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Blake Dunn looks to give Reds a spark vs. Pirates
Rookie Blake Dunn will try to keep giving the Reds a reason to show up to the ballpark when Cincinnati opens a three-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,The Reds (74-80) were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday after falling 7-1 to the Atlanta ...
Tigers face O's in series with sudden playoff implications
The Baltimore Orioles were hoping to be involved in showdowns for the American League East title late in the season.,Instead, they're in a different kind of tussle regarding qualifying for the postseason and the Detroit Tigers are a big part of that equation.,The Tigers, who've surged into the middl...
Cubs close to elimination as they face Nationals
The Chicago Cubs will look to keep their flickering postseason aspirations alive on Friday afternoon when they continue their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Cubs (78-75) snapped a modest two-game skid by posting a 7-6 victory over the Nationals (68-85) on Thursday in...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani makes history as Dodgers clinch playoffs
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.,Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steal...
Jon Singleton's double lifts Astros over Angels
Jon Singleton slapped a two-run, two-out double into center field in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Houston Astros remained unbeaten in nine games started by Yusei Kikuchi by claiming the opener of a four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Thursday.,Singleton capped a rally agai...
Dansby Swanson leads Cubs to narrow win vs. Nats
Dansby Swanson collected three hits and four runs and Cody Bellinger had three RBIs to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Chicago's Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer and Ian Happ had three hits and scored twice. Isaac Paredes drove in a pair of...
Dodgers destroy Marlins 20-4 as Ohtani notches first 50-50 season
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.,Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steal...
Mets reach 10 runs again, defeat Phillies
Brandon Nimmo hit the tie-breaking homer in the third inning and finished with three RBIs Thursday night for the red-hot New York Mets, who beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 in the opener of a four-game series between the National League East rivals.,Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso hit back-...
Yankees star Juan Soto (knee) to undergo precautionary X-rays
New York Yankees star Juan Soto is slated to undergo X-rays on his left knee after slamming it into a wall in foul territory during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.,Soto crashed into the wall down the right field line while pursuing a foul ball and making a stellar sliding catch. But he ...
Brandon Pfaadt bounces back, helps Arizona top Milwaukee
Brandon Pfaadt bounced back from his worst start to take a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the National League wild-card chase with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.,Pfaadt (10-9),...
Nick Gonzales, Pirates avoid four-game sweep to Cardinals
Nick Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and the decisive RBI as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday.,Yasmani Grandal hit a home run for the Pirates (72-81), who avoided a four-game sweep.,Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits in six i...
Zack Littell tosses seven strong inning as Rays blank Red Sox
Zack Littell allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their three-game series with Boston on Thursday night, blanking the Red Sox 2-0 in a one-hit combined shutout in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In an economical 75-pitch outing, Littell (8-9) fanned seven without a walk in his ...
Padres continue playoff push vs. hapless White Sox
While the San Diego Padres chase home-field advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs, the Chicago White Sox continue their increasingly futile fight to keep the 1962 New York Mets in the record books.,The two teams and their opposite paths converge in San Diego this weekend for ...
Logan Gilbert collects win as Mariners edge Yankees
Logan Gilbert snapped a six-start winless streak as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.,The Mariners (78-75) salvaged the finale of the three-game series as they chase Houston in the American League West and Minnesota in the wild-card race.,Jazz Chi...
Shohei Ohtani becomes first MLB player with 50 HRs, 50 steals
Shohei Ohtani had a day for the record books, grabbing his 50th stolen base of the season before crushing two home runs to become the first player in Major League Baseball history to post a 50-homer, 50-steal season.,After steals in the first and second innings pushed Ohtani's season total to 51, he...
Shohei Ohtani reaches 50 steals, ties Dodgers record with 49th HR
Shohei Ohtani continued his stirring season for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday by achieving multiple milestones amid his pursuit of the first 50-home run, 50-steal season in major league history.,Ohtani notched his first career 50-steal season by stealing third base during the first inning agai...
Shohei Ohtani steals 50th base, 2 HRs shy of first 50-50 season
Shohei Ohtani continued his stirring season for the Los Angeles Dodgers by stealing his 50th base of the year in the first inning of Thursday's game at the Miami Marlins.,Ohtani is two home runs shy of posting the first 50-homer, 50-steal season in major league history. The Dodgers have nine regular...
Kevin Gausman fights through back tightness, helps Jays two-hit Rangers
Kevin Gausman threw five hitless innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a pair of solo homers to back up a pair of early runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Gausman and the Blue Jays' bullpen...
Guardians slip past Twins in 10 to clinch playoff spot
Andres Gimenez had three hits, including a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot by rallying to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday.,With Minnesota's Caleb Thielbar (2-4) on the mound and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez as the automati...
Guardians slip past Twins in 10 to clinch playoff spots
Andres Gimenez had three hits, including a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot by rallying to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday.,With Minnesota's Caleb Thielbar (2-4) on the mound and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez as the automati...