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Rockies hand Braves sixth straight setback
Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ryan McMahon and Charlie Blackmon also had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in Denver on Friday night.,Jorge Soler, Marcell Ozuna and Ramon Laureano homered, Jarred Kelenic had three hits and Sean Murphy had two hits for the Bra...
Astros use four-run seventh to top Red Sox
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox led 3-1 when Altuve hit his 15th homer of the season against relie...
Matt Wallner homers as Twins earn DH sweep of Guardians
Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night in Minneapolis.,Willi Castro stole home for the Twins, who won both games of the day-night doubleheader. Minnesota moved ...
Willson Contreras' two homers lead Cardinals past Royals
Willson Contreras belted a pair of two-run homers to fuel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Contreras opened the scoring with a blast off Michael Lorenzen in the first inning and capped his three-hit performance with a mammoth homer to left fie...
Cubs edge White Sox thanks to four homers
Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger, Isaac Paredes and Nico Hoerner each homered to boost the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory against the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Losers of 23 of 24, the White Sox surrendered seven runs in the first three innings in the debut of interim manager Grady Sizemo...
Brewers' bats stay hot in win over Reds
Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and Brice Turang added a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers continued their offensive surge with an 8-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in the opener of the three-game series., ,The Brewers were coming off a three-game sweep at Atlanta ...
Jose Altuve HR leads Astros past Red Sox 8-4
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox were up 3-1 until Altuve homered against reliever Lucas Sims. It w...
Padres force extras, sink Marlins as win streak hits 6
In his homecoming, Manny Machado drove in three runs -- including two in the decisive 10th inning -- as the San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night.,San Diego has won six straight games, the longest active streak in the majors.,Padres rookie Jackson Merrill nearly upstag...
Nationals turn away Angels with walk-off win in 10th
Alex Call's one-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the host Washington Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,With Angels left-hander Matt Moore (5-3) on the mound to start the 10th, the Nationals' Nasim Nunez bunted automatic runner Jacob Young t...
Jose Berrios pitches Jays to 3-1 win over Athletics
Right-hander Jose Berrios struck out eight in seven innings, George Springer and Spencer Horwitz homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 3-1 Friday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles and Ernie Clement had three singles ...
Zach Eflin silences former team as Orioles top Rays
Zach Eflin scattered four hits over seven shutout innings, and Colton Cowser and Cedric Mullins each homered to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., ,Eflin (8-7), who was traded by Tampa Bay ...
Giants option struggling closer Camilo Doval
The San Francisco Giants optioned closer Camilo Doval to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, one day after his fifth blown save of the season.,The Giants also optioned catcher Jakson Reetz to Triple-A, while catcher Curt Casali was reinstated from the paternity list and right-hander Landen Roupp was reca...
Rangers rested and ready for twinbill vs. Yankees
The Texas Rangers spent Thursday celebrating their first World Series title by visiting the White House, then got a day to themselves in New York on Friday due to a forecast of heavy rain.,At seven games under .500, the suddenly well-rested Rangers are hoping there is enough time to return to the po...
Phillies place OF Austin Hays (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring strain in one of the team's multiple roster moves Friday.,The Phillies also selected the contracts of outfielder Cal Stevenson and right-hander Max Lazar from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, option...
D-backs add RHP Scott McGough after RHP Slade Cecconi optioned
The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Scott McGough on Friday after right-hander Slade Cecconi was optioned to Triple-A Reno late Thursday.,McGough, 34, is 1-3 with a 7.33 ERA in 22 appearances (two starts) for the Diamondbacks this season. In 91 career appearances (three starts) over three...
Angels reinstate LF Taylor Ward to active roster
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left fielder Taylor Ward from the paternity list Friday in advance of a series opener against the Washington Nationals.,A spot on the active roster was open after infielder Charles Leblanc was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake following Thursday's game against the New ...
Red Sox place RHP Cooper Criswell on COVID-related injury list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Cooper Criswell on the COVID-19-related, 10-day injured listed on Friday.,Criswell, 28, last pitched for two-thirds inning in relief in Boston's 9-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Monday. He allowed two runs and three hits. The move is retroactive to T...
Twins top Guardians in Game 1, inch closer in AL Central
Carlos Santana and Ryan Jeffers each homered, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians to claim the first game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis and Kyle Farmer added one RBI apiece for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid.,Brayan Ro...
Guardians place RHP Carlos Carrasco (hip strain) on 15-day IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day injured list on Friday because of a left hip strain.,In a corresponding move, the Guardians recalled rookie left-hander Joey Cantillo from Triple-A Columbus, and he started the first game of a doubleheader Friday against the h...
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (shoulder) out 'weeks to months'
Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined "weeks to months" with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday.,An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday's start against the Chicago Cubs in the thir...