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Pirates hope strong pitching vs. Reds will end skid
The Cincinnati Reds will aim for a season-high sixth consecutive victory on Tuesday night when they face the host Pittsburgh Pirates, who will attempt to snap a four-game skid.,The Reds will hand the ball to veteran right-hander Nick Martinez (2-4, 3.66 ERA), who has turned the corner in recent week...

Marlins carry momentum into matchup vs. Cubs
The Miami Marlins look to build on a dramatic comeback victory when they continue a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Jesus Sanchez homered and delivered a walk-off two-run triple to give Miami an 8-7 win on Monday. The Marlins recorded their sixth walk-off victory of the season...

Guardians, Twins set for 1 1/2-game day -- weather permitting
After Mother Nature interfered with the series opener on Monday night, the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians will try to pack in two games Tuesday evening in Minneapolis.,It's possible that rain could tarnish those plans yet again.,The teams are scheduled to resume the suspended Monday game in...

Mets manager plans to speak with Juan Soto about hustling
New York Mets slugger Juan Soto eventually ended up at second base after a leadoff hit in the sixth inning on Monday, but how he got there displeased his manager.,Soto belted a pitch by Red Sox left-hander Justin Wilson high to left field, then stood at home plate for a few moments before trotting t...

Marlins' Jesus Sanchez hits walk-off triple to beat Cubs
Jesus Sanchez homered and delivered a walk-off two-run triple to give the Miami Marlins an 8-7 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,Sanchez had three hits and four RBIs for Miami, which was down to its final out before Derek Hill hit a ground-rule double...

MLB roundup: Marlins score walk-off win over Cubs
Jesus Sanchez homered and delivered a walk-off two-run double to give the Miami Marlins an 8-7 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,Sanchez had three hits and four RBIs for Miami, which was down to its final out before Derek Hill hit a ground-rule double...

D-Backs blast 3 HRs, hand Dodgers 4th straight loss
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Geraldo Perdomo each hit two-run home runs as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (7-3) gave up three runs on three hits over six inning...

Taylor Ward extends power surge as Angels edge A's
Taylor Ward hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Jose Soriano won for the first time since April 10 as the Los Angeles Angels notched a 4-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Ward has homered in three consecutive games and four of his past five, with his latest giving Los...

Kris Bubic, Royals win pitchers' duel against Giants
Kris Bubic pitched seven shutout innings, Vinnie Pasquantino broke a scoreless tie with a two-run home run in the eighth and the Kansas City Royals opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 3-1 victory on Monday.,Bubic (5-2) matched zeros with fellow left-hander Robbie ...

Edmundo Sosa powers surging Phillies past Rockies
Edmundo Sosa homered and finished with four hits, Alec Bohm hit a two-run homer and added a single, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 9-3 in Denver on Monday night.,Kyle Schwarber homered off the facing of the third deck for the 300th of his career, Trea Turner had t...

Sonny Gray fans 10 as Cardinals blow out Tigers
Sonny Gray struck out 10 batters and allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the visiting Detroit Tigers 11-4 Monday night.,Gray (5-1) rebounded from his worst outing of the season: seven runs allowed in 3 2/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on We...

Guardians-Twins suspended due to rain, will resume Tuesday
The game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Minnesota Twins was suspended at the top of the fourth inning because of inclement weather Monday night in Minneapolis.,The Twins announced that the game would resume, weather permitting, in the top of the fourth at 5:10 p.m. CT on Tuesday. The teams ...

William Contreras' 4-hit night powers Brewers past Orioles
William Contreras singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for his fourth hit of the game, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Monday.,The Orioles fell to 0-3 under interim manager Tony Mansolino, who took over after Brandon Hyde was fired ...

Julio Rodriguez, Luis Castillo power Mariners over White Sox
Julio Rodriguez belted an eighth-inning grand slam and Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings to lift the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,American League West-leading Seattle stretched its winning streak to four games.,Chicago brought the tyin...

Jake Myers late homer lifts Astros past Rays
Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning as the Houston Astros opened a three-game series with a 4-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.,The Rays' Jose Caballero hit an RBI double in the sixth to even the game at 3-3. But the deadlock did not last long as Meyers l...

Nick Lodolo's six strong innings propel Reds past Pirates
Austin Hays and TJ Friedl each had three hits to back up a strong start from Nick Lodolo and lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The Reds matched a season-high five-game winning streak and improved to 4-0 against the Pirates this season. Pittsb...

Marlins’ Jesus Sanchez hits walk-off double to beat Cubs
Jesus Sanchez homered and delivered a walk-off two-run double to give the Miami Marlins an 8-7 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,Sanchez had three hits and four RBIs for Miami, which was down to its final out before Derek Hill hit a ground-rule double...

Jarren Duran, Red Sox bullpen shine in win over Mets
Jarren Duran laced extra-base hits in each of the first two innings and a quartet of relief pitchers worked 4 1/3 scoreless frames to help the Boston Red Sox post a 3-1 win over the visiting New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series on Monday night.,Duran was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, ...

Nick Lodolo's strong outing and late offense lead Reds past Pirates, 7-1
Austin Hays and TJ Friedl each had three hits to back up a strong start from Nick Lodolo and lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The Reds matched a season-high five-game winning streak and beat the Pirates for the fourth time in four games this...

Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez activated from injured list
Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was activated from the injured list on Monday as Los Angeles prepared to open a three-game home series against Arizona.,Hernandez was in the Dodgers' lineup Monday night, batting fifth and manning right field.,Outfielder James Outman was sent back to Triple-A Okl...