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Nick Kurtz blasts another homer to lead Athletics over Guardians
Nick Kurtz continued his power show with a two-run homer and Jeffrey Springs pitched 7 1/3 strong innings to lead the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler had three hits and an RBI and Jacob Wilson and Luis Urias added run...
Eugenio Suarez leads D-backs' homer barrage in win over Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit two of Arizona's four home runs to reach 300 for his career, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 14-8 in Denver on Friday night.,Suarez, who tied his season high with four hits, connected in the fifth and sixth innings. Ketel Marte homered, doubled twice and drove in fi...
Christian Yelich has career-high 8 RBIs as Brewers blast Twins
Christian Yelich went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a career-high eight RBIs, Jacob Misiorowski carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Minnesota Twins for a 17-6 win Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yelich twice hit bases-clearing doubles for Milwaukee, whi...
Yandy Diaz clubs two homers as Rays pound Tigers
Yandy Diaz homered twice and Matt Thaiss scored twice and drove in four runs Friday following a 50-minute rain delay helping the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.,Curtis Mead scored three times and drove in a run for Tampa Bay (42-34) which has won six of its last eight ...
Loss of A.J. Puk, Gabriel Moreno adds to D-backs' injury woes
A week after announcing closer Justin Martinez will undergo Tommy John surgery, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday that A.J. Puk will undergo the same procedure.,The club opened the season with visions of Martinez, a right-hander, and the lefty Puk potentially sharing closer duties. Now, Puk ...
Ramon Urias' homer keys surging Orioles over slumping Yankees
Ramon Urias started the eighth inning by hitting a tiebreaking homer and the visiting Baltimore Orioles continued their recent surge with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.,The Orioles won for the 14th time in 20 games and beat the Yankees for the third time in four meetings th...
Phillies use outburst in seventh to beat Mets, take NL East lead
Trea Turner's RBI double snapped a tie and sparked a six-run seventh inning for the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed their surge into first place in the National League East by beating the reeling New York Mets 10-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Phillies, who have won eight of...
Five-run inning carries Cardinals past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning in a 6-1 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.,Starting pitcher Andre Pallante (5-3) was effective through six scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing just two hits for the Card...
Agustin Ramirez drives in four as Marlins dump Braves
Rookie Agustin Ramirez homered and matched a season high with four RBIs, lifting the host Miami Marlins to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Ramirez belted a three-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. He also homered and had four RBIs in Miami's 10-8 v...
White Sox take opener vs. Blue Jays to end 8-game slide
Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run home run, Tyler Alexander pitched four scoreless relief innings and the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday night.,Andrew Benintendi added a solo shot and had two RBIs while Josh Rojas contributed two RBIs for the White Sox, who ended...
Fireworks from Rangers stars power win over Pirates
Adolis Garcia had three hits, including a home run and two RBI and made two great diving catches in right field to help the Texas Rangers beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night.,Garcia went 3-for-4 and his efforts backed up a strong outing by starter Jacob deGrom (7-2), who pitched six...
Mariners C Cal Raleigh breaks 55-year HR mark set by Johnny Bench
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh surpassed legendary Johnny Bench for most homers before the All-Star break by a primary catcher when he hit two against the Chicago Cubs in Friday's 9-4 victory.,Raleigh has 29 homers to break a record that stood for 55 years. Hall of Famer Bench hit 28 in 87 gam...
Padres-Dodgers discipline: Robert Suarez, both managers receive bans
Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Robert Suarez for three games Friday, while Padres manager Mike Shildt and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received one-game suspensions following the conclusion of a feisty four-game series between the teams this week.,S...
Pirates RHP Dennis Santana suspended 4 games over fan interaction
Major League Baseball gave Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana a four-game suspension on Friday for "his aggressive conduct toward a fan" that saw him take a swing at someone heckling him from behind the bullpen.,Santana's suspension was set to begin Friday, but the pitcher has elected to appe...
Angels manager Ron Washington (health) out indefinitely
Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will not manage the team for an indefinite period due to a health concern, general manager Perry Minasian told reporters on Friday.,The nature of Washington's health ailment is undisclosed.,Bench coach Ray Montgomery will serve as interim manager, beginning ...
Rays' Hunter Bigge 'in good spirits,' still in hospital after foul ball to face
Tampa Bay Rays reliever Hunter Bigge remains hospitalized after taking a foul ball to the face while seated in the dugout during Thursday's game, but team officials received some encouraging news Friday as early medical evaluations offered positive signs.,Rays manager Kevin Cash and president of bas...
Cal Raleigh hits two homers as Mariners topple Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home runs of the season to help the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 9-4 win against the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Raleigh, who passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star bre...
Dodgers acquire LHP Zach Penrod from Red Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left-hander Zach Penrod from the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations and moved right-hander Roki Sasaki to the 60-day injured list.,Penrod, 28, has just seven games of major league experience, all with the Red Sox in relief last season. He had a 2.25 ERA in four i...
David Ortiz Takes Shot at Rafael Devers as Red Sox Drama Continues
Rafael Devers’ messy Red Sox exit gets even uglier as David Ortiz takes a jab on Instagram. Devers now embraces first base with the Giants....
Yankees activate RHP Luke Weaver (hamstring) off IL
The New York Yankees reinstated right-hander Luke Weaver from the 15-day injured list Friday in advance of the opener of a three-game home series against the Baltimore Orioles.,Weaver, 31, has been out since he strained his left hamstring while warming up to enter a June 1 game against the Los Angel...