Baseball Page 471 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Gunnar Henderson's early HR carries Orioles past Nationals
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run in the first inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday night., ,Orioles starter Dean Kremer worked six innings and allowed one run on five hits with three strikeouts. Kremer (5-9) snapped a personal five-game l...
Martin Perez, Padres crush slumping Pirates
Martin Perez picked up his first victory with San Diego, and it came against his former team this season, as the Padres routed the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.,Jake Cronenworth and David Peralta homered for San Diego, which has won 19 of its last 22 ga...
Diamondbacks use Eugenio Suarez slam to sweep Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam, Jordan Montgomery logged a quality start and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Wednesday in Phoenix to complete a three-game sweep.,Suarez also doubled twice and drove in five runs as Arizona won its season-best sixth straight game and improv...
Dodgers activate RHP Walker Buehler to face Brewers
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday activated right-hander Walker Buehler from the injured list for the second time this season after he recovered from right hip inflammation.,Buehler is scheduled to start Wednesday's road game against the Milwaukee Brewers.,To make room on the active roster, right...
Angels release LHPs Amir Garrett, Adam Kolarek
The Los Angeles Angels released a pair of left-handers with major league experience on Wednesday by parting ways with both Amir Garrett and Adam Kolarek.,Both pitchers, with more than 500 games in the major leagues between them, were at Triple-A Salt Lake.,Garrett, 32, had a 5.06 ERA in six appearan...
Yankees put Jazz Chisholm Jr. on IL, DFA Enyel De Los Santos
New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with what the team labeled as a left elbow sprain. ,The Yankees still are determining the severity of the injury to Chisholm and whether surgery will be necessary. ,Also on Wednesday, the Yankees ...
Royals display power in win over Twins
Paul DeJong went 3-for-3 with a double and a solo homer, and the Kansas City Royals pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Bobby Witt Jr. finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the Royals, who avoided a three-game sweep by winning the series finale....
Red Sox place LHP Cam Booser (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Boston Red Sox placed left-hander Cam Booser on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of left elbow inflammation.,In other moves, the Red Sox activated outfielder Jarren Duran, recalled left-hander Brennan Bernardino from Triple-A Worcester, optioned second baseman Enmanuel Valdez to Worc...
Braves reinstate OF Michael Harris II from IL
The Atlanta Braves reinstated center fielder Michael Harris II from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. ,Harris, 23, has been out since June 14 with a strained left hamstring. He hit .435 in six games during his rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett. ,In corresponding moves, the Braves optioned ou...
Diamondbacks demote struggling CF Alek Thomas
The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned center fielder Alek Thomas to Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.,In a corresponding move, the team recalled rookie infielder Blaze Alexander.,Thomas, 24, is scuffling with a .191 average and three home runs in 37 games this season. He had been the team's primary center fie...
Emmanuel Clase Deserves American League Cy Young
Emmanuel Clase has been the best closer in baseball, and his dominance has helped the Cleveland Guardians become the best team in baseball. He should be the American League Cy Young....
Boosted by former Bay Area players, Braves chase another win over Giants
The Atlanta Braves hope to continue what has been a happy mass homecoming when they send their transplants against the host San Francisco Giants for a third consecutive time on Wednesday night.,Former Giants players Jorge Soler (RBI double) and Pierce Johnson (one unearned run in one inning), and ex...
Will Wagner looks to fuel Blue Jays to sweep of Angels
The Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., with neither team having much reason to keep an eye on the standings. ,Out of the pennant race, the focus for both teams is on the future and developing younger players who are getti...
Resilient D-backs shoot for sweep vs. Rockies
Jake McCarthy and the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to parlay a pair of comeback wins into a series sweep on Wednesday when they conclude a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies in Phoenix.,After Arizona scored two runs in the seventh inning to rally for a 5-4 victory in the opener on Mond...
Dodgers' Walker Buehler set to return to face Brewers
Walker Buehler is returning just in time for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have an opening in their rotation after River Ryan sustained a season-ending elbow injury last weekend.,Buehler (1-4, 5.84 ERA) will make his first start since June 18 as the Dodgers continue their four-game series against the...
Yankees hope to build off Juan Soto's heroics vs. White Sox
With a major boost from Juan Soto, the New York Yankees evened their road series with the Chicago White Sox and regained the American League East lead with a 4-1 win on Tuesday.,Soto provided the offensive highlights with his first career three-homer game, but an uneven effort from the bullpen nearl...
Athletics aim to give Mets more trouble
The Oakland Athletics aren't going to the playoffs, but they have proven over the last month that they can compete with teams bound for the postseason.,The New York Mets, meanwhile, might be running out of time to prove they can be a playoff-caliber club.,The A's will look to hand the stumbling Mets...
Surging Astros have sights on series sweep vs. Rays
The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays have help on the way, but one of the clubs needs it more than the other.,Houston, after recording a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday, will seek a three-game series sweep on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Astros used solo homers from Alex Bregman and ...
Reds target home sweep of Cardinals
The Cincinnati Reds will try to continue stifling the hitters for the visiting St. Louis Cardinals when they go for a sweep of their three-game series on Wednesday evening.,The Reds won the first two games of the series behind strong pitching performances from left-hander Andrew Abbott and right-han...
Soaring Padres eye three-game sweep of sliding Pirates
With wins in 18 of their past 21 games, the San Diego Padres have jumped into contention for the National League West title or perhaps the league's top wild-card spot.,Either of those scenarios would give the Padres home field to begin the postseason, but starting with the series finale against the ...