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Tigers activate RHP Will Vest from paternity list
The Detroit Tigers activated Will Vest from the paternity list Thursday and optioned fellow right-hander Mason Englert to Triple-A Toledo.,Vest, 29, is 3-4 with a 3.20 ERA and one save in 57 relief appearances for the Tigers this season. He has a career 3.91 ERA over 196 outings (six starts) in four...

White Sox call up RHP Nick Nastrini to face Rangers
The Chicago White Sox recalled right-hander Nick Nastrini from Triple-A Charlotte to start Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers and optioned left-hander Sammy Peralta to Triple-A.,Nastrini, 24, made his major league debut April 15 and went 0-5 with an 8.39 ERA in six starts for the White Sox ea...

Guardians look to take advantage of Pirates' generosity
The Cleveland Guardians overcame a late three-run deficit this week to once again find themselves in sole possession of first place in the American League Central.,Winners of just four of their last 13 games, the Guardians aim to add to their slim cushion Friday when they open a three-game series ve...

Giants reinstate C Patrick Bailey from injured list
The San Francisco Giants reinstated catcher Patrick Bailey from the 10-day injured list on Thursday.,Bailey, 25, last played on Aug. 18 before being sidelined with a strained right oblique.,He missed time earlier this season with two stints on the seven-day concussion injured list.,Bailey is batting...

After near no-hitter, Jays' Bowden Francis faces Red Sox
After carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning of his last start, Bowden Francis will take the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a four-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Thursday.,Francis (7-3, 4.02 ERA) held the Los Angeles Angels hitless for eight innings in a 3-1 Tor...

Royals try to shake off setback ahead of opener at Houston
The Kansas City Royals, back in second place in the American League Central after sharing the top spot for a day, will look to bounce back when they open a four-game road series against the Houston Astros on Thursday.,Kansas City won the first three games of a four-game series at Cleveland this week...

Bobby Miller searches for consistency as Dodgers face O's
As the Los Angeles Dodgers try to settle on a dependable rotation while moving toward the playoffs, right-hander Bobby Miller is starting to look like a viable option again.,Miller (1-3, 7.49 ERA) will get another chance to make a case for himself on Thursday in the finale of a three-game series aga...

Braves face critical division matchup with Phillies
The Atlanta Braves have a sparkling opportunity to wreak havoc on the National League East race this weekend in Philadelphia, beginning with Thursday's game against the first-place Phillies.,Philadelphia enters the four-game series with a five-game lead in the division. The Braves chipped away by wi...

A's seek fourth straight win, series sweep vs. reeling Reds
The Oakland Athletics aim to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday when they vie for a three-game series sweep of the reeling Reds in Cincinnati.,The Athletics followed up a pair of one-run victories by rebounding after squandering a five-run lead in a 9-6 win over the Reds on Wednes...

Corbin Carroll, D-backs chase encore vs. Mets
Corbin Carroll was a bust for the first half of this season, but the Arizona Diamondbacks star has rediscovered his power stroke at a really good time.,The New York Mets wouldn't agree about the timing.,Carroll has three homers in the first two games of a three-game series that concludes Thursday af...

Youth movement on display as Marlins, Rockies conclude series
Colorado and Miami are attempting to stay out of the National League basement, and heading into the finale of a four-game series, the host Rockies have a chance to create separation from the Marlins for the season's final stretch.,Colorado bounced back from blowing a late lead on Tuesday, winning 8-...

MLB roundup: Cubs rally behind Christian Bethancourt's 7 RBIs
Christian Bethancourt capped a career day with a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an improbable 14-10 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Bethancourt finished with seven RBIs, six coming in the final three innings. He had three hits and scor...

Giants, running out of time, seek series win vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Aaron Civale on Thursday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants, who need to string together some victories to remain in postseason contention.,Civale (4-8, 4.84 ERA) will be opposed by Giants rookie ...

Manny Machado, Padres aim for series victory over Cards
San Diego Padres star Manny Machado is looking more like his old self with each passing week.,Machado is 5-for-13 with two doubles, two homers, five RBIs and four runs in the first three games of the Padres' four-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals that concludes Thursday afternoon.,San...

After game-saving play, Rangers seek sweep of White Sox
Texas Rangers reserve outfielder Travis Jankowski called his game-saving, home run-stealing catch against Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday "the highlight of my day, for sure.",A highlight-reel play if ever there was one, the ninth-inning robbery helped secure a 4-3 road victory an...

Tigers eye 7-game win streak as Angels try to halt skid
The Detroit Tigers have won a season-best six consecutive games. They'll try to extend that streak and notch another series sweep when they host the slumping Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.,After a four-game road sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the Tigers have won the first two games durin...

Shohei Ohtani hits No. 42 as Dodgers down Orioles
Shohei Ohtani hit a home run on his bobblehead night and Teoscar Hernandez also went deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.,Ohtani added two stolen bases and three runs as the major-league-best Dodgers maintained a three-game lead on th...

Corbin Carroll's grand slam carries D-backs past Mets
Corbin Carroll's second homer of the night, an eighth-inning grand slam, lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-5 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night at Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks loaded the bases on three walks, the last two issued by Edwin Diaz, before Carroll came to the plate with ...

Rangers escape, improve to 6-0 vs. White Sox in '24
Corey Seager had four hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning, and Wyatt Langford smacked a three-run home run to lift the visiting Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the skidding Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Texas endured high drama to earn the win. Rangers left fielder Travis...

Rockies pull away from error-prone Marlins
Aaron Schunk hit his first major league home run and also singled, Nolan Jones had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Drew Romo also had two hits and Kyle Freeland (4-6) allowed two runs over six innings to earn his first victory since July 31...