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Jake Irvin, Nationals eye series victory vs. Tigers
The Washington Nationals will shoot for their second straight series win when they host the Detroit Tigers on Thursday evening.,After dropping seven consecutive series, Washington took two of three games from the Los Angeles Angels last weekend. On Wednesday, the Nationals rallied for six runs in th...
Kyle Freeland, Rockies seek improvement against Astros
Kyle Freeland was getting into a good rhythm for the Colorado Rockies before he landed on the injured list in mid-June. ,The left-hander posted three consecutive quality starts and dropped his ERA by more than half a run, but his first start after coming off the IL broke that string of good outings....
Marlins, win streak over, chase series win against Twins
The host Miami Marlins, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, will try to get back on track Thursday afternoon in the decisive contest of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.,Minnesota recorded a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, but the Marlins are still on an impressive...
MLB roundup: Dodgers win as Clayton Kershaw gets 3,000th K
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani also drove in r...
Clayton Kershaw makes history in Dodgers' comeback win over White Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout while Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani als...
Giants blow lead but edge D-backs in 10 to end skid
Jung Hoo Lee singled, doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored two for the San Francisco Giants, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5, 10-inning win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Phoenix.,Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-opening home run and Brett Wisely had two hits, an RBI ...
Randy Arozarena's latest homer leads Mariners past Royals
Randy Arozarena homered for the fourth time in the past three games and added a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday.,Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, named the American League's starting catcher for the All-Star Game earlier in the day, got ju...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw becomes 20th with 3,000 K's
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in major league history to register 3,000 career strikeouts when he set down the Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra to end the sixth inning on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,Kershaw, 37, became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach the miles...
Jose Altuve, Astros pile up hits in victory over Rockies
Jose Altuve had two singles to pass Jeff Bagwell for second on Houston's career hit list, Shay Whitcomb hit his first major league home run and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Altuve now has 2,315 hits, one more than Bagwell amassed for the Astros in his Hall o...
Cubs send slumping Guardians to sixth straight loss
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and three RBIs and Shota Imanaga pitched into the sixth inning as the host Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland 5-4 on Wednesday night, handing the Guardians their sixth straight loss.,Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which rallied from an early 3-...
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut down Orioles
Marcus Semien ripped a three-run homer and Corey Seager added a solo shot as the Texas Rangers pounded out a 6-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in the decisive game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Texas rode the right arms of aces Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi to win the f...
Jays squander 8-run lead, recover to tie Yanks for first in East
Davis Schneider homered twice and Addison Barger also went deep as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 11-9 on Wednesday night.,Toronto has won the first three games of the four-game series to tie the Yankees for first in the American League East.,The Blue Jays squandered an...
Brandon Nimmo's grand slam helps Mets salvage split with Brewers
Brandon Nimmo belted a grand slam and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs, helping the host New York Mets salvage a split of their doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 7-3 victory on Wednesday.,Nimmo's grand slam in the second inning was the third of his career and second this season. ...
Sean Murphy, Matt Olson power Braves past Angels
Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer and Matt Olson soon followed with a grand slam as the Atlanta Braves rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning and defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Wednesday to even their three-game series.,Murphy ended Atlanta's 21-inning scoreless streak when he g...
Christian Encarnacion-Strand's slam sends Reds past Red Sox
Christian Encarnacion-Strand's seventh-inning grand slam sparked a Cincinnati comeback as the visiting Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4 in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night.,Encarnacion-Strand joined Tyler Stephenson, Gavin Lux and Matt McLain with multiple hits for the Reds, ...
Nationals use 6-run inning to surge past Tigers, split DH
Nathaniel Lowe's bases-loaded triple keyed a six-run eighth inning and the host Washington Nationals rallied past the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday night to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.,Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run homers to lead Detroit to an 11-2 win in the opener.,CJ Abra...
Dodgers, Tigers place 3 apiece as All-Star Game starters announced
Major League Baseball's top teams, the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers, each will have three representatives starting the 2025 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday at Atlanta's Truist Park.,The Tigers of the American League and Dodgers of the National League netted three starters as Phase 2 of the ...
Twins eke out victory, end Marlins' 8-game win streak
Carlos Correa's go-ahead single in the fourth inning stood up as the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping Miami's eight-game winning streak.,The surge fell one short of tying the Marlins' franchise record.,Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (4-4) allowed just t...
Phillies rally to take Game 2 of doubleheader, series from Padres
Christopher Sanchez allowed a run and five hits over seven innings and Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh homered in the host Philadelphia Phillies' 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres to split a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.,The Padres won Game 1, 6-4, as Manny Machado drove in three runs. Kyle Schw...
Braves DFA Alex Verdugo, activate Jurickson Profar, place Spencer Schwellenbach on IL
The Atlanta Braves designated Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar in a series of roster moves on Wednesday, that also included placing right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach on the 15-day injured list with a fractured right elbow.,The Braves also optioned righ...