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Phillies 'got to keep fighting' as Braves on verge of sweep
Less than one month into the 2026 season, the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are two trains speeding in opposite directions., ,The Braves have won eight of their past 10 games and will try to complete a three-game sweep in Philadelphia on Sunday night., ,The Phillies have lost eight of 10,...
Behind Kevin Gausman, Jays strive to stop skid in matchup vs. D-backs
The Toronto Blue Jays will turn to right-hander Kevin Gausman in an attempt to escape an early-season funk when they meet the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks secured the series win with a 6-2 victory Saturday on Corbin Carroll's...
Redemption on mind of Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet in clash vs. Tigers
Sunday will provide bounce-back opportunities for Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox.,The Red Sox will turn to Crochet (2-2, 7.58 ERA) for the first time since his career-worst outing last week when their four-game home series against the Detroit Tigers -- tied at a game apiece -- continues on S...
Padres intent on shutting down Angels, winning 5th straight series
San Diego right-hander Michael King will try to win his third consecutive start Sunday afternoon when the Padres face the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif., ,King (2-1, 2.78 ERA), one of the key pieces in the seven-player deal that sent Juan Soto fro...
A's, White Sox wrap up power-fueled series
Reigning American League Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz is looking to escape the sophomore slump.,The Athletics' first baseman hit .290 last season with 64 extra-base hits -- 36 of them home runs -- to go with 86 RBIs. But on Saturday night against the Chicago White Sox, his two-run homer in the seve...
Nothing comes easily for M's ahead of finale vs. Rangers
At some point this season, the Seattle Mariners will coast to a victory.,It appeared that might be the case on Saturday, when they carried a six-run lead into the ninth inning against the visiting Texas Rangers.,But nothing has been easy for these Mariners.,Closer Andres Munoz, who blew a four-run l...
Dodgers' Roki Sasaki hopes his turnaround starts vs. Rockies
Roki Sasaki's spectacular performance as a reliever during the 2025 postseason is not translating to success as a starter this season.,Sasaki (0-2, 6.23 ERA), in his second MLB season after much success in Japan, will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon against the Colorado Rockies...
Skidding Mets make pitching change ahead of series finale vs. Cubs
A year ago, New York Mets left-hander David Peterson was in the midst of a first-half breakout that helped him earn a spot on the National League All-Star team.,Now, Peterson has been scratched from his latest start as skidding New York looks for a spark.,The Mets will aim to end their longest losin...
Reds RHP Brady Singer 'good' to go against Twins
The Cincinnati Reds will look for their second series sweep of the season when they play the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Cincinnati's scheduled starting pitcher, Brady Singer (1-1, 5.60 ERA), earned his first win of the season on Tuesday. The right-hander scattered six hits, ...
Banged-up Astros try end skid against Cardinals
The injuries continue to add up for the Houston Astros, who lost outfielder Joey Loperfido to right quad tightness on Friday. He was unavailable for the Astros' 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.,Loperfido underwent an MRI on Saturday and likely will be placed on the injured list, mana...
Orioles contact-less lineup tries for better results vs. Guardians
There was a glaring lack of contact from Baltimore Orioles' hitters on Saturday.,The Orioles had four hits -- two of them homers -- while striking out a stunning 16 times.,Baltimore will look to have their bats smack the ball more often in Sunday's finale of a four-game series against the host Cleve...
Robbie Ray, Giants go for sweep of mistake-prone Nationals
The San Francisco Giants will try to accomplish a couple of firsts for this season in the series finale at the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,The Giants will look to win four consecutive games for the first time and will also try to complete their initial three-game series sweep.,Both are possible ...
Garrett Mitchell providing spark as Brewers eye sweep of Marlins
Garrett Mitchell has often been on the injured list since his major league debut in August 2022, but he has been healthy this season as he and the Milwaukee Brewers go for a three-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins on Sunday.,"I'm just happy with the way he's staying healthy," Brewers manager Pat ...
With bullpens taxed, Rays, Pirates hope starters can go deep
With exhausted bullpens following Saturday's six-hour, 39-minute, 13-inning marathon game, the pressure is on the Rays' Shane McClanahan and the Pirates' Mitch Keller to deliver strong starts on Sunday afternoon in the finale of their three-game series in Pittsburgh.,The Rays used eight relievers an...
Yankees out to continue success vs. lefties, sweep Royals
The New York Yankees struggled in most of their encounters against left-handed pitching until Saturday. Then they dominated Kansas City southpaw Noah Cameron and rolled to their most lopsided victory of the season.,After their best showing at the plate, the Yankees seek a three-game sweep Sunday aft...
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves win pitchers' duel vs. scuffling Phils
Chris Sale worked seven strong innings and Mauricio Dubon provided a two-run single to lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday., ,Sale (4-1) struck out seven and walked only one, giving up just one run and five hits. Austin Riley, Jonah Heim and O...
Corbin Carroll slam extends D-backs' win streak, Jays' skid
Corbin Carroll broke a tie with an opposite-field grand slam in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Phoenix on Saturday.,Ildemaro Vargas singled off Jeff Hoffman (1-2) to open the eighth, extendin...
Padres halt Angels' scorching offense, even series
Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits and two RBIs and Mason Miller struck out two en route to his seventh save to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim., ,Ramon Laureano also drove in two runs, Jake Cronenworth scored a run and reached base fo...
Cody Bellinger hits 2 of Yanks' 4 HRs in rout of Royals
Cody Bellinger homered twice and collected five RBIs as the New York Yankees easily recorded a 13-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.,The Yankees notched their most lopsided win this season after their previous five victories were decided in the final at-bat.,Amed R...
Troy Johnston's clutch double leads Rockies' comeback win over Dodgers
Troy Johnston hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Denver.,Johnston had three of Colorado's seven hits as the Rockies won for only the second time in nine games.,Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushi...