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Nationals look to locate offense vs. high-octane Phillies
The Washington Nationals will try to break out of their offensive funk when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday evening.,After suffering consecutive shutout losses against the Chicago White Sox, the Nationals scored twice against Zack Wheeler in a 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday as P...
Marlins strive to extend scoreless-innings streak vs. Mets
The Miami Marlins have the worst record in the major leagues but suddenly have the hottest pitching staff, with three straight shutouts.,Miami has thrown 28 consecutive scoreless innings, which is three short of the franchise record set in 2004.,After blanking the New York Mets 8-0 on Friday, the Ma...
Orioles juggling pitchers ahead of rematch vs. Mariners
The Baltimore Orioles will need lots of pitching in an upcoming part of their schedule. ,They're just not sure when they might need which pitchers. ,But holding the second-best record in the American League allows for some flexibility. That's the approach Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is taking into ...
Rockies face Giants, hope to start another winning streak
Former San Francisco pitcher Ty Blach will visit his old stomping grounds and will get a duel with a promising youngster as the Colorado Rockies continue a three-game road series with the Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Neither team got much from its starting pitcher in Friday's series opener, but the...
Rays look to pick up steam against struggling Blue Jays
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays got more than expected from starter Tyler Alexander on Friday in the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.,On Saturday afternoon, Tampa Bay will attempt to clinch the series vs.Toronto.,Friday marked a game that in some ways was typical for the struggling Blue Jays...
Aaron Judge, Yankees take aim at White Sox again
Already off to a strong start on the mound, the New York Yankees are in the midst of an impressive run of starting pitching, and this time it is coinciding with a massive hot streak by Aaron Judge.,Coming off a stellar turn through the rotation and after getting another homer from Judge in the serie...
MLB roundup: Paul Skenes strikes out 11 in Pirates' win
Paul Skenes fanned 11 across six no-hit innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the host Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Friday afternoon.,Skenes (1-0) earned his first career win while making his second major league start. He struck out the first seven batters he faced and was perfect until walking Michael Busc...
Luis Matos knocks in 5 as Giants end Rockies' run
Thairo Estrada belted Ryan Feltner's last pitch for a three-run home run, Luis Matos drove in a career-high five runs and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies with a 10-5 victory on Friday.,Six San Francisco relievers combined for six innings of one-r...
Dodgers blow lead, bounce back to beat Reds
Will Smith hit a go-ahead RBI single in a two-run seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.,Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Jason Heyward hit home runs for the Dodgers, who pulled ahead late after blowing an early three-run lead. Los An...
Tigers' offense awakens in demolition of D-backs
Javier Baez drove in five runs and Kerry Carpenter knocked in four as the Detroit Tigers shook off their recent offensive struggles and routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Friday in Phoenix.,The Tigers, coming off back-to-back shutout losses to the visiting Miami Marlins, piled up 17 hits in the...
Cardinals hit four homers to power past Red Sox
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn each hit two-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Boston Red Sox 10-6 on Friday.,Alec Burleson hit a solo homer -- his fifth of the year -- and an RBI single for the Cardinals, who won for the fourth time in five games.,Brendan Donovan hit two do...
Zach Neto, Taylor Ward homer as Angels defeat Rangers
Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered while Tyler Anderson tossed seven strong innings Friday night as the visiting Los Angeles Angels bounced the Texas Rangers 9-3.,Anderson (4-4) allowed just two hits and a run, walking two and fanning four. He threw 56 of his 96 pitches for strikes and lowered his ea...
Multi-run homers fuel Astros' victory over Brewers
Jake Meyers and Jeremy Pena slugged home runs before four relievers preserved Hunter Brown's first win of the season as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Friday.,The Astros extended their winning streak to six games and earned their eighth victory in nine games. They di...
Padres' Matt Waldron fans 10 in win over Braves
San Diego knuckleballer Matt Waldron baffled the Atlanta bats for 5 2/3 innings and set a career high with 10 strikeouts to help the visiting Padres beat the Braves 3-1 on Friday.,The Padres ended a three-game losing streak by claiming in opener of a four-game series. The Braves dropped their second...
Royals send Athletics to sixth straight loss
Cole Ragans pitched seven scoreless innings while Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia each homered during a five-run sixth as the Kansas City Royals powered past the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Friday to open a three-game series.,Ragans (3-3) surrendered two hits, walked two and struck out seven ...
Tyler Alexander loses perfect game in 8th as Rays edge Jays
Left-hander Tyler Alexander was perfect into the eighth inning, Richie Palacios hit a two-run home run and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Friday night.,Davis Schneider hit a two-run home run for the Blue Jays, who did not have a base runner until Danny Jansen singled ...
Jose Ramirez, Guardians extend Twins' misery
Jose Ramirez clubbed a two-out, tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning as the host Cleveland Guardians handed the reeling Minnesota Twins their fourth straight defeat, 3-2 on Friday.,Moments after a video review overturned Andres Gimenez's steal of second base, ultimately resulting in the innin...
Orioles jump out early, roll past Mariners
Gunnar Henderson led off Baltimore's five-run first inning with a home run and the host Orioles went on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 in Friday night's series opener., ,Colton Cowser added a two-run double in the opening inning, and Henderson later smacked a run-scoring triple during the Oriole...
Marlins earn third straight shutout, top Mets 8-0
Nine-hole hitter Nick Fortes, who was batting just .127 entering the game, slugged a three-run home run to lead the Miami Marlins to an 8-0 win over the visiting New York Mets on Friday night.,Fortes went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBIs and one walk. He has also been the catcher for the past thr...
Nestor Cortes' effective outing leads Yanks over White Sox
Nestor Cortes allowed just an unearned run in seven stellar innings and the host New York Yankees continued their roll with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The Yankees matched a season high by winning five straight for the third time. New York also won for the 11th time in ...