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Phillies survive pitcher's short start to defeat Cardinals
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and scored three times to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night.,Alec Bohm drove in two runs and scored another as Philadelphia won its third straight game.,Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez retired the six ...
D-backs RHP Kevin Ginkel (knee) exits after comebacker
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a serious knee injury Saturday after being drilled by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-5 victory over the host New York Mets.,The right-handed Ginkel was hit on his left knee by Brandon Nimmo's hard-hit comebacker and was down on the gro...
Phillies LHP Ranger Suarez injures hand on line drive vs. Cards
Philadelphia Phillies standout left-hander Ranger Suarez was hit by a line drive in the second inning and was removed from the game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night because of a left hand contusion.,Suarez took a 106.1 mph comebacker to the body from the Cardinals' Alec Bur...
Corey Seager extends streaks, Rangers post 7-0 win over Marlins
Michael Lorenzen logged 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers blanked the host Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday., ,Lorenzen (3-3) allowed five hits, walked two and fanned seven for Texas, which has taken the first two games of the three-game series. ,Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with a run and a ...
Christian Walker's slam helps Diamondbacks cruise past Mets
Christian Walker hit a third-inning grand slam Saturday for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who rolled to a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series.,The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Diamondbacks. Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, w...
Miguel Andujar, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Braves
Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker both homered and drove in four runs to help the visiting Oakland A's outslug the Atlanta Braves 11-9 on Saturday and even the three-game series.,Andujar was 4-for-5, scored three runs and hit his second homer, and Rooker was 2-for-5 with his 12th homer. Max Schuemann ...
Corey Seager extends streak, Rangers post 7-0 win over Marlins
Michael Lorenzen logged 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers blanked the host Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday., ,Lorenzen (3-3) allowed five hits, walked two and fanned seven for Texas, which has taken the first two games of the three-game series. ,Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with a run and a ...
Ryan Mountcastle leads power surge as O's down Rays
Ryan Mountcastle blasted a pair of two-run home runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 on Saturday in a game that featured plenty of early offense. ,Anthony Santander and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Orioles won for the eighth time in nine games. Baltimore will go ...
Brewers win in 10 innings to add to White Sox's misery
Willy Adames delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over Chicago on Saturday, handing the White Sox their 10th consecutive defeat.,William Contreras opened the 10th as the automatic runner against Michael Kopech (1-5). C...
Guardians edge Nationals, extend home dominance
Jose Ramirez had two infield singles and scored the decisive run with some aggressive baserunning as the surging Cleveland Guardians won their ninth straight home game, 3-2 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Ben Lively (5-2) continued his surprise season by allowing two runs over 5 2/3 innin...
Clutch hitting lifts Padres past Royals
Ha-Seong Kim's bases-clearing double led the visiting San Diego Padres past the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Saturday afternoon.,With one out in the fourth and the Padres trailing by a run, Kim drilled Alec Marsh's sweeper to the center-field wall, plating three for a 5-3 advantage.,Kim's decisive hit ...
Enmanuel Valdez goes deep twice, Red Sox knock off Tigers
Enmanuel Valdez recorded the second multi-homer game in as many days for the Boston Red Sox as they used a stretch of five unanswered runs to move past the visiting Detroit Tigers for a 6-3 win on Saturday.,Valdez finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored on the day to lead Boston to its...
Framber Valdez, Astros overwhelm Twins
Framber Valdez carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Yordan Alvarez produced his first multi-homer game in five weeks as the Houston Astros slugged four home runs in a 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Saturday.,Valdez (4-3) recorded his fifth quality start by working seven in...
Mets retire Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 jersey
Darryl Strawberry had his jersey number retired by the New York Mets organization during a pregame ceremony at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon.,The Mets, who were hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks, honored Strawberry by retiring his No. 18 and even turned their iconic home run apple into a strawberr...
Mitch Keller, Pirates dominate Blue Jays
Ke'Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds hit two-run homers, right-hander Mitch Keller struck out eight and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Pittsburgh gained a split of the first two games of a three-game series in ending Toronto's four-game winning...
Mariners place LHP Gabe Speier (rotator cuff) on 15-day IL
The Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Gabe Speier on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a left rotator cuff strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled right-hander Collin Snider from Triple-A Tacoma.,Speier, 29, last pitched on Wednesday...
Nationals request release waivers on OF Victor Robles
The Washington Nationals officially requested unconditional release waivers on outfielder Victor Robles after he was designated for assignment on Monday. ,Robles, who turned 27 last week, was batting just .120 with three runs and four stolen bases in 14 games this season.,He hit .299 in 36 games las...
Astros add RHP Shawn Dubin back to bullpen
The Houston Astros recalled right-hander Shawn Dubin on Saturday from Triple-A Sugar Land and optioned right-hander Alex Speas to Triple-A.,Dubin, 28, returns to the Astros after going 0-1 with a 6.59 ERA in nine relief appearances earlier this season. He has a 6.75 ERA in 12 career appearances over...
Padres send both Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove to IL
The San Diego Padres' starting rotation took a blow Saturday with right-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove both placed in the 15-day injured list.,Darvish is out with a left groin strain that forced him from a start Wednesday. Musgrove is headed back to the IL with continued triceps and elbow disco...
Yankees add RHP Cody Poteet to start vs. Diamondbacks
The New York Yankees recalled Cody Poteet from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned fellow right-hander Cody Morris to Triple-A.,Poteet, 29, is set to start Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in place of Clarke Schmidt, who was placed on the injured list Thursday with a strained...