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Red Sox aim to maintain mastery of Blue Jays
A night after an exhilarating walk-off victory in the series opener, the Boston Red Sox will look for their fourth consecutive win when they oppose the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.,Jarren Duran (3-for-5) hit a single on Monday to score Ceddanne Rafaela with the game-winning run for the Red...
Guardians, rolling behind strong 'pen, face Orioles again
With all the offense that the Cleveland Guardians and Baltimore Orioles can put on display, it's best not to forget about pitching and defense.,Those could be equally important factors when the teams meet in the middle game of a three-game series Tuesday night in Baltimore.,The Guardians, whose bull...
Star left-handers match up as Phils, Tigers continue series
Two possible starting pitchers for next month's All-Star Game will take center stage in Detroit on Tuesday night.,Left-hander Ranger Suarez (10-1, 1.75 ERA) of the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies will be opposed by Tigers southpaw Tarik Skubal (8-3, 2.50), whose team is languishin...
MLB roundup: Phillies post triple play in rout of Tigers
The Phillies pulled off the first triple play in the majors this season, Bryce Harper drove in five runs and Philadelphia cruised past the host Detroit Tigers, 8-1, on Monday night.,The third-inning triple play was also the first by the Phillies since 2017 and the first 1-3-5 triple play in the majo...
Padres use wild rally in 10th to knock off Nats
Jurickson Profar ripped a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, capping a four-run rally that gave the San Diego Padres a 7-6 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday night. ,Jackson Merrill lined a two-run single to center off Hunter Harvey (2-3) to bring San Di...
Walks carry Giants to walk-off win over Cubs
Wilmer Flores drew a walk-off walk from Drew Smyly to cap a three-run rally in the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants overtook the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-4 on a night devoted to the late Willie Mays.,All of San Francisco's players wore No. 24 in honor Mays, the Hall of Famer who died last wee...
Padres used wild rally in 10th to knock off Nats
Jurickson Profar ripped a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, capping a four-run rally that gave the San Diego Padres a 7-6 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday night. ,Jackson Merrill lined a two-run single to center off Hunter Harvey (2-3) to bring San Di...
Griffin Canning pitches Angels past A's
Griffin Canning had his best start of the season, Taylor Ward homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland A's 5-1 Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Canning was winless in his previous six starts, his last victory coming May 15 against St. Louis. But he turned things around with his longest out...
Five Dodgers pitchers put together shutout of White Sox
James Paxton and four relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 3-0 victory on Monday.,Daniel Hudson (4-1) pitched a scoreless sixth inning for the win. Yohan Ramirez and Evan Phillips each followed wi...
Rhys Hoskins' slam carries Brewers past Rangers
Rhys Hoskins hit a grand slam for his first homer in three weeks, rallying the Milwaukee Brewers to 6-3 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Monday night in the opener of the three-game series.,With the Rangers up 3-1, William Contreras doubled to open the bottom of the sixth inning, chasing T...
Cole Ragans, Royals best Marlins
Cole Ragans allowed one run over six innings and struck out 11 to help the Kansas City Royals earn a 4-1 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,Ragans (5-5) allowed four hits and walked three on a season-high 108 pitches.,Chris Stratton threw a ...
Elly De La Cruz leads Reds to rout of Pirates
Elly De La Cruz had three hits Monday night, including a titanic two-run homer that capped a four-run sixth inning outburst, as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to an 11-5 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.,De La Cruz and Spencer Steer finished with three RBIs e...
Lance Lynn fires 6 2/3 strong innings as Cards edge Braves
Lance Lynn allowed one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-3 Monday.,Lynn (3-3) struck out five and walked none in his longest outing since April 16.,Ryan Helsley survived Atlanta's the ninth-inning comeback bid. He yielded two runs but st...
Rays' three-run rally in eighth sinks Mariners
Yandy Diaz's two-run single capped a three-run eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners to open a three-game series on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,After Ben Rortvedt's ground-rule double pulled the Rays within 3-2, Andres Munez replaced Austin Voth on th...
Red Sox storm back in last 2 innings, earn walk-off win vs. Jays
Jarren Duran hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as the host Boston Red Sox struck for five runs over the final two innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,After Ceddanne Rafaela reached on an error and advanced to second on a b...
Rare 1-3-5 triple play helps Phillies topple Tigers
The Phillies pulled off the first triple play in the majors this season, Bryce Harper drove in five runs and Philadelphia cruised past the host Detroit Tigers 8-1 on Monday night.,The third-inning triple play was also the first by the Phillies since 2017 and the first 1-3-5 triple play in the majors...
Jose Ramirez's solo shot lifts Guardians over O's
Jose Ramirez hit a go-ahead home run to lead off the sixth inning and the Cleveland Guardians held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,The Guardians won their sixth game in a row and reached the 50-win mark for the year. Baltimore has lo...
Ascending Astros continue climb to .500 vs. Rockies
After the Astros opened the season with four consecutive losses en route to a 7-19 start, Houston manager Joe Espada took extreme care to not look too far ahead while his team labored through its shaky opening stretch.,But after completing a three-game series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with an 8...
Dodgers to shut down Clayton Kershaw for week due to ‘blip’
As he works back from surgery on his throwing shoulder, Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week due to lingering soreness.,The left-handed ace reported soreness after a rehab start with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga last week, leading the Dodgers to have him undergo an MRI...
Padres place OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (leg) on IL
The San Diego Padres placed star outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Monday due to a right femoral stress reaction.,Padres manager Mike Shildt said Tatis could have continued to play through his quad discomfort, but the injury wasn't going to heal without rest.,Tatis has not ...