Baseball Page 581 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kyle Gibson looks to break career-long curse vs. Cubs
In 12 major league seasons, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson has yet to solve the Chicago Cubs.,Gibson has four losses in four career starts against Chicago, a skid he will try to break on Friday afternoon when St. Louis opens a three-game series with the host Cubs.,Chicago has gotten to...
Win streak over, Nats try to bounce back vs. Marlins
The Washington Nationals will try to start another winning streak when they host the Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Nationals had won five in a row, their longest winning streak in nearly three years, before losing 7-2 to the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday a...
Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers
Michael Lorenzen went seven strong innings, Wyatt Langford had a pair of RBI singles over the first three innings and the visiting Texas Rangers finished off a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,Adolis Garcia had two hits with two runs as the Rangers took the deciding game of the ...
White Sox grab rare road win in Seattle
Andrew Vaughn drove in two runs, including the go-ahead score in the 10th inning, as the Chicago White Sox snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a 3-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.,Seattle's Julio Rodriguez homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie...
Joc Pederson's slam helps D-backs demolish Angels
Joc Pederson hit a grand slam and drove in five runs and Christian Walker had two homers and four RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 11-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in Phoenix.,Kevin Newman went 3-for-4 with a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, who scored 23 runs whi...
MLB roundup: Royals stun Yanks with late rally
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2). With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit. MJ Melendez ...
Maikel Garcia's walk-off hit saves Royals from sweep by Yankees
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2).,With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit. MJ Melendez ...
Dodgers acquire lefty Jose Hernandez from Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded left-handed reliever Jose Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations, the clubs announced Thursday.,The Pirates designated the 26-year-old Hernandez for assignment on Tuesday. The move reunites Hernandez with the club that originally signed...
Carlos Correa extends hot streak as Twins top A's
Carlos Correa went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Minnesota, which won the opener of a four-game series. Austin Martin went 2-for-4 with an ...
With pair of big innings, Red Sox take series over Phillies
A pair of four-run innings helped the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night, marking their second straight victory to claim the three-game series.,All nine Boston players recorded hits, boosting the team's total of 14. Jarren Duran and Tyler O'Neill ea...
Mets' J.D. Martinez hits walk-off blast to sink Marlins
J.D. Martinez hit a walk-off, two-run homer Thursday night for the New York Mets, who were no-hit into the sixth inning before coming back to edge the Miami Marlins 3-2 in the decisive game of a three-game series.,The Mets had just two hits against Roddery Munoz and a pair of relievers before rallyi...
Three-run seventh lifts Rays to series win over Cubs
Yandy Diaz's RBI single capped a three-run, seventh-inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays pushed past the Chicago Cubs for a 3-2 win on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Trailing 2-0, the Rays rallied in the seventh against Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4) after Cubs starter Justin Steele was removed.,Pinch hitter...
Brewers to test home prowess against surging Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers look to continue their good fortune at home on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The Brewers recorded their sixth straight home series win with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in the deciding game of their three-game se...
Guardians head north to face struggling Toronto offense
The Cleveland Guardians have three Canadians who will be returning to their homeland Friday night for the opener of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.,First baseman Josh Naylor and catcher Bo Naylor, his brother, are from nearby Mississauga, Ontario, and right-handed reliever Cade Sm...
Maikel Garcia's walk-off hit saves Royals from sweep to Yankees
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2).,With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit, and Kyle Isb...
Brendan Donovan HR gets Cardinals past Pirates
Brendan Donovan delivered a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series., ,Paul Goldschmidt also went deep for St. Louis, which took the deciding game of the three-game set. The Card...
Pirates RHP Hunter Stratton departs with injury
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Hunter Stratton exited Thursday afternoon's game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth inning due to an apparent arm injury., ,Stratton took over for fellow reliever Justin Bruihl to start the eighth and struck out Nolan Arenado to begin the frame. After throw...
Mariners recall RHP Emerson Hancock for spot start
The Seattle Mariners recalled former first-round draft pick Emerson Hancock, with the right-hander slated to start against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,The move pushes Mariners ace Luis Castillo back to Friday's series opener against the Texas Rangers. Seattle is also carefully managing its st...
Braves break through vs. Orioles, end five-game skid
Reynaldo Lopez held the Baltimore Orioles to two singles across six innings and the visiting Atlanta Braves finally pieced together a few key hits to snap a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win on Thursday afternoon.,Ozzie Albies supplied four hits and Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs ...
Tigers use five-run inning to end Nationals' win streak
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a solo home run with a two-run double as the host Detroit Tigers snapped the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory Thursday afternoon.,Mark Canha supplied two hits and two RBIs, while Ryan Kreidler added two hits and scored twice. Malloy's two-run ...