Baseball Page 641 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Hot clubs clash as D-backs take on Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are in a winning mode again, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in their hottest stretch of the season....

Surging Twins head north of border, face tumbling Blue Jays
With 15 wins in their last 17 games. the Minnesota Twins are on a roll as they open a three-game series Friday night at the Toronto Blue Jays....

MLB roundup: Manuel Margot drives in 5 as Twins top M's
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in Minneapolis....

Tigers stumble home for series against Astros
The Tigers left Detroit last week with four consecutive series victories to their credit....

Royals roll as Michael Wacha keeps Angels in check
Michael Wacha continued his mastery of the Los Angeles Angels and was supported by home runs from Vinnie Pasquantino and Dairon Blanco in the Kansas City Royals' 10-4 victory Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif....

White Sox grab early lead, hold off Guardians
Erick Fedde held the visiting Cleveland Guardians scoreless over six-plus innings as the Chicago White Sox opened the four-game series with a 3-2 victory on Thursday....

Mike Trout opted for surgery instead of being season-long DH
Three-time American League MVP Mike Trout said Thursday that his left knee is progressing well from surgery performed six days earlier, but the 11-time All-Star offered no timeline for his return....

M's bats out to cut down on whiffs in opener vs. A's
The Seattle Mariners attempted to retool their offense in the offseason to cut down on strikeouts....

Brewers blast three homers, blow out Cardinals
Rhys Hoskins' two-run shot in the first inning was one of three homers off Sonny Gray as the Milwaukee Brewers handed the visiting St. Louis Cardinals their fifth straight loss, 7-1 on Thursday....

Padres aim to derail red-hot Dodgers
Have the Los Angeles Dodgers found the formula to start running away from the National League West?...

Jon Singleton's blast helps Astros end nine-game skid vs. Yankees
Jon Singleton hit a 442-foot two-run homer to cap a three-run first inning and the visiting Houston Astros stopped a nine-game losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory on Thursday....

Rockies ride big fourth inning to victory over Giants
Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ezequiel Tovar tripled and doubled in the fourth inning and finished with three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1 in Denver on Thursday.,Charlie Blackmon tripled, doubled, singled and drove in two runs, Elias Diaz had two hits ...

Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in which they'll play 10 games in three time zones.,On Friday, the Mets get a much more familiar but pressing task -- figuring out a way to beat their nemesis, the Atlanta Braves...

Rockies ride big fourth inning to victory over Giants
Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ezequiel Tovar tripled and doubled in the fourth inning and finished with three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1 in Denver on Thursday....

Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in which they'll play 10 games in three time zones....

Red Sox hope to find more runs at home against Nationals
The Boston Red Sox will be looking to revive their offense when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Boston is coming off Wednesday's 5-0 loss to Atlanta that left the Red Sox with a 1-4 record during a five-game road trip. Boston scored five runs ...

Red Sox hope to find more runs at home against Nationals
The Boston Red Sox will be looking to revive their offense when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night....

Diamondback send Reds to eighth straight defeat
Tucker Barnhart haunted his former team by starting a game-winning rally with two outs in the eighth as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Thursday afternoon.,Corbin Carroll broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out hit off reliever Fernando Cruz (1-3)...

Diamondback send Reds to eighth straight defeat
Tucker Barnhart haunted his former team by starting a game-winning rally with two outs in the eighth as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Thursday afternoon....

Manuel Margot, Twins blast Mariners 11-1
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Max Kepler and Ryan Jeffers homered and drove in two runs apiece for Minnesota, which won three of four games in the series. ...