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Cubs rebound to thrash Mets, 8-1
After getting pummeled by the visiting New York Mets in the first few innings of their series opener on Friday, the Chicago Cubs returned the favor in Saturday's rematch and rolled to an 8-1 home victory to even up the three-game series.,Chicago jumped all over Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill and...

Diamondbacks place C Gabriel Moreno (thumb) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a sprained left thumb.,Moreno departed the Diamondbacks' 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the bottom of the sixth inning due to the injury. His thumb was hit by Cristia...

Jarren Duran does it all as Red Sox edge Reds
Jarren Duran had two hits and scored the game-winning run as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Saturday., ,The Red Sox trailed 3-2 after seven innings but tied the score on Rob Refsnyder's RBI single in the eighth. Boston took a 4-3 lead when Rafael Devers hit a sacrifice f...

Bailey Ober, Twins blast A's
Bailey Ober pitched the first complete game of his career, Manuel Margot contributed a three-run home run to a seven-run second inning and the Minnesota Twins thumped the host Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jose Miranda and Carlos Correa chipped in with a combined six hits, four RBIs ...

Logan Gilbert mesmerizes Marlins as Mariners end skid
Logan Gilbert pitched eight scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gilbert (5-4), a Florida native, allowed four hits and one walk, striking out six batters. He lowered his ERA to 2.71.,Seattle, which halted its three-game losing skid, wa...

Guardians homer 4 times to top Jays for fourth straight win
Bo Naylor and Jose Ramirez each hit two-run homers, and the Cleveland Guardians went deep four times en route to beating the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday for Cleveland's fourth straight win. ,Steven Kwan and rookie Daniel Schneemann also clubbed homers for the American League Central-l...
No More Mookie Betts: MLB's Top 10 Indispensable Players in 2024
Mookie Betts is sidelined, so we took a. look at the top 10 irreplaceable MLB players in 2024....

Wyatt Langford, Jon Gray lead Rangers over Royals
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam and Jon Gray allowed two hits over six innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Josh Smith also homered and had two hits for Texas, which won its third straight game.,Gray (3-3) allowed jus...

Nick Castellanos drives in 5 as Phillies crush D-backs
Nick Castellanos homered and drove in a season-high five runs, Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Saturday to even the teams' three-game series.,Bryce Harper went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Kyl...

Ronel Blanco helps Astros beat Orioles for second straight day
Ronel Blanco posted his third consecutive quality start while Yordan Alvarez and Chas McCormick provided support with titanic home runs as the Houston Astros claimed this three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles with a 5-1 victory on Saturday.,Blanco (8-2) stifled a Baltimore lineup tha...

Pirates hold off Rays' rally attempt
Starting pitcher Jared Jones recovered after a shaky first inning to deliver a quality outing and help the Pittsburgh Pirates even their series with a 4-3 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Jones (5-6), who gave up one walk and hit two batters in the first, went seven innings, allo...

Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado (forearm) exits vs. Giants
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado departed St. Louis' 9-4 victory Saturday over the visiting San Francisco Giants in the top of the eighth inning due to left forearm discomfort.,Arenado went 0-for-3 with a walk before exiting. Jose Fermin finished the game at third base.,The contest was Arenado'...

Cubs rebound to thrash Mets, 11-1
After getting pummeled by the visiting New York Mets in the first few innings of their series opener on Friday, the Chicago Cubs returned the favor in Saturday's rematch and rolled to an 8-1 home victory to even up the three-game series.,Chicago jumped all over Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill and...

Alec Burleson blasts two homers as Cardinals beat Giants
Alec Burleson hit two homers and drove in five runs to propel the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting San Francisco Giants 9-4 Saturday.,Paul Goldschmidt hit his 350th career homer, a two-run shot, and Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer as the Cardinals won for the seventh time in 10 games.,Cardinal...

Drew Thorpe earns first career win, White Sox down Tigers
Drew Thorpe pitched six scoreless innings and notched his first career win as the Chicago White Sox topped the host Detroit Tigers, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon.,Thorpe (1-1) gave up two hits and walked four while striking out five. Thorpe, who was making his third career start, gave up eight runs in ...

Giants put OF Mike Yastrzemski on IL, recall Luis Matos
The San Francisco Giants put outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain. ,The move was retroactive to Friday. He exited Thursday's 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field in the fourth inning and was seen leaving the field with a...

Marlins send LHP Jesus Luzardo (back) to 15-day IL
The Miami Marlins placed left-hander Jesus Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a lumbar stress reaction.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday.,Luzardo, 26, was scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, but the Marlins announced Friday that he'd be scratched due to a b...

Rangers RHP Max Scherzer to make season debut Sunday
Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer will make his season debut on Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The three-time Cy Young Award winner will be activated from the 60-day injured list prior to the series finale.,Scherzer has been working his way back after he underwent surgery on D...

Rangers RHP Max Scherzer says he's making debut Sunday
Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer said he will make his season debut on Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The Rangers, however, have yet to announce their starting pitcher for Sunday's series finale versus the Royals in Arlington, Texas.,Scherzer has been working his way back aft...

Cards put C Ivan Herrera (back) on IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed Ivan Herrera on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness on Saturday and recalled fellow catcher Nick Raposo from Triple-A Memphis.,The move for Herrera is retroactive to Wednesday, one day after the last game in which he played.,Herrera, 24, is batting .279 w...