Baseball Page 581 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Yankees' Juan Soto hopes to return to lineup vs. Dodgers
Juan Soto felt a massive sense of relief Friday afternoon before he dealt with the frustration of being unable to help the New York Yankees defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of the three-game series.,After sitting out for the first time this season due to left forearm inflammatio...
Homer-happy Orioles chase more success vs. Rays
Ryan Mountcastle, Jordan Westburg and Anthony Santander have flexed their muscles in the face of the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching this season.,That trio will look to pad their statistics on Saturday afternoon when the Baltimore Orioles play the second contest of a four-game series against the Rays in St...
Cardinals hope offense stays hot vs. Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals have been searching for more offense. Dylan Carlson has been searching for his lost swing.,The Cardinals' 8-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday brought a night of discovery. Carlson hit an RBI single and a two-run double to pace St. Louis' attack.,"It's rea...
Mariners aim to shake off collapse against Royals
No lead is safe for the Seattle Mariners when they play in Kansas City.,The Royals rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Mariners 10-9 on Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and then scored the winning run on Nelson Velazquez's fielde...
Looking to move on from lopsided losses, Tigers face Brewers
The Detroit Tigers lost their past two games by a total of 19 runs.,The good news is they don't have to dwell on their back-to-back poor outings. They will play the second game of a weekend series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,After getting blasted 9-1 by the Texas Ra...
Reds put season-best win streak on line vs. Cubs
The Cincinnati Reds are on a season-best six-game winning streak while the visiting Chicago Cubs are battling a prolonged slump as the teams prepare to meet again on Saturday.,The Reds have taken the first two games of the four-game series. On Friday, Cincinnati earned a 3-2 victory that featured a ...
Giants hope power surge continues vs. Rangers
The San Francisco Giants are in a three-way tie for eighth place in the National League for home runs heading into Saturday afternoon's game with the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. But Giants manager Bob Melvin believes his team can hit the long ball more consisten...
Blue Jays aim to shake off difficult day in Oakland
The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,The A's won the series opener 2-1 on Friday, taking advantage of a team that not only had flown across the country the...
White Sox face Red Sox, seek 1st win streak since mid-May
The Chicago White Sox ended the worst single-season losing streak in franchise history, a 14-game skid, with a 7-2 home victory against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.,Now to exhale and move on.,"It's just a really good feeling to break a streak that seems to be the hot topic," White Sox manager Pedro...
Once again, Twins look to end a losing streak
Leaving their perennial tormentors behind wasn't enough for the Minnesota Twins to avoid extending another losing streak in their roller coaster season Friday night.,The Twins will look to snap their latest skid Saturday afternoon, when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle game of a three...
Charlie Morton, Braves look to solve Nationals
Atlanta right-hander Charlie Morton will be looking for a measure of revenge when the Braves visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Morton (3-2, 3.88 ERA) faced the Nationals in Atlanta on May 27 and it did not go well. In his worst outing of the season, Morton allowed eight runs on 12 hits in ...
MLB roundup: White Sox top Red Sox, end 14-game skid
Luis Robert Jr., Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn homered and Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday to stop a 14-game losing streak., ,Chicago snapped its franchise-worst, single-season skid behind an eight-hit attack, winnin...
Early offense helps Padres down D-backs, end skid
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jurickson Profar slugged back-to-back homers in the first inning Friday night as the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-3 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Tatis stretched his hitting streak to 13 games when he slugged a first-pitch sinker fr...
Framber Valdez throws complete game as Astros top Angels
Yordan Alvarez's three-run double highlighted a five-run seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Astros starter Framber Valdez handled the rest, throwing his first complete game of the season and seventh of his career. H...
JJ Bleday's walk-off blast lifts A's past Blue Jays
JJ Bleday hit Chad Green's first pitch for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, delivering the Oakland Athletics a walk-off, 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Green was summoned to begin the ninth after Toronto starter Chris Bassitt threw eight innings of...
Royals erase eight-run deficit to stun Mariners
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with one out in the ninth inning and then scored the winning run as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 10-9 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,MJ Melendez launched a three-run homer for the Royals, who trailed 8-0 heading into the ...
Royals erase 8-run deficit to stun Mariners
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and then scored the winning run as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 10-9 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,MJ Melendez launched a three-run homer for the Royals, who trailed 8-0 heading into the...
Cardinals score 3 early, 3 late to knock off Rockies
Dylan Carlson drove in his first three runs of the season to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.,Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs while extending his on-base streak to 24 games.,Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed four runs on six hits and...
Giants club 3 homers to beat Rangers in series opener
Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and Wilmer Flores smacked a pair of solo shots as the San Francisco Giants knocked off the Texas Rangers 5-2 to open a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night.,It was the ninth multi-homer game of Flores' career. H...
White Sox beat Red Sox to end 14-game skid
Luis Robert, Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn homered and Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday to stop a 14-game losing streak.,Chicago snapped its franchise-worst skid behind an eight-hit attack, winning for the first time ...