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Pirates vie for series win in rubber match vs. Giants
Rookie right-handers off to impressive starts hope to continue rolling at the other's expense when Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates face Keaton Winn and the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday.,Runs have been at a premium until the final inning in the first two games of the series. The Giants ...
Pirates vie for series win in rubber match vs. Giants
Rookie right-handers off to impressive starts hope to continue rolling at the other's expense when Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates face Keaton Winn and the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday....
Alex Verdugo, Yankees hope to clean up again vs. Brewers
No one knows for sure how long the assignment will last, but Alex Verdugo was a smash hit in his debut Saturday as the New York Yankees' cleanup hitter.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone shook up his lineup before New York battered the host Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 to even their three-game series. Boone did...
Alex Verdugo, Yankees hope to clean up again vs. Brewers
No one knows for sure how long the assignment will last, but Alex Verdugo was a smash hit in his debut Saturday as the New York Yankees' cleanup hitter....
Framber Valdez returns as Astros seek Mexico City sweep of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies became the first team to play a regular-season game in three different countries within the same month. They're also the first team to lose games in three countries.,Colorado dropped the first game of the Mexico City Series to the Houston Astros, 12-4, on Saturday to continue it...
Framber Valdez returns as Astros seek Mexico City sweep of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies became the first team to play a regular-season game in three different countries within the same month. They're also the first team to lose games in three countries....
Rangers looking to secure home series win vs. Reds
Dane Dunning takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers look to win their first home series since March when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series.,Dunning (2-2, 4.61 ERA) has made just one appearance against the Reds i...
Rangers looking to secure home series win vs. Reds
Dane Dunning takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers look to win their first home series since March when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series....
Cardinals look to score early, often vs. Mets
This weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals are getting leads -- and wins -- over the New York Mets by scoring early. ,As a result, the Cardinals can complete a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon when they visit the Mets for the finale of a three-game series. ,The Cardinals outscored the Mets 11-6 in the f...
Cardinals look to score early, often vs. Mets
This weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals are getting leads — and wins — over the New York Mets by scoring early....
With first series win secured, White Sox seek to sweep Rays
Winning consecutive games to secure their first series win of the season counts as a milestone for the Chicago White Sox amid a franchise-worst start.,It won't be the last highlight, players vow. Sunday afternoon will bring the chance to sweep the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, an accomplishment that woul...
With first series win secured, White Sox seek to sweep Rays
Winning consecutive games to secure their first series win of the season counts as a milestone for the Chicago White Sox amid a franchise-worst start....
Jacob Young, Nationals go for third straight win vs. Marlins
Jacob Young flourishes in Florida. ,The Ponte Vedra, Fla., native and former Florida Gator has four hits, two stolen bases and has scored five times to help the Washington Nationals win the first two games of a four-game set with the host Miami Marlins. ,Young will look to propel the Nationals to...
Jacob Young, Nationals go for third straight win vs. Marlins
Jacob Young flourishes in Florida....
Feast for Dodgers, famine for Blue Jays at the plate
The Toronto Blue Jays know their slumbering lumber must wake up against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon if they are to end a five-game losing streak. ,The Blue Jays have dropped the first two games of a three-game series against the Dodgers and have been outscored 16-4. ,The Dod...
Feast for Dodgers, famine for Blue Jays at the plate
The Toronto Blue Jays know their slumbering lumber must wake up against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon if they are to end a five-game losing streak....
Orioles aim to continue power display vs. A's
The power bats of the Baltimore Orioles seem to be heating up again, and that could spell trouble for the Oakland Athletics. ,The teams will meet in the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. ,The Orioles hit three home runs in Saturday's 7-0 victory after posting onl...
Orioles aim to continue power display vs. A's
The power bats of the Baltimore Orioles seem to be heating up again, and that could spell trouble for the Oakland Athletics....
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal, seek series win vs. Royals
Tarik Skubal has developed into a pitcher no one wants to face, except perhaps his opponent on Sunday afternoon. ,Skubal, the Detroit Tigers' unofficial ace, will start the finale of a three-game home series against Kansas City. ,The Royals have been unusually successful against Skubal (3-0, 1.82 ...
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal, seek series win vs. Royals
Tarik Skubal has developed into a pitcher no one wants to face, except perhaps his opponent on Sunday afternoon....