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Corbin Carroll achieves D-backs' 1st 30-30 season in win vs. Phillies
Corbin Carroll became the first Diamondbacks player to achieve a 30-home run 30-stolen base season, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings and Arizona moved closer to a playoff berth with a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Phoenix on Sunday.,Carroll hit his 31st home run -- a t...
Giants rally to avert four-game sweep vs. Dodgers
Patrick Bailey started a three-run rally in the eighth inning with an RBI double, rookie Trevor McDonald gave up one run over six-plus innings of his first career start and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday., ,Willy ...
Marlins stay hot, hand reeling Rangers 7th straight loss
Otto Lopez had three hits and an RBI as the Miami Marlins used a balanced offensive attack and shutdown relief to beat the reeling Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas., ,The victory was the sixth straight and the 10th in 11 games for the M...
Kyle Freeland sharp as Rockies beat Angels in home finale
Blain Crim homered, Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in Denver on Sunday to wrap up their home schedule.,Colorado (43-113) passed the 1962 New York Mets, whose 42 wins are the fewest in the NL in the modern era. The Rockies finished t...
Ben Rice hammers 10th-inning slam as Yankees down Orioles
Ben Rice hit a grand slam before an out was recorded in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees pulled out a 7-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,Rice's 24th homer of the season came off lefty Keegan Akin to break a tie. Rice, a left-handed batter, finished 4-for-5 wit...
Reds blank Cubs 1-0, forge tie for 3rd NL wild-card spot
Gavin Lux hit an RBI double in the third inning and four Reds pitchers combined on a six-hitter as Cincinnati beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday to cement a four-game sweep.,Cincinnati (80-76) won its fifth straight and pulled into tie with the New York Mets for the National League's third...
Fernando Tatis homers, Padres hold off White Sox to trim magic number
Michael King pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres held on for a 3-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,The Padres (85-71) reduced their magic number to 2 to make the playoffs as they won two of three.,The White Sox (58-98) have lost eight of their last nine. It wa...
Torrid Braves complete sweep of fading Tigers
Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs and the streaking Atlanta Braves handed the reeling Detroit Tigers their sixth straight loss, 6-2, on Sunday.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Drake Baldwin each had two hits, a run scored and an RBI for the Braves (73-83) in their eighth consecutive win. Spencer Strid...
Brewers fall to Cards, but clinch Central title with Cubs loss
Despite a 5-1 loss to the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their third straight National League Central title after the second-place Chicago Cubs lost 1-0 to the host Cincinnati Reds.,Jose Fermin drove in three runs and Ivan Herrera hit a two-run homer for the Cardi...
Guardians’ 10-game win streak ends as Twins rally with pair of homers
Brooks Lee blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and Royce Lewis added a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh to help the Minnesota Twins end a 10-game winning streak by the Cleaveland Guardians with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Kody Clemens contributed two hits, an RBI and ...
Blue Jays beat Royals to end skid, clinch playoff berth
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez each had two RBIs, four relievers held the Kansas City Royals to one run and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth with Sunday's 8-5 road victory.,Guerrero and Gimenez joined George Springer and Ernie Clement with two hits apiece for Toronto (90-6...
Brewers' magic number remains 1 after loss to Cards
Jose Fermin drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,The magic number for Brewers (95-61) to win their third straight National League Central title remained at one, pending the outcome of the game between the second-place Chi...
Jacob Young makes stunning grabs, Nats hand Mets worrisome loss
Jacob Young made two incredible catches in center field, Nasim Nunez hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run second inning and the Washington Nationals potentially made things more difficult for the New York Mets in the National League wild-card race with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,The Nation...
Pirates power up to rout Athletics in home finale
Joey Bart hit a three-run home run, Jared Triolo added a two-run shot and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting Athletics 11-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Triolo also singled in a run for Pittsburgh (67-89), which led 10-0 after five innings in its home finale. Triolo an...
Brewers RHP Brandon Woodruff hits IL with lat strain ahead of playoffs
The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-hander Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a strained lat muscle, casting doubt on his availability for the postseason.,The move was retroactive to Thursday.,The 32-year-old felt discomfort on the 13th pitch of a bullpen session in St. Louis on ...
Nationals OF Daylen Lile (knee) exits after colliding with fence
Washington Nationals left fielder Daylen Lile exited Sunday's game against the host New York Mets with a left knee bruise after colliding with the fence in the third inning.,With Luis Torrens on second for the Mets, Cedric Mullins hit a fly ball near the foul line and Lile attempted to make a runnin...
Blue Jays Enter Final Week With AL’s Best Record but Major Concerns
The Blue Jays hold the AL’s best record, but rotation woes, bullpen questions, and Bo Bichette’s injury make Toronto look shaky entering October....
Red Sox rookie Connelly Early gets key start vs. Rays amid tight wild-card race
Boston Red Sox rookie Connelly Early has taken a simple approach in his young career, and it's working.,The left-hander is set to make his third career start Sunday night for the Red Sox in their series finale against the host Tampa Bay Rays. ,"I'm trying to go out there and attack guys and let the ...
Red-hot Mariners 'take care of business' ahead of finale vs. Astros
On the strength of 13 wins in their last 14 games and back-to-back victories over the Astros, the Seattle Mariners clinched the season series with Houston and opened a two-game lead in the American League West with seven games remaining.,The Mariners' 6-4 win on Saturday inched them closer to their ...
Giants, with faintest wild-card hopes, in must-win situation vs. Dodgers
One night after he authored a little piece of franchise history, Bryce Eldridge will be shooting to help the San Francisco Giants keep their longshot playoff hopes alive when they seek to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.,The organization's top...