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Three-run seventh lifts Rays to series win over Cubs
Yandy Diaz's RBI single capped a three-run, seventh-inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays pushed past the Chicago Cubs for a 3-2 win on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Trailing 2-0, the Rays rallied in the seventh against Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4) after Cubs starter Justin Steele was removed.,Pinch hitter...
Brewers to test home prowess against surging Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers look to continue their good fortune at home on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The Brewers recorded their sixth straight home series win with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in the deciding game of their three-game se...
Guardians head north to face struggling Toronto offense
The Cleveland Guardians have three Canadians who will be returning to their homeland Friday night for the opener of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.,First baseman Josh Naylor and catcher Bo Naylor, his brother, are from nearby Mississauga, Ontario, and right-handed reliever Cade Sm...
Maikel Garcia's walk-off hit saves Royals from sweep to Yankees
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2).,With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit, and Kyle Isb...
Brendan Donovan HR gets Cardinals past Pirates
Brendan Donovan delivered a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series., ,Paul Goldschmidt also went deep for St. Louis, which took the deciding game of the three-game set. The Card...
Pirates RHP Hunter Stratton departs with injury
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Hunter Stratton exited Thursday afternoon's game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth inning due to an apparent arm injury., ,Stratton took over for fellow reliever Justin Bruihl to start the eighth and struck out Nolan Arenado to begin the frame. After throw...
Mariners recall RHP Emerson Hancock for spot start
The Seattle Mariners recalled former first-round draft pick Emerson Hancock, with the right-hander slated to start against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,The move pushes Mariners ace Luis Castillo back to Friday's series opener against the Texas Rangers. Seattle is also carefully managing its st...
Braves break through vs. Orioles, end five-game skid
Reynaldo Lopez held the Baltimore Orioles to two singles across six innings and the visiting Atlanta Braves finally pieced together a few key hits to snap a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win on Thursday afternoon.,Ozzie Albies supplied four hits and Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs ...
Tigers use five-run inning to end Nationals' win streak
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a solo home run with a two-run double as the host Detroit Tigers snapped the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory Thursday afternoon.,Mark Canha supplied two hits and two RBIs, while Ryan Kreidler added two hits and scored twice. Malloy's two-run ...
Mets activate closer Edwin Diaz, option LHP Danny Young
The New York Mets activated closer Edwin Diaz from the 15-day injured list Thursday after the right-hander missed two weeks with a right shoulder impingement.,To make room on the active roster, left-hander Danny Young was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.,Diaz, 30, struggled in the five appearances lea...
Twins option 1B/OF Alex Kirilloff, recall Austin Martin
The Minnesota Twins optioned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and recalled utility man Austin Martin.,After career highs of 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 88 games in 2023, Kirilloff is batting .201 with five homers and 20 RBIs in 57 games this season. The 26-yea...
Pirates activate veteran reliever Dennis Santana
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated newly acquired right-hander Dennis Santana ahead of Thursday's game in St. Louis.,Santana, 28, was claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees on Tuesday. ,He went 2-0 with two saves and a 6.26 ERA in 23 relief appearances before he was designated for assignment on...
Dodgers get another shot at Corey Seager, Rangers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will get another crack at their former All-Star shortstop Thursday when they play the deciding game of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers., ,On Wednesday, Corey Seager played at Dodger Stadium for the first time since he left the Dodgers after the 2021 sea...
Air cleared, Angels seek series win vs. Diamondbacks
The Los Angeles Angels held a team meeting on Wednesday to address a horrid loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks one night earlier., ,The on-field response to the long pregame discussion has Los Angeles in position to win the series when the two teams finish a three-game set on Thursday night at Phoenix...
After 10th-inning heroics, Mariners seek sweep vs. woeful White Sox
Pinch-hitting might be a dying art, but Seattle's Mitch Haniger and the Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. showed Wednesday night it's not completely lost.,Robert hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning and Haniger brought home the winning run in the 10th as the Mariners won 2-1.,The American Leagu...
After offensive breakout, Twins open series with A's
The Minnesota Twins will look to ride the momentum of a sterling offensive performance when they open a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Carlos Correa collected a career-high five of the Twins' 24 hits in the team's 19-7 victory over the visiting Colorado Ro...
New batting order boosts Mets entering finale vs. Marlins
Harrison Bader needed only five pitches in the No. 2 spot in the New York Mets' batting order to ensure Carlos Mendoza's lineup shuffle paid dividends Wednesday night.,Now the Mets hope a rare resounding win will generate the momentum they need to continue climbing out of an early-season hole.,The M...
Cubs look to end road trip on high note vs. Rays
One day after Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell was not pleased with his team's lack of offensive punch, Cody Bellinger landed a big blow.,Bellinger hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday. Chicago will attempt to win the three-gam...
Yankees carry positive trends into rematch with Royals
As the New York Yankees try to complete a four-game sweep over the host Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon, they will look to their devastating combination of solid starting pitching and early offense.,New York starters have thrown at least four innings in all 70 starts this year -- the 10th-l...
Battle of aces set for Phillies-Red Sox rubber game
An outstanding pitching duel is on tap as the Boston Red Sox host the Philadelphia Phillies in the rubber game of a three-game series on Thursday.,With right-hander Tanner Houck (6-5, 1.91 ERA) on the mound, the Red Sox will look to take the series after storming back in the middle innings for an 8-...