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Dodgers' Mookie Betts hit on hand, leaves game vs. Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning and exited the game during a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Betts was hit in the left hand by a 97.9-mph fastball from Royals reliever Dan Altavilla and went to the ground in extreme pa...

Pirates rack up 15 hits to win series finale vs. Rockies
Rowdy Tellez went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, Jason Delay hit a three-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Sunday in Denver.,Jared Triolo added two hits and drove in a pair of runs for Pittsburgh, which also received two hits from Andrew McCutchen, Nick Gonzales and Jack...

Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps) on 15-day DL
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with right triceps tendinitis.,Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove (right intercostal strain) was also placed on the 15-day IL before the series finale against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Right-ha...

Mets outslug Padres to finish sweep
Pete Alonso homered and finished with five RBIs as the surging New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres with an 11-6 victory Sunday.,Francisco Lindor led the game off with a homer and Luis Torrens sparked a four-run eighth inning with a solo shot for the Mets, who ...

Carlos Correa (2 HRs), Twins topple A's in twin-bill opener
Carlos Correa went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a split doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis., ,Royce Lewis and Carlos Santana added one home run apiece for Minnesota, which won its fourth conse...

Willy Adames powers Brewers to series win over Reds
Willy Adames hit a go-ahead three-run homer and center fielder Blake Perkins threw out the game-tying run at the plate in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Colin Rea (6-2) allowed three runs (two earn...

Daulton Varsho belts slam as Jays edge Guardians
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam, Ernie Clement belted a two-run blast and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-6 Sunday afternoon.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and a walk for Toronto in the rubber match of the three-game series.,Daniel Schneemann had thr...

Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles' HR barrage in win over Phillies
Gunnar Henderson drilled a home run in the first inning, one of four homers for the Baltimore Orioles on their way to defeating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon.,Colton Cowser, Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg also homered by the fi...

Ronel Blanco's 7 no-hit innings lead Astros past Tigers
Ronel Blanco tossed seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run home run as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.,Blanco (7-2) continued his breakout campaign and flirted with a second no-...

Jose Siri helps Rays put away Braves
Jose Siri hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday and salvage a game in their three-game series.,Siri connected on his eighth home run of the season off Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (0-1), who walked Randy Aroza...

Lane Thomas, Nats stay hot, sweep scuffling Marlins
Mitchell Parker fired six strong innings as the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Miami Marlins with a 3-1 win on Sunday afternoon., ,Lane Thomas and Jacob Young hit solo home runs for the Nationals, who won for the eighth time in their last nine games and pulled to w...

Pedro Pages goes deep, Cardinals defeat Cubs
Rookie Pedro Pages belted a two-run homer and Miles Mikolas tossed 6 1/3 strong innings, lifting the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.,Paul Goldschmidt had two of the nine hits for the Cardinals, who won the rubber match of this three-game serie...

Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks gets another chance to start
Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will make his first start in a month when Chicago concludes a three-game home series on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. ,Hendricks, 34, hasn't started since giving up eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 9-3 home loss to the Pittsbur...

Giants place LHP Kyle Harrison (ankle) on 15-day IL
San Francisco Giants left-hander Kyle Harrison was scratched from his start on Sunday and placed on the 15-day injured list with a right ankle sprain, retroactive to Thursday.,With Harrison out, the Giants selected right-hander Spencer Bivens from Triple-A Sacramento and released right-hander Nick A...

Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette (calf) remains out vs. Guardians
Two-time All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette will miss his second straight game Sunday due to right calf soreness as the Toronto Blue Jays wrap up a three-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians.,Bichette, 26, is hitting .237 with four homers and 28 RBIs in 66 games this season. ,A second-round ...

Phillies SS Trea Turner (hamstring) to be activated Monday
Philadelphia Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner will be reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Monday, manager Rob Thomson confirmed.,Thomson said Sunday that Turner would be activated "unless something weird happens.",Turner, 30, has been sidelined since May 4 with a left hamstring strain. ,Ed...

IL stay a 'high possibility' for Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
A trip to the injured list due to triceps tightness is a "high possibility" for Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, manager Dave Roberts said.,"The next steps will be to consult with the doctors and see if he needs testing," Roberts said after the Dodgers' 7-2 loss to the Kansas Cit...

Yankees aim to ignite offense in finale vs. Red Sox
The New York Yankees will be looking for more from their offense Sunday night when they visit the Boston Red Sox for the final contest of a three-game series., ,After beating the Red Sox 8-1 Friday, the Yankees were held to six hits in an 8-4 loss on Saturday. New York drew six walks but stranded ni...

Surging Mariners aim for sweep against Rangers
The team with the largest divisional lead in the American League might come as a surprise.,That team, the Seattle Mariners, extended their edge over the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers to 7 1/2 games in the AL West with a 7-5 victory Saturday night.,The Mariners will attempt to sweep t...

Royals look for another grand performance vs. Dodgers
After concluding an epic 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam, Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez will look to carry the momentum into Sunday's meeting against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Melendez and the Royals will face the Dodgers in the rubber match of their three-game ser...