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Report: A's SS Jacob Wilson (shoulder) expected to miss rest of season
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson is expected to miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Wilson last played in the A's 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. He sat out the next three games and was out of the starting lineup for Thursday's road series...
Gavin Williams (11 Ks), Guardians take rubber match vs. Giants
Gavin Williams fired 11 strikeouts and Patrick Bailey had two hits and an RBI against his former team, sparking the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-2 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,Williams (12-7) went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with three walks in t...
Blue Jays notch series win over Rays with homers, Shane Bieber's gem
Kazuma Okamoto led a three-home-run attack, Shane Bieber topped the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time this season, and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays claimed a series win in the first half of their six-game road trip with a 5-1 victory on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Okamoto went 2-fo...
Ninth-inning error looms large as Cardinals rally past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.,With St. Louis down to its final out trailing 5-4 in the ninth, JJ Wetherholt's routine fly ball to left-center ...
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez (hamstring) exits game vs. Rays
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez exited after a fourth-inning at-bat with a tight right hamstring in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The three-time Gold Glove winner reached back for his right hamstring on a hard sprint to first b...
Blue Jays SS Andres Gimenez exits game vs. Rays
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez suffered an apparent leg injury during a fourth-inning at-bat in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The three-time Gold Glove winner reached back for his right hamstring on a hard sprint to first base...
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (concussion) on rehab assignment
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is nearing a return from concussion protocol and will make a rehab start with Class A Dunedin, the Toronto Blue Jays announced Thursday.,He is in the lineup as the designated hitter for the Thursday game at Clearwater, batting third.,The Blue Jays placed Guerrero on the seven-d...
First-place Astros move over .500 again entering finale vs. Angels
The American League West has been like a hot potato this past month, with three teams juggling the lead.,The potato now is in the hands of the Houston Astros, who moved back above .500 with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.,That squared the three-game series and set the stage f...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom ready to return from early exit, face Nationals
Right-hander Jacob deGrom will return to the mound on Thursday night when the Texas Rangers meet the Washington Nationals in the finale of their three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won 5-0 in the series opener on Tuesday before the Nationals responded with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday.,...
Orioles host Yankees with every game crucial in AL wild-card chase
The New York Yankees will try to secure their first four-game winning streak since before the All-Star break when they complete a three-game series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,New York's most recent four-game win streak came in the final four games before the break. And as wit...
MLB's AL Playoff Race Is Proof Owners Already Have the Parity They Want
The AL playoff race provides plenty of evidence that MLB owners already have the parity they claim to want without a salary cap....
Mariners bring 'urgency' into series finale vs. Brewers
After bouncing back from a record-setting loss with an impressive victory, the visiting Seattle Mariners will try for a series win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.,Milwaukee opened the three-game set with a 22-0 romp on Tuesday before Seattle claimed an early seven-run lead and h...
White Sox pursue long-delayed sweep of Braves
A sweep is a sweep, even if there's a 10-week lull before it's settled.,On Thursday afternoon, the Chicago White Sox will look to confirm that notion when they host the Atlanta Braves in a makeup game between division leaders. ,This originally was a scheduled day off for both clubs.,American League ...
Royals aim to sweep A's, match season-high win streak
In a matchup of last-place teams, the Kansas City Royals are having their way with the Athletics. ,With right-hander Randy Dobnak looking to continue his surprise success on the mound, the Royals will aim for a four-game series sweep of the visiting Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,Kansas City sits ...
Rays out to put exclamation point on season series with Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays can continue their dominance of the Toronto Blue Jays when the American League East foes wrap up their regular-season series on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who own the AL's best record (76-50), have won nine of 12 games over Toronto in 2026 and have taken ...
Guardians chase elusive home series win in matchup vs. Giants
Something has got to give on Thursday afternoon when the visiting San Francisco Giants wrap up their three-game interleague set with the Cleveland Guardians.,In the decisive contest of the series, San Francisco's Landen Roupp (7-12, 4.31 ERA) will take on Cleveland's Gavin Williams (11-7, 3.74) in a...
Sal Stewart, Reds strive for edge in finale of 5-game series vs. Cards
The St. Louis Cardinals and host Cincinnati Reds will conclude their five-game, four-day series with the decisive contest on Thursday afternoon.,Rookie Sal Stewart belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning to spark the Reds to a 5-4 victory on Wednesday night.,With both clubs battling through the...
MLB roundup: Pirates take down Tigers with two homers in ninth
Brandon Lowe hit a game-ending home run two batters after Rafael Flores Jr. went deep to tie it as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.,Both home runs came off Kenley Jansen (3-5). Flores homered in both of his at-bats after entering as a pi...
Royals' Jac Caglianone optimistic ankle injury is minor
Kansas City's Jac Caglianone downplayed a sore right ankle that caused him to leave the Royals' 9-7 win over the visiting Athletics on Wednesday.,Caglianone went 1-for-1 and was hit by a pitch before John Rave pinch-hit for him in the fifth inning.,After the game, Caglianone said of the ankle ailmen...
Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts help Dodgers outlast Rockies in 10
Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Mookie Betts added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in Denver on Wednesday.,Betts finished with three hits, including a home run. Enrique Hernandez also went deep and singled, and Kyle Tucker f...