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Braves look to pad wild-card edge as they visit Angels
Having taken care of business in San Francisco, the Atlanta Braves will look to complete a winning trip when they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,With three wins in four games at San Francisco, the Braves built their lead to two games over t...
Guardians aim to extend win streak at Brewers' expense
August has been kind to Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez.,Gimenez is 16-for-48 (.333) through 13 games this month, and he will attempt to help Cleveland record its sixth straight win when the Guardians open a three-game set with the host Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cleveland ...
Mets hope matchup with Marlins sparks new surge
The New York Mets began turning around their season with a dramatic win over the Miami Marlins on June 13.,Two months later, the skidding Mets might need a similar jolt Friday night, when they host the Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,Left-hander Sean Manaea (8-5, 3.44 ERA) is slated to...
Cardinals take on Dodgers to begin daunting stretch
After playing one of their worst series of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals begin a grueling 22-game stretch against teams with winning records.,That grind begins Friday when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a three-game series at Busch Stadium.,The Cardinals will seek to rebound after s...
Twins rookie looks to repeat teammate's gem vs. Rangers
Simeon Woods Richardson has hit a roadblock in his bid for his fourth win of the season.,The Minnesota Twins rookie gets another opportunity when he takes the mound against the Texas Rangers on Friday in the second game of a four-game series night in Arlington, Texas.,Woods Richardson (3-3, 3.78 ERA...
Offense clicking as Phillies continue series with Nats
The Philadelphia Phillies are showing glimpses of the team that ran roughshod over their opponents during the first half of the season.,After erupting for 22 runs and 30 hits over their last two contests, the Phillies aim to continue their recent run of good fortune on Friday when they host the Wash...
Struggling to score, Mariners visit win-starved Pirates
When the Seattle Mariners ventured east to start a nine-game road trip, their offense must have stayed behind.,After scoring 26 runs in a four-game winning streak last week, the Mariners have put up just four combined in their past three games, all losses. They aim to turn things around when they vi...
With bats heating up, O's look to continue dominance vs. Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have been looking like significant offensive threats again and that should bode well for the American League East contenders., ,They meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Friday night., ,The Orioles won their second in a row by beating the Red Sox 5-1 in the series opener Thur...
Tigers try to keep streak going, facing Aaron Judge and Yankees
The New York Yankees' three-game series against Detroit will come with a twist., ,The first two games will be played in the Motor City, but they'll head to Williamsport, Pa., for the "MLB Little League Classic" on Sunday night.,The Yankees got a day off Thursday. After an embarrassing 12-2 loss to t...
MLB roundup: Phillies rookie hits for cycle
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth, crushed a solo homer in the seve...
Zach Eflin remains unbeaten for O's with win over Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered and Zach Eflin continued his splendid work on the mound as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-1 to open a four-game series Thursday night.,Colton Cowser and Henderson each had two hits for the Orioles, who won their second game in a r...
Twins take down Rangers in 9th
Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the visiting Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-2 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.,Willi Castro homered and Kyle Farmer had two hits and scored a run for Minnesota, whi...
Marlins place RHP Anthony Bender on 15-day IL
The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Anthony Bender on the 15-day injured list on Thursday without an injury designation.,The move is retroactive to Monday. Bender, 29, last pitched on Saturday, allowing three hits, one walk and three runs with two strikeouts in one inning of a 9-8, 10-inning loss ...
Rookie Weston Wilson hits for cycle as Phillies smash Nats
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the host Philadelphia Phillies to a convincing 13-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson struck out in the first inning, tripled and singled in the f...
Zach Elfin remains unbeaten for O's with win over Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered and Zach Eflin continued his splendid work on the mound as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-1 to open a four-game series Thursday night.,Colton Cowser and Henderson each had two hits for the Orioles, who won their second game in a r...
Brewers All-Star Christian Yelich to have season-ending surgery
The Milwaukee Brewers' hopes of holding on to their lead in the National League Central race took a blow Thursday when the club announced that All-Star left fielder Christian Yelich will undergo season-ending back surgery.,Yelich hasn't played since July 23. He spent the past three weeks having trea...
Astros aim to continue hot streak at home against White Sox
After stumbling through their most recent homestand, winning just four of nine games, the Houston Astros have reversed course and are riding a red-hot streak when they host the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-game weekend series.,Houston capped an 8-1 road trip with a 2-1, 10-in...
White-hot Padres look to keep winning at struggling Rockies
The San Diego Padres were an average team at the All-Star break. Things have gone much differently in the second half.,The Padres have won 19 of 23 and surged to the top of the National League wild-card standings, tied with the almost equally scorching Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego will try to kee...
Twins place OF Byron Buxton (hip) on IL
The Minnesota Twins moved outfielder Byron Buxton to the 10-day injured list due to right hip inflammation on Thursday.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday after Buxton left Monday's game against the Kansas City Royals with the ailment.,The oft-injured Buxton, 30, was on track to appear in 100 games...
Logan Webb deals, Giants avoid four-game sweep vs. Braves
Logan Webb won his fourth consecutive start with 7 2/3 shutout innings, Grant McCray recorded his first two big-league hits, including a home run, and the San Francisco Giants salvaged one win in their four-game home series against the Atlanta Braves with a 6-0 victory Thursday afternoon.,Casey Schm...