Baseball Page 555 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Local high school products meet as Twins visit Giants
Pitching products of San Francisco Bay Area high schools go head-to-head for the first time Friday night when the Minnesota Twins visit the Giants for the start of a three-game interleague series.,The clubs haven't met in San Francisco since 2017. The Giants took two of three in Minnesota last May a...
Padres' slumping offense seeks answers vs. Braves
They say baseball is a funny game.,It doesn't seem so funny at the moment for the San Diego Padres as they prepare to open a three-game series Friday night against the visiting Atlanta Braves.,On July 5, San Diego rallied for a 10-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks to boost their record to a season...
Diamondbacks look to go over .500 vs. Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to move above .500 for the first time since April 3 when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks are in that position after winning eight of their past 12 games, including a 1-0 victory over the v...
Mariners' Bryan Woo set to return for start against Angels
Before the current four-game series started, the Los Angeles Angels weren't too worried about the Mariners' anemic offense. They were worried about Seattle's arms.,Both facets proved effective for the Mariners in an 11-0 win over the Angels on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. The series continues Friday ...
Cubs, minus Cody Bellinger, begin series vs. Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs have their offense rolling in a higher gear, but now they must adjust to the loss of Cody Bellinger.,The outfielder sustained a broken left middle finger on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch. With Bellinger on the 10-day injured list, the Cubs start a four-game road series agains...
Sputtering offenses face off as Nationals meet Brewers
Going up against a rookie right-hander is probably one of the last things the Milwaukee Brewers want to do when they open a three-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Milwaukee was no-hit through seven innings by Paul Skenes in a 1-0 home loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Astros ride home win streak into matchup with Rangers
With a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday, the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep and stretched their home winning streak to nine games.,Houston has won 16 of its past 20 games and shaved eight games off what was a 10-game deficit behind the American League West-leading Seattle ...
Immaculate or sloppy, White Sox just want another win
Immaculate, by definition, is a far cry from sloppy.,Not so for Chicago White Sox closer Michael Kopech, whose immaculate inning Wednesday was the club's first since Hollis "Sloppy" Thurston on Aug. 23, 1923.,Kopech delivered the majors' first immaculate inning of 2024 -- striking out three batters ...
Resurgent Mets look to roll on against Rockies
The New York Mets ended Thursday in a playoff spot.,On Friday, they'll get a reminder of just how far they've come in the last six weeks.,The Mets will look to remain perfect on their six-game homestand Friday night when they host the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.,Left-hande...
Orioles, Yankees stumble into AL East showdown series
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles have quite a bit in common.,Not all of it is good recently, but the teams open a three-game series in Baltimore on Friday owning two of the top four records in the major leagues.,The Orioles are in first place in the American League East, two games ahead of...
Boston looks to pull away from KC before break
The Boston Red Sox look to go into the All-Star break on a high note as they begin a three-game home series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,A 7-0 win over Oakland on Thursday moved the Red Sox back to 10 games above the .500 mark, was their eighth win in their last 10 games, and secured th...
Tyler Stephenson on roll as Reds open series vs. Marlins
Tyler Stephenson has been on a tear at the plate for the Cincinnati Reds this week and he'll try to keep it going in the opener of a three-game series on Friday evening against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Stephenson homered twice and drove in five runs in an 8-1 win against the visiting Colorado Roc...
Jake McCarthy's HR robbery preserves Arizona win over Atlanta
Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight night and Brandon Pfaadt tossed six strong innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy robbed Matt Olson of a tying homer in the ninth as Arizona earned a split of the f...
Cal Raleigh switch-hits homers again as M's mash Angels
Cal Raleigh homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners demolished the Los Angeles Angels 11-0 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series at Anaheim, Calif.,Raleigh, who finished 3-for-5, went deep as a left-handed and right-handed hitter in the same game...
Phillies look to pad win total with A's in town
The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series this week and already boast a major-league-best 61 victories with three games to go before the All-Star break.,However, the Phillies refuse to be satisfied. They have larger goals.,Philadelphia will look to continue its p...
Guardians glad to be out of division to face Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to snap a two-game skid on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Guardians lead the American League Central, but their troubles against division rivals continued as they lost three of four games to the host ...
Astros sweep Marlins for 9th straight home win
Yainer Diaz, Trey Cabbage and Jake Meyers ignited early offense with extra-base hits and a quartet of pitchers effectively worked with traffic on the basepaths as the Houston Astros capped a three-game interleague series sweep of the Miami Marlins with a 6-3 victory on Thursday.,The Astros rode a ba...
Tarik Skubal looks to continue success as Tigers host Dodgers
Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal, an early American League Cy Young Award candidate, will make his last start prior to the All-Star break when he faces the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.,Skubal (10-3, 2.37 ERA) had his most dominant performance to date at Cincinnati on Sunday. ...
MLB roundup: Paul Skenes unhittable in Pirates' win
Paul Skenes no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings before being lifted, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,The rookie Skenes (6-0), making his 11th major league start, walked one and struck out a career-h...
Rays take rubber game, hand Yankees another series loss
Randy Arozarena belted a two-run homer and Brandon Lowe collected three hits to fuel the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Lowe joined Amed Rosario and Jose Siri in each driving in a run. Yandy Diaz had a pair of doubles and scored twice to...