Baseball Page 368 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tyler Anderson, Angels shut down Giants
Tyler Anderson allowed three hits through six scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Anderson (2-0) struck out six, walked two and did not allow a Giants baserunner to reach third base. Brock Burke, Ryan Zeferja...
Brewers survive Athletics' ninth-inning rally in 5-3 win
Freddy Peralta battled through five scoreless innings, Christian Yelich drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 5-3 victory over the visiting Athletics in Friday's opener of a three-game series.,The A's scored two runs in the ninth and had the tying run at the plate.,Max Muncy a...
Cam Smith (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) drives Astros past Padres
Rookie Cam Smith clubbed a pair of home runs as the Houston Astros fended off the visiting San Diego Padres 6-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Smith recorded the first multi-home run game for the Astros this season by producing his second and third career homers. Both ca...
Tommy Edman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto lift Dodgers past Rangers
Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto won a pitching duel with Jacob deGrom as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Arlington, Texas.,Yamamoto and deGrom delivered brilliant seven-inning outings...
Braves score five runs in eighth, overtake Twins
Rookie pinch hitter Drake Baldwin broke a tie with a two-run single to cap a five-run eighth-inning rally, giving the Atlanta Braves a 6-4 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Atlanta has won nine straight games against Minnesota, a streak that began ...
Mets keep rallying, beat Cards on Francisco Lindor's homer
Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the ninth with a long home run for the New York Mets, who came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night.,The Mets have won the first two games of the four-game series and four of six overall. The Cardinals have lost three of four.,St. Louis' Bre...
Guardians ride 14-hit attack to win over Pirates
Bo Naylor went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Cleveland halted a two-game skid with its first double-digit scoring game of the season while totaling a season-high 14 hits.,Naylor's t...
Reds slug three HRs while cruising past Orioles
Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain hammered three-run home runs as the Cincinnati Reds ripped the host Baltimore Orioles 8-3 in Friday night's series opener.,Jeimer Candelanio also homered for Cincinnati, which matched its third-highest run total of the season.,Winning pitcher Andrew Abbott struck out ...
Yankees silence Rays for 5th straight win
Trent Grisham delivered a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning, and four pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Friday.,Carlos Rodon (2-3) allowed two hits with four walks and nine strikeouts over six innings. Mark Leite...
Spencer Torkelson, Tigers keep adding runs, knock off Royals
Spencer Torkelson had a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers thumped the slumping Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday night.,Riley Greene had two hits, scored two runs and knocked in another, while Andy Ibanez hit a solo homer. Tomas Nido added three hits and an RBI.,Right-hander Jackson Jobe (2-...
Trevor Story (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) helps Red Sox hammer White Sox
Trevor Story collected three hits, including a pair of three-run home runs, to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to three games by beating the visiting Chicago White Sox 10-3 Friday night.,Story's first home run put Boston in front 3-0 in the first inning, and his second homer stre...
Pitching, defense help Blue Jays overcome Mariners
Right-hander Bowden Francis pitched six solid innings, right fielder Addison Barger had three assists and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Friday night.,Former Blue Jay Rowdy Tellez hit a solo home run for the Mariners in the opener of a three-game series.,Toronto ...
Zack Wheeler strikes out 13 as Phillies dump Marlins
Zack Wheeler struck out 13 over seven strong innings on Friday as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Miami Marlins 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Wheeler (2-1), who had allowed nine runs in 11 1/3 innings over his last two s...
Standout Angels SS Zach Neto (shoulder) making season debut
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto will make his season debut on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants after being activated from the 10-day injured list.,Neto injured his shoulder last season on Sept. 26 while sliding during a game against the Chicago White Sox. He underwent shoulder su...
Yankees 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. banned 1 game for social media violation
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount on Friday.,Major League Baseball said in a statement that Chisholm was being punished for "his conduct, including his violation of Major League Baseball's Social Media Policy for Major League...
Carson Kelly helps Cubs outlast Diamondbacks in showdown
Carson Kelly had two homers, Kyle Tucker, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki also homered, and the host Chicago Cubs blew a six-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks before recovering for an 13-11 victory Friday afternoon.,Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a three-run homer in a...
Snowout in Denver gives Rockies, Nationals time to regroup
The Washington Nationals had one day off scheduled for the last two weeks, but they got an unexpected one Friday when their game at the Colorado Rockies was postponed due to snow.,The teams will now fit their three-game series into two days, starting Saturday afternoon in Denver and concluding with ...
Red Sox activate 3B Alex Bregman, DFA RHP Michael Fulmer
The Boston Red Sox activated third baseman Alex Bregman off the paternity list Friday, while right-hander Michael Fulmer was designated for assignment.,In other moves, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Hunter Dobbins, while infielder/outfielder Nick Sogard was optioned.,Bregman, 31, last played Tues...
Nationals-Rockies game ppd.; split DH slated for Sunday
The Washington Nationals' game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Denver area.,The game has been rescheduled as part of a split-doubleheader on Sunday.,The Rockies, with a new hitting coach on the bench, will attempt to snap a six-game losing st...
Dodgers add RHP Noah Davis ahead of series with Rangers
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Noah Davis from Triple-A Oklahoma City in advance of a series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday after fellow right-hander Bobby Miller was optioned Thursday.,Davis, 27, is poised to make his Dodgers debut after he was acquired from the Boston Red Sox for cas...