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Astros leaning on starting pitching ahead of finale vs. Royals
With Yusei Kikuchi delivering seven strong innings in the Houston Astros' 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, Houston capped a dominant month of starting pitching fittingly. ,The Astros (74-62) will look for more strong pitching in their rotation on Sunday afternoon when they vie fo...
Blue Jays bid to ignite offense again in finale vs. Twins
All it took was a 15-0 blowout win to put the Toronto Blue Jays in a happy mood. ,Now, Blue Jays manager John Schneider hopes the good vibes continue into Sunday afternoon when his team plays the rubber match of its three-game series vs. the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. ,The Twins (73-62) recorde...
Padres, unfazed by loss, meet Rays in rubber game
After trading lopsided victories, the Tampa Bay Rays and visiting San Diego Padres will face off in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,San Diego won the opener, 13-5, on Friday, and Tampa Bay bounced back with an 11-4 victory on Saturday.,And as the Padres look to hold on to a Nat...
With wild-card hopes alive, Cubs look to sweep Nationals
The visiting Chicago Cubs will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,With Saturday's 5-3 win, Chicago (70-66) has won five straight and eight of nine to move into contention for a National League wild-card spot. The Cubs were 18-8 in August and are four games out...
After more late-inning heroics, Brewers look to sweep Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers are vying for the top record in the major leagues, thanks to an ability to get clutch hits in the late innings. Jackson Chourio's tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning on Saturday was the latest instance.,After another late win, the Brewers can complete a four-game sweep Sunday...
Tigers, Red Sox making push for wild card
The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers are on the outside looking in for an American League wild-card playoff berth., ,Both teams are clinging to the belief they can make a run in September. They'll complete a three-game series in Detroit with Sunday afternoon's rubber game.,The Red Sox and Tigers ar...
Facing Cardinals, Yankees like their chances as September opens
Despite some inconsistencies in their performance at times, the New York Yankees are still feeling fine about things heading into the final month of the regular season.,Atop the American League East, the Yankees will attempt to start September on the right note Sunday afternoon when they host the St...
MLB roundup: Dodgers open with back-to-back-to-back HRs in win
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman became the first trio in franchise history to open a game with three consecutive homers and Tommy Edman delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondback...
Mickey Moniak's HR lifts Angels over Mariners
Mickey Moniak's second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Moniak, whose two-run homer in the seventh tied the game at 4-4, launched a 1-2 slider from Seat...
Griffin Conine's 1st HR propels Marlins past Giants
Griffin Conine belted his first major league home run, fellow rookie Connor Norby added his fifth and the visiting Miami Marlins held on for a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.,Edward Cabrera limited the Giants to one earned run over 5 1/3 innings to snap a personal three-...
Dodgers set club HR record, top D-backs on late hit
Tommy Edman delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Phoenix.,The Dodgers also started fast as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman because the first trio in f...
Rockies break tie in 8th, hang on to beat Orioles
Jordan Beck had two hits, including a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 in Denver on Saturday night.,Nolan Jones and Brendan Rodgers also had two hits for Colorado.,The game was tied when Jones hustled for a one-out double against Craig K...
Jackson Chourio's HR in 9th lifts Brewers over Reds
Rookie Jackson Chourio hit a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning, Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half and the surging Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 5-4 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.,The Brewers won their fifth straight game an...
Leody Taveras hits walk-off single to lift Rangers over A's
Leody Taveras' bases-loaded, walk-off single gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's on Saturday night in the second of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,A's rookie reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2) took the loss in the ninth after striking out the side in order in the eighth with t...
Leody Tavares hits walk-off single to lift Rangers over A's
Leody Tavares' bases-loaded, walk-off single gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's in the second of a three-game series on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,A's rookie reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2) took the loss in the ninth after striking out the side in order in the eighth with t...
Pete Alonso cracks 30th HR as Mets top White Sox to continue surge
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Saturday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued a timely surge with a 5-3 win over the lowly Chicago White Sox in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Mets won their third in a row to improve to 6-3 on a 10-...
Blue Jays blitz Twins 15-0 with 23-hit attack
Will Wagner homered among his career-high five hits, highlighting Toronto's season-high 23-hit output as the Blue Jays pounded the Minnesota Twins 15-0 on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Spencer Horwitz (3-for 5, three RBIs), Daulton Varsho and Addison Barger also homered and Leo Jimenez drove in t...
Orioles' Dean Kremer leaves after getting hit by comebacker
Baltimore Orioles starter Dean Kremer left after taking a comebacker off his right arm in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.,Jordan Beck's line drive hit Kremer and ricocheted to shortstop Gunnar Henderson for a forceout. Kremer's arm just above his wrist swelled and he was ...
Backed by Astros' bats, Yusei Kikuchi K's 12 Royals
Jeremy Pena followed a two-run single by Yainer Diaz with a two-run triple in support of Yusei Kikuchi, who struck out 12 over seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday.,Diaz and Pena struck the decisive blows against Royals left-hander Cole Raga...
Zack Wheeler leads the way as Phillies blank Braves
Zack Wheeler threw seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves in the third game of the four-game set on Saturday evening.,Wheeler (13-6) allowed four hits, struck out seven and didn't walk a batter, finishing 3-1 in six starts in August with...