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After ending skid, Yankees look to continue hold on Twins
Seven games of frustration were more than enough for the New York Yankees.,After snapping their ugly slide, the Yankees will shoot for another win Saturday afternoon when they host the Minnesota Twins.,New York ended its longest skid since dropping nine straight Aug. 12-22, 2023, in a season when it...
Mariners jump back on piggyback in matchup with Blue Jays
The piggyback is back.,And this time, with two different Seattle Mariners pitchers.,Logan Gilbert is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, throwing approximately 65 to 75 pitches, before turning things over to fellow right-hander Emerson Hancock.,They will be ...
Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft charged with shutting down Nats' hot offense
After launching two home runs during the Washington Nationals' five-homer outburst Friday, Daylen Lile is sticking to his approach against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates entering a Saturday matinee.,Luis Garcia Jr. also hit two home runs and Jose Tena added a two-run shot in the Nationals' 9-5 seri...
MLB roundup: Rockies' Jake McCarthy socks leadoff homer, grand slam
Jake McCarthy hit the first pitch of the home half of the first inning for a home run and later added a grand slam, propelling the Colorado Rockies to a 15-3 shellacking of the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Denver.,McCarthy finished with four hits and a ca...
Athletics C Shea Langeliers exits due to left thumb contusion
Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers sustained a left thumb contusion during the team's 12-5 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,A's manager Mark Kotsay said after the contest that Langeliers underwent X-rays, adding, "We'll evaluate him again tomorrow.",Kotsay said the injur...
Four-run, 11th-inning rally sends Brewers past Diamondbacks
Brice Turang hit a two-run single in a four-run 11th inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn a 7-4 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series on Friday in Phoenix.,Turang had three hits and also a run, Jake Bauers collected three hits, an RBI and a run, and Garrett M...
Six-run first propels Marlins to runaway defeat of A's
Heriberto Hernandez hit a three-run homer and Jakob Marsee added a solo shot during a six-run first inning to help the Miami Marlins post a 12-5 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Kyle Stowers went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBIs and three runs for the Marlins,...
Dylan Cease, Blue Jays shut out Mariners to begin ALCS rematch
Dylan Cease pitched seven sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series between the teams that met in the 2025 American League Championship Series.,It was the third victory in the past four games for the Blue Jays followi...
Teoscar Hernandez belts grand slam as Dodgers rally past Padres
Teoscar Hernandez hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 4-3 victory Friday while sending the visiting San Diego Padres to a season-high seventh consecutive loss.,Shohei Ohtani struck out nine over six innings, while allowing three runs on seven hits...
Aroldis Chapman sets reliever strikeout record as Red Sox down Angels
Romy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs and Aroldis Chapman broke the record for most strikeouts by a reliever en route to his 17th save as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Caleb Durbin hit a home run and scored twice, Jarren Duran had...
Kahlil Watson, Guardians walk off White Sox again, move atop division
Kahlil Watson singled up the middle off Sean Newcomb in the 10th inning, scoring Steven Kwan to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,Travis Bazzana led off with a single, moving automatic runner Kwan to third. Watson, a 23-year-old rookie, f...
Jake McCarthy belts leadoff homer, slam as Rockies rout Giants
Jake McCarthy hit the first pitch of the home half of the first inning for a home run and later added a grand slam, propelling the Colorado Rockies to a 15-3 shellacking of the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Denver.,McCarthy finished with four hits and a ca...
Yankees snap longest skid since 2023 with win over Twins
Ben Rice hit a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the third inning and the New York Yankees snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,The Yankees ended their longest losing streak since dropping nine straight from Aug. 12-22, 2023, ...
Yankees snap their longest skid since 2023 with win over Twins
Ben Rice hit a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the third inning, and the New York Yankees snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,The Yankees ended their longest losing streak since dropping nine straight from Aug. 12-22, 2023,...
Rays outlast Astros in pitcher's duel for ninth straight win
Junior Caminero smacked his 10th home run over his last 10 games and Nick Fortes added a pair of run-scoring extra-base hits as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to nine games with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.,Caminero, the American League Player of the Mo...
Dodgers ace Shohei Ohtani doubtful to pitch in All-Star Game
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to pitch in the MLB All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia after his pitching schedule was adjusted this week.,The four-time MVP and two-way superstar has largely been starting on the mound every Wednesday this season. However, he was pushed ba...
Matt Olson breaks out of homerless rut, helps Braves top Mets
Matt Olson emphatically ended a 16-game homerless streak Friday with pair of solo shots to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over the visiting New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series.,It was Olson's second multi-home run game of the season and the 27th of his career. He raised his total...
Trevor Rogers, Tyler Wells bookend Orioles' shutout win over Reds
Trevor Rogers threw five shutout innings and Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles knocked off the host Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday.,Rogers (6-7) allowed just two hits. Although he issued five walks while striking out four, the left-hander still pitched well enough to registe...
Daylen Lile, Luis Garcia Jr. homer twice as Nationals top Pirates
Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile each belted two home runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 9-5 home win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Lile also doubled and drove in four runs and Garcia had three RBIs. Jose Tena hit a two-run homer and James Wood had a double, a triple and scored a run...
Reds RHP Hunter Greene (elbow) making season debut Saturday
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene will make his season debut on Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles.,Greene has been sidelined since undergoing surgery in March to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow.,Greene made three minor league rehab starts totaling 14 1/3 innings across ...