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D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt aims for bounce-back effort vs. Braves
Brandon Pfaadt will have a lot to prove when he takes the mound on Thursday afternoon while trying to help the Arizona Diamondbacks complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves.,The Diamondbacks, who beat the Braves 8-3 on Tuesday and 2-1 on Wednesday, haven't swept a set in Atlanta since 2019....
After postponement due to rain, Royals, Cardinals set to play doubleheader
The St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff was already showing signs of strain heading into a difficult stretch of schedule.,Its challenge got even greater after rain postponed Wednesday's home game against the Kansas City Royals. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader Thursday at Busch Stadium.,T...
Pete Alonso's two-homer outing powers Mets past Dodgers
Pete Alonso hit two homers and collected five RBIs Wednesday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued their surge with a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Griffin Canning (6-2) tossed six scoreless innings for the Mets, who have won two of the first three games in the four-game set to...
Ryan Jeffers, Twins hand struggling Athletics 9th straight loss
Harrison Bader slammed a two-run homer and Ryan Jeffers also went deep to help the Minnesota Twins notch a 6-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Jeffers had two RBIs and Willi Castro added a run-scoring single for Minnesota, which has outscored the Athletics 26...
Orioles rally past Mariners for 5th straight win
Heston Kjerstad's two-run triple in the seventh inning proved decisive as the Baltimore Orioles rallied to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Wednesday night.,Adley Rutschman homered for the Orioles, who won their season-high fifth straight game and improved to 8-2 over their past 10.,Cal Raleigh ...
Giants overcome 5-run deficit, nip Padres 6-5
Heliot Ramos tied the game with a two-RBI double in the seventh inning, Jung Hoo Lee followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 5-0 deficit to overtake the visiting San Diego Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night.,Patrick Bailey began the comeback with an RBI double i...
Twins RHP Pablo Lopez expected to miss 8-12 weeks with shoulder injury
Minnesota Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez is expected to miss 8 to 12 weeks with an injury to his throwing shoulder, the team announced on Wednesday. Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major muscle.,Lopez, the Twins' Opening Day starter, exited Tuesday night's 10-3 win against the Athl...
Tigers give up 4-run lead, rebound to sink White Sox
Colt Keith delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning and Riley Greene had three hits and two RBIs to lift the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,The Tigers secured at least a split of the four-game series that concludes Thursday after squa...
D-backs' Merrill Kelly outduels Braves' Chris Sale 2-1
Merrill Kelly allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday for their third straight win.,Kelly (6-2) allowed one walk and struck out eight. He did not allow a base runner until Marcell Ozuna walked to le...
MLB roundup: Ceddanne Rafaela gives Red Sox wild win over Angels
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off, two-run homer inside Pesky's Pole with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning propelled the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.,Rafaela's third home run in as many games landed just 308 feet from home plate but allowed Bost...
Diamondbacks hold off Braves for 3rd straight win
Merrill Kelly allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday for their third straight win.,Kelly (6-2) allowed one walk and struck out eight. He did not allow a base runner until Marcell Ozuna walked to le...
Luis L. Ortiz, Guardians hand Yanks 2nd shutout of season
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to back 5 2/3 stellar innings from Luis L. Ortiz as the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 4-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,The Guardians won for only the third time in their past 11 regular-season visits to New York ...
Brandon Lowe's HR helps Rays take down Rangers
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays used a four-run third inning to top the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 on Wednesday night. ,The second baseman homered in the first and doubled in the third as the Rays won for the 11th time in 14 games and moved to 20-19...
MacKenzie Gore dominates in Nationals' shutout of Cubs
MacKenzie Gore pitched seven shutout innings, Ahmed Rosario homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Wednesday night.,Gore outdueled Chicago's Matthew Boyd, who took a perfect game into the sixth inning.,Gore (3-5) allowed hits to the first three batters he faced an...
Luis L. Ortiz, Guardians hand Yankees second shutout of the season
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to back 5 2/3 stellar innings from Luis L. Ortiz as the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 4-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,The Guardians won for only the third time in their past 11 regular-season visits to New York ...
Guardians RHP Ben Lively undergoes Tommy John surgery
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Ben Lively underwent Tommy John surgery and a right flexor tendon repair on Wednesday.,The two procedures are expected to keep Lively sidelined for 12 to 18 months.,Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgeries in Arlington, Texas.,Lively exited a game against the Milwau...
Jays nip Phillies on Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off RBI single
Alejandro Kirk's tiebreaking RBI single off the right field wall in the ninth inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Kirk's game-winning hit came against former Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano (0-2).,Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman ...
Rockies edge Marlins 3-2 for first sweep since '24
Hunter Goodman had two hits, Kyle Freeland pitched into the seventh inning and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat Miami 3-2 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game series from the Marlins.,It was the first time Colorado has swept a series since May 13-15, 2024, at San Diego.,Freeland (1-8) allowed two ...
Mike Burrows, three Pirates relievers shut out Astros
Rookie Mike Burrows threw a career-high 5 1/3 innings as the host Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night.,A day after they were blanked for the 10th time this season, the Pirates returned the favor to record their seventh shutout win of the year. It was the fourth time...
MacKenzie Gore dominates for Nationals in shutout of Cubs
MacKenzie Gore pitched seven shutout innings, Ahmed Rosario homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Wednesday night.,Gore outdueled Chicago's Matthew Boyd, who took a perfect game into the sixth inning.,Gore (3-5) allowed hits to the first batters he faced and none...