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Rangers' Jacob deGrom continues road back vs. Tigers
The strikeouts aren't quite there yet but Jacob deGrom is starting to resemble the $185 million ace who the Texas Rangers invested in before the 2023 season.,The right-hander hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his past four starts. He'll make his eighth start of the season on Saturday in th...
Guardians look to flex muscles again in rematch vs. Phillies
The Cleveland Guardians are known for playing small ball, advancing runners one base at a time through aggressive baserunning.,That style was so successful when they advanced to the 2024 American League Championship Series, the team's marketing department made it the theme of this season as Guards B...
Home skid snapped, Rays seek another win over Brewers
The Tampa Bay Rays finally can go into a home game after winning a game at home.,The Rays host the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon with fresh memories of a 4-3 victory in the series opener that snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game home losing streak.,Taylor Walls' bases-loaded walk with two outs i...
Surging Cards face reeling Nats, eye 7th straight win
Looking to win a seventh straight game for the first time in three seasons, the visiting St. Louis Cardinals can clinch a series win against the struggling Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Fresh off a 10-0 victory over Washington on Friday, St. Louis has won its last three games by a comb...
Yanks' Jasson Dominguez out to build on career night vs. A's
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez was mired in a power drought for 2 1/2 weeks, and there was no sign it was about to end.,Dominguez had just three extra-base hits, all doubles, and only one RBI in 11 games.,The 22-year-old put an end to the famine in epic fashion in the series opener o...
Pirates look to build on series-opening win vs. Braves
Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver is coming off a career-best performance as he prepares to oppose Pittsburgh's Andrew Heaney when the Braves take on the host Pirates on Saturday afternoon.,Smith-Shawver ((2-2, 3.00 ERA) carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and gave up only one hit over eight innings...
MLB roundup: Jasson Dominguez's 3 HRs propel Yankees past A's
Jasson Dominguez established career highs of three homers and seven RBIs to help the New York Yankees post a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The switch-hitting Dominguez hit a solo shot from the left side in the third inning, a bases-empty blast while hitti...
Reds acquire Connor Joe in trade with Padres
Connor Joe saw his brief stint with his hometown franchise end on Friday, as the San Diego Padres traded the outfielder/first baseman to the Cincinnati Reds.,The Padres received minor league right-hander Andrew Moore and cash in the deal.,Joe most recently was playing for Triple-A El Paso after goin...
Chris Paddack, Twins stifle Giants, win 6th straight
Chris Paddack took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Byron Buxton had a hand in two of Minnesota's three runs and the Twins won a sixth straight game Friday night, beating the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-1 in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Paddack (1-3), who hadn't pitched mo...
Shohei Ohtani's homer caps Dodgers' wild win over D-backs
Shohei Ohtani had three hits, and his three-run homer capped a six-run ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 14-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.,Los Angeles overcame a three-run deficit after squandering a five-run lead.,Ohtani hit a 1-2 pitch from Ryan ...
Jasson Dominguez belts three homers as Yankees hammer A's
Jasson Dominguez established career highs of three homers and seven RBIs to help the New York Yankees post a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The switch-hitting Dominguez hit a solo shot from the left side in the third inning, a bases-empty blast while hitti...
Tomoyuki Sugano's gem vs. Angels helps O's halt skid
Tomoyuki Sugano threw 7 1/3 impressive innings, Gunnar Henderson homered and hit an RBI triple and the Baltimore Orioles ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Sugano (4-2), who played 12 seasons in Japan before signing a one...
Addison Barger's triple-double night lifts Jays over Mariners
Addison Barger hit three doubles, drove in two runs and made one of Toronto's several sterling defensive plays as the Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Nathan Lukes homered for the Blue Jays, who won their second in a row following a fou...
Padres build 11-run lead, withstand Rockies' late rally
Gavin Sheets knocked in four runs, Martin Maldonado launched a homer and the visiting San Diego Padres became the latest team to batter the Colorado Rockies' pitching staff during a 13-9 victory in Denver on Friday night.,Sheets' three-run double capped a four-run third inning that gave San Diego a ...
Unhappy at 1B notion, Red Sox's Rafael Devers meets with owner
After meeting with Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry, Rafael Devers remained at designated hitter for Friday night's road game against the Kansas City Royals. ,Devers, a three-time All-Star at third base, already lost that spot on the field when the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to a three-ye...
Royals outlast Red Sox in 12th for 7th straight win
Freddy Fermin roped an RBI single in the 12th inning, after Kansas City's Michael Lorenzen and Boston's Hunter Dobbins both delivered stellar starts, and the Royals recorded a season-high seventh straight win, 2-1 on Friday night.,After Cavan Biggio's sacrifice bunt moved placement runner Michael Ma...
Hunter Brown fans nine as Astros shut out Reds
Hunter Brown posted his fourth scoreless start of the season and the host Houston Astros registered a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Astros snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Reds behind another strong start from Brown (6-1)...
Chris Paddack, Twins top Giants for 6th straight win
Chris Paddack took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Byron Buxton had a hand in two of Minnesota's three runs and the Twins won a sixth straight game Friday night, beating the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-1 in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Paddack (1-3), who hadn't pitched mo...
White Sox top Marlins to end four-game skid
The Chicago White Sox broke a tie game with three runs in the seventh inning and went on to snap a four-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday.,Andrew Vaughn hit a solo homer for Chicago, which bounced back after allowing 17 hits in a 10-0 loss to the Kansas City...
Rays end home skid with 4-3 win over Brewers
Taylor Walls drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the eighth inning to break a tie and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Walls took a 3-2 pitch well below the strike zone from loser Jared Koenig (2-1), who gave up two hits and walk in the inn...