Baseball Page 598 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Red-hot Cardinals brace for stern test vs. Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals bottomed out earlier this season with a seven-game losing streak that lowered their record to 15-24 on May 11.,Since that low point, the Cardinals have won 12 of their past 15 games to climb back to .500. They will ride that momentum into Friday's opener of a challenging thre...
Evenly matched Red Sox, Tigers look for bounce-back wins
The Boston Red Sox will start a six-game homestand and a four-game weekend series when they meet the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.,Both teams are coming off losses on Wednesday, with the Red Sox falling 6-1 to the Baltimore Orioles while the Tigers dropped a 10-2 decision to the Pittsburgh Pirat...
A's place LHP Kyle Muller (shoulder) on injured list
The Oakland A's placed Kyle Muller on the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow left-hander Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.,Muller, 26, is dealing with tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. The reliever has not appeared in a game since last Friday and his IL designation is retroac...
Boosted by return of DJ LeMahieu, Yankees to close series with Angels
DJ LeMahieu has seen his name at the top of the lineup card -- either batting leadoff or in the No. 2 hole -- more than 1,000 times in his career. ,Now, in uniform again with the New York Yankees after a foot injury cost him the first 55 games of the season, the 35-year-old veteran is just glad to b...
Brewers try to take series vs. Cubs, extend Central lead
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to Colin Rea as they look to take their four-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon and create more separation in the National League Central.,Rea (4-2, 3.98 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right-hander Jameson Taillon (3-2, 2.58).,Milwauke...
Nationals turn to Trevor Williams in series finale vs. Braves
Washington's Trevor Williams will try to keep his record unblemished on Thursday night when the visiting Nationals complete their four-game series against the Atlanta Braves. ,Washington recorded its second win of the series with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday.,Williams (4-0, 2.29 ERA) will oppose Atlan...
Mariners seek four-game sweep vs. Astros
Perhaps Dominic Canzone someday will show his grandchildren the box score of Wednesday's game, in which he hit a home run off likely first-ballot Hall of Famer Justin Verlander. ,But it's what Canzone did that won't appear in the box score that helped the Seattle Mariners gain a 2-1 victory in 10 in...
Braves place reliever A.J. Minter (hip) on injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed reliever A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left hip inflammation.,The team recalled right-hander Jimmy Herget from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding transaction.,Minter, 30, is 5-3 with a 2.95 ERA and one save in 25 appearances out of the b...
Mets look to halt slide in opener vs. D-backs
The New York Mets didn't know late Wednesday how long they might have to play without Pete Alonso. ,The Mets, however, reportedly knew they'd just seen the last of Jorge Lopez in a New York uniform.,The Mets will look to bounce back from a chaotic turn of events when they host the Arizona Diamondbac...
With bats heating up, Rays take on Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays' slumbering offense woke up with a flurry of extra-base hits Wednesday. ,Tampa Bay will look to keep it up Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Struggling to a 2-6 mark on a nine-game homestand, the Rays will go for the seri...
Royals scratch Brady Singer (illness) from Thursday's start
The Kansas City Royals scratched right-hander Brady Singer from Thursday's start at Minnesota due to illness.,The team recalled left-hander Daniel Lynch IV from Triple-A Omaha to take the mound against the Twins.,Singer, 27, is off to a strong start in his fifth season with the Royals. He is 4-2 wit...
Mets designate reliever Jorge Lopez for assignment
Following the reliever's rough night on and off the mound, the New York Mets officially designated veteran Jorge Lopez for assignment on Thursday.,The right-hander reportedly made disparaging comments about the team Wednesday night after being ejected and throwing his glove into the stands at Citi F...
Royals look to get back on roll vs. Twins
The Minnesota Twins will go for a series win when they play the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota has won two of three games against the Royals entering the final matchup of the four-game series. The Twins won 6-5 on Monday and 4-2 on Tuesday before falling short 6-1...
MLB roundup: Pirates' Paul Skenes turns 22, tames Tigers
Paul Skenes struck out nine in six innings on his 22nd birthday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.,Skenes (2-0), the No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball, allowed two runs and three hits in his fourth major league start...
Mariners dispatch Astros for third straight game
J.P. Crawford's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning brought home the deciding run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Mike Baumann (2-0), acquired in a trade with Baltimore last week, pitched a scoreless inning of reli...
Streaking Luis Gil pitches Yankees past Angels
Luis Gil gave up just two hits through eight innings, Alex Verdugo homered and the New York Yankees hung on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Gil (7-1) allowed only a single to Luis Rengifo in the third inning and a solo homer to Logan O'Hoppe -- his sixth of the ...
Rockies score six in second inning to top Guardians
Brendan Rodgers homered in a six-run second inning, Ty Blach tossed seven strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Colorado took two of three games from Cleveland, which came to Coors Field riding a nine-game winning streak. The Rockies ...
Brewers pin Shota Imanaga, Cubs with loss
Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins and Willy Adames each had a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers roughed up previously undefeated Shota Imanaga en route to a 10-6 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.,Yelich put the Brewers up 2-0 in the first and Milwaukee added five runs in...
Alek Manoah (elbow) out early, but Jays extend White Sox's skid
Trevor Richards delivered 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a combined four-hitter and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in two runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays blanked the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Wednesday.,Toronto earned a three-game sweep while sending Chicago to a season-worst eighth s...
Lane Thomas helps Nationals knock off Braves
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer and MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 batters to lead the visiting Washington Nationals to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,The Nationals have won two of the first three games of the four-game series.,Thomas' homer, his third of the season and first since ...