Baseball Page 43 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mitch Garver blast helps Mariners top Angels, keep pace in playoff chase
Mitch Garver hit a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Friday night to remain tied for first place in the American League West.,Cal Raleigh had two doubles for the Mariners (80-68), who won their...
Carlos Cortes blasts 2 homers as A's cool off Reds
Rookie Carlos Cortes hit two homers and Lawrence Butler also went deep to help the Athletics record a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Five pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout for the Athletics, who won their second straight game. The A's (68-80) had...
Blaine Crim's first career homer powers Rockies past Padres
Blaine Crim belted a three-run homer Friday night for his first MLB hit and Tanner Gordon pitched into the seventh inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies played the spoiler's role with a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres.,Gordon (6-6), who was rocked for six runs on Sunday in an 8-1 loss to San Die...
Cardinals SS Masyn Winn (knee) shut down for season
The St. Louis Cardinals will shut down shortstop Masyn Winn for the remainder of the season, manager Oliver Marmol said following the team's 8-2 road loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Winn, who already was expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery in the offseason to repair a torn right menisc...
Kody Clemens goes deep three times as Twins defeat Diamondbacks
Kody Clemens belted three home runs, Luke Keaschall drove a fly ball to center field for a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth, and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Clemens finished 4-for-4 with a double, three home...
Brewers' Quinn Priester beats Cardinals to extend win streak
Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer and Quinn Priester pitched 5 1/3 effective innings as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Priester (13-2) allowed two runs on five hits ...
Aaron Judge, Luis Gil star as Yankees stifle Red Sox
Aaron Judge took sole possession of fourth place on the New York Yankees' all-time home run list and Luis Gil pitched six no-hit innings in a 4-1 win over the host Boston Red Sox in Friday's three-game series opener.,Judge crushed his 362nd career homer 468 feet out to deep center with one out in th...
Zach Cole aces MLB debut as Astros pound Braves
Zach Cole homered on the first pitch he saw in his major league debut and finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs to help the visiting Houston Astros post an 11-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Christian Walker went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs for Houston (80-68), which pulled into a brief hal...
Jacob deGrom-led Rangers prolong Mets losing streak
Jacob deGrom tossed seven strong innings in his return to Citi Field and benefited from some early run support Friday night, when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the free-falling New York Mets 8-3 in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Rangers (78-70), who scored six runs with two out...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays pull away late against O's
Myles Straw drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was on base five times for the Blue Jays (85-62) with three hits and two walks (one intentional) and had an RBI in the opener of a th...
Aaron Judge passes Joe DiMaggio on Yankees HR list with 362nd
Aaron Judge passed Joe DiMaggio and took sole possession of fourth place on the New York Yankees' all-time home run list, hitting a solo shot out of Fenway Park in the first inning of Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.,It was Judge's 362nd career homer, behind only Babe Ruth, Mickey Man...
Tarik Skubal injured in Tigers' loss to Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings to lead the host Miami Marlins to an 8-2 win Friday over the Tigers, who saw ace eft-hander Tarik Skubal exit early due to tightness in his left side.,The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, Skubal (13-5) lasted just 3 1/3 innings -- his short...
Walker Buehler's Phillies debut leads to rout of Royals
Walker Buehler allowed one run in five innings in his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies, who stayed hot with an 8-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday.,After posting a 5.45 ERA in 23 appearances for the Boston Red Sox this season, Buehler (8-7) hopes to find a fresh start in Ph...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal (left side tightness) to undergo tests
Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal left Friday night's series opener against the host Miami Marlins due to tightness in his left side. ,According to ESPN, Skubal will undergo imaging Saturday to learn the extent of the injury.,Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, reti...
Guardians' Tanner Bibee blanks White Sox for first shutout
Tanner Bibee pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout and David Fry and Angel Martinez hit solo homers, lifting the surging Cleveland Guardians to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The Guardians (76-71) won for the seventh time in eight games and pulled with...
Dylan Crews' homer, James Wood's throw home help Nats beat Pirates
Dylan Crews hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 6-5 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Nationals left fielder James Wood threw out the potential tying run in the ninth to preserve the win.,Brady House also homered fo...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal exits with apparent injury
Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal left Friday night's series opener against the host Miami Marlins due to an apparent injury.,Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, retired Miami's Heriberto Hernandez on a popup leading off the bottom of the fourth inning. Before throw...
Ian Happ powers Cubs past Rays with 3-hit, 3-RBI game
Ian Happ singled, doubled and homered to help the Chicago Cubs rally for a 6-4 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Nico Hoerner singled, tripled and scored twice and Moises Ballesteros had two hits, an RBI and run scored for the Cubs ...
Orioles activate OF Tyler O'Neill (wrist) from IL
The Baltimore Orioles activated outfielder Tyler O'Neil from the injured list after missing more than a month with right wrist inflammation.,O'Neill has played just 43 games in his first season with the Orioles, also missing time with neck and left shoulder injuries. The 30-year-old is batting .210 ...
Braves place RHP Daysbel Hernandez (shoulder) on IL
The Atlanta Braves placed right-handed reliever Daysbel Hernandez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday, with right shoulder inflammation.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Hunter Stratton was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.,Hernandez, 28, has gone 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 39 relief ...