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Skidding Mets host rematch with Braves after being swept in Atlanta
The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves have gone just three full days without opposing one another.,But both teams will look different Monday night when the Mets host the Braves in the opener of a four-game series between the longtime National League East rivals.,Paul Blackburn (0-1. 6.92 ERA) is slat...
Allan Winans set for Yankees debut in opener vs. Reds
The New York Yankees will have a measure of revenge on their minds when they open a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,Last season, the Reds swept the Yankees in a three-game set over the Fourth of July holiday at Yankee Stadium. Two years ago, the Yankees swept the ...
Orioles, Rangers accentuate the positives after recent setbacks
The Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles have found various degrees of satisfaction during the past week even with slightly different results.,They begin a three-game series on Monday night in Baltimore.,The Orioles are back home after a 3-4 road trip against American League East opponents with stops...
Jesus Luzardo, Edmundo Sosa help power Phillies to series win over Mets
Jesus Luzardo held the New York Mets scoreless into the seventh inning and Edmundo Sosa hit a three-run homer as the host Philadelphia Phillies posted a 7-1 victory on Sunday night., ,Luzardo (7-3) allowed only three hits in 6 2/3 innings for Philadelphia, which won two of three against New York thi...
MLB roundup: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy too much for Nationals
Max Muncy hit a grand slam in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh to help host Los Angeles rally for a 13-7 win against Washington in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani had a three-run triple in the seventh, a two-run homer in the eighth and a...
Max Scherzer set to make Blue Jays return on Wednesday
Future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer is set to make his return to the mound for Toronto on Wednesday when the Blue Jays play the middle game of a three-game set at the Cleveland Guardians.,Manager John Schneider has officially listed Scherzer as the starter in that game. It will mark his first a...
Mauricio Dubon homers twice as Astros hold off Angels
Mauricio Dubon hit two home runs and drove in three runs and Jeremy Pena homered, doubled and scored twice to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the second multi-home run ga...
Max Muncy drives in seven as Dodgers take rubber over Nationals
Max Muncy hit a grand slam in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 13-7 win against the visiting Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Shohei Ohtani had a three-run triple in the seventh, a two-ru...
Giants beat Red Sox in slugfest to take series
Casey Schmitt, Mike Yastrzemski and Willy Adames hit home runs, Heliot Ramos collected four RBIs and the San Francisco Giants outslugged the visiting Boston Red Sox for a 9-5 victory to compete a three-game series win Sunday afternoon.,Completing his first set of games against his former team, Rafae...
Jose Iglesias the hero as Padres escape Royals
Jose Iglesias' RBI infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday lifted the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Luis Arraez started the winning rally with a leadoff single off Daniel Lynch IV (3-2) and Xander Bogaerts lined a one-out double to left-center to...
Slade Cecconi continues superb pitching in Guardians blanking of Athletics
Slade Cecconi tossed seven shutout innings as the Cleveland Guardians blanked the Athletics 3-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Cecconi (3-3) allowed six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Cade Smith and Tim Herrin combined for a scorel...
Red Sox place RHP Hunter Dobbins (elbow strain) on IL
Right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins has been placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow strain, the Boston Red Sox announced Sunday.,The former eighth-round pick out of Texas Tech in 2021 has made his MLB debut this season for Boston, posting a 4.10 ERA with a 4-1 record in 12 appearances (10 s...
Brewers earn sweep at Twins with big slugging day
Brice Turang hit a three-run homer, Rhys Hoskins hit a solo shot, and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 9-8 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Hoskins also had an RBI double for Milwaukee, which completed a three-game sweep and improved to a season-high eight games ab...
Mickey Moniak, Antonio Senzatela lead Rockies past D-backs
Mickey Moniak homered, Antonio Senzatela pitched solidly into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Sunday in Denver.,Senzatela (3-10) allowed a pair of runs over 5 1/3 innings to earn the win for the second straight start. Senzatela had gone nine games (eigh...
Cal Raleigh hits 31st homer as Mariners hammer Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league leading 31st home run and Donovan Solano drove in five runs to lead the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 14-6 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday.,The teams combined for nine home runs on a warm and windy day at Wrigley Field. Twenty-one home runs were hit in the three-ga...
Andrew Abbott, Reds halt Cardinals' win streak at five
Andrew Abbott was effective through seven innings, Matt McLain homered and the visiting Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,Abbott (7-1) allowed one run on three hits and struck out three in his third quality start over his pas...
Tommy Pham leads Pirates 15-hit parade in triumph over Rangers
Tommy Pham had three hits, including two run-scoring doubles, to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.,Pham went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs while Spencer Horwitz had three hits and two RBI and Ke'Bryan Hayes had two hits and two RBI. Brya...
Clutch Miguel Vargas double pushes White Sox past Blue Jays
Miguel Vargas hit the go-ahead two-run double in a three-run eighth and the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Vargas had two hits to help the White Sox take the rubber match of the three-game series.,Bo Bichette had two RBI singles for the Blue Jays, ...
Marlins deliver timely hits, win series over Braves
Otto Lopez had two hits and a pair of RBIs and Kyle Stowers homered to help the Miami Marlins post a 5-3 rubber-game victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,Xavier Edwards went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Sandy Alcantara (4-8) threw six innings of six-hit, three-run ball, while str...
Tigers pull away in 6-run 9th, avoid sweep by Rays
Wenceel Perez belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs and Parker Meadows hit a three-run blast Sunday to give the Detroit Tigers a 9-3 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays.,Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene each scored twice for the Tigers, who avoided losing more than three consecutive game...