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Reports: Craig Kimbrel to sign with Astros
The Houston Astros are signing nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel on Thursday to bolster their bullpen, according to multiple media reports.,Kimbrel, whose 440 saves rank fifth on Major League Baseball's all-time list, joins a relief corps that recently lost closer Josh Hader for possibly the rest of ...
MLB roundup: Vinnie Pasquantino homer lifts Royals past Rangers
Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a 6-4 win Thursday to clinch the four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers.,Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez led the Royals with two hits apiece. Five Kansas City relievers combined to throw ...
Manny Machado sparks big inning in Padres' win over Giants
Manny Machado's two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning Thursday afternoon for the host San Diego Padres, who overcame an early deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in the finale of a four-game series between the National League West rivals.,Machado also had an RBI single in the fo...
Nationals climb out of three-run hole to clobber Mets
James Wood hit a three-run home run, Brady House had three hits and the host Washington Nationals rallied for a 9-3 win against the New York Mets, taking the rubber game of the series Thursday.,Riley Adams added two hits for the Nationals, who got 4 2/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen.,Jackson ...
Brice Turang, bullpen carry Brewers past Cubs
Brice Turang homered and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers won for only the second time in six games after their 14-game winning streak.,Despite the loss, the Cubs took the rare five-game series three games to...
Hard-hitting Dodgers grab four-game split with Rockies
Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages homered and finished with two hits apiece, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5 in Denver on Thursday.,Alex Freeland had three hits and Mookie Betts contributed two hits for Los Angeles, which earned a split of the four-game series without Shohei O...
Bryce Turang, bullpen carry Brewers past Cubs
Brice Turang homered and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers won for only the second time in six games after their 14-game winning streak.,Despite the loss, the Cubs took the rare five-game series three games to...
Royals outlast Rangers to win four-game series
Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 6-4 win on Thursday.,Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Royals, who are...
Athletics roll past Twins, secure first sweep in Minnesota since 2014
Lawrence Butler ignited a six-run second inning with a bases-clearing double, Nick Kurtz launched his 26th home run and rookie Jack Perkins combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, allowing the Athletics to complete a rare three-game road sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 victory Thursda...
Shane Bieber to make Blue Jays debut against Marlins
Right-hander Shane Bieber is set to make his Blue Jays debut on Friday night when Toronto visits the Miami Marlins.,Bieber, who won the American League Cy Young Award for the Cleveland Guardians in 2020, was acquired by the Blue Jays on July 31.,He is only now set to make his debut because he has be...
Yankees sign veteran pitcher Paul Blackburn; Allan Winans sent down
The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday that they have signed right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn to a major league contract and added him to their active roster.,To make room on the roster, the Yankees optioned right-hander Allan Winans to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,Blackburn, 31, struggle...
Report: MLB, ESPN reach framework media rights deal
ESPN and Major League Baseball have a framework agreement in place that would give ESPN the exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games over the next three years, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday. ,The deal would also include the rights to in-market games for five ...
Mariners' Tayler Saucedo shares threat received on social media
Seattle Mariners left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo received death threats over social media following his rough outing against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Saucedo entered the game in the seventh inning with the Mariners facing a one-run deficit. He struggled mightily, allowing fiv...
Rangers activate reliever Jacob Webb from injured list
The Texas Rangers activated right-handed reliever Jacob Webb from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,Webb, 31, went on the IL on July 29 with back spasms and made three rehab appearances at Triple-A Round Rock.,He is 4-3 with a 3.75 ERA, seven holds and one save in 42 appearances out of the Texas ...
Orioles' Dylan Beavers, Samuel Basallo eye home debuts vs. Astros
There finally is some buzz around the Baltimore Orioles again, with the combination of recent success and the arrival of new prospects creating interest.,How that holds up against the Houston Astros will be determined beginning Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series in Baltimore.,There w...
Rays, Cards look to make up ground in wild-card races
The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Florida's coast to face the Tampa Bay Rays for this first time this season in a three-game series that opens Thursday night.,Saturday's matchup, originally the second contest of the series, was moved to Thursday and became the opener to avoid the conflict of playing...
Yankees, Red Sox open crucial 4-game AL East series
On consecutive weekends in June, the New York Yankees dropped five of six games to the Boston Red Sox and were in the initial stages of a slide that eventually knocked them out of first place in the American League East.,The Yankees are showing signs of rebounding from their two-month malaise and wi...
Gavin Sheets seeks to power Padres to series win vs. Giants
In making five deals on the trade deadline day last month, the San Diego Padres sought to fix weaknesses.,One of the newer strengths manifested itself in Wednesday night's 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants. Gavin Sheets, who started for most of the first four months but has been a bit pl...
Mets hope Brandon Nimmo can play in rubber match vs. Nats
The New York Mets may be without a key cog in their lineup on Thursday afternoon when they play the decisive game of their three-game series against the host Washington Nationals.,Brandon Nimmo saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an unceremonious end after he exited the Mets' 5-4 loss to the N...
Rockies take aim at Clayton Kershaw in bid to take series vs. Dodgers
The Colorado Rockies entered the week having lost 10 straight games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,After taking two of the first three contests, the Rockies can win the four-game series and finish their homestand with a 6-2 record if they defeat the Dodgers again on Thursday afternoon in Denver.,Los An...