 15-day IL with a right adductor strain. The 2025 All-Star appeared to be in pain after a second-inning ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's big day boosts Cubs over Padres
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in three runs for the second time in as many games, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Matt Shaw belted a solo homer among his three hits for the Cubs, who won the final two contests of the three-game serie...
Astros look for spark in doubleheader vs. Orioles
After quite a bit of idle time this week, the Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles are in store for a busy day of baseball when they meet for Thursday's doubleheader at Camden Yards.,Wednesday night's game was postponed because of weather concerns. So that means that each team has played just one ga...
Giants, Phillies to play Thursday doubleheader after postponement
Wednesday's scheduled game between the San Francisco Giants and Phillies in Philadelphia has been postponed due to inclement weather in the forecast.,The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Thursday. The first game is slated to begin at 12:35 p.m. ET, with the nightcap scheduled ...
Marlins edge Dodgers for first road series win of season
Sandy Alcantara went six strong innings, Javier Sanoja had a go-ahead bloop single in the eighth inning and the visiting Miami Marlins finished off a series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-2 win on Wednesday., ,Liam Hicks and Esteury Ruiz hit home runs as the Marlins took two of three ...