Baseball Page 572 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Braves' Chris Sale faces Giants, looks to lock up 11th win, All-Star slot
Atlanta pitcher Chris Sale could all but clinch a spot on the All-Star Game roster on Wednesday night when the Braves try to square their series with the visiting San Francisco Giants.,The Giants hit three home runs on Tuesday to win the opening game of the three-game set 5-3.,The veteran left-hande...
Jays eye win in rematch against Astros' Ronel Blanco
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1 in a 10-0 home gem. ,Wednesday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays will have another chance to figure him out. The Astros have won 10 of their past 12 games, but they've split the first two games of their four-game series w...
Elly De La Cruz aims to power Reds to another win vs. Yankees
Elly De La Cruz and Aaron Judge put on a show Tuesday night, but only one star emerged victorious.,While De La Cruz's performance left his Cincinnati Reds teammates in awe, Judge's most recent homer occurred in a frustrating loss for the New York Yankees.,After a 2-for-5, two-RBI night in an impress...
Mets set to recall Christian Scott for start against Nats
The New York Mets squad that Christian Scott rejoins Wednesday evening is far different from the team he left at the end of May.,The 25-year-old right-hander is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to start Wednesday for the Mets, who will look to lock up a series win when they visit the W...
Cards' Miles Mikolas seeks bounce-back effort vs. Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas wants to prove his latest outing was just a blip on the radar.,The 35-year-old veteran will get the opportunity on Wednesday evening when he takes the mound against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three-game series.,Mikolas (6-7, 5.3...
Red Sox aim to extend hitting hot streak vs. Marlins
The Boston Red Sox's bats are bringing the heat.,The Red Sox are 12-5 since June 12, and they have at least seven runs in nine of those wins. The latest instance came in an 8-3 victory against the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday, and Boston will look to keep it going in the middle contest of the three...
Gavin Williams returns as Guardians host White Sox
Gavin Williams is finally set to return to a major league mound -- and potentially help the Cleveland Guardians extend their latest run of home success.,Meanwhile, the lowly Chicago White Sox continue to look for anything positive amid their dismal campaign.,Williams makes his anticipated season deb...
MLB roundup: Dodgers earn walk-off win over D-backs
Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs, including the game-winner on a ninth-inning single, as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.,Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run as part of a three-hit night, helping the Dodgers prevail after they...
Rays overcome rain delay to down Royals
Zack Littell threw five shutout innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the rain for a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals, opening a three-game series on Tuesday evening.,Littell (3-5) allowed four hits with four strikeouts for his first win since May 11. While snapping his eight-game ...
Teoscar Hernandez's walk-off hit lifts Dodgers over D-backs
Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs, including the game-winner on a ninth-inning single, as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.,Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run as part of a three-hit night, helping the Dodgers prevail after they...
A's use two big innings to topple Angels
Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler homered in a four-run fourth inning, Mitch Spence pitched effectively into the sixth and the Oakland Athletics defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Tuesday night to open a three-game series.,In the rematch of a 3-0 Angels sweep last week in Los Angeles, th...
Brewers use 9th-inning surge to best Rockies
Rhys Hoskins was hit by a pitch with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth to drive in the winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver. ,Brice Turang came home when Hoskins was plunked. Milwaukee had tied the gam...
Grayson Rodriguez, M's fire two-hitter against Orioles
Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 effective innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-0 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders.,The American League East-leading Orioles won for the fifth time in their past six games while the AL West-lea...
Trea Turner (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) propels Phillies past Cubs
Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Garrett Stubbs had a two-run double and Bryson Stott had two hits and two runs as Philadelphia took the opener of the three-game set. The Phillies ha...
Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw resumes throwing program
Los Angeles Dodgers veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw played catch in the outfield Monday and Tuesday afternoon as he resumed his throwing program following offseason shoulder surgery.,Kershaw, 36, made a three-inning rehab start at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on June 19 before his comeback was halt...
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut out Padres
Nathaniel Lowe clouted a pair of two-run homers Tuesday night and Nathan Eovaldi allowed only one hit over seven shutout innings as the Texas Rangers blanked the San Diego Padres 7-0 in Arlington, Texas.,Eovaldi (5-3) struck out six and walked none, facing just one batter over the minimum during his...
Giants open series with 5-3 win over Braves
San Francisco hit three solo home runs, right-hander Hayden Birdsong pitched five solid innings to earn his first career victory, and the visiting Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday.,Birdsong, ranked as the team's No. 4 prospect on mlb.com, was making his second major league start. He all...
Twins extend hot streak with series-opening win vs. Tigers
Manuel Margot and Carlos Correa homered as the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis went 1-for-2 with a two-run double for the Twins before exiting the game because of left groin tightness after the fifth inning. The team labeled ...
Reds hold off Aaron Judge, Yanks for 5-4 win
Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning as the visiting Cincinnati Reds held on for a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Reds won for the third time in five games by building a five-run lead and surviving a big night from Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who hit ...
Mets explode in 10th vs. Nats for second straight night
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run 10th inning Tuesday night for the resurgent New York Mets, who beat the host Washington Nationals 7-2 in the second game of a four-game series.,The Mets, who scored six runs in the 10th inning Monday night before hanging on for a 9-7 victory, have wo...