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After wild opener, Phillies, Orioles set for encore
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles experienced plenty of drama to begin their three-game series -- and maybe it was just an appetizer.,The teams meet in the middle game of the series on Saturday in Baltimore, after the Phillies prevailed 5-3 in 11 innings with a late-night finish on Fri...
Twins' even-keeled approach paying off vs. Athletics
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli appreciates his team's even-keeled demeanor.,If the Twins are winning, they don't get overconfident. If they're losing, they don't panic.,Baldelli will look for his players to maintain the same approach when they play against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday a...
MLB roundup: Yanks' Alex Verdugo revisits Boston, homers in win
Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs against his former team as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday.,The Yankees became the first team in the majors to reach 50 wins this year. Verdugo contributed to all three of the Yankees' multi-run innings. ...
Angels build early cushion, hang on to beat Giants
Mickey Moniak collected two doubles and a triple, Zach Neto added a home run and the Los Angeles Angels scored early and often en route to an 8-6 victory over the host San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,Left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-6) limited his old team to one ru...
Mitch Garver's homer helps Mariners slip past Rangers
Mitch Garver slugged a two-run homer Friday night and Luis Castillo worked six solid innings as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Texas Rangers 3-2.,Castillo (6-7) gave up four hits and two runs while walking one and striking out seven. After permitting three hits and both runs in the first in...
Mitch Garver's homer helps Mariners edge past Rangers
Mitch Garver slugged a two-run homer Friday night and Luis Castillo worked six solid innings as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Texas Rangers 3-2.,Castillo (6-7) gave up four hits and two runs while walking one and striking out seven. After permitting three hits and both runs in the first in...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand up against Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their three-...
Dodgers break tie in eighth inning, edge Royals
Chris Taylor hit his first home run of the season and Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,Miguel Rojas also hit a home run for the Dodg...
Diamondbacks roll past White Sox to stay hot
Joc Pederson and Eugenio Suarez homered and Ryne Nelson pitched six solid innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks notched a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Phoenix.,Pederson and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and two RBIs as Arizona won for the ninth time in its past 13 games. Lo...
Phillies outlast Orioles in 11th after long rain delay
Alec Bohm hit a two-run double in the 11th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off the host Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, on Friday night, ,The series opener between teams with two of the best records in the major leagues included a rain delay of more than an hour prior to the 11th inning., ,Kyl...
Pirates slug 3 homers, subdue Rockies
Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds homered and finished with two hits each, Jack Suwinski also went deep, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver on Friday night.,Luis Ortiz (3-2) got the win with five innings of relief for Pittsburgh.,The Pirates were without shortstop O...
Max Kepler knocks in four as Twins outlast A's in 10
Max Kepler belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday in Minneapolis.,Kepler finished 3-for-4 for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the four-game series and thre...
Hot-hitting Jeimer Candelario leads Reds past Brewers
Jeimer Candelario belted a two-run homer and TJ Friedl also went deep among his three hits, lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,The power display is nothing new for Candelario, who has belted six of his team-leading 12 homers in his last 10 gam...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand in beating Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their thr...
Alex Verdugo, in return to Boston, lifts Yanks past Red Sox
Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the visiting New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday.,The Yankees became the first team in the majors to reach the 50-win plateau this year.,Verdugo, in his first game against his former team, contributed to all three of ...
Yankees' Gerrit Cole fans 10 in rehab outing
The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole looked to be in top form on Friday when he struck out 10 in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,In 4 1/3 innings, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner gave up one run, which was unearned, on two hits and no walks against Rochester, a...
Astros shut out Tigers behind Hunter Brown
Hunter Brown posted his fifth consecutive quality start and Mauricio Dubon capped a four-run, sixth-inning outburst with a two-run homer as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Friday.,Brown (3-5) recorded his second consecutive scoreless start, matching his season high of ni...
Marcell Ozuna's 19th homer leads Braves past Rays
Marcell Ozuna blasted his National League-leading 19th home run to highlight a five-run first inning that sent the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Ozuna's three-run, opposite-field shot landed well into the stands in right field. It gave him 60 RBIs, also tops...
Will Brennan, Logan Allen lead Guardians past Blue Jays
Will Brennan had a solo home run, a double and scored two runs and the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night.,Logan Allen allowed one run in five-plus innings for the Guardians in the opener of the three-game series.,Allen (7-3) allowed three hits and three ...
Seven-run inning sparks Nationals' rout of Marlins
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and the Washington Nationals cruised to an 8-1 victory against the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,CJ Abrams had three hits and drove in two runs, Jacob Young added two hits and two runs, J...