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Surging Mets look to brush off Reds in series finale
The Cincinnati Reds have learned over the past two days just how the New York Mets needed barely more than a week to move from the periphery of the National League playoff race into a wild-card spot.,The Mets (78-64) will look to extend their winning streak to 10 games and complete a series sweep Su...
Phillies' Seth Johnson to make MLB debut vs. Marlins
Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he was caught unaware on Saturday.,"I walked into the clubhouse, and I was surprised to see this new guy," Thomson said. "I really didn't know who it was.",It turns out it was right-hander Seth Johnson, a Phillies prospect who will start Sunday afternoo...
For Nationals and Pirates, every game still meaningful
Don't tell the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates they have nothing to play for in September, even though they're well out of contention for the postseason.,Entering the finale of a four-game series in Pittsburgh, they're playing to win the teams' season series. For each other. For pride. F...
Chris Sale out to add to Braves' record book vs. Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale will be out to extend a club record on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series with the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. ,Sale (16-3, 2.46 ERA) most recently took the mound against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, coming away with a win after logg...
O's buckling up for final weeks of season, finish series vs. Rays
With just three weeks left in the regular season, every game means a little bit more to the Baltimore Orioles. ,Baltimore finds itself in a tight race in the American League East, and it will try to finish a six-game homestand with a winning record when it faces the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday...
MLB roundup: Mets silence Reds for 9th straight win
Jose Quintana and three relievers combined to allow six hits on Saturday for the host New York Mets, who remained red hot with a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Mets got just two runners on in the first five innings against Jakob Junis before scoring f...
Dodgers ride 6-run first to victory over Guardians
Andy Pages hit a two-run home run during a six-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers turned the quick start into a 7-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday., ,Tommy Edman added a two-run double in the opening inning as the National League West-leading Dodgers (85-57) even...
Grant McCray shines as Giants sink Padres
Rookie Grant McCray homered twice and knocked in five runs on Saturday night as the visiting San Francisco Giants posted a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,McCray erased an early 2-0 deficit with a three-run blast in the second inning off San Diego starter Dylan Cease (12-11), then added insurance...
Spencer Horwitz homers twice as Blue Jays top Braves
Spencer Horwitz hit two home runs, right-hander Jose Berrios won his sixth straight start and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night.,Horwitz, who added an RBI double, went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Blue Jays (68-75) ended a four-game losing streak. , ...
Josh Smith's 2-run single propels Rangers past Angels
Josh Smith moved the Texas Rangers ahead with a two-run single in the seventh inning and they held on for a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in the third game of the four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Ezequiel Duran also had two RBIs and Josh Jung had two hits for the Rang...
Nationals rally in 9th to complete doubleheader sweep of Pirates
Andres Chapparo finished 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, helping the visiting Washington Nationals turn a 2-run deficit into an 8-6 win with a ninth-inning rally vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Keibert Ruiz also tallied three hits for Washington (64-78), which swept the day-night dou...
Pedro Pages ends shutout, lifts Cards over M's
Pedro Pages hit a decisive two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in a pitchers' duel on Saturday night. ,Pages sent a ball over the left-center-field wall after Jordan Walker was hit by a pitch with one out in the eighth. It wa...
Red Sox offense comes alive in victory over White Sox
Tyler O'Neill ripped two home runs and combined with Romy Gonzalez for six of the 10 Boston Red Sox hits in a 7-5 win Saturday over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,O'Neill's first round-tripper highlighted a four-run first inning for the Red Sox (72-70), who have won the first two contests in the th...
Brewers put on show of strength to beat Rockies
Willy Adames and Gary Sanchez hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, William Contreras also went deep and finished with two hits, and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Saturday night.,Tobias Myers (7-5) struck out a career-high 11 in six innings to help Milwaukee (82-...
Royals edge Twins after controversial hit, late rally
On Tommy Pham's controversial infield hit, the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday evening.,The Royals (78-65) remained in second place in the American League Central, moving a game and a half ahead of the Twins (76-66).,Trailing 2-0 and with just one hit thr...
Rays blow by Orioles, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Mets down Reds to win ninth straight and stay in contention
Jose Quintana and three relievers combined on a six-hitter Saturday for the host New York Mets, who remained red-hot with a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Mets (78-64) got just two runners on in the first five innings against Jakob Junis before scorin...
Rays blow by O's, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Marlins outslug Phillies to end their winning streak
Rookie Connor Norby homered and drove in three runs as the host Miami Marlins snapped Philadelphia's six-game win streak with a 9-5 victory over the Phillies on Saturday night.,The Phillies, who lead the NL East with an 85-57 record, got a good performance from Bryson Stott, who went 3-for-4 with on...
Two big innings propel Astros past Diamondbacks
Jeremy Pena capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run, and the Houston Astros remained unbeaten with Yusei Kikuchi on the mound by toppling the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday.,Pena chased Diamondbacks reliever Dylan Florio with a 390-foot blast the opposite way into th...