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Red Sox aim to bounce back vs. Padres behind Tanner Houck
The Boston Red Sox will have right-hander Tanner Houck on the mound Saturday when they attempt to end the visiting San Diego Padres' four-game winning streak.,Houck (7-5, 2.18 ERA) began the season battling to win the fifth spot in Boston's rotation but has quickly become the team's ace. He leads th...
White Sox host Rockies, look to extend rare win streak
Nothing about the 2024 season has been easy for the Chicago White Sox.,For two nights in a row, however, excellent pitching has led to a rare winning streak for the club ahead of a Saturday afternoon game against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,A day after the White Sox blanked the Atlanta Braves 1-0...
Powerful Braves to face Pirates' flamethrower Paul Skenes
Since the Atlanta Braves moved into Truist Park in 2017, they have never lost a series to Pittsburgh, going 18-5 against the Pirates there during that span.,After cruising to a 6-1 victory in Friday night's opener, the Braves can clinch this weekend's three-game series on Saturday afternoon, but it ...
After shutout win, Phillies send Aaron Nola to face Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies placed two of their best players on the 10-day injured list before their Friday home game against the Miami Marlins.,Though Bryce Harper (strained left hamstring) and Kyle Schwarber (strained left groin) were out, the Phillies proved they can still win because of their stel...
Struggling D-backs staff gets Zac Gallen back to face A's
Zac Gallen returns from a 30-day absence when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Oakland Athletics on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game set at Phoenix.,Gallen has been sidelined since injuring his right hamstring against the New York Mets on May 30. He said he sustained the injury on his...
Cards' Sonny Gray faces former team in series with Reds
After struggling through his first two starts of June, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray vowed to pitch more aggressively.,"There's definitely a mindset shift," he said.,Gray (9-4, 2.81 ERA) will try to keep that new focus when he faces the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in the third...
Yankees hope bats continue to come alive vs. Blue Jays
The visiting New York Yankees ended a four-game losing streak with a season-best offensive explosion against the Toronto Blue Jays that they will try to carry over to Saturday afternoon.,The Yankees hammered out 18 hits in a 16-5 victory over Toronto Friday night to gain a split of the first two gam...
Hall of Fame 1B Orlando Cepeda dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
MLB roundup: Giants, mourning Orlando Cepeda, beat Dodgers
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with no outs in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,The game concluded after the Giants announced the death of franchise legend Orla...
Giants' Brett Wisely beats Dodgers with walk-off homer
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with no outs in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,The game concluded after the Giants announced the death of franchise legend Orla...
Giants use homers to rally past Dodgers
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with none out in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,After the Dodgers had tied the game on Jason Heyward's sacrifice fly in the top...
Orlando Cepeda, unanimous NL MVP in 1967, dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
A's hit four homers to roll past D-backs, end road skid
Zack Gelof went 3-for-4, including a tiebreaking triple, and scored twice and the Oakland Athletics hit four homers during a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,Shea Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo homer as Oakland s...
Mariners sneak past Twins on 10th-inning comebacker
Cal Raleigh's chopper to the right side of the infield brought home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,J.P. Crawford began the inning as the runner at second base and advanced to third a...
Logan O'Hoppe, Angels top Tigers for fifth straight win
Logan O'Hoppe's tiebreaking three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The win extended the Angels' season-long winning streak to five games, while the Tigers lost their third straigh...
Drew Thorpe's solid outing helps White Sox top Rockies
Drew Thorpe threw six solid innings, helping lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday.,In his fourth career start, Thorpe (2-1) allowed just two runs on two hits, striking out four and walking one. Tommy Pham finished 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks, a...
Cardinals continue to roll, blank Reds
Andre Pallante and four relievers combined on a four-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the visiting Cincinnati Reds 1-0 Friday.,Pallante (4-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking three and striking out five. He has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless innings in his two starts against the R...
Salvador Perez, Royals jump all over Guardians in blowout
Salvador Perez hit a long home run and had two RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-3 on Friday night.,Perez led off the second inning with a 447-foot blast to left, his 13th home run of the season. Hunter Renfroe sliced his eighth homer to right for a 2-1 Royals...
Jackson Chourio's first grand slam lifts Brewers past Cubs
Rookie Jackson Chourio hit his first career grand slam to pace Milwaukee to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday night, the Brewers' fifth consecutive victory.,Chourio's slam with two outs in the fourth off Jameson Taillon put the Brewers up 4-2. Christian Yelich reached on a field...
Yankees end slide, blast Blue Jays 16-5
Juan Soto hit a three-run home run and Gleyber Torres added a two-run shot and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 16-5 Friday night.,Torres also had a sacrifice fly and Aaron Judge had three hits and two RBIs as the Yankees scored a season-best in runs to end a four-game lo...