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Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs bid to slug way past Reds again
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged he's having fun watching Pete Crow-Armstrong play lately -- and for good reason.,Crow-Armstrong hit two homers -- including a go-ahead grand slam in a six-run seventh inning -- and drove in six runs for the second time in a week in the Cubs' 13-6 win ...
Yankees look to get back on track after rare Rockies victory
The Colorado Rockies are on pace for an unwanted place in baseball history, and the schedule has been no help to them.,The New York Yankees are in Denver for a weekend series that started Friday night. The Rockies got a rare victory, 3-2, in the opener.,The Yankees will send Max Fried (6-0, 1.29 ERA...
With confidence growing, White Sox take on Rangers
The Chicago White Sox are showing signs of life despite sitting in the cellar of the American League Central and will look to build momentum when they host the slumping Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game set., ,The contest will be a clash of right-handers as the R...
Padres seek to build up steam in rematch vs. Braves
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said the way his team snapped its six-game losing streak Friday may provide the momentum to turn things around. ,Shildt will find out for sure when the Padres continue their three-game road series with the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.,The Padres won the ...
Giants' Kyle Harrison reclaims starting spot for clash with Nats
Left-hander Kyle Harrison will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants when they play the second contest of their three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Harrison, 23, steps into the spot usually filled by Justin Verlander, who was placed on the 1...
Quinn Priester, Brewers take aim at Pirates
Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester will take on his former team for the first time when the Brewers continue their four-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.,Priester (1-2, 4.66 ERA), a first-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2019, was traded last year to the Bos...
D-backs turn to consistent Merrill Kelly in bid to jolt Cards
Merrill Kelly has remained consistent for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to stay competitive in the National League West.,Kelly (5-2, 3.26 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. The right-hander permitted just one run in 14 innings while winning his las...
Royals' Michael Wacha aims to shut down Ty France, Twins
Ty France keeps coming up in big moments for the Minnesota Twins.,France will try to keep it going when the Twins take on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game set in Minneapolis. France hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the ...
Orioles, Red Sox try again to play rain-impacted doubleheader
As the old saying goes, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains.",The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will take another stab at playing a day-night doubleheader in Boston on Saturday. The teams were slated to play one on Friday following a Thursday rainout, but an extended...
MLB roundup: Rafael Devers (8 RBIs), Red Sox pound Orioles 19-5
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Rafael Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Mets rally to force extras, but Dodgers prevail in 13
Teoscar Hernandez led off the 13th inning with an RBI double for the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, who outlasted the New York Mets 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series.,The Dodgers, who relinquished a three-run lead in the ninth inning of the rematch of last year's National League Championship S...
Phillies edge Athletics to run win streak to eight
Trea Turner homered among three hits and Zach Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to help the streaking Philadelphia Phillies post a 4-3 victory over the struggling Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Johan Rojas made a run-saving catch in the eighth inning to preserve a 1-0 lea...
Yusei Kikuchi handles Marlins as Angels win 8th straight
Yusei Kikuchi pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Taylor Ward and Jorge Soler each homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., for their eighth victory in a row.,It is the Angels' longest winning streak since a 10-game stretch from Sept. 4-13, 2014.,Ki...
Ryan McMahon's 2-run double pushes Rockies past Yankees
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning to back six strong innings from Tanner Gordon, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in Denver on Friday night.,Ezequiel Tovar, Jordan Beck and Kyle Farmer had two hits apiece and Zach Agnos picked up his third save for...
Mariners upend Astros on Cal Raleigh's tiebreaking HR
Cal Raleigh slugged a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.,Raleigh became the third Mariners hitter to homer on the first pitch of an at-bat when he drilled a slider from Astros reliever ...
Nolan Arenado's 3-run triple propels Cardinals past D-backs
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run triple as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night.,Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas (4-2) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked one as the Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak.,JoJo Romer...
Ty France's ninth-inning homer boosts Twins over Royals
Ty France ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,France clenched his fist after the long ball, which marked his fourth home run of the season. Carlos Correa added a solo homer for Minne...
Pirates rally, edge Brewers in 10th on wild pitch
Oneil Cruz hit two home runs and Adam Frazier scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cruz's ninth home run in the third opened the game's scoring and his 10th home run in the ninth...
White Sox solve Tyler Mahle, beat slumping Rangers
Luis Robert Jr. drove in a run and scored another and Sean Burke allowed just one run in six innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the slumping Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game set.,Burke (3-5) scattered three hits, walked three and struck out six as the White Sox won fo...