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MLB roundup: Rockies erupt for 16 runs, club Pirates
Hunter Goodman homered twice and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Michael Toglia hit a grand slam and also singled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Goodman had four hits and five RBIs to overshadow Ryan McMahon becoming the first Colorado play...
White Sox swat four homers, rattle Diamondbacks
Lenyn Sosa finished a triple shy of the cycle and collected three RBIs and Andrew Vaughn also homered and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix., ,Paul DeJong and Korey Lee also homered for Chicago, which won for...
Rockies run wild on Pirates, win 16-4
Hunter Goodman homered twice and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Michael Toglia hit a grand slam and also singled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Goodman had four hits and five RBIs to overshadow Ryan McMahon becoming the first Colorado play...
MJ Melendez's slam gets Royals rolling past Dodgers
MJ Melendez capped a 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam and Seth Lugo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday night.,Lugo (10-2) reached double digits in wins for the first time in his nine-year career while yielding two...
Red Sox grab early lead, double up rival Yankees
Tyler O'Neill and Jarren Duran each collected two hits and scored twice as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday night.,O'Neill scored in each of the first two innings, when Boston built a 5-2 lead. He had an RBI double in the first and singled in the second. Duran do...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps) exits after 2 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto exited Saturday's game against the visiting Kansas City Royals after two innings due to triceps tightness.,Yamamoto met with the Dodgers trainer in the clubhouse and was removed from the game after throwing 28 pitches over two scoreless innings. Ya...
Mariners top Rangers to extend division lead
Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 7-5 on Saturday.,Josh Rojas went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and also scored three times for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won for t...
Royals star C Salvador Perez (knee) undergoes MRI
Kansas City Royals star catcher Salvador Perez was not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the host Los Angeles Dodgers due to a right knee injury.,Perez, 34, underwent an MRI exam Saturday and no structural damage was detected.,"I didn't know what to think," Royals manager Matt Quatr...
Riley Greene (2 HRs, 6 RBIs), Tigers rout Astros 13-5
Riley Greene hit two home runs and recorded his first career four-hit game to pace a rousing slugging display from the Detroit Tigers, who bashed the host Houston Astros 13-5 on Saturday.,Greene went 4-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs. His solo home run in the top of the first inning followed a sol...
Braves put on power show with 4 HRs in win over Rays
The Atlanta Braves hit three of their four homers in the fifth inning and got six strong innings from starting pitcher Charlie Morton to beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Saturday and extend their winning streak to three games.,Trailing 1-0 in the fifth, Jarred Kelenic hit a two-run shot, his ...
Braves put on power show with 4 HRs in way over Rays
The Atlanta Braves hit three of their four homers in the fifth inning and got six strong innings from starting pitcher Charlie Morton to beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Saturday and extend their winning streak to three games.,Trailing 1-0 in the fifth, Jarred Kelenic hit a two-run shot, his ...
Riley Greene leads hit parade as Tigers rout Astros, 13-5
Riley Greene hit two home runs and recorded his first career four-hit game to pace a rousing slugging display from the Detroit Tigers, who bashed the host Houston Astros 13-5 on Saturday.,Greene went 4-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs. His solo home run in the top of the first inning followed a sol...
J.D. Martinez homers twice as Mets win again, 5-1 over Padres
J.D. Martinez homered twice and the New York Mets remained hot with a 5-1 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon. ,Jose Quintana and a pair of relievers combined on a two-hitter for the Mets, who have won four in a row and 10 of 14. The Padres fell to 6-8 this month.,Martin...
Angels get solid work from bullpen, beat Giants
Logan O'Hoppe tied the game in the sixth with a two-run home run, Luis Rengifo delivered an RBI single an inning later and the visiting Los Angeles Angels held on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,The Los Angeles bullpen picked up starter Patrick Sandoval with four inning...
Joey Ortiz HR gives Brewers 3-1 win over Reds
Joey Ortiz gave the Brewers all the runs they needed with a three-run homer as Milwaukee beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game series.,The game was a scoreless pitching duel into the fifth when Brewers leadoff man Ortiz hit his first homer sin...
Anthony Santander belts 2 HRs, Orioles top Phillies
Anthony Santander homered twice and drove in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles edged the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the major leagues Saturday.,In between Santander's homers in the fourth and eighth innings, he provided a tie-breaking sixth-inning sac...
Nats' DJ Herz whiffs 13 Marlins, earns first career win
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz allowed one hit over six shutout innings while striking out 13 for the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, earning his first major league victory in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Herz (1-1) did not allow a walk in his third career start.,Dylan Floro...
Blue Jays blank Guardians, 5-0
The Toronto Blue Jays jumped out to an early lead and Bowden Francis pitched four strong innings of relief en route to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.,Francis (3-2) allowed four hits and struck out two as the Blue Jays gained a split of the first two games ...
Ian Happ 3-run homer helps Cubs beat Cardinals
Shota Imanaga recorded his eighth quality start of the season, Ian Happ blasted a three-run homer and the host Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Imanaga (7-1) went seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits. He didn't issue a walk and struck out six as Chica...
Guardians standout 3B Jose Ramirez placed on paternity list
Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez was placed on the paternity list Saturday after leaving the team for the birth of his third child.,Ramirez can miss up to three games while on the paternity list. The first was Saturday at the Toronto Blue Jays.,The five-time All-Star leads Clevela...