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Jared Jones looks to cool off Cubs in Pirates return
Paul Skenes won't be the only star rookie to take the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their series this week against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Before Skenes starts the finale on Wednesday, Pittsburgh will welcome back fellow flamethrower Jared Jones for the Tuesday game vs. Chicago.,Jones (5-6,...
Gerrit Cole aims to continue strong August at Washington
Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole looks to cap an impressive August when New York visits the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,Cole (5-2, 3.72 ERA) is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in four starts this month. He has allowed 17 hits and nine walks in 23 innings but has limited the damage thanks in part to 2...
Justin Verlander, with no plans to slow down, faces Phils
As Justin Verlander treks toward 300 career wins, the veteran right-hander knows he will need a combination of strong pitching and fortuitous health to reach the milestone.,Verlander appears to have regained his health following a lengthy absence, and he will continue his comeback on Tuesday when th...
Surging Tigers face Angels with chance to go above .500
Johnny Cueto will make his second major league start of the season when the Los Angeles Angels begin a three-game series in Detroit on Tuesday night.,The 38-year-old right-hander had been relegated to the Triple-A ranks until the Angels called him up last week. He delivered a quality performance aga...
MLB roundup: Danny Jansen plays for Red Sox, Jays in same game
George Springer homered and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run double in the late innings as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays went on to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in Monday's historic completion of a June 26 suspended game.,Boston catcher Danny Jansen made major league history as the first pl...
Randy Arozarena burns ex-team as M's top Rays
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking three-run homer against his former team as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Monday.,Jorge Polanco also homered and Bryce Miller pitched seven strong innings for the Mariners, who improved to 3-1 under new manager Dan Wilson and pulled...
Matt Olson's 5 RBIs propel Braves past Twins
Matt Olson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves pulled away for a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins in a rain-soaked series opener Monday night in Minneapolis.,Whit Merrifield finished 5-for-5 for Atlanta, which earned its seventh win in the past nine games. T...
Slumping Red Sox look to get back on track vs. Blue Jays
With their American League playoff hopes continuing to fade, the Boston Red Sox will look to bounce back from a series-opening, day-night sweep when they continue a rare five-game set against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.,Much-needed wins were not in the cards for the Red Sox on Monday,...
Royals eye share of AL Central lead as series vs. Guardians continues
Considering how dominant right-hander Michael Lorenzen has been in his past three starts against the Guardians, the Kansas City Royals appear to be in prime position to grab a share of the American League Central lead as they head into Tuesday's game against host Cleveland. ,Lorenzen (7-6, 3.47 ERA)...
Ryan McMahon's blast powers Rockies past Marlins
Ryan McMahon homered and singled, Jake Cave also had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 in Denver on Monday.,Jake Bird (2-2), recalled from Triple-A earlier in the day, got the win with an inning of scoreless relief. Tyler Kinley struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to ...
Ty Madden pitches well in debut as Tigers complete sweep of White Sox
Spencer Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, Parker Meadows also homered and Ty Madden pitched effectively in his major league debut as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Monday.,Detroit outhit Chicago 13-6 to cap a four-game sweep of the White Sox, who le...
Manny Machado knocks in 3, leads Padres past Cardinals
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer and an RBI double to power the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Monday.,Jackson Merrill also had two hits and knocked in three runs for the Padres, who won for the third time in four games.,Recalled from Triple-A El Paso earlier in the d...
Padres sign former All-Star MVP Elias Diaz to minor league deal
Elias Diaz, the MVP of the 2023 All-Star Game, signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on Monday.,The 33-year-old catcher was released by the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 16.,Diaz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of last season's All-Star Game to give the National League a 3-2 v...
George Springer helps Blue Jays beat Red Sox in nightcap
George Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer that highlighted Toronto's five-run fifth inning, leading the visiting Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 7-3 to sweep the day-night action on Monday.,The Blue Jays also received a strong pitching performance from Jose Berrios (13-9), who worked 7 2...
Speedy Cubs put up 18 runs, blow out Pirates
Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong headlined a historic night on the basepaths for the visiting Chicago Cubs, who pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-8 on Monday to open a three-game series.,Crow-Armstrong had three of Chicago's eight stolen bases, the most steals in a game for t...
George Springer helps Blue Jays beat Red Sox twice
George Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer that highlighted Toronto's five-run fifth inning, leading the visiting Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 7-3 to sweep day-night action on Monday.,The Blue Jays also received a strong pitching performance from Jose Berrios (13-9), who worked 7 2/3 i...
Bryce Harper's RBI single gives Phils win over Astros in 10th
Bryce Harper delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning on Monday to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the visiting Houston Astros, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game series.,Harper grounded a first-pitch sinker from Josh Hader (6-7) into right field, past a diving Jose Altuve at second base. ...
Nestor Cortes backed by 3 homers as Yankees edge Nationals
Nestor Cortes pitched into the seventh inning to win his third straight start as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Monday night.,Gleyber Torres, Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for the Yankees, who have won five of their last six games. Anthony Volpe and A...
Salvador Perez drives in 6 as Royals cap sweep of Guardians
Salvador Perez hit a sixth-inning grand slam for his second homer of the game and had six RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with 9-4 nightcap victory on Monday.,Perez broke a 4-4 tie with his solo homer in the fifth off Cleveland starte...
Major-league-best Dodgers surge into series with Orioles
Before Labor Day has even arrived, there will be shades of the fall when the Baltimore Orioles visit the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series that starts on Tuesday.,At 78-53, the Dodgers will carry the best record in the major leagues into the matchup, while the 76-56 Orioles have the second...