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Manny Machado's 9th-inning homer lifts Padres past D-backs
Manny Machado's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 10-8 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona overcame a 7-2 deficit in the top of the ninth. Alek Thomas whacked a grand slam off closer Robert Suarez with one out to pull the Di...
Mets hope Edwin Diaz's return boosts bullpen vs. Pirates
New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz is set to return on Sunday following a 10-game suspension for violating MLB's policy on foreign substances, providing much-needed relief for a beleaguered bullpen.,The Mets continue a four-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday after giving up sev...
Manny Machado blasts 2-run HR in 9th to lift Padres past Diamondbacks
Manny Machado's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 10-8 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona overcame a 7-2 deficit in the top of the ninth. Alek Thomas whacked a grand slam off closer Robert Suarez with one out to pull it wit...
Will Smith belts three homers as Dodgers overtake Brewers
Will Smith hit three home runs and Freddie Freeman delivered a two-run, go-ahead single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Miguel Vargas homered for the Dodgers, who took the opener of a three-game series after losing thre...
Austin Hays' 3 hits lead Orioles past Athletics
Albert Suarez pitched six-plus innings of two-run ball, Austin Hays collected three hits on his birthday and the Baltimore Orioles did all their scoring early in a 3-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Yennier Cano stranded the potential tying...
Luis Castillo, Mariners hold Blue Jays in check
Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 sterling innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Luke Raley hit a two-run double for the Mariners, who won their second in a row after losing 10 of their previous 13 to see their lead a...
Astros bang out 16 hits, hold off Twins 13-12
Jeremy Pena recorded his sixth three-hit game of the season to pace a balanced offensive attack by the Houston Astros, who outlasted the Minnesota Twins 13-12 on Friday.,The Astros improved to 13-2 over their last 15 games by banging out 16 hits with the middle third of the order doing the most dama...
MLB roundup: Pirates belt 7 homers, rout Mets
Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez each homered twice, including one grand slam apiece, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit seven home runs in a 14-2 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Friday.,Jack Suwinski, Yasmani Grandal and Michael A. Taylor each hit solo homers for Pittsburgh, which tied a fran...
Cardinals rally from five-run deficit, edge Nationals in 11th
Masyn Winn scored on a passed ball in the 11th inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.,Automatic runner Winn went to third on a groundout and scored on a swinging strike three passed ball by catcher Riley Adams...
Michael Lorenzen, Rangers blank Rays in series opener
Michael Lorenzen allowed one hit over five innings and Corey Seager hit a two-run double to lead the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Jonathan Ornelas doubled, singled and scored a run and Jonah Heim also had t...
Giants use 7 pitchers to stymie Guardians' offense in 4-2 win
Michael Conforto drove in a pair of runs with the first of his two doubles, and seven San Francisco Giants' pitchers contained the potent Cleveland Guardians offense for a 4-2 road victory Friday night.,Conforto highlighted a three-run first inning against Guardians star Tanner Bibee (7-3), who last...
Brenton Doyle's late hit lifts Rockies over Royals
Brenton Doyle went 3-for-4 with a tiebreaking two-run double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Denver.,Brendan Rodgers had two hits and Michael Toglia homered for the Rockies, who notched their fourth victory in the past six games.,Freddy Fe...
Red Sox stun Yankees in 10th for fifth straight win
Masataka Yoshida hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Clay Holmes, and Ceddanne Rafaela hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th as the visiting Boston Red Sox earned their fifth straight win by rallying for a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees.,Yoshida fell behind 0-2 in t...
Colt Keith's two-homer night leads Tigers past Reds
The Detroit Tigers hit four homers, two of them from Colt Keith, to take a 5-4 win against the host Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,Parker Meadows and Riley Greene also went deep for the Tigers, who have alternated losses and wins over their past six games. Greene fin...
Cardinals rally from 5-0 deficit, edge Nationals in 11th
Masyn Winn scored on a passed ball in the 11th inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from down 5-0 to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.,Runner Winn went to third on a ground out and scored on a swinging strike three passed ball by catcher Riley Adams with Wilson Contre...
Trea Turner's 2-run homers help Phils past Braves
Trea Turner hit two homers and Aaron Nola earned his 100th career victory as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Friday to win the opening game of the three-game series.,The Phillies increased their lead to 10 games over the second-place Braves in the National League Ea...
White Sox edge Marlins for rare road victory
Rookie Drew Thorpe pitched 6 1/3 strong innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.,The contest was the opener of a three-game series featuring the team with the worst road record in the majors, the White Sox, and the team with the worst home record in the m...
Angels hope to jump-start offense against Cubs
Offense has been a premium recently for the Los Angeles Angels., ,Los Angeles has totaled just one run over its past three games, a cold spell it will attempt to end Saturday when it continues a three-game series with the host Chicago Cubs., ,The Angels mustered just two hits in a 5-1 loss to Chicag...
Pirates blast 2 slams among 7 homers in thumping Mets
Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez each homered twice, including one grand slam apiece, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit seven home runs in a 14-2 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Friday.,Jack Suwinski, Yasmani Grandal and Michael A. Taylor each hit solo homers for Pittsburgh, which tied a fran...
Royals activate 2B Adam Frazier, add LHP Walter Pennington
The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Adam Frazier from the injured list and selected the contract of left-hander Walter Pennington on Friday in advance of a road game against the Colorado Rockies.,The club optioned third baseman CJ Alexander and right-hander Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A O...