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MLB roundup: Rookie helps Rockies win 7th straight
Jordan Beck hit his first major league homer and drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber delivered a strong start as the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.,Colorado has swept back-to-back series for the first time since tak...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in win over A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Oakland Athletics for the third consecutive day, prevailing 3-0 on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winning t...
Mike Yastrzemski's 2-run HR helps Giants take down Dodgers
Logan Webb snapped a personal three-game losing streak, Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run and the San Francisco Giants salvaged a win in their three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.,Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos also drove in runs for the G...
Angels belt three homers, take finale vs. Cardinals
Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel and Taylor Ward hit solo home runs as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Willie Calhoun went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI for the Angels, who snapped a three-game losing streak by salvaging the finale...
Angels LHP Amir Garrett designated for assignment
The Los Angeles Angels designated left-handed reliever Amir Garrett for assignment prior to Wednesday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Garrett served up a two-run homer to Alec Burleson in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.,Garrett, 32, had a 5.06 ERA i...
Rangers blank Guardians to halt five-game skid
Jon Gray scattered four singles over 6 1/3 innings and Adolis Garcia homered and had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night in Arlington, Tex.,Marcus Semien also homered and Leody Tav...
Aaron Judge shines, Yankees blank Twins
Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 with three doubles and a home run, and the New York Yankees pulled away for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton also drove in one run apiece for New York, which beat the Twins for the second game in a ro...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in beating A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros claimed a four-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winni...
Cubs' offense comes alive vs. Braves to avoid sweep
Javier Assad threw six scoreless innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged a game in their three-game series by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday.,Assad (4-0) allowed four hits and one walk and struck out seven. It was his 14th straight outing in which he has allowed two runs or fewer...
Yandy Diaz's 2-run single helps Rays edge Red Sox
Yandy Diaz's two-run single in the sixth inning was the difference as the Tampa Bay Rays edged past the host Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Wednesday.,The Diaz hit highlighted a three-run frame, and the relief trio of Shawn Armstrong, Pete Fairbanks and Kevin Kelly combined to throw three scoreless innings t...
Bryce Harper's three RBIs power Phillies past Mets
Bryce Harper homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 10-5 on Wednesday.,Kyle Schwarber added two hits and Cristian Pache knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who beat the Mets for the third day in a row. The prior two contests ...
Adley Rutschman's 2-run HR in ninth lifts O's over Jays
Adley Rutschman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Bo Bichette smacked a two-run double in the third inning for the Blue Jays, and it looked like that would be enough for ...
Bryan Woo's stellar start lifts Mariners over Royals
Bryan Woo allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings for his first victory of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday afternoon.,Ty France homered for the American League West-leading Mariners, who took two of three games in the series.,Woo (1-0), a right-hand...
Jordan Beck (5 RBIs), Rockies blank Padres for 7th straight win
Jordan Beck hit his first major league homer and drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber delivered a strong start as the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.,Colorado has swept back-to-back series for the first time since tak...
In pitchers' duel, D-backs edge reeling Reds on late hit
Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven quality innings and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the bottom of the eighth to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,In a pitchers' duel, Pfaadt threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing just t...
Astros starter Ronel Blanco suspended for foreign substance
Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco has been fined an undisclosed amount and suspended 10 games for a violation of rules governing foreign substances, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.,Blanco was thrown out of Tuesday's 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics at Ho...
White Sox pitchers hold Nationals scoreless again
Korey Lee was 3-for-3 with an RBI and four Chicago pitchers combined on a shutout as the White Sox beat the visiting Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The White Sox have won eight of their past 12 games and their second straight series. After ...
Adley Rutschman's 2-run HR in 9th lifts O's past Jays
Adley Rutschman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Bo Bichette smacked a two-run double in the third inning for the Blue Jays and it looked like those would be enough as B...
Marlins shut out Tigers for second consecutive game
Trevor Rogers recorded his first win of the season and a quartet of relievers completed the Marlins' second straight shutout of the Detroit Tigers as Miami collected a 2-0 road victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Rogers (1-6) lasted the minimum five innings, giving up three hits and two walks with six s...
Brewers crush five HRs in 10-2 rout of Pirates
William Contreras sparked a power surge with a three-run homer in the third inning as the host Milwaukee Brewers pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon., ,After Connor Joe put Pittsburgh up 1-0 with a sacrifice fly in the top of the third, Milwaukee wasted little time crafting a...