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Dodgers' Bobby Miller takes mound vs. Angels with something to prove
Right-hander Bobby Miller will have two goals in mind when he takes the mound for the Dodgers against the Angels in a battle of Los Angeles-area teams Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,First, pitch well enough to beat the Angels. Second, pitch well enough to help convince Dodgers manager Dave Rober...
Brewers host Cardinals, continue push toward postseason
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to reliable right-hander Colin Rea as they look to bounce back against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night in the deciding game of a three-game series. ,Rea (12-4, 3.70 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Sonny Gray (12-9, 3.96). ,The Cardinals evened...
Kyle Manzardo, Guardians chase sweep of reeling Royals
The Cleveland Guardians are seeing their patience with rookie Kyle Manzardo pay off.,Manzardo will look to continue a strong start to his week on Wednesday night when the visiting Guardians (80-59) vie for a sweep of a three-game series against the skidding Kansas City Royals (75-65). ,Cleveland acq...
Wild-card hopes dimming, Cubs aim to bring out the bats vs. Pirates
The Chicago Cubs scored 99 runs during a 10-game stretch before seeing their offense struggle in the first two contests of a three-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Cubs (71-68) will look to find some pop at the plate on Wednesday night when they play the finale of their seaso...
Rockies' Bradley Blalock returns home to face Braves
The contrast in ages on the mound will be apparent Wednesday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies in the second contest of their three-game series.,Colorado will send 23-year-old rookie Bradley Blalock (1-1, 4.98 ERA) to the mound to face Atlanta veteran and fellow right-hander Ch...
Francisco Lindor, Mets pursue sweep of Red Sox
Francisco Lindor might not be able to do enough to overcome Shohei Ohtani in National League Most Valuable Player balloting, but he just might get the New York Mets into the playoffs.,Lindor and the Mets will look to continue their surge Wednesday night when New York aims to complete a three-game sw...
Twins, Rays set to send out openers after low-scoring game
The Tampa Bay Rays broke a two-game losing streak Tuesday night and evened their series with the Minnesota Twins.,Maybe more important at this point in their frustrating season, they might have caught a glimpse of what 2025 could offer behind the plate.,Tampa Bay (68-70) and Minnesota (75-63) will m...
Nationals shoot to maintain perfect mark vs. Marlins
If the Washington Nationals had played only the Miami Marlins the entire season, baseball fans in the nation's capital might be a lot happier.,After all, the Nationals are 8-0 against the Marlins this year.,On Wednesday, Washington (62-76) and host Miami (51-87) -- two of the six worst teams in the ...
Jays' Bowden Francis tries to slow Kyle Schwarber, Phils
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis aims to carry his success of August into September against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon.,A repeat effort would help the Blue Jays (67-73) avoid being swept in the two-game set.,The Phillies (82-56) overcame a 6-1 deficit to d...
Orioles look for continued success vs. lowly White Sox
The Baltimore Orioles don't want to mess with their latest wave of success.,A big part of that has been facing the Chicago White Sox, who conclude the three-game series in Baltimore on Wednesday night.,The Orioles (81-59) own a three-game winning streak for the first time since mid-July. They have w...
MLB roundup: Rangers sink Yanks on walk-off slam
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,While facing a full count with the bases loaded and one out, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet i...
Randal Grichuk belts 2 HRs as Diamondbacks beat Giants
Randal Grichuk hit two home runs, Ryne Nelson pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a key three-game road series by holding on for an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,With just a second win in their last six games, the Diamondbacks...
Dodgers beat Angels, get Shohei Ohtani win vs. former team
Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a four-run 10th inning and helped lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani played his first regular-season game at Angel Stadium since leaving the Ange...
Seth Brown leads Athletics past Mariners
Seth Brown hit a tying homer earlier in the game and later ended it with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.,Brown went 3-for-4 and Lawrence Butler also homered for Oakland, which scored a...
Wyatt Langford's walk-off slam carries Rangers past Yanks
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,With the bases loaded and one out and facing a full count, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet int...
Cards outlast Brewers, win 7-4 in 12 innings
Michael Siani singled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the 12th inning to give the visiting St. Louis Cardinals a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.,With automatic runner Victor Scott II at second, Ivan Herrera walked to open the 12th while facing reliever Elvis Peguero (7-...
Kyle Schwarber blasts 3 HRs as Phillies edge Blue Jays
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run blast in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 Tuesday night.,Schwarber's go-ahead homer against Chad Green (4-5) was his 31st of the season and gave him a career-best five hits. H...
Brayan Rocchio's 4 RBIs power Guardians past skidding Royals
Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in four runs and Tanner Bibee tossed six strong innings leading the visiting Cleveland Guardians past Kansas City 7-1 on Tuesday, sending the Royals to their seventh consecutive loss.,Bibee (11-6) surrendered one run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. K...
Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two ...
Rolling Mets knock off Red Sox
David Peterson, pitching on his 29th birthday, struck out a career-high 11 over six innings and earned the win as the host New York Mets stayed hot with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos and Pete Alo...