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Nats turn to MacKenzie Gore in bid to salvage finale vs. Jays
The Washington Nationals will find themselves in a familiar situation on Wednesday afternoon, needing a win to avert a three-game series sweep by the host Toronto Blue Jays. ,The Nationals avoided being swept at home by the Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Washington is...
Fresh off first win, Twins vie for series victory vs. White Sox
Armed with renewed confidence after their first victory of the season, the Minnesota Twins will aim for a series win against the host Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,After absorbing a 9-0 shutout in Monday's series opener, Minnesota used a 10-hit attack Tuesday to stop a four-game losing s...
Sonny Gray aims to help Cards salvage series finale vs. Angels
Sonny Gray was struggling to regain the velocity on his fastball during spring training before he dealt with an illness at the start of the season.,Gray (1-0, 3.60 ERA) will look to get up to speed on Wednesday afternoon as the St. Louis Cardinals try to avoid a three-game sweep by the visiting Los ...
Pirates, Rays set for pitching duel between Paul Skenes, Ryan Pepiot
The Tampa Bay Rays have owned the better part of pitching matchups through five games this season, but that could change on Wednesday in a matinee finale against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and perhaps the best young pitcher in baseball.,After getting dominant pitching day-in and day-out, the Ra...
Brewers', Royals' Opening Day starters look for better results
After finally getting into the win column, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Freddy Peralta for the deciding game of the series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.,Peralta (0-1, 3.60 ERA) took the loss in the season opener despite allowing just two runs in f...
Rangers need more scoring punch in rubber game vs. Reds
The Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds split the first two games of their series, each prevailing in a vastly different way.,Cincinnati claimed the opener with 14 hits in a 14-3 win on Monday before Texas bounced back with a 1-0 gem from their Opening-Day ace on Tuesday.,The clubs close out their...
MLB roundup: Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi shuts out Reds
Nathan Eovaldi continued his mastery of the Cincinnati Reds, tossing his third career shutout, and Wyatt Langford provided the only run with a solo homer as the visiting Texas Rangers prevailed 1-0 Tuesday night.,Eovaldi (1-0) has registered a quality start in all five career outings against Cincinn...
Dustin May helps Dodgers stay unbeaten, keep Braves winless
Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, Dustin May went five strong innings in his return to the major leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their season-opening win streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Will Smith added ...
Cubs outlast Athletics after back-and-forth early innings
Justin Steele carried a lead into the seventh inning, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki homered, and the Chicago Cubs kept the Athletics winless in their new West Sacramento, Calif., home with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night.,Tucker scored three times and Suzuki drove in three runs for the Cubs, who opene...
Padres strike out 16 Guardians, maintain perfect start
Michael King fanned 11 over five shutout innings Tuesday night and Jackson Merrill homered as the San Diego Padres extended the best start to a season in franchise history with a 7-0 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,King (1-0) gave up just two hits and a walk before four relievers combined...
Report: Padres, D-backs likely to play '26 series in Mexico City
The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks are likely to meet for a regular-season series next year in Mexico City, The Athletic reported Tuesday night.,The games would be held at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu, named for the Mexican billionaire who is a minority owner of the Padres.,San Diego and Ari...
Casey Mize stellar in debut, Tigers beat M's again
Casey Mize allowed one hit over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his season debut as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night.,Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a double and home run for the Tigers, who haven't trailed in claiming the first two games of the three-game series...
Eugenio Suarez's go-ahead slam lifts Diamondbacks past Yankees
Eugenio Suarez blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who stormed back for a 7-5 victory over the previously unbeaten New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks scored five in the eighth against the combination of Tim Hill and Mark Leiter J...
Angels pile up runs in extra innings to beat Cardinals
Yoan Moncada hit the decisive two-run double in the 11th inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7 on Tuesday night.,Nolan Schanuel hit a two-run triple and Mike Trout added a two-run double for the Angels, who have won four straight games after losing their ope...
Brewers blank Royals for first win of season
Rookie Chad Patrick and four relievers combined on a four-hitter to pace Milwaukee past the visiting Kansas City Royals, 5-0, on Tuesday night, the Brewers' first victory after four consecutive losses.,Patrick, making his first major league start, tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings before exiting with t...
Twins ride 5-run inning to beat White Sox, get first win
Jose Miranda delivered a go-ahead, two-run single in a five-run sixth inning and Ryan Jeffers and Ty France each had two hits and an RBI as the Minnesota Twins topped the host Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Tuesday.,Outscored 28-6 during an 0-4 start, the Twins regrouped to earn their first victory of the...
Logan Webb's 7 effective innings lead Giants past Astros
Logan Webb worked seven strong innings, Heliot Ramos clubbed his third home run, and the visiting San Francisco Giants earned an interleague series victory over the Houston Astros with a 3-1 win on Tuesday.,The Giants secured their fourth consecutive series win over Houston behind Webb, Ramos and Wi...
Eugenio Suarez's go-ahead grand slam lifts Diamondbacks past Yankees
Eugenio Suarez blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who stormed back for a 7-5 victory over the previously unbeaten New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks scored five in the eighth against the combination of Tim Hill and Mark Leiter J...
Blue Jays break late tie to beat Nationals
Bo Bichette bounced a two-run single into right field with two out in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Toronto has won three straight games, including the first two of the three-game series with Washington.,Toronto scored t...
Shane Baz silences Pirates as Rays roll
Shane Baz continued the trend of strong Tampa Bay starting pitching, Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three, and the host Rays spoiled the major league debut of Pittsburgh prospect Thomas Harrington in a 7-0 thumping of the Pirates on Tuesday night.,A 2017 first-round draft pick by the Pirates, Baz...