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Sean Murphy blasts 3-run HR to lift Braves past Phillies
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run in his first game of the season, helping the Atlanta Braves post a 7-5 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,In the opener of a three-game series, many anticipated a pitchers' duel between last year's top two finishers in the NL Cy Young Awa...

Royals ride Bobby Witt Jr.'s speed, Cole Ragans' gem in win over Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. scored twice and manufactured the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Kansas City Royals notch a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.,Witt hit a slow tapper back to Minnesota reliever Griffin Jax (0-1) with one out in the eighth. Inst...

Angels sneak past Rays with ninth-inning run
Luis Rengifo produced a two-out RBI single in the ninth as the visiting Los Angeles Angels topped the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday for their third win in a row.,Rengifo dropped a single into shallow center to score pinch runner Kevin Newman and give Los Angeles the lead against Pete Fairbanks (1-1)...

Easton Lucas keeps Boston's bats in check as Blue Jays top Red Sox
George Springer homered and Easton Lucas pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series.,The game was scoreless until Springer hit a solo home run against Garrett Crochet (1-1) in the top of the...

Dodgers drop third straight, lose to Nats again
James Wood homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.,Wood, who has three homers in his past two games, also singled and drew a bases-loaded walk for the Nationals, who have won four straight includin...

Cardinals tag Paul Skenes for five runs in win over Pirates
Victor Scott II and Brendan Donovan each had two hits and combined to drive in three runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals' snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Cardinals scored all of their runs against Pirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1)...

Braves acquire RHP Rafael Montero, cash from Astros
The Houston Astros sent veteran right-hander Rafael Montero and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later.,Montero, 34, had been with the Astros since a late-season move with the Seattle Mariners in 2021, and he contributed to Houston's 2022 Worl...

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte (hamstring) to miss several weeks
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is to miss "a series of weeks" with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday.,Marte, who signed a five-year, $116.5 million contract extension a week ago, suffered the injury while running out a double in the first inning of ...

Pete Alonso continues hot start as Mets double up Marlins, 10-5
Pete Alonso continued his torrid start Tuesday afternoon, producing two hits and four RBIs for the surging New York Mets in a 10-5 win over the visiting Miami Marlins in the middle game of a three-game series.,Brandon Nimmo laced the tie-breaking RBI double off Calvin Faucher (0-2) in the fifth inni...

Guardians top White Sox 1-0 on walk-off walk
Nolan Jones drew a base-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cleveland Guardians a 1-0 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox in the opener of their three-game series Tuesday.,Carlos Santana grounded a single off the glove of diving first baseman Andrew Vaughn to start the ninth of...

Longtime MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, 51, dies in DR nightclub tragedy
Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel died due to injuries suffered in a mass casualty event at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.,Dotel was reportedly alive when rescue crews located him and at least seven others from the wreckage of a roof collapse at Jet Set, a popular nighttime destinati...

Mariners' Victor Robles (shoulder) expected to miss 12 weeks
The results of an MRI performed on Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles revealed a small fracture in his left shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.,While it appears Robles will avoid surgery, the team expects Robles' fracture to heal in approximately six weeks. At that point, he will need a reh...

Tigers run win streak to five with shutout of Yankees
Tarik Skubal pitched six scoreless innings and his Detroit teammates blasted four home runs as the host Tigers stretched their win streak to five games by blanking the New York Yankees, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon.,Skubal (1-2), the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, held the Yankees to f...

Reports: Ex-MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel among dozens killed in roof collapse
Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel reportedly has died from injuries suffered in a mass casualty event at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. ,Dotel reportedly was declared dead at an area hospital after being removed from the wreckage of a roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domin...

Guardians acquire RHP Cody Bolton from Mariners
The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Cody Bolton from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations.,The Guardians promptly optioned Bolton to Triple-A Columbus and transferred left-hander John Means to the 60-day disabled list.,Bolton, 26, posted a 1-0 record with a 5...

Reports: Ex-MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel survives deadly roof collapse in DR
Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel reportedly was pulled alive Tuesday from the wreckage of a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 130.,Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that Dotel was one of at least eight people to...

Yankees OF Cody Bellinger ill, out against Tigers
New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger is out of the lineup for Tuesday's road game against the Detroit Tigers because of food poisoning.,Jasson Dominguez is in the starting lineup in his place.,Manager Aaron Boone said Bellinger was sick throughout the night, potentially because of a tainted or...

Rays place OF Jonny DeLuca (shoulder) on injured list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right shoulder strain.,DeLuca, 26, was off to a strong start, batting .435 with a 1.002 OPS and four stolen bases through nine games.,He is a career .234 hitter with eight homers and 38 RBIs in 140 games with...

Behind Nick Lodolo, Reds seek to build on victory over Giants
The Cincinnati Reds go for their first winning streak of the season when they continue a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,The Reds recorded just their fourth win of the young campaign in the series opener Monday, riding Hunter Greene's 8 2/3 shutout innings a...

Padres look to stay hot in rematch vs. Athletics
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado felt like he was transported back in time to his minor league days after the final out of Monday night's 5-4 win over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.,"Everyone's walking out to the outfield," he said, referring to the fact the clubhouses at Sutte...