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Dodgers activate RHPs Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Brusdar Graterol
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-handed pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Brusdar Graterol on Tuesday night.,In corresponding roster moves, the Dodgers designated left-hander Nick Ramirez for assignment and placed left-hander Anthony Banda on the injured list with a left hand fracture.,Yamamoto...

Seth Lugo fans 10 as Royals blank Yankees
Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven outstanding innings as the Kansas City Royals ended a six-game road losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,Lugo (16-8) yielded three hits and no walks in his 105-pitch outing. He tied Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skub...

Phillies score five in eighth to pull away from Rays
Cal Stevenson delivered a go-ahead double as part of a wild eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies pulled away for a 9-4 home win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday., ,Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-record 14th leadoff homer of the season for the Phillies (87-58), although he later exited w...

Michael Harris II, Braves crush Nationals' pitching
Michael Harris II homered twice, Orlando Arcia and Sean Murphy also went deep and the visiting Atlanta Braves routed the Washington Nationals 12-0 on Tuesday night.,Harris, Matt Olson and Ramon Laureano had three hits each for the Braves, who began the night one game behind the New York Mets in the ...

Andrew McCutchen's homer propels Pirates past Marlins
Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer to help lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday evening.,Bryan Reynolds had two hits, two runs and an RBI and Isiah Kiner-Falefa added two hits and a run for the Pirates (69-76), who have won the first two games of...

Keider Montero logs shutout as Tigers clobber Rockies
Rookie right-hander Keider Montero recorded a shutout, Parker Meadows homered and drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Montero (5-6) held the Rockies to three hits and didn't walk a batter while recording five strikeouts. Riley G...

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber (elbow) exits after setting leadoff HR record
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber left Tuesday night's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays due to what the team called left elbow discomfort.,The Phillies' No. 1 hitter opened the bottom of the first inning with a 437-foot home run, breaking Alfonso Soriano's major league r...

Angels place 3B Anthony Rendon, RHP Ben Joyce on IL
Oft-injured Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the Angels placed right-hander Ben Joyce (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Sa...

Athletics place RHP Osvaldo Bido (wrist) on 15-day IL
Oakland Athletics right-hander Osvaldo Bido was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday, retroactive to Sunday, with right wrist flexor tendinitis.,The second-year right-hander had been scheduled to start on Tuesday in the series opener at the Houston Astros. Left-hander JP Sears was tapped to ...

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto set to return to face Cubs
Trying to patch together a rotation for the stretch drive, the Los Angeles Dodgers will bring right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto back from his injury rehab in order to face the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Yamamoto is set to square off against fellow Japan native Shota Imanaga in the middle contes...

Reds' Rhett Lowder chases initial victory vs. Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds rookie Rhett Lowder is wasting no time proving he belongs in the big leagues.,The 22-year-old right-hander will search for his first win on Tuesday when the Reds visit the St. Louis Cardinals to open a three-game series.,Lowder (0-1, 0.87 ERA) pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings against ...

Twins, facing Angels, look to end four-game skid
The Minnesota Twins keep waiting to break out of their slump.,It didn't happen over the weekend, when a series sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals led to a stern lecture from manager Rocco Baldelli. Nor did it happen Monday, when the Twins lost the series opener against the visiting Los Ang...

Guardians attempt to improve record vs. lowly White Sox
The Cleveland Guardians have touted their depth and resilience while climbing to the top of the American League Central.,Catcher Bo Naylor is working to add more of the latter as Cleveland aims to hold on to the division lead down the stretch.,Naylor enters Cleveland's Tuesday road game against the ...

Struggling Orioles look to get going in Boston
The Boston Red Sox, who are hanging in the American League wild-card race, will try to move closer to a playoff spot when they face the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Boston (73-71) has won three of its past four games, and a 12-3 victory over Bal...

Jasson Dominguez, Yanks aim for 2nd straight win vs. Royals
Jasson Dominguez was not included in the New York Yankees' list of initial September call-ups, but the top prospect figures to be part of the team's everyday lineup moving forward.,Dominguez likely will be in the lineup again when the Yankees continue a three-game series against the visiting Kansas ...

Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt looks to slow his ex-team, Mets
The ability to improvise has the New York Mets in position to clinch their three-game series with the host Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.,The Mets (79-65) took the opener on Monday in a resourceful 3-2 victory that enabled them to move one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves for the third and final Nati...

Trying to stay in wild-card race, Braves take on Nats
The Atlanta Braves open a two-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday night looking to bounce back from a rough loss as they continue to compete for a National League wild-card spot.,The Braves (78-66) trail the New York Mets by one game for the final NL playoff position after w...

Marlins' Adam Oller aims to impress again vs. Pirates
The Miami Marlins have been looking ahead to next year for a few months now. One pitcher who seems to be in their plans is right-hander Adam Oller.,Oller is scheduled to start for Miami on Tuesday in the second game of the three-game set at the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Marlins (54-90) signed Oller (1...

Ranger Suarez, Phillies aim to keep Rays in check
The Philadelphia Phillies have been cautious with Ranger Suarez since the All-Star left-hander came off the injured list last month.,Perhaps a favorable matchup against the Rays is just what the doctor ordered for Suarez, who will take the ball on Tuesday when the Phillies continue their three-game ...

Cubs ride homers from ex-Dodgers to win in L.A.
Cody Bellinger and Michael Busch homered against their former team and the visiting Chicago Cubs finished off a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday to open a three-game series.,Bellinger, who played six seasons for the Dodgers and was the National League's Most Valuable Player for Lo...