Baseball Page 41 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cam Schlittler twirls gem as Yankees blank Phillies
Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in 7 1/3 innings as the visiting New York Yankees blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday in the opener of a weekend series.,Schlittler (10-6) allowed just three hits and no walks, lowering his ERA to 2.07 and boosting his American League-leading strikeout total to ...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks earn tight win over Nationals
Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday.,Moreno and Tim Tawa each had two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which has won four straight and six of seven.,Dylan Crews hit a two-run homer f...
Mets OF Juan Soto departs Dodgers game with left calf soreness
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto experienced left calf soreness and was replaced during a home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.,The slugger was given Wednesday off to help him recover from a calf issue. He was in the lineup batting second Friday as the designated hitter, and h...
Tarik Skubal (12 K's) dominates Royals in 2-1 Tigers win
Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 12 in 7 1/3 innings as the host Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.,Skubal, who is headed to free agency, has been the subject of massive speculation over whether the Tigers will deal him before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. The two-tim...
Rockies' Tomoyuki Sugano's hot stretch continues vs. Brewers
Tomoyuki Sugano pitched effectively into the sixth inning to pace the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series., ,Sugano (10-4) scattered six hits, allowing a pair of solo homers in 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and walki...
Brewers activate INF David Hamilton from IL
The Milwaukee Brewers activated infielder David Hamilton off the injured list Friday and designated infielder Braden Shewmake for assignment.,Hamilton was in the starting lineup at third base and batting ninth Friday for the series opener against Colorado. Hamilton, who was placed on the 10-day IL o...
Reds get first look at Cardinals RHP Dustin May
With both sides attempting to gain ground in the National League wild-card race, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Cardinals have dropped five of seven games since the All-Star break and sit 1 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamo...
Twins ride momentum into homestand opener against Athletics
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.,Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host...
Guardians seek clutch hits in series opener vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to put one of their more frustrating losses of the season behind them when they begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays have the best record in the American League and own a two-game lead over the New York Yank...
Stumbling Padres hope set with skidding Marlins can spark turnaround
The San Diego Padres continue to invest heavily in their roster, but they still haven't seen many dividends.,After dropping five of seven coming out of the All-Star break to match their low mark on the season at three games under .500, the Padres will try to turn things around when they continue the...
Historic streak snapped, Red Sox attempt to bounce back vs. Blue Jays
All good things must come to an end.,For the Boston Red Sox, that meant the end of a franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak.,The quest for a new streak begins on Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays enter for the start of a three-game weekend series.,"All of us knew that it was going to end ...
Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles
The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season.,They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.,"A stretch of 17 straight (days with games) when you're trying to protect yo...
D-backs, Nats open set with eyes on wild-card race, trade deadline
The National League wild-card race takes center stage when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Though the calendar still reads July, both teams are in the wild-card mix and trying to determine whether to be buyers or sellers ahead o...
Royals aim to extend record of success vs. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Fresh off his best performance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal will try to keep his team on a roll against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday evening.,The Tigers won the opener of the four-game series 4-3 on Thur...
MLB roundup: Twins score two runs in 12th to edge Guardians
Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall delivered back-to-back RBI singles off Erik Sabrowski with two outs in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon to earn a split of the four-game series.,Larnach drove in automatic runner Ryan J...
Dodgers visit White House, give World Series ring to President Trump
For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a World Series championship with a visit to the White House on Thursday in Washington.,"I'm thrilled to say welcome back to the White House," President Donald Trump said in a Rose Garden gathering, adding, "and maybe I'll see you again...
Rangers, Mariners set to battle for AL West lead
First place in the American League West will be on the line when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers open a four-game series Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers hold a half-game lead over the defending division champion Mariners, who are two games behind streaking Boston in the chase for the ...
Mark Cuban group buys minority stake in A’s
Mark Cuban's private-equity firm has purchased a minority stake in the Athletics, culminating Cuban's longstanding desire to obtain an ownership stake in a baseball club while giving the Athletics a long-sought-after minority owner.,Harbinger Sports Partners, led by Cuban and Atlanta Falcons minorit...
Dillon Dingler, Tigers maintain second-half burst with rally past Royals
Dillon Dingler gave the Detroit Tigers the lead with a two-out RBI double in the eighth and they held on for a 4-3 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening.,Dingler also singled and scored on a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inn...
Dodgers have held up their end, Mets haven't in build up to their series
The New York Mets return home for the first time since the All-Star break, starting a three-game series Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.,What many expected to be a possible playoff preview will be anything but that between the two largest payrolls in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers roll into ...