Baseball Page 38 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Red Sox force extras, but Braves win on Mike Yastrzemski's hit
Mike Yastrzemski's leadoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Massachusetts native and grandson of Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski lined a 1-2 p...
Phillies erase 6-run deficit, down Pirates in 10 innings
Bryce Harper collected four hits, including the game-tying single in the ninth inning, and Brandon Marsh delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 10th as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied for an 11-9 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Philadelphia, giving h...
Brewers rally on controversial call to edge Twins
Jake Bauers' RBI double and a controversial eighth-inning call helped the Milwaukee Brewers edge the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday in Minneapolis.,Jackson Chourio had two hits and two runs and Bauers was 2-for-4.,Reliever Aaron Ashby (8-0) allowed the tying run, yet was awarded the win as he gave up...
Tigers edge Blue Jays on Spencer Torkelson's late hit
Spencer Torkelson's two-out RBI single brought home the winning run in the ninth inning as the host Detroit Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on Friday night.,Torkelson's opposite-field single off Jeff Hoffman (2-3) knocked in Matt Vierling, who reached on a bloop single and stole second. Det...
Cedric Mullins, Rays extend home win streak to 11 with Marlins defeat
Cedric Mullins homered among his four hits and scored three times, fueling the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Yandy Diaz belted a two-run homer and Taylor Walls drove in three runs to lift the Rays to their 11th straight win at home and 17th ...
Daylen Lile's big night at plate boosts Nats over Orioles
Daylen Lile finished a triple short of the cycle, Zack Littell pitched five scoreless innings and the Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Friday night in Washington to open a three-game series.,Lile has four homers in his past four games, including two on Tuesday in Cincinnati.,Littell, sign...
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (elbow) scratched from start, placed on IL
Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim and placed on the 15-day injured list.,The Dodgers said the 33-year-old Snell was scratched due to loose bodies in his left elbow.,The IL move is retroactiv...
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell scratched from start vs. Angels
Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim.,The Dodgers didn't immediately provide a reason for why the 33-year-old Snell was scratched. Manager Dave Roberts will meet with reporters prior to Friday'...
Yankees place LHP Max Fried (left elbow bruise) on 15-day IL
The New York Yankees placed left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list on Friday, after an MRI exam and CT scan revealed a left elbow bone bruise.,After getting off to a brilliant start in 2026, Fried (4-3, 3.21 ERA) struggled in May, allowing 11 earned runs and 17 hits in 14 ...
Orioles' IF Jordan Westburg undergoes season-ending elbow surgery
Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Friday according to an industry source and multiple reports.,The 27-year old -- who played in the 2024 All-Star game -- suffered a right oblique injury early in spring training. As he was rehabbing from th...
Report: Tigers ace Tarik Skubal already playing catch
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal already is playing catch, just nine days after undergoing elbow surgery, the New York Post reported Friday.,The left-hander underwent an arthroscopic procedure on May 6 to remove loose bodies in his pitching elbow. His original estimated recovery time of two months co...
Padres vie for Vedder Cup in road series vs. Mariners
The San Diego Padres won't have to worry about Cal Raleigh this weekend in Seattle.,The Mariners' slugger, who set multiple records with 60 home runs last season, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the first time in his career Thursday with a strained right oblique.,That means he'll miss the ...
Dodgers' Blake Snell strives to get on right road vs. Angels in Freeway Series
The Los Angeles Angels will return home to Anaheim to start a 10-game homestand on Friday night following a 1-5 road trip that concluded with getting swept in three games by the Cleveland Guardians.,The Angels, who own the worst record in the majors at 16-28, have lost 18 of their last 23 games and ...
Giants return to familiar ballpark for series with A's
Former Bay Area rivals go head-to-head in West Sacramento, Calif., on Friday night when the San Francisco Giants and Athletics open a three-game interleague series.,The Giants come into the series after a 5-2 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night that allowed the defending champs to...
Rockies, Diamondbacks have opportunity to shed losing ways
Struggling Merrill Kelly is coming off his strongest start of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks' right-hander will try to build on that against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Denver.,In a matchup of veterans, Kelly (2-3, 7.62 ERA) will oppose Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-4, ...
After 'exhausting series,' Cards head home to face Royals
Ahead of an interleague series against the struggling Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals continue to find ways to win.,After suffering through three straight years without a postseason appearance, fifth-year manager Oliver Marmol and company have passed tests through the first quarter of th...
Rangers willing to 'mix it up' ahead of opener vs. Astros
Sometimes, a manager has to go with his gut.,How else to explain why Texas' Skip Schumaker dropped Brandon Nimmo from the leadoff spot the past two games for Joc Pederson, who is batting .214?,The move worked, as the Rangers won both games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After having Thursday off,...
Buster Posey’s Vision for the Giants Is Starting to Make Sense
The Giants are starting to show signs of life after taking two of three from the Dodgers behind Buster Posey’s vision....
Streaking White Sox, Cubs face off for city supremacy
The Chicago White Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball heading into the Crosstown Classic on Friday night against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,The White Sox completed a three-game sweep of Kansas City on Thursday -- after going 4-22 against the Royals the past two seasons -- and are on their s...
Mets carry momentum into Subway Series vs. Yankees
The New York Mets have four members of their Opening Day lineup on the injured list and entered this week with the worst record in the majors.,The New York Yankees have spent every day this season in first or second place in the American League East and lead the AL in runs (223) and ERA (3.22).,Yet ...