Baseball Page 43 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Astros aim to stay on right path vs. reeling Mariners
The Houston Astros' opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners served as a microcosm of Houston's up-and-down season.,The Astros rallied from two different two-run deficits and also squandered a three-run lead before recording a 10-7 walk-off victory in 10 innings on Friday.,Houston ...
Reds' Brady Singer eager to regain form vs. Marlins
The Cincinnati Reds remain confident Brady Singer eventually will perform like the first-round pick they acquired two years ago.,Singer is scheduled to start for the Reds on Saturday in the second contest of the three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,He will try to pick up where fello...
Padres visit struggling Guardians in bid for seventh straight win
The San Diego Padres' offense struggled to rally after trailing in games earlier this season, but those days seem like a distant memory now.,The Padres will aim for their seventh straight win when they continue a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,San Diego fel...
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson shows Rays his value in lineup
Baltimore Orioles spark plug Gunnar Henderson demonstrated in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays that wherever he bats in the lineup, he is going to hit. ,After a 4-for-4 night Friday that started oddly when the batting order was announced, Henderson likely will move up from the No. 5 spot...
Mets and patchwork 'pen strive to continue success vs. Nationals
Left-hander Sean Manaea saved his rotation spot -- and maybe his roster spot -- by mounting an impressive midseason turnaround for the New York Mets.,But he's not even the most compelling story among the pitchers on the resurgent Mets.,Manaea and the Mets will look to continue building momentum on S...
Riding high, Rockies try to take down Logan Webb, Giants
The Colorado Rockies have a chance to move out of sole possession of last place in the National League West when they seek a second consecutive road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,A season-high-tying fourth straight win would move the Rockies into a tie with the Giants,...
With Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in protocol, Jays chase series win vs. Yankees
The Toronto Blue Jays aim to continue their drive for a wild-card spot on Saturday afternoon as they bid to clinch their three-game series with the visiting New York Yankees. ,The Blue Jays moved one game out in the congested race for the third wild-card spot in the American League with a 3-1 win in...
Cubs' Matthew Boyd, Cardinals' Michael McGreevy on different paths
The Chicago Cubs boast an 8-1 record in the last nine starts made by Matthew Boyd following the left-hander's return from a torn meniscus on June 25.,The lone blemish wasn't the fault of Boyd, either. He gave up four hits over seven scoreless innings in a game the Cubs lost to the St. Louis Cardinal...
White Sox ride power surge into clash vs. Troy Melton, Tigers
The Chicago White Sox made sure they'd stay in first place this weekend by defeating the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Chicago will look to extend its lead in the American League Central on Saturday afternoon in Detroit.,The White Sox used a power barrage -- four homers -- to secure a 9-5 victory ...
MLB roundup: Christian Walker, Astros stun M's with 10th-inning rally
Christian Walker blasted a three-run, walk-off homer as the Houston Astros answered a three-run rally by the visiting Seattle Mariners in the top of the 10th with a five-run bottom half en route to a wild 10-7 victory on Friday.,Victor Robles plated automatic runner Brendan Donovan with a homer to t...
Athletics' Jacob Wilson listed as day-to-day with bruised hand
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, hit by a pitch on his left hand on Friday, is listed as day-to-day after X-rays were negative.,Wilson exited the game against the Texas Rangers in West Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with what the team termed as a contusion. After the Athleti...
Zac Veen homers again, Rockies ride Kyle Freeland past Giants
Zac Veen splashed a home run into the San Francisco Bay, Kyle Freeland threw eight innings of four-hit ball, and the Colorado Rockies opened a three-game road series with a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,Troy Johnston chipped in with an RBI triple for the Rockies, who hav...
Jeff McNeil collects 4 hits, 3 RBIs as A's pull away from Rangers
Jeff McNeil had a season-high four hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking homer, as the Athletics notched an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler also went deep and Carlos Cortes laced a three-run double as the A's won for just the fourth time...
Edwin Diaz struggles again, but Dodgers hold off Brewers
Andy Pages hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning, right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had nine strikeouts over six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 3-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Yamamoto (12-7) gave up one run on four hits with two walks as the Dodgers mo...
Jac Caglianone's career-best 5 RBIs spur Royals past Angels
Jac Caglianone went 3-for-4 with a home run and a career-high five RBIs as the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Michael Massey also homered and had three hits and two RBIs while Bobby Witt Jr. reached bas...
Christian Walker's walk-off HR caps Astros' 10th-inning rally vs. M's
Christian Walker blasted a three-run, walk-off homer as the Houston Astros answered a three-run rally by the Seattle Mariners with a five-run 10th inning en route to a wild 10-7 victory on Friday.,Mariners closer Andres Munoz (5-5) was handed a two-run lead after Victor Robles capped a three-hit gam...
Athletics' Jacob Wilson (bruised hand) exits after getting hit by pitch
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson exited the Friday game against the Texas Rangers in Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with a bruised left hand.,Wilson was plunked on the hand in the bottom of the first inning by a pitch from Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker. He was in pain but...
Gunnar Henderson homers in 4-hit night as Orioles end Rays' win streak
Gunnar Henderson went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles edged Tampa Bay 6-5 on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla., snapping the Rays' nine-game winning streak.,The shortstop also hit a double and scored twice as the Orioles moved to 3-4 on their 10-game road swing. The contest was th...
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leaves game, tests for concussion
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the game during Friday's 3-1 victory over the visiting New York Yankees after taking a knee to the head from shortstop George Lombard Jr. in an accidental collision at third base.,After the game, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Guerrer...
Mets rally in sixth, top Nationals in series opener
Carson Benge laced a tie-breaking, run-scoring single in the sixth inning Friday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 in the opener of a three-game series.,Francisco Lindor hit a game-tying homer earlier in the sixth for the Mets, who snapped a two-game losing stre...