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With rotation in flux, Yankees relying on Max Fried as he prepares to face Tigers
Considering all the rotation injuries they've dealt with, the New York Yankees need Max Fried to have a big year. His last outing provided a glimpse of what Fried could do every fifth game.,Fried held Pittsburgh to one run in 5 2/3 innings on Friday. He'll look to at least duplicate that start again...
MLB roundup: A's pound Padres to get first home win
JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics got their first win in their temporary home in West Sacramento, Calif., stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.,The Athletics battered San Diego with 13 hits, with the bottom f...
Astros get by punchless Mariners in 12
Victor Caratini singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning as the Houston Astros defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Tuesday night.,The Mariners went 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position and 5-for-40 overall (.125) as Houston evened the three-game series between the Ameri...
A's erupt early, rout Padres for first win in Sacramento
JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics won their first game in their temporary home in West Sacramento, Calif., stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.,The Athletics battered San Diego with 13 hits, with the bottom ...
Diamondbacks edge Orioles to end 3-game skid
Corbin Carroll hit his fourth homer, Josh Naylor had a tie-breaking two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in Phoenix to break a three-game losing streak Tuesday.,Carroll had two hits and scored twice and Merrill Kelly (2-1) gave up three runs and three hits in si...
Padres put Jackson Merrill on IL, see two others exit with injuries
The San Diego Padres, who began play Tuesday with the best record in the major leagues, will be without Jackson Merrill for at least 10 days after placing the center fielder on the injured list.,Merrill is sidelined due to a strained right hamstring. Oscar Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A El Paso...
Nick Lodolo spearheads Reds' shutout of Giants
Nick Lodolo teamed with two relievers on a four-hitter, Spencer Steer doubled and scored the game's only run on an infield out, and the Cincinnati Reds won a second straight pitchers' duel against the host San Francisco Giants, 1-0, on Tuesday night.,Lodolo (2-1), who beat the Giants 3-2 in the seco...
Padres place CF Jackson Merrill (hamstring) on IL
The San Diego Padres, who began play Tuesday with the best record in the major leagues, will be without Jackson Merrill for at least 10 days after placing the center fielder on the injured list.,Merrill is sidelined due to a strained right hamstring. Oscar Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A El Paso...
Sean Murphy blasts 3-run HR to help Braves top Phillies
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run in his first game of the season, helping the Atlanta Braves post a 7-5 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,In the opener of a three-game series, many anticipated a pitchers' duel between last year's top two finishers in the 2024 National L...
Brewers blast Rockies with 3 homers
William Contreras homered among his two hits, Brice Turang and Christian Yelich also went deep, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Rhys Hoskins finished with two hits and Jackson Chourio doubled and tripled for Milwaukee, which has won six of its last...
Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez tweaks hamstring, leaves game
Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez left Tuesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the fifth inning due to right hamstring tightness.,After walking Jonathan India with two outs in the fifth, Lopez grabbed the back of his right leg. Twins shortstop Carlos Correa saw it...
Dansby Swanson's 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Rangers
Dansby Swanson's two-run single in the eighth inning capped a four-RBI game and lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 10-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Swanson also had a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in the victory, which sent the Rangers to their second straight loss. His single in the e...
Sean Murphy blasts 3-run HR to lift Braves past Phillies
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run in his first game of the season, helping the Atlanta Braves post a 7-5 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,In the opener of a three-game series, many anticipated a pitchers' duel between last year's top two finishers in the NL Cy Young Awa...
Royals ride Bobby Witt Jr.'s speed, Cole Ragans' gem in win over Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. scored twice and manufactured the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Kansas City Royals notch a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.,Witt hit a slow tapper back to Minnesota reliever Griffin Jax (0-1) with one out in the eighth. Inst...
Angels sneak past Rays with ninth-inning run
Luis Rengifo produced a two-out RBI single in the ninth as the visiting Los Angeles Angels topped the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday for their third win in a row.,Rengifo dropped a single into shallow center to score pinch runner Kevin Newman and give Los Angeles the lead against Pete Fairbanks (1-1)...
Easton Lucas keeps Boston's bats in check as Blue Jays top Red Sox
George Springer homered and Easton Lucas pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series.,The game was scoreless until Springer hit a solo home run against Garrett Crochet (1-1) in the top of the...
Dodgers drop third straight, lose to Nats again
James Wood homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.,Wood, who has three homers in his past two games, also singled and drew a bases-loaded walk for the Nationals, who have won four straight includin...
Cardinals tag Paul Skenes for five runs in win over Pirates
Victor Scott II and Brendan Donovan each had two hits and combined to drive in three runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals' snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Cardinals scored all of their runs against Pirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1)...
Braves acquire RHP Rafael Montero, cash from Astros
The Houston Astros sent veteran right-hander Rafael Montero and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later.,Montero, 34, had been with the Astros since a late-season move with the Seattle Mariners in 2021, and he contributed to Houston's 2022 Worl...
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte (hamstring) to miss several weeks
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is to miss "a series of weeks" with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday.,Marte, who signed a five-year, $116.5 million contract extension a week ago, suffered the injury while running out a double in the first inning of ...