Baseball Page 537 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reds host Rockies, look to shed home woes
Home hasn't offered much comfort for the Cincinnati Reds lately.,After being swept by the Detroit Tigers to open a 10-game homestand leading into the All-Star break, the Reds have lost five straight at home and nine of their past 12 as the hosts. ,It's a slide they'll look to halt when they open a f...
Back at .500, Mets continue pre-All-Star push vs. Pirates
The New York Mets are creeping toward their goal of reaching the All-Star break on a high note.,After evening their record at 44-44, the Mets face the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a four-game series on Monday.,New York has won back-to-back games after losing the series opener 14-2 on Fri...
Rafael Devers (2 HRs), Red Sox blank struggling Yanks
Rafael Devers hit a tiebreaking home run with one out in the seventh inning and went deep again in the ninth as the surging Boston Red Sox recorded a 3-0 victory over the host New York Yankees on Sunday night.,Boston won for the sixth time in seven games and improved to 16-6 in its past 22 games. Th...
Tigers take on Guardians to begin seven-game homestand
Keider Montero collected his first major league victory in his most recent start. ,He'll look to add another win to his record when the Detroit Tigers begin a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday evening to kick off a seven-game homestand.,Montero, a rookie right-hander, has ma...
MLB roundup: Marlins stun White Sox with walk-off HR
Down to their last strike, the host Miami Marlins picked up a 7-4 walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon when Jake Burger slugged a three-run homer against his former team.,With two outs in the ninth, and the Marlins trailing 4-3, Miami first baseman Josh Bell -- mired in an 0-f...
Daulton Varsho's 10th-inning hit pushes Blue Jays past Mariners
Daulton Varsho's two-out single in the top of the 10th inning brought home the go-ahead run as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-4 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,George Springer hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh for the Blue Jays, who won their second in ...
Brewers blast Dodgers to avoid sweep
Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each had three hits -- including a home run -- and three RBIs to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers avoid a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 9-2 win on Sunday afternoon.,Eric Haase also homered and scored twice for Milwaukee, which ended a three-...
Eugenio Suarez's potent bat powers Diamondbacks over Padres
Eugenio Suarez snapped a tie with a two-run homer Sunday and Ryne Nelson fired 6 2/3 solid innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 9-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Suarez drilled his seventh homer with two outs in the top of the seventh and Geraldo Perdomo aboard after a walk. He lin...
Orioles bounce back to beat A's, complete winning road trip
Anthony Santander and Heston Kjerstad hit first-inning home runs, Grayson Rodriguez won his 11th game and the visiting Baltimore Orioles held on for a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics to complete a winning road trip Sunday afternoon.,One day after getting shellacked 19-8 by the Athletics, the ...
Twins SS Carlos Correa (hand) avoids serious injury
Minnesota Twins All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa departed Sunday's game against the Houston Astros after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Spencer Arrighetti.,X-rays taken during the game were negative and didn't reveal any fractures. The Twins said Correa had a right finger contusion.,Cor...
MLB All-Star rosters revealed; Phillies lead with 7 picks
The full rosters for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game were revealed Sunday.,The Philadelphia Phillies will send a major league-high and franchise-record seven players to this year's Midsummer Classic, slated for July 16 in Arlington, Texas. ,The pitching staffs and reserves were solidified Su...
Brady Singer, Royals salvage series finale vs. Rockies
Brady Singer threw seven dominant innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Singer (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking a pair, earning his first victory since May 19. The win snapped a three-game losing stre...
Rangers sweep Rays with 13-run, 19-hit attack
Corey Seager's three-run homer highlighted a six-run fourth inning and Jonah Heim went 4-for-5 with a homer and three runs as the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays 13-2 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas., ,Wyatt Langford had his second career four-hit game, Sebastian Janko...
Twins walk off against Astros on Christian Vazquez's HR
Christian Vazquez's walk-off home run to open the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Houston Astros 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Vazquez finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Minnesota, which took the rubber match of the three-game series and have won six of t...
Marlins beat White Sox on walk-off home run
Down to their last strike, the Miami Marlins rallied for a 7-4 walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon as Jake Burger slugged a three-run homer against his former team.,With two outs in the ninth, and the Marlins trailing 4-3, first baseman Josh Bell -- mired in a 0-for-23 slump ...
Hayden Wesneski's pitching helps Cubs blank Angels
Hayden Wesneski pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and Michael Busch hit a two-run home run during the Chicago Cubs' 5-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon.,After getting shutout by the Angels on Saturday, the Cubs returned the favor in the final meeting of a three-game ...
Wilson Contreras, Cards pull away from Nats
Wilson Contreras hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday.,Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who notched 13 hits and have won five of seven. ,Cardinals starte...
Francisco Lindor’s two-run single lifts Mets over Pirates
Francisco Lindor had three hits, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning, and the visiting New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.,The Mets trailed 2-1 before putting the first two batters on base in the ninth inning against Aroldis Chapman (1-4).,After striking out ...
Bo Naylor helps Guardians rally past Giants
Pinch hitter Bo Naylor clubbed a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 5-4 home victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.,The American League Central-leading Guardians trailed 3-2 when Giants reliever Sean Hjelle (3-3) retired the first two...
Braves ride four home runs, stellar pitching to shutout of Phillies
The Atlanta Braves hit four home runs, three coming in the second inning, and Reynaldo Lopez pitched six scoreless innings to overpower the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 in the rubber game of their series on Sunday.,The Braves won the final two games of the series, improved to 4-2 against the P...