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Rangers crush O's to end six-game losing streak
Derek Hill homered twice and the Texas Rangers finally got their offense going, pounding the host Baltimore Orioles 11-2 to salvage the finale of a four-game series Sunday night., ,Andrew Heaney struck out 10 in seven solid innings and Wyatt Langford, who drilled a three-run home run, finished with ...
MLB roundup: Surging Astros cool off Mets in 11th
Trey Cabbage's two-run double capped a five-run 11th inning for the visiting Houston Astros, who moved over .500 for the first time this season with a 10-5 win over the New York Mets on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Matt Festa (0-1) intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez to open th...
MLB tweaks Home Run Derby format; Orioles’ Henderson to compete
Major League Baseball revealed updated rules and a new format for the Home Run Derby going into effect this summer.,The league said Sunday that in the first round and semifinals, participants will see a maximum of 40 pitches over three minutes. That is followed by three bonus outs; players will cont...
Trey Cabbage headlines five-run 11th as Astros top Mets
Trey Cabbage's two-run double capped a five-run 11th inning for the visiting Houston Astros, who moved over .500 for the first time this season with a 10-5 win over the New York Mets on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series.,The Astros went 17-8 in June, the best record in the majors, to...
Trey Cabbage’s 2B leads five-run 11th in win over Astros
Trey Cabbage's two-run double capped a five-run 11th inning Sunday for the visiting Houston Astros, who moved over .500 for the first time this season with a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The Astros went 17-8 in June, the best record in the American Leagu...
Tigers hold off Angels' ninth-inning rally
Justyn-Henry Malloy's inside-the-park home run highlighted a rare offensive outburst by the Detroit Tigers in their 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The Tigers, who lost the first three games of the series, had scored more than four runs only once in their ...
Trevor Larnach delivers go-ahead HR as Twins top Mariners
Trevor Larnach hit a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the eighth inning as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 Sunday afternoon.,Larnach's blast to right-center off Mariners reliever Ryne Stanek (5-2), following a one-out single by Jose Miranda, gave the Twins home runs in a f...
Giants rap out 16 hits, 10 doubles in win over Dodgers
Matt Chapman homered, Spencer Bivens worked a season-best five innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a series win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with a 10-4 romp Sunday afternoon.,Jorge Soler doubled twice and scored a pair of runs for the Giants, who had lost five of six to the Dodg...
Diamondbacks hand A's seventh loss in eight games
Christian Walker had three hits and two RBIs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt allowed one run and five hits over six innings. He struck out eight and w...
Rockies push across run in 14th inning to edge White Sox
Michael Toglia hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the 14th inning, helping lead the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,After Colorado's Sam Hilliard moved Ryan McMahon to third on a sacrifice bunt, Toglia's sacrifice fly was just deep enough to score...
Seth Lugo (10 Ks) shines as Royals top Guardians
Seth Lugo tossed six shutout innings for his major league-best 11th win as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday afternoon, taking three of four games in the series.,Lugo (11-2) fanned 10 while allowing four hits and a walk to earn his 14th quality start, matchin...
Phillies rally to earn four-game split vs. Marlins
Trea Turner put Philadelphia ahead with a two-run single in the seventh inning, and the Phillies salvaged a split of a four-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins with a 7-6 victory on Sunday.,The Marlins led 6-2 following the top of the fifth inning before Philadelphia battled back and capp...
Aaron Judge hits 2-run HR as Yankees split series with Jays
Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run, Gerrit Cole struck out six in five innings and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 Sunday afternoon.,Trent Grisham and DJ LeMahieu added two RBIs each to help the Yankees gain a split in the four-game series.,Cole (1-1) allowed one run...
Brewers belt another grand slam, coast past Cubs
Brice Turang belted Milwaukee's fifth grand slam in eight games to back a dominant start by Freddy Peralta and power the Brewers to an 7-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series., ,Turang's grand slam off starter Kyle Hendricks capped a seven-run...
Cardinals shut down Reds, post 2-0 win
Lance Lynn and three relievers combined in a two-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 2-0 Sunday,Lynn (4-3) allowed two hits while walking one and striking out six in six innings. ,Andrew Kittredge, JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley closed out the last three innings, wi...
Rafael Devers helps Red Sox salvage series finale vs. Padres
Rafael Devers collected two hits, including a two-run home run, to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep by beating the visiting San Diego Padres 4-1 Sunday.,Devers hit his 18th home run of the season in the bottom of the first against Matt Waldron. Wilyer Abreu, who reached on a walk, al...
Taj Bradley (11 K's), Rays blank Nats to earn series win
Taj Bradley kept rolling with his strong June pitching, Isaac Paredes finished a single shy of the cycle and the Tampa Bay Rays earned a fourth straight series win, 5-0, over the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Bradley (3-4) struck out 11 and allowed just three hits ...
Pirates use power, pitching to double up Braves
Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez hit tape-measure home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday afternoon to salvage the finale of their three-game series.,Nick Gonzales doubled among his two hits for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game losing streak with its third w...
Yankees star Juan Soto (hand) returns to lineup
New York Yankees star Juan Soto was back in right field on Sunday after the team initially said he would miss his second consecutive game against the host Toronto Blue Jays because of a bruised right hand.,Soto also was back to his hot hitting, connecting for a single off Blue Jays starter Kevin Gau...
Guardians activate RHP Gavin Williams, option RHP Triston McKenzie
Cleveland right-hander Gavin Williams is set to make season debut after the Guardians activated him Sunday from the 60-day injured list.,Williams, 24, strained his right elbow after two starts in spring training in March.,In corresponding moves, the Guardians optioned another right-handed starter, T...