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Shota Imanaga, Cubs shutout Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...

Phillies get key hits, keep Dodgers under control
Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run, Cristopher Sanchez threw six solid innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Wednesday.,Trea Turner and Bryson Stott each added two hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won the first two games in this three-game serie...

Tigers edge Guardians to stay hot
Matt Vierling homered and drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers held off the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Wednesday night.,Andy Ibanez added a solo homer and Colt Keith tripled, scored two runs and drove in another as Detroit won for the fifth time in six games.,Detroit starter Reese Olson (...

Bryce Miller, Mariners blank Padres to sweep series
Bryce Miller fired six innings of shutout ball Wednesday and the visiting Seattle Mariners earned their first series win in nearly a month, blanking the San Diego Padres 2-0 to finish a two-game sweep.,Miller (7-7) allowed five hits and walked none, striking out one in an 80-pitch outing. Three reli...

Dodgers send starter Bobby Miller to minors
The Los Angeles Dodgers demoted right-hander Bobby Miller to the minors on Wednesday, one day after he gave up nine runs in four innings at Philadelphia, swelling his ERA to 8.07.,The 25-year-old Miller, who is in second season in the majors, is 1-2 in seven games, all as a starter, covering 29 inni...

Adolis Garcia, Teoscar Hernandez complete Home Run Derby lineup
Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia will have home-field advantage when he competes in the Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlington.,Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Garcia, 31, will participate in his second career and consecutive competition. He hit 17 home runs i...

Twins slip past White Sox for split of twin bill
Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back solo homers in the sixth inning, and Ryan Jeffers drove in the go-head run in the seventh as the Minnesota Twins edged the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 to split a doubleheader on Wednesday.,Chicago took the first game 3-1 as the teams made up a rainout on ...

Rangers' Adolis Garcia enters Home Run Derby
Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia will have home-field advantage when he competes in the Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlington.,Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Garcia, 31, will participate in his second career and consecutive competition. He hit 17 home runs i...

Mariners put OF Dominic Canzone on IL
The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Dominic Canzone on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right adductor strain.,In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled outfielder Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Tacoma.,Canzone was injured in Tuesday night's game after going 1-for-3 with a double. He le...

Reds OF Nick Martini undergoes thumb surgery
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Martini underwent thumb surgery on Tuesday but could return before the end of the season. ,Reds manager David Bell told reporters Wednesday that surgery was necessary to repair ligament damage. Bell added that Martini has a "legitimate chance to be back this season.",...

Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed Wander Franco on the restricted list now that he has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic, the Tampa Bay Times and ESPN reported Wednesday.,Franco had been on paid administrative leave. Now that he has been cha...

Luis Robert's two-run shot lifts White Sox over Twins in Game 1
Luis Robert smacked a two-run home run and Erick Fedde pitched five shutout innings to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in the opener of a doubleheader.,Chicago made the most of four hits to stop a three-game losing streak and defeat Minnesota...

Royals rally for 6-4 win over Cardinals in opener
Salvador Perez homered and added an RBI single as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the first half of a split doubleheader.,Garrett Hampson added a two-run double as the Royals erased a 3-0 deficit to earn their second straight victory...

Homer-happy Pirates look to flex muscles vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to rookie right-hander Tobias Myers in a bid to keep the ball in the ballpark when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. ,That task might be easier said than done. ,Myers (5-3, 3.52 ERA), who has allowed 10 homers in 64 innings this season, will be oppo...

Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...

Potential All-Star matchup on tap as Giants host Jays
Potential All-Star Game combatants will have a rare face-to-face when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants go for a second consecutive win over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,The Giants got a great start from Blake Snell, who returned from a five-week...

Angels, Rangers close series, look to what's ahead
The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., both teams trying to finish the first half strong while having different objectives after the All-Star break.,The Rangers are the defending World Series champions and despite a disappointing f...

Mets look to move above .500 in rematch vs. Nationals
Phil Maton can't get to New York fast enough to help the Mets' beleaguered bullpen.,For the Washington Nationals, the beginning of the game is the problem.,The Mets will hope to have Maton in uniform Wednesday night when they host the Nationals in the middle contest of a three-game series between th...

Rays' Zach Eflin looks to maintain dominance of Yankees
Few pitchers have dominated Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees the way Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Zach Eflin has.,Eflin will look to continue that trend when he takes the mound on Wednesday night against the visiting Yankees in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Eflin (5-5, 4.19 ERA) is 3...

Astros host Marlins, continue to seek strong finish to first half
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada continued to stump for starter Ronel Blanco as an American League All-Star even after the right-hander was not selected for the team over the weekend.,Almost on cue, Blanco produced the kind of start the Astros were seeking as they opened their final homestand befor...