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Kyle Bradish tosses 7 scoreless innings, O's sweep White Sox
Kyle Bradish pitched seven no-hit innings and Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser homered as the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday to secure a four-game sweep.,Bradish (1-0) spaced four walks while matching a career high with 11 strikeouts. He threw 63 of his 103 ...

Rockies knock off Phillies, hand Ranger Suarez first loss
Ryan McMahon homered, Brendan Rodgers had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies handed Philadelphia starter Ranger Suarez his first loss of the season with a 5-2 win over the Phillies in Denver on Sunday.,Suarez (9-1) was shaky early and Colorado took advantage, avenging a shutout loss to the lefty in ...

Red Sox sign veteran RHP Brad Keller to one-year contract
The Boston Red Sox signed veteran right-hander Brad Keller to a one-year contract on Sunday, six days after the Chicago White Sox designated him for assignment.,Keller, 28, elected to become a free agent on Wednesday. He pitched in five games (two starts) in his lone season with Chicago -- the most ...

Corey Seager homers twice as Rangers end skid, top Twins
Corey Seager homered twice to help the Texas Rangers end a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Twins in the finale of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Nathaniel Lowe had two hits and two RBIs and Josh Smith and Leody Taveras each had two hits and a ...

Cardinals place RHP Nick Robertson (elbow) on 15-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Nick Robertson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to right elbow inflammation.,Robertson last pitched on May 19, and the move is retroactive to Thursday.,In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled right-hander Andre Pallante from Triple-A Memphi...

Brandon Lowe's bases-clearing triple help Rays beat Royals
Brandon Lowe hit a three-run triple and Taj Bradley threw five scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday.,The Rays were held without a base runner by Royals starter Michael Wacha until the sixth, but Tampa Bay scored four in the inning to help snap a ...

Backed by Braves' bats, Chris Sale stifles Pirates
Chris Sale was stellar through seven innings to help the Atlanta Braves take an 8-1 win and avoid the sweep in the series finale against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Sale (8-1) allowed one run on four hits and struck out eight.,Jarred Kelenic, who entered the game in the game in the bottom...

Julio Rodriguez, Mariners surge past Nationals
Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Washington Nationals 9-5 on Sunday afternoon.,Ty France also went deep and singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the American League West-leading Mariners, who blew a 4-0 lead before ra...

Mets rally, halt skid with walk-off win over Giants
Omar Narvaez delivered a walk-off RBI single Sunday afternoon for the New York Mets, who stopped a five-game skid with a 4-3 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.,The Mets improved to 7-16 this month. The Giants lost for just the second time in their last 10 games.,Giants starter Logan Webb an...

Red Sox avoid sweep, edge Brewers on late RBI hit
Jarren Duran delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep by beating the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Sunday., ,After Ceddanne Rafaela led off the inning with a double, Duran singled against reliever Elvis Peguero (4-2...

Reds beat Dodgers to complete three-game sweep
Jonathan India and Nick Martini drove in two runs apiece as the Cincinnati Reds completed a weekend sweep and handed the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers a season-high fifth straight loss with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.,Nick Martinez (2-3) followed opener Brent Suter and allowed one hit over 4 1/3 innings...

Matt Vierling hits walkoff HR as Tigers outslug Blue Jays
Matt Vierling hit a game-winning three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers slugged past the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 14-11 on Sunday.,Vierling's game-winner came off Jordan Romano (2-1) and extended Detroit's win streak to three games. Spencer Torkelson singled...

Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) exits game vs. Pirates
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. sustained an apparent left knee injury during the first inning of Sunday's game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates. ,Acuna, the reigning National League MVP, led off the game with a double to right-center field off Pirates left-hander Martin Perez. ,A...

Royals place 2B Michael Massey (back) on 10-day injured list
The Kansas City Royals placed second baseman Michael Massey on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to low back tightness.,In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled shortstop Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.,Massey homered in the fifth inning of the Royals' 8-1 victory over the host Tampa Bay Ra...

Rockies place rookie OF Jordan Beck (hand) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed rookie Jordan Beck on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hand on Sunday and recalled fellow outfielder Sean Bouchard from Triple-A Albuquerque.,Beck sustained the injury after landing on his glove hand while making a diving catch of Nick Castellanos' liner in t...

Mariners activate LHP Tayler Saucedo from IL
The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Tayler Saucedo from the 15-day injured list on Sunday. ,Saucedo, 30, sustained a right knee injury while covering first base in the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins on May 7. He struck out one batter in one scoreless inning of relief in ...

Aaron Judge aims to power Yankees to sweep of Padres
The latest episode of the "Aaron Judge Show" proved to be one for the books, perhaps overshadowing yet another aspect of the New York Yankees' recent success -- the starting pitching. ,Judge homered and doubled in the Yankees' 4-1 win over the host San Diego Padres on Saturday, and he became the fir...

Marlins chase series win vs. D-backs
The Miami Marlins will try to win their fourth straight series on Sunday afternoon when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber match of their three-game series in Phoenix.,The Marlins will turn to left-hander Ryan Weathers (2-4, 3.49 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in six career appearanc...

Angels' Carlos Estevez hopes for chance to write different ending vs. Guardians
Carlos Estevez was in good company last season, joining Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout as the Los Angeles Angels' All-Star Game representatives. ,This year, Trout is hurt, Ohtani plays for the Dodgers, and Estevez simply hasn't been good enough.,Estevez, the Angels' closer, went on to save 31 games in...

Reds vie to sweep Dodgers, win season series
Brunch and baseball will be the theme Sunday when the Cincinnati Reds and visiting Los Angeles Dodgers play with an adjusted starting time. ,First pitch of the series finale and season finale between the teams will be at 12:10 p.m. ET, 90 minutes earlier than the scheduled 1:40 p.m. start time becau...