Baseball Page 49 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
MLB roundup: Rangers pitch shutout to end Cubs' 10-game win streak
Josh Jung and Justin Foscue each hit solo homers and the Texas Rangers ended the Chicago Cubs' 10-game winning streak with a 6-0 victory on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Jung went 3-for-4 with two runs, Alejandro Osuna had two hits and two RBIs, and Joc Pederson added two hits and an RBI for the Ran...
Pirates collect 20 hits as Braxton Ashcraft dominates Giants
Braxton Ashcraft threw seven innings of one-run ball, batterymate Joey Bart matched his career high with four hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates used a 20-hit assault to roll past the host San Francisco Giants 13-3 on Saturday night.,Nick Gonzales also collected four hits and Brandon Lowe had four RBIs...
Byron Buxton accounts for both Twins runs to beat Guardians in 11
Byron Buxton's RBI double in the 11th inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night as each team managed only two hits.,The game's start was delayed two hours and 6 minutes by rain.,Buxton had both of the Twins' hits as he led off the game with a home ...
Spencer Strider, Braves spoil Blake Snell's season debut for Dodgers
Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson each delivered two-run singles in the second inning and the visiting Atlanta Braves spoiled the season debut of left-hander Blake Snell with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday., ,Right-hander Spencer Strider (1-0) allowed just one hit over six innings ...
Giants star RHP Logan Webb (knee) making rare appearance on IL
San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb was placed on the injured list with right knee bursitis on Saturday, meaning he will miss a start for the first time in five years.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. Webb last pitched on Tuesday, allowing a season-high-tying six earned runs along wit...
Down 1 in 10th, Brewers upend Yanks to clinch series
William Contreras delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday night., ,The Yankees scored one in the top of the 10th to go in front 3-2. Fernando Cruz (3-...
Padres end lengthy offensive drought, take down Cards
Ty France and Manny Machado homered Saturday, while Fernando Tatis Jr. supplied a tiebreaking hit during a three-run fifth inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Starter Randy Vasquez (4-1) scattered six hits over five innings while allowing just ...
Ernie Clement has 5 of Jays' 20 hits in 14-1 win vs. Angels
Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run fifth inning Saturday and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 14-1.,Valenzuela had four hits and Ernie Clement recorded his second career five-hit game, including a solo homer as Toronto rapped out 20 hits to take...
Padres end lengthy offense drought, take down Cards
Ty France and Manny Machado homered Saturday, while Fernando Tatis Jr. supplied a tiebreaking hit during a three-run fifth inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Starter Randy Vasquez (4-1) scattered six hits over five innings while allowing just ...
Miguel Vargas, White Sox power way past Mariners
Miguel Vargas homered twice and Colson Montgomery also went deep to back five strong innings from Anthony Kay and boost the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak behind its second straight multi-homer game. Re...
Merrill Kelly, Ildemaro Vargas lead D-backs over Mets
Ildemaro Vargas had a two-run single, Merrill Kelly delivered his most effective start of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 2-1 to even the three-game series in Phoenix on Saturday.,Kelly (2-3) gave up one run on three hits in seven innings in his fifth start since retur...
Rangers end Cubs' win streak at 10 with shutout
Josh Jung and Justin Foscue each hit solo homers and the Texas Rangers snapped the Chicago Cubs' 10-game winning streak with a 6-0 victory on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Jung went 3-for-4 with two runs, Alejandro Osuna had two hits and two RBIs, and Joc Pederson added two hits and an RBI for Texas...
Michael Wacha dominates, Royals extend Tigers' skid to 5 games
Michael Wacha allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. sped his way to a two-run inside-the-park homer and Michael Massey broke things open with a conventional three-run shot Saturday night, as the host Kansas City Royals beat the scuffling Detroit Tigers 5-1.,Wacha (4-2), who t...
Alec Bohm homers twice, Phillies handle Rockies
Alec Bohm hit two home runs and drove in four runs in his return to the lineup as the host Philadelphia Phillies evened the weekend series with a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday evening.,Kyle Schwarber added the go-ahead three-run home run in the third as the Phillies lineup tagged Roc...
Mariners RHP Bryce Miller to make season debut Wednesday
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller will be reinstated from the injured list and make his season debut on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, manager Dan Wilson told reporters on Saturday.,Miller started the season on the injured list after sustaining an oblique injury during spring trainin...
Jakob Marsee, Marlins rally late to beat Nationals
Jakob Marsee hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eight inning and the Marlins held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday in Miami.,With the score tied 4-4, Kyle Stowers led off the eighth with a single against Mitchell Parker (2-1) and Connor Norby walked. After both runners adv...
Top half of Athletics' order rolls versus O's
Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer and the Athletics won their third game in a row by defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Saturday.,Aaron Civale (4-1) had his third consecutive strong start, pitching five scoreless innings despite allowing six hits and three walks. He struck out six.,Hogan H...
Reds snap eight-game losing streak with win over Astros
Chase Burns worked six strong innings, and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of a critical fifth-inning fielding error to top the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday and snap a season-worst eight-game losing skid.,The Reds set the table for a rubber match on Sunday for this three-game interleag...
Ernie Clement racks up five hits as Blue Jays maul Angels
Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run fifth inning Saturday and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 14-1.,Valenzuela had four hits and Ernie Clement recorded his second career five-hit game, including a solo homer as Toronto rapped out 20 hits to take...
Rays-Red Sox postponed, game to be made up July 17
Saturday afternoon's game between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays was postponed due to heavy rainfall in Boston.,The postponement was signaled approximately 15 minutes before scheduled first pitch at Fenway Park.,The contest will be made up at 1:35 p.m. ET on July 17 as part of a split doubleheader. ...