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Ryne Nelson, D-backs end skid with tight win over Brewers
Blaze Alexander belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Geraldo Perdomo went deep to lead off the eighth, fueling the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Perdomo joined Pavin Smith, Adrian Del Castillo and Alek Thomas with two-hit performanc...
Blue Jays rally late to take rubber match vs. Twins
Addison Barger hit a go-ahead two-run double in a three-run eighth on Wednesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 9-8.,Davis Schneider hit two homers and Andres Gimenez and Ty France also homered for the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series.,Minn...
Royals' 8-run fifth flattens White Sox
Salvador Perez delivered a solo home run and two-run double during an eight-run fifth inning and Ryan Bergert pitched six sharp innings as the Kansas City Royals routed the host Chicago White Sox 12-1 on Wednesday.,Shut out in Monday's series opener and for the first seven innings Tuesday, the Royal...
Bubba Chandler earns first ML win as Pirates edge Cardinals
Bubba Chandler earned his first big league victory with four scoreless innings as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Wednesday night.,Chandler (1-0), baseball's top-rated pitching prospect, allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out three in his second big le...
MLB roundup: Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox overtake O's
Ceddanne Rafaela drilled a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,Jarren Duran singled to lead off the ninth and set up Rafaela's heroics for the Red Sox, who have gone 6-1 on their road trip.,Boston's Rom...
Rookie Nolan McLean dazzles as Mets blank Phillies to tighten NL East race
Rookie Nolan McLean allowed four hits in eight dynamic innings as the host New York Mets inched closer in the NL East with a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.,The Mets won for the eighth time in 11 games, a stretch that started with McLean's debut in a 3-1 win over the S...
Ceddanne Rafaela's clutch homer leads Red Sox over Orioles
Ceddanne Rafaela drilled a two-run homer in the ninth to lift the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,Rafaela's 15th homer came off Keegan Akin after Jarren Duran reached on a leadoff single.,The Red Sox have won six of seven games on their road tr...
Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela lead Red Sox over Orioles
Ceddanne Rafaela drilled a two-run home run in the ninth inning and the visiting Boston Red Sox pulled out a 3-2 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,Rafaela's 15th homer came off Keegan Akin after Jarren Duran reached on a lead-off single.,The Red Sox have won six of seven game...
Brewers closer Trevor Megill heads to the 15-day IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed closer Trevor Megill on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain on Wednesday.,Megill is enjoying the best season of his five-year career. He is tied for third in the National League with 30 saves and is also sporting a career-low 2.54 ERA.,The 6-foot-8 right-h...
Orioles move rookie pitcher Brandon Young to 60-day IL, ending his season
The Baltimore Orioles moved rookie pitcher Brandon Young to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, ending his season.,The team placed Young on the 15-day IL Friday with a left hamstring strain, but elected to shift the right-handed starter to the 60-day list once it became apparent he wouldn't be able to recov...
Eugenio Suarez's homer helps Mariners hold off Padres
Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer, and the Seattle Mariners held on to defeat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 Wednesday afternoon.,The Mariners took five of six games from the Padres in the inaugural season of the Vedder Cup, named for the Pearl Jam frontman who has ties to both cities.,The Mar...
Kyle Manzardo delivers another walk-off for Guardians to beat Rays
Kyle Manzardo sharply singled to center off Griffin Jax to score automatic runner Angel Martinez in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,Manzardo's two-out hit was his third walk-off of the season for the Guardians, wh...
Yankees ride 9-run 3rd inning to win vs. Nationals
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice homered in a nine-run third inning that lasted about 40 minutes for the host New York Yankees, who cruised to an 11-2 rout of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.,Trent Grisham and Austin Wells also homered for the Yankees, who score...
Braves power their way to series-clinching rout of Marlins
Ozzie Albies homered for the third time in two games, and Jurickson Profar went deep twice, leading the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 12-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.,Michael Harris II and Matt Olson also homered for the Braves, and Joey Wentz (5-4) earned the win, allowing fou...
White Sox place Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) back on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed starting center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain ahead of the finale of the team's home series against the Kansas City Royals.,Robert was removed from Tuesday's 5-4 loss in the fourth inning after just one at-bat. ...
Cubs' top pitching prospect to have season-ending elbow surgery
Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow.,Assistant general manager Jared Banner confirmed the news Tuesday. Birdsell will undergo the procedure with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas.,"We'll have more information after the surgery," Bann...
Marlins RHP Janson Junk (ulnar nerve irritation) lands on IL
The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Janson Junk on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with ulnar nerve irritation.,Junk, 29, left Saturday's start against Toronto in the sixth inning due to discomfort in his pitching arm. He allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings in an eventual 7-6 loss...
Parker Messick Is off to One of the Best Rookie Pitcher Starts You’ve Never Heard Of
Cleveland’s Parker Messick has opened his MLB career with a historic start, giving the Guardians a rare bright spot in a lost 2025 season....
Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson to return vs. Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins returned right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.,Woods Richardson was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 4 with an illness.,He allowed four runs (three earn...
Coming off game with 'a good feel for it,' Giants host Cubs again
It might be too late for a playoff push, but San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin hopes his team can continue its impressive recent form when it goes for a second straight home win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.,On a day that started with bad news, the Giants enjoyed a game Melvin note...