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Diamondbacks come up with walk-off win over Jays
Geraldo Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly to score Corbin Carroll with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Phoenix.,Alek Thomas delivered a tying two-run single in the eighth for the Diamondbacks, who...
Spencer Schwellenbach, Braves extend Padres' slump
Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach retired the last 12 men he faced Friday night and worked seven strong innings as the visiting Atlanta Braves earned a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Schwellenbach (3-4) gave up just three hits and a run, walking one and striking out three, in the longest of his eight...
Kyle Hendricks blanks Cards for 7 innings in Cubs' 5th straight win
Kyle Hendricks threw seven shutout innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the Cardinals 5-1 on Friday for their fifth straight victory.,Hendricks (2-7) allowed five hits and one walk while striking out three. He didn't allow a runner to reach second base.,He improved his career record against...
Jesse Winker burns former team as Nats top Brewers
Jesse Winker came back to haunt his former team with a homer and RBI double, helping the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the opener of the three-game series., ,Winker put the Nationals up 4-2 in the fifth inning with his 11th homer, a two-out solo s...
Home runs propel surging Astros past Rangers
Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman slugged solo home runs and Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run shot as the Houston Astros extended their home winning streak to 10 games by defeating the visiting Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday.,It's the Astros' second-longest streak at Minute Maid Park, who won 18 consecutive ...
Pitchers back from IL propel Pirates past White Sox
Ke'Bryan Hayes had two hits and an RBI and Marco Gonzales pitched five strong innings in his return from injury to lift the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Making his first appearance since mid-April, Gonzales (1-0) allowed one run and seven hits wit...
Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge help Yankees beat Orioles
New York starter Gerrit Cole kept the Baltimore Orioles in check over six innings and Aaron Judge finally homered again as the visiting Yankees won 4-1 in matchup of AL East Division front-runners on Friday night.,Judge's majors-leading 33rd home run was his first long ball in nine games as the team...
Mets belt five home runs, hold off Rockies
Jose Iglesias and Harrison Bader each hit two homers Friday night for the host New York Mets, who staved off a comeback attempt by the Colorado Rockies to earn a 7-6 win in the opener of a three-game series.,Mark Vientos also went deep for the Mets, who have won the first four games of a six-game ho...
Shohei Ohtani's RBI double drives Dodgers past Tigers
Shohei Ohtani drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the ninth inning and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Friday night.,Freddie Freeman had a solo homer as Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak. Michael Petersen (3-0) picked up the victory in re...
Rece Hinds' grand slam powers Reds' win over Marlins
Rookie Rece Hinds continued the torrid start to his career with a grand slam while Jonathan India stayed hot with a leadoff home run as the host Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Friday.,Jeimer Candelario added a solo homer, Elly De La Cruz had three hits and starter Carson Spiers (3-2) ...
Cole Ragans shines, Royals defeat Red Sox
Cole Ragans allowed one run in seven innings to help the visiting Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to four games by beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Friday night.,Ragans (6-6) gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked one.,Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 16 of the year) and MJ Melendez (No. 11)...
Taj Bradley fans 8 as Rays blank Guardians
Taj Bradley scattered five hits over seven innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-0 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla., ,Bradley (4-4) walked two and struck out eight, including All-Star David Fry pinch-hitting with a runner at ...
Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers help A's surprise Phillies
Pinch hitter Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home run to lift the Oakland Athletics past the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Friday.,Shea Langeliers added two RBI singles and Brent Rooker contributed two singles and an RBI. Miguel Andujar also had an RBI single.,Athletics starter Hogan Harris gave u...
Twins place INF Kyle Farmer (shoulder) on 10-day IL
Minnesota Twins infielder Kyle Farmer was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, the team announced Friday.,The move is retroactive to July 11.,In 63 games this season, Farmer is hitting .189 with a .291 on-base percentage. He drove in 15 runs and scored another 15 while wal...
Nationals release 3B/OF Nick Senzel
The Washington National released third baseman/outfielder Nick Senzel on Friday, five days after designating him for assignment.,Senzel batted just .209 with seven homers and 18 RBIs in 64 games with Washington after signing a one-year, $2 million deal as a free agent in the offseason.,Things off to...
Phillies release Whit Merrifield, recall IF/OF Weston Wilson
The Philadelphia Phillies released three-time All-Star Whit Merrifield on Friday.,Merrifield, 35, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent in February and appeared in 53 games for the Phillies. He split his time between left field (20 starts), second base (12) and third base (8).,Merrifield hit thre...
Yankees place J.D. Davis (stomach flu) on injured list
The New York Yankees put recently acquired infielder J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list Friday with a stomach flu.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday for Davis, who was acquired from the Oakland Athletics on June 23 in exchange for infielder Jordan Groshans.,Davis, 31, has played in five games wi...
Rookie Paul Skenes gets rare 'call' to start for NL in All-Star Game
Rookie sensation Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will start for the National League at Tuesday's All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas.,The 22-year-old right-hander was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft and has started only 11 games in the major leagues.,National League All-Star manager Tor...
OF Kevin Kiermaier's future uncertain as Jays place him on waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays have placed four-time Gold Glove outfielder Kevin Kiermaier on irrevocable waivers.,The team took the action Thursday, giving other MLB teams two days to claim him. If the 34-year-old clears waivers, the team has seven days to outright him.,A player can remain active with his t...
College Football Sleeper Teams Who Could Crash New Expanded Playoff
These sleeper teams can play spoiler and surprise the nation by crashing the newly expanded NCAA College Football Playoff this year....