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Reds place OF Austin Hays (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list Friday and activated catcher Tyler Stephenson from the IL.,The move involving Hays is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after he tweaked his left hamstring while running the bases in the sixth inning of Cincinnati's 3-1 victo...
Yankees place 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. (oblique) on IL
The New York Yankees placed second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Friday.,He strained his right oblique on a swing against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, and the move is retroactive to Wednesday.,Chisholm, 27, is batting .181 with seven home runs, 17 RBIs and six stolen b...
Rockies aim to extend rare winning streak in rematch vs. Giants
Finally, the Colorado Rockies have a good streak to talk about heading into Friday night's game against the host San Francisco Giants.,The Rockies, who defeated reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, rallied for a 4-3 victory in Thursday night'...
Angels, minus Mike Trout, try to even series vs. Tigers
The Los Angeles Angels will enter familiar, but unwanted, territory on Friday: playing with superstar Mike Trout on the injured list.,Trout will be placed on the IL ahead of the second contest of a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers in Anaheim, Calif.,The three-time American League MVP hurt...
Mets look to get back to winning ways at Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals return home Friday to face the New York Mets after settling for a split in a brief four-game road trip to Cincinnati.,Right hander Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.60 ERA) will get the start for the Cardinals, who have won four of their last seven games. He's expected to face righty Clay H...
Cubs bring majors' highest-scoring offense to Milwaukee
Little has deterred the Chicago Cubs' vaunted offense this season, a trend the club wants to see prolonged on Friday in the series opener against the host Milwaukee Brewers.,Fresh off a series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in which the Cubs averaged 6.7 runs per game, Chicago leads the major le...
Hot-swinging Mariners visit ice-cold Rangers
The Seattle Mariners bring plenty of swagger and hot bats with them when they travel to battle the slumping Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of a three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.,The Mariners will send right-hander Bryan Woo (3-1, 3.09 ERA) to the mound to start while...
White Sox's Jonathan Cannon hopes to slow Astros again
Chicago White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon stymied the Houston Astros last June, falling one out short of a shutout in only his fifth career start.,A refreshed Astros attack awaits Cannon on Friday as visiting Houston opens a three-game series against the White Sox.,Houston had a day off Thursda...
Dealing with closer injuries, D-backs open set against Phils
Just over a month into the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks' closers are dropping like flies.,Due to injuries at the back end of the bullpen, the Diamondbacks would love to post a comfortable victory Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Arizona began the ...
Twins, Red Sox eye rebound in opener of 3-game set
After taking three straight close losses to conclude a four-game series in Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins hope to recover with ace Joe Ryan on the mound against the host Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.,The current skid followed the Twins' three-game sweep of the Los Angel...
Blue Jays look to continue power play vs. Guardians
The Toronto Blue Jays are finally hitting home runs, and they aim to continue the trend Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Blue Jays hit two more home runs on Thursday, including a three-run blast by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the eighth inn...
Angels' Mike Trout heads to IL with bone bruise on knee
Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels superstar who has struggled to stay healthy in recent years, is headed to the injured list again.,The three-time American League MVP left the Angels' Wednesday game due to a sore left knee, and manager Ron Washington announced after the team's Thursday game that Tr...
Reds' Hunter Greene seeks another strong start as Nats visit
The Cincinnati Reds hope a solid April will continue into May for hard-throwing right-hander Hunter Greene.,Greene is set to take the mound for the Reds when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Greene (3-2, 2.56 ERA) had four quality starts in fiv...
Rockies rally past Giants for 2nd road win of season
Hunter Goodman singled in Jordan Beck with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night.,Ryan McMahon homered and Brenton Doyle and Alan Trejo each had two hits...
Tigers' late outburst sends Angels to 6th straight loss
Dillon Dingler's tiebreaking three-run home run in a five-run eighth inning propelled the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels led 4-2 going into the eighth before the Tigers teed off on Los Angeles' bullp...
Marlins out to spoil A's prospect Gunnar Hogland's debut
The Athletics will look to their future on Friday when they call up prospect Gunnar Hoglund from Triple-A Las Vegas to make his major league debut against the floundering Marlins in Miami to open a three-game series.,Hoglund, 25, has posted a 1-2 record with a 2.43 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in six starts th...
Aaron Judge, Max Fried lead Yankees into series against Rays
While Aaron Judge is leading in many hitting categories, Max Fried is atop several pitching areas for the New York Yankees.,Judge takes a major-league-best .427 average into the first game of the new month and Fried will attempt to become the first six-game winner in the major leagues Friday night w...
Red-hot Royals travel to Baltimore for weekend series
It's a new month and a new series for the Baltimore Orioles.,They'll play their first game in May on Friday night against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The Orioles were expected to be better than 12-18 at this stage of the season.,"Good teams have bad months," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said....
MLB roundup: Guardians rally past Twins in 10th inning
Jose Ramirez singled in Steven Kwan with the tying run, stole second base and scored on Angel Martinez's hit through the right side of the infield in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Thursday.,The stolen base was the 250th in the care...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belts 3-run HR as Blue Jays beat Red Sox
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night.,Guerrero's homer in the rubber match of the three-game series came against Justin Slaten (0-2), who also took the loss in the 10th i...