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Seeking sweep of Nats, Phillies turn to Aaron Nola
The Philadelphia Phillies, who own the majors' best record, go for a three-game sweep when they host the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Philadelphia won for the fifth time in six games on Sunday by rallying for a dramatic 4-3 10-inning victory.,Aaron Nola (5-2, 3.10 ERA) goes for the Phillies on Su...
Streaking Yankees look to remain on roll vs. White Sox
Left-hander Carlos Rodon has a pretty simple strategy when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the New York Yankees try to complete a three-game series sweep over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,"I just want to go out there and give our team a chance to win every night," Rodon told the New York P...
Mariners hope Dylan Moore stays hot in series finale vs. O's
The Seattle Mariners don't always rack up lots of hits, but the timing of those are important., ,That's what they've discovered in several recent games and they'll try to build off Saturday's 4-3 comeback victory when they finish a series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon., ,Sho...
Cards go for sweep of Red Sox behind Matthew Liberatore
The St. Louis Cardinals like what left-hander Matthew Liberatore brought to their bullpen, but now he is being wedged back into the rotation. ,Liberatore will continue getting used to life as a starter again when St. Louis tries to complete a three-game series sweep of the visiting Boston Red Sox on...
MLB roundup: Marlins score 4 in 9th, sink Mets in 10th
After scoring four runs in the ninth inning to tie the score, the host Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 10-9 on Otto Lopez's walk-off RBI single in the 10th on Saturday. ,Trailing 9-5 entering the ninth against two-time All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, the Marlins got an RBI single from Jazz Chis...
Dodgers blank Reds in Walker Buehler’s first win in 2 years
Walker Buehler pitched six scoreless innings in his third start in nearly two years, Freddie Freeman had an RBI and two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 4-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday., ,Buehler (1-1) gave up three hits over six innings with no walks and seven st...
Rangers edge Angels in 13 innings on walk-off HBP
Travis Jankowski scored the winning run in the 13th inning as the Texas Rangers rallied for a 3-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,Jankowski was the ghost runner and advanced to third on Ezequiel Duran's pinch-hit single to lead off the inning. After Marcus Semien lined out t...
Tigers use 6-run inning to topple Diamondbacks
Wenceel Perez drove in four runs, including a three-run triple, and the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Saturday night.,Perez's big hit highlighted a six-run seventh. Javier Baez had four hits, scored two runs and drove in another, while Gio Urshela supplied three hi...
William Contreras stays hot, lifts Brewers over Astros
William Contreras capped a four-run fifth inning with a three-run home run that propelled the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 interleague victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.,Contreras, who entered Saturday ranked second in the National League in runs (39) and batting average (.353), ext...
Cardinals score five runs in eighth to top Red Sox
Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals surged past the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday.,Lars Nootbaar also drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won five of their past six games.,St. Louis finished with 14 hits, with 10 batters getting at least...
Late offense carries Mariners past Orioles
Seattle's Cal Raleigh and Dylan Moore hit run-scoring doubles in the eighth inning as the Mariners' bats got going late for a 4-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.,The Mariners didn't have a hit until the sixth inning but they finished with seven, including two apiece for...
Seth Lugo strong again as Royals clip Athletics, 5-3
Seth Lugo piled up 10 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings and Kyle Isbel hit a home run as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday.,Salvador Perez had two RBIs, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Nelson Velazquez each had one for the Royals, who can sweep the three-game series...
Phils edge Nationals in 10th thanks to sacrifice fly
Bryce Harper drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Saturday night.,The Nationals intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber to put runners on first and second with no outs in the 10th, and Whit Merrifield pinc...
Braves-Padres postponed by rain
Saturday night's game between the San Diego Padres and host Atlanta Braves was postponed because of rain. ,"We had been hopeful that we would find conditions suitable to play; however, after further consultation with the weather service, radar indicates unsuitable conditions for starting the game," ...
Tyler Freeman rips 4 hits in Guardians' rout of Twins
Tyler Freeman went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs as the Cleveland Guardians handed the visiting Minnesota Twins their fifth straight loss with Saturday's 11-4 victory.,Roughly 24 hours after his eighth-inning, tiebreaking homer sent Cleveland to a 3-2 victory in Friday's series opener, Jose...
Red-hot Matt Chapman looks to help Giants sweep Rockies
The San Francisco Giants hope Matt Chapman remains hot when they go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,Chapman has four doubles, three singles, seven runs and an RBI in the first two games of the series.,The first-year Giant has had at least three hits in ea...
After dramatic win, Cubs seeks series split vs. Pirates
Jameson Taillon is set to face his original team when the Chicago Cubs right-hander takes the mound in the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,The Cubs are seeking a series split after winning 1-0 in dramatic fashion on Saturday. Cody Bellinger narrowly sc...
Marlins rally in 9th, defeat Mets in 10th
The host Miami Marlins, who scored four runs in the ninth to tie the score, beat the New York Mets 10-9 on Otto Lopez's 10th-inning RBI single.,Trailing 9-5 entering the ninth against two-time All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, the Marlins got an RBI single from Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Josh Bell's game-tying...
Giants crush Rockies behind 6 RBIs from Luis Matos
Matt Chapman and Luis Matos continued their two-man demolition of the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon, combining for seven hits, six runs and six RBIs to lead the host San Francisco Giants to a 14-4 victory.,Pushed back a day to get additional rest, Kyle Harrison (4-1) took advantage of his t...
Rays rally to edge Blue Jays on Jonny DeLuca’s HR
Jonny DeLuca hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Saturday afternoon.,The Rays, who trailed 4-0, have won the first two of the three-game series.,Yandy Diaz had three hits and two walks for the Rays, who have...