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Cardinals bomb Phillies 14-7, get split in twin bill
Alec Burleson drove in four runs to fuel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 14-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in the second game of a split doubleheader.,Burleson, Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn homered for St. Louis, which had its nine-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 ...
Tigers sweep BoSox as Justyn-Henry Malloy delivers the walk-off hit
Pinch hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth as the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep with a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.,Andy Ibanez drew a leadoff walk, stole second and moved to third on an error prior to Malloy's two-ou...
Twins drop O’s in Game 1, extend win streak to nine
Christian Vazquez smacked a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.,Brooks Lee also homered for the Twins. It was the first homer of the season for Vazquez, ...
Ketel Marte (2 HRs), Diamondbacks hang on to edge Giants
Ketel Marte homered twice, Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with a nail-biting 8-7 triumph on Wednesday afternoon.,For the second day in a row, the Diamondbacks jumped on the San Francisco starter for an ear...
Aaron Judge's 15th homer this season lifts Yanks past Mariners
Aaron Judge led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run as the New York Yankees rallied to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,Paul Goldschmidt also homered for New York, which took two of three games in the series between division leaders. Yankees leadoff hitter T...
Twins power past Orioles for doubleheader sweep
Kody Clemens, a relative newcomer to Minnesota, smashed a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Twins rallied to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-6 in the second game of a doubleheader sweep Wednesday, pushing their winning streak to 10 games.,Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer and Willi ...
Red Sox place starter Tanner Houck (forearm) on 15-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of a right flexor pronator strain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Worcester.,Houck yielded 11 runs, nine h...
Rhys Hopkins' big day fuels Brewers' 9-5 win over Guardians
Logan Henderson won his second straight start to begin his major league career and Rhys Hoskins homered, had four hits and drove in five runs in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-5 win Wednesday over the host Cleveland Guardians.,Henderson (2-0) worked five innings, allowing two runs on four hits with seven ...
Phillies snap Cardinals' nine-game win streak in Game 1
Jesus Luzardo logged seven impressive innings as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the visiting St. Louis Cardinals' nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.,Bryce Harper knocked in the go-ahead run -- his 999th career RBI -- as part of a two-run sev...
Dodgers promote top prospect C Dalton Rushing
The Los Angeles Dodgers called up prized catching prospect Dalton Rushing on Wednesday.,Two-time World Series winner Austin Barnes was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.,Rushing, 24, is batting .308 with a .938 OPS, five homers and 17 RBIs in 31 games this season at Triple-A Oklahoma...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw set for season debut as Roki Sasaki goes on IL
Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP has been sidelined after offseason surgery to repair meniscus damage in his left knee and a ruptured p...
Twins drop O’s in Game 1, extend win steak to nine
Christian Vazquez smacked a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.,Brooks Lee also homered for the Twins. It was the first homer of the season for Vazquez, ...
Report: Dodgers promoting top prospect C Dalton Rushing
The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to call up prized catching prospect Dalton Rushing, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Rushing, 24, is batting .308 with a .938 OPS, five homers and 17 RBIs in 31 games this season at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has started 16 games behind the plate, eight at first...
Brewers lefty Jose Quintana (shoulder) lands on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-handed starter Jose Quintana on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a shoulder impingement.,In a corresponding move, the Brewers called up right-hander Tobias Myers from Triple-A Nashville.,The Brewers signed Quintana as a free agent on March 5, and he's delivere...
Mariners place RHP Bryce Miller (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Seattle Mariners placed right-hander Bryce Miller on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to right elbow inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Monday.,Also on Wednesday, the Mariners recalled left-hander Jhonathan Diaz from Triple-A Tacoma.,Miller, 26, is 2-4 with a 5.22 ERA and 21 walks and...
Guardians welcome back Corey Kluber as special assistant
The Cleveland Guardians named two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber as a special assistant to their pitching staff on Wednesday.,Kluber, who spent the majority of his 13-year playing career with Cleveland, officially retired in February 2024.,"I think I purposely didn't really ...
Matt Carpenter, former Cardinals All-Star, retires
Matt Carpenter, a three-time All-Star who played 14 major league seasons, is retiring from baseball.,He made the announcement Wednesday on Sports Spectrum's "Get in the Game" podcast hosted by former teammate Scott Linebrink.,Carpenter, an infielder, was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round o...
Jacob Wilson, Athletics look to build on romp over Dodgers
Jacob Wilson set his eyes on the field at Dodger Stadium more times than he could remember while growing up less than an hour's drive away. And yet he never imagined this., ,In his first game played at the major league ballpark closest to his hometown of Thousand Oaks, Calif., the 23-year-old Athlet...
With an early MVP candidate in tow, Padres look for series win over Angels
The quarter pole of a 162-game MLB season might be a bit early to speculate about Most Valuable Player candidates, but there's no question that San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is playing like someone determined to win the award in the National League.,His game-winning two-run homer...
Versatile Royals vie for series victory versus Astros
The defensive play of the series opener on Monday undoubtedly came in the third inning when Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey smothered an Isaac Paredes grounder before executing a backhanded flip to shortstop Maikel Garcia to start an inning-ending double play.,On Tuesday, Jonathan I...