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Orioles' quest: Catch Rays to escape last place
The Baltimore Orioles have a clear target for the final week of the season: moving out of the American League East cellar.,They will continue that quest in the middle game of a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,Fourth-place Tampa Bay (76-81) sits two games ahe...
Padres, Brewers still jockeying for playoff position
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is trying to do it all in the last week of the regular season.,Not only is he trying to run down either the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers to earn homefield advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs next week, he's also looking to rest st...
Braves, riding majors-best winning streak, chase sweep of Nats
Michael Harris II will try to continue his hot hitting on Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for their 11th straight win and a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Braves (75-83) have their first double-digit winning streak since winning 14 straight...
MLB roundup: Mariners, Yankees clinch playoff berths
Josh Naylor's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching a playoff berth in the process.,Dominic Canzone hit a solo homer for the Mariners, who won their fifth in a row and prevailed for the 15th tim...
Padres blank Brewers, tighten division, wild-card races
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias also homered and the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday to gain ground in the playoff race on multiple fronts.,San Diego (87-71) moved within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers (88-69) in the Nationa...
Brendan Donovan hits 4 doubles as Cardinals eliminate Giants
Brendan Donovan tied the score with his fourth double of the game in the ninth inning and Alec Burleson put St. Louis ahead with a run-scoring single as the visiting Cardinals rallied for two in the ninth inning to stun the San Francisco Giants 9-8 on Tuesday.,Ivan Herrera and Nolan Arenado hit home...
Red-hot A's keep Astros from making up ground in wild-card race
Jacob Wilson and Tyler Soderstrom each had two hits and one RBI to help the Athletics hand the Houston Astros a damaging 5-1 loss Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Darell Hernaiz also had an RBI hit and Jeffery Springs and three relievers combined on a three-hitter for the Athletics (74-83). ...
Diamondbacks rally past Dodgers in 9th to remain in playoff hunt
Geraldo Perdomo hit a walk-off single to cap a two-run ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a four-run deficit to spoil Shohei Ohtani's longest outing of the season in a 5-4 victory Tuesday in Phoenix.,Tanner Scott (1-4) hit Ildemaro Vargas and walked Tim Tawa to open the ninth bef...
Salvador Perez takes 2nd on Royals' RBI list in win over Angels
Cole Ragans struck out 10 batters over five innings as the Kansas City Royals earned a 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Ragans (3-3), making his second start since missing 3 1/2 months with a left rotator cuff strain, pi...
Josh Naylor's clutch hit helps Mariners edge Rockies, clinch playoff berth
Josh Naylor's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching a playoff berth in the process.,Dominic Canzone hit a solo homer for the Mariners (88-69), who won their fifth in a row and for the 15th time ...
Padres blank Brewers, tighten race for top NL wild card
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias also homered and the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday to gain ground in the race for the National League's top wild-card spot.,San Diego (87-71) moved within 1 1/2 games of the Chicago Cubs (88-69), a ...
Marlins rally late, take down Phillies in 11 innings
Heriberto Hernandez hit a tying home run in the ninth inning and Xavier Edwards knocked in the decisive run in the 11th as the Miami Marlins nipped the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Tuesday.,The Marlins opened the 11th with an infield single off Lou Trivino (3-2), putting runners on the corners,...
Twins eliminate Rangers from playoff picture with 4-1 win
Koby Clemens had a double, an RBI single and scored a run to back seven solid innings from starter Zebby Matthews as the Minnesota Twins defeated the reeling Texas Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The loss was a season-high eighth straight for the Rang...
Mets gain edge in NL wild-card standings with comeback win over Cubs
Francisco Alvarez broke a tie with a two-run homer in the eighth inning after the visiting New York Mets had already erased a five-run deficit in a 9-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,New York's Brandon Nimmo launched a three-run homer in a five-run fifth inning and Francisco Lindor also w...
Guardians' David Fry hit in face by fastball, hospitalized
Guardians designated hitter David Fry was struck in the face by a pitch and was carted off the field on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Fry was initially transported to Lutheran Medical Center then transferred to Cleveland Clinic, where he is undergoing further testing and observation and is likely to be held...
Dean Kremer goes 6 1/3 innings as Orioles shut out Rays
Dean Kremer pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a three-game series Tuesday night.,Colton Cowser hit a two-run home run to highlight the offense for Baltimore (74-83), who are trying to escape the American League East Division cellar by...
Jose Caballero's walk-off single propels Yankees into postseason
Jose Caballero hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.,New York (89-68) won for the 20th time in 28 games and secured the 60th postseason appearance in team history when Cabal...
Red Sox bolster playoff hopes with crucial win over Blue Jays
Nathaniel Lowe and Carlos Narvaez had two RBIs apiece and the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.,Both had key hits in Boston's three-run sixth inning that broke a 1-1 tie in the opener of the three-game series.,The Red Sox (86-71) are trying to secure a play...
Guardians' David Fry hit in face by fastball, carted off
Guardians designated hitter David Fry was struck in the face by a pitch and was carted off the field on Tuesday in Cleveland.,With runners on first and third in the sixth inning, Fry squared to bunt against Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. The 99-mph pitch caught Fry in the face, and he went to the ...
Rangers shut down Corey Seager, Marcus Semien for year
Texas second baseman Marcus Semien and shortstop Corey Seager will not play again this season, with the Rangers all but mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.,"They're done. They're pretty much shut down," manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Tuesday before the Rangers opened a series agai...