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Wilyer Abreu homers twice as Red Sox upend Rangers
Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.,Abreu homered twice and hit an RBI double across his last three at-bats as the Red Sox overcame a 3-2 deficit by scoring the game's...
Reds RHP Hunter Greene (groin) exits after 3 innings
Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene was removed from Wednesday night's game against the host Atlanta Braves in the bottom of the fourth inning after suffering a right groin injury.,Greene, 25, was warming up to pitch the bottom of the fourth when he bounced a pitch in the dirt and looked into the dugo...
Dodgers' bats wake up late, blast Marlins
Shohei Ohtani tripled to awaken a slumbering Dodgers offense as Los Angeles defeated the host Miami Marlins 10-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,With one out and the game scoreless in the top of the sixth inning, Ohtani scorched a 107-mph liner into the gap in right-center. He then scored from third on Fred...
Mariners rally past Athletics for second time in 20 hours
Dylan Moore's two-out double in the eighth inning plated the go-ahead run for the Seattle Mariners, who rallied to beat the Athletics 6-5 on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,For the second day in a row, the Mariners used a late rally that enabled them to take two of the three games against the A...
Juan Soto, Mets overwhelm Diamondbacks
Juan Soto collected two solo home runs and three RBIs, Kodai Senga pitched six shutout innings and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 to take the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Soto's 427-foot homer to center field off Merrill Kelly (3-2) broke a ...
Dodgers place RHP Evan Phillips (forearm) on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Evan Phillips on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with forearm discomfort. ,The club recalled RHP Matt Sauer to replace Phillips on the 26-man roster. ,Phillips, 30, last pitched Monday against the Miami Marlins. He has yet to post a record or ERA in 5 2/...
Robbie Ray improves to 5-0 as Giants silence Cubs
Robbie Ray and three relievers scattered four hits in the San Francisco Giants' 3-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.,Wilmer Flores went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Giants took two of three games in the series.,Ray (5-0) allowed a run and three hits in six innin...
White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi (calf) lands on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Nick Maton from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday.,Benintendi sustained a left calf strain in Sunday's victory against the Houston Astros and his move is retroactive to Monday.,Benintendi, 30, i...
Rangers place OF Kevin Pillar (back) on injured list
The Texas Rangers placed veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his lower back.,The team planned to announce a corresponding roster move prior to Thursday's game but will play with 25 players in Boston on Wednesday night.,Pillar, 36, was the Opening...
Reds place 3B Noelvi Marte (oblique) on IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed third baseman Noelvi Marte on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left oblique strain. ,In a corresponding move, the club recalled outfielder Rece Hinds from Triple-A Louisville. ,Marte's IL stint is retroactive to Monday. He was scratched minutes before Tuesday night...
Astros pound Brewers 9-1 behind Jeremy Pena’s 4 RBIs
Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings and Jeremy Pena homered and drove in four as the visiting Houston Astros earned a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.,Valdez (2-4) allowed just one run on three hits while striking out seven and walking two. Yainer Diaz drove in t...
Cardinals blank Pirates, extend win streak to five
Sonny Gray pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits to lead the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.,The Cardinals won their season-high fifth in a row and swept the three-game series against the Pirates, who lost their season-h...
Red Sox, teenagers take over Baseball America Top 100 list
Baseball America issued its updated list of the Top 100 prospects in the minor leagues on Wednesday, and it has a decidedly New England and teenage flair to it.,Outfielder Roman Anthony, a 20-year-old playing for the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved from No. 2 on the preseason list to...
Guardians' eight-run inning fuels victory over Nationals
Carlos Santana ripped a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning to help the Cleveland Guardians notch an 8-6 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.,Gabriel Arias had four hits and Angel Martinez contributed a tiebreaking two-run single as Cleveland took two of t...
Brewers C William Contreras playing through fractured finger
Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras intends to continue playing through a fractured finger that the team believes he first suffered last season. ,An X-ray revealed the fracture on his left middle finger, his catching hand, which had grown so painful the team ordered the scan. Contreras plans...
Chicago Cubs Might Get Used to This Frontrunner Thing
The Cubs are off to a scorching start in 2025, leading the NL Central with a powerful offense that’s defying seasonal trends, and making a division title look increasingly likely....
Stories of redemption abound as Angels host Blue Jays
Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward has struggled to find the same results he achieved at the plate last season, leading him to spend considerable time in the batting cage before the team's home game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Ward went into the game with one...
With reinforcements in tow, Twins aim to pick up speed vs. Orioles
After a lackluster start to the season, the Minnesota Twins appear to be turning things around -- just in time for the return of two of their most important contributors.,Minnesota won its third straight game on Tuesday following a 9-1 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis made h...
Reds visit Braves, ask ace Hunter Greene to stop team's 4-game skid
The Cincinnati Reds will send ace Hunter Greene to the mound on Wednesday, tasking him with trying to try end a four-game losing streak when they meet the Atlanta Braves on the road.,It will be the third game of their four-game series. The Braves won the first two games -- 4-0 on Monday and 2-1 in 1...
Yankees ride momentum of big inning into series finale vs. Padres
During a recent run of close defeats, the New York Yankees were pleased with the quality of their at-bats and felt a big inning was coming.,The Yankees did not necessarily expect to see it against the best bullpen in the major leagues but were thrilled when they erupted for 10 runs in the seventh in...