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Astros take aim at Twins, chase sixth straight series win
The Astros expressed optimism that shortstop Jeremy Pena will have a minimum stint on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain, a positive development for hard-charging Houston.,The Astros' 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday was their 10th in their last 14 games and set the stage for...

Key cogs likely to return for Jays in Canada Day clash vs. Mets
Infielders Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto are expected to return to the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup Wednesday afternoon for the rubber match of the team's three-game series against the visiting New York Mets.,The series will conclude on Canada Day and will end a disappointing 10-game homesta...

Braves hope to wake up bats against visiting Cardinals
The Atlanta Braves will try to snap out of their offensive funk on Wednesday when they host the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of their three-game series.,The Cardinals won the series opener 5-3 on Monday to hand Atlanta its third straight loss. The Braves have dropped 13 of their l...

Surging Cubs searching for sweep of staggering Padres
The Chicago Cubs are riding a four-game winning streak and will be looking for a three-game sweep over the visiting San Diego in a Wednesday afternoon contest.,Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is 5-for-8 in the series and slammed two home runs and three RBIs in Tuesday night's 9-7 win.,Swanson has 13 h...

Tigers focus on sweeping Yankees, losers of six straight
An impressive power display and some overpowering pitching are putting the Detroit Tigers in position for a sweep at Yankee Stadium.,After jumping to big leads early in the first two contests of the three-game set, the Tigers will attempt to complete a series sweep Wednesday afternoon when they visi...

Nationals, Red Sox look to avoid fracas in series finale
Tensions have been high in the first two contests of the three-game series pitting the Washington Nationals and the host Boston Red Sox, with Boston's Willson Contreras getting ejected both times.,The teams will look to keep their emotions in check on Wednesday afternoon in the decisive game of the ...

Paul Skenes, Pirates strive for revenge vs. Zack Wheeler, Phillies
Last month's highly anticipated matchup between Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes and Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler turned into more of a mismatch.,Skenes will aim to exact some revenge on Wheeler on Wednesday night when the Pirates continue their four-game road series with the Phillies.,Two of the best pitche...

Joc Pederson, Rangers eager to overpower Guardians again
Joc Pederson's power has propelled the Texas Rangers to their longest regular-season road winning streak in nine years. Their six-game surge will be on the line Wednesday as they wrap up a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore (5-6, 4.05 ERA) face...

Noah Schultz returns as White Sox gun for sweep of Orioles
The Chicago White Sox finally have solved the Baltimore Orioles, and now they will shoot for a three-game series sweep.,The teams meet for the final time in the 2026 regular season Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore.,By winning 9-3 on Tuesday night, the White Sox clinched their first series victory ag...

MLB roundup: Dodgers' Dave Roberts becomes fastest to 1,000 wins
Tommy Edman had four hits, including a homer, and drove in four while manager Dave Roberts recorded his 1,000th career regular-season victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Roberts, who is in his 11th season, became the fourth manager in Dod...

Diamondbacks cruise to win, remain unbeaten vs. Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks ran their season-long winning streak against the San Francisco Giants to eight games Tuesday night, riding home runs from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Ketel Marte to an 8-2 victory in Phoenix.,Recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A and making his first big-league start since A...

Bryan Woo's home scoreless streak sets team mark as M's down Angels
Bryan Woo set the single-season record for most consecutive scoreless innings at T-Mobile Park as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 8-3 Tuesday.,Woo opened with six scoreless frames to reach 32 overall before reliever Eduard Bazardo allowed a pair of inherited runners to ...

Diamondbacks pound Giants, remain unbeaten vs. San Francisco
The Arizona Diamondbacks ran their season-long winning streak against the San Francisco Giants to eight games Tuesday night, riding home runs from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Ketel Marte to an 8-2 victory in Phoenix.,Recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A and making his first big-league start since A...

Dodgers demolish A's as Dave Roberts reaches 1,000 career wins
Tommy Edman had four hits, including a homer, and had four RBIs and manager Dave Roberts recorded his 1,000th career regular-season victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday at West Sacramento, Calif.,Miguel Rojas also went deep and drove in two runs and Mookie Betts had...

Marlins rout Rockies with offensive explosion
Javier Sanoja, Joe Mack and Owen Caissie each hit home runs in the visiting Miami Marlins' 14-3 blowout win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver.,Sanoja unloaded on the first pitch he saw from Tanner Gordon with two outs in the third, launching it over the fence for a three-run homer...

Dodgers push Shohei Ohtani's pitching start back 2 days
With the Dodgers in the midst of a 13-day stretch without a day off -- and the club brass apparently deciding that a game against division rival San Diego takes priority over a getaway day in Sacramento -- Los Angeles announced Tuesday that Shohei Ohtani's next start on the mound is being delayed a ...

Dansby Swanson homers twice, Cubs outslug Padres
Dansby Swanson led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and the host Chicago Cubs held on for a 9-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.,Alex Bregman hit a three-run shot and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong had solo homers for the Cubs, who won their fourth straight.,Fernando Tati...

Yordan Alvarez ties Astros' record for career slams in win over Twins
Yordan Alvarez capped a six-run fourth inning with his third grand slam of the season as the Houston Astros rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Tuesday.,Alvarez tied the franchise record with his seventh career grand slam, joining Alex Bregman, Carlos Lee and Jose Altuve. It was his 26t...

Junior Caminero extends homer streak to 5 games as Rays smash Royals
Junior Caminero homered in his fifth consecutive game, a three-run shot to highlight Tampa Bay's six-run third inning, and the Rays won their sixth straight game, beating the host Kansas City Royals 10-4 on Tuesday night. ,Caminero, who has clubbed eight of his 23 home runs in the last seven games, ...

Cade Cavalli fans career-best 13 as Nationals shut down Red Sox
Cade Cavalli allowed one hit and struck out a career-high 13 batters in seven innings as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Tuesday.,The only run Boston scored against Cavalli (5-4) was unearned. He didn't issue a walk in his 100-pitch outing.,CJ Abrams hit his 18th...