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Rangers hope rout of Marlins a sign of better days ahead
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy hopes a strong start to the month of June will help his team rediscover its identity. ,After struggling over the last three weeks of May, Texas saw its offense come to life on Saturday, and it will search for a repeat performance on Sunday afternoon in the rubber ma...
Brayan Bello, Red Sox go for series win over Tigers
The Boston Red Sox aim for their third straight win when they cap a four-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,After Ceddanne Rafaela recorded his first career two-homer game on Friday, Enmanuel Valdez -- who was just recalled from Triple-A Worcester -- turned the tric...
Red-hot Orioles aim for sweep of Rays
In yet another special series for the Baltimore Orioles, it's hard to say where the most praise should go -- to the batters or the pitchers.,Both groups have had notable stretches again, putting the Orioles in position to go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,...
A's right-hander Luis Medina to make season debut vs. Braves
Oakland right-hander Luis Medina will come off the injured list to make his first start of the season on Sunday when the visiting A's play the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of their three-game set.,The Braves won Friday's game 4-2, but Oakland bounced back to outslug Atlanta 11-9 on Saturday. A ...
MLB roundup: Brewers hand White Sox 10th straight loss
Willy Adames delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over Chicago on Saturday, handing the White Sox their 10th consecutive defeat.,William Contreras opened the 10th as the automatic runner against Michael Kopech (1-5). C...
Cubs outlast Reds on long, rainy night at Wrigley
Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 7-5 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.,After Nico Hoerner drew a one-out walk, Swanson drilled a two-run shot off reliever Lucas Sims (1-2) to left-center field.,Seiya Suzuki went 2-for...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers keep Rockies at bay
Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six strong innings to rebound from his first loss in over two months and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday. ,Jason Heyward and Will Smith each had an RBI double as the Dodgers won one day after the Rockies took the...
Aaron Judge goes deep for 3rd straight game as Yanks sink Giants
Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game, Giancarlo Stanton added a two-run insurance shot and the New York Yankees beat the host San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Saturday night.,New York starter Cody Poteet (2-0) combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, helping the Yankees clinch a third co...
J.P. Crawford's grand slam sparks Mariners' rout of Angels
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 9-0 on Saturday.,Luke Raley also homered and Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won for the sixth ...
Phillies survive pitcher's short start to defeat Cardinals
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and scored three times to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night.,Alec Bohm drove in two runs and scored another as Philadelphia won its third straight game.,Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez retired the six ...
D-backs RHP Kevin Ginkel (knee) exits after comebacker
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a serious knee injury Saturday after being drilled by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-5 victory over the host New York Mets.,The right-handed Ginkel was hit on his left knee by Brandon Nimmo's hard-hit comebacker and was down on the gro...
Phillies LHP Ranger Suarez injures hand on line drive vs. Cards
Philadelphia Phillies standout left-hander Ranger Suarez was hit by a line drive in the second inning and was removed from the game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night because of a left hand contusion.,Suarez took a 106.1 mph comebacker to the body from the Cardinals' Alec Bur...
Corey Seager extends streaks, Rangers post 7-0 win over Marlins
Michael Lorenzen logged 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers blanked the host Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday., ,Lorenzen (3-3) allowed five hits, walked two and fanned seven for Texas, which has taken the first two games of the three-game series. ,Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with a run and a ...
Christian Walker's slam helps Diamondbacks cruise past Mets
Christian Walker hit a third-inning grand slam Saturday for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who rolled to a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series.,The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Diamondbacks. Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, w...
Miguel Andujar, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Braves
Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker both homered and drove in four runs to help the visiting Oakland A's outslug the Atlanta Braves 11-9 on Saturday and even the three-game series.,Andujar was 4-for-5, scored three runs and hit his second homer, and Rooker was 2-for-5 with his 12th homer. Max Schuemann ...
Corey Seager extends streak, Rangers post 7-0 win over Marlins
Michael Lorenzen logged 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers blanked the host Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday., ,Lorenzen (3-3) allowed five hits, walked two and fanned seven for Texas, which has taken the first two games of the three-game series. ,Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with a run and a ...
Ryan Mountcastle leads power surge as O's down Rays
Ryan Mountcastle blasted a pair of two-run home runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 on Saturday in a game that featured plenty of early offense. ,Anthony Santander and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Orioles won for the eighth time in nine games. Baltimore will go ...
Brewers win in 10 innings to add to White Sox's misery
Willy Adames delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over Chicago on Saturday, handing the White Sox their 10th consecutive defeat.,William Contreras opened the 10th as the automatic runner against Michael Kopech (1-5). C...
Guardians edge Nationals, extend home dominance
Jose Ramirez had two infield singles and scored the decisive run with some aggressive baserunning as the surging Cleveland Guardians won their ninth straight home game, 3-2 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Ben Lively (5-2) continued his surprise season by allowing two runs over 5 2/3 innin...
Clutch hitting lifts Padres past Royals
Ha-Seong Kim's bases-clearing double led the visiting San Diego Padres past the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Saturday afternoon.,With one out in the fourth and the Padres trailing by a run, Kim drilled Alec Marsh's sweeper to the center-field wall, plating three for a 5-3 advantage.,Kim's decisive hit ...