Baseball Page 38 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cooled off for the moment, Red Sox turn to Ranger Suarez vs. Jays
The Boston Red Sox have won 16 of their last 18 games and will get two-time All-Star southpaw Ranger Suarez back from the injured list to face the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,Boston, which had a 15-game winning streak broken by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, will try to win ...
Braves, Orioles set for rubber match of closely contested series
Maybe the way Saturday night's game played out, there will be special momentum for the Baltimore Orioles as they close out the weekend.,They'll take on the visiting Atlanta Braves again Sunday afternoon following a thrilling 3-2 triumph.,"Any win is a big win, but a tight game like that (especially)...
Steady Yandy Diaz, Rays aim for series sweep of Guardians
Yandy Diaz bolstered his case as one of the best players in Tampa Bay Rays history on Saturday, and the veteran designated hitter shows no signs of slowing down.,Diaz and the Rays look to wrap up a successful weekend on Sunday when they go for a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians in St. Pet...
Reports: Red Sox trading LHP Connelly Early for INF Curtis Mead
The Boston Red Sox are trading rookie left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,The Red Sox reportedly are seeking help at shortstop ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline and were looking at Mead's teammate, All-St...
MLB roundup: Salvador Perez breaks Royals' all-time homers record
Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth, Salvador Perez set the franchise home run record and the visiting Kansas City Royals squeaked by the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Saturday.,Perez's seventh-inning blast was his 318th career homer, surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett on the franchise's all-ti...
Hunter Brown in control, Astros down White Sox for 5th straight win
Hunter Brown allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and Isaac Paredes drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.,Jeremy Pena was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Paredes was 2-for 4 for the Astros, who have won five straight, i...
Dodgers jump ahead early, hold off Mets to win fourth straight
Kyle Tucker homered for a second straight game and Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just a run over six innings Saturday for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won their fourth straight game by beating the host New York Mets 4-3.,The Dodgers outfielder, who on Friday went deep for the first time since June 27, ...
Nathan Eovaldi leads Rangers to another win over Mariners
Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-1 Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. to increase their lead over the defending American League West champions to 2 1/2 games.,The top three batters in Texas' order -- Joc Pederson, Wyatt Langfo...
Robert Gasser holds Rockies in check as Brewers win
Cooper Pratt homered and drove in three runs, Robert Gasser tossed six solid innings, and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Saturday night.,Luis Lara had two hits and also drove in three runs, Jake Bauers contributed two hits and scored three times and Brice Turang added tw...
Hunter Brown in control, Astros down White Sox for 5th straight
Hunter Brown allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and Isaac Paredes drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.,Jeremy Pena was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Paredes 2-for 4 for the Astros, who have won five straight, inclu...
Alan Roden provides only runs in Twins' low-scoring defeat of A's
Alan Roden delivered a two-run single in the sixth inning, and that was all the Minnesota Twins needed for a 2-0 win over the Athletics on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.,Ryan Kreidler doubled and stole a base for Minnesota, which evened the series at one win apiece. The rubber match is scheduled f...
Cardinals support Andre Pallante with big 6th inning to down Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals broke open a pitcher's duel Saturday night with a six-run sixth inning to support right-hander Andre Pallante in a 7-0 victory against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Alec Burleson, Ivan Herrera and Blaze Jordan all had key hits for the Cardinals, who came in having dropped sev...
Orioles blow another late lead, but Dylan Beavers bails them out
Dylan Beavers singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night.,Gunnar Henderson homered as the Orioles evened the series at one game apiece after failing to hold a late-game lead for the second...
Pete Crow-Armstrong fills stat sheet as Cubs plaster Pirates
Pete Crow-Armstrong filled the box score, going 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, a two-run home run, three RBIs and a stolen base to power the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Dansby Swanson added two hits, two runs and an RBI, while Miguel Amaya sco...
Ryan Weathers, Yankees stifle Phillies to extend strong stretch
Austin Wells and Jasson Dominguez homered and Ryan Weathers worked into the sixth as the visiting New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday., ,Cody Bellinger knocked in the go-ahead run for New York, which has won five of its last six games. Weathers (4-7) allowed one run and...
Nick Martinez stifles Guardians as Rays roll to victory
Nick Martinez tossed six shutout innings and Yandy Diaz recorded his 1,000th career hit with Tampa Bay as the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (10-2) allowed four singles with no walks and five strikeouts. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in...
Mets star Juan Soto (calf) goes on IL, could face lengthy absence
New York Mets All-Star outfielder Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 left calf strain prior to Saturday's home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,An MRI exam revealed the damage that will cause Soto to miss a significant amount of time. New York didn't immediately rele...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (knee) misses bullpen session
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers skipped his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday as he continues to be bothered by pain in his left knee.,Ohtani experienced soreness after his previous session on Wednesday and the Dodgers decided to be cautious and held him out three days late...
Ty France drives in 3 as Padres sustain Marlins losing streak
Ty France drove in three runs to help the visiting San Diego Padres hand the Miami Marlins their franchise-record tying 11th straight loss, 7-2, in the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday.,The Marlins have dropped 11 in a row three other times in team history, most recently in June of...
Jung Hoo Lee, Rafael Devers shine as Giants torch Angels
Jung Hoo Lee lifted a three-run home run as part of a five-run third inning, Rafael Devers homered for the second consecutive day and the San Francisco Giants made it two straight over the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 9-2 shellacking Saturday afternoon.,Robbie Ray (9-6) threw six shutout innin...