Baseball Page 44 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blake Snell fans 12 as Dodgers take finale against Phillies
Blake Snell struck out a season-high 12 batters as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to avert a three-game series sweep.,Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani hit home runs as the Dodgers (85-67) maintained their two-game lead over the San ...
Agustin Ramirez homers as Marlins double-up Rockies
Agustin Ramirez homered, Javier Sanoja had three hits, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Troy Johnston and Connor Norby had two hits each and Lake Bachar (7-2) picked up the win for Miami (72-80).,Hunter Goodman had three hits and Kyle Farmer and Jorda...
Astros take season series from Rangers, move back atop AL West
Jose Altuve and Jeremy Pena homered as the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Texas Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday and moved back into first place in the American League West.,The Astros (84-69) not only extended their lead over the third-place Rangers (79-74) to five games, but t...
Yankees ride Trent Grisham’s 2 homers to series win against Twins
Trent Grisham went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the New York Yankees pulled away for a 10-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Cody Bellinger finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for New York (85-67), which won the rubber match of the three-game ...
Mariners' 10-game win streak ends with loss to Royals
Adam Frazier's go-ahead, two-run homer highlighted a four-run eighth inning, and the host Kansas City Royals ended the Seattle Mariners' 10-game winning streak with Wednesday night's 7-5 victory.,After J.P. Crawford gave Seattle (83-69) a 4-3 lead with his solo homer off Lucas Erceg (8-4) in the top...
Blake Perkins' 5 RBIs carry majors-leading Brewers past Angels
Sal Frelick had a three-run homer, Blake Perkins drove in five runs and Brandon Woodruff allowed one run over five innings to pace the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.,Woodruff (7-2), who missed all of last season followin...
Brewers place Jose Quintana (calf) on IL; Trevor Megill return in doubt
The Milwaukee Brewers lost a starter Wednesday when they placed veteran left-hander Jose Quintana on the 15-day injury list due to a strained left calf, and they got back a key reliever in Nick Mears, who was activated off the IL after recovering from a back injury.,But perhaps the biggest news from...
Manny Machado's grand slam powers Padres past Mets
Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth inning Wednesday night for the visiting San Diego Padres, who held on to beat the New York Mets 7-4 in the middle game of a three-game set between the teams holding down the final two National League wild-card spots.,Gavin Sheets (sacrifice fly...
Chandler Simpson stars on defense and at plate as Rays edge Blue Jays
Chandler Simpson made a defensive gem that saved two runs and later produced the tiebreaking RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays edged the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Simpson, who went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and a run, lined a single to center to break a 1-1 tie in the seventh as ...
Red Sox edge A's in 10, keep pace in wild-card race
Nick Sogard's grounder to second base scored Nate Eaton from third in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the visiting Athletics on Wednesday night.,Sogard pinch-hit for Ceddanne Rafaela with one out and runners on second and third.,The Athletics (71-81) had r...
Red-hot Guardians silence Tigers' bats to extend winning streak
Gavin Williams and a handful of relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the streaking Cleveland Guardians blanked the host Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Williams (11-5) struck out nine in five innings. He gave up three hits and walked two while throwing 100 pitches.,The Guardians (80-71...
Angels P Jose Soriano leaves game after being hit by liner
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano was removed in the second inning of Wednesday's game in Milwaukee when he was struck in his throwing arm by a 107 mph liner off the bat of Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers.,Soriano sustained a right forearm contusion, X-rays were negative for a fract...
Braves pile up hits, runs to sweep Nationals
Matt Olson had three hits, including a home run, and the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 9-4 win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday to complete a four-game sweep.,Olson had three homers and nine RBIs in the series as Atlanta outscored Washington 31-10.,Marcell Ozu...
Giants snap skid with 11th-inning explosion against D-backs
Christian Koss' two-run double keyed a five-run 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in Phoenix on Wednesday to end a four-game losing streak.,Jerar Encarnacion had a tiebreaking single off John Curtiss (3-2). Grant McCray hit a sacrifice fly and Rafael Devers c...
Dylan Beavers' homer leads Orioles to sweep of White Sox
Tyler Wells threw six quality innings, Dylan Beavers hit a two-run homer and the visiting Baltimore Orioles posted a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox to complete a three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon.,Wells improved to 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA in three starts since making his season debut on Se...
MLB Parity Proves Baseball Is America’s True Competitive Sport
MLB’s 2025 season is proving once again that baseball offers more parity than the NFL. Here’s why nearly every playoff team has a chance to win the World Series....
Astros await word on Yordan Alvarez as Rangers series continues
The Houston Astros can only hope life without Yordan Alvarez goes as well on Day 2 as it did on Day 1 when they seek a second consecutive victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.,Having already missed 100 games with a fractured right hand, Alvarez slipped on home plate while scoring...
After tweak sparks win, Reds continue playoff push vs. Cardinals
After his team endured a three-game sweep against the Athletics over the weekend, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona shuffled his batting order against the Cardinals in St. Louis.,He moved slumping shortstop Elly De La Cruz out of his usual No. 3 slot for the first time this season. De La Cruz w...
Zebby Matthews, Twins plot to keep Yankees' bats quiet
The New York Yankees might benefit from a full night's rest heading into their next game.,New York will try to even a three-game series at one win apiece when it faces the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,The Yankees looked lifeless at the plate in the series opener on Monday, when t...
Orioles, White Sox meet with eye toward next season
The visiting Baltimore Orioles continue a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in a matchup of two last-place teams.,While the clubs may be far removed from playoff contention, both are viewing every remaining game as an opportunity to build momentum toward next season.,Baltimo...