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Chris Sale reaches 200 Ks as Braves blank Rockies
Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and became the first left-hander in Atlanta franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts as the Braves blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves (75-63) maintained their half-game lead over the New Yo...
Cade Povich, O's dominate White Sox
Rookie left-hander Cade Povich pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 in the best outing of his major league career as the Baltimore Orioles walked all over the visiting Chicago White Sox, winning 9-0 on Tuesday night.,Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser each knocked in two runs for the Ori...
Logan Driscoll has key hit in MLB debut, Rays edge Twins
Logan Driscoll knocked in the go-ahead run with his first career hit, Jeffrey Springs crafted six sharp innings and the Tampa Bay Rays evened their four-game series with the Minnesota Twins by eking out a 2-1 win Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,With two outs in the fourth in a 1-all game, the ...
Joey Gallo's three-run homer leads Nationals past Marlins, 6-2
Joey Gallo slugged a three-run homer, and Patrick Corbin won his third straight start as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Tuesday night.,It was just the sixth homer of the year for Gallo, who has three seasons with at least 38 dingers.,Corbin (5-12) allowed se...
Padres welcome back Yu Darvish for meeting with Tigers
With less than a month left in the regular season, the San Diego Padres are almost at full strength.,After getting All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. back from the 60-day injured list for Monday's 3-0 win over the Tigers, San Diego will welcome Opening Day starter Yu Darvish back to the rotat...
Christian Walker returns to D-backs, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. goes on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated slugger Christian Walker from the 10-day injured list but also will be without outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. due to a calf injury when they face the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,Gurriel was placed on the injured list, retroactive to Monday. The club...
Astros try to beat Reds for first time since 2016
Through their eight-year run of dominance, the Houston Astros have had a kryptonite of sorts.,The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Astros seven straight times. Houston hasn't beaten Cincinnati since 2016, the year before the first of its two World Series titles.,That includes Monday's 5-3 Cincinnat...
Giancarlo Stanton fuels Yankees into rematch vs. Rangers
The past week has been solid for Giancarlo Stanton. The New York Yankees' designated hitter is batting .300 since Aug. 27 (6-for-20), putting up five RBIs, two home runs and three doubles in that stretch.,Stanton and the Yankees (80-58) will look for that to continue when they try for a series win a...
Catchers coming up big for A's, Mariners
The two most powerful catchers in the game today renew their rivalry Tuesday night when Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners visit Shea Langeliers and the Oakland Athletics in the continuation of a four-game series.,Raleigh launched his 28th home run of the season in Monday's series opener, but Lang...
Do-or-die time for Giants as they begin series vs. Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants embark on the do-or-die portion of their schedule when they open a three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.,The Giants (68-70) trail the Diamondbacks (77-61) by nine games in the National League wild-card standings with just four weeks remain...
Shohei Ohtani returns to Angel Stadium as Dodgers face Angels
Shohei Ohtani will play in Angel Stadium for the first time in the regular season since he left the club in the offseason to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, who begin a two-game series against the Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Ohtani, who played at Angel Stadium for the Dodgers (83-55) in a spr...
Mets seeking 6th straight win as they host Red Sox
The New York Mets' starting pitchers are feeding off the success of one another.,Unfortunately for the Boston Red Sox, the Mets' hitters seem to be doing the same.,The Mets will look to remain hot while the Red Sox will hope to snap a lengthy slump Tuesday night when New York hosts Boston in the sec...
Orioles using series vs. lowly White Sox to build confidence
The confidence level hasn't been at a preferred level for the Baltimore Orioles in recent weeks even as they've maintained a high enough clip to contend for the top spot in the American League East.,Getting that confidence to rise a few ticks is among their areas of emphasis this week during a six-g...
Pirates' Paul Skenes gets his fourth crack at Cubs
Rookie sensation Paul Skenes faces the Chicago Cubs for the fourth time this season when he takes the mound for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Each of the right-hander's first two career starts came against Chicago, including the memorable second one in which he struck out 11 in s...
MLB roundup: Willy Adames ties franchise HR record in Brewers' win
Willy Adames homered for the fifth straight game to tie a Milwaukee record as the Brewers beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series.,Jackson Chourio hit a grand slam and Rhys Hoskins also went deep as the Brewers (81-57) won for the sixth time...
Seeking sense of urgency, Rays turn to Jeffrey Springs vs. Twins
The Tampa Bay Rays are simply running out of time.,Needing a strong conclusion to their seven-game homestand, the Rays lost for the third time in four outings Monday and will look to even it up against the Minnesota Twins in the second game of their four-game set Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla...
Brewers looking to continue power surge as they host Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames will try to add to his home run streak against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.,Adames homered for the fifth straight game on Monday in the opener of the three-game series, paving the way for the 9-3 win against the Cardinals and tying a clu...
Gleyber Torres has three hits to guide Yankees past Rangers
Gleyber Torres went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Gerrit Cole was effective through six innings to help the New York Yankees earn an 8-4 win against the host Texas Rangers on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,Cole (6-3) held Texas to one run on four hits and struck out nine. He left the game at the start of t...
Guardians look to extend Royals’ losing streak
Lane Thomas is finally showing why the Cleveland Guardians went out and acquired the talented outfielder from the Washington Nationals on July 29.,Thomas is proving to be a key addition for the Guardians, who continue their three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.,Thomas and...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole leaves start with right calf ‘cramp’
New York Yankees star right-hander Gerrit Cole took himself out after six innings of his start Monday night at the Texas Rangers with what the team called a right calf cramp.,The Yankees said Cole will continue to be monitored Tuesday.,Video from the YES Network broadcast showed that Cole picked up ...