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Astros look to bring out broom in series finale vs. Guardians
Before the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros can completely focus on the postseason, they will square off one more time to close the regular season. ,The visiting Astros will look to sweep a three-game series between division winners on Sunday afternoon. ,The American League Central-champion Gu...
Marlins bid for series sweep in season finale vs. Blue Jays
The visiting Miami Marlins will be out to complete a disappointing season with a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,The Marlins (61-100) recorded an 8-1 win over the listless Blue Jays (74-87) on Saturday, one day after breezing to a series-opening 15-5 victory.,The Marli...
Rangers aim to close season with sweep of Angels
While the Texas Rangers are wrapping up their seventh losing season in eight years, they can take solace in small victories such as grinding out a comeback victory in the ninth inning and seeing a young player get the key hit.,Following one of their more dramatic wins of a challenging season, the Ra...
Giants, Cardinals start two rookie hurlers in season finale
The San Francisco Giants are hoping just to break even when they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.,Two teams that have hovered around .500 all season have split the first two games of the series. The Cardinals won 6-3 on Friday before the Giants reb...
Aaron Nola, Phils tune up for NLDS in finale vs. Nats
The rebuilding Washington Nationals have been locked into a fourth-place finish in the National League East heading into Sunday's regular-season finale with the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. But manager Dave Martinez's squad still can finish on a high note., ,A win would give Washington (71-90) a ...
Anthony Rizzo's playoff status unclear as Yanks, Pirates close regular season
The New York Yankees received an unwanted reminder Saturday afternoon of how seemingly meaningless late-season games can suddenly become important for all the wrong reasons.,The Yankees will be without first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Sunday afternoon, when they finish tuning up for the playoffs by ho...
Rays, Red Sox playing for pride in season finale
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to complete a three-game sweep Sunday when they meet the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the regular season for each team., ,Tampa Bay (80-81) won 2-1 on Friday, and beat Boston 7-2 on Saturday. The winner of the game Sunday will finish third in the Ameri...
MLB roundup: Yanks fall to Pirates, still land AL's No. 1 seed
Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates' five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9-4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winnin...
Stunning rally lifts Rangers over Angels
Pinch hitter Jonathan Ornelas hit a game-tying two-run single and Nathaniel Lowe scored the tiebreaking run thanks to a throwing error with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Texas Rangers stormed back for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Texa...
Mariners tie it in 9th, walk off on A's in 10th
Justin Turner's pinch-hit fielder's choice scored Leo Rivas from third base with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the visiting Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Saturday night in the penultimate game of the regular season.,Rivas, who started the inning at second bas...
Enrique Hernandez (2 HRs), Dodgers crush Rockies 13-2
Enrique Hernandez homered and singled twice, Teoscar Hernadez also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 in Denver on Saturday night.,Shohei Ohtani had two hits to raise his average to .310, four points behind San Diego's Luis Arraez with one game left in his bid to be...
Padres hurt Diamondbacks' playoff bid with shutout win
Kyle Higashioka broke open a scoreless game in the top of the ninth with a two-run homer, Brandon Lockridge followed with a solo shot, and the San Diego Padres, playing mostly reserves, downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Saturday night in the second meeting of a three-game series in Phoenix.,Don...
Six Brewers pitchers combine to stymie Mets in 6-0 win
Joey Ortiz drove in three runs and six Milwaukee Brewers pitchers combined on a two-hitter for a 6-0 victory over the visiting Mets on Saturday night, preventing New York from gaining ground in the tightly contested National League Wild Card race., ,The Mets (87-72) dropped a half-game game behind t...
Emmanuel Rivera (2 HRs, 4 RBIs), O's pound Twins
Emmanuel Rivera went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised to a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Ryan O'Hearn finished 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for Baltimore (90-71). Adley Rutschman also drove in two runs for the Oriole...
Braves walk off on Royals, boost wild-card aspirations
Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,With one out, d'Arnaud sent a fastball from Royals reliever Sam Long (3-3) 421 feet over the center field wall.,The Braves hold a half-game lead ov...
Padres SS Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) done for season
Starting shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will not be part of the San Diego Padres' postseason run, announcing on Saturday that he will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a tear in the labrum in his right shoulder.,Kim, who turns 29 on Oct. 17, is eligible for free agency after this season and might have...
Justin Verlander helps Astros edge Guardians
Justin Verlander allowed three early runs but grinded out six innings, and the Houston Astros used a three-run second to beat the host Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday night. ,Looking to be a contributor for the Astros (88-73) in the postseason, Verlander (5-6) allowed a two-run, first-inning hom...
Kyle Hendricks turns back clock as Cubs blank Reds
Kyle Hendricks threw 7 1/3 shutout innings in what could be his final start for the Chicago Cubs, guiding them to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Hendricks, who has been with the Cubs since 2014 and helped them win ...
Giants take advantage of error to beat Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Matthew Liberatore fielded a Brett Wisely two-out bunt in the eighth inning and threw wildly past first base, allowing Tyler Fitzgerald to score from first with the San Francisco Giants' difference-making run in a 6-5 home victory Saturday afternoon.,Entering a 5-5 game ...
Nationals get timely homers to take series from Phillies
James Wood homered and tripled and scored two runs and Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer to highlight a four-run eighth inning to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.,Keibert Ruiz also had two hits and an RBI and Dylan Crews went 2-...