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Sizzling club faces hot pitcher as Phillies oppose Reds' Chase Burns
Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns, currently one of the best pitchers in the National League, faces a challenging foe on Tuesday when the Reds visit the surging Philadelphia Phillies.,Burns (5-1, 1.87 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts this season while logging at least...
Braves eager to see Ronald Acuna Jr. hit against Marlins
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return to the Atlanta starting lineup on Tuesday when the visiting Braves play the Miami Marlins in the second game of a four-game series.,Acuna was activated on Monday and did not play as Miami rolled to a 12-0 win. He had been on the injured list since leaving a game on May 2...
MLB roundup: Angels end J.T. Ginn's no-hit bid in 9th, get walk-off HR
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six...
Colt Emerson's first homer helps M's end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered in a second consecutive game for the Whit...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downlplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Julio Rodriguez homers as Mariners end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered for a second consecutive game for the Whi...
Nolan Arenado's first-inning slam sparks D-backs' blowout of Giants
Nolan Arenado hit Robbie Ray's sixth pitch of the game for a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game home series against the San Francisco Giants with a 12-2 victory on Monday.,Gabriel Moreno added a two-run homer, helping the Diamondbacks record the sixth victory in the past nin...
Josh Bell blasts 2 home runs to carry Twins past Astros
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on a rain-soaked Monday night in Minneapolis.,Luke Keaschall added two RBIs for Minnesota, which took the opener of a three-game series. The Twins have won six of their past...
Miguel Andujar's solo HR lifts Padres past Dodgers 1-0
Miguel Andujar homered Monday night for the game's only run and Michael King won a classic pitcher's duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0.,King (4-2) allowed just four hits and two walks over a season-high seven innings, fanning a season-b...
Angels, held hitless for eight innings, stun A's, J.T. Ginn
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six-...
Rockies hang on to beat Rangers
Willi Castro had two doubles, Jose Quintana pitched solidly into the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 in Denver on Monday night.,Ezequiel Tovar drove in two runs and Juan Mejia picked up his third save for Colorado, which prevailed on a cold, damp night.,J...
Mets score 10 runs in 12th to blast Nationals
The New York Mets exploded for 10 runs in the 12th inning and routed the Nationals 16-7 Monday night in Washington.,Automatic runner Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run when Carson Benge singled off pitcher Paxton Schultz (0-1). Bo Bichette singled Benge to third and Juan Soto was intentionally wa...
Blasts by Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. help Yankees top Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in the ninth to secure the save as the host New York Yankees rallied and hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chisholm produced his fourth...
Jake Bauers, Christian Yelich spark Brewers' rout of Cubs
Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs on Monday night to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.,Christian Yelich homered and knocked in two for Milwaukee, which won its ninth game in 11 tries.,Brewers pitchers Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan combined to st...
Blasts by Bellinger, Chisholm Jr. help Yankees rally past Blue Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in the ninth to secure the save as the host New York Yankees rallied and hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chisholm Jr. produced his fo...
Jose Ramirez leads Guardians past struggling Tigers
Jose Ramirez had a two-run double and solo homer as the visiting Cleveland Guardians rolled past the slumping Detroit Tigers, 8-2, on Monday.,Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins drove in two runs apiece, while Brayan Rocchio scored three times.,Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to tw...
Gerrit Cole might rejoin Yankees' rotation this week
The New York Yankees made a transaction on Monday that could pave the way for Gerrit Cole to return this weekend for his first major league appearance in more than a year and a half.,Cole, 35, has been rehabbing in the Yankees' farm system as he works his way back from the Tommy John surgery he had ...
Sonny Gray's strong outing leads Red Sox past Royals
Sonny Gray allowed a run and struck out a season-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning, Willson Contreras clubbed a two-run homer, and the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.,Gray (5-1) didn't yield that run until Jac Caglianone's RBI double in the sev...
Joe Mack, Javier Sanoja each drive in 4 as Marlins clobber Braves
Joe Mack drove in four runs and Javier Sanoja hit a grand slam to lead the Miami Marlins to a 12-0 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of their four-game series.,Miami batted around in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring five and six runs respectively. The Marlins collected...
Rays bats explode in series opener vs. Orioles
Yandy Diaz went 4-for-5 with two doubles, four runs and four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays exploded with the bats and blew out the Baltimore Orioles 16-6 on Monday evening in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays moved to 13-3 since May 1 by posting five runs in the second inning, four in the fifth and four ...