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Guardians capitalize on sloppy White Sox play, avert sweep
Logan Allen tossed six scoreless innings and Andres Gimenez and David Fry each homered to help the Cleveland Guardians avert a four-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Estevan Florial had a triple and a double over four at-bats, while Fry walked twice and knocked in ...

Justin Verlander in command as Astros blast Tigers
Justin Verlander pitched seven dominant innings and the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Verlander (2-1), who pitched for Detroit from 2005-17, retired the first 14 batters he faced. He allowed two hits and recorded eight strikeouts for his...

Casey Schmitt's double in 10th gives Giants win over Reds
Casey Schmitt launched a walk-off double to left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,After Luke Jackson (1-1) had stranded runners at second and third in a scoreless top of the 10th, Schmitt came ...

Yu Darvish sharp, Padres hit three HRs in win over Dodgers
Yu Darvish retired the first 14 batters he faced Sunday and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Darvish (3-1) walked one and fanned seven in winning his third straight start. Si...

Cardinals halt seven-game skid, beat Brewers
Michael Siani doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and struggling Paul Goldschmidt added a home run and RBI single as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak.,Miles Mikolas (3-5) settled in after allowin...

Orioles look to finish sweep vs. Diamondbacks
The Baltimore Orioles are developing a knack for finding the right answers, a trend they'll look to continue heading into the series finale with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks....

MLB roundup: Pirates power past Cubs in Paul Skenes' debut
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs in a 10-9 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday....

A's pull away late to pound Mariners
Joey Estes pitched five innings to earn his first major league victory as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night....

Jo Adell homers again as Angels put away Royals
Jo Adell's three-run homer sparked the Los Angeles Angels early, and a four-run seventh inning helped put away the Kansas City Royals in a 9-3 victory Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif....

Teoscar Hernandez's slam propels Dodgers in San Diego
James Paxton fired six shutout innings and Teoscar Hernandez belted a grand slam as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Saturday night....

Big 7th inning vs. Rangers gives Rockies third straight win
Elias Diaz delivered the go-ahead RBI single in a six-run seventh inning that propelled the Colorado Rockies to an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday in Denver....

Matt Chapman's grand slam powers Giants past Reds
Matt Chapman launched a first-inning grand slam, and the San Francisco Giants evened their three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds with a 5-1 victory Saturday....

Rhys Hoskins' 3-run homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals
Rhys Hoskins belted a three-run homer in the seventh inning to rally the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-3 victory over visiting St. Louis on Saturday night, extending the Cardinals' losing streak to seven games....

White Sox silence Guardians for 4th straight win
Nicky Lopez, Martin Maldonado and Andrew Benintendi drove in runs and three pitchers combined on 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief as the Chicago White Sox topped the visiting Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight win....

Pirates get wild win over Cubs in Paul Skenes' debut
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs in a 10-9 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday....

Giants' Michael Conforto leaves game with apparent leg issue
San Francisco left fielder Michael Conforto left Saturday's game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning with an apparent right leg injury....

Mark Canha, Kerry Carpenter carry Tigers past Astros
Mark Canha hit a grand slam, Kerry Carpenter blasted a pair of homers and the host Detroit Tigers cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night....

Tigers place struggling RHP Kenta Maeda on 15-day IL
The Detroit Tigers placed right-handed starter Kenta Maeda (viral illness) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday, and recalled outfielder Akil Baddoo....

Jordan Westburg keeps O's hot with win over D-backs
Jordan Westburg racked up four hits, including a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Saturday....

Giants activate C Patrick Bailey, place Austin Slater on IL
The San Francisco Giants activated catcher Patrick Bailey from the 7-day concussion injured list and placed outfielder Austin Slater on that same list in advance of Saturday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds....