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Junior Caminero, Rays aim to continue hot streaks vs. Rangers
Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero will look to continue his torrid hitting when the Rays chase a series victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.,Caminero, the American League co-Player of the Week, belted a solo shot in the Rays' 5-1 victory Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series....
Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long returns to majors vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long is set to end a 615-day hiatus from the majors on Wednesday night when he starts against the host Chicago White Sox.,Right elbow surgery in April 2024 and left hip surgery last July have stalled Gipson-Long's development.,Gipson-Long, who last pitched i...
Braves' Chris Sale aims for another sharp effort in clash vs. D-backs
Two veteran pitchers will square off Wednesday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series.,Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (5-2, 3.78 ERA) is scheduled to start against Atlanta left-hander Chris Sale (3-3, 3.06). The Diamondbacks won ...
Phillies' Mick Abel returns to majors for start vs. Jays
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Mick Abel has given himself a tough act to follow for his second career major league start Wednesday night against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The 23-year-old matched the franchise record for strikeouts in a major league debut with nine over six innings on May 18 t...
Yankees, opposing Guardians, eye yet another series win
Jazz Chisholm Jr. received an ovation before his first at-bat Tuesday night, and he later delivered the biggest hit in the latest win for the New York Yankees.,After getting a tiebreaking homer from Chisholm in his return from an oblique injury, the Yankees seek their sixth straight home victory whe...
Cal Quantrill looks to stop Rockies from sweeping Marlins
Cal Quantrill spent 2024 helping the Colorado Rockies win games. On Wednesday, he will try to stop them from sweeping their first series of 2025 when the Miami Marlins host the Rockies in the finale of their three-game series.,Quantrill (3-5, 5.84 ERA) faces his former team in the finale of the seri...
Homer-stealing TJ Friedl, Reds seek series win over Brewers
Following a game-saving, homer-robbing catch to end the Tuesday night game, TJ Friedl and the Cincinnati Reds will try to accomplish another rarity against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,The Reds have lost 11 straight series against th...
Rookie right-handers square off as Astros face Pirates
Despite having their rotation decimated by injuries, the Houston Astros are on top of the American League West.,Due to the absences, rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto remains part of Houston's rotation as a sixth starter despite his recent struggles. Gusto will oppose another rookie right-hander, Mike ...
Nationals turn to lefty MacKenzie Gore to slow red-hot Cubs
The visiting Chicago Cubs go for their fourth straight win when they play the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series Wednesday night.,Chicago took the series opener 8-3 and has won 13 of its past 16 games. Washington has lost two in a row after winning four straight.,Michael Busch f...
Angels look to complete road sweep of frustrated Red Sox
The visiting Los Angeles Angels will be attempting to sweep the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon when the teams complete their three-game series.,The Angels prevailed 7-6 on Monday and 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday, which left Boston with a 6-17 record in one-run games this season. The Red Sox h...
Dodgers rally in ninth, push past Mets in 10th
Freddie Freeman drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning double after Max Muncy tied it with a homer in the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,Muncy's second home run of the game came against Huascar Brazoban.,An inning later, Fr...
Twins hit three homers, send A's to 19th loss in 20 games
Willi Castro hit two homers and Trevor Larnach also went deep to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-3 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Royce Lewis ended a 0-for-32 drought with a two-run double and Byron Buxton had a two-run single as the Twins beat the Athletics ...
Padres get by Giants in 10th inning again
Manny Machado's fourth hit tied the game in the ninth inning, Jake Cronenworth delivered a two-out RBI single in the 10th and the San Diego Padres stunned the host San Francisco Giants with a second straight extra-inning win Tuesday night, 3-2.,Cronenworth's hit came off the fifth Giants pitcher, Sp...
Twins' Pablo Lopez exits due to shoulder tightness
Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lopez departed the Twins' Tuesday contest against the Athletics due to tightness in his pitching shoulder.,Lopez was warming up for the bottom of the sixth inning at West Sacramento, Calif., and after his third toss, he motioned to the dugout. He left after a brief conve...
Orioles take down Mariners for 4th straight win
Tomoyuki Sugano pitched seven strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Colton Cowser homered for Baltimore, which won its fourth consecutive game and for the seventh time in its past nine.,Rowdy Tellez went dee...
MLB roundup: Rockies top Marlins for first series win
Hunter Goodman hit a one-out, solo home run in the eighth inning, and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night to clinch their first series victory of this season.,The Rockies had lost all 19 series this season -- 10 on the road -- and a big-league record 22 in a row...
Royals erase 5-run deficit, ride bullpen to win over Cardinals
Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and four RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night.,Vinny Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia each drove in two runs for the Royals, who erased a 7-2 deficit. Jonathan India went 3-for-5 with three runs and Nick Loftin hit...
White Sox's bats back Shane Smith in blowout of Tigers
Michael A. Taylor smacked a three-run home run and Shane Smith pitched sharply into the sixth inning, boosting the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Taylor connected against Detroit's Tyler Holton in the sixth inning to break the game open. He also drove in...
White Sox bats back Shane Smith as White Sox rout Tigers
Michael A. Taylor smacked a three-run home run and Shane Smith pitched sharply into the sixth inning to boost the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Taylor connected against Detroit's Tyler Holton in the sixth inning to break the game open. He finished with ...
Rays get another homer from Junior Caminero in victory over Rangers
Drew Rasmussen extended his scoreless innings streak to 23 after striking out eight batters over five frames, fueling the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Rasmussen (5-4) recorded his fourth straight win after allowing just one hit: Jake Burger's infield single...