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Phillies put trust in rookie Andrew Painter vs. reeling Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their offense with a significant trade at the beginning of the week, but they opted not to tweak the back end of their rotation.,The Phillies look to push their winning streak to five games Wednesday when they continue their four-game home series with the Washington...
Angels, Orioles trying to adjust to new-look lineups
The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles are in adjustment mode after both teams made a rash of trades at the beginning of the week.,They will try to settle in for the middle game of their three-game series Wednesday night in Baltimore.,The Angels and Orioles had new-look lineups on display Tues...
Ever-optimistic Reds aim to send A's to 12th consecutive series loss
Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagan coined the expression "make it weird" to reflect the attitude of the players who were hoping to make it difficult for the Reds to trade away multiple players in a fire sale at the trade deadline.,With only role players Nathaniel Lowe and Caleb Ferguson gone in deals, P...
Liam Hicks, Rays seek to slam Rockies again for series sweep
Liam Hicks made a great first impression with his new team, hitting a grand slam in the Tampa Bay Rays' 9-7, 11-inning win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Hicks can help the Rays sweep Colorado when the teams wrap up their three-game series in Denver on Wednesday. Tampa Bay will start right-ha...
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran out to torment Giants again in rubber game
Ezequiel Duran will look to enhance his growing reputation as a Giants killer when the Texas Rangers complete a three-game series against San Francisco on Wednesday at Arlington, Texas.,Duran delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and game-winning two-bagger in the ninth as the Ran...
Mired in 5-game skid, Dodgers send reliable Eric Lauer vs. Cubs
The rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers could be a revolving door through the remainder of the regular season.,How long veteran left-hander Eric Lauer can maintain his spot is one of the key question marks.,Lauer will get his next opportunity to audition for a longer-term starting role when he take...
MLB roundup: Cubs spoil Tarik Skubal's Dodgers' debut
Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win against the visiting Dodgers on Tuesday, helping spoil the Los Angeles debut of left-hander Tarik Skubal.,Nico Hoerner singled and homered while Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed two hits, an RBI and a run for the ...
Jose Altuve aims to stay hot, lead Astros to series win vs. Jays
Second baseman Jose Altuve, riding a streak of three consecutive multi-hit games, leads the Houston Astros into the decisive matchup of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.,Altuve keyed Houston's 7-2 victory on Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs, hi...
Dodgers C Dalton Rushing diagnosed with partial UCL tear
A day after the Los Angeles Dodgers put Dalton Rushing on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday that the catcher is dealing with a partially torn right ulnar collateral ligament.,The team previously called Rushing's injury an inflamed or strained elbow.,According to Roberts, Rushi...
Manny Machado (3 hits, 4 RBIs) paces Padres to rout of Diamondbacks
Manny Machado had three hits and drove in four runs, Randy Vasquez pitched six scoreless innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series in Phoenix.,Jackson Merrill had three hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Padres, who jumpe...
Tigers hit 3 homers as Troy Melton shuts down Mariners
Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Tuesday.,Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Dillon Dingler homered for the Tigers, who won their fourth game in a row and fifth out of six to move past Seattle in the American League wild-card c...
Liam Hicks belts slam in Rays debut to help sink Rockies
Liam Hicks hit a grand slam in his Tampa Bay debut and Ben Williamson scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch as the Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 in 11 innings in Denver on Tuesday night.,Junior Caminero drove in an insurance run in the 11th with his second hit of the game and Hicks, Yandy ...
Rangers halt 6-game slide in dramatic fashion vs. Giants
Ezequiel Duran capped a four-RBI outing with a deep run-scoring double to right with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Arlington, Texas.,Duran went 3-for-5 and won the game with an opposite-field drive over the head...
Reds score twice in eighth without a hit to top Athletics
Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart scored on a pair of wild pitches in the eighth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds rally past the visiting Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati.,The Athletics, who lost their sixth straight and their 22nd in 26 games, were n...
Bobby Witt Jr. returns to lead Royals past Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. returned from the injured list with three hits and two RBIs, and Randy Dobnak continued his Kansas City success by allowing one run over five innings, as the Royals beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night.,Out since July 20 with low-back tightness, Witt didn't miss a be...
Taylor Trammell's homer powers Astros past Blue Jays
Taylor Trammell clubbed a three-run homer, Hayden Wesneski delivered a quality start and the Houston Astros evened their three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 7-2 win on Tuesday.,The Astros were victorious for the 12th time in 14 games behind Wesneski (2-0) and a four-run fifth inni...
Tarik Skubal makes quality start but loses Dodgers debut to Cubs
Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win against the visiting Dodgers on Tuesday, helping spoil the Los Angeles debut of left-hander Tarik Skubal.,Nico Hoerner singled and homered while Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed two hits, an RBI and a run for the ...
Brewers down Pirates, set team mark for fastest route to 70 wins
Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered to lead the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Chourio went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Brewers, who reached 70 wins faster than any season in franchise history. Milwaukee got to the milestone in its 113th con...
Red Sox's bats stay hot, overwhelm White Sox
The Boston Red Sox scored six runs in both the first and sixth innings en route to a 14-2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox to open a three-game series on Tuesday night.,Seven Boston batters logged multi-hit games highlighted by Wilyer Abreu cracking two long homers, Caleb Durbin punctuating t...
Braves push streak to six games as Grant Holmes stifles Marlins
Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley each hit a home run and Grant Holmes threw six scoreless innings to help the Atlanta Braves win their sixth straight game, a 4-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,Atlanta maintained its 7 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia in the National League East whil...