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Tanner Houck, Red Sox win series with shutout of A's
Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs while Tanner Houck threw six dominant innings as the Boston Red Sox blew past the visiting Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Thursday.,Yoshida hit a two-run single in the first inning and a two-run homer in the sixth, helping Boston win the three-ga...
Justin Steele befuddles Orioles as Cubs earn sweep
Justin Steele turned in his second consecutive dominating pitching performance and Seiya Suzuki drove in runs with three extra-base hits as the Chicago Cubs completed a sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles, winning 8-0 on Thursday night.,Steele (2-3), coming off his first career complete game last we...
Phillies sweep Dodgers on strength of Aaron Nola, three HRs
Brandon Marsh homered, tripled and drove in two runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Thursday.,Trea Turner hit a home run and a single for the Phillies, who polished off a three-game sweep. Kyle Schwarber added a solo homer for insurance.,Phillies starter A...
O’s Gunnar Henderson a popular pick for Home Run Derby
Two-time winner Pete Alonso is the early favorite to win another Home Run Derby, but he's only the third-most popular pick among bettors so far.,BetMGM reported Thursday that Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles has garnered both the highest share of the tickets (25.5 percent) and the highest s...
Blue Jays build early lead, take down Giants
Kevin Gausman made a successful return to San Francisco, Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays took a second straight game over the host San Francisco Giants, winning 5-3 in the series finale Thursday afternoon.,Gausman (7-8) overcame a two-run home run by Heliot R...
Cubs OF Cody Bellinger (finger) lands on IL after HBP
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger was placed on the injured list with a fractured left middle finger on Thursday. ,The Cubs recalled outfielder Alexander Canario for the series finale with the Baltimore Orioles. They visit the St. Louis Cardinals starting Friday night for a four-game set before...
Athletics place C Tyler Soderstrom (wrist) on 10-day injured list
The Oakland Athletics placed catcher Tyler Soderstrom on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of a bone bruise in his left wrist.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Athletics selected the contract of outfielder Seth Brown from Triple-A Las Vegas.,Soderstrom, 22...
Paul Skenes no-hits Brewers for 7 innings in Pirates' 1-0 win
Paul Skenes no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes (6-0), a rookie making his 11th major league start, walked one and struck out a career-high-tying 11. Pittsbur...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes no-hits Brewers for 7, but 'pen allows hit
The Milwaukee Brewers broke up the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates' combined no-hitter in the bottom of the eighth on Thursday, with Jake Bauers opening the inning with a single, but the Pirates held on for a 1-0 win.,Pittsburgh starter Paul Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, no-hit Milw...
Marcus Semien gets All-Star start in place of injured Jose Altuve
Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien will replace the injured Jose Altuve as a starter in the All-Star Game, while the Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro was added Thursday to the American League roster.,Altuve, the Houston Astros' nine-time All-Star, was elected by fans to start at second base. He...
Oakland Ballers to allow fan investment in franchise
The Oakland Ballers, an independent baseball club that started play in the Pioneer League in 2024, are offering fans the opportunity to sign up and be investors in the team.,As part-owners of the Ballers, fans will have their voices heard when it comes to where the team plays and any potential reloc...
David Peterson, Mets sweep Nats with 7-0 win
David Peterson tossed six scoreless innings and Brandon Nimmo's three-run double keyed a five-run fifth inning that lifted the New York Mets to a 7-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday and a sweep of their three-game series.,Peterson (4-0) allowed four hits and walked three, stri...
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has no-hitter through 7 vs. Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes has no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, has walked one while striking out 11. He also hit a batter and has thrown 65 of his ...
Tyler Stephenson powers Reds past Rockies
Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer and a two-run shot to help the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 win against the visiting Colorado Rockies in the finale of their four-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Santiago Espinal also homered and Spencer Steer and Jonathan India each had three hits and two runs...
Tigers pound first-place Guardians, win series
Riley Greene had three hits and drove in three runs, Gio Urshela supplied a three-run double and the host Detroit Tigers rolled past the Cleveland Guardians 10-1 on Thursday afternoon.,Carson Kelly had a solo homer as the Tigers won three of the four games in the series. Matt Vierling added two hits...
Tigers sending unperforming RHP Kenta Maeda to bullpen
The Detroit Tigers are moving struggling starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen.,Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Thursday that there is no timeline for the right-hander to return to the starting staff.,"He's going to go to the bullpen for the foreseeable future," Hinch said. "We have some adjustments ...
Examiner: Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication
Former major league infielder Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.,The office, in a report filed on its website, also declared the death accidental.,Burroughs was 43 when he died May 9 in the parking lot of a youth baseball field in Long...
Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves
Eugenio Suarez's bat was missing in action for the first three-plus months of the season but it is heating up in July.,Suarez was a sub-.200 hitter when the month began but he has rediscovered his stroke. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman will look to keep up the torrid hitting when his club cl...
Mariners' Luis Castillo to take on Angels, rookie Jack Kochanowicz
Jack Kochanowicz is scheduled make his major league debut on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels when they open a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.,Kochanowicz, a 6-foot-7 right-hander, will be called up from Double-A Rocket City, where the 23-year-old was...
Pitching staffs the focus for Astros, Marlins
With the All-Star break in sight and the Astros on the brink of having survived the first half of the season despite having six starting pitchers on the injured list, Houston manager Joe Espada is particularly grateful when he gets consecutive quality starts from his rotation.,After right-hander Ron...