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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....

Mariners place LHP Tayler Saucedo (knee) on IL
The Seattle Mariners on Wednesday placed left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo on the 15-day injured list and called up left-hander Kirby Snead amid a flurry of moves. ,Seattle also reinstated right-hander Eduard Bazardo from the 15-day IL, optioned rookie RHP Emerson Hancock to Triple-A Tacoma and tr...

Mariners place LHP Tayler Saucedo (knee) on IL
The Seattle Mariners on Wednesday placed left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo on the 15-day injured list and called up left-hander Kirby Snead amid a flurry of moves....

Dodgers beat Marlins to extend winning streak to seven
Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon., ,The Dodgers pulled off a perfect 6-0 homestand with series swe...

Dodgers beat Marlins to extend winning streak to seven
Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon....

Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals get past Brewers
Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game set.,Witt led off the eighth inning with his fifth homer -- and first since April 11. He scored three times and leads the majors with 36 runs sc...

Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals get past Brewers
Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game set....

Padres blank Cubs behind Dylan Cease's 12 strikeouts
Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres got a few timely hits in their 3-0 win against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,With the win, the Padres took the series over the Cubs, 2-1. They also won a three-game series against Chicago last month.,Cease (5-2)...

Padres blank Cubs behind Dylan Cease's 12 strikeouts
Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres got a few timely hits in their 3-0 win against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday....

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reaches plea deal with prosecutors
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Wednesday and is facing 87 to 108 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, federal prosecutors announced. ,Mizuhara, 39, is pleading guilty to two count...

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reaches plea deal with prosecutors
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Wednesday and is facing 87 to 108 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, federal prosecutors announced....

Athletics place SS Darell Hernaiz (ankle) on IL
The Oakland Athletics placed rookie shortstop Darell Hernaiz on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a left ankle injury.,Hernaiz was hurt while trying to leg out an infield hit in the second inning of the Athletics' 15-8 loss to the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Oakland was trail...