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After rough week, Mariners continue road trip vs. Rays
The Seattle Mariners will continue their trek through Florida when they travel up the state's Gulf Coast to open a three-game series Monday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The American League West-leading Mariners will look to bounce back after a rough stretch last week when...

Mets closer Edwin Diaz faces 10-game suspension after ejection
Mets closer Edwin Diaz is facing a 10-game suspension after he was ejected in the ninth inning of New York's 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night following a routine check for foreign substances. ,Diaz was ejected by crew chief Vic Carapazza before throwing a single pitch after Carapazza ch...

Phillies take sparkling ERA on road to Detroit
The Philadelphia Phillies' pitching staff possesses the lowest ERA in the major leagues. That's bad news for the usually light-hitting Detroit Tigers, who host the Phillies for a three-game series beginning on Monday night.,Philadelphia's staff has posted a 3.09 ERA through 77 games, including a 4-1...

MLB roundup: Nearly perfect, Cards' Sonny Gray baffles Giants
Sonny Gray took a perfect game into the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep.,Gray (9-4) retired the first 20 batters he faced. Giants catcher Patrick Bailey ended the veteran right-hander's chance at...

Surging Mets power up in series win over Cubs
Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos each homered and Luis Severino recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings as the visiting New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to win the three-game series on Sunday.,DJ Stewart and Harrison Bader had two hits apiece for New Yo...

Cubs place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled left-hander Luke Little from Triple-A Iowa.,Leiter, 33, has allowed eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in his last four appearances to ra...

Pablo Lopez dominates as Twins blank Athletics
Pablo Lopez retired the first 17 batters he faced en route to eight shutout innings, Byron Buxton drove in two runs with a home run and a double, and the Minnesota Twins took a second straight from the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon.,Kyle Farmer added an RBI on an infield...

Big inning lifts Brewers over Padres to avoid sweep
Blake Perkins' two-run single keyed a five-run second inning that enabled the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a four-game series sweep and post a 6-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday,Tobias Myers (5-2) pitched five solid innings to pick up the win, allowing five hits and a run with no...

Guardians keep rolling, sweep struggling Jays
Josh Naylor and Steve Kwan each homered in the fourth inning as the Cleveland Guardians won 6-5 on Sunday to sweep a three-game set from the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, who have lost a season-high six straight.,Naylor had three hits, including his career-high 20th homer that gave Cleveland a 6-3 lea...

Nationals rally with two-run ninth to edge Rockies
Joey Meneses capped a two-run ninth inning with an RBI-single and the visiting Washington Nationals rallied past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday to take the three-game series.,Jacob Young, who had Washington's only hit over the first eight innings, reached on an infield single to start the ninth ...
2024 MLB All-Star Game American League Ballot: Who Should Be Voted In?
These American League MLB players have earned themselves an All-Star nomination. ...

Max Scherzer sharp in season debut, Rangers blank Royals
Max Scherzer allowed just one hit over five innings in his 2024 season debut and Josh Smith homered for the second straight game as the Texas Rangers completed their first three-game series sweep of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Sche...

Connor Wong, Rob Refsnyder homer to guide Red Sox past Reds
Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder each hit a two-run home run to propel the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Wong (No. 7 of the season) homered in the fourth inning, and Refsnyder (No. 3) belted his home run in the sixth. Jarren Duran had three hits and two RB...

Colt Keith, Tigers roll over White Sox
Colt Keith had four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers pounded the Chicago White Sox, 11-2, on Sunday afternoon.,Keith also scored three runs as the Tigers took two games in the three-game weekend series from their American League Central Division opp...

Framber Valdez, Astros' bats team up to finish sweep of O's
Framber Valdez produced his fourth quality start this month and the Houston Astros parlayed a four-run first inning into an 8-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles, completing a three-game series sweep on Sunday.,Valdez (6-5) continued his exceptional pitching this month, excluding a ragged ...

Sonny Gray flirts with perfection as Cards sweep Giants
Sonny Gray took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.,Gray (9-4) retired the first 20 batters he faced. Giants catcher Patrick Bailey ended the veteran right-hander's bid by blast...

Nick Gordon's blast helps Marlins sink Mariners
Nick Gordon slugged a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Marlins closer Tanner Scott loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before he got Julio Rodriguez on a looping liner to second baseman Otto Lopez, wh...

Yandy Diaz, Rays jump ahead early, take series from Pirates
Yandy Diaz extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a first-pitch leadoff homer to help the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in the rubber game on Sunday.,Reliever Kevin Kelly (2-0) allowed one walk and no hits in tossing two-thirds of the seventh inning for the Rays, wh...

Jurickson Profar back in Padres' lineup, Fernando Tatis Jr. still out
Left fielder Jurickson Profar returned to the San Diego Padres' lineup on Sunday, while right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was not among the starting group.,Profar has been battling left patellar tendinitis and he left Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The knee was still bothersome as he mi...

Braves take two of three from sliding Yankees
Max Fried pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs and the visiting Atlanta Braves earned a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,The Braves won their third straight series and improved to 8-2 in their past 10 games since a five-game losing stre...