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After zany finish, Phillies brace for rematch vs. Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals played a back-and-forth thriller in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday. ,The teams hope to deliver a similarly compelling story -- and earn a victory -- when they reconvene Wednesday in Philadelphia.,The Phillies captured their third strai...
Yankees look to continue offensive success vs. Orioles
The New York Yankees will have a big challenge Wednesday night to come close to matching what happened a night earlier.,But the Yankees will enter the series finale against the host Baltimore Orioles with all sorts of positive feelings. That's what happens when you homer six times in a 15-3 runaway ...
Guardians bid to pick up steam in rematch vs. Twins
Perhaps a much-needed, spirited victory can spark the Cleveland Guardians to start streaking in a positive direction. ,For that to happen, however, the Guardians likely will need to find rare home success against right-hander Pablo Lopez when they continue their four-game set with the Minnesota Twin...
Padres looking to beefed-up lineup as they seek sweep of Giants
It wasn't a mystery how the San Diego Padres followed a 15-4 start by going 2-7 in their next nine games. Their offense went from robust to non-existent, managing just three runs in a four-game losing streak.,Nor was it a mystery that they snapped the skid Tuesday night when Luis Arraez (concussion)...
Jorge Polanco, surging Mariners take on Angels
Do the Seattle Mariners dare take Jorge Polanco out of the lineup?,That will be the question facing manager Dan Wilson on Wednesday afternoon when the American League West leaders host the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a two-game series.,The Angels are scheduled to start left-h...
Dodgers' Tony Gonsolin, back from Tommy John surgery, faces Marlins
Twenty months after he last pitched in a major league game, Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin essentially will pick up right where he left off.,Gonsolin will face the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series after completing a long recovery from...
Majors-worst Rockies look to 'right the ship' vs. Braves
Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black could point to any number of reasons for his club's historically poor record this season. Starting pitching might be at the top of his list.,The major-league-worst Rockies will look to snap an eight-game losing streak when they face the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday ...
Astros' AJ Blubaugh set for big-league debut vs. Tigers
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe, set for the seventh outing of his major league career, will be the more experienced starter on the mound when he faces the host Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon.,The Astros are calling up their top pitching prospect, right-hander AJ Blubaugh, for his ma...
Reds hope to have Austin Hays back for DH vs. Cardinals
Austin Hays was not listed in the Cincinnati Reds' starting lineup for the scheduled Tuesday game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals before Mother Nature intervened, causing the postponement of that contest.,With a split doubleheader on tap between the National League Central rivals on Wednesd...
MLB roundup: Yankees homer early and often, overrun Orioles
Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York's four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday., ,Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the...
Shohei Ohtani's leadoff blast sparks Dodgers' destruction of Marlins
Shohei Ohtani opened with a home run, Teoscar Hernandez had four hits and four RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their winning streak to four games with a 15-2 rout of the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,Hernandez and Freddie Freeman each had two doubles, Andy Pages homered and Tommy Edm...
Xander Bogaerts helps end skid as Padres top Giants
Xander Bogaerts homered and knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.,After scoring just three runs in its previous 43 innings, going back to a 2-0 win on April 22 in Detroit, San Diego worked ove...
Hot-hitting Jorge Polanco hits two HRs as Mariners defeat Angels
Jorge Polanco homered twice and drove in all five runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Right-hander Bryce Miller (2-3) pitched five scoreless innings for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won their third in a row and for the 14th ti...
Kyle Manzardo's walk-off homer lifts Guardians over Twins
Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,After a weather delay of more than three hours before first pitch, Manzardo, who had two of Cleveland's six hits for th...
Yankees again start with three homers, trounce Orioles 15-3
Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York's four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday.,Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the p...
Rangers' bats break out in 15-2 rout of Athletics
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford both had a three-RBI double in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers broke out of their scoring slump in a huge way in a 15-2 win over the Athletics on Tuesday in the second of a four-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas., ,The collective sigh that wa...
Astros rally past Tigers to earn series win
Yainer Diaz produced a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros tacked on three runs an inning later to rally past the visiting Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Tuesday.,The Astros won their fourth consecutive home series by orchestrating the comeback, first off Tigers starter Reese...
Matt Olson, Braves send MLB-worst Rockies to eighth straight loss
Matt Olson had three hits and three runs scored, Michael Harris II drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves handed the Colorado Rockies their eighth straight loss with an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night in Denver.,AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts ...
Caleb Durbin, Freddy Peralta help Brewers defeat White Sox
Caleb Durbin smacked a two-run single to key a four-run sixth, Isaac Collins homered, and Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings to lift the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. connected on back-to-back home runs ...
Cubs smack four homers and shut out Pirates
Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki each homered as part of three-hit outings and the Chicago Cubs belted four overall during a 9-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Cubs snapped a two-game skid while dealing the Pirates their third consecutive defeat and fifth shutout loss th...