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Phillies hit three homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays
Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4., ,Kyle Schwarber added a two-run blast and Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game series., ,Toronto's Max Scherzer (1-4), making h...

Davis Martin, White Sox hold down Braves, grab first in AL Central
Davis Martin pitched six shutout innings and Derek Hill and Luisangel Acuna drove in runs in the fourth to boost the host Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Chicago secured a series victory against the major-league-leading Braves, stopping Atlanta's string of...

Cardinals score early, often against Mets to win sixth straight
Jordan Walker went 2-for-5 with four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games with a 9-2 victory against the host New York Mets on Wednesday.,Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (7-4) held New York to two runs on two hits and struck out five in six innings. The Mets ma...

Tyler Callihan's first career homers get Pirates comeback win over Dodgers
On a night Shohei Ohtani pitched, Tyler Callihan stole the show, hitting the first two home runs of his career, including one off Ohtani to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-8 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night., ,Callihan's three-run home run in the bottom of the eig...

Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind six-run fourth
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games., ,Lopez improved his major league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth s...

Jackson Holliday's slam shoots Orioles past Mariners
Brandon Young threw seven shutout innings, Pete Alonso broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning home run and Jackson Holliday added a grand slam as the Baltimore Orioles halted a four-game losing streak by beating the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday night., ,Young (5-1) held the Mariners...

Royals RHP Seth Lugo takes liner off forehead, exits game vs. Rangers
Kansas City pitcher Seth Lugo exited Wednesday night's home contest in the fourth inning after taking a line drive to the forehead off the bat of the Texas Rangers' Brandon Nimmo.,With one out in the fourth, Nimmo rifled a 106.6-m.p.h. liner at Lugo and knocked him to the ground. The right-hander go...

Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts
Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night to become the 11th pitcher in major league history to amass 3,500 strikeouts.,Scherzer, 41, threw a changeup on a 1-2 count that caught the Phillies' leadoff man looking. ,The ...

Bryce Eldridge's grand slam caps Giants' stunning rally past Nats
Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon as the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 9-1 deficit with 10 runs over the final two innings to shock the visiting Washington Nationals 11-10.,After Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers had h...

Fernando Tatis Jr. rips walk-off homer as Padres rally to beat Reds
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a game-ending home run with two outs in the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Tatis hit a line drive just over the left field wall against Reds right-hander Chase Petty for his second home r...

Angels put C Sebastian Rivero (fractured hamate bone) on IL
Los Angeles Angels catcher Sebastian Rivero was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, one day after fracturing his left hamate bone during a game against the Houston Astros.,Rivero told reporters he will undergo surgery and miss approximately four weeks. He underwent a CT scan earlier Wednesd...

Braves place OF Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring) on injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday after he departed Tuesday's game against the Chicago White Sox with hamstring tightness.,An MRI exam Wednesday revealed that Acuna has a left hamstring strain. ,In corresponding moves, the Braves selected the ...

Yanks' Carlos Rodon continues success vs. Guardians in sweep
Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a two-run triple and three RBIs and Trent Grisham scored three times as the visiting New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with a 8-4 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,The Yankees are 10-4 since May 24 and have the second-best record in the Amer...

Drew Rasmussen dominates as Rays finish sweep of Red Sox
Drew Rasmussen struck out a career-high 13 batters over seven scoreless innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 7-5, series-sweeping win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,Rasmussen (6-2) allowed just two hits in the dominant outing. He struck out the side in order twice ...

Elbow surgery to cost Phillies OF Johan Rojas rest of season
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas will not return from suspension after all with the club ruling him out for the remainder of the season on Wednesday to undergo elbow surgery.,Rojas was handed an 80-game suspension in March that began at the start of the regular season after he was determ...

'Stubborn' Angels seek rare series win vs. Astros
The Los Angeles Angels will attempt to win a series against the Houston Astros for the first time in nearly 25 months when the teams complete a three-game set on Wednesday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Astros regularly have beaten the Angels since, winning six series and tying two others, including a...

Rockies' Cole Carrigg eager to make impression vs. Cubs
Coors Field usually is packed with Chicago Cubs fans when the team comes to Denver, but Tuesday night there wasn't much for them to cheer about against the Colorado Rockies.,Colorado jumped ahead early and cruised to a 7-3 win to snap a four-game skid. ,The Rockies will go for their second straight ...

Brewers roll dice with inconsistent starter Brandon Sproat vs. A's
LAS VEGAS -- Milwaukee Brewers rookie Brandon Sproat will have the challenge of keeping the ball in the park against the long-ball launching Athletics on Wednesday at the hitter-friendly home of the A's Triple-A affiliate.,Sproat (1-4, 6.17 ERA), who has given up 11 homers in 54 innings this season,...

Max Scherzer to return as Jays go for series win vs. Phillies
The Toronto Blue Jays are getting healthier.,Max Scherzer will be the second Blue Jays' starting pitcher in a row to return from the injured list when he starts the series finale Wednesday night against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,Dylan Cease returned from the IL Tuesday night to strike out ...

Alec Burleson, Cards look to extend streaks vs. Mets
The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a stress-free victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday.,The Cardinals hope to combine timely hitting, strong defense and stellar pitching again Wednesday night when they visit the Mets for the second game of their three-game series.,St. Louis, which will attempt to m...