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Elly De La Cruz's slam propels Reds past Pirates
Elly De La Cruz celebrated his bobblehead night in dramatic fashion with his second career grand slam to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott (1-0) was activated off the injured list before the game and ma...
Luis Ortiz shines as Guardians handle Royals again
Luis Ortiz struck out a career-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings and Gabriel Arias homered for a second straight game as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight with a 6-3 victory Saturday night over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Acquired from Pittsburgh in December, Ortiz (1-2) entered Saturda...
Cedric Mullins, Orioles eye sweep of shortened series with Jays
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde would like to see his team play a little looser earlier in games.,The Orioles will get their next opportunity when they host the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of their rain-shortened two-game series Sunday.,After Friday's series opener was rained out, Baltimo...
White Sox place OF Austin Slater (knee) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Austin Slater on the 10-day injury list Saturday due to a meniscus tear in his right knee.,The move is retroactive to Friday, when Slater was initially in the lineup but was scratched due to the pain. ,White Sox manager Will Venable said it isn't yet known if ...
Five-run fifth carries Yankees past Giants
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning, when the New York Yankees scored five runs en route to an 8-4 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon in rainy conditions.,Bellinger, who opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the first, ripped a single ...
Braves smack four HRs to slay Rays
Michael Harris II swatted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves' bats woke up and went deep four times, rallying past the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon. ,Harris, who was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and walk, broke a 3-3 tie with his second long ba...
White Sox walk-off Red Sox for first back-to-back wins of season
Brooks Baldwin lined a game-ending RBI single and Luis Robert Jr. smacked a two-run home run to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Chicago clinched its first series victory of the season while also winning consecutive games for the first time.,Ro...
Sandy Alcantara, Marlins get past Nationals
Eric Wagaman stroked the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Sandy Alcantara (2-0) allowed five hits, four walks and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. But the 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner di...
J.T. Ginn helps Athletics slide past Mets
J.T. Ginn earned the win by tossing 5 1/3 solid innings in his season debut Saturday afternoon for the host Athletics, who beat the New York Mets 3-1 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom, JJ Bleday and Jhonny Pereda had an RBI apiece for t...
Orioles' big bats rally past Blue Jays, Anthony Santander
Heston Kjerstad and Adley Rutschman homered to help the Baltimore Orioles rally for a 5-4 win against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in the opener of a rain-shortened two-game series.,Cedric Mullins delivered the go-ahead two-run triple for the Orioles, who trailed 3-0 heading ...
Big fifth inning carries Yankees past Giants
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning, when the New York Yankees scored five runs en route to an 8-4 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon in rainy conditions.,Bellinger also hit an RBI triple in the first inning before ripping a single to cen...
Nationals standout SS CJ Abrams (hip flexor) placed on IL
Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has a right hip flexor strain and was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday's game against the host Miami Marlins.,Abrams underwent an MRI exam Saturday that determined the severity.,Abrams aggravated the injury while stealing second base in the...
Spencer Torkelson, Jackson Jobe lead hot Tigers past Twins
Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Justyn-Henry Malloy also drove in a run for Detroit, which won for the seventh time in its past eight games. The Tigers will go fo...
Nick Castellanos helps Phillies down Cardinals
Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs to power the visiting Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez (1-0) allowed one run on eight hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out three.,Jose Alvardo, ...
Yankees put RHP Marcus Stroman on 15-day IL
The New York Yankees put right-hander Marcus Stroman (left knee inflammation) on the 15-day injured list on Saturday ahead of their home game against the San Francisco Giants.,Stroman, 33, underwent X-rays and further tests Friday after he recorded just two outs in the Yankees' 9-1 loss to San Franc...
Angels place reliever Ben Joyce (shoulder) on IL
The Los Angeles Angels got the kind of news no team wants to hear, especially this early in the season.,The Angels suffered a major loss on Friday when they placed hard-throwing right-hander Ben Joyce on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.,The move is retroactive to W...
Angels place reliever Ben Joyce (shoulder) of IL
The Los Angeles Angels got the kind of news no team wants to hear, especially this early in the season.,The Angels suffered a major loss on Friday when they placed hard-throwing right-hander Ben Joyce on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.,The move is retroactive to W...
Corbin Burnes faces former Brewers teammates, seeks first D-backs win
Corbin Burnes will take the mound Saturday, still trying to earn his first win since signing a six-year, $210 million free agent deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks last winter.,It will be his home debut in Phoenix and come against the Milwaukee Brewers, with whom he spent the first six seasons of hi...
Cubs still looking for first win against Dodgers
While the Chicago Cubs have been carving up their schedule in the early part of the season, games against the Los Angeles Dodgers have been a particular issue., ,The Cubs dropped to 0-3 against the Dodgers this season after a 3-0 loss Friday. They will try to break the hex when the teams face each o...
Mariners gaining steam, Rangers losing it as teams battle in Seattle
The Seattle Mariners received a shipment of this season's biggest fad, the "torpedo" bats, and some players tried them for the first time in batting practice Friday.,"It's a little funky," Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh said before the game. "But we'll see. Need a little more time.",Eight innings late...