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Royals turn to Seth Lugo in opener vs. Mets in last-place matchup
The Kansas City Royals and New York Mets may be the two most disappointing teams in baseball this season.,But at least both clubs will have some momentum heading into Tuesday night's opener of a three-game interleague series in New York.,Right-hander Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.20 ERA) is expected to start fo...
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper take aim at Reds
The Philadelphia Phillies hope their historical resurgence continues this week as they open a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.,After a 9-19 start that led to the dismissal of manager Rob Thomson, the Phillies have surged under interim manager Don Mattingly. They w...
Nats, facing Astros, keep waiting for pitching to catch up with hitting
The Washington Nationals hope their pitching can provide help for the offense as they play the middle contest of a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday.,Washington has given up 11 runs in two consecutive games. After losing 11-5 on Sunday to the visiting Pittsburgh Pirate...
Pirates' Paul Skenes carries winless streak into matchup with Braves
Paul Skenes has reached plenty of milestones during his three seasons in the major leagues.,On Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates' ace will try to avoid reaching a negative benchmark when he faces the visiting Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series.,The Pirates have lost the past nin...
Brewers, Cardinals face pitching uncertainty in doubleheader
The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals will play a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, with the host Cardinals looking to cool off the National League Central leaders.,Milwaukee rallied for a 4-3 win in the opener of the five-game series, its sixth victory in eight games.,Brewers ace Jacob Misior...
Injury-riddled Yankees try to take two straight at Tampa Bay
The New York Yankees won for just the second time in 11 games on Monday, but they are still not doing very well on the training table.,The banged-up Yankees will try to produce their first two-game winning streak in two weeks when they meet the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla....
MLB roundup: Mets nip Braves in 11 to split 4-game series
Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-out double in the 10th inning and the visiting New York Mets hung on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Monday and earn a split of their four-game series.,Torrens came through against Owen Murphy (0-1), who was making his major league debut, stroking a double just...
Shohei Ohtani homers, drives in 4; Dodgers edge Rockies in 11
Dalton Rushing delivered the winning single in the 11th inning and Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers produce an 8-7 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday night.,Rushing (two runs), Ohtani and Kyle Tucker each had three hits as the Dodgers pre...
Shohei Ohtani homers, drives in 4 as Dodgers edge Rockies in 11th
Dalton Rushing delivered the winning single in the 11th inning and Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers produce an 8-7 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday night.,Rushing (two runs), Ohtani and Kyle Tucker each had three hits as the Dodgers pre...
Diamondbacks belt 3 homers in shutout victory over Padres
Max Kepler, Geraldo Perdomo and Nolan Arenado all homered Monday night while Brandon Pfaadt sailed through five shutout innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks routed the San Diego Padres 8-0.,Pfaadt (2-1) allowed four hits and walked none while striking out six in his second straight win. Two ...
Heliot Ramos (2 HRs), Landen Roupp star in Giants' rout of Jays
Heliot Ramos smacked two home runs, Landen Roupp completed eight innings for the first time in his big league career and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game interleague series with a 10-1 romp over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.,Victor Bericoto stole home as part of a two-h...
Yankees beat Rays behind 3 hits, all home runs
Jose Caballero went deep twice against his former club and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees opened a four-game series with Tampa Bay by toppling the first-place Rays 5-1 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,A Tampa Bay utility infielder for parts of two seasons, Caballero slugged simila...
Five late runs just enough for Mets to beat Braves in 10
Luis Torrens' two-out double in the 10th inning drove in two runs and the visiting New York Mets hung on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Monday and earn a split of their four-game series.,Torrens was down to his last strike against Owen Murphy (0-1), who was making his major league debut, when h...
Brice Turang, Brewers rally past Cardinals to stay hot
Brice Turang's two-run single capped a four-run seventh for the Milwaukee Brewers, who rallied to beat the host St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Monday.,The clutch hit also extended the second baseman's hitting streak to a season-high nine games as he finished 1-for-4.,David Hamilton went 2-for-3 with a t...
Cards LHP Justin Bruihl, Brewers 3B David Hamilton exit with injuries
Cardinals reliever Justin Bruihl left St. Louis' Monday home game with no outs in the seventh inning due to a sprained right ankle.,Later in the same half-inning, Milwaukee's David Hamilton left the game for a pinch runner due to left hamstring tightness after he hit a two-run double.,Bruihl ran tow...
Cardinals LHP Justin Bruihl exits with apparent injury
Cardinals reliever Justin Bruihl left St. Louis' Monday home game with no outs in the seventh inning after trying to throw out the Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell on an infield single.,Bruihl had to run toward the third base line to field the meek grounder. He looked to be hobbling after throwin...
Nats storm back from down 5, then hold off Astros 12-11
James Wood hit a grand slam, CJ Abrams had three hits including a three-run homer and the host Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit before holding on to beat the Houston Astros 12-11 on Monday night.,Curtis Mead had a solo home run among his three hits and added three RBIs for...
Red Sox activate LHP Patrick Sandoval 2 years after TJ surgery
Left-hander Patrick Sandoval's long road back to the major leagues -- two years after undergoing Tommy John surgery -- resulted in him being activated from the 60-day injured list by the Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Per MassLive, Sandoval will start on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, replacing ...
Yankees beat Rays behind 3 hits, all homers
Jose Caballero went deep twice against his former club and drove in four runs, and the New York Yankees opened an important four-game series with Tampa Bay by toppling the first-place Rays 5-1 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,A former Tampa Bay utility infielder for parts of two seasons, Caba...
Dodgers activate Evan Phillips, add Carlos Duran to bolster pitching staff
The MLB-leading Los Angeles Dodgers made a pair of pitching transactions on Monday to reinforce their staff.,The Dodgers reinstated right-hander Evan Phillips while optioning right-hander Paul Gervase. As part of this transaction, left-hander Jake Eder was released. The Dodgers also added right-hand...