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Blue Jays turn to veterans while White Sox weary of road results
The Chicago White Sox can make a step toward improving their road record Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,Despite a breakthrough season that has taken them to first-place contenders in the American League Central, the White Sox fell to 20-29 on ...
MLB roundup: A's snap 10-game skid with 15-1 rout of Nationals
Jacob Wilson homered during a three-hit outing, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes also went deep and the Athletics broke a 10-game slide with a 15-1 beatdown of the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn (8-6) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Ath...
Athletics end 10-game losing streak with demolition of Nationals
Jacob Wilson homered during a three-hit outing, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes also went deep and the Athletics broke a 10-game slide with a 15-1 beatdown of the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Athletics...
Tigers shut out Angels behind Tarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson
Tarik Skubal scattered five hits over seven innings and Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Skubal (6-5) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter while allowing only one ru...
Diamondbacks place OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr (adductor) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a strained right adductor.,In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks recalled catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno. They also selected the contract of right-hander Gerardo Carri...
Orioles outlast Astros in 11 innings
Tyler O'Neill and Leody Taveras delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles with two outs in the 11th inning as the visiting Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Houston Astros 4-2 on Saturday.,O'Neill beat out an infield single to second baseman Jose Altuve that allowed Gunnar Henderson to score from sec...
Red Sox rally past Rays in 7th to extend win streak to 12 games
Wilyer Abreu homered twice to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to 12 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday.,Abreu hit a solo home run in the third, then a two-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) that erased a 6-5 deficit in the seventh. Abreu als...
Guardians' Travis Bazzana slams walk-off HR for DH split vs. Pirates
Rookie Travis Bazzana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-3 comeback win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.,Bazzana's one-out blast off Dennis Santana to right-center field traveled 414 feet, sc...
Julio Rodriguez delivers walk-off in return as Mariners beat Giants
Julio Rodriguez returned to the lineup and hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 walk-off victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.,Cole Young added a three-run homer for the Mariners, who won for just the second tim...
All-Stars duel on mound as Yankees, Dodgers contest doubleheader
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cam Schlitter enjoyed stellar first halves and earned All-Star selections, leading to anticipation about their first head-to-head encounter.,But after Saturday night's nationally televised matchup was postponed due to inclement weather, the standout pitchers will instead pitch...
Cubs acquire veteran RHP Aaron Civale from Athletics
The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran right-hander Aaron Civale from the Athletics on Saturday for minor league right-hander Aiden Moffett.,Civale, who ended last season with the Cubs, was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Wednesday.,In other moves on Saturday, the Athletics placed right-han...
Red Sox rally in 7th to extend win streak to 12 games
Wilyer Abreu homered twice to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to 12 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday.,Abreu hit a solo home run in the third, then a two-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) that erased a 6-5 deficit in the seventh. Abreu als...
Brewers hold off late charge to hand Marlins 5th straight loss
Garrett Mitchell's two-run double capped a four-run rally and Shane Drohan pitched effectively for six innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-6 comeback victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday.,The Marlins, whose fifth straight loss matched their season high, closed the gap to 8-6...
Rangers rally in 6th to edge Braves
Brandon Nimmo had three RBIs, including two that gave Texas the lead in the crucial four-run sixth inning, helping the visiting Rangers come from behind to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday.,Nimmo went 2-for-5 to lead the Rangers' 12-hit attack and secure a bounce-back win after Friday's 15-1 ...
Nolan Arenado moves closer to 2,000 hits as D-backs beat Cards
Nolan Arenado drove in two runs and moved within two hits of 2,000 for his career to lead the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday in Phoenix.,Arenado was 2-for-4 and Ketel Marte 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for the Diamondbacks, who evened the thre...
Salvador Perez moves closer to team record in Royals win over Padres
Salvador Perez moved closer to Royals' history with his two-run homer, Lane Thomas also clubbed a two-run shot and spot-starter Randy Dobnak allowed one run while pitching into the fifth inning, as Kansas City beat the visiting San Diego Padres 6-1 on Saturday.,Thomas set the tone with his homer in ...
Trea Turner, Jesus Luzardo lead Phillies past Mets
Trea Turner had a home run among his three hits and scored three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting New York Mets 6-1 Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Kyle Schwarber gave the Phillies a lead they'd never relinquish with a tw...
Astros SS Jeremy Pena, 1B Christian Walker exit with injuries
Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena and first baseman Christian Walker departed with injuries on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles.,Pena displayed discomfort during his second plate appearance against Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers before striking out in the bottom of the third inning. Pena, visite...
Blue Jays blank White Sox, snap 3-game skid behind Shane Bieber's strong start
Shane Bieber pitched six strong innings Saturday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 1-0.,Bieber (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in his fifth start of the season. George Springer's RBI single in the fourth against Davis Martin (9-5) ...
TJ Rumfield drives in four to lift Rockies past Reds
TJ Rumfield went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBIs, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 on Saturday in Denver.,Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak each had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado, which recorded 14 hits and snapped a three-game losing skid. Cole Carrigg added two h...