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Garrett Crochet faces former club as Red Sox look to avoid sweep
The Chicago White Sox have regrouped from an eight-game losing streak by earning their first series victory of the season. They hope to keep channeling that resolve Sunday as they pursue a three-game sweep of the visiting Boston Red Sox.,"It's never give up, never give in and always fight," Chicago'...
Cole Ragans looks to help Royals avoid sweep at hands of Guardians
Kansas City's Cole Ragans has pitched well after opening the season with a sub-par outing against Cleveland.,Looking to continue his recent success, the Royals' prized left-hander aims for a better outing against the Guardians, who look to sweep this three-game home set with a sixth consecutive vict...
Dan Hart sharp for 6 innings as Padres blank Rockies
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward homered Saturday night and Kyle Hart tossed six scoreless innings as the San Diego Padres improved to 9-0 at home with a 2-0 shutout of the Colorado Rockies. ,Hart (2-0) allowed just one hit, a one-out double in the fourth inning by Kyle Farmer, and walked none w...
Dan Hart, Padres blank Rockies for 2nd straight night
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward homered Saturday night and Kyle Hart tossed six shutout innings as the San Diego Padres improved to 9-0 at home with a 2-0 shutout of the Colorado Rockies. ,Hart (2-0) allowed just one hit, a one-out double in the fourth inning by Kyle Farmer, and walked none whi...
Diamondbacks score 5 in ninth to rally past Brewers
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a base-loaded sacrifice fly to cap a five-run ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 in Phoenix on Saturday.,The Diamondbacks had not scored in the first 17 innings of the series before their ninth-inning comeback.,Arizona's Gabriel Moreno wal...
Tyler Anderson sparkles, Angels pound 2 HRs in win over Astros
Tyler Anderson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel each hit solo home runs, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday.,The Angels have hit 25 home runs across their last nine games for the most homers in any nine-game span in fr...
Chris Sale looking to right ship in Braves' finale vs. Rays
With their season off to a terrible start, the Atlanta Braves could use a better version of pitcher Chris Sale than they have seen through his first three starts in 2025.,On Sunday afternoon in familiar surroundings, Sale and the Braves will try to win their three-game series against the Tampa Bay R...
Tyler Anderson sparkles, Angels pound two homers in win over Astros
Tyler Anderson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel each hit solo home runs, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday.,The Angels have hit 25 home runs across their last nine games for the most homers in any nine-game span in fr...
Nationals, MacKenzie Gore go for series win over Marlins
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who entered this weekend tied for second in the majors with 25 strikeouts, gets the start Sunday afternoon as the Nationals and the host Miami Marlins play the rubber match of a three-game series.,The third overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by San Diego, Gore ...
Cards place SS Masyn Winn (back) on IL, activate 2B Nolan Gorman
The St. Louis Cardinals placed shortstop Masyn Winn on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of lower back spasms.,In a corresponding move, the Cardinals activated second baseman Nolan Gorman (strained right hamstring) from the 10-day IL.,Winn injured his back in the first inning of Friday's 2-0 ...
Yankees hoping warmer weather equals hotter bats as they host Giants
The Yankees are playing through frigid conditions, and their bats matched the weather for four games until Saturday.,After producing one of their biggest innings in the early going, the Yankees hope to enjoy another productive day at the plate Sunday afternoon when they host the San Francisco Giants...
Elly De La Cruz's slam propels Reds past Pirates
Elly De La Cruz celebrated his bobblehead night in dramatic fashion with his second career grand slam to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott (1-0) was activated off the injured list before the game and ma...
Luis Ortiz shines as Guardians handle Royals again
Luis Ortiz struck out a career-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings and Gabriel Arias homered for a second straight game as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight with a 6-3 victory Saturday night over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Acquired from Pittsburgh in December, Ortiz (1-2) entered Saturda...
Cedric Mullins, Orioles eye sweep of shortened series with Jays
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde would like to see his team play a little looser earlier in games.,The Orioles will get their next opportunity when they host the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of their rain-shortened two-game series Sunday.,After Friday's series opener was rained out, Baltimo...
White Sox place OF Austin Slater (knee) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Austin Slater on the 10-day injury list Saturday due to a meniscus tear in his right knee.,The move is retroactive to Friday, when Slater was initially in the lineup but was scratched due to the pain. ,White Sox manager Will Venable said it isn't yet known if ...
Five-run fifth carries Yankees past Giants
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning, when the New York Yankees scored five runs en route to an 8-4 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon in rainy conditions.,Bellinger, who opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the first, ripped a single ...
Braves smack four HRs to slay Rays
Michael Harris II swatted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves' bats woke up and went deep four times, rallying past the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon. ,Harris, who was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and walk, broke a 3-3 tie with his second long ba...
White Sox walk-off Red Sox for first back-to-back wins of season
Brooks Baldwin lined a game-ending RBI single and Luis Robert Jr. smacked a two-run home run to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Chicago clinched its first series victory of the season while also winning consecutive games for the first time.,Ro...
Sandy Alcantara, Marlins get past Nationals
Eric Wagaman stroked the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Sandy Alcantara (2-0) allowed five hits, four walks and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. But the 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner di...
J.T. Ginn helps Athletics slide past Mets
J.T. Ginn earned the win by tossing 5 1/3 solid innings in his season debut Saturday afternoon for the host Athletics, who beat the New York Mets 3-1 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom, JJ Bleday and Jhonny Pereda had an RBI apiece for t...