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Rangers do just enough to sweep series against hapless White Sox
Ezequiel Duran and Marcus Semien drove in runs to back the pitching of Kumar Rocker and three relievers as the Texas Rangers did just enough to beat the reeling Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers swept the series and won th...
Double steal in tenth leads to Cubs walk-off of Pirates
Ian Happ drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win and take the series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Automatic runner Vidal Brujan and Kyle Tucker pulled off a double steal with Jon Berti at the plate, and then Happ knocked...
Nick Kurtz, Athletics prolong Royals' losing streak
Nick Kurtz's solo home run in the top of the ninth broke a tie and gave the Athletics a 3-2 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,The Athletics, who swept the three-game series, also got a home run from Austin Wynns. Kurtz was 2-for-4 and Brent Rooker was 2-for-3.,The Royals lost their six...
Shane Baz helps Rays complete sweep of Mets
Shane Baz pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run double in the fifth inning after scoring the first run in a three-run second inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays continued their surge with a 9-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon.,Baz (6-3) held the Mets ...
Astros rally in ninth, sweep Twins with walk-off in tenth
Mauricio Dubon hit a walk-off single to left field with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros completed a three-game series sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 2-1 win on Sunday.,Dubon drove home Jake Meyers with a high fly ball off Twins reliever Cole Sands (3-3) that left fielder Wil...
Nick Castellanos blasts grand slam as Phillies crush Blue Jays
Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, rookie Otto Kemp went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs and Alec Bohm also homered and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game series sweep of the visiting Toronto Blue Jays with an 11-4 victory on Sunday afternoon.,It was ...
Quinn Priester wins fourth consecutive start, leading Brewers past Cards
Quinn Priester allowed one run and four hits over six innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers capture a 3-2 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of their four-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Priester (5-2) struck out three and didn't walk a batter en route to his fourth straight...
Braxton Fulford drives in five as Rockies smash Braves
Braxton Fulford drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber threw five scoreless innings in his season debut to propel the visiting Colorado Rockies to a rare 10-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.,Gomber, who was activated from the 60-day injured list prior to the series finale, all...
Brayan Bello delivers a mound gem as Red Sox sweep Yankees
Rafael Devers homered and Brayan Bello tossed seven shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees with a 2-0 victory Sunday.,Bello (3-1) held New York to three hits, walked three and struck out eight. He threw a career-high 114 pitches (72 strike...
Dane Myers homers as Marlins edge Nationals for rare sweep
Dane Myers had three hits including a home run and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.,Nick Fortes added three hits for Miami, which completed its first three-game sweep of the season and won three in row overall for the first time si...
Gary Sanchez slugs grand slam as Orioles rout Angels
Gary Sanchez belted a seventh-inning grand slam to help the Baltimore Orioles record an 11-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep.,Sanchez homered for the second day in a row after missing time since late April with an injury. Ramon Urias...
Elly De La Cruz continues home run streak as Reds rally past Tigers
Elly De La Cruz homered for the fourth consecutive game and drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the host Detroit Tigers, 8-4, on Sunday.,De La Cruz had three hits and scored three runs, while Gavin Lux drove in the go-ahead run during a four-run eighth inning.,Starting pitcher W...
Fenway Park concession workers go on strike for first time in venue’s history
Concession workers at the Boston Red Sox's home venue of Fenway Park have voted to strike for the first time in the history of the venue, they announced Sunday.,The Red Sox are hosting the New York Yankees in the final game of a three-game series today.,Following a three-day vote, 95 percent of the ...
Rockies place LHP Kyle Freeland on IL, activate LHP Austin Gomber
The Colorado Rockies on Sunday placed left-hander Kyle Freeland on the injured list with lower back stiffness, while left-hander Austin Gomber was activated from the 60-day IL and lefty Carson Palmquist was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque.,The Rockies also optioned right-hander Zach Agnos to Albu...
Tigers veteran RHP John Brebbia designated for assignment
Detroit Tigers right-hander John Brebbia was designated for assignment on Sunday and right-hander Tyler Owens was recalled from Triple-A Toledo.,Brebbia, 35, is in his first season with the Tigers after signing a one-year free-agent deal in February. He was 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA in 19 relief appearanc...
Rangers put Tyler Mahle on IL, recall Kumar Rocker to face White Sox
The Texas Rangers placed Tyler Mahle on the 15-day injured list Sunday and recalled fellow right-hander Kumar Rocker from Triple-A Round Rock.,Rocker (1-4, 8.87 ERA) will start the Rangers' game against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas. He has never faced the White Sox i...
Twins place 3B Royce Lewis (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Royce Lewis on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday for Lewis, who missed the team's first 35 games of the season with the same injury.,He sustained the injury while running to first base on a single...
Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks seek sweep over Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks will hunt for a home series sweep over National League West rival San Diego on Sunday afternoon behind Merrill Kelly, their most efficient pitcher this season.,The Padres will counter with their winningest pitcher, Nick Pivetta.,Kelly (6-2, 3.18 ERA) will bring a 15 1/3-inni...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers look to tee off on Giants in series finale
After his longest home-run drought in two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers ended, Shohei Ohtani will be out for more in Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants.,Ohtani hit two home runs Saturday in what had been an 11-run rout until the Giants scrambled for some late runs against...
Behind Jorge Polanco, Mariners vie for sweep of Guardians
Through the end of April, Jorge Polanco was among the best players in baseball.,In May, he arguably was the worst.,So what can the Seattle Mariners expect for the rest of the season?,Polanco is at least average thus far this month, however he has been instrumental in helping the slumping Mariners wi...