Baseball Page 555 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Chris Sale, Braves cruise past skidding Yankees
Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley homered in the first inning and Chris Sale pitched five solid innings in combining with four relievers on a three-hitter as the visiting Atlanta Braves rolled to an 8-1 victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Friday night.,Albies hit a two-run homer off Carlos Rod...
Diamondbacks stay hot, beat Phillies in NLCS rematch
Gabriel Moreno belted a two-run homer and Joc Pederson and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also went deep to fuel the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Each of the three had two hits and Geraldo Perdomo added an RBI single to send the Diamondbacks to their ...
Tim Anderson hits walk-off single as Marlins top Mariners in 10th
Tim Anderson lined a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday night.,On a first-pitch fastball by reliever Austin Voth (2-1), Anderson singled to left fielder Dominic Canzone, who made a strong throw home. But catcher Cal Raleigh couldn...
7-run second inning sparks Guardians' rout of Jays
Carlos Carrasco allowed one run and struck out a season-high seven over six innings as the Cleveland Guardians rolled to a 7-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.,Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBIs during Cleveland's seven-run second inning.,Carrasco (3-6) allowed five runs i...
Reds win battle of home runs, top Red Sox
Jeimer Candelario hit two solo home runs to propel the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Friday night.,Both home runs came against Boston starting pitcher Kutter Crawford. The first opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, and the second put the Reds in front...
Josh Lowe, Rays overwhelm Pirates
Josh Lowe hit two home runs while going 3-for-5 with four RBIs to help the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Reliever Colin Poche (1-1) replaced starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot in the fourth and tossed a perfect 1 2/3 innings for the Rays, who totaled 17 hi...
Rockies place OF Charlie Blackmon (hamstring) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed veteran outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured Friday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday.,Blackmon was injured while running the bases during Tuesday's 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Blackmon, 37, is batting .266 with t...
Astros place C Victor Caratini (hip flexor) on 10-day injured list
The Houston Astros placed catcher Victor Caratini on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a left hip flexor strain.,Caratini, 30, was injured sliding into home plate during the third inning of a game against the host Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. The IL move is retroactive to Thursday.,Caratin...
Mets blast Shota Imanaga, Cubs in 11-1 win
J.D. Martinez hit a three-run home run in the first inning to power another outburst by the red-hot New York Mets, who cruised to an 11-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series Friday afternoon.,Jose Iglesias tied a career high with four hits and added three RBIs for the...
Cardinals face familiar foe in Giants RHP Jordan Hicks
Jordan Hicks spent parts of five productive seasons pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily in relief.,Hicks converted back to a starter after signing with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent during the offseason. He will be back in St. Louis to face the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon ...
Blue Jays activate RHP Yariel Rodriguez to start Friday
The Toronto Blue Jays activated right-hander Yariel Rodriguez to start Friday's series opener at Cleveland.,Rodriguez, 27, had been on the 15-day injured list since April 30 with thoracic spine inflammation.,Rodriguez (0-1, 4.11 ERA) made his MLB debut on April 13 and has never faced the Guardians.,...
Brewers LHP Robert Gasser set for Tommy John surgery
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Robert Gasser will undergo Tommy John surgery on Monday, becoming the team's third injured starter to miss the rest of the 2024 season.,The ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas with a recovery time of about a ...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani set for reunion with Angels
Shohei Ohtani faces his former team in a regular-season game for the first time when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,Ohtani, the two-way Japanese superstar, won two unanimous American League MVP awards during six seasons with the Angels before departing a...
Fernando Tatis Jr. hopes to stay hot as Padres face Brewers
After a 4-for-5 performance that included a 446-foot homer during San Diego's 7-6 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, it's easy to forget that Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has been playing with a right quad injury since April.,However, Tatis figures to remain in the lineu...
Twins get another chance to pick on A's
Having avenged an earlier sweep with a series win over the Kansas City Royals, the Oakland Athletics get an opportunity to do the same when the Minnesota Twins visit Friday night to open a three-game set.,The Twins weren't sidetracked by an in-series rainout when they took four straight from the A's...
Nationals hope latest young arm up to task vs. Rockies
The Stephen Strasburg era in Washington ended at the beginning of this season, but now the Nationals have another young pitcher to take his place.,And he looks like he's ready for the role after just three major league starts.,DJ Herz struck out 13 Miami batters to earn his first win on Saturday and...
Looking to build off offensive outburst, O's take on Astros
One day after their thrilling extra-inning win over the New York Yankees, the Orioles left no doubt in the series finale Thursday.,Baltimore crushed the Yankees 17-5 to close to within a half-game of New York for first place in the American League East. The Orioles, who begin a three-game road serie...
Rangers, Royals open series eager to end June swoons
Two teams that have done their share of swooning in June face off Friday night when the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Both teams have sputtered to 7-10 records so far this month. The Rangers, who have lost f...
Marlins try to keep luck going as Mariners hope to change theirs
It doesn't make much sense.,The Miami Marlins have the worst record in the National League yet have more walk-off wins (seven) than any other team in the majors.,On Friday night, they open a three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners, who sit in first place in the American League West b...
Padres' Jake Cronenworth sinks Brewers with walk-off homer
Jake Cronenworth belted the Padres' fourth homer of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday night, lifting San Diego to a 7-6 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Cronenworth pounced on a 3-2 slider from Joel Payamps (1-3), lacing it just inside the right field foul pol...