Baseball Page 38 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cubs sink White Sox in 10 on Pete Crow-Armstrong's 2nd homer of game
Pete Crow-Armstrong belted a game-ending two-run homer in the 10th inning to cap a 4-for-5, two-homer night, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-5 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,Nico Hoerner added four hits and two RBIs while Alex Bregman had three hits for the Cubs, who had lost ...
Shohei Ohtani hits 2 HRs as Dodgers get right in Denver
Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs and finished with four hits, Max Muncy also went deep and singled, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 in Denver on Monday night for just their second win in their last eight road games.,Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman had three hits apiece to ba...
Big first-inning rally proves enough for Twins to top Braves
Josh Bell went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and the Minnesota Twins scored four runs in the first inning, then held on for a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in Minneapolis.,Kody Clemens finished 2-for-4 with an RBI for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series. Royce Lewis al...
Tigers grab big lead, cruise past Pirates as playoff push continues
Hao-Yu Lee and Zach McKinstry each had three hits while Kevin McGonigle added two -- including a two-run home run -- to help the Detroit Tigers outlast the host Pittsburgh Pirates for an 8-5 win on Monday night.,Lee drove in two runs and Max Clark also had two hits as the Tigers snapped a three-game...
Bobby Witt Jr. powers Royals past Athletics with 4-hit night
Bobby Witt Jr. singled, doubled, homered, drove in three runs and scored four times for the Kansas City Royals in a 9-5 win against the visiting Athletics in the opener of their four-game series on Monday night.,Jac Caglianone had three hits, two RBIs and scored a run for the Royals, who have won th...
Red Sox rip through Diamondbacks 11-1 to open series
Mickey Gasper and Willson Contreras each hit a solo home run as part of a 16-hit attack that propelled the Boston Red Sox to an 11-1 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Caleb Durbin and Ceddanne Rafaela each collected three hits for the Red ...
Cristopher Sanchez earns league-leading 16th win as Phillies edge Marlins
Cristopher Sanchez worked six effective innings to become the majors' first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday.,Sanchez (16-4) allowed one run while working around eight hits and three walks. He struck out six before the Phillies' bullpen held...
D-backs' Ketel Marte no-shows for game, placed on restricted list
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list Monday night after he did not show up at Fenway Park for the team's series opener at the Boston Red Sox.,According to the Arizona Republic, Marte traveled with the team from Atlanta, the site of their previous series, ...
Elly De La Cruz knocks first walk-off hit, Reds split twin bill with Cards
Elly De La Cruz got his first walk-off hit with a 10th-inning RBI double to help the Cincinnati Reds come from behind and beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday to split a day-night doubleheader.,De La Cruz finished 2-for-4. He led off the frame and hit a hard ground ball on a 3-2 sweep...
Behind 3 outfield assists on plays at plate, Mets edge Padres
Nolan McLean tossed six eventful innings and earned the win after benefiting from three outfield assists Monday night, when the New York Mets stayed hot by edging the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.,Right fielder Carson Benge threw out two runners at home in the first inni...
Late rally lets Rays eke out series finale against Orioles
Jonathan Aranda and Jonny DeLuca had run-scoring hits in a three-run, seventh-inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla., salvaging the finale of a four-game series.,Aranda delivered a single to left off Yennier Cano (2-3) that pulled Tamp...
Astros' bullpen geared up for busy stretch that starts with Angels
When the Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, they start a stretch of 15 games in 16 days.,With the Astros clinging to a two-game lead in the American League's West Division, manager Joe Espada will have to deploy his bullpen judiciously to keep arms healthy enough to stay on track...
Yankees place LHP Max Fried (elbow) on IL with Carlos Rodon coming back
The New York Yankees are bringing back Carlos Rodon on Tuesday, but their starting rotation still won't be 100% healthy.,The Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Monday (retroactive to Friday), hours after it was revealed the left-handed Rodon will come off the IL to start...
Rangers need wins over visiting Nationals to boost wild-card chances
After enduring a 2-5 road trip, the Texas Rangers are eager to turn things around when they open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Texas, in the thick of the AL wild-card race, dropped three of four games to the Los Angeles Angels and two of t...
MLB-best Brewers, scrappy Mariners try to stay on a roll
The Milwaukee Brewers and the visiting Seattle Mariners will be buoyed in their own ways by important series wins over the weekend when they begin a three-game set on Tuesday.,The Brewers return home after taking three of four at the Los Angeles Dodgers, a bit of revenge after the Dodgers swept them...
Yankees to reinstate LHP Carlos Rodon from 15-day IL
The New York Yankees will activate left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon from the injured list and give him the start Tuesday at the Baltimore Orioles.,Rodon last appeared in a game June 28 and was placed on the 15-day injured list July 3 after reporting left elbow inflammation. He received platelet-rich...
New Guardians hurler Foster Griffin aims to cut down slumbering Giants
The Cleveland Guardians' most significant trade deadline acquisition will be on the mound for their series opener against the visiting San Francisco Giants.,Guardians left-hander Foster Griffin (13-4, 3.25 ERA) takes on Giants lefty Carson Whisenhunt (3-3, 6.11) in an interleague matchup on Tuesday ...
Pirates activate CF Oneil Cruz from 60-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated center fielder Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list ahead of Monday's home game against the Detroit Tigers, ending a 58-game absence due to non-displaced fractures in the fourth and fifth metacarpals of his left hand.,Cruz has been sidelined since June 7, one day ...
Reports: Cubs SS Dansby Swanson out 4-6 weeks with oblique strain
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is headed to the injured list with a Grade 2 oblique strain, ESPN and MLB.com reported on Monday.,The injury, which forced him to leave Sunday's 11-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the third inning after an awkward swing, could sideline him for the remainder...
Cardinals' pitching staff stifles Reds to win doubleheader opener
Six pitchers combined to limit the Cincinnati Reds to three hits as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals claimed a 2-1 victory Monday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,The Cardinals pitchers also struck out 15 batters in the win. That was one away from the team's season high, which also cam...