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Orioles top Nationals in 12th after blowing two late leads
Jorge Mateo singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Wednesday night after blowing two-run leads in the ninth and 11th innings.,Mateo led off with a single against Jordan Weems (1-1) that scored Jordan Westburg. Mateo en...

Rangers outslug A's to earn doubleheader split
Adolis Garcia, Josh Smith and Jonah Heim had consecutive RBI hits in a three-run eighth inning Wednesday night that helped the Texas Rangers outlast the host Oakland Athletics 12-11 and salvage a split of their doubleheader.,The A's won the first game 9-4, riding a home run apiece and a combined six...

Orioles top Nationals in 12th after blowing two late leads
Jorge Mateo singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Wednesday night after blowing two-run leads in the ninth and 11th innings....

Rangers outslug A's to earn doubleheader split
Adolis Garcia, Josh Smith and Jonah Heim had consecutive RBI hits in a three-run eighth inning Wednesday night that helped the Texas Rangers outlast the host Oakland Athletics 12-11 and salvage a split of their doubleheader....

Twins lean on long ball to put away Mariners
Willi Castro went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach each added solo home runs for the Twins. Minnesota has won two of its first three games aga...

Twins lean on long ball to put away Mariners
Willi Castro went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night in Minneapolis....

Chris Sale sharp as Braves shut out Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and sweep their two-game series.,Sale (5-1) scattered six hits, walked one and struck out a season-high 10 batters against his former team. T...

Chris Sale sharp as Braves shut out Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and sweep their two-game series....

Juan Soto knocks in five as Yankees thrash Astros
Juan Soto hit a two-run homer two batters into the bottom of the first inning and finished with five RBIs as the host New York Yankees continued their recent success against the Houston Astros with a 9-4 victory on Wednesday.,Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton added solo shots as the Yankees won thei...

Juan Soto knocks in five as Yankees thrash Astros
Juan Soto hit a two-run homer two batters into the bottom of the first inning and finished with five RBIs as the host New York Yankees continued their recent success against the Houston Astros with a 9-4 victory on Wednesday....

Surging Diamondbacks hand Reds 7th straight loss
Jordan Montgomery allowed just two runs over seven innings and Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks past the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Wednesday night. , ,Eugenio Suarez homered against his former team and collected two hits while Moreno also added two hits...

Paul DeJong, White Sox pull out finale at Tampa Bay
Paul DeJong hit his second home run in as many games as the Chicago White Sox salvaged a game in their three-game series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In a 2-for-4 outing, the shortstop socked a two-run homer in the fifth off Rays starter Aaron Civale (2-3), an...

Surging Diamondbacks hand Reds 7th straight loss
Jordan Montgomery allowed just two runs over seven innings and Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks past the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Wednesday night....

Paul DeJong, White Sox pull out finale at Tampa Bay
Paul DeJong hit his second home run in as many games as the Chicago White Sox salvaged a game in their three-game series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Pirates calling up Paul Skenes, top pitching prospect in majors
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that they are promoting right-hander Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, and he is expected to start Saturday's home game against the Chicago Cubs.,Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft out of LSU, has dominated Triple-A batters f...

Pirates calling up Paul Skenes, top pitching prospect in majors
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that they are promoting right-hander Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, and he is expected to start Saturday's home game against the Chicago Cubs....

Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) lands on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a fractured right wrist. ,Encarnacion-Strand is expected to miss four to six weeks. ,In another move, Cincinnati signed free-agent first baseman Mike Ford to a one-year major league c...

Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) lands on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a fractured right wrist....

Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Rangers
Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling the Oakland Athletics over the visiting Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader.,Brett Harris also homered and the Oakland bullpen held the Rangers scoreless over th...

Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Rangers
Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling the Oakland Athletics over the visiting Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader....