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MLB-best Phillies getting healthy as Mets visit
The Philadelphia Phillies have reinforcements on their way for Friday's opener of a three-game series against the visiting New York Mets.,The Phillies (88-58) sit a season-high 30 games over .500 and boast an eight-game lead on the second-place Mets (80-66) with 16 games remaining. Philadelphia has ...
Guardians place RHP Alex Cobb (blister) on IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Alex Cobb on the 15-day injured list with a blister and selected the contract of right-hander Andrew Walters from Triple-A Columbus.,Cobb last pitched Sept. 1 and was scratched from his start Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of the blister ...
Rockies score twice in ninth, avoid sweep against Tigers
Jacob Stallings doubled twice and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth as the visiting Colorado Rockies snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Thursday afternoon.,Jordan Beck supplied a solo homer for the Rockies (55-92). Seth Halvorsen (1-0) notched his first career win ...
Brendan Donovan, Masyn Winn help Cardinals win series over Reds
Brendan Donovan hit a two-run home run to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-1 Thursday afternoon.,Masyn Winn hit a homer and scored twice for the Cardinals (74-72), who took two of three games in the series.,Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (13-9) allowed one run on two hi...
Astros place OF Chas McCormick (hand) on 10-day IL
The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a small fracture on his right hand.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday, one day after McCormick sustained the injury after running into the right-field wall while chasing down a foul ball in Houston's 4-...
All eyes on Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers visit Braves
Shohei Ohtani will aim to take another step toward history on Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the opener of a four-game series against the host Atlanta Braves.,Ohtani belted one of his team's four homers in the first inning and added a stolen base in the second in the Dodgers' 10-8 victory ...
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals set sights on Pirates
Neither the Pittsburgh Pirates nor the Kansas City Royals have played much meaningful September baseball in recent seasons.,While the Pirates are again playing out the stretch this year, the Royals are in playoff mode when the teams meet Friday to open a three-game series in Pittsburgh.,Kansas City ...
Tigers activate OF Wenceel Perez from injured list
The Detroit Tigers activated rookie outfielder Wenceel Perez from the 10-day injured list on Thursday.,Perez, 24, landed on the list on Aug. 10 with a left oblique strain. He left the previous day's game against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning with side discomfort.,Perez is slashing .2...
Red Sox LHP James Paxton to retire at end of season
Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton announced he will retire at the conclusion of this season. ,Paxton, 35, made three starts for the Red Sox following a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 26. The British Columbia native has been on the injured list since Aug. 12, one day after he sustai...
Mike Yastrzemski, Giants chase series win vs. Brewers
Auditions for 2025 outfield positions for San Francisco will continue Thursday night when the host Giants seek to take a series win off the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. ,Outfielders Jerar Encarnacion and Mike Yastrzemski combined for four hits -- including two homers -- and sev...
Rangers' Kumar Rocker relishes challenge in debut vs. M's
Kumar Rocker hopes he can put off the first-game jitters for just a bit.,The right-hander is scheduled to make his major league debut for the Texas Rangers when they open a four-game series Thursday night against the host Seattle Mariners.,"It'll hit me maybe after the game," Rocker, 24, told report...
Red Sox, Yankees ride stirring wins into series opener
The Boston Red Sox and host New York Yankees will open a four-game series on Thursday night that has major implications on the playoff future for both teams. ,New York (84-62) takes a 1 1/2-game lead over the second-place Baltimore Orioles in the American League East into the series with just 16 gam...
Nationals seek to maintain dominance of Marlins
The Washington Nationals will look to continue their dominance over the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday evening when the teams open a four-game series.,The Nationals are 8-1 against the Marlins this year. Washington won the first eight meetings before losing to Miami for the first time 4-3 in 10 ...
Rolling Guardians head home to open series with Rays
The Cleveland Guardians are heating up down the stretch of the regular season.,However, they could face a stiff challenge from Tampa Bay's Ryan Pepiot on Thursday in the opener of a four-game home series against the Rays.,From Aug. 3-27, Cleveland (84-62) went 8-16 and lost its outright lead in the ...
Cards' Sonny Gray looks for first win against ex-team, Reds
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray has not enjoyed his reunions with the Cincinnati Reds this season.,Gray (12-9, 3.84 ERA), who pitched for the Reds from 2019-21, has lost both of his starts against his former team in 2023. He was tagged for 12 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits in 9 1/3 innings dur...
Astros, awaiting word on Jose Altuve, try to recover vs. A's
The Houston Astros finally had two games this week in which their starting lineup featured all four of their stalwarts -- Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker -- for the first time since early June.,It's unclear when the foursome might be together again after Altuve sustained an...
Tarik Skubal, Tigers seek to extend win streak vs. Rockies
The Detroit Tigers will have their ace on the mound when they go for their fifth straight victory on Thursday afternoon.,Colorado will have the unenviable task of facing left-hander Tarik Skubal. The Tigers (75-71) have already secured the first two games of the series against the visiting Rockies. ...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits HR, steals base in win
Shohei Ohtani led off with one of the Dodgers' four home runs in the first inning and Tommy Edman went deep twice in the game as host Los Angeles held off the Chicago Cubs for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday.,Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy belted home runs in the opening inning, all in succession again...
Dodgers hit four first-inning homers, outslug Cubs
Shohei Ohtani led off with one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' four home runs in the first inning and Tommy Edman went deep twice in the game as the host Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Chicago Cubs for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday.,Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy belted home runs in the opening inning,...
Early offense powers Giants to demolition of Brewers
Jerar Encarnacion, Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman homered as part of a 17-hit attack, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 13-2 blowout of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Blake Snell rebounded from a poor outing with five strong innings as the Giants (72-74) leveled the three-game s...