Baseball Page 685 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Royals counting on pitching staff to stifle Blue Jays
The Kansas City Royals will look for continuing bullpen success when they face the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday evening....

Twins aim to ride momentum of late rally into rematch vs. White Sox
The Minnesota Twins still aren't where they want to be, but they hope what happened Tuesday can propel them into Wednesday night's game against the Chicago White Sox in Minneapolis....

Misfiring Astros look to reverse course vs. Cubs
The Houston Astros are 10 games under .500 for the first time since May 2016, but manager Joe Espada is refusing to push the panic button....

Yankees, A's aim for upper hand in series
One inning was enough Tuesday night to provide Aaron Boone some hope that the middle of the New York Yankees' order is ready to hit with some consistency after a quiet first three-plus weeks....

Braves in line for sweep of lifeless Marlins
Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Braves look to record a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins in the finale Wednesday....

Rays' Tyler Alexander in stopper role with Tigers seeking sweep
Tyler Alexander could be a little pumped Wednesday night when he takes the mound against his former club for the first time in the Tampa Bay Rays' series finale against the Detroit Tigers in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Nationals aim to keep Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani in park
Shohei Ohtani had the Los Angeles Dodgers in awe by the end of their Tuesday night game in Washington....

Reds' Nick Lodolo carries hot streak into matchup with Phils
Two early-season aces will square off when the Cincinnati Reds host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday evening in the third game of a four-game series....

Andrew McCutchen, Pirates aim for 3 straight vs. Brewers
Manager Derek Shelton was looking for a spark when he moved veteran Andrew McCutchen to the leadoff spot at the start of the Pittsburgh Pirates' current four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers....

Braves' Bryce Elder to make season debut vs. Marlins
The Atlanta Braves haven't lost a season series to the Miami Marlins since 2014. ,And the Braves will recall a fresh pitcher from the minor leagues to begin their three-game home set against their National League East rivals on Monday night.,Atlanta has summoned 24-year-old right-hander Bryce Elder ...

Surging Guardians looking to avoid letdown vs. Red Sox
Amid their stellar start to the season, the Cleveland Guardians have taken advantage of the injury-plagued Boston Red Sox....

Angels hope balanced offense continues vs. Orioles
If the Los Angeles Angels hope to make up lost ground, they will need more contributions from the bottom of their lineup....

Short-handed D-backs turn to Jordan Montgomery vs. Cardinals
After taking multiple injury hits to their rotation, the Arizona Diamondbacks are glad pitcher Jordan Montgomery came aboard late in free agency....

Blake Snell, Giants look to sweep Mets
Former teammates who moved on to new teams the past two seasons face off Wednesday afternoon when the San Francisco Giants go for a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets....

MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M's drop Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas....

Mike Trout hits leadoff homer as Angels top O's
Mike Trout hit a leadoff home run and the Los Angeles Angels ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the second game of the three-game series on Tuesday night....

Logan Webb shuts down Mets as Giants win again
Logan Webb outdueled Luis Severino with eight shutout innings, Mike Yastrzemski capped a three-run fifth with a two-RBI single and the San Francisco Giants made it two in a row over the visiting New York Mets with a 5-1 triumph Tuesday night....

Brendan Rodgers' slam sends Rockies past Padres
Brendan Rodgers hit the first grand slam of his career in a five-run fourth inning and the struggling Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Tuesday in Denver....

Mariners bump Rangers out of first place
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas....

Twins rally for walk-off win vs. reeling White Sox
Alex Kirilloff delivered a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth and Byron Buxton had three hits to lift the host Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the reeling Chicago White Sox on Tuesday....